The village head came out and saw that they were still there. He waved his hand and said, "Why are you still blocking the road? Go home quickly if you have nothing to do."
Everyone smiled, but no one left.
There is not much work to do in the fields in winter, and now that new residents have finally arrived in the village, we must join in the fun.
The Shen family and their group pulled the ox cart and followed the headman toward the village.
The further they walked, the fewer houses they saw, and finally they stopped outside a large blue brick and tile house.
On the way, Shen Yu'an had already told the Shen family and their group that this was where they would temporarily live.
The head of the village took out a key and opened the door. There were a lot of weeds growing in the yard and a lot of dust in the house.
But the house is very clean and tidy and can be lived in after some cleaning.
There are five or six rooms in the yard, with a complete set of facilities including a kitchen and toilet.
The people outside who were watching the fun were shocked when they saw the Shen family and their group followed the head of the village into the house.
They are all from the same village, so of course they know whose house this is.
But the important thing is that this house costs one hundred coins a day. How can these people who have fled famine just live in it?
Chen Yu'an and the head of the village agreed that the rent would be paid every five days, and the money would then be transferred to the family by the head of the village.
In front of everyone, Shen Yu'an took out five hundred coins and handed them to the head of the village, and the payment and goods were settled.
The villagers outside were silent, feeling a little sour.
It seems that those people are not fleeing famine, they are the ones who are most likely to do so.
But after all, it's someone else's money, and they have no right to say anything. They can only look on with sour eyes.
After handing over the money, Mrs. Shen and the others stayed at home to clean up the yard and the house.
The rest of the people followed Zhu Lizheng to see the house.
The head of the village took them from one end of the village to another to look at the houses where everyone was building, and let them choose a place for themselves.
Grandpa Zhang Mancang, Grandpa Shen, Shen Rong, and Shen Yu'an gathered together to discuss for a while, and finally decided to take the house on the vacant land behind the village.
The land in front of the village where no one had built houses was taken over by the villagers.
If they chose to build their house there, all the villagers' vegetables would have to be picked.
Although they are not opposed to new outsiders like them settling in the village now, it is hard to say whether they will take over those houses where vegetables are grown.
Moreover, Shen Yuan felt that living in the middle of the village was inconvenient.
Even though they had only been here for a while, everyone could see that the people in the village were not having a good time.
They are not short of money now, so if they eat meat every few days, wouldn’t it arouse people’s envy?
Besides, there are no two houses close to each other in the front or middle of the village, or the place is not big enough.
So they decided to build a house at the back of the village, close to the mountain, a little further back than the yard they were renting now.
After they had discussed it, they followed the head of the village to choose a house.
The government originally gave two houses, and the Zhang family took one. In addition to that house, the Shen family bought two more plots of land next to it, and directly merged them into one big house.
The Shen family only needs to go to the county government with the village head to register and get the land deed.
The crowd watching was already numb. Dozens of taels of silver could be spent at will. No matter how jealous they were, it was useless.
However, some people still said sourly: "Tsk, if you are really that rich, just buy a house in town and move there, why are you showing off here?"
The person who was speaking was a woman. Except for Chen Yu'an, the other people who came out with Zhu Lizheng to choose a house were all men. It was not a good idea to argue about this, so they just pretended not to hear it.
Just when everyone thought that they would not have an argument with the villagers on their first day.
Shen Yuan glanced at the woman and suddenly said, "It's really a waste of time."
The woman glared at Shen Yuan and said, "You girl...what do you mean!"
Shen Yuan glanced at her and said, "I told you to mind your own business."
The woman was so angry that she started to curse: "You stinky girl..."
But Shen Yu'an interrupted her and said, "My dear uncles, we have chosen a house and are going to build it. Next, I have to trouble you. If anyone is willing to build a house, please come to us tomorrow to sign up. The salary is 20 cents a day, and lunch is not included."
Everyone looked at Shen Yu'an in surprise, and then looked at Grandpa Shen and the others.
They hadn't discussed this matter yet, but Mr. Shen reacted quickly.
He smiled and said, "What my granddaughter said is true. If anyone is willing to help build the house, please sign up tomorrow."
Everyone smiled, and no one remembered the unpleasant thing that happened just now. They began to repeatedly ask about the authenticity of the matter.
You know, after winter, they have nothing to do at home and they are almost bored to death.
If I could earn some money by building houses before the New Year, this year would be easier.
The woman couldn't utter the words that were stuck in her throat, or rather, she didn't dare to speak them.
There is a man in her family, and she also wants her family to help her earn some money.
So the woman kept her mouth shut and planned to let her husband and children go as well when the registration happens tomorrow.
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