Chapter 8 Buying a Bed
Gu Xuelan liked this one from the second master’s house, but the second master said it was a wedding bed and had to be taken away, so Gu Xuelan had to give up her idea of buying it.
Apart from this, what she and Liu Nanshan were most satisfied with was the less than two cents of the vegetable plot.
The ground is on the side and back. Because they have to move, most of the vegetables they grew were distributed by the old couple. There are still some that are immature or have not had time to clean up. Now they look a little uncomfortable. nice.
But this is not important. What is important is that we have land and can finally grow what we want to eat.
The front yard is more than 20 square meters, and there is a pomegranate tree in the yard, which is already blooming.
There was also a staircase built at the corner between the courtyard wall and the bungalow, and several people went to the roof to take a look.
Going up the stairs, you can have an unobstructed view of Xu Qingsong’s yard. Except for a cherry tree, there is only one car and a small battery, and there is not even a root of extra grass.
The cherries on the tree have already begun to bear fruit. I want to eat cherries, Liu Wangxue thought.
Standing on the roof and looking out, the rice fields seem to stretch as far as the eye can see. It is early rice now, and the ears of rice have already formed. It is heavy and bent, and it is gratifying to look at it.
In addition to the rice fields, there are also scattered lotus ponds. Liu Wangxue has already imagined the summer when the lotus flowers are in full bloom.
The second master pointed to the vegetables below and said: "These vegetable plots were originally part of the homestead. After buying them, my parents, Qingsong's great-grandfather and great-grandmother, did not want to build a big house. Son, I feel that if I want to live in the garden, I have to cultivate the land.”
The second master smiled as he said this, as if he was nostalgic for that time: “So I left so much and planted a lot of vegetables in different categories. If you can’t finish it, you give it away, but every household in the village has a private plot, so who doesn’t have food to eat?”
After reading everything, the two families sat in the living room and chatted for a while.
Xu Qingsong was familiar with finding things and made hawthorn and tangerine peel tea for everyone.
The house here is not worth much now, and the old couple made the decision late, so they are in a hurry now. They originally wanted to trouble Xu Qingsong, but they will have to come back to go through the formalities when the time comes, which is troublesome.
It could be seen that Liu Wangxue's family also liked it, and they thought the child was a good match, so they did not raise the price and said that the price of the house plus land would be 40,000 yuan.
However, they had to take away the furniture because Xu Qingsong’s cousin liked it very much and wanted to keep it. The villa was also decorated in an antique style.
Liu Wangxue saw that her parents had no objection, so she nodded in agreement.
The second wife went to the studio, picked out a few framed paintings, and took them out to give to Liu Wangxue.
Xu Qingsong helped to take it, pointed to a meticulous painting of flowers and birds, and said to Yourong: "These paintings were all painted by my second wife, don't they look good?"
The second master snorted and said in disgust. : "You can only say it looks good!"
Liu Wangxue's family doesn't know how to paint, so Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan laughed and joked to themselves: "We can only say It’s so beautiful to be able to say it, hahaha.”
The second master hated Xu Qingsong: “You don’t know, he learned Chinese painting from his mistress since he was a child, and he didn’t learn it until he went to college. What's the point?"
Xu Qingsong was unconvinced: "Then I'm still learning wood carving from you, why didn't you tell me?"
The second master was disgusted: "I think it's embarrassing, so let's do it!"
Everyone had fun together.
Versatile people can always attract the attention of others. Liu Wangxue couldn't help but take a few more glances at Xu Qingsong.
It was getting late, so Liu Wangxue and her parents said goodbye.
Xu Qingsong sent them back to the hotel. Out of courtesy, he got out when the car stopped at the door.
Liu Wangxue smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you today."
Xu Qingsong shook hands with her, and then said goodbye to Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan.
On the way back, he couldn't help but smile.
Liu Wangxue is very satisfied with this house.
Gu Xuelan still couldn't believe it. Her daughter went crazy and she actually bought an old house in this small county with her.
Liu Wangxue quietly asked Liu Nanshan: "Dad, what's wrong with mom?"
Liu Nanshan understood: "She just hasn't come to her senses yet. In the past, all your mother and I were thinking about was either helping you or not." Buying a house in Haishi, or in the city where we live, isn’t it because our financial ability is always limited?” Gu Xuelan sighed: “Yeah, your dad and I don’t have much salary, and our pension is just that little. Four elderly people in the family died of illness one after another, and their savings were spent. "Seven, seven, eight, eight."
After saying that, Gu Xuelan smiled in relief: "It's pretty good here. Just like your dad said, you're at this age, so it's not like you live anywhere." Live in? House, everything is outside the body "It's something you won't take with you until you die."
Liu Nanshan hugged Gu Xuelan's shoulders and said, "From now on, we will follow my daughter and live here for the rest of our lives. Hahahaha."
Liu Wangxue jumped for a few steps with joy and swung her ponytail: "As a family, we just want to grow old together!"
The efficiency of doing things in the small town is very high, and everything is done in one day. formalities.
It was also at this time that Xu Qingsong realized that Liu Wangxue was not called "Catkin".
After that, the second master’s son, Xu Qingsong’s cousin, made a special trip back, firstly to meet the next owner of the house, and secondly to move with the old couple.
The big thing is just two beds, but the second master made a mortise and tenon structure, which can be dismantled and loaded into the car.
Liu Nanshan acted as the host and invited Xu Qingsong and Xu Erye's family to have a meal. Because they would be neighbors in the future, he also invited Xu Qingsong's mother.
After eating, Erye and his family left with the moving company's car.
Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong inquired about the address of the furniture store and wanted to buy a bed and mattress first so that they could move in tonight.
Xu Qingsong was very enthusiastic and happened to have nothing to do in the afternoon, so he drove Liu Wangxue and his family to the furniture city in the suburbs.
He had a childhood friend and the shop was opened there.
"It's definitely not a request!" Xu Qingsong swore and said, "Come to Furniture City, the water is deep. If people come to me to buy a house, if they have needs, I will recommend my store. I live here. If there is any problem, It’s also convenient to protect rights.”
The furniture city covers a large area, and there is even a large clothing city next to it. Liu Wangxue wondered: “Qiushui Town is not that big, right? The furniture city and clothing city. The city is open Aren’t you worried that business will be difficult here?”
“No,” Xu Qingsong said while looking for a parking space, “because the main business is not in Qiushui Town, but in the city and neighboring provinces. "
Liu Wangxue understood. She looked at the map. Qiushui Town is at the junction of Wannan Province and Qingjiang Province. After years of development, the capital of Qingjiang Province has become a second-tier city. It is only a second-tier city with Qiushui Town. A city away.
“But shouldn’t this also create employment?” Liu Wangxue asked, “But why is Qiushui Town still experiencing more serious population loss?”
"No matter how much employment can be created, the positions will be fixed," Xu Qingsong found a parking space and backed the car in. "And the salary is not high. It is enough to eat and drink by yourself. What if you get married and have children?"
Liu Wangxue sighed with emotion: "The child is a gold-eating beast!"
A few people got out of the car and walked to the furniture store. I also had a good salary and lived a happy life. Then I fell in love and got married. As soon as the child was born, my life was immediately stretched."
Gu Xuelan also felt deeply and said to Liu Wangxue: "Your cousin's family is not happy. Well, I gave birth to a son the year before last. I attended prenatal care classes when I was pregnant, and early childhood education classes after the baby was born. Once he was able to talk and walk, he took various interest classes, including painting, swimming, musical instruments, and even he couldn't speak Chinese smoothly. Just go and learn English and French.”
Liu Nanshan strongly disagrees with this kind of education: “Children are really suffering.”
"Who says it's not?" Xu Qingsong pressed the elevator. He also felt disgusted with this. "When I was a child, I thought about eating and playing all day long. Compared with today's children, childhood was much happier."
Liu Wangxue asked with a smile: "Didn't you also learn Chinese painting and wood painting?" Work?"
Xu Qingsong smiled: "Isn't that just for fun? If my parents had whipped me from behind, maybe I would be a master now!"
Liu Wangxue’s family was all amused.
The elevator went up to the fourth floor. When the door opened, it was facing a store called "Qiu Meng Bedding". It was quite large, nearly 200 square meters by visual inspection.
"This is my hair shop," Xu Qingsong said, "Uncle and aunt, you guys take a look first, and I'll go find someone. Xiao Qi, come here."
The young man who called Xiao Qi trotted all the way. Come over: "Brother Xu, why are you here?"
"Bring a friend here to see and say hello."
"Okay!"
(End of this chapter )