Seeing that this explanation was not convincing, Su Hua turned her almond-shaped eyes slightly and sighed softly, "I don't know if there's a rush to build a house, but I do know that my third brother is already of a certain age. It's only a matter of the next two years before he gets married and has children. No matter how cramped his little room is, it can't fit three people."

There are also three younger children, Dalang, Erlang, and Chunhua, who are growing up day by day. It would be even more inconvenient for them to live with their parents again.

My older sister, mother, and I squeezed onto one bed every day. Turning around meant you'd be crushed if you did. It's not too bad now that it's spring and the weather isn't hot, but if it gets summer soon, being crammed together like that will be like being roasted fish on a hot iron pot every day.

Actually, what she couldn't say was that she could hear Su Erhu and his wife making noises in the west room every night for the past few days.

Especially today, perhaps because she had taken some fertility medicine, Qian Shi started busying herself with Su Erhu on the bed shortly after washing up.

Her senses were so sharp that even with cotton plugs in her ears, she still heard all the sounds she shouldn't have.

She'd really had enough of this cloyingly sticky dog ​​food.

There's also Chunhua, who lives in the same room as Su Erhu and his wife. She'll be four years old next year, and she's not at an age where she can't remember things. There are some things she might not understand now, but she'll always have memories. The first time she took Chunhua and Xiao Jinhan to Qingshui County, Chunhua said something about how her parents holding her would make her less carsick.

It's easy to imagine that the little girl must have bumped into this quite a few times on a daily basis.

Upon hearing this, Su Baishi's slanted eyes revealed a hint of reminiscence, and she finally nodded, "Hua'er has considered things very carefully. This courtyard was built when your father was still alive. Now, decades have passed, and the grandchildren have all grown up, so it is no longer enough to live in."

However, you can't pay for building the house all by yourself.

As she spoke, she straightened up, reached out and pulled aside a mud brick above the headboard. From the dark hole behind the mud brick, she took out a tightly wrapped handkerchief and stuffed it into Su Hua's arms, saying gently, "This is the eleven taels of silver I earned from the snail business. It was originally your money, but you insisted on giving it to the family, so I shamelessly accepted it. Now it's only right and proper to use it to build a new house."

Without giving Su Hua a chance to refuse, he lay down in bed, turned his head to the other side, and said in a muffled voice, "If you don't want to accept this money, no matter what the reason is for building a house, we can postpone it for now!"

Su Hua looked at the heavy handkerchief in her hand and was both amused and exasperated.

Since starting the business, the family's life has gradually improved, but the old lady is still very stingy. She counts each copper coin carefully many times. She didn't spend a single copper coin she earned from the snail business. Instead, she had Su Erhu exchange them all for one tael of silver in Cangwu Town and put them away.

The handkerchiefs used to wrap the silver were layered upon layered, so that even mice wouldn't be able to smell them.

Actually, this is all because they were afraid of being poor in the past. Even when they had money, they were reluctant to spend it and instead habitually saved it up.

Since accepting it now makes her feel better, it's fine to go along with her for now. We can find an opportunity to give it back later. Once Su's Restaurant is up and running, ten or twenty taels will be nothing, and she shouldn't have to worry about the money so much anymore.

"Don't worry, Mother, I'll accept this money." Su Hua put the handkerchief into her sleeve, but actually threw it into the money box in her space. After the jade ornament that Qin Yucheng had given her earlier was swallowed by the space, only an empty mahogany box remained. She used this mahogany box to store the silver, and the more than one hundred taels of loose silver had almost filled the box.

She put the silver away, and thinking of Su Bai's expression just now, she said gently, "This courtyard was built when Father was alive. My siblings and I grew up here for more than ten years. All our childhood memories are here, so let's not touch it."

Tomorrow we'll go to the village chief's house to see if we can buy the land next door. If it works out, we'll build a new house right next door. When they build it, we'll have the craftsmen leave a door between the new house and the courtyard, so it'll be very convenient for Mother to come and visit whenever she wants.”

Although she wasn't the original owner of this body and didn't have deep feelings for this courtyard, Su Baishi and Old Man Su were a young couple, and Old Man Su passed away early, leaving Su Baishi with only the five siblings and this courtyard as her memories.

As the siblings grew up, some married and others started their own families. Although they still lived under the same roof, their emotional lives were no longer the same.

The remaining courtyard holds an even more extraordinary significance for Su Baishi.

Since she cares, she will protect her.

Sure enough, almost as soon as Su Hua finished speaking, Su Bai chuckled softly from under the covers, "That old man's bones have turned to water by now, it's rare that Hua'er still thinks about him so much. If I were him, I would be secretly happy even in the underworld."

Land at the end of this village has always been easy to buy. The villagers are afraid that wolves, tigers, and leopards might come looking for them if they live here. But actually, as long as you don't go into Fuhu Mountain, you won't see any wolves, tigers, or leopards.

I'll go to your Uncle Chengde's house tomorrow and ask him to get us a good piece of land. And since nobody wants to live on this land, the price has to be as low as possible.

And then there's Daddy Barley, a real expert at building houses. Every household in the village goes to him for house construction. I'll go see him tomorrow after I finish the land deal and see if he has any free time lately.

Furthermore, when building a large brick and tile house, it's essential to first clarify where to buy the bricks and tiles. Even saving a penny or two per brick or tile can add up to a considerable sum for the entire house.

“Mother is absolutely right. Everyone says that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure, and I truly understand that now.” Su Hua nodded repeatedly, gently pulling Su Bai’s hand to her cheek. “Mother is not old, but she is a rare treasure in our family. We can leave the house building to Mother. There is absolutely no need to worry.”

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