Old Tang thought his youngest daughter was so beautiful at such a young age, it was impossible for her to still be unmarried at eighteen. Since there were no requirements, he decided to register her as a female household member.
My wife and I are getting old, so we should buy more things for our little girl so that life won't be too hard for her in the future.
"Shopkeeper, let's go to the government office to transfer the property! And while we're at it, let's register it under the daughter's name. We're getting old, and to avoid any trouble later, let's just put it under our youngest daughter's name. By the way, do we have to wait for the original owner to come before we can transfer the property?"
The shopkeeper thought the old couple only had this one daughter, and was worried that after the old couple passed away, the relatives in the clan would fight with the young girl for the property. He nodded in agreement.
"No need. The original homeowner, the scholar, has already entrusted everything to our brokerage firm. So, sir, let's go directly there. It's very simple to register a daughter's household registration. Your little girl will then have a separate household registration."
"Old man, you take your little girl with you. I'll tidy up here, otherwise we won't have anywhere to stay tonight. Anyway, I won't have anything to do if I go with you."
Although the room wasn't dirty, Tang Li felt uneasy if it wasn't cleaned again.
Old Tang knew his wife's habit, and since there was nothing else to do, he agreed. He then took the things out of the car, especially the large bag of gold and silver jewelry, stuffed it into the quilt, and carried it into the house.
He took out 30 taels of gold from this pile of gold and silver jewelry. One tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver. He also took a few silver ingots, which added up to about ten taels.
They drove the oxcart and walked with the shopkeeper toward the yamen. After walking along this street for about three minutes, they saw a large school. At that moment, the school had not yet closed, and they could still hear the sound of students reading aloud inside.
Then the oxcart traveled for another ten minutes and arrived at the yamen. The two large stone lions at the gate were quite imposing. The shopkeeper gave the yamen guard a small silver ingot and then told us which direction to go to find the person in charge of household registration.
It took about half an hour to get everything done inside. Apart from the initial surprise of having to register the household for such a young girl and transfer the house to her name, everything else was done very quickly.
From today onwards, Tang Baozhu can be considered a person with a house and a car. The oxcart is also a car. The total cost of bribing officials was about five taels of silver. Indeed, officials have two mouths, so don't open your mouth unless there's something to say.
After driving the oxcart to take the shopkeeper to the brokerage firm, Tang Baozhu couldn't wait to see what an ancient house deed looked like. "Father, quickly show me the house deed and household registration. I've never seen them before and don't even know what they look like."
Old Tang chuckled as he watched his little girl's delighted expression. He hadn't expected her to like these things so much. It seemed he could buy her more in the future. He would hide the large bag of gold and silver jewelry at home and use the jewelry as her dowry, while using the gold and silver to buy her land. This way, she wouldn't be left to squander her wealth and would have a steady stream of income.
"Baozhu, take this and look inside the carriage, look at it on the main street. Don't let anyone steal it; it's too unsafe outside."
"Understood, Father."
This was the first time Tang Baozhu had ever seen such a thing. The household registration was a small booklet. Tang Baozhu had her own separate household registration, and the page for the head of household had Tang Baozhu's name on it. The booklet was made of yellow paper.
As for the deed, it's just a piece of white paper with the official seal of the government stamped on it. There are two big characters on the deed: "Official Deed." It must be the legendary "red deed." After all, it's a red deed that you've obtained yourself, so it's guaranteed. Once it's yours, no one can take it away.
Tang Baozhu never expected that, as a wage slave in modern society, she would actually have her own house after only a few years in ancient times. This piece of paper is quite nice; she should get a few more to look at in the future.
"Father, can I keep it myself? I promise I'll hide it so no one can find it."
Old Tang chuckled as he looked at his little girl. "Are you sure you can hide it well? Then we'll leave it on you for now. If your mother finds it, it means you didn't hide it well enough. Then we'll have your mother keep it safe for you, okay?"
"Okay, Father, I promise to hide it somewhere no one can find it."
Tang Baozhu felt that hiding in the red envelope group's warehouse was an absolutely safe place, and that no one would be able to find her even if they turned the sky upside down.
Back in the newly bought courtyard, it felt like only half an hour had passed, but the house was already cleaner and brighter. It's just that the windows are really annoying. In winter, we'll probably have to cover them with thick oil paper. It's really sad that there are no glass windows.
Unfortunately, none of them remembered the glass formula, and even if they did, they wouldn't have the guts to make it; they would be wiped out in no time.
"You're back! How did things go?"
“The matter has been taken care of. The woman’s household registration and property deed are in the hands of the youngest daughter. She said she wants to keep them herself. When you find them, I will give them to you to keep. That way, it won’t be considered that I have gone back on my word.”
Old Tang never thought his youngest daughter could hide things very well, since he had never seen her hide anything before. His wife, on the other hand, was a very careful person. If she paid attention, she would never have trouble finding things.
"How old are you, still joking with your little girl? Since she wants to keep it, just let her keep it. And while you're at it, go buy her a dressing table with a lock tomorrow, so she won't lose it."
Tang Li thought her youngest daughter was a woman of her own mind. At such a young age, she already knew to go out and learn new things, which showed that she was not stupid and had her own ideas.
"Let's see what else we need to buy tomorrow, and I'll also buy a jewelry box for my little girl. We'll start growing her hair out gradually, and I'll buy her some small jewelry to dress her up nicely. We can't just tie her hair into two little buns like before."
"I know, she's my daughter too. I want to give her all the good things. By the way, old man, have you thought about what kind of business to start? We can't just sit around and do nothing. How about I make some pastries and sell them? I learned how to make them back in the manor."
Tang Li was afraid of not having a livelihood to live off her savings. You see, that big bag of things was meant to be her daughter's dowry. She was still quite unhappy about taking some of it from the house purchase today.
“I’ve thought of a plan. See if it works for you. The big bag of gold and silver jewelry that our daughter found—I think those pieces are all very nice—we’ll keep them for her as part of her dowry. We’ll use the rest of the gold and silver to buy her land. That way, we can have enough to eat and drink, and we can save up a little extra.”
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