After the family had discussed it, Yan Zhennan hurried to the county town to tell Qiao Qingyun the result. Qiao Qingyun had no objection and nodded in agreement.

After greeting the village chief, someone came to measure the land within two days. Since Qiao Qingyun was a juren, the large piece of wasteland of about five or six acres became Qiao Qingyun's name.

Originally, he was thinking of moving his household registration to Anning Village after building the house. It would be best if Yan Zhennan was registered in the same household. Even if they were just brothers, at least he would have a legitimate identity.

But the county magistrate did not do it for him, for fear that he would suddenly get impulsive and move the academy as well.

Moreover, people who are in the officialdom are all quite insightful. They are building houses and moving household registrations, and they all have some relationship with the second son of the Yan family. It is difficult for him not to think too much.

"Why don't you move his household registration to the county seat?" The county magistrate gave a reasonable suggestion: "To be honest, Dean Qiao, it's really not appropriate for your relationship to stay in the countryside. After a long time, people will always find out."

"So what?" Qiao Qingyun picked up the teacup and took a sip nonchalantly.

From the very beginning when he proposed to build a house in Anning Village, he was not afraid of people knowing his relationship with Yan Zhennan. He was even afraid that those people were too short-sighted to tell the difference.

Yan Zhennan is already quite old now, and opening a carpentry shop in the future would be a decent business. Who knows how many girls and boys might be interested in him.

It is said that people are the most vulnerable to temptation. If his Anan had already reached the age of white hair, he would naturally have nothing to worry about, but now he is just a child who has not fully grown up.

If one day I suddenly want a child, or feel that men are not as good as women, it is not impossible to marry a wife...

Every time he thought of this, Qiao Qingyun wanted to cut off his retreat at all costs.

So they had to settle down in Anning Village, so that people around them would gradually know that they were different from others.

As for pointing fingers...

He would shut everyone up.

The county magistrate suddenly felt that he had said too much, so he quickly changed the subject and talked about a few children who had performed well in the last examination.

"Now that your school has produced four scholars, do you have a chance to take the autumn examination this year?"

"I only went to a family with a better financial situation. I don't have enough talent and knowledge. I just went there to get used to the environment."

Gudao Academy had been in Anning Town for too short a time, and producing four scholars was considered a good teaching method. However, all of them had only studied for five or six years, so they were not capable of passing the imperial examination.

Qiao Qingyun was naturally aware of the abilities of the students in the academy, but he had yet to meet a child with great talent.

However, it is said that diligence can make up for lack of talent. If you work hard, you will naturally be able to succeed.

The county magistrate was particularly optimistic about the Gudao Academy. After all, every time a scholar emerged from the imperial examination, it would be his political achievement. If another juren could be produced in three years, he might even have the possibility of being transferred. After all, which official doesn't want to move up a level?

Yan Zhennan had no idea what his wife was thinking, and he happily found someone to dig the foundation before the soil froze, so that the house could be built within a month or so when the village was opened next year.

The villagers who still didn't understand the situation were inevitably a little surprised. Why did the Yan family buy land and build houses again? Could it be that they were planning to split up?

The question is whether the residential land is too large. Should we build a house or reclaim wasteland?

There are indeed a lot of wasteland next to the Yan family. In the past, it was not that some people secretly planted some things, but no matter what they planted, there was no harvest. The pumpkins that should have grown quite big were not much bigger than a fist by autumn.

It was not even enough to feed the pigs, and later no one thought about growing crops here because the harvest was too little and was a waste of seeds and time.

And now that the Yan family is planning to build another house, the villagers inexplicably feel that the entire area has become the Yan family's place.

Yan Zhennan found an old hand at building houses in the town, but time was tight and the task was heavy. If he wanted to dig the foundation before the ground froze, he had to find another man in the village to help.

"Yan Laoer, why are you thinking of building a house? There is such a large piece of land, so how big should it be built?" A young man in the village saw Yan Zhennan coming out of Wang Wu's yard, so he hurried over to ask.

Wang Wu followed closely behind and waved at the man: "How come you can find out more than me?"

"I'm just curious. His family already has a new house and an old house. Even if Yan Lao Er wants to get married, there's no need to build another house."

"Hey, my second brother is a craftsman. He is not just building a house, he is planning to open a shop. When your brothers and sisters get married, they don't have to go to the county town to make furniture."

Wang Wu patted Yan Zhennan on the shoulder and deliberately joked: "But don't give him any advantage. It's his fault that he can't spit out ivory all day long."

The young man was obviously used to bickering with Wang Wu. He bared his big white teeth and said with a smile: "You can't spit out ivory."

Wang Wu raised his foot and kicked: "Who are you calling a dog?"

Wang Wu helped find a few men in the village to help with the work. He didn't provide any meals for the whole day. Anyway, the land was not far from home, so even if he didn't provide any meals, it wouldn't take up much time to go back home to eat.

But the villagers still felt it was a pity. Everyone knew that the meals prepared by the Yan family for their helpers were very good. Even if they could spend a few cents less, as long as they could have a few meals of good wine and good meat, it would be well worth it.

After all, most of the men Wang Wu found this time were unmarried, so the copper coins he took back had to be given to the public. If he had a few coins left in his pocket, it would have to be because his parents were generous and would not save them all for him to marry.

Everyone in the village was talking about the Yan family building a house, and many aunts went to the Yan family's new house to ask Zhao Guizhi about it.

I explained to several people in a row that this residential land was bought by Qiao Qingyun, otherwise how could ordinary people like them be able to afford such a large piece of land.

It was the second son of the Yan family who came to the carpentry shop when Dean Qiao bought the land and built the house. The reason for this is quite intriguing.

But the villagers would never really think too much about it. They could only say that the Yan family was capable. Not only were their own children capable, but their godsons and goddaughters were also all very capable.

Now, even if there are people who are really feeling jealous, they dare not bring it up openly. At first, no one knew who lived in the Beishan mansion, but after a long time, no one knew it.

At the full moon banquet of Yan's eldest grandson, the marquis came uninvited and was very polite, saying that he was a friend of Hunter Yan and his husband.

Haha... each of the people the Yan family knows is more powerful than the last. Although they are still farmers, they seem to be a little different from them in some sense.

However, this difference did not make the villagers retreat. In fact, more and more people came to visit the Yan family for no reason.

As the conversation got more people together, the topic naturally turned to Yan Zhennan's marriage. What could Zhao Guizhi say? She could only laugh and respond, "Don't worry, don't worry."

I'm so angry, what should I do if I don't want this son anymore?

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