The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

The family was happy today. After dinner, they sat in the yard and chatted. Chu Xiao took out two boxes and handed them to Zhang Guizhi and Yan Sanmei.

The two of them took it and opened it with some confusion. Yan Sanmei thought the five-claw tassel was beautiful and thanked happily. However, Zhao Guizhi was a little dazed when she looked at the silver hairpin.

The style of this hairpin is very similar to one she had before, both are phoenix-head hairpins. And that hairpin was bought for her by Yan Zhengdao with the money he earned from his first business trip after the family split up.

Yan Zhengdao was sitting next to Zhao Guizhi and his eyes got a little warm when he saw Chaizi. Although this was given by Chu Xiao to show his filial piety to his mother, it also made up for some of his regrets. He now loved Chu Xiao not only as a relative, but even felt a little grateful to him.

Zhao Guizhi turned her head and saw the man's red eyes. She smiled and put the hairpin in his hand: "Put it on me. I will take it with me when I go to the village. When I was young, I had a husband who doted on me. When I am old, I have a son and a filial husband. No one should look down on me."

Yan Zhengdao nodded with red eyes, and carefully inserted the hairpin into Zhao Guizhi's hair. In the moonlight, he saw that his wife's temples were already gray, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart.

It was because of his uselessness that his family suffered so much and his son had to support the family at such a young age. But fortunately, now all the hardships have paid off and everything will be fine. Life has a purpose and his family is safe. That is the best thing.

As the night deepened, the candle went out and the room fell into darkness. Yan Zhenshen turned over and hugged his husband. He had a lot to say. He wanted to thank him for coming and thank him for the changes he had made to the family. There were too many thanks that came to his lips but he couldn't say them.

Chu Xiao was already accustomed to men's hugs and didn't notice any difference from before.

He kept his eyes open in the dark, counting on his fingers and muttering to himself, but he got confused after counting so much.

He closed his eyes and began to count on his fingers again, muttering, "Doctor Hu got sixty taels, twenty taels as dividends, thirty-two taels for mother, forty-eight taels left, twelve taels for me, sixty taels. Brother Shen sold the roe deer for eight taels, sixty-eight taels. No, how much should I give mother with the eight taels?"

Chu Xiao was so confused that he pushed Yan Zhenshen in annoyance and said, "Brother Shen, how much money does it cost to build a house?"

"If it's just an ordinary house, 10 or 8 taels would be enough. If it's a blue brick and tile house like the one owned by Old Second Chu, 20 or 30 taels would be enough."

Chu Xiao sneered, "I don't want a yard like his. I want to build a bigger house and enclose several acres of land with high walls. I can grow vegetables and raise many small animals inside. I also want to build a two-story building. Then we can each have a yard and a small building."

"..." Yan Zhenshen had always thought that the big house his husband was talking about was the same as the Chu Laoer's house, or at most a little bigger than that one. He didn't expect that his husband was actually thinking about the kind of house where wealthy families lived, the kind with three or five courtyards. If he really wanted to buy it, it would cost at least several hundred taels of silver.

"A courtyard with three entrances would cost about three to five hundred taels, and one with five entrances would cost one thousand taels." Honestly speaking, even a steady man like Yan Zhenshen would feel uneasy when hearing this number.

After a few moments of silence, Chu Xiao said weakly, "It's getting late, let's go to sleep. Dreams can bring all kinds of things."

Chu Xiao was looking for his big house in his dream, but Li Xiulan, who was still brooding over the lost money, couldn't sleep when she heard about the Yan family buying a cow.

Sitting in the yard late at night, her eyes were red from staying up all night. The two men who spent dozens of taels of silver to buy the cow must have stolen it from her, otherwise where did they get the money from?

If the money had not been stolen from the house, he could have bought a better dowry for Wanwan, his Xiaofei could have eaten whatever he wanted, and Chu Lao Er would not have been so critical of him.

Of course, she was not the only one who felt aggrieved in the Chu family. Chu Wanwan was also biting the corner of her quilt fiercely in the room. It was all because of that bitch Chu Xiaoxiao. Not only did she insult and scold her, but she also prevented her from buying good material for her wedding dress and more jewelry for her dowry.

She was going to marry a scholar, but her mother said that she would only give her four quilts, two sets of summer clothes, two sets of winter clothes as a dowry, and two taels of silver as a deposit. And she just wanted a silver bracelet, but her mother was unwilling to buy it for her.

And Chu Xiaoxiao actually used her dowry money to buy a cow. The more she thought about it, the more upset she became.

The unwilling mother and daughter went to find the village chief the next morning, but as soon as they arrived at the village chief's door, they were stopped by the village chief's wife, who asked with an unhappy look on her face: "Why are you here now? You don't come to someone else's house to ask for money so early in the morning, do you?"

The village chief's wife has always disliked Li Xiulan. She always makes a scene whether she is right or not. Every time she goes to her husband for help, she comes back empty-handed and starts crying as soon as she enters the house. It really makes people feel unlucky just by looking at her.

What's more, all the mess in the village during this period was closely related to her family. She thought that nothing good would happen this time. Her husband was a peacemaker and didn't want to offend anyone, so she had to be the bad guy.

"Village chief's wife, we are here to see the village chief. Why are you stopping us from entering? He is the village chief and he must be responsible for solving problems for the villagers." Li Xiulan was about to rush in without any courtesy.

The village head's wife pushed her and said very disrespectfully, "What can you do? Solve small matters behind closed doors and don't come out to embarrass yourself. For big matters, go directly to the government office. Besides, isn't your Chu Wanwan engaged to Zhang Xiucai? He is a scholar who can write petitions and has face. It's more useful to go to him than my man."

The village chief didn't come out, and she couldn't go in either, so Li Xiulan used her usual trick again. She sat on the ground and howled at the top of her voice: "Village chief, you have to make a decision for me. I can't live like this anymore, village chief..."

The village chief howled twice and then walked out of the house with a gloomy face. Her two howls had attracted several people who came to watch the fun. The village chief looked impatient, but still let people into the yard.

The village chief's wife was even more annoyed. She directly brought two low stools in the yard for resting into the house, obviously not wanting to let the two people sit on them.

Li Xiulan was naturally angry when she saw this. What kind of person is this? He doesn't even let her sit on a stool. He is so stingy.

The village chief naturally had no chance to sit down, so he stood under the eaves and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me quickly. I have to go weed the fields after dinner."

Li Xiulan cried again: "Village Chief, you really need to make a decision for my family. Chu Xiaoxiao kept saying that he didn't steal my money, but he immediately bought a cow. Everyone knows how poor the Yan family is. Where did they get the money? They stole it from my family."

The village chief said with a dark face: "The villagers all saw the hunter Yan kill deer and roe deer. What's wrong with him selling them for money to buy cattle? If you are sure that they took your money, you can report it to the authorities and they will make the decision."