The current three houses of the Song family, including the front yard and the back yard, occupy a total area of about one acre.
On the left is the Zhang family, which is very close and has no gaps at all, but the one on the right is very spacious.
If you keep extending it forward, you can extend it all the way to the foot of the mountain.
Songshan Village has a small population, only 25 households, and everyone has their own house. Those like Liu Laomeng's family who can't live in another house just find a place to expand next to themselves, and few will find a new place to build a house.
In other words, Song Qiu can expand the open space on the right side of the Song family as much as she wants, and no one will compete with her.
She had a rough idea of what kind of house she wanted to build and how big she wanted to build it. Her home already had almost an acre, so she only needed to add another acre to the side.
The village chief got the accurate number and immediately led others to measure it.
For one acre of land, the village chief only accepted Song Qiu 500 yuan.
This is all land in the village, and it is empty. No one will say anything at this price. For example, for the half-acre of land that the Liu family measured just now, he only received 200 cash.
If any other company wants land to build a house, it will be at the same price.
After the land was measured, Song Qiu invited two people to help clear the land starting tomorrow.
There are a lot of weeds and gravel in the land. If it is not cleaned up, it will be difficult to lay a foundation.
All the free laborers in the village will go to help the Liu family build a house tomorrow. Song Qiu invited Li Fawang and his wife, who paid 25 cents a day, and no food was included.
Two people can clear the land in two days at most, so there is no need to hire more people.
When the land is cleared and the Liu family's side is almost built, it won't be too late for her to start work here again.
In addition, the house she wants to build is different from the Liu family's brick and thatched house, so she still has to hire a specialized craftsman to supervise the work and arrange everyone's work.
I'll go to town tomorrow and see who knows this.
It was getting dark gradually, and Song Qiu went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Since her grandma doesn't go to the inn every day, she has become accustomed to cooking three meals a day at home and eating with her grandma as long as the inn is fine.
It was just fifteen days ago, and the weather was still cold. The frozen meat in the earthenware jar could not be damaged, so Song Qiu took out a piece, cut it into slices, and prepared to stir-fry it with pickled cabbage heads.
Last year, I killed two pigs and smoked a lot of bacon. I also left some fresh meat, cut it into pieces, cooked it in a paste and froze it together. It will not spoil and will last for a long time.
This kind of fried meat is more fragrant than the fresh meat you buy.
Song Qiu liked to eat meat like this, half fat and half lean, well-cooked and not greasy at all.
Cut the sauerkraut head into cubes and stir-fry the meat to go well with rice.
In addition, I soaked a handful of vermicelli and cooked a pot of soup with small green vegetables.
For three people, these two dishes are enough.
Old Yuan sat in front of the stove and lit the fire, watching Song Qiu cutting the meat piece by piece. The thickness of the cut meat was even, and each piece looked the same.
Looking at the action of holding the knife again, it is indescribably beautiful.
She couldn't help but smile, thinking about what happened in the town that morning, then she glanced at her granddaughter's fair face, and chatted as usual: "You will be fifteen this year, and Lihua is already engaged three days younger than you.
I can't help but want to say a few words again. There is no rush to get married. Shouldn't we also look at each other and decide on the marriage first?"
Song Qiu listened and said: "What's wrong with fifteen? Why are you urging me again? Didn't I promise not to be in a hurry?"
Old Yuan smiled, "I'm not urging you, nor am I in a hurry. Aren't you always thinking that Lihua is about to get married? They are all the babies that Nainai watched from a young age. You are still a few days older, even if you don't get married by Lihua.
If you want to get married, let’s make an appointment first so that I can feel at ease.”
Song Qiu subconsciously wanted to say that Li Yang was the eldest among the people he had grown up with, and he was not engaged yet.
But the words choked up in her throat, and she changed to another sentence, "Don't you know everything about me? Uncle Winter Melon and Uncle Winter Melon think that Lihua is too young to get married this year, so they need to discuss with Uncle Wujin and the others to change it to next year."
We’re getting married, so fifteen is not too late, I’ll wait until next year and the year after that, it doesn’t matter.”
When Lihua got engaged and agreed on a wedding date later this fall, Li Donggua and his wife were not at home. It was Li Yang and Lao Deng who made the decision.
Now that Li Donggua and his wife are back, they no longer work for the Cheng family, but also want to open a shop in the town. The family reunion and life with Meimei have just begun, and they are reluctant to let Lihua get married so soon.
So I mentioned it to the Zhou family.
Although Shitou wanted to marry Lihua back home, and Manju also looked forward to finding a wife and having grandchildren, they lived in the same village and they also knew about the affairs of Li Donggua's family. For the past ten years, they were often away from home with their son and daughter.
I don’t have much time, and now I want to keep my daughter for a while, which is understandable.
In addition, Shitou will only turn seventeen at the end of this year, so it won't be too late to get married next year.
So this autumn, Pear Blossom may get married.
Of course Lao Yuan knew about this. She pursed her lips and glanced at her granddaughter again. She couldn't help but pointed it out clearly, "Your grandma Deng mentioned this to me again. Not only your grandma Deng, but also your uncle Donggua."
Aunts all have the same heart. If you really want to be with Ah Yang, you can just ask Ah Yang to come to your door. As long as there is a baby named Li in the future."
"Grandma also thinks that Ah Yang is good, and she knows everything about her. Ah Qiu, do you really have no interest in Ah Yang?"
Song Qiu listened silently, and couldn't help but picture Li Yang's face in his mind. This was something he had never seen before when he heard her talk about it.
She was startled, and quickly shook her head to get rid of the image.
But when I stopped, I couldn't help but feel like something was different in my heart.
"Do you really think Li Yang is good?"
Old Yuan remembered that the last time she mentioned it like this, her granddaughter simply said she had no interest in Ah Yang and didn't talk much about it at all, but now she seemed to be thinking about it in her heart.
She couldn't help but smile again. She felt that she was not wrong.
"Yes, this kid treats me like my own grandmother. He has taken out bird eggs and picked fruits since he was a child. He loves to use them to honor me. At that time, he was also very sweet in front of your mother, which made your mother laugh.
I really like him, but I often joke that it would be considerate if he became my son-in-law in the future.
Later, he went to work in the town and came back when he had time. As long as there were good things and his share of milk, my share would be indispensable.
You've been watching it since you were a child, how does he protect you and Lihua? How considerate and wonderful is his life?
If you really look elsewhere, you may not be able to find someone who knows both cold and hot and understands the root of things.
Besides, the life of these two people is indispensable for the two families to mix together. It's okay to meet a mother-in-law who gets along well, and their life is comfortable, but what if they don't?
As for your aunt, she is a pretty good person, but it is different for the two daughters-in-law.
But if it were A Yang, it would be different. His grandma likes you as much as her own granddaughter. His father doesn't talk much and is the most honest. His mother, you grew up drinking her milk with Lihua since you were a child.
It's no different from her own daughter. His sister is closer to you than to him! Such an in-law's family can't even protect you. If A Yang dares to bully you, they will definitely turn to you. "
"So, when I look at it, I think A-Yang is great. You can really live with him. I'm relieved!"