Chapter 1014 Building a Few New Houses
Hearing what the children said, Song Chunxue couldn't help but think that young people's minds were more interesting.
She laughed and said, "Actually, Li Dazui is two years younger than me. Besides, he's a man and he doesn't have children. If his new wife is much younger than him, she can have children too. Anyway, he doesn't have many children."
"Is Li Dazui younger than you?" Tu Dan'er picked up a radish core and took a bite. "Oh, I almost forgot, my uncle is a cultivator, so he looks much younger than his peers."
"Alright, that's enough dumplings. Go outside and call your master and senior master for dinner. By the way, is Master Han inside?"
The kitchen door has been replaced with a new one, so Lord Zhao no longer needs to bend down to enter the kitchen.
"No, he's been drinking tea these past few days, taking elixirs as tea snacks, and practicing fasting."
"Does your promise to be a cook still stand?"
Lord Zhao laughed, "Junior brother, it's not good to be too serious."
Song Chunxue asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
She just wanted to keep her promise.
“Master, what my senior uncle means is that they don’t mind. Anyway, if we go out together in the future, Master will have to cook.” Changfeng knew what she was thinking and gently persuaded her, “Let’s go, Master, let’s go eat dumplings.”
The dumplings smelled amazing, with generous fillings after peeling the skins. The filling was made by her own hands, and it suited her taste perfectly.
She prefers saltier food, and those boys all have different tastes, so Song Chunxue stir-fried a plate of tender dandelion leaves that were quite salty for them.
This morning, Tudan and Wuji went to the field and dug these out; they taste just right.
After the meal, Song Chunxue, acting as the leader of the children, took everyone to the eldest son's house. After having a couple of sips of tea, she showed everyone the courtyard of the eldest son's house. The children really liked the main house of the eldest son's house. It was spacious and bright, and the eaves and brackets were very well made. They especially wanted to rebuild two large houses for Song Chunxue.
Changfeng, Tudan'er, and Wuji, the three of them, were quite resourceful and had already gathered together to discuss how to raise the money, who would ask the eldest brother where the craftsmen who built the house were, who would go to the county to buy wood, and who would ask Master Zhang to calculate the auspicious date.
When they were about to go to Li Dazui's house, Song Chunxue saw them huddled together whispering to each other.
"What are you discussing over there? Let's go check on Li Dazui's house."
"Alright, Master, you go first, we'll be right there." Changfeng nudged Changyun, telling him to go with his master first.
They also took the opportunity to keep Jiang Yeming behind, and within the time it takes to drink a few cups of tea, they completed all the necessary preparations.
Before long, Lord Xie, Lord Zhao, and Taoist Zhang also came down and sat down at Jiang Yeming's house.
“Master, you’ve come at the right time. There’s something we’d like to discuss with you.”
Tu Dan'er approached Zhang Chengxuan with the paper in hand and, concisely but clearly, explained the situation without missing any key points.
"Master, what do you think? If we really want to build a house, which day this month is auspicious for breaking ground? The yard outside, or the land below the estate, all belong to your family. Would you like to calculate it?"
The three elders exchanged glances and smiled without saying a word.
"Uncle-Master, please say something! The three of you are just smiling without saying a word, it's kind of scary." Tu Dan'er was getting anxious and even started to whine.
“Yes, Master.” Wuji then looked at Lord Xie. “Oh right, perhaps we asked the wrong person. The one who can make decisions for Uncle is Lord Xie.”
"Yes, yes, Lord Xie, what do you think?" Tu Dan'er turned to Lord Xie with a smile. "Anyway, we have money now. We just want to build a big house for our master. Maybe when you get old, you'll want to come here to enjoy your retirement."
Lord Xie smiled and waved his hand, his cheeks slightly flushed. "Don't ask me, all of you. This is no small matter. Shouldn't we be asking your uncle himself?"
"I'm just worried you won't agree, since we might not be staying here for very long. If you're leaving in a few days, all this worrying will be for nothing." Tu Dan'er rolled up the paper and turned to Jiang Yeming, "Big brother, what do you think?"
Jiang Yeming felt very comfortable being addressed as "Big Brother" and immediately nodded, "I think it's great. In the past, we were always short of money, but now, if we weren't, we could build as big as we wanted. My mother would definitely like it, but she finds it troublesome because building a house requires someone to keep an eye on it."
At this point, he pondered for a moment, "If you leave halfway through, I can keep an eye on it. After all, it's where I grew up. If it's cleaned up nicely, my younger brother and older sister will be more willing to stay when they come back in the future."
“That’s right, and I think the most important thing right now is the outhouse. The old outhouse was too smelly, let’s build one like the one at our master’s house.”
Lord Zhao nodded, "Alright, it's settled then. Go and tell your martial uncle."
As he spoke, he stood up and said to Xie Zheng and Zhang Chengxuan, "Let's go visit the villagers on the estate."
Before long, they walked down the slope, then climbed up a short steep slope, and arrived at Li Dazui's house.
When they passed by Li Tang's house, Lord Zhao and Taoist Zhang both frowned, but quickly looked away.
The old, uninhabited courtyard in front of their house, with a ditch next to it that had been washed away by a flood, was considered to have very bad feng shui.
When we arrived at Li Dazui's house, the small courtyard was so lively that there was hardly enough room to stand.
"Lord Xie, Lord Zhao! Master Zhang!"
Li Dazui, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted the person standing at the door, hesitating whether to come in or not, and quickly ran forward with a smile.
"Come in, come in! My little courtyard is truly magnificent today. As the saying goes, your presence makes my humble abode shine with honor."
He turned and stood by the steps of the main house, raising his hand and saying, "Please come in quickly, be careful. Our door is even lower than Song Chunxue's. It's your fault for being so tall, hahaha."
The Li brothers were still standing in the courtyard, talking to their sister-in-law and the woman brought by Li Dazui.
Besides, there were children of all ages, making a lot of noise and creating a lively atmosphere.
There weren't many people in the main room; they were all elders of the Li family and Li Dazui's cousin.
Li Mengchun and his wife were both present.
After chatting inside the house for a while, Song Chunxue quietly left the courtyard.
She really didn't want to be chased around by those curious people asking her about her relationship with Lord Xie.
She used to be bad at communicating, and even less able to lie. Dealing with those overly direct questions that were inquisitive and malicious was more painful than being punched.
Anyway, she also met Li Dazui's new wife, a woman who didn't talk much but seemed quite virtuous.
She quietly returned to her yard alone, picked up a shovel, and began planting trees.
Before long, Lord Xie also quietly returned.
Changyun and Yebai, who are not very talkative, both said that it was too noisy and that everyone's talking was giving them a headache.
"By the way, Uncle-Master, we went to my elder brother's house and thought his new house was very bright and spacious, with a large kang (heated brick bed) and big windows. Tudan'er has decided that we should work together to build a few new houses for you in the threshing ground outside the gate, turning this old courtyard into a backyard. What do you think?"
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