70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 543 Adaptation
"Where are we going to fetch water? Where are we going to get firewood?" Xie Xiaonian asked Luo Changsong suspiciously after reaching the kitchen.

"There is still firewood in the utility room in the backyard, and the well is also in the backyard. I'll fetch some water for use." After Luo Changsong finished speaking, he picked up a wooden bucket and walked to the backyard.

"I haven't seen what the backyard looks like yet, Dad, I'll go there with you." Xie Xiaonian said excitedly when he heard that he was going to the backyard.

Xie Xiaonian hadn't calmed down from the excitement yet, she never thought that one day she would be able to live in the legendary courtyard house.

"I'll go too, I'll go too." The children responded one after another.

"Okay, let's all go and have a look." Luo Changsong continued with a smile.

After entering the backyard from the roads on both sides of the main house, Xie Xiaonian realized that, as her father said, there were only two rooms behind, which were located at the east and west corners of the yard.

The firewood is kept in the room on the east side, it should be a firewood room, and there is a well in front of the side of the firewood room.

The one on the west side of the yard is a toilet.

In the middle of the road on both sides, the area of ​​nearly [-] to [-] square meters is empty except for two elms planted there. It should have been a small garden before.

"This open space is not small. When the loyal army comes, let's just build a chicken pen, a pig pen, and a rabbit pen here, just like in a large courtyard, and raise poultry, so that we can grow up in the future." You don't have to worry about running out of meat. The rest of the place is reserved for growing vegetables, Dad, what do you think?" Xie Xiaonian said with a smile.

"I think so too, let's act when spring begins." Luo Changsong echoed.

Because the place is too big, it can't be cleaned up in one day, so Xie Xiaonian only cleaned up the main room, kitchen, and toilet that will be used today, and prepares to tidy up the other rooms slowly in the future.

Fortunately, the yard is paved with bluestone slabs, and only some grass grows at the joints of the bluestone slabs, which does not affect their actions.

Otherwise, if no one lived there for such a long time, they would be able to clean up the weeds in the yard alone.

After Zhu Zhu and the others left Xiao Nian's house, Zhu Zhu asked Zhu immediately: "What does Xie Xiao Nian's father do? How could he own such a complete courtyard by himself?"

"His father came from the army. I heard from Xiao Nian that he came down from the battlefield a few years ago, and he still has a lot of military achievements. As for how this house got here, I don't know." Pearl answered truthfully .

"I said why the feeling of his walking is so familiar. It turns out that he is in the army. He is so old and has come down from the battlefield. He must have a high position in the army. Do you know his name? And why is Xie Xiaonian different from his surname?" Brother Pearl continued to ask.

"Xiao Nian is his goddaughter. Of course, the surname is different. I heard that he is the only one left in Uncle Luo's family. Uncle Luo really dedicated everything to the country. Fortunately, he met in his later years. Xie Xiaonian, otherwise, he is an old man, I don't know how pitiful he is." Pearl sighed.

"He won't be called Luo Changsong, right?" Brother Pearl asked in surprise.

According to what Pearl said, all he could think of was this veteran.

"Brother, how do you know that Uncle Luo's name is Luo Changsong?" Pearl said in surprise.

Hearing Pearl's affirmative answer, Big Brother Zhu got excited and slammed on the brakes.

Then he turned his head and said to Zhenzhu in shock: "His name is really Luo Changsong. I never thought that I would see him one day. Zhuzhu, your brother, I didn't have any rudeness just now. You did too, why didn't you tell me sooner?" Huh? Tell me earlier, I can behave better!"

"Brother, no matter how excited you are, you still have to ride the bike well. If you do this again, I will definitely fall off." Pearl gripped the handle next to her tightly, complaining.

"I'm sorry, Pearl, I was too excited just now. You are not a soldier, so you don't know his reputation and prestige in the army. Otherwise, you must be more excited than me! I heard that Luo Changsong recognized a goddaughter, I didn't expect it to be Xie Xiaonian, you and Xiaonian have such a good relationship, you must move around frequently in the future, and you must have a good relationship with Mrs. Luo." Brother Pearl said earnestly.

"I just regard him as Xiao Nian's godfather, and it won't change because of his position. Don't tell me your story!" Pearl knew that his elder brother's old problem was repeated. , said firmly.

Her elder brother is sometimes a little snobbish, and he will never do things that are not in his own interest, she knows it all too well.

"I know, but we should make good friends, so that no matter it is to you or to our family, it will be beneficial and harmless." Big Brother Pearl instructed earnestly.

"Okay, got it, got it, I have such a good relationship with Xiao Nian, I'm sure we won't have any trouble with his family, and Uncle Luo is also very kind to me! Just ride your bike well, I'm still thinking Hurry up and go home to see your parents." Pearl complained.

"All right, all right, I won't say anything!" Seeing that his sister was about to get angry, Brother Zhu hurriedly continued to ride his bike home.

Although Big Brother Pearl continued to ride the bike, his heart was not as calm as before. He wanted to go back and tell his father the news. Even if he didn't get any benefits from Mr. Luo, it was always right to have a better relationship.

The house has not been lived in for a long time. Although the pot in the kitchen is not rotten, it has a layer of rust and cannot be used immediately.

"We brought a lot of dry food when we came here. I will cook rice porridge in a clay pot, and then heat up the previous dry food. I will deal with it at noon. Is it okay? After I clean the pot a few more times, it will be ready for use." After that, I will make delicious food for you." Xie Xiaonian said to the children.

"Anything is fine." On the train, when there was only hot water, they all came, and now they can cook porridge in clay pots, which is already very good.

After the kitchen was cleaned up, it was almost noon, Xie Xiaonian hurriedly started cooking, while Luo Changsong led the other children to clean up the main room.

In this way, it took a whole afternoon for Xie Xiaonian to roughly clean up the house and yard that needed to be used.

"Dad, I don't think there is a kang at home, so it will definitely be cold at night, should we buy some briquettes to keep warm?" Before dinner, Xie Xiaonian asked Luo Changsong.

"I need to buy some, otherwise the spring will be cold and the children will get sick easily. I will go out and buy them tomorrow." Luo Changsong nodded.

"Where do you get the firewood you usually burn, do you need to buy it?" Xie Xiaonian continued to ask.

"Not far from the city to the north, there are a few hills. Many people go there to collect firewood. We can go there then, but I haven't been there for so many years, and I don't know the situation. There is no change, when I go out to buy coal tomorrow, I will inquire about it again." Luo Changsong replied.

"Okay, don't worry, I think there is still a lot of firewood in the firewood room, enough for us to burn for several days. In these two days, let's clean up the house first, meet new neighbors, and plan other things when there is nothing else to do." Xie Xiaonian Continuing.

"Okay, let's talk about it later, let's eat first, or the food will be cold." Luo Changsong said with a smile when he saw the children staring at the food on the table.

"Okay, let's eat first, these children have suffered from eating dry food every day these days." Xie Xiaonian said after picking up a piece of ribs for each of the children.

"Xiao Nian, this is the first formal meal we have since we came to the capital, I have to have a drink." Luo Changsong said to Xie Xiaonian greedily.

"Okay, no problem, but you can only drink two glasses at most." Xie Xiaonian said bargainingly.

"Two cups is two cups." Luo Changsong hurriedly agreed that it was profitable to have a sip.

Xie Xiaonian looked at her father's appearance as a drunkard, shook his head helplessly, then went back to the room and brought him a bottle of white wine.

"We will live in the capital in the future, do you feel comfortable?" Xie Xiaonian asked the children.

"The city is very prosperous and there are many people, I like it!" After hearing Xie Xiaonian's words, Tang Yuan immediately answered.

"I like this place too. When I went shopping with my grandfather in the afternoon, I had never seen some of the things sold in the supply and marketing cooperative." Scallion also said excitedly.

"There isn't even a kang here, and it's too cold in the room. I feel like I'm freezing." Heping, who is most afraid of the cold, continued.

"When we buy briquettes tomorrow and make a stove in the house, it won't be so cold. I heard that some places in the city are heated. Although we don't have it yet, we will definitely be heated when we turn on the heating in the future." It's warmer and more convenient than burning a kang." Xie Xiaonian said comfortingly.

"Yes, I'll ask tomorrow to see when we can turn on the heating here. If we turn on the heating earlier, we won't have to suffer in winter." Luo Changsong also nodded.

"Mom, what is heating?" Heping asked curiously.

"Heating is an iron pipe filled with heated hot water. When the hot water passes through the iron pipe, the heat inside will radiate, and the temperature in the room will rise." Xie Xiaonian briefly introduced to the children road.

"Then can we make one ourselves? The kind that boils water by ourselves?" Heping asked curiously.

"At the moment we don't have that ability. If there is a corresponding machine in the future, if my house has not been heated, my mother will definitely buy one, so I can't freeze you! But whether you are used to it or not now Living here, we must work hard to adapt, after all, we will live here for the next few years." Xie Xiaonian instructed.

"Well, Mom, we will definitely get used to it slowly." Several children nodded and said.

Next, the children chattered to Xie Xiaonian about what they saw and heard when they went shopping with their grandfather this afternoon, and they were very excited.

(End of this chapter)