One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
Qin Da couldn't hide his excitement, holding the five taels of silver tightly in his hand, "Auntie, if you trust me, I will definitely help you get things done!"
Qin Da turned around to communicate with the people in Xianyu Village. Old Mrs. Xu was still a little unsure and tested Xu Ning with her eyes. Xu Ning gave her a reassuring smile.
Old Mrs. Xu immediately made up her mind. Xu Ning had already been agreed upon by everyone in the Xu family, and they all spoke in unison. As long as they maintained a respectful attitude, the chances of him staying were very high!
After all, people can't get along with anything else, but they can get along with money.
Sure enough, when Qin Dayi said that building a house would earn him fifty cents a day, the way those people looked at the Xu family members changed.
Of course, they were not coveting it, but they were excited.
Xu Daqiang is strong and Xu Yuan has a cold face. Both of them look difficult to talk to.
But these two people who looked difficult to talk to did not speak, but the old lady was talking. The old lady even kept looking at the "boy", which showed that this group of people was led by the "boy".
Qin Da had also seen such a combination when he went to the county. It seemed that these were rich people traveling!
Qin Da knew that what rich people hated most was having their secrets exposed. So, he would just pretend he didn't know.
"Ah Qin, is this true?" Qin Da took out the silver he had just given and the man he asked immediately took it and put it in his mouth to bite it!
"It's true!" The villagers who bit the silver had their eyes shining, and then they said to Xu Ning's family: "They are all good people!"
Xu Ning almost couldn't help laughing. He was the one who said that the Xu family was not good people, and he was also the one who said they were good people.
In this person's eyes, those who give money are good people.
Xu Ning shook her head. Old Mrs. Xu looked at her in confusion. Xu Ning waved her hand and whispered what she had heard into Old Mrs. Xu's ear. Old Mrs. Xu laughed out loud after hearing it.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
"Nothing, Daya said the people here are very cute."
Xu Da scratched his head. He felt that Xu Ning definitely didn't say that. However, he didn't ask in detail. After all, with so many people around, his mother would definitely not tell him.
"Auntie, we've already discussed it. We'd be happy if you could live in our village, but we only have mud houses like this, and we're worried you wouldn't be used to it!"
"Uncle, don't you have stone houses? I see one on the cliff over there!"
"The place you're talking about was originally occupied by a foreigner, who picked up all the stones himself." The people in Xianyu Village also wanted to build a stone house, but they were all defeated by that foreigner.
"Is there anyone else in the village who can build this kind of stone house?" Xu Ning checked the encyclopedia and found that this kind of stone house is most suitable for living by the sea.
The seaside is prone to wind and rain, and mud houses are not only easy to break down, but also cannot withstand bad weather such as typhoons.
Therefore, it was not their wish that Xianyu Village was in such a dilapidated state. Instead, the repaired mud houses were rotten after being exposed to the wind and sun by the sea and a heavy rain.
"I know how to build a stone house." There are also fishermen who want to build a stone house by themselves on weekdays, but they have problems with food and clothing. Apart from going to the sea to find food every day, they don't have much time to pick up stones to build a house.
Moreover, building a house requires more than just stones; other materials cost money.
In addition to the occasional storms at sea, they also have to find time to repair their house, which means they are always struggling to make ends meet.
Xu Ning saw their problem at a glance, "Uncle, since you can build it, please help us build a big stone house on that slope!"
The place Xu Ning pointed to was right next to the bamboo forest. Qin Da took a look, talked to the villagers for a while, and then replied to Xu Ning: "Young Master, that place and the bamboo forest are common to the village. I just discussed with everyone that if you really want it, I will sell you that dirt slope at the price of 200 coins per mu!"
The small fishing village does not grow crops, and there are places like the earthen slopes that Xu Ning pointed to everywhere, which are worthless in the eyes of fishermen.
They didn't expect that Xu Ning actually wanted to buy it. The people in Xianyu Village were so happy that they agreed without saying a word.
"Are you selling that bamboo forest too?" Xu Ning continued, striking while the iron was hot. Qin Da turned around and spoke again. The villagers behind him were even more excited than Qin Da himself. "Sell it to her! Sell it to her! Bamboo shoots are bitter and astringent, and those bamboos are useless except for making rafts. Ah Qin, sell it to her quickly!"
Finally, Old Lady Xu bargained hard and bought the bamboo forest at a price of one hundred coins per mu, and also bought another piece of land to grow yam.