Chapter 68 068 "Great Harvest" & Two Large Courtyards & Ah...
"I heard that Shu Jinyue from your courtyard has a girlfriend?" Aunt Niu from Courtyard No. 3 in front heard the news and came over to inquire.
Aunt Zhao laughed, "Of course, our Jin Yue is so outstanding that the men pursuing her have lined up at the entrance of People's Park!"
"That's right. I've seen Jin Yue being smart since she was little."
Aunt Zhao rolled her eyes at her and said, "Come on, you used to call her nicknames." Little Straw Bag and the like, everyone in Liuye Hutong called her that, but ever since the child came back from the country, few people called her that nickname anymore.
Aunt Niu touched her nose and said, "Oh, this was not the past. Who knew she would be so capable and talented, right?"
"By the way, I heard her boyfriend is pretty good-looking?"
Aunt Zhao puffed out her chest and said proudly: "Yes, he is over 1.8 meters tall. There are only one or two people as tall as him in Liuye Hutong. He was a soldier before. He is so spirited."
"The key is the cadres, they are the leaders!"
"He's a soldier and a leader at the same time, so he's very... not young, right?" Aunt Niu originally wanted to say that he's very old, but when she remembered that Aunt Zhao protected Shu Jinyue, in particular, she changed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"What's so great about that? He's only six years older than Jinyue, and not even 28 yet. How can that be considered old?"
Aunt Niu quickly said yes, yes, it’s not big. Compared with the second son of the Shu family, it’s not big. Shu Wenming didn’t get married until he was 30 years old.
Everybody was sitting at the gate, basking in the sun and chattering, while Shu Jinyue in the house was busy sweating. She didn't expect that Xu Duan was really making the kang, and while making it, he was digging rat holes. She didn't know why he had so many tools, for digging, chiseling, planing, and even blasting!
However, the floor was not thick and was of no use. With a "crash", the bricks and soil around the rat hole were all dug up, revealing two large holes - the rat hole was directly leveled.
Xu Duan stood in front of the excited Shu Jinyue, and when the flying dust settled, he shone the flashlight over there and saw that there were indeed quite a few things in the pit, such as half-eaten corn cobs, a pile of pine nuts and peanuts with only shells left, a few pork bones, and even some chicken feathers.
"This nest of rats is so greedy, they dig everything into the hole." Jin Yue muttered to himself, poking at it with the steel bar in his hand to make sure there was no "ambush", then he used the tongs to pick up the things.
She swore that she was really not afraid of rats, but Xu Duan insisted that she use it for self-defense.
In addition to some stored food, cotton wool and chicken feathers, there were some heavy things on the ground, such as broken porcelain and tiles. She picked them up one by one, hey!
"They are actually a few earrings. Look, the pendant is emerald green. It should be worth some money, right?" Covered in dust, only a little green could be vaguely seen. Jin Yue was now obsessed with money and thought that everything he saw was valuable.
Xu Duan took a quick glance and said, "It's just so-so."
In the past, Mrs. Xu had a lot of jewelry around her, and he had seen some good things.
Jin Yue curled his lips, wanting to say that she came from a poor family, unlike him, a young capitalist master. But when he thought about it, his life as a child was not happy either, it was just that materially speaking he had it a little easier than the average person. But why would a child need so many material things? They would rather go hungry and cold than be with their loving parents.
"I heard that Song Yingwu was fired and went back to his hometown. Before he left, he went to apologize to Qingqing, but Qingqing simply ignored him. Do you think he will come to trouble Qingqing again in the future?"
Xu Duan sneered, "That depends on whether he has the ability to do so."
Shu Jinyue said "Oh" and recalled her doubts from the past few days, "How did you make his sister-in-law turn against him?" She didn't believe it was a coincidence, and it must have been him who did it.
"Some evil is ingrained in our bones."
"You mean, the whole family is selfish, and his brother and sister-in-law are not innocent either?"
Xu Duan nodded calmly, "The whole family is selfish. I just told them that Song Yingwu's behavior was too bad and had a bad influence. He would be put on record. Then they knew what to do."
Because Song Yingwu's two younger brothers and one younger sister either wanted to join the army or be recommended to go to college, and even the youngest sister wanted to marry into a good family at a young age. As long as they had something to ask for, they would weigh the pros and cons and make choices.
At this time, with just a casual threat, they would discuss and they would know whether to protect the worthless big brother or to get rid of themselves who have a "bright future".
Shu Jinyue couldn't help sighing. There were many such people in the past few years. Children turned against parents, brothers and sisters turned against each other, and there were even many cases of people taking out advertisements in newspapers to draw a clear line between them...and this was Song Yingwu's "blessing".
His younger brothers and sisters, whom he had raised with great difficulty, were the first to jump out and beat him for their own future, breaking his bones.
"What about his sister Haiyan?"
"She said she went back to her parents' home, but she has many brothers there and they don't have her food, so her life won't be easy." In the eyes of her parents and brothers, she was already "married", but legally, she was not considered Song Yingwu's wife. It was not a pleasant situation to think about, as she was neither a human nor a human.
"I gave her fifty dollars, which should be enough for her to live on for a while. If she's not lazy, she should be able to survive."
Jin Yue smiled, "You are very generous."
"She is also a victim. The bad one is Song Yingwu, but the hurt ones are the two female comrades." Compared with Sister Haiyan, at least Qingqing did not suffer any physical or financial losses. She stopped the loss in time after only dating for a few months and was able to withdraw quickly.
It’s different for Sister Haiyan, who has spent most of her life in the Song family and is known to everyone in the neighborhood as being “married”. Her situation in the future will only become more difficult.
"But no matter how difficult it is, she only has to live for herself now, without having to bear responsibilities that don't belong to her."
Jin Yue nodded, and just as he stretched out his hand, he was grabbed by him, "Don't do it directly, put on gloves first."
Xu Duan asked her to step back and he took the tongs and started to dig carefully.
Apart from the pile of broken bottles and jars, only a few balls of wool were dug out, which were pitch black and stuck with a lot of mouse hair.
He continued to dig, and suddenly the tip of the tongs paused, as if it had hit something heavy. He exerted force and picked up a golden object!
Shu Jinyue's eyes lit up, and he covered his mouth and shouted, "Jin Jin Jin Zi?!"
Xu Duan nodded, took out his handkerchief and spread it on the ground, then put the things on it. Although the color was not as golden as before, judging from the remaining color and special texture, it was indeed a gold bar.
"It's a small yellow croaker, weighing about 30 grams. Don't touch it yet. Wait until it's cleaned."
Jin Yue couldn't contain her joy and she let out a goose sound from her throat. Look, her luck really couldn't be stopped. She had just earned 5,000 yuan not long ago and now she actually picked up a small yellow croaker in a rat hole? !
No, no, no, it’s hard to say whether it’s just one or not. “Go ahead and see if there’s any more!”
Xu Duan found it funny, and continued to dig more carefully. However, after a quarter of an hour, he searched everywhere inside and outside, but did not find any yellow croaker. However, he did find two rings.
"I think it fits the greedy nature of mice. They just like these shiny and beautiful things, right?"
Xu Duan nodded and pointed at the two small blue and white cups beside him, "Maybe these two things are more valuable than the yellow croaker."
This was dug out from the pile of broken porcelain tiles. It was inconspicuous and not within Jin Yue's target.
But it is more valuable than the small yellow croaker——
Shu Jinyue exclaimed "Ah", to be honest, she really ignored the two little things, she only had eyes for the golden one.
She quickly wrapped it in a handkerchief and held it in her hands to study it carefully. The two small cups should be used to hold wine, not big, half a cup, and are still well preserved. There are some patterns and figures painted on the outer walls.
Yes, people like Jin Yue who are blind to antiques only know about “flowers” and “characters”.
Xu Duan picked it up and examined it carefully, and asked patiently: "What kind of flower do you think this is?"
Jin Yue looked at it for a long time, "Lotus?"
Xu Duan chuckled, "Lotus."
"Look at the people again, one big and one small, and the little boy is holding a lotus in his hand."
The cup was so small that Shu Jinyue could hardly notice the details with his current eyesight, but after he said it, he felt that it was indeed the case.
Xu Duan continued to explain in a gentle voice: "I once saw a Yuan Dynasty blue and white jade vase with the inscription "Mao Shu Ai Lian" in Mrs. Xu's bedroom. The figures and flowers painted on it are very similar to these two."
"What does Uncle Mao loves lotus mean?" Jin Yue asked curiously.
Xu Duan's chest trembled. He laughed again, and he was trying to hold back his laughter. "Don't you know how to recite On the Love of Lotus? Zhou Dunyi, courtesy name Maoshu?"
Shu Jinyue screamed "Ah" and blushed because of his ignorance.
Well, she won't ask anymore, okay? Really, if she had so much cultural knowledge, she would have gone to antique shops and scrap recycling stations to wait, waiting to be killed by the trash!
Who would go through the trouble of seeing a doctor and earning 40 yuan a month?
Xu Duan put away the smile on his face and stopped teasing her. "In the eyes of some collectors, blue and white porcelain is a very good thing, and Yuan blue and white porcelain is the most valuable. And the ones with figures painted on them are more precious than those with flowers, birds, and dragon patterns. I can't identify it, but I feel that yours should be."
"How much is it worth?"
"Mrs. Xu's jade vase was later sold at an auction in Hong Kong for three million Hong Kong dollars. But that was a jade vase, so for a small item like a wine cup, the price might have been a little lower."
Shu Jinyue swallowed her saliva. She couldn't imagine what three million Hong Kong dollars meant. Suddenly, she had an idea. "Oh, right, Sun Laoliu was able to buy a courtyard house, which means he was rich. He sold a large blue-and-white bowl to a history professor, and I heard it was sold for a thousand dollars... Could these two things be a set?"
At that time, she was surprised. It was just a broken bowl. Why was it worth selling it for so much money?
Now it seems that she was superficial.
Immediately, she didn't dare to touch the two things. She carefully wrapped them in an old cotton-padded coat and planned to take them back to her room together with the rings, earrings and small yellow croaker and lock them in the kang cabinet.
These things cannot be moved for the time being, and we have to wait at least a few years.
Over there, Xu Duan bent down again and dug out a strange porcelain object that looked like the lid of some kind of container from the rat hole.
However, there was a piece missing from the lid and there were several cracks. It must have been broken in the past. It was hidden at the bottom of the rat hole, and Jin Yue felt a little disgusted.
Xu Duan took a look and said, "Put this away too. Find someone who knows the business to look at it in a few years."
Shu Jinyue didn't want it very much because it was too old and was about to break into pieces. Who would spend money to buy a lid like this?
Xu Duan took off his shirt, wrapped it up for her, and stuffed it into her hands, "Be good, keep it."
Soon, Xu Duan put away the tools, dug out all the waste in the rat hole, sprayed some insecticide, and refilled it with gravel and soil, leaving no gaps. He then sealed it with cement mixed with sand and ash, making it as smooth as the ground.
While he was busy, Aunt Niu and others came to the door to see Jin Yue's partner.
"Oh my, this boy is so handsome!"
"Look at how they work, how solid they are. Look at how they mix the yellow mud, how smooth and clean it is..."
Xu Duan looked up, smiled and nodded at them, then continued to work.
At this time, people judge whether a young man is suitable or not by whether he works hard, is down-to-earth, and has good manners - very good, Jin Yue is a good match.
Xu Duan left after finishing his work, but the discussion about him in Liuye Hutong continued until the afternoon of the third day, and was finally overshadowed by another major event.
"Qian Chunhua is getting married. I heard the partner is Sun Dalong."
Shu Jinyue couldn't believe his ears, "Mom, are you serious?"
"It's such a big thing, she told her colleagues herself. There are people in their workshop who live near us, and they even came to our yard to ask if we knew about this."
"Chunhua is such a jerk. Other compounds knew about it, but she kept it a secret from us." Aunt Zhao snorted. She didn't really have any opinion about Chunhua. "It must have been her mother who taught her that dating and getting married is not something to be ashamed of. Look how she tried to hide it."
What shocked Shu Jinyue was that old man Sun Yuli actually agreed to this marriage. She thought he would be the biggest obstacle!
Speak of the devil, and you will find him. As we were talking about Chunhua, Chunhua came to the door of the Shu family and asked, "Aunt Shu, Jinyue, are you busy?"
The mother and daughter looked at each other and quickly asked her to come into the house to talk.
Chunhua is a little shy, but after interacting with them for some time, she realized that they are actually very good people and very reasonable. As long as she doesn't want to take advantage of them, they will not treat her unfairly.
"I want to ask Aunt Shu to be a matchmaker for us. You know, my mother doesn't know how to talk. She either keeps silent or speaks in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable."
Zhao Wanqiu has always been a kind-hearted person and agreed immediately. She was not after money, she just wanted Chunhua to be happy.
"Okay, if you have any requests, let me know first, and I can help you raise them when we meet."
Chunhua lowered her head and said, "I don't have any requirements. I am very satisfied and surprised that their family agreed. I just want to see if Aunt Shu can help me propose to my mother when the time comes."
Zhao Wanqiu and Shu Jinyue were stunned. Couldn't she just tell her mother directly? Do we still need a middleman to bring it up?
Qian Chunhua lowered her head even more, "After we get married, I want to live in Jinyue's house, and let my mother and Niuniu live in our house. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for three generations to squeeze together."
When she divorced her ex-husband, it was indeed because the man despised them for being poor, but it also had something to do with her mother.
Aunt Qian is neither a bad person nor a bad one. She is able to endure hardships and supplements her family income by digging herbs all over the mountains. She is reluctant to take any steamed bread with her, as she leaves them for Chunhua, the only one in the family who works. She didn't like gossiping or spreading rumors, but she was a little out of touch. Stealing eggs from the Shu family was one thing, but she had done something even more out of touch -
Three adults lived in one room. As a young couple, they always had sex at night. Aunt Qian, an old lady prone to insomnia, just listened nearby. Sometimes she would say something inexplicably. Not only would the man be frightened to death, even her own daughter couldn't stand it.
Shu Jinyue: “…” Suddenly, he felt a little sympathy for Chunhua’s ex-husband.
However, there is something even more outrageous——
"When we lived in the same room before, she would always shower without hiding from others, as if she was the only one at home... The key point is that she didn't care if others were showering, and she would still go in and out to get things, as if, as if she was really the only one in the room."
Shu Jinyue: “…”Ah, this!
Mother-in-law and son-in-law, you have seen me naked, and I have seen your naked buttocks. Most people can't stand this! The more Shu Jin thought about that scene, the more uncomfortable she felt. It seemed that Chunhua was right. She couldn't blame her ex-husband entirely for the divorce.
Even Zhao Wanqiu, who was well-informed in the hospital, exclaimed "Ah".
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, so I had no choice but to rent a house by myself. It's really..." Qian Chunhua blushed and couldn't continue. She was too embarrassed to say it.
Zhao Wanqiu thought about it and finally found a reason that she didn't quite believe in - "In fact, your mother is quite pitiful. Her husband died at a young age. She never remarried in her life, and she didn't have an affair with any man. She wasn't even allowed to say a word to any man."
She seemed to take the differences between men and women very seriously, and everyone admired her more than some widows in the alley. But now think about it, is this really fair to a woman?
For the sake of a child, she guarded it for a lifetime, but when she got old, it seemed that she didn't care about the difference between men and women. She didn't mind people looking at her, and she didn't care about seeing others... Well, how should I put it, it's embarrassing and I don't know what to say.
Chunhua is willing to reveal even such a "family scandal", it seems that she is really scared by her mother, and this time she really wants to live a good life with Sun Dalong.
Zhao Wanqiu gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll help you with this."
Sure enough, someone from the Sun family came in the afternoon. The old couple Sun Yuli and the lively Sun Sanlong came together. Zhao Wanqiu was present, and both families discussed the marriage.
Because Sun Dalong had his own skills, Aunt Qian was very satisfied. The Sun family asked for no dowry, as long as they treated their son well. Aunt Qian agreed readily and wanted to let them get the marriage certificate on the spot.
As for Zhao Wanqiu's suggestion that young people and old people have different lifestyles and should live separately in order to avoid affecting each other, she hesitated for a long time. Finally, she agreed because her son-in-law had skills and did not ask for a dowry.
Zhao Wanqiu murmured in her heart, not understanding what there was to hesitate about. If her husband Jinyue got married, she would be eager to live separately as soon as possible. If people didn't know Aunt Qian's personality, they might suspect that she had some shameful habits.
Both the Sun family and the Qian family wanted to get the matter done as quickly as possible, so the next day the couple went to get their marriage certificate. Since they had no conditions, they did not hold a wedding banquet, but simply invited Zhao Wanqiu to their home for a meal and pasted a few red wedding characters on the doors and windows. From then on, No. 16 Courtyard had a live-in son-in-law.
Sun Dalong is young, enthusiastic and always greets everyone with a smile. After just three days in office, he has received praise from Qian mother and daughter that they have not received in decades. He spent several days tidying up the two rooms, taking out Aunt Qian's unnecessary junk, and placing a wooden frame he made himself under the eaves to put the things she was reluctant to throw away in it, and neatly stacked the usable and potential things in the house.
The cabin suddenly became brighter and there was no more musty smell. That would be good for little girl, right?
In just two months, because of his joining, the Qian family has undergone a drastic change. What should be thrown away was thrown away, what should be collected was collected, and what should be repaired was repaired. The Qian family, which no one wanted to go to the door before, has now become the cleanest family in the entire compound.
The newly re-made earthen kang looked neat and tidy, and most importantly, it was warm!
Aunt Qian used to be such a low-key person, but now she points to the pile of firewood on the ground and says to everyone she meets: "My in-laws sent it to me. They said that we have to pay for burning coal in the city, but the firewood from their mountains is free."
"They sent us two large ox carts. Just use them as you like. If it's not enough, send us a message and they will send more."
In the past, people would say a few words behind Sun Dalong's back that he had no job and had to rely on Chunhua for support, but now when they see that his rural in-laws have given them so many conveniences, they can't help but think of Li Yulan in the backyard. She also married into the city from the countryside, but she still outshines so many city girls.
Thinking of this, some people's hearts began to move.
Look, Jin Yue is reciting lessons with his mother on the kang. Zhao Wanqiu has now completed all the basic courses in traditional Chinese medicine and started to learn the four great classics.
The four great classics of traditional Chinese medicine are not the four great classics of literature. The first basic skill is to recite them fluently.
"You said this original text is really classic. It only takes seven or eight words to summarize the typical symptoms. It's not like the textbooks of clinical medicine, which have too many words to describe this or that."
"Hey, what are you talking about?"
The mother and daughter looked up and saw a rare visitor.
They are not from their courtyard, but Aunt Niu from other courtyards. They just chat for a while when they meet. Because Aunt Niu is a very arrogant person. She is a ticket seller on a bus, her daughter is a waitress in a state-owned restaurant, and her son is a clerk in the office of a machinery factory. In other words, they are more respectable than ordinary workers.
She thought she was the most respectable aunt in Liuye Hutong, so she usually liked to sing high-sounding songs. But today she actually took the initiative to come to the Shu family, and Zhao Wanqiu was stunned.
"Is there something wrong with Aunt Niu?"
"Well, look at what you said. Can't I come and chat with you when I have nothing to do? Your Jin Yue is really successful. She found a partner who is a leader. My Xiaofang is two years older than her, and she still hasn't found a partner." Aunt Niu sat down on the warm kang, squeezed next to Jin Yue, and held her hand.
"Okay Jinyue, why don't you ask your boyfriend if there are any unmarried girls around him who are similar in conditions to him and introduce them to your sister Xiaofang?"
"Don't worry, as long as it works, I won't let you down."
Shu Jinyue had forgotten about Sister Xiaofang. She only knew that Aunt Niu was very noble and looked down on those of them who had temporary workers or no jobs at home. No matter what her purpose was, she would never cause trouble for herself. "I'm sorry, Aunt Niu, I don't know much about his affairs, but people of his age are all married. If he is still single, he must be divorced or widowed."
Even though it was hard to hear, she had to make it clear.
Of course, she also wanted to make fun of her on purpose. She remembered very clearly that when she was a child, Aunt Niu often called her "little straw bag".
Aunt Niu almost couldn't hold back her smile, and the corners of her mouth twitched twice, "If there is a divorced or widowed woman, that's fine too. You can introduce one to your brother Dagang."
Yes, Jin Yue remembered that her son Niu Dagang is still single. However, the reason why he is single is very simple, because he beat his wife, and his previous wife couldn't stand it anymore and divorced him and ran away.
Jin Yue was too lazy to respond. What the hell were you thinking? If he was really a cadre, would he go after your domestic violence son? Even the ugly frog didn't dare to think so beautifully.
Who knew that Aunt Niu's ultimate target was really Niu Dagang. She squeezed to the other side and took Zhao Wanqiu's arm, "Aunt Heshu, I came here today to ask you for help. Introduce a date to my Dagang. It doesn't matter if she has a job or not, or if she's from the countryside. Nowadays, rural girls have a lot of dowries when they marry in. Look at Li Yulan and Sun Dalong from your courtyard. If one of them were to marry into the family, Aunt Qian's family would have more firewood than they can burn."
The corner of Zhao Wanqiu's mouth twitched, "Then you have found the wrong person. I don't know such a person."
"No, I heard your family is from the suburbs. Can you help me ask them in the village? We don't care if she's beautiful or ugly, as long as she can work."
This is a pretty good plan. Anything that can do the work will do. Are you specifically looking for a maid? Zhao Wanqiu's temper flared up and she pulled her arm away. "I can't help you with this. Go ask someone else. Oh, I have to go to the bathroom. Let's go out together."
Aunt Niu didn't want to leave. The old Shu family's house looked shabby from the outside, but it was actually clean and warm inside. Just sitting on the big kang would burn your butt, and their family couldn't afford to heat the house so brightly.
Zhao Wanqiu grabbed her directly, half pushed and half pulled her out of the door. Before she had walked far, she heard a "bang" sound of the door closing behind her. Aunt Niu's face looked really ugly.
"Bah, what a joke, she used to be a poor family in Liuye Hutong, and now a golden phoenix has flown out... Bah, bah, bah, the golden sparrow is so crazy, I don't even know if she can get married!"
"Why? You can be a matchmaker for Qian Chunhua, that second-married woman, but you can't be a matchmaker for my son? My son is no worse than Qian Chunhua."
Aunt Feng had sharp ears and laughed all of a sudden, "Hey, your Dagang is no worse than Chunhua, but why didn't the Qian family agree when you mentioned Chunhua last year?"
Almost everyone in the compound came to Jin Yue and her daughter for free medical treatment. Usually, conflicts were internal conflicts, but they would definitely deal with external conflicts like Aunt Niu's. "Yeah, some people just don't know how to take a piss and look at themselves."
"Chunhua is hiring so many capable men now. Some of them are not even fit to carry someone's shoes."
“My son has a job!”
"Come on, you can't beat your wife just because you have a job. If you beat your wife away, you deserve to be single now."
"Okay, it's good to have a job, then just focus on your job, why do you need a wife?"
Aunt Niu was bullied by everyone, and she couldn't argue with so many people. In the end, she could only leave angrily, but secretly hated Shu Jinyue and Zhao Wanqiu in her heart.
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As the New Year approaches, Jin Yue has a new job, which is to go door to door to promote the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, because winter is the season when various types of pneumonia are most prevalent.
Especially for those who have elderly and children at home, once they start coughing, it won't stop. There are no wards available in the hospital, so they have to stay in the corridor. In order not to squeeze medical resources and allow other more serious and critical patients to get a chance to be rescued, the grassroots health institutions can only carry out publicity to remind everyone to protect themselves, avoid going to places with complex and concentrated crowds, and keep warm.
This job is very important. The three of them were busy from morning till the end of the day and were exhausted. As a result, Jin Yue had to deal with Director Ma's occasional summons. She was also worried about the things that were taken out from the rat hole. She was really trying to do three things at once.
"Ma Shuhui is also problematic. You were already on secondment. What's wrong with asking you to stay in the district? Why did they ask you to come back? Now that you're back, they ask you to go back to the district every few days." Zhu Daqiang even suspected that Ma Shuhui was deliberately making things difficult for Jin Yue.
But he couldn't say anything that was not conducive to unity. He just looked at Jin Yue and asked, "Did you say when you will go again this time?"
"No, those patients are almost recovered. They will meet the discharge criteria after staying for a while longer." Last time, Jin Yue was called over because of a confirmed case of schistosomiasis. Not long after, several patients with tuberculosis were found. Before the tuberculosis was cured, two children with meningitis came. Jin Yue now runs back and forth for work and is very tired.
But it cannot be said that Ma Shuhui deliberately made things difficult. After several months of contact, she knew Director Ma's temper very well. Unlike Sister Qiao who seemed enthusiastic on the surface, although she seemed difficult to get along with, she was reasonable and professional enough, and she acted with reason and decisiveness.
I like this kind of leader more and more.
"Director Zhu, let's just follow the arrangements. If I have nothing to do in the afternoon, I would like to go out and ask for leave."
She wanted to go see Yao Qingqing. They hadn't seen each other for a while. She wondered if she had recovered from her mood. The New Year was coming soon, so she wanted to ask her when to prepare New Year's goods and ask her second brother and mother to help buy some for her. Many popular goods required queuing in advance, and some had to be bought at night, which was very inconvenient for her as a little girl.
As luck would have it, just as she reached the door, Shu Wenming called her name from a distance, "Wait a minute!"
"What is Second Brother doing again?"
"Didn't you ask me to help you keep an eye on the house last time?"
Jin Yue's eyes lit up, "Got it?"
The two of them didn't even have time to go home for dinner, they just turned left and walked onto the main road.
It is said that ever since Shu Jinyue received the dividends from Xiaolin's medicine purchase, he has wanted to buy a house. It is easy to buy a bungalow, but a courtyard house is hard to come by.
"I've been keeping an eye on it for a long time but haven't heard of anyone wanting to sell it. A few days ago, I overheard Zhang Liangwei mention it. He said that his family has a distant cousin's husband..."
Jin Yue turned back and said, "Don't stop, why don't you say anything?"
Shu Wenming coughed lightly and said, "It's a bit risky to say this, I wonder if you mind."
It turned out that Zhang Liangwei's cousin's husband was a doctor at the provincial hospital. Three months ago, he was sent to West Germany for further study. When he got there, he found that people there were really developed. He immediately had evil thoughts and tore up his passport, preparing to stay there illegally. Zhang Liangwei's cousin and children were left in the country, and they didn't say anything about divorce or taking them away. It was all so unclear.
Another colleague who went with him called to report the incident and said that he quickly met a foreign woman there and lived with her. His wife and children only then found out that he never planned to come back.
"This incident has a very bad impact. His wife's job has been affected and his children have been excluded at school. This guy is not a real man!"
Shu Jinyue nodded, "You mean, Zhang's cousin is so angry that she plans to sell the house?"
"Yes, their family used to be quite well off, owning two courtyard houses in Jinyu Hutong. His parents-in-law have passed away, so cousin Zhang plans to sell his house and return to his hometown to live. He will have no place to live even if he comes back in the future, let alone find a wife and children."
The risk now is that if this matter is to be dealt with seriously, will the assets under his name be affected? Will it become a hot potato if they buy it? Or what if one day in the future he regrets his decision and comes back to ask for the house back?
Shu Jinyue understood her second brother's worries, but she was not really afraid. For someone like him who went abroad illegally and even fought back internationally, his household registration would definitely be cancelled, and his assets would be inherited by his wife and son, so they had every right to deal with his real estate.
"Even if he really returns to China in the future, it doesn't matter. I bought him through legal procedures anyway."
Besides, he has to come back first. The naturalization procedures in our Great Dragon Country are not that simple.
Shu Wenming didn't know that Jin Yue already knew the general trend, and he was still unsure, "I also think the house is cheap, so I couldn't help but tell you first, just in case... don't blame me."
How could Shu Jinyue blame him? Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk, and she had not broken any law.
The two of them came to Jinyu Hutong. Their house was behind the Xu and Yao families. About a hundred meters further in, it was located quite deep in the house, with the two houses right next to each other.
The houses in Jinyu Hutong all have the same red-painted wooden doors, and Cousin Zhang was already waiting at the door.
She was a woman with a gloomy and sad look on her face. The son beside her was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but his eyes were also red. When he saw them coming, he forced himself to call them "uncle" and "sister", and the generations were suddenly confused.
But no one corrected a child's address. Sister Zhang opened the door and the Shu siblings followed in. The layout was similar to that of the Yao and Xu families. The only difference was that there were no flowers or plants planted in the yard. Instead, there were neatly arranged vegetable plots. In this season, there was also a leek field covered with straw, and there were some dried eggplant and pepper trees in other places.
Seeing their gazes, Sister Zhang explained, "We used to grow vegetables for our own consumption. In the summer, we couldn't finish them all, so we gave them to his relatives... He..."
"Mom, can you please stop mentioning that person?" the boy said angrily. Then, as if in a huff, he pointed at each room and introduced which one was for living, which one was the living room, and which one was the kitchen, looking like a little adult.
Jin Yue had a good impression of this child. She felt that even if it was not for the sake of taking advantage, if this child wanted to cut ties with his heartless and ungrateful father, she would help him.
The two houses of the Zhang family are about the same size, both covering an area of about 600 square meters, with many rooms, quiet environment, and relatively new buildings. It is said that they were renovated by their ancestors during the Republic of China period, and all the materials used were good.
Jin Yue couldn't tell whether the material was good or not, but she could see that the Zhang family had maintained it very well. It was clean and tidy, and the pillars and rafters didn't seem to be worm-eaten. They had a new layer of varnish, which made them look smooth and had a very textured feel.
And a courtyard house like this is only sold for 2,000 yuan, it’s like getting it for free!
According to the current market price, although the transaction volume is small, there are still people selling it privately. Such a house can cost at least three thousand, but their family only wants two thousand. If Jin Yue had not been mentally prepared, he would have suspected that it was a scam.
You know, the three rooms she bought from Sun Laoliu were all 300 yuan each, and the Zhang family has a total of ten houses like that. Even if the price increases tenfold, it should be worth 3,000 yuan, not to mention that there is such a big yard for her to enjoy all to herself... No wonder the second brother suggested that she come and have a look even though he knew there were risks.
No one will not be moved.
No. Person.
Seeing that they were silent, thinking that they were not satisfied, Sister Zhang sighed, "We can bargain. If you think it's too expensive, we can make it..."
"Okay." Jin Yue interrupted directly.
Zhang and her son were stunned. "Are you going to buy one or..."
"I want both sets."
"But...but...I don't know if my cousin has explained my family's situation to you clearly. My child's father..."
"It's been made clear. We know the risks, so I don't want to transfer the ownership yet. I can give you half of the money first. After a year, when there are more houses on the market and your husband's household registration is cancelled, please come back from your hometown and cooperate with us in the transfer."
The mother and son didn't expect that there would be such a good thing. They spent the money first and then transferred the property after a year. If they regretted it by then, wouldn't it be a waste of other people's two thousand yuan? The interest on this money in the bank would be quite a lot, right?
However, they quickly shook their heads and denied it. They were not that kind of people. "Since we have agreed on it, we will not go back on our word. It is fine even if we transfer the ownership now. You can give us the other half of the money next year when you are ready."
Shu Jinyue laughed. What a simple-minded mother and son they were. No wonder the man (their biological father) had gone to live with someone on the other side of the ocean, and they only got the news from other people.
Their world is too simple, so they don’t think too badly of others. They believe that as long as they treat others sincerely, others will also treat them sincerely.
Shu Wenming signaled with his eyes: Do you need to bargain further?
Shu Jinyue shook her head. She had already gotten a great bargain and shouldn't treat kind people like this.
"Why don't you think about it again? After all, the amount is not small. Why don't you go home and discuss it with your family?" Sister Zhang reminded kindly.
She is such a kind woman, but it's a pity that she met a man like that. Shu Jinyue said good things, but in fact she went home to prepare money.
The money Kang Yongxin sent her last time was in cash. She was afraid it would not be safe at home, so she deposited it in the bank. After lunch, she asked Shu Linong to accompany her to withdraw the money, and she went to Jinyu Hutong again the next day.
Of course, during the day in between, she had asked Yao Qingqing and Xu Duan about Zhang's cousin's situation, and it was indeed as she said, the man who abandoned his wife and children and ran away had a bad reputation, and was said to be powerful and greedy, but she herself was very amiable and kind, and had good popularity.
The most important thing is that she has no direct relatives on her husband's side. The nearest family members are her cousins who are several doors away from her and they haven't been in touch for many years. No matter how the inheritance law is calculated, they will not get a penny.
Jin Yue was finally relieved, and went to pay the money and sign the contract the next day.
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In just a few months, Shu Jinyue, who had acquired three bungalows and two large courtyard houses, has been so proud of himself recently that he would even wake up laughing in his sleep, which made Shu Wenming feel jealous.
"Okay, Jin Yue is our sister, are you still jealous of her?" Xu Wenli cornered Shu Wenming.
"How could I be jealous of her? Forget it. You are a simple-minded greedy girl. You only think about food all your life. It's up to men to worry about making money to buy a big house."
Xu Wenli really didn't care where she lived. Anyway, wherever her husband was was her home. "By the way, my mom said a few days ago that my brother is about to turn one year old and she wants to celebrate. Should we go?"
"It's up to you. If you want to go, we can bring some gifts. We can't let others look down on you. If you don't want to go, we won't go. We can find a place to eat out when the time comes."
Xu Wenli's voice was a little hoarse, "Okay."
She felt that she was really lucky to meet such a good man and such a good in-law family. "What do you think if my disease relapses, will it..."
Shu Wenming turned over and pressed her down, "No, don't ask those questions again, it's annoying."
"Why don't you spend this time studying and discussing with me how to ..."
Xu Wenli's face flushed as she hit him, "Stop it, you don't want me to get pregnant, we're done with that thing."
She leaned over and reached into the cabinet to search for a long time, but there was really not a single one left.
There were at least a hundred of them, including those given by her unit and those sent by Jin Yue. How could they be used up in such a short time?
"It's okay, I had the operation." Shu Wenming lowered his voice and his face was a little red. Although Shu Jinyue kept popularizing science and comforting him, he was really worried that he would become a eunuch, so he didn't tell anyone after the operation. He made sure that he was really the same as before before he told the truth.
You still need to use contraception for a while after the operation, in case some tadpoles have already run to the front.
Xu Wenli said stupidly: "No wonder you kept asking me how I felt these past two days, whether it was the same as before, of course it was the same... mmm..."
Shu Wenming covered the silly girl's mouth and said, "Okay, stop talking. Watch my performance."
Soon, the temperature in the couple's room rose and became warm.
***
The house purchase was settled, and after deducting the payment for next year, Shu Jinyue’s savings were gone again. But she was not panicked at all, because she still had her salary and the things she dug out from the rat hole.
The gradually accumulated house and money gave her an incomparable sense of security, and she felt like she was floating when she walked.
Grandma Hu's health has been getting worse recently, and the neighborhood office has begun preparing for her funeral. Jin Yue goes to see her at noon every day, and when he delivers food, he also delivers a portion for Grandma Sun, quietly.
She would not tell the Sun family about the discovery of the rat hole. After all, they were not worthy. But Grandma Sun was not a bad person. Jin Yue wanted to treat her better with the mentality of compensating her. Giving her money would not only not help her, but would also harm her. He could only make something soft and easy to digest and give it to her.
Grandma Hu is too old and frail now, and the staff of the street office dare not move her at will, for fear of breaking her skeleton. Xu Duan always takes time to come over, carry her out to the sun to bask in the sun, and then carry her back into the house when she is ready.
That day, the two of them delivered the meal to them, served them after they finished eating, and then carried them back to the house. Jin Yue changed a clean diaper for Grandma Hu.
She couldn't get out of bed to urinate or defecate by herself, so Jin Yue used his old clothes to make a few diapers for her. He changed them several times a day, washed them after changing them, and could use them again the next day.
At this time, she particularly missed the thing called "sanitary napkin" that she saw on her mobile phone. Although it was available at that time, she could only buy it in overseas Chinese stores, and the quality was not as soft and absorbent as what she saw on the mobile phone.
She had a bold idea in her mind...
"What are you thinking about now? The district asked you to go to the epidemic prevention station immediately because of something important!" Zhu Daqiang came down from the duty room after answering the phone.
Shu Jinyue stood up quickly, thinking, could it be tuberculosis again? Schistosomiasis? meningitis? It doesn't matter what you come for, but don't come for diarrhea. Last time, a cadre from a neighboring province who came back from a business trip in Africa said he had diarrhea, but it turned out to be cholera, and everyone almost got into a mess.
"This time it wasn't Director Ma who called, but Secretary Liu." Zhu Daqiang patted her shoulder, "He said there was a patient suspected of having amoebiasis, and the secretary specifically asked you to go and see him."
Amebic dysentery? !
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