My Courtyard Refuge

Eighteen Lantern Festival

Xu Ting continued to analyze: “Even if only ten chain stores are opened, there will be 3.6 million yuan in that year, one house a year!”

“You can’t buy a good house in Yanjing for 3.6 million yuan, at least five or six million yuan.”

Xu Ma has been in Yanjing for almost half a year, and she has been in contact with her a lot, and her horizons have naturally broadened a lot.

“Mom, I’m talking about buying a house in Luyang. You’ve already learned Versailles literature. Now it’s just the two of us. What about it?” Xu Ting complained helplessly.

Mama Xu was at a loss, “What is Versailles? I haven’t learned anything about Versailles.”

“You don’t need to learn this stuff, as long as you have money, you can learn it without a teacher.” Xu Ting teased.

“Forget it, Mom doesn’t use the Internet, so I can’t understand you young people.”

Finally, we chatted for a few more words, seeing that it was almost time, Mama Xu began to prepare dinner, and Ting Xu helped her mother.

On the other side, after visiting the courtyard, Dad Xu led his son-in-law to the convenience store.

Compared with the courtyard house, this is his “base” and has a more sense of belonging.

“Ma Jie, despite the small size of my store, I can sell 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a day, and the turnover is higher than that of some medium-sized supermarkets.” Dad Xu introduced enthusiastically.

“It’s good, it’s really good.” Ma Jie had no concept of the retail industry, so he could only speak vaguely.

Father Xu continued to talk eloquently:

“The doors were supposed to open on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, after all, the Winter Olympics opened and there were a lot of tourists.

It’s just that Dongzi insisted on taking the whole family on a trip together, which ended up wasting several days of golden time, otherwise the turnover this month would definitely exceed 1 million. ”

“Dad, Dongzi is filial to you two elders!” Ma Jie persuaded him casually.

Xu Dong also echoed: “Dad, you can’t make enough money, so why work so hard, the most important thing in life is to enjoy yourself in time!”

This is a little experience he summed up through the salted pork incident.

Xu’s father gave his son-in-law face and didn’t say anything else.

Otherwise, it is inevitable to be angrily reprimanded for the four words “timely carpe diem”. If you put it at a young age, the stick can be discounted.

Next, the three of them walked around the neighborhood and then went back. When they got home, they happened to meet Yang Lina and her group who had returned with a full load.

Dinner didn’t start until after eight o’clock in the evening, mainly because Xu Ting and others didn’t eat until two thirty in the afternoon.

The food is very rich, more than 20 dishes are placed on a large table, and there are three hot pots alone, one three-fresh ribs pot, one beef pot, and one seafood pot.

It was a lively meal.

The children fought with each other, and the adults exchanged cups and glasses, which made Xu Dong feel that this meal was the real New Year’s Eve dinner, which somewhat made up for a little regret.

There is no never-ending feast.

In the blink of an eye, it was the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, and Xu Ting and her party still wanted to leave despite too much reluctance.

Before leaving, Mother Xu pulled her daughter aside and slipped a bank card into her secretly.

“There are 100,000 yuan in the card, you should quickly take it out later and put it in your own card.”

Xu Ting was taken aback, and quickly evaded: “Mom, what are you doing? The one hundred thousand yuan that Dongzi owed me has already been paid back.”

“I know.” Xu’s mother forced the bank card into her daughter’s bag and explained, “This is a subsidy from me and your father. I also wrapped a big red envelope for Jingyi.”

“But……”

“Don’t worry, the money was originally intended to subsidize Dongzi’s family, and you know the situation at that time.

But your brother’s family is not short of money now; your elder brother has only one daughter, Jingyi, and the burden is light; as long as your family has a heavy burden, you can accept it, and the password is your birthday. ”

What she said made Xu Ting’s eyes turn red. Her family’s economic conditions cannot be said to be poor, but they are still at an average level.

In addition, the two children will have to go to college in the future and buy a house for their son. The burden is indeed getting heavier.

“Then thank you mom!” Xu Ting wiped away tears.

“What are you thanking mom for? Mom just hopes that you will all be well and that your life will be safe and smooth.”

After seeing off the old sister’s family and the eldest niece, as the Lantern Festival approached, Xu Dong became more and more calm.

The mountains and rains are about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, and the times are about to change!

…

February 15, 2022, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of the Lantern Festival.

===Section 14===

At seven o’clock in the morning, Xu Dong got up on time as usual, and then took a hot shower.

Get dressed and wash up.

He first glanced at the triplets, and the three little guys were sleeping soundly.

Quietly exiting the bedroom, Xu Dong came to the kitchen, where Xu Ma and Yang Lina had already prepared breakfast.

Breakfast is rice porridge, a plate of tea eggs, fresh milk, a few stir-fries, and fried dough sticks bought from outside.

Dad Xu was sitting at the dining table, swiping his phone while drinking porridge, it seemed that he was almost done eating.

“Dad, today is the Lantern Festival, do you want to rest in the store for a day?” After Xu Dong finished speaking, he took a sip of the sweet rice porridge.

Dad Xu frowned, and refused without hesitation, “The store is full of regular customers, how can we just close the door when it is closed? Since we call it a convenience store, we should put the word ‘convenience’ at the top… ”

“It’s coming again.” Xu Dong secretly said.

After a while, Dad Xu put down his chopsticks, took the leather hat handed over by Mom Xu, turned around and went to work in the convenience store.

Since Xu Dong started to go to the countryside to receive goods, the old man usually took the bus to and from get off work, and it was only two stops, which was very convenient.

When Xu Dong finished eating, the Keke sisters finally got up, and Xu Dong was not idle, and skillfully tied their braids.

As for Xu Ma and Yang Lina, they are waiting for the triplets to get up at this time.

After breakfast, Xu Dong first went to the convenience store for a stroll, and then went to the nearby farmer’s market to shop for some farm products that were not available in the warehouse.

At 11:30 noon, Liuzi Dong from Xu Street came back in a pickup truck and brought some snacks for the two daughters along the way.

For lunch, I ate hot pot. Mama Xu cut five or six catties of donkey meat, and added a large pot of hot vegetables.The family ate heartily.

In the afternoon, Xu Dong chose a boutique supermarket and brought back half a cart of vegetables and fruits directly from their warehouse.

The fresh shelf life is short, so this is the best time to purchase.

Seeing Xu Dong unloading the goods again, Xu’s mother has long been used to it, so she just asked casually: “What did you buy?”

“Vegetables and fruits will be sold in the store tomorrow.”

“Didn’t it be delivered directly to the store before?”

Xu Dong made up a reason on the spot, “This time, it’s a new supplier, and it’s doing high-end fresh food. Let’s bring a batch back to test the water.”

Xu Ma became interested when she heard it, stepped forward and fiddled with the vegetable leaves a few times, and praised: “It’s really good, it looks juicy.”

“Mom, why don’t you try these dishes at night to see if they taste good?” Xu Dong suggested.

“Okay, then I’ll pick a few more.”