"You can't let Zhaodi and her sisters stay at home without adults watching."
Pan Xiuluo spoke up. When the brothers separated, the eldest son Jiang Jianjun split the old house, and the younger son applied for a new foundation. At that time, in order to be closer to the brothers, the foundation that the younger son applied for was close to the old one. The house is more than 100 meters away.
It's just that the eldest son has made a fortune in recent years, built a building in pursuit of fashion, and also reapplied for a homestead because he didn't want to push it to the Jiang family's old house.
At that time, there was not much vacant land left in the village, so the Jiang family's new house was located near the entrance of the village, a little far from the old house, and naturally a certain distance from the house of the younger son.
In this way, when Jiang Xiangdang and Lu Xiaohua were not at home, it was difficult for Pan Xiuluo to let her three granddaughters live in a home without adult supervision.
"In this way, let Zhao Di and the other sisters come to her uncle's house to live for a while. Except for Sunday, Yanan will come back to live, and the rest of the time will live in the county town. The three of them can live in Yanan's room first. As for Yanan's return on Sunday , and let her squeeze with Lai Nan or Sheng Nan first."
After thinking about it, the old lady said that the building of Jiang's house is very spacious. The first floor is the room of the old lady and the three sisters. Among them, Jiang Yanan, as the eldest sister, has her own separate bedroom, while Jiang Lainan and Jiang Shengnan live together in one room. In the room, it's just that their sister's room is the largest of the three bedrooms on the first floor, although the orientation is not very good.
Jiang Jianjun asked a carpenter to make bunk beds. The two beds are not too small, and no matter how much more one sleeps, it will not be crowded.
"It just so happens that a few of their sisters can cultivate their relationship well."
Having said that, Pan Xiuluo waved her hand, obviously impatient to talk to this unscrupulous son again.
Jiang Xiangdang didn't think much about it. Anyway, he was used to the help of his eldest brother's family. Now several daughters live in his eldest brother's house, which saved him a lot of living expenses.
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The three daughters of the second room of the Jiang family, the eldest daughter Jiang Zhaodi is one year older than Jiang Shengnan, who is exactly 12 years old this year, but Jiang Zhaodi did not go to school, but worked at home to help adults.
In April 1986, the year before the Great Year, China promulgated the "Compulsory Education Law of the People's Republic of China". This is the first time in China that compulsory education has been fixed in a legal form. This law stipulates that children of school age must receive 9 years of compulsory education.
It is now January 1988. When the law was first stipulated, Jiang Zhaodi was just ten years old. In fact, she had already exceeded the age for normal children to enter school, but she was still within the scope of school-age children.
It's just that when any policy is first implemented, there will always be a transition period and an adaptation period. What's more, in the villages where the level of general education is low, due to the limitation of cultural level and the idea of patriarchal, not every household is willing to send them. The girl at home goes to school.
Jiang Xiangdang and Lu Xiaohua are among those parents who are unwilling to send their children to study.
Because of compulsory education, the school only charges a very small amount of textbook fees, but there are also a lot of extra expenses for going to school, such as pencil erasers and notebooks, as well as transportation fees and food expenses on the way to and from school.
Jiang Xiangdang didn't want to pay the money, and Pan Xiuluo couldn't let the eldest son contract all the tuition and living expenses of several nieces.
Finally, under the repeated persuasion of the township teachers, Jiang Pandi, the second daughter of Jiang Xiangdang, who happened to be of school age, was lucky enough to become the only girl in the family who could study. Just to save money, Jiang Xiangdang chose to let this My daughter went to a rural primary school with relatively backward teachers.
But even so, the cost of books and miscellaneous expenses cannot be saved. Because the family spends money on her, Jiang Xiangdang and Lu Xiaohua are always impatient with her on weekdays, and she has to bear more heavy burdens after studying. housework.
As for Jiang Wangdi, the youngest girl in the Jiang family, she is only five years old this year. When Jiang Xiangdang and Lu Xiaohua went to the ground, this little sister was taken care of by Jiang Zhaodi.
Before going to school, Jiang Liu also saw the three cousins who packed their bags and came to their house. The leader, Jiang Zhaodi, was black and thin, a little reserved, but the joy in her eyes proved her happiness at this time. .
Jiang Zhaodi also knew that she would be a lot happier when she came to live in her uncle's house.
The old lady couldn't help sighing when she saw such a granddaughter, but she was a little helpless.
It's all the fault of the child's parents, and I don't know how the second couple would react if it was still a daughter this time.
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It was the first time for Jiang Xiangdang to travel far. His nerves were tense along the way, and he didn't even bother to appreciate the scenery along the way. It was not until he came to Pearl City, where Lu Xiaohua's distant cousin who came to pick him up, relaxed. breathed.
"This big city is different, this building is really tall!"
At this moment, Jiang Xiangdang was a little relaxed, and he was in the mood to watch the surrounding scenery.
The south is worthy of being the fastest growing place, and the pedestrians on the road are dressed as fashionably as the stars on TV.
Jiang Xiangdang looked at the fashionable girls wearing waist-pinch dresses, thin woolen trench coats, and revealing slender calves, and couldn't help swallowing.
In this weather in the south, women actually wear clothes with bare legs in order to be beautiful. This is a scenery Jiang Xiangdang has never seen in his hometown.
There are also bright red lipsticks on the mouths of the women. It looks good, but it looks more like a monster in Jiang Xiangdang's eyes, especially when some women look like they are married, but they still dress up so coquettishly. I felt they were restless.
Are all the women here like this? The daughter-in-law has been in the south for more than six months, will she be taken away
This was Jiang Xiang's first reaction.
"Well, you don't have any of these there. This is the most popular outfit right now. You can't buy such a set of clothes without a hundred or two hundred dollars."
Lu Xiaohua's distant cousin obviously looked down on these poor relatives from his hometown, but Lu Xiaohua not only gave money but also helped with housework by living in his home, so even if he looked down on him, he still held his attitude and didn't say anything special. Excessive words.
"Just one or two hundred yuan for clothes like this?"
Jiang Xiangdang tutted a few times, feeling that the people in the south were full and supported, and they had nowhere to spend their money.
If he wants that money, he must save it for his son, and in the future he will marry a wife and build a house for his son.
Thinking of his son, Jiang Xiangdang felt hot in his heart, and quickly asked, "By the way, is your sister pregnant now? Did the doctor say, when will she be able to give birth to a son?"
At this moment, Jiang Xiangdang has already determined that Lu Xiaohua's belly is a son, at least, it is also a son and a daughter.
"pretty good."
The man casually said a few words. After the cousin came over, he cleaned and prepared three meals a day for his parents. After a few months, he had only been to the hospital once. Who knows whether the child in her belly is good or not.
The two got on the tram. Lu Xiaohua's cousin obviously didn't want to talk about the child. He pointed to the area he passed along the way and showed off to the party.
"Did you see that the high-rise building under construction was contracted by a Hong Kong businessman. This is a big project in our Pearl City. Guess how much an ordinary three-bedroom apartment can sell for after this house is built?"
Lu Xiaohua's cousin was an ordinary person in Zhushi City, and he was still in a group that didn't do well, but in these rural relatives, he found self-confidence and wanted to gain a sense of accomplishment through Jiang Xiangdang's admiration and admiration.
"How much?"
Jiang Xiangdang thought for a while: "Three thousand yuan?"
With this money, I can build a very large and stylish building in the countryside, and I can also prepare all household appliances.
"Heh, hillbilly, now the housing price in Pearl City is at least 1,200 yuan per square meter."
Lu Xiaohua's cousin sneered, looking at the construction site that was getting farther and farther away from sight, with a look of envy on his face.
This is the first piece of land in Zhuhai Province that was auctioned to the public. It was bought by a Hong Kong businessman at a price of more than 5 million. After the house was built, each suite was equipped with three Zhushi hukou. Now there are so many wealthy businessmen who come to seek fortune in Zhuhai. , are waiting for these houses to be built.
"Isn't this stealing money?"
Jiang Xiangdang's jaw dropped in shock. A square meter cost 1,200 yuan, and a house of about 100 square meters would cost 120,000 yuan
How many zeros must be left behind, Jiang Xiangdang was a little breathless.
"If I had the money and waited for the house to be built, I would have to buy one."
Lu Xiaohua's cousin sighed and said: "Our earliest commercial housing in Pearl City was built in 1981. At that time, it sold for about 1,000 square meters. Now it has risen to about 1,500. More and more people will come to the south to develop. This kind of thing is limited, as I see it, the house price will only get higher and higher, if you don’t buy it now, it will be even more unaffordable in the future.”
It's a pity for him, he has emptied his family, and he can't afford to buy a toilet. The words he just said are just his delusions.
"It's too expensive."
Jiang Xiangdang slapped his mouth, but he still listened to what Lu Xiaohua's cousin said just now. If he bought a 100-square-meter house in 1981, he could earn 40,000 yuan if he did nothing for seven years. Word of mouth, house prices have to rise again, it can be seen that buying a house is a lucrative business.
It's a pity that the other party can't afford it, and he can't even afford it. He is a person who has to ask his eldest brother to borrow it even for the child's over-birth fine.
But seeing the prosperity of the big city, Jiang Xiangdang couldn't help but think of his eldest brother, isn't the other party earning money outside? I don't know how much money my brother has saved over the years.
In this way, Jiang Xiangdang listened to the bragging of distant relatives all the way, and drove all the way to the small building where Lu Xiaohua lives now.
This is the family building of Zhushi Textile No. 3 Factory. Lu Xiaohua's distant uncle is an old employee of the textile factory. There is a welfare room of more than 20 square meters here. Now Lu Xiaohua is crowded with her uncle and aunt in this small house. inside.
"Quick, quick, I'm going to give birth soon!"
"Let's help everyone, the pregnant woman's amniotic fluid has broken, and she has to go to the hospital immediately."
Before Jiang Xiangdang went upstairs, he heard a loud noise from the stairs. Hearing those words, his heart tightened and he rushed over immediately.
"It's only eight months, how did you take care of my son, Lu Xiaohua!"
Sure enough, the pregnant woman who was about to give birth was Jiang Xiangdang's wife, Lu Xiaohua.
Seeing the woman who was dripping with sweat and was speechless in pain, Jiang Xiangdang scolded her face to face.
The author has something to say: The house price around 1988 is determined by reference materials. It can be seen that such a thing as a house is unaffordable no matter what era it is.