"Why are you, a girl, studying so many books? Your sister didn't even finish the fifth grade. How is she doing now? If you marry well, you can still make money. You don't know what the conditions are in your family? If you hadn't insisted on studying in junior high school, I would have done it.
Let the fourth child be delayed for two years?"
Chen Liyuan will be in the first grade of junior high school when school starts again. Going to the commune to go to school will cost even more if she can't go home for lunch, let alone go to town again. Wu Chunmei and Chen Mandun have never thought about this at all.
Chen Lishu heard her words getting worse and worse and couldn't help but interrupt: "Mom, is it because of money or because there is no one to look after the child?"
"The elders in the family are all clamoring to go to school. Tuition and fees are only a few dollars per person per year. There are still many mouths waiting for you. Your father and I..."
Chen Lishu interrupted her: "That's the money difference."
Chen Lishu said and looked at the younger sisters below: "Sister, I don't have much ability. I can support you in school. Just tell me if you need to pay tuition fees in the future."
Seeing her saying this, Wu Chunmei felt a little embarrassed on her face. She wanted to explain a few words but didn't know how to say: "It's not all about money. We all go to school. What will happen to the little ones? Your dad and I will go to work, Lizzy."
Who's watching?"
"Mom, I'm going to carry my sister to school." Chen Liwan answered.
Anyway, in order to take care of younger siblings, many people carry their children to school. The school teachers also acquiesce, so she can do it too.
After Chen Liwan finished speaking, Wu Chunmei opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing.
After returning from the Chen family, Chen Lishu also began to study seriously. The next day she went to the team to directly stop work. For the next two days, she stayed at home reading and studying. If she didn't understand something, she would look up information or ask Gu Xingping.
That day, Chen Lishu was sitting at home reading a book when the loudspeaker of the brigade headquarters suddenly rang: "Chen Lishu, after Chen Lishu heard the broadcast, please come to the brigade headquarters and have your phone number. Chen Lishu..."
"Third sister-in-law, the radio said I have your phone number." Gu Xingping was feeding chickens in the yard and no one came out for a long time, so she hurried into the house to call someone.
"Hey, I got it." When the call came, Chen Lishu guessed that it was probably Zhou Bin.
Sure enough, not long after she arrived at the brigade headquarters, the phone rang again.
"Hello?"
After Chen Lishu picked up the phone and gave it a feed, Zhou Bin's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm here to tell you about a house that I want to rent out. The price of a single-family house is a bit high, ten yuan a month. Do you want to take a look? If you think it's expensive
If you don’t want to rent me, I’ll give you something else to look out for.”
Now everyone's salary is generally more than 30 yuan, and the rent of a house of 10 yuan is indeed not cheap. However, when Chen Lishu heard that the conditions of the detached house were good, she made an appointment with Zhou Bin to go and take a look tomorrow.
After returning home from the brigade headquarters, Chen Lishu told Gu Xingping about the matter. She happened to have nothing to do at home, so the two made an appointment to go and have a look together tomorrow.
The next day, the aunt and sister went to the door of the Materials Bureau together. Not long after, Zhou Bin came out and led the two of them towards the rental house.
"A relative of my wife's job has been transferred. You know that ten yuan a month is a lot of money in a county like ours. But I went to see it in advance. The environment is good, the house is clean, and the furniture is complete.
If you want to come over, you can basically stay here without having to clean up anything."
Zhou Bin was very careful in his work. He not only checked the environment in advance but also helped make an appointment with the landlord in advance.
The three of them arrived at the house all the way. Chen Lishu found that the location of the house was very good. It was about two to three hundred meters away from the main street. It was not too close to make people feel noisy, but not too far away to affect travel.
There are three regular main houses, two wing rooms on both sides, a kitchen and a utility room, and a small courtyard of thirty to forty square meters. There is an area separated by a fence near the root of the wall, and vegetables are being grown at the moment.
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I fell in love with Chen Lishu as soon as I saw her.
The landlord is a lady in her forties with a very kind face. When she learned that it was Chen Lishu, a girl wanted to rent, she was very enthusiastic: "As soon as I saw you, you are a good boy. My husband and I got married here. I am very interested in this."
I especially hope that I can rent it to someone like you, who will definitely take good care of the house."
As the homeowner spoke, she brought a few people into the house to inspect it. It was as she said. The room was very clean, and the floor was not directly exposed to cement but was covered with a layer of leather flooring.
There is a sofa in the living room and a bed and cabinets in the bedroom. Chen Lishu is already 80% satisfied. The only difference is the price.
"Auntie, it's not easy for me to move from the countryside to the city. If I rent this house, I will definitely care for everything here like my own home. Do you think the rent can be a little cheaper?"
"If you can deliver it for a year at a time, I will charge you one hundred yuan. As for the rest, it really can't be cheaper."
It seemed that the landlord was really sincere about the two months' rent exemption. The price was almost the same as what Chen Lishu wanted, so Chen Lishu nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
The two parties simply wrote and signed the lease contract, and Zhou Bin guaranteed it. After Chen Lishu paid the money, the landlord handed her the key.
"Thank you so much for today, Brother Zhou." Because Zhou Bin had to go back to work, Chen Lishu took him all the way to the entrance of the hospital.
"This time I know where you live, so it will be much more convenient for me to pick up the goods. By the way, the 'fake collar' you mentioned last time..."
"Then Brother Zhou, you can pick it up in a week." She now has more downtime in the team, so she can make the 'fake collar'.
After the two agreed on a time, Zhou Bin turned around and left.
"Sister-in-law, the house has been rented just like that? I feel like I'm in a dream."
Gu Xingping, who had been silent all this time, looked at the yard and houses in front of her in a daze.
She used to think that it was unattainable for people in the city to earn wages and provide food. Unexpectedly, her third sister-in-law rented a house in the city when she asked for it. Although it was not a building, she felt that this was better than a building.
good.
"What are you dreaming about? This is just the beginning. After you study hard and get admitted to university, you will be directly assigned to a big city. Not only will you get a salary, but you will also get a house. That would be great."
Gu Xingping couldn't help but have a hint of yearning in her eyes, and couldn't help but murmured: "Yes, that would be great."
Then the two of them simply wiped the room, locked the door and went home.
The next day, Chen Lishu estimated that the batch of clothes she bought in the provincial capital should have arrived, so she went to the commune with Gu Xingping.
When they went to the post office to ask about the situation, they found that the things had indeed arrived. After picking up the things, the two of them did not go back to the village, but took a car directly to the town.
In the hot summer of July, the sun is scorching the earth. The cement pavement in the town looks a bit white and dazzling at first glance. You can feel the scorching heat even through the soles of your shoes when you walk on it.