Crossing the Unknown Country

The village chief's wife agreed and brought out three cups, and also brought out a plate of peanuts for Su He. Su He smiled and thanked them: "Thank you, village chief grandfather, thank you, Grandma Li."

The village chief's wife patted Su He's head and called him a good boy, then sat aside to do needlework. The village chief poured water for Su He's father and uncle and asked, "What are you two doing here?"

Uncle Su He told the village chief that the two families wanted to build houses on the hillside at the entrance of the village, and asked if he would give them the land. There were few people building houses in the village, and the village chief had no grudges against them. The village chief had no objection. Good land cost ten taels of silver, medium land cost eight taels of silver, poor land cost five taels of silver, and wasteland cost three taels of silver. The hillside land used by the two families was wasteland, so they needed three taels of silver.

The village chief agreed to take people to measure the land tomorrow, and the two families paid the money directly. Su He's family planned to build two courtyards, and paid six taels of silver for two mu of land, so that in addition to building a house, they could grow vegetables and raise chickens and rabbits. Su He's uncle's family paid four and a half taels of silver and one and a half mu of land. Their original house was large, so they didn't need to build a larger one here, and this piece of land would be enough for adding more later.

They agreed with the village chief and went home. On the way, my father and uncle talked about the village chief's family. Of the three sons in the family, only the eldest son stayed at home, and the other two sons lived in the town. The eldest son had four children, three boys and one girl, plus the children of the other sons, a total of more than a dozen. The village chief's family was really prosperous. So they had the best living conditions in the village, and other families were envious.

Su He's father and uncle encouraged each other, now that the family conditions are better, they should try to have more children. At this time, people are the productive force. Su He smiled and said, "Then I will have brothers and sisters, and I will not be the youngest anymore."

Uncle Su He said, "There will definitely be brothers and sisters."

Su He's father took her home and said to Su He's mother happily as soon as they entered the house: "We have paid the village chief and will go to measure the land tomorrow."

The two brothers jumped up happily. Their family was going to have a big house. They would have their own rooms in the future and no longer have to squeeze together with three people. Su Run asked Su He worriedly, "Aren't you afraid of living in a room by yourself? Why not share a room with me?"

Su He smiled and said, "I want to share your suite. You guys live outside and I live inside. I'll draw it for you."

Su He took the sand table and started to draw. As soon as he finished drawing, Su Feng and Su Run looked at the house and said happily, "This house is safe. It has a living room and two rooms on both sides. It's very safe for the whole family to live in one big house."

Su He's parents looked at the picture she drew and said with a smile, "Just build it according to what our daughter drew. I also think this kind of house is warm and safe. Just open more windows when it's hot."

There are two entrances, one in the front and one in the back. When the two brothers grow up, they can each move in. We can sell the house here, or just leave it there. I don’t think anyone will want to come back when we have a big house, so we’ll talk about it later!

The family imagined how they would live after moving into their new home, how they would organize the rooms, how they would decorate the house, and what fruit trees they would plant in the yard.

The three of them finally started copying books, so they could earn more money and buy more furniture for their house. Su He's parents also went to work, and life became more and more exciting.

Uncle Su He and his family were also happily discussing how to build the house and what each room would be used for. This was something the family had never dared to think about, but who knew it would be realized soon. Grandma Su He and Grandpa kept smiling and saying, "I can build a house thanks to these children, and the one I should thank the most is Su He. Since the child recovered from his illness, his little head has been full of ideas, even if it means there will be good fortune after a disaster."

The aunt-in-law also sighed that these children earn much more than they did before, and thanks to the children, the family's life has improved. Originally, she also wanted to make money by copying books, but she didn't have a deposit, and even if she had a deposit, she didn't have an introducer, so she couldn't find this job at all.