Mr. Li took a puff of his pipe and said, "In that case, let's collect their household registration first! Then return it to them after they leave!"
Old Master Li came home with Li Yan, and Old Man Zhao quickly stood up when he saw the visitor.
Old Master Li waved his hand and said, "No need to stand. You must be tired after walking all day. Sit down and talk. I just heard my granddaughter tell you about your situation. She's kind-hearted, so I won't refute her. There's just one thing: you need to leave your household registration with me for safekeeping! I'll return it to you when you leave!"
Old Man Zhao could also understand other people's vigilance against him, so without much thought he took out his household registration and handed it to Old Man Li.
Seeing how straightforward the Zhao family was, Mr. Li felt a little satisfied.
In front of the Zhao family, he handed the household registration in his hand to Li Yan and said, "Keep it!" Then he got up and went back.
Li Yan returned to her room and put away the household registration. She returned to the courtyard and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to where you live."
After saying that, he walked out of the room first and led the Zhao family to the foot of the barren mountain.
The Zhao family members looked at the row of newly built houses in front of them and couldn't help but widen their eyes.
Old Man Zhao asked Li Yan, "Are all these rooms for us to live in?"
Li Yan nodded and led the others into the courtyard. "The house here has just been built, and the furniture inside has just started to be made. It will take some time for everything to be completed, so you guys should just make do with it!"
Old man Zhao shook his head repeatedly: "Girl, no way, I won't compromise at all!" He had never lived in such a big house in his life.
After putting all the pots and pans bought today in place, Li Yan said, "Look around and see if you need anything else. I just ordered this bed, and it'll take a few more days to be finished. I'll have to bear with you for the time being, so just make do with it!"
Zhao Da waved his hands repeatedly: "Girl, please don't say that! These days we can only find some dilapidated temples to spend the night. We are very satisfied with our current accommodation!"
As they were talking, Li Xiaomei came in with two old quilts in her hands. "My sister-in-law asked me to bring them here. She said it's getting cold at night and it would be bad if I got cold without a bed and a quilt!"
Zhao Daya, who was standing by, hurried forward and took the quilt from Li Xiaomei's hand, while Old Man Zhao thanked her gratefully.
They originally had quilts, but their grandson was ill and needed money, and they had almost pawned all they could at the pawnshop. Now that the owner of the house was so considerate of them, Old Man Zhao was extremely grateful.
After arranging things for the Zhao family, Li Yan returned home with her aunt to prepare for dinner.
After a busy morning, Li Yan was very hungry.
Lin brought the food to the table and said to her daughter sitting beside her, "How will the Zhao family eat in the future?"
Li Yan took a bite of the steamed bun and mumbled, "Mom, I bought pots and pans for them today. I'll bring some food from home to them later as an advance payment for their wages!"
Seeing that her daughter had already thought about these things, Mrs. Lin stopped asking questions.
After dinner, Li Yan took two dou of mixed grain flour, two dou of millet, and a dozen white flour buns from home and came to the foot of the barren mountain.
At this time, the Zhao family members were busy in front of and behind the house. Seeing Li Yan carrying large and small bags into the yard, Old Man Zhao hurried over to take the things from Li Yan's hands.
Li Yan put the food down and invited everyone to come and eat.
When Zhao Erya saw the white flour buns that Li Yan brought over, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
Li Yan saw her desire from her staring eyes.
Then she took out a white flour bun and handed it to Zhao Erya. The little girl couldn't resist the bun that was emitting the fragrance of flour, so she took the bun from Li Yan's hand and ate it greedily.
When Old Man Zhao saw this, he felt sad: "This girl, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!"
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