Chapter 71: Picking and Kindness
The fourth aunt's family started packing their things the next day, preparing to move. Some furniture that was not easy to carry was also placed in the courtyard and sold at a low price. Only then did everyone know that the fourth aunt was leaving.
"Lao Yan, don't sleep. Get up and tell you something." The third aunt got up early in the morning and went to the public toilet to fill the chamber pot. When she saw that the fourth aunt's things were placed in the yard, she stepped forward and asked if she was going to the border area.
To support the construction of the new factory, the chamber pot did not fall down, so I hurried back to the house to find the third uncle.
"What does it smell like to you?" The third uncle felt a faint smell of urine coming from him, and couldn't help but muttered.
"Ouch! Why did I bring this thing back again?" After hearing what the third uncle said, the third aunt realized that she was still holding the chamber pot in her hand and hurriedly put it in front of the door.
"I'm telling you, my fourth aunt's family is moving out."
"What does it have to do with me whether they can move or not?" The third uncle turned over and stared in confusion.
"Oh, why don't you understand? If her family moves out, two rooms will be vacant."
"When the eldest brother got married, we begged grandpa to tell grandma how many connections we had to make, and how much effort we put into finding a poor house."
"The two rooms of the fourth aunt are good houses facing north and south. The second child is getting married and the third child is about to graduate from junior high school."
"The second and third children are so old that they still sleep on a canopy bed next to our bed. They can't sleep on the canopy bed when they get married. Then it won't be easy for several families to squeeze into one room!" The third aunt said clearly very quickly.
When something happened, he complained.
"Ouch! Yes, this is a big deal, I have to go and take a look." After hearing what the third aunt said, the third uncle woke up and quickly got up and got dressed.
"Mom, it's better for you. You are always thinking about us two brothers." Yan Jiefang, who was sleeping in the lower bunk, woke up instantly when he heard the word "house". He quickly got up and got dressed and followed the third uncle out.
"Mom, do I have a share in buying a house this time?" Yan Jiekuang, who was sleeping on the upper bunk, also woke up at this time and asked.
"There are two rooms in the fourth aunt's house. We must have bought them together. It's just that the rent is the same as that of your elder brother. We have to pay it in advance and you will have to pay us back when you get a job." The third aunt muttered.
"Return it! I'll definitely return it." After receiving the accurate information, Yan Jiekuang felt no longer sleepy at the thought that he would own his own house soon, and rolled happily on the bed.
"Fourth Aunt, are you preparing to move?" The third uncle said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, the country has named my eldest son to support the construction of a new factory in the border area." The fourth aunt said happily to be named by the country to support.
"Hey, the country has named you, and your boss will probably be promoted this time."
"No, no, it's already a good thing to be a worker and contribute to the country's construction." Although the fourth aunt and her family thought so yesterday, the fourth aunt still said politely in front of outsiders.
"It's so early in the morning that you two didn't get much sleep, so you got up so early."
"What's wrong?" The fourth aunt looked at the three grandfathers and asked in confusion.
"Since you asked, I'll get straight to the point."
"I'll finish it earlier, so I won't delay you in packing your things." The third uncle said politely and expressed his intention of coming. "Your family has moved out, is this your house?"
"Hey, you are interested in these two rooms of mine."
"Third uncle, my family moved here in 1958. It's not like the reverse house you bought for Jie Cheng before."
"Besides, the street office took back my house yesterday." The fourth aunt didn't want to talk to the third uncle anymore, so she explained the matter about the house in a few words. She wanted to send the third uncle away early, for fear that he would miss him again.
What to eat at home?
"Oh, I was so anxious that I forgot that your house is still rented, so you should be busy with us going back first." The third uncle then remembered that the fourth aunt's house was a tenant and had no right to dispose of the property. He turned around to go back to the house in disappointment, and suddenly saw
Looking at the plates piled up by the fourth aunt, she asked: "Fourth aunt, these plates are easy to break if you carry them around. I'll take them home for use."
"How can I do that? Even though I only have these few plates, I can still buy them for RMB 80." Since they were all moving away, the fourth aunt didn't give the third uncle face, so she snatched the plates away.
Unexpectedly, he was offended, and the third uncle left in disbelief.
"Dad, what did the fourth aunt say? How much does it cost?" The third aunt who had been lying by the window watching the courtyard asked hurriedly when she saw the third uncle coming back.
"Alas, the fourth aunt's family is also a tenant. The house was taken back by the street office yesterday." The third uncle sighed and said slowly. Yan Jiefang, who was following him, was also wilting like an eggplant beaten by frost.
After entering the room, he lay down on the bed and stared at the bed board without saying anything.
"Dad, then my house is gone too?!" Yan Jiekuang, who had not yet gotten up on the upper bunk, said in despair.
"His dad, is there no other way?" Third Aunt asked as she made a cup of tea for Third Uncle.
"It's not impossible. The batch of people who moved in in 1958 had to go through the procedures at the street office. I just don't know whether the procedures are now handed over to the Housing Authority or at the street office."
"It would be easier if the office was in the street. Let's spend some money to sublet it before the redistribution." The third uncle took a sip of tea, and the lenses of his glasses instantly became white. He took off his glasses and took out a handkerchief to wipe the lenses.
, said slowly.
"Dad! Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the street office and ask." After listening to the third uncle's analysis, Yan Jiefang came to his senses instantly. He got off the bed and pulled the third uncle to go outside.
"You kid, why do you think the wind means rain? You don't even look at what time it is now. Can the street office handle it?" The third uncle patted Yan Jiefang's hand and pointed at the clock to remind him.
"Oh my god, the sun is already out, why is it still so early!" Seeing that the pointer was still at 6:48, Yan Jiefang walked around the room anxiously.
"Dad, the fourth aunt in the front yard is moving out." Liu Guangfu wanted to go to the public toilet for convenience. He heard that the fourth aunt was about to move out in the front yard, and hurriedly turned back home to talk to the second uncle.
"She can just move when she moves. It has nothing to do with us." The second uncle ate breakfast slowly and said without raising his head.
"Her family has moved away, so our courtyard will have two empty rooms."
"Second brother and I will have a house when we get married." Liu Guangfu said hurriedly when he saw that the second uncle was indifferent.
"Them?! Humph, two bitches."
"Preparing a house for them, I might as well save more money for retirement." The second uncle glanced at Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, looking down on them.
"No dad, you bought a house and furniture for my eldest brother when he got married."
"Why don't you even prepare a house for us two brothers?!" Liu Guangtian, who has reached the age of discussing marriage, blushed.
"What do you want, dog, if you eat my food and live in my house?"
"My eldest brother ran away after getting married. You don't expect us brothers to provide for you in your old age."
"Ha, I'm counting on you?!" The second uncle sneered, got up and went back to the house to rest.
"No, what do you mean by saying something?" Liu Guangtian said anxiously when the second uncle was fine.
"You're not saying that new people, new things, and a new country should make their own money and spend it on their own. If you have the ability, you can buy it yourself." Seeing that the second uncle stopped eating, the second aunt got up and started to clear the dishes.
"Mom, this is not what I said, this is what my elder brother said." The second aunt ignored Liu Guangtian, cleared the table and went out to chat with her old sisters.
"My eldest brother is right when he says that if parents are unkind, children will be unfilial."
"You two will take care of yourself in the future, just wait for my eldest brother." Liu Guangtian slammed the door and went out.
Chapter completed!