Construction of Wei Qi's new house has already begun. He chose a large piece of land in a secluded area at the end of the village. He planned to build his own house according to the specifications of a country villa. Anyway, he had enough money.
The house was designed by himself and is divided into two floors. The first floor is the living room, kitchen and two guest rooms, and the guest rooms have their own bathrooms. The second floor is his and Huo Shichu's bedrooms, as well as his study. Huo Shichu's embroidery room.
In addition to the house, the land enclosed in the yard is also very large. Wei Qi plans to dig a fish pond on the left side of the house, where he can fish in his spare time; and on the right side is a vegetable patch, where he can grow fruits and vegetables.
After it was completed, he could imagine the quiet and leisurely villa scene.
Wei Qi could afford the money, so he hired many strong laborers in the village to do the work. The more money he gave, the harder everyone worked. Therefore, the speed of building new houses was visibly fast. By the time they were halfway through the construction, everyone could already see that It's beyond the size of this house.
Aunt Zhou clicked her tongue and praised Huo Shichu: "Your new house is quite big. It seems that there are four or five rooms on the first floor alone. You also said that you will build a second floor. Do you mean that you will have children in the future?" Have you reserved all the rooms for your daughter-in-law? You are thinking far enough..."
Huo Shichu didn't expect that she would even think about having children and marrying a daughter-in-law. He was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. He quickly explained: "We didn't think about it so much. We just thought that a bigger house would be more comfortable."
Aunt Zhou agreed: "That's true..." Then she looked Huo Shichu up and down and sighed, "You are a prosperous and blessed man. Look, after you came, Da Lang's leg was hurt so badly. After I recover, I have the skills of hunting, and I earn a lot of money, I can build such a nice house."
How could Huo Shichu dare to put all these achievements on himself? He quickly shook his head and denied it: "Aunt Zhou, you really think too much. Why is a prosperous husband not a prosperous husband? If Dalang's legs are good, it is because he has strong recovery ability. , The doctor’s medical skills are great, and his hunting skills are something he already has, so I don’t have any credit for this.”
"Why don't you take credit for it? Without your careful care, Dalang's injury wouldn't have healed so quickly." Aunt Zhou argued, "You don't have to belittle yourself like this. Only by having a good reputation can we women live a better life." OK."
Aunt Zhou poured out her heart and soul and put herself into Huo Shichu's shoes to teach "the ways of being a wife": "As wives, although we are said to take care of our husbands without complaint and be virtuous and capable, this does not mean that we should be silent about our efforts. Don't say anything! We have to tell you how much we have done so that men will know how difficult it is for us. Otherwise, they will think that we are freeloaders and will naturally despise us... If your own efforts are ignored, you will feel comfortable. Of course it’s uncomfortable! If you feel uncomfortable, you have to change..."
Aunt Zhou talked endlessly, as if she wanted to instill all the "how to be a wife" into Huo Shichu's mind. Huo Shichu felt dizzy after listening to it. Although she didn't quite agree with her point of view, She meant well, so Huo Shichu had no choice but to listen patiently.
Wei Qi's new house is being built in full swing. The village has been talking about how beautiful his new house is these days. The Wei family members who live in a dilapidated house naturally know that Wei Qi can build a new house.
"Where did Wei Dalang get the money to build a new house?" Wei Silang asked Old Man Wei, swallowing the coarse bran rice and wild vegetable batter that stuck in his throat in disgust.
Old Man Wei did not answer Wei Silang. He felt very complicated in his heart. The eldest son who was kicked out of the house did not become a useless person as he imagined. Instead, he lived a prosperous life and started to build a new house.
But they still had to live in a broken house, and their situation with Wei Dalang was reversed.
It is said that the wind and water change in turn, and they say that thirty years are east of Hedong and thirty years are west of Hexi. Did their family and Wei Dalang verify these words? Old Man Wei actually regretted driving Wei Dalang out, especially now that his big brick house with tiles was struck by lightning, but Wei Dalang could afford to build a new house.
He always couldn't help but have a thought: If Wei Dalang hadn't been kicked out by him, would he have a spacious and bright house to live in now?
But no matter how upset and regretful Old Man Wei was, he could only look at Dalang Wei's glory, and he could not get any glory at all.
"You can't afford to build a house unless you have brute strength and hunt some wild animals to sell!" Wei Sanlang said disdainfully, "I just spent all the money I worked for to build a house. It's vanity and stupidity. I Let’s see how he lives in the future!”
"He can go hunting again in the future..." Sister-in-law Wei couldn't help but said. She really couldn't listen to her husband's words. "People can continue hunting after a few times, but how about you? Not even once." Can’t hunt! Waste!”
"You called me a waste?! How can you be better? Your snobbish and greedy parents, seeing that I am temporarily depressed, are cruel and vicious! I really regret marrying a useless woman like you... ..." Wei Sanlang was so angry that he and his wife started scolding each other.
Then the scoldings of men and women, the cries of children, and the scolding of the old people started to sound again in the dilapidated house, which was very lively.
Wei Qi didn't know that he had become the trigger of the Wei family's quarrel again. He was discussing with Huo Shichu what to plant in the yard after the new house was built.
"I want to grow some grapes! It would be so nice to enjoy the coolness under the grape trellis in the summer evening, drink wine and enjoy the cool breeze!" Huo Shichu said excitedly, as if he could feel the cool summer breeze blowing on his face.
Wei Qi agreed and said, "Let's plant the grapes by the pond. You drink and I fish."
"Okay, okay." Huo Shichu nodded repeatedly, "After you catch it, you can fry it into small fish and eat it with wine!"
"You can also set up a barbecue rack under the grape trellis, pick some eggplants, corns, and leeks grown in our yard, slaughter some chickens and ducks, and have a barbecue together..." Wei Qi became more and more yearning and excited as he talked, wishing that the house would be there soon. It's built.
Huo Shichu also seemed to have foreseen the joyful barbecue scene under the grape trellis in summer. It was so pleasant to eat and drink. She also wished that the grape trellis had been set up.
The two of them have a common theme in pursuing enjoyment. They both pursue eating, drinking and having fun, and they are not stingy about spending money on it. They really have similar interests.
If Wei Qi met a "wife" who was frugal, who felt it was a waste if she cooked too much meat, and considered a luxury if she bought too many sets of clothes, she would definitely be very uncomfortable, and naturally it would be impossible to get along harmoniously with her.
And he was lucky enough to meet Huo Shichu, who was more "informal" and spent more readily than he did. The two of them were incompatible with each other. They had a rare affinity for each other, and they were already close friends in food and drink.
Originally, Huo Shichu had the idea of leaving after Wei Qi recovered from his injury, but then Wei Qi got along very well with her, so the idea of leaving was thrown into the corner to gather dust. She felt that there was nothing wrong with living with Wei Qi like this. good.
