Chapter 82: Chapter 0082: Choosing a Hostead 2_1 Chapter 82: Chapter 0082: Choosing a Hostead 2_1 The residential plot of land was quite large, at a glance, it had the size of two or three hundred square ters, square-shaped. Currently, it backs onto the main road, bordered by a pond on the south, and at the back as well as on the east, there’s a large river flowing from the northwest towards the southeast and then turning eastward. Most residents of the Wanglou Brigade lived on the east of the river and on the south side of the east bank. This made the cowshed seem sowhat secluded.
But Feng Qingxue felt that this was suitable.
She, who carried the secret of interdinsional space, had no intention of living where there are many residents. If there were households all around, the scent of at dishes she secretly prepared from ti to ti could easily attract unwanted attention.
Besides, staying near the cowshed would make it convenient to take care of Father Lu and the two children.
Most importantly, the manure pit of the livestock was built on the west of the cowshed. Building the house on the east of the cowshed would be the best arrangent.
How could Lu Jiang not understand Feng Qingxue’s intention of choosing to build the house near the cowshed? His eyes unintentionally showed more tenderness. “Okay, let’s build the house here. Just tell Uncle about it and ask him to approve. I have a comrade who was assigned to a local coal plant after returning from the military. His nephew works in a kiln. Before I left, I invited them for a al, so I might be able to get so bricks and tiles from them.”
Compared with a straw hut, Feng Qingxue, of course, preferred a brick-tile house.
Apart from other reasons, brick-tile houses don’t need yearly maintenance and the roofs don’t need the straw replaced every year.
Upon returning to the cowshed and discussing it with Father Lu, he sighed and said, “I didn’t expect the place chosen by the little girl to be our family’s forr hostead, it really is fate.”
The Lu family’s forr hostead? Feng Qingxue was stunned, looking at Lu Jiang.
Lu Jiang nodded at her, “Actually, a large piece of land around the cowshed used to be the location of our old mansion. The road behind it wasn’t originally a road, it was our hostead. The land you’ve chosen is not the main house, but the guesthouse in the front yard. The cowshed was originally our cowshed and horse stable. During the land reform era after the liberation, when the land was taken from landlords and redistributed, our old mansion was sward by villagers who dissected it completely, leaving only the cowshed and horse stable for the livestock. So of the bricks, tiles, wood, and stone were used to build the Brigade office, which is still standing today. The rest were taken by prominent families of the ti to build their own houses.”
People were only too happy to see his father and his brother’s family living in the cowshed, it was the trample of their dignity.
Feng Qingxue apologetically said, “I’m sorry, Uncle Lu, for bringing up your sad past.”
“Why apologize? You didn’t cause all of this.” Uncle Lu gestured dismissively. “Those were all just material possessions, didn’t I also not regret when the gold and silver bricks were dismantled from the walls during the demolition? All I hope for now is for our family to be safe and healthy.”
Hearing him say this, Feng Qingxue quickly changed the topic, “Uncle Lu, did people really used to hide gold and silver in the walls in the past?”
She had only ever heard of such thing but had never seen it with her own eyes.
Father Lu chuckled, “Every well-off family had a backup plan during tis of chaos. Those who fought, smashed, demolished, split furniture, and even dug three feet into the ground, all did this because of the sa reason. Otherwise, why would they waste their energy? When our house was demolished, a few people even managed to pilfer so ‘large yellowfish’ (gold bricks) into their own pockets.”
Not to ntion distant incidents, let’s talk about Miao Fengqin. She didn’t shy away from stealing small but valuable items and slipping them into her waistband during the chaos. This was seen by their eldest daughter-in-law, who later reported this to him. The pair of ruby-studded gold Dragon and Phoenix Bracelets that ca with her dowry was now in Miao Fengqin’s possession.
But as Miao Fengqin was the wife of Wang Zhengguo, Father Lu did not let his family speak out about it, and he didn’t plan to tell Feng Qingxue about this now either.
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