Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan explained to her that her family knew that she had voluntarily registered the house in his name, but outsiders did not know. There were so many people in the Real Estate Bureau, and if a relative of a staff member knew them, the staff member would tell the relative, and the relative would tell the neighbors, and people who did not know the truth would definitely think that she was deceived by Ye Fan.

Even so, Yu Wentao was still a little unhappy: "I'm not unreasonable, you could have told me in advance."

Can you tell me in advance that I will act first and ask for your permission later? Ye Fan complained in his heart, but praised her for being reasonable before saying, "I was afraid that you would get angry and not buy it. Ten thousand yuan for a house, where can you find such a good thing?"

Yu Wentao didn't like the owner of the house. If Ye Fan had said from the beginning that the house was in her name, she would probably not buy it. So she reluctantly accepted this explanation, "Then why don't you rent out the house later?"

"They haven't moved yet." Ye Fan reminded.

Yu Wentao nodded: "Yes, I have to go there every day to see when they move."

The old lady and her family thought that foreign countries were so vast and had so much to offer that they flew to a capitalist country before the end of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, as if they didn't want to stay there any longer.

The family left in the morning. Ye Fan was at school at the time. When she got home at noon, Yu Wentao dragged her to the back and pointed at the empty house: "Look, not to mention the mahogany chairs, even the elm benches are gone."

There was only a large wardrobe and a large bed that were difficult to move in the room, as well as a long table - the large square table under the long table, the small dining table, and the chairs and benches were all gone.

Ye Fan had expected this: "If you lower the price, people will be unhappy and will keep it for you."

"She's just being stingy. The house you bought wasn't expensive, and she didn't move anything, did she?"

Ye Fan: "Don't think like that. Think about it, she cleared out the house to save us the trouble of cleaning. Those redwood chairs are all covered with patina. You said that yourself, didn't you? Don't you feel uncomfortable seeing that?"

Yu Wentao: "If I feel annoyed, I can chop it up and use it as firewood."

"Okay, let's go cook." Ye Fan said, "I'll write a sign on the door later - House for rent."

When Yu Wentao heard that Ye Fan really wanted to rent out the house, she felt relieved that she could live in Ye Fan's house with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, just as Ye Fan's sign was written, Geng Zhiye's second sister-in-law came back. When she heard that the house was going to be rented out, she disagreed, saying that in the past only people who could not make ends meet would rent out their houses.

Yu Wentao said that she was a dozen years younger than herself and more conservative than herself. Chu Fenghe refuted with classics. Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Ye Fan was ready to mediate. Geng Benben whispered something in his grandmother's ear, and Yu Wentao turned from anger to joy and said, "Buy a house for Benben and Huihui respectively, and I will listen to you."

Chu Fenghe felt that the whole family had gone crazy, so he went back to his mother's house after lunch to complain to her family.

Geng Zhiye is studying at the National Defense University, and he sounds very impressive. Ye Fan is a student at Beijing University. The Chu family can't say that two powerful people are messing around, so they suspect that Yu Wentao instigated Benben to ask for a house. Huihui and Benben didn't go to their grandmother's house on Sundays, which was also instigated by Yu Wentao. The Chu family regretted letting her take care of the child.

Chu Fenghe was angry about Yu Wentao messing around with the children, but she couldn't say she had corrupted her two children. After all, it was a fact that Geng Huihui was admitted to university, and Geng Benben's academic performance did not decline because of this. She said that she was busy with work at the time, and Yu Wentao didn't let her take care of the children, so she either resigned or didn't want to have children.

The Chu family did not want to see either of these two situations, so when they heard Chu Fenghe say this, they calmed down and stopped blaming Yu Wentao.

After a long analysis, Chu's father said they could buy the house because Huihui might need one after graduation in a few years. Benben will be promoted early next year, and buying a house will calm him down and help him prepare for the exam.

Chu Fenghe's mother asked her daughter if she didn't have enough money.

Hearing this, Chu Fenghe didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "My sister-in-law and my mother-in-law - to be honest, I can't blame Benben for learning how to buy a house from them."

Father Chu heard something behind her words: "What else did they do?"

Chu Fenghe thought about the furniture in Ye Fan's house: "Ye Fan's house is not big, it's a three-room courtyard, but the main house and the house where my mother-in-law and Erbao live now are all filled with mahogany furniture. Ye Fan said six thousand, I think it's impossible, but it won't be more than ten thousand."

Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law, younger sister-in-law, and brother were all shocked and said in unison: "So cheap?!"

"My mother-in-law just bought a house a few days ago. It has five spacious courtyards and cost ten thousand yuan." Chu Fenghe still can't believe it. "The owner is simply crazy."

Even though the adults in the Chu family were not familiar with worldly affairs, they knew that buying a large house for 10,000 yuan was a stroke of luck. Father Chu had a complicated look on his face and said, "No wonder you said Benben thought that buying it was a good deal."

Chu Fenghe's mother: "That's not right, why do I think it looks like Elm?"

Chu Fenghe: "The wood in Dabao's room is elm. But the workmanship is good, and you can tell at a glance that it was done by an experienced carpenter. The bed is very solid, and Dabao rolls on it every day without it shaking."

Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law asked, "Did Yu Wentao look at the house herself or did Ye Fan look at it?"

Chu Fenghe first said that when Ye Fan was planning to buy a house, Geng Zhiye looked at three places in total. Ye Fan bought the one she was living in now because it was fully furnished and had no signs of cracks or leaks, so she could move in right away.

The house that Yu Wentao bought was also the one that Geng Zhiye had originally looked at. The owner of the house took the initiative to come to Geng Zhiye's house and asked him if he still wanted to buy it. Her mother-in-law didn't want to buy it and deliberately mentioned the price as 10,000 yuan. Unexpectedly, the owner of the house actually sold it.

Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law asked, "What about the other set?"

"That house is just average, and there's not much furniture. The third sister is too lazy to negotiate, so I don't know how much she'll sell it for." Chu Fenghe saw that her sister-in-law looked thoughtful, "You don't want to buy it too, do you?"

Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law: "I didn't lose much if I bought it. Even if the revolution revives in a few years, a small house won't convict me." He paused, "Don't you think the house is just average? I can decorate it and get some decent old furniture - second-hand furniture is cheap and can be sold for a thousand or eight hundred more. My monthly salary is forty or fifty yuan, and I can't save that much even if I don't eat or drink for a year."

Chu Fenghe's eldest nephew couldn't help but say, "Yu Wentao must have said the same thing to Benben, that's why Benben asked for the room as soon as he saw you."

Chu Fenghe frowned slightly: "She is Benben's grandmother, your elder. She is my stepmother-in-law, it's okay for me to occasionally call her by her name disrespectfully, but how can you call her by her name?"

Benben's grandmother couldn't help but say, "He just made a slip of the tongue. Just don't mention it again."

Chu Fenghe didn't want to scold his nephew who already had a job in front of his sister-in-law, "Then I'll listen to them and buy one set each for Benben and Huihui?"

Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law couldn't help but ask, "Isn't there only one set? Wouldn't you be angry if I bought Benben and Huihui?"

Chu Fenghe: "My mother-in-law loves Benben and Huihui very much. As soon as she hears me say it, she will definitely help them find out."

"Then ask her to find two more houses." Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law said, "Give that house to me."

Chu Fenghe was speechless but wanted to laugh: "Then I will ask for the specific address tomorrow, and you can talk to the owner directly."

Chu's father asked, "Will your mother-in-law be unhappy if you give it to us?"

"No." Chu Fenghe didn't dare to say that Yu Wentao didn't like the house, otherwise she would have bought it long ago. But if she said it, her family would say that she had high standards and was too picky.

Chu Fenghe didn't want to listen to their complaints, and also felt that she shouldn't hide at her mother's house today.

Geng Huihui and Geng Zhiqin's school is far from home. They have to go to class at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, so it will be too late to go back tomorrow and they have to leave in the afternoon. Chu Fenghe decided to go back to Ye Fan's house and spend the night with Erbao.

Chu's father asked her to go there tomorrow. Chu Fenghe said that she would go back and tell her mother-in-law. If her mother-in-law is free tomorrow, she and her mother-in-law will go there first to take a look. She will then tell her brother and sister-in-law if the house is habitable.

When Chu Fenghe's brother and sister-in-law heard her say this, they sent her to the intersection.

There is no need to take the bus from Benben’s grandma’s house to Ye Fan’s house. It only takes 20 minutes to walk. Chu Fenghe felt cold and wanted to go back to the house quickly, so he arrived at Ye Fan’s house in just over ten minutes.

When she got home, Chu Fenghe felt a little uncomfortable facing Ye Fan and Yu Wentao. After dinner, she hesitated for a long time before saying that her brother and sister-in-law also wanted to buy a house.

Geng Benben snorted in a sarcastic manner.

Chu Fenghe glared at him and said, "Your uncle's family is too big to fit in and they need to buy a house. Can't we fit in our house too?"

Ye Fan took the opportunity to say, "Erbao, sleep with me, and Ersister-in-law, sleep on Erbao's side."

"I may have to stay two nights. I didn't take a break last week, so my company gave me three days off. I will go back the day after tomorrow morning."

Erbao likes to sleep with his mother in winter: "Second Mom, I can stay as many days as you want."

Chu Fenghe said "thank you" to Erbao, who was embarrassed and buried her head in her mother's arms. Ye Fan hugged her and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you sure you want to buy a house for Benben and Huihui? If you are sure, you can go and take a look tomorrow afternoon."

Chu Fenghe: "From what you said, there are still people selling their houses? Are they all crazy? It's really heartless to sell the father's land!"

"Not here. There are two houses to the east of Huihui's school. The houses are similar to mine. The owners are not going abroad, but to Hong Kong." Ye Fan said, "Huihui and Xiaoqin heard it on the bus. But that place is closer to the city, so it should be more expensive than here."

Chu Fenghe: "Let Xiaoqin ask first. If it's suitable, I'll go take a look next time I'm on vacation. Let's take a look at the one in the southeast corner tomorrow morning."

Ye Fan: "Then take a rest. We all have classes tomorrow."

The next morning, Chu Fenghe accompanied her mother-in-law to send Erbao to school and then went to look at a house - the house was about the same age as the Geng family's old house, but it was not as well maintained as the Geng family's.

The owner of the house was in a hurry to sell the house. Seeing that Chu Fenghe was not satisfied, he asked for only ten thousand yuan and said that if she really wanted to buy it, he could buy it at a lower price.

Chu Fenghe said she would go back and discuss it with her family. In fact, when she got home, she took apart the sheets and threw them into the washing machine, brushed her son's shoes, and cleaned Ye Fan's house inside and out in the afternoon. Only after she had cleaned it up did she slowly go back to her parents' home.

After staying at her mother's house for an hour, Chu Fenghe returned to Ye Fan's house.

The next day, Chu Fenghe's brother and sister-in-law asked for leave to come to her to look at the house, and her sister-in-law also came. Because they had Ye Fan's house for comparison, Chu Fenghe's sister-in-law and brother and sister-in-law had to give him 6,000 yuan.

Chu Fenghe whispered, "Ye Fan's house is worth more than six thousand. If you say six thousand, they will ask us to get out."

Her brother and sister-in-law paid eight thousand yuan, and the landlord asked them to leave without hesitation.

The final transaction was completed at 9,500 and the ownership will be transferred in the afternoon!
Chu Fenghe originally thought that her sister-in-law might not be happy - the house was bought at a high price, but she didn't expect that after they separated from the owner, her sister-in-law said that she had made a profit, and her sister-in-law also wanted to buy a house.

Even though Chu Fenghe still thought there was no need to rush, he didn't dare to tell his daughter Huihui that she had seen two sets and if his sister-in-law wanted to buy one, he would give her one.

Firstly, she felt that she had made a profit by buying the house. Secondly, if she gave up the house, Benben would already be very unhappy. If she gave it up again, the naughty child would dare to refuse to acknowledge his mother.

The two houses that Huihui looked at were indeed more expensive than the houses here. The houses were not as good as Ye Fan's and needed repairs inside and out. Moreover, they were the same size as Ye Fan's house, but the owner wanted twelve thousand and would not sell it for a penny less.

It would take all the money Chu Fenghe had saved over the years to be enough.

Because the house renovation required money, Geng Huihui asked Ye Fan when he would set up the stall.

Ye Fan: "It's impossible to ride a three-wheeled motorcycle in the ice and snow. Let's wait until spring."

Geng Zhiqin and Geng Huihui were both on winter vacation. Geng Huihui was at home, so she was naturally at home too. She couldn't help but say, "Business is good during the New Year, sister-in-law. No matter what we sell, we make more money than in the summer."

Ye Fan wanted to say, how come you two like doing business more than I do. "I don't necessarily need your help." Ye Fan actually had thought of what to do, but the time had not come yet.

Geng Zhiqin: "Tell me about it."

Ye Fan: "I have agreed with the old men and women in the alley where we used to set up a stall that we will sell pork at the end of the year. We will rent a transport truck to transport four or five pigs. What can you two do? Can you kill pigs or divide the meat?"

Geng Huihui couldn't help but ask: "Can you handle it all by yourself?"

Ye Fan: "I will definitely ask the villagers to come with me."

Geng Huihui asked: "We should give them a few dollars as reward for their hard work, right?"

Ye Fan nodded. "After they cut the meat, they can weigh it for me. I will collect the money. I think your uncle should have a holiday. Military academy has the word 'military' in it, but it is not a military unit. There is no need for teachers or students to be on duty during the New Year."

Geng Zhiqin: "With Third Brother helping you, you don't need Huihui and me?"

Ye Fan: "Yes. Actually, I have a small business, but I'm afraid you guys don't like it."

Geng Zhiqin, Geng Huihui and Geng Benben all looked at her, which startled Dabao and Erbao who were sitting next to their mother. Dabao came to his senses, pulled his sister up speechlessly, went to the Luohan bed to the west of the antique shelf, took out the chess pieces under the kang table, and the brother and sister played chess.

Ye Fan was helpless but wanted to laugh: "There is still half a month before the Spring Festival. Many families haven't written their couplets yet, right? Go buy some red paper, write them and sell them in the park. Don't we have a notebook for writing couplets in previous years? Just copy them from it."

Yu Wentao choked with laughter, and the melon seeds in her hand fell to the ground.

Geng Zhiqin rolled her eyes at her mother and said to Ye Fan, "I didn't have to write the Spring Festival couplets for our family before. Now you want me to write them and sell them?" What a joke.

Ye Fan looked at Geng Huihui and Geng Benben, "Have you two never practiced calligraphy?"

Geng Benben sighed: "Looks like I have to go see my grandma."

"What are you talking about?" Ye Fan asked curiously.

Geng Benben: "Because I can write Spring Festival couplets. Two years ago and last winter and summer vacations, my grandma watched me practice calligraphy every day."

Ye Fan was happy: "No wonder you don't like going to your grandma's house. Write a few for me to see."

Geng Benben went to Dabao's room to get a brush, ink, and some draft paper, and wrote a few strokes casually. Ye Fan couldn't help but say, "Based on these few words, you should go see your grandma and grandpa."

Geng Benben scratched his head with the tip of his brush: "She said that having many skills is always a burden. I was wondering what calligraphy could be used for. I didn't expect to use it now."

Ye Fan: "Dabao can also write. You, Dabao and Huihui can write at home, and your aunt will take Erbao to the park to sell Spring Festival couplets. The money will be divided equally among the five of you?"

Yu Wentao couldn't help but say, "Don't bother Erbao in such a cold day. Erbao, don't go anywhere, stay at home with grandma."

Erbao: "But I want to go to the park."

Yu Wentao choked and said unhappily, "Go ahead, go ahead, and see who will suffer if you get sick later."

Ye Fan: "Wrap it tightly and it will be fine."

Geng Zhiqin asked: "No one buys it?"

Ye Fan: "Leave it to us to post it ourselves."

Geng Benben has always wanted to make money but never had the chance, so when he heard this, he asked his aunt when she would buy red paper.

Seeing that he almost said he would go in the afternoon, Ye Fan said, "In the afternoon!"

Geng Benben opened his eyes wide in shock: "Really?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Xiao Qin, go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy a few bottles of ink and a few brushes. Write down how much you spend so I can calculate the cost."

Yu Wentao couldn't help but say, "Are you really selling it? Will they say we are crazy because we are poor?"

Geng Benben couldn't help but say, "Grandma, why are you like my mom? You didn't steal or rob, and you made money honestly, so there's nothing shameful about it." Geng Huihui nodded, "The uncles and aunties who came to buy groceries from my aunt praised my aunt for being kind and helping poor relatives, and said it was better than just giving money directly."

The minority obeys the majority!

Yu Wentao was completely defeated!
That's how it was settled.

In the afternoon, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiqin went to the paper mill to buy red paper. The people at the paper mill asked her why she needed so much red paper. Ye Fan said that she had a wedding at home. Even though the people at the paper mill were skeptical, they still sold it to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan and Geng Zhiqin carried him onto the bus and then carried him back home.

Yu Wentao was surprised to see two people carrying papers in: "So many?"

Ye Fan nodded: "I've decided. I'll join in, too."

Yu Wentao couldn't help but complain: "How come you make money from everything?"

"What else would I do at home?" There was no one around to chat with, and it was too cold in the north. Ye Fan didn't feel like going to the library without heating, so he just stayed in bed and read. But sitting in the warm bed made him sleepy, and he slept too much during the day, so he woke up at three or four in the evening these days.

In her previous life, Ye Fan had never felt that time was so long. Perhaps it was because she didn’t have a mobile phone or a computer, there was no night market for her to visit in the evening, and there were no dazzling shops on the streets. If Ye Fan didn’t want to read, she could only stare blankly.

Because he was too free a few days ago, Ye Fan took Dabao and Erbao to stay at Ye's house for a few days.

Yu Wentao was stumped by the question, because she had more free time than Ye Fan, "If I had known earlier, I would have learned calligraphy from your father-in-law."

Geng Zhiqin wanted to laugh: "How come you can make money from everything?"

Yu Wentao glared at her. "How dare you laugh at me? You are so old, and a college student, but your calligraphy is not as good as that of an elementary school student!"

Dabao: "Grandma, I'm a middle school student."

Yu Wentao choked and angrily yelled at her daughter: "Come and help me cook!"

Ye Fan had written Spring Festival couplets before, so she knew how to cut red paper. Ye Fan and Geng Huihui lifted the large square table out from under the long table, Geng Benben spread the red paper on the table, and Ye Fan started cutting it.

Geng Huihui saw that her aunt was about to cut up all the red paper: "Aunt, the four of us can't finish it."

Ye Fan: "Let's cut 30% today. Your grandma can cut it, so ask her to cut it slowly at home. I've decided that your aunt and Erbao and I will sell it at the park entrance and one at the park exit."

Dabao asked: "Mom, can I buy fireworks with the money I earn?"

Ye Fan nodded: "You have the right to spend the money you earn!"

Dabao immediately became very motivated: "I will write after dinner, just as a calligraphy practice."

When Geng Huihui heard what Dabao said, she immediately thought that the Spring Festival couplet business was very good. She could make money and practice calligraphy at the same time, killing two birds with one stone. If her mother or father saw it, she would use "practicing calligraphy" as an excuse.

Ye Fan didn't think about whether Geng Zhiye's second brother and second sister-in-law would object. She was thinking about what to write. Some couplets in the couplet book are not suitable for the past two years, because of the new atmosphere of reform and opening up, the people are looking forward to getting rich, and couplets written in this direction will sell better.

Ye Fan decided to figure it out herself, so after dinner she asked Dabao, Huihui and Benben to write traditional couplets first, such as "May everything go smoothly and your business be prosperous, everything goes well and you are healthy", or "May you see happiness when you look up", "May the whole family be happy", etc.

Ye Fan found some draft paper and wrote "Reform and opening up bring new atmosphere, national policy shines brightly and gold spreads everywhere."

Geng Zhiqin looked at it and couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, your study of this major was not in vain."

Ye Fan laughed and wrote another couplet: "The country is peaceful and the people are safe in the prosperous times, the weather is good and the new rules are praised." Then Ye Fan said, "If someone says that your selling Spring Festival couplets is illegal, use these two couplets to shut her up."

Geng Zhiqin: "It's not speculation, no one should interfere."

Yu Wentao was washing Erbao's face and hands: "There are many people who use chicken feathers as a token of authority. Erbao, will you sleep with grandma tonight?"

Erbao shook his head: "I sleep with my mom."

Yu Wentao applied some Meijiajing on her and told her to wash her feet and go to bed.

Erbao couldn't sleep, so she opened the Russian book her mother bought for her to learn Russian.

Ye Fan thought about five couplets and wrote the horizontal banner, then asked Dabao and Benben to write what she had written, while she and Geng Huihui wrote the traditional couplets.

The next morning, Geng Zhiqin and Yu Wentao cooked, while Ye Fan continued to write with the three children. Erbao was writing English words by heart.

Considering that there was no one outside as they had just finished their meal, Ye Fan wrote for an hour before setting out for the park.

A pair of couplets plus a horizontal scroll and four blessing characters cost one yuan, and everyone who asked the price thought it was too expensive. Since Ye Fan said that if he couldn't sell it, he would keep it for his family or give it to relatives, and he couldn't lower the price, so Geng Zhiqin kept his composure.

There are still many people who can't write calligraphy these days. Buying a pack of cigarettes and asking someone to write for you may not be as good as buying it, and you have to worry about favors. Seeing that Geng Zhiqin was unwilling to give in, several people who asked for the price hesitated for a long time and decided to take a pair of spring couplets to paste on the door.

Someone asked why there were only two characters for "Fu". Erbao took one that said "Look up and see happiness" and gave him another one that said "Fu fills the world".

Someone else asked if they didn't want the Chinese character "福" but only wanted the couplet and the horizontal scroll. Geng Zhiqin said fifty cents.

The grandpa and grandma who were watching the fun thought Geng Zhiqin was easy to talk to, and they chatted with her: "Girl, did you write this yourself?"

Geng Zhiqin immediately perked up: "My sister-in-law wrote it."

"Your sister-in-law's handwriting is really beautiful." The aunt sighed.

Geng Zhiqin was waiting for this sentence: "Of course. My sister-in-law has virgin skills. She is still a student at Peking University."

In ancient times, students of Peking University, even if they were not as outstanding as Juren, were still Xiucaigong.

The person who was arguing with him asked: "Do Peking University students still write Spring Festival couplets and sell them?"

Geng Zhiqin nodded: "She and my brother have two children. My brother is also in school now and is trying to supplement the family income. How can my little niece wear such warm clothes?"

Erbao, with only a pair of eyes showing, nodded vigorously, indicating that the "little niece" was her.

This is the society now. If idle people sell things, they will be looked down upon by their neighbors, but if college students sell things, they will be looked up to.

There is something to be said for buying Spring Festival couplets - they were hand-written by Peking University students. So the grandpas and grandmas who were waiting and watching bought a pair of them.

Before they had finished selling, Ye Fan came over. Geng Zhiqin immediately said, "This is my sister-in-law."

Although Ye Fan was wrapped up so that only her eyes were exposed, her eyes were black and bright, and she looked smart. The old men and women praised her handwriting.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "It wasn't just written by me. There was also one written by my niece."

Geng Zhiqin nodded: "My niece didn't do as well as my sister-in-law in the exam. Like me, she only got into the Normal University."

The surroundings were silent for a moment. Is it easy to get into Normal University? Everyone was quite speechless.

Because there were so many people here, passersby thought there was something interesting to see, so they squeezed in and wanted to leave when they saw that someone was selling Spring Festival couplets. However, they were stopped by a kind-hearted woman: "Don't you want Spring Festival couplets? This lady wrote them herself. She is from Peking University."

Those who don’t know would think Ye Fan is her daughter.

The citizens who were hesitating whether to squeeze in heard that "Jingda" also wanted to share in Ye Fan's blessing, so they raised their hands and said, "Give me a pair."

Ye Fan rolled him a pair, tied it carefully with a hemp rope and handed it to him.

At around 11:30, Geng Zhiqin's Spring Festival couplets were sold out.

The uncles and aunts bought it, and when they saw Ye Fan was about to go back, they asked her if she would come tomorrow. Ye Fan said that her niece was writing at home and would come over at three or four in the afternoon.

When the two adults and one child came home, the rice had just been steamed and Yu Wentao was preparing to cook. When she saw the three of them, she said, "Wash your hands and eat later."

Geng Zhiqin leaned against the door frame and asked, "Aren't you worried that no one will buy it?"

Yu Wentao: "If no one in my family writes Spring Festival couplets, I will spend one yuan to buy a pair and paste it on the front door. There must be many people like me in the city."

Geng Zhiqin was surprised: "It feels like a year and a half since we last met. Mom, were you touched on the head by an immortal?"

Yu Wentao didn't understand, but she knew she was being teased by her daughter: "Get lost!"

Geng Zhiqin walked into the room with a smile on his face. Seeing his three nephews and nieces still writing furiously, he said, "Stop writing. If the three of you finish writing in one go, we won't be able to sell all the books in one day."

Geng Huihui said: "Aunt, please buy some more red paper."

Ye Fan: "Let's see how much we can sell today and tomorrow. If we sell half, I'll go buy red paper the day after tomorrow morning. Dabao, your hand is cramped, right? Mommy will get a basin of hot water for the three of you to soak your hands. You can only write for two hours in the afternoon."

After lunch, Ye Fan asked the children to take a nap, Yu Wentao cut paper, and Ye Fan wrote Spring Festival couplets.

At two o'clock, two adults and one child set off.

The propaganda power of the grandpas and grandmas is terrifying, provided they are willing. The grandpas and grandmas feel very honored to help Beijing University students promote Spring Festival couplets. On the way home, if someone asks them what they have, they don’t mind stopping to chat with people. So much so that when Ye Fan just got off the bus, the grandpas and grandmas pointed and said, “Here he comes, here he comes.”

The afternoon sales were as fast as the lunch sales. Ye Fan sold out all the Spring Festival couplets in just over half an hour.

Ye Fan estimated the population here and told the old men and women to keep selling it for two more days.

Two days later, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiqin went to the paper mill to buy a batch of red paper.

The first time is the last time, and it is not easy for red paper to do bad things. The people in the paper factory are too lazy to ask her why she buys the paper.

On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiqin went to Dongcheng Park. This time they did not bring Erbao with them because it was too far and Ye Fan was worried that her little body could not handle it.

Perhaps the two words "京大" were too effective, as Ye Fan and Geng Zhiqin's Spring Festival couplets were sold out before noon.

Ye Fan promised to come again the next day, and those who failed to buy Spring Festival couplets left in twos and threes.

The next morning, sales were still good, but halfway through the sale, an acquaintance squeezed in - Qin Yunzhi.

Qin Yunzhi was stunned for a moment when she saw Ye Fan's eyes. Only when she heard Ye Fan calling her "Auntie" did she dare to recognize her. She exclaimed, "Why is it you? You were wrapped up so tightly that only your eyes were exposed. I didn't even recognize you."

A few elderly people who were watching the fun knew Qin Yunzhi, so they asked, "Do you know her?"

"My nephew's wife. I mentioned it before, have you forgotten?" Qin Yunzhi would come to the park to sit and chat with the uncles and aunts when she had nothing to do.

The uncles and aunts suddenly realized: "The third son's wife who lived in your house for several years before - is she annoying?"

Ye Fan nodded: "It's me. Aunt, are you here too?"

"It's your uncle who said he was too lazy to write." The aunt thought to herself, if I had known it was such a coincidence, I wouldn't have come. Look at what's going on.

Ye Fan handed her three pairs of Spring Festival couplets and said, "Your nephew wrote these."

"Is the third one on holiday?"

Ye Fan nodded: "I just got home yesterday."

There was an old man who was planning to write his own. Upon hearing this, he asked, "Which one did the third brother write? Give me a copy."

The old man who came with him couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you write it yourself?"

"A soldier's handwriting can ward off evil." The old man said this seriously. Ye Fan suddenly felt ashamed and wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

My aunt said something similar, telling the old man to stop talking nonsense.

But some people believed it. As soon as the old man said this, several other old men also wanted to contact him.

After Ye Fan finished selling, her aunt asked her and Geng Zhiqin to go to her house for dinner. Ye Fan said that she would go tomorrow because her family didn't know about it today and she was afraid that they would worry if she didn't go back at noon.

The next morning, Geng Zhiye's aunt went to buy meat.

At present, meat tickets still need to be purchased with tickets. Ye Fan felt embarrassed when she saw the pork belly. When chatting during the meal, Ye Fan deliberately pushed the blame on Geng Zhiqin and Huihui as if telling a joke - Geng Zhiqin was embarrassed to eat at Qin Yunzhi's house, so he didn't come today. Ye Fan said that the two of them bought a house but had no money to decorate it, so they had to do something to make money, so she wanted to try making Spring Festival couplets.

As expected, as soon as Ye Fan finished speaking, his uncle asked, "The second brother has a spacious house, what kind of house are you going to buy?"

Ye Fan had explained enough these days, and if he didn’t want to explain anymore, he would just say, “Recently, many people are anxious to go abroad, and the house prices are falling. If you buy it today and sell it to someone who needs it tomorrow, you can make 500 to 1,000 yuan.”

Geng Zhiye's uncle almost choked on the pork belly, and it took him a while to recover: "What if we can't sell it?"

Ye Fan: "It's no loss if it can't be sold. For example, my eldest cousin's house, will it still have room for his grandchildren in the future? I heard that it's getting harder and harder to get a house now."

Qin Yunzhi couldn't help but say, "Your uncle and I were talking to you a few days ago about why you didn't rent a house and just stay there for a few years. Now I think it's better to buy it than to rent it to others."

Ye Fan nodded: "If you and your uncle want to buy it, do it as soon as possible. Once people make money in the Special Zone and buy the low-priced houses, it will be difficult to buy again."

My uncle seemed to have just woken up from a dream: "I was just about to ask where there are so many rich people. I almost forgot that there is reform and opening up."

Ye Fan was surprised that the old couple understood immediately: "Yes."

My aunt often goes out, and she had heard someone say that someone was selling a house before, so after Ye Fan left in the afternoon, she went to look at the house with her sister-in-law.

The next afternoon, the two sisters-in-law each had a set.

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, a weekend, Geng Zhiye drove the truck rented by Ye Fan to Yujia Village. At the same time, his cousins ​​came back to visit the visitors. When they heard that they had bought two old and dilapidated courtyard houses, the young people in the family thought that the four old people were crazy and asked them how much money they had left and asked them to hand over the money and keep it for themselves.

(End of this chapter)