Lu Xinghe put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and looked at Yun Cuihe: "Mom, I want to repair the house at home."
Yun Cuihe was slightly stunned, looking at him for a while without saying anything, then raised her head and glanced at the room.
"It's time for repairs. The roof is moldy and not solid anymore, and the walls are always covered in dust. The ups and downs in the past eight years have made the walls thin a lot. When the weather gets cooler, it might become the same as in previous years. Suffer it."
When they heard that the house was to be repaired, Lu Xingping and Lu Xingan had a hint of longing in their eyes.
"Mom, brother, if our house is repaired, where will we live temporarily? Grandma's old house?"
Yun Cuihe shook his head and looked up at his house again.
"Our thatched house may not be repairable yet. Let's call your uncle and uncle over tomorrow to take a look at it first. If there is no need to repair it, we will find a more convenient place to rebuild the house."
Lu Xinghe looked at Yun Cuihe.
"Has Mom already decided on the location?"
Several others also looked in the direction of Yun Cuihe, just waiting for her to speak.
Yun Cuihe looked at the children with a loving smile on her face.
"The hilltop that your grandma assigned to our family is close to the village road out of the village and not far from your grandma's house. There is a big pond not far ahead. The pond is not far from our house. Tian, do you think it is very convenient?"
Lu Xinghe's eyes lit up: "What Mom is thinking about is the same as what I am thinking about."
Yun Cuihe smiled hurriedly and said: "My mother asked your grandpa to clear a small piece of the mountain for us to build the house there. However, your uncles and uncles had different opinions. They were afraid that our family would occupy that mountain, so we built the house there. Now that we are living in this place, we never imagined that in the end, the mountain will still belong to our family."
Lu Xingping's face was full of excitement.
"Mom, won't our family have a new house to live in soon?"
Yun Cuihe reached out and touched his head, her eyes slightly moist.
"Follow me and make your brothers suffer."
Lu Xingping shook his head hurriedly.
"There is no suffering. As long as my mother is here, even if I have to eat chaffy vegetables every day, my life will still be sweet."
Yun Cuihe's newly brewing sadness was made dumbfounded by Lu Xingping's words.
"You skinny monkey..."
Lu Xing'an also nodded: "Mom, although Xing Ping is out of tune most of the time, what he said today is correct. As long as our family can be together, life will not be hard."
Lu Xing gave him a flat look.
"What do you mean I am mostly out of tune? Lu Xing'an, please explain it to me clearly."
Lu Xingan hurriedly got up and ran outside.
"You are out of tune, I have nothing to say."
Seeing this, Lu Xingping stood up and chased after him: "Don't run away if you have the ability. Why am I out of touch? I also helped the family a lot, okay..."
Yun Cuihe looked at the two sons fighting outside the door and shook her head helplessly.
"You two, be careful and don't bump into each other. It will hurt when you turn around."
By this time, the remaining sadness in her heart was completely gone.
Chu Yue smiled and looked at the two brothers who were noisy outside the house. She stood up and gathered the dishes and chopsticks together. She was about to take them out to wash, but Lu Xinghe held her hand down.
"Let me do it."
Chu Yue did not let go.
"You must be tired after pushing the trolley all day today. Take a rest first. I will wash a few bowls in no time."
Seeing Chu Yue's persistence, Lu Xinghe didn't force it.
Yun Cuihe looked at Chu Yue who was busy outside the house, and then looked at Lu Xinghe.
"Why did mom tell you before? Mom just said Yueyue is a good child, right?"
Lu Xinghe glanced in the direction of Chu Yue, lowered his head and hummed. Although his voice was cold, if you look closely, you will find that his exposed ears have turned pink.
Yun Cuihe saw through it without saying anything, and returned to her house with a smile.
…
After breakfast the next morning, Lu Xinghe invited his eldest uncle Lu Laifu and his second uncle Lu Laicai, along with his fourth uncle Lu Shoucheng.
As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard, Chu Yue brought tea for them to drink.
After the three of them drank tea, she put the cups away to the water tank, washed them, and brought them into the kitchen. She didn't say much during the whole process, but she did things quickly.
This made the two brothers Lu Laifu and Lu Laicai have a slightly different impression of her.
The three of them walked around several houses, then returned to the courtyard and sat down. Lu Laifu shook his head and said, "This thatched house was not a very strong house when it was built eight years ago. Although the roof was replaced once, Now it’s completely in disrepair, and the walls are falling off badly. If you ask me to repair it, it would be easier to tear it down and rebuild it.”
Lu Laicai has a different opinion.
"You just open your mouth and come, tearing it down and rebuilding it will cost a lot of work and money. It's not easy for Xinghe to make some money. How can it withstand such a torment?"
Lu Shoucheng looked at Lu Xinghe and Yun Cuihe.
"I wonder what Third Sister-in-law and Xinghe think?"
It was all the elders who spoke, and Lu Xinghe naturally gave the right to speak to his mother.
Seeing several people looking at her, Yun Cuihe said in a low voice: "Yesterday, I discussed it with Xinghe. If it doesn't work, we will rebuild the house. The earthen walls of my house are so thin. It will take time and effort to repair and it won't look good." , if the house that needs to be repaired cannot last for a year or two, and you have to hire someone to repair it again, it is better to build a new one."
The three brothers Lu Laifu, Lu Laicai and Lu Shoucheng were a little surprised.
"Does Sister-in-law have enough budget?"
"That should be enough for the time being."
When Lu Laicai thought of his mother-in-law's powerful appearance to prevent her from handing him a knife, Lu Laicai wanted to say something ugly first: "Brothers and sisters, you have to think carefully. We have just separated our families, and we don't have any extra money on hand to lend you. If you want to build a house again, you have to have money on hand, it’s not something you just open your mouth to do.”
Lu Laifu nodded hurriedly: "Yes, although I also hope that you can rebuild the house again, you must do what you can."
Lu Shoucheng on the side said nonchalantly: "The adobe house doesn't cost much. The key is that it takes time. If my sister-in-law doesn't have enough, she can go to Xiu Qin to get some. However, I have many children and not many can be lent. I'm afraid. It’s one or two taels at most.”
These days, anyone who is willing to lend one or two taels of silver to his family is a huge kindness.
Yun Cuihe smiled.
"Thank you to the eldest brother and the second brother for reminding me, and thank you to the fourth brother for your generosity. Xinghe and I also made this plan in our hearts when it came to building a house. The money issue is not secure, so my brothers and sisters have to worry about it. But when the time comes to build the house... …”
When the three brothers heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and patted their chests one after another and said, "Three brothers and sisters, don't worry about the house. The eldest brother and the second brother will take care of it and take care of it for you."
However, they were also a little surprised that the third sister-in-law's family still had some money left to build a house. Could it be that they sold the hilltop that their parents shared, right?
But there was no news in the village.
Yun Cuihe smiled happily.
"Okay, thank you very much, eldest brother and second brother."
Brothers Lu Laifu and Lu Laicai hurriedly waved their hands: "Easy to say, easy to say."
