Lou Xiao'e is washing clothes under the shade of the trees in the courtyard.

The third aunt moved a stool and sat on the edge, waving a cattail leaf fan and chatting.

Lin Xiaolong, Lin Xiaofeng and Yan Yingnan are over one year old and are running and playing on the side.

While he was talking, the car bell rang several times outside the gate.

Postman Lao Li pushed a brand new pedal tricycle in.

"Comrade Lou Xiao'e, this is a gift specially sent by the bicycle factory to thank Lin Zhen for his design drawings. Lin Zhen asked me to deliver it to the courtyard to give it to you."

"Ah! This, this is too expensive!"

"Please sign the list. I have to go elsewhere to deliver the letter."

"Hey, okay, thank you, Comrade Li."

After the postman Lao Li left, Aunt Chang and Aunt Three in the front yard gathered around to watch, their eyes shining with envy.

"Xiao'e, your family already has one, and this bicycle factory has sent another one. This is so rich!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said: "One car is enough for my family. I don't often go out with my children. I'm used to riding the one modified by Lin Zhen. We won't waste this new one. When Lin Zhen comes back from get off work, I will I’m going to discuss it with him and donate it to the street office, so that if anyone has a problem, he can bring something to his family or take an elderly person to the hospital or something.”

Lou Xiaoe is very considerate.

The two tricycles will definitely not be used up, so rather than leaving them at home for people to covet, it is better to give them away.

And if you give it away, it won’t be easy for anyone to give it away or not.

Liu Yuhua and Yu Li both want to own one, and You Fengxia and Qin Jingru also want to own one.

The relationship is all good, and we don't worry about the scarcity but the imbalance.

Liu Yuhua will definitely pay for it directly when the time comes.

That would be even more inappropriate. After all, neither he nor Lin Zhen care about these few hundred yuan, and they would not accept Liu Yuhua's money.

In order to avoid embarrassment, I can only donate new ones to the street office, and it can also build a good reputation.

The car that Lin Zhen modified has always been free for several people to ride.

That tricycle is more generous than the bicycle of the third uncle Yan Bugui's family. Yan Jiecheng has to pay 2 cents every time he rides his father's bicycle, let alone other people.

Upon hearing that Lou Xiao'e wanted to donate the tricycle to the street office, the third aunt said happily: "Xiao'e's ideological consciousness is really high and she has a spirit of dedication."

Aunt Chang also said happily: "Yes, yes, maybe I can use it if my family has an emergency one day."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said: "If people in our courtyard are in an emergency, you can ride even the tricycle modified by Lin Zhen."

"Oh, that's great. I've wanted to ride it to buy groceries for a long time, but I'm sorry. I'll just borrow it once on Sunday morning and buy some foreign candies for Xiaolong and Xiaofeng when I come back."

After get off work in the afternoon, as soon as Lin Zhen entered the house, Lou Xiaoe told him her thoughts.

Lin Zhen nodded and said: "You are also a family member. You don't need to discuss with me. You can just ride to donate at noon."

Lou Xiao'e said: "That's not possible. You are the head of the family. I have to ask you. Since you agree, I will go now. I won't be allowed to donate until Yuhua Yuli sees it."

Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Although Yuhua wants one, she will never stop you. On the contrary, Yu Li and Qin Jingru will."

Sure enough, when she learned that Lou Xiao'e had donated the new three-wheeler to the street office, Yu Li complained: "Sister Xiao'e, why don't you discuss it with me? Yuhua Jingru and I can exchange the money and buy it."

Qin Jingru said: "Yes, yes, how convenient will it be to have another tricycle in the future?"

Liu Yuhua said: "Don't hold me back. I don't like exchanging money to buy things together. It's too troublesome for whoever uses it and who doesn't use it. If I want to buy one, I'll buy one by myself. It's convenient to ride."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said: "This one at home is enough for our sisters to ride. That one should be given back to the society, let alone buying it with money. Can I ask for your money?"

Director Zhao of the Subdistrict Office was very surprised when Lou Xiaoe donated a pedal tricycle.

In addition to awarding certificates, Aunt Liu was also specifically asked to think about whether Lin Zhen's family had any difficulties.

Anyone who can help his family solve it will definitely be solved.

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "His family's conditions are not lacking except for one thing, which is a house. Last time we went to inspect the shower room he built, we went to sit in his house for a while. Look at what he built.

Lin Guolin's family has a separate small bedroom, which can only accommodate a bunk bed and a table."

Director Zhao nodded, "Indeed, a 45-square-meter house is too small for a family of eight to live in. In a few years, Lin Dong and Lin Liang will become more crowded as they grow up. In this way, if he is allowed to build an additional room, since they are willing to have more children,

Since we have contributed to the country, we must protect his housing problem."

Aunt Liu asked: "How big will it be to build an additional room? Should we build it for him, or should he build it himself?"

Director Zhao said: "Normally, it is a collective system now, and the sub-district office should be responsible for it, but it is a waste of time to go through a set of approval procedures. Our sub-district office does not have a dedicated construction team. Let him build it. How much material will be used?

I'll report the work to the district and give him a subsidy. As for the area? As long as it doesn't interfere with the neighbors' daily access, that's fine."

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "Then it's settled, I'll go talk to them after get off work later."

The front yard of the courtyard house was used by servants in the past.

Therefore, the area is not large, only 50 square meters at most, and 30 square meters in general.

All of them have two rooms or one room, and are not as big as the houses in the middle courtyard and backyard.

Like the Deaf Old Lady, Shazhu, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao or Jia's house, they are all three-room big houses.

Only those who were born and raised in Sijiu City, or those with wealth and dignity before Jie Fang could live there.

Lin Zhen came to the steel rolling mill with a letter of introduction from the countryside to make a living. At that time, it was quite enough to get a 45-square-meter house in the front yard.

A few years ago, when my children were small, they didn't realize anything.

As the children grow older, the house becomes more crowded.

While having dinner, Aunt Liu came to the house.

"Don't you want to eat meat when your child is growing up? Really, Xiao'e, come to my house tomorrow and I will stew chicken for your child."

"Ah! Aunt Liu is here!"

Lin Zhen and Lou Xiao'e quickly got up.

"I just ate it the day before yesterday. I can't eat it every day."

Several children happily ran over to greet them, "Grandma Liu, you are here!"

"Here, these are the grapes I bought on the way. I'll eat them later after dinner."

"Thank you, Grandma Liu, we will go wash it now!"

"Aunt Liu, come as soon as you come. What else do you want to buy?"

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "Hey~ I bought it for my grandson. Don't move my stool. I won't sit on it. Just say a few words and leave."

"Aunt Liu, what's the matter?"

"Well, my nephew said that since Xiao'e donated a new pedal tricycle to the street office, let me think about what difficulties your family has. Let me think about it. It is a difficulty for eight people to squeeze into two houses.

, he immediately agreed to grant you a house."

Lou Xiao'e said happily: "Really? Where is it?"

Aunt Liu laughed and said: "Of course it's true, but it's not ready-made. Now there are no ready-made houses in our entire street. You have to build it yourself, right next to your house. You can decide how big it is. As long as it doesn't

Just delay the neighbors’ access.”

Lin Zhen said happily: "No, my house is on the side and it doesn't block the road. There is just open space on the left side. It can be built directly to the wall. It is estimated that it can increase the space by 20 square meters."

Aunt Liu said: "Then when you are free, you can draw a foundation plan and send it to the subdistrict office. We will approve it for you. We are supposed to be responsible for building it, but the subdistrict office does not have a construction team. How much materials and work you use will be subsidized at that time.

"

Lin Zhen said with a smile: "There is no need for subsidies. My salary is high and I should reduce the burden on the country. Apart from worrying about the jealousy of my neighbors, there is really nothing else."

Lou Xiao'e nodded and said, "Yes, Liu Guangqi had no place to live a year ago, so he just built a wooden shed. As soon as the people left, the wooden shed was demolished the next day."

Aunt Liu said: "You don't have to worry about this. Liu Haizhong's house has three rooms, one more than yours. According to the standard, there are eight of you and four of him. They should change!"

Lin Zhen smiled and said, "I feel relieved when you say this. Well, I will send the foundation map over tomorrow."

After Aunt Liu left, Lin Zhen was not in the mood to eat and immediately went to measure the land.

To be honest, whether it is a courtyard house or a suburb, there is no shortage of land at all. What is lacking is the funds and workers to build houses.

It is still a collective system. As long as the street office agrees, once it is built, it will be a regular house.

After the collective system is abolished, it can be written into the house book.

But if you really have the money and strength to build it, you can’t find another one in the whole hutong except Lin Zhen.

There are also reasons why there is no need for subsidies.

If you are jealous of any family, you can apply. As long as the family has a large population, the street office will definitely approve it.

But if you don’t need to subsidize it, they have to spend their own money and build it themselves.

In this way, people who feel it is unfair will not mention it so much.

Lin Zhen only has two real houses.

The kitchen outside was built later and is not too big.

On the left is an open space, which was originally used by wealthy landowners to store debris.
To be continued...