An eight-year-old kid emptied his scumbag father's warehouse and followed his grandparents into

"What's that blue thing in front?"

“It’s the sea. I see the sea.”

“It’s really the sea!”

“The sea is still beautiful!”

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For those who have always lived inland and have never seen the sea, this is an exciting time. The adults remained calm, but they kept staring at the sea and sky in front of them.

The innocence of children is the most natural. When they saw the boundless sea in the distance, they were so happy that they completely forgot all their worries and jumped up. In other days, they would have definitely passed the village chief and ran to the front, but now they were so excited that they didn't dare to leave the crowd.

There were quite a few villagers watching, most of them were old people and children. They were all like the people they saw along the way, short in stature, with dark skin, and looked very simple. They rarely commented on them.

The clothing they wear is very plain, without any ornamentation. Women's tops are tight-fitting, with wide sleeves, and their trousers are long and wide. Men's tops generally extend past the knees. For ease of use when working, they pull up the front and back flaps and tie them at the side. The color of their clothing is primarily indigo.

As expected, they were assigned to Tianshuitun. The other three villages were Majiatun, Fengyutun, and Xiushuitun. Jing Changming and Jing Changdu were the youngest brothers, with many children, so they were placed in the middle of the four villages, Majiatun, so they wouldn't be too far from the other three families.

The village chief, Li Changde, was a short old man with a rather old-fashioned look. He was from Tianshui Village. After assigning the prisoners to their respective villages, he left without any intention of talking to them. He didn't even give them any instructions, and there was no smile on his face.

"My fourth uncle is a stubborn man. He sticks to his guns and doesn't care if you do something wrong. But he has been the village chief for more than 20 years, and the villagers are all obedient to him."

Knowing that someone had already helped them buy a house in Tianshui Village, the village chief named Li Xian became very enthusiastic and introduced the situation in the village to them.

"The entire village of Yamen has a population of over 700 people, divided into four villages. The largest is Tianshui Village, which has 33 households and nearly 400 people, all with the surname Li. Our village has housed many prisoners over the years, but now there are only about a hundred left. It's much more lively now that you're here.

The land assigned to you will be delivered to you in a couple of days, along with the contract. Each person is allocated five mu of land. You must cultivate it well, otherwise you won’t be able to support yourself.”

After saying this, Li Xian looked at the house they had bought from a distance and said leisurely, "But with the help of my family, I don't expect much from the harvest."

Li Xian felt a little envious when looking at the two houses. Not everyone could afford two houses of this size. This statement put them in the category of rich people.

They saw the house from a distance, but Li Xian did not let them go in directly. Instead, he took them around the village. When they arrived at the village chief's house and his own door, he pointed at them and told them that they could come and discuss it if they had any problems in the future. He then told them the direction to go home and left.

Nanny Wang, who had been standing at the door of the house and had not dared to get closer, was already in tears. When she saw the old general and the old lady, she knelt down, and two guards and a groom also knelt down at the same time.

"Xiu Lan, what are you doing? Get up quickly." The old lady hurried forward and gave Nanny Wang a light support, her eyes also turning red with hers.

The others were also helped up by Jing Changning and Dalang.

Nanny Wang wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, her expression very sad: "The old lady has suffered."

He added, "Thank you all for your hard work." But his eyes were still on the old lady.

The old lady smiled with tears in her eyes: "How can you tell that I'm suffering?"

Nanny Wang then took a closer look at the old lady's face. "She's thinner and darker, but... she's still quite energetic."

It made everyone laugh, and laughing is always better than crying.

The old lady patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't stand there like a door god. Let us in and out quickly. Let me see what you think of the house you chose."

Chuntao had already led the children inside without even going around the village. The coachman and guards who had arrived earlier also came over to lead the carriages inside.

The left is superior and the right is inferior. Nanny Wang led the old general and the old lady to the house on the left. Although the two houses were built side by side, they were separate and were originally where the two brothers lived after the family split up.

The house was not as short as those in the village, but it was at least two feet shorter than the average house in the capital. The main door had two doors that opened opposite each other, and the door panels were not too high. Even a tall man like the old general was worried about hitting his head when entering the door.

There are two small gatehouses on both sides of the gate, which can barely fit a small bed.

Further in is a large and transparent patio. On both sides of the patio are two pomegranate trees, which are not very tall but have trunks as thick as bowls. The leaves are still emerald green, and moss is growing on the bluestone slabs in the patio. It doesn't look like no one has lived there for a long time.

"The owner of this house should be a wealthy man in the village!" Jing Changning said.

The whole village is unusual in that it has a stone base and houses made of blue bricks and tiles.

"Yes! They say that a scholar in the family became an official and moved to the neighboring county a few years ago. The house has been vacant and taken care of by the clan members. We came to them three times and offered a high price before they agreed to sell it."

Nanny Wang recounted the story of her house purchase: "There are many houses to buy in the village, but there aren't many that are spacious and elegant. Most are just adobe houses."

Just now when they were walking around the village, they saw that most of the houses were built with adobes made of a mixture of stones, shells and sand. However, perhaps due to the frequent typhoons, the houses were short and narrow, with tiles and bricks on the roof, which made them barely habitable. There was no attention paid to comfort and beauty at all. Fishermen lived on their boats for half a year a year, and their homes were filled with elderly people and children. Why would they be so particular about poverty?

The house I bought now, that is, the main rooms of the front yard and the second and third courtyards, are built relatively high. There are many other side rooms, but each one is narrow, small and dark. I don’t know if it is to prevent wind or thieves. The window lattices are all very high, square but small, and the lighting is very poor.

The three main rooms in the front yard are the tallest and most spacious. Several rooms are already furnished. The main hall is decorated according to the style of Beijing. A long table is placed in the center against the wall. In front is an eight-immortal table, armchairs and armchairs. There are also several chairs on both sides that are neatly arranged. Although the quality of the furniture is not expensive, it is also decent.

Both the east and west rooms were furnished with a large bed, a cabinet, a box, a small table and two stools, and the space for playing was not very spacious.

"I, the old servant, took it upon myself to place the old lady, the old general, and the third master and his wife in the front yard here, so that you can discuss things. The young masters were also placed in the second courtyard of the west house, and the third courtyard was for the servants.

The first and second wives will be placed in the house on the right, thinking it will be convenient for the sisters-in-law to talk to each other. The young ladies will naturally live with the wives, and the concubines will live in the third courtyard of the east house.

The old lady nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you for your trouble. This arrangement is excellent."

Everyone walked from the front yard to the garden at the back. The two gardens shared a wall and were not separated. There was also a well on the side of the garden, which was originally supposed to be shared.

There are a few peach trees and pomegranate trees near the wall. They are also old trees with very thick trunks. There is a large piece of land, but it is barren.

Nanny Wang said, "This used to be where they grew vegetables and raised chickens." She pointed to a vacant area in the back and said, "We bought this with the house, and they said we can use it."

Jing Yongcheng nodded in satisfaction, and the old lady also smiled: "It's a bargain for us."