My Courtyard Refuge

Seventeen Envy

When she came to the parking lot, Xu Ting looked at her brother’s new car and couldn’t help but “sour” said:

“Wow! Even the car has been replaced by a Mercedes-Benz. It really is a fortune, a rich man.”

After speaking, he gave a thumbs up.

Xu Dong didn’t bother to talk to her, what’s wrong with being rich, and being rich doesn’t break the law.

Ma Jie immediately resolved the embarrassment, “Dongzi, how much did you pay for this car?”

“Brother-in-law, it cost a total of 5.58 million.” Xu Dong replied.

Xu Jingyi gasped, and said, “It’s really expensive!”

“Don’t be envious, let your nephew and son-in-law buy you a car of the same model in the future.” Xu Dong couldn’t help but tease.

Everyone laughed in good faith, only Xu Jingyi blushed.

In Yanjing during the Chinese New Year, because the Winter Olympics is being held, there are many tourists, and the traffic is even more congested than usual.

When I returned to the courtyard, it was already past two o’clock in the afternoon. Xu Ma and others received the call and greeted me at the door.

Ma Lingling was the first to jump out of the car, and her mouth was also quick: “Grandma, grandpa, happy new year! Little aunt, happy new year! Coco, Lele, happy new year!”

Xu’s mother stepped forward and took her granddaughter’s hand, looked it over carefully, and smiled all over her face: “Okay…ok…ok, I’ve grown taller and more beautiful.”

After Xu Ting got out of the car, she greeted Xu’s father. Seeing that her father was in high spirits and speaking with full of air, she thought that the two elders should have a good life here, so she felt relieved.

Seeing that everyone was only thinking about the old days, Yang Lina said quickly, “Everyone, hurry up and get in the house. It’s cold outside. According to the weather forecast, it’s only seven or eight degrees during the day today.”

“Yes, hurry up and get in the house, don’t freeze the children, look at my brain, when I see you, I am so happy that I am confused.” Mama Xu said “blaming herself”.

“Mom, it’s okay, Lingling and the others are young people, they are very angry, and they are not afraid of the cold.” Xu Ting comforted.

Before entering the yard, there was a sound of immature dog barking inside, Dad Xu gave a few reprimands and immediately quieted down.

Entering the yard, everyone’s first impression is that it is really big, and the second impression is why there is such a strong smell of peppercorns?

“Mom, what did you marinate in this vat? Why does it smell like pepper?” Xu Ting asked directly.

Mama Xu rolled her eyes at Xu Dong, and replied, “It’s bacon, it’s a little bit salted.”

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“How can this be a bit much? This is obviously too much…” Xu Ting began to count the big water tanks: “1234567, I think there are at least one or two thousand catties here.”

If you add the air-dried chickens and ducks hanging all over the yard, the number will be even more.

“The market has been very good recently, so I have done more.” Xu Ma explained.

She can’t expose her faults in front of her son-in-law, the older she gets, the more she values ​​face.

There was a hint of envy in Xu Ting’s eyes. It seemed that her mother’s “business” was not just good, but super good.

Now she has an urge to stay and do dry goods with her mother. It doesn’t matter if she is tired, the key is to really make money!

It’s just that when she thinks about her son and daughter who are still studying, she can only suppress this thought.

unless……

Needless to say, this opportunity is even more impossible.

After entering the living room, drop the gift.

Madam Xu hurriedly invited everyone to eat in the restaurant. The noodles were cooked according to the time, and it was just right at this time.

Freshly out of the pan noodles, pour aA large spoonful of steaming donkey meat, the soup is thick and the meat is tender, which makes people very appetizing.

“Eat a bowl of noodles to cushion your stomach, and then grandma will cook something delicious for you in the evening.” Mother Xu said politely.

“Grandma’s noodles are the best, and I want to eat another bowl.” Ma Lingling was flattering her little one while eating the noodles.

Xu’s mother was very happy, “Eat more if it tastes good, the meat from grandma’s house is enough.”

…

After eating the noodles, Father Xu, as the nominal head of the family, began to take his son-in-law to visit the courtyard house, with Xu Dong as his companion.

As for Yang Lina, she took the Coco sisters and the three juniors to go shopping, and there must be big and small bags when she comes back.

On the other side, Xu’s mother held Xu Ting, and the mother and daughter hid in the bedroom and whispered while taking care of the triplets.

“Call me aunt!” Xu Ting teased Er Bao.

“Cuckoo, cluck…”

“Hey, Erbao is so good.” Xu Ting kissed Erbao, then asked Xu’s mother, “Mom, when did Erbao learn to call people?”

“I learned it not long after my first birthday. Little Treasure learns it the fastest, but Big Treasure, the big brother, is the slowest.” Mama Xu is very familiar.

“Dabao and the others have grown up a lot, how much do they weigh now?”

“Just weighed yesterday, Dabao and Xiaobao are both a little over nine catties; the second treasure is a little lighter, weighing eight catties and four taels.”

“Can you walk?”

“Dabao can walk a little bit, but Erbao and Xiaobao need someone to support them.”

After chatting about some interesting things that happened to the triplets, Xu Ting changed the topic to Xu Mama.

“Mom, you and my dad… are you still used to living in this courtyard?”

“Is there anything I’m not used to? It’s much easier than when I was in Luyang. There are many rooms in the house, so you don’t have to squeeze together. There is heating in winter, and the yard is also big, so you don’t have to go out for a walk.” Xu Ma replied with a smile.

Xu Ting said enviously, “Such a big courtyard house makes me want to move here and live together.”

Although she knew that her daughter was joking, Mother Xu couldn’t help reminding:

“Can the son-in-law agree, live a good life and don’t be a monster!”

“I’m joking…” Xu Ting said depressedly.

I thought about the daughter who got married, but it was indeed the water that was thrown out, and she was no longer a family with her natal family.

Madam Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, “How many days are you here this time?”

“Ma Jie asked for leave until the thirteenth, and he can only stay for four days at most.”

“Why don’t you let Ma Jie go back first, and you and Lingling can stay for a few more days!” Mother Xu suggested.

Xu Ting shook her head and explained: “No, Mom, you forgot, Lingling and the others will start school after the fifteenth day, so why not go back together.”

“Oh, look at my memory.” Xu Ma said with a wry smile.

While chatting, the topic fell on Xu Dong.

Xu Ting took the initiative to ask: “Mom, what’s the matter, little brother, it’s not a problem to wander around like this all day long?”

Xu’s mother was also worried: “Who says it’s not? If you continue to sway like this, you will learn to be bad sooner or later.”

“What does my dad think?”

“What does your dad think now? He’s all focused on the convenience store now, and besides, he can’t control Dongzi.” Mama Xu sighed.

“Is the convenience store still open?”

When it came to opening a store, Mama Xu became more energetic: “We are going to open it. Before the New Year, Dongzi took your father to see several stores. I heard from Dongzi that we will sign the contract after the Lantern Festival.”

“Didn’t the convenience store say they don’t make much money?” Xu Ting asked doubtfully.

“I didn’t make money before, but now I can make money by selling local chickens and eggs. If you don’t make money, your father will not agree to continue to open the store even if he is beaten to death.”

What Xu’s mother didn’t know was that the reason why the convenience store was able to make money now was all because of Xu Dong’s private subsidy of hundreds of thousands of yuan.

For example, every time Xu Dong sells a native chicken to a convenience store, he will lose tens of dollars himself.

Xu Ting asked secretly in a low voice: “Mom, how much money does the convenience store make a month now?”

Xu’s mother didn’t shy away from it, and raised three fingers: “It’s about 30,000 yuan.”

“Huh, wasn’t it 360,000 that year, which was a lot.” Xu Ting envied again.