Chapter 139: Old House Swap
After hearing Lu's father's words, a few people remembered that they had clearly said that they would take advantage of the Chinese New Year to decorate their homes and fill in a few large pieces of furniture.
But a while ago, big and small things emerged one after another, and they directly put this matter behind their minds.
Now that people are idle, they suddenly remember that there is such a big thing that has not been done.
In this room, it's really space.
This life has to be like this, at least the hardware facilities have to pass.
The Lu family's house is too old, in Xu Mu's words, it is light rain outside, and heavy rain inside the house.
Fortunately, a few days ago, Lu Nanzhou and Lu's father bought asbestos tiles and came back to re-lay the roof, so as to avoid continuing to leak rain.
But in this room, Xu Mu looked around, and it seemed that except for a few plastic chairs, there were not even any decent decorations, let alone furniture.
The walls look like they haven't been painted in years, and the floor is haphazardly painted with cement a few years ago, and although it is much stronger than the loess surface, it is not as bright and clean as the floor tiles.
Xu Lan touched his chin and looked at the house thoughtfully, he really needed to decorate it.
This Lu family's house, except for being clean and tidy, has no merits at all.
Mother Lu looked at the furnishings in the house, and was also a little in a trance, after all, she had come down like this for so many years.
I got used to living here, so I didn't feel anything, until I came back from Uncle Lu's house today.
Uncle Lu's house was renovated only a few years ago, and a lot of furniture has been added, so it looks much better than his own home.
Lu's mother is not a person who likes to compare, but it seems that compared with the two, her own family is really unsightly.
Now when she heard Father Lu say this, she suddenly remembered that their house had not been cleaned up for many years.
She immediately patted Father Lu's head:
"Clean up, let's take a rest today, and go to the county tomorrow to pick up furniture."
"A few days ago, we went to set up a stall with Murmur, and we also made a lot of money, and it was more than enough to decorate a house."
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The next day was not too early, and after breakfast, a few people were busy with something else.
Lu's father drove a tricycle and took Xu Lan and a few people to the furniture store in the county town to choose furniture.
There are many kinds in the furniture city, and Lu Mu was dazzled, and she didn't have a thought for a while, and she didn't know what to buy.
Xu Lan hasn't been shopping for a long time, and he has no clear goal for this.
In the end, it was Lu Nanzhou who was the master, first from the small pieces, and several people were also determined to replace the old things at home with new ones, so they were not relentless.
Replace the cabinet that has been used at home for many years and even the door is broken!
I've been using my wardrobe for decades, replace it!
Tables that have been knocked off the paint or even missing a leg will be replaced!
In addition, Xu Lan replaced all the dishes and chopsticks at home with a batch of new ones.
also ordered wooden chairs and tables, and Xu Lan originally wanted to buy a sofa, but when he saw the price, he was directly persuaded to quit.
It's not a price they can afford now.
Thinking of the land at home, Xu Lan opened his mouth and proposed to buy some floor tiles to go back to lay the ground, as well as paint for painting the walls, etc., and Lu Mu readily agreed.
After returning home, it was another toss, and several people first moved out of the house the few things in the house, even those that could not be called furniture.
Then he began to lay the floor tiles, and Xu Lan originally proposed to find workers to come over to help lay them, but Lu's father said that he could do it himself.
The tools prepared by Lu's father were very simple, so he bought some cement and scrapers from the building materials store, and laid them out of the house with Lu Nanzhou.
One of the father and son is responsible for the shop, and the other is responsible for the hand.
And Xu Lan and Lu Mu couldn't help much, so they began to sort out the old clothes they didn't want at home.
Lu's mother is thrifty, a piece of clothing is new for three years, the old one is sewn and mended for another three years, and the two of them are idle, so they take care of the shabby clothes at home, and throw them away.
When the floor tiles were dry, it was already a few days later, during which Xu Lan and a few people lived in the warehouse at home for a few days, and only when the floor tiles could be stepped on before they began to paint the wall.
It took several days to paint the wall, and after painting it for the first time, the effect was not satisfactory, so Lu's father went to the building materials store to buy some paint of the same color again, and the effect was much better after brushing it for the second time.
When the floor tiles and walls were completed, Lu Mu looked at the new house and sighed in her heart:
"Look at this house, when you clean up what you don't know, you think it's like a new one."
Sure enough, this house still has to be cleaned up diligently, everything is ready, just wait for the furniture city to send the furniture over.
Lu Mu only felt that her mood had improved.
By the time everything was all in order, it would be a few days later.
Lu Nansen and Lu Nanfeng also came back from school and prepared for the New Year.
When the two brothers returned home, they were very surprised to see the great change in their home, and they thought that their house had been demolished and rebuilt.
In the past few days, the Lu family has been paving floor tiles and painting walls for furniture, and the neighbors are very red when they see it, and whenever Lu's mother goes out, she has to be pulled by the neighbors to say a few words.
The New Year in Lu Nanzhou's hometown is particularly lively, not only with lion dances, but also with fireworks displays.
When night falls, the villagers gather in the relatively empty areas of the village to set off fireworks together.
Earlier, village cadres went door-to-door to raise funds, and each family contributed as much as they wanted, according to the family's economic conditions.
The picture is a lively.
Then it is to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala, there are not many people with TV sets in this era, so basically people with TVs move TV sets to the yard, and then everyone moves the bench and watches together.
This is an experience that Xu Lan has never had before.
After the year, there are all kinds of relatives, but in the Lu family, there seem to be fewer relatives who can string.
Xu Lan's side, there are basically no relatives to leave.
On the Lu family's side, the Lu family and Li Cuiqing are basically in a state of break, just send something over.
So the whole New Year can be said to be very leisurely.
Except for a family reunion and all kinds of food and drink, there is basically nothing to do, which can be said to be very comfortable.
Years later, when I received a call from the hospital, it was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The matters related to Lu Nanzhou on the hospital's side have basically been dealt with, and the family members have also been compensated, and the relevant doctors have been dismissed.
The hospital informed Lu Nanzhou that he would return to work in the hospital next month.
Xu Lan was a little disappointed for a while after hearing this, after all, she was too comfortable in the village, and she really didn't want to leave, which really made her a little uncomfortable.
But the reality is helpless, a few days after receiving the call, although it is not yet the day of work, but always have to go back to the family home in advance to settle there.
After all, the two of them haven't been back for too long, so they have to clean up the house first.