After dinner, after her aunt finished handing over the payment to Grandpa Zeng, Xiang Jin directly told her family in front of everyone, "Yan Chen said that there is a real estate project to be launched in the city center of the provincial capital in the next two days. I
I want to go take a look.”
Everyone looked at her, and Xiang Jin and her aunt said, "Xiao Jin, do you want to buy a house in the provincial capital?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Ah, let's buy two houses while the house prices are not very high yet."
"Buy two sets?" Ouyang Bo was immediately surprised, "That's not worth the money, right?" It's not enough for him to buy one set in the county town, let alone two sets, and it's still like that in the provincial capital.
Place, I don’t dare to think about it, I don’t dare to think about it, I simply don’t dare to think about it!
Xiang Jin nodded slightly and said, "Well, so do you want to go to the provincial capital with me to have a look?"
Ouyang Bo nodded quickly, "Okay, okay!"
Then her grandfather frowned and said, "It seems you need an ID card and a household registration book to buy a house, right? You are a minor, and your ID card is only valid for five years."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, although the state has regulations and restrictions on minors buying houses, it doesn't prohibit them from buying houses, right?
One of the three situations in which minors can legally buy and sell houses states that minors between the ages of 16 and 18, who rely on their own income as their main source of living, can purchase houses alone.
Sign and perform real estate sales contracts with others.
I am over sixteen years old and have my own source of income, which meets this requirement, so I can buy a house.
Although my ID card is only valid for five years, that is only because my appearance may change, but my ID card number is fixed and will not change.
So, who else among you is willing to go with me?" Xiang Jin glanced back and forth at the elders as he spoke.
Xiang Jin, her aunt, and her grandparents were all a little moved, but at the same time they were a little hesitant.
Grandpa Zeng saw what they were caring about, so he said, "It's okay, you can all go with peace of mind, we are here, don't worry, we can handle it!"
Several elders thought about it, and finally said to Xiang Jin and her aunt, "How about dad or mom, why don't you go with Xiao Jin? I can't leave. First of all, I have to drive out often to do errands.
Not to mention anything else, I have to drive to the city to deposit the payment I collect every day. Otherwise, how can I rest assured if I leave it here? Also, Uncle Zeng’s place is sometimes too busy, so I can still go and pay for it.
.”
Everyone nodded. Indeed, Xiang Jin’s aunt is the only one here who can drive. She is really responsible for saving money. Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo can’t just walk or take a taxi with a pile of money.
Go ahead, how inconvenient and safe is this?
Xiang Jin's grandma looked at Xiang Jin's grandpa and said, "Then go ahead. You know more about this than me. I can also help them pick vegetables, cook and so on.
Buying a house is such a big deal, and I don't feel at ease with my two children."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll go then!" After saying that, he turned to Yan Chen and Uncle Tao, "Then when are we going to go?"
Yan Chen said, "The property is scheduled to open on the 15th. Let's leave on the 13th. When we get to the provincial capital on the 14th, you can get familiar with the surrounding environment."
Yan Chen and the others nodded, and then Xiang Jin and his grandfather said, "Then I have to go back tomorrow to get the household registration book."
Ouyang Bo asked, "Is it the city or the school? How about I go get it? I can run fast!"
Before Xiang Jin's grandfather could speak, Xiang Jin's aunt first said, "Can you run faster than I can drive? Listen to my aunt, just stay here. I will take your grandfather back when the time comes.
Do you two have anything to bring? Tell Auntie and I will bring it to you then."
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo both shook their heads and said no!
Then I heard Yan Chen say to Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo, "Grandpa and grandma, give me your ID cards and household registration books when the time comes, and I will buy you an apartment in the provincial capital."
His grandparents immediately refused and said no, what kind of house should they buy? They lived well in the country, and their family already has enough houses, one in their hometown in the country, one in the town, and they still live here
If you have one set, why buy another one in the provincial capital? No one can live in it.
Yan Chen said, "Let's just treat it as investment. The provincial capital is now experiencing a momentum of development. In the past two years, several real estate projects have been opened one after another, and housing prices have increased every year.
And if this momentum continues, housing prices in provincial cities will only get higher and higher in the future. Even if you don't live in it, you can still sell it. This kind of investment is much better than putting money in the bank.
Besides, I think you should live in the provincial capital in the future. My uncle, aunt, and cousin are in jobs and careers where we don’t often be at home. I hope you can be closer to me.
This is also convenient and easy to take care of. Not to mention other things, the medical conditions in the provincial capital are much better than those in towns and counties."
Xiang Jin and her grandparents nodded and said that Yan Chen had considered it very carefully, so they advised them to go.
Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo also knew the facts Yan Chen said, but it seemed unreasonable for them to follow their grandson and let his grandson take care of him in the future. After all, they had children and grandchildren, but what if they didn't see him often?
They would be worried about it again. After all, this was the only bloodline left by their daughter in this world, so the two old men were very hesitant.
Xiang Jin knew what the two old men were thinking, but couldn't say it in front of Yan Chenming, so he said, "Grandpa Zeng, Grandma Mo, I think what Yan Chen said is very reasonable. When you get older in the future, he,
Uncle Minghan and Brother Haoze must not be worried about you continuing to live in your hometown in the countryside, and they must take you to live with them.
Uncle Minghan and Auntie Xiao are both scientists. They usually do archeology, give lectures, or do scientific research in various parts of the country. They themselves say that they spend at least two-thirds of their year outside.
Yes, Brother Haoze, let alone Xiao said, I have only come back once in those few years. If you go to their place, it is essentially the same as staying in your hometown. Maybe you have to be more comfortable in your hometown.
, after all, no one knows anyone there, but there are still people you are familiar with in your hometown.
But it's different in the provincial capital. We also have greenhouse vegetable fields in the provincial capital, and there are also some people you met there. If you are tired of staying at home in the provincial capital, would you like to spend some time in the vegetable field?
God, you can go at any time, the key is
You'll have more chances to see Yan Chen there than in your hometown. Even if you can't see him often, you'll feel more comfortable staying there than at Uncle Minghan's place.
, because the provincial capital has greenhouse vegetables that you are familiar with.
There is also our family in the provincial capital. My father’s term here is only three years. If he cannot be re-elected or promoted after three years, then he will definitely be transferred to another place. My grandparents will definitely not be able to follow Dong
I'm running around, so I
I just want our family to set up camp in the provincial capital. If you get bored by then, the grandfathers and old ladies can visit each other, meet up to eat out, and hang out in the provincial capital or other places.
, how great!”
Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng were a little moved by what they said, but Grandma Mo was still reluctant to part with the house in her hometown, "You said that if we really go to the provincial capital by then, wouldn't the house in our hometown be even more expensive?"
Is there no one to live in? Our house was built only seven or eight years ago. If there is no one to live in for a long time, it will be broken down by then."
Xiang Jin continued to console her, "Grandma Mo, if you don't want to live in that house, you can sell it to someone else to live in."
"Others? Which others? People in Baytou all have their own houses, who will buy them? Their living and economic conditions have improved. Many people either go to the town or county to buy, or they repair it in their hometown. Who will buy it?"
Will you buy our house, which is new but not old?" Grandma Mo asked.
Xiang Jin said, "Who said that?! Your house is so well built and has so many rooms. Even now, it is one of the best in our bay? I'm sure that as long as you give the news
If you release it, there will definitely be many people willing to buy it."
Grandma Mo was confused again, "If I sell this, I won't have a place to go home to pay homage to my ancestors during the holidays."
Xiang Jin said, "In the future, the country's economic development will be better, and roads all over the country will be repaired and repaired. It only takes a few hours to drive back. You see, now Yan Chen and the others can only come to us from the provincial capital."
It only takes seven or eight hours to drive, and in the future, maybe you can make a round trip in one day.
Besides, if you feel that it’s a bit hard to go back and forth all day, we can also find a hotel in the county or town to stay overnight. It won’t cost much money, and you still need to go
Now it’s too much trouble to clean up the house and buy this and add this and that!”
Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded, "Well, I think our Xiaojin is right. You two, just obey the child. Besides, it is also the child's filial piety towards you. Look at what our two children said.
Then where should we follow? It's better to be with the children than to be alone, right? We shouldn't be so entangled and just let things go!"
The two old men asked them to think about it again, so Yan Chen did not force them anymore, because no matter whether they agreed or disagreed, he decided to buy them a house in the provincial capital.
He buys it in his own name and then transfers it to their name.
This matter has been discussed here, and the next step is to discuss the issue of their accommodation and sleep at night. The five rooms on the second floor were all occupied due to the arrival of Xiang Jin and his family of four.
But now that Yan Chen and Uncle Tao suddenly arrived again, the room at home is obviously not enough. Uncle Tao is okay, and there is no problem in sharing a room with anyone, but Yan Chen is not good. He is not only a germophobe, but also
It's the same as Xiang Jin, that is, he doesn't like living in the same house with others.
Finally, Xiang Jin suggested, "How about you sleep in my room, let Uncle Tao live in the same room with my brother, and I sleep in the same room with my aunt?" Worried that he would be taboo, Xiang Jin quickly added, "We
I just arrived here this morning. I just took a nap in it at noon. Everything else has not been touched and it is still very clean."
Everyone else was startled, and then looked at Yan Chen, who smiled and said, "Okay!"
This arrangement was very reasonable, and everyone else laughed, but for some reason, the moment he agreed, Xiang Jin felt a little bit disgusted.
Did he really agree? He knew very well that he actually didn’t like sharing a room with others, but he agreed without even thinking about it, without even making a pretense of shirk.
Go and squeeze in with Ouyang Bo?
The same goes for Uncle Tao. There are so many comrades in arms, and several of them are single. Why don't you just say nothing and say go hang out with your comrades?
These two people are so selfish!
At this moment, Xiang Jin was judging these two people like this, but since she had already spoken out her words, there was no room for her to regret it, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Well, you guys wash up first, and I'll go up and clean up first."
, take my backpack to my aunt's room," she said, then turned around and went upstairs.
Later, the two of them were lying on the bed, and Xiang Jin and her aunt Ouyang Xue said, "Aren't you accustomed to living in the same room with others? Why are you willing to give up your room to Yan Chen?"
Xiang Jin muttered, "I don't really want to, but isn't there not enough room? I can't let them sleep in the car at night, and there is the finance room down there, right? Not to mention there is only
Not to mention an electric fan and no air conditioner, we don’t have extra mats for them, and I can’t let them feed the mosquitoes there, right?”
Her aunt thought for a while and then nodded, "Yes! But you have to be prepared. If you don't sleep well, can't you blame me?"
Xiang Jin immediately turned over and said, "How can you do that? Oh, adapt, adapt. Maybe there will be a more difficult environment than this in the future."
Her aunt nodded, "Well, you're right!" Then she straightened the sheets on her body and moved to the side, trying to keep as much distance from her as possible to try to give her some space.
More space to come.
Yan Chen was leaning on the bedside, holding a book in his hand and reading. Suddenly he thought of Xiang Jinggang's reaction when he heard that he agreed to sleep in her room, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.
He raised his eyebrows, and at the same time his eyes were filled with a smile.
Hehe, you ghost girl, I know in my heart that most people are not willing to give up their room, but they still say that with false intentions. In this case, of course I will do my duty!
Thinking of this, he touched the signature on the book, and then said in a gentle tone, "Good night, have a sweet dream!" After saying that, he put the book on his bedside table, then turned off the light and himself
So he lay down and closed his eyes.
The next morning, Xiang Jin was the last one to get up. When she went downstairs, she found her grandma sitting on a small bench in the yard, holding a small bamboo basket and peeling corn kernels.
"Grandma, are they all out?" she walked over and asked.
"Awake?! Go wash up and eat!" Her grandma was very happy to see her.
Xiang Jin took the wash cup and towel to the tap nearby to wash up. After she finished washing up, her grandma asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Xiang Jin went to dry the washcloth on a thin rope next to the yard and nodded, "Well, it's okay! Have you all eaten?"
"Well, we have all eaten. Your Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo, as well as your brother, Xiao Chen and your Uncle Tao have all gone to the fields to pick fruits and vegetables. Your grandpa and your aunt have also driven back to get their household registration books.
, your aunt stopped by to deposit some of the money she received yesterday."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Then the corn kernels you peeled are used for cooking at noon?"
"Well, they said that the sky is too big and they want to eat porridge at noon. I saw that the corn around the house has grown mature, so I broke off two bags. I soaked a cured fish there, and took two pieces of meat and some
After the ribs are defrosted, we'll have them at noon
How about making braised cured fish, steamed tamales, braised pork ribs, stir-fried pork with celery and pepper, and stir-fried vegetables? Oh, your grandma Mo said there is still that preserved egg there, let me have it again at noon
Make a cold preserved egg."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay! Then I'll pick some vegetables and come back later!"
"good!"
Xiang Jin finished her meal as quickly as possible, then went out with her straw hat and a small bamboo basket.
Although it was only a little after eight o'clock, the sun outside was already very hot. After walking under the sun for a minute or two, Xiang Jin could vaguely feel that her scalp was getting burned.
It hurt a little, so she quickly put on the straw hat in her hand.
"Oh, come out?!" She had just walked into the field, and then people greeted her with a smile one after another, and Xiang Jin could only respond with a smile and a nod.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Grandma Mo asked first when she saw it.
Xiang Jin nodded towards her, "Well, it's not bad!"
Grandma Mo asked her again, "Have you eaten that meal?"
Xiang Jin said, "After eating, I'll pick some vegetables for us to eat for lunch. Oh, Grandma Mo, what vegetables do you want to eat for lunch?"
Grandma Mo said, "Anything is fine, any dish is fine! I just want to trouble your grandma!"
Xiang Jin said, "It's not troublesome. My grandma is free anyway, and she also likes to cook. Besides, compared to you picking vegetables in the fields, I don't know how much my grandma enjoys cooking."
Grandma Mo just laughed and said to Xiang Jin, "Grandma Mo, I'll just pinch some pea tips and take them back?"
Grandma Mo said, "Pinch it, pinch it, you can pinch whatever vegetables you want, they're all over there!" Then Grandma Mo said to the surrounding employees, "And you too, just pinch whatever vegetables you want to eat.
?We have a lot of vegetables at home, and we don’t sell these green leafy vegetables for takeout.”
Everyone smiled and said "Okay!"
Xiang Jin first picked a handful of those two vitex branches, then picked a few of those purple eggplants, and then picked a handful of those red millet peppers, and finally picked a few green onions and a few of those green peppers.
Tender celery, and finally I picked up a few handfuls of the tender pea tips with the basket in hand.
When she was walking back home carrying the vegetable basket, she happened to meet Yan Chen leading a customer back to check out.
"Hey, you were also arrested by Grandpa Zeng as a bookkeeper today?"
"Well, why, did you do such a job yesterday?" Yan Chen took the vegetable basket from her hand.
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, Grandpa Zeng and the others saw how uncomfortable I was in the sun, and then they felt sorry for me to settle their accounts at home."
"Then don't go out anymore. Just stay at home and help your grandma cook. We are in the fields," Yan Chen followed.
Xiang Jin said, "Aren't you also very hot?"
Yan Chen said, "We are better than you. Look at you, your face is red again after being exposed for so long."
Xiang Jin was indeed afraid of the heat, so he said, "Okay, then I will help my grandma cook at home later. If you want to eat anything, you can tell me and I will cook it for you."
"
Yan Chen said, "Anything is fine, as long as you make it, it will taste good."
Xiang Jin joked, "Then my grandma's cooking is not delicious?"
"No, Grandma Qiao's cooking is just as delicious!"
Xiang Jin smiled.
Then several people went back together, and then one of the two went back to the kitchen to help prepare lunch, and the other led the people back to the financial room to settle the accounts.
After Xiang Jin helped her grandma handle all the ingredients, her grandma asked her to go out, saying that she was no longer needed in the kitchen and that she could be alone. Xiang Jin had no choice but to come out.
But just when she was walking under the eaves, she saw that there was a pile of unused stones and river sand piled under the wall over there. The river sand was about half a ton, and with a few pieces of that plastic
It's covered with film, and it's also pressed down with the blue bricks.
She suddenly had an idea, and then she got an idea. Then she took the key and opened the utility room next to the kitchen. Then she rummaged around inside, and finally she found a hoe.
There is also a small shovel, followed by the pile of backpacks
Under the vegetable basket, she found a bag of unused lime and a few pieces of exterior wall tiles. She took them out one by one and put them outside, then went to dig two bags of them in the field next to them.
After the soil came back, I finally picked out those neat little pebbles.
So when Yan Chen came out after settling the bill with a customer for the second time, he saw Xiang Jin squatting in the shade of the yard and playing in the mud.
"What are you doing?" Yan Chen walked over and asked.
Xiang Jin said, "I want to make an oven and make some pastries for everyone to eat. I haven't had pastries for a long time. Do you want to eat them?"
Yan Chen suddenly thought of the bun she had made for him with the cantaloupe and cantaloupe, and then he nodded without concealment, "Yes!"
Xiang Jin smiled, then turned his head and glanced at him, "It happens to be a hot weather now, so work fast!"
Yan Chen squatted down and said, "Then let me help you?!"
"No, no, you go and do your work, I can do it here!"
Yan Chen saw that she really didn't need him, so he straightened up again, "Okay! But you have to be careful, don't get your hands scratched?"
"Know!"
Xiang Jin mixed the mud, then went to the roadside to pick a few big pumpkin leaves, then moved the mud to the kitchen, and then moved the mixed sand and bricks to the kitchen.
When her grandmother saw it, she said, "What are you doing?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'll make an oven and bake some bread and pastries. Then our breakfast will have an extra flavor. Oh, by the way, I'll call my aunt and the others later to ask them.
She also brought over the jar of ghee we have at home, and also asked her to help me go to the mall to buy some stainless steel baking pans."
Her grandma frowned and asked, "Can you do it?"
Xiang Jin said confidently, "Yes! Why not? What I have made before, even the two ovens on the street that my uncle and his uncle learned to make from me, I will make them for you when the time comes.
You will know, oh, no, I have to call my aunt and the others first, otherwise it will be bad if they leave again by then."
Her grandma said, "Okay, then go ahead!"
Xiang Jin went outside to wash his hands under the faucet, and then quickly went to the finance room to make a phone call.
About half an hour later, Xiang Jin returned to the kitchen to continue making her oven, and her grandma asked her, "Are your grandparents home?"
Xiang Jin said, "When I arrived, I made a few calls but no one answered. Then I waited there for a while, then called again. After a few rings, my aunt picked up the phone."
Her grandma nodded, "That's good, that's good! Then will they come back for lunch?"
Xiang Jin said, "No, tell us not to cook for them. They will eat outside later."
Her grandma nodded, "Okay!"
After lunch, Grandma Mo helped Xiang Jin and her mother-in-law and grandson put the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen. Then she saw a newly made earthen oven and two small earthen stoves in the open space next to them. Then she
He looked at Xiang Jin with a smile on his face and said, "Did you make this?"
Although she didn't know the purpose of the small stove yet, she had seen that oven before, because they had seen it at Yang Juyun's house before, and Xiang Jin always used that oven to make snacks for them of all ages.
and bread.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, if you don't want to eat steamed buns, steamed buns, and porridge in the morning, you can eat some bread, and then add a glass of milk to drink. I think we only have two stoves here.
, it’s okay if there are few people, but if there are many people, the meal may be a little slow to cook.
When the time comes, we go to the city to pick out two better casseroles. Then we can cook soup on one small stove, stew vegetables on the other, or put a small ear pot on top, and then put them on
Is it okay to put some water in the ear pot and put two small baskets in it to steam some vegetables? Of course, in the beginning of winter, you can also sit on it with a pot of warm water and soak your feet, right?"
Grandma Mo immediately smiled from ear to ear, "Oh, this kid is so thoughtful, so good, so good, it's so good. I think in this business, we can have several more dishes at once. That oven
Then we can also make roasted chicken and barbecue.”
Speaking of this, Xiang Jin suddenly thought that the two chickens they bought yesterday had not been eaten yet, and they were still tied to a corn stalk next to them, so he said, "Our two chickens are going to give it to them."
Have you eaten? How about we braise them and eat them at noon tomorrow?"
"Okay!" Grandma Mo said, "I will ask your Grandpa Zeng to kill them when the time comes."
Xiang Jin said, "When the time comes, we will stir-fry their chicken giblets with pickled peppers. This is delicious and can be eaten with rice."
"Okay!" Grandma Mo chuckled again.
When her aunt came back in the afternoon, she first handed her the jar of ghee and several stacked stainless steel plates and said, "Here, you asked me to bring this."
"Thank you," Xiang Jin took it and said with a smile on his face, "I'll make toast for you tomorrow morning!"
As she said that, she put the jar of ghee back into the refrigerator, and then opened the freezer compartment of the refrigerator to see what meat was inside, and then she found that there were a few pieces of pork belly and Erdao Pork in it.
, "Oh, forget it, it's not beef, but
It's better to make do with it." So she took out a piece of pork belly and two pieces of pork belly and defrosted them. She thought that one piece of pork belly and one piece of pork belly would be eaten at night, and she would take care of the other piece of pork belly by then.