Chapter 182 Buying land and building a house
"The village head's house?" Ping'er's eyes were filled with confusion.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Hmm, let's go ask the village head if we can buy a piece of land to build a house. How much money will it cost, and what procedures we need to go through?"
"Anuan, can we build a new house too?" Li Junping was taken aback. When he came to this village, he had only ever seen Grandma Liu's spacious new house. Back then, the children would play around it and even get candy balls.
However, Grandma Liu's family is one of the wealthiest in the village; I heard they're even richer than the village chief's family.
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded with a smile: "Yes, we'll build a new house, a bigger one. Then, all of you little ones can have your own room."
Li Junping was stunned: "Anuan, do I have one too?"
"certainly."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded, smiled, and took Li Junping's hand as they entered the village head's house.
The village head of Qingquan Village was surnamed Li, which was equivalent to the current village chief.
The village head's house was more than twice the size of Jiang Nuan's. The main house consisted of three neat and beautiful tiled rooms, a rarity even in their Qingquan Village. It was far superior to Jiang Nuan's thatched-roof houses.
The yard was also kept clean and tidy, which shows that the owners are extremely clean.
The village head's wife, Aunt Li, was sitting outside in the courtyard mending clothes at the time. When she saw people, she immediately put down her clothes and came out with a smile.
"Oh, Jiang girl is here?"
Aunt Li smiled even more when she saw the two oil paper packages in Jiang Nuanzhi's hand.
This wasn't Jiang Nuanzhi's first visit, but she always brought pork cracklings before. Pork cracklings were a rare treat at this time of year, so Aunt Li hurriedly greeted her, saying, "Come in, come inside and let's talk."
Inside the house, Aunt Li busied herself placing a bamboo basket on the kang (a heated brick bed), smiling as she said, "We don't have much to offer. These are wild fruits that my eldest son picked from the mountains. Please have a taste."
At this moment, the little girl inside the room couldn't help but move closer to Jiang Nuanzhi and sniffed deeply: "Grandma, it smells so good."
Jiang Nuanzhi, who was standing beside the little girl who was sucking her fingers and staring blankly at her, squatted down with a smile.
"Niu Niu, come here, Auntie has some candy here."
But just as the little girl was about to take it, Aunt Li slapped her.
"You greedy girl, stop causing trouble here and go play somewhere else." As she spoke, she patted Niu Niu's head and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi somewhat embarrassedly.
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "Auntie, this was originally brought for you, it's perfect for Niuzi to eat."
Jiang Nuanzhi grabbed two handfuls of candy from her bosom and gave one to Ping'er and the other to Xiao Niu Niu.
"Ping'er, take your little sister to play, and help her peel the candy."
As she said this, Jiang Nuanzhi put down the oil paper package in her hand and handed it to Aunt Li with a smile: "Auntie, this is some pork cracklings that I fried a couple of days ago, as well as some pea snacks that I made, and some chopped pork. I brought some for you as well."
Aunt Li: "If you need anything, just tell someone to call your Uncle Li. Why send so many things? Oh dear, how much money will this cost?"
That's what she said, but Aunt Li's gaze couldn't help but linger on the plump flesh. However, she ultimately didn't dare take it.
Farmers are lucky if they can eat meat twice a year, but the Li Rong family is different. They can eat meat every few days. Jiang Nuanzhi is a capable girl. She used to raise Xie Erlang to be plump and healthy, and now she has completely changed the appearance of the Li family's children.
Take Li Junping for example. He used to be covered in wounds, short and thin, filthy, and had a strange smell. But after Jiang Pangya nursed him back to health, he became fair-skinned, tender, and clean. Seeing her smilingly calling him Grandma Li, he was like a completely different person.
The Li family was able to eat meat every day, and their lives seemed to be getting better and better.
Seeing Aunt Li's hesitation, Jiang Nuanzhi directly handed the things to her: "Auntie, please accept them. I do have some things I'd like to trouble you with."
Aunt Li stared at the pork cracklings in her hand, her mouth watering uncontrollably. The last time her family had meat was when Jiang Yatou had sent the waiter over. They hadn't had any meat in several days.
But upon hearing Jiang Nuanzhi's words, he hesitated to accept the gift and hurriedly pushed it back, saying, "You silly girl, what kind of help do you need? Just say it. There's no need to send such a big gift."
Jiang Nuanzhi placed the gifts on the table herself, then said with a smile, "It's nothing much. Since Uncle Li isn't home, I'll ask you, Auntie. What's the procedure for buying land and building a house in our village?"
Aunt Li seemed relieved upon hearing this: "You silly girl, is that all you wanted to know? It's very simple. Just tell your Uncle Li which piece of land you like, and he'll go with you to the government office. Once you pay the money and have the land deed drawn up in black and white, it'll be settled."
However, buying land isn't cheap, and dealing with government officials will likely require some bribes. It will cost a considerable amount of money.
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "Money is not a problem. Auntie, tell me roughly how much silver it will cost, and I'll go back and prepare."
Aunt Li sighed upon hearing this: "You girl, your life is getting better and better. Now you're even discussing buying land. The land we need to build a house isn't very big, but we need to go through some procedures to build a house. I heard from your Uncle Li that someone else spent ten taels of silver before, so it will probably cost at least that much."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded seriously; she could accept this price.
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi's reaction, Aunt Li was secretly alarmed. In other words, getting those ten taels shouldn't have been difficult.
The sight of the two children together now made Aunt Li somewhat lost in thought.
Their little girl used to be the cleanest-dressed child in the village, but now, standing next to Li Junping, she looks like she has mud legs.
Jiang Pangya used to speak in a pretentious and affected manner, which was quite pretentious.
But after getting to know them, I found that they were completely different from what I had imagined.
After talking with him today, I felt that this person was much better than the farmer in both clothing and manner of speaking.
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded and then asked, "Auntie, do you know if anyone in our village is selling a house? I want a bigger yard."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Li suddenly clapped her hands: "That's right! If you're building a house, I think there's a good spot! Old Zheng and his wife's family is dwindling. Their house has been empty for years, right on the edge of our village. The location is excellent, with a small lotus pond nearby. The front and back yards are also quite large."
The house was a bit dilapidated, but it would be a good location to build a house.
The Zheng family only has one daughter left, and she's now the concubine of Master Wang in town. She mentioned wanting to sell the house; if you think it's suitable, you can go take a look later.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi's eyes lit up immediately: "Okay, Auntie, I'll take a look later and if it's successful, please ask around for me."
"Child, why are you being so polite?"
After exchanging pleasantries with Aunt Li, he became anxious and wanted to go to the Zheng family's house to take a look, so he took Ping'er with him and went out.
Aunt Li immediately got up to see them off. But when she saw Li Rong sitting in a wheelchair waiting outside, she couldn't help but be surprised.
"Wow! Li Jia Da Lang is completely recovered!!"
(End of this chapter)
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