Everyone in Dingguo Palace walked into the thatched house. There was nothing in the house except a row of low couches.
Everyone secretly blamed her in their hearts. The houses chosen by others were much better than this one. Even though it was leaky, it was still stronger than straw!
He Zhiyuan said in a deep voice: "Wife Jingheng, uncle always thinks you are prudent, but in this matter, you should have discussed it with us. How can you make such a hasty decision on such a big thing?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Uncle, you only saw the shabbyness of this thatched house, but you didn't discover the wonderfulness of this house."
"What's so wonderful about it?"
"There is a forest further east from our yard. Although the land here is barren, the trees in the forest are very lush, which means the soil there is very good. We can dig soil there and spread it on the yard, and perhaps grow some vegetables and fruits. The trees can be cut down to make some furniture, which can save some money. The trees can also be used to make some fences and raise some chickens, ducks, cows and pigs. Later, we can open up some land to grow food. In addition to the taxes to the court and the money used to pay the officials, we can not only be self-sufficient, but also perhaps make some money."
As Shang Ruoyi finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. Everyone, including He Jingheng, looked at her in shock.
They never expected that Shang Ruoyi had already thought of all the routes after just one walk.
The corners of He Jingheng's lips curled up. This woman always gave him surprises time and time again.
"What about this house? How can we afford to build one?"
Qin thought about it, and took out the only gold bracelet on her body.
"This is all my belongings." Shang Ruoyi had told her not to take it out before, and that she could keep it for him to use when he was exiled.
Right now, building a house is the most important thing.
The old princess took out a paper bag, which also contained some gold and silver jewelry: "The house was searched in a hurry, so I can only take these few things."
Lin and Cong Fangzhi from the house took out some and said, "These should be enough. Let's build a smaller one first. When we have money in the future, we can build a bigger one."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Jingheng took out a jade ring from his pocket and put it in Shang Ruoyi's hand, and said softly: "Build a big one!"
The moment the old princess saw the ring, her expression changed slightly, but when she saw He Jingheng's calm look, she moved her lips but ultimately said nothing.
Shang Ruoyi saw this scene and knew that this ring must have an unusual meaning.
That night, when they saw Shang Ruoyi take out several quilts from the largest package, there were no other words to express their feelings except shock.
"During the exile, Lord Zhang told me to buy some cotton-padded clothes and quilts, which would be useful when I return here." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Thanks to Lord Zhang's reminder, otherwise we would have been freezing."
He Jinghe looked at the wrapped quilt. He saw that Shang Ruoyi did not open the package after taking the cotton-padded clothes. He thought that it was so heavy, he might as well throw it away.
Fortunately he didn't throw it, otherwise he would have beaten himself to death today.
For the first time in months, the He family had a good night's sleep.
Knowing that the ring was unusual, the next day, when Shang Ruoyi went to the pawnshop in the town to exchange silver, she did not put the ring in. Instead, she took out several gold jewelry from the space and exchanged them for a total of one hundred taels of silver.
If you go to the county town, you can exchange more silver, but where do you have the time?
She took out the banknotes she had asked for from the eldest lady on her wedding day, took out a hundred-liang note, and went to the bank to exchange it for cash.
With so much silver, I can build a big house.
She also bought a lot of daily necessities and meat and vegetables in the town. They hadn't had a good meal in these days. Now that they had a place to stay and didn't have to travel any more, they naturally wanted to have a good meal.
"Sister-in-law, what do you think of this shovel?" He Jingxi came over with a shovel and asked, "I have never used it, so I don't know if it is really good."
Shang Ruoyi knew that he would not buy it, so she asked him to go. Only in this way could she have time to exchange the banknotes for silver and collect the space power.
But she never expected that the shovel in his hand was so worn out.
"This is clearly a broken shovel that no one else wants. It can't be used." Shang Ruoyi frowned: "Where did you buy it? Take me there."
He Jingxi brought her to an iron shop. An old man was standing at the door, holding a meat bun in his mouth and eating it in big mouthfuls. When he saw He Jingxi coming back with a shovel, he hurriedly ran away.
He Jingxi was looking at the shops intently and did not notice that the old man who had just sold him the shovel had run away.
Shang Ruoyi walked into the shop and looked at the room full of brand new shovels. She cursed He Jingxi for being blind for buying the only broken shovel in the room.
She put the shovel at the door, and the shopkeeper, a man, came over with a smile: "Sir, do you want to buy anything?"
Shang Ruoyi pointed at the shovel and said coldly, "Did you sell this to my brother?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then looked at the shovel and said, "Sir, did you come to the wrong store? Or did you remember it wrong? We only sell new iron tools. Yours is obviously old and cannot be used."
Shang Ruoyi turned around and asked, "Are you sure you bought it here? Did the shopkeeper sell it to you?"
He Jingxi blinked, looked at the furnishings in the store, then looked at the shopkeeper, and whispered, "I bought it from an old man in a gray robe at the door of this store. He said that he was the shopkeeper of this store and that the shovel was the best shovel in the whole store."
Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but let out a long sigh when she heard this.
It's obvious that I was fooled!
She looked at He Jingxi's harmless face and was speechless.
Should we say that he is too well protected or that he is not smart enough?
"You are talking about that man! Young man, you have been cheated. He is a liar, and everyone in our town knows it." But the shopkeeper never thought that a grown man would be cheated of money by such a person.
"I'm sorry, shopkeeper." Shang Ruoyi walked around the store and bought all the tools needed for farming. After paying the money, she left an address for the shopkeeper and asked him to deliver these things to her home, then left with He Jingxi.
Because there are too many things to buy today, Shang Ruoyi plans to buy a carriage, which will make it more convenient to go out to buy things. It is much more convenient than walking to the town today. Moreover, with a carriage, both He Jingheng and the old lady can come to the town.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I lost one tael of silver in vain." He spent a whole tael of silver on a shovel that could have been bought with two hundred coins.
Shang Ruoyi waved her hand: "It's okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a gray figure appear not far ahead.
He Jingxi's roar came from the side: "Old man, don't run!"
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