"Brother, please take it slow, don't be in a hurry." Xia Zekai saw his elder brother carrying two suitcases downstairs, and he shouted quickly.
His younger brother Xia Zejiang also came out of the room carrying a bag full of things.
Lao Qi, who had shaved his head, carried a sealed cardboard box downstairs.
Zhao Ting emerged from nowhere, holding several plastic bags filled with different items in his left and right hands.
Several children gathered together, chattering and saying that they wanted to help, but they couldn't lift a few kilograms of things with their hands, so how could they be allowed to do this work.
That night, the Children's Day party ended with Xia Zekai and other parents singing a chorus of "Let's Swing the Oars".
In the next two days, neither Xia Zekai nor Luo Xiyun mentioned going to work. They took Yatou and Tongtong and the sisters to play around for two days.
After returning from the outside, Yatou, Tongtong and the others were satisfied and were no longer bored at home.
However, Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun had decided to move on the 3rd in advance, so they had a lot of work to do this time.
But the couple never expected that before seven o'clock in the morning on the 3rd, the second brother and second sister-in-law came and knocked on the door. After entering, they said, come over and see if they need help.
The second brother also said: "Big brother, Lao Qi, Zhao Ting, and Zejiang will all come over later."
"Zekai, you are moving. If you don't tell us brothers about such a big thing in advance, are you looking down on you..."
How could Xia Zekai take the blame? He quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother, it's okay. I don't think I'll bother you anymore. I'll call you over to join in the fun after we move here."
"You've finished moving, what else is there to do?" Xia Yunhui said to him.
Then he said: "Hurry up and tell me what you need to pack. If you don't need to pack, leave it here first. Your house is not for sale anyway."
That's right, Xia Zekai has no intention of selling this house at all.
To be honest, the house in Ziyu Garden was truly bought by the couple. It was different from the one they lived in in Qiyun Garden Community. His parents paid part of the down payment for that house. Xia Zekai
He contributed a small part. At that time, he and Luo Xiyun didn’t know each other yet!
If that house is sold, it will be sold, but this house will not be sold. Keep it!
In this way, Xia Zekai originally hired a moving company to do the work, but he just asked his brothers to drive the car to finish the work. Shan Xia Zekai didn't say hello in advance, and people from the moving company also came over. We can't let people go in vain.
He finally gave them a hundred yuan in gas money.
After loading all the luggage and small items into the car, Xia Zekai and the others headed directly towards the Purple Jade Garden Villa area.
At the sales office at the south entrance of Ziyu Garden Community, sales manager He Yueyao looked at the disappearing Bentley Mulsanne and Porsche Panamera. She knew very well that that one had already moved away.
She had gone to see the decoration in Xia Zekai's villa. Thinking of the luxurious decoration in Xia Zekai's villa, it probably cost more than the house price. She couldn't help but sigh, it's great to have money!
"Brother Kai, this is it... Damn it, why is this house so big? Can you and your sister-in-law live here?" Zhao Ting didn't pay attention at first, but after entering, he realized that this villa was ridiculously big.
It also exceeded his imagination.
Can you think of anyone installing an elevator in a villa?
At least before seeing this villa, Zhao Ting had never heard of it. When he saw the elevator, he was confused. He pressed the switch, went up to the third floor, and came down again.
It's actually real, not a decoration.
He walked around the first floor and looked around again, and found that there was a small home theater with a whole set of brand-new equipment placed there. He couldn't even name the logo, but he could tell at a glance that it looked expensive.
Compared with this small home theater, Zhao Ting felt that it was not so difficult to understand that his cousin carved out a room in his room and turned it into a gym.
In addition to these, there are too many other new things, many of which he couldn't even name. He just looked at them again and again, and took out his mobile phone to take a few blurry photos with poor pixels, ready to take some time.
Go find your friends and pretend it.
Qi Lixin put down the two suitcases he had brought in. When he saw the sofa in the villa, his eyes immediately lit up. He looked at it carefully for a few times and fumbled around again. Then he said in amazement: "Brother Kai, this sofa of yours is not
It’s cheap!”
Xia Zekai said: "It's not bad, the furniture of this villa and the other two villas totaled 3.88 million, and she gave me a fraction of it."
Hearing Xia Zekai's tone of voice that made people feel particularly needy, Qi Lixin just pretended not to ask, put down his things, and went out to move other items.
By the time the brothers finished their work, it was almost noon.
Xia Zekai was thinking about finding a hotel to have some food.
But who knew that Lao Qi said directly: "Brother Kai, how about we get a stove and have barbecue in your yard."
Xia Zekai spread his hands: "I haven't prepared anything. If I get an oven and meat skewers, when will it be ready to bake?"
"Hey, it doesn't matter. Let's buy some other cooked food to satisfy our hunger. Today we have to have a barbecue in the courtyard of your villa." Qi Lixin said.
"What's that word called... By the way, bonfire party, let's have a mansion night party!"
Lao Qi, a half-hearted guy, uses words indiscriminately.
In order to help Brother Kai move, he and his wife came over today, and three clerks were asked to watch the store. He didn't even plan to go there today.
The other people didn't plan to leave today either. They had to take a good look at the villa later.
When they heard Qi Lixin's proposal, they all thought it was very good and agreed one after another, so the matter was settled.
Zhao Ting called to his little cousin Xia Zejiang and drove out directly.
He remembered that there was a cold meat seller on West 7th Road who also rented out stoves, fruit charcoal, skewered meats, and vegetables. It took the two of them more than an hour to set up the stove and fruit.
We got back the charcoal and the meat skewers that were in the dry refrigerator.
On the other side, Luo Xiyun and her second sister-in-law went out to buy some cooked food. When they came back with the mixed cold dishes, they asked the group to eat some to fill their bellies and wait for the barbecue to be ready, which would take at least two hours.
During this time, the brothers had some free time and carefully looked around the third floor and surroundings of the villa.
They finally came to the conclusion that there is nothing they can't do with money.
Lao Qi shouted: "Brother, you have already owned two cars. I have to find another place to open a branch and try it."
His "mutton steamed pancake" business relied on the eight-character secret of "large quantity, sufficient control, cheap and affordable", and it has completely established itself near the Zhangjia Labor Market.
Others also followed the trend, but it was okay at first, but as time went by, some people started to cheat. Those who worked had better eyesight than anyone else. I kept it in mind that you gave me a piece of meat less, and gave it to others later.
The worker said: "You can't eat at any store that doesn't work well. If you want to eat mutton steamed pancakes, you still have to go to Lao Qi's store."
In the past two years, Qi Lixin has relied on small profits but quick turnover to grow bigger and bigger. At first, it was not enough to recruit one waiter, but later he hired two more.
But he and Zhao Yan are not idle either. They help in the store every day and have a lot of work to do.
When his elder brother Xia Yunfei heard what he said, he replied: "Lao Qi, there is not only a large labor market in Qicheng. I remember there is another one over there at the school. You go and find a good place. This market has a lot of people."
It’s quite a lot.”
Qi Lixin nodded, and he didn't go to the city to open a store as soon as his forehead felt hot.
After years of experience in society, he knows very well that a product must have a clear market positioning, and the market positioning of his mutton steamed pancakes is labor workers.
For example, those students may go to eat some Guoqiaoyuan rice noodles or make Wuji mutton soup. If it is a higher level, they may go to eat Korean buffet barbecue or Brazilian barbecue.
If you have enough money in your pocket, go get a seafood dinner. Anyway, this group of people rarely come to his place to eat mutton steamed pancakes.
"Sure, I'll go back and have a look." Qi Lixin made up his mind.
The second brother walked around the outside of the villa. When he turned to the back of the villa, he saw a long strip of land. The land inside had been plowed and something had been planted. Now it has sprouted.
After returning to the front, he specifically asked: "Zekai, what are you planting behind you?"
"Well, I planted some vegetables. I called my mother some time ago and she said that she had organized a vegetable garden at home. She was a little reluctant to part with it. I thought that the yard was big and it would be pointless to harden it all, so I might as well build one.
Small vegetable garden, wait until my mother comes over, let her pass the time."
"Look, it's better to live in a villa. I don't have room to grow vegetables upstairs," said my cousin Zhao Yan.
Xia Zekai said with a smile: "Then you can buy it too. If you pay a down payment now, you can still afford it."
Zhao Yan shook her head: "I won't buy it. It would be nice to spend so much money and save it for Xiaomeng."
"Yanyan, look at how stingy you are. It's not like you can't make money now. Let me tell you, this villa is definitely getting more and more expensive. If you no longer want to live in it, you can make a profit by selling it. It's not as good as
It's comfortable for you to live in the building now." Xia Zekai guided her.
Zhao Yan was a little moved, but in the end her reason overcame her impulse. She said: "Besides, Lao Qi wants to open another branch, and he doesn't know if he can make money. It would be bad if he loses it all."
.”
"You're a bitch like me, why don't you hope for something better?" Qi Lixin said unhappily.
The place here is no bigger than upstairs.
Yatou, Tongtong, Amy, Qi Xiaomeng, Xia Jingrui and the others ran wildly around the yard.
From time to time, they would go to the gym to play. At this time, Cui Xiaofeng would follow them to avoid running into them again if some equipment in the gym was not put away.
The eldest brother's niece, Xia Yuxi, is the oldest among them and is relatively quiet. After entering junior high school, she no longer participates in the "childish games" of her younger siblings. She watches movies alone in the room where the home theater is located.
"Zekai, when will the second uncle, second aunt, and grandpa come over?" the eldest brother Xia Yunfei asked.
Xia Zekai said: "I will go back and pick them up tomorrow."
"Why don't we just let my second uncle drive here by himself?" Xia Yunfei said.
Xia Zekai shook his head: "I have been too busy since I came back from the last Chinese New Year. I have to go back to see my grandma and grandpa."
Because of this, other people stopped trying to persuade him, and eating meat and drinking wine became the main theme of the evening.
Xia Zekai also moved out the audio equipment, and the whole family got excited in the yard.
It was a very lively night, and people around me looked over frequently and were extremely envious.
No one went back at night, so they stayed in the villa.
The advantages of this 1,500-square-meter villa with three floors are immediately apparent. There are enough rooms.
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The next day was Saturday again. Wang Yi drove Alfa and took Xia Zekai back to Xiazhuang.
Cui Xiaofeng stayed to take care of the place. The eldest brother and the second brother left after breakfast. They agreed to come back tomorrow at the weekend to get together with grandpa.
On the way, he also received a call from his mother, Zhou Yinghong, asking where he was.
Zhou Yinghong and Xia Weicheng had already packed their things. Except for some clothes, there wasn't much left to bring.
I have all the big stuff at home, so I can't use it when I bring it over. It's not troublesome enough.
Even the wheelchair Xia Weicheng bought for his father no longer needs to be brought with him. He will buy a better one when he gets to Qicheng.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yinghong said: "Zekai said he is coming soon."
Xia Weicheng muttered: "We can go there by ourselves, why does he have to come back again?"
"If you ask me, you are a heartless person. Zekai wanted to see his grandfather. When did you remember that?" Zhou Yinghong became angry when she said this.
Her wife is careless.
Xia Weicheng felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
Xia Shande was smiling next to him, still holding his polished radio in his hand, listening to the ups and downs of Peking Opera, and humming a few lines when he heard something happy.
He is also old and can no longer find a single black hair on his head.
When Xia Zekai arrived home, it was not yet ten o'clock.
At this time, many people came to the family, and they all knew that Xia Weicheng and Zhou Yinghong were going to Qicheng to stay with their son today.
The few acres of land at home were cultivated by Xia Weicheng's nephew.
Zhou Yinghong also told the neighbors about the vegetables she grew behind her house, so that they could eat them themselves, so as not to keep them lying around and wasting.
Several old people also came over and looked at Xia Shande, but hesitated to speak.
When they saw Xia Zekai entering the door, some people wanted to speak, but were stopped by the people next to them.
Xia Zekai didn't expect so many neighbors to come to his home. He quickly asked Wang Yi to go to the car to get a cigarette, and then took a box of dried fruits and dispersed them.
Let these folks eat slowly and chat for a while.
Xia Zekai said to his mother: "Mom, I'm going to go to my grandpa's house first. When I come back, we'll leave."
"Wait a minute, I'll go with you." She was about to leave, and going to her parents' house wouldn't be as convenient as it is now, and she suddenly felt reluctant to leave.
I am also hesitating whether it is right or wrong to follow my son to Qicheng this time!
Looking at Xia Zekai who had just entered the house and had not had time to drink a glass of water, he went out again. He still had business. These neighbors wanted to set up a relationship with him, but they could not stop him from doing business.
After Xia Zekai left with his mother, an old man said to Xia Shande: "Brother Shande, did you tell Zekai about that? What did he say?"
"Speaking of which, Zekai asked if you don't grow wheat or corn. Can you replace it with peanuts or pistachios?"
"I know peanuts, but what are pistachios?" Another old man wondered.
Even now, pistachios sell for more than 30 yuan per pound in supermarkets. This thing is heavy and not much. These old people who have worked hard all their lives will definitely not buy such extravagant things.
Don't know if this is normal operation.
Xia Shande couldn't tell either.
But at this time, an unknown person held a packaging bag in his hand and shouted: "Isn't this just a pistachio? Look, it has the words 'pistachio' written on it."
As if she had discovered a new world, she quickly poured out all the contents in the bag. Each one was white and round, and she opened it and tasted it. The taste was quite unique.
"How do you grow this thing?" None of them have seen it before.
Others came over to take a look out of curiosity.
Xia Shande said: "It seems that we need to plant trees, which are similar to fruit trees. I don't know the details. If you want to plant them, Zekai will help find someone to teach you. If he comes to harvest the fruit later, the price will definitely not be low. Do you think
How about it?"
"Hey, is this possible? We have never planted this thing once. What if we grow blind again..."
"I'm thinking about growing some peanuts, but that's much more tiring than growing wheat or corn..."
"Why don't we wait until Zekai comes back and ask if there are other more convenient things? We can't just rely on farming to make a fortune. Maybe there are other ways."
"..."
Xia Shande's face was full of smiles. No matter who asked again, he would answer if it was just a matter of routine.
But when asked about ways to make money, he didn't say a word.
Let's talk about Wang Yi driving, Xia Zekai showed him the way, and he arrived at his grandma's house in ten minutes.
Before I even entered the door, I saw my grandfather walking slowly at the door with his waist bent, holding a fertilizer bag in his hand. He didn't know what he was doing.
"Xiao Wang, stop the car!" Xia Zekai shouted quickly.
When Wang Yi stopped the car, Xia Zekai opened the door and ran out.
"Grandpa, what are you doing? I'll pick it up for you!"
Zhou Yinghong also got off the car.
"Dad, why are you working again, my mother!"
The two people gave different greetings, but both were filled with concern.
When Xia Zekai's grandfather Zhou Lin saw the two of them, his dark, dry and wrinkled face immediately burst into smiles: "It's Yinghong and Zekai, why are you here?"
"Grandpa, I miss you. Grandma, let's go in and talk quickly." Xia Zekai took the bag from his hand and walked inside holding his arm.
Zhou Yinghong had already entered the door and shouted: "Mom, I'm here."
That way, he was completely different from the sixty-year-old man who looked like Xia Zekai and his friends when they were in high school and lived on campus. They were waiting for Saturday to come home excitedly, slamming the door and shouting: "Mom, I'm back.
