After everyone was done introducing themselves, they began to distribute the rooms. There were two rooms for the women, and the bed in each room could accommodate three people. The three girls from before took one room.
There were four people with Lu Xiaoxiao. She saw three other girls standing together. It was obvious that they were going to stay together. There were two big rooms and a small room for the men that were just enough for them to stay in. Now, she was the only one who had no place to stay.
She looked pitiful in this situation, but it was actually what she wanted. Seeing that things had turned out this way, Uncle Liu told them that everyone should pack up first. After packing up, the team was brought to collect their food.
After Uncle Liu finished speaking, he led her and Wang Gang towards the captain's house.
When Uncle Liu arrived at the captain's house, he told him the situation. The captain thought for a moment and asked her to stay at his house for the time being. He would build a house with the settlement fee given by the higher-ups next spring.
When Lu Xiaoxiao heard the captain's words, she looked at Wang Gang.
When Wang Gang saw Lu Xiaoxiao looking at him, he understood what she meant. Hence, he looked at the captain and said, "Captain, my name is Wang Gang. I'm Xiaoxiao's uncle. I'm here mainly for her. This child's situation is a little special. Her parents have just died. At a young age, she insisted on learning from her parents to contribute to the country, so she signed up to come to the countryside herself."
"I only found out about this later, so I accompanied her. I saw that the Zhiqing Point was full just now. It's impossible to build a house in the snow now and it is not a good idea for her to stay here for a long time, so I wanted to ask if there's an empty house in the village. We'll buy it. Xiaoxiao has to stay here for a long time, so it's more convenient to buy a house. After all, she's young and can't get along with the people from the Zhiqing Point."
When the captain heard Wang Gang's words, he thought for a moment. Then, he shook his cigarette stick and said, "There's a house in the village, but the location isn't very good at the foot of the mountain. It's an old hunter's house. The house has been empty since the old hunter fell to his death. When the house was built at the foot of the mountain, it was made of hard materials like rocks. It's because they were afraid that something would come out of the mountain. If you want it, I'll bring you there to take a look."
Lu Xiaoxiao was delighted to hear the captain's words. Then, she immediately looked at Wang Gang.
Wang Gang seemed to be very satisfied with the house introduced by the captain, so he said, "Then I'll have to trouble the captain."
Lu Xiaoxiao and Wang Gang arrived at the house at the foot of the mountain under the lead of the captain. From the outside, this house looked really good. The courtyard wall was made of stone and was about 1.5 meters tall. As time had passed, the courtyard door had disappeared.
Walking into the courtyard, Lu Xiaoxiao saw a house made of soil. The house was good, but the roof was gone. There were three rooms. One was a bedroom, one was a main room, and the other was the kitchen. There was nothing inside except a brick bed and a stove.
The front yard was not bigger than 100 square meters. The ground was paved with bricks. The most surprising thing was that there was a well. This way, it would be very convenient to use water in the future.
The backyard was smaller than the front yard, only about 50 square meters. It looked like it had been used to grow vegetables in the past. There was also a toilet in the corner, but the wood that had been built had been knocked down. Only a wooden bucket was below, making it recognizable as a toilet.
After Lu Xiaoxiao finished looking at this house, she planned to buy it. Wang Gang also felt that this house was not bad after some renovation, so he went to discuss with the captain.
In the end, the price of this house was set at 180 yuan. As there was a settlement fee of 120 yuan in the countryside, he only needed to pay another 60 yuan and the house would be hers. As it was too late that day, the procedures were arranged to be settled the next day.