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Father Liu looked around the living room. There was a row of bookshelves inside, with some books and scrolls on them. Not too many, but enough for a primary school.

There is also a desk in front of the bookshelf, on which are placed pens, ink, paper and inkstone. On this side is a square table with four chairs.

There are teapots and teacups on the table for guests to sit and chat and drink tea.

"Third brother, what are you doing here?"

A man in his early thirties, wearing a long gown and a padded jacket, walked in. He had a meticulously combed bun and spoke with a scholarly air.

Nowadays, some people cannot pass the examination to become a tongsheng even after their entire lives. In small places, a scholar is a person admired by everyone, and a tongsheng can already support a school of this kind on his own.

"Zhang Ge'er, this is a new villager from our village. He has taken a fancy to the wasteland behind your bamboo forest and wants to buy it. Please write a contract for him."

When Wan Zhang heard what the village chief said, he immediately nodded: "Okay, I'll write it to you right away."

He nodded to Liu's father and the others and said, "Please come with me, the person whose name is on the deed, and write down the name for me, so that I don't make a mistake."

Father Liu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr."

Wan Zhang walked to the desk, added some water to the inkstone, then took out a piece of paper specially used for writing contracts, spread it flat, dipped the brush in ink and started writing.

Father Liu watched him write and said, "Father Liu, benevolence and righteousness are the two words benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness."

After listening to what Liu's father said, Wan Zhang nodded, and started writing with great enthusiasm. After a while, he finished one copy, took it aside, and started writing another one. There were three copies of the deed.

Liu's father and his people kept one copy, kept one copy for filing at the county government, and the village chief also kept a copy for archiving.

"Okay, take a look."

"Brother Zhang, you are the one who writes for our village. I trust you very much. Please take a look. No problem. I will stamp a village seal here, and then we can take it to the county government office to stamp it. At that time, there will be three copies. The village keeps one copy, the government office keeps one copy, and you keep one copy for yourself."

Father Liu just looked at what the person had written and nodded, "No problem, then we will go to the county town, hurry back before dark, find a place to stay for a day, go to the county government office to file tomorrow morning, and then come back to the village."

"By the way, Village Chief Wan, we want to build a few houses and move in before the New Year. Can you please find a few people for us and pay them according to the market price? However, we cannot provide meals because of our financial situation. There are also adobe bricks in the village that can be sold to us. We will charge according to the market price.

We will go to the village tomorrow to see if we can buy some bricks. Does the village chief know anyone there?"

"I will find people in the village for you. Don't worry, I will find people who are quick and efficient at work and will not cheat or play tricks. If you want to live here during the New Year, just find a few more people. As long as we can buy the materials, it won't take many rooms to build and it will be done in three to five days.

I don't know if I can buy blue bricks now. Many families want to build houses before the New Year, so blue bricks are selling well. I will collect adobe bricks for you in the village. How many houses do you want to build? How many adobe houses and how many blue brick houses? "

Father Liu thought about it and decided to build adobe houses now to live in. When there is time in the future, he will re-plan and let everyone live in brick and tile houses. He will plan it according to the layout of a quadrangle courtyard and build the first courtyard in the front first, with adobe houses and blue brick houses. After it is developed, it can be used to accommodate the servants or guards in the family.

"First, build a small courtyard with an entrance, three blue brick houses and three adobe houses as the main house. The other side will be reserved for later expansion. I will draw a rough house plan and build it accordingly."

"Okay, three adobe houses will require about 600 adobe bricks, and the foundations of six houses will require 70 foundation stones. I'll help you to finalize these with the village. If you can't buy blue bricks, will you still build six houses? That will require 1,200 adobe bricks."

"Okay, Village Chief Wan, please ask for me. I'll go to the county tomorrow to check the situation. If we can't buy blue bricks, we'll need adobe to build six rooms. Here's thirty taels of silver. It's for this piece of wasteland. The rest is for the deposit. I'd like to ask the village chief to help us buy adobe and foundation stones."

"Okay, it's okay, you should hurry back to the county. If you want to live in the village, I can help you arrange it. It's actually cheaper to live in the village. Just give them some food or copper coins. But if you have something to do, it's convenient to go to the county. Go ask for blue bricks early, maybe you can buy some."

"Okay, thank you, Village Chief. We'd better go to the county town. We do have a lot of things to buy."

The group of people separated at the school gate. Wan Zhang did not come to see them off as he had to go back to teach his students.

Father Liu said goodbye to Village Chief Wan at the door: "Village Chief, I'll leave the adobe and foundation stone matters to you. After our family is settled, I'll treat you to a drink."

"You're welcome. We're from the same village from now on. Feel free to come to me if you need anything."

The others followed suit and said goodbye.

Set off on the road back to the county town.

It was already getting dark. It took them almost an hour to get here. So the journey was not short, at least seven or eight kilometers.

In the modern times, it was impossible to walk seven or eight kilometers. Even one kilometer had to be traveled by car. Now they are used to walking on foot.

I walk more than ten kilometers in the morning and more than ten kilometers in the afternoon every day. I have already exercised.

Including Liu Xiaolu, her physical fitness is already very good. At this age, a girl of eleven or twelve can be said to be able to support a poor family, from washing clothes and cooking at home to working in the fields and chopping firewood in the mountains.

Liu Xiaolu held Liu Caixia's arm and walked in the middle of the team. Liu's father and Liu Hao and three others walked in front. Tian Zhaodi walked at the end, following behind Liu Caixia.

Father Liu was chatting with Liu Hao and the others about something. Their voices were not loud and could not be heard if one was a little far away.

Women don't walk as fast as men, and the distance between them soon widened.

Liu Caixia and Liu Xiaolu began to talk about some things to pay attention to in this era.

She didn't know much, so she asked Tian Zhaodi to help explain it to her.

In fact, Liu Xiaolu saw a lot along the way, but she still had the thinking of a modern person, and it would take a process for her to change. After coming here from the end of the world, she has become much more sensible.

Under the protection of Liu Caixia and Liu's father and mother, despite going through so much, she had her own space and did not suffer too much.

Now that life is gradually becoming stable, Liu Xiaolu's erratic personality is slowly beginning to resurface.

Liu Caixia was also very worried about how her daughter would live in this society.

Especially the issue of getting married in the future.

So when registering Liu Xiaolu's household registration, she reported Liu Xiaolu's date of birth as two years younger. In modern times, she is twelve years old, and this year she is thirteen, but she reported it as eleven. In this way, when she was sixteen, the marriageable age, she was already eighteen years old.

The body of an eighteen-year-old is considered mature, and having another child about two years after marriage is barely acceptable and will not cause too much harm to her body.