Chapter 35 Building a Bamboo House
As the saying goes, there are many troubles in front of a widow, and this kind of thing happens more obviously in the countryside. He Lanhua, who married into Liujiazhuang in her early years, was also a famous beautiful girl in the village. Even though she had three daughters, her figure was still very good.
In this case, some widowers always come to their door, hoping to rebuild a new family with them. Even if He Lanhua swears to curse, she will never remarry in this life, and she still cannot stop the gossip of others.
When he learned that Hu Xuanzong came to the door and specifically mentioned his eldest daughter's study, He Lanhua also knew that Hu Xuanzong was a kind and kind person. In his early years, her husband saved Hu Xuanzong who almost drowned, and even Hu Xuanzong was close to her family.
When I was a child, my three girls even ran to the Taoist temple to play without any trouble. When the three daughters gradually grew up and inherited their mother's appearance, the three daughters who were also graceful and graceful, and people began to talk about them in the village again.
Especially Liu Yue, who is only two years younger than Hu Xuanzong, although she is only sixteen years old, for some rural people, such a big girl can get married and get engaged. Not that no one comes to her, but she is driven away by He Lanhua without exception.
Gradually, rumors began to spread in the village, saying that He Lanhua had fallen in love with Hu Xuanzong and planned to give Liu Yuexu to Hu Xuanzong. In this case, He Lanhua would have hired a son-in-law to help him in the future.
If you really want to talk about it, it is actually not the reason why the villagers think so. When Hu Xuanzong and Liu Yue were young, Liu Meng often joked that he would marry Liu Yue as his wife in the future. The jokes about children playing house are also very common in rural areas.
But as Hu Xuanzong and Liu Yue grew up, there were fewer jokes. But now Hu Xuanzong dropped out of school and returned to Taoist temple, and He Lanhua refused anyone to propose marriage, which made people begin to wonder whether He Lanhua really planned to give Liu Yue to Hu Xuanzong.
Who asked Hu Xuanzong to renovate the Taoist temple in the previous period? So many women in the village didn’t invite him, but He Lanhua was hired to help him? He still paid 100 yuan a day, which makes people suspect that Hu Xuanzong was trying to please his future mother-in-law in disguise!
If the two children are really in love, He Lanhua would be happy to see it. After all, Hu Xuanzong's master said in the early years that they did not avoid marriage. This shows that if Hu Xuanzong is willing to marry, he can still get married and have children.
The problem is that He Lanhua always feels that her daughter is still young and she doesn't want her daughter to bear any bad reputation. The current trend of the times is different from her early years. A sixteen-year-old girl gets engaged. What will others think of her as a mother when it comes out?
When he returned home, looking at Hu Xuanzong who was chatting with his mother-in-law, He Lanhua also said enthusiastically: "Sanlang, when did you come back? Didn't you say that you and Xiaobo went to the capital? Why did you come back so soon?"
"Aunt, if I don't come back, you really plan to stop Xiaoyue from studying? It seems that you are still seeing me. If there are difficulties at home, why don't you tell me? I think I'm incompetent? Or are you afraid that others will gossip?"
"Who said I won't let Xiaoyue study anymore? It's this dead girl who insists on going to study. Of course, there are difficulties at home!"
"Tell me if you have any difficulties! Didn't I tell you about it a few days ago at Uncle Dongsheng's house?"
"Every family has difficulties, you can't help them all, right? Over the years, our family has received a lot of favors from your master and has paid back all the love. If you bother you, what will others think? Aunt has an idea about this!"
Looking at Aunt Orchid with a bitter expression, Hu Xuanzong still insisted: "You are willing to accept the favor given by the master. If I am grateful, do you refuse to accept it? What do others think about it?
I only know now that Xiaoyue is a seedling of studying and should not give up like this. If this girl dares to disobey, I will help you beat her up. When school starts, I will ask her to go to the county with me and I will go through the admission procedures for her.
Don’t worry about money, no one will gossip. This time, in addition to discussing Xiaoyue’s affairs with you, I will also talk to Mr. Fu. I know it’s not easy for you, but my life will definitely get better in the future.
Although I just came back, I didn’t know much about the village, but it was just some gossip. They just let them talk, but they didn’t lose any skin or piece of flesh. I really have to take it seriously. Xiao Yue’s bad life will last for the rest of his life, and you will regret it even more then!"
"Oh, why are you so stubborn?"
"Xiaoqi, Xiaoyan, do you want your sister to go to college?"
No longer asking about Liu Yue and Aunt Lanhua, she directly looked at Liu Yue’s two young but sensible sisters. The result was obvious. The two girls immediately nodded and said, “Hope! I think my sister can also take the entrance exam to Beijing University, just like Brother Liu Bo!”
"That's right! When it comes to studying, Liu Yue is more powerful than Liu Bo. Besides, some things you think are too complicated. If you don't object to Xiao Yue, I will ask someone to help her apply for the poor student index.
In addition to reducing tuition and miscellaneous fees, you can also receive a certain amount of scholarship. If you have excellent grades in three years and get a good college entrance examination, you can not only make money without spending money. Girl, now I regret not doing well in the exam, right?"
"Ah! There's still this?"
"This is a benefit given by the state. Although the procedures are a little more complicated, it is easy to handle if I go to find someone. Just after receiving the money, Xiaoyue will endure some strange vision when she arrives at the school.
I’m talking to my aunt, and I hope to tell you that there are three girls. Now that the national welfare policy is good, as long as you can study, not only will you not spend money, but you can also make money for your family. Just this time, Liu Bo won 10,000 in the school and 20,000 yuan in the county!”
"Wow! Thirty thousand yuan, then Brother Liu Bo doesn't have to spend money on studying?"
"The money still has to be spent! But when you arrive at a university, you can apply for a student loan and wait until you finish your job. After you get into a good university, you can find a good job after you come out. Are you still afraid that you will not be able to pay off the student loan?"
After carefully explaining these things that Aunt Orchid rarely pays attention to, Liu Yue suddenly felt a little regretful. As Hu Xuanzong guessed, she did deliberately take the exam to the middle school entrance examination this time, with the purpose of giving her the opportunity to study to her sister.
Not long after, Liu Yue's grandfather Liu Fuchun, who was leaving, also came back. Compared to Fu Po, he was weak and sickly, and Liu Fuchun, who was over 60 years old, was still very strong. After hearing about Hu Xuanzong's intention, he also agreed to let Liu Yue continue to study.
As for the money issue, Hu Xuanzong quickly said: "Master Fu, is anyone of the apprentices you taught in the early years still working as bamboo craftsmen?"
"It's rare! What do you want to do? Tell me, I can do it!"
"You must have invited you! But you will definitely not be able to get busy by yourself. I guess you will have to invite your apprentice to come. I plan to build a bamboo building next to the Taoist temple. In the future, guests will go up the mountain and there will be places for others to rest for the night.
Also, you must be more worried about this bamboo house. The more beautiful the bamboo house is, the better. In this case, I will introduce you to a big boss in a month or two. At that time, don’t think you have too much life!"
"What can you do! Why don't you build a bamboo house on the mountain? With that money, why can't you afford a house?"
"I don't like the kind of houses built with steel and concrete. I prefer living in the kind of cool bamboo house. The most important thing is that people in the city want to be fresh when they come to the countryside. If they want to live in the building, why do they go to the countryside to go?"
Bamboo craftsman, a profession that has gradually disappeared from the countryside, can still find work compared to carpenters, and there are really fewer and fewer bamboo craftsman. No one is invited to work and do things, so naturally he will lose his income. What Hu Xuanzong did this time was to provide a job for Liu Yue’s family!
Chapter completed!