Chapter 489: Holding Back a Bad Stomach
Even when facing these soldiers who had been on the battlefield, Qian Lizheng only had one sentence to say over and over again.
There are no new houses for them to live in Yongfeng Village. If they are not satisfied with the houses allocated by the government, they can go to the county magistrate to clarify.
Ran Qingxuan didn't want to waste time talking to this kind of person. She only had one request now, which was to get the official seal of the village stamped as soon as possible.
Although life is not too difficult now, it is impossible for ordinary people to have two or three houses to live in.
Most of the houses in the village are ancestral homes. Passed down from generation to generation, no one would spend a lot of money to build a new house.
Even if you spend money to build a new house, it is for your family to live in. How can you sell it easily?
If they want to spend the winter safely, they have to build new houses themselves, otherwise these ruins are uninhabitable.
The problem is that this place cannot be repaired at all now, and we can only rent it from villagers.
The Qian family was used to being arrogant in Yongfeng Village, and one of their sons was the county magistrate. Who would dare to disobey them and help the criminal who had offended the county magistrate?
The answer is no!
However, building a house is not something that can be done just like that. Without the village seal on their household registration, they cannot prove that they are from this village, and those who sell building materials will not be able to sell anything to them.
Who knows whether they buy materials to resell or supply them to the Yigui people...
Ran Qingxuan just found out about this, otherwise he wouldn't be so stuck now.
A big part of the reason why Qian Lizheng was able to make things so difficult was that he knew that without the village seal for building houses, they would not only be unable to leave the village, but also unable to buy materials for building houses.
Zhao Zihui was at a loss at the moment, and with a sullen face he handed him the new household registrations of several families.
"I don't care what you say. You just need to stamp it with the village seal."
Qian Lizheng's eyes rolled around, thinking that the people selling the building materials were the county magistrate's people, and even if he gave them the seal, they would not be able to buy the materials to build the house.
Besides, building a house cannot be done in a day or two. To endure the ice and snow for a few days is enough for them to bear.
Thinking of this, Qian Lizheng stopped pretending and simply stamped the village seal on the few people.
Just as he was about to leave, Chen Chengping pointed to a lighted bungalow on the slope north of the village and asked.
"Can we rent this room?"
Chen Chengping just saw someone holding a torch and going in, and then candles lit up in the room, and it looked like only one person lived there.
The house looked to be in good condition. It would be fine if I could stay there tonight, or rent it for a while. I had to get through the current difficulties first.
Gu Yanchen and Ran Qingxuan looked in the direction he pointed and confirmed that that was the house that Qin Jun warned them not to go to.
And that madman who kills without blinking an eye lives inside. They have just confirmed that the madman who kills without blinking an eye is their second brother...
Seeing that Chen Chengping was about to go over to ask, Qian Lizheng's eyes flashed with a look of watching a good show.
Gu Yanchen was afraid that they would be hurt by their unconscious second brother if they went over, so he stopped them immediately.
"Uncle Chen, wait a minute. Once we're done here, let's go over and take a look."
Gu Yanchong was a martial arts expert and he almost injured the three brothers by mistake when fighting with the Yigui people just now.
Chen Chengping doesn't know martial arts, and if he provokes his second brother, he might get hurt.
To be on the safe side, he waited until the troublemakers left before taking Ran Qingxuan to check on his second brother.
Seeing that Chen Chengping listened to the Gu family and just decided not to go when they told him not to, Qian Lizheng's eyes flashed with disappointment and he curled his lips.
"The seal has been stamped. You can live anywhere you want here. If you can buy land, I won't say anything even if you build a house."
After saying this, Qian Lizheng called his son Qian Shun to leave.
After the Qian family members walked away, Zhao Zihui spoke frankly.
"This old man refuses to stamp your seal. He definitely doesn't want you to buy building materials."
"It's disgusting to hold back all the bad feelings in your heart."
After saying that, he paused.
"Since we can leave the village, I will ask the Marquis of Zhenbei for permission tomorrow and personally take you to buy building materials."
Ran Qingxuan originally wanted to refuse. After all, the other party had already helped them invisibly, and there was no need to trouble them for such a small matter as buying building materials.
The next second, Gu Yanchen spoke before her.
"The military work is very arduous. Brother Zhao has helped us a lot. But now that we have settled down, we can do small things like this ourselves."
As the year draws to a close, the Yigui people have been constantly probing the border areas. If you aren't careful, a small group of them will sneak in. Every time this happens, the soldiers at the North Gate become very nervous.
Knowing that they could handle it, Zhao Zihui did not insist.
"In that case, when the border war is no longer tense, I will bring the brothers from the Iron Cavalry Battalion to reminisce with the general."
Gu Yanjing smiled and shook his head, indicating that he should change the address.
"Now I am no longer a general. If you don't mind my current civilian status, you can treat us as brothers like Yan Chen did."
"That's exactly what I was thinking. It doesn't make sense for you to call my sixth brother Gu brother, but call us generals!"
Gu Yanzong had also come into contact with Zhao Zihui and knew that he was a man of genuine character.
The man in his thirties' eyes instantly turned red. Zhao Zihui clasped his fists and saluted him.
"It is Zihui's dream to be able to call the men of the Gu family brothers."
Not only was the issue in Yongfeng Village resolved, but the appearance of Zhao Zihui also made everyone feel more at ease.
From now on, if Qian Lizheng or anyone from the Qian clan wants to trip them up again, they will have to think twice.
Zhao Zihui was not the kind of person who would be shy, and he knew that there would be plenty of opportunities to meet him in the future.
Before leaving, the group of foreign ghosts had almost finished burning the place, so the soldiers swept the ground clean before leaving.
The air was still filled with a burning smell, and the villagers of Yongfeng Village hurriedly dispersed after watching.
But everyone knows that tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
"Mom, it looks like we'll just have to make do with this tonight."
"Didn't your uncle Chen say he wanted to take a look at that bungalow over there? Go over and ask. It would be best if you can rent it."
"Yes, that's what I was thinking of asking!"
Chen Chengping stood up and was about to walk over there, but was stopped by four voices at the same time the next second.
The Gu brothers and Ran Qingxuan knew who was over there. The behavior of the four was very abnormal, and several families were suddenly confused.
Ran Qingxuan glanced at Gu Yanchen, and then said: "Mom, there is something we may need to confirm first. We will tell you the truth when we come back..."
It is not clear what happened to the second brother, but they must bring him back.
But he is unconscious now, and if we rush over and provoke him, it will only hurt the people around him.
Originally, Gu Yanzong was also going to go along, but considering the safety of his family, only Gu Yanjing, Gu Yanchen and Ran Qingxuan went together.
The three of them held lanterns and walked towards the house under the Lin clan. Along the way, they checked the surrounding area to see if there were any houses that could be lived in.
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