Chapter 275 The most valuable thing in our family is not the house, but this well

Wen Zhen nodded slightly: "Making furniture is expensive."

"It's not that making furniture is expensive; it just depends on what you use and what kind of furniture you need. The most expensive thing is probably our well."

Wen Zhenyi looked at the well in the middle of the yard and asked, "Grandma, is it expensive to dig a well?"

"It's expensive. On average, one well costs about thirty taels of silver."

Wen Zhenyi looked at the well in the yard in surprise: "So expensive?"

"If you're digging from a shallow well, ten taels or so will be enough. If you're digging from a deep well, the price will be the same as I just told you."

"So the most valuable thing in my house is not the house, but this well."

"Yes, every household in the village also pays for the water well. Although we have a well at home, we still pay for it as long as we live in the same village."

“No wonder there is only one well in the village.”

"I usually go to the river to wash clothes and draw water from the well for drinking."

Wen Zhenyi had a general understanding of the housing situation in the village. If the house was not big, it should be possible to buy it for about two taels.

Lin Jie and his family still have a lot of daily necessities in their current home, which can be moved in and used, saving a lot of money.

Ma Yinghe came out of the bathroom: "Mom, go take a shower."

Wen Zhenyi looked at Old Lady Wen and said, "Grandma, if you want to take a shower, I'll soak my hands."

Old Mrs. Wen got up and went to the bathroom.

Ma Yinghe walked up to her and said, "I see you just can't sit still."

Wen Zhenyi chuckled: "It's not the autumn harvest yet."

"Speaking of the autumn harvest, we went to check on the land you were rewarded with. The tenants are taking good care of it. They also know that the owner has changed."

"Mom, how are they?"

"They are all honest farmers. They rent good farmland because they have many children."

"Then let them continue to rent it next year. I want you to rent out a few acres of land in the village as well."

"Why?"

"There will be a lot of things to do later, and you may not have time to take care of the farmland."

Ma Yinghe looked at her: "What are you trying to do?"

"I don't want to make a fuss about anything. I just want to live our lives well step by step."

Ma Yinghe touched her head and said, "Life is pretty good now."

"But I think you're better off."

Ma Yinghe looked at the water she had soaked her hands in: "Is it still spicy?"

"And some more."

"Would you like some more hot water?"

"OK."

Ma Yinghe added some hot water to her basin and said, "Yiyi, what should we give to your eldest cousin who is getting married?"

Wen Zhenyi didn't quite understand the customs here. If it were in modern times, it would be easy, just give money, but it didn't seem to work here.

"Mom, what do you usually give as a gift?"

"When ordinary people get married, the guests attending the banquet are not very wealthy. They usually give combs as a gift to symbolize the marriage of the couple and hope that the newlyweds will grow old together."

"A comb?"

"Yes, there is also a bronze mirror, which also means perfection. If the conditions are good, they will give a bronze mirror with a peacock face. The peacock represents auspiciousness."

“It’s quite exquisite.”

"Then there are gold and silver jewelry and the like. These are all gifts from wealthy families or those with close relationships."

Wen Zhenyi thought about it and it seemed that he could only choose gold and silver jewelry: "Mom, let's choose gold and silver jewelry."

"That's fine, but should we give one piece or a set of headgear? And should we give silver or gold?"

Wen Zhenyi learned a little bit about it when he went to the county's silver shop this time. In fact, the value of these jewelry is higher than the total amount, which is relatively more like the processing fee.

If the one you choose is inlaid with pearls, jade or gems, the price will be even higher.

Giving gold and silver jewelry is also a disguised form of giving money, which is easier for her to accept.

"Let's go to the Silver Shop some other day to check this out."

"Why don't we go to the county town and look at the silver shop there? The styles there are better."

"Alright."

Wen Zhenyi felt that the burning sensation on his hands had subsided, so he went to take a shower and go to bed.

She looked at Cream sleeping in the basket. The guy showed no signs of waking up, so she put some food outside the basket for him so that he could eat it when he woke up.

If Cream wakes up hungry and you don't prepare food for it, it will run all over you and dance around, waking you up and asking you to give it food before it calms down.

The next day, she planned to go to the forest to look for something.

A Xiang and she carried a backpack, a hoe and a sickle, and the two of them set off.

Many villagers would happily greet her when they saw her on the road: "Shinichi, where are you going?"

"I'm going to find some mugwort."

"Then be careful and watch out for the snakes in the bushes. Don't get bit by them."

"good."

Cream saw her about to go out, jumped onto her shoulders and followed her out.

Wen Zhenyi felt that when the villagers talked about snakes, the guy on his shoulder was obviously excited.

She raised her hand and patted its head: "Calm down."

Ah Xiang looked at Cream who was standing on her shoulder and said, "It wants to eat the snake."

"In the past, you could still see snakes in this village, but now you can hardly see any."

"Most of it went into its stomach."

Wen Zhenyi plans to go to the mountains today to see if there are any yams.

Ah Xiang watched her walk up the mountain and asked, "Master, what are we looking for today?"

"Yam." Wen Zhenyi said and took her up the mountain.

Just then, they dared to enter the mountain. Cream wanted to run, but she quickly grabbed the back of her neck and said, "Don't run too far. We won't care about you when we leave."

Cream rolled its eyes and nodded its little head.

Wen Zhenyi then put it on the ground and let it play by itself.

But in the blink of an eye, the cream disappeared without a trace.

There is no danger outside the forest. Usually, many villagers come here to chop firewood, and large wild animals will not appear here.

She lowered her head and began to look for what she needed in the forest, and she actually found yam.

The two men carefully dug out the yams and put them into the backpack.

"Master, is this yam?"

"Well, it's good for making soup or grinding it into yam powder." Wen Zhenyi didn't dig too much, and stopped when he had enough for them to eat.

Her main purpose today was mugwort, which would be used to smoke beef jerky.

A Xiang was not unfamiliar with mugwort, and he cut a lot of it and put it in his backpack.

Both of their backpacks were full, but Cream still hadn't returned.

Wen Zhenyi shouted into the forest, "Naiyou, go home."

I waited for a long time but still didn't see it come back.

Ah Xiang frowned slightly: "Master, I'll go take a look."

"Be careful. If you can't find it, don't look for it. This guy is very smart and won't let anything happen to him."

Axiang nodded and walked into the forest.

Wen Zhenyi waited for a long time before he saw Axiang coming back with a thing that was black and red in patches.