After parting with Steward Lin, Uncle Gao said, "Now that everything is settled, I will go home. I will tell my mother the good news and make her happy."
An Dashan nodded and said, "Okay, wait for me here for a while, I'll go buy some things and then take you back."
Uncle Gao nodded and said, "Go quickly. I think it's getting late."
An Dashan agreed and went to buy things. An Dashan thought that he couldn't send his uncle back empty-handed, so he went to the pastry shop first and bought four kinds of pastries, and then went to the butcher shop and bought ten kilograms of pork, and then returned to the place where his uncle Gao was waiting.
Uncle Gao thought that An Dashan was bought back home, so he didn't say anything, and the two drove the mule cart to Uncle Gao's village. The mule cart was much faster than the ox cart, and in less than half an hour, the two returned to Uncle Gao's home.
Uncle Gao jumped off the mule cart and said, "Dashan, go inside and have a drink of water before you go back. You've been running for so long and you haven't even had a drink of water."
An Dashan was indeed thirsty, so he didn't refuse and went into the yard with the things in his hand. Uncle Gao then realized that the things were bought for his family, and hurriedly said, "Take the things back quickly. The family is buying land and building a house, and the expenses are so high, so let's save some money!"
Wang, who was just walking out of the door, heard the words "buy land" and said in surprise: "Dashan, did your family buy land? How much did you buy? But it's Mr. Lin's land?"
An Dashan quickly replied, "Yes, mother, my eldest brother took me there today and bought the land near Huaishu Village, which is about 230 acres."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of inhalation in the yard. Two hundred and thirty acres is not a small number. In the countryside, one can be considered a small landlord with this amount.
Wang was sincerely happy for her daughter and said, "Come in and have a glass of water."
Cui was very perceptive and said, "Yes, brother-in-law, come in quickly. I'll get you a glass of water." Then she turned and went into the kitchen.
After they entered the house, An Dashan told Wang about the incident in detail. Wang smiled until her eyes narrowed, praising An Dashan for his ability. An Dashan was ashamed, but he had no choice but to take the credit for himself.
After drinking a bowl of water, An Dashan saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and said goodbye, going back to Huaishu Village. Uncle Gao asked An Dashan to take the things back, and An Dashan said, "Brother, this is a gift from me to my mother. It's not worth much, so take it quickly!"
After hearing what An Dashan said, Uncle Gao had no choice but to accept it. When An Dashan returned to Huaishu Village, Master Mo had already left with his men, and An Ning was watching the new house. An Dashan looked at the new house and estimated that it would be completed in two days. He could just ask the villagers to help build the remaining walls. The villagers had just finished their work in the fields, and it would also allow them to have some extra income.
An Ning saw An Dashan coming back and asked quickly, "Dad, how is it going? Did you buy the land?"
An Dashan nodded, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and whispered, "I bought it. It's a total of 232.5 acres of land, and I spent 1,300 taels of silver."
When An Ning heard this, she gave him a thumbs up and said, "Dad, you are awesome!"
An Dashan was very happy to be praised by his daughter and said, "You stay here for a while. I'll go talk to your mother and then come over to take your place."
An Ning said, "Don't worry, Dad, eat first and then come over. My mother should have prepared the meal by now."
An Dashan nodded and walked towards the old courtyard. When An Dashan returned home, he saw that Li had just put out the fire in the stove. Gao and An Ning were indeed mother and daughter, and they asked the same question. When they saw An Dashan coming back, they hurriedly asked, "How is it? Did you buy the land?"
An Dashan nodded and told Gao the whole story. Gao was very happy after listening to it and said, "That's great. Our family built the house and bought the land in just one month. The old immortal was right. Daya is the lucky star of our family." An Dashan also nodded in agreement.
An Dashan took out the land deed, showed it to Gao, then put it in a box, dug a hole in the ground, put the box in, and hid it.
Two days later, the new house was completed, attracting the envious eyes of the villagers. Whether it was the main house, the ear room or the wing room, they were all made of blue bricks, making it look particularly imposing in the village.
There were two women in the crowd who were making sarcastic remarks. One of them was Gao Xiaofang, who lived in the same village as the Gao family. She said, "What's the point of building such a nice house? It's not certain whether his son can come back!"
Widow Zhou next to him said, "That's right, in the end, it still fell into someone else's hands." Widow Zhou became a widow at a young age, but she was not content and always seduced other people's men. But it was not her fault. In this world, it was not easy for a woman to support a family. If you want to know where she got so jealous, it was because she had a crush on An Dashan. She tried to seduce him again and again, but An Dashan ignored her, so she hated An Dashan.
Aunt Liu heard what the two people said in the crowd and said, "One of you is a gossip and the other is a slut. Don't complain about the sour grapes. Dashan is capable of coming back from the battlefield, and his son is not bad either. He may even become an official." Several other women who had a good relationship with the An family also joined in. The two people who were scolded were ashamed and fled in panic.
An Dashan paid Master Mo the wages and sent them off. Master Mo said, "Brother An, if your family needs a new house in the future, come to us. My men are happy to work for you."
Of course I'm willing to do that. No one else provides such good food service as us. We've been doing such tiring work these days, but not only have we not lost weight, we've gained a little weight instead.
An Dashan nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely look for you guys when my family builds a new house in the future."
After seeing off Master Mo, An Dashan said to the villagers, "My family wants to build a wall tomorrow. We will pay fifty coins a day and provide a meal at noon. If you want to work, bring your tools and equipment here tomorrow."
Someone in the crowd immediately said, "Okay, I'll come tomorrow. I can't get such high wages doing odd jobs in town." As soon as the words fell, many people agreed.
An Dashan smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you all."
Many villagers expressed their willingness to work for the An family. An Dashan saw that those who were willing to come were from the families he usually visited, so he agreed to come. Because the An family had a large yard, it would take a lot of manpower to build the wall. When the villagers saw that there was nothing exciting to watch, they all dispersed.
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