How could they just come and occupy someone else's main house?
The eldest daughter-in-law also said, "That's right, Mother. Your room is the main house. If you let it out, those with common sense will know that we are kind enough to let the Chen family stay. But those who don't might gossip about the Chen family behind their backs. My eldest son and I have a big room, so let the Chen family stay there. My second son's wife and I will sleep with you, and let the three men in our family sleep at my second son's house."
When Aunt Song heard this, she thought her eldest daughter-in-law was right. There were some people in the village who loved to gossip, and she was worried that it might just give the Chen family something to talk about.
“Alright, we’ll do it your way.” Aunt Song slapped her thigh. “Second son, go boil some water. Oh, and bring a charcoal brazier too. The Chen family members are all wet; they need to be dried off.”
"Okay, Mom. I'll cut some more ginger, make some water for them to drink, and help them get rid of the cold."
"Okay, hurry up and go!"
After making their plans, the three members of the Song family, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, went off to do their own things. The second son's wife went to boil water and light the charcoal fire, and also found some clothes for Su Yun'er and Old Lady Chen to change into. The three boys could wear Song Zixing's clothes, but Xiao Cao didn't have any suitable clothes, so she could only wear the adults' clothes, with the sleeves and trouser legs rolled up.
The eldest son went to pack up his things, and according to the rooms that had just been divided, he found the bedding for the Chen family. He took all the men's bedding to the second son's room and moved the bedding of the two sisters-in-law to the main room.
After everything was tidied up, it was already lunchtime. Su Yun'er and the two sisters-in-law from the Song family cooked together, while Aunt Song kept Old Lady Chen company.
Grandma Chen had recovered, but then she started to worry again.
"The house passed down in the family collapsed, and we have to repair it. Repairing the house will cost a lot of money. Sigh, Xiaoshu's mother works so hard every day to earn money, and she still has to save it for Xiaoshu and Xiaocao to go to school."
"Sister, don't worry. Money is meant to be spent, right? Your daughter-in-law is capable. Not only can she earn the money to repair the house, but she'll also earn you a house in the city in the future."
“Sigh, I don’t care about houses in the city. I just want to raise these two children for Shanhe and the Chen family. Sister, you don’t know how panicked I was. We were so close, so very close, that we would have been caught in that house.”
At this point, Old Mrs. Chen was about to cry again, so Aunt Song quickly changed the subject: "You've survived such a disaster, your good fortune is yet to come. Just look at how good Su's Food Shop is! Customers come in droves every day, all praising it..."
The second son was bringing ginger water to the two of them when he overheard what was happening. After returning to the kitchen, he said to Su Yun'er, "Yun'er, your house was completely crushed. Your mother-in-law and children are lucky to have survived."
"Yes, it's good that everyone is alright. We can just rebuild the house if it collapses." Su Yun'er smiled slightly as she picked some vegetables.
"You have such a good temper. Such a big thing happened, and you're not even worried?" the eldest daughter exclaimed.
Over the past three months, Aunt Song and Su Yun'er have been sitting side by side selling their goods. The two sisters-in-law also occasionally went to help out at the stall, and they gradually became familiar with each other.
"What's the use of being anxious? Being anxious won't bring the house back. Crying won't make the tree grow back on its own. When the weather gets better, I'll find someone to tear down the old house and build a new one." Su Yun'er chuckled.
“That’s true, out with the old, in with the new.” Both sisters-in-law were infected by Su Yun’er’s optimism.
“The Chen family used to live in mud-brick houses. This time, they rebuilt them into sturdier houses with blue bricks and tiles.”
Su Yun'er didn't hide anything and directly stated her plans.
I'll find out sooner or later anyway.
Su Yun'er didn't return to the shop in the afternoon. Instead, He Liu and Lin Moniang came. Since there were no customers due to the heavy rain, they were worried about Su Yun'er's situation and returned.
After sitting with the Chen family for a while and comforting them, He Liu and Lin Moniang took their children back home.
After dinner, Su Yun'er went to see the Song brothers to ask how long it would take to demolish the dilapidated house and rebuild it.
After discussing it for a while, the Song brothers finally concluded that it would take at least three months.
"According to your idea, all the dilapidated houses need to be demolished, cleared out, foundations need to be dug, bricks need to be fired, and after the main structure of the house is built, an auspicious day needs to be chosen to raise the main beam. But wait a minute."
Su Yun'er rubbed her chin thoughtfully: "Then how come the Sun family built the house so quickly?"
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