Chapter 40

After agreeing to the patrol team's matter, Li Xuewu smiled and said to Wang Director: "Mother Wang, is there any news about my house?"

Wang Director smiled, stood up, walked back to the desk, took out a map, and said: "It's done for you. Isn't it those four rooms facing south? They're allocated to you."

Wang Director pointed to the location of the large courtyard on the map: "You called me mother once, don't say I don't think of you. See? This is the location of your courtyard. Your courtyard originally had a west cross-courtyard, with the same layout as the large courtyard."

Li Xuewu straightened up and said excitedly: "Mom, are they all allocated to me?"

Wang Director rolled her eyes at him and said: "What beautiful things are you thinking about? Even if you call me Grandma, it won't work. I'm talking about the original rooms facing south in the west cross-courtyard and the front courtyard. They were originally open-air warehouses for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Now they are not used. The third door has been bricked up, and the door doesn't open to this side."

Li Xuewu took the map and looked at it carefully. That courtyard is equivalent to the front courtyard where the Li family lives plus the courtyard with rooms facing south.

Wang Director smiled and said: "Since you want a house, you pay the street another 200 yuan, and I'll allocate that courtyard to you together."

Li Xuewu said very simply: "I want it. I'll pay another 300, and you give me the middle courtyard and the back courtyard."

Wang Director scolded with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense. They were allocated long ago and people are living there. The front courtyard was occupied by the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. They built a warehouse themselves this year, otherwise, would it be your turn?"

Li Xuewu took out the money directly and placed it on the table.

"Front courtyard is front courtyard. 200 yuan is worth it."

Wang Director smiled and put the money into an envelope, writing the name and location: "Hey, young people react quickly. If it weren't for the fact that I watched you grow up, I wouldn't give it to you."

Li Xuewu's face was thicker than the city wall. Could he let this remark fall to the ground?

"Since you are my mother, Mom, I'll go to your house to eat tonight. Remember to buy vegetables!"

Saying this, he took the procedures written by Wang Director and walked out of the room, not forgetting to turn back and shout before going out: "I'm serious! No need to buy meat!"

Li Xuewu didn't care about Wang Director scolding him behind his back, got on the car, and rode home.

After entering the alley, he specifically went to turn around the courtyard next to the four-sided courtyard.

The south courtyard wall was reopened, and there was a closed large iron gate locked.

Li Xuewu took out the key given by Wang Director and opened the door. The large iron gate made by the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was quite honest, knocking "Clang Clang."

midnight.

Pushed the car into the courtyard, looking at the bare expanse, the surrounding walls were very high, and there was barbed wire anti-theft net. It seems that things here have been stolen.

The ground was leveled. There was still a room preserved at the position of the original rooms facing south near the gate, which should be used for duty.

Li Xuewu pushed open the door of the rooms facing south. It was quite clean inside. It seems that the Supply and Marketing Cooperative didn't move out long ago.

The layout of the rooms facing south is very simple, just one room, about 20 square meters. The window glass is there, which is okay. They didn't remove the glass.

Li Xuewu went out and looked around. The foundation of the original rooms facing south was leveled. Some bricks, tiles, beams, and wood left over from dismantling the house were piled in the corner of the wall, piled up quite a lot.

It's okay. Buying a small courtyard of about 600 square meters for 200 yuan, although you have to return the favor.

Li Xuewu pushed the car out of the gate, locked it, and walked toward the four-sided courtyard.

As soon as he entered the second door, he saw the Third Master wiping the car.

Li Xuewu was very sharp, smiling and asking: "Third Master, didn't go out all day, wiped the car all day?"

The Third Master turned his back to Li Xuewu, stood up, and said: "Where is it? No class in the afternoon, came back early. Ouch! New bicycle, hey! As expected of a cadre, bought a car on the second day of work! Really awesome!"

Li Xuewu pushed the car and stopped by the window, coping with "The leader gave the ticket before coming back. Besides, you didn't buy it early!"

After teasing the Third Master, he entered the room.

Liu Yin saw Li Xuewu come back and asked, following the Third Master's words: "What bicycle? Tired from duty, lie down for a while."

Li Xuewu took off his bag and shook his head, answering: "Not tired, slept for half the night, caught people for half the night. Oh, by the way, I bought a bicycle."

Liu Yin was surprised: "Caught people on the first day? What? Bicycle? Where did you get the money and ticket?"

Li Xuewu still used the excuse he had thought of: "The leader gave it before retiring. It's convenient to ride to work."

Liu Yin patted him and said: "Why didn't you discuss it with the family? Didn't have much money left, right? If you lack money, tell Mom."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Didn't my father separate the family from me?"

Liu Yin twisted him hatefully: "Just talking nonsense," saying this, she went out to see the bicycle, touching the handlebar and the big beam with her hands, responding to the Third Master's sour words.

The Hearing Hearing Da Lao and Grandma also went out to see. Li Xuewu went to the cellar to get a piece of pork about 20 jin, and cut a piece of pork liver and pork heart, and put it in a lunch box.

Seeing Liu Yin and Grandma come back, he said: "Mom, the street allocated the rooms facing south and inside the screen door to me, and I also bought a courtyard in the west cross-courtyard for 200 yuan."

Liu Yin was stunned when she heard Li Xuewu's words: "Are you really going to separate and live?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "If I don't separate, what should I do? My eldest brother is providing for the elderly, can I still get married at home? Can I live in it?"

Liu Yin's tears fell down. Li Xuewu hurriedly stepped forward to hug his mother, comforting her: "I'm not leaving Beijing, I'm right in front of your eyes, why are you still crying?"

Liu Yin said with tears: "Seeing you grow up and stand on your own, I am both happy and sad."

Li Grandma carried her hands and returned to the inner room, saying as she walked: "Children grow up and don't listen to their mothers, little chickens fly on the wall, sigh."

Liu Yin knew that Grandma was comforting herself. Li Shun and the others also lived all over the world.

Liu Yin cried and said: "Then I'll help you tidy up."

Li Xuewu was dumbfounded: "Tidy up what? There isn't even a place to stand in the rooms facing south. They are all things of the residents in the courtyard. You have to tell people to move away. Besides, I still want to renovate it, have to wait a few days."

Liu Yin nodded and said: "Good, then what is the small courtyard used for?"

Li Xuewu said: "I plan to expand the screen door outward, connect the inner wall with the west courtyard. The west courtyard has a large gate. In the future, the horse carriage and horses will be put in the west courtyard. There is also a room facing south in the west courtyard. Tidy it up and let Grandma and Li Xue move over."

At this time, the Hearing Hearing Da Lao entered the room and said with a smile: "Don't let your grandma and Xiao Xue toss anymore. I'll move over. That courtyard is more spacious than this one, just right for feeding horses."

Liu Yin scolded: "Dad, what are you joining in the fun for?"

The Hearing Hearing Da Lao waved her hand and said: "Xuewu is quite good. Xuewu, you provide for your Hearing Hearing Da Lao. Hearing Hearing Da Lao only has horse carriages and horses, all for you, how about it?"

The Hearing Hearing Da Lao was originally a carpenter in a furniture factory outside Dongzhimen, and was determined to be a city household in 1954.

But Grandma was a rural person, an only daughter, and had to support the elderly with poor health. The dormitory in the city couldn't fit, so the Hearing Hearing Da Lao lived in the countryside with Grandma.

The two elderly people worked hard all their lives, and only had this horse carriage and horse.

Li Xuewu looked at the Hearing Hearing Da Lao's eyes, knowing that the Hearing Hearing Da Lao was not used to living here, and his son-in-law's family was not spacious, so he felt a bit sorry in his heart.

"That's great. Then it's settled. The big green horse and the horse carriage are all mine. I'll provide for you. Don't go back on your word!" Li Xuewu said with a smile.