Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Qin Huairu took the food home, and when she washed Jia Dongxu's lunch box, she couldn't help crying and feeling a little regretful. Maybe if she hadn't argued with her mother-in-law that day, Dongxu would have eaten more, and he wouldn't have fainted from hunger beside the machine and been sucked in...

Jia Zhang made steamed buns made of two-grain flour, which was a rare occasion, and Qin Huairu simply fried two dishes to finish the meal.

"Mom, Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, it's time to eat."

Jia Zhang threw away the sole of her shoe and looked at the unhappy Qin Huairu and asked, "Huairu, what's wrong with you? Is it because things are not going well at the factory?"

"Mom, everything is fine. I've received my salary and my job application has been completed."

"Then why are you so unhappy?"

"I received Dongxu's relics today, and then..."

"Huai Ru, you have to look forward to everything. The more you think about this, the more upset you get. Let's eat quickly."

"Well, I'll give you the money later. I want to go back to my hometown this afternoon and stay there overnight to inform Dongxu about the matter and handle the procedures for the conversion from rural to non-rural."

"Well, go ahead, and be careful on the road. The sooner this matter is done, the better. After it is done, our family basically won't have to eat expensive food anymore. If you have time when you come back, please buy me a bottle of painkillers. My legs and waist have been hurting recently."

"Okay, Mom. Banggeng, that brat, doesn't like to go to his grandma's house, so I'll take Xiaodang back with me this afternoon."

Soon after dinner, Qin Huairu took Xiaodang to buy some things and took a long-distance bus to Qinjia Village.

In the evening, another meeting was held in the courtyard.

The three old men were still sitting around the table, and the neighbors were sitting in a loose circle in groups of three or five.

The eldest uncle Liu Haizhong spoke first, "We are calling everyone to this meeting today because there are new instructions to be conveyed on the street. This is a meeting held by our second uncle, so let the second uncle convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone."

Yan Bugui coughed twice. "I went to the meeting this time, and Director Wang mainly talked about two things. The first is that summer is coming soon, which is the season of frequent heavy rains. In previous years, we have also had roof leaks and roof collapses in this area. The street asked us to check the roofs of each household. If there is no problem, we can rest assured. If there is a problem, we should repair it immediately. It is best for those who want to check and repair to sign up with me. It will be cheaper if we find someone together for the whole compound. It is not worth it to save money if something really happens."

"This is a good thing. Last year, the roof of Old Sun's house in the alley opposite collapsed. Fortunately, no one was hit."

"I know about this, too. It rained heavily for two days, and the Sun family was crowded in the kitchen. It was so miserable."

"I've signed up too. My roof was leaking last year and I've wanted to fix it for a long time."

Yan Bugui waved his hand and said, "Okay, if you are interested in this matter, please come to my house after the meeting to register with me. Everyone, please be quiet. I will talk about the second matter first."

Everyone calmed down after hearing this, which was much better than the chaos when Yi Zhonghai was the boss. Everyone was not stupid. Since Xu Damao's rise, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were no longer the same as before. Now they really worked for everyone, so everyone naturally supported them.

Yan Bugui took out a folded paper from his pocket and began to read. This was a good opportunity to show that he was educated, and he even threw in a few words from time to time. However, no one understood it very well. Xu Damao at the side did understand it, but it was a bit unusual. Remember that after the public-private partnership, house sales and public-private transfers were not allowed for a long time, and if you wanted to buy and sell, you had to find a way to find a loophole.

"Second uncle, just give me a brief summary of the meaning. We can't remember so many words."

"That's right. Please explain it briefly. Don't be so pretentious."

"Second uncle, if you can't explain it clearly, let someone else do it."

Xu Damao glanced at Liu Haizhong and thought, well, he has to do this himself.

"Everyone, please be quiet. This is what is happening. Many of our houses are now public housing, which is allocated to us because someone in our family works in the factory. In other words, we only have temporary residence rights, and the house is still public. This policy change allows everyone to pay to buy the house, turning it from a public house into our own house. In this way, no matter whether there is someone in our family working in the factory in the future, the house is ours."

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There was a lot of discussion around.

"This policy is good. I want to buy the house."

"I want to buy one, but I don't know how much the house I live in will cost."

"I would like to buy it, but my family doesn't have that much money."

"Why spend that money? We're living comfortably now. If you want to buy a house, go ahead and buy it. We don't have money. Even if I had money, I wouldn't buy it." Jia Zhang yelled.

You know what, quite a few people actually think that what Jia Zhang said makes sense. Nowadays, houses are free or only charge a nominal rent, and people live well there! Why waste that money?

Xu Damao would not tell them how valuable the courtyard house would be in the future. After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "The price is about eight to ten yuan per square meter. It depends mainly on the age of the house. If you want to buy it, you should find the second uncle to register after the meeting, and then we will go to the street office to handle it together."

"There is one more thing. Now the country allows the sale of houses. If you want to buy a house, you can go to the street office to handle the transfer procedures after negotiating the price. Okay, now that I have finished talking about this, please let the uncle make a summary speech."

Liu Haizhong puffed out his big belly, "Everyone knows about this. After you go home, each family should discuss it. If you have any ideas, hurry up and go find Uncle Er to register. After all, this rainstorm won't wait for anyone. If it really leaks, it will be all over before you can think of a solution. Okay, let's adjourn now."

"Lao Nan, come to my house for a drink?"

Nan Yi's house had been renovated a long time ago, and the couple had moved in for a while. Xu Damao picked up the water cup and walked back to his own home with Nan Yi. Lou Xiao'e was telling Ding Qiunan how Xu Damao had deceived Nan Yi by pretending that the sobering medicine was an aphrodisiac, and how he had eavesdropped outside the door.

Xu Damao felt something was wrong when he saw this. He turned his head and saw Nan Yi staring at him with a dark face.

"Brother Nan, don't get me wrong. I left after you guys started. I didn't hear what happened next!"

It would have been fine if Xu Damao didn't say anything, but once he spoke, Ding Qiunan was so embarrassed. Lou Xiaoe rolled her eyes at Xu Damao and dragged Ding Qiunan to the inner room to discuss the pregnancy. Ding Qiunan was already more than three months pregnant.

Nan Yi, who was standing by, picked up the broom from the corner. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Damao immediately opened the door and ran out, with Nan Yi chasing him closely.

"Xu Damao, you are such a good guy. Not only did you use the hangover medicine to trick me into thinking it was an aphrodisiac, but you also listened to me. I will beat you to death!"

"Why are you so unreasonable? If it weren't for me, would you have been able to marry your wife so quickly? You should thank me. I'm your matchmaker."

The two of them were making a scene in the backyard. Ding Qiunan was a little worried and asked, "Xiao'e, shouldn't we go and persuade them?"

"Oh, it's okay, they are just playing around and will be back soon."

Sure enough, after running for ten minutes, the two of them got tired and came back together, arm in arm. Ding Qiunan stared at him in surprise, as if she was curious about how they could be so close to each other again after such a short while.

"You hit me twice, go cook me an apology and I'll forgive you! By the way, ask the two ladies what they'd like to eat."

Nan Yi knew that this guy was getting lazy again, so he had no choice but to go into the kitchen. He already knew Lou Xiao'e's identity, and the Lou family really didn't lack these things, so he didn't hesitate, and the couple often came over to eat together, but he had to cook it himself.