This was not the first time that Su Meng met her aunt. She had met her several times before and was no stranger to her. However, it was the first time for Meng Xiaoxing and Honghua to come here, so Su Meng couldn't help but look at them twice.
The aunt is someone who has been here before, so how could the shyness on Su Meng's face be hidden from her, she thought to herself.
'This girl has a pretty figure. She matches my little boy very well, not bad.'
Honghua couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the glamorous Su Meng. She just thought that this eldest sister was so beautiful, even more beautiful than the most beautiful sister Liu in their village.
Meng Xiaoxing is a little older, her family lives closer to the city, and she likes to go to the market on weekdays, so she has far more knowledge than her aunt and Honghua who live in the countryside.
She basically recognized Su Meng's outfit. The jacket was made of corduroy, the most popular fabric nowadays, the lining was made of a true-quality shirt, and she was wearing white white shoes.
Indeed, 90 cents per foot for corduroy, 70 cents per foot for corduroy, two pieces of clothing plus workmanship cost at least a dozen yuan, and a piece of white jailai shoes costs 12 yuan. Just do the math, and this outfit costs 20 cents.
Thirty dollars.
This price was something Meng Xiaoxing couldn't even imagine. Not to mention what she was wearing, even buying a bottle of soda and eating a piece of ice cream were all luxuries to her.
'Girls in the city are just different.'
Compared with the other party, Meng Xiaoxing felt like an ugly duckling meeting a white swan, and she suddenly felt ashamed of herself.
This is also the reason why Meng Xiaoxing wants to come to the city. Only by coming to the city can she make money and get ahead. She doesn't want to be a wild girl in the countryside. She doesn't want to be hungry and full.
Li Jie looked around, and everyone could see the aunt's calculations, Honghua's innocence, Meng Xiaoxing's inferiority, and Su Meng's closeness.
"Yes, my aunt is here."
However, since Li Jie had made up his mind to stay away from Su Meng, he naturally would not respond to the other party, but just agreed lightly.
"Oh, hello, auntie." Su Meng didn't notice Li Jie's deliberate alienation at all, and greeted her aunt with a smile.
"Hey! Hey!" The aunt agreed immediately, stepped forward, took Su Meng's little hand, and praised her vigorously: "This girl is so kind and handsome, you and our family..."
"Auntie!"
Li Jie knew what the aunt wanted to say as soon as he heard it. Su Meng might misunderstand it, so he quickly grabbed the aunt and interrupted what the other party was about to say.
"My mother is still waiting for you at home, let's go in quickly."
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes." After Li Jie's reminder, the aunt suddenly realized, and immediately said to Su Meng with a smile: "Girl, we will talk later when we have time, and the aunt will go in first."
Su Meng smiled and nodded: "Okay, aunt, you are welcome to come and chat with me."
After dismissing Su Meng, Li Jie led his aunt and his party into the yard. The aunt had been here many times and was already used to the environment in the yard.
Meng Xiaoxing and Honghua were both here for the first time. They had never seen such a magnificent house before. It was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking here and there, stopping every step of the way.
The two little ones had a common thought in their hearts. This house is so beautiful and luxurious.
In the early years, this courtyard was the courtyard of a wealthy family. There were three entrances in total. "Jin" was the measurement unit of an ancient house. The first entrance was a hall, and the third entrance was three halls, divided into the front hall, the middle hall, and the back hall.
In addition to the main house, each entrance has east and west wing rooms. There are ten families living in the yard. The Han family has a relatively large population. At that time, the house was divided into two main rooms.
The Su family has a relatively small population and lives in the west wing of the backyard. Cheng Jianjun's family is neighbors to the Su family and happens to live in the east wing opposite the Su family.
Li Jie saw the performance of the two little ones and did not rush them. Instead, he slowed down a little and introduced the history of the courtyard to them as he walked.
Although this is a very typical courtyard house, people don’t call it a courtyard house in daily life, but call it a ‘big courtyard house’.
This type of courtyard where multiple households live is called a "big courtyard". Only those houses with one courtyard and one household are called courtyard houses. For example, the original owner's master, the nine-door admiral, lived alone in one courtyard.
The biggest difference between a courtyard house and a courtyard house is the illegal construction. In this era, there were very few one-child families. Two or three children in a family were common, and four or five children were not considered too many.
However, the allocated house is only so big. If there are only three or four people in the family, it will be quite spacious. But if there are six or seven people in the family, it will be crowded.
The house is not enough to live in, what should I do?
Cover it!
Nowadays, no one cares about illegal construction. As long as you build a house on your own property and it does not affect your neighbors, then you can build whatever you want. No one cares whether you have illegal construction or whether it is a dangerous building.
Therefore, although everyone has the same appearance, there is only one family living in the courtyard. The house is basically sufficient and will not be built randomly. The shape inside is very regular.
Due to various illegal constructions inside the large courtyard, it looks fine from the outside. But when you look inside, it is definitely crooked and disorganized. Over time, people call this kind of courtyard "big courtyard".
However, even so, in the eyes of Meng Xiaoxing and Honghua, this yard is a very beautiful house, with blue bricks and black tiles, clean and tidy, and the yard is paved with stone slabs, so there is no need to worry about stepping on mud on rainy days.
Their houses are all made of clay (yellow mud) for the walls, and the floors in the courtyard and houses are also made of clay. On rainy days or rainy days, there is no place to stand.
In addition, the windows in my house are very small, unlike here, which are all bright and large. When it is cloudy or rainy, the house becomes dark.
The majesty of the courtyard deeply moved the two young minds and left an indelible impression on them.
Meng Xiaoxing made up her mind that she had to go to the city. Only in the city could she live in such a magnificent house. Moreover, the bottle of soda just now was so delicious.
In the countryside, there are only salesmen walking around the streets. There are no sodas or ice creams to sell.
'I really want to drink soda again!'
But I only have 10 cents on me now, and it costs 15 cents to buy a bottle of soda.
Hey!
Right!
At that time, I will discuss it directly with the boss. I will not leave after buying. I will drink it directly in front of him, and then return the bottle to him.
whee.
I don’t know if it’s possible?
If it works, wouldn't I be able to buy it twice with this dime?
snort!
I didn't bring any red flowers with me when the time came. I paid ten cents for the bottle of soda just now, and she only paid five cents. In the end, she drank as much as I did.
Thinking of the taste of soda, Meng Xiaoxing swallowed involuntarily. She was not interested in listening to Li Jie's words. All her thoughts were on how to sneak out to buy soda later.