Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 539: After the house is built, more investment is made to build a greenhouse
In the east wing, the old ladies in the outer room were silently cooking over a fire. They were very excited, but after listening to the words of the old men in the room, they gradually came to their senses.

Liu Lizhen raised her head and looked at Han Fengjiao, Yang Shuhua and Wang Shujuan, then she couldn't help but burst out laughing. The old women covered their mouths to hold back their laughter, tears in their eyes, and only then did they come to their senses and show excitement.

It’s not their fault that they react slowly. In fact, for these old ladies who have lived in the countryside for too long and have never seen the world, it’s already very good for them to be able to do what they did.

First, she didn't make a loud noise or jump up and down in excitement; second, she didn't ask them how they found the pile of sticks; third, she diligently lit the fire and cooked for the masters who had returned home.

They listened silently to the men in the room talking about the process of lifting the mallet. Xu Ning did not say much. He just lay on the kang and stared at the yellow light bulb. Li Fuqiang sat beside him and smoked with a smile. Xu Laonian and Liu Daming talked slowly, one word at a time.

Hearing that the six people had killed a black bear in the mountains, they were amazed. They only talked about the process of killing the black bear, but did not mention that they were running out of ammunition and food at that time. It can be said that the black bear and roe deer saved their lives, otherwise Xu Laonian would have collapsed long ago.

Liu Lizhen could imagine their hard work. There were many mosquitoes in the mountains. Although they brought some rice, flour and oil from home, without meat and vegetables, people would become exhausted in just a few days.

Han Fengjiao came into the room and said, "Erning, go wash up quickly. There's water in the tub outside."

Xu Ning stood up: "Okay, hey, why didn't you see my uncle?"

Liu Lizhen said: "I went back to my parents' home a few days ago."

"Oh my god, why did you go back by yourself? This woman!!" Liu Daming said.

Xu Laonian raised his leg and kicked him, saying, "Why don't you find a wife when you enter the house? You idiot."

"I thought she was sleeping at home, but who knew she was back to her parents' home?"

After chatting, everyone went to the washbasin in the courtyard to wash. Xu Ning asked them to wash first, and he went to the doghouse and rubbed the heads of Qinglang, Hualang and other dogs. The dogs were very happy to see him, wagging their tails wildly and humming, as if to express their longing.

After Xu Laonian and the others finished washing, Liu Lizhen found them some clean clothes to put on, and then went into the house to prepare for dinner. They had eaten at around eight o'clock in the evening, and eight hours had passed. They were already starving. Sitting on the kang in the east wing, everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started to eat. There were not many dumplings stuffed with celery in the two plates, and each person finished two. The other dishes included egg cake and stewed potatoes and beans left over from the evening. Although they were leftovers, they still enjoyed the food very much.

Liu Lizhen and others sat on the edge of the kang or on stools, chatting with him and talking about what had happened in the past few days.

Looking at the four baskets of mallets on the ground, the old women were very excited. After they finished chattering, Xu Ning realized that the terrazzo floor had been completed. Wang Zhongcai also helped to plaster the walls. Then he left with Xiaoyang and the other two.

Zhang Jinbao and Xu Long first went to the city and bought a shop facing the street on Xishan Street. The shop had two floors, with a total area of ​​more than 260 square meters. There was an acre and a half of vacant land behind the shop, about 1000 square meters. Of course, the shop and the vacant land were not connected, but were quite far away. It cost 500 yuan to rent the shop and 800 yuan for the vacant land.

Zhang Jinbao called Jisheng again and bought two cutting machines and two electric planers, which cost a total of 4800 yuan. He had not originally planned to expand his business to such a large scale, but Sun Jishan told him that Xishan Street would definitely be a success in the future, and that there were many families in the city who needed custom-made furniture, so he must not lose money.

So after Zhang Jinbao and Meng Quezi studied the matter, they decided to increase investment.

Liu Lizhen said: "When Wang Zhongcai left, your second aunt and I gave him an extra 100 yuan, but he refused to take it. In total, he took 2400 yuan."

"Your brother Bao wants to renovate the furniture workshop, and it cost more than 6000 yuan in total. If we calculate it based on 6000 yuan, our family still has to pay 800 yuan, and I haven't had time to pay this money yet."

Previously, Xu Ning, Meng Quezi and Zhang Jinbao agreed that they would receive 500% of the shares in exchange for the blueprints, connections and 28 yuan. Now that the investment is increased, they naturally have to put in more capital.

"Okay, I'll talk to him about this when I get back. Is he in the city now?"

"Well, he has finished renovating Lei Zi's house. He renovated the furniture, replaced the doors and windows, and your Uncle Yu and Uncle Wei helped to make the roof waterproof..."

Wang Erli said: "Your uncle Meng paid 1500 yuan and asked you to sign a contract when you are free."

"I know." Xu Ning nodded: "How much did it cost to build our house?"

"Oh my god, I haven't really calculated the money, but I estimate it's more than 5000."

Han Fengjiao said: "Well, including cigarettes and alcohol, the total cost was 5120 yuan."

Xu Laonian asked: "So the house is finished? Is there anything left to do inside?"

"Everything is done. Jinbao left only after he finished putting up the roof. The terrazzo floor is finished, and the bricks in the yard are also laid. Now... if there's anything left unfinished, it's that the doghouse is not built."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "The doghouse is easy to build. We can do it ourselves. Is there a light in the lower room?"

"There are no lights in the basement and toilet, and the cords are insufficient. I haven't told Dalong yet, but I thought we should go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some colored lanterns before you get married."

These colored lanterns are not powered by electricity, but are candle-lit lanterns.

"That's fine. The rest are just odds and ends. Let's do it slowly."

Wang Erli smiled and said, "My sister-in-law led them to plant vegetables in the front yard and back garden of the new house."

"What the hell? Oh my god! My wife is so capable." Xu Laonian exclaimed.

"Hahaha, my mother is reluctant to give up this little piece of land. What kind of vegetables does she grow?"

Liu Lizhen curled her lips and smiled, "It's just radishes and stuff. What else can you grow now?"

Li Fuqiang and the others looked at each other and laughed. Xu Ning asked, "Did my sister Xia also go to the city with my brother Bao?"

"She hasn't left. She's still at your uncle Meng's house."

"Then I have to go around every house tomorrow. Okay, go back to bed and we'll talk again tomorrow."

Xu Laonian curled his lips and said, "I was just thinking about showing off, but you didn't let me say a word."

Xu Ning turned his head and glanced at his father, then said to his mother, "Mom, tomorrow you give my dad 100 yuan and ask him to treat my uncle Guo and uncle Zhang to a restaurant. Dad, buy my uncle Zhang two packs of cigarettes."

Liu Lizhen looked at Xu Laonian with a sharp gaze and nodded: "Okay."

Xu Laonian said excitedly: "Okay! I'll take care of it, don't worry."

"Hahaha, look at my elder brother's flattering attitude."

Liu Daming laughed and said, "Oh, second brother, you don't know, my brother-in-law kept calling me old man in the mountains, and I was stunned by it."

"Hahaha……"

After laughing, everyone cleaned up the leftovers and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Xu Laonian and Liu Daming slept in the east wing, while Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei and Wang Hu went to the west room of Old Wang's house.

Xu Ning slept until after 10 o'clock. When he woke up, the three people were no longer beside him. He put on his clothes, slipped on his shoes, climbed over the wall and returned to his home.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard Li Fuqiang talking, and he was talking about running in the mountains and carrying hammers. The listeners included Xu Feng, Jin Yumantang, Guan Hua, Meng Ziyan and others.

"Oh my god! Second brother! I miss you so much!" When Xu Feng saw Xu Ning, she jumped down from the kang and threw herself into his arms. Xu Ning held her and put her on the kang, saying, "You are a big girl, but you are so heavy."

Meng Ziyan said, "Are you hungry? My aunt and second aunt have gone to my house to make dumplings."

"Ah, dumplings for lunch?"

Li Fuqiang said, "Well, Feng'er went to greet my brother and sister-in-law this morning. When my aunt Liu heard that you were back, she said she would make mutton dumplings. My aunt and the others just left a short time ago..."

"Then I'll hold it in for a while and have a good meal at noon. When did you wake up?"

"It was a little after nine o'clock. My uncle got up early and went straight to work with my second uncle."

Xu Ning curled his lips and said, "He didn't get much sleep yesterday."

"Brother, can you come and take a look at our house? It's built very well now!"

"Okay, I'll go wash my face first."

Meng Ziyan walked to the outer room after hearing this, picked up a ladle and poured water into the basin, saying, "Shall I pour you some hot water?"

"No need, just rub it a bit. You stay at home with Hua'er later. I'll go take a look and be back soon."

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Wang Hu said, "Second brother, let my sister-in-law go with you. Brother Lei and I just went for a walk."

Li Fuqiang said, "Yeah, they both woke up earlier than me."

After rubbing his face, Xu Ning took the towel handed over by Meng Ziyan and said, "Have you eaten yet? Let Feng'er find something to eat."

"Eat two pieces of tiaozi cake. I'm also looking forward to eating mutton dumplings at noon."

Xu Ning put down the towel and asked, "Where did you get the mutton?"

Meng Ziyan said: "My second uncle sent it to me. A sheep from their village was strangled to death in the mountains. My second uncle brought people to look for it. The other party paid compensation and did not report the case..."

"Then that family gave my second uncle half a sheep, which my second uncle delivered last night."

"Ah, now the second uncle is gone?"

Meng Ziyan nodded: "He stayed in the house for a short while and then left, saying that he was going back to drink mutton soup."

Xu Ning, Meng Ziyan, Li Fuqiang, Xu Feng, and Jin Yumantang walked towards the gate of the courtyard. The car parked at the gate was not driven away by Xu Laonian. Last night, Xu Ning asked him to buy cigarettes for Lao Zhang. Why? He had used this car for more than half a month. Even if the relationship was in place, he should show some appreciation, otherwise nosy people would complain.

Since Xu Ning had just woken up, his mind was not yet fully clear, and he was just chatting with Meng Ziyan. Xu Feng, who was beside him, jumped up and down anxiously, and seized the opportunity to grab Xu Ning's arm and said, "Second brother, are you going to the provincial capital tomorrow?"

Xu Ning looked down at her smiling face and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Oh, I'm fine, but when you go to the provincial capital, you have to bring my sister-in-law with you. I haven't seen you for half a month, and my sister-in-law keeps nagging me about you..."

Meng Ziyan blushed, stole a glance at Li Fuqiang, and whispered, "It's not like you're nagging me every day..."

Li Fuqiang and his two sons smiled. Xu Ning grinned and said, "You want to go to the provincial capital with me?"

"It's okay for me to go or not..." Meng Ziyan said with her head down.

"Then ask Hua'er if she wants to go, so you two can have some company."

Meng Ziyan nodded, and Xu Feng grinned and said, "Sister-in-law, when you go to the big mall in the provincial capital, remember to buy me some chocolates."

"Oh my god! So you were waiting here? Since you couldn't get anything from me, you decided to get something from your sister-in-law, right?"

Xu Feng ran to the front and turned around: "Hahaha, second brother, didn't I learn this from you? Make a feint to the east and attack in the west!"

Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "This guy even used the art of war."

When they reached the new house, they saw a concrete bridge in front of them. It was two and a half meters wide and more than two meters long. The creek in front of them was not wide, at most half a meter wide, and only more than ten centimeters deep, and it was just above the ankles when they stepped on it.

This bridge was built by Wang Erli, Yu Kaihe and Lao Wei. The cement and steel bars used were all leftovers from building houses. There are wooden guardrails on both sides of the bridge. Although there are no carvings and they are just peeled logs, they look very spacious.

Especially when looking up at the high walls and the old elm door, the copper rivets on it sparkled in the sun and were a bit dazzling.

Pushing the door open, there was a red brick road under my feet. On the left was a vegetable garden, surrounded by a low wall about 30 centimeters high. More than ten meters in front of me were several large bluestones, which were transported down from the back mountain by Xu Ning, Hu Zhibin and others. Going further forward was the main house.

On the east side is the woodshed, which is connected to the east door and leads directly to the kitchen inside the house. The space on the west side is large enough, with two sheds for parking or storing farm tools and other sundries. Next to them are two lower rooms, which are empty.

Xu Ning walked around the house and said, "If we want to build a dog house, we have to build it in the southeast corner. This place is too far from the main house and the gate."

Meng Ziyan said: "My aunt said that she would raise some chickens, ducks, geese and so on here next year."

"That's not bad! Second brother, do you know the pig that Brother Bin sent over? It's been fattened up at Second Uncle's house, and our mother feeds it good food every day."

Li Fuqiang said: "Isn't this just in time for my brother to get married?"

"It will be slaughtered next month. Come on, let's go inside and take a look."

Everyone stepped onto the steps, Xu Ning pulled open the double doors, Li Fuqiang looked up at the crack in the door and said, "We need thicker door curtains in winter, otherwise it won't be able to block the wind."

Xu Ning shook his head: "No need, in the winter we can build a warm shed outside, and the house will definitely be warm."

"Hothouse? Oh, my brother has a solution! What can I use to deal with the deduction?"

"Just get some iron pipes and cover them with plastic sheets. That will solve a lot of problems."

"Okay! Then I'll fix it up for my house as well."

As you step into the house, you'll be standing on terrazzo, which looks very bright and reflective. In the middle of the living room is a geometric diamond flower, and there's a circle of black stripes half a meter away from the wall.

There is a row of bare wooden shelves on the east side, which look like sofas, but without sponges and cloth on them, they are just empty shelves. In front is an elm coffee table, which is covered with a layer of gray cloth by Liu Lizhen. Further ahead is the outer room, where a large round table that can accommodate twelve people is right in front of you, surrounded by neatly arranged Chinese antique-style chairs. The most noteworthy thing is that there is a round table top on this large round table, which can be rotated. In order to be able to rotate it, Xu Laonian went to the maintenance department of the transport team to ask for bearings, otherwise it would not be possible to rotate it at all.

The stoves in the outer room were covered with 20*20 white tiles. They had not thought of doing this before, but Liu Lizhen said that the floor was all terrazzo and the stove looked dirty, so it would be better not to build a house. So Xu Long bought a lot of tiles from the city.

The terrazzo in this corridor has two rough lines, which are colorful and very eye-catching. Xu Ning walked to the second west room and took a look. There were bookcases, cabinets, desks, chairs, and a wooden bed inside. Xu Ning was very satisfied, but the light bulb on the ceiling was very annoying. Because the ceiling was sealed with wooden boards, there was only a small light bulb, which looked awkward at first glance...

(End of this chapter)