Granny Jin listened silently and asked what kind of courtyard it was.

Qi Shufang thought of Xue Feng's detailed description in the telegram, and said: "It is the official residence of the Qing Dynasty, with a total of three entrances, with a small garden, with a total area of about one acre and eight, relying on the waters of Shichahai, the scenery is beautiful, the traffic is developed, and the neighbors are all rich or expensive, because it was the residence of the big man, so it is well preserved." ”

"Fifty thousand yuan, it's worth it!" Granny Jin said without thinking.

"It's worth it, but it's 50,000 yuan, how can our family have so much money? Even if we sell all the gold in our hands, it's not enough to pay. "According to the current gold price, more than four catties of gold can only be sold for more than 20,000 yuan, even if it is sold in 80 years, the purchase price of the bank is only more than 30,000 yuan, and I feel that my family is short of money for the first time.

Granny Jin sighed: "It's a pity that we can't contact Tianli now, so we can only wait for her to come to us." ”

Qi Shufang heard this, and hurriedly said: "Our family bought a house, how can we let Sister Tianli pay? Don't say that we haven't contacted Sister Tianli now, even if we do, we can't let her pay." ”

Jin Tianli and Mu Xuexun's situation is different, she saved Mu Xuexun's life, and if she didn't accept the 1,000 yuan, the Mu family would worry that she would repay her favor in the future. And Jin Tianli is just Professor Jin's daughter, and she and He Jianguo helped Professor Jin and Granny Jin because the second elder was a teacher who was kind to He Jianguo.

If she has the opportunity to meet Jin Tianli who returns to China in the future, she will definitely accept the gift she gives regardless of whether it is expensive or not, but even if the money is counted, she will never accept the money given by Jin Tianli.

Some people may not think so, but Qi Shufang is such a character.

Relying on the mountains, relying on everyone to run, relying on herself is the best, Qi Shufang didn't plan to rely on others to buy things, she just wanted to rely on her own ability, whether it was to speculate on gold, or to hoard goods, she came openly and confidently.

Granny Jin sighed with emotion: "You, you are too principled. ”

"Isn't it good to have principles?" Qi Shufang asked rhetorically.

"Of course it's good, I like children who have principles and bottom lines, which is the most basic point of being a person. Granny Jin smiled, and then sighed, "Actually, it's too early to say this, where Tianli is, we don't know at all, let alone whether we can reunite with her in this life." ”

"Yes, don't worry. ”

"Hopefully!"

After two or three days, Professor Jin finally came back from Shanghai, and except for some things that Qi Shufang asked him to buy, he didn't buy anything at all. The money belonged to Qi Shufang, he was embarrassed to spend it indiscriminately, and only gave twenty yuan to an old friend who was poor and unable to sustain his life, and as soon as he entered the door, he sued He Jianguo and Qi Shufang.

The location where Ma Tianlong hid things was really hidden, and no one knew about it except himself.

After the Ma family was demolished, a lot of houses were built indiscriminately, and they were full of people, and the next people's rooms and other things had long been gone, and Professor Jin couldn't enter, and the houses where people lived were all locked! After wandering for more than ten days, he excused himself by saying that he had lived in the same place with Ma Tianlong, and now that Ma Tianlong was dead, he came to see Ma Tianlong's previous house.

After entering, Professor Jin carefully observed and searched for a long time, but found nothing.

When it comes to Ma Tianlong's treasures, Qi Shufang originally said it casually, without hope, but now after listening to Professor Jin's words, he naturally didn't feel very disappointed, but it was a pity that his batch of treasures did not say the specific location, with half of that batch of treasures, he would definitely be able to afford the big quadrangle.

Grand Courtyard ......

This kind of behavior of buying a house in debt, if the person who has saved enough money to buy a house knows, he must scold his family for a group of fools, right?

However, she didn't feel that Xue Feng was too arbitrary, on the contrary, she was very grateful, the courtyard was her own, she could live if she wanted to, rent if she wanted, and the capital would soon be recovered.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to have it again in the future.

She and He Jianguo are not short of money to spend, and similarly, they will not become rich masters.

The most important point is that even if you have money, you can't buy a courtyard house that you want to sell, which is a fact clearly recorded in many miscellaneous records.

Thinking of this, Qi Shufang continued to listen to Professor Jin elaborate on her various experiences in Shanghai, "I have seen many old friends and colleagues, and they are really bitter, and there are very few who have survived. I also met Lao Chen, who went to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books, and was really a nerd, huddled with those students who went to Xinhua Bookstore to read books. I also met an old friend who took Tianli to Hong Kong, and his son had received news from the mainland that he had returned to Shanghai to visit relatives, and he had returned to Hong Kong before I came back. ”

Granny Jin listened and hurriedly asked about Jin Tianli's situation.

Professor Jin's face was very good, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, "Tianli and Bao Sheng Shun arrived in Hong Kong, transferred from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom, and then went to the United States to settle down, and they remarried eight years ago and gave birth to a son and a daughter. Now I have been in contact with my old friend and constantly inquired about information from the mainland. My old friend had already sent her a letter after receiving the news of the end of the Holocaust in the mainland, and I don't know if she had received it, so I left the current address with my old friend's son. ”

When Granny Jin heard this, she cried with joy: "Okay, okay, Tianli and Baosheng are safe and sound, just be safe, it's okay to be safe, it's finally ...... After all, it didn't fall to the fate of her brother, sister-in-law and niece!"

He Jianguo and Qi Shufang were busy saying hello to the second elder.

"This is good news, the teacher and his wife will be able to reunite with Tianli's eldest sister soon, and the master and wife should be happy. ”

"Yes, yes, happy, happy, happy, they are safe, I am happy, happy, all I want for the rest of my life is peace. Granny Kim nodded vigorously and wiped a few handfuls of tears.

Ping'an held the arm of seven catties and shook it vigorously, letting him accompany him to the yard to throw sandbags, hearing Granny Jin's words, she blinked her face with big eyes, watery, so funny, "Mother-in-law, what do you tell me to do? I am very well-behaved, I didn't knock over my brother's inkstone today, and I also gave my brother my bun to eat." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"Yes, yes, you're well-behaved. Qi Shufang touched her little head and praised her with a smile.

Qijin quietly rolled his eyes inelegantly, "You gave me the bun you took a bite of after you had enough to eat." Moreover, you didn't knock over my inkstone today, but yesterday you knocked over my mother-in-law's inkstone and splashed a lot of ink spots, but fortunately my mother made us a bib to put on our bodies, otherwise, you would have to squat by the well to wash clothes. ”

Ping An was startled, hurriedly stepped back, two small fists touched each other, and stumbled: "Wash clothes, freeze." ”

"Hahaha......" There was laughter in the room.

In the blink of an eye, in February, many candidates received admission notices one after another, Qi Shufang's was nowhere to be seen, and the family was waiting for impatience, worried that she would be lost and didn't dare to show it in front of her, only her own old god was raising the fetus on the ground, so far, it was finally not as bad as she vomited at the beginning.

At this time, He Jianguo went to the capital a week in advance, and the party school lasted for three months, not how long Qi Shufang went to college, he could study for as long as he could. At the same time, they brought the grain and oil relationship transfer certificate, commodity supply relationship and household registration certificate, work certificate, etc.

Qi Shufang brought him another 1,400 yuan and a pound of gold bars, and bought the small courtyard house after arriving in the capital.

Since he told Mu Xuexun that he had booked it, even if he bought the big courtyard house now in debt, he couldn't regret that he wouldn't buy the small one. Buy it, maybe the house price will increase several times after the housing reform, and you can still repay Xue Feng's money if you sell it.

Thinking of the family's debt of more than 50,000 yuan, Qi Shufang felt a headache.

The price and taxes of the small courtyard house are more than 5,000 yuan in total, and a pound of gold bars can be sold for 6,000 yuan at the current price, and the remaining money of more than 5,000 yuan is used as He Jianguo's living expenses and Xue Feng is also part of the money.

For a courtyard house of 50,000 yuan, you have to pay more than 1,000 taxes alone, and you will pay back this fraction first. It was a joke to say to He Jianguo that she would pay it back after two years, but it was impossible to do so in reality, she discussed with He Jianguo, and in the future, she would take out 100 yuan from her salary and return it to Xue Feng every month, so that she could repay 1,200 yuan a year, and the rent would also be used to pay off debts.

Xue Feng knew that Qi Shufang couldn't afford the repair and maintenance costs now, and if she came to the capital to go to school, it would be enough to take her family to live in a small courtyard, but it would not be good if the big courtyard was empty. After asking Qi Shufang what she meant, she rented the large courtyard house to a few Americans who came to work in the capital and liked the courtyard house very much, charging a rent of $500 a month.

Rent is calculated according to the area, according to the different living environment, the tenant needs to pay the rent is one dime to four cents per square meter, such as the big courtyard is so good, the rent is higher, there are people competing for rent.

Xue Feng was in such a hurry to buy it for Qi Shufang, the reason was that the location of this courtyard house was good, and the people who lived in this area were either rich or expensive, and even foreigners wanted to quickly integrate into the social life of the capital.

In this way, you can collect 6,000 US dollars in rent a year, according to the exchange rate, it is 9,462 yuan and six cents, a small part is used to repair and maintain the courtyard, 1,000 yuan is more than enough, and most of the rest is in your own pocket, as a repayment, it only takes five or six years to pay off the money owed to you, which greatly reduces Qi Shufang's pressure.

Xue Feng's abacus was very fine, and after five or six years, Qi Shufang bought this courtyard house without spending a dime.

She is the daughter-in-law of the Mu family, Mu Qingyun's wife, and the relatives and friends who usually come and go are either rich or expensive, and the courtyard is something outside her body for her, not worth mentioning, in fact, she is not suitable for buying a courtyard house to attract attention. But Qi Shufang is different, Qi Shufang and He Jianguo's future depends on their own efforts, and having a good residential environment is particularly important.

Not to mention the courtyard, even the jewelry in the collection has to be weighed and worn!

I don't know when it started, it seems that all of a sudden, there are traces of jewelry on the bodies of many female comrades, gold, silver, and pearls, looking at one by one, gradually breaking free from the shackles of previous years, and taking out their treasured jewelry to wear on their bodies to add luster to their bodies, and young women wearing dresses slowly appeared.

Xue Feng liked the blue diamond ring that Qi Shufang gave her the most, it was shiny and shiny, and the fire was so good, it was really beautiful, but it was a pity that she couldn't wear it out to show off, so she could only enjoy herself at home.

"Foreigners' money is very profitable, I have calculated, there are more than 8,000 rents left every year, I collect the rent, it will be your money, you can keep the 100 yuan a month, five old people, three children, plus human relations are enough for you to bother. Seeing He Jianguo, who was sending money and things, Xue Feng, who counted the money and accepted it, suddenly remembered something, "By the way, you wait a minute." ”

She auctioned the jewelry of some out-of-power officials from the inside, after those officials were arrested, their homes were raided, hundreds of cultural relics and antiques were confiscated, and the jewelry was auctioned internally, among which there were many top goods, she bought herself a few pieces of oil diamond jewelry, and also bought a few pieces of jade jewelry for Qi Shufang.

She knew that Qi Shufang loved jadeite, especially green jadeite, and she was obsessed with jade, but green jade could be met but not sought, Qi Shufang tried her best during the catastrophe, and there were only two or three sets of green jade jewelry in her hand, and the rest were either small pieces of single product, or they were not top full green with all three water colors, and there was no complete set at all.

Now that the catastrophe is over, this kind of good thing basically will not flow outside, but will only circulate on it.

Xue Feng knows very well that many good things are not that some people outside can't afford them, but that they don't have the opportunity to see them at all, especially the top goods, the more top-notch the goods, the more they sell among a small number of people.

"There are complete sets of emerald jewelry, the best is similar to the one I sent to Shufang, there is also a kind of water slightly worse than one level, the best is a set of purple jade jewelry, the old water is long and colorful, I am afraid that it will be difficult to encounter this kind of jewelry with the same material in the future, and Shufang does not have it in his hand. But unfortunately, I didn't shoot it, I had no intention of competing with others. So I bought a few small pieces of single products for Shufang, not expensive, the water color is good, usually wear it to play, it is not a pity to break it, anyway, to our status, there is no need to wear a whole set of precious jewelry to swagger through the market, asking for trouble. ”

Xue Feng said as he took out the small box that had been prepared a long time ago.

He Jianguo thanked him first, and then said: "It's still in the eldest sister's place, if Shufang can get the admission letter, she will come to the capital next month, and I can only go back in three months." ”

"Oh, I almost forgot. Shufang hasn't gotten her acceptance letter yet?"

"No, many candidates have got it one after another, and they have also received telegrams, Shufang has not received them, there is no telegram, there is no admission notice, and the family is dying. ”

"Shufang's grades are so good, don't worry, I asked, it far exceeded the admission score of Capital University, it may be a little later to receive it, Mu Xuexun is in the capital, and I didn't receive the admission letter. My sister-in-law asked, this month will definitely be distributed to the candidates, the traffic is not developed, you have to give the school time!"

He Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief, "Hearing what the eldest sister said, I was relieved." Shufang has studied for so many years, and she says every day that her academic qualifications must not be lower than mine, and she must be very sad if she fails the exam this time. ”

Xue Feng said with a smile: "If you can't pass the exam this year, you can raise a baby at home and have a child, and then participate next year." ”

He Jianguo nodded yes.

Xue Feng asked him what his plans were next, and he replied: "Before coming to the eldest sister, I transferred the small courtyard house to my name, and the house payment was paid, I want to take advantage of the rest of the past few days to clean up the house, clean up the messy buildings in the yard, and then go elsewhere to collect some ancient bricks, old tiles, old furniture, etc., so as to facilitate the repair and maintenance of these two courtyards in the future." When Shufang came to school next month, the teacher and his wife came with the children and moved in directly, saving time and chaos. ”

Xue Feng listened and pondered: "I remember that there is an old alley that may be demolished and rebuilt into a new house, you let me think about it." I remember, I'll give you an address, you go there to buy it, there must be a lot of ancient bricks and old tiles, the price is definitely not expensive, they were all thrown away before. It's my former colleague who is in charge of this, and if you look for him, just say that I introduced you. ”

As she spoke, she told He Jianguo the name of this friend.

I was really sleepy and someone sent a pillow, He Jianguo was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

"Thank you, family, no thanks. Go get busy, if you need anything in the future, tell me. In the capital, although she Xue Feng does not have any important position, she can also say a few words.

"Thank you, big sister. ”

The small courtyard house used to live in several families, and a lot of stoves, kitchens, etc. were built casually, and the pattern was changed beyond recognition, and all of these had to be demolished.

Qi Shufang received a telegram in the second half of the year, and then received an admission notice and entered Capital University as she wished.

The notice was sent to the unit, and now Qi Shufang has become a celebrity, Capital University, which is one of the highest universities in the country, not by recommendation, but by real ability.

"Shufang, there is yours. ”

As Sister Wang spoke, everyone followed along to congratulate her.

"O capital, if I can go to the capital, I will die worthwhile. ”

"What a death, it's not unlucky. Shufang, when you arrive in the capital, you can get ...... You have a sister in the capital, and I've been there several times, so I definitely don't feel new. ”

Qi Shufang smiled: "I haven't been to the campus of Capital University! For me, every time I go to the capital, I feel very fresh." Because I went both times in winter, I didn't go to the Great Wall to see if it was majestic or to see the many beautiful spots in the capital. ”

Everyone chatted and discussed for a while, until the leader found Qi Shufang.

Qi Shufang was admitted to Capital University, and her unit also felt that her face was radiant. The catastrophe is over, intellectuals slowly have the same lofty status as before, most of the leaders are intellectuals, naturally respect the scholars, encourage Qi Shufang to study hard after arriving at the school, grasp all the knowledge taught in the school, and let her hand over the work and prepare for admission.

Qi Shufang was very grateful and quickly finished her work and went home.

Professor Jin and Granny Jin said happily: "It's really good, let's just say that you will definitely be able to get your wish! What preparations do you need to make? You go to school, and the two children will definitely take care of you." ”

Qi Shufang was also very happy, and said with a smile: "Needless to say, the luggage is needless, the admission notice must be bringed, and there is also the household registration migration certificate, the grain and oil relationship transfer certificate and the commodity supply relationship, it turns out that more than Jianguo needs it." Although it is very likely that I will come back to work after graduation, because I did not tick the box on obeying the state distribution when I filled out the volunteer, I want to move my hukou to the capital, and I also want Qijin He'an to go to school in the capital! The grain and oil relationship transfer certificate and commodity supply relationship must indicate the time when the supply will be stopped in Gupeng City, and when I get to the school, it will be supplied by the school from March. ”

"That's as it should be. Your wife and I were supposed to go back to Shanghai, but we didn't, so the grain and oil relations and commodity supply relations were handled here. ”

Granny Jin nodded in agreement on the side, "Yours is easy to move over, and seven catties and peace are okay."

"This, don't worry, master, I asked my eldest sister and Xue Xun to help, and I will definitely be able to do it, after all, we have our own house, and it will not increase the housing pressure on the capital, even the supply of grain, oil and commodities will stop receiving it there from here, and it is all from the country. Qi Shufang had already thought of a solution, Professor Jin and Granny Jin took care of Qijin He'an, which really helped her and Jianguo a lot, and she would have to take care of the little one in her stomach when she went to school in the future.

In fact, after the weaning of the first year of the seven catties, Qi Shufang thought about asking He's father to help take care of the seven catties, and she and He Jianguo had no worries, and later He Jianguo said that the old people in her hometown had to work to earn work, and rarely brought grandchildren for her son's family, so she didn't mention it.

It's not that the old people don't want to bring it, but they have many children and grandchildren, and they can't bring it, so if they bring it to this son's family, that son will definitely be dissatisfied.

Therefore, most of the young parents of the He Lou Brigade take care of their children by themselves, and unless they are very busy, they will not lose them to their parents, and Father He, who has not brought children to the other two sons, suddenly comes to their family to take care of the children, what will He Jiandang and He Jianjun and his wife think? In order not to let those two sons be distracted, He Father is not willing to come to the city to live for a long time.

Qi Shufang pushed her bicycle the next day, took her two children back to her hometown, and told them the good news that she was admitted to university.

Since I took the exam, my family has been anxiously waiting for the results.

There are many educated youths in the Red Sun Commune who participated in the college entrance examination, and a few were admitted to colleges and universities, and instantly became a man of the hour within a radius of dozens of miles, more beautiful than the worker, peasant and soldier college students who recommended one the year before.

Father He was very happy to learn that there was another college student in his family, and it was Capital University.

"My old He family is really smoking from the ancestral grave, the third is a college student, and now he is going to the capital to study, and the third daughter-in-law is also a college student!" Father He took off the rabbit skin hat on his head, his face was full of red, he walked around the hall, he couldn't stop at all, and shouted in a loud voice: "Xiao Rong Niang, Xiao Yang Niang, come and help cook, celebrate the admission of Qijin Niang to college!"

Wang Chunling and Zhang Cuihua hurriedly ran over, surprised and delighted, "Shufang has been admitted to university?"

Father He smiled and nodded.

"That's going to be a good celebration! I'm going to kill a chicken and bring a few eggs. "In the past two years, the policy has been relaxed, and there has been no cutting the tail of capitalism for more than a year, so every household has begun to raise chickens and ducks again, Zhang Cuihua is more diligent, raising one or twenty chickens, and eating scrambled eggs every three or five times.

Wang Chunling also went to kill a duck and fished ten salted duck eggs.

The two of them were busy in a hurry.

Let a pair of children follow He's father, Qi Shufang went to the kitchen to help, the two sisters-in-law knew that she was pregnant, and the reaction was very intense, in the past two months, He Jianguo didn't go back to his hometown to find a way, so he said: "The two of us are enough, don't be busy." If you want to help, help with the pot. ”

"Okay!" Qi Shufang sat on the domino stool in front of the stove and pulled up the bellows.

As the three of them were talking, Qi Shufang suddenly heard Professor Jin's voice, and walked out of the kitchen in wonder, only to see him standing at the door with a middle-aged man with several bodyguards behind him, with a car parked beside him, "Shufang, come here, this is Lao Ma's eldest son, who has just found our house." ”