The two sat for a while, then walked around the town and bought some things before going home.
By the middle of the month, the entire house was completed, and the teams of craftsmen had all settled their accounts and left. The construction of this house alone cost almost two thousand seven hundred taels, which was absolutely unique in the countryside. Adding to that the interior decoration, Chunxiao didn't even want to calculate the bill in detail. The house was just this one, and she was afraid that she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble in the future.
On the second day after the completion, Zhou and her friends all came over, saying that the house was too big and asked for help to clean it up. There was also a small courtyard inside where Zhou and his wife lived. Although they didn't live there now, they might want to live there someday. Since it was the courtyard left for them by Chunxiao, there was no need to be polite and they could just clean it up as they liked.
Together with several servants in the house, the yard was quickly cleaned up. Shufeng also brought Yang Xue and two maids from the house to help.
Chunxiao refused to let her do anything and just asked her to sit aside. "If you and Xiaoxue want to watch, feel free to do it. But please don't do anything. I have enough people here."
It was Shufeng's first time entering her house, and her mouth was full of laughter. "Aunt, I said mine was beautiful, but I didn't expect you to build such a large and exquisite garden. Aunt, you are really the best."
"Aunt is indeed rich now. When you have money, you naturally want to live a more comfortable life." Yang Xue also smiled enviously.
"You two can watch it yourselves. Xiaoxue, you better pay more attention to her so that she doesn't slip and get into an accident." Chunxiao was still busy tidying up the yard.
"Go on!"
Today is the first day of completion, and to celebrate, Chunxiao hosted a dinner for everyone in the new house. Shuwen and Tian Dashan had returned. Tian Dashan came back with an angry look on his face.
"What's wrong, Dashan? Your sister's house is completed today, why do you look unhappy?"
Yan Dashan forced a smile and looked around the house. "Mom, I'm not unhappy. This isn't the first time I've been to Chunxiao's house. It's a very good place, so naturally I'm happy for him."
"Then why are you frowning?"
Yan Bangfa also noticed his abnormality and asked, "Is there something wrong with the cotton in the village?" Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the case, as the cotton in the village is growing well.
"It's not the old manor, it's the new manor. They came to us today and said they don't want to sell it to us anymore. They even returned our deposit."
"Ah," Yan Bingfa sighed, "I don't know what's going on lately. Yesterday, the family who reserved a farm in the village came to ask for their deposit back. They said the government wants to buy the farm, and they can't get their way. They even asked the village head not to blame them. I wonder if they've found a better buyer."
When Chunxiao heard them talk like this, he suddenly thought of the county magistrate's brother-in-law. He was afraid that this matter was also related to them. "Brother, forget it. If it doesn't work out in Zuoyuan, why not try another county? Fortunately, it's not the end of the year yet, so there is still plenty of time to prepare."
Although Yan Dashan was unwilling, he had no choice. "I went back and forth so many times before deciding on that manor. Well, I still need to have the land deed in hand to have peace of mind. Otherwise, they can change their minds at any time."
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