Shrimp and Egg Fried Rice

After the Lantern Festival, Song Qiusheng came to the school to give gifts. Before he left, his mother gave him all the poultry that had not been slaughtered yet. He had no place to raise them, so he gave them all to his sister. His sister's yard was so big that she could raise 20 chickens.

"My eldest sister said that she thought the business in the county town could continue, and she would buy a store near the train station in the summer. After all, the tobacco plant and nitrogen fertilizer plant are right next to the train station."

Song Shixia breathed a sigh of relief: "It would be best if sister could think it through. She doesn't have to go to the city. She can wait until Maodan is admitted to high school and then go to the city. She can save some money first. The rent and prices in the city are definitely more expensive."

Song Qiu Sheng had the same idea. He was worried that his elder sister would be bullied if she opened a shop in the city where she was unfamiliar with the place.

Song Shixia thinks that children should live with their parents during the most critical period of growth. Left-behind children without guidance are prone to bad behavior. It will take several years for Maodan to enter high school, and he may not be able to pass immediately. The teaching staff in the county is not good. If nothing unexpected happens, the No. 1 Middle School in the city will be a school that you have to work hard to get into in the future. I hope my brother and Maodan can fight for it.

"By the way, Dongdong said he wants you to make him an ID card."

Song Shixia was surprised: "What ID card?"

"He said he wanted one, too, because it was the one you made for the kids, with their names, home addresses and phone numbers on it."

Song Shixia responded immediately, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why do I need this? I made ID cards for the children because I was afraid that they would run around in school and couldn't find their way home one day. Song Dongdong will be able to get an ID card in two years, so there's no use for him to have this."

Song Qiu Sheng spread his hands: "Just make one for him, otherwise he will make a lot of noise and make his head hurt. He will definitely think you treat him differently."

"Okay, I'll make one when I have time."

He also instructed to build a three-story building for his family.

"Don't you want to buy a house? Why are you building one?"

"With more and more people in our family, there is definitely not enough space to live in, so I just repaired it. Anyway, everyone in our village knows that I make money."

Song Shixia had no objection. The house at home was indeed not big enough, and building two floors would be just right so that the whole family wouldn't be crowded during the New Year.

"Let's go and take a look at the courtyard before Yao Xue comes back."

Song Shixia was worried about not wanting to write an essay and had no material, so she put on her bag and carried two chickens and followed her brother out.

"Leave the chicken with you. I'll deliver it to my mother-in-law on the way."

Song Qiusheng teased her: "You treat your mother-in-law like your own mother."

"Brother, put yourself in my shoes. If my mother-in-law hadn't helped us fight off the virus, how would we have been able to make our business a success?"

"You are right. Your mother-in-law is indeed a good person."

After get off work, Professor Ji took the children home and saw only the hot fried rice on the stove and a note on the dining table.

Ji Yuan stood on tiptoe and couldn't see the note in his father's hand: "Brother, read it to me."

Ji Yang tilted his head and looked up from below: "I'm going out. I'll be back later. Don't worry."

Ji Yuan pouted: "Mom won't take us out again!"

It is not easy to buy a Siheyuan house. The real estate agents have just emerged and I don’t know if they are reliable. Generally, real estate transactions are introduced by acquaintances.

Fortunately, Song Shixia knew Meng Ru. She had never asked about Teacher Meng's family background, but she knew that Teacher Meng lived in a courtyard house.

Song Qiu Sheng felt that he was not as good as his sister: "Your connections are really amazing. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as you."

Song Shixia shrugged: "I also wonder why everyone I know is so powerful." It was a completely different experience from my previous life. I felt that not only was I lucky and popular, but there seemed to be no bad people around me.

When Meng Ru heard that she wanted to buy a courtyard house, she immediately recommended the house of her next-door neighbor.

"My neighbor and his whole family are going to immigrate. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Song Shixia quickly explained: "This is for my brother to see the wedding house, I won't buy it."

Meng Ru patiently explained: "Her house is big, it can be used as your brother's wedding house, you can also stay here when you come to visit."

She asked her brother for his opinion, and Song Qiusheng nodded.

"Let's go and have a look."

This courtyard house does cover a large area and does not need to be renovated. Song Shixia feels that its only drawback is that it is too large.

Unexpectedly, my brother was very satisfied: "Your sister-in-law will definitely like such a big house."

Song Shixia was skeptical: "The distance from the main gate to the main hall is so far, will my sister-in-law really like it?"

Song Qiusheng explained: "She has a car. When the time comes, we can just modify the front door and park the car directly outside the main hall."

Since her brother liked it, she had no objection: "Okay, if you like it, just talk to the owner. I'm only responsible for helping you find a house. Do you still want to look elsewhere?"

Song Qiusheng hesitated and said, "Let's see."

The next few houses were not big, but one of them caught Song Shixia's attention.

"I like this one." This is an ordinary large yard. The house is not particularly big, but the yard is big enough and there is a back garden, which is suitable for a family of several people to live in.

Song Qiusheng felt that this courtyard house was no different from an ordinary house. "Then buy it, but you won't live in it, so don't waste it if you buy it."

Song Shixia held his head high and said, "I'll buy it. Who says I won't buy it?"

My brother doesn’t know anything. This courtyard house has an excellent geographical location. She will not sell it even if someone offers 1 billion yuan.

Meng Ru didn't expect that Song Shixia also liked a house. She laughed and teased,

"It's inconvenient to go anywhere when living here, why did you think of buying a house here?"

Song Shixia replied: "It is convenient to bring the children here to watch the flag-raising ceremony every year."

Meng Ru laughed in surprise: "This is indeed very convenient. It only takes less than five minutes to walk to the square to watch the flag-raising ceremony."

Finally, they asked about the price. The courtyard house that Song Shixia liked was worth 50,000 yuan, and the one that Song Qiu Sheng liked was worth 200,000 yuan.

The brother and sister agreed without hesitation. The only regret was that they couldn't bargain for the price, but they could pay in installments without charging interest.

The family that Song Qiu Sheng liked the house for was in a hurry to go abroad for business, so the elderly and children could stay in the country until the end of June. Song Qiu Sheng discussed with the family and agreed to pay a deposit of 20,000 yuan first, and the remaining balance of 180,000 yuan could be settled before going abroad.

On the way home, Song Shixia felt regretful, "Did we spend money on impulse?"

Song Qiusheng regretted it for a moment when he knew the price, thinking that he was too impulsive. But when he thought about Yao Xue's preference for a big house, he didn't want her to live in a small house. Fortunately, he had left all the money for his parents in advance. He only had a few thousand yuan on him now and he had to pay the workers.

"I guess so. It's just the right thing to motivate us to work hard to make money. Look, these courtyard houses can be sold for more than 200,000 yuan now. In a few years, it may be worth millions."

He finally understood that his sister's marriage to the professor really broadened his horizons. He had never thought that a courtyard house would be so expensive. Before leaving, he thought the price would not exceed 100,000 yuan, but the mansion of the ancient official was really too tempting.

Song Shixia comforted herself and her brother: "It's already been bought, there's no point regretting it. I don't have a penny left on me now, and it was Professor Ji's money I spent. It looks like I still have to make medicinal wine."

She felt a little guilty. She had only given Ji Weiqing a heads-up about buying a house, but she hadn't told him how much a house would cost. She was confident that she could make up the difference in half a year, but she still felt a little uneasy about signing the contract without consulting him.

"How tiring can it be to make medicinal liquor? You can earn a lot of money easily. If I were you, I would make medicinal liquor and stir-fry tea leaves at home every day until I make enough money. I'll settle the money for the picture album tomorrow, and you can use the money in your hand for emergencies."

Song Shixia calculated that she would be able to earn about 2,000 yuan tomorrow. She and her brother had already seen cheap knockoff versions of the newsstand they passed by, and she estimated that this business would no longer be profitable in two months.

But it's really nice to be able to earn some money for her and her brother to go home for the New Year. She can think of a new idea to make a big fortune next New Year.

After signing the contract, the brother and sister separated. Song Shixia gave two old hens sent by her brother to her mother-in-law. Ji Yanran will also take the college entrance examination this semester, and strive to get into the school of her choice in one go.

She pushed open the living room door with a guilty conscience. Professor Ji was in the living room with the children. The kids were sitting on the carpet playing with cars while he was watching the news broadcast.

Song Shixia felt like a high school student who sneaked out to surf the Internet and was caught by his parents when he got home.

She asked cautiously: "Have you eaten?"

Ji Yuan was very happy to see her, "I've eaten it before, it's egg fried rice with shrimp, it's delicious!"

Song Shixia's eyes were almost filled with tears. Judging from the cub's reaction, there shouldn't be any major problems today.

"That's good. I've already eaten. I'll go upstairs and change my clothes."

She said as she clutched her backpack and was about to go upstairs. Professor Ji's cold voice came from the living room.

"Take down your composition by the way."

Song Shixia turned her head stiffly: "You are not a literature teacher, I will show it to Teacher Xie."

She will go to Aunt Feng's house to finish her homework later!

"I think so too."

Apparently he realized that he hadn't finished the composition, so Song Shixia simply stopped pretending.

"I didn't have any material for this topic, so I went out with my brother and sent two old hens to my mother's house for Yanran to nourish her body. I hope she can get into the university of her choice."

Ji Weiqing has always known that her thoughts jump, but he didn't expect her to change the subject so far. He rubbed his brows helplessly.

"How much did you write?"

"Three hundred words." Song Shixia held the strap of his backpack and pouted his head like a student who was found by the teacher to have not done his homework.

"Come down after you finish writing."

Song Shixia knew that she had escaped a disaster, so she took advantage of Professor Ji's good mood and strode over to sit down beside him.

She hugged his arm, "I did something big today."

Ji Weiqing moved his arms but did not struggle.

He was always helpless with her: "Come on, what's the big deal?"

"I told you not to be angry. I went house hunting with my brother today. He wanted to settle down with my sister-in-law, so he picked out a big house."

Song Shixia observed his expression and said, "Then I also saw a house I liked and signed a contract with it."

Ji Weiqing looked at her sideways: "Siheyuan?"

Song Shixia's eyes widened: "How do you know?"

"I guessed that your brother wanted to buy a big house, and the only house you can buy in the capital right now is a courtyard house."

Song Shixia slapped her forehead and said, yes, she was stupid.

She lowered her head and said in a low voice, feeling guilty: "Yes, I bought the courtyard house. The price was not cheap."

Ji Weiqing's voice slowed down a little: "Not enough money?"

“Not enough.”

Ji Weiqing thought about the red envelope he had hidden, and it seemed that he could not keep it after all.

"How much more?"

Song Shixia raised her head and looked at him doubtfully.

"I don't have enough money, so I want to borrow some from you."

Ji Weiqing reached out and flicked her forehead.

"Since it's been handed over to you, you have the right to use it. Just use it."

Song Shixia asked tentatively: "I used your hard-earned money to buy a house, aren't you angry?"

Ji Weiqing raised the corners of his lips and laughed: "You don't welcome me to live in the house you bought?"

She immediately replied: "Of course not!"