Chapter 130 New Home
Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. There is no market in the county, but there are many people in the market.
Most of them are villagers from various towns and villages who come to sell things.
There are quite a lot of eggs and duck eggs in these small stalls, but they are reluctant to eat them. When they save enough, they bring them to the county town to sell them for money. After they are sold, they exchange them for grain, rice and noodles.
There are also many mountain goods.
Just some mushrooms, yams, pheasants, hares and the like.
In addition, there are also many sellers of seasonings, pickles, and pickled vegetables.
Chen Ling looked around in the car and found nothing he liked, so he looked for a place to park.
Wang Zhenzhen came to the county town for the first time and took a car for the first time. The novelty never wore off. After Chen Ling parked the car, she couldn’t wait to jump out with her two dogs, like a crazy girl. Running back and forth as if shouting.
"Wealth has also come."
As soon as Chen Ling moved down two baskets of eggs and duck eggs, someone called him. When he turned around, he saw Cui Laizi driving a donkey cart parked not far away with a smile on his face.
"It's Brother Lame, here to buy goods again?"
Chen Ling put the basket away and walked up to talk with a smile.
This Cui Laizi is a middle-aged man in his forties, about 1.6 meters tall, with a Japanese-style face, swollen eyelids, and a very honest face.
It’s just that my left leg was congenitally disabled, and I have been on crutches since I was a child, which caused some deformation of my body and face.
He is not a native of Chenwangzhuang, but fled here with his sister.
My sister is married to the son of Wang Laishun’s eldest brother, and she is of the same generation as Wang Lixian and Chen Ling.
This man has been called a lame man since he was a child. Not many people know his name. For example, Liu Nier and the others all belong to a lame uncle and a lame uncle.
Cui Laizi himself didn’t take it seriously, and there was no problem of disrespecting others.
"Well, let's get some goods. Is this Susu's girl? What a smart little girl. Come on, eat some toffee."
Cui Zizi smiled and grabbed a handful of candy from behind and stuffed it into Wang Zhenzhen's hand.
The village has always been unable to hide things. If you fart at the end of the village, you can smell the stink at the end of the village. Cui Laizi naturally knows that Chen Ling's uncle and sister-in-law are here.
"Brother-in-law..."
Wang Zhenzhen grabbed the candy and looked up at Chen Ling, his big eyes a little at a loss.
"It's okay, accept it, this is also a brother."
Chen Ling touched the little girl's head and said with a smile.
Then he chatted for a few words with Cui Laizi, and after he left, he returned to the car and continued selling eggs.
“Is the toffee delicious? Really?”
“It’s delicious. It’s still sweet and soft. Brother-in-law, you can eat it too.”
“Oh, it’s really good. You’re so sensible. If you think it’s delicious, we’ll buy some too.”
The southern half of the farmer's market sells fruits and vegetables, while the northern half is a mixed area selling grains, oils, snacks, clothes, toys, etc.
People like Cui Zizi go there to purchase goods.
“That’s enough, brother-in-law, toffee is expensive.”
“Haha, why is it expensive? When we sell the eggs and duck eggs, we can exchange for a tractor’s worth of toffee.”
A few minutes after Chen Ling finished saying this, a vendor came over.
When he saw Chen Ling, he complained, saying that after waiting for him for more than half a month without seeing anyone, they almost couldn't receive the goods.
I saw two dogs today, so I hurried over to take a look. It really made them wait.
“Good guy, brother, you have already changed into a car.”
“No, it’s my friend.”
“That’s great, when will we do more? With a few carts of vegetables here, it won’t be a problem to switch to a car at the end of the year.”
"I won't sell vegetables anymore. I'm busy and tired."
"No, it's a bit tiring to make money. Why don't you do it?"
Chen Ling just shook his head, not Talk a lot.
After the family builds a new house, eggs, duck eggs, quails, and rabbits can be sold for a lot of money every month.
As for selling vegetables, forget it.
As long as the vegetables from your own garden are enough to eat, what are you doing when you get up early and wait until late at night?
Maybe the weather is cold, and when I have nothing to do at home, I will go out to the small courtyard in the south of the city a few times. At other times, I am not in a hurry to make money. It is not worth it to make myself so tired. .
"Brother, you are really..."
"I have never seen you like this."
The vendors were not very educated and didn't know what to say for a while. Okay, I just kept shaking my head and sighing, and took Chen Ling to the scale.
After selling the eggs and duck eggs, Chen Ling took his sister-in-law to the market, leaving the two dogs behind to watch the car.
For the next half day, Chen Ling took the little girl to visit the market.
I bought a lot of food, clothing, and entertainment, which made Wang Zhenzhen very happy.
After returning to the car, she still held her things and didn’t let go.
"How's it going? Are you satisfied with the pencil case?"
"I'm satisfied. The three-layered pencil case is very beautiful. Brother-in-law, you are so kind. Hehehe."
The little girl's previous pencil case was from when Wang Susu was in school. She has been using it for almost ten years. I was finally able to get a new one, and I was so happy that I couldn't get rid of it for a long time.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you around the city.”
In addition to buying things for his sister-in-law, he also had to refuel the car and change new tires for his uncle. He didn’t forget , I drove around the county town. After finishing these errands, I bought some meat before going home.
Before coming back, he deliberately went around to the middle school and asked Wang Zhenzhen to wait in the car. He went back to the small courtyard and took a look. In addition to a few pieces of paper stuffed by the owner of the oil shop, he came to buy vegetables. There are already very few. It's all the oil shop owners who are begging for peanuts. Some of them come more than two or three times, but he can't take care of it now. It's also very laborious to tinker with this thing.
Let's wait.
Wait until the peanuts and soybeans in my own fields are harvested before sending them out, as construction will begin on the fields at that time.
If you want to be busy, then work together.
......
"Brother, brother, look, the pencil case my brother-in-law bought for me is three-layered. Does it look good?"
As soon as Chen Ling got home, as soon as Chen Ling parked the car, Wang Zhenzhen jumped out with her things in her arms, and excitedly showed off to Wang Qingwen.
"Don't you have some at home? Why are you buying it? You're just encouraging your brother-in-law to spend money randomly!"
Wang Qingwen couldn't help but frown when he saw his sister holding a lot of things. Come.
"The one at home is old..."
When the little girl saw her elder brother's appearance, the smile on her face suddenly froze.
I want to suffer, I am too happy.
“It’s not broken, it’s still usable. Why spend money on a new one?”
Wang Qingwen was helping to knead the mud, but now he wasn’t in the mood to knead the mud. , threw down the shovel, clapped his hands, and asked: "What are you holding in your arms?"
"My brother-in-law bought me new clothes and new sandals."
Wang Zhenzhen is not afraid at home. My parents were afraid of this eldest brother. At this time, they were looking at his face and whispering in a low voice.
Wang Qingwen frowned even more, just as Chen Ling came over with his hands full of things. He took a closer look and saw that there were things to eat and things to play, good guy, but not anything 'serious'.
"What is this? No, I asked you why you bought two big bags of toffee and instant noodles?"
"Don't you really like to eat this? There are often small ones at home. The kids came to play, so I bought more.”
Chen Ling smiled. Besides candy, the little kids were also greedy for instant noodles.
At this time, instant noodles did not have so many fancy seasoning packets, but in terms of taste, they were far better than those of later generations.
Wang Qingwen couldn't say anything to Chen Ling in front of so many people, so he said, "It's just a waste of money." Then he turned around and went to hoe the dirt with an angry voice.
At this time, popsicles were only five cents each, ice cream was ten cents, and instant noodles were expensive. There were some for thirty cents and some for fifty cents. In fact, two packs of things didn’t cost much. But my uncle, I think, still has the mentality of the older generation. He thinks that spending one or two yuan to satisfy his cravings and satisfy his cravings is great.
How could Chen Ling do this? It’s not serious food, so I bought a bunch of them and brought them back.
I also bought a pencil case. He always used Shuangbaosu paper boxes to store pencils when he went to school, and he didn’t see any problems.
"Brother Qingwen, don't be angry. It's not easy for Fugui to see you guys here. Aren't you happy that your sister-in-law is here, as a brother-in-law? He is also happy."
"That's right, but Having an uncle like Qingwen is a blessing for wealth. Someone should take care of this kid so that he can be successful."
"..."
Some people are like this. After being persuaded, Wang Qingwen was not so angry. In fact, he just hated iron.
Obviously a good young man is the stuff of success and must learn well.
This extravagant flower.
If you don’t save some money, what will you do if you have a baby in the future?
If you accidentally give birth to a child, it will be difficult to pay someone...
Just thinking about it makes people worried.
No matter what my uncle thought, after another three or four days of work, Chen Ling’s house was finally built.
After the house in the front yard was demolished, the new yard was much larger than the original one. The shade area supported by jujube trees, peach trees, and pear trees used to cover most of the yard, but now it can only cover the southeast corner. piece.
The walls are neatly built, the lotus pond is built high again, surrounded by bluestone strips, and there are beautiful courtyard dams and steps. Under Chen Ling's special instructions, a doghouse was also built. The chicken coop, duck pen and rabbit nest were also found and renovated.
The cowshed is located in the southeast corner, where the rabbits originally burrowed.
In addition to these, Chen Ling also planted some bamboos and surrounded a small bamboo garden in the center of the yard. The bamboos were improved by his cave and grew lush and green, adding a lot of interest to the new courtyard. , it won’t look empty.
Not far to the east of the bamboo garden, there is a large millstone.
Although there are no grape trellises and flower beds in the yard now, the roots are still in the ground and have not been dug out. With some watering next spring, they will flourish again.
On the tenth day of August, Chen Ling and Wang Susu moved to their new house. The sun was hot during this season, and the wind was strong in the morning and evening on the mountain. The house was built and the work was done very quickly.
The house has a new look. Heiwa and Xiaojin are also excited and running around the yard, sniffing here and there, and then return to their den with their own rice bowls in their mouths, tossing and turning. I was rolling around inside and couldn't calm down for most of the day.
......
The house was built and a new residence was built. On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Ling invited him to have a meal at home again. This time, not many people came to him for a drink. They all came to Wang Qingwen. .
After drinking this meal, Wang Qingwen didn't wake up until noon the next day.
But what surprised him was that he didn't have the splitting headache he had after drinking too much alcohol, and he didn't feel any discomfort in his stomach.
Actually, he was quite happy yesterday. His opinion of his brother-in-law has changed more and more in the past few days. Damn it, all the leaders in the city are friends with him, they are brothers and they let him drive their cars.
He was even registered in the township and county, and the leaders all knew his name.
The person in charge of family planning in the village also has a good relationship with him. This guy was worried about him before in vain.
After that, there was nothing else but happiness.
I thought my sister was finally coming through.
The days are getting better and better, and he has seen some things in the past few days. This brother-in-law really has nothing to say to his sister now, and he can't even do this to his wife. What else is there to worry about?
It’s just that this guy doesn’t have a lot of money to spend. You need to explain this to him carefully.
So last night, everyone was welcome to drink. He got very drunk, and the villagers praised Chen Ling, his uncle, and thought he was a real person.
Some people drank so much that they wanted to show off to Wang Qingwen on the spot.
Fortunately, Wang Laishun persuaded him in the end.
After drinking this meal, I saw that I had been staying at my brother-in-law's house for almost a week. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon, and my uncle was preparing to rush home on August 12th.
So after waking up on August 11th, Wang Qingwen couldn't hold it in for a few days anymore and called Chen Ling out in front of Wang Susu.
“Do you have any plans for the future?”
"Just plant vegetables, plant fruit trees, raise some things, and then fence the fields and build a farm in two months. I haven't thought about the other things that far yet."
"This is actually possible, but I think You know a lot of people, why don’t you think about eating from the public family?”
“I don’t have the right temperament and I don’t know how to cater to people.”
Hearing this, the uncle sighed. He took a deep breath, and then just tried to persuade him to spend money in a certain amount and plan for the future, lest he would just sit back and lose his fortune and not be able to save a family fortune.
Chen Ling also nodded in agreement.
Being preached to is an annoying thing, but as the villagers said, Chen Ling has no father or mother now. It is not a bad thing to have such an uncle who often disciplines him.
If it were other people, it would be fine if they didn’t want to take advantage of my sister. Who cares about your mess?
Chen Ling knew it himself, so he listened patiently.
Wang Qingwen felt much relieved when he saw that his brother-in-law had a good attitude and seemed to listen to advice.
He has high hopes for Chen Ling. He gave him a good beating at the beginning of the year and there was such a big change. In the past six months, he has really struggled with it. If he is not satisfied, it is lie.
This kid is not stupid, he can also deal with people outside.
In his opinion, as long as he is down-to-earth and does not engage in crooked ways, his brother-in-law will definitely succeed in the future.
"Brother, you have to go back to class after August 15th."
Wang Qingwen is a teacher at Fenglei Town Middle School. He teaches mathematics and helps Chen Ling with work these days. , people always say that this uncle doesn’t look like a farmer in terms of temperament, but he is quite smart when he works. This is because he has been teaching for many years, and his clothes, speech and behavior are quite different from those in the village.
“Well, classes are going to start again.”
Wang Qingwen nodded. Their school was greatly affected this time, so they opened the cover again. The school was suspended during this period.
"Please really stay here for a while. You will go into the mountains with your team in a few days, so that Susu can have company at home."
"Okay, let's The village primary school will also be rebuilt. I will ask someone tomorrow to send Zhenzhen to class in the city. She is in third grade and it will be troublesome to repeat the grade if she cannot keep up. "
Chen Wangzhuang Primary School is far from the village. The weir and pond were too close and were destroyed by the water. The children in the village did not go to school these days and ran around wildly all day long.
But they are still young, and Wang Zhenzhen cannot compare with them. He is already in third grade this year, so he cannot keep delaying.
Wang Qingwen smiled after hearing this. This brother-in-law was indeed different.
Then he took a look into the courtyard and found that his sister seemed to be eavesdropping, so he quietly handed Chen Ling a cigarette: "Lingzi, go for a walk outside the village, I have something else to do. I want to ask you."
Chen Ling's heart skipped a beat. Wouldn't it be a big deal if he heard his uncle's tone? But he nodded and followed.
After a while.
The two of them walked around the village and came back, facing Wang Susu's worried eyes as they entered the house.
When Wang Qingwen wasn't paying attention, Chen Ling winked at his wife, indicating that it was okay and reassured her.
Actually, my uncle didn't talk to him about anything else. He just asked about having a baby. He was afraid that Wang Susu would be embarrassed by it and that outsiders would hear the gossip, so he didn't ask at the door.
Chen Ling was also helpless about this matter. He had obviously tried very hard, but Wang Susu just couldn't get pregnant. The eldest brother-in-law was also worried that his body bones were broken last time. He was so worried that Chen Ling couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't explain it.
How strong his body and bones are now, he himself knows best. If Wang Susu can't get pregnant, maybe the timing is wrong. With the cave near him, actually this is not a big problem.
Just keep working hard and never slack off.
"Zhenzhen, I will go back tomorrow. You have to be obedient at my sister's house, do you understand?"
When he arrived at the house, Wang Qingwen tugged on his little sister's braid and warned her.
“Oh, I know!”
Wang Zhenzhen raised his head in annoyance and shouted dissatisfied: “Brother, how come you are just like my brother-in-law, pulling my pigtails at every turn, making me bald? What should I do?"
Chen Ling patted his head and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? I will lend you my bald brother-in-law's hair."
The little girl's face suddenly became even more angry: "Smelly brother-in-law, you will never fool me."
She is not a three-year-old baby, so there is no way she can grow her hair.
Chen Ling smiled and didn't say anything. My sister-in-law is already ten years old. If she doesn't tease her now, it won't be funny when she gets older.
Wang Susu watched them playing with a smile, poured tea for Chen Ling and her elder brother, and then used hammers and nails to hang the oil paintings sent by Zhao Dahai on the walls of the room.
After hanging it up, I held the dustpan and sat on the threshold, listening to Chen Ling talking to his elder brother, watching my sister running back and forth chasing the little rabbits all over the yard, and started doing some needlework. Autumn is approaching again, so it’s time to prepare your seasonal clothes as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)