Chapter 91 Buying Land
Old Lady Wang took the silver and sighed, "As long as life is good, Guixiang and the children can live better. I see Xiaolan and the others are wearing new clothes and silk flowers. It's great."
Wang Guixiang nodded and took out a handful of rags from her backpack. "Yes, they were all bought by my sister-in-law. She also made each of us a set of fine cotton clothes. Mother, I brought some rags, some of which were made of silk, to make a hairband or something for my niece. This is a small piece of fine cotton left over from making clothes. You can see what to do with it."
Old Mrs. Wang took the rag and touched it carefully, fearing that her rough hands would damage the cloth.
Wang Guixiang then took out something and said, "Mom, this bamboo tube contains shampoo, which my sister-in-law made with Chinese medicine. It is very useful for washing hair. Look at my hair, it is much smoother than before.
There is also this soap, which is used for washing hands and face. I heard it is better than the bath beans sold in the city."
Old Lady Wang took the soap that looked like a mooncake, sniffed it, and said curiously, "It still has a fragrance. It's such a precious thing, you can just use it."
"My sister-in-law made a lot of it. She asked me to bring it to her specially."
Old Man Wang warned, "Guixiang, your husband's family is very nice and treats you well. You must be filial to them and take good care of your sister-in-law."
"Don't worry, Dad. I know." After Wang Guixiang finished speaking, she thought of what her sister-in-law had told her and said, "Mom, my sister-in-law is doing food business and needs mung beans and duck eggs. She asked me to tell you that she wants our family to help collect them. Duck eggs are one cent each and mung beans are three cents per pound. You can go to the village and ask who is selling them. We will bring them back when we go back this afternoon."
When Old Man Wang heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Okay, you two can talk, I'll go to the village to ask."
The Wang family courtyard was filled with laughter.
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Li Wanyue and her family picked some potatoes that could be planted and planted them on four mu of land, and also planted half of the sweet potatoes to grow seedlings.
For the rest, plant them after they sprout in two days.
In the afternoon, Zhang Mei and her husband Li De came over. Zhang Mei carried two bamboo baskets of duck eggs, and Li De pushed a cart with two sacks of mung beans.
"Sister Suying, I'm here to bring you some duck eggs."
Zhao Suying came out immediately and said, "Oh, his sister-in-law, you just told us to move it ourselves, why did you send it here? Dachuan Erhu, go pick up your aunt and the others."
Li Dachuan and Li Erhu hurried over to answer it.
Wang Guixiang moved two stools for the two of them to sit on.
Zhang Mei smiled and said, "It's not too far. I finished the harvest and saw that no one from Kaoshan Village would come to deliver the eggs, so I brought them to you. There are 192 duck eggs in total and 215 kilograms of mung beans. You can weigh them and see."
"Why would I not believe you?"
Li Wanyue heard the voice and came out, greeting the two of them first.
Then he said, "Uncle, Aunt, these duck eggs are 200, which is 60 cents. For the green beans, I'll give you 65 cents, a total of 125 cents."
Zhang Mei waved her hands and said, "We don't need so much money. Just give us a few cents. It's not a big effort for us."
"This is what we agreed on. If you don't accept it, I'll have to find someone else next time."
Zhang Mei was grateful: "Yueyue, then you can give me a hundred coins. These duck eggs are not enough for 200. I will go to my mother's house and ask for you and make up for it next time."
"Thank you, auntie." Li Wanyue took out a hundred dollars and gave it to her.
Zhang Mei held the heavy copper coins. During this period, Yue Yatou took care of their family and she earned several hundred coins. This was something she had never dared to think about before.
"How is Shuangshuang doing lately?" Li Wanyue asked.
Zhang Mei's smile faded instantly: "She's fine. She knows you're doing well now and she's happy for you."
Li Wanyue noticed the change in Zhang Mei's expression, and she said, "That's fine. If Shuangshuang needs my help, please let me know. I will definitely help if I can."
Zhang Mei nodded with relief.
The two chatted for a while and then left.
Li Wanyue looked at the pots and pans placed in the yard. If there were more, there would be almost no room to step.
It seems that we have to put building a house on the agenda as soon as possible.
She moved a stool and sat next to her father, saying, "Dad, after dinner, please go to the village chief's house."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm thinking of building a new house. The one we live in now is too small. I'd like to buy a larger plot of land, preferably near the foot of a mountain. There's a spring on the mountain. I'll see if I can bring water directly to my house so I don't have to carry water. If I can't, I'll dig a well."
Li Youshan was also a little excited. Last year, he didn't dare to think about building a house. He didn't expect that they would earn so much in such a short time. It was all thanks to his daughter.
He nodded: "Okay, how much should we buy?"
Li Wanyue thought for a moment and said, "Let's buy five acres first."
"What?" Li Youshan almost choked on his saliva: "Do you know how big five acres is?"
"I know. We are thinking that when the house is built, we can build a big backyard. We can grow some vegetables in the backyard. You see, we make soap and other things in the future. We need to build a workshop or something. We have the space. It's easier to just buy a bigger one."
It was rare that residential land in ancient times was large and there were not so many restrictions. She liked big yards, so she naturally built a bigger one.
Li Youshan didn't know how big a house his daughter wanted to build, but he would just do it since his daughter said so.
"Okay, I'll go to the village chief's house later. I remember there's a large piece of land next to your uncle Tian's house. Their house is at the foot of the mountain at the end of the village. If we go there, we can be their neighbors."
Li Wanyue reminded: "When you measure the land, measure the direction of the mountain spring."
"Okay, Dad got it." Li Youshan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Yueyue, Dad wants to discuss something with you. Can we buy a few more acres of land?
When the family was divided, your grandfather gave us three acres of land. Later, our family earned some money and bought a few acres of land. Land is the foundation of a farming family. I think we are well-off now, so we can buy a few acres of land. All the money in the family is earned by you, so I want to ask for your opinion. "
"Sure, if Dad wants to buy the land, just buy it. The money in our house is earned by the whole family. I just provided an idea. You can use it if you want. If Sandong goes to deliver the goods tomorrow, I will ask him to go to the bank to get fifty taels of silver."
She also thinks it’s better to buy more land.
"Well, don't worry, just buy three or four acres first. If you buy more, I'm afraid others will be jealous. Dad will go to the village chief's house and tell him." Li Youshan smiled instantly and walked out of the yard.
When we arrived at the village chief's house, the village chief's wife quickly moved a stool.
"The mountain is coming."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"You're welcome."
Li Youshan then explained his purpose to the village chief.
Village Chief Li: "How much land do you want to buy as a homestead?"
"Five acres."
"What? Buy so much?"
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