Chapter 430 Preparing to Build a Courtyard House

Qiao Xiaoyun and Meng Zhengcheng have rather special jobs, often requiring them to work night shifts, so both hospitals and police stations provide them with temporary rest beds.

“Sure, when I went to deliver vegetables to my second brother, my second sister-in-law even suggested that my uncle sleep at their place, but I think it would be more convenient for him to sleep in the tenement building. My aunt and my aunt’s grandmother are sisters, so it would be better for them to live together,” Qiao Changdong said.

The guesthouse here is really in such poor condition that it's not even as good as the one in Qiaojia Village. Otherwise, they could have booked a room for the two elderly people.

"It's fortunate that you built the house, otherwise we really wouldn't have a decent place to entertain guests in the future," Qiao Xiaoyun added.

"Yes, by the way, sister, after you finish eating, you and your brother-in-law should go to Xiangnan to invite Chef Wang to our second brother's house. I heard that he used to be a head chef outside, so he should know how to cook more different cuisines. I noticed that my aunt didn't eat much last night, so I guess she's not used to our local food."

Speaking of this, Qiao Changdong only realized after going to Kyoto how much Yan Liti and Shen Qingyan had accommodated them when they were in Hongfeng Town.

The entire Huajiang Province is a province that loves spicy food.

Especially in Hongfeng Town, they have a cooking habit of adding chili peppers to some vegetables!

In Kyoto, even when the food contained chili peppers, it was always sweet peppers.

Shen Qingyan is one thing, he's always been rough around the edges, so eating spicy food shouldn't be a problem for him. But Yan Liti, I don't know how she managed to get through it.

Even when she hired a cook, she never asked the cook to prepare two non-spicy dishes; instead, she simply ate with them as usual.

She clearly has plenty of money; cooking a couple more non-spicy dishes wouldn't be a problem for her.

But she still ate with Qiao Qiao.

"Okay, we'll go after we finish eating." Qiao Xiaoyun nodded.

After dinner, each adult had their own things to do. As Qiao Xiaoyun and Meng Zhengcheng were about to drive Qiao Changdong's motorcycle to pick up Chef Wang, Qiao Qiao handed Meng Zhengcheng a bottle of dried green fruit that she had prepared beforehand.

"Uncle, this is especially effective for treating injuries caused by external force. It has the effect of removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. Take it and let me know if you need more."

When Qiao Qiao said this, she looked a little guilty.

Because she only remembered that her father and uncle's jobs were dangerous, she prepared supplies for them, completely forgetting that her uncle, who was a policeman, also needed supplies.

She only remembered this when she saw Meng Zhengcheng today.

Looking at the scar on his face, she said, "Uncle, you and Auntie both wash your face with the spiritual spring water, right? My great-aunt said that the spiritual spring water contains cell-activating ingredients. If you wash it more often, the scar may become lighter and lighter."

If that doesn't work, she'll use her spiritual power to dissipate it directly.

Looking at the little girl's earnest instructions, Meng Zhengcheng felt both touched and somewhat amused.

He said, "Goodness, this uncle will accept your kindness." Meng Zhengcheng was referring to the dried green fruit that Qiao Qiao had given her.

As for the scar on his face, he said, "Uncle is a man, and at this age, it doesn't matter whether he looks good or not. The spiritual spring water is for your aunt; Uncle doesn't need it..."

"Really?" Qiao Qiao tilted her head and pointed at Qiao Xiaoyun, whose skin had obviously improved by several years after using the spiritual spring water, and said, "Auntie will become even more beautiful and younger in the future. Uncle, aren't you afraid that Auntie will dislike you?"

That's what I meant.

Meng Zhengcheng was genuinely afraid!

He also noticed that his wife had become more and more beautiful lately, with better and better skin, and she seemed to have become much younger, vaguely returning to the state she was in when she was a young girl.

He is six or seven years older than Qiao Xiaoyun. He can barely pass for her now, but as Qiao Xiaoyun gets younger and younger, the gap will become even bigger.

Thinking about how my wife is getting younger and younger while I am getting older and older, the gap between us is getting bigger and bigger.

Meng Zhengcheng dared not be stubborn anymore, and from that day on, he began to wash with diluted spiritual spring water along with Qiao Xiaoyun.

Before Yan Liti and Shen Qingyan could bring Yan Xiaoqing and the others over, Qiao Changdong took Qiao Qiao and three bodyguards to his new house.

However, to prevent Shen Qingyan and the others from not being able to find them after returning to the tenement building, Qiao Changdong left a note on the living room table explaining where to go before heading to the newly built house.

For ordinary families, building a house takes at least six months, and sometimes as little as three months.

The reason why Qiao Changdong's house was able to be built so quickly was because he hired enough workers.

He paid high wages and provided good food, so the workers naturally worked even harder.

The wall surrounding the house had been built. When the landlord returned, he not only gave each of them a pack of good cigarettes, but also brought them three bottles of what was said to be good wine from the capital. He told them to have some at noon, which made them even more motivated.

The house occupies an area of ​​over 500 square meters, which also includes a surrounding yard.

Qiao Changdong had previously thought that this area was sufficient.

But after visiting Kyoto and staying at Yan Liti's castle and the Wang family's courtyard house, Qiao Changdong realized that Yan Liti's earlier comment about the house not being big was not a joke.

Indeed, this house looks very small.

When Qiao Changdong rode his motorcycle to deliver ingredients to the Mo family in the morning, he took a look from afar and made up his mind, so he really had things to do in the afternoon.

He wants to buy up a hilltop, several vegetable plots, and a piece of wasteland all around here!

Learn from the Wang family's courtyard house and expand it by adding a few more courtyards.

It's also his fault for being uneducated and ignorant; before going to the Wang family, he had no idea that houses could be built like that.

In his eyes, it was simply a dream house.

The structure of a courtyard house can satisfy the desire of a large family to live together, while also allowing each family to close their own doors and live their own lives. It couldn't be more suitable for the Qiao family!

Qiao Changdong acted immediately, taking Qiao Qiao to several places to buy up a few plots of land near their new house, about three acres, or 1,500 square meters.

In this era, every family owns its own land, and there is little need to buy more land.

Qiao Changdong's offer was not low. In addition, these three plots of land, a small hill, a wasteland, and several small vegetable gardens were not rice paddies that farmers relied on for their livelihood. When Qiao Changdong came to the door to say he wanted to buy them, the owners of these seven or eight plots of land all readily agreed.

These three acres of land will cost more than 20,000 yuan in total.

Qiao Changdong didn't have that much cash on hand. Even if he went to the bank to withdraw it temporarily, he would need to make an appointment in advance and it would take about three days to get it.

He could only make a verbal agreement with the owners of the three plots of land, saying that once he had collected the money, he would draft a contract and come over to sign it.

He acted quickly; by the time the rest of the Qiao family found out about it, Qiao Changdong had already called the bank to have someone prepare the money.