As soon as they drove the ox cart to the door of the old house, they were discovered by Xiaowu, who hurriedly shouted, "Grandpa and the others are back!" and ran to greet them. The other brothers came to their senses and hurried forward.
"Sister, you are finally back. Didn't you agree to teach me martial arts today? We have been waiting for a long time. When can we start practicing?" Xiao Wu asked.
"I'm sorry, brother. Grandpa, uncle and I went to town to sell vegetables, so we were delayed for a long time. I'll teach you after dinner. I'll be there on time tomorrow." Qibao said apologetically.
"Xiaowu, my sister just got home. Let her rest first. She promised us that she would do it. There is no rush. Second brother, go into the house and bring out some water. Grandpa and the others have been traveling for such a long time. They must be thirsty!" Xu Wenwu ordered Xu Zhiyong.
At this time, the women in the house heard the movement in the yard and came out of the house one after another. Seeing the masters coming back, Wang said, "Hurry, go back to the house and rest first!"
The sisters-in-law looked at the empty ox cart and knew that the vegetables must have been sold. They were very happy and hurried into the house. The whole family, young and old, sat in the main room, wanting to know how much the vegetables were sold for.
Xu Laosan started by telling everyone about the town's events. When they heard how they had been humiliated by the Yipinxian staff, their faces were filled with indignation. When they heard that the vegetables had been sold to Zuixianlou and a long-term contract had been signed, everyone's faces were filled with joy.
Old Master Xu took out the silver from his bosom and handed it to Wang. Wang took the silver with joy on her face and ordered, "The first wife, the second wife, and the third wife, quickly bring out the prepared food and eat first." The three daughters-in-law agreed and walked towards the kitchen.
After the family had lunch, the old man said, "I'm going to the village chief's house right now to buy a few acres of land next door and return the oxcart. Old woman, bring over two bags of snacks I bought. I can't ask someone to do something for me empty-handed."
After taking the snacks, the old man took Qibao and led the cow to the village chief's house. When they arrived at the village chief's house, they saw the village chief's wife cleaning up the dishes. She probably had just finished lunch. When she saw Mr. Xu and Qibao enter the house, she hurriedly greeted them, "Why are you here, old man? Are you here to look for my old man? You guys sit down first, I'll go into the house and call him." Without waiting for anyone to reply, she told her daughter-in-law to pour tea, and went into the house to call the village chief.
After a while, the village chief came out of the house. Seeing Mr. Xu, he asked, "Brother, why did you have time to come to me? Is there something wrong?"
At this time, the village chief's daughter-in-law brought in two bowls of water, specially made for Qibao, a child with sugar water. Sugar is a precious food in farmers' homes. Qibao thanked her sweetly, which made the village chief's daughter-in-law feel surprised.
"Village chief, it's like this. I want to buy the vacant land next to my old house. How much silver does it cost?" said Mr. Xu.
When the village chief heard that he was here to buy land, he was surprised and asked, "Brother, are you buying land to grow crops? The vacant land next to your house is not suitable for growing crops."
Mr. Xu said, "Village Chief, you misunderstood. I bought the land to build a house."
When the village chief heard this, he realized that building a house was a big deal and asked hurriedly, "The land next to your house is quite large. I wonder how much you want to buy?"
Mr. Xu said, "I plan to buy all the land next to it and build a bigger house. You know my family is large, and the boys are all grown up. They need a house when they get married, right?"
The village chief was surprised and said, "That piece of vacant land is nearly five mu. At the current price, one mu costs three taels of silver. Buying that piece of land will cost at least fourteen taels!"
Mr. Xu said, "Don't worry, Village Chief. We have enough money. When can we transfer the ownership?"
The village chief said, "Brother, if you are sure you want to buy it, I will go to the town this afternoon and get it done right away!"
"Okay, I wonder if the village chief could help me ask which families in the village have strong laborers who are not busy. I want to ask the villagers to help me build a new house. Twenty cents a day, and lunch is provided."
The village chief was surprised and said, "The wages are so high? The odd jobs in town only make fifteen cents a day, and they don't even provide food."
Mr. Xu said, "We are all from the same village. Normally, when my family has problems, everyone helps as much as they can. Now that there is something good going on, I can't let the villagers down." Then he took out fifteen taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the village chief, saying, "Here is fifteen taels of silver, village chief. The rest will need to be arranged when you go to the government office, so I'm sorry to bother you with a trip."
The village chief nodded and agreed. After everything was settled, Mr. Xu said goodbye and left with his granddaughter.
"Wow, I think the Xu family has become rich. They can take out fifteen taels of silver just by saying so. Fifteen taels is not something that every family can afford. And these cakes are not cheap either!" The village chief's wife sighed.
"Okay, no matter how the Xu family made their fortune, they always think of the villagers when good things happen to them, which shows that the Xu family is kind. I'm going to the yamen now. Leave these cakes for Shitou to eat when he comes back from school!" After saying that, he pocketed the silver and went out.
After Qibao returned home, he went to the backyard and watered the vegetables in the yard with some spiritual spring water. He then returned to the kitchen and filled the large water tank in the house with spiritual spring water. He took some fruits and placed them on the table in the main hall. Anyone who wanted to eat could take them.
The four of them, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, gathered together to make clothes. The children's clothes were almost finished, so Wang called a few of her grandchildren to try on the new clothes to see if they fit. When the little ones heard that they had new clothes to wear, they all rushed in with excitement. After the four of them helped the children put on their clothes, Xiaowu said proudly, "That's great! I don't have to wear the clothes left by my fourth brother anymore!"
Xiaoliu made all kinds of strange poses and said, "I love new clothes so much. I think my clothes are the best looking." He was so arrogant. In a royal blue outfit, Xiaoliu looked like a little boy.
The Xu family members are not ugly, so their children will certainly not be ugly. Now that they are wearing these new clothes, they look even more extraordinary.
Qibao was wearing a pink dress, and Lin had embroidered a red plum blossom on the corner of her dress, which made her look even more adorable. Standing together with the twin Xiaoliu, they looked more like a pair of golden boy and jade girl, and became even more attractive.
The boys changed into their new, fitted clothes. Xu Wenwu carefully folded his own and his brothers' clothes and put them in their wardrobes, waiting to wear them to school tomorrow.
When the village chief returned from town in the evening, he didn't even go into his own house. He went straight to Old Xu's house, handed the document to Old Xu, and hurriedly summoned the villagers to gather under the big tree at the entrance of the village...
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