Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The new house leaks

The banquet called this day was held by restaurants in Taipei City. There were three people in total, the chef, the second chef, and the waiters.Together with the tables and chairs, all items were transported by a three-wheeled truck. It was raining heavily outside, and it was very inconvenient to do various things. The whole living room was wet by them. Fortunately, the kitchen of this house is big enough to accommodate a table of banquets, but it is a pity that the windows cannot be opened, causing the air to be dirty. I found out that Mr. Hu Gongdao's driver did not enter the house, and it was neither kind nor sad to let him sit in the car alone in the wind and rain.

I asked Obasan to hold an umbrella, and invited Driver Liao into the house. In fact, it doesn't hurt to have dinner at the same table. After a while, Obasan came back from outside the house drenched all over. She said that driver Liao would rather die than enter the house. What's the point?He was afraid that Ma Lisa would beat him up again? Driver Liao also asked Obasan to bring in a message, asking how long Mr. Hu Gongdao would have to wait?He wanted to go to town to eat noodles. Old Mr. Hu Gongdao understood the truth, and said to Obasan: "Just tell him to come back after eating the noodles!"

Because the mahjong tiles were delivered, the "rolling of the dice" ended. Obasan had already made the mahjong table, and even the mahjong tiles were spread out on the table. The question is who is at the table? The typhoon is coming, and every guest is anxious, eager to go home as soon as possible.Naturally, Lei Sanfeng is an exception. Of course Mr. Hu Gongdao and his wife were not willing to go to the table, they were not interested in this aspect. Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li's wife pushed the children to be afraid of thunder, because they were afraid that when the typhoon landed, there would be thunder and rain, which would frighten the good baby.They had to rush home immediately after eating.

Not to mention the two sisters Wang Wenjuan and Wang Wenmei, they are still in the "kindergarten" stage of learning mahjong, how can there be any fun playing cards with them? How to do it?Except for mother and Lei Sanfeng who were waiting to be served at the table, two were missing two, and even if Ma Lisa joined in, there were still three missing one. At the same time, Ma Lisa is still in a mood, she is not happy that Lei Sanfeng is in contact with his mother at the gaming table again. Fortunately, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li were very helpful, and after a while of procrastination, they were able to get together.

People in Hong Kong move to a new house to have a banquet called "joint wine". The banquet started, and it was quite lively, but it was a pity that the wind and rain were blowing outside the window. Lei Sanfeng, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li are both good at joining in the fun. They guess the game and drink orders, and persuade each other to drink, which can make people dilute the horror of the typhoon. Hu Gongdao and his wife resigned before the final banquet, and the typhoon was the best reason. The yard outside the house was already full of water. Because it is a garden house, except for the cement passage, flowers and trees were planted on both sides. Once the rain washed away, it turned into mud.

Hu Gongdao and his wife stuck to umbrellas and raincoats and rode water cars. When I came back from seeing off the guests, Obasan was telling my mother that there was a leak in the corner of the kitchen. Not to mention, the main room on the second floor also leaked, and the mahjong room also leaked.Hi there are more and more leaking places. Freshly painted walls fell apart in no time.What kind of garden house is this?Unable to withstand a little bit of wind and rain, it has already revealed its original shape. After the banquet, the two sisters Wang Wenjuan left and asked Obasan to find a taxi for them.

During times of heavy wind and rain, taxis are hard to find. "Money can turn ghosts." Obasan is a veteran servant, and you must have a means to use this kind of person.Wang Wenjuan knew a lot. She stuffed fifty yuan bills into Obasan's hand, and then told her to find a car. Obasan held up the umbrella, no matter how heavy the wind and rain, she ran very fast. Hearing that Obasan was looking for a taxi, the wives of Xiao Zhang and Li had a small dispute with their husbands. At first it was the opinion of the two wives that we needed to go home early due to the typhoon, so as soon as the taxi arrived, we all quit and went home together.

But Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li thought that Mrs. Tian only had a few close friends during the "housewarming celebration". Since the old lady loves to play mahjong, she should play a few more rounds with her old man. They didn't quarrel blatantly, they whispered to each other, this kind of quarrel was unique enough. Finally they reached an agreement, the two wives went home first to take care of the children, and the two gentlemen played cards with the old lady, and they must be back home before twelve o'clock. After a while, Obasan was drenched, his umbrella was bent, and he came back in a state of embarrassment.She ran to the highway bureau station, and managed to stop a taxi with great difficulty.

"It's so difficult to find a taxi, how will you go home later?" Xiao Li's wife asked her husband. "We should always figure out our own way!" Xiao Li said. "It doesn't matter, Ma Lisa has a car!" Xiao Zhang said. "It's raining and the road is slippery. My driving skills are not good. I fell into the mud just now!" It was the first time Ma Lisa admitted that she couldn't do it. "It doesn't matter, I will drive at most!" Xiao Li said. "Are you okay? You don't have a driver's license!" Marisa said.

Xiao Li laughed and said, "You don't have a driver's license either!" "I always have a study license!" "You don't have a study license, and the wind and rain are so strong, are you afraid that the traffic police will check you?" Xiao Li added nonsense, "I'm not lying to you, I have driven a big truck before!" "I don't believe it!" The taxi took the two sisters Wang Wenjuan and Wang Wenmei to go, and the people in the restaurant were waiting for the checkout.Their three-wheeled van will be here soon, and it should be gone.

Mom handed her purse to me, and asked me to settle the account for the banquet for her.She said: "Actually, it's raining heavily, and the best pastime is playing mahjong!" I said: "For my mother, playing mahjong is also the best pastime when it's not raining!" "Of course, of course, don't worry about anything in the world!" Mom said. "Old lady! Something is wrong!" Obasan ran up the stairs in a panic. "What's the big deal?" Mom asked. "There's yellow mud flooding into the kitchen!" Obasan said. "Won't you find a few pieces of waste cloth to block it?" Mom didn't panic at all. "New house, new furniture, everything is new, where's the waste cloth?" "Ma Lisa went to find, in my suitcase, there are old clothes that I don't need, just treat them as waste cloth!" Mom said in a commanding tone. Ma Lisa pouted her lips and took the order to go. In my mother's suitcase, there are no old clothes. They are all brought from Hong Kong, and 70% of the oldest clothes are new. She chose a few less valuable ones, such as wool pajamas, linen gowns, and clothes that were easy to absorb water, and treated them as waste cloth. Obasan saw that those so-called old clothes were probably much more beautiful than the ones she wore out to "eat goodbye".She became greedy and hurriedly said, "How about exchanging my clothes?" Marisa said, "Since you have old clothes, why didn't you tell me earlier?" "Alas, if we sew and mend a piece of worn-out clothing, it can still be worn for several years!" "At most, mom will spend money to make you a new one!" "Of course it's desirable! But it's better to exchange, one for another!" The two of them went downstairs into the kitchen to block the muddy water that had soaked in the back door.In a stormy situation, how can a few ragged clothes block the water outside the crack of the door? Marisa found it strange that the yellow mud was surprisingly yellow, and it didn't seem to have floated up from the ground. Therefore, she opened the back door and planned to take a look outside. As soon as she opened the door, something went wrong. It happened that the back door was in the wind, and there was a burst of flying sand and stones. Even kitchen utensils such as pots, pans, and chopsticks were blown all over the floor. It flew from the kitchen directly out of the dining room, until Flew out of the living room. It was really lively, so loud, even several vases and teacups collapsed. Worst of all was the mud in the backyard of the kitchen, which was several inches above the threshold. If the back door is not opened, it will slowly seep in through the crack of the door. Once the door is opened, it will flow like quicksilver. The yellow mud, as thick as a mud cake, filled the terrazzo floor of the entire kitchen in an instant. When Marisa wanted to close the door again, it was too late.The wind was already terrifying enough, and the door panels were also laborious to move on the thick yellow mud. "Isn't that a landslide?" Ma Lisa noticed that large chunks of mud were constantly falling from the top of the mountain. The location of this garden house is really good, with mountains and rivers nearby.On the back is a yellow mud mountain. Once the heavy rain washes away, even the rainwater and mud will rush down the mountain. The garden of this bungalow seems to be the place where it converges. No wonder it didn't take long for the yard behind to be filled with yellow mud. I believe that after a while, the whole house will be surrounded by yellow mud. With great difficulty, Ma Lisa closed the back door again, and she hurried upstairs. At this time, my mother was making a big deal, "Full Garden Flower" with "All Eights", and she was still counting the numbers. "Does all eights count as eight generals? Do you think how big this deck is? Four to two and three encounters are still as high as a belt! Is it broken, Ping He still has a solo, I am a single hang, just look at it." This one is worth 80,000 yuan, and no one wants it if they touch it..." Marisa heard it as she ran up the stairs, and she yelled, "Don't take it all! Now there's mud under the house..." "What's all the fuss about? I just had a handful of 'full garden flowers' after all!" Mom said in a scolding tone. "Is the garden still full of flowers? Now the garden is full of mud!" She replied angrily. "What the hell is going on? Look at your blue face!" I have been sitting behind my mother looking at the cards, interrupted and asked Marisa. "It may be a landslide behind, and the rain washed all the mud into the yard!" she said. "A landslide?" I was taken aback. Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li immediately looked panic-stricken. Landslides are terrible things.There are often reports of people buried alive in the newspapers. Lei Sanfeng spoke! "How can there be landslides in this place? Mucha is not a mountainous area!" "Big chunks of mud fell from the mountain, isn't it a landslide?" Ma Lisa said. "Don't say it so scary, I just won a lot of big cards!" Mom reprimanded. "Mud and water seeped in through the back door, and it couldn't be blocked!" Ma Lisa said. "Haven't you already investigated, the river has changed its course, and this place is no longer flooded?" Mom asked the old question again. "It should not be flooded. The problem is that when a typhoon blows, heavy rain will cause disasters, and even Taipei City will be flooded!" I said. "Tian Ping, go and have a look!" Mom ordered to me. I know my mother's temper very well. As long as she sits on the mahjong table, she won't care if the sky falls. I waved to Ma Lisa and told her not to talk any more.When Marisa and I walked down the stairs.I could also hear my mother counting her numbers. "'Quandaiba' Qiqianhe, Duan Duan, Peace, Four Returns to Two, Alone, Three Meets, Common..." The situation downstairs is getting worse and worse. More and more mud seeps into the back door of the kitchen, and the terrazzo floor in the kitchen has completely turned into mud. It was already creeping up the hallway and was about to enter the dining room and living room. The condition of the front door was not very good either, and water dripped in at the threshold. It is believed that the garden outside the door had already turned into a pond. There are more and more leaking places, especially in the bathroom.It just happened to be connected to the water storage tower on the roof, and the builders of the house cut corners, so it splashed down from the walls and ceiling like a fountain. Fortunately, where it leaks, most of it is in the bathtub, and it can leak out of the bathtub.Otherwise, the whole bathroom will be flooded. "What kind of garden house is this? It's almost like a slum!" I said with a sigh. "Don't just look at the front, you should go to the back door to see if it's a landslide!" Ma Lisa said angrily. You have to take off your shoes when you go into the kitchen because it is already covered with mud. "The back mountain is slope-shaped, how could it collapse?" I said. "You'll know it after you've seen it!" I had to take off my shoes and socks, and rolled up my trousers. With bare feet, the feeling of stepping on the mud was not very pleasant. With great difficulty, the back door was opened, and it didn't matter if it was opened, the storm was like a ghost crying god, with a frightening force rushing towards the house. The pots, pans and pans in the kitchen began to dance again, like a symphony.Even the glass of the cupboard was smashed. A mass of mud just flew towards me and hit me in the face. I lost my footing and threw my feet upside down to the ground. This fall should have been beautiful. When I got up, I was like a clay figure. Ma Lisa saw that she didn't have any sympathy, and immediately laughed up and down, as if all the grievances in her stomach had been completely vented, it was like "gloating". "The wind is so strong, why do you want me to open the door?" I asked angrily. "How would you know unless you opened the door?" she said. Obasan also rushed over when he heard the sound. Like Ma Lisa, she not only had no sympathy, but also laughed out loud. I raised my hand to wipe off the dirt on my face. It was okay if I didn't wipe it off, but once I wiped it off, my whole face turned into a muddy face, only a pair of eyes were exposed. Obasan was quite conscientious. She stepped over the mud, lifted me up from the ground, and helped me close the back door again. "Go to the bathroom and take a shower!" she said. "Washing is useless, how to remove the dirt on the ground?" I said. "Water has entered the front door and mud has entered the back door. How do I clean it? The yard must be cleared first, so that no water or mud enters the front and back yards, so that the inside of the house can be safe!" Ma Lisha said. I began to feel puzzled, and said: "Is this place considered a low-lying area? If we say that we are in a dangerous area, we should evacuate as soon as possible!" "Who knew?" Marisa said. "So far we've been trapped by heavy rain and mud!" Obasan has her own experience, saying: "I used to live in low-lying areas. If there was any danger, the police would have sent someone to advise us to leave!" "What should I do now?" I said nana. "There's nothing we can do but leave it to fate!" said Marisa. "Look at a piece of glass breaking in the dining room, the rainwater keeps falling in, the front door is flooded, the back door is muddy, and the bathroom is full of water that is about to overflow. I believe that the downstairs will be flooded soon. How high will it be flooded? No one knows!" Obasan said. I unscrewed the tap water and washed it for a while, sort of washing off the dirt on my face and upper body. The living room and dining room were over an inch above the water, and we all had to retreat upstairs. "Oh, I don't know what happened to Tian Yidao and Tian Erdao at home? I really want to go back and have a look!" Ma Lisa suddenly had a whim, thinking about her child. "Ah, my car is still parked outside the door..." She ran to the gate fiercely, that old car was more important than her lifeblood. At this time, whether you open the front door or open the back door, the storm will hit the house. Marisa ran out of the house barefoot.The courtyard was flooded more than half a foot deep, and she didn't care about the heavy rain, she just wanted to see her classic car. The car was parked outside the garden gate, and the place was already like a vast ocean. The car was like a small island in the ocean, and the depth of the water reached the car's tires.If the engine is soaked in water, it is impossible to start it again, and the car that has just been overhauled will be "soaked" again at this time. "My car..." She stomped anxiously. Braving the rain, I chased her out of the house and advised her, "Don't worry about the car, people are more important!" Ma Lisa murmured: "The owner of the garage once guaranteed that the car would not break down within three or four weeks. Let me see how he will explain it?" I laughed and said: "No one can control natural disasters and man-made disasters, who will be responsible for you when the 'soaking' breaks down?" "I really should have gone home long ago!" She was regretting the car. "Driving in a storm, maybe it will fall into a mud puddle, isn't it the same as 'soaking'?" I comforted her. "At least when I go home, I can take care of Tian Yidao and Tian Erdao. On a stormy night, they will be scared!" "It's too late to think about this problem now, but with Mrs. Chen taking care of the two of them, I can rest assured..." "Sister-in-law Chen is crazy!" "God is with her, she'll be safe!" When the two of us returned to the house, we were drenched like soaked chickens. The flooding in the house became more and more serious, and it was two or three inches high. It would be unimaginable if it continued. Soaked in water, it smells bad, so we have to retreat upstairs. The card game on the third floor has entered a fierce stage, and my mother's hand is so smooth, it's almost like a god's help, what card to ask, what card to come, what card to make, what card to fight, all-powerful, call the wind and rain!It is a "one eat three" scene. They agreed that they would only play twelve rounds of cards, and the three losers were sweating profusely. Of course, none of them would have considered the seriousness of the storm outside and the flooding downstairs. Marisa and I walked into the mahjong room dripping wet, none of the four of them paying attention. My mother felt the same about herself again. "Three phases touch, listen to inlay heart five alone, Jue Zhang, will! Do the math, how many times are there besides all?" Mom's excitement is indescribable. "Surrender!" Xiao Li waved his hands, expressing his helplessness.He wiped his sweat and said, "For the last card, we have to fire such a big cannon!" "It's not a crime of war! I ran into a 'foreign aunt' when I went out this morning, and I'm doomed to a disastrous defeat!" Xiao Zhang also said with his eyebrows hanging upside down. Now that the twelve rounds of mahjong are over, it's time to check out and pay for the money. This is the most embarrassing moment. Lei Sanfeng lost all his chips, and still owed money.Generally speaking, he doesn't have enough banknotes in his pockets to pay his gambling bill, so he looks particularly embarrassed.His gambling products are broken in this place, and he has made up his mind to win money since he sat at the gambling table. "One eats three, I'm a little unconvinced, everyone, let's do a few more laps!" He first made a suggestion. "That's right, it's raining and it's the weather for playing cards!" said Mom, who never asked for mercy at the poker table. Xiao Zhang was half-hearted, looked at his watch first, and said, "What time is it now? If you keep rubbing, won't it be dawn?" Xiao Li said: "We have made an agreement with my wife for three chapters, and we need to be home before twelve o'clock!" "The typhoon doesn't care about my wife's business." Lei Sanfeng said. "It's always bad to have a typhoon without a man at home, just in case something happens..." Xiao Li said. "What's going to happen then?" Mom said. I understand Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li's feelings very well. They are a little bit unwilling to lose money. They play mahjong all night and go home the next day. The two wives must be noisy and very embarrassed. I deliberately interjected and said, "Looking at the situation, it seems that you have to rub it down, because there is no way to pass outside!" Xiao Li said, "Is it flooded?" Xiao Zhang said, "Even if it's wading, we have to go home!" I said: "Let's not talk about the flooding outside, even the downstairs is full of water, plus mud!" "Is the room full of water?" All of a sudden, everyone was shocked. At this time, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Li and Lei Sanfeng discovered the embarrassed appearance of Ma Lisa and me. "What's wrong? Bare feet, wet all over?" Lei Sanfeng asked. "Moving mud downstairs and doing hard work!" I replied. "Is it that serious?" Xiao Zhang and Li led the way and ran down the stairs, Lei Sanfeng and his mother followed.Looking up, hey, it's really a spectacle. The magnificent living room is covered with mud, and the wind and rain are blowing in through the broken glass windows. A glazed lamp bought for more than 5,000 yuan was still hanging in the center of the ceiling in the living room, shaking constantly, contrasting with the situation on the ground. "Nearly 500,000 yuan, do you want to buy such a house?" Lei Sanfeng said lightly. "Will the house collapse?" Xiao Zhang was startled. "The house won't collapse, but we're all stuck here!" I said. "Wouldn't it be fooled to buy this garden house?" Xiao Li said. "There's nothing I can do if I'm fooled, you get both money and goods!" I said. Mom is in a dumbfounding position, what else can she say?The house is what she likes, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the purpose of the room is allocated, in short, it is all her idea. "Desperate, let's shuffle the cards!" She expressed her opinion. "Trapped here, what else can I do besides shuffling the cards?" Lei Sanfeng said. "It's raining everywhere, I'm really worried that the house will collapse!" Xiao Zhang said. "Okay! Play the cards, anyway, the wife has nothing to say!" Xiao Li said in a relaxed tone. When they re-entered the mahjong room, they had just moved seats, but unfortunately, the power went out. The light suddenly went out, and everyone couldn't see their fingers. "What's wrong? There's no electricity!" Mom said loudly. "Every time a typhoon blows too hard, the power company will shut down the electricity for safety reasons!" Xiao Li said that he is well-informed. "Maybe the wire was blown off, not necessarily!" Xiao Zhang said. "Look out of the window, there are no lights in all places, which proves that there is a power outage!" Xiao Li said. "Obasan, do you have any candles? Light a few candles and you can rub cards!" Lei Sanfeng came up with a new idea. Where did the candle come from?Treating guests has been busy all day, no one has considered this issue, and there is no preparation for "anti-typhoon". "No candles!" Obasan replied simply. "Do you have a flashlight? Just point two flashlights facing each other!" Lei Sanfeng said again. "No flashlight!" Obasan replied again. "Too bad, are you going to sit in the dark facing each other until dawn?" Xiao Zhang became sentimental. "It's disgusting, buying a house and buying such a place!" Mom also complained. "The whole city of Taipei will also have a power outage!" I said. Lei Sanfeng and Xiao Li took turns lighting the lighters for light. "Well! I have a solution!" Lei Sanfeng came up with a new idea, and shouted again: "Obasan, is there any sesame oil in the kitchen?" "There is no sesame oil, only peanut oil!" "No matter what kind of oil, as long as there is oil, I can make oil lamps!" Lei Sanfeng said cheerfully. To go into the kitchen at this time, you have to take off your shoes and bare your feet.Because the ground is full of mud. Without hesitation at all, he took off his boots and socks, lit with a lighter, and ran into the kitchen. "Obasan, come and help me!" he ordered. On typhoon nights, if you live in a safe area in the urban area, it is reasonable to go to bed earlier. A power outage is inevitable, and everyone sat silently facing each other in the dark, listening to the wind and rain outside the window and the sound of water leaking in the house, it was really unpleasant. "Is this the case of typhoons every year?" Mom asked, opening up the conversation. "Living in the city is different! At least the apartment houses don't leak, and the flooding isn't as severe!" I replied. "Hong Kong is different. There is never a power outage!" Mom said. "That's not necessarily the case. If you are in a remote area like Sha Tin Kan, there will be a power outage. Just imagine how dangerous it would be if a wire breaks and falls into the water. Anyone who touches the water will be electrocuted." I say. "According to you, our place is considered a backward area?" she asked. "At least flooding, landslides, mud, and house leaks, it won't be so advanced!" "Did you get tricked into buying this house?" "Didn't you be fooled? I suffered on the first day of housewarming!" I said. Lei Sanfeng really had a way. He actually made several oil lamps, filled them with oil in small saucers, and tore them into strips of cloth to make the wicks. After lighting them up, he set them up with glasses. One side is placed, enough to play mahjong lighting. "Hey, Uncle Lei really has a way, playing mahjong like this is really new!" Mom praised. It can be said that they were having fun while suffering, and the four of them rubbed together again. Marisa and I are also bored sitting, but fortunately, this house has a ready-made guest room for us to rest. Ma Lisa was hesitant, and he asked me for a plan, saying: "Is there any way to prevent uncle from playing cards with your mother?" I said, "They are all elders, how should we manage things?" "Uncle's gambling is not good. If he loses money, he won't give it up, and even borrow money from his mother. It's really embarrassing!" "Wouldn't it be enough if you gave him a little bet?" "It's useless! His bad habits are hard to change. When he has money, he always borrows it everywhere!" "It's your uncle, you can figure it out yourself!" I said.
As the night passed, the wind and rain subsided slightly, and the typhoon had generally passed through. The battle in the mahjong room is still going on, and I don't know when the lights will be on again. When I walked into the mahjong room, I saw Xiao Zhang and Li's faces were ashen. The two of them didn't know what kind of luck they had. ", I lost so much that I didn't even lose my anger. Lei Sanfeng turned defeat into victory. It is said that he has won several times in a row, and he has already started to win money. It was already dawn, and the wind and rain had gradually subsided. Naturally, the game would be over soon.In other words, Lei Sanfeng will be able to make money right away. So at this time, he was funnier than anyone else, and he made my mother giggle from time to time. Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li had sullen faces, how could they be in the mood to laugh?If it is estimated that this game of mahjong has cost at least half a month's salary, how can I explain to my wife when I go home? In the last deck of cards, Lei Sanfeng made a minimum draw. He was very generous and told Xiao Zhang and Li not to pay the chips.With a big stretch, he said: "Exhausted!" My mother said: "The area downstairs is full of mud. I can't get out anyway. Why don't you rub it down?" Xiao Li said: "No, we have to go to work, we have to go to the factory, maybe today will be very busy!" "Can't I ask for leave when the typhoon blows?" "Hey, Tian Ping should know how cumbersome the procedures are for exporting these two days!" Xiao Li said. "The downstairs area is full of mud, how do you get out?" Mom said kindly. "It can't be said that there is mud under your building, so we will never be able to get out. We have to find a way!" "After the wind and rain subside, ask Obasan to go outside and hire a few people to come back and shovel away the mud. Can't you go?" "Well, when is that going to happen? Besides, where can you hire someone at this time?" Lei Sanfeng was very enthusiastic. He rubbed his hands and said, "It's okay, you ask Obasan to borrow a shovel, and I'll just shovel the mud for you!" Mom hurriedly said: "Then how dare you let uncle do it?" "I've been playing mahjong all night, and I'm planning to stretch my muscles!" The card account had to be settled, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li pulled me aside, neither of them had enough money. "We didn't intend to play mahjong, and we didn't expect to lose so much..." I pulled out all the money I had on me, but it wasn't enough for the two of them to pay the bill. Lei Sanfeng really asked Obasan to borrow a shovel from a nearby neighbor, and really started the mud removal work. Ma Lisa's uncle helped me, and I couldn't stand by and watch, so I rolled up my trouser legs to follow his example and help remove the mud. The mud in the living room was at least three or four inches thick. As for the situation outside the house, it was even worse, even the water had not completely receded. Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li stepped barefoot to the front of the gate and turned back. They couldn't get out on the road anyway, so they tried to help clear the soil. When Ma Lisa got up, she looked down from the handrail on the second floor and saw four big men angrily cleaning the mud in the living room. "What's going on, have you changed from playing mahjong to doing hard work?" Lei Sanfeng looked happy, waved to her and said, "Stop talking, we stayed up all night on an empty stomach, and now we have to go to labor again, and we are so hungry, it's best to find something for us to eat!" "Where's Obasan?" "Obasan is responsible for carrying water for us to wash away the mud. There is no more than 500 gallons of running water in this living room, so it is impossible to wash it clean!" I said. Suddenly, my mother also appeared on the railing, and greeted us: "There is no need to wash it, I will think twice! This house can't live, so let's sell it!" Lei Sanfeng chuckled and said, "You bought a new house, moved in for one day, and sold it the next day?" "Is there any way, can I live again?" "What price are you going to sell it for?" "Of course at the original price!" "Where can I find customers like you? It may not be easy to find another person to be fooled!" "All the furniture has been soaked in water. I will give it with the house as a gift. Shouldn't it be cheaper?" I said, "If you don't remove the soil, there will be no one to come and see the house!" "Well, it's a hell of a lot of money to buy the house anyway!" said mother. On this day, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Li and I did not go to the factory. We worked hard all day and finally cleared away the mud accumulated in the house. In the evening, they continued their poker game. Mother has nothing to miss about her garden house, except for the most unique mahjong room.
The newspaper has already published the notice of "Auspicious house including furniture for sale". On the left and right sides of the advertisement, there are all notices of house sale, most of which are in the same area. After that typhoon, the houses and land in that area may have collapsed. Who in the household would be happy to buy property in a flooded area?It is not in the typhoon season, it seems to be comfortable, but every time a typhoon passes by, it will be bad, and you will have to suffer all kinds of crimes. The value of the garden house is there, the land area it occupies, the construction cost - people without money, they can't afford it, and the management alone requires labor, but who is happy to soak in the water for the rich?Spend money to buy guilt? That ad may have belonged to Biden, and no one paid attention to it after spending the advertising money.Especially right after the typhoon passed by, the mud and accumulated garbage in the whole area have not been cleared, and even pedestrians are deterred. Ma Lisa's car was towed away by Boss Zhao of the garage with a jeep. According to preliminary estimates, another five or six thousand yuan will be needed, because the engine is soaked in water and muddy water, so it must be completely disassembled and cleaned. In the garage, that is indeed a very frustrating thing. It wouldn't hurt if the banknotes were taken out of other people's pockets. Ma Lisa's savings for many years had already been placed on that car.If she was asked to pay again, she would have to deduct the money for small dishes at home. "Just sell the car!" She said angrily. I couldn't help laughing, and said: "Mom bought a garden house, lived in it for a day, and then sold it. She is not angry yet, why are you angry?" "That's because she has wronged money to spend, but I'm innocent. If it wasn't for their unlucky mahjong game, I drove the car home early, wouldn't there be nothing wrong? Five or six thousand yuan for car repairs, where can I find them, unless our family does not eat side dishes for two or three months!" I said: "Mom bought the wrong house. She blamed you for not investigating clearly beforehand. Your car was soaked in water. She blamed Mom for playing mahjong. You are all blaming yourself. Don't you want to hurt your feelings?" Ma Lisa said: "I'm not a real estate agent, and I don't earn commissions for house sales. The house is her own. I'm tired of running back and forth. Do you still blame me in the end? You have all helped to inquire, including the factory. The long-term legal consultant hired said that there is no problem in that area, and now it is flooded, can you blame me? I am a 'doormat' who is waiting to be punished?" I waved my hand and said, "Don't complain too much, I will pay for the repair fee this time!" Only then did Ma Lisa calm down a little, and she wondered, "Is there such a problem as a car? Well, there are many rich families with two or three cars at home, so what?" "That's a rich family!" "Aren't we rich enough? Buy a garden house, live in it for only one day, and sell it with all the furniture!" "That's because I was fooled!" "If you buy a car and buy a house, you will be fooled. How long will we be fooled?" I think that if the discussion goes on, she will have more and more questions, so it is better to avoid them. Dad sent a telegram from Hong Kong that he would arrive in Taipei on the morning flight of China Airlines the next day.We are expected to pick up the plane before twelve o'clock. This is my father's first visit to Taipei after Ma Lisa and I got married. The days passed quickly, and it has been several years in a flash. I am already the father of two children. Dad may have come for the new garden house that Mom bought. Wouldn't it be too bad if he wanted to visit the new house? I will report the news that my father will arrive in Taipei the next day to my mother as soon as possible. Mom said: "Hurry up and send a reply call, telling him not to come!" "How come?" I said. "What should I do if it's too late? Show your father the flooded garden house? It's his fault if he doesn't jump. It doesn't matter about other things. He must blame me for playing mahjong!" "Now that the facts are in front of us, 'an ugly daughter-in-law needs to see her father-in-law', why not let my father see this garden house?" "Then hire some workmen at once, and hurry up to clean and paint it, at least make it look like it!" I laughed and said, "What's the use of that? The soil and rubbish piled up around the neighbors haven't been cleared yet. It's clear that the area has suffered catastrophe! We can't hide it!" "Then what should we do? Your father's temper is not very good when he is angry!" "Then it's up to you to deal with it!" 妈妈考虑了半晌，说：“干脆告诉他，房屋又卖出去算了！” “反正一切问题由你去解释，于我全无关系！”我加以声明说。