After Shen Yu'an and the other four were invited in, they followed the head of the village.
The village head said straight to the point: "Aren't you a family?"
Shen Rong said, “It’s true that they are not from the same family.”
The village head stroked his beard, looked at them and said, "The government has only allocated two plots of land to you. You can discuss how to divide the land among yourselves."
"There are a lot of open spaces in the village, but you have to build your own houses. There is a residential plot not far in front of the village. There is a larger plot of land near the mountain behind the village, but you probably won't need that much land. I'll take you to choose later. You can choose where to build the house."
"As for the land you mentioned, you have to buy it with money."
Bai Yi smiled and stepped forward and handed the head of the village two taels of silver.
If you want to live in this village, it’s always a good idea to build a good relationship with the head of the village first.
"Li Zheng, please help to arrange it. Take this money and buy two bottles of wine."
The head of the village did not refuse. He took a look at the silver stuffed into his hand and put it in his arms.
However, after accepting the silver, he still said a few more words: "Our good farmland is six taels of silver per mu, and dry land is four taels of silver per mu. If you want to buy land, I can help you ask if there is anyone in the village who wants to sell land."
Shen Rong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll trouble the village head."
"Well, we just mentioned that there are a lot of unowned residential plots in our village. Do you think we can buy a few more plots of land with our money?"
When they set out from the provincial capital and went to the county to register, the county government divided the land into two pieces.
They also agreed that one of the two houses would be given to the Zhang family and the other would be left to the Shen family.
But when they asked, they found out that the housing plot was not even as big as the Shen family’s original house in Shenjia Village.
The room is big enough for the Zhang family of four to live in, but the Shen family is large. Xiao Zhang's two children are about to be born, and now there are the siblings Hua Nan and Hua Ling, Song Xiaoni, and Ji Xun. There is definitely not enough room.
So they discussed that if there was any vacant space in the village, they would buy it and build a bigger house.
As it turned out, there were quite a few unowned houses in the village, which was exactly what they wanted.
The village head was somewhat surprised after hearing what Shen Rong said and asked, "Buy land and build a house?"
Although there are quite a lot of them, isn't it the same in every household?
If the house is not big enough, just squeeze in.
Thinking that they had just come here to escape famine, he kindly reminded them: "You just arrived, so you'd better spend the money you have sparingly. You will need a lot of money in the future."
He just saw that the boys outside were almost getting married.
It costs money for a boy to get married, but he doesn't even know how to save money.
Moreover, buying residential land is more expensive than paddy fields. If they can't come up with that much money, all his work will be in vain.
Shen Rong smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Li Zheng, but I still have some extra money. Uncle Li Zheng, just help us find a place, and I will definitely not delay the payment."
Seeing this, the village head did not persuade them any more. He said, "Okay, then you can go with me to the village to look at the land for housing and see which piece of land you want to choose. Then I will help you ask if there is anyone who wants to sell land."
Seeing that the village head was about to stand up and prepare to leave, Shen Yuan suddenly said, "Can you trouble the village head to help us find a house to rent in the village?"
The village head turned around and looked at Shen Yu'an, and asked, "Why are you looking for an empty house?"
Shen Yu'an smiled and said, "Let's rent it for a while until the new house is built. Does the village head have any suitable recommendations?"
Shen Rong slapped his head, he really forgot about it.
If they don't find a house to live in first, won't they have to set up tents when they arrive in the village?
The village head had obviously just remembered this, but he quickly gave Shen Yu'an and the others a reply.
"There is a place where no one lives. That family moved to the town. The houses in the village are also made of blue bricks and tiles."
Mr. Shen asked, "Can this house be rented?"
"Of course we can, but they ask for a hundred coins a day. Can you afford to rent it?"
Old man Zhang Mancang was a little hesitant. One hundred coins a day, even if it was quick, it would take at least several dozen days to build the house, and the money would slip away like water.
He tugged at Mr. Shen's sleeve and whispered, "Why don't we not rent one? The tent we used on the road is also quite windproof."
Mr. Shen looked at Shen Yu'an.
Shen Yu'an took out another tael of silver and stuffed it into the village head's hand, saying with a smile, "Then please introduce that family to us. We will rent that house for a while."
The head of the village held the silver in his hand and remained silent this time.
He wanted to collect some kickbacks, but is money so worthless now?
In just a short while they gave three taels of silver, which their family could not earn in half a year.
Li Zheng touched the warm change in his hand, and then... decisively stuffed it into his arms.
He smiled and said, "Okay, since you are willing, I can take you there now."
"Let's go, take a look at the houses and choose one quickly."
Shen Yu'an and his friends followed the head of the village out again, and during the conversation they learned that the head of the village's family was surnamed Zhu.
Most of the residents in the village have the surname Zhu, but there are fewer residents in Longxian Village and the surnames are scattered, so there are also many other surnames.
When they walked out of the headman's house, they found that many people were still standing outside waiting, but they were all chatting with the Shen family.
Mrs. Shen and the others who stayed behind instantly turned into social experts and chatted happily with the people outside.
Sanlang and Silang also became friends with the other kids who came to play with them.
They were good-looking boys, and even the girls in the village liked them.
Shen Yuan, who came out and saw this scene: “…” You guys are awesome!
As expected of you, you actually managed to get directly into the interior.
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