lcionline Chapter 33 Preparing to Build a House
Chapter 33 Preparing to Build a House
Fang Xiaoye asked timidly from the side.
The atmosphere fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Qin Yingxue really didn't know the answer to this question.
But the policies are getting better and better; if it's not allowed now, it will be allowed sooner or later.
"I'll go ask my uncle," Qin Dahe said as he ran outside.
Qin Dajiang followed suit, showing that he had also taken the rabbit-raising business to heart.
Zhou Lanhua and Fang Xiaoye went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, while Qin Jiasheng and Li Hehua loosened the soil in their private plot in the backyard.
After Qin Yingxue took out the two portions of pork ribs and meat buns she had bought from the state-run restaurant, she was about to go back to her room when Qin Dahai mysteriously pulled her back.
Qin Yingxue's heart stirred, but after seeing two baskets of Sanghuang in the woodshed, she didn't show much surprise on her face.
"These are the ones my second brother and I picked these past two days. Yingxue, take a look..." Qin Dahai said, rubbing his hands together with anticipation.
"Big brother, bring it to my room tonight," Qin Yingxue said to Qin Dahai.
"I'll send it over right now." Qin Dahai said, then realized he was being too hasty and added, "My parents can't see this way from the backyard."
"Okay." Qin Yingxue nodded with a smile.
Qin Dahai, full of energy, carried the bamboo basket to Qin Yingxue's house.
"Brother, I need the money..."
Qin Yingxue was interrupted by Qin Dahai before she could finish speaking.
"Keep the money, no matter how much it is, keep it as part of your dowry." After saying this, Qin Dahai, fearing that Qin Yingxue would refuse, hurriedly turned and ran away.
Watching the tall, slender figure run off into the distance, Qin Yingxue felt a lump in her throat, but her heart was pounding.
The two baskets of Sanghuang mushrooms weighed a total of 118 jin. The mushrooms picked were all of high age, each weighing more than three jin. The mall offered 3500 yuan per jin, which is 1,000 yuan. In 1980, that would have been 4130 yuan.
They've earned so much in just two days.
Qin Yingxue glanced at Qin Dahe's 4884 yuan and felt that Qin Dahe had been saving this money for a very long time.
When dinner was ready, Qin Dajiang and Qin Dahe also returned from Qin Jiaxing's house.
Their eyes shone, and they couldn't hide their excitement.
Qin Yingxue felt more confident, and her mood improved considerably.
Because of the braised pork ribs that Qin Yingxue brought back, ten meat buns were steamed, and the other ten were packed in a basket by Li Hehua and placed in the cupboard.
The Qin family has a total of ten members, but because Xiao Tangyuan was too small, she could only take two bites of the meat bun, so in the end, an extra meat bun was given to Qin Jiasheng.
After the family finished eating, Li Hehua called everyone to a stop.
"We recently made some money catching loaches and eels," Qin Jiasheng said first, his wrinkled face relaxing considerably as he looked at everyone.
“Your father and I have calculated that, after deducting Yingxue’s dowry, we have 280 yuan left. Que’er is three years old now, and Xiao Tangyuan is growing up every day. Our third child is also getting older. With the children growing up, the house is no longer enough. I’m thinking of using this money to build two more rooms. What do you think?”
Li Hehua asked from the side.
Qin Dahai and Qin Dajiang were shocked, clearly not expecting the elderly couple to plan to build a house, and were momentarily speechless.
However, Qin Dahe was agitated and retorted fiercely, "Mom, if you want to build a house, then build a house. Don't drag me into this. It has nothing to do with me."
"That rascal!" Li Hehua was speechless at her youngest son.
Li Hehua and Fang Xiaoye looked at each other with delight, their faces filled with surprise.
"Mom and Dad, what kind of house are you planning to build?" Qin Yingxue asked.
“We’ll build two mud houses next to the kitchen, with gray tiles on top. Your dad and I calculated that after deducting labor costs, it will only cost a few dozen yuan. The main problem is that the gray tiles are expensive, costing 38 cents each.”
Qin Jiasheng took a puff of his pipe.
In the 1980s, industry was still underdeveloped and the general public had not yet achieved a moderately prosperous life, so naturally everything was expensive.
Actually, Qin Yingxue wanted to persuade them to buy a house in the county or Yandu.
The money from selling Sanghuang mushrooms is enough to buy a courtyard house in Yandu.
Ten years later, in 90, everything revived, prices rose, and the real estate market began its decades-long boom.
She had originally planned to buy one for them when she went to Yandu to buy a courtyard house.
Even if they don't live there, they can sell it when prices skyrocket, and the money from buying the house will be enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
As for the home, bricks and tiles are produced in small quantities and are relatively expensive.
Qin Yingxue does not approve of building houses now.
But my third brother is getting on in years, and the family really needs a proper rest.
"I'll ask around for you when Qian Xiaofeng comes tomorrow. He knows someone who sells bricks and tiles. Let's see what the prices are like," Qin Yingxue suggested after thinking for a moment.
She'll go back later and check if the mall sells bricks and tiles, and compare the prices.
If you're really going to build a house, do it all at once.
"Girl, don't trouble Boss Qian." Qin Jiasheng quickly refused.
"It's alright, Dad! Qian Xiaofeng just needs to earn some hard-earned money," Qin Yingxue said with a smile. "Let's check the price first."
But Qin Yingxue knew in her heart that if the mall sold it, it would definitely be cheaper than it is now.
Everyone returned to their rooms with various thoughts in mind. After Qin Yingxue closed the door, she immediately opened the Douyin (TikTok) store.
She first searched for roof tiles, finding everything from corrugated steel tiles and resin tiles to metal tiles and glazed tiles.
Qin Yingxue felt mostly relieved and then typed "brick".
There are relatively few types of bricks, only red bricks, hollow bricks, and sand-lime bricks.
Qin Yingxue compared prices and, in order to avoid attracting too much attention, finally chose clay tiles and red bricks.
After comparing prices, Qin Yingxue chose the clay tiles, which cost one to three yuan.
The price of blue tiles ranged from a few cents to a few dollars, and she ultimately chose a brand that looked retro and was of high quality.
A red brick costs about three cents, and the prices are similar with little difference.
Qin Yingxue added everything to her shopping cart, then printed out the information and put it in the warehouse. She told Qian Xiaofeng the prices so he could tell the Qin family the next day.
After doing all that, Qin Yingxue finally had the time to tidy up the space.
The two days in the deep mountains were very fruitful.
When she saw the beehive as big as a house on the cliff, she decisively bought a chainsaw from the mall and cut the beehive into a large piece to store in her space.
It filled thirty large plastic buckets.
She wanted to extract the wild honey, so she bought a honey extractor from the mall and started operating it according to the instructions.
They kept shaking the hives until late at night before they finally extracted all of them.
Her eyes darted around, and upon seeing the fully automated honey extractor, Qin Yingxue was struck dumb, her entire body going numb.
So, the reason she worked herself to the bone for most of the day was because of her carelessness.
Qin Yingxue was on the verge of tears, but fortunately, she saw a few Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms and a few hundred-year-old ginseng roots, which improved her mood a little.
This time, Qin Yingxue learned her lesson and bought a sandalwood box from the mall to pack the Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng.
Finally, Qin Yingxue turned her attention to the bird's nest in the corner.