The snow stopped and the temperature rose rapidly again.
The weather has been acting strangely, like a little girl throwing a tantrum, changing every moment.
After waiting for a few more days and seeing that the weather did not get any colder, Mao took his family to the village chief's house.
As soon as Village Chief Fu saw them coming, he knew their purpose. Almost all the people who had come to the Gu family in the past few days had come one after another, except for the Mao family.
"Are you here to look at the homestead as well? Is there anything you like?"
Mao smiled and stepped forward and replied:
"Yes, seeing that the weather is getting warmer, I think it's time to build a house quickly. Otherwise, it will be difficult to hire people when the farm work gets busy. I'm used to living in Aunt Du's house, so please paint a piece of land near her house for me!"
Village Chief Fu was surprised. After all, that area wasn't a good place. To put it bluntly, there were underworld forces everywhere. Even in the small, impoverished Kongshan Village, the situation was the same. There were different social classes.
As for those living near Old Lady Du, they were all relatively disadvantaged groups. Village Chief Fu was not in a position to say much, as they were happy with it anyway, so it would be inappropriate for him to say too much.
"Well, there's quite a bit of land nearby. Pick a piece. Tomorrow, the government officials will come over, so we can measure it together! The outer area will be cheaper than the inner area. One acre of residential land costs three taels of silver."
"Okay, let's pick a spot today. By the way, is there any land for sale in the village?"
The rich village chief sighed:
"Alas, our village doesn't have much land, and the yield isn't great either. Even with this much, no one is willing to sell it. But you can open up wasteland yourself, and you don't have to pay taxes for three years. If you really want to farm, then do it yourself. It's a bit hard, but at least you can get some food."
Mao took a few people home with a little regret.
Wen Xi was puzzled.
"Mom, why do we have to have land?"
"When my mother was young, the elders in the village often said that crops are the foundation of the people. Only when you have land can you feel at ease."
Wen Xi couldn't help but curl her lips:
"Mom, can't we just find a way to make more money and buy more food? Besides, given our family's situation, who can endure the hardship of farming?"
Mao thought so too. It seemed like earning money was imminent. She couldn't just sit there and eat up all the money, could she? Not counting Wen Xi's money, the family only had a little over a hundred taels of silver. Once the house was built, they would be stretched to the limit.
The place chosen by the Mao family happened to be next to Old Lady Du. Although they were neighbors, they were actually quite far away. It was closer to the foot of the mountain.
The yamen runners came and measured a piece of land, which was about two and a half acres in size.
After the measurement, Mao went to the county with everyone to sign the contract.
Xiangye took Wenxi to Fang Qiang's house, hoping to find a builder, as the village builder had already been booked by someone else in the Gu family. If they waited in line, they might end up catching up with the other family members as they started working on their fields.
Fang Qiang looked at Xiang Ye helplessly, which made Fang Ya next to him couldn't help but cover her face and secretly twisted her silly brother hard behind her back.
Fang Qiang almost jumped up in pain, but the next second he was afraid of losing face in front of Xiang Ye, so he sighed and endured it, but at least he came back to life.
He lowered his head and grunted for a long time before replying:
"I have a friend from the nearby Yangliu Village. He's a bricklayer. He's very good at his job and... he's a nice guy too. I'll, um, bring him here tomorrow."
After hearing what he said, Xiang Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief for him. That was such a hassle! She couldn't figure it out. Was she too ugly or too pretty? Why was this big, silly guy always so...silly when he saw her?
Wen Xi and Fang Ya were already crouching against the wall, watching the show. Wen Xi even pulled a handful of fried peanuts from her purse and stuffed them into Fang Ya's hands. The two of them shared one, each one a piece, in perfect harmony.
After Mao came back, he took out the land deed and the others took turns admiring it. They were surprised to learn that such a large piece of land only cost 6 taels of silver, and with the red deed, the total cost was 7 taels of silver.
My God, it’s only 7 taels. If it were in modern times, he would be the leader in the local real estate industry.
Regarding the house building, several people had different opinions. To be more precise, it was Wen Xi and Mao who had different opinions. This was because the unfortunate child wanted to interfere in everything.
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