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Chapter 58 The Ancient House

Zhou Tian had heard of burying the baby girl alive before. More than 30 years later, the ratio of men and women in China was severely unbalanced, and the wedding gifts soared, and those babies who were thrown and drowned were gradually known.

Because of the different genders, the treatment varies greatly. A man is held in the palm of his family and a woman is thrown into a stinky ditch. What did women do wrong in nature that they are so despised?

The most ridiculous thing is that the most fiercer oppressing homosexuals are those older women. They seem to have been trampled on for the rest of their lives, and they also feel that other women should be despised as they are.

People are the kindest and the coldest.

At this time, Zhou Juan was surrounded by people and walked out of the room. With the drums and drums, Zhou Juan was shy and timid in red wedding dress. Just like all the girls in the world, her eyes were full of expectations for the future life. No one present could compare to her shy appearance.

Zhou Tian looked at her and for some reason she thought of a sentence she often heard before: Let her enjoy it before before, but when she gets married, it won’t be so easy.

At this time, girls do not have the awareness of "since the quality of life will become worse after getting married, why do you still have to get married?" So the day of marriage is likely to be the happiest day for the bride in her life.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tian also left behind the grudge in her heart and sincerely blessed Zhou Juan.

The Yang family is not far from the Zhou family, and it takes five minutes to walk. However, getting married is just for fun, so the wedding team went around the village. Zhou Juan and Yang Renqing walked among the crowd, and Zhou Tian helped the bride carry the east behind them.

Zhou Juan looked at Zhou Tian several times along the way. Seeing Zhou Tian’s face also had a joyful look, an accident flashed in her eyes. In the end, she didn’t say anything. She seemed to be a little pleasing to Zhou Tian.

When they arrived at the groom's house, the bride had to change her clothes to toast. Everyone else left the wedding room, but Zhou Juan asked Zhou Tian to stay.

Zhou Tian guessed that Zhou Juan had something to say to her, but when she thought of the relationship between the two, she said with an excuse: "My stomach hurts a little and I want to go to the bathroom. Sister Juan, please let others help." There was a layer of embarrassment between them, and then they chatted privately in front of everyone. Maybe what would happen in the future.

She used the excuse to hide out, but later she didn't go back to the wedding room and sat at the same table with others outside. Zhou Juan was the bride and had no time to find her again.

Until Zhou Juan and Yang Renqing walked to their table to toast, the three of them toast each other. Zhou Tian deliberately said, "Yang Renqing, you must be kind to my sister in the future, otherwise our Zhou family will not spare you." Then she blocked all kinds of gazes around her.

The groom originally said to her that he was intimate, but changed his mind to her cousin in the middle. Others must have imagined the love, hate, and love between them. The more this happens, the more generous she will be.

"I also hope you can get married sooner." Zhou Juan said with a smile. But this was a bit subtle.

Zhou Tian pretended not to understand and drank the wine in the cup in one go.

Life is like drinking water, knowing the cold and warmth of the fish, she feels that there is nothing wrong with her now. A person is not born for marriage, but there are other meaningful things besides marriage. When she finds the meaning of her life, what is marriage?

After the lunch banquet, Zhou Tian had nothing to do. In the afternoon, she and Zhou Hui took two young men back to the county town.

Although everyone did not show it very clearly, most people looked at her with a strange pity, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

After the 18th day of the 12th lunar month, the Chinese New Year will be very fast. Zhou Tian also discussed another thing with Zhou Hui, "Brother, let's buy a house in the county town. I want to buy the big house we live in now."

Zhou Hui expressed no objection. Now they will definitely live in the county town in the future. And when they go back to see Zhou Juan off, he also feels uncomfortable staying in his hometown. It is also good to live in the county town for a family.

After the brother and sister agreed, Zhou Tian contacted the landlord.

Unfortunately, the landlord said it was an ancestral house and was not willing to sell it. Zhou Tian couldn't force it, so she had to say that she would take a look at other houses.

Somehow, the news that she wanted to buy a house was spread. On the 29th day of the 12th lunar month, a family came to the door and asked Zhou Tian if she wanted to buy a house in the county town.

"Yes, it's not convenient to rent it all the time." Zhou Tian said. Without her own house, she always feels like she has no place to fall, which makes her feel a little weak.

"Our family just happens to want to sell the house. Why don't you go and have a look?"

“Where?”

“In the east of the city.”

"East of the city?" Zhou Tian was surprised.

Jiangling County is a typical southern county town. Although it is not large yet, it is divided into four urban areas: east, west, south, and north. The area east of the city is actually an ancient residential area, with alleys with a wide carriage inside, and both sides of the alley are old houses from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

However, due to years of disrepair and various telephone poles and illegal buildings, the east part of the city seems particularly crowded and messy.

Zhou Tian also came here when she was selling cakes before. At that time, she felt that this urban area was much more charming than many ancient towns in later generations. Walking on the bluestone slabs in the alley, she really felt like she was free to cross time and space.

"I remember that the houses on the east side of the city should all belong to the ancestral homes." Zhou Tian said that the Chinese people have a deep affection for the things of their ancestors. Generally speaking, they will not take action easily.

"Yes, it's the ancestral home. My son wants to move to the provincial capital, and probably won't come back in the future. It's better to sell this house if you leave it." The man said, not much regret in his tone.

Zhou Tian felt strange. After going back to see him, she understood why he did not regret this ancestral property at all.

This house is actually quite large, with a patio and a garden. However, it is too old and looks broken and old. If you want to repair it, it will definitely cost a lot. When you walk into the house, the light inside is dim and dark, and it looks like a haunted house.

Such a place makes people unable to live in much comfort.

Zhou Tian was a little moved. She liked such an old house.

However, buying it is not a problem. The problem is that in a few years, Jiangling County will demolish the east of the city for the overall appearance and build it into a high-rise community. In other words, if she wants to buy this house, in order to protect her ancient house, the government will have to dispel the idea of ​​demolishing the entire ancient house.

But this is not easy. Every official in office will definitely want to make political achievements. If the ancient house in the east of the city is left alone, it will be like an ugly scattered child, affecting the appearance of the entire county town. After demolition and reconstruction, it will not only remove this ugly scattered child, but also increase the government's income.

But if we want to repair this ancient house and make it a local feature, the cost will be quite high. How could the government spend so much money to repair this? Moreover, whether the government can spend so much money is still a question.

Compared with these two, it is no surprise that the government will choose the former.
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