Rebirth 1983: Starting From Taking Back the Family Property

Chapter 253 Homely

Xiaoqiu went back with a basket of vegetables and met an aunt who came back from outside at the entrance of the alley: "Hey, is there any happy event for buying so many vegetables today?"

Having lived here for so long, I am familiar with the people in the alley. Those people in the hutong who are in short supply of housing are always envious of them, envious that they have such good relatives. Of course, there were also many people who made sarcastic remarks, but it was a pity that neither Mrs. Lu Ersao nor Xiao Qiu paid attention to them.

 “My sister-in-law is back.”

The aunt was so surprised that she said the same thing as Sister-in-law Lu: "Are you going to take the college entrance examination in July? What are you doing here in more than a month? The vicious mother and daughter made you fail to get into college the year before last. Now you have to do better." If you study hard and get into a good university, you won’t have to make steamed buns to gain reputation.”

Xiaoqiu said with a smile: "No, my sister-in-law has finished the exam. The exams in Hong Kong City are different from ours. They finished the exam a few days ago."

At this time, the fat aunt saw her: "Xiao Qiu, your sister-in-law just bought incense and candles. She should be going to worship your third uncle."

“By the way, your sister-in-law is so rich now that she even called a taxi to visit the grave. Your sister-in-law’s aunt is so kind to her. Why don’t I have such relatives?”

Not only the fat aunt is jealous of her, but also countless people in this alley are envious of Lu Jiaxin.

Xiaoqiu didn’t want to talk anymore and said, "My sister-in-law likes to drink chicken soup. I won’t tell you anymore. I have to go back and kill the chickens to make soup for her."

 At about three o'clock, Second Sister-in-law Lu came back. She didn't see Lu Jiaxin when she got home: "Where has your sister-in-law been?"

Xiaoqiu said: "I heard from the fat aunt that my sister-in-law bought incense and offerings after she came back. She should have gone to the grave of my third uncle. I heard from the fat aunt that my sister-in-law called a taxi!"

Taxis are very expensive nowadays. It costs dozens of dollars to go from Sijiu City to the airport, and most people cannot afford to take one.

Sister-in-law Lu's face changed slightly, and she said anxiously: "I can't even take the college entrance examination, so I must be being bullied. No, I have to call your uncle."

Xiaoqiu grabbed her arm and said, "Mom, don't worry, I just called my uncle. She said that the college entrance examination in Hong Kong City was earlier than ours and was completed five days ago."

 Sister-in-law Lu immediately turned from worry to joy: "So your sister-in-law has passed the exam."

"What?"

Second Sister-in-law Lu said with a smile: "Silly girl, your sister-in-law must have done well in the exam, so she came back quickly to tell your third uncle the good news. Come, let's cook quickly, and invite your uncle and others to come over for dinner in the evening. Let's celebrate your sister-in-law. "

“Mom, the results haven’t come out yet.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu patted her on the head and scolded her with a smile: "You have also studied in school yourself. How can you not know whether you did well or not? Okay, stop talking nonsense and get to work quickly."

 Mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen.

 Lu Jiaxin returned to Sijiucheng from the cemetery and asked the driver to take her to Shichahai. Because Gu Xiuxiu's request was to restore it to its original appearance, the amount of work was huge and it has not been completed yet.

 It is a large courtyard with five entrances. The first three entrances have been completed and the fourth entrance is now being worked on. The foreman said that including the back garden, there are still three months to complete.

 Gu Xiuxiu left this big house to He Bin, so she didn't care about the expenses. She thought that after the completion of such a beautiful house, it would be left to dissipate for a year, and then her aunt could come and live there for a while when the flowers bloomed in spring.

Not to mention the 30 million yuan and the house given, this big house alone will be worth 10 to 20 billion yuan in the future, and it is still priceless but not marketable.

Gu Wenfeng looked at the large pillars with carved beams and painted beams, and asked curiously: "Who lived here before? They were so extravagant and lustful."

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile: "This house belonged to a prince in the previous dynasty. When my aunt bought it, she spent 88,000. She only bought it because of the green coins she used." After following Lu Jiaxin around, Gu Wenfeng One feeling was that there were too many rooms: "With so many rooms, he slept in turns, and it would take him three or four months to sleep through them all."

Lu Jiaxin laughed loudly: "In the old feudal society, rich men had three wives and four concubines. There were at least a dozen wives like the prince. The wives and concubines would also give birth to children, and he and his wives and children had to be taken care of by servants. Do you think this is the case? The house is very big, but because there are so many people to serve, three or four maids have to sleep in one room, which is very crowded."

Gu Wenfeng said sincerely: "Fortunately, we are in a new society. In that era, there would have been no way for poor people like us to get ahead."

Lu Jiaxin also thinks that the new society is good. In feudal society, women followed their fathers when they married, and their sons when their husbands died. They had no status at all. Although there are many restrictions now, as long as you dare to work hard, you can still make a career.

The two of them were walking and chatting, and when they arrived at the gate, they found that the taxi was still there. The taxi driver stepped forward and said proactively: "This is enough for you today. After taking you back, I will call it a day and go home."

The chartered car is 60 green coins, and an additional 20 green coins are added, which converts to more than 160 Chinese dollars. He didn't want to solicit any more customers and wanted to go home early.

"ten bucks?"

"Ok, Ok."

There are very few vehicles in the mainland now, so you can quickly reach Guangming Hutong by taxi. As soon as Lu Jiaxin entered the alley, she was surrounded by enthusiastic eldest ladies, who asked her if she had really completed the college entrance examination.

Lu Jiaxin didn’t like such enthusiasm, but she still answered their questions in a good manner.

Gu Wenfeng knew Lu Jiaxin's temperament, so he stepped forward and pushed everyone away, protecting Lu Jiaxin from entering the house. As soon as he entered the courtyard, Gu Wenfeng immediately closed the door.

As soon as Xiaoqiu saw Lu Jiaxin, she happily rushed forward and wanted to hug her.

Lu Jiaxin smelled a fishy smell on her body, took two steps back and said, "Kill the fish?"

Xiaoqiu nodded and said, "Well, I just killed a fish. Sister, don't you like steamed fish? I'll cook it for you later."

Lu Jiaxin felt warm in her heart.

Xiaoqiu thought about her visit to the grave, and said: "Sister-in-law, the chicken has been stewed in the kitchen for more than three hours. If you are hungry, eat a bowl first to satisfy your stomach. Don't worry, the oil has been skimmed off and it will not be greasy. .”

Lu Jiaxin thinks this girl is getting cuter and cuter. She walked for a long time today and only ate a little at noon. Now she is really hungry. She smiled and said: "Then scoop me a bowl."

"okay."

Lu Jiaxin hurriedly stopped her and said, "You'd better go to the bathroom and wash your hands with soap to get rid of the fishy smell on your hands."

Xiaoqiu feels that her sister-in-law is as clean as ever. When she went to wash her hands, Mrs. Lu brought the chicken soup out of the kitchen.

Lu Jiaxin thought that Xiaoqiu was the only one at home, so she immediately greeted people when she saw them.

Sister-in-law Lu put the chicken soup on the table and felt heartbroken when she saw Lu Jiaxin: "Sorry, why have you lost so much weight? Are you not used to the food there?"

Lu Jiaxin touched her face. It was strange to say that she ate bird's nest, fish maw and other tonics every night. After taking the exam, she actually lost five pounds after weighing herself. She didn't know where the food went.