Chapter 147: Renovating the Old House_1
After leaving the village chief’s house, Yang Rulin suggested taking Yang Ruxin and Xiaofeng to see the house first to check what needed to be fixed, so they would have an idea.
The old house of their great uncle happened to be next to the Gu Family’s, with a small vegetable patch separating the two houses; the land was divided equally between them. Currently, the Gu Family’s half was planted with vegetables, but the other half was lying fallow.
"The Gu Family are actually decent people; they haven’t taken a single inch more than their fair share of the land," Yang Rulin said, pointing at the vegetable patch.
Yang Ruxin just smiled. She was already quite familiar with the Gu Family. If they were not of good character, she wouldn’t have befriended them, but she didn’t plan on voicing this thought to Yang Rulin.
"Are you very familiar with the Gu Family?" Yang Rulin then asked.
Yang Ruxin’s eyes flickered for a moment before she looked up at Yang Rulin. After a few seconds of eye contact, she nodded slightly, "I’ve interacted with them before, they’ve helped me..."
Yang Rulin nodded but didn’t say anything more and instead began checking the condition of the old house.
After going around the yard and inside the house, they discovered a hole in the roof of the west room, a collapsed section of the west courtyard wall, and an overgrowth of weeds in the back courtyard...
"These are minor issues, they can all be taken care of in no more than two days," Yang Rulin glanced at Yang Ruxin, "The weeds can be cut down for firewood, and after airing the house out for a couple of days, it should be all right. Probably in about five or six days, you guys can move in..."
"Thank you, Brother Rulin," Yang Ruxin nodded, "Then, about the rent..."