The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 3: Getting Rich System No. 0715
If you are not content with your good life, crying will be useless when you really starve to death!
Zhuang Qingning knew that although Zhuang Jingye agreed on the surface, he actually still did not completely agree with her idea of setting up a female household. However, the female household had already been set up, and as for what others thought, it had nothing to do with her, and she did not want to guess.
Zhuang Qingning accepted the document and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li Zheng. There is one more thing I would like to ask for your help."
"You tell me first."
If they want to pity you, give you some food, lend you a house or something, then don't even think about it.
"My sister and I have established a female household, but we have nowhere to go. I know that the house of Hua the butcher in the village has been empty, so I want to live there temporarily, and then move out after my sister and I build a new house."
Hua the butcher was a man from another family. He came here five years ago with his wife who was blind in one eye. He donated five hundred yuan to the ancestral hall, settled down in the village, and started his business of slaughtering pigs and sheep.
But just a year ago, Hua the butcher's wife accidentally fell into the river while washing clothes. When Hua the butcher heard the news and went there, his wife had been washed away by the rushing river. Hua the butcher jumped into the river to look for her in vain, but he also drowned in the river due to overwork.
Hua the butcher had no children or relatives, so the house and yard became empty and remained idle.
"Although the house of Hua the Butcher is empty, he is considered a member of the village. Before the house was taken over, it was kept by the village. Now that you want to use it, you can, but you have to pay a sum of money to the village every year as rent. When Hua the Butcher's family comes to take over the house in the future, you should give the money to them as an explanation."
If you want to use it for free, that's not possible. Otherwise, it would be unfair to the butcher's family. After all, it's a private yard. How can you use it as you please? In other words, it's also unfair to the villagers in the village. Why can your family use it for free, but other people can't?
"That's feasible." Zhuang Qingning felt that this request was reasonable: "I wonder how much it costs per year?"
"Hua the butcher has two tiled houses and a kitchen. The yard is also very large, and the house is not too shabby. Although the houses in our village are not as valuable as those in the town, they are not far from the town. But seeing that you sisters are quite poor, I will calculate the rent for this year as 150 yuan."
Zhuang Jingye said.
"Okay." Zhuang Qingning agreed. "But my sister and I have just registered as female households. We have no money and no livelihood. We can't pay it now. I will pay it to the head of the village uncle after I earn some money."
"Then I'll give you three months. If you can pay the rent for this year, you can continue to live in this house. If not, don't blame me for being unkind and kicking you out."
Zhuang Jingye felt that what he did in this matter was reasonable and he had done his best, and he would not let others make irresponsible remarks about it.
"Don't worry, uncle head of the village. If I can't come up with the money by then, you can do whatever you want with me." Zhuang Qingning agreed very readily.
"That's fine."
Zhuang Jingye rummaged through boxes and cabinets and found the key to Hua the Butcher's house. He handed it to Zhuang Qingning and said, "Please pack your things for now and move in."
"There is just one thing we must be frank with you. I rented this house to you because I saw that you two sisters were without parents and I have done my utmost. If there are any problems in the future, there is not much I can do as a village head, and I may not be able to help you."
Especially when you are short of food and clothing, thinking about borrowing money or something is absolutely not allowed. Since you are thinking of establishing a female household, you have to bear the bitter fruits yourself. Thinking of gaining sympathy by being pitiful is absolutely not allowed.
"I understand what the village head said. Since this is the path I have chosen, I have to finish it no matter what. Please rest assured, village head." Zhuang Qingning responded loudly.
"Now that the daughter's household has been established, we sisters have a temporary place to stay, so let's go and pack up and settle down first, so as not to disturb the village head uncle."
Zhuang Qingning led Zhuang Qingsui out of Zhuang Jingye's house and walked towards Hua the butcher's house.
Zhuang Jingye looked at the two people walking away coldly and snorted.
"I didn't know that Miss Ning had such a bad temper. Now I have finally seen it. This girl really should not be underestimated." Ye, the wife of Zhuang Jingye, who had been looking out from the kitchen, sighed.
"Can't be underestimated? I think we can't overestimate it. She even set up a female household. I think she is courting death. You see, when she starves to death, she will cause trouble for me. Others will probably say that I am a dignified village head, but someone in the village under my jurisdiction actually starved to death. I don't know how they will poke me in the spine!"
Zhuang Jingye snorted coldly and went into the house with his hands behind his back.
He is just a small village head. If you don't know him, you would think he is the county magistrate. I don't know where he gets such great prestige from!
Ye curled her lips and went to the kitchen to cook.
On this side, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui walked all the way to Hua the butcher's house.
Because he moved to the village later and made a living by slaughtering pigs and sheep, Hua the butcher's house was built on the edge of the village, and the courtyard wall was built higher, even higher than Zhuang Qingning's.
But it’s better this way, living behind closed doors, so that people coming and going won’t look at me and point fingers at me.
When I opened the door and went in, I saw that the long-abandoned yard was full of weeds, the thatched kitchen and the house were covered with thick dust, and even the north wall was a little moldy because of the rain and the fact that the door had not been opened for many years.
But fortunately, most of the household items are still there, and basic life is basically possible.
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Zhuang Qingning took a deep breath and then let it out slowly.
The next thing to do is to tidy up, settle down with my sister, and then find ways to make money to make a living.
After all, we are a modern person. Relying on the knowledge we have mastered and not being lazy, it is not difficult to make a living in this era.
The worst case scenario is to do a job that sells labor to fill your stomach first, and then slowly think about making a fortune.
Zhuang Qingning began to plan for the future in his mind.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Wealth-Making System 1.0. I am System No. 0715, and I am the host's caring assistant. ]
Zhuang Qingning was stunned by the information that appeared out of nowhere in his mind.
What is a wealth-making system? What is it for?
[The Wealth-Making System exists to help the host achieve wealth. The system has a mall module, a task module, and an achievement value module. ]
[The host can usually obtain diligence points through labor, and the diligence points obtained can be exchanged for anything in the mall, including recipes and secret recipes, and can even customize the goods they need from the system. ]
[The system usually issues some daily tasks. The tasks are not mandatory and the host can choose not to do them. However, if they are completed, they can get task rewards. The content of the rewards depends on the task situation.]
[When the host reaches a certain wealth value or diligence value, he can get certain achievement rewards and talent points. Talent points can enhance the host's personal attributes, such as agility, wisdom, beauty, etc. ]
(End of this chapter)