Yi Xin as a concubine

The selected new location was a bit far from where they lived now, so Chu Xingchen took the lead and walked in front, with Wangchuan diligently clearing the way for him.

Xin Baoer was very tactful and fell behind a few steps, gathering together with Wei Yu, Zhao Xian and others, whispering all the way, looking very happy. "Wuyin" spoke little, but was quietly surrounding the three women and protecting them inside.

Chu Xingchen occasionally looked back and saw this scene. He couldn't help but think more about it and made up his mind to go back and talk to Baoer about it.

In front of me was a large area of ​​wasteland all around. There were a few low houses surrounded by weeds. The walls were dilapidated and there was little thatch left on the roofs.

"Oh my God, what is this place? How can we live in a place like this?" Xu Yingxue was frightened by the scene before her and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ma'am, do we really have to live in a house where untouchables live?"

Compared to Xu Yingxue's scumbag Huhu, Zheng Youlan's rank was much higher. She timidly grabbed Xiang Qing's arm, looking very panicked and scared.

"Achen, didn't Sister Xin say that she would pay for the house repairs? Could it be that the money is too little? Or is Sister reluctant to part with it?"

Xiang Qing was clearly speaking to Chu Xingchen, but she glanced at Xin Baoer with a look of disdain.

Xin Baoer, who had just stood firm, suddenly felt alarm bells ringing in her heart, "Here it comes! Here it comes!"

Seeing Chu Xingchen wanted to speak, she trotted over and grabbed him, looking at Xiang Qing with a charming smile: "Madam, you don't know, this house looks shabby, but there are many places to work, it's almost empty, you can decorate it however you want.

As for this house, it doesn’t matter what it looks like on the outside, as long as it can keep out the wind and rain. But the inside is different. If you can decorate it as you like, then it will be comfortable to live in.”

Chu Xingchen was almost amused by her flattering look. He coughed and suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth. How afraid of Xiang Qing this person was. She was obviously not good at socializing, but now she even learned flattery without any instruction.

"Nonsense, I see you just can't bear to spend money, and you said you'd give me all the money, you just think I'm soft-hearted, and you're using those seductive tricks to deceive me, sir, this bitch has no good intentions, this remote place is so unsafe, I'm scared."

Xu Yingxue pulled up Chu Xingchen's sleeve and spoke in a coquettish voice. Xin Baoer felt goosebumps all over the floor. On the other hand, the gentleman remained calm and composed. Xin Baoer understood.

"Maybe all men like this kind of thing."

Just when Xin Baoer was thinking about whether to defend herself, Chu Xingchen spoke.

"I chose this location. It has nothing to do with Baoer. If you don't want to live here, then you can stay in the original yard. I won't stop you."

After saying this, he pulled his arm back mercilessly, not caring about the three people's faces that suddenly darkened.

"Baoer, come with me and see how to make the transformation better."

"Yes." Xin Baoer curled her lips and followed with a look of despair. She silently lit three candles for herself in her heart. This man knew how to make her hate him.

Xin Baoer was dragged around the four houses inside and out. Finally, she ran out of energy and found a stone and sat down without caring about anything.

"How rude!" Xu Yingxue never forgot to put her down, and Xin Baoer didn't even bother to raise her eyelids.

Lancao couldn't stand others talking bad about her daughter, so she said in a weird tone: "Yes, yes, my daughter is vulgar, please don't choose the same courtyard with us, lest the vulgarity taints your noble soul."

Xin Baoer's eyes lit up, "Great, my god!" They all knew that the problem had been solved from the root, so they decided to reward her with a big chicken drumstick.

"Stop talking nonsense. It's getting late. Tell me where you plan to live and what you want. When you've made up your mind, report to Wangchuan. As long as it's not excessive, I will try my best to satisfy you. After all, following me is a burden to you."

Chu Xingchen's words were actually directed to Xu and Zheng. After all, they were the only two girls in the room who were complaining and nitpicking.

The two girls were completely unaware that they were being despised, and they thought that the male master finally saw them. They were so excited that they didn't even notice that the expression on the face of the female master who was trying to fawn on them was getting increasingly uglier.

"Master, the craftsmen are at the door. Do you think you should ask the ladies to step aside first?" Wangchuan reported in a low voice.

Chu Xingchen: "Okay, send them back safely first, then see what they want and write them down."

Wangchuan: “Yes.”

Wangchuan obediently took the person away, and Xin Baoer once again stayed on the pretext of paying money.

She resigned herself to her fate and took out a veil and put it on. When she turned around, she saw a group of people walking towards her from the other direction. They were dressed in tattered clothes with large patches piled on top of small patches, but they were cleaner and tidier than the beggars.

"We are all family, don't be afraid!" Chu Xingchen saw Xin Baoer staring at the newcomer in a daze and kindly reminded her.

"One of our own? Then this look is really perfect." Xin Baoer exclaimed sincerely.

"Sister-in-law, my brother is really poor." Mo Xuan Yifan suddenly jumped out from nowhere and said something, which scared Xin Baoer.

"Are you a ghost? You appear and disappear like a ghost and scare my girl." Lancao only has her own girl in her heart and eyes. Anyone who does something harmful to her girl must be prepared for her counterattack.

"Don't blame me, Master Yifan. I was timid before, and this girl is used to protecting me." Xin Baoer apologized with a smile.

"Lancao did a good job and deserves the award. It was Yifan who was too naughty. You are his eldest sister-in-law, so you don't need to apologize to him."

Chu Xingchen said it so nonchalantly that if it were someone else, they would probably believe it. However, Xin Baoer's train of thought is somewhat different from others.

"Your acting is really meticulous and thorough!"

"By the way, is the money given by the Xin family really not enough to spend?" He quickly changed the subject and asked in confusion.

It's no wonder she asked this. Xin Baoer had no idea about the currency in ancient times. She only knew that one thousand coins equaled one tael of silver, and one tael of gold could be exchanged for ten taels of silver.

Xin Baoer can count money and find ways to make money, but she really doesn’t know what a copper coin or an ounce of silver can buy?

"The masters of the Xin family are all business geniuses, but it is not easy to supply two families and maintain the normal operation of the business." Chu Xingchen was really discouraged when he mentioned money.

My maternal grandfather was a true scholar. Although he seemed unreliable, he looked down upon merchants, the lowest class of people in the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, so naturally he would not teach him.

Yifan has been a rebellious person since he was young. His family is full of scholars, but he is an outlier. However, he only likes martial arts and has little interest in business. His father left behind secret guards who are good at fighting and killing, but can't be relied upon for anything else. Only his mother secretly manages a few shops and farms, but there is no one to lead them properly, and those shopkeepers can only live in fear, resulting in a half-dead business and barely making ends meet. "

After hearing this, Xin Baoer suddenly felt that her father was really hard-working, and she was speechless about Chu Xingchen, the eldest brother.

I couldn't help but complain: "No wonder you guys are still stuck in this shabby place for more than a decade. The economic base determines the superstructure. If you can't even lay a good foundation, what's the point of playing?"

"It's not that bad. We still have ways to make money." For example, Heqilou, but it's hard to find treasures recently.

As soon as Xin Baoer saw his half-said and half-left expression, she knew it was not a reliable business.

"Everyone is waiting here. We'll study the money-making issue later. We can't just let the horse run without giving it grass." Xin Baoer said in a low voice.

Chu Xingchen felt that there was something else behind her words. Could it be that this girl had some way to make money?

But there was really no time to rush, so he calmed down and made arrangements to repair the house.

Xin Baoer felt that since she had decided to get on board, there was no need to hide everything and be cautious everywhere. It would be a waste of time if you tested me and I tested you every day.

Since the people who came were all her own, Xin Baoer didn't hesitate to greet them. She acted like she was instructing her brothers and sisters at home to make money, and with her slender hands she began to give instructions in a very unpretentious manner.

"Will you demolish the house?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Yesterday I vaguely saw a few houses that were not very strong. They looked like haunted houses. Tear them down, but remember to keep the bricks, tiles, wood and other materials, especially the bluestone slabs on the ground."

"Baoer, there's no need to demolish the house, right? We don't need these few hundred taels of silver." Chu Xingchen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"What do you know? This is called using local materials and making use of waste materials."

Chu Xingchen and Mo Xuan Yifan looked at each other silently. They had the illusion that the waste she mentioned were them.

"Friendly reminder, if you don't save the materials, you will collapse when you see what those women ask for."