Chapter 30 The Kid on the Road

Although it was a bit confusing, everyone understood it.

Ye Jidong continued, "In our poor mountain village, everything is slow. The imperial court issued an order in the spring, but it didn't reach me, the village head, until autumn. Right now, our Zhou and Chen states are at war over a border issue. The imperial court is out of money, so they encourage everyone to buy land."

Zhang Juexia's eyes lit up. "Grandpa Lizheng, is it cheaper to buy mountain land now?"

Ye Jitong nodded with satisfaction, saying that this boy is teachable.

This girl is smart.

"Grandpa Lizheng, if we buy the hill behind my house, how much silver would it cost?"

Ye Jidong listened to Zhang Juexia's loud tone, turned to look at Ye Jishun, and Ye Jishun nodded.

"How about this? Tomorrow we'll have the government come and measure the area, and we'll set the price after the measurement. You'll have to treat them well."

Everyone understood what Ye Jitong said.

"They won't be here until the afternoon, so they won't be eating at the host's house. Do whatever you need to do in the morning."

After seeing Ye Jishun off, Ye Jidong's daughter-in-law Wang Meiying came out and asked, "Dad, does Bei Xiuzhen want to buy land?"

"It should be."

"Bei Xiu had a very hard life before he got married, but now his life has gotten better and better. He's building a new house and buying land."

Ye Jidong stroked the few remaining whiskers under his mouth and said, "As the saying goes, one should marry a virtuous woman. From now on, when our son is looking for a wife, he must look carefully at her."

Wang Meiying nodded seriously.

After leaving Ye Jidong's house, Ye Jishun and Ye Beixiu immediately discussed going to the town early the next morning to look at bricks and tiles.

As for wood, although there is plenty of it in the mountains, it is too late to cut down more trees. I will take a look when I get to the town.

If the price is right, we can decide on it together.

Ye Jishun also specifically instructed Zhang Juexia to go with him.

Originally, he wanted to let the young couple go to the town, but he always felt uneasy, so he decided to go with them.

"Then I'll go to Uncle Yunhai's house and order the ox cart."

"Don't go. We don't have to carry anything. We can just go through the mountain. It's not much faster than that thing."

Ye Jishun took Wang Guilan back to the old house.

Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu returned home together.

Both of them seemed slightly excited.

Zhang Juexia was even worse.

She had never thought that she would be able to build a house and buy land so soon.

"Husband, are we too impulsive?"

"How could that be? If you have money, don't you build a house and buy land? Even landlords do that."

"Grandpa, the village head, is keeping us in suspense. I wonder if we can buy the back mountain?"

"Grandpa Lizheng is quite fair. He's been our village chief for many years, so I don't think there should be any problems. If the price wasn't right, he wouldn't have notified the government to measure the land."

"Oh...I haven't been to the back mountain on weekdays, so I don't know what I can grow after buying it."

"We'll talk about it later."

After working all afternoon, Zhang Juexia felt hungry.

Ye Beixiu's stomach also started to growl.

Zhang Juexia remembered that there was some leftover rice from lunch and prepared to make some fried rice with eggs.

She took out two eggs, cut half a scallion, and the remaining cucumber that Wang Guilan had given her that day, which she cut into dices.

After heating the pan, she added lard, poured the beaten eggs into the pan, fried them, and served them out.

Add some lard to the pot, add chopped green onion, stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the remaining rice, stir-fry for a while, pour in eggs, diced cucumber, add soy sauce and continue to stir-fry, add salt before serving.

A serving of egg fried rice is ready.

Ye Beixiu stood aside and watched Zhang Juexia. The more he watched, the more satisfied he became. His young wife was so capable.

Zhang Juexia served a plate and handed it to Ye Beixiu, "Try it and see how it tastes."

"Mm, delicious."

After saying that, he buried his head in his food.

Seeing that he was eating with gusto, Zhang Juexia also scooped out a small half plate for himself and sat aside to eat.

After eating and drinking, it was dark.

Ye Beixiu closed the gate of the yard and then went into the house to talk to Zhang Juexia.

After walking around the yard a few times, Zhang Juexia felt that the food was almost digested, so he went into the house, lit the oil lamp, and started making silk threads.

Ye Beixiu pulled a small stool and moved closer to her. "What are the rules for that cellar you just mentioned?"

"It's just about finding a place in the house we live in, digging a hole, paving the bottom with bricks or something, and then putting some valuables in it.

Whatever should be put on it, should be put on it.

Outsiders wouldn’t think there was something else underneath.”

Zhang Juexia racked his brains and described the function of the cellar to Ye Beixiu in the simplest words.

Ye Beixiu became excited. "This thing is great. We'll have to dig up a few of them for our new house. We can put more food in it so we don't have to worry when there's a famine."

"That's what I thought."

Zhang Juexia had only played two rounds when Ye Beixiu pulled him to bed.

He didn't dare to make any trouble, after all, he had important things to do tomorrow.

After talking for a while, they went to sleep.

The two men got up early, ate a bite to eat, and then carried their empty backpacks to go to the old house to find Ye Jishun.

When the two arrived at the old house, Ye Jishun was already waiting at the entrance.

Without saying a word, the three of them set off.

Without anything on my shoulders, walking up the mountain road was not difficult.

Only when they encountered a slightly rugged mountain road would the three of them support each other.

Seeing that Ye Beixiu's legs and feet were indeed not as good as before, Ye Jishun kept urging them to go to the county town to see a doctor as soon as possible.

"Your grandma and I regret it so much every time we think about it. Why did we give in to you back then? Don't be afraid of spending money this time. Even if your grandfather has to pay for his coffin, he will still take care of your leg."

Zhang Juexia comforted Ye Jishun, "Grandpa, we have prepared the money. As long as the doctor returns to Shunhe County, we will go."

The three of them chatted about family matters as they hurried on their way, and in an hour they arrived at the gate of Jinshui Town.

The brick kilns were all outside the town, so Ye Jishun took them directly to the brick kilns without even entering the town.

The bricks used at that time were all green bricks and green tiles.

After looking at several stores, the prices are pretty similar, so it all comes down to quality and service.

In the end, they ordered bricks and tiles from the Liu family. You tell them when you need them and they will send someone to deliver them to your door. As for how many bricks you use, they will refund you if you use more and supplement you if you use less.

Zhang Juexia couldn't help but look at the Liu family's manager. With such business acumen, they deserved to make money.

They ordered 20,000 blue bricks and 10,000 blue tiles, totaling 13 taels of silver and 500 coins.

Zhang Juexia talked his mouth off and finally brought the price down to thirteen taels of silver.

They paid a deposit of five taels of silver, and the remaining money would be paid in full when the bricks were delivered.