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Chapter 978 Houdunzi returns to the city

After Liu Hongchang returned home, he still played with his two children for a while. It was quite fun for the human cubs that had not evolved into naughty children.

After Liu Hongchang has raised many children, he will not pamper them.

The child showed no signs of turning into a bear and was quite sensible.

"Okay, keep an eye on the two children, and I'll hurry up and cook the dishes."

Originally, Wang Cuilan didn't have to do so much housework. Originally, each of the five adults in Old Liu's family could cook, clean, and do housework. It was quite easy for a few people to share the tasks.

But when Wu Xiaoying was pregnant and Liu Yunchang and his wife were basically dead, Wang Cuilan had to bear more.

Of course, Wang Cuilan was happy to treat her eldest daughter-in-law like this.

Otherwise, in this era, like giant pandas, pregnant women who are protected are still quite rare.

Even if she already has grandchildren, it is still a worry for the old lady if her eldest son has no heir.

Wang Cuilan is still very willing to see her eldest son and daughter-in-law have a child of their own.

Regarding Wu Xiaoying's situation, they were as nervous as Liu Yunchang and his wife and did not want Wu Xiaoying to work more.

"You rest, I'll cook."

Let’s not talk about career matters anyway.Things in the yard have taken shape, and Liu Hongchang is in a good mood. He wants to cook more and have fun.

"I'll go as well."

Yang Maixiang's voice came from outside.

He returned home not too late after Liu Hongchang. Liu Hongchang just played with the children at home for a while, and Yang Maixiang came back.

"Then it's just the two of us. Mom, just keep an eye on them." After Liu Hongchang said to Wang Cuilan, he and Yang Maixiang went to the kitchen.

Because there are children and a pregnant woman at home, Liu Hongchang pays enough living expenses every month. Wang Cuilan's grocery shopping is quite generous, and all kinds of ingredients are quite well prepared.

There is pork, mutton, ribs, and chicken. Half of the chicken is left, and Wu Xiaoying makes chicken soup.

Liu Hongchang can use all other ingredients.

Although Wang Cuilan definitely didn't create these things in a day.

But even if Liu Hongchang's choice was used, just frying potatoes and cabbage would not be worth Liu Hongchang's counterattack.

Stir fry what should be stir-fried, stew what should be stewed, and fry what should be fried. The two of them cooked it together.

"Maixiang, let's rest on the same day this week. After the rest, let's take a look at the yard together. If it suits us, we can buy one and move in."

"Do you really want to buy a yard? What's the difference between buying a yard and buying a home?"

Liu Hongchang had also informed Yang Maixiang before about buying a yard.

Yang Maixiang is generally supportive and is even willing to contribute all of her savings from years of work.

The only difference is that Yang Maixiang, who has lived in her parents' building, still thinks the building is better.

There is still a gap in supporting facilities such as bathrooms, water, and heating.

"The advantage of the yard is that it is big. There is only so much room in the building, so there is not enough space for the children to play. I will solve the other problems and I will definitely make your stay more comfortable than the building."

For Liu Hongchang, bungalows have various disadvantages compared to buildings.

In fact, there is no problem that can be solved by spending money on decoration. It is not difficult at all.

But in the buildings of this era, there are no commercial buildings.

They are all welfare houses built by themselves, and none are really large in size.

Generally, it is thirty to forty square meters, fifty or sixty square meters.

There are occasionally large houses of more than 100 square meters.

Those who can be allocated such a large house will not be of low grade, cannot be short of money, and cannot sell their own house.

"Okay, tell me in advance which day you want to switch to, and I will switch classes with them."

"Then let's do it on weekends. On weekends, the landlord won't be working. It's easier to discuss this matter when you have free time."

Liu Zi mainly does not make decisions on his own, but his execution ability is reassuring.

Every day after get off work, I help Liu Hongchang go to the yard.

By the weekend, Liu Hongchang had also scouted two yards that were pretty good.

At the weekend, Liu Hongchang's family of four and his six sons and his family of two went out to look at the yard together.

In Ningzhou, it’s not easy to have too high expectations.

The place has little heritage, and in the previous era, it was not an important city.

There aren't many rich people, so there aren't many nice old houses.

After looking at several yards, none of them were ideal. It was a bit difficult to just move in when I wanted to buy one.

After comprehensive consideration, Liu Hongchang chose to buy a lot.

When it comes to buying a house, it’s always a good idea to choose a good location.

"Just this courtyard. It's not too far from Lao Liu's house and your parents' house, and it's also close to work and school."

What Liu Hongchang is interested in is a two-entry courtyard in the city center, not to mention more than a dozen houses.

There is more than an acre of open space in the front yard and backyard alone. It is no problem to plant flowers and trees in the yard, raise chickens, dogs, and vegetables.

It only costs 500 yuan. This price-performance ratio is still acceptable to Liu Hongchang.

"This house looks worse than our house. Isn't it a bit too run-down?"

This yard was a house that was originally owned by the public, but was returned to an individual in the past two years.

Apart from the fact that it has not been properly repaired for many years, it is a bit dilapidated, and some roofs have some leaks, the yard is otherwise fine.

The owner decided to sell the house because he couldn't afford to repair it and it was unfair to divide it among his children.

"It's okay if it's broken. We can renovate it. If you don't like this wooden tile house, we can rebuild it into a cement brick house. That's no problem."

"You don't have to worry about it anymore. Apart from being a little broken, it's still pretty good in other aspects."

"Then let's do it. Once it's installed, we'll take mom to see it too."

I bought the house and then transferred the house in an irregular manner.

Liu Hongchang got busy again. Decorating this big yard was still much more troublesome than the old Liu family.

Liu Hongchang and Liu Zi would definitely not be able to finish the job by themselves.

After wanting to start their careers, Liu Hongchang and Liu Zi didn't have much time, so they started decorating the house and making furniture by themselves.

However, in recent years, the changes have been effective.

At least there are a lot more migrant workers from rural areas moving to cities.

It’s not hard to find workers, and there are all kinds of talents in infrastructure.

Replace the doors and windows, replace the bricks and tiles, lay the floor tiles, refresh the paint, re-lay the water and electricity, and connect the sewers, and take advantage of May and June when the weather is suitable.

Liu Hongchang began to decorate.

The money spent to buy the yard was less than Liu Hongchang expected, and he spent a little more on decoration without overspending.

Liu Hongchang recruited six of his sons to take turns as supervisors.

Both the master and the apprentice are relatively free in the unit.

After Su Hou went to the provincial capital to study, Yao Guofachun relied on Liu Hongchang's master and apprentice to work.

Naturally, he treated the two masters and apprentices with all kinds of preferential treatment and coaxed them to work.

It's no problem to sneak out for two hours every day during working hours and stare at the decoration. It's not difficult to operate.

Even if it is not elaborately crafted, it does not require particularly high craftsmanship.

The initial renovation went very smoothly.

Liu Hongchang bought a yard and turned it into a construction site.Hou Dunzi just returned to the city from the coal mine. After getting the news from Gao Junling, he went to the Second Canteen to find Liu Hongchang.

"Hong Chang, I heard from your sister Junling, do you have something to do with me?"

"I have something to do. Please wait a moment. I'll cook some dishes and we'll chat while we eat."

"Stop working, I came here after dinner."

Go to the canteen to find the cook. Houdunzi is a very smart person. Of course, he will not come over during meal time and make himself look like a beggar.

I came to the Second Canteen just after one o'clock, after dinner time.

"It's okay to eat. I haven't seen you for a long time. Let's drink some."

Liu Hongchang insisted on frying two dishes by himself, and then asked Liuzi to fry two more. He sat down in the front hall of the cafeteria with Hou Dunzi with two plates of dishes.

"Dunzi, you haven't been back for a month this time, right?"

"More than, a month and a half."

Houdunzi also calculates how often he should go home. In the past few years, the frequency of returning to the city will never exceed once a month.

Every year when I return to the city, it never exceeds double digits.

Just staying in the coal mine, digging coal in the coal mine, is quite strong.

Working in the coal mine is quite hard.

And because safety protection is not met, going into the coal mine is still dangerous.

It can be said that it is hard work and dangerous, and those who are willing to work in coal mines are ruthless people.

Houdunzi is such a ruthless person. He is so ruthless to himself. After turning into a black man, it is not surprising that he is also ruthless to others.

It is relatively easy for people with this kind of personality to achieve results.

"Even if you don't like to hear it, I still have to say, what's going on with you and your wife living apart in two places like this? If you don't want to be transferred back to the city, I want you to go back to the city more to see Sister Junling. , you won’t reply much.”

"What's the use of me coming back? It doesn't matter whether I come back or not." Houdunzi replied passively.

Houdunzi is still worried about becoming a useless person.

For Houdunzi, this matter is obviously something that cannot be overcome as time goes by.

"I have found so many prescriptions for you, have you taken them? Are you not taking them properly because of the trouble with traditional Chinese medicine?"

In the past few years, Liu Hongchang has been constantly changing Liu Yunchang's medicine.

I have been giving Houdunzi a prescription, and he has been updating the prescriptions.

In addition to cutting off the He family's retreat, there are also some people who want to conquer Hou Dunzi.

For Houdunzi, who cares about this most.

If Liu Hongchang can help cure the disease.

In Houdunzi's heart, Liu Hongchang can definitely be said to be a reborn parent.

There is absolutely no problem in letting Houdunzi work with all his heart.

"It's been so many years, why are you still messing around? After coming up from the mine every day, I'm as tired as a dead dog, how can I still care about eating every day."

Traditional Chinese medicine is indeed a bit troublesome. Hou Dunzi is not like Liu Yunchang. He has a daughter-in-law who makes medicine for him every day and supervises the drinking. It is normal if he cannot persist.

"Treat any illness and take medicine if it's available. Even if you like working in the mines, there's no need to exhaust yourself to death. You only care about making money, and you don't even have a living. Why are you working so hard like this?"

Hou Dunzi didn't follow the prescription and take the medicine properly. Liu Hongchang really couldn't figure out whether Hou Dunzi could be saved or not.

"What kind of life do I have here?"

Houdunzi is in a very sad state right now. He seems to have no enthusiasm for life and looks like a zombie.

"I can tell you, the medicines I gave you are all the medicines I worked hard to get. I only gave them to you if they are really useful. My brother has taken them and found results, and my sister-in-law now has a child."

"Hey, your brother and I are in different situations. Let's talk about you. What do you want from me?"

Houdunzi now looks frustrated as he has been seeking medical advice for many years without any results.

Liu Hongchang has no interest in persuading Houdunzi like this.

If you really want to cooperate, you can suggest that Gao Junling quit her job and supervise Hou Dunzi to take medicine.

Gao Junling, who was also from the province, stayed in the city and worked as a colleague with He Wenhui in a garment factory, always giving blood transfusions to the He family.

"Liuzi, bring it over when the vegetables are cooked."

Liu Hongchang shouted to the chef, and then said to Houdunzi: "Wait a minute, let Liuzi also listen to this matter."

Liu Hongchang had been chatting with Hou Dunzi for so long, so it was important to be polite and courteous.

This is also the case. It is also an aspect to prepare Liuzi to participate and wait for the three of them to talk together.

"Right away, brother, it'll be fine soon."

"Twice-cooked pork and braised eggplant are here."

After a few words, Liuzi brought the dishes over.

"Liuzi, get a few more bottles of beer and a set of tableware for yourself. The three of us will eat together."

"Dunzi, have you heard that there are any other small coal mines near your Yuxi Coal Mine?"

After Liu Zi also sat down, Liu Hongchang began to ask.

"If that's what you're talking about, it's a mining area over there, and there's coal in many places..."

Houdunzi knew quite a bit about the coal mines he was talking about.

It's a little better than before, and I still like to dig coal.

At least I like the money I make from mining coal.

"Now that the country allows private ownership, have you ever thought about doing something yourself?"

"I think so. Hong Chang, do you have any thoughts about coal mines?"

"It's a little bit."

Liu Hongchang simply told Houdunzi his thoughts.

"Okay, I will help you find out more after I go back."

The three of them chatted a lot while eating and drinking.

Liu Hongchang also basically understood the current situation of Houdunzi.

Although he looks like he has lost interest in life, Hou Dunzi still likes to make money.

Maybe making more money can give Houdunzi some comfort in his low self-esteem.

Houdunzi himself already had the idea of ​​going it alone.

When I was unprepared and had no support, I took my wife from the countryside to the city to make a living.

This shows that Hou Dunzi, under his honest appearance, has a heart that dares to venture into the world.

Liu Hongchang still doesn't doubt Hou Dunzi about his daring to do things.

But Houdunzi just had an idea and had no concrete actions yet.

Although in this era, the cost of contracting coal mines is not high.

Some coal mines that are difficult to mine and have poor transportation conditions will even give them for free.

However, depending on the mining difficulty of coal mines, the initial investment is still a bit large.

Houdunzi’s current foundation is not yet mature.

Whether Liu Hongchang cooperates with Houdunzi or goes it alone, he still has a chance.

(End of this chapter)