Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

Chapter 512

After lunch, Gu Xuefeng suggested sitting in the sun room and said to Liu Wangxue, "We know that Xuxu likes to drink tea. Your cousin went on a business trip to Dian City some time ago and brought you a can of good tea. Would you like to try it?"

"Okay!" Liu Wangxue agreed happily, "Take a picture and send it to my cousin later."

The tea was still in Gu Xuefeng's suitcase. When they went to the small building to get the food for dinner, Xu Qingsong took some time and took it all into the living room of the bungalow.

Gu Xuefeng went to get the tea, and Song Ningwei followed him. He also brought a small gift for Liu Wangxue, a piece of raw Yuhua stone, which he gave to her as a tea pet.

This original stone is in the shape of a "mountain", with circles of blue-gray vertical water ripples on the mountain body and a circle of white horizontally on the mountainside. The seller gave this stone a nice name, "Clouds and Mist". After it came into contact with water, the blue-gray color of the stone turned into blue-green, and the white seemed to be emulsified, making it more hazy.

Song Ningwei found it in a stone shop while strolling on the pedestrian street. He fell in love with it at first sight and thought it would look nice if he placed it on the tea tray for Liu Wangxue. He bargained with the owner for a long time and finally bought it for nearly a thousand yuan.

Seeing that Gu Xuefeng and Song Ningwei were going to open the suitcases, Gu Xuemei and Yuan Lianyun also went together.

When the elders went to the living room, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong were preparing the things for drinking tea, boiling water to wash the tea set, and then cutting some fruits and bringing some snacks up.

Liu and his friend had prepared everything except the tea that their uncle had asked for. After waiting for a while and seeing no one coming up, they decided to go downstairs to check.

As soon as they opened the door and walked to the roof of the bungalow, they saw Song Ningwei standing in the yard waving at them: "Xuxu, Qingsong, you two come down first. Your aunt, uncle and aunt and I brought some gifts for Qingsong."

Gu Xuemei and her family had prepared these four gifts long ago. At first, they thought they would be able to meet Xu Qingsong after they arrived. However, Xu Qingsong's flight was not the same as theirs, so they said they would leave the gifts to Liu Wangxue and ask her to pass them on when Xu Qingsong returned from Beijing. But Xu Qingsong did not leave and changed his flight ticket. The four elders took out the gifts and gave them to him.

Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong went downstairs to the living room and saw that the coffee table and the chaise longue were almost full of things, while the several large suitcases brought by the four elders were half empty.

Among these things, there were a few small gadgets given to Liu Wangxue, and the rest were almost all food and daily necessities for Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan, including those prepared by Liu Wangxue's cousins.

Song Ningwei took the four gift boxes stacked on the coffee table and handed them to Xu Qingsong, explaining which one was given by whom: "Chinese New Year is coming soon, these are just some gifts from us as elders."

Xu Qingsong accepted it generously and thanked the four elders one by one.

Yuan Lianyun joked, "Qingsong, don't feel too much psychological pressure. This is not a formal meeting gift. Uncle Xuxu said that we will give the formal gift when we have a formal meal together."

Xu Qingsong held the gift box in his hand, glanced at Liu Wangxue, his eyebrows flying with joy, and said: "Then I will tell my parents as soon as I get home and ask them to arrange it as soon as possible!"

Amid the laughter of the four elders, Liu Wangxue gave Xu Qingsong a look: What's the hurry?
Liu Nanshan noticed the look in his daughter's eyes and felt relieved. Yes, why rush? We have just started talking! Liu Nanshan thought, and at the same time, he was satisfied with the sincerity in Xu Qingsong's words, and felt that he was really conflicted.

After giving out the gifts, we tidied up the living room and went upstairs to the sun room to drink tea.

However, they hadn't been drinking tea for long before Gu Xuemei and Yuan Lianyun felt a little sleepy and wanted to take a nap. They had woken up early in the morning to catch the flight, and it was unlikely that they could catch up on a good sleep on the plane. Now that the sun was shining, they felt sleepy and tired.

Gu Xuelan took her sister and sister-in-law to the room next to Liu Wangxue's bedroom to rest, and then she went downstairs to her own room to take a nap.

Gu Xuefeng and Song Ningwei were not sleepy, so they continued to drink tea and bask in the sun.

After drinking another pot of tea, Gu Xuefeng suggested taking a walk in the village or the fields, so Liu Nanshan took him and Song Ningwei out, and Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue accompanied them, and the three little ones naturally followed.

The village is much more lively now. The children who are preparing for the middle school entrance examination and the college entrance examination are on vacation, and most of the migrant workers have returned. Walking in the village, in addition to meeting familiar elderly people and children, you can also see "new faces" from time to time. Liu Wangxue and his friends introduce each other and say hello as they walk along.

He walked from one end of the village to the other, stopping from time to time to chat with the villagers, then took a stroll around the fields, and returned along the asphalt road where Liu Wangxue and his friends had taken their morning jog. It was already evening.

Gu Xuelan and her two sisters woke up after sleeping for more than half an hour and went out for a walk. Their route was different from that of Liu Wangxue and the others, so they came back early. After a short rest, they were about to go to the kitchen to prepare food for dinner.

It's not easy to cook for eight people, so Gu Xuefeng suggested, "Why don't we just stop cooking and go to town to eat? When I came back this morning, I saw a restaurant in town. They should all serve local specialties, right? Let's go and try some?"

"Okay." Everyone responded positively to Gu Xuefeng's suggestion.

I have been here for quite a long time. It seems that I only ate out during the first few days when it was inconvenient to cook. After that, whenever Liu Nanshan or Gu Xuelan was at home, they would cook their own meals. Even if Liu Wangxue was alone at home, he rarely went to restaurants in town to eat.

Liu Wangxue's family only has two electric bikes, and Xu Qingsong only has one, which is not enough, so these three are given to the elders first, and the two of them go to Tao Huayu's house to borrow one.

Tao Huaxin happened to be at the gate of the courtyard, and Qiu Xiangrong followed her and protected her. Just now, several young parents brought their children to buy biscuits. After she sent them out, she stood at the gate and chatted for a while. When she heard the purpose of the visit, she called Tao Huayu inside and asked him to push the battery car out.

Qiu Xiangrong's private baking shop, like his studio, also closed on the 28th day of the lunar year and reopened on the 8th day of the lunar year. Anyway, the couriers were on holiday during the New Year holidays, so he couldn't send the goods out even if he made them.

I had originally planned not to make any more, but Tao's mother said that I should still make some cookies. Sometimes people in the village would come to buy them, and I could give them away as gifts to relatives and friends.

When Tao Huayu went to push the electric car, he met Tao's father who came out of the bakery. When he heard that they were going to the town for dinner, Tao's father recommended a restaurant to them, which was a farm restaurant.

Tao's father said: "This restaurant has been open for many years. Last month, my relatives invited me to dinner here. The prices are affordable and the food is good. There are also private rooms on the second floor. You can go and have a look."

After thanking Mr. Tao, Xu Qingsong rode on the bike and took Liu Wangxue to the town. It was cold at night, and Xiaoci didn't want to stay in the basket, so Liu Wangxue held it in her arms, and it crawled into Xu Qingsong's coat pocket, and ran beside the bike.

Liu Nanshan and his friends had already gone there first, and soon called Liu Wangxue to tell them the location of the restaurant and asked them to go directly there. When they arrived, they saw that it was the farmhouse restaurant recommended by Tao's father.

When ordering food, Liu Wangxue ordered a small bowl of boiled meat bones for Pengpeng, and some fish and shrimp for Xiaoci. Guagu's rations were very meager, so she packed them up and brought them from home.

After dinner, the group strolled around the town for a while. As they strolled, the men and women separated and then gathered at the restaurant entrance to go home.

Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong rode directly to Tao Huayu's house to return the bike. They didn't sit there for long after returning home. Gu Xuemei and the others said they wanted to rest early, so Xu Qingsong said goodbye and went back next door.

There were three empty rooms in the house, so Gu Xuelan asked them how they were going to live.

Gu Xuemei's joy was unconcealed. She didn't have to live in the same room with Song Ningwei anymore, and she could have some peace and quiet for a few days.

There was no need to discuss the room allocation. Yuan Lianyun knew that Gu Xuemei definitely wanted to stay away from Song Ningwei, so he took the initiative and said, "How about Xuemei and her husband live in the room next to Xuxu on the second floor? Xuefeng and I will live in the bungalow. I'm lazy and don't want to carry the luggage upstairs." Gu Xuemei immediately followed the ladder and said, "Sister-in-law, we will take a nap in the room next to Xuxu. Why don't we just stay like this and not change? I'll help you carry the luggage upstairs."

Before Song Ningwei could speak, he was blocked by Gu Xuemei: "We ladies are in one area, and you men are in another area, so we won't disturb each other. Brother, what do you think?"

Song Ningwei glanced at Gu Xuefeng secretly, and seeing that he had no objection, he had to shut up.

After the room was booked, Gu Xuemei really wanted to help Yuan Lianyun carry the suitcase upstairs. Yuan Lianyun didn't let her do it, she was just joking, it's not like she couldn't carry it.

After settling down and washing up, everyone went to bed.

The next morning, Gu Xuemei and her friends got up early. When Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong took the three little ones out for a morning run, they also went for a run and came back.

After breakfast, there was nothing to do, so Liu Nanshan rode his electric bike to the town to buy some ingredients. Starting from New Year’s Eve, the vegetable market and the morning market were closed for several days in a row, so he had to prepare the ingredients for the New Year’s Eve dinner and the following few days.

When he was in his hometown, Liu Nanshan had given up the habit of preparing New Year's goods many years ago. Even if he did buy some, he would mostly prepare some Spring Festival couplets, window decorations and the like. Most food can be bought at any time and is fresh.

This year, it was the same when he celebrated the New Year here. Most of the things he bought before were for use. But there is one thing that is different from his hometown, that is, there are no large supermarkets. So he took advantage of this last day to buy everything he needed.

There were a lot of things, and he certainly couldn't carry them all by himself, so Gu Xuelan rode along on an electric bike. Song Ningwei also wanted to follow and take a look and lend a hand, so he rode Xu Qingsong's bike as well.

On this day, Gu Xuefeng sat in the sun room on the second floor for almost the entire day, drinking tea, basking in the sun and reading books, feeling comfortable and relaxed. He also called Xu Qingsong upstairs, and the two of them talked about something, but they seemed to get along well.

Occasionally, Gu Xuemei and Yuan Lianyun would go up to sit and see Gu Xuefeng enjoying himself. Yuan Lianyun said, "You've come to the right place. You always complain about having nothing to do at home. I think you have nothing to do here too. Why don't you sigh or look sad?"

Yuan Lianyun's words were a bit exaggerated. When Gu Xuefeng just retired, he always felt unwell, but he went to the hospital for a checkup but they couldn't find anything wrong. Yuan Lianyun thought that he was suffering from psychological discomfort due to the sudden lack of time, so he asked him to join the dance team in the community and dance every day, which not only provided exercise but also social interaction, so as to avoid being bored at home.

Gu Xuefeng actually went, but only once. He was a beginner, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet at first. He followed the simple movements two or three times but still couldn't learn them. His self-confidence was hit hard, and he said he would never go again no matter what.

Later he found something to do for himself, went out to find places to drink tea and listen to music, got to know a few old friends, and often made plans to go on one-day or two-day trips to nearby areas. Suddenly he became full of energy again.

"It's different," Gu Xuefeng said as he carried a small teapot and poured a cup of tea for Yuan Lianyun. "It's completely different. Having nothing to do here is a respect for life."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingsong lowered his head and sent a message to Liu Wangxue, repeating Gu Xuefeng's words verbatim.

Liu Wangxue had just finished writing a plot, and she turned off her computer and prepared to go out - she was revising the script in her bedroom. She also sat with her uncle in the morning, and suddenly got an inspiration while chatting, so she went back to her room. She only came out for lunch, and then went back in after lunch. She has been sitting in front of the computer until after four o'clock.

Liu Wangxue turned around and saw that the phone screen was lit up. He picked it up and smiled, and replied to Xu Qingsong: [This means that I don’t respect life.]

Xu Qingsong: [Finished writing? Then do you want to come out for a cup of tea and show some respect again? ]

Liu Wangxue: [Coming soon]

The whole day passed like this. Before dinner, Qiu Xiangrong came over and gave Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong his newly made "Spring Festival Limited Edition" cookies - the Nian Beast and the Dragon.

Qiu Xiangrong didn't know when he started preparing, but what he brought over was actually a gift box.

The gift box looks very delicate at first glance, with the "Bu Tian" brand logo in the center. The girl with pigtails on the logo has a full-body look, wearing a very festive Tang suit, standing on a big red lantern, holding a horizontal scroll of couplets, smiling brightly. On the left and right of the girl are cartoon versions of the Nian beast and the dragon, holding spring couplets in their hands, looking very cute.

Liu Wangxue fell in love with him at first sight and asked Qiu Xiangrong a question.

Qiu Xiangrong smiled and said, "I only came up with this idea after New Year's Day. Huayu found a designer who worked very hard to finalize the draft. I only received the packaging box the day before yesterday."

Liu Wangxue asked again: "Brother-in-law, why don't you ask me to take pictures of the products? Is it too late to take pictures now? Will it affect your sales?" This is a Spring Festival limited edition. She thought, Qiu Xiangrong's private baking business is so good, it is guaranteed to be sold out as soon as it goes online.

Qiu Xiangrong signaled her not to worry: "I didn't plan to sell them originally. To be honest, these cookies are quite troublesome to make. I didn't make many in total, and the gift boxes were all made on demand. I just wanted to give some to you all as gifts for the New Year."

He originally wanted to deliver it tomorrow or on the first day of the new year, but Xu Qingsong would be returning to Beijing early tomorrow morning, so he would definitely be too late. So he made a part of it today, packed it in a few boxes and brought it over.

Qiu Xiangrong pushed three of the boxes in front of Xu Qingsong and said, "Qingsong, these three boxes are for you. I remember you said that your cousin and brother have three children. You can take them home and give them to them. The children should like them very much."

When the "Not Sweet" app was first launched, Xu Qingsong bought biscuits and sent them to Beijing. He sent them to his own home, his grandparents' home, and the homes of several of his uncles and aunts. Everyone gave very good feedback, especially the three children of his cousins, who loved them. After that, whenever Qiu Xiangrong released a new product, Xu Qingsong would place an order and send it to them, and he would give an extra portion to the three children.

Xu Qingsong accepted it without hesitation: "Then let me thank Uncle Qiu on their behalf. I'm sure they will like this New Year's gift very much!"

Three boxes were also given to Liu Wangxue. Qiu Xiangrong also knew that her cousins ​​each had a child, and her cousin also had one.

After Qiu Xiangrong went back, Liu Wangxue couldn't wait to open the gift box and take a look.

Gu Xuemei and her friends also knew about Qiu Xiangrong's private baking. When Liu Wangxue's family of three promoted it in their circle of friends, she bought a lot and sent it back. Gu Xuemei and her friends also liked to eat it. Now if they want to eat biscuits, they rarely go out to buy them. They open the mini program and place an order, and they can be sent within two days.

The gift box has three layers, the first layer is the Nian beast, the second layer is the dragon, and the third layer is the interaction between the two cute little beasts. There are eight pieces in each layer, and each piece has a different shape, with vivid movements and lifelike facial expressions. It is in traditional Chinese style color matching, and the front and back are like double-sided embroidery, and it is vacuum packed.

Gu Xuelan exclaimed: "No wonder Xiang Rong doesn't sell it outside. He said it's troublesome to make. Just looking at the production steps, it's complicated."

Gu Xuemei also said: "Who would be willing to eat this exquisite food?"

The whole family gathered together, watching and praising Qiu Xiangrong.

Liu Wangxue put the cookies back one by one, covered the gift box and put it back into the handbag, and said, "That's perfect, aunt, uncle, take them back when you go home. Give one to each of the three children at home and my cousin's child, Qiqi."

Yuan Lianyun waved his hand and said with a smile, "Keep it for yourself. Lele has cavities. Your cousin's wife has been very strict with her recently and won't let her have anything sweet."

Liu Wangxue pointed at the brand logo and said, "Look, aunt, it's not sweet."