When the old lady heard Qiu Shihua say this, she said nonchalantly: "What's not to worry about, this house is old, just like people are old, it will always be old, and the situation of our family is not a big deal."

Look at your second uncle's house below, isn't the wall already cracked, no one has taken care of it for so many years, it's still good, it can't collapse. ”

When Qiu Shihua heard this, he felt bitter in his heart.

The luck and stubbornness of his mother's generation always made him angry and helpless.

"Mom, the house is broken, if it can be repaired, it must be repaired as soon as possible, I will let you and Dad go to live in the city with me, if you agree, then the house will not be repaired, but since you want to stay here, I have to help you get your home right, so that when I work outside, I can feel at ease, right?"

When the old lady heard Qiu Shihua say this, she glared at the latter angrily, but in fact, she didn't mean to blame, and replied: "Nonsense, this is the house that your grandfather built when he was young, and it is the root of our Qiu family, how can it be allowed to fall like this."

In the future, when you come back to see us during the Chinese New Year, or when we leave one day, you must come back to worship your ancestors, sweep the tombs, or something, and you must have a place to stay.

As for life in the city, it's too noisy over there, and as soon as I go out, there are cars coming and going, which makes me have a headache, and your dad and I feel bored in the city.

Anyway, we can still move our hands and feet now, and we usually have the strength to grow some vegetables and raise a few chickens and ducks at home, so you don't need to worry about us. ”

Qiu Shihua was speechless.

But more often than not, I don't want to fight with my mother about these trivialities and truths in life.

So he thought for a while, and just said: "You and Dad are going to live in the village, I have no objection, in short, I have to repair the house for you, and you don't care about it." ”

After a pause, Qiu Shihua greeted Huang Shouzhen next to him: "Xiao Zhen, come, let's go into the house and have a cup of tea, and I'll take you to the inner room upstairs later!"

When Huang Shouzhen heard this, he withdrew his gaze, said hello to Qiu Shihua's parents with a smile, and then the four of them returned to the house together.

The old lady learned that Huang Shouzhen was the master invited by her son to help look at the house, and she was not surprised why the latter looked so young, after all, in the countryside, many young people learned their crafts relatively early, and they were basically able to take charge of themselves at the age of eighteen or nineteen, so she just asked kindly: "Little master, our house should be repaired casually, right?"

After Huang Shouzhen heard this, he thought about it, but he didn't choose to answer positively, but just smiled: "Grandma, I have to look at this closer before I know." ”

When the old lady heard this, she immediately angrily snorted dissatisfied, obviously feeling that Huang Shouzhen was colluding with her son and was perfunctory to her.

Soon after, after resting in the back room for a while, after Huang Shouzhen had drunk tea, Qiu Shihua took him up the wooden staircase, creaked up to the second floor, and then went to check the cracks on the wall.

However, after Huang Shouzhen came up, the first thing he found was the corridor on the second floor, which was really too dark and cramped, and the only light source was also the light emitted by the old-fashioned tungsten lamp, and he couldn't see the cracks in the wall at all, so he could only use a flashlight to help illuminate it.

This is the architectural disadvantage of rammed earth houses, although this kind of house is warm in winter and cool in summer, but there are too few window openings, which leads to a serious lack of light and poor air circulation.

"How is it?Xiao Zhen, can our house still be repaired?" After about ten minutes, after Huang Shouzhen finished looking at the house, Qiu Shihua asked again.

"Uncle Qiu, you can definitely repair it, but it depends on how much money you are willing to spend on repairing it, how you want to repair it, and the other thing is that before repairing the wall, you remember to ask people to turn over the tiles on the roof first, these tiles should have not been turned over for too long, and they have been displaced, so when it rains, a lot of rainwater seeps in, causing the moisture in the house to be a little heavy. ”

When Qiu Shihua heard this, he nodded and replied, "Well, this is no problem, but what do you mean by those words you said earlier?"

Huang Shouzhen heard Qiu Shihua say this, hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Uncle Qiu, what I mean is actually very simple, if you just want to repair it casually, then ask a few masters to come over and repair the wall and turn over the tiles again, but if you want to make your parents' life more comfortable, then you can spend more energy and cost to renovate the old house." ”

"What does it mean to renovate an old house?"

Huang Shouzhen explained: "On the basis of retaining the structure of the old house, some aging objects inside, such as floors, stairs, and the entire roof, are all demolished and redecorated, and then more reasonable elements are added to it, such as increasing the amount of light, redesigning the water supply and power supply systems, etc., and the most important point is that indoor toilets can also be added to the house." ”

"Isn't that the same as building a new room?"

"No, Uncle Qiu, the biggest advantage of the renovation of the old house is that you don't have to rebuild the house, you can continue to use the original building, I don't know if you have ever seen the homestay renovated from the old house, in fact, the old house is very tasteful, it is the common memory of your generations, it is a pity to tear it down and build a new house, or a villa, and it is not worth it.

Because if you choose to renovate the old house, you can save at least hundreds of thousands of building costs.

The most important point is that the geographical location of your village is actually very good, the scenery is pleasant, and the highway has been built to the entrance of the village, and in the next few years, it may be favored by the government and developed into a tourist resort. ”

Of course, Huang Shouzhen's words are not nonsense, Changsong County, as one of the nine counties in Chuzhou City, except for Jianci City, is the most historical and ancient county, and in the future, it will be the key planning area of the municipal government to develop tourism, and many old-fashioned villages have finally become tourist resorts.

So opening a B&B here is very promising.

"Then according to you, if I renovate our old house, how much will it cost?" asked Qiu Shihua.

Huang Shouzhen heard this, but replied with a smile: "Uncle Qiu, the cost depends on you, and my duty is to help you control the cost, but in my opinion, if you really have the intention of renovating the old house, you don't necessarily have to change the house to complete it at one time."

You can take the area that your parents need to use first, and then transform it first.

As for other areas such as the second floor, you can reserve a frame first, wait for the next few years, see the market and then choose whether to decorate.

If your village is really selected by the government to be developed into a tourist resort, you can refine the structure inside, anyway, your parents can't use much space, and one floor is enough. ”

When Qiu Shihua heard Huang Shouzhen say this, he couldn't help but fall into a long silence.

He has actually heard a little about the development of local tourism, but it is difficult to say whether it will develop into his own village, after all, they are too remote here.

If you really transform your hometown into a folk custom, will anyone really come to this kind of place where birds don't poop for vacation?

Qiu Shihua is really not sure about this at all.