Chapter 81, Private Property
After the banquet, the Yan family's life in Xingzhou began to gradually get back on track.
Yan Wenxiu's sons and several other boys were arranged by Yan Zhigao to study in the provincial school; Daohua's daughters and several other girls had no choice but to review their old books at home because they had not yet hired a teacher.
One day, Daohua practiced writing big characters for more than half an hour. When she was about to take out the embroidery tent to practice needlework, she saw Ping Xiao walking into the yard with a smile.
"Miss, the lady is looking for you!"
Daohua quickly put down the embroidery tent and asked in confusion, "Why did mother call me at this time?"
Ping Xiao smiled and said, "That's good news. I heard that the Third Master is optimistic about Zhuangzi and is now telling the old lady and the lady about it."
Upon hearing this, Daohua immediately became interested and hurried towards Songheyuan.
Songheyuan.
Yan Zhiqiang handed the two land deeds to Old Lady Yan, and then said, "According to my sister-in-law's instructions, I bought a large farm and a small farm. The two farms are very close to each other."
"The big farm has 500 mu of land, 300 mu of which are paddy fields and 200 mu of dry land. There are 21 tenant households in the farm."
"The small village has 200 mu of land, including 100 mu of paddy fields and 100 mu of dry land, plus a barren hill. There are ten tenant households."
Old Madam Yan looked at the land deed carefully, then handed it to Madam Li beside her: "Eldest daughter-in-law, please keep the land deed safe."
Seeing that the old lady had no reluctance, Madam Li took the land deeds with a smile and looked at Yan Zhiqiang: "Have you planted the spring crops on both farms?"
Yan Zhiqiang nodded. "They've all been planted. I've observed carefully, and the tenants of the two farms aren't cunning or dishonest. They take great care of their fields and cultivate them very carefully."
Madam Li: "That's good. I was worried that the newly purchased farm would miss the spring plowing season. From now on, I'll have to trouble you, my third brother, to keep an eye on both farms."
At this time, the sound of rice flowers came in.
"Grandma, mother, have you bought the farm?"
Hearing the sound, everyone in the room smiled.
Old Madam Yan glanced sideways at Daohua who was walking quickly into the house with a bad temper: "Look how anxious you are, little girl. I said I would buy it for you, so what else can you do without?"
Rice Flower smiled and said, "Granddaughter, don't you want to grow something delicious for grandma?"
Old Lady Yan smiled and looked at Madam Li and Yan Zhiqiang: "Look at what she said. It's obvious that she wanted Zhuangzi herself, but she insisted on saying it was for me. I've become a shield."
When Daohua saw Mrs. Li holding two land deeds in her hand, she immediately came over.
Seeing her eager look, Mrs. Li was very happy: "I have never seen anyone as greedy for money as you." As she said that, she handed the land deed in her hand to her.
Daohua carefully took the land deed, then sat next to the old lady, read it over and over again, and then returned the land deed of the big farm to Mrs. Li, while she held the land deed of the small farm in her own hand.
Mrs. Li laughed out loud when she saw this. "Girl, are you afraid that I'll snatch it from you? Come on, give me the land deed. I'll keep it for you and use it as your dowry in the future."
Daohua held the land deed and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I want to keep it myself." Only when you hold your own things will you feel at ease.
Madam Li: "You are still young. What if you lose the land deed? Don't worry, mother won't covet yours."
Daohua still shook her head: "I won't lose it."
Madam Li was about to say something when Old Madam Yan spoke up, "Just let Daohua take it herself. I don't know who this girl takes after, but she's known how to protect her things since she was a child."
Daohua said as a matter of course, "Of course I have to protect my own things." After that, he looked at Madam Li with a burning gaze and said, "Mother, I want to go to the farm and take a look. Isn't there a barren mountain there? I'll go there and see if I can plant something. I can't let it go to waste."
Mrs. Li looked at Old Lady Yan and asked for her opinion.
Old Madam Yan thought for a moment and nodded, "The weather is just right now, I'll go out for a walk too."
Daohua immediately said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Let's do it tomorrow!"
Old Madam Yan rolled her eyes at Daohua and said with a smile, "Look how anxious you are. I knew you couldn't sit still. Let's do it tomorrow."
Madam Li: "Mother, my daughter-in-law will meet with the matchmaker tomorrow to discuss the purchase of servants."
Old Madam Yan didn't care much: "You go about your business. Daohua and I can just go to the farm. It's not far away." Seeing that Madam Li seemed a little worried, she pointed at Yan Zhiqiang and said, "With Zhiqiang here, what else do you have to worry about?"
Seeing this, Mrs. Li said nothing else.
On that day, all the branches of the Yan family knew that a new farm had been added to the family. They also knew that Daohua had a small farm of her own.
Second room.
Yan Yile curled her lips and said, "Grandma is biased. She said the money to buy the farm belonged to Big Sister herself. But Big Sister is only a year or two older than us. How could she have saved so much money? Grandma must have used her own pocket money to buy it for her."
Yan Zhiyuan and Sun Shi didn't really believe that Daohua, who was only 9 years old, could save thousands of taels of silver, but it was hard for them to say for sure.
After all, Daohua has been raised by the old lady since she was a child. Even if the silver was given by the old lady, they have no reason to object.
Yan Wenjie also looked unhappy, muttering, "Other old ladies are trying every possible way to save money for their children and grandchildren, but why are ours only thinking about supporting our granddaughter who will be married off sooner or later?"
Hearing the complaint in Yan Wenjie's tone, Yan Zhiyuan's face immediately darkened: "Shut up, do you think a junior like you can make up stories about the old lady? Have you read so much in these years?"
Seeing Yan Zhiyuan angry, Madam Sun immediately patted Yan Wenjie on the shoulder and said, "You are such a loose-lipped person! You dare to say anything! The old lady is our family's ancestor. If she wants to do something, not only you, but also your father cannot say no. If I hear you talk nonsense again in the future, I will beat you up."
Yan Wenjie was very perceptive. Seeing that his parents were angry, he immediately apologized: "Dad, Mom, it was my fault. I heard that my eldest sister's family, a daughter, had private property, but I, a grandson, had nothing. I was dissatisfied and said nonsense. Please don't be angry."
Yan Zhiyuan glared at his son, his face still a little unhappy: "The old lady is your grandmother, you can only respect and honor her in your heart." After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked out of the room.
Sun looked at her three daughters who were frightened by her husband's outburst and sighed, "It wasn't easy for me to raise you two. Don't ever dare disrespect me again."
Yan Wenjie and the other two nodded gloomily.
Three rooms, calm and peaceful.
They knew the amount of money Daohua earned, which would be more than what she needed to buy the farm. No one could object if she wanted to use the money to buy the farm.
Shuangxinyuan.
Yan Yishuang said with envy, "Big sister is so lucky. Not only does she have a wealthy maternal grandparents, who often give her fine things like jade bracelets and brocade, but even her grandmother helps her financially. She already has her own farm at the age of nine."
Aunt Lin felt very sad when she heard this.
Her daughter is no worse than anyone else, but the treatment she receives at home is completely different from that of the eldest daughter. Both are the master's daughters, so why does the eldest daughter have everything she wants while her daughter has nothing?
Looking at her daughter's gloomy face, Aunt Lin was very indignant. She immediately called the maid and wanted her to go to the front yard to find Yan Zhigao. But when she thought about how Yan Zhigao had been busy during this period, she was afraid that he would not be in the mood to listen to her. After thinking about it, she reluctantly let the maid leave.
Forget it, she will wait for a while, until the master has established himself in the provincial government, and then she will slowly make plans for her children.
(End of this chapter)
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