Chapter 662: Grand Courtyard
This sewing machine, he is really...
In the past, he always looked forward to buying it for her, but now it just gives me a headache just looking at it.
Sometimes I just want to throw it away.
Annoying stuff.
...
The young couple of the Ling family were very busy, and Fu Jingyou was also very busy.
However, Lu Miao’s demands were clear, and it was easy for Fu Jingyou to find him. He settled on the place in two days.
Just south of the market behind the alley, next to the road is the Ma Family Courtyard.
If you go north along the road and turn a corner, you will find Beijing Peking University where Lu Miao is studying.
The surrounding textile factories and normal universities are not far away.
There are usually people passing by in the morning, noon and evening, so I am not afraid that some gangsters will come to Meizi and bully her.
The rent is not bad, a small single room of 15 or 16 square meters costs eight yuan a month, and there are heating pipes. If heating is needed in winter, it costs an extra three yuan.
Yes, the place Fu Jingyou was looking for was the same red brick building he and Lu Miao looked at when they first came to rent a house in northern Beijing.
It takes more than ten minutes to walk from the Qingta Hutong courtyard where they live now.
It was uncertain how long the hair rope job would last, so Fu Jingyou didn't rent it for too long.
Discuss with the person at the housing management office to pay three months’ money in advance.
Anyway, let Mei Zi do it first. If he can't do it, he can use this place as a small warehouse later. He brought the goods back from the south and put them here.
Don’t leave it at home, the elders will always worry about it.
Fu Jingyou thought well and cleaned up quickly.
I pulled the thread here, installed the light bulb, went back and told Lu Miao the location, gave the key to Meizi, picked up the sewing machine, and took Meizi to the new place.
Lu Miao followed behind and told Mei Zi:
"Except for changing places, everything else remains the same as before. We still come back here to eat. Do you understand?"
Mei Zi nodded frequently:
“I understand, sister-in-law.”
Lu Miao nodded, patted her and asked her to go with Fu Jingyou.
The Fu family is on the right track, and let’s look at Lingyuan.
Neither of them comes to the city often, so they have no idea about the prices of various commodities.
Although I am studying in an urban area, I rarely have to deal with money, rice, oil and salt, and I have no idea about the rental price.
After running around for a few days, I finally found the small independent courtyard that I wanted.
Compared with the single-family apartments in the large courtyards we looked at before, the price has increased several times.
The monthly rent for a single family in a large courtyard is eight yuan.
A separate small courtyard costs 22 to 26 yuan a month.
Ling Yuan is still a student with no income and has to pay the rent from his family.
He was too embarrassed to tell the price of a separate courtyard, and he felt guilty towards his wife.
Just as he was thinking about what to say, Liu Wenpei dragged him out of the courtyard:
"Let's look at the courtyard! The price of the courtyard is right, and it's close to Xiaobao's house. It will be easy to take care of in the future. We can't live in such a big courtyard. The place, don’t don’t…”
More than 20 yuan, which is only one month’s rent, Liu Wenpei felt scared after hearing this.
She originally thought the difference would not be too exaggerated.
You can grow vegetables and other things in a separate small yard, which can make up for it somewhat.
In addition, she saw that the Fu family was well tidied up, which made her think about it.
Now that she heard the price, how could she dare to have those thoughts?
Urban areas are different from villages. You can divide the land to grow something.
You have to sell everything you need to eat, drink and chew, and you have to live on a budget.
It only costs eight yuan to rent a large courtyard, and you can have more than ten yuan left over a month.
What would you do with that money to save?
Ling Yuan was afraid of wronging Liu Wenpei, and Liu Wenpei was also afraid of wronging him.
Trying Lingyuan to go to several large courtyards that he had seen before, Liu Wenpei persuaded him:
"We will rent a large courtyard, and I will clean up the house later..." "Just live like this for now, and we'll do the rest after you graduate. I'll also find a job to help with household expenses, and then I'll consider other things when I save some money later."
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Liu Wenpei walked in front and chattered.
Ling Yuan let her pull him, looking at the shiny braid on her back, feeling deeply that this girl was really sincere.
I really want to live with him in a down-to-earth manner.
He softened his heart and replied with a comfortable smile:
“I’ll listen to you.”
Liu Wenpei turned back and smiled at him and said:
"Then choose the one over at Qingta Hutong, just two corners away from Xiaobao's house."
"Yeah."
< br>Lingyuan and his wife moved, and Fu Jingyou went over to help connect the wires and install the lights.
Tang Mei took Liu Wenpei to familiarize herself with the surrounding area and introduced her to the prices of groceries.
Which shop or stall is easy to talk to?
It was not convenient for Lu Miao to move around, so she looked after her children at home. By referring to Liu Wenpei’s previous preferences in choosing hair ties, she selected the materials and cut two pieces of pink and blue cloth.
Mei Zi came over for dinner, and Lu Miao gave her the cloth and told her how to sew it.
Let Meizi help step on two pairs of pillow covers and pillowcases and give them to Liu Wenpei.
It was a busy time. By the time Lingyuan and Liu Wenpei finished their housewarming, it was already June.
Lu Miao's belly grew a little bigger again.
Fu Jingyou took her to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said her condition was stable and judged that the due date was still ten and a half days away.
Fu Jingyou sweated, and her heart suddenly lifted.
He went home and took good care of Lu Miao. With such careful attention, it would be no exaggeration to say that he was serving the Empress Dowager Cixi of Cining Palace.
Tang Mei didn't have any time to spare. After they came back from the hospital, she started preparing the baby's diapers and swaddling bags.
The baby bottles and pacifiers used by the first and second babies in the past have also been taken out, cleaned and prepared.
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t have time either.
But he is the type of person who is busy and busy.
In addition to constantly carrying large and small cans of milk powder and malted milk to the house, I also brought back a bicycle like a child rides.
Tang Mei nagged me:
"You really can do it. Which family do you think has a child who can ride a bicycle from birth?"
Lu Yuanzheng scratched his head and made an excuse seriously:
"I didn't say it was for children. "You bought it for me, can't I buy it for the older one?"
Tang Mei gave him a blank look and went off to other places, too lazy to pay attention to him.
Tang Mei still vividly remembers Lu Miao’s birth experience when she was pregnant with her first child.
This time, as she was about to give birth, Tang Mei did not dare to leave Lu Miao alone again.
Leave it to Fu Jingyou and Lu Yuanzheng to handle the rice, grain, or anything else you want to buy.
Tang Mei was responsible for guarding Lu Miao at home.
But accidents are always hard to guard against.
At the critical moment, something went wrong.
Lu Miao was about to give birth, and Fu Jingyou had not been to Guangzhou since May.
But the time lapse was too long. In order to stabilize the people on the black market, Fu Jingyou drew up a price list for some items.
I took one portion each for Heipi Laosi and Chen Xiangdong.
Whatever Heipi Laosi and Chen Xiangdong want, Fu Jingyou will make a small batch. Occasionally, he will contact Ma Tou to make a trip and mix it up and mail it over.
He is probably a middleman.
At this stage, every time I restock and supply goods, I can earn an income of over one hundred or more than one hundred and tens of dollars.
After the end of May, Lu Miao became increasingly heavy and unable to move.
Fu Jingyou has to look after his family and occasionally the black market.
Over at the research branch, some time has not passed.