sleepless tonight

Chapter 497
"Okay." The idea of ​​the old man is different from that of the young man. The fun of the young man is Internet cafes, going to travel, eating and drinking, while the old man likes to play cards, sit and chat together, or watch TV, and then Or jump off the square dance and strengthen the lower body, I didn't force it, "I will go to the teahouse in a few days and buy the teahouse back."

"You just bought a villa, how can you have the money to buy a teahouse? The teahouse is not in a hurry. I went to see it, and it still looks the same as before. Even the interior layout hasn't changed much after so many years." My father said. Said, "Don't worry, wait until you have more money, don't consider teahouses now."

"The villa was transferred to me by a person I know. The installment payment is not a one-time payment. It doesn't cost much." I have made up my mind. The last time I got a gift from the old lady, I will let my parents In the past, they didn't go there, but now I bought a villa in Wuchang, let them go there, but they don't go there, I can only buy the teahouse first, it's better for them to live in the teahouse than to live here, or to be a security guard.

I don't believe what my dad said about being a security guard.

"Okay, then you can figure it out." My dad finally stopped talking.

Chen Ke was full and ran to watch TV. My mother finished eating too. Sitting beside Chen Ke, watching TV with her, there was only me, my dad, and my third uncle left on the table.

"Your third uncle came here today to find you." My dad took a sip of wine and said to me, "He wants to rebuild the house in his hometown, and he still needs some money, so he wants to borrow some money. , It should be paid by me, I and your third uncle are brothers, you are a junior, but the little money I get as a security guard is not enough at all, and now it costs 10,000+ to build a house, so I have to count on you."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Chen Jin just bought a house, and he wants to buy back the teahouse. How can he have any spare money? I'll wait. It's not impossible to live in the house in my hometown. Wait for a while, wait for you I have more money, and I have spare money to lend to third uncle, and third uncle will ask you to borrow some more." Third uncle probably heard that I was going to buy a house and a teahouse just now, so he felt embarrassed to speak again.

"How much more?" I asked directly.

"I saved 10 yuan in my hand." The third uncle said, "It was no problem to barely build a two-story building, but I thought that I would have to do it again anyway, so I just built an extra floor and started with three floors. It's not like before. That way the storey height is so high, according to the storey height in the city, 2 meters is enough, and three storeys are built, which is actually about the same height as the previous two storeys." The third uncle said, "But it takes more money, I After some calculation, there is still a shortfall of about 8 yuan, if you have money, you can lend me some money, and if you don’t have money, just talk about it.”

"You have a bank card, right? I'll transfer it directly to your bank card." 15 yuan is not a lot to me now, and I can lend it out.

After arriving in the city, I have less contact with my relatives in my hometown. I only see them two or three times a year, and I go back to see them during the Chinese New Year or Qingming.

When I went back last year, I just walked around my third uncle's house, and I didn't visit my relatives much.

Many traditional things have been lost, including the connection between families. Because of policies or social development, the original families have become separate small families, living independently and taking care of their own small families.

It still maintains the tradition, except for a small number of families with really good relationships, Guangdong is still like this.

Relatives are sometimes not necessarily more reliable than friends. When you need to borrow money when you are in trouble, your friend may sacrifice his money to buy a house, or deduct a little from the gift money to lend you an emergency.

But in many cases, relatives often won’t lend it to you, because he thinks you are poor and you have no ability to repay the money. If he lends you the money, he may have to wait three to five years before he can get it back, which will affect his son’s marriage and affect his family. His daughter got married, which affected his purchase of home appliances and furniture.

Understandable most of the time.

But relatives at home are waiting for money to save their lives, and when they ask relatives to borrow money, relatives don’t want to, so they just watch you die. Such things are quite chilling.

"There is a card." The third uncle nodded, "but I didn't bring it with me."

"You report the card number to me when you go back, and I will directly transfer the money to your bank card. If you go to withdraw the money now, you hold it in your hand, and it will be bad if it is stolen." I said, "You Will you use Alipay or WeChat? If you have these two things in your phone, I can also transfer them directly to your phone."

"This kind of thing is made by you young people, how can I?" The third uncle shook his head, "I bought a smart phone, and I haven't played it well until now. I don't think it's as easy to use as the old mobile phone. The battery is not durable. It was wrong."

"Then call me when you go back, or give my dad a report on the card number, and I'll transfer the money directly to your card." I said.

"Okay, no problem, then I'll go back now." The third uncle was a little anxious and wanted to go back right away.

"I'll drive you to the station," I said.

"No, no, you sit and eat. I finally came back and stayed at home. I don't need you to send me. I can go back by myself. It's not that I don't know how to ride." The third uncle stopped me.

"Let me show you off." I hesitated for a moment, and glanced at my third uncle. When I saw him a few years ago, I didn't see a single white hair on his head. It's only been a few years now, and a lot of white hairs have grown on his head. , he is three years younger than my dad, but my dad looks younger than him.

After going downstairs, Third Uncle pulled the car door, not daring to use force: "Why can't this car door be opened?"

"It's locked," I said. "Okay, now you pull it again."

The third uncle pulled it again: "It still can't be pulled."

"Use a little force, it won't break." I said.

The third uncle opened the car door with great effort this time, sat in slowly, closed the car door, I also sat in the driver's cab, turned around and said to him: "Fasten your seat belt, put the iron piece on Insert it into the red plastic hole near your hand."

"I haven't been in a car much, so I don't know how to do this." The third uncle took a while to fasten his seat belt, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It's nothing. Cars are not a rare thing. You can buy one for as cheap as 4 to [-] yuan." I said.

"4 to 10 yuan is also money." The third uncle sighed, "I only saved [-] yuan after five or six years. This is because later I learned the craft of a mason and got a craft. , Follow others to build a house to save so much money, if you farm in the village, you can’t make any money.”

"There aren't many houses built in rural areas now, right?" I said.

"It's much less than before." The third uncle nodded, "People nowadays like to run to the city and buy houses in the city. They think the countryside is inconvenient and not fun, and they don't have anything to eat. It's so convenient in the city. You can eat anything, you can go to restaurants, you can go shopping if you want, and you can play until late at night. Masons are not easy to do. I am planning to find a construction site with a few people in the village and go to the construction site Go up and build a house."

"It's better not to go to the construction site. Learn to decorate. It's better to follow others to do the decoration. It's easier than going to the construction site. The construction site is so sunny, and you have to climb high. There are many machines, which is very dangerous. Doing decoration in the house should be comfortable. Some." I said.

"Can decoration make money?" Third Uncle asked me.

"It's sure to make money. You see, so many people are buying houses in the city now. After buying a house, they must be decorated?" It’s also very particular, many people also want to decorate their homes to make them look better, or to use them for weddings, laying composite floors or floor tiles on the ground, making them look as good as in the city.”

"I can paste floor tiles. I also learned a little bit about carpentry. I am not very familiar with it, but I can start with it. I know carpenters. Does the decoration require plumbing and electricity?" Uncle San said, "I also know the master of plumbing and electricity." several."

I nodded: "The decoration is done by a few people. You can invite a few people to work together, but the workmanship must be excellent. If the work is poor, the reputation will be bad, and if word spreads, no one will ask you to do it."

"That's for sure." The third uncle nodded, "If you don't do well, you have to do it again. But how to take over the job, you can't just wait at home for someone to come to you, right?"

(End of this chapter)