Chapter 203: These two chapters are the story of Lu Li's family, you can skip it if you don't want t
The old house in the countryside is very simple. Only the main house is made of red bricks, and the kitchen and small warehouse next to it are made of yellow mud.
It was already late winter, and the weather was not very good. Lu Li took a car to the city alone, and then took a bus from the city to the town.
Finally, I found a taxi from the town, paid more, and then returned to my home.
Thinking back carefully, it was clear that half a year ago, in her senior year of high school, she walked by herself every time she went to school.
But now, with a suitcase in tow, I already feel that this journey is out of reach.
Probably, this is the change I have made after experiencing myself in a big city.
No matter what, you can't treat yourself badly anymore.
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Lu Li was sitting on a stool in the main room, with a brazier at her feet.
There was no heating in her hometown. She was wearing a new cotton-padded jacket she bought this year, and she still felt cold on the soles of her feet while sitting in this cool room.
Fortunately, in the evening, Lu Ma lit a pot of fire. Although she did not speak, she silently carried it to the sofa in the main room, and Lu Li warmed up.
She warmed herself by the fire in silence, pretending not to notice the strange atmosphere around her.
——My parents have already made a choice between themselves and their eldest brother. Even during my vacation, no one came to ask: Do you need a helping hand? Do you need a hand?
Obviously, in the past, her eldest brother would come to pick her up during holidays whenever he was free. The luggage was too heavy and it would be too hard for a girl to carry it with her.
But now that the eldest brother has his own family, the younger sister is no longer worth mentioning.
Parents even more so.
Obviously there are telephones in the village, but it's holiday time, and no one has called to show any concern.
Lu Li thought of the harsh words her mother had said before, and couldn't help but feel even more depressed now.
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She took out her mobile phone and played with it. The brand new flip phone looked very valuable.
However, sister-in-law Pearl just silently went to the kitchen to bring a small black clay pot and put it in the brazier to heat, without even looking at her sister-in-law.
She, Pearl, has always repaid kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred. As long as she thought about what her sister-in-law did, she wanted to slap him twice.
How can you look good now?
This is just for the sake of her parents and Lu Cheng. According to her temper, it would be fine if she doesn't beat the person out with a broom.
Thinking of the children in the room, Pearl breathed a sigh of relief again.
After all, the couple also has a baby. Even if they can't have the baby themselves, there is still a bond between them.
Otherwise, she might really be able to chop Lu Li with a knife.
There is no need to ask for the reason. If you ask, you will express your anger, you will be angry, and you will not understand it.
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Mother Lu was busy in the kitchen, while Lu Cheng helped Father Lu out of the bedroom.
"Slow down, slow down, don't try too hard."
While holding on, he followed Father Lu's footsteps and moved forward slowly. At this moment, he was staring at his father's legs, not daring to be careless at all.
They had been hospitalized in the Imperial Capital for more than half a month, and they just came back yesterday, and the house was not tidied up yet.
Today, Ma Lu worked tirelessly in the kitchen. On the one hand, she wanted to celebrate, but on the other hand, she felt a little sorry for her daughter.
As a parent, the most direct way to support your children is to cook them something delicious, so I prepare big dishes in the kitchen.
But she didn't dare to say such words.
On the other hand, Pearl and Dacheng understood somewhat in their hearts.
But they didn't say anything - they acquiesced to it.
Otherwise, what else can be done?
As a family, the little things Lu Li did were disgusting, but it seemed a bit reluctant to say it out loud. Pearl is already very satisfied with the current state of her parents. Some families don't treat their daughter-in-law as a human being at all.
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Dad Lu's legs have not fully recovered yet.
He has had an old problem for many years. He was originally lame in one leg and the force on both sides was uneven. After the operation in the hospital, he had to slowly adjust his condition.
Therefore, doctors have repeatedly warned you to be careful and careful. Otherwise, on the one hand, it will not be easy to go to the imperial capital to see a doctor. On the other hand, the villagers are not willing to go to the hospital at this time during the Chinese New Year, which is not good.
However, you can feel solid when your feet are on the ground, and you will not be a cripple in the future, but someone who can work seriously - Father Lu is only happy in his heart.
At this moment, facing his son Luo Liba's verbose instructions, he was not impatient. He just responded with a smile: "Okay, okay, I know."
He glanced at his daughter from the corner of his eye, only to find that she didn't even look at him. Most likely, she didn't notice that his condition had improved.
Father Lu sighed inaudibly, his interest obviously not that high.
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Maybe money can really bring people strength, and Mr. Bai is really a noble person in their family.
Although the house he gave could not be obtained, it could not be converted into money, and it has not even been seen yet.
But invisibly, it gave this family hope for the future.
So much so that even though they are still burdened with huge debts of tens of thousands of yuan, everyone's face is full of hope.
While he was hospitalized, the whole family relied on Zhu Zhen to take care of the children. In the unfamiliar imperial capital, Lu Cheng worked during the day and took care of his father with his mother at night.
At such an old age, Ma Lu didn't know anyone in the imperial capital. She didn't dare to leave the hospital for fear of getting lost and causing trouble for her children.
But fortunately, no matter how difficult it was, they all came back safely.
The surgery was also quite successful.
This home will get better and better from time to time.
Because the 50,000 yuan borrowed has not been spent, and coupled with Dacheng's salary, 15,000 yuan was actually repaid to the village at the end of this year, which undoubtedly reduced the pressure on the family by more than half.
In this case, their happiness is not fake.
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Dacheng told Pearl yesterday what he thought.
"Zhenzhu, we now have a house in the capital city, and we can hand it over in the second half of next year. Then you come with me to the capital city, and our parents will take care of the child at home. Let's go work hard for a few years, pay off the debt, and save some money for the child.
tuition fee."
"When the child turns three and goes to kindergarten, we will take him to the Imperial Capital."
They owed more than 30,000 yuan in the village before. After returning, they paid half of it, leaving less than 20,000 yuan in debt.
Coupled with the huge debt of 50,000...70,000 yuan borrowed for this medical treatment, it would take Lu Cheng a year or two to repay it all by himself.
In a year or two, the children will go to school.
Pearl is reluctant to let go of her child, but she also understands the reality.
After a moment of silence, he decisively answered:
"Okay, I'll go with you. I've inquired before, and they said there are female workers on the construction site. It's quite profitable to work with them as cement workers or something like that. I'll go with you then."
Dacheng disagreed.
He is now quite comfortable working on the construction site, but he is still very tired after work every day.
The food on the construction site was devoid of oil and water. No matter how much I ate, I was still hungry. I felt hungry every day.
It was freezing cold in the work shed, and it was so hot that it could kill you. How could you let your wife suffer along with you?
She had already endured too many grievances when she married into her own family.
Lu Cheng thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said:
"You can't do this kind of strenuous work. You need to take good care of your body."
"How about this? After the Chinese New Year, you come with me to the Imperial Capital first. How about we start a small business and set up a stall or something? This shouldn't cost much."
"But as long as we can earn more than at home, we will stay."
"There are some old houses next to my construction site. Workers and their families rent them there for 600 yuan a month."
600 yuan!
Pearl felt a little sad.
In fact, for this 600 yuan, the house rented in Didu is shabby and small, and the bathroom is public, which does not provide a good environment at all.
But asking her to come and see it would still be a huge expense.
"How about I wait until our house comes down?"
When she said this, her eyes filled with hope: "I never thought that I would be able to have a house in Didu in this life. Dacheng, you are really capable."
Dacheng also laughed: "That's because my boss is kind."
Whether it was Mr. Bai who gave away a house because of his effort, or Ding Wei who was willing to lend her a huge sum of 50,000 yuan just because they knew each other.
In Lu Cheng's heart, they are all his benefactors in this life.
If possible, he is willing to do his best to repay the favor.
This thought swirled in his mind, and the most urgent task was to convince Pearl.
"Zhenzhu, listen to me. I stayed in the Imperial Capital for half a year. When my father was hospitalized, I also saw vendors setting up stalls near the hospital. I heard they had been setting up stalls there for many years. If they didn't make any money, they
It’s impossible to be so persistent.”
"I thought, it will take more than half a year to wait for a house. If you have more than half a year, you might as well go and explore. As long as there is a business that can be done, it is worse than waiting at home."
You really can't make money by farming, you can only make a living. Why bother to guard this piece of land? Before he went to the imperial capital, he never thought that the world could be so big.
Moreover, the farm work at home requires a lot of effort, so it may not be easy for Pearl to stay at home.
"Then...where is our child?"
"If we leave our children to our parents, can they take care of them?"
Laundry, cooking, and work in the fields will start to get busy as soon as spring comes. How can I have so much time?
Lu Cheng had obviously thought about it: "My dad has just had the surgery, so he should rest as much as possible. So we have agreed not to let him do strenuous work for the time being next year. We can take advantage of this time to help take care of the children."
Just enough to eat what comes out of it."
Lu Cheng sighed and hugged his wife's shoulders.
"I don't want to be separated from my child, but aren't we working so hard just to make the child less burdened in the future? Going to school in the imperial capital is much better than studying in our hometown. It all depends on us as parents."
Pearl is also a very decisive person in nature, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to persist for so many years.
She gritted her teeth, nodded and said, "Okay."
"I don't know how to do anything else. I'm not afraid of dealing with people."
