Lu Qinghe was speechless about his grandparents' behavior of buying and selling at home.

She didn't know what her father thought, but she knew that her mother must be a little angry. But it doesn't matter, those toilets have been bought, and my own place is bigger. After the Chinese New Year, let my father dismantle the toilet, and the air in the house will be much better in the summer.

Lu Qinghe listened to his father ask his mother to cook for others, and at noon the family had a treat, thanking the eight uncles who had been lending money to their own family.

"Lao Zuo, when did you borrow 10,000 yuan from the village chief? Didn't you say that the dilapidated house only cost 23,000 to buy? How did it become 40,000? Zhang Yimei was very puzzled, why did Lu Qiang buy such a bunch of broken houses. Doesn't she have to buy a house facing the street to let her open a shop?

Thinking about the huge debt of 10,000 yuan, she has a headache. Zhang Yimei remembers that Lu Qiang has more than 20,000 in his hands, right?

With the help of Xie Changsong and Township Chief Liang, Lu Qiang did buy the land use right of a dilapidated house of more than 300 square meters for 80 years at a price higher than the market price. After signing the contract and paying the money, he still had nearly 30,000 deposits in his passbook. For the sudden rumors in the whole village that he used a 'sky-high' 40,000 yuan and owed the village chief 10,000 yuan, Lu Qiang really didn't know.

But I guessed that it might be related to Xie Changsong's friend.

"You don't have to worry about it. You go to the third brother, the fourth brother's house, and Lu Lei, and they talk about dinner together. Let them come to our house for dinner at noon. Then you go to the field and pick garlic and coriander. Lu Qiang didn't explain, but Zhang Yimei listened to what he said.

The most uncomfortable thing about Lu Qiang is not the attitude of his parents today, but the rumors in the whole village that Qinghe is a 'short-lived ghost', he really can't bear it. He plans to take his daughter to the big city to see a doctor after the New Year, and he must take her to take care of her.

Zhang Yimei wanted to ask again, but in the end she obediently went to talk. Lu Qiang sat on the edge of the bed, touched Qinghe's forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was just a low-grade fever. I went to the kitchen and boiled ginger tea for her to drink, and then told my daughters to work. Let the eldest daughter go to pick pigweed, let the second daughter go to start washing rice and cooking, and let the third daughter wash vegetables, and by the way, give yourself a hand.

Yesterday, Lu Qiang knew that Lu Sanmin and a few of them were back, and everyone was busy, so they didn't have to meet in a hurry and chat. Lu Qiang planned to invite the eight of them to his house for a meal before the Chinese New Year. After so many years of help, you can't express gratitude with a single meal.

Lu Qiang also knows, but the courtesy is light and affectionate. Their relationship is good, and everyone knows each other well and doesn't say those hurtful words.

The banquet started on time at twelve o'clock, and Lu Qiang sat on the table with Lu Qinghe, who had already had a fever, Lu Sanmin and Lu Sicai, as well as Lu Lei, their three distant brothers, and the other three older brothers.

"Xiaoqiang, you are so polite." Lu Sicai poured wine for everyone with a smile, and when he poured the wine, he directly crossed Lu Qiang, and they all knew that Lu Qiang basically didn't drink.

"Fourth brother, I have relied on you to take care of me all these years, so I am strong today. Please have a meal, you are welcome. "The dishes on the dinner table, rooster soup, blood duck, Xunhe fish, bacon, snake soup, chopped pepper loach, mini yellow eel, pig's head meat plus four vegetarian dishes, twelve dishes are absolutely 'VIP' standards.

During the Chinese New Year, there are only eight dishes for families with good conditions, and the fish is just fresh pond fish; Snake soup is not eaten even in winter. Loaches and eels also need to dig in the mud, this is about to snow, the water in the mud is not ordinary ice, the most important thing, these are all the specialties of Lingu Village, Lu Sanmin They are not at home all the year round, such a full banquet, they can't eat at all.

"Xiaoqiang, it's not easy for you for so many years. For us, we really don't have to break the bank. Lu Zhenxiong, as the eldest of the eight of them, said bluntly, indeed, this table of dishes not only requires hard work, but also hard work. In the past few years, several of them lent money to Lu Qiang for the sake of Lu Sanmin's face.

They followed Lu Sanmin out to do construction, although Lu Sanmin is not a contractor, but as their boss's good brothers, Lu Zhenxiong and the others will also help.

"Everyone, it's not easy. Xiaoqiang, next time, don't do this. We all understand, it's too polite, I don't like it. "Lu Sancai actually has a very strict stuttering disease, and when he was a child, others didn't like to play with him, and they liked to bully him. But Xie Changsong and Lu Qiang are not like others.

Not only did he not bully him, but he also taught him to read and count. Especially Lu Qiang, when teaching him to speak, don't be in a hurry, every time he says three or four words, he won't stutter. Lu Sanmin and his younger brother Lu Sicai's parents died early, they were too pitiful when they were young, they earned little work, and they were illiterate. At that time, Lu Qiang helped them a lot, and they kept remembering, and later Lu Qiang asked them to borrow money, and borrowed it without saying a word, even if he didn't pay it back, he was still willing to lend it to Lu Qiang.

"Okay, I'll listen to the third brother, and I'm not polite to you. Don't be polite to me, eat and drink well today. I'm stupid, I don't know what to eat, everyone is free. Lu Qiang poured himself a glass of boiling water, replaced the wine with water, and toasted everyone.

In the past few years, if they hadn't been willing to lend money to Lu Qiang, his family's life would have been even worse. I often drink rice soup, and often eat a little oily Chinese cabbage and white radish. Even if they had them, they were reluctant to eat them, and they were all sold at the market for money.

Nine big men, eating and drinking, chatting, and telling interesting stories about the houses they built for people outside; Let's talk about the development on the outside.

After Zhang Yimei and her three daughters finished eating in the kitchen, she went out to play mahjong. Men can't finish drinking at the table for two or three hours. As for her and her three daughters, as women, they are not qualified to eat at the same table as guests.

Regarding this habit that everyone abides by, Zhang Yimei and her three daughters have no opinion. Just like many men don't sweep the floor or wash the dishes, but they are willing to cook, which is a truth. Machismo is not only in the North, but also in the South.

"Will you still go out next year?" In the end, Lu Qiang asked, not forgetting to feed his daughter sitting on his lap.

While Lu Sanmin listened to everyone's words, his eyes kept staring at Lu Qinghe, he knew that this was Lu Qiang's most beloved 'son'. It's a pity, it looks like a smart and clever person, but the body is too poor. He has only been home for two days, and he has listened to a lot of gossip belonging to this child, which is interesting.

"If we don't go out, we plan to pay 10,000 yuan per person to buy a second-hand digging boat and sell sand. Xiaoqiang, you don't know, now there are houses built in many places outside, and the sand is scarce, and the price is high. A tractor's sand can be sold for fifty yuan, and if a large truck is even higher, it can range from one hundred to two hundred. ”

When Lu Sicai talked about next year's plans, his eyes were shining, and the others seemed to be very sure about the future.

Today's four watches, one watch up.