The little ancestor of the family

Move...by yourself?

Xiao Huaian was stunned for a moment.

After he figured it out, he was petrified instantly.

I even forgot to let go of my hands.

"Husband, I'm going to the kitchen to clean up."

Ye Xinran signaled him to let go.

Xiao Huaian then realized that he had lost his composure and loosened his grip on the sleeve.

Ye Xinran walked out of the room with a smug smile on her face.

Do you regret it now?

Who made you say that you were not good enough in the first place?

You have to eat the bitter fruit you sow.

That night, the three children stayed in Ye Xinran's room.

She let her three children sleep in beds and she slept on the floor.

But after they all fell asleep, he entered the space and slept soundly.

The only problem was that she had to get up early the next morning, before all three children were awake.

The next day was another sunny day.

Zhang Dali got up early and finished his work in the fields, then took an axe and went to the mountain to chop trees.

Ye Xinran went to the village head's house to discuss buying land and building a house with her.

“Building a house! This is a big deal!

You have a family of five, and if you consider that your three children will get married in the future, you need to build at least five rooms."

The head of the village helped her calculate.

“Since we are building a house, let’s do it in one step.

I want a bigger courtyard, a bigger living room, and bigger rooms.

There is a room for each of the three children, plus a master bedroom, and two guest rooms.

Plant a few fruit trees in the front yard, put up a swing, and have a place to play chess and read.

The backyard should have a special kitchen, bathroom, and two toilets.

There also needs to be a place to raise chickens and ducks and to grow vegetables.”

Ye Xinran roughly described what she wanted in her heart, and then asked the head of the village:

"Uncle Lizheng, which piece of land in the village do you think is more suitable?"

"We need so many houses? That place is too small and they won't be enough." The head of the village pondered in his mind.

“I think the wasteland at the foot of Dongshan Mountain is quite suitable.

But the area of ​​that piece of land is not small, more than 50 acres, and there are no houses in front or behind. Isn't it a bit out of the way for you to live there by yourself? "

Remoteness is not a problem.

"I think that place is pretty good. Isn't Dongshan Mountain right behind it? It will be much more convenient to go up the mountain to collect herbs in the future." Ye Xinran said.

The head of the village nodded and said, "It is convenient. You live at the foot of the mountain. If you want to go up the mountain, you have to pass by your door. It also saves people from guarding.

I'll take you there first, and if you like it, we'll consider other things."

Ye Xinran had some impression of the wasteland in Dongshan, but she had never taken a good look at it before.

This time, after following the village head to take a look, I discovered that there is a river not far in front of here, and there are mountains behind it. It is really a nice place.

Moreover, the soil here is compacted, not the kind of loose sandy soil, and is quite suitable for building a house.

"Let's choose this one." Ye Xinran nodded with satisfaction.

"Aren't you going to look anywhere else?" asked the head of the village.

"I don't want to watch it anymore!" Ye Xinran replied.

"That's fine."

The head of the village took out his little notebook from his pocket.

"This piece of wasteland is the inferior land in the village. I'll give it to you at a lower price of six coins per mu. The total cost is about thirty taels of silver. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay!" Ye Xinran nodded in agreement.

More than thirty taels, much cheaper than the price she paid for the mountain.

"Then I will bring someone to measure it in a moment, calculate the price after the measurement, and issue you a document. If there is no problem, I will take the document to the county town tomorrow to stamp it for you, and this piece of land will be yours."

With the experience of buying a mountain last time, Ye Xinran was already familiar with this process.

"Uncle Lizheng will make the decision. Just measure it out and tell me how much silver it is."

Speaking of money, the village head felt a little embarrassed again.

"We agreed that half of the income from Milu Mountain would be yours, but I can't share it with you now. You won't blame me, will you?"

Ye Xinran smiled and said, "I don't have much income, why should I blame you!"

"Hey, who said there's not much income? I've received nearly 30 taels of silver this month."

The village head said proudly.

"Why so many?"

Ye Xinran didn't expect this either.

"It's all thanks to you."

The village head said, "Last time, the Donggou village wanted to dig a canal, but the villagers were lazier than each other.

Zhao Fusheng was able to think of a way and contacted the Huaihua Village next to them.

The two villages dug a canal, and then divided the water into two halves and led them to their respective villages.

If two villages use water, then I must charge two fees.

Later, several nearby villages knew about this, and they were all willing to spend money to bring water from the mountain.

The richest village was Yezhugou Village. They spent five taels of silver and insisted on digging a canal on the mountain. I collected all the money by adding them up one by one!"

Ye Xinran was happy to hear that.

Unexpectedly, the money can be recovered so quickly. At this rate, the village head will be able to collect 100 taels of silver in another two months. Even if he can only receive the money for three months a year, he will be able to pay off the money owed to the county magistrate in three years.

"After I pay back the county magistrate, I will give you half of the harvest."

"Uncle Village Head, this will take several years to complete. I'm not in a hurry," said Ye Xinran.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry."

The village chief was looking at the wasteland.

"As soon as I saw you, I knew you were a capable person. You are different from the people in our village, and you are also different from the young ladies from the rich families.

I can’t really tell you what the difference is, but you can do whatever you want. I will not let you suffer any loss on your uncle Li Zheng’s territory.”

"Thank you, Uncle Li Zheng!"

Ye Xinran thanked him repeatedly.

"Then let's go. I'll go back and ask someone to go."

The head of the village went back to the village to ask people to measure the land, and Ye Xinran went home first to wait.

Before I reached the door of my house, I saw a carriage parked by the door.

I don’t know who else has come to the house.