marriage is natural

Chapter 42
I bought a store and bought a house, plus seven or eighty-eight taxes, and all the money in the account was spent overnight.

Hemu was so distressed that she didn't sleep well for several nights. Of course, she might be excited.

This is the first house in my life to settle down in the city. Although it is a second-hand house, the house is big enough and the decoration is luxurious enough. Compared with the one I live in now, it is just one day and one place. Can the couple not be excited!

After the excitement is over, it is time to start preparing for the move.

The news of the demolition of the houses facing the street in Jiangsan Lane, after a year of uproar, finally posted a government notice on the first few days of the new semester for the brothers and sisters, saying that by the end of July, all the brushes with the word "demolition" in bright red The houses facing the street must be relocated cleanly, otherwise, they will be demolished forcibly.

It's only early February, and if we move before the end of July, we still have five months to prepare.

The furniture in the new house is ready-made, wardrobes and the like are all built-in wall cabinets, and the previous owner couldn't take it away if he wanted to.

For fabric sofas and the like, Hemu spent a few days pulling cloth to make covers by herself, and replaced the old cushions and the fabric covers outside the old pillows with new ones. The curtains in each room were also removed and washed again.As far as household appliances are concerned, only air conditioners and water heaters are left.

After using a refrigerator in the rented house in Jiangsanxiang, Hemu found that it was really indispensable in the kitchen, especially when the weather was hot, having a refrigerator would save a lot of trouble.So I gritted my teeth and went to the electric appliance store to buy a new double-door refrigerator with an old model at a discount.As for other electrical appliances, if you can’t buy them, you don’t need to buy them. In Hemu’s view, clothes and sheets that haven’t been washed by hand don’t waste money.

Even though the five-month grace period is quite loose, because of the middle school entrance examination, He's father and mother were always tense until the end of He Xidong's high school entrance examination and the family moved smoothly to Caitian District. The new home, the woodware shop, also settled down and opened in Wenxinyuan Community, so I was relieved.

During this period, He Wei completed the family portrait embroidery that Boss Yuan ordered as scheduled.

When Boss Yuan got the family portrait, he was actually quite uneasy, for fear that He Wei might not embroider it properly.If the embroidery is really not done well, the money wasted is the next thing. The main thing is to know the family. The old lady already knows that someone is embroidering family portraits for four generations of their family. If the old lady is disappointed, it will be a big sin.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the red silk covering the family portrait was lifted, let alone him, even Tao Defu was stunned.Is this really embroidered?If you don't look carefully, it is still a huge poster drawn.

"It's amazing!" Boss Yuan smiled happily, patting He Wei's small shoulders, and was full of praise: "Xiao He, I look forward to the day when you become a world-class embroidery master. Guarding it, hanging on my living room wall..."

He Wei breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as Boss Yuan is satisfied." It was worth all the time and effort she had spent.

"Satisfied! Absolutely satisfied! What else is there to be dissatisfied with!"

Boss Yuan held the family portrait, admired it over and over again, and finally said to Tao Defu: "No! I have to give Xiaohe an extra bonus. You tell me Xiaohe's account number."

He took out his mobile phone and made a call, and said to He Wei after a while: "Xiaohe, I had someone transfer 2 yuan to your account, which is considered a thank you gift! Don't be polite to me, maybe it will be too late." I will ask you for help in a few days."

Sure enough, after three days, Boss Yuan brought a friend of his to Yuxiu Pavilion to look for He Wei, and entrusted her to make a pair of "successful" calligraphy and painting embroidery. The delivery was scheduled for the end of October, so there was no rush. Just embroider slowly.

Since He Wei finished the final exam, she used the excuse of going to the library to read books, and came to Yuxiu Pavilion every now and then to escape the summer heat, do embroidery work, and drink tea in Tao Defu's office by the way.

Tao Defu could tell that this girl was greedy, greedy and greedy for the teas he treasured, otherwise she wouldn't run so diligently into the shop.

After Gu Xu heard about it, he sent several cans of super-good tea, which is extremely hard to find on the market, by express mail.

He Wei turned around, pretending that she didn't hear what Tao Defu said, but she enjoyed a few more cups of the tea in a polite way.

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After moving, we usually invite guests to have a toast. He Wei's family didn't plan to invite people from their hometown to come up, so as not to explain it clearly, but it was He Wei's physical education teacher. He's father and mother talked about it several times, and this time they can finally invite someone to sit at home. , Have a light meal.

So, He Wei rode her newly bought women's bicycle to the Jiangbin community early in the morning, and invited He Chifeng's family to their new home for lunch on July 25th.

This day is the auspicious day picked out by Hemu through the old almanac. This day in July is a good day for all things and no taboos, otherwise it would not be so late. After all, their family moved here in early July. .

He Chifeng's son, He Xunuo, ended his exchange life at the end of May and returned to his alma mater in June. He didn't go out to play during the summer vacation. He stayed at home and worked on his few small experiments. He Wei yelled "Beautiful sister" so that her face turned red.

"When the demolition notice was posted, I told Lao He that I didn't know where your family was going to move. We were relieved when we learned that it was Wenxin Court in Caitian District. The high schools are all nearby, so it will be convenient for me to go to high school in the future, so I won't have to stay in the house." Xu Huixiang said while pouring a cup of freshly squeezed watermelon juice for He Wei, letting her cool off and moisten her throat.

"But it's a bit far away from Mingjiang Middle School." He Chifeng frowned, and asked He Wei, "Do you plan to transfer?"

Since the father and the mother learned that they could transfer their children's school status to the community junior high school where Wenxinyuan is located, they really wanted to let their daughter transfer to other schools. It is convenient to be close to home.

But He Wei has no such plan. On the one hand, she is familiar with her classmates and teachers in Mingjiang Middle School, and she doesn't want to change the environment to adapt again.Furthermore, after transferring to another school, she would not be able to "pass by" Yugu Lane along the way, and there was nothing wrong with riding a bike to and from school, as it was her right to exercise.

So, she found out the rankings of the enrollment rates of several junior middle schools in Qing City over the years, and read them to her parents. Her father and mother saw that the enrollment rate of Mingjiang Middle School had always been higher than that of the junior high school in the community where Wenxinyuan was located. I gave up the idea of ​​letting my daughter transfer to another school. In addition to buying her a lightweight women's bicycle, I also gave her a monthly bus ticket, allowing her to ride the bike when the weather is good and take the bus when the weather is bad. That's the deal.

Therefore, when He Chifeng asked, He Wei took a sip of the cool and sweet watermelon juice, shook her head without thinking, and said, "No, my parents bought me a bicycle, and I will ride to and from school."

"Will that be too tiring?" Xu Huixiang looked at He Wei's little arms and legs with concern, "The first grade of junior high school was fairly easy, but in the third grade of junior high school, school was half an hour late, and the bus went back and forth every day. , won't it be too much of a waste of time?"

"Time is like a sponge, just squeeze it."

Since He Wei entered the door, the young lady who had been lying on the back of the sofa and listening to their conversation quietly, suddenly said this sentence, still in a serious old pedantic tone, which made He Wei laugh.

Xu Huixiang patted his son away in a funny way: "Let me chat with your sister Weiwei, why are you joining in the fun! Go and play!"

He Xunuo got up from the sofa with a smile, winked at He Wei, and went back to his room to continue his little science experiment.

He Wei didn't sit too long, as long as the tasks assigned by her parents were completed, she got up to leave after drinking the watermelon juice in the glass.

On the way home, I stopped by Yuxiu Pavilion, bought some silk thread and satin, embroidered a few stitches before going to bed, and let Father He nail some wooden mirror frames for her when I was free, and then framed the embroidery to decorate the new house and new room .

After going around like this, it was already noon when I returned to Wenxin Garden. I parked my bicycle in front of my shop, took off my big straw hat and sunshade, and moved a box of peaches that Xu Huixiang insisted on bringing into the shop, " Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

"Why did you come back now? Is it hot? Hurry up and blow on the fan to cool off. The tea is cold on the table, pour it yourself."

Hemu was washing vegetables in the small kitchen inside, when she heard her daughter's voice, she poked her head out.

Seeing the peach in her daughter's hand, her heart trembled: "Could it be that your teacher asked you to bring it?"

After importing cherries, their family has eaten the seasonal fruits brought by Xu Huixiang several times, such as mangoes in March, mangosteens in April, strawberries in May, bayberries in June, and now in July, their daughter brought them They bought the most seasonal peaches, which made their whole family die of embarrassment.

"Well, my teacher insisted that I bring it back. She said that there are several boxes at home, and they will rot if they can't finish them. Let us help consume them."

This sentence again.Mother He didn't know what to say, so she turned to Father He to discuss: "Would you like to make some household wooden utensils for her teacher's house? The folding flower stand that Weiwei drew yesterday is good. You can pull it apart when you need it, and fold it up when you don't need it. It doesn’t take up much space on the balcony.”

"Okay." Father He nodded, "The flower stand is not difficult, and it can be done in two nights. Let Dongzi go to the Flower and Bird City to find a few pots of flowers and plants, and send them there."

"That's a good idea." Then Mother He smiled reassuringly, went back to the room and continued to wash the vegetables, and asked her daughter: "Your brother won't come back at noon, and the master is going to see some exhibition with him. Do you want to eat cold noodles? Do you want to eat?" Mom won't cook at noon. It's hot and I don't have much appetite..."

Didn't He Xidong help an old man with a sprained waist in Yugu Lane last time and send him home?The old man is said to be the honorary director of the Antique Society of Qing City. He learned that He Xidong is teaching himself the knowledge of antique appreciating treasures, and has the intention to develop in the antique industry in the future. He waved his hand and accepted him as an apprentice. What do you usually learn and observe Whenever there is an opportunity, I will take him with me.

Before the senior high school entrance examination, He Mu was still worried that if her son would run out like this and see exhibitions that had nothing to do with the exam, what would happen if he failed the exam?
But when the results of the first mock test came out, his son’s score was better than any other major test in the past. When he went to the parent meeting, even his head teacher said that as long as he kept the same learning status as before, let alone the third middle school. , No. [-] middle school and several ordinary high schools, he can go to any high school, and there is no pressure in No. [-] middle school.

No. 94 Middle School is the only provincial-level key high school in Qing City, and its enrollment rate is as high as [-]%. If you work harder, it will be able to keep pace with Haicheng.In other words, as long as you enter No. [-] Middle School and don't mess too much, going to college is no longer just a dream.

What was He Xidong's learning status like before?Outsiders may not know, but how many people in the family, especially Hemu, can't know?Seven days a week, during the five days of school, I used the excuse of exercising with my sister after school, and played football until the school closed before going home.In the two days of the weekend, I didn’t spend a single day at home reviewing. Either I went to a stall in Shangyu Guxiang, or I ran around to see exhibitions with his freshly baked master, and once I went to Haicheng and called temporarily. Said that he would not go home to live at night... the head teacher actually let him maintain such a state of study?
He Mu was really speechless.

But a few parents of students gathered around, envious of her son's good grades, and asked her how she supervised her children's studies at home, and asked her to teach her some experience in managing children. She answered truthfully: "I and his father I didn't care about him..."

I really didn't care about him, it was purely herding sheep and grazing, and earning some income for the family by the way.

But how can the parents of the students believe it? When she was petty and unwilling to teach, she turned her head and complained there: "Hum! It's just a mock test. Who knows if it's luck. What's there to be proud of? If you have the ability, you will also pass the exam in the high school entrance examination." The third grade..."

He Mu was so wronged that she didn't even want to cook when she got home, she just lay on the bed and sulked.

The chef can't afford to go on strike, and He Wei is promoted by the two elders in the family to be a lobbyist.

In fact, she wanted to roll up her sleeves and say "I'll do it", but as soon as Father He and He Xidong saw her touching the kitchen knife, they immediately raised their voices at an octave high and shouted, "Hold on! Hurry up and persuade your mother!" go!"

He Wei had no choice but to fully mobilize her brain cells, moved to He Mu, and tried her best to persuade her: "Mom, people say that, so why are they jealous of you? If the mock test is not important, why did the school call you for it?" Parents' meeting? Why did the teacher tell me to keep my brother in the current state of study? The model test is just a rehearsal for the senior high school entrance examination..."

He Mu was persuaded by her daughter, thought it made sense, and immediately came back to life, caught her son and read a few words brokenly, humming a little song and going to cook.

The chef returned to work, and the family was happy.

But after that, although Hemu didn't strictly control his son's spare time, she gave him more advice at the dinner table than before. Fortunately, He Xidong performed very well in the second and third exams. , After the three models, there will be real combat with real swords and guns-the high school entrance examination.

The family was in turmoil for a few days, until the end of the senior high school entrance examination, the results were announced ten days after the examination, and it was no problem for the son's score to enter the first middle school.

He Xidong finally doesn't have to listen to Hemu's nagging anymore. Although high school is more stressful than junior high school, at least for the next two months of summer vacation, he will be liberated and free. Therefore, he will go out with his master. Work harder.

(End of this chapter)