Chapter 237 Can Her House Hold You?
Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi still went to the black market every night, sometimes selling fruit, sometimes selling wine, and if they sold food, they would sell unshelled rice, earning between 300 and 500 yuan every night. They encountered the security team and the inspection team several times, but they ran fast and escaped danger every time.
Starting from the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, they stayed at home and stopped going to the black market.
That day, after dinner, Mr. Wang from the Real Estate Bureau knocked on Lin Qi's door. With him came a young man. They came to Lin Qi to buy wine.
"We need 100 kilograms of medicinal wine, 200 kilograms of liquor, and 100 kilograms of wine," said Mr. Wang.
It's the end of the year, and there are many relationships to be established and many gifts to be given. In previous years, he gave famous wines, famous cigarettes, and famous teas, but this year he plans to give only wine. He doesn't believe that the recipient will not like the wine of such high quality.
"Mr. Wang must have tasted my wine at Mr. Yuan's place, so that's why he came here?" Xu Hexiao asked with a smile.
"That's right. Your wine is indeed good and unique." Mr. Wang couldn't say anything against his will.
"Then you should know the price of wine."
"Know."
"Okay, I'll go get you some wine now, and my wife and I will be in charge of delivering it to you later."
"In addition to the wine, I buy a chicken."
"There are no chickens, but there are rabbits and ducks."
"Then give me two rabbits and two ducks."
"No problem, I'll catch it for you right away."
Mr. Wang lived a little far away, so Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao each carried two hundred kilograms of wine and followed each other for half an hour before arriving.
There was snow on the ground, making it difficult to walk, but when Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao put down their loads, their faces were not red and they were not out of breath, which showed that they were able to do it with ease.
This physical strength is truly amazing!
Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi took over 3,000 yuan from Mr. Wang and were about to leave when they were stopped by Mr. Wang, "I heard you still have live deer at home?"
"Well, there are two more." Xu Hexiao said.
"Send one over tomorrow."
"One thousand dollars each."
"Don't worry, you will have to pay for it." Mr. Wang felt a pain in his heart, but when he thought that the money was not all paid by him, he felt better.
But Mr. Wang just asked for one, and the next morning, Mr. Yuan and his son came to his house and also asked for one, and paid the deposit in advance. They agreed to deliver the rabbits to them in the evening, and Mr. Yuan and his son bought two rabbits and two ducks and left.
After dark, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao first delivered a deer to Mr. Wang, took the money, and then delivered the remaining deer to Mr. Yuan.
Lu Huazhang, Ning Yu and Ye Ye came to Lin Qi's house during the Chinese New Year. The three of them drove a small truck.
After a few years, these three people have all gotten married, have children, and have made progress in the military.
"We all look older, but He Xiao and Qi Qi seem to have not changed much. It's magical." Ning Yu said in surprise.
Ye Ye nodded, "Yes, I can't see any changes." He is so young that it makes people jealous.
Lu Huazhang didn't say anything. He knew the magic of Lin Qi, so he wasn't surprised that Lin Qi's appearance hadn't changed much in the past ten years. In fact, when the family had been eating the medicine brought back from Lin Qi, they had hardly gotten sick in the past few years, and Grandpa's gray hair had even turned a little darker.
The whole family knew that the food was unusual, but no one told anyone about it. Only occasionally, his sister-in-law and his wife would take some back to their parents' home.
Lu Huazhang changed the subject and said, "Give the list you made to He Xiao and Qi Qi, and ask them to prepare things for you."
When it comes to business, Ning Yu and Ye Ye did not dare to delay. They took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xu Hexiao.
Ning Yu: "In recent years, my relatives and friends know that I have channels to get good stuff, so this year they just asked me to help them buy it."
Ye Ye: "It's the same here in my family. Even my boss has given me this important task. Of course, it's also because the policy is more relaxed this year, otherwise no one would dare to be so blatant."
Lu Huazhang also wanted a lot of things, "He Xiao, do you have so many things?"
Xu Hexiao looked at the lists and frowned. "There are enough wine, preserved fruits and other things, as well as rice and flour, but not much meat. There are only five chickens. I have a large family, so I have to keep them for myself. But I have rabbits and ducks at home. Do you want them?"
Lu Huazhang said without any hesitation, "Yes."
Ning Yu was a little hesitant, "Are the quality of rabbits and ducks as good as chickens?"
"Of course." Xu Hexiao said, "There are more than 30 rabbits, and I can only give you 20. There are 22 ducks, and we will keep 6 for ourselves and give you 12."
Ye Ye frowned, "This number is a bit small, not enough to share."
"There is other meat, I wonder if you dare to take it." Xu Hexiao said.
Ye Ye raised his eyebrows, "Is there any meat that we dare not take?"
"It's venison. If you want, I'll give you two."
Ning Yu and Ye Ye didn't know that Xu Hexiao had a deer at home, but Lu Huazhang knew because Xu Hexiao would send one to their home every year. At first he would send one, but later as the deer grew bigger, he would start sending half a deer.
Xu Hexiao took a few people to the deer shed. A few days ago, two deer were sold and one was killed by his family. Now there are eleven deer left in the deer shed. Among the eleven deer, there are eight adult deer and three half-grown fawns.
"Damn it, you actually have such a good thing hidden in your house!" Ning Yu cursed.
"This shed has existed for a long time, He Xiao, you are so mean to have kept it a secret from us for so long." Ye Ye pretended to be angry.
Xu Hexiao smiled apologetically, "That's because we have strict control over it. I sell these deer to the public for 1,000 yuan each, but I'll charge you 800 yuan if I sell them to you."
"That's more like it." Ning Yu punched Xu Hexiao's chest. Xu Hexiao himself was not hurt, but Ning Yu covered his palm in an exaggerated manner, "How did you train your chest? It's like stone."
"I didn't practice deliberately, just boxing." Xu Hexiao was a little proud.
Ning Yu rolled her eyes at him, "Not honest."
Xu Hexiao curled his lips and smiled, without making any excuses.
In the end, Ning Yu, Lu Huazhang and Ye Ye each wanted a deer.
After seeing off these three people, Lin Qi had nearly ten thousand yuan more in her hands.
"After this period of hard work, we have an extra 30,000 yuan in cash, which is enough to rebuild the house," said Xu Hexiao.
Lin Qi hummed, "Now I can spend the New Year in peace."
This year, Lin Qi's home was very lively. In addition to Zhao Shu, the three old Yis also came to celebrate the New Year. At first, the children were not so familiar with the three old Yis, but after getting to know them, they were quickly impressed by their erudition. The three teachers who were amazed at their father were also very good. They knew a lot of things that Teacher Weng and Teacher Mu did not know.
After the Spring Festival, Lin Qi received several letters. In addition to Jian Tongyi's, there were also letters from Ming Kangjian and Gan Tian, and even Ma Guizhi, Zhao Yi and Mo Mingyang wrote her a letter together.
"They all got admitted to universities in the capital. They said that after arriving in the capital, they would treat our family to dinner at a state-owned restaurant to thank me for informing them of the resumption of the college entrance examination and for the information I mailed back to them, which was a great help to them." Lin Qi said.
Jian Tongyi and Ming Kangjian were both admitted to the top two schools in the country, and even the others were admitted to famous schools. We really should thank her.
"Invite our whole family? I'm worried that they will go broke." The seven children in their family are all big eaters, and their appetite is almost the same as that of an adult. Add him and Qiqi, one is the equivalent of two, and they eat really a lot.
"We didn't seem to tell them that we had a third child." Lin Qi recalled carefully, but was not sure.
"In Yao County, only Brother Tan knows about this."
"........I hope they won't regret offering to treat us to a meal."
In February, the children started to go back to the training camp, and Xu Hexiao and Zhao Shu started to work on the house. The design of the house was also ready. Lin Qi looked at the design several times and made several suggestions. In the end, she felt that it was good enough, but Xu Hexiao was still thinking about it. His attitude of striving for perfection shocked Lin Qi.
"This is where we will live for a long time, so it naturally has to be built to the best." Xu Hexiao said seriously.
Lin Qi did not comment.
"I have hired 18 experienced craftsmen. I plan to use the best materials and take my time to produce a fine product. Qiqi, 30,000 yuan may not be enough."
"It's okay, we are still making money." Lin Qi didn't feel reluctant to leave, since she was making money quickly anyway.
Xu Hexiao smiled, "I knew you would support me, Qiqi. I will definitely build you a unique house."
Lin Qi didn't have high requirements for the house. Seeing Xu Hexiao's enthusiasm, she didn't pour cold water on him. She nodded and said, "Then I'll wait and see."
Later, Lin Qi discovered how hardworking Xu Hexiao was. Not only did he hire the best craftsmen, he also went to various factories to customize a variety of building materials. He also used the architect's relationship to ship back some tiles and other things from the port city.
In early March, Jian Yi and his group arrived in the capital. They first went to the school to complete the enrollment procedures and received the meal tickets and living expenses issued by the school. Then they went together and took the bus according to Lin Qi's address.
"Why did they suddenly come to the capital?" Zhao Yi asked.
"I don't know." Jian Tongyi shook his head. "This matter should not be simple. Don't mention it later."
"I heard that housing is very tight in the capital. I don't know how their family is doing and whether their living place is spacious. There are so many children in their family and the place is not big. I'm afraid they can't accommodate them all." Ma Guizhi said.
"Four children are not too many. Two rooms are enough. It's like this in the city. It's very common to divide a room into two rooms." Jian Tong said this but he was not sure in his heart. He heard that a family of seven or eight people in the capital were crowded in one room. He wondered if Lin Qi and the others were as miserable.
"In this capital city where every inch of land is valuable, it's good to have a house, no matter how big or small it is. I heard that Xu Hexiao works in a machinery factory, and it's a good unit. In the future, let the children also work in the machinery factory, and when they get married, they will be allocated houses and can live separately." Everyone did this, and Ming Kangjian thought so too.
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