Chapter 135 If I don’t help you, who will?

Zhou's mother said angrily, "How much can I eat and spend by myself? I set up a vegetable stall so that I can give you some money when you need it."

"Building a new house is a big deal. It's not easy for your parents to earn money. When we were in trouble a few years ago, we relied on them for help. Now your father can't work to earn money. If I don't help you, who will?"

Zhou Ruonan's eyes turned red, "Mother, we can't take your money."

Li Changle also hurriedly said: "Mother, you should save your money for your old age..."

"You guys won't care about me now that I'm old?" Zhou's mother interrupted him with a smile, took out a handkerchief and handed it to her daughter, and said to the two of them, "I have saved one or two thousand in the past few years, and with the salary supplemented by the government, the total is three thousand eight hundred.

I asked a mason, and it costs about 5,000 yuan to build a two-story house in your area. If you save more than 1,000 yuan, you can approve the foundation and start construction. "

Her son-in-law was a useless person before, so she didn't dare give him the money she had. She could only give some subsidies to her daughters privately and buy them some food and clothes.

The money she saved had to be kept for her daughter and grandson. When her grandson grew up and had important needs, she would give it to them.

Li Changle now knows exactly what more than three thousand means in those days, and feels that only parents can do this for their children.

He looked at Zhou's mother and was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

Zhou Ruonan held her hand and said, "Mother, when you are old, Ale and I will definitely take care of you. We really can't take this money."

"Yes, yes, yes, we can't take the money." Li Changle said sincerely, "A son-in-law is half a son, and a mother-in-law is also a mother. We will definitely take care of you in your old age."

Zhou's mother looked at the two of them with relief, "A-niang knows that you and An-nan are both filial children. I have a monthly pension, and I also earn pocket money from the vegetable stall.

Building a new house is a big deal, and it only happens once in a lifetime. Money in the bank doesn't earn much interest, so you can use it first, and you can pay me back when I need the money later."

Zhou Ruonan thought this was fine, "Ah Le, why don't we borrow Ah Niang's money first, and then return it to her when we save enough money."

Li Changle nodded and said, "That's fine. You can save the money first. After the typhoons in July and August, we will approve the housing land and come back to get it."

Zhou's mother was delighted after hearing this. "I see that in your village, all the new houses are being built towards the entrance of the village. Do you plan to build there too, or tear down the old house and rebuild it?"

"The new foundations approved this year are all at the entrance of the village." Zhou Ruonan looked at Li Changle, "A Le, do you have an ideal location?"

Li Changle's homestead in his previous life was at the entrance of the village, but he didn't want it this time. "I want to build it at the intersection at the foot of the south side of Yantou Mountain. It's close to the dock and convenient for scouring the sea."

Zhou Ruonan didn't expect that he would choose the intersection of Nanshan Road, which is despised by the villagers, as his homestead. "Everyone is building new houses at the entrance of the village, but you are moving to the seaside. It's so humid in the south!"

Li Changle said, "It's so nice there! It only takes a few minutes to get to the pier, and if you walk fast, you can get to the beach in just over ten minutes, and you don't have to deal with those gossipy women."

"My father said that the village held a meeting before the New Year and said that the villagers who were granted housing land there could use two of the three foundations as rooms, and they could also build a wall, which would be convenient for drying fish in the future."

"You've always said that it's not convenient to take a bath in the old house. Nanshan is spacious, so we can build a toilet and a bath in our house."

Of course, everyone despises it these days, but wait another 30 years, and everyone in the village will envy the people who built their houses there. The house site occupies a large area, the demolition compensation area is large, and there is more money.

He was confident that he could convince Anan and his mother-in-law. His parents had always wanted to build a new house at the entrance of the village. Knowing that he was going to Nanshan, they would definitely object, and he would have to spend some time persuading them when he returned.

Zhou Ruonan was also somewhat tempted after hearing this, but she was somewhat reluctant when she thought about returning to the south. "When the south wind arrives, the old house becomes damp, and the clothes and quilts all get wet. Nanshan is close to the sea, so the humidity must be heavier than that of the old house."

Li Changle smiled and said, "The house over at Nanshan is similar to the old one, and the house is also built with its back against the mountain. Also, when we build the foundation for the new house, we'll ask the craftsmen to build the mezzanine a little higher, and use glass for all the doors and windows. When the south wind returns, we'll close the doors and windows tightly, and the house won't be damp."

After listening for a while, Zhou's mother felt that what he said made sense. "Anan, Ah Le is right. It would be better if the house was spacious. It would also be convenient to dry the fish with a wall."

Zhou Ruonan: "I know, but the land at Nanshan is wider than the village entrance, and we need to build a wall. I'm worried that even with my mother's money, it won't be enough."

Li Changle advised: "When a car reaches the mountain, there will be a road. When a boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally go straight. We can't start construction right away. Let's first determine the location of the foundation and prepare slowly. It won't be too late to start construction after the return of the southern wind after the New Year."

Zhou Ruonan rolled his eyes at him and said, "You want to build a big house and buy a house in the city, but you don't have a cash cow at home. Where are you going to find the money?"

Mother Zhou looked at the two in surprise, "Why buy a house? You want to sell dried goods, I'll vacate the storefront, you can dry the abalone and send it to me, and I'll help you sell it."

Zhou Ruonan smiled and said, "Ah Le's idea is that when we have some spare money in the future, if there are houses with storefronts for sale near the old street, we will buy them and sell dry goods there."

After hearing this, Zhou's mother looked at Li Changle with some concern, "Ah Le, you have to eat one bite at a time and do things one by one. The most important thing for you right now is to build the house. Don't rush to buy a house. You can't rush it."

"Don't worry. Wait until I get the oysters out and dry them. Then I'll send them to the city to sell to you. We'll pay the rent and give you a commission."

After hearing this, Zhou's mother said happily, "That's great. Send as much as you can. I will save all my earnings to buy a house in the city for Xiaohai and Xiaozhou."

The three of them chatted for a while and then went back to their rooms to rest. Every time they came back, the two children lived in the same room with Zhou's mother, while Li Changle and his wife lived in the room that Zhou Ruonan lived in when she was at home.

The bed was still the bunk bed she had slept in when she was a girl, and there was a wooden wardrobe with double doors. There was a desk by the window, and on top of it was a round mirror with a red metal frame. When she opened the door, she saw that the room was clean and there was no dust at all.

It was a rare opportunity for the two of them to be alone together, so Li Changle walked into the room and closed the door. He hugged her and walked towards the bed, whereupon Zhou Ruonan pinched the soft flesh on her waist and twisted it.

"It's broad daylight, I don't know what you're thinking."

"Hiss~" Li Changle grimaced in pain and quickly grabbed her little hand, "My dear wife, it hurts!"

Zhou Ruonan let go and slapped him, "Just go to sleep. If you dare to do something naughty again, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

Li Changle rubbed his waist and lay down on the bed, muttering, "Hedong Lion, she's better when she's at home, speaking softly and gently, but every time she goes back to her parents' home, her true colors are revealed!"

"I'm too lazy to care about you!"

Zhou Ruonan lay down at his feet, and Li Changle also began to feel sleepy. After a while, he made faint sounds of deep sleep. When he woke up, it was already past three in the afternoon.

It's a rare day of leisure, I just lie there with my eyes closed and don't want to move.

Li Xiaohai and his brother ran into the room, "Dad, hurry up, grandma said there's an opera in the octagonal pavilion, take us to watch the show."

Li Xiaozhou grabbed his hand and said, "Dad, please get up quickly."

"Okay, okay, let's go watch the show with our son." Li Changle put on his shoes, took the two children out, said hello to Zhou Ruonan, and walked towards the octagonal pavilion at the end of the alley.

Before the three men arrived, they heard the beautiful and mellow singing of Yue Opera.

"Let's go! I got the news from my elder sister on the way, and went to Jiuli Mulberry Garden to visit Lanying. I passed Sanli Peach Blossom Ferry, Liuli Xinghua Village, and Qibao Pavilion. Jiuli Mulberry Garden appeared in front of me, but I only saw a lush mulberry garden..."

Li Xiaohai took his hand and said, "Dad, the song you are singing is He Wenxiu. Grandma likes it the most." As he spoke, he hummed.

Li Changle smiled and nodded, "It sounds good. Dad likes it too."

Every year the village invites an opera troupe to perform, and both adults and children will hum a few classic pieces.

Li Xiaozhou came running back, "Dad, I can sing Lin Daiyu Falling from the Sky."

"My son is really capable."

Li Changle led one person in each hand to the octagonal pavilion, where they saw people surrounding the pavilion in three layers. When they heard some discussions, they realized that it was a group of opera lovers who had gathered together to exchange ideas.

He felt that these opera lovers sang better than the opera troupe hired by the village.

When Grandma Xiang saw the grandfather and his wife, she waved at them with a smile, "Come here, stand on the bench at Grandma's house and you can see it."

"Thank you, A Xiang Po." Li Xiaozhou took his brother over and thanked her sweetly.

Ah Xiangpo touched his head and said, "Good boy!"

Li Changle carried the two brothers to a bench and made them stand. After watching for a while, the two brothers lost interest and got off the bench to play with the other children.

At this time, several children shouted in panic, "Grandma, Yan Abao can't move, Grandma He..."

"Ah~ Abao, what's wrong with you? Don't scare grandma!" The old lady who was talking to A Xiangpo ran towards him in panic.

The children who were playing with him tried to distance themselves from the situation, saying, "We didn't hit him. He just kept running and then stopped moving."

"He was just eating longans!"

Li Changle turned his head and looked over, only to see a little boy of about four or five years old touching his throat with a purple face and breathing very rapidly. "Oh no, something is stuck in his throat."

As he spoke, he rushed towards the child, grabbed the child and held him up, put his hand two fingers above his belly button, and pressed his palm against his abdomen.

Then he held his left wrist with his right hand from the front and punched his abdomen with both hands at the same time. He repeated this twice and a longan came out of his mouth.

The onlookers all breathed a sigh of relief, "It really was stuck. Fortunately, this young man helped us, otherwise we would be in trouble today."

Li Changle returned the child to Grandma He. "Okay, the thing is out. He'll be fine once he breathes a sigh of relief. If you're worried, take him to the clinic."

"Thank you, thank you!" Grandma He hugged the child gratefully and kept saying thank you, unable to utter any other words.

Grandma Xiang said to Grandma He, "He is Ale, the son-in-law of Axia. He happened to come to see Axia today. Abao has a savior."

(End of this chapter)

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