I am a Big Villain

179. Career of a miser

It is now May, and there are still four months left before the enrollment registration for primary and secondary schools in September. During this period, Yan Chu needs to get the goods that are urgently needed, and at the same time, he is constantly running back and forth between the urban and provincial capitals to find suitable rental properties. house to live in.

In addition, it is also necessary to obtain a temporary residence permit and the information for the child to enroll in school after moving to the provincial capital.

In the past four months, because of the family's previous savings, the profits from the goods that came back from Shencheng last time, and the two hundred yuan that Yan Chu's second cousin's family reluctantly came up with, they were far from running out of ammunition and food. when.

At the end of June, before July arrived, Yan Chu finally finished everything. At the same time, the old lady and several granddaughters had almost prepared everything that needed to be moved out of the house.

It wasn't until the moving truck arrived at the entrance of the alley that the neighbors heard that the Yan family was moving.

"Why did you move so smoothly?"

An old lady with bound feet took Lu Aihua's hand and said. She was one of the few friends the old lady could talk to in this alley.

"A Chu has found a job elsewhere. The children can't be separated from their biological father for a long time. We might as well move there with the whole family and rent a house."

The Yan family's small courtyard is not very big, but it is more than enough for a small family.

In addition, it also has a yard with a well. A family who wanted to rent a house nearby came to see it and gave a deposit on the same day, waiting for the Yan family to move out.

Lu Aihua also talked about this matter with her old sisters, lest the tenant come over and be regarded as a thief.

"We'll be far apart from each other in the future, and I don't know if we'll be able to see each other again."

The old lady was a little reluctant to part with her, but people of her generation had experienced wars and had long been accustomed to separation, so now she was feeling a little grateful.

"There's always a day when you can come back."

The old lady thought that when her granddaughter and grandson grew up, if she was still alive, she would definitely go back to the old yard to visit, and there might be a day when they could get together.

Before we parted, all the old quarrels and conflicts were put aside. Neighbors nearby came over to help carry some furniture and luggage to the truck at the entrance of the alley. Some people were also curious to know where Yan Chu's new job was. The whole family moved to Wherever they went, Yan Chu fooled them with a few words and talked a lot. In the end, no one asked where their new home was. It wasn't until everyone got in the car and looked at the truck's getting smaller and smaller that they realized to this point.

"I'm afraid he wants to avoid his relatives."

An understanding person suddenly spoke.

"I guess so."

Everyone sighed a few words, talking about how kind the Yan Chu family was, and how useless their old relatives were. They completely forgot about the joy they had in watching the fun, and what they said when teasing the girls of the Yan family. What you think is a joke.

All the mistakes are the fault of those relatives of the Yan family. I am afraid that for a long time in the future, the people of Yan Chu's first uncle and second uncle will not be able to hold their heads up in this area.

*****

"Dad, look at the little vest I made."

The truck only has two seats at the front, one is the driver's seat, and the other is the passenger seat. The old lady is old, so she sits in the front with her two-year-old grandson, while Yan Chu brings his five daughters. Sitting in the pocket of the car with the furniture and luggage.

The weather is a bit hot now, and sitting in the car with the wind blowing is a fun thing for a few children.

The youngest Jade sister is tired of her father, showing off their achievements in the past month.

This is a simple little vest. The white cotton fabric has been soaked once and feels soft and comfortable. In the center of the vest, a flower is sewn with fabrics of four or five different colors. The tailoring is The sewing skills are not very good, and it looks weird, but it also has a childlike feel.

"Some little princess sewed these flowers. They look so beautiful."

Yan Chu was not stingy with his praises, and he was not stingy as long as they did not cost money.

Yan Jin and Yan Zhen blushed slightly. The two sisters were not old enough to touch a sewing machine. Now their grandma has taught them some basic needlework. The flowers on the vests that the twins are holding are the two sisters who sewed them on. of.

At first, the two sisters thought that the sewing was a bit ugly, and it was far inferior to the clothes grandma used to make for them with a sewing machine. But now, listening to their father's sincere praise, the two sisters felt that their embroidery work was not bad at all, and they had improved. My mood for improving my embroidery skills is getting stronger and stronger.

"Dad, Dad, I chose the color of the petals with the four jade and five jade."

Yan Zhu is the third among the sisters. Unlike the previous two sisters, she is not old enough to help with some housework, but unlike the two younger sisters, she is a rare visitor to the twins.

Being in a position that is neither up nor down, it is inevitable for people to ignore it.

Over the past few months, Yan Zhu has become much more cheerful. She feels that she is as important as the other sisters in her father's eyes, and she has begun to actively show herself in front of her family.

This is a good habit that should be cultivated from an early age.

"Well, the colors of the flowers chosen by Three Beads, Four Jade and Five Jade are also very beautiful. This little vest looks better than the clothes sold in the mall. Dad can't wait to see how you look when you put on this dress. "

The genes of the Yan family are good, and every child is exceptionally tall. Even if they are wearing tattered linen, they probably won't look ugly. What's more, this little vest is not ugly at all. The old lady is watching over it. Woolen cloth.

"I didn't plan it well this time, otherwise the saved fabric could be used to make a few urine rings for my brother."

The eldest daughter Yan Jin sighed and said that now in her heart, in order to provide for herself and her younger brothers and sisters to study, there are many places to save money at home. The white cotton cloth that their father bought before was not used high enough. After the sisters' little vests and little trousers, there were a bunch of bits and pieces of cloth. When put together, they turned out to be quite small.

Yan Jin felt a little sorry for the wasted cloth. If they hadn't cut it in a hurry and redrawn the cutting range on the cloth, they might have saved a lot of cloth.

The eldest daughter is now very housekeeper-conscious, which makes Yan Chu very happy.

"It doesn't matter. I still have a piece of useless cloth at home. Think carefully before doing it this time. When we get to the provincial capital, dad will take you to the shopping mall to see what other people's clothes are like. We can still learn. study."

Yan Chu thought that if he didn't buy it, it wouldn't go against his original ideas.

A big shopping mall?

The eyes of the five girls were so bright that they almost blinded Yan Chu.

*****

The house Yan Chu rented took into account the issue of the children's future schooling. Across an alley is the city's primary school. The old lady has to take care of other children in the family who have not yet reached school age. She will definitely not be able to send her granddaughter to and from school. Such a situation Come, the school is closer and safer.

The courtyard is quite large, in the shape of an old-fashioned three-heyuan courtyard with a single family, which is similar to the Yan family’s previous courtyard.

The landlord's son is abroad. The old couple are intellectuals. They must have suffered a lot of persecution in those years. They were probably frightened by the fight. As soon as they were rehabilitated, they quickly found connections and went abroad to find their son.

Their triple courtyard house was their ancestral home, but the old couple probably didn't plan to come back. They asked someone to sell it, but the price was too high, 15,000 yuan, which was far beyond the price of the same type of house now. The price puts many people off.

The old couple needed money urgently, so they changed their mind to renting. The monthly rent was thirty-eight yuan, one year at a time, which meant that Yan Chu did not have to worry about the house being sold during this year.

There are four bedrooms in the main house, one for Yan Chu, one for the old lady, and two rooms for the children to sleep in. When they get older and need each child to have their own private space, they can also Clear out some empty rooms in the left and right wings.

However, Yan Chu estimated that by that time, the family might have bought their own house and would not be able to use the wing rooms on both sides for the time being.

Now the third, fourth, fifth and youngest son still have to sleep with the old lady, otherwise she will be worried. Nine-year-old Yan Jin and seven-year-old Yan Zhu first had a room that belonged to their sisters before starting their elementary school careers. Yan Chu allowed them to use the scraps of fabric to make trinkets to decorate their rooms, which made the two sisters happy for a whole day.

Until I went out at night to familiarize myself with the surrounding environment, the corners of my raised lips never dropped.

The Yan family went out after dinner. The sun was long in summer, so when they finished dinner after five o'clock, it was still very lively outside.

The whole family was going to the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase some daily necessities. When they moved, they took most of the things with them, but there were always things missing.

Nowadays, some vendors have begun to appear on the streets, most of which sell food or fashionable southern gadgets.

One of them sells sweet-scented osmanthus porridge, and business is particularly good. The main reason is that the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus is so overwhelming. When everyone smells the smell, they can't help but come to the stall.

It is still the end of June, far from the season when the sweet-scented osmanthus blooms. The sweet-scented osmanthus used by this family to make porridge was probably left over from last year, but I don’t know how to preserve it.

Even though they had just eaten dinner, the children couldn't help but become greedy when they smelled the aroma.

The fragrant scent of osmanthus is mixed with the fragrance of millet porridge. Sugar must have been added, and the air is sweet.

Yan Fei and Yan Cui held their sisters' hands, swallowed, and remained obedient without speaking.

"Let's have some sweet-scented osmanthus porridge. It's not expensive, only eight cents a bowl."

When Yan Chu passed by, the boss said to him that the price was indeed fair, but Yan Chu looked at it and saw that the bowl was the size of an ordinary rice bowl at home. He could drink it all in three or two gulps. For an ordinary adult, if he wanted to be full, he would need at least Let's have three bowls.

"Boss, let's have a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus porridge."

Yan Chu handed over the eight cents, and then took the bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus porridge handed over by the boss, which was still steaming.

"Mom, try this smell. It smells pretty good to me."

Yan Chu took a spoonful and handed it to the old lady holding her little grandson.

"I won't drink it, give it to the children."

The old lady shook her head. Old people always want to leave good things to their children.

"You have brought up these children all by yourself. You are the most qualified to drink whatever good things our family has."

Yan Chu did not want his children to develop the idea that good things from their parents and elders should be left to them. Respecting their elders was the most important virtue that children should learn.

"Grandma drinks."

Several little girls looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus porridge with greed, but no one thought their father's words were wrong.

Her son and granddaughter were all filial, and the old lady's eyes were red. She happily drank the spoonful of porridge her son handed over to her. She felt it was extremely sweet. This was the best sweet-scented osmanthus porridge she had ever tasted.

The second mouthful was left to Yan Chu for himself, and then the five girls in turn. The youngest son was also lucky enough to drink the small spoonful of sweet-scented osmanthus porridge at the bottom of the porridge. His mouth was sweet, and his little tongue licked the corner of his mouth, so beautiful that his eyes narrowed. There was a small gap.

After everyone took a bite, the bowl of porridge was gone. Yan Chu returned the bowl to the boss. Even if the money in his bag was enough to buy all the porridge on the stall, he would only choose to buy that bowl.

The whole family was very happy, and no one felt that the portion of porridge for each person was less.

Yan Chu thought proudly, he was rich but stingy, but he was a good father.