It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Song Ping had no idea that his sister's two pastry recipes could actually be sold for a hundred taels of silver, and he was completely bewildered when he was at the bank.

After following his sister out of the bank hand in hand, he protected her inside, with a tense face and a solemn expression, he said:

"Little sister, there are too many people in the city, let's go back quickly!"

Song Zhi originally wanted to go to the grocery store to buy some more food. When she hired someone to build a house for her family, she would definitely have to provide a meal, and the food at home now would not be enough.

But seeing that my elder brother was so nervous, I thought that I had to go to the county town tomorrow, so it would be okay to buy food tomorrow.

So the brother and sister went straight out of the city and returned home.

As soon as she entered the house, Song Zhi saw the head of the Song clan standing in the yard.

Seeing the two siblings return, the Song clan leader smiled and said, "You've returned just in time. The land deed has been finalized. Here, keep it safe!"

After saying that, Patriarch Song took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Wu, whose face was full of wrinkles with a smile.

Although Wu was illiterate, her family had obtained a land deed before, so she recognized the bright red official stamp on the deed.

At this moment, she was holding the land deed, feeling extremely happy and kept thanking him.

Seeing her happy, the Song clan leader took out another hundred yuan and handed it back to Song Zhi, "When the village chief heard that you wanted to get the land deed, he refused to accept the money."

"You want to lead everyone to pick forsythia leaves to make money? You, a little girl, can be so broad-minded. It's even harder for him to do things for money as a village head!"

"When did the headman become so reasonable? I remember that we gave him a lot of bribes when we built the house!" Yang said subconsciously.

Mrs. Wu glanced at her daughter-in-law. She was so straightforward and spoke without considering the occasion.

However, Patriarch Song did not take it seriously. They had known each other for decades, so he knew very well what kind of person the other person was.

The Song clan leader just smiled and said, "It's probably because the girl Azhi is familiar with the county magistrate. Since he wants to accept money, the village head doesn't dare to be too blatant."

"In that case, Azhi, you should accept this money! I'll send her some small gifts later to express my gratitude." Mrs. Wu said to her granddaughter.

Song Zhi took the money and didn't mention the gift. Instead, she asked, "Grandma, are we having a start-up banquet? How about inviting the clan leader and the village chief to our house for dinner?"

Song Zhi also understood the principle of adapting to local customs. As long as the person was not lazy, cunning, or treacherous, Song Zhi was willing to make friends with him.

After all, more friends mean more paths, although such "friends" may just be drinking buddies.

But as long as no one is secretly trying to trip her up, Song Zhi is still willing to do some superficial work.

The so-called opening party at this time is just a simple meal for those who come to help at home.

It is meant to celebrate the start of work and also to reward the hard-working helpers.

The food is simple and we have to start working right after eating, so there is no time to slowly entertain the guests.

Mrs. Wu thought for a moment and said, "The opening dinner is so rushed, we don't want to neglect the guests. How about this? After the closing banquet, we can invite the head of the village to our house to liven things up! And I'll ask my brother to help keep us company then."

Song Youshan also reminded him at the right time, "The head of the village is probably busy picking forsythia leaves right now. How can he have time to come to our house for dinner? I think we should wait until he finishes the work before inviting him."

Since grandma and uncle said so, Song Zhi naturally had no objection, so the matter was settled and no further discussion was made for now.

After seeing off Patriarch Song, Mrs. Wu asked about her granddaughter's trip to the city today.

Song Zhi did not hide anything and told the situation in front of everyone.

Everyone was shocked. Wu even covered her pounding heart and exclaimed, "Oh my God, just two dessert recipes sold for a hundred taels of silver."

Song Ping, who was standing aside, looked at his parents and his grandmother, who were dumbfounded and had their mouths wide open, just like himself just now. He just felt funny in his heart.

Song Zhiwai thought for a moment and said proudly, "Miss Wang probably thinks I helped him before, or maybe she thinks I'm cute and wants to make friends with me, so she offered such a high price!"

The whole family was amused by this remark. Mrs. Wu poked her granddaughter's head and said with a smile, "You are so clever! You are bragging about yourself!"

Song Zhi touched her nose. There was no way she could act so mature. She had to show her childish side at the right time.

After everyone finished laughing, Song Zhi took out a fifteen-liang silver ingot from the basket and handed it to her uncle. "Now that the land deed has been issued, we should hurry up and build the house."

"Of this fifteen taels of silver, uncle, first order ten taels of bricks, three taels of tiles, and the remaining two taels for some lime!"

Seeing the two ingots of silver being handed to him, Song Youshan subconsciously asked, "Isn't this too much to order at once? I think we should build the house first. If we don't have enough bricks and stones, we can order more later!"

Song Zhi thought about it and nodded, "Then take the money first, uncle. You can make an appointment with the brick factory first, as long as it doesn't delay the construction of the house."

After that, she looked at Wu and asked, "By the way, there's still someone I need to find. Grandma, is there anyone in our village who can build a brick house?"