Chapter 128 Moving into a new house, let’s have some wedding candy
Xiao Ying indeed spent a lot of money on building the house.
In addition to the 120 taels in the contract, more than 30 taels were spent on custom-made furniture, 47 taels were spent on buying glass, and dozens of taels were spent on digging wells, buying plants and various supplies.
All in all, it's probably close to three hundred taels.
If the people in the village want to build similar houses, they will probably have to work harder to make money.
"Sister Xiao, your house is so beautiful."
A woman sighed. She was Chen Jie's wife, Wen Hongdan.
Wen Hongdan is a few years older than Xiao Ying. Because her husband and son have made a lot of money with Xiao Ying, she is very polite to Xiao Ying and wants to get close to her.
"But this house is so big, it might be troublesome to take care of it by myself. Sister Xiao, are you planning to hire someone?"
There is no servant in the village yet. After all, life is so tight that they don’t have the money to support servants.
Xiao Ying said: "I plan to buy a few people."
Cooking, cleaning, laundry, and farming all require people, and she even plans to buy a personal servant for each of her four children.
The two girls were paired with a maid to take care of their daily needs.
The two brothers were accompanied by servants or book boys so that they would not be left alone when they went out.
If they are smart, they can be trained more in the future. As the industry grows, more and more manpower will be needed. It is time to train a group of loyal people myself.
In addition, people are needed to reclaim wasteland in the mountains, and she has more than ten acres of land in the village, which also needs people to take care of it.
If you calculate this way, there are probably quite a few people who want to buy it.
"Second sister-in-law is living the life of a landlord's wife."
Then I heard Zhou Lihua speak in a sarcastic tone, her tone full of envy and jealousy.
"Second sister-in-law has such a big house, but she didn't ask my parents to move in. You can't live in such a nice place while my parents still live in their old shabby house."
Xiao Ying glanced at her coldly and said, "If Mom and Dad are willing to come and live here, I'd welcome them. I'm just worried that some people might just want to move in on their own."
"you……"
Zhou Lihua was furious and glared at Xiao Ying hatefully. Although she did think so in her heart, she was still ashamed and angry to be exposed in front of so many people.
It's such a big house, so what if she moved in? There are still so many empty rooms.
Ever since she saw this house, she could no longer bear to look at her own shabby mud house, which she felt was dark, small and smelly.
"Humph, I see you just can't bear to do it!"
This time, without waiting for Xiao Ying to speak, Chen Zhang slapped her in the face, her eyes wide open in anger.
"What are you talking about, you troublemaker? Why don't you get back to work? You're the only one talking too much nonsense!"
"If the old man and I were to live here shamelessly, we'd see if the boss and your man would be stabbed in the back."
"Useless thing, you're not good at making money, but you're really good at sowing discord."
Zhou Lihua staggered after being slapped by her, and then she was scolded. Her cheeks turned red immediately. She was angry and embarrassed, and turned around and ran out.
Chen Zhang glared at her back unhappily, cursing inwardly that it was bad luck.
"Second son's wife, don't listen to her nonsense. The old man and I don't want to take advantage of her."
Xiao Ying raised the corner of his lips: "Mom, what I said is true. If you and Dad are willing to come and live here, I welcome you."
After spending some time together, she knew the character of the two elders very well, and they were both law-abiding people.
Especially when he helped her a few days ago, she was very touched.
Although Chen Enke has passed away, she is still the daughter-in-law of the Chen family after all, and it is her responsibility to take care of her parents-in-law.
Especially now that she is not short of money, she will help as much as she can.
"I know you're a good kid."
Chen Zhang was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Of course she wanted to live in such a beautiful house, but the two sides had separated after all, and now it was the eldest and the third son who supported them.
If she and Chen Afu lived here, others would say that the eldest and third sons were unfilial.
"But it's okay to move in. Now that my family has saved some money, when we save more, we can build a few brick houses ourselves."
Even if it is not built to be this beautiful by then, at least I can live in a house made of blue bricks and tiles and rest in peace.
Xiao Ying nodded and stopped trying to persuade him.
Just then, three children brought in several plates of candies and snacks, all of which they had bought in the county town.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, brothers and sisters, come and have some wedding candy."
Although you no longer entertain guests when moving into a new home, you still have to eat wedding candy.
Every villager who came to visit took a big handful and was beaming with joy.
After visiting the house, the villagers discovered that the nearby pond had also been rebuilt.
The pond was surrounded by a half-human-high fence, and some fish and a lot of strange insects were raised in it.
"Oh, Madam Xiao, there are so many bugs in your pond."
Some women were frightened and stepped back repeatedly.
Xiao Ying explained with a smile: "That's not a bug, it's something called crayfish. It can be made into a delicacy. You will know it later."
After two months of breeding, the number of crayfish increased several times.
She plans to dig a large pond in the mountains specifically for breeding, and sell it when the quantity is sufficient.
“Is this crayfish edible?”
The villagers were shocked. It looked so horrible and they had no idea what it tasted like.
Some people also looked expectant. Since Madam Xiao said it could be made into a delicacy, then it must be possible. They couldn't wait to try it now.
After the villagers left, Xiao Ying asked Chen Xingyue to catch some, planning to make a spicy crayfish dish tonight to celebrate the move into a new house.
They would eat here from then on, and the kitchen in the old house was used to cook for the craftsmen and make mung bean soup.
That night, the family of five had a sumptuous dinner. From now on, they could live in this big house.
"It's like a dream. More than two months ago, I couldn't even imagine living in a house like this."
Chen Xingyun looked emotional and dazed.
At that time, she was still worried about her survival and was afraid that she would be sold.
More than two months later, she was living the life of a rich girl and even had her own shop.
"Um."
Chen Xinghai nodded in agreement and recalled the past days.
At that time, he was still a lame man, being laughed at every day, and even wanted to die at one point. He never thought that he could be so happy.
Chen Xinghe and Chen Xingyue were in the same situation. If this mother had not come, they would still be someone else's slaves.
Seeing that their own rooms had been carefully arranged, they almost burst into tears on the spot.
"Thank you, mother."
"We'll offer you a toast with water instead of wine."
The four children picked up their cups of water and drank them all, their eyes full of respect, admiration and gratitude.
It was mother who changed their lives and destinies. Mother is not only their relative, but also their benefactor.
Mom is so nice.
At this moment, Xiao Ying's heart was also touched.
Although the four children were not her biological children, she gradually developed a mother-child relationship with them.
As long as they remain true to their original intentions, she will always treat them as her dearest children.
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