Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 431 Buying a House

It was July in the blink of an eye, and it was time for Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei to take the college entrance examination.

There are test centers in the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau, and candidates from the Forestry Bureau do not need to go to the county to take the exam.

As long as you arrive at Songjiang River in advance, you can either visit relatives or friends, or stay in a hotel.

Zhou Mingyuan had already said that Sister Sheng Yunfang would definitely stay at home when she came to take the exam. The house at the corner building is vacant, so you can live in it as you please.

Sheng Xiping discussed it with his family and finally decided that he would accompany the two sisters down and take care of their lives so that the two girls could take the exams with peace of mind.

On the morning of July [-]th, the forest farm’s small railway station was buzzing with gongs and drums, colorful flags fluttering, and it was bustling with people.

This situation has caught up with the production farewell party for the winter transportation.

All the teachers and students of Maekuan Primary and Secondary School went to the small train station to see off the candidates taking the college entrance examination.

Not only students from the school, but also forestry workers and family members, anyone with children taking exams at home came.

"Have a good rest when you get to the place. Don't go out and mess around, you hear me? Review with peace of mind and take the exam well."

School teachers and parents from various families all dragged their children and gave them various instructions.

All the teachers from the high school followed to Songjianghe. The head teacher led the team and greeted them to get on the bus. The children carried their bags and got on the commuter bus one after another.

These days, there are very few parents who accompany the exams, only a few of them. Sheng Xiping protected the two sisters and got into the car together, finding a seat wherever they wanted.

With a whistle, the commuter bus left for Songjiang River on time.

In the car, the teacher emphasized discipline again and went to the examination room tomorrow afternoon.

Whether they are staying in a hotel together or staying with relatives and friends, tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon, we will gather outside the examination room of No. [-] Middle School to go to the examination room and get familiar with the environment.

When they arrived at the Sentie Railway Station, Sheng Xiping led his two sisters straight to Songlin Hospital, found Wang Chunxiu, and got the house key.

Afterwards, the three brothers and sisters arrived at the residence and began to tidy up and clean the house.

This is a new house, everything is fine, it's just that it hasn't been lived in for a long time.

Although Wang Chunxiu just came over to clean up the house two days ago, there was still a thin layer of dust in the house.

The windows are always closed, the air does not circulate, and there is a smell in the house.

The three brothers and sisters entered the house, put down their backpacks, opened all the north and south windows, then opened the cabinet, took out all the bedding inside, and hung them on the clothesline outside to dry.

Then he rolled up his sleeves and started cleaning.

After cleaning up, Sheng Xiping went to the market to buy some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, vegetables, eggs, meat, steamed buns and other food. He made two dishes at noon and the three of them ate them.

After dinner, Sheng Xiping asked his two sisters to read and review at home while he went out for a walk.

Zhou Mingyuan said last time that he would let Sheng Xiping and his wife move down and live in Zhou Qingyang's new house for the time being.

At that time, Sheng Xiping had an idea in his mind. He had to seize the time to look at houses and buy them.

The house must belong to your own family. How can there be any reason for a family to live in the father-in-law’s house?

A house must be bought sooner or later.

Even if the couple's jobs are still in Maekawa, in a few years all the junior high schools in the forest farm will be merged and they will have to buy a house for their children's education.

It was like this in the previous life. Many people from the forest farm bought houses in Songjianghe. They stayed at the forest farm when working and lived in Songjianghe the rest of the time.

Since you have to buy it sooner or later, it’s better to buy it sooner rather than later.

Therefore, Sheng Xiping planned to take advantage of the two sisters' exams and wander around the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau.

See if there are people who want to buy a house, or if there is a lot of land that is big enough to build a house.

Sheng Xiping had never mentioned this matter to anyone. He planned to handle it quietly first and talk about it later.

Otherwise, my father-in-law will definitely not be happy.

In the past two years, following Hou Yashuang and Sheng Xiyun, Sheng Xiping had accumulated more than [-] yuan in lumber.

In the early 80s, there were few households with ten thousand yuan. With so much money in his hands, what kind of house couldn't he buy?

It is not easy to buy a house. After all, Sheng Xiping does not live in Songjiang River and is not that familiar with this place. How can he know whose house is for sale?
He could only wander around and inquire with the old men playing cards and chess under the shade of the trees.

Many houses in these days are public housing. Public housing generally only has the right to live in, but not the right to buy or sell. Only self-built houses can be bought and sold.

However, most of the homeowners of these self-built houses are workers from the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau. Unless there are special circumstances, who sells out their houses?
So Sheng Xiping spent the whole afternoon wandering around but couldn't find a suitable house.

This is normal. Nothing can be accomplished overnight, let alone something as big as buying a house? Just have to be patient and look for it slowly.

After wandering around for an entire afternoon, Sheng Xiping had no choice but to go back to the corner building.

When getting the key, Wang Chunxiu said that she would go to Zhou's house to have dinner in the evening, which would serve as a welcome to Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei.

So the three brothers and sisters took advantage of the good weather to put away the dried quilts and tidy up everywhere in the house. Then they locked the door, went to buy some things, and took them to Zhou's house.

The three brothers and sisters had dinner at Zhou's house and chatted for a while before going back to rest in the evening.

The next day, the two girls stayed at home to review their homework, while Sheng Xiping continued to wander around looking for a house.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the students gathered at the examination center of No. [-] Middle School and were led by their teachers to see the examination room. Sheng Xiping simply wandered around across from No. [-] Middle School.

Coincidentally, there were a few old men sitting there playing chess at the corner of the street. There were many people around, and Sheng Xiping also went over to join in the fun, squatting next to them and watching them play chess.

During the chat, Sheng Xiping asked if there was any takeout house around here.

"Young man, do you want to buy a house?" The old man who was playing chess suddenly asked.

"Yes, my wife's job has been transferred to the bureau, so I'm thinking about buying a house here. Is there any nearby?"

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he knew there was a way and immediately answered.

"There is a house, not far away.

Did you see it? Counting east from here, it’s the fourth house in Daonan. His family also has to move because of job transfers. I heard that the house is for sale.

But, his house was built by himself, and he spent a lot of money on it, so the asking price is definitely not low. "

The old man raised his hand and pointed toward the east.

"Hey, uncle, could you please do me a favor and take me to have a look?
The money is easy to talk about, but I just want to find a bigger place. We have many children and elderly people at home, so the place is too small to live in. "

Sheng Xiping was overjoyed when he heard this. It cost a lot to build a house at that time, which meant that the place was not small and the house could be used. That was the best.

The old man looked at the chessboard in front of him and hesitated.

He is still playing chess, and seeing that he is about to take the general, he is unwilling to leave at this time.

"Oh, didn't I point you to the place? It's on the side of the road. Just go and ask around. I'll tell you everything."

The old man was reluctant to part with this game of chess. He waved his hand and pointed to the east, indicating to Sheng Xiping to ask it himself.

Sheng Xiping thought about it, why bother? Just go find out for yourself.

So, Sheng Xiping followed the old man's instructions and walked towards the east street, Daonan, the fourth house.

Well, it is indeed a quite large yard. The three brick houses look pretty good. They must have been built five or six years ago. Everything is in good order.

In broad daylight, most people's doors would not be locked. As Sheng Xiping opened the door and walked in, he asked loudly, "Is anyone home?"

People in the courtyard came out when they heard the commotion and were obviously stunned when they saw Sheng Xiping. They didn't recognize him. "Who are you looking for?"

Sheng Xiping took a look and saw that the other person was a woman under 30 years old. She was well-dressed and looked like she was doing well at home.

"Oh, I heard someone said that your house is for sale. I'll come over and ask." Sheng Xiping nodded towards the other party and smiled.

"Oh, oh, come in then, come in and talk."

The woman suddenly yelled, turned around and shouted towards the courtyard. "Old Xiao, Old Xiao, someone is here to look at the house."

While they were talking, another man came from the front yard. He was about 30 years old, wearing an off-white shirt and navy blue trousers. He stood upright at first glance.

Sheng Xiping looked at the other person and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

"Hello, comrade, I heard someone say that your house is for sale?

My wife happened to be relocating his job and wanted to buy a house in Songjianghe, so I came over to take a look. "Sheng Xiping took two steps forward and stretched out his right hand.

"Hey, Comrade Sheng, do you want to buy a house?" The other party glanced at Sheng Xiping and laughed.

Sheng Xiping was stunned for a moment. The other person obviously knew him, but no matter what he thought, he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

"We have met before? Who are you?" It's so embarrassing. Why can't he remember where we met?
"Xiao Qingyun, from the fiberboard factory, we should have met you when you went to the fiberboard factory.

You don’t know me, but I know you, the uncle of Zhou Bureau’s family. "Xiao Qingyun smiled at Sheng Xiping, stretched out his right hand, and the two shook it.

"Oh, oh, that might be it. I looked at you with a confused face, but I just can't remember where I've seen you before."

If you say he is an employee of the fiberboard factory, that's about right. Sheng Xiping often went to the fiberboard factory to transfer goods. He may have met him, but he never spoke to him.

"Comrade Sheng wants to buy a house? Isn't your family from Qianchuan Forestry Farm?"

Xiao Qingyun made a gesture and moved Sheng Xiping to the front yard. As he walked, Xiao Qingyun asked casually.

"Oh, that's right. Isn't my brother going to high school in the fall? I heard that he will come to our newly built high school in the fall.

In addition, my wife's job was transferred, so we thought about buying a house in Songjianghe, which would be more convenient. "

Sheng Xiping didn't hide anything and told the truth. People know him and know the basics, so there is no use hiding it.

"Yes, yes, that's what happened. Okay, come with me and take a look.

This house in my house was newly built when I got married a few years ago. I am also changing my job and I want to go elsewhere, so I plan to sell this house.

Just look around first. If you think it's similar, we'll discuss the price.

Don't worry, for Zhou Bureau's sake, I can't ask for too much. "Xiao Qingyun is a cheerful person and laughed. Sheng Xiping nodded and followed Xiao Qingyun into the house.

The three rooms are built of bricks and tiles. There is no cement cladding on the outside, but red bricks with cement joints.

The bricklayer did a good job, the joints are neat and pretty.

Inside are white gray walls, cement floors, cement pot sills and windowsills.

The room in the house is quite wide, with the north kang between the east and west floors, so the outer rooms are separated. The inside is the kitchen, and the corridor outside can be used as a dining room and can also be used to store sundries.

"Come in, come in, come in and sit down." The man asked Sheng Xiping to sit down in the east room.

Sheng Xiping took a look at the east room. To the north was a large kang bed with kangqin, boxes and other things placed on it.

There is a writing desk on the floor, a sewing machine, a stand and a few chairs next to the south window.

There are several pots of flowers on the south window sill, and the room is quite clean.

It's okay. This house doesn't need to be changed much after I bought it. I just need to add some furniture to make it liveable. There are two kang beds in the east and west rooms, which are enough anyway.

"Brother Xiao, how much do you plan to sell your house for?" Sheng Xiping looked at the house and was quite interested in it, so he asked the price.

"Comrade Sheng, let me tell you the truth, if someone else came to this house, I would definitely have to ask for a thousand and a half.

You see, this is a brick house. It is quite new. The yard is also large, and there is quite a lot of space at the east and west ends of the house. "Xiao Qingyun smiled and pointed outside.

"Of course, since you are here, you can't ask for so much.

One thousand and two, if you think it's suitable, we'll settle on it. If you think it's expensive, then you can go check out other people's homes, okay? "

A three-room brick house would only cost 500 yuan if it were placed on a forestry farm.

But this is in Songjiang River. It is a relatively prosperous area near No. [-] Middle School. It is a brick house and the place is spacious.

Sheng Xiping just looked at it. The span of this yard from east to west is enough to build seven or eight houses. The yard in front is also okay.

The disadvantage is that there is no vegetable garden.

It's normal. Songjianghe was originally a residential area for Forestry Bureau employees. It was densely populated and most of them were public housing. Unless it was in the peripheral areas, there would be no vegetable gardens.

This is good. The place is big and you have your own toilet. In some areas with dense public housing, the place is small and you don’t even have a toilet. You have to go to the public toilet.

"Okay, I think Brother Xiao is also a real person, one thousand and two is one thousand and two.

In this case, I don't have enough money, so I will pay a deposit of 500 yuan first, and we will write a letter.

I'll send the rest of the money later, and then we'll find the neighbors to write the house purchase and sale deeds, and then go to the housing management department of our bureau to register the procedures. Do you think this will work? "

Sheng Xiping is happy, and the price of one thousand and two is still relatively reasonable. Since you are optimistic about it, then buy it. If you buy it early, you will have peace of mind.

When Xiao Qingyun heard this, he was very happy, "Okay, Comrade Sheng is more cheerful.

That's it, I'll find some paper and pen. Wife, you go find Lao Li next door and ask him to testify for us. "

He is also anxious to buy a house, after all, job transfers wait for no one.

In this way, Xiao Qingyun's daughter-in-law went to find her neighbor. In front of the neighbor, Xiao Qingyun personally wrote the receipt for accepting the deposit for the house, put his fingerprint on it, and handed it to Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping took the receipt, then took out a stack of money from the bag on his waist, counted five hundred, and handed it to Xiao Qingyun.

"Brother Xiao, then you should pack your things in the next two days.

Let me come over on the [-]th, which is the day after tomorrow, and write the house deed and give you the remaining money. "

When Sheng Xiping came down this time, he was thinking of buying a house, so he brought a lot of money with him. But when he goes out for a walk, he can't carry so much with him.

He left two days to let Xiao Qingyun hurry up and clear up the house. He came over two days later to formally write the contract and go through the formalities. The house was named Sheng.

"Okay, okay, I've almost packed it up. I'll find someone to put it away tomorrow, and it will be free the day after tomorrow." Xiao Qingyun readily agreed.

Sheng Xiping looked at the time and asked his two sisters to check that the examination room was about to end, so he put the receipt away and stood up to leave.

When he returned to No. [-] Middle School, he saw sisters Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei standing outside the gate of No. [-] Middle School, looking around for someone.

"Fourth and fifth, this way." Sheng Xiping greeted, and the two girls saw him and ran over in a hurry.

"Brother, what have you been doing? We came out of the examination room and have been waiting for you for a long time." Sheng Yunfang asked strangely.

"Oh, I went to do some errands. Are you done with the exam? Then let's go home. The exam will be tomorrow. Let's have a good rest tonight."

Both girls are studying theory. At this point, there is not much use in answering questions. It is better to have a good rest and take the exam tomorrow with full energy.

During the three-day exams in July, August, and Nine, Sheng Xiping couldn't do anything else. He could only do his best to do logistical work so that the two sisters could go all out for the exams.

On the morning of the [-]th, as soon as the two sisters entered the examination room, Sheng Xiping took the money and went to Xiao's house.

Witnessed by the neighbors, the middleman wrote a house sales contract, both parties put their fingerprints on it, and Sheng Xiping gave the remaining 700 yuan to the other party.

There is no such thing as a house license these days. You only need to take the house purchase contract and register it with the relevant department of the bureau, and the transfer procedures will be completed.

When registering, the staff recognized Sheng Xiping and asked in surprise, why did Comrade Xiao Sheng want to come to the bureau to buy a house?
Sheng Xiping thought at that time that his purchase of a house would definitely not be hidden, and his father-in-law would have to know about it at some point.

Forget it, just know it if you know it. The house has been bought anyway. Even if the father-in-law is unhappy, he can't return the house anyway.

After completing the formalities, Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei also came out after taking the exam.

The three brothers and sisters did not go back to their residence, but found a restaurant outside. Sheng Xiping ordered several dishes to reward the two sisters.

After eating, the three of them went back to pack their things and put everything in the house together before returning the keys and hurried to Sentie.

The commuter bus from the forest farm has been waiting for a long time. The teacher in charge of the group counted the people one by one. After confirming that everyone was present, the commuter bus started back.

On the way, the teacher and classmates were discussing the test questions and answers. The teacher paid special attention to asking Sister Sheng Yunfang how she did in the test.

Both Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei were in good exam condition and consciously performed well. Of course, in front of so many people, they couldn't say that. They could only say that their answers were average.

Time passed amidst the chatter of people in the car, and soon the car drove to the forest farm.

The exam was finally over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After getting off the bus, they all flew home like birds out of their cages. This time, I was truly liberated.

Sister Sheng Yunfang was hard-working and restless. The next day after returning home, the two sisters dug out all the bedding in the house, took it apart and washed it. The sheets were hung all over the yard.

After the quilt surface was dry, the sisters started making quilts. They worked hard for three days and made all the quilts at home again.

After that, the two girls started to take apart the cotton-padded jackets and trousers. Taking advantage of the warm weather, they took them all out and washed them before starting to make them.

This saves Zhang Shuzhen from being too busy coaxing the children and cooking all by herself when the weather is cold.

Now, Zhang Shuzhen can worry less. She gets up every morning to cook a meal, and she doesn't have to worry about lunch and evening. The two girls take care of it.

She didn't need to lift a hand to do the work in the fields. Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xitai came back to clean up the vegetable garden after working in the fields. Anyway, the main thing was that the family didn't have idle people, so Sheng Xitai didn't want to be idle even if he was on vacation.

So, Zhang Shuzhen took her grandson out to play after breakfast every day, and came back for dinner at noon.

In the afternoon, I coaxed my grandson to take a nap, did some needlework, and made a small quilt, a cotton-padded jacket and trousers for the child in Zhou Qinglan's belly in advance.

On the afternoon of July 21, the sky was overcast and dark, and Zhang Shuzhen, who had been doing needlework in the house, had to put down her work.

"Oh, I'm getting older, and my eyes just don't work. If it's dark outside, my eyes won't be able to see clearly." Zhang Shuzhen rubbed her eyes and said.

"Fourth brother, have you brought back all the clothes hanging outside? I think it's going to rain heavily today.

I quickly tidied up the yard, picked up all the things I was afraid of watering, opened the chicken coop door, and drove the chickens back. "

Zhang Shuzhen glanced out the window, raised her hands to thump her lower back, and went down to the ground to lead her daughter to pack her things.

The ladies drove the chickens back to their nests, went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables, then covered the firewood shed, and took home some finely chopped firewood.

As soon as I finished all this work, it started to rain heavily.

I thought that such a heavy rain would stop after a while, but no one expected that it would rain for two days at a time.

From the 21st to the 23rd, the rain didn’t stop.

Heavy rains caused disasters, and many forest railways and firewood transport roads were washed away, causing most of the global timber production to stop, causing economic losses of more than [-] yuan.

The river in front of Qianchuan Forestry Farm also flooded. Fortunately, most residents were some distance away from the river, so there was no loss.

The rain stopped on the 23rd, and on the 24th, the forest farm dispatched young and strong male employees, together with people from the Forest Railway road maintenance team, to perform maintenance along the small train track, cleaning and repairing the roadbed and gravel washed away by the heavy rain.

After working hard for several days, the train track was finally reopened to traffic. Just in time, Sheng Xian and Sheng Xikang also went home for the holidays.

Also returning with Sheng Xikang were Chen Feng and Chen Yue.

Zhou Qinglan is nearly four months pregnant, but her belly is obviously larger than that of other pregnant women of the same month. She went to the hospital for a checkup, and the doctor said she was probably pregnant with twins.

So this summer vacation, Zhou Qinglan did not dare to come back, but stayed in the provincial capital.

One is that the journey is long and tiring. If something goes wrong along the way, both adults and children will be in danger.

On the other hand, Sheng Xiping greeted Zheng Xianyong in advance, and Zheng Xianyong said that it was best not to let Zhou Qinglan come back.

There are no people here in the forest farm, that's all. If Zhou Qinglan comes back with a full belly, will the forest farm management still ignore it?

Regardless of whether it is a dereliction of duty, you will have to take responsibility in the future. Never mind, they are both from the same forest farm. After so many years of friendship, who would be willing to do something?

If Zhou Qinglan doesn't come back, Zhou Qingyue will naturally not come back. He will stay in the provincial capital to take care of his sister.

Since Zhou Qinglan rented a house outside, Zhou Qingyue also took a leave of absence from school and moved to a rented house to take care of Zhou Qinglan with Aunt Li.

Aunt Li does the laundry and cooking, Zhou Qingyue is responsible for running errands and taking care of things, and Shao Minzhi goes there every two days to accompany Zhou Qinglan, so Zhou Qinglan doesn't have to worry in the provincial capital.

Sheng Xiping sent him some money every month and told Zhou Qinglan to buy whatever he wanted to eat and never wrong himself.

　The boy in my family is from Shuguang Forest Farm. He is the second child, born in late [-]. According to what my mother-in-law told me, the leader of the farm quietly told my father-in-law to let my mother-in-law go out and hide for a while, as long as she didn’t give birth in the forest farm.

　　
　
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