On this day, Zhou Guomin in the city came home.

Zhou Guoqiang called his eldest brother Zhou Guofu, and the three brothers had a good drink at noon. The bricklayers had finished their meal and gone to work, while the three brothers were still drinking and chatting.

Zhou Guoqiang drank about half a catty of wine: "National, don't you have to go to work every day?" How did I have time to come back today. ”

Zhou Guomin eats a lot more than his brother, he didn't explain but smiled.

Zhou Guofu sensitively noticed that Zhou Guomin seemed to have something to say to Zhou Guoqiang, and he went out under the pretext of going to the toilet.

When there were only two brothers Zhou Guomin and Zhou Guoqiang left in the house, Zhou Guomin took out 300 yuan from his pocket and said to Zhou Guoqiang: "Second brother, I will take the time to come back today and send you 300 yuan." You must use money everywhere to build a house, and you take this money, and you can't tell me if it's not enough. ”

Zhou Guoqiang was taken aback, and hurriedly excused himself: "National, you can't ask for this money, second brother." I have the money, you get it back. ”

Zhou Guomin forced the money into Zhou Guoqiang's hand: "Second brother, don't worry, I have discussed this money with Mingli, and we will lend it to you." When you have enough in the future, it will not be too late for you to pay us back. Brother, don't be polite here. Building a house is a lifelong event, and so many children in your family have been financially poor, and we all look forward to you building a house as soon as possible. I estimate that you have all the materials, but I am afraid that you may not be enough to pay others, and it just so happens that the post office has issued a bonus this month, so I will discuss with Mingli to get this money back for you first. ”

Zhou Guoqiang's nose was a little sour, and he no longer refused to put the money in his pocket: "National, thank you." To tell you the truth, your second sister-in-law and I are indeed short of money, and I originally thought that I would owe some of the wages first and then pay it back slowly when I have money. Now that you're talking about this, I won't be able to save face. Your second brother has received it, and I will definitely return the money to you next year......"

Zhou Guomin waved his hand and motioned for him not to continue: "Why are the two families talking about the family, come on, let's continue to drink." ”

After lunch, Zhou Guomin said that there was something else to do at the post office and left, and Zhou Guoqiang quietly told Zhao Yuzhen about the 300 yuan sent by his younger brother.

Zhao Yuzhen was surprised and delighted: "Dad, this money is too timely." ”

Zhou Guoqiang smiled and said: "Yes, we are worried about what to do if the salary is short?" With these three hundred plus the family's money, it is estimated that it is almost the same, and this money is simply timely rain. It's better to be a biological brother! ”

Zhao Yuzhen was a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and remembered that she had a conflict with Zhou Guoqiang for Zhao Gang's wedding gift money for a while. At this time, how can you not be careful.

However, she has her own way to deal with it: "His father, the third family Zhiyuan will celebrate his sixth birthday next year, and we will buy something for the child when the time comes." In the future, the eldest and third family and the children and aunts' families will all pay twenty yuan for errands, after all, it is much stronger than the situation in the previous two years. ”

Zhou Guoqiang, who said a few words, was very comfortable, and he and Zhao Yuzhen went out to help with things.

Seeing that the house is being built higher and higher, it will soon be able to be put on the beams.

The wood has already been planed by Zhou Guofu, and the bark can be used as soon as it is smoothed with a planer. I chose an auspicious day to officially go to the beam, and the house was basically half completed.

On the day of hanging the beam, the third family came back from the city, and Xiaobao, who had not been home for a long time, ran around happily when he saw the family's new house.

When Zhou Fang's family came, they put a long whip and bought a large quilt and a quilt. This is the custom of hanging beams in the countryside, and the girl who marries out of the house has to buy some things and come back. Of course, you don't have to actually hang it on the beams, but you do have to buy things like quilts, sheets, quilts, blankets, etc. that are hung up.

Of course, the eldest family is also indispensable, plus Zhao Yuzhen's two sisters and younger brothers, as well as the bricklayers who do things, there are two tables on this day.

After hanging the beams, the roof was quickly raised.

Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yuzhen discussed at home what to do with the ground in the house, if it is the dirt and the house, it will not be reflected, but the cement floor can be paved with another expense. After discussing it, it was decided to spend the money. Not to mention anything else, I won't have to worry about it at home on rainy days in the future, and how comfortable it is to walk on the cement floor. Now save this money, and sooner or later, it will have to be paved.

There are three main rooms in the tiled house, and there are three more rooms in the corner to the east, and there is a kitchen, a utility room, and a bedroom in the corner, which adds up to a total of six rooms.

The middle room is the hall equivalent to the later living room, the east room is the bedroom of Zhou Guoqiang and his wife, and the west room is reserved for the brothers Dabao and Xiaobao.

Zhou Xiaoyun is now getting older, and he can no longer live alone with his brother and brother in a newly built small room.

This room is next to the kitchen, and in the middle is a small hall with some sundries, and there is a small bedroom inside, but Zhou Xiaoyun is already very satisfied.

I finally have my own private room, and it's much easier to do things in the future.

When everything was ready and tidyed up and it was the spring of the following year, there was nothing to decorate the house, just paint the walls with a white lime brush and lay a concrete floor. I didn't have any new furniture, and I was able to move in the old furniture in the house.

However, living in a tiled house that belongs to his own family, not to mention Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yuzhen, even big treasures and small treasures are happy. Not to mention Zhou Xiaoyun, who has his own room.