Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 195 Eating and Building a House

Fortunately, it was summer and the dishes cooled slowly. By the time the women sat down at the table, the earliest dishes were still warm.

"Sit down and eat quickly. You've been busy for so long."

Three Eight Immortals tables were laid out in the shape of a Chinese character, with Yuan Rufeng sitting on the main seat in the middle one.

While chatting with the children, she looked around, and the more she looked, the happier she felt.

I never dreamed that one day I would be able to sit outside again.

However, what makes her happier than her physical recovery is that her children are together again.

When I was lying on the kang before, although I couldn't see the children often, I still knew and could estimate whether their relationship was warm or not.

Every family's life is not spacious.

She is like a middle burden weighing on everyone. As time goes by, some people will be unable to bear the weight, and they can't just throw them away. But isn't the pressure getting bigger and bigger?
"Five, Mom can sit up this time, you have to work hard."

After thinking about it, Yuan Rufeng felt that Li Muyang had paid the most.

This is the first time I have said this to Li Muyang.

In fact, everyone knows that this is indeed true, but saying it all the time still makes other people a little uncomfortable.

Sure enough, the sister-in-law sitting at the table next to her was unhappy.

"Mom, what you said is that your other sons, daughters-in-law, and daughters haven't had to work hard. Then Xiangfen rushed back from Lancheng to take care of you, and she took care of you for half a month. I didn't see you either. Say a few words."

Li Xiangfen was listening to her mother with a smile when she suddenly realized that her sister-in-law was talking about her. She shook her head repeatedly and waved her hands and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law, isn't this what I should do? If a daughter doesn't take care of her own mother, then who will? ?”

"Oh, then this means that those of us who don't have a lot of money or a lot of energy at home, our sons, daughters-in-law, are unfilial."

"That was not what I meant……"

Yuan Rufeng was a little embarrassed.

Ever since he was lying on the kang, he had had very little contact with his eldest daughter-in-law.Apart from often sending some things and so on, and visiting every month, we never see each other again.

Milanlan, on the other hand, speaks in a more aggressive manner and shows no mercy to others.

So their relationship is not that close.

Because he was the eldest son, Li Mutian sat next to his mother and heard his wife say such things on this occasion.He was unhappy and muttered:
"What are you talking about? It's a good day for my mother to come back from the hospital today. Don't say such depressing words. They are all brothers and sisters. How can you have more than me? Isn't it the same for who takes care of you?"

"That's because you feel the same way, but you're afraid that mother doesn't think so. We don't have the ability of Lao Wu who can contribute both money and effort."

Zhao Yali gently pulled her sister-in-law under the table.

"Sister-in-law, stop talking."

"I can't stand this. If this family really wants to do well, it shouldn't stay like this.

The filial piety of children depends on their hearts, not on how much each person has done or how much they can produce.

Everyone's life is different, and people's abilities are different.If filial piety and filial piety are judged by who gives more, does that mean that a person is incompetent and unfilial? "

"Still talking?!"

Li Mutian was angry and helpless.

"There is nothing that cannot be said. Everyone is here today, so I will make this clear.

Anyway, after your mother is discharged from the hospital, everyone will continue to do whatever they should do. Our family will not miss a penny of the filial piety money that should be given. If there are things that need to be shared, we will share them.

But don’t talk like this in the future. If you really think that the fifth child in your family is the best, then you might as well forget about us sons, daughters-in-law, and daughters. "

Li Muyang smiled helplessly.

When his mother said such words in this situation, she was really putting him on a rack to roast.

This time when my mother was ill, everyone in the family had done everything they could.

Including sister-in-law.

She also took care of her in the hospital for a long time, and it was not like she did nothing, and her family also contributed money.

Her family's conditions were not very good to begin with. There were many children and a heavy burden, so she had done her best to be filial.

The same goes for the second brother's family. The second brother was originally so picky, but this time he also paid a lot with the persuasion of the second sister-in-law.

Needless to say, Xiaofeng.

Let's just talk about Lao Liu. Even if he borrowed money, he didn't lose his share of the money.

The daughters...the eldest sister takes care of them for so long, and so does the second sister. Yuanyuan comes to visit after get off work every day, but only Qinqin takes less care of them because she still has to take care of the children at home.

Relatively speaking, I have less time to go to the hospital.

Even though he was the one who initiated my mother's hospitalization this time and paid the most money, his level of intention was not necessarily better than others.

When Milanlan complained, no one dared to speak.

No one in this family knows that Milan Lan has a bad temper.

Only the second sister-in-law Zhao Yali can give her advice. If anyone else dares to provoke her, they may be criticized immediately.

Therefore, brothers including Li Muchi, Li Muchun, and Li Mucheng all sat there honestly, not daring to say a single nonsense.

This makes mother...even more embarrassed.

"Mom, you are in the hospital this time. It is actually very hard for everyone. On the contrary, I am busy at home, so I have less time to take care of you, so please don't say that.

Then he smiled and said to Milan Lan: "Sister-in-law, I just said it, but she doesn't really think so. Don't worry too much. I know you have worked hard."

"Mu Yang is right, sister-in-law, please stop talking."

Zhao Yali pulled Milanlan's arm again.

Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling man, Milan Lan saw that Li Muyang kept smiling and said nothing more.

After all this going on, the atmosphere was obviously a bit dull.

Li Muyang decided to talk about his plan to build a house in advance to dilute his depression.

"While everyone is eating, I have something to tell you. Just listen while you eat."

"What's the matter, Lao Wu?"

Li Mutian asked.

Yuan Rufeng had just been robbed by her eldest daughter-in-law, and now she didn't dare to speak proactively.

Li Muyang smiled, but then his eyes fell on Li Mudi.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Li Muchi asked in confusion.

"It's like this. During a blind date some time ago, didn't my partner say that he would build a house before the end of the year? If there is no yard, he will not get married.

It just so happens that I recently made some money by digging Cordyceps and other medicinal herbs in the mountains. I can barely build a yard and a house.

So I don’t want to wait until the end of the year, thinking that as I said in a few months, once the ground freezes, there will be no way to do it.So I want to build it quickly. "

"Building a yard is a good thing!"

"Yes, it should have been built a long time ago. I have been living in these three rooms, and it is uncomfortable to look at without a yard to block the outside. There are not many houses like this in the village."

"Yes, yes, well, the girl is right. If she comes to live in just three old houses, she will definitely not agree. If I were to marry my daughter, I would not do this either."

Everyone started chatting in a few words.

The adults were obviously very concerned about building the house.On the other table, children and Mi Dama were eating food with their chopsticks flying.

The older ones like Li Yongzhong were a little more reserved at first, but soon found that if they continued like this, they wouldn't be able to eat anything at all, so their chopsticks became much faster.

"Lao Wu, how big do you want your yard to be? Eight quarters of land or one acre?"

Li Mudi is a mason and often helps others repair their yards outside, so he knows a lot about this kind of thing and is considered a professional.

As for others, like Li Mu Mutian, although he is not a mason, he has built a yard himself and knows something about it.

But Li Mutian usually doesn't talk much.

He mostly just waits for everyone to make a decision and then just follow it. He has absolutely no awareness or habit of being the eldest brother who should make the decision.

"It must be one acre. If it can be larger, of course it would be better. Anyway, the land in front of you is just right for a farm base. If it is eight points of land, you can't plant anything else with the remaining land. It is also a waste, right?"

"If you have one acre of land, you have to find a trust relationship with Li Jianshe and the others. I heard. Nowadays, it is basically eight-point land, and even four-point land in some places. One-acre yards are generally not available in the village. Approval."

Li Muyang smiled.

"I will find a way in this regard. Li Jianshe and I still have a relationship because of the contracting of Taoyuan. If it doesn't work, then give him something. In short, the bigger the yard, the better. The bigger the yard, the more buildings can be built. house."

“Okay, you’re not wrong in saying that.

From what I can tell, this village base will definitely get stricter and stricter in the future.Maybe in a few years we will only be able to get a quarter of the land, which is not enough for anything. It is not half as big as my yard, and there is no way we can build more rooms in it. "Li Mu nodded.

"That's right." Li Mutian agreed.

"Fifth brother, if you want to build a yard, it will cost a lot of money, right?"

Li Mufeng talks a lot outside, but every time he discusses things with his brothers, he always maintains an appropriate silence, mainly listening to everyone talk.

If you really want to say something, you will add a few words.

This is mainly influenced by the family tradition of the Li family.

When my father was alive at that time, he was very fond of this kind of family tradition. Then when my mother was young, she also educated her children in this way, so that this habit has been integrated into everyone's bones.

Therefore, even if the relationship between the brothers of the Li family was not very good in the previous life, the younger one would never contradict the older one face to face.

"Well, it will cost a lot of money. I roughly calculated it and it should be around 5000 yuan, but I don't know the details yet.

Well, I may need my second brother to help me do the math.Second brother, you have to have experience, right? "

"You can calculate it, it just depends on what scale you plan to build. Building a house is like buying clothes. How much money you have, you can make as many things as you want. There is no ceiling.

For the following, you can just build an adobe house, it will work too. "

"That's true." Li Mutian said.

"Fifth Brother, how much money have you saved now?" Li Muyun took a chopstick of cold radish and stuffed it into his mouth. He usually eats too much meat as a cook, but he felt that the radish pulled from the ground at home was added with green chili pepper. It tastes pretty good when served cold.

"There are probably four to five thousand left."

"Ah!! Four to five thousand, so much?"

Not to mention Li Muyun, all the adults here looked at Li Muyang in surprise, with disbelief in their eyes.

They probably knew that Li Muyang had indeed made some money recently, but they really didn't expect that he could save so much money.

What is the concept of four or five thousand?
Li Mudi immediately thought that if he had so much money, his motorcycle would definitely come back.

Li Muyun thought that by giving him a small part of the money, he could pay off all his gambling debts and live a good life.

Sister-in-law Milan Lan was also shocked.

On the other hand, the second sister-in-law Zhao Yali was relatively calm and just nodded with a smile.

I'm happy for Li Muyang.

"Five, where did you get so much money? Four to five thousand yuan. Didn't you just marry your mother..."

"As I said just now, didn't we dig up Cordyceps? Then we went to Ziwu Ridge to dig up herbs with a friend and sold some money. Didn't we save some money?"

When Li Muyang heard her mother immediately mention that he spent money for her again, she hurriedly interrupted her.

My mother just didn't remember her illness. It was obviously because of that incident that she finally managed to calm down the atmosphere, but she almost got involved again.

"Really? Don't do anything stupid. Mom told you, we have to live our lives properly. If we don't have money, we will live in these houses. This house in front of us can also be lived in. We can marry a wife. Let’s think of a solution slowly. We can’t get even a cent of the money on the slope.”

"Mom, no, your son is not that kind of person."

Li Muyang smiled at his mother and then said to Li Mu. "Second brother, I've thought about it, and I'll leave it to you to build our yard this time. Calculate the materials, help me find someone, and then see how much it costs in total."

"You want me to do it?" Li Mu was stunned.

"Yes, isn't this equivalent to contracting to you? Well, you can just keep the money that should be earned. If I contract to others, don't I also have to give money to others? Isn't this the truth?
As for the yard, I plan to pave it all with red bricks, and the houses will all be made of bricks. I don’t want adobe this time.For the top, don’t use a small bowl, use big red tiles instead.Pay attention to the waterproofing on the top to prevent it from leaking. "

"What about inside? How much does the house cost?"

"Well, as for houses, maybe a little more. Build as many houses as you can, facing east, west, south, and just leave the ones facing north empty."

"So many houses? It costs a lot to build so many houses. Are you sure they all need to be made of red bricks?"

"Yes, all are made of red bricks and red tiles. Since I'm building a house, I want to build it better. Isn't it the best in the village? At least it must be one of the best."

Li Muyang nodded affirmatively.

That's what he thought.

When his wife married him in his previous life, their home was just a dilapidated cave dwelling with newspaper-covered windows. Wind leaked everywhere in the winter, making people shiver from the cold.

In this life, he must build a beautiful house.

Give your wife enough face, welcome her into the door in a beautiful way, let her parents have nothing to say, and let people in her village not look down upon her, so that she can get along with her neighbors better in the future.

(End of this chapter)