Rebirth in the 70s: A military wife who was married into a vegetative state

Director Liang, who had taken the White Rabbit toffee, was so efficient. Two days later, she came to Qiao's courtyard early in the morning.

It happened that An Nian and Yu Luyuan were both at home.

"I have searched for three small courtyards for you. The areas and prices are quite different."

Director Liang sat down with a smile.

An Nian poured her a cup of tea and handed it over.

Director Liang took it and drank: "Come, you two first take a look at the information I compiled. There was a lot of trouble in the past few years, and the original architectural drawings can no longer be found. The ones above were drawn by me after reading them. .”

"You have a heart."

An Nian smiled gratefully and handed the information in his hand to Yu Luyuan.

"Yuanyuan, you watch first, I'll go to the house to decorate the tea fruits."

"it is good."

An Nian went into the house, took a fruit plate and filled a box full of it. Director Liang's eyes lit up when he brought it out.

She had noticed before that the couple had a lot of money, but these days they didn't want to ask someone to do something for them and just give them a whole bag of White Rabbit toffee.

God knows, when she brought the White Rabbit toffee home the day before yesterday, her little grandson hugged her thigh and called her "grandma" so many times that her heart melted.

"Director Liang, please have some snacks first. I'm sorry to trouble you these past two days. You've been busy with work, but you still took time to help us with the field inspection."

Director Liang withdrew his gaze and his expression became more affable.

"It's okay, it's all about serving the people."

An Nian smiled and said: "Serve the people, and the people cannot let public servants hurt themselves and make them sad. Come on, try this. This is the latest nougat on the market. It tastes very fragrant."

Director Liang hesitated.

"If you keep being polite to us, I'll be embarrassed to ask you to take us to see the house."

Hearing what An Nian said, Director Liang laughed loudly, as if he was convinced by her, and began to eat from the fruit plate, with a brighter smile on his face.

"It's okay, it's okay. I have already said hello to the three of them in advance. There are people at home today, and we can go over to view the house at any time."

An Nian was happy. It would be great if he could settle down as soon as possible.

While talking, Yu Luyuan had already read all the information.

"Nian Nian, come and take a look too."

"it is good."

An Nian leaned closer to him and lowered his head to read the information.

After reading it, Yu Luyuan sorted out all the information. It was smoother than what Director Liang had brought over randomly. Just read along.

The first suite is in the courtyard as soon as you enter. It is relatively close to Qiao's courtyard. An Nian remembers that he has passed by it several times.

The wooden door was always closed, and only the weeds on the wall were growing tenaciously.

The second suite is a courtyard with two entrances, covering an area of ​​more than 200 square meters, and is located in another alley.

The third suite is larger, with three entrances and an area of ​​600 square meters. Opposite is the back entrance of Beijing Normal University.Walk more than 100 meters along the alley and you will reach the main road.

This information is shown on the drawings.

An Nian is more excited about the third set, and the bigger one is definitely the best.

She looked up at Yu Luyuan.

Under the stone table, Yu Luyuan squeezed her fingers with his big palm, with a smile on his lips.

An Nian smiled back at him, knowing that as long as he liked it, Yuanyuan would nod.

She looked at Director Liang opposite: "Director, these three houses are all very good. Thank you for your hard work."

"it's okay no problem……"

Director Liang quickly waved his hand because he was short-tongued.

"Then shall we go and have a look now?"

"it is good."

The three houses are all nearby. If you go quickly, it can be done in an hour or two, and you can prepare lunch when you get back.

An Nian and Yu Luyuan followed Director Liang out.

Before going out, An Nian packed the entire fruit plate in oil paper bags.

"I heard that you have a cute little kid at home. Let's take these things back and give them to him."

"How does this work..."

Director Liang was very moved, but also shy.

Now that supplies are scarce, their family can eat enough, but it is impossible to be satisfied with extra snacks. That's why Director Liang was so moved when he saw the bag of White Rabbit toffee.

However, she had already taken a bag of toffee from Yu Luyuan and the others, and Director Liang felt that she was too shameless if she took anything else.

"nothing."

An Nian's eyes were gentle, but the strength of his hands did not weaken at all. He directly stuffed the oil-paper bag into the cloth bag on Director Liang's shoulder.

Before she could refuse again, An Nian pulled Yu Luyuan forward.

"Director Liang, hurry up, I'll lock the door."

Director Liang paused for a moment and decided to play his role more later.

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An Nian was not satisfied with the first apartment. It was too dilapidated. When the door was opened, the specific appearance of the house could not be seen clearly. It was like being in the wilderness, with not even a trail.

Director Liang's face also felt faintly hot.

"This one is not very good. Let's go see the second one. That one has always been lived in and has been well maintained."

"it is good."

The second set was slightly further away, and the three of them walked for a quarter of an hour before reaching the door.

"You guys wait for me, I'll call the landlord."

With that said, she entered the courtyard first.

When the courtyard door opened, An Nian was stunned for a moment.

She thought that every courtyard was like Qiao's small courtyard, with two entrances and two entrances, and the front yard garden could be walked.

The situation in this courtyard was completely different from what she expected. Inside the door was a long narrow passage, dark and a bit scary.

Seeing her constantly looking inside, Yu Luyuan laughed and reached out to hook her collar.

"We're going in too."

"is this okay?"

An Nian blinked, feeling anxious.

"There's nothing wrong with it." Yu Luyuan pointed to the courtyard door with a smile, "The door of this courtyard may have never been locked. It should be a large courtyard with many families living inside."

An Nian's mouth opened slightly: "How can I live in a courtyard with two entrances?"

In fact, An Nian's understanding of this era was very limited. She learned about the shortage of supplies and housing from newspapers or other people's mouths.

She hadn't experienced much herself.

In my limited memory, when I was a child, I lived with my parents in the staff dormitory of the textile factory, and then lived in the small utility room of the An family.

However, houses and land in the countryside are not valuable, and everyone lives in quite spacious places.

After arriving at Yu's house, An Nian had no real idea of ​​the shortage of housing in the city.

She could not imagine the life of more than a dozen families crowded into a small courtyard house. Now that she saw it, she felt very strange and even a little curious.

"Go in and see."

Yu Luyuan didn't know how to explain it, so he just led her inside.

"Watch your step, it's too dark in here."

"Yeah. If we buy it, these haphazardly built rooms must be demolished and electric lights installed here."

An Nian has already begun to imagine how to decorate it in the future.

Yu Luyuan listened with a smile, nodding in agreement from time to time.

After entering the small courtyard, An Nian looked around.

"I thought I would see a different world after walking in."

When walking along that trail just now, An Nian had automatically brought in the descriptions in "The Peach Blossom Spring".

At first he was extremely narrow, but only then did he understand people.After walking dozens of steps, I suddenly became enlightened.The land is flat and the houses look like...

However, everything in front of him broke An Nian's fantasy.

After walking through a dark path, there is still a path inside, but it is a little brighter. The walls of each house are pushed out as much as possible, and the eaves are also extended outwards, and there are clothes drying under the eaves.

So cramped!

"You guys are coming in?"

At this time, Director Liang walked out of the room on the left and laughed when he saw An Nian and the other two.

"Here, let me introduce you. This is Master Liu. He is a retired worker from the steel factory. This house was allocated to the four brothers..."

After An Nian heard about the cause and effect, it turned out that Master Liu's family all worked in the steel factory. At that time, thinking that they were a big family, a couple and four brothers, when the factory allocated houses, they were simply assigned to a courtyard. As for how to deal with the details, it is up to their own families to decide.

However, as time passed, Master Liu's parents passed away. Each of the four brothers married a wife and had children. There were many conflicts between the sisters-in-law. In order not to affect the relationship between the brothers, they separated. .

The back of the house is managed by Master Liu, who still lives there, and the rent will be returned to each home on time every month.

"This is the place where we grew up, and we really can't bear to sell it."

Master Liu cherished and touched the wall with emotion.

"It's just that the factory has built a batch of buildings this time. They are spacious and bright. We all have the opportunity to get a house, so I thought of selling this old house and collecting some money for decoration."

"Is that so..."

An Nian nodded slightly, knowing that the other party was just raising the price before selling the house. She had already experienced it when she bought her first house just now.

She looked up at Yu Luyuan, who nodded slightly, took a step forward, and handed out a cigarette.

"Master Liu, can we see the whole courtyard? I just looked around and it seems that the courtyard has been divided into rooms."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Master Liu's face. He held the cigarette but was too embarrassed to light it, so he just nodded slightly.

"Okay, there is a small terrace above the house I live in. I will show you when I get up there."

"it is good."

The three of them followed him into the house.

When I got to the very end, I saw a wooden staircase, which was steep and tight.

When An Nian walked up, she would have been afraid of falling down if Yu Luyuan hadn't been supporting her waist from behind.

Finally arriving on the terrace, An Nian felt that everything was empty.

Seeing the change in An Nian's expression, Master Liu looked a little proud.

“I built this terrace specially. In the evening, it would be absolutely wonderful to enjoy the breeze, drink some wine, and eat a few edamame beans on it!

Moreover, I also built a clothes drying pole on the right side, so that I don’t have to squeeze in with other people down there to dry clothes and quilts. "

An Nian walked around and felt that Master Liu's words were not unreasonable.

This terrace should be right above the path she and Yuan Yuan walked just now. The area that was supposed to be in the open air was poured into a large terrace by Master Liu, and the space above it expanded more than twice in an instant.

Walking outside, you can see the alley, and walking inside, you can overlook the entire courtyard scene.

An Nian thought that if they really bought this small courtyard, the terrace might be preserved. Of course, the extra part poured by Master Liu would have to be removed, otherwise it would affect the lighting too much.

Thinking so carelessly, An Nian moved to the edge of the terrace.

"Be careful."

Yu Luyuan had been following her, and when he saw her leaning out, he reached out and pulled her.

"It's okay." An Nian said with a smile, still looking at the courtyard. "I……"

Her words disappeared in the next second.

In the courtyard, a woman with a big belly happened to come out of the house. She was holding a wooden basin filled with wrinkled clothes and sheets.

Perhaps sensing An Nian's gaze, the woman raised her head and looked over.

The two face each other!

An Qian felt that her breathing stopped at this moment!

She looked around in panic, and when she saw her embarrassed appearance, she suddenly didn't know what to do!

She was disheveled, holding a basin of dirty clothes in her hands, standing in the cramped courtyard.

As for An Nian, she stood in the sun, looking down at herself from above, looking so beautiful.

"Never mind?"

Yu Luyuan was at the back, and when he saw her mid-sentence, he took two steps forward in confusion.

When he saw the appearance of the woman below him clearly, Yu Luyuan calmly withdrew his gaze, put his arms around An Nian's waist, brought her towards him, and gave her instructions.

"What's there to see? What if I accidentally fall down?"

An Nian came back to her senses and followed him to retract her feet.

"I'm not stupid."

Yu Luyuan looked down at her helplessly: "But I'm worried."

"Okay..." An Nian murmured.

Master Liu saw that they had looked around and asked.

"How about it? Comrade Yu and Comrade An, do you think this house is what you want? If you really like it, we can negotiate the price again."

He is an old Beijing native and is very familiar with the prices and house prices in the capital. The quotation he gave was inflated and there was a lot of room for negotiation.

An Nian did not answer his question, but asked about the situation of the tenants in the yard.

Master Liu introduced: "There are currently eight households living in the yard. Except for me, the other seven households are tenants. Basically, each household has a small single room, and the area of ​​the single room ranges from 10 to 20 square meters."

An Nian was secretly stunned. This small courtyard only had a total area of ​​more than 200 square meters, but eight families lived there.Except for the necessary passages, everything else should be filled with walls.

She glanced to the northwest corner. There was a banyan tree there. It seemed to occupy a large area. The two rooms near the banyan tree were shrouded under its canopy. Don't even think about the sunlight. It was quite frustrating to look at it. of.

Master Liu's family are all smart people, and they can actually divide the yard so finely.

If An Nian were from later generations, he would definitely be impressed by Master Liu's family's talent for renting houses in groups.

Yu Luyuan knew what An Nian wanted to know most, so he calmly asked a question with his hands behind his back.

"Who are the tenants? If we buy the house, will they agree to move out?"

"This is absolutely fine!"

Master Liu didn't take it to heart at all and waved his hand very boldly.

"Our family takes good care of the house, and the tenants we choose are all very educated. Most of the people who live here are educated people. For example, the room in the northeast corner is occupied by students from Beijing Normal University next door. student.

She usually lives on campus, with her partner alone, and occasionally comes over to help with cleaning. "