Chapter 183 The look in his eyes that wanted to stab Shen Yu could not be hidden
Li Dachuan went to open the door and saw Xie Yan, Shen Yu and a couple standing at the door.
"Master Xie, Boss Shen, why are you here? Come in quickly, who are these two?"
Shen Yu hurriedly introduced: "Brother Li, these are my grandparents."
Li Dachuan bowed and said, "Mr. Shen, Madam, please come in."
He raised his hand to welcome the person in.
Several people walked in. The old couple smiled amiably. They looked around as they walked. Before they came, they thought they lived in a small farmhouse, but after they got here, they didn't expect it to be such a big house.
This courtyard is well built, the screen wall is well chosen, and the sides are decorated with green bamboo and stones.
Walking through the hanging flower gate, the large courtyard looks really spacious.
Li Wanyue looked up, saw the person coming, and immediately went forward to greet him.
"Master, Madam, why are you here?"
Old Mrs. Shen said cheerfully, "I've been saying that I want to come and see you. I heard that you helped A'Yan a few days ago and he's coming today, so we old couple followed him. We came uninvited, and I don't know if we disturbed you."
"No, this is my mother, my sister-in-law, my niece..." Li Wanyue introduced her family members, greeted each other, and then asked the old couple to sit in the shade.
Wang Guixiang went to make tea, and Sun Xiuqin brought some fruits and snacks.
Qingfeng put a big box on the ground and ran out to move another box.
Zhao Suying asked, "Is Mr. Xie's injury healed?"
"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. It's just a superficial wound and has healed."
"That's good."
Shen Yu said: "Wanyue, your house is well built."
“I think it’s good too.”
Shen Yu pulled Li Sandong and asked him to take him around the house.
Old Lady Shen said, "Yueyue, we didn't bring much with us. We only got a few sets of clothes from Jinxiufang for your family. I don't know if they are suitable. If not, I'll have someone send a few more. There are still some messy things, so please don't mind."
"Thank you for your expense."
Old Lady Shen waved her hands: "This is nothing. You helped my old man and A-Yan. No matter how much you give me, it won't be too much."
Old Man Shen and Li Youshan had already started fighting, sitting in front of the chessboard playing chess.
Xie Yan winked at Li Wanyue, and the two of them sat down in the corridor.
Li Wanyue asked: "What's the matter?"
"That night...thank you for helping me. I accidentally fell asleep and because I had other things to deal with, I didn't say hello to you and went straight back to the county government office."
"I know."
Xie Yan apologized, "To be honest, I was not thoughtful this time. I should have informed you to take precautions first, but I was afraid that if I told you, you would worry, so I only sent people to guard near your house. I didn't expect that something almost went wrong. Fortunately, you were smart."
"You are also doing this for the people. Have you dealt with everything?"
“Well, the Cao family, the Zhu family, and the Qian family in Qingshi Town are all related by marriage. Now they have all been sentenced and are just waiting for the higher-ups to review and execute them.
I came here this time to express my gratitude. You also contributed to the capture of the bandits, so I brought some of the confiscated items to you. Of course, everyone who contributed gets something.
But don't worry, I have chosen carefully what I give you. You have just moved into a new house, and I have picked out some calligraphy and paintings for you. These have never been moved, and they are not masterpieces by famous artists, so they will not cause you any trouble, so you can use them with confidence.
I also picked out some jewelry and ornaments from the Cao and Qian family's belongings. If you dislike them, you can sell them and buy new ones.
Another thing is, after the execution, all the confiscated properties will be disposed of, such as farmland and manors, and they will be resold. If you are interested, you can choose first."
Li Wanyue became interested: "What are they?"
"Mr. Qian has five shops in town and two in the county, including Ruifulou, and seventy acres of land. County Magistrate Cao also has a manor and farm, and several shops in the county. If you want to go and have a look, I'll take you there someday when I have time."
Xie Yan took out a booklet and handed it to her: "It's all here."
Li Wanyue took it and looked at it. Mr. Qian's land was just outside Qingshi Town and was now rented out to someone else for cultivation. If the seventy acres were to be sold, the price would be between five hundred and seven hundred taels.
The manors of County Magistrate Cao include one covering 40 mu and costing about 1,200 taels, and another covering 70 mu and built by the lake, costing about 2,500 taels.
A farm of one hundred acres costs about eight hundred taels, while a shop in the county town costs between one hundred and eight hundred taels.
Li Wanyue really wants to buy a farm and plant some potatoes, sweet potatoes, or fruit trees. Anyway, she has money.
As for shops, you can also buy two.
She nodded: "Okay, I'll go take a look when I have time."
Xie Yan took out a long box and handed it to her: "This is my thank you gift for you."
Li Wanyue took it and opened it. It turned out to be a jade flute made of white jade. She tried the sound and found it was clearer and brighter than the bamboo flute.
"Thank you. I like it very much."
Seeing that she was satisfied, Xie Yan smiled and looked at the small wooden box. He reminded her casually, "This wooden box for the flute was made by a master with great craftsmanship. It's very special. You can take a good look at it when you have time."
Before Li Wanyue responded, Shen Yu came over. Hearing this, he looked at the box curiously.
"Eh? Isn't this the flute you collected? Why are you so generous to give it away? What's so special about the box? I haven't heard you mention it before. Let me take a look."
Li Wanyue handed the box to Shen Yu.
Shen Yu was sitting outside the corridor with a small flower bed below. When he opened the box, his hand slipped and the box almost fell down.
He caught it in a panic, and the note in the box fell into the flower bed.
Shen Yu was puzzled. Why was there a note in the box?
He hurriedly picked it up. The flower bed had just been watered, and the piece of paper was soaked in water and had a little mud on it.
He opened the note and saw that the handwriting on it was no longer legible.
"Ayan, do you know what the note in this box is?" Shen Yu asked, and when he looked up, he met Xie Yan's threatening gaze.
Although his expression was calm, Shen Yu knew that he wanted to stab himself.
He shuddered instantly and said with an apologetic smile: "Brother, don't be angry, I didn't mean it. Tell me what this is and I'll write another one for you."
"It's nothing, it's just the number that the craftsman likes to leave on his boxes." Xie Yan said gritting his teeth, snatched the note from Shen Yu's hand, crumpled it up, and threw it into the trash can.
The Li family has several wooden barrels lined with oil paper, which are called trash cans. There are ones in almost every room and also under the trees in the yard.
They say it’s easy to clean, and it’s really quite convenient.
Shen Yu was feeling very nervous and planned to ask his brother later, in case it was really an important thing, so that he could help make up for it.
Alas, he also needs to change his irritable temper.
Thinking of what he had just seen, Shen Yu asked again: "Wanyue, how did you come up with that bathroom and toilet in your house? They are really clean, tidy and convenient."
It was amazing. It was the first time he saw such a design.
After going to the toilet, you can go directly to the bathroom next to it to wash your hands. There is a special washbasin. Just flip the switch and water will flow out of the bamboo tube as thick as a finger. It is so convenient to wash your hands.
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