Qi Xuemei was still happy that her father-in-law could not go there and was doing well at home. She also knew that if their family lived in the county town, they would not be able to distribute food in the village in the future, just like the city people who worked for them before.
We all rely on food stamps to buy food.
If my father-in-law stays in the village, he can subsidize them some.
The couple set out early the next morning before dawn. Some of them were walking to the county seat.
"Qingjie, let's buy a bicycle too."
"No tickets." Zhao Qingjie also wanted to buy a bicycle.
"Qingjie, please think of a way. Without bicycles, it will be too difficult for us to come back every week."
Although the man is very careful, he is not unfilial. He must be thinking about coming back to see his father, so he will definitely find a way.
"Okay, let's ask."
When the two arrived at the county seat, they smelled the strong aroma of fried dough sticks. But they didn't have food stamps in their hands, so they had to endure it.
When I arrived at the cement factory, I made it clear to the guard and went in to find the leader.
The notice was received yesterday. There was no difficulty. Soon Zhao Qingjie's work was arranged and he could come to work tomorrow.
Zhao Qingjie still found someone to find Yang Zhiqiang. There were still many things he wanted to ask him. The main thing was that the house matter needed to be finalized as soon as possible.
Yang Zhiqiang was frightened. His elderly parents said that someone from the village was looking for him, so he ran out in fright.
Zhao Qingjie saw Yang Zhiqiang who was very dirty and knew what Su Yuanyuan said was the reason why he had a bad job.
Yang Zhiqiang ran over and looked at a man and a woman. He thought the man looked familiar, but he didn't dare to recognize him.
"Brother Zhiqiang, I am Zhao Qingjie, the second eldest son of the Zhao Tian family. I went to Jiangbei Farm."
Now Yang Zhiqiang knew. "Qingjie, I don't even dare to recognize him. If we met outside, I would never recognize him. When did you come back?"
"Brother, I've been home for a few days. I'm staying at your house now. This is my wife Qi Xuemei. Xuemei, this is brother Zhiqiang."
Qi Xuemei also shouted with a smile.
Yang Zhiqiang smiled and nodded. He came to his senses. He also knew that the Zhao family's house had collapsed, "Okay. Let's stay here. We will only go back once a week. Just live with my parents. You don't want to go at all."
Farm?"
"Yes, Yuanyuan has gone back. I said she was transferred back to our family and arranged to work here."
Yang Zhiqiang nodded, "It's good to be back."
"Brother, my wife has also been assigned to work in a match factory. I'm thinking of buying a house in the county town so that my whole family can come here and my children can go to school."
Yang Zhiqiang nodded and understood why Zhao Qingjie was looking for him.
"I really know that there is a house for sale. It's not far from the cement factory. Just wait a moment and I'll tell you and I'll take you over to take a look."
"That's great, otherwise I would still be worried. We live so far apart and have to walk to work every day."
Yang Zhiqiang went back to say something. It's winter now, and the cement factory is just preparing materials, so it's no problem to leave for a while.
Zhao Qingjie and his wife stood here waiting. "Qingjie, we still need to sign up for me."
"It's okay, just go there today. Don't worry, everything will be fine as arranged by the above. Now it's business to take advantage of this opportunity to buy the house. I will come to work tomorrow, and I guess you will be the same. By then
We don’t have to walk home every day.”
Qi Xuemei felt relieved after hearing that it would not delay her work.
When Yang Zhiqiang came over again, he was still wearing work clothes, but his face had been washed.
"Let's go, it's not far. I only have an hour. I'll send you there. You can discuss it yourself. I have to come back to work."
"Thank you, Brother Zhiqiang."
Yang Zhiqiang waved his hand. "It's okay, we are all from the same village."
"Brother Zhiqiang, my boss asked me to come to work tomorrow, but you said I haven't arranged anything."
"There is nothing we can do about it. We have a holiday in a month. Now is the time to prepare the raw materials. The house has been bought. When you go back, go to the village chief and use the village carriage to pull things over tomorrow. All you have to do is clean up.
My brothers and sisters did it themselves."
"Brother, Xuemei is also reporting to the match factory today."
"I guess I have to go to work tomorrow."
The three of them have now arrived at the door. Qi Xuemei looked at the brick and tile houses with envy along the way. She had always lived in a mud house, and she thought that in the future she would live in a brick house as a city dweller.
Yang Zhiqiang knocked on the door, and an old lady in her fifties or sixties came out.
"Auntie, I heard that your family is selling their house?"
The old lady looked at the three of them. She recognized the work clothes of the cement factory.
"Well, it's for sale."
"Auntie, this is my brother. He is also a worker in a cement factory. They want to buy a house. You guys can talk among yourselves. I still have to go to work."
After Yang Zhiqiang finished speaking, he left, leaving the two of them alone.
"Auntie, can we go in and have a look at the house?"
The old lady nodded, "Come in."
Zhao Qingjie felt that others were very cold, but since he was here to buy a house, he was equally cold and enthusiastic.
The house has a regular three-room main room. However, there are also three wing rooms on the east side and three on the west side, which should be the kitchen and warehouse.
Qi Xuemei took a fancy to the house as soon as she came in. She tugged on the man's clothes.
"Auntie, how much do you want to sell this house for?"
"Four hundred, every penny is a lot."
"Four hundred?" Qi Xuemei exclaimed in surprise.
Zhao Qingjie didn't say anything, but looked attentively.
The yard is not big, and it would not be enough to grow vegetables, and you cannot see the tiles on the roof, but it is nice to see the bricks on the walls and the house.
He was too embarrassed to go and look inside the house.
"Auntie, this house is not expensive and is very good. Why do you want to sell it?"
"Want to sell."
Now Zhao Qingjie didn't know what to say next.
"Auntie, I have money with me. Can I complete the procedures today?"
The old lady waited for two or three minutes before nodding. The couple also realized that they didn't want to sell it.
"If you are sincere, we can go through the transfer now, but I have to move out tomorrow. You can come back the day after tomorrow."
Zhao Qingjie nodded, "Okay. Should we go now or in the afternoon?"
"Wait a minute, let's go there together."
They were the only two people left in the yard. "Qingjie, do you want to buy it if it's so expensive?"
"It's not expensive anymore. Just buy it, it will make you feel more at ease."
It was not until noon that Zhao Qingjie got the paperwork for the house.
The old lady looked so depressed that she really couldn't bear to sell it, so she had to sell it.
"If you have time tomorrow night, come and collect the house. Bring the lock yourself." After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Qingjie, shall we go to the match factory now?" Qi Xuemei asked her husband.
