The comments were mixed, but Han Yiyi didn't care at all. However, some people were getting anxious.
Seeing the several oxcarts of bricks parked at the foot of the mountain, knowing that Han Yiyi was building a house, Old Lady Fan's eyes turned red with jealousy. She wanted to find Han Yiyi and make him hand over the money he had taken from the Fan family, because she didn't believe that Han Yiyi could afford to build a house by selling that smelly intestine for only a few days after leaving the Fan family.
She must have secretly saved the money while she was with the Fan family. Since it was saved there, it belonged to the Fan family. At this moment, Old Lady Fan seemed to have forgotten how she kept an eye on Han Yiyi when they kicked her and her two children out of the Fan family. Apart from a few tattered clothes, she didn't even let them take a needle or thread.
As soon as she stepped out, she encountered the village chief's wife. In fact, the village chief's wife had been waiting for her at her door. Upon seeing her come out, she hurriedly went up to her and said...
"Oh dear, Sister Fan, where are you going? I haven't even had a chance to congratulate you yet! Not only has your son passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, but he's also going to bring you a daughter-in-law from town in just a few days. You're going to be living a life of luxury from now on..."
When Old Lady Fan heard the village chief's wife, who always thought highly of herself and was indifferent to her, actually flatter her so much today, she immediately raised her head and said with a proud look on her face.
"Of course, my son is the only scholar in our village, and you, as the village chief's wife, are also benefiting from his success..."
The village chief's wife scoffed inwardly at Old Witch Fan's words, but she didn't show it on her face. After all, she had come here today with a purpose, which was to prevent Old Witch Fan from getting jealous and causing trouble when she saw that Han Yi's family was preparing to build a house. Therefore, she spoke up in agreement with Old Witch Fan.
"Yes, yes, that's for sure. Young Master Fan is a handsome young man, and he'll surely become the top scholar in the imperial examination someday. When that happens, Sister Fan, don't forget about us villagers..."
Old Lady Fan was flattered by the village chief's wife's few words and forgot for a moment that she was going to cause trouble for Han Yiyi. It wasn't until another oxcart passed by that Old Lady Fan remembered the purpose of her trip.
But before she could do anything, she heard the village chief's wife speak again.
"Well, this Han girl is really lucky. She even managed to find ginseng while digging for wild mushrooms on the mountain. Now, she's selling the ginseng and wants to build a house. Back then, our family was also lucky enough to find ginseng, which is how we had the money to build a house..."
Fan's wife didn't hear what the village chief's wife said next, but she heard her say that Han Yiyi only had money to build a house after digging up ginseng, and her eyes turned red with jealousy.
In the entire Zhushan Village, only the village chief's house was a large brick and tile house. But now, even that useless village chief has built a house. However, even the village chief's wife knows that she built the house by selling ginseng, so using her previous excuses to cause trouble won't work.
While Granny Fan was still plotting how to get some advantage from Han Yiyi, she heard the village chief's wife say something next to her.
"Oh, Sister Fan, I still envy you. You have a scholar son. Not to mention this brick house, if your son becomes the top scholar in the imperial examination, you can choose any big house in the city. I've heard that after becoming the top scholar, there is a mansion for the top scholar. It's a place arranged by the emperor in the palace. Just imagine how beautiful it is..."
As the village chief's wife spoke, she kept an eye on Granny Fan's expression out of the corner of her eye. Sure enough, the expression on Granny Fan's face became more and more smug. Seeing this, the village chief's wife couldn't help but sneer in her heart. With a person like Fan Ting who was so ungrateful, it was probably impossible for him to become the top scholar in his next life.
Seeing that the time was almost right, the village chief's wife made an excuse to leave. She really didn't want to see Granny Fan's smug face anymore. At this moment, Granny Fan's mind was full of the luxury of the top scholar's mansion. How could she possibly look at Han Yiyi's few rooms? So she turned around and went back to the courtyard.
Han Yiyi had no idea that the village chief's wife had solved a problem for her with just a few words. If she had known, she would have thanked her properly, since the old hag Fan's fighting power was not to be underestimated.
Now that the house-building project has been handed over to Dazhu, Han Yiyi no longer interferes. Aunt Zhang is happy for Han Yiyi because she knows she is building a house, so she comes over to ask if there is anything she can help with.
Normally, when other people build houses, they are supposed to be provided with a meal at noon. However, since Han Yiyi has handed over all the work to Dazhu, he no longer cares about such things. At most, he will treat everyone to a meal when the roof beam is raised. Therefore, there is nothing he needs to help with for the time being. So, Han Yiyi asked about the sales of Da Niu bamboo pillows.
Mentioning the bamboo pillow reminded Aunt Zhang of the trouble her husband had caused a few days ago, and she thanked Han Yiyi profusely once again.
With Sanni's help, Da Niu's bamboo pillows sold quite well.
Han Yiyi thought that once the house was built, she would still need some furniture. Cabinets and tables would naturally be made of wood, but Han Yiyi also wanted a modern sofa. However, it was not realistic to buy such a thing in the system.
So she thought she would ask Da Niu to make a bamboo chair, a recliner, and a bamboo stool. But there was no rush. Before the house was built, there would be nowhere to put these things, even if they were made. So she just mentioned it to Aunt Zhang briefly.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang's eyes lit up. She had been a little worried. Although the weather was still hot, it was already autumn, and the temperature would drop after the hot summer. At that time, the bamboo pillow business would definitely not be able to continue. However, she was already content. She could earn more than a hundred coins a day, which was something she never dared to dream of before. Now that she could continue selling for a while, she wouldn't have to worry about the money for Da Niu's wedding.
Now, hearing that Han Yiyi asked for help with things like recliners and sofas, I couldn't suppress the smile on my face.
She knew that it was Han Yiyi who asked Da Niu to help make that bamboo pillow last time, which led to such a good business. Maybe those things could be sold for money later.
Although Aunt Zhang doesn't know what the sofa and recliner Han Yiyi mentioned are, she doesn't know why.
Aunt Zhang has a strange sense of trust in Han Yiyi now. She always feels that anything Han Yiyi comes up with or makes must be good and can be sold for money, such as bamboo pillows, or pig intestines that everyone used to dislike.
Since the construction of the houses was entrusted to Dazhu, Han Yiyi no longer paid much attention to it. However, the construction of these few houses had almost emptied her pockets, so she began to think about how to make money.
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