Rebirth 1986

Chapter 113
The next day was the winter solstice. It snowed heavily in the morning, and the town was covered with white snow everywhere, which looked very beautiful.

An Qing got up early and went to He Chengxiao's house with Su Sanchun, preparing to help Dai Caixia make mutton soup and dumplings on the winter solstice day. When the two arrived, they found that Xu Yilong and Jiang Xiaoyun were already at He Chengxiao's house , several people were talking and laughing while eating breakfast.

An Qing and the two of them knew each other well, so they were not polite after entering the house, and they ate breakfast, laughed and made a fuss for a while before getting busy.

Several women work together in a division of labor, rolling the noodles and making the stuffing, while Anqing is in charge of making the mutton soup. In order to get rid of the smell of sheep, Anqing decided to make red soup mutton, which is full of spicy taste and warm and enjoyable. First, the red soup base was boiled with miso, and then more than a dozen kinds of spices such as star anise, bay leaves and cinnamon were added to sauté until fragrant. The mutton was cut into small pieces and boiled for a few hours. The good red and white radishes were thrown in, and some dried pepper leaves and fennel foam were also made to be put in later.

After finishing the work at hand, Anqing gave up the kitchen to Dai Caixia and Su Sanchun, and she was called by He Cheng to go to his study together with Xu Yilong and Jiang Xiaoyun. The three of them were a little strange , I don’t know what He Chengxiao is looking for them today.

In He Chengxiao's study room, there are several large wooden cabinets, densely packed with books, and even some novels and prose poetry collections that are relatively rare in the countryside in this era. An Qing couldn't put it down. Ben flipped through the pages, then smiled at He Cheng and said, "Brother He, I didn't expect you to be such a treasure trove. If I knew you had so many books here, I would have come here to read some."

"Take it if you like it, don't say that I'm like a cheapskate, I still have to come and rub." He Cheng smiled angrily.

An Qing also laughed out loud, "Just kidding, I'm going to the province in a few days, and it's not easy to take these things with me, and I can buy books when I go to the province, which is more convenient than you There are many."

"That's true. I also heard from your sister Xia that you are going to the province. It's good to go, but it's not good if the province's Chengwen is not with you alone."

Xu Yilong next to him listened to the conversation between the two, especially when He Chengxiao mentioned Su Chengwen, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable, so he asked, "Brother He, what's the matter for you to call the three of us here today?"

He Chengxiao didn't joke with An Qing anymore when he heard about the business, but said to the three of them, "Sit down first, I called you here today, mainly because I want to tell you about the land in your hands."

An Qing squinted slightly, it was because of the land, but He Chengxiao logically shouldn't have interfered in this matter, why would he call them over alone to talk about it?
"Brother He, what happened to the land, could it be that the government has taken a fancy to it?"

"It's true." He Chengxiao said directly without beating around the bush: "The land you have is the best part of the town, and now the county asked me to communicate with you, and wants to requisition a part of it from you. As a reconstruction after the relocation of the county seat, I originally planned to find Anqing directly, but later I found out that she had transferred some of the premises under your and Xiaoyun's names, so I called the two of you over."

"Expropriation?" Jiang Xiaoyun raised an eyebrow, "Brother He, is this expropriation free or paid?"

"Of course it is paid. Anqing was very smart when he bought the land. He bought all the land with title certificates and construction permits. They are all private property. Even if the government expropriates them, he will compensate according to the price. If it is those farmlands , the county will not let me come to you in private, and wanting to take it back is just a matter of words."

When He Cheng smiled and talked, he glanced at An Qing intentionally or unintentionally. He was already surprised when he knew that An Qing bought the land in advance, and he was even more surprised after knowing the properties of the land she bought. He really wanted to break it off Take a look at An Qing's head to see what's going on in her head.

He knows better than anyone else that he has never leaked the news to An Qing, and An Qing has no chance to know about the relocation of the county seat from others in advance, but it is such a coincidence that she bought the land in the town in advance, and it is even more coincidental The strange thing is that what she bought was actually the most valuable land in the county after planned relocation, and because of the property rights certificates and construction permits for the attached houses on those lands, the county cannot directly reclaim the land under the pretext of state expropriation. Compensation according to the price, which makes many thoughtful people very depressed.

Feeling He Chengxiao's gaze, An Qing glanced back at him, without any evasion or guilt on her face, she just smiled and said: "This is easy to handle, I, Yilong, Xiaoyun and I have already planned to sell it." Part of the house and land is already in place, since the government wants it, it’s the same to sell it to the government, but Brother He, they can’t cheat us at this price, can they?”

"Don't worry about this, the county will definitely compensate according to the price, and you can even ask for other things as compensation, but it's up to you to talk to them on your own, and I won't interfere."

"Ask for something else?" An Qing was taken aback, then laughed, and turned to look at Xu Yilong and Jiang Xiaoyun next to him, their faces were also full of smiles.

There are many things that can be discussed with the government, such as preferential policies for opening shops after relocation, and tax incentives for sugar factories... Either way can save them a lot of money, He Cheng laughed. He was mentioning them in a disguised form, not violating his position, but also allowing the three of them to get benefits and benefits.

The three smiled and thanked He Cheng, and then chatted about other things. It was noon, and when Dai Caixia asked them to go out to drink mutton soup, Xu Yilong and Jiang Xiaoyun took the lead After leaving the study, An Qing stopped He Chengxiao and didn't go out immediately. The two closed the study door and stayed inside for another ten minutes before going out.When they waited for the two to go out, there were smiles on their faces, and no matter how many people outside asked, they didn't say what they said inside, they just smiled mysteriously, making the few people outside curious No end, only An Qing and He Chengxiao know how big a decision they have made in these ten minutes.

After returning from He Chengxiao's place, An Qing asked Xu Yilong to drive her back to An's house in Dashi Village, and then stayed at her mother's house for several days, talking and laughing with Shen Guixiang, laughing with her younger sister An Ning, and occasionally talking to An Zheng. Hong went out to the doctor together, or else he and his sister-in-law Li Zhen were busy preparing bacon and sausages for the winter, and they had a fulfilling few days.

It wasn't until five days later that Xu Yilong sent news that the matter of the house had been settled, and all the money from the sale had been credited to An Qing's account. The two houses with the best locations among those bought were transferred to the names of An Zhenghong and Shen Guixiang respectively, and then the house of Chunxia Hotel and the houses behind it were transferred to the name of Su Sanchun. Saying goodbye to everyone, loaded all the things to bring into Jiang Xiaoyun's car, and Jiang Xiaoyun drove the car, and the two left the town together and headed towards the provincial capital.

The roads are not easy these days, there is no expressway directly to the entrance of the town, and you have to take a detour from the town to the province, plus it is snowing on the road Jiang Xiaoyun drove slowly, and it was already dark when he arrived in D city Yes, the two rested in City D for a day, and then continued to drive, and arrived in the province on the third night.

An Qing originally planned to ask Jiang Xiaoyun to send her to Su Chengwen's place directly, but seeing Jiang Xiaoyun's exhausted appearance, it was not easy to urge her anymore, so she had to go back to Jiang's house with her.

The place where Jiang's family lives is in the west of the city. It is a large area of ​​neat courtyard houses. At this time, the province is not as prosperous as it was in the previous life after reconstruction. There are only a few high-rise buildings nearby, and they are not concentrated, as in later generations. There are no shadows of buildings with tens of hundreds of floors, most of the places still retain old traces, and the yard of Jiang's family stands out from the crowd in that large area.

The three-story small western-style building has an area of ​​more than [-] square meters. There is a large garden and lawn outside the house. Trees are planted around the outside and surrounded by high walls. Although the trees and flowers are all withered, the above The snow is beautifully decorated.

When they arrived, the main gate was closed. After Jiang Xiaoyun drove past, someone opened the door and welcomed them in very respectfully.

After parking the car, Jiang Xiaoyun and An Qing got out of the car and entered the room together, Jiang Xiaoyun said to An Qing: "It's so late today, you should rest at my house for a night, and I will take you to your husband's place tomorrow morning .”

An Qing nodded, looked at the big room and said, "Sister Xiaoyun, who else is there in your family, are your uncles and aunts here, do you want to meet them and say hello?"

Jiang Xiaoyun shook her head with a smile, "My parents are away from home recently, and they probably won't be back for a month or so. My brother often comes home in the middle of the night, but I will tell the servants to say hello to my brother. I will disturb you, you will sleep in the guest room on the second floor at night, and my room is in the first room on the third floor, if you have anything to do, you can come to me, or you can call a servant."

An Qing laughed softly when he heard the words, "I'm the one who disturbed you, you're tired after driving for so long, go and rest, I can take care of myself."

Who knew that Jiang Xiaoyun shook her head violently, "I'm starving to death, so I won't be able to sleep. If you're tired, go to bed first. I need someone to get me something to eat."

While talking, Jiang Xiaoyun wanted to call for someone, but was stopped by An Qing. An Qing saw that Jiang Xiaoyun's eyes were black and blue, and knew that she was really tired these two days, so she couldn't help but said: "Otherwise, let's go, sister Xiaoyun. Wash it up, I'll get you something to eat, don't call anyone so late and save trouble."

Jiang Xiaoyun's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this, "Succeed, your skills are much better than my cook's. The kitchen is on the left side of the first floor, and there should be vegetables in it. You can make whatever you want, and you can rest after eating."

(End of this chapter)