Finally, Jiang Cong decided to rent the house, paid a deposit of 20 yuan, rent of 25 yuan, and signed a one-year contract.
After getting the key, I went back to say goodbye to the original landlord and told him I was leaving.
After Qiaoqiao's mother learned the whole story, she didn't try to persuade her to stay and readily agreed to check out.
"Well, now that the kids are here, I really can't accommodate them here anymore. It's time to find a bigger house. Thank you for your help and guidance to our Qiaoqiao over the past year. Before you leave, you and Manman must come to our house for a meal, okay?"
Jiang Cong couldn't refuse, so he agreed. In the evening, when Qin Man got off work, the couple had dinner at Qiaoqiao's house.
The rental contract was torn up and the ten-yuan deposit was returned. On this weekend, Jiang Cheng was not at work, so he came with Cheng Song to help with the move.
Jiang Cong called for two drones to slowly move all the things to the new house in one trip.
There is a preschool just a few hundred meters away, which is very convenient. However, my home is three stops away from No. 1 Middle School in the city, so I need to take the bus to go to work.
Qin Man and Jiang Cong discussed and decided to buy a bicycle for commuting to get off work, which would be more convenient. After all, they both worked in the same place, and it would only cost less than 200 yuan to buy a Phoenix brand 18-type bicycle.
After moving into a new rental house, there are many things to buy, especially when children come over.
However, there are conditions for rural children to study in the city. Parents must provide a stable source of income, such as pay slips and official seals from their work units. The couple had already prepared all of these.
You also need to go to the area where the rental house is located to ask the landlord for a long-term residence certificate, and then go to the local neighborhood committee to issue a certificate with an official seal.
In rural areas, you also need to provide proof of your registered residence, which can be issued by the village chief. With these materials in hand and a stable residence permit obtained, you can bring your children over to go to school.
Jiang Cong is a teacher, so these materials are easy to handle, so there is no need to worry.
Qin Man wanted to decorate the children's rooms, so she went to the furniture factory and ordered a wooden bed with bunk beds. She came up with her own idea, which was to have a bed with stairs to make it convenient for the children to go up and down.
The wood used is also of very good quality and very solid, without any risk of shaking or being weak.
I also custom-made a desk for the children, which is just the right length and width for two children to use together. The cabinets in the house are all ready-made and very new. The landlord only bought them two years ago, and you can see that he put a lot of effort into it. After all, the rent is so expensive, it must be worth the money!
I ordered enough honeycomb coal, bought pots, pans, and utensils, and purchased daily necessities and bedding. After the custom-made bed frame and desk were delivered, I installed them all in place and put the quilt on. The job was done.
Next, Jiang Cong can prepare to go back and pick up the two children.
Qin Man did not go back with them because she had to go to work, so the task of picking up the child was left to Jiang Cong alone.
The night before he left, Jiang Cong hugged Qin Man and gave her a lot of love. Qin Man was as soft as a pool of water in his arms, and was amazed at the fact that he, a seemingly gentle and artistic young man, had such good physical strength.
The house they rented was just two alleys away from a main road. It was much more spacious and lively than their previous rental. There was a residential park next to it, and at around 8 or 9 in the evening, many people would take their children for a walk there to enjoy the cool air. There were also many vendors selling snacks on the street, so there was no need to worry about Qin Man being unsafe when she got home from get off work.
"When you go back, remember to take out 200 yuan for mom. The autumn harvest is coming soon. They are really tired at home, so they would rather pay someone to help. They also want to have some free time. All of us children are working outside. We can't let the elderly at home suffer. They are already very tired taking care of the children for us!"
Qin Man lay in Jiang Cong's arms and told him what to do after returning.
"I know, but from what I know about them, they are absolutely reluctant to spend money to hire people to harvest the rice. They would rather do it slowly with two people. So I thought I would just go find a good person and pay him, and then when the work starts, I will go and harvest it directly!"..
This is how old people are, they work hard all their lives and are reluctant to spend money, so their children have to find ways to share the burden with them. Since they are reluctant to spend it, then only they, their children, can be willing to spend it.
When the land was distributed to each household, our family was allocated four mu of land in total. If the harvest was good, the family would not have to worry about having no food to eat for two years. According to the rules, one mu of land was leased out to others for harvesting. According to the rural price, it was five yuan per mu, and four mu of land was twenty yuan. Many people were willing to take the job.
Rural people have no economic source and rely on selling crops such as corn, peanuts and potatoes to make some money to supplement their family income throughout the year. So he only needs to make a sound and many people will rush to work for him.