Chapter 10: Having his own store

Taking advantage of the moonlight, Han Songlin went to the well and brought back two buckets of water. He had run to the city today and marinated the meat in the afternoon, so he was sweating all over. Han Songlin didn't care so much and just washed in cold water.

Liu Yuyan used a pot to boil some hot water again and washed in the seedling pot.

This basin is made of plastic!

Basically every household in the countryside has one. During the rice planting season, the seedlings are placed in the basin and transported in the fields.

Unlike in the past, after the seedlings are carried to the shore, they are simply thrown in bundles into the fields.

Every seedling is precious nowadays, and in the countryside, they simply cannot bear to damage them.

Intensive farming? Are you kidding?

Farmers now rely entirely on the harvest from the land to make a living; how could they not be attentive.

Han Songlin sat on a small stool, sitting by the basin with a towel in his hand, helping Liu Yuyan wash.

In the past, Liu Yuyan had never received such treatment.

Liu Yuyan's eyes were slightly closed, and she quite enjoyed this treatment: 'These past two days, I feel that you have changed a lot!'

While saying this, Liu Yuyan's hands did not stop, helping Han Ting bathe.

However, Han Ting was not at all easygoing, and she spilled water onto the floor.

Han Songlin kept up his actions when he heard this; there had definitely been a change.

How could two completely different people be the same?

Their personal habits and tone of voice were all different.

Fortunately, Han Songlin had been a bit crazy before, so this change was not a big deal.

'Zhuangzi dreamed of a butterfly and was confused. After I woke up, I felt that I had figured out a lot of things. Besides, people are always changing. Do you like my changes?'

Liu Yuyan didn't say anything, but just leaned lightly against Han Songlin, making Han Songlin feel a little restless and his heart beating non-stop.

Because there was no electricity, they naturally went to bed early.

The next morning, Han Songlin and Liu Yuyan got up early.

Then they dragged Han Ting up as well.

Han Songlin looked at Han Ting and said to Liu Yuyan, 'Why don't we leave without Ting?'

'What about Ting?'

Leave her at home?

That's definitely not an option.

Han Songlin understands very well what it's like to be left at home alone as a child.

'How about we take her to Qing'er's house? Let Xiu Juan help look after her?'

Han Xiu Juan!

Han Ze's older sister, more than ten years Han Ze's senior.

Liu Yu Yan: 'Xiu Juan is at school!'

Right, her sister only finished primary school.

Her academic performance was pretty poor, anyway.

'Third sister-in-law is taking care of Han Ze at home, so she can take care of him as well!'

'I'll go talk to third sister-in-law about it!' Liu Yuyan got along well with third sister-in-law, and the relationships between the families in the neighbourhood were quite good.

A distant relative is no match for a close neighbour!

Moreover, the people living nearby were all blood relatives, so the relationships naturally weren't bad.

After having breakfast, Liu Yuyan took Han Ting out of the house; Liu Yuyan returned alone, obviously having successfully handed Han Ting off.

She took two passbooks with her, the other one containing the savings she had made over the years.

There were more than 5,000 yuan in it.

For such a small family, that was quite a lot of savings.

In total, there were 23,000 yuan.

That was the reason why Han Ze dared to buy the shop.

After buying the house, there would still be quite a lot of money left over, and they could also renovate the shop a bit.

The front would be the shop, and the back would be the living area.

To be honest, this little life was quite good.

Inside, there is a sewer pipe, which can be used to build a toilet.

The toilet can also be used as a bathroom, but cooking will not be done inside.

Outside, Han Songlin plans to install two coal-burning stoves.

Nowadays, this is basically the trend in every household in the city.

There is no choice, as natural gas and the like are not yet available in the county town.

Han Songlin still remembers that when he was a child and went to the city, there were still many people burning firewood in the city!

At home, a room was filled with firewood.

To withdraw money, you had to go to the village, now the township; it had not yet been abolished and turned into a village.

There was a credit union in the township, and the passbooks were still handwritten, so it was a bit of a hassle to withdraw money from another branch with your passbook.

Naturally, it was a bit of a hassle because there was a bit too much money.

But it was okay, he was able to withdraw all of it.

How much is 20,000 yuan?

Not much, anyway, Han Songlin's canvas bag can hold it.

This canvas bag is no ordinary bag, Han Songlin brought it back when he retired.

There is no bus from the village to the county town, and if there were, it would take a few years to wait for it.

So, for now, let's walk!

It's not far to the county town from here.

The future county town is already here.

Who knows, maybe one day they'll be able to take over the land here.

Today Liu Yuyan wasn't wearing high heels, but a pair of flat shoes.

It was already past ten o'clock when they arrived in the county seat.

Without delay, the two of them went straight to the real estate office.

The whole buying process wasn't difficult at all.

They signed the contract, paid the money!

And they got the keys to the store.

The property ownership certificate and the like will have to wait a few days to get.

Above the store are the residential buildings, three stories high.

To be honest, I really hadn't paid much attention to it before.

Don't you think it's noisy living next to a market?

The whole Dongmen Market is surrounded by a ring of these four-storey buildings.

No, the buildings near the main street are five storeys high.

Never mind, let's take a look at the shop that's going to be ours!

The feeling I had today when I looked at it was completely different from yesterday.

How should I put it!

It just felt very strange!

Really, it feels strange.

'I'm going to build a wall across the entire space and divide the store into two parts. The front will be the shop and the back will be where we'll live.'

'In the back, we can build a small building with cypress boards, which will be just the right height for beds. Below that, we'll put a toilet, which will be convenient for going to the bathroom and showering.'

The height of this shop is quite good, it should be about 4 metres.

Usually, the height of our residential buildings is probably just over 2 metres, less than 3 metres.

Real estate companies will not say that building a building with a storey height of more than 3 metres is not cost-effective.

'In that case, it can be said that quite a lot of additional area has been created.'

After buying it, there is not much money left now.

More than 19,000 yuan was spent on the house, and now there is only about 3,000 yuan left.

With 3,000 yuan, I have to renovate the facade, buy a stove, and buy a rack and cover for selling braised dishes.

Should I just leave the braised dishes out in the open?

It doesn't look hygienic!

So I need a cover to shield them. Although it doesn't matter for anything, it makes everyone feel better.

This kind of facade work must be done.

So, if you count it all up, it's still a question of whether there's enough money.

For the renovation, Han Songcai can be called over to work together. Han Songcai has learned the trade of a mason.

On the construction site, Han Songcai is paid the salary of a skilled worker.

If Han Songcai leads an honest life, to be honest, his life will definitely be prosperous.