Chapter 99: Division of the Family and Erquan's Purchase of Land
In fact, no one would feel comfortable with so many people living together.
Ye Daquan also thinks it is better to split up the family.
But when they really broke up, he felt reluctant and sad, especially towards Old Lady Ye and her husband:
"Dad, Mom, whether you live with my little sister or not, we will always keep your house for you."
"If something happens in the future... ahem, no matter when you come back, your son will support you."
Then he looked at Ye Caiping and said, "Little sister, this is your home no matter what happens in the future. Your room will always remain."
As long as the second room is divided out, there will be an empty room in the house, and my younger sister won’t have to make room for Yong’er, and it can be kept forever, hehe!
Thinking of this, Ye Daquan looked at Erquan and Wei with anticipation, hoping that they would move out soon.
Ye Erquan reacted and was so angry that he almost cursed!
Good job! The despicable elder brother actually thought of this trick.
He immediately looked at Ye Caiping and said, "When my second brother's new house is finished, leave a room for me as well."
Although these two little brats really deserve a beating, Ye Caiping feels sweet inside. It feels so good to be pampered.
When she first came here, she only felt responsibility towards them, but no feelings.
In fact, she didn't like them, so she often glared at them.
She didn't like those who would humiliate their wives and children for the sake of their younger sister. Even though she was the beneficiary, she couldn't enjoy their favoritism with a clear conscience.
Because of this favoritism, their wives and children will be hurt. It will put her in a difficult situation and cause conflicts in the family.
She tried to change them, but failed.
Later she realized that human nature is biased, and this bias cannot be explained or changed.
Since they are not treating everyone equally, only she, the vested beneficiary, can do it.
It seems to be working very well now.
Whether it was the eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, or the nephews and nieces, they all got what they wanted and were very happy.
And in just over two months, she has completely integrated into this place.
Whether it is a daughter or her parents and brothers, they are all relatives who love her.
Ye Erquan said to Old Lady Ye: "Dad and Mom, we'll leave a room for you too."
Wei quickly said, "Yes."
Old Mrs. Ye and Old Mrs. Ye were both smiling.
After really deciding to split up the family, Wei became a little excited again: "Little sister, when are you going to start the work?"
"Don't we have to pick a day? Pick a good day and then build it!"
"What kind of house do you want to build? A thatched roof made of mud bricks? That won't do. At least we have to make a tiled roof."
"I plan to build a big brick and tile house."
Everyone in the Ye family gasped, and Old Lady Ye said, "In our village, only the headman's house is made of blue bricks."
Mrs. Du said, "Our little sister can afford it. She wants a big blue brick and tile house, so majestic! Oh, and it can also piss off Li Zhiyuan to death! Hehehe!"
Ye Caiping chuckled and looked at Wei: "Where are the second brother and second sister-in-law? Can they build a house with blue bricks too?"
Wei shook his head: "Blue bricks are too expensive. Each brick costs money. Adobe bricks can be made by ourselves, and they don't cost money."
Ye Caiping said, "I'm going to buy bricks tomorrow morning. Would you like to go with me?"
Ye Erquan said: "Okay, let's go together. After seeing the bricks, we can also see the tiles!"
"Yes." Ye Caiping smiled and stood up, "I'm going to the headman's house. I need help from Ba Jin."
Ye Erquan said: "Let's go together, we want to buy land."
Ye Erquan and his wife were in high spirits, looking expectant.
Even Old Mrs. Ye and her husband followed them out. Their son wanted to buy land, so they had to give him some advice.
Ye Daquan and his wife also followed. The second younger brother wanted to build a house, and as the eldest brother, he had to watch over him.
Then Ye Yong, Jinhua, Yinhua, Jin'er and Huan'er all followed behind.
A group of people came to the headman's house in a mighty procession.
Ye Lizheng was so frightened that the pipe in his mouth fell out, thinking something terrible had happened.
When I heard that it was just buying a piece of land to build a house, I couldn't help but give these people a cold look.
Ye Lizheng took out the village layout blueprint and spread it out:
"The good location in the middle is 300 wen per fen, and the ones on the sides are 200 wen per fen. You can choose whichever you like."
Ye Erquan and his wife frowned, liking this one and then thinking that the other was good.
Wei said, "My sister's is at the foot of the mountain, right?"
"Yes, it's here." Ye Licaiping pointed to a large area circled by a pen, which was as large as 5 acres.
"There's a small piece of land here. We want it. It's next to my little sister." Wei said excitedly, pointing to a small piece of land next to Ye Caiping.
Ye Erquan's eyes lit up: "Dividing the family is really a good thing! I can be close to my little sister again."
The corners of Ye Caiping's mouth twitched.
Ye Lizheng nodded: "There is a piece here. But it's only two-tenths (132 square meters). Isn't it too small?"
Old Lady Ye said, "It's too small. At least we have to build a four-mu plot of land."
Ye Caiping also felt it was too small.
In modern times, a family of four can live in an area of about 120 square meters.
But this was in ancient times, and there were no convenient and easy-to-use home appliances.
First of all, the kitchen has to be big, otherwise it won’t be able to move around. Also, the small courtyard is usually a quadrangle structure with an empty space in the middle for drying things.
You also have to raise chickens, pigs, and other livestock, and have a small vegetable garden.
No matter what, you have to get four parts of the land. The Ye family’s current old house plus the vegetable garden behind the house makes up four parts.
Old Man Ye said, "It's enough for you to live in now, but when Peng'er gets married and has children in the future, who knows how many children he will have. If you want to build a house, build it bigger. At least four-tenths of the land should be used."
"Here!" Ye Caiping pointed diagonally across from her homestead.
There are already two families diagonally opposite, but there is an empty area of about five or six acres behind them.
Ye Erquan was also quite satisfied: "Okay, here it is."
This place is quite close to my younger sister, at least closer than the old house.
"Go and take a look." Ye Lizheng stood up.
The group arrived at the foot of the mountain. The more Ye Erquan and his wife looked at the land, the more satisfied they were. Ye Yinhua was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling:
"Dad, Mom, it will be much closer for us to go up the mountain to collect firewood. Also, it's not far from the river here, so it's much more convenient to wash clothes."
"Okay, here it is!" Ye Erquan made the final decision excitedly.
After measurement, it was found that there was a full six mu of land here.
Ye Lizheng said: "If you want to buy this piece, you have to buy the whole piece, otherwise you can't sell the remaining part."
Ye Erquan was a little conflicted.
Ye Caiping said, "Brother, buy it quickly! It will only cost a few hundred coins more. The bigger the land, the better. You can build a smaller one now. When you have more money, you can build a bigger one."
When Ye Erquan heard this, he realized it made sense: "Okay."
When they returned to the headman's house, Ye Erquan gave them one tael and two cents and bought the land.
Then sign the deed and put your fingerprints on it.
Tomorrow, once Ye Lizheng gets the official stamp, he can take possession of the land.
Ye Caiping found Ye Bajin again and told him that from tomorrow on, he and Erquan would only be responsible for the town's affairs.
Ye Bajin agreed readily.
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