In just two months, the new house of Zhang Yaozu's family was completed. The white paint on the walls was not dry yet, so people started living in it after lighting a fire.
At this time, there is no such thing as formaldehyde. We are living in and drying the house at the same time.
Zhang Guangzong and Li Hongyu specially bought gifts and went to warm the pot to celebrate the second son's new home.
The houses are all bungalows, with the main house having two floors and the side house having only one floor. Compared with the previous tile-roofed houses with pointed roofs, it is very convenient to dry grain.
Nowadays, after the wheat is harvested, it is basically dried on the road. In order to prevent anyone from stealing the wheat, beds are set up on the road to sleep and guarded all night.
It's just that the wheat dried in this way is very dirty, and dust is easily mixed in. When it is put into the tank, it needs to be lifted and cleaned.
It is much more convenient to have a bungalow. You can just dry wheat directly on the roof, which is safe and clean.
Liu Ying was obviously in a good mood. She took Li Hongyu from house to house and persuaded Li Hongyu to quickly demolish the old house and build a new one.
Li Hongyu was obviously very moved.
Although there are new houses outside, they always feel that the outside is not as good as home.
There is land at home to grow food, a yard to grow vegetables, chickens and pigs to raise, and neighbors who can drop by and chat at any time.
There is nothing in the city!
Zhang Yixing never asked his parents to move to a new house in the city, because he remembered that after he bought a house in the provincial capital, his parents were not happy living in the city and always longed to return to their hometown.
Their generation has a strong attachment to their hometown!
For them, the building is not a home, but like a prison. No matter how expensive it is, it can never compare to the big yard of their hometown.
Zhang Yixing once didn't understand this.
Slowly climbing up the stairs, Zhang and his party finally stood on the roof, looking at the small village, with lush green trees among the red bricks and green tiles.
"Ah~" Just as he was about to get excited about poetry, a harsh whistle suddenly came from downstairs.
"Beep~beep~beep~"
Zhang Yixing lowered his head and saw that his cousin Zhang Yunfu had returned from outside with Zhang Xiuxiu.
Zhang Yunfu walked in front with a pile of twigs and twigs, and Zhang Xiuxiu followed behind with her cheeks puffed up. She blew a small whistle made of twig bark in her mouth, and the beeping sound was made by the small whistle.
"Brother, brother." Seeing Zhang and his party on the roof looking this way, Zhang Xiuxiu quickly took the whistle from her mouth, waved it and shouted, "Would you like a whistle? The little whistle our brother made can blow very loudly!"
Zhang Yixing chuckled and said, "Okay, brother, make a big one for me."
Zhang Yunfu nodded, "No problem, I'll make you a great one!"
Zhang Yixing smiled awkwardly.
A large whistle made of thick branches is called a big whistle, because it sounds as dull as a cow's braying.
In fact, Zhang Yixing can also make it himself. He only needs to cut the branches into sections, twist out the white wood core inside, and leave a complete section of bark. The bark can be used as a whistle by blowing it.
But my cousin seemed to be very proud of this, so I had to let him show off.
Liu Ying saw the movement outside, pointed at her son and said to Li Hongyu: "Look, he is still like a child at such an old age, but he is still promising!"
Li Hongyu waved her hand, "Those who are promising but not promising, who are blessed with big heads and faces, will be blessed at first sight, and their children will be filial. If you find a good wife in the future, just enjoy the blessings!"
Liu Ying suddenly laughed happily and said modestly: "What a blessing, as long as you don't piss me off to death!"
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When she got home, Li Hongyu kept talking about the grandeur of her second son's house.
Zhang Yixing saw her envious look and said with a smile: "Mom, let's build a new house too!"
"Ah?" Li Hongyu was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment and shook his head: "I won't build it anymore. It's a waste of money."
After a while, Li Hongyu said again: "Your second uncle's house was built for less than 30,000 yuan. Do you think it is expensive?"
After a while, Li Hongyu said again: "It's quite convenient to dry wheat."
Zhang and his party just listened to her talking without answering, waiting for her to convince herself.
He knew that his mother really wanted to build a house. In his memory, after the family paid off the debt, his mother borrowed money to build the house despite his father's objection.
Her spirit is actually very high.
It's just that this family was once too poor, and she was used to being humble as she was always borrowing money.
Zhang and his party have experienced it, and they know that the more humble they are, the more uncontrollable they are.
The two neighboring houses that used to be adjacent to each other were built on the side. Just one floor was ten centimeters higher than the old house. My mother didn't say anything, but when she built the house, she directly raised the house so that it was higher than the neighbors' houses on both sides. He took out twenty centimeters and had two quarrels over this.
In that quarrel, the mother, who was always known for her good temper in the village, scolded two neighbors, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and finally won, which was an eye-opener for the villagers.
"Okay, okay, when you get a wife, you have to go back to your hometown. Isn't this house a bit embarrassing now?"
"Well, it's embarrassing!" Zhang Yixin agreed.
"How about we build a house too?"
"Build it!"
No matter how nice the house outside is, people in the village can't see it, just like walking in brocade at night.
Zhang Yixing knows that his mother actually loves face, so he will give her a lot of face.
Besides, you can build a house now with less than 30,000 yuan. If you wait ten years, 30,000 yuan will not even be able to pay for workers.
When Zhang Guangzong came back from get off work, he heard the notice that Li Hongyu was going to build a new house.
It's not a discussion, it's a notification!
Zhang Guangzong's objection was invalid.
The next day, Li Hongyu started looking for someone.
Zhang and his family are going to build a new house, which has become big news in Zhangjiatang.
Most of the villagers' first reaction after hearing the news was: Oh, they finally built a house.
There is a sandpit in the land east of Zhangjiatang's family, which is the collective property of the village. Anyone who needs sand for building a house can come here to pull sand.
The day after Zhang Yixing's old house was demolished, more than a dozen carts loaded with sand were delivered to Zhang Yixing's family.
The carts were all pulled by old men in their sixties, and some were pulled by an old couple, with their children helping to pull the carts.
Zhang and his party didn't see this scene at school. When they heard about it when they got home from school, they were so happy that they didn't fall asleep all night.
Books always say that when you do good deeds, don’t expect anything in return. Zhang Yixing understands this truth. However, if you can get a little reward, even if it is a boiled egg or a load of sand, it will make doing good deeds something worth looking forward to next time. .
"After all, I'm still a common person!" Zhang Yi Xing kept sighing as he tossed and turned in bed.
The two poplar trees and the Ailanthus ailanthus tree at home did not escape the fate of being cut down.
It was just that in the past it was cut down and sold to pay tuition and fees, but this time it was made into furniture.
Wardrobes, cabinets, beds, doors, etc. are all made from our own trees.
The carpenter was also an old man from Zhangjiatang Village. He came uninvited and did not ask for a penny of wages. He was only asked to take care of one lunch a day.
Li Hongyu paid him money, but he threw it back every time, saying that he would make furniture for Xingxing to use as his wife.
Zhang Guangzong painted the furniture himself and painted it uniformly in sandalwood red.
After the new house was completed, two more fruit trees were planted in the yard where the poplar trees were originally planted.
a pomegranate tree,
The other one is also a pomegranate tree.
