Today wasn't a day off, and Wei Yuyan figured the children couldn't do much at home anyway, so they might as well go to school.

Sister-in-law Xiuhua is already cooking porridge in the pot; it will be ready to eat in a little while.

The two children were disappointed when they heard they couldn't go see the house, and they were also very worried about the current situation at home.

Instead of comforting the children, Wei Yuyan ran back into the house to get their dry clothes.

Fortunately, none of the wardrobes were soaked in water, and the clothes inside were still clean.

The two older brothers had already moved the clothes to Xiao Lei's room. Wei Yuyan took the clothes and schoolbags to the children and delivered them there first.

"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, nothing was damaged at home, and the chicks are all fine."

Only the walls of Qianqian's room and her sister-in-law's room collapsed; otherwise, nothing happened.

Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua also sat down to eat breakfast. They would call Brother Lifu back to eat after they finished eating.

Wei Yuyan made the situation sound more relaxed, not wanting them to worry.

"I don't have a room."

Qianqian pouted.

"It's alright, Qianqian, your sister-in-law will find a new place to stay."

Wei Yuyan thought it best not to move to town anymore, as raising chickens and growing vegetables didn't seem very convenient.

Furthermore, the two children have just become close friends, and if they move to town, Master Wei might not be willing to refund the money.

"No need to find a new place to stay, sister-in-law. Let Xiaolei sleep at my house, and you and Qianqian can sleep in Xiaolei's room."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law wanted to save money, but finding a new place to live would definitely cost money.

"That won't do, it's too dangerous. Without a wall, what if there are wild animals or something? Also, without a wall, thieves can come and go as they please."

Wei Yuyan shook her head; this was not the best method.

"So where would you like to stay?"

Xiuhua's sister-in-law was puzzled.

"Are there any vacant houses in our village? I'd like to pay some rent and stay for a few months."

Wei Yuyan planned to save money for two months before starting construction on the new house.

The new house should be ready in two or three months, then we can celebrate the New Year in the new house.

"Yes, there is, but this matter is managed by the village chief."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Wei Yuyan didn't understand why she had to go through the village chief to rent a house. Did the house belong to the village chief?

"That house used to belong to the Wu family, but it's beyond five degrees of kinship with yours, so there's no connection between it and yours."

They only had one son, who disappeared before he was even engaged. He hasn't returned for decades.

After the old man passed away, the house remained empty, and the village chief would sometimes go to check on it.

Moreover, their house was a brick and tile house, and they had only passed away a few years ago, so the house must still be in good condition.”

Sister-in-law Xiuhua explained the whole story in detail.

"Oh, a brick and tile house, won't the rent be quite expensive?"

Wei Yuyan sighed.

"No, it's just sitting empty anyway. If we rent it out and collect some rent, the villagers will be happy."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua shook her head. That's not true. Even if it's expensive, it'll only cost a few dozen coins a month. It won't be that expensive.

"Then I'll go see the village chief this afternoon."

Wei Yuyan thought there should still be some brown sugar at home, so she took half a bag over in the afternoon.

"Let Brother Lifu go with you."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law was worried that the village chief would make things difficult for her because of what Wei Yuyan had done to Liu Cuifang before.

"Okay, I'll stop here. I'm going home to tidy up and bring breakfast to Brother Lifu."

Wei Yuyan put down her chopsticks and bowl, served Li Fu a bowl of porridge and three vegetable pancakes, and then walked towards her home.

"Brother Lifu, have some breakfast. We've all eaten."

When Wei Yuyan arrived at her home, she found Lifu cleaning the mud in the yard with a hoe.

"good".

Li Fu put down his hoe and prepared to come over for dinner.

"Brother Lifu, let's not clean this place anymore. Except for Xiaolei's room and the kitchen, which are fine, the other rooms are uninhabitable."

I wanted to rent a house in the village, and Sister-in-law Xiuhua said there was an empty brick and tile house.

Wei Yuyan moved the usable items from her room to Xiao Lei's room and tidied them up.

The food and dishes in the kitchen were also put away. Luckily, there were two locks in the house, so I could just lock the kitchen and Xiao Lei's room later.

The courtyard wall is half collapsed, so it doesn't matter whether it's locked or not.

"Yes, it's right next to Aunt Guihua's house. That house has been empty for three or four years. I wonder if it leaks when it rains."

If you rent it, my brother and I will have to spend a day fixing the roof tiles.

Li Fu thought that the roof tiles could sometimes be bent out of shape by strong winds or small birds, which could cause leaks. Anyway, checking everything made him feel more at ease.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua said that if I want to rent it, she'll ask you to come with me this afternoon. I guess she's afraid the village chief will ask me for a high price."

Wei Yuyan took out a set of her own clothes as well. The one she was wearing was Xiuhua's, and it was a bit loose.

"Okay, I understand. So, where do you plan to build your new house?"

"Brother Lifu asked."

"I don't know yet, I'll wait a few days and see. I must choose a good spot."

Wei Yuyan shook her head, indicating that she didn't want to consider these issues at the moment.

"Then there's no need to tidy up here. Since you're not planning to stay here anyway, you can stay at my place for the next couple of days."

Li Fu Ge originally wanted to repair the wall so that they could move in while the new house was finished, but since she said she wanted to rent a house, then there was no need to repair it.

"Hmm, instead of wasting time on this, why not tidy up the new house?"

Wei Yuyan nodded and took out a rag to wipe the dirty furniture.

"The bed in your room isn't broken yet, do you still want it?"

Li Fu thought he would need it when he built a new house in the future.

"Sure, we can just rinse it with water and it'll be ready to use. Every little bit helps."

Wei Yuyan didn't want it anymore at first, but then she thought that she would need to buy a bed for the new house.

This big bed was newly made when we got married, and it's quite nice. But the bed in Qianqian's room is ruined.

After breakfast, the two of them frantically fetched water to wash the bed, rinsing off the mud, drying it, and then putting it in the yard to air dry.

"It's so hot, Brother Zhang, let's go back. I hope no one will steal it if we leave it here."

Wei Yuyan was covered in sweat and thought about going to Sister Xiuhua's house to take a bath.

"No one will steal it, let's go."

Li Fu was also covered in sweat. When the two returned home, Xiu Hua's wife was already preparing lunch.

"You're back. Have you packed up?"

Sister-in-law Xiuhua put down the vegetables she had washed and asked.

"I'm not going to tidy up anymore. My sister-in-law said she doesn't want the house anymore, and the furniture that needed to be washed has already been washed. I'll go with her to rent a place this afternoon."

Li Fu also grabbed his clothes and prepared to take a shower.

"good".

Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded and continued washing vegetables and preparing lunch.

At noon, Li Cai and his wife also arrived.

"Yu Yan, Xiao Xuan told me today that your house was washed away by water?"