Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu thought about it for half the night and came up with a solution.

Build a house!

She wanted to build a house at the end of last year. Although the current house is okay, it has many shortcomings: limited privacy. Although there is a wall, it is not high enough. Tall people can see what is happening in the yard by standing on tiptoe; the kitchen is small and the cabinets she wants to add cannot be put in; there are few rooms. Xiaomei is ten years old and should have her own private space.

Before, she had little money and could not afford to build a house, so these shortcomings could be temporarily ignored. Now she had more money. During the Chinese New Year, she counted the family's savings and found that there were 107 taels, so there was no need to cope with life. Moreover, if she built a house, she could design a room specifically for Qi Yue, which would not only ensure privacy but also give him more free space.

While having breakfast, Li Yu shared this idea with Han Xiaomei and Han Zheng.

When Han Xiaomei heard that she would have a room after the house was built, she agreed without thinking.

Han Zheng also had no objection. The money was basically earned by his second sister-in-law, so she could spend it however she wanted.

Li Yu finally looked at Qi Yue, who seemed a little restrained: "If the money is not enough, then we may have to use the silver note of one thousand taels."

Qi Yue was happy to be able to help: "That's a thank-you gift from mother to you, Sister Li. You can use it as you like."

Han Xiaomei felt that something was wrong and thought that building a house would not require so much. Li Yu gave her a look and Han Xiaomei shut up.

*

Because of Qi Yue, Li Yu did not prepare braised meat yesterday, so there was nothing to sell today. After breakfast and sending Han Zheng away, Li Yu let Qi Yue play with Afu at home, and she took Han Xiaomei to the street to buy meat.

On the way, Li Yu said, "Qi Yue will inevitably feel uncomfortable living in our house, so I said I would use the money his mother gave him to make him feel that he has contributed to this family."

Qi Yue seems steady, but he is just a child after all, so he still needs to be careful about some things.

Han Xiaomei understood.

*

When he came to the town, Li Yu bought a lot of meat, and the butcher was grinning from ear to ear.

Because there were not many marinade ingredients left at home, Li Yu decided to buy some.

This time she bought a dozen more items as usual.

When getting the marinade ingredients, Li Yu thought of something. Last November, a thief broke into her house and stole the braised meat recipe. When she returned home, the thief had already escaped, so she never knew who the thief was.

After such a long time, I wonder if the thief has figured out the real recipe of braised pork.

I guess not, otherwise she wouldn't be the only one selling braised meat in this town.

*

After buying things in town, Li Yu went home immediately.

After arriving home, she asked Han Xiaomei to talk to Qi Yue, and she went out to find the village chief with a bag of snacks.

The address where she wanted to build the house was not far from the courtyard where she lived now. That piece of land belonged to the village chief, so she had to discuss with him to see if she could buy the land. If not, she would have to choose another location.

The village chief was feeding chickens and ducks at home. The first month of the year was his most leisurely time of the year. No work was assigned to him and he didn't have to do anything.

The village head's wife was sitting in the yard embroidering. When she saw Li Yu, she quickly put down her embroidery stand and went to meet him. "How come you have time to come here today?"

Li Yu handed over the snack and said, "I need help from Uncle Li."

The village head's wife refused: "I don't want any snacks. You can take them back and give them to Xiaomei later."

"It's just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Auntie. The girls in this town all like to eat this. It's a good opportunity to give it to Jingliu to try."

These words made people feel at ease, and the village head's wife no longer refused and took it.

While the two were talking, the village chief moved to the door.

Li Yu greeted him and then got down to business.

Hearing that she was interested in her own homestead, the village chief was stunned, "That piece of land is far from the village, are you sure you want to buy it?"

The reason why Li Yu took a fancy to that piece of land was because it was far away from the village, quiet and private.

Nodding, Li Yu said, "Sure. I looked around and it's pretty close to Aunt Wu's house, not too far away."

The village chief hummed and asked another question: "That piece of land is not small, do you want all of it?"

Li Yu: "I thought since we're building it, we should build a bigger one. Han Zheng will get married in a few years, and the new wife will have a room to live in when she comes."

The village chief groaned: "We don't need that piece of land, but we can sell it to you, but the land is big and the price may be too high..."

Li Yu understood what he meant and said, "Uncle Li, you can quote a price first. I might be able to afford it."

The village chief stared at her and said, "Wait a moment, I will discuss this with your aunt."

Li Yu nodded.

*

The village chief and his wife returned to the house.

The village chief's wife asked, "How much do you want to sell it for?"

The village chief looked at his wife and said, "That piece of land is about one acre. I want to sell it to her at the price of a medium-sized field."

The village head's wife thought about it and felt that it was feasible. They had been growing wheat on that piece of land for years. The fertility of the land was not very good, and the yield could not reach that of superior fields, but it was higher than that of inferior fields. It was just right to sell it at the price of medium-grade fields.

After the two of them had discussed it, they went out together to talk to Li Yu.

The current price of a medium-sized wheat field is between seven and nine taels. The village chief is doing Li Yu a favor and asking for seven taels.

The price was not expensive and was within his psychological expectations, so Li Yu agreed immediately.

*

The issue of the land deed was easy to resolve. After Li Yu handed over the silver, the village chief wrote two documents. The two of them signed and put their fingerprints on them, and the handover was complete.

The next step is to prepare to build the house.

Li Yu knew a lot about building houses. In modern times, she was a blogger on handicrafts and had learned a lot of skills, including construction. If she was given time, she could build a house with a mortise and tenon structure. But she couldn't lose her business, and the house had to be built as soon as possible, so she had to find someone to help her.

Among all the people in Qingshui Village, the village chief is the most suitable.

Putting away her own document, Li Yu said, "Uncle Li, I am a woman and don't know much about building a house, so I would like to ask you to help me find workers to build the house."

Building a house is a big job and most people do it by themselves. The fact that Li Yu came to him showed that he trusted him, so the village chief agreed without hesitation.

"I know a few people who build houses. When you have time, come with me to meet them."

"Thank you, Uncle Li. By the way," Li Yu turned to the village head's wife, "In our village, we have a tradition of inviting builders to lunch when they build houses, but I am busy with business and may not be able to take care of it, so I would like to ask you to help me. I will prepare the vegetables and meat, and you will help cook. I will pay you twenty cents a day."

Twenty cents? That's too much!

The village chief's wife waved her hand and said, "It's just cooking. I can go, but you don't have to pay."

Li Yu: "No, cooking is also a hard job. If you don't accept it, I dare not invite you."

"Okay, I'll take it, but don't give me too much. Ten cents is enough. Cooking a meal is not a big deal. If it's more than ten cents, I won't go!"

Li Yu: "Okay, ten cents then."