The words were not particularly clear, but Li Jianmin was a smart man. He remembered that when he was in Beijing last time, his father had a private chat with the three brothers and said exactly that now all industries in the country are in urgent need of talents and the country needs to make progress. He immediately understood what Chu Tian meant...
"Brother-in-law, you are right!"
Chu Tian smiled. This is the advantage of talking to a smart person. You don’t even have to explain it clearly to him, he will understand it clearly.
"By the way, how much money do you and Xiu Li have now?"
Li Jianmin thought for a moment. "The savings from the past ten years, plus the money my parents sent me earlier, plus the bonus I received today, and Xiu Li's dowry, hmm, probably less than three thousand yuan, right?"
“Not much…”
Chu Tian touched his chin and thought, "Three thousand yuan? This amount of money is definitely enough to buy a house in this city, maybe even more than one, but I'm not sure about Beijing. After all, it's the capital, so the housing prices are definitely not low..."
Li Jianmin was puzzled. "What's wrong? Brother-in-law, do you need it? If you need it, I'll send it to you tomorrow morning!"
Chu Tian smiled and waved his hands, "No, no, I don't need it..."
After a pause, Chu Tian put away his smile, looked at Li Jianmin seriously and suggested, "Jianmin, call me brother-in-law. If you believe me, then I will remind you that the sooner you buy houses, the better!"
"If you don't have enough money, just telegram me and I can lend it to you!"
Li Jianmin was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say that his family had no shortage of places to live. His eldest brother and second brother had basically settled down in other places, and they didn't know when they would be transferred back to Beijing in the future. Therefore, there were many empty rooms in the house. Not to mention that he and Xiu Li only had two children, even if there were more, there would be enough space for them to live in.
But in a flash, he remembered what Chu Tian had said just now, and nodded, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I've remembered it. If there is a suitable house, I will definitely buy it without hesitation."
"As for not having enough money? I heard from Director Ma today that the government provides monthly subsidies to our group of college students who have been admitted. Xiu Li and I will go home when we have some time off in the future, so we will definitely be able to save some money. Even if it's not enough to buy a house, it doesn't matter. We can even ask my parents for a loan."
The conversation stopped here and turned to talk about what to do with their house and some belongings that could not be taken away. Li Jianmin said that he planned to take the bicycle and radio back to Xiu Li's parents' home tomorrow for her parents to continue using.
Apart from the bedding that had been used for many years and some old clothes, the rest of the newer clothes that I couldn't wear now, as well as two new beddings, were packed up and mailed back first. As for the pots, pans, and utensils, I didn't take them either, and I didn't want any of the furniture either.
"Where's the food?"
Li Jianmin said without hesitation, "Leave enough food for two days, and take the rest back to my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Chu Tian nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Then why don't you take the bus back tomorrow? Why don't you just take the horse carriage back? It's not the time for spring plowing yet anyway, so you can just feed the horses at your parents' place..."
Li Jianmin thought about what he wanted to take back to Yao Xiuli's parents' home, and thought it would be more convenient to take a horse-drawn carriage, so he nodded and said, "That's fine. Xiuli will pack up the things that we don't want to take with us this afternoon. After we return to her parents' home, I'll ask my eldest brother-in-law and eldest sister to help deal with the rest of the things in the house."
Chu Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely sell it to you at a good price!"
Li Jianmin smiled and waved his hands. He didn't expect to make any money from just selling some old furniture and old clothes.
The next day, when Chu Tian returned home from work, Li Jianmin's family of four had already left. At this time, Old Mrs. Chu, Yao Xiujuan, and the wives of the men in the Chu family were all searching for treasure at Li Jianmin's house.
"Grandma, I want to buy this pot. How much does it cost?"
"Grandma, I want both the kettle and the spatula..."
"Grandma, this quilt and these two cotton-padded jackets..."
"Grandma, this thermos..."
"Grandma, this..."
When Chu Tian walked into Li Jianmin's house, he saw his sisters-in-law happily holding the things they had chosen, lining up to wait for Old Lady Chu to see how much money they wanted to give, and then lining up one by one to give money to Yao Xiujuan.
After everyone had left, Chu Tiancai looked at Old Lady Chu and Yao Xiujuan in disbelief, "Grandma, Xiujuan, didn't I say I would sell it to someone in the brigade? Why..."
Old Madam Chu gave Chu Tian a hammer and said with a smile, "Xiaotian, don't you understand that good things should be kept within the family?"
"Even though Jianmin and his wife's things are all second-hand, there's a difference between used and second-hand. When they got married, whether it was the tools or furniture they bought, they were all top-notch. We had to pay for them anyway, so instead of giving them away cheaply to others, why not let our family buy them and use them!"
"Besides, they're all family members, and we all know that the things they use are good, and many of them are as good as new, so we won't be stingy when paying for them. But there are some stingy women in the team who will definitely find faults everywhere and give us a few cents cheaper. It's not enough trouble!"
“·····”
Chu Tianxin said, well, I have to say that what Old Lady Chu said is right.
However, he looked at the few things that were left and asked, "What should we do with these?"
Mrs. Chu glanced at it casually and said calmly, "For the rest, except for the sewing machine, just ask the people in the brigade to see who wants it."
"Give it to them?"
Old Madam Chu glared, "How is that possible? I bought all this with money! It would be better to sell it at a lower price..."
"Who are you planning to sell that sewing machine to?"
Old Mrs. Chu walked over, touched the sewing machine table, and said with a smile, "Grandma bought it!"
"You bought it? How much did it cost?"
"I bought it for one hundred and sixty!"
"One hundred and sixty? How could you give one hundred and sixty?"
"This sewing machine cost Jianmin two hundred and forty when he bought it. Adding the cost of the sewing machine ticket, the total is about two hundred and sixty. He's been using it for over four years, so the depreciation is twenty-five per year, so four years is one hundred. Two hundred and sixty minus one hundred equals one hundred and sixty!"
“······”
Chu Tian looked at Old Lady Chu speechlessly, thinking that this old lady was really... He really didn't suffer any loss at all...
Yao Xiujuan came over at this time with a stack of change, "Brother Tian..."
Chu Tian exclaimed, "Ah!" and asked, "How much did it sell for?"
"Two hundred and sixty-six dollars and eighty cents."
"Oh, that's a lot?"
Yao Xiujuan glanced at the smug old lady Chu, pursed her lips and smiled, "It's all thanks to grandma. The sewing machine accounts for the majority of the cost, 160, two iron pots, 30, a knife, a spatula, and a spoon, 16, and the thermos..."
"Grandma, you're selling them too expensively. They're all used."
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