Chapter 62 Buying Land in Chenjia Village

At this time, the villagers spread the news to the town. It was already evening. Bai Luoxue hurried back and saw a man sitting in the main seat with an indifferent face. Her heart skipped a beat.

"Husband, why are you back so soon?"

Chen Zhao looked up and said nothing at first. He looked the woman up and down, finally looking at her pale face. He reached out his hand, pulled her into his arms and asked, "I can't come back?"

"No..." Bai Luoxue clutched her stomach, having just been startled. "Why didn't you stay in Lingcheng for a few more days to see the scenery there?"

Chen Zhao smiled with a complicated expression, his hand on her shoulder.

"It's not fun. I came back because I missed you, but why aren't you home?"

"Husband, I went to the town today. It rained heavily and it was difficult to walk." Bai Luoxue clenched her handkerchief and was somewhat nervous when she lied. She didn't dare to look into Chen Zhao's eyes. The general in Mobei exuded a bloodthirsty smell.

Chen Zhao asked nonchalantly, "Where's Mom?"

"Go to bed." Bai Luoxue said.

Chen Zhao sneered, "Luoxue, why don't you tell me the truth? Mom went to look for Jiusu yesterday, and my eldest brother also said that he hasn't seen you for several days. Where have you been? Why don't you live at home?"

Fear surged in Bai Luoxue's heart, seeping all the way to the soles of her feet, and her mind was spinning non-stop.

"Husband, how do you know that mother is with my sister? Did Jiusu tell you?"

"Yeah." A look of hesitation flashed across Chen Zhao's face, and then he nodded.

The next second, Bai Luoxue's dark eyes were misty, and she tilted her head back to prevent tears from falling, but such a stubborn look would only deeply touch the man's heart. No one would be willing to get angry when seeing her pitiful look.

She knelt on the ground with grievance and said.

"The first thing my husband did when he came back was to see my sister? I wasn't feeling well, and my husband wasn't home. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get back to you in time if something happened, so I stayed at the inn in town. I would occasionally go to my sister to apologize. Chen Xianfeng has been following me these past few days. If you don't believe me, go ask. I'm just envious of my husband's deep affection for my sister."

Hearing this, Chen Zhao hurriedly helped the woman up, and showed concern for her, but her face turned cold.

"Luoxue, Jiusu and I are just..."

"My dear husband, please stop talking." Bai Luoxue pulled up her handkerchief and wiped away her tears. "How can I, a concubine, interfere with what happened between you and your sister? You should get some rest early."

Chen Zhao: “…”

After a sigh, he called Chen Nan over. As expected, he went to see Jiusu. Bai Luoxue was not in good health, so he hurriedly picked out one expensive gift after another to apologize.

It's just treasures or something.

Bai Luoxue never lacked anything. She said with tears in her eyes, "Husband, I'm not angry, I'm just afraid of losing you."

Chen Zhao held her, patted her back gently and coaxed her.

"Luoxue, don't worry, you will always be the most important woman in my heart. I will never forget how good you have been to me. Everything I enjoy now is brought by you. I love you, I will always love you."

He knew it in his heart and was also filled with inferiority.

He almost died, but Luoxue showed mercy and saved his life that night. Faced with such a beautiful woman, he ran away shyly. After meeting several times, Luoxue's impression of him became deeper and deeper, and his status also rose step by step.

Luoxue asked him what he wanted to do after the war.

Chen Zhao inexplicably said that he wanted to marry her.

It’s not that Chen Zhao has to be the general, but whoever Bai Luoxue chooses will be the general who will make the contribution this time.

“…”

Early in the morning, Jiusu sent Lu back home. Lu was reluctant to leave and complained, "Su'er, don't you want me anymore?"

"No way, didn't Chen Zhao just come back? Don't you miss him anymore? If you want to go, you are always welcome." Jiusu was like coaxing a child. She watched Lu go back from a distance and shook her head helplessly.

A person of the same age passed by and sighed, "Are you sure it's a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship? My mother and my grandmother quarrel every day."

Jiusu didn't know either, which was very strange. She came to Chenjia Village for something, so she went straight to the village chief's house.

Chen Linghua was washing clothes in the yard. When she heard someone coming, she looked up, shocked. It took her a while before she recognized the woman in front of her. She stood up and wiped her hands, "Jiusu? Why are you here?"

The person in front of me is no longer the dark-skinned peasant girl.

She is even more beautiful than the lady next door, with fair skin, lively eyes, and a leisurely temperament. There are so many good qualities about her that it is impossible to describe her.

Jiusu smiled and said, "Sister Linghua, is the village chief at home?"

"I'm here." Chen Linghua brought him into the house, "Dad, Jiusu is looking for you."

Village Chief Chen was also a little surprised to see Jiusu's drastic change. He had been in a low mood, as if something was on his mind. "Jiusu, what do you want to talk to me about? Is it about the Chen family?"

Jiusu shook his head. It had nothing to do with Chen Zhao anymore, so what else could happen?

"I'm here to buy land. Is there any vacant land?"

"Yes." Village Chief Chen glanced at Jiusu subconsciously, "There's a large piece of wasteland to the west of the village. It's not suitable for growing crops."

Jiusu asked, "I don't farm, Uncle Chen, can you take me to see it?"

Village chief Chen nodded, put his hands behind his back, and took her to the west end of the village amid the whispers of the villagers. There were not many houses around here, and it was almost at the edge of the village.

There is a road and piles of stones next to it, and not far away is the village's big lake.

Jiusu fell in love with it at first sight. As long as he made good use of the resources, the west would definitely be prosperous. A prosperous scene appeared before his eyes. Would he be able to see so many skyscrapers rising one after another in his lifetime?

"I want all this land."

It’s a full five acres of land!

Village Chief Chen was stunned. He held up five fingers and said, "This is worth five hundred taels of silver. It's not a good piece of land. Don't you think about it?"

"I'll use it to build a factory." Jiusu followed Village Chief Chen back home.

Chen Linghua was hanging out clothes. When she heard this, she asked, "Building a factory?"

Jiusu didn't hide it. She nodded and said, "For business use. However, I will have to trouble Uncle Chen to help introduce workers. The area is huge, so many people are needed. I will pay for it."

Village chief Chen was filled with excitement. He knew that the general had given Jiusu a lot of silver.

He kindly reminded her, "We're happy you're doing business, but don't be extravagant. If you can open a factory, it will benefit the village. I'll lower the price to four hundred and eighty taels. Is that okay?"

There is also competition between villages.

A man in Wang Village married a young lady from a wealthy family and opened a fashion factory in the village. Every year, the clothes were shipped to Shengjing. The whole village became extremely rich, and every household had new clothes to wear.

Jiusu has the final word.

"good!"

Once the contract is signed, the land will be yours forever.

Village Chief Chen nearly fainted when he saw the huge sum of money in his hand, but the joy on his face was genuine. He rarely said more, "Four hundred taels will be given to the county magistrate. The remaining eighty taels will be distributed to each person with one hundred coins. The remaining money will be used to repair the houses of the elderly and children without support, and it will also serve as a reserve fund for the village."