Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, relatives and friends visit each other, eat your meal, and then come to taste my family's craftsmanship. Lin Shuang felt that such a day was really good, and there would be delicious food to eat every day. Moreover, when visiting relatives, Lin Shuang can also get red envelopes from others. However, what made Lin Shuang unhappy, after receiving the red envelope, it was taken away by his mother.

"Shuangshuang, give the red envelope to Mom, Mom will help you put it away." Liu Xiaoying came out of a relative's house and asked Lin Shuang for a red envelope.

"Mom, I want to put red envelopes myself, okay?" Lin Shuang was reluctant to have the red envelope in his hand. Usually, if Lin Shuang wants to buy something, he has to ask his mother or father before he can get the money. Pocket money does not exist in the Lin family. In the past few years, the red envelopes Lin Shuang received were also accepted by his mother, but this time, Lin Shuang didn't want to give it.

Lin Zhihong saw Lin Shuang's longing eyes, so he told Liu Xiaoying. "Forget it, Xiaoying, just ask Shuangshuang to collect the red envelope by himself. This year's family is good, and there is no shortage of this little bit of red envelope favor. "In previous years, red envelopes were a headache. In the New Year, there are juniors who come to visit relatives, and the main family will inevitably give red envelopes.

In the past, Liu Xiaoying remembered everything, and she had to take a clear note of how much money she took from someone else for the New Year. Then wait for the children of the other family to come to the door, and add some to return the good relationship, and return the original number directly if the relationship is average. Don't underestimate this red envelope money, the current red envelopes are basically fifty dollars, and there is nothing ten or twenty yuan. One or two is fine, but if there are more people. went straight to five hundred. Although it is easy to make money now, five hundred is not a small amount.

Liu Xiaoying thought about the new house after the New Year, which can save one point is one point, so she hesitated and said: "Shuangshuang, today's red envelope mom doesn't ask you for it, but I will give it to mom when I receive it in the future, okay?" Because other people's children come to our house, my mother also has to pay for it. ”

Lin Shuangyuan didn't report any hope, but Liu Xiaoying's concession made Lin Shuang very happy all of a sudden. "Uh-huh, okay, Mom, as long as you have today's red envelopes, the red envelopes in the future will be given to Mom." Lin Shuang hugged the red envelope and nodded wildly. Liu Xiaoying felt a little sour when she saw it. If the family has money, how can even the villain's red envelope be confiscated?

Today's relative's house is in the next village, so the family of three came on foot, and when they went back, of course, they still had to walk. In winter, it gets dark early, and the lights are on in the houses on both sides of the road. The village has been connected to electricity for a long time, but it often trips, and the power supply is not enough. However, in the New Year, the electricity is still sufficient.

"Mom, are we ready to get up the house after the first month and a half?" Lin Shuang's left-handed father and right-hand mother, his belly is full, and he feels very happy. I touched three pieces of candy from my pocket, and one of them stuffed one in my mouth, which tasted exceptionally sweet. Delicious!

"Well, the master is all invited, and it won't be long before we can both live in a new house." Liu Xiaoying was happy when she thought of this. In the past year, many families have built red brick houses in the village, and at this time, Liu Xiaoying wants to have a new house, but fortunately, this day is coming.

"Mom, when I have a new house, can I live alone?" Lin Shuang wanted to have a room of his own, and when he went to Doudou's house to play, Lin Shuang found that Doudou slept in a room by himself. Lin Shuang also wanted such a room, so that a bed was enough to roll around by himself, and he didn't have to wake up every time he was in the corner of the bed.

"Absolutely! We're going to build a new house, a big and new new house! When the time comes, let your good father-in-law and mother-in-law have a place to live! Lin Zhihong feels that this is very important. Liu Xiaoying has been married for so many years, and she has never been able to take two old people to live here, the old man's reluctance to live in his daughter's house is one reason, and the other reason is that there is no place to sleep at home, there is only one bed in total. You can't squeeze into a bed with your daughter and son-in-law!

Liu Xiaoying slowly stopped, and she heard Lin Zhihong's words. For so many years, Liu Xiaoying has always come and gone in a hurry during the New Year's holidays. I always rush to my mother's house early, sit for a while, help with some housework, and rush back after a simple meal. If there is really an end, let her parents come to live for two days, Liu Xiaoying feels that this will be a great happiness. It also allows the parents to enjoy a daughter's blessing.

Along the way, Liu Xiaoying silently listened to the conversation between Lin Shuang and Lin Zhihong, and felt that this was a kind of quiet happiness.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lin family's new house is about to start. It's just that this time, Lin Zhihong is leaving. On the one hand, it is because there are also jobs in Ningxia that have long been agreed to open. On the other hand, the Lin family and his wife calculated the expenses, and some overspending, so Lin Zhihong needed to start work early to make money and come back to pay for the house.

Liu Xiaoying helped Lin Zhihong pack the package: "Don't work too hard when you go, although the family's money is a little insufficient, I can go to the meeting first, so it can be easier." ”

Lin Zhihong also knew that he could carry the meeting, but the borrowed money would have to be repaid sooner or later, so it was still necessary to make money. "I see. It's going to be hard for you this time. It's a big thing like a house, and you have to take care of it alone. I'll go back to the old house later, and I'll help you out when my parents have time. ”

Lin Zhihong's words made Liu Xiaoying's tears fall. But Liu Xiaoying didn't let Lin Zhihong see it. Just quickly wiped the tears from your face with your hands. "You know, don't worry, I'll be the overseer, and I won't help the house myself. If you want to cook, I'll take a hand with my mother, and that's it. "When the house is raised, the main family is to keep lunch and dinner. And this dish can't be bad, although the masters won't say anything, but the work in hand is different.

"You have to look at the construction site again, and you have to cook food, and it's not easy for your mother. Why don't you find another one to help cook with you. The house is important, and so is your body. I'm living outside, and if you're not in good health, we're at a loss. Get it! Lin Zhihong felt uneasy, when he went to the old house for a while, he still had to discuss it with his parents again.

After packing up their things, the little couple went to the old house one by one, and asked Grandpa Lin to check the difference. It was discussed until late in the evening.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, an auspicious day, after Lin Zhihong lit a string of firecrackers, the Lin family's new house project was launched. The old thatched hut was easily knocked down by everyone. The masters first built two straw huts in their own plots next to them. One was used for the night vigil and the other was for the stove.

Originally, it was planned that Lin Shuang and Liu Xiaoying would live in the old house, but Liu Xiaoying was worried about buying so many materials, so she proposed to live on the construction site to see the materials. Lin Zhihong thought about it and it was necessary, so he had to agree.

After the old house was torn down, the craftsmen began to level the ground. After the ground was tamped with the pits and pits before the pit was excavated, the craftsmen drew lines on the ground with lime powder, which was called positioning and pay-off. After painting them one by one and putting them on the foot, it is the world of the masons. While the master masons were building the walls, the master carpenters began to make doors and windows.

Every morning, Liu Xiaoying would ride to the town to buy meat and vegetables. Fish and meat are constantly being caught every day. Not only that, but several chickens raised at home also killed and added vegetables one after another. Although Liu Xiaoying is very painful about such expenses, but looking at the new home every day, Liu Xiaoying is willing to suffer no matter how painful it is.