Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Say this again. I've told you so many times, but you can't remember it. Are you going to say you'll take care of me in my old age next?"

"Ah, brother, I really want to take care of you in your old age. You raised me when I was young, and I will take care of you when you are old," Zhao Shanhai said

"Roll, roll, roll, roll as far as you can," Zhao Shanhe said, pointing at the door.

"Really? You are so obvious. I am only 29 years old and you keep asking me to take care of my old age. It makes me doubt whether I am old at all."

"That's right. You are nine years older than me. I will definitely be able to take care of you in your old age." Zhao Shanhai muttered with his head down.

"Come with me to the backyard, I will give you your gifts. I don't dare to hold a wedding now, but you must keep the things I promised you."

"Brother, what on earth is this? Why is it so mysterious?"

"Just follow me when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Arriving at the backyard, Zhao Shanhe opened the bed, took out two pieces of paper that looked like certificates from the secret compartment of the bed, and handed them to the two of them, "You choose."

"Brother, what is it?"

"The thing is in your hand, can't you see it yourself?"

"House, brother, you have to give us a house"

Zhao Shanhe quickly stepped forward and covered Zhao Shanhai's mouth, "Are you going to die? Why are you shouting so loudly? Do you want everyone in the compound to know?"

"Isn't this too exciting? Brother, where did you get so many houses? When did you buy them? How come I didn't know about them?"

"Well, now that I've told you, it means the whole world knows. I started buying houses the year I got married. Over the past seven or eight years, all the money I saved has been used to buy houses. Even your second brother has done the same."

"Brother, how many houses did you and your second brother buy? Why did you buy so many houses?"

"I bought six houses, and your second brother bought two. There's a lot of panic out there right now. I believe you know what's going on. The houses are selling cheap. If you don't seize this opportunity, I'll regret it in the future.

Do you think your second brother and I really went for a walk after get off work? We were actually going to inquire about the house. And on weekends, I often went out with your eldest sister-in-law to clean the house.

Stop wasting time and choose quickly. The ones for you and Erya are both in the same courtyard. I will feel more relaxed after you choose. You will be responsible for cleaning yourselves in the future.

Remember, don’t tell anyone that you can’t move in now. When I tell you that you can move in, you can move in. Do you hear me?”

"Brother, the house is too expensive, I can't take it," Erya said

"Brother, I don't want it either," Zhao Shanhai said

"Listen to me, when I got married, I used my father's pension to buy a three-turn one-ring, when the second brother got married, I bought a three-turn one-ring, and when the eldest daughter got married, it was the same. You can't be left with nothing. The eldest brother promised

Now I don't dare to spend lavishly, so I can't buy a three-turn one-ring anymore. Our house is already conspicuous enough, so my brother can only compensate you in another way. Listen to my brother and give each of you a set. The price is about the same as the three-turn one-ring. It's just that you can't live in it now.

After all, you have reached this critical juncture, and you can’t have a grand wedding like your second brother and eldest sister. You have to keep the house. The two houses are about the same size, but in different locations. You can discuss it among yourselves.”

"Brother, I'll keep it. I'll have my own yard in the future," Zhao Shanhai said.

"Brother, I really can't take me in. You raised me up, and now you're looking for a job..."

"Here you go again, Erya, you are usually quite obedient. Why do you feel that you have grown up now and don't listen to your big brother? Just accept it if it's given to you. Your sister has a dowry, and you can't lose anything. Your big brother promised you that."

"Brother, this is different"

"What's the difference? I bought you a decent dowry, but you still don't want it. Are you stupid? Take it quickly, or I will be angry."

"Thank you, brother"

"The family said thank you, if you are polite, my brother will be really angry. Also, I have some advice for you. You two have been working for five years. Although the salary is low, you should be able to save some money in addition to living expenses.

What I mean is that you shouldn’t save your money, and when you have the ability, buy a house, you won’t suffer any loss.”

"Brother, but I heard that many people are selling their houses at a low price. If they are even cheaper, wouldn't they be losing money?" Zhao Shanhai asked

"Let's talk behind closed doors. I'll tell you straight, the reason why it's cheap now is because many people were forced to leave their jobs during the movement, and because people from the city went to the countryside, so the houses became vacant.

But think about how many people there were when the country was founded. Was it 400 million? That's right, but how many people are there now? With so many people, isn't housing tight?

Take our family for example. We only had a few people at the beginning. Now, my second son and I have added several more people. Is the house still as spacious as before? Our city is also the political center. Do you think there will be fewer people in the future? Will the house be worthless? "

"Brother, listening to what you said, it is indeed true. Now the population is not 400 million, it has at least doubled. Houses will definitely be valuable in the future. Brother, I will listen to you and use all the money I earn to buy houses in the future."

Erya didn't say anything, but she took note of what her eldest brother said: if she had money, she should buy a house.

"Here, here are the keys. Take them. Go check it out later. You can't tell what's going on just by looking at the certificate. Go check it out in person and decide how to divide it up."

Time passed day by day, and Zhao Shanhe slacked off at work and played with his daughter after get off work, but there was one thing he did not forget, and that was the little policeman.

After Zhao Shanhu found out, Zhao Shanhe took action. It turned out that this guy's family was a snob and thought that Zhao Shanhe was a technician and useless to a young policeman, so he found the daughter of a police leader. His family itself had no power.

After knowing the situation, Zhao Shanhe used the connections he had accumulated over the years to get the young policeman sent to the Qingshui Room, and told her to forget about getting promoted in the future. The police leader had always looked down on the young policeman, and if he hadn't been afraid that his daughter would be a burden to him, he wouldn't have wanted his daughter to talk to the young policeman. After knowing that the young policeman was suppressed, he gave up decisively.

One weekend in June 72, an unexpected person came to the door. Looking at the gray-haired Yi Zhonghai in front of him, Zhao Shanhe did not expect Yi Zhonghai to come to see him. Usually, Zhonghai greeted him and he nodded, but they didn't have much interaction.

"Shanhe, the old lady is dying and she wants to see you. Can you go next door?" Yi Zhonghai asked in a humble tone.

The old lady has been living a secluded life these years. Although she lives next door, Zhao Shanhe has only seen her a few times. She only comes out to bask in the sun when the sun is good. Zhao Shanhe goes back home early after get off work, so he has only met her a few times on weekends.

Zhao Shanhe also wanted to see what the old lady was up to, so he went next door.

Looking at the old lady in front of him with sunken eye sockets and skinny body, Zhao Shanhe was a little surprised. How come she became like this after not seeing her for a while? It was obvious that she was dying and her time was near. The old lady had already dressed up and was lying on the kang.

"Old lady, Shanhe is here, please wake up." Yi Zhonghai walked forward and called the old lady carefully.