Hu Mingchen's house was built after it was washed away by heavy rain that year, and Hu Mingchen's family was almost buried in that rain. There is no tile to cover it, and he still lives in Hu Mingyi's house, and he spent a long time to build the current house.

Although the age of this house is not very long, but due to the limited funds at hand at that time and the time is in a hurry, this house can only be said to be passable to live in.

In recent years, with the increase in the number of people going out to work, the country's economy has also prospered, and even in the remote Duge Township, more and more new houses are being built, and they are all square of masonry and cement, and there is even a lack of two-story buildings.

Compared with these newly built houses, whether it is Hu Mingchen's house or the house under Hu Jianqiang and Zhong Ying, it seems ordinary.

Not to mention the Chen Qiangqiang house mentioned by Hu Jianqiang. As a local coal boss and a wealthy man, Chen Qiang's house is quite luxuriously built, and Hu Mingchen's house is similar to a kennel compared to others'.

Chen Qiang's house is on a small flat land not far from Duge Primary School, covering an area of nearly 1,000 square meters, in addition to building a three-story villa building, they also fenced a small garden, fish pond, rockery, pavilion, everything. From a distance, a greenhouse is also built with glass on the roof of the house, which not only grows a lot of beautiful flowers and plants, but also places tea sets and reclining chairs, and can watch the moon and count the stars without suffering from mosquito bites at night, which is quite leisurely and elegant.

After the big villa of Chen Qiang's family was built, it basically became the most prosperous house in Duge, and became the object of discussion among the villagers after tea and dinner. Of course, Chen Qiang's house is not enough to become a landmark of Duge, whose landmark is Minzu Street, which belongs to Hu Mingchen's family.

The general public is just talking about Chen Qiang's house, but for Hu Jianqiang, it is a bit exciting. In terms of financial resources, Hu Jianqiang asked himself if he was no worse than Chen Qiang, but he was uncomfortable living in such a simple house, especially after he was used to living in a big hotel in the city.

Therefore, Hu Jianqiang thought about it again and again, and simply proposed to Hu Mingchen that he wanted to push the family's house and rebuild it, not only the house where Hu Mingchen's grandmother Zhong Ying and their lives live, but even Hu Mingchen's house, Hu Jianqiang also felt that it should be reorganized, at least worthy of their identity and status.

"Third uncle, are you stimulated by Chen Qiang's villa?" asked Hu Mingchen.

Hu Mingchen has naturally heard the gossip about those discussions, and the people around him have been chatting around Hu Mingchen's house for the New Year, and this topic will also pop up in the chat from time to time.

"A little, you don't want to tell me the story of Xiang Yu's nocturnal walk, right?"

"Hehe, how can you think so far ahead?"

"You like to be low-key, but what does low-key also score, what are we earning money for, in order to live a good life, now that we have money, of course, we must vigorously improve the living environment. Back then, Xiang Yu insisted on leaving Xianyang, and he didn't want to walk at night in brocade clothes, we were different from him, I was afraid that you would talk about me. ”

"Third uncle, you think too much, I said what are you doing, I'm not so pedantic, don't you just want to live in a big and good house, what's there, it's reasonable. It's just that if we either don't build it, if we want to build a new one, it's better to do it once and for all, and I don't want to do it again in a few years. Hu Mingchen stood up and paced back and forth in the room twice before saying.

"Xiao Chen, have you agreed to build a house? Once and for all, you want to build it for the better?" Hu Jianqiang was very excited when Hu Mingchen agreed.

"Why don't I agree, it's a good thing, speaking of which, you should also have a new house of your own, otherwise, it's not easy to get married, hehe." Hu Mingchen half-jokingly said, "That's it, you go back to Zhennan this time, and by the way, talk to Luo Haocai about this matter, they are professional, so I will entrust it to him." The money is mine, and I want him to find a good team and build us two houses. ”

"It's not like we don't have a good construction team here, why are we looking for him?"

"That's why I said we want to do it once and for all, we have a construction team here, but we don't have a professional team, and we can't have good designers. Let him find someone to come, combine our topography and landform, and get two boutique houses out. Chen Qiang's house is good, but it is too cheesy and earthy, and it is just the taste of nouveau riche. ”

"That's what you said, okay, then I'll go to him this time. ”

After talking to Hu Jianqiang about business, he left, and when Hu Mingchen returned to the computer, he saw that Song Qian had gone offline, but before going offline, he sent several unhappy and angry expressions in a row.

Hu Mingchen smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seems that he has offended Song Qian again this time.

However, Hu Mingchen didn't care too much, and when he went back to Zhennan next time, it should be fine to chat with her.

Hu Mingchen went home for the New Year, and the first few days were to stay at home to accompany his family, and on the tenth day of the first month, that is, the day when Hu Jianqiang left Duge to go to Zhennan, Hu Yandie asked Hu Mingchen to go to see his aunt together, and he went out.

"We haven't been to see my aunt in the past few years, and I've heard that he's not doing well. On the path to go, Hu Yandie said.

"I really don't know this, I'm often not at home, and in the past few years, I haven't moved around much, you said that my aunt is not doing well, what's wrong?" Hu Mingchen carried two bags of gifts and followed behind Hu Yandie.

"I heard that the big daddy has found an aunt again, and this aunt is not very good-hearted, often plays outside, and the big dad doesn't care too much, this aunt often quarrels with her aunt and grandpa, and the three aunts are married farther away, one is a little closer, and she can visit often, and she quarreled with men last year, and she died of dichlorvos. That's why I proposed that we go see my aunt and grandpa. Hu Yandie said.

"How do you know these things, but I don't?"

"I also know from my parents when they talk to my father, usually when we are in the city, they don't tell us these things. ”

"Oh, well, we should go and see, I remember, when I was little, my aunt met us on the field and would buy us a candy or two. ”

"Yes, I haven't seen her since I went to the city to study. ”

Hu Mingchen's aunt's house is on the Bantun on the side of Fanger Town, and from Hu Mingchen's house, if you walk, it takes about an hour, and there is a section of it, you still have to climb a steep slope, and the road is not very easy to walk.

"There are so many rocks and so steep on this road that they can't get up to the carriage. Hu Mingchen crawled down the uneven broken road and complained.

"It's almost the same if the carriage doesn't pull things, and if you pull things, you have to push a few people behind to come up, and now the only thing that can come up is a motorcycle. Hu Yandie replied.

At the moment when Hu Yandie spoke, a young man happened to ride a motorcycle down from above, only to see the wheels undulating on the road, and the dragon's head twisting and turning, feeling that his motorcycle would rush to the roadside at any time. Fortunately, there was no danger, and the motorcycle finally went down safely on the road to Fanger Town.

Climbing up from the highway, you have to make three big turns to reach Hu Mingchen's aunt's house.

Hu Mingchen and the others arrived at the door of his aunt's house, it was deserted, his family could not see the slightest atmosphere of the New Year, and there was not even a new couplet and door god at the gate.

The door to the hall was closed, but the door was open.

"Auntie...... Grandpa...... Auntie ......" Hu Yandie shouted as she stood at the door.

After shouting a few times, an old woman wearing a blue cloth hat poked her head out of the room: "Which one?"

"Auntie, auntie, it's me, Hu Yandie, oh, and my brother Hu Mingchen, let's come to see you. When Hu Yandie saw the old man, she hurriedly greeted him.

"Oh, it's Fluttershy and Chen, come on, come in. The aunt rubbed her eyes, saw Hu Yandie and Hu Mingchen, and beckoned with a smile.

Hu Yandie and Hu Mingchen twisted the gifts into the door of the room, it was dark and cold inside, and there was no light on or fire.

"Oh, you're all still dolls, what are you buying these things for, and I'll bring them back to your grandparents in a while, and on my side, your daddy will also sell us what he has for the New Year." Seeing Hu Mingchen and Hu Yandie put the gifts on a small square table for eating, my aunt said.

My aunt said this, but Hu Mingchen and the others didn't find any gifts in the house, except for a few pieces of bacon hanging on the roof, they didn't find any decent food in the house.

"Auntie, my grandparents have a lot of them, Xiao Chen bought them, and my third uncle also bought a lot, and they are not lacking. Hu Yandie said.

"Grandma, where's Grandpa, went out to play?" asked Hu Mingchen.

"What are you playing, he's sick, his leg hurts, and he's resting. The aunt beckoned Hu Mingchen and Hu Yandie to sit down on two small stools.

The aunt and grandfather in the back room must have heard the movement and put on their clothes and climbed up.

"Old man, Xiao Chen and Xiao Fluttershy are here to buy something to see us. My aunt stepped forward and helped my aunt and grandfather.

"Oh, yes, Fluttershy, there's a heart. Old woman, it's cold in the house, you hurry up and burn the fire to roast them, you two sisters haven't eaten yet, when I put on my shoes, I'll catch a chicken to kill, and eat here in a while. Grandpa said.

"Grandpa, don't bother, we have eaten, and we have already eaten. Hu Yandie responded, and when he saw his aunt going to get the iron frame for the fire, he hurriedly instructed Hu Mingchen: "Xiao Chen, you hurry up and get firewood to burn for your aunt and them." ”

In fact, without waiting for Hu Yandie's instructions, Hu Mingchen had already moved, but it had just rained lightly, and the firewood piled up at the gate of the courtyard dam was wet, not easy to burn, and the smoke was still big. Hu Mingchen removed the wet wood on it and tried to find some that was still relatively dry.

"Xiao Chen, don't take those, those are not easy to burn now, I'll go to that corn core and burn it with that. Hu Mingchen's aunt stopped Hu Mingchen at the door of the room.

When Hu Mingchen followed his aunt to the hall and took some corn cores with a dustpan and burned the fire, the room looked brighter and warmer.