Village chief Cao asked Su Xiaoxiao to sit down as well.

"I was thinking of coming to you to talk about your house after I'm done with these past two days, but I didn't expect you to be one step ahead of me. Renovating a house is a serious matter, but it costs a lot of money."

Su Xiaoxiao obediently took a chair and sat opposite Village Chief Cao.

"Thank you, Village Chief, for your consideration. You don't have to worry about the money. You are the best at building houses in the village. As long as you are willing to help, I will pay you and will never default on your payment!"

"The wages are small, and I'd be happy to help you even if you don't want any. But repairing the house requires buying the necessary materials, and those materials will cost quite a bit of money. Is that okay with you?"

Village chief Cao heard that Su Xiaoxiao was setting up a stall to make money recently, but he wondered how much money a little girl like her could make.

It costs dozens of taels of silver to build a house, and even renovating a house will cost about ten taels of silver.

How could Su Xiaoxiao come up with so much money at once?

"Could you please help me calculate how much silver it will cost to repair the house and the wall?"

Su Xiaoxiao roughly drew the appearance of the house she wanted on the ground and then told her her idea.

When Village Chief Cao saw that Su Xiaoxiao wanted to widen, heighten and enlarge the original house and rebuild it, he thought about it and made some calculations.

"I'm afraid it will cost eight taels of silver including the labor and materials!"

"No problem. I'll leave the renovation of the house to the village chief."

Village Chief Cao was stunned for a moment.

Just agreed so easily?

"Such a big thing, aren't you going to study it again?"

"No need to study. Everyone in the surrounding villages knows that you, Grandpa Village Chief, are not only great at building houses, but your calculations of labor and materials are also very close to the actual cost. I trust you, Grandpa Village Chief."

Village chief Cao still expressed his concerns.

"That's a lot of money. Do you really have that much? If not, don't force it! As for the house, I can help you think of a solution!"

He thought that if Su Xiaoxiao didn't have the money to repair the house, he could call on the villagers to help Su Xiaoxiao's family reinforce their current thatched house when they were not busy.

It doesn't cost much to make some adobe bricks, and the house won't be in danger of collapsing after it's reinforced.

Su Xiaoxiao scratched her head embarrassedly and smiled foolishly.

"To be honest, Village Chief, I've been lucky lately and made some money. I'm going to get some money for you right now."

Before Village Chief Cao could react, Su Xiaoxiao had already run home quickly.

As long as Village Chief Cao is willing to help, the sooner this matter is settled the better, there is no time to lose.

She ran back home, found the hidden money box in the room, and took out eight taels of silver from the more than ten taels. The money box instantly became emptier and lighter, and she felt so distressed.

This was all the money she had worked so hard to earn, penny by penny. Who wouldn't feel bad when spending so much at once?

But thinking that building a house is a serious matter and a good thing, I had to grit my teeth and give up.

She hid the money box again and ran quickly back to Village Chief Cao's house.

When Village Chief Cao saw Su Xiaoxiao really bring the silver, he was stunned for a moment.

This is this...

Did Su Xiaoxiao really go home to get the money?

And you took out eight taels of silver all at once?

This child is really impatient!

Seeing that Village Chief Cao was dazed looking at the silver, Su Xiaoxiao was afraid that Village Chief Cao would go back on his word, so she put the silver directly into Village Chief Cao's hands.

"Grandpa Village Chief, you can't go back on your word and not help us!"

"No... I don't regret it, it's just..."

Village Chief Cao looked down at the silver in his hand, but it still felt a little unreal!

He was very curious about what kind of business Su Xiaoxiao was doing to make so much money.

Can he join in this business?

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly said, "If it's not enough, just tell me. I just hope the village chief can keep this a secret for me."

"As for finding a few people to repair the house, how much materials to buy, how much to pay for the labor, etc., I don't know much about it. I'll have to trouble the village chief to worry about it."

Only then did Village Chief Cao come to his senses.

As the head of the village, he didn't want to ask the little girl about these things, so he stopped asking.

He also understood Su Xiaoxiao's worry. She was afraid that the people in the Su family's old house would come and cause trouble if they knew that she had money to build a house.

"These are all trivial matters. This money is more than enough. I will also keep it a secret for you."

Su Xiaoxiao bowed deeply to Village Chief Cao.

"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief!"

Village chief Cao hurriedly pulled Su Xiaoxiao up.

"That's impossible. I'll find some people soon and go to the county town to buy materials tomorrow. The house should be ready the day after tomorrow. If everything goes well, the house should be finished in half a month."

Village chief Cao is also a man of action, and he will do things immediately after he says they will be done.

"That's great, thank you, Grandpa Village Chief!"

"Thanks so much, you don't have to be so polite. But where are you going to live while the house is being repaired?"

Su Xiaoxiao had already thought about this problem and replied with a smile: "We can just build a simple shed in the yard."

"How can this be done!"

"It's okay, Grandpa Village Chief. It's hot now, so it's okay to live outside."

Village Chief Cao thought about it.

"Then I'll bring some people to build a sturdy shed for you later."

"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief. You are so kind!"

Village chief Cao looked at Su Xiaoxiao, who was tilting her little head back with a happy expression on her face, and a sweet smile appeared on her wrinkled face.

If this was his granddaughter, he would definitely hold her in his hands and pamper her.

He could never understand why Su Guangzong was so cruel.

On the other side, the old house of the Su family.

Su Guangzong, who was listening to Su Sheng and Liu Cuihua's excuses for their failed attempt to steal the silver, sat cross-legged on the edge of the kang. He had just taken a puff of his pipe when he sneezed.

He rubbed his nose and scolded impatiently.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. You can't even handle such a small thing. You're really useless! I don't know what you can do!"

Su Sheng was not convinced.

"But you asked us to steal the silver, and now that bitch Su Xiaoxiao has caught us, it's our fault again."

When Su Guangzong heard this, he became even angrier.

"I told you to steal the silver. Who told you to steal the silver in broad daylight? Do you have any brains? You are as stupid as pigs. You deserve to be caught!"

Liu Cuihua also felt very uncomfortable.

Not only did she fail to steal the silver, but she was kicked twice and fell heavily twice. She is still in pain now!

She lowered her head and whispered back, "We watched outside their door for a long time, making sure no one was home before we went in. Who would have thought that little bitch would come back so quickly!"

Su Guangzong was so angry that he was about to throw the pipe in his hand and hit Liu Cuihua, the fool, in the face, but he quickly retracted his hand.

This is his treasure!

Last time I almost broke his baby, I can’t be so impulsive this time!

But facing these two stupid guys, he was really angry. How could he calm down if he didn't teach them a lesson?

Liu Cuihua had been observing Su Guangzong out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that Su Guangzong was about to throw something or hit someone again, she reacted immediately to prevent herself from getting burned.

But I didn’t expect that Su Guangzong would stop for some reason.

Just as she was secretly breathing a sigh of relief, thinking she had escaped a disaster and letting down her guard, she had never imagined that as soon as she raised her head, an unidentified object would blow directly into her face, blocking her view...

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