Village chief Ma asked with some confusion when he saw the posture of this group of people.
They had so many carriages, the clothes they wore were not bad, and their faces were rosy and healthy. They didn't look like they were fleeing famine at all.
"Yes, Village Chief, we have settled in Daohua Village. Here are the household registration documents."
Shen Changshan took out the household registration documents and certificates and handed them to the village chief for review.
After looking at it for a while, Village Chief Ma nodded and returned the household registration document to him.
"The land will be divided up for you in a few days, but the county government hasn't allocated any houses yet. Where are you going to live now?"
"I wonder what suggestions the village chief has?"
Village Chief Ma stroked his beard and said, "There are still many vacant houses in our village. You can buy them or rent them for a while and then divide the land for building a house. It's up to you to choose."
Shen Changshan pondered for a while, and did not make a hasty decision. Instead, he looked at Village Chief Ma and said, "I wonder if we can take a look at the houses in the village before making a decision?"
"Of course, I'll ask someone to take you to see it."
"Thank you, village chief."
Then Village Chief Ma called his eldest son Ma Chengwen to take them to see the house.
There were quite a lot of empty houses in the village, and there were 12 courtyards, but after looking around, everyone was not very satisfied. Either the houses were too small or too dilapidated. There were some good ones, but they were not concentrated in place, scattered here and there, which dispersed their group.
After looking around, only Dr. Liu's family and Shen Zhenyuan's family decided to buy the two houses on the east side of the village.
These two houses are still about 60% new and there are some simple furniture inside.
In the end, the two sides failed to reach an agreement after bargaining. Ma Chengwen's price was too high, and the house was not worth that price.
Although they have money, they don't squander it so much. They don't show off their wealth. It would be a shame if they spent money lavishly as soon as they arrived.
If they really move in, it won’t be safe.
Finally, everyone unanimously decided to divide the residential land and build their own houses.
Shen Changshan asked the others and the carriage to stop here. He took a few people and Ma Chengwen to discuss the homestead with the village chief. It would be great if they could be allocated to the same place.
The village chief was not surprised at all when he heard their decision. This group of people were not poor, as could be seen from their carriages.
After a brief pause, he slowly spoke, "There's still a piece of homestead at the entrance of the village, as well as on the east and west sides, and at the foot of the mountain at the end of the village. But if you want to build all together, the location at the end of the village is the most suitable."
Shen Changshan nodded. They had not wandered around in vain. It was indeed as the village chief said. There was only a piece of open space at the foot of the mountain, which was enough for them to build a house.
"Then I'd like to ask the village chief to help us divide up the residential land at the foot of the mountain. Also, it will take some time for the house to be built. During this time, can we rent a house in the village to live in temporarily?"
"Can."
They took the initiative to rent the houses and pay money, and there was no reason for Village Chief Ma to disagree. These houses now belonged to the village, and the income naturally also came from the village.
"As for the rent, we'll discuss it after you decide which yard to rent. Don't worry, we're all from the same village now, so we won't charge you more."
Shen Changshan chatted with the village chief for a few more words, and then walked towards where they parked their car.
It was getting dark, and they had to get settled before dark.
Soon everyone chose a courtyard to live in. The rent was around 200 to 500 wen per month, and everyone accepted it well.
However, these courtyards are basically not adjacent to each other, but are scattered in groups of three or two.
The yard rented by the Shen family was a row of five tiled houses, with a main room in the middle and the remaining four rooms being habitable, which was just enough for them to live in.
There was no bed in the room, and they didn't dare use it even if there was one. The people here had all fled the plague before, and maybe this family had had the plague before, so it was best not to use their things if possible.
There is a furniture store in Daohua Village, but there are not so many beds for sale in the village at the moment, so one family only bought two, and they had to pay extra money to buy them.
As for those who didn’t buy a bed, they could just sleep on the floor for now. They had gotten used to it during this period of time anyway, and they could sleep on the floor when they went to the county town tomorrow.
The yard was quite large in both front and back, and the carriage could be parked just in the backyard. Lin Cuicui and Bai Yao cleaned the kitchen and cooked, while the others took the things out of the carriage and put them in place.
Worried that it would rain at night and get the horses wet, the father and his sons built a temporary stable to shelter the horses from the rain.
Soon it was dark, and the house was lit by a dim kerosene lamp. The family sat at a small table and had dinner. There was one meat dish and one vegetable dish, and the portions were large and filling.
We got up early today and traveled in a hurry. The whole family was a little tired. After washing up, one of the two beds was given to Shen Jingyuan and his wife, and the other was given to Lin Changshan and his friends.
The remaining four people slept on the floor. Cement and Aries returned to the room, quickly made the mats on the floor, and lay down to sleep.
In the middle of the night, I remembered the drizzle again. When I woke up the next morning, it was still drizzling outside.
Chen Li opened her eyes, got up and stretched her stiff body. The ground was still a little hard, and perhaps because it was quite humid here, she didn't sleep very comfortably.
It seems that the first goal today is to get the bed back.
After getting dressed and opening the door, she saw that the outside was covered with fog, and the mountain peaks were looming in the fog. Seeing this scene, Chen Li's frown suddenly relaxed.
It is indeed the misty Jiangnan!
After breakfast, several families came over in their carriages. Chen Li did not go with them. The fourth brother went with them to buy some necessary sundries, and the others stayed at home to clean.
I don’t know if you want to build a house quickly since it’s not winter yet.
When we went to buy furniture today, Chen Li told Shen Changshan that we would have to buy new ones after we built a house, so she asked him to buy better ones.
Two hours later, they had cleaned up the house, the front yard and the back yard. At this time, Shen Changshan also came back with the bed.
The bed was delivered by the waiter from the county. After it was assembled, the waiter went back.
Shen Changshan hurried to the village chief's house carrying two bags of cakes and two pounds of pork.
It was almost lunchtime, so Village Chief Ma was naturally at home.
"Brother Shen, why are you here? Come, have a simple meal at my house."
"Village Chief Ma, my house is still a mess and I'm busy. I came here today just to ask, when will our foundation be painted?"
As Shen Changshan spoke, he stuffed the things in his hand into Village Chief Ma's hand.
"Look, you're here, why are you bringing anything?"
Although he said that, the movements of his hands were different.
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