In the space of a month, the new house had a rough outline.

When she first got out of the house, Li Xin gave a lot of advice. She has always wanted to build a country house like her ideal, even if the conditions can't keep up now, the rough outline can still be guaranteed.

After demolishing the original dilapidated house and rebuilding it, Li Xin is more confident.

At this time, there is no so-called real estate real estate certificate, and the land opened up by Guan Wen is large enough to build a small "villa" in the countryside.

It is still the general orientation of sitting south and facing north, and the downhill road is on the west side, and the water source stream is very close to each other. There is a bamboo forest in the east, and it is winter at this time, which looks a little bleak, but there is still green, and the air is very fresh.

The road was opened on the west side, and there was a large open space when it came up, and you could see the bottom side if you looked from north to south. Later, I slowly cut down the few sparsely distributed trees in front of me, and my vision was broadened.

According to Li Xin's meaning, the hall house is in the middle, which is the largest room, and there are two rooms on the west side, one is the upper room, which is for the old man to live, and the other is for the two of them; On the east side, Ah Mei's bedroom was raised, and another room was set up across the firewood room for backup. The stove room is in the southwest corner, which is the closest place after going uphill, but according to Li Xin, the thatched house is separated by a little distance, leaning against a mountain wall to set up a tent, and has not yet started to build.

There is a lot of open space left in front of him, and Li Xin thinks that if he raises chickens or something in the future, he can build another chicken shed.

Of course, she didn't forget Erhei's nest, so she built a slightly larger kennel on the edge of her bedroom.

Look at the growth of Erhei. Maybe it's a big dog.

Li Xin also took Erhei to show Uncle Lu, although Uncle Lu didn't understand what breed this dog was, but he also said that it should be a dog family. Erhei rarely gets tired of what Li Xin wants to eat after it grows teeth, and when it is hungry, it will go to the inside of its body, and when it comes back, Li Xin touches its belly, and knows that Erhei has found food for himself.

Don't worry about its diet, Li Xin just provided a place to sleep for it.

But these two blacks seem to like Li Xin very much, and they are tired of being by her side all the time, but they ignore everyone else and are hostile. The good thing is that it has never hurt anyone else.

Once the general outline of the house is opened, it is necessary to consider the issues of water and convenience.

Because it's on a small hill. It is not easy to dig a well, and the creek is a good source of water, but it is also troublesome to carry water every day. Li Xin thought about whether she could catch the water from the top of the mountain.

There is a cliff not far away, and a small waterfall is formed in a staggered manner, which directly pours down. Li Xin called Guan Wuguan to cut the thick bamboo, split it in half, and cut the bamboo knots in the middle. One by one, they were connected to form a bamboo bridge, carefully avoiding the place of human activity, and stretched along the mountain wall to the waterfall, and then back until they were connected to the large stone jar prepared in the stove.

Naturally, the water is endless.

It's a clean mountain spring, and although there is some mud and leaves all the way down from the top of the mountain, there is absolutely nothing to say about the water quality.

The place where the bamboo bridge is built is basically unoccupied. Don't worry about anything else. What makes Li Xin even happier is. There are many rocks and streams that come down from the waterfall, and eventually they converge in the stream at the bottom of the hillside, and if you are lucky, you may even meet fish.

Fish, a delicacy that Li Xin has dreamed of for a long time......

The day the house was announced to be completed was still five or six days away from Xiao Han. It took nearly two months from the beginning of the foundation to the final completion of the house. Looking at the brand-new house in front of her, Li Xin felt in her heart that life had begun to become better.

According to the convention, whoever gets a new house moves to a new house. You have to treat yourself to a meal. The Gu family of the helper is absolutely indispensable, and the He family, who lent money to Guan Wen, also has to be invited, plus neighbors, relatives and friends, roughly calculated, it will take ten tables to be enough.

Even at that time, Li Xin and Guan Wen became married, and they only set up four or five tables.

This money can't be saved, Guan Wen feels that it is unreasonable not to invite someone to eat, but Li Xin's mind is heavier.

By inviting him to dinner, he made a statement in front of his father and fellow villagers, and sat back and watched Guan Ming Guan Zhicheng have nothing to do with it after the separation, and put on a show so that the two of them couldn't say it best.

Li Xin's plan was to invite someone to come over the pretext of the meal, talk about the scene, and then promise to give Guan Ming some filial piety every year in front of everyone.

This filial piety cannot be less, after all, it is Guan Wen's father, whether it is one or two or five taels, it will be given out after all. Instead of waiting for Guan Ming to ask for it, it is better for her and Guan Wen to make a statement first, others will only say that the two of them are right, and they can't say that they are not.

Of course, if she and Guan Wen are poor in the future, it is estimated that Guan Ming is not willing to ask for any less. But if they are rich, don't think much of the sweetness they get from her.

Drawing a line is better than anything else.

Guan Wen had no objections, everything was naturally up to his daughter-in-law, and after discussing who to invite, he drew up a list and went to the house.

The materials for building the house, the wages of the helpers, and the daily diet cost a total of more than eleven taels, and Li Xin still had more than three taels of money left in his hand.

It is enough to hold an extra ten-table banquet in three or two, and it is enough to run it for 300 yuan per table.

At this time, Ah Xiu also returned.

Seeing Ah Xiu, who was clean but had lost a lot of weight, Li Xin was stunned for a long time before muttering, "Yes...... Ah Xiu? ”

"Sister-in-law." Ah Xiu smiled lightly, walked over with the burden and grabbed her hand: "What, I'm not welcome?" ”

"Fifth sister!"

Ah Mei heard a voice in front of her, came out of the room, and couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw Ah Xiu: "Fifth sister, you're back!" ”

"Well, my sister-in-law's house is up, can I not come back and have a look?"

Ah Xiu touched Ah Mei's head, and saw that Ah Mei's little face was a little rounder compared to when she left, knowing that she was doing well, and her mood was even better, she glanced at the house and praised sincerely: "Sister-in-law, this house is well built." ”

Li Xin pulled her over and looked at her carefully, then relieved and said, "It's hard in the hospital, right?" Look you've lost a lot of weight. ”

"It's a little tired. But it's quite fulfilling, and I have a busy day every day. ”

Ah Xiu is in Anhetang, where he eats and lives, and he has an income of 300 yuan a month. She is studious and diligent, and Dr. Wen is more willing to cultivate her, and he has taken her to see patients in large households several times.

Seeing that Ah Xiu had the ability, Li Xin was happy, "After the house was built, I cleaned it up yesterday and moved all the things over and put them away." How long can you stay this time back? We're going to have a banquet the day after tomorrow. If you don't hurry, stay at home for a few more days and have a good meal, and you haven't tasted my craft for a long time. ”

Ah Xiu nodded, one arm was hugged by Ah Mei, and Ah Mei's little head was greasy on it. Ah Xiu jokingly pushed her head, touched it from the baggage, and took out a silver ingot: "Sister-in-law." You take the money. ”

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "You earned it yourself, keep it for yourself." It's not okay for girls to have some silver around them, and they don't have snacks when they are greedy. Keep it yourself, sister-in-law has it here. ”

"I collect my own wages." Ah Xiu smiled and pushed it to Li Xin again, "This is the time to go to the Shen Mansion with Master Wen to see Mrs. Shen." Mrs. Shen rewarded. said that I was careful and light-footed, so I rubbed her acupoints, and she rewarded me with two taels of silver. ”

Li Xin opened her mouth slightly, and Ah Xiu smiled again: "Mrs. Shen's eyes are sharp, and she recognized me at a glance, and it is really the lady who sold her the knot when we went to rush that day." She also asked her sister-in-law where you were and said she wanted your knot. ”

Ah Mei hurriedly said on the side: "Is that to buy a knot?" My sister-in-law has taught me several practices during this time. I made two of them there, too! If Mrs. Shen buys it, it happens to be in stock! ”

Ah Xiu smiled lightly, "Ah Mei is not in a hurry, when I go back, you give me the knot, and I will bring it to Mrs. Shen." ”

"Why is Mrs. Shen so good to you......" Li Xin frowned slightly, "I haven't been able to figure it out, it is said that Master Shen and Mrs. Shen have a deep relationship, and Master Shen has no aunts, but last time you said, Gu Jiahaitang said that the aunts are ......."

"Sister-in-law misunderstood." Ah Xiu explained: "Although the Shen Mansion said that Master Shen and Mrs. Shen were in charge, Master Shen and Mrs. Shen were still there, and they didn't split up. It's just that the old lady and the old lady don't come out and walk around much, and Master Shen and Mrs. Shen are in charge of everything in the house. The aunts that Sister Haitang is talking about are the aunts of Master Shen's brothers and nephews. Mrs. Shen's sons, like Master Shen, did not take concubines. ”

As he spoke, he pushed the silver into Li Xin's arms without saying anything, and said with a wink: "Sister-in-law, hurry up and take it, it's not good to take it back if I give it all." ”

Li Xin couldn't cry or laugh, as if he had told someone like this.

Ah Xiu was heartbroken, and Li Xin could only accept it, "Then I will treat it as if this is your celebration of your eldest brother and sister-in-law's housewarming." ”

Ah Xiu smiled and asked about tomorrow's arrangement.

Li Xin said: "It is expected to run ten tables, tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans can be borrowed from other houses, it is not enough to cook food in the stove, and several simple stoves have been built on the edge of the yard." Tomorrow, your second brother and fourth brother will borrow something, and I will talk to Sister Xing'er and Sister Yinhuan to buy ingredients. I have to get up early the morning after tomorrow and start working. ”

"That's right, I can also help when I come back." Ah Xiu smiled: "By the way, sister-in-law, who are you invited?" ”

"Invite everything that should be invited, but it's also the first big thing in the family." said and sighed: "Actually, the most important thing to do is your fourth brother's marriage, as well as your ......"

"Don't talk about me, I'm not in a hurry." Ah Xiu stopped Li Xin and said, "I'm waiting to eat what my sister-in-law made now, but I'm hungry." ”

Li Xin smiled helplessly, and it happened that there was rough buckwheat flour in the house, so he went to make buckwheat cakes for her.

Guan Wen was also very happy to learn that Ah Xiu was back, and drank a little wine that night.

Ah Xiu asked him how his injury was doing, and Guan Wen said, "It's good, there's nothing wrong with it at all." Dr. Wen's medical skills are really good! ”

Ah Xiu was happy, "Master Wen said that you are in good health, big brother, if you change to someone else, I am afraid you will not be able to carry it." ”

Seeing Guan Wen raise his eyebrows, Li Xin patted him and said, "Don't be so happy that you can't find the north." Then he pondered again: "Speaking of which, your life can also be said to have been picked up by Dr. Wen, at that time, the shopkeeper of Anhetang was afraid that we would not have any money and refused to give ginseng, but he agreed only when Dr. Wen came forward." Later, he was also taken care of by Dr. Wen, and Ah Xiu also had a chance...... Now that we have a new house, wouldn't it be better to invite Dr. Wen to come and have a lively scene? ”

Guan Wen looked at Ah Xiu: "Ah Xiu, what do you think?" ”

"Sister-in-law has a point." Ah Xiu scratched his head: "But I came back this time only after Master Wen approved it, and I don't know if he is free." ”

Li Xin thought for a while and said: "Ah Wen, it's better to be like this, Ming'er asked Brother Yue to pull an ox cart to pick up my aunt's family in the town, and then ask if Dr. Wen is free, if you come to the house for a meal, if Dr. Wen can come away, we will pick him up early the day after tomorrow." ”

In the end, it is a benefactor, Ah Xiu has to rely on him to take care of him more in Anhetang, and if these etiquettes are achieved, Dr. Wen will only be happy.

Guan Wen nodded in agreement.

The atmosphere here in the new house was strong, and Ah Xiu and Sister talked together, asking Li Xin what to do from time to time. Lao Guantou sat on a rocking chair specially made for him and watched happily, Guan Wen was still doing carpentry work - the hall was empty, and his daughter-in-law said to make a set of sofas and coffee tables. Although he didn't know what the sofa coffee table was, when he saw his daughter-in-law draw it, he also thought it was good, and after thinking about it for a long time, he began to make it.

It can be regarded as having its own division.

However, on the side of the Guan family's old house, Guan Ming is not smooth.

"It's okay if the new house is up, ah, now you have to hold ten tables of banquets? Ten tables! Guan Ming was slapping the table again: "Moving a house still costs money to buy a banquet, and his brother has become a Confucian and he doesn't see him say that he wants to hold a banquet!" Which one is more important? ”

Guan Quan secretly plucked out his ears, and before he could pull his little finger out of the ear hole, Guan Ming scolded him again: "It's okay if you don't take Xiaoliu in your eyes, Ah Quan, your eldest brother doesn't even take you in his eyes!" Seeing that you are going to get married, isn't it enough to save this money for your marriage? But he got up in the house to hold a banquet, and you returned it, and went up to help every day. Now that people are proud, you are not down, are you happy? ”

As if he was still not angry, he "puffed" again, "Show off a fart!" What the hell! ”

Guan Wu was uncomfortable when he heard it, frowned and said, "Dad, why are you talking so ugly?" Of course, the eldest brother has to build a new house when he goes out separately, and it is a rule to invite people to eat when he gets up a new house. ”

"The rules of! Is it still called a rule when the eldest son is separated? An unfilial son! ”

Guan Zhicheng was also angry on the side, and also pulled Li Xin, and said in a weird way: "Sister-in-law is proud this time, his younger brother was directly promoted to Confucianism without taking the exam, and he also released words to say that being admitted to the show is a matter of nine out of ten, can she not show off......"

Guan Wu said unhappily: "What does this have to do with my sister-in-law's brother-in-law." ”

Guan Zhicheng snorted, "She's doing it for me, laughing at me." ”

God knows that Li Xin really didn't mean it. But in the eyes of others, the meaning here is too big.

But no matter what Guan Ming and Guan Zhicheng say, everyone is divided into separate ones, and they make their own decisions about what to do.

Who made you agree to split up in the first place, and when you wanted to make things difficult, they resolved them one by one?

This one thing came over one by one, and it was also a turn of peaks and loops. (To be continued)