Chapter 216 The Zhao Family's House

The morning light was faint, and the water shimmered with mist.

Sunlight filtered through her fingers and fell on Wan Qiqi's face, making her sharp features appear even more defined.

Wan Qiqi had no idea how much weight she had lost during this time; all she knew was that her clothes seemed to be a size too big and looked loose and baggy.

She sat on the bench, basking in the sunlight, feeling a sense of peace.

Li Chongniang was doing the same, lying down in the sun with a plate of perilla and jujubes beside her, looking quite content.

Only the Chen family in Lianhua Village can enjoy this kind of life.

Other families get up early and are busy preparing for the colder weather.

Wan Qiqi was a little annoyed. How could it snow on such a beautiful day?

Searching for the original owner's memories, it seems that every winter, starting in mid-December, it begins to snow in Lotus Village.

Sometimes it stops after a few hours, but sometimes it lasts for several days in a row.

Because of the low temperature, the snow hardly melts.

Even as soon as the snow melts, it immediately snows again.

It went on and on until the end of the year.

For Wan Qiqi, this kind of snow was actually not a problem.

But for the villagers who live by the mountains and rivers, the snow will cover all the wild vegetables and they will be unable to go up the mountain, so they can only spend the day at home.

Winter isn't scary at all. As long as you have warm clothes and suitable shoes, everything will be fine.

Unfortunately, during the famine, food and clothing became the biggest problem.

Moreover, unlike modern times, people in ancient times did not have as many warm clothes. Even if they wore all the clothes in the house, they could not withstand the harsh cold.

That's why so many people freeze to death in winter.

Wan Qiqi thought that if the problem of keeping warm could be solved, everyone's life wouldn't be so difficult.

Just then, the sound of a lock being opened came from next door.

Wan Qiqi suddenly opened her eyes and turned to look at Zhao Dagen's courtyard.

Because she was lying down, she could only vaguely see a few heads.

Have Zhao Dagen and Aunt Zhao returned?

Those in the Chen family who heard the commotion stood up, eager to find out more.

Wan Qiqi frowned slightly.

She remembered that Zhao Dagen and Aunt Zhao were severely punished for spreading the plague, and they almost never had a chance to get out. Why would his family send people here now?

"Sanyuan, what are you doing?"

Li Chongniang's question has already explained Wan Qiqi's doubts.

The person who came was Chen Lizheng's son, not someone from the Zhao family who has returned!

Chen Sanyuan turned around and saw that it was Li Chongniang. He smiled and said, "My father received a notice from the county government to clean up this house."

Then he saw Wan Qiqi sitting there, and greeted her with a smile, "Sister-in-law Chen, it's been a long time! You've become more and more beautiful!"

Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes.

He's so thin he's practically skin and bones! Which eye of his saw him getting more handsome?

However, Wan Qiqi realized the change in Chen Sanyuan's attitude towards her.

Logically speaking, as the son of the village head, he shouldn't need to actively curry favor with anyone.

Now, however, his attitude towards me seems somewhat obsequious.

Although the list of rewards and punishments has not yet been released, everyone in the county knows that Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian made great contributions to the suppression of bandits in this area.

Even if the county government doesn't want to admit it, the families of the arrested young masters and ladies will still look at the Chen family differently.

Since the bandit-suppression team returned yesterday, the Chen family in Lianhua Village is no longer looked down upon, but rather everyone wants to curry favor with them.

Once the rewards are distributed, the bonus will certainly be substantial, not to mention anything else.

Wan Qiqi gave a forced smile, got up and walked to the wall. Watching the people inside moving some old furniture out, she asked, "Why are you clearing out the house?"

Chen Sanyuan replied with a smile, "This house was confiscated during the judgment, and the county government never came to collect it, so it's been sitting idle. I don't know why, but this morning we received a notice from the county government to clean up the house, perhaps they're preparing to sell it!"

He couldn't say for sure what would happen, so he could only follow the arrangements.

Wan Qiqi nodded as if she understood but not quite.

She stared at the yard, which was bigger than her own, and thought it would be better to sell it. She could buy it and wait until spring when it gets warmer to tear it down and rebuild it, so that her family could live more comfortably.

I looked at it more carefully.

It's also possible to rebuild without demolishing it.

If things go well in the future, we'll buy a new house in town, which will make it easier for Pingping to study and do business.

But in any case, there's no harm in taking over this courtyard!

Wan Qiqi tilted her head and asked, "When will we know how the courtyard will be handled?"

Chen Sanyuan immediately understood that his sister-in-law had designs on the courtyard, and replied, "I'll ask my father when I get back, and I'll let you know as soon as I have any news!"

"Okay, thank you then, you go ahead with your work!" Wan Qiqi smiled, turned around and went back to sit in the courtyard.

Li Chongniang was completely confused. "Sister-in-law, why are you asking this? Which courtyard do you want to buy?"

Wan Qiqi nodded.

Li Chongniang immediately replied, "Although the Zhao family's courtyard is bigger than ours, it's also old and dilapidated. I estimate it won't last more than a few years!"

"They're rebuilding over there." Wan Qiqi said easily. "When Pingping and An'an are a little older, they'll have better places to live on their own. Mother and Yongliang also need their own rooms."

She looked at Li Chongniang's belly and said, "You're about to give birth too! If your family comes, where will they stay? They'll need rooms!"

Li Chongniang thought it made sense, but such a big house, along with the land, must be expensive to buy, right?

Seeing that Li Chongniang still looked worried, Wan Qiqi got up and helped her sit down. "You don't need to worry. I've saved up a lot of money. Buying this land is no problem!"

The houses in the village shouldn't be expensive, but the houses that the government reclaims and then releases are hard to say.

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