In the afternoon, Chen Xingling took the rental contract and went to talk to Gu Yi's landlord.

She was righteous, and she had a contract in hand, and after the other party was bluffed by her, she finally didn't dare to sit on the ground and raise the price, saying that she would talk about it after living for two years.

Chen Xingling is not worried about what will happen in the next year or so, and believes that with the income of Zhao Xiaoxing and Gu Yi, as long as they do not lose money, it is quite promising to buy a house or land in Yucheng within a few years, and there is no need to worry about it.

She then grabbed two large bottles of herbicide from the supermarket space, loaded two large buckets and hurried off.

The factory was so wide that it took her more than two hours to spray the herbicides one by one.

Then, she went to the construction site and picked up a large wooden board, wrote in red paint eight bold characters, "Do not enter poison, please do not touch it", and hung it on the outermost part of the wasteland.

After doing this, she also went to nearby homes to explain the actual situation, so that their children should not go into the wasteland to play.

Ma Dali couldn't help frowning when she heard that she was spraying herbicides alone.

"Fortunately, it's winter, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to go. You don't know whether to say that you are big or bold! ”

Chen Xinglinghu asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"There are snakes!" Ma Dali explained: "The grass in that wasteland is high, and there are many snakes hidden in it. No one in the neighborhood dared to go in casually, especially in the summer. ”

Chen Xingling was furious when he heard this, and said, "That-I didn't find anything, and I left immediately after spraying the herbicide." ”

"Because the snakes are hibernating!" Ma Dali explained: "In the past, the land was cultivated, but unfortunately the land was not fertile enough, and there was no water source nearby, so it was a bit far to get water. I didn't plow for two years, and weeds grew everywhere. The grass is tall and dense, and snakes, insects, and ants are everywhere. Luckily it's winter, otherwise it's dangerous. ”

Chen Xingling wasn't too worried: "It's okay, as soon as the herbicide is sprayed, many insects and ants will slip away." Originally, I was worried that the children in the neighborhood would go in to play and it would be unsafe to touch the herbicide, so I specially wrote a reminder. It seems that this is an extra move. ”

"No need to be reminded." Ma Dali said: "There are not many people nearby, and every household knows that it is not safe inside, and they usually walk around it, so how can they go in." ”

"Sure enough, the ignorant are the bravest." Chen Xingling hehe, hehe smiled bitterly.

Ma Dali was amused by her and said, "With you as a pioneer, we will remove the grass and plough the ground in a few days, even if we are afraid, we can only bite the bullet." ”

Chen Xingling washed his hands and poured water out of the kettle to drink.

"I told my fourth brother, let him go back and call a few brothers to help you tomorrow. Tractors go to pull bricks, and sediment and cement must be ready tomorrow. ”

"Okay." Ma Dali explained: "Just two houses and an attic, call so many workers to come, plus a few of your brothers, you can lay bricks in one day." ”

Chen Xingling reminded: "Water and electricity or something, you have to contact it alone." You don't have to be too busy here in Gaoshan Garden, and then I'll get your family's new house and my fourth brother's factory land - try to get it done before the year. ”

"Okay." Ma Dali nodded: "Half a month is a bit rushed, fortunately, we have enough manpower." ”

Chen Xingling looked at the office and asked, "Can you move out at the end of the year?" ”

"It should be." Ma Dali whispered: "After the widow and the little doll move out, we will still live like before." ”

Chen Xingling said: "Uncle Liao is not in a hurry to enter the house, you can stay for a while." When the time comes, it will be cleaned up and used as a worker's room or utility room, which cannot be demolished, but can still be used. ”

"Hmm." Ma Dali looked hesitant and asked, "Ling Ling, you say-should I take the opportunity to repair our family's old house?" If you still have money on hand, you can simply build two more new houses, and the family can live more spaciously. ”

Chen Xingling glanced at him and whispered, "You forgot?" There are still people in your family who are staring at you. This time, you bought land and built a house, plus later furniture and all kinds of supplies, how can you get seven or eight hundred yuan. If you build a house again, it will have to be a few hundred dollars smaller. Your nouveau riche style, except for the big tree, doesn't do any good for the time being. ”

Ma Dali's family has always been very poor, and it is a very poor and miserable family in the west of the city.

After he was admitted to university, his two younger sisters were also studying, which has made many people unaccustomed to it. thinks that he has no money to live and still insists on studying and going to school, either he has a brain disease or dies to save face and suffer crimes.

In the second half of the year, he worked on the construction site, and his family had food and drink, and his life was obviously much better.

Not only that, but he originally had land, but he was able to pay money to buy two pieces of land for other villagers, and it was 200 yuan when he sold it! Buying land is fast, paying for it is fast, and even building a house is very fast.

Now, if you come to repair the house again, you will need at least two or three hundred.

The family that was originally so poor became rich overnight. I don't know how many people rejoice in them, but there are certainly many who envy and hate them.

People's hearts are unpredictable, so it is better to be low-key and conservative to save unnecessary trouble.

Ma Dali suddenly realized and nodded again and again.

"You- you're right. I was negligent in this regard. ”

Chen Xingling lowered his voice; "I make as much money as you, but only I know how much it is. Having money is not a very honorable and powerful thing, and you must not pretend to be face-saving. Whether we have money or not, we just need to know it in our hearts, and there is no need to make it known to everyone. Be a low-key person, do things in a high-profile manner, and always keep your heart. ”

"Okay." Ma Dali nodded his head: "I know." ”

In the next few days, everyone went to the west of the city to help build a new house.

Ma Dali was busy coming in and out, and he always looked like he was "frowning and embarrassed", which made his younger brother Ma Erli secretly feel distressed and guilty.

He worked hard, worked hard, went out early in the morning every day, and was busy until midnight at night.

"Erli, you're back." Lin Jiafeng put down the needle and thread in his hand and hurriedly greeted him, "Are you hungry?" ”

Ma Erli shook his head: "My sister sent lunch and dinner, and I was very full." ”

Lin Jiafeng immediately turned around to pour water, and stepped forward with both hands.

"If you're not hungry, you're definitely thirsty. Come, drink some water. ”

Ma Erli took it with his eyes down and drank silently.

Lin Jiafeng said softly: "Don't drink too fast, it's a shame to lose your mouth." ”

As if frightened, Ma Erli quickly drank it, turned around and put the bowl on the table.

“…… It's late, so let's rest early. ”

"Wait!" Lin Jiafeng shouted to him, picked up the pants on the side and continued to sew: "The pants are worn out in both places at the knee, I will be able to sew them soon, you wait a minute, you can change them when you take them." ”

Ma Erli was a little embarrassed and whispered: "This kind of work...... It's better to let my sisters do it. ”

Lin Jiafeng glared at him helplessly, and said quietly: "Between you and me, do you still need to be so clear?" ”

When Ma Erli heard this, he hurriedly buried his head.

"I ...... I ......"

Lin Jiafeng sighed and whispered: "If you don't say it, don't think I don't know." You've been avoiding me since I called your house. Erli, why our mother and daughter came here, you should know the best. ”

Ma Erli swallowed his saliva, his eyes dodging.

"I ...... My eldest brother said that he should build the house first, so that you and the doll can be settled. ”

Lin Jiafeng raised his eyes after hearing this, and asked suspiciously, "What does your brother mean?" Settle me and the doll? What about you? After the new house is built, isn't it for you to live with our mother and daughter? ”

I thought he was from the city of Yucheng, no matter how poor he was, he was also from the city, but who knew that he was not much better than the rural people.

The house is dilapidated, it looks like it has been decades, and the only decent furniture in the house is a wardrobe, and everything else is in tatters.

He told himself that although his family was in Chongqing, they were in the most backward west of the city, and they were the poorest people in the west of the city. At first, she didn't believe it, thinking he was deliberately saying this to scare herself.

Who knew that after he came, he didn't lie to himself!

Fortunately, his family has no shortage of food and drink, and there are two dilapidated houses that can shelter from the wind and rain, otherwise the mother and daughter would not know how to stay in Yucheng.

Moreover, his family seems to have a lot of land, and there is a large vacant land in the front yard and the back house. I don't know how much it's worth, but it's all a field after all.

In addition, his eldest brother seemed to be a very reliable and down-to-earth person, and quickly helped them build a new house.