Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack! Chapter 103: New Home

When the new house was ready, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuei spent half a day inspecting it. The courtyard was laid out according to Gu Xiaoqing’s request, with a cent-paved walkway in the middle, and space on both sides for planting vegetables and such. Two persimmon trees and a jujube tree were also planted in the yard.

The entrance to the first floor of the house had two steps, all made of cent, smooth and clean.

The walls inside the house were coated with li and given more than two applications. The floors were made of cent, all identical, except for the size and layout differences between the rooms. They were basically the sa.

The staircase from the first floor to the second was indoor, primarily for convenience, since it was all family anyway, there were no distinctions.

The main feature was a small partitioned area on the ground floor of the courtyard, set against the wall, designed according to Gu Xiaoqing’s request, which served as a bathroom.

In the village, there was no such thing as a bathroom at the ti. Most people would use a wooden tub, add a little hot water, and wash casually. Only during the New Year’s would people go to the town’s bathhouse for a bath.

Of course, that was for the wealthier families. If one wasn’t well-off, they would wash at ho, and that would be considered the end of the year.

Gu Xiaoqing specifically made this bathroom for the family’s hygiene. After a busy day, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuei would be covered in dirt, oil, and sweat. Just washing with a big tub wouldn’t solve much.

Having a bathroom made a big difference.

But this bathroom was built through a favor from Feng Zhihai. Feng Zhihai, as the construction team leader, was considering that if the Gu Family’s house was built so well, people would see it and it might bring him a good reputation.

And finding people to hire him to build houses in the future wouldn’t be a problem.

So, as soon as Gu Xiaoqing had the idea, Feng Zhihai confidently took it on. Being in the construction business, he had connections with many people, especially in terms of building materials, etc.

For the sake of Gu Xiaoqing’s bathroom, he sought advice from the courtyards in the county, and brought back a showerhead and a set of equipnt.

After pondering for a few days, he crafted a simple homade water heater.

A homade plastic barrel, with two water pipes for hot and cold water connection.

One pipe connected to cold water, while the other end was connected to a pipe.

That pipe was connected to a small stove head in the adjacent kitchen, and as soon as the water was heated there, it could flow into the pipe.

Of course, there were many issues with pressure, which is why Feng Zhihai often praised the shower in Gu Ruhai’s ho to everyone he t.

It was indeed sothing Feng Zhihai put a lot of effort into.

This setup was comparable to the water heaters of later generations.

Yet here, it was all solved using homade thods.

This bathroom was indeed a very advanced innovation.

Gu Xiaoqing was quite surprised after seeing Feng Zhihai’s process. This uncle, with his mindset stuck in the 1980s, was a farr who hadn’t read many books, and yet he managed to emulate and create this setup just based on Gu Xiaoqing’s description. How could Gu Xiaoqing not be amazed?

This truly showed the boundless power of the people.

Every room was equipped with a homade radiator, which relied on the major kitchen stove for heating.

These also required a lot of work.

In short, aside from the construction of the house, these additional expenses cost Gu Ruhai an extra 1,500 yuan.

Fortunately, Gu Ruhai’s business had never paused; otherwise, they would have been financially strained.

The new house was built.

What remained was moving into the new ho.

In the countryside, moving also had its customs. You had to choose an auspicious day, and hold a banquet to invite the villagers, relatives, and friends to celebrate the warming of the new house.

Once the date was set, preparations began.

In those days, Li Xuei was busy with this.

She found Butcher Feng to buy a pig.

Butcher Feng and the Gu Family had collaborated for a long ti and were well-acquainted. He added just twenty yuan to the cost price and sold a pig to Li Xuei.

This was half sale, half gift, a favor.

This showed considerable respect to Gu Ruhai. Butcher Feng even told Li Xuei and Gu Ruhai upfront, "We’re all from the sa village, seeing each other frequently; we’ve cooperated for so long, consider this my housewarming gift to you. Don’t disdain it, it’s my kind gesture."

Hearing this, Gu Ruhai, being a modest person, thanked him repeatedly. Only when Butcher Feng insisted that if not accepted, he would take the pig back, did Gu Ruhai accept it.

The move-in banquet was set for April 18th, a good day according to the lunar calendar, suitable for moving.

Despite Gu Ruhai and Li Xuei being farrs at heart, choosing an auspicious day according to the lunar calendar was inevitable.

Gu Xiaoqing didn’t consider it superstitious; after all, so taboos were best honored.

Since the family wasn’t indulging in feudal superstitions, checking the calendar was nothing serious and reassured the parents, so why not?

Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaoying went door-to-door to inform everyone.

Of course, they also visited Mr. Gu and Gu Rushan.

Both Mr. Gu and Gu Rushan readily agreed to co with beaming faces.

What they really thought was anyone’s guess.

On the afternoon of April 17th, Li Xuei and Gu Xiaoying brought back fresh vegetables and various foods from Town Hill.

These were needed for the next day.

There was no need to hire chefs; the villagers ca to help proactively.

The wives of different households all ca to assist, which was a village custom.

Mrs. Zhang from the Zhang Family had already co early.

She brought along her two daughters to help Li Xuei, starting with preparing stead buns for the guests, which was a huge task, as having a bun for everyone in the whole village required a considerable amount.

As the host family, one must prepare adequately; it would be catastrophic not to have enough food.

Hence, they pre-stead the buns the day before.

Li Xuei borrowed twenty large round tables, each seating about ten people, along with stools, which had to be prepared in advance.

Plus, there were dishes, chopsticks, and various table settings.

Li Qinghai’s family had returned early to help.

Both families took a day off from their business for the occasion.

Li Qinghai’s family ca to assist early, for even as night fell, there was no sight of Gu Rushan and his wife. If they depended on the Gu Family’s help, there wouldn’t be any food to eat.

The place was bustling with activity.

At ho, they had already prepared lon seeds, candy, cigarettes, and liquor.

This ti, Gu Ruhai really splurged.

A once-in-a-lifeti honor, Gu Ruhai couldn’t miss it.

Perhaps, even when he got married, it wasn’t as grand.

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