Chapter 57 Emptying the Enemy's House and Marrying the Bully 13
Ning Yan: "Hmm, do you think this color is okay? Isn't it a bit too dark? I still have two pounds of dark yellow."
The sweater yarn was gray, a color she had never used before.
“This is fine, sister-in-law. Oh dear, men, they can ruin things every day. If the color is too light, they’ll ruin it so it’s unsightly in just one day.”
Ning Yan chose the color because she thought it would suit her man's bear-like physique perfectly.
As for it getting dirty easily, let him wash it himself when it gets dirty.
Anyway, he's been washing both of their clothes for the past two days.
Including her underwear.
After washing it, he left it to dry inside the house.
Well, mainly, the color and style are out of place in this world.
The two sisters-in-law chatted for a while, and then the children ran back from outside.
The children chattered away, and the yard suddenly became lively.
Ning Yan asked her second son's family, "Shouldn't Xiao Wei be in school by now?" The child, who is almost ten years old, has never been to school, not because his family didn't want him to, but because the village school was closed.
The second son and his wife got married early.
The second son's wife was also very capable; she became extremely thin and got pregnant after only three months.
Back then.
That's how it is in the countryside; once things are pretty much settled, people can get married and have children.
"That depends on what the higher-ups say. If schools don't reopen, there's nothing we can do."
...
Fan Dahu didn't return home until a day later, late at night, carrying a large box.
Ning Yan was startled awake.
What are you holding?
Fan Dahu lit the candles, then took out the key and unlocked the box. "See for yourself." He then handed the key to Ning Yan, indicating that his wife would be in charge of the contents of the box from now on.
Ning Yan looked into the box, which was about two feet long, one foot wide, and one foot high. Inside were gold bars, gold ingots, silver ingots, beautiful earrings, hairpins, bracelets, small jade ornaments, and several pretty plates and jars.
By candlelight, Ning Yan could see the words on the jar: "Seventh year of Zhizheng".
Good heavens!
That's really something!
With such a plate, their family no longer needs to worry about being poor!
It's clear that Fan Dahu saved all of this up little by little; the huge box is packed full. It's amazing he managed to bring all this back without breaking these delicate porcelain pieces!
"This place is full of valuable items. How much did you spend to get it back?"
Fan Dahu smiled smugly, "It didn't cost much money at all."
It was done ten years ago. How old was he back then?
Not even twenty!
He's a fucking genius!
"There used to be more gold bars here than this. Later, I exchanged a few for capital and started a black market with some brothers in the county, and made some money."
No wonder he dared to use black face to exchange for a wife for his brother; he really can support his family.
"From now on, you should keep all of these and save them for our future daughters and sons."
Ning Yan: ...He actually believed her!
"Okay, leave it to me, don't worry, I guarantee it won't go wrong."
"Oh, right, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you."
I've been reading a lot of newspapers in the city these past few days, and I've found that what you said is really possible. So I'm thinking, why don't we just split up our family?
There's still an empty space next to our house. After the family division, we'll apply for a house site. Since there's still some time before the harvest and the fields aren't busy, we'll build the houses for the brothers first.
After all, preparing bricks and tiles takes some time.
Ning Yan understood; he was worried that with only a small plot of land at home, they could only raise two poultry, and there wouldn't be enough vegetables and eggs to eat.
If the family splits up in advance, these things will be divided on a household basis, so the losses will be smaller.
"I have no objection, but will my second and third children agree? Will our parents agree?"
Fan Dahu had already taken off his shoes and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). He pulled Yan into his arms and pressed her against his chest. "I said, I'm the one who calls the shots in this family."
Before the family split up, I was in charge, and I am still in charge after the family split up.
If you agree, I'll talk to my family about it in a couple of days.
"Even if we divide the household property, we won't divide the grain, so everyone can still eat together, and you won't have to do anything."
As for after the autumn harvest, isn't there still his mother?
With fewer people around, his mother won't be tired, and she'll definitely be overjoyed to get fifteen yuan all to herself.
Dividing the family property would benefit the whole family, and Ning Yan would definitely support it.
When Fan Dahu saw his wife nod in agreement, the matter was settled.
"By the way, why didn't you come back last night? Where are you staying?"
Fan Dahu slapped his forehead, then leaned close to Ning Yan's ear and whispered, "I forgot to tell you, I have a small courtyard in the city. I stay there when I need to go to the city. I'll take you to see it sometime when I come to the city."
Ning Yan looked up at Fan Dahu upon hearing this: "Really? The house is in your name? How big is the yard?"
"How big can it be? Just a regular four rooms. What? You like a courtyard house in the city? Should I look for a few more?"
"Is it a good time to buy or sell a house?"
"It's definitely not going to be done openly, but it's possible to do it indirectly."
A distant cousin of mine, getting old, was going to live with his children, so he gave me his house.
In this world, as long as you use your brain, you can always find a way.
When he bought that house, he really just wanted convenience and was afraid of causing trouble in the future. He even inquired about the family's situation and found out that they were going abroad, so he felt at ease buying the house.
“If you like living in the city, I’ll find a couple more larger houses sometime, and we can move there someday.” As he spoke, he had already lifted Ning Yan’s nightgown…
A few days later, when Fan Dahu was at home, he called the brigade cadres over and divided the family property.
The four brothers and the elderly couple each received 72.3 yuan, four chickens (the extra three were given to the elderly couple), no share of the pigs (the money would be distributed at the end of the year), no share of the grain (they would eat until the autumn harvest when the grain was distributed, and then each family would eat their own grain), and everything else was divided equally.
The eldest son is responsible for his retirement and lives in the old house, while the other three brothers apply for homestead land.
After several days of running around for the brigade leader's uncle, the land for the foundation was approved, and the bricks and tiles ordered by Fan Dahu were also brought back.
There isn't much work to do in the fields right now, so the able-bodied men in the team are taking time out of their busy schedules to help build the houses for the three families. The Fan family is giving each person who helps twelve work points a day, plus a lunch, so everyone is eager to do it.
It's not busy time now; even a strong laborer can only earn ten work points at most. Twelve work points plus meals are considered a really good job.
With so many people coming, all three houses were built at the same time, and the houses were all completed in just half a month.
After the house was left to air out for a few more days, the three families moved in one after another.
But none of this affected Ning Yan in the slightest.
Fan Dahu continued to appear and disappear elusively. Usually, the people in the team could hardly see him. Occasionally, he would stay out overnight, but when he returned home, he would always bring something back for Ning Yan, whether it was money, antiques, food, or clothes. In short, she was living a very comfortable life.
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(End of this chapter)
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