The smell of varnish is a bit strong, but after cleaning it up like this, the dust on the surface of the old blue-brick courtyard seems to have been wiped away.
It seems that a bit of life has been injected into it, and the whole thing has taken on a new look, suddenly becoming alive.
After Lu Miao cleaned up the house, she came out holding her nose:
“The important parts are missing now, the pot, and the water pressure well must be repaired quickly, and the wellhead must be sealed, otherwise the child will come back. It’s quite dangerous to bring here.”
“Okay, I’ll finish this and let’s go buy it together.”
"Yeah."
Lu Miao nodded.
I have to go to the department store to buy the pot.
The nearest department store is near the Military University.
The two ran over there again.
There has never been a school suspension in the Military Region University. There are not only many young people there, but there is also no shortage of foot traffic all year round, so there are many surrounding business districts.
Department stores, bookstores, restaurants, cinemas, etc. are all available.
The courtyard is closer to Renmin University, and it is half an hour away from the Military Region University.
It takes about ten minutes to walk to the department store area.
There are many things at home, and Lu Miao is a little tired from walking, so she doesn't have the time to read more.
After hastily finding their way, Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou bought three pots in a department store.
Two of the large pots are used on the kitchen stove, and one small pot is used on the stove.
Firewood is not easy to get here in the north. More coal is needed to burn, and the stove is actually used more frequently.
In addition, I bought two elephant trunk pots and kerosene lamps.
I bought two candles of ten each.
I bought a bundle of ten boxes of matches.
I also bought some dishes and chopsticks.
Fu Jingyou is responsible for picking up the big items.
The small items were all carried by Lu Miao.
Candles, chopsticks, kerosene lamps, etc., are carefully stuffed into the elephant trunk pot.
The dishes are all tied up with hemp rope, which makes them easier to carry.
There are a lot of things missing at home. After shopping around for a few times, Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou stood in front of the glass cabinets in the department store, but they couldn't remember what they wanted to buy.
There were a lot of things in his hand, and this place was not close to home, so Fu Jingyou made a decision to go home first.
It's already three o'clock in the afternoon. Go back and take some time to run to the scrap station twice to get some boards, wood, etc., maybe you can even get a table out.
If we move here later, we won’t even have a place to eat.
It’s not enough to just have a table, you also have to have stools...
Oh, I talked about building a well, but the well hasn’t been built yet!
Fu Jingyou squeezed his brows together and sighed inaudibly.
Lu Miao blinked and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
He shook his head, feeling helpless:
"I'm afraid I'll be busy today."
Lu Miao chuckled softly: "I don't have three heads and six arms, so I can do as much as I can!"
Fu Jingyou had no choice but to nod.
After going home and installing the two pots, Fu Jingyou dug some soil in the yard and mixed it into mud, then spread it on the corners to fill in the gaps.
Then we went to the market scrap station.
The young couple ran around and worked all day long. In the evening, Lu Yuanzheng came over from school, and the three of them returned to Dongcheng together.
On the first day of school, there was nothing else except registration.
Students only need to complete the admission and check-in procedures before four o'clock.
The principal is different. Although he does not need to receive students in person, he must arrive at school in advance.
The next day, Lu Yuanzheng was going out at six o'clock.
Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou decided to stay with him. There are still many places in the courtyard that have not been tidied up properly. If you complete the formalities early, you will still have time to go over and tidy up.
And it can go there in one car, saving them having to go around and take the bus.
At night the young couple sat by the bed and took out the small purse with elastic cord.
A while ago I still had 220 yuan, but in the past few days I have spent nearly 30 yuan on buying things.
The money in his hand was getting less and less, so Fu Jingyou did not hesitate to draw two ten-dollar bills and handed them to Lu Miao.
"Bring more to pay tuition tomorrow, in case there are extra charges. No matter how tight you are, you won't be able to pay for it and it will look bad."
While he was talking, he only took out ten yuan. .
Lu Miao asked him: "Then you are not afraid that there will be extra charges, and it won't look good if you can't take it out later?"
Fu Jingyou shook his head, "No, dad is the principal, and he said there are no extra charges." If there is a charge, then definitely not.”
Lu Miao pouted a little unhappy.
He rummaged through the bills, counted out five yuan from the scattered bills he had found recently, and stuffed them into him.
Fu Jingyou pressed her hand to speak, but Lu Miao pushed his hand away and spoke first:
"From now on, I will give you five yuan every month, and you can spend it on whatever you want. You can save it if you don’t want to spend it, so don’t push it on me.”
What does it look like for a grown man to have no money in his hands?
After his wife admitted the truth, Fu Jingyou didn't dare to push it anymore, nodded honestly and collected the money.
You can just keep it, just in case and for emergencies. If there is no urgent need for money, it’s the same as holding it in your hand and saving it.
Lu Miao took a book from the window table, sat on the bed and shook it out, shaking out all the royalties he had received from the translation manuscript.
“I originally wanted to save up and buy a bicycle first, but now it seems that I may have to put the bicycle away.”
Fu Jingyou pursed her lips slightly.
Not only bicycles, but also sewing machines, which I have talked about many times, but this time I have to push them back.
"I've made you feel wronged."
"It's not your home alone."
Lu Miao glanced at him angrily and lowered her head to manage the money.
"Our majors have different directions. You are in a silent period now. The main thing is to study hard. Only after you have learned it can you exert your strength."
"I'm going to the school. I can continue to do the translation work. Don't worry about money..."
"This is our home together. We are compatible with each other. When one is more capable, the other will be better." Just put in more effort, that's what you should do, isn't it? I feel wronged. "
"Besides, didn't the more than one thousand yuan to buy the courtyard come from the money you saved? You are good at it, otherwise I should go to the dormitory."< br>
Lu Miao's litchi eyes curled up and she joked.
Fu Jingyou nodded, his heart still heavy.
He knew that his wife was right, and he should also correct his attitude.
But...
Love is heartache.
Love is often something that one feels indebted to.
He couldn't see Lu Miao's hard work and always felt that he had wronged her.
The money in the purse kept getting smaller and smaller, but with the addition of Lu Miao's recent royalties, more than one hundred became more than two hundred, which briefly increased the amount.
Lu Miao collected twenty yuan for tuition and miscellaneous fees, and then counted out another twenty yuan alone.
“I will give this money to my aunt when I move it over. She will definitely not want it if I give it directly. This money will be said to be daily expenses. When we are free, we will pay it back ourselves to buy vegetables and food. ”
“Okay.”
Fu Jingyou responded with a “hmm” without any objection.
"Take dad's car there tomorrow and take the stove with him."
After Lu Miao collected the money, turned off the light and slept in his arms, she was still making arrangements:
"Let's see the situation. , If it doesn’t work, we will stay in the courtyard first, and then come back to pick up the aunt and the child.”
Fu Jingyou thought about it.
The two children are also familiar with their elders. They should be fine for a few days, so they don’t have much objection.
"Okay."