Settling Down (4)

Lu Xiaoxiao composed herself and planned to go in for breakfast. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Auntie Cai Hua warmly greeting her for breakfast. Her attitude was much more enthusiastic than the day before. It seemed that the captain had returned and told her about the temporary working spot. No matter who entered the city, it could be said to have changed that person's fate. It was a great thing for their family.

After breakfast, the captain brought her and Wang Gang to the team to settle the transfer procedures. His three sons went to the small courtyard to build the courtyard wall first.

When Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at the team, she first paid 60 yuan and signed something similar to a modern day property deed. Then, she registered her house address at Tianshui Village and after the stamp was sealed, that small courtyard belonged to her.

Lu Xiaoxiao held the newly minted property certificate and walked towards the small courtyard with Uncle Wang and the others. She really could not believe that in just a short while in the morning, the entire small courtyard had changed. The previously dilapidated roof had been repaired with thatch, and the courtyard wall had been raised by half a meter with bricks. The weeds in the courtyard had been cleaned up. Now, the captain's three sons were repairing the toilet. Although there was strength in numbers, this speed was too fast.

Lu Xiaoxiao stood in the middle of the courtyard and suddenly wanted to shout that she was also someone with a house.

Before she could get high, she heard Auntie Cai Hua and her three daughters-in-law's voices. Hence, she turned around and saw Auntie Cai Hua and the others walking into the small courtyard with cleaning tools. Seeing this, Lu Xiaoxiao quickly walked over and greeted, "Auntie, why are you here?"

When Auntie Cai Hua heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, she replied, "We came over to help you clean up. It must be very dirty and messy since no one has lived here for so long. I don't think a little child like you can settle this. The few of us came over to help you clean up, so that you'll feel comfortable when you move in."

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Auntie Cai Hua's words, she felt very at ease. No matter why Auntie Cai Hua and the others had come to help, she had to thank them first.

Three hours later, with everyone's efforts, they finally tidied up the small courtyard.

Lu Xiaoxiao looked at the brand new courtyard and smiled in satisfaction. Meanwhile, the captain's family looked envious.

Nowadays, families usually did not split up. It was very crowded for a large family to live together. The brothers each had a room, and it was very uncomfortable for a family of four or five to live in the same room.

How could they not be envious when they saw her living alone in such a big courtyard? However, although they were envious, it was their fault for not having a capable uncle.

After the group walked out of the courtyard, they planned to go to the captain's house for lunch first. When they arrived at the captain's house, Liu Xiaofeng had already prepared the food. It was not that troublesome to cook nowadays. Usually, they would cook a pot of porridge and stew vegetables. A bowl of sauce with green onions or a bowl of pickled vegetables would be enough. Otherwise, how could they cook so many people's meals alone?

After dinner, the captain's eldest son, Liu Baozhu, brought her and Wang Gang to the carpenter's house to buy furniture. After entering, Lu Xiaoxiao saw an old man in his fifties smoking a pipe. He didn't seem to notice their arrival.

Liu Baozhu saw Third Master smoking, so he walked forward and said, "Third Master, this is the new worker from the village. She came to buy furniture from you. See if you've made everything she wants."

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Wang Baozhu's words, she immediately went forward and said, "Sir, I want four cabinets, two tables, a bowl cabinet, a table with six stools, two vegetable basins, a wash basin, and a foot basin. I also want two wooden buckets for collecting water."

When Third Master heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, he looked at her in surprise and said, "These things you want are all ordinary. I have them all here. Are you going to take them away now?"

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Third Master's words, she said, "I can take them all now. Master, how much do you charge?"

In the end, the things Lu Xiaoxiao wanted were sold for 30 yuan. In Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes, these things were really cheap, but she could only think about it in her heart and did not dare to say it.

Now, other than exchanging the work points for food, the remaining work points that a large family in the countryside earned for a year could only be exchanged for 100 yuan at most. Not only was this money the family's annual expenses, but it was also for dowry. If they were accidentally sick, it would not be enough.

That was why it was said that a penny had to be split into several areas. If you dared to say that 30 yuan was cheap, wouldn't you be looking for trouble?