Chapter 195 No Need to Pay
Everything was quickly packed up, and a large group of people set out towards the village.
Fantuan followed He Zhiran happily, fearing that his master would abandon him.
There were many people in the village, and He Zhiran was worried that Fantuaner would be too conspicuous, so she slowed down her pace. When she fell behind the crowd, she waved her hand and put Fantuaner into the space.
Everyone was busy moving at the moment, so probably no one noticed that Rice Ball was missing.
Even if I find out, I can say that the little guy ran out to play.
Patriarch Zhao and Patriarch Zhou, along with a few of their clansmen, were waiting in their respective directions. When they saw the large group of people coming, they hurried to greet them.
Mo Jiuye walked in front. He first introduced the two patriarchs to the Fang and Xie families.
Both the Fang and Xie families knew that they were renting the Zhao family's yard.
The two of them went directly to the Zhao clan leader to pay the rent.
Mo Jiuye did the same, and together with He Zhiran, he went to see Patriarch Zhou to pay the rent.
"Patriarch Zhou, how long do you think it would be appropriate for us to pay the rent first?"
Mo Jiuye thought that they could only rent a house for more than half a year at most. When spring comes next year, they can build their own house and move out naturally after the house is built.
If the other party asked for a year's rent, he would definitely say something.
The Zhou clan leader was also honest and said with a smile: "I guess you guys don't have much money after rushing here from the capital, so just pay the rent monthly."
This was something neither of them had expected.
When they first rented a house in the Salt Lake area, the landlord insisted that they pay at least three months' rent.
Later, if it weren't for the high rent and Peng Wang's eloquence, I'm afraid people wouldn't rent the house to them even if they paid one month's rent.
However, the old man was able to take into account their possibly poor situation and asked for only one month's rent.
The two men gradually developed a favorable impression of the old patriarch.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran accepted this favor.
He Zhiran was about to withdraw money from the space when his fifth brother came over supported by his fifth sister-in-law.
"Ninth sister-in-law, your fifth brother said he saved some money from hunting, so we'll pay the rent."
As he finished speaking, the fifth brother had already taken out a cloth bag of unclear color from his arms. In front of everyone, he poured out a few silver coins from it and took out a piece to hand to Clan Leader Zhou.
Patriarch Zhou held the silver coins in his hand and weighed them, finding that they were just the right amount.
The old man is quite serious about his work.
"This silver cannot be weighed right now. Tomorrow, have your family take it to the city to support you. I'll give you the extra change in copper coins."
He Zhiran really likes this honest old man.
"No need, old man. You can keep the extra to buy meat. If there is less, you can come back to us."
People who have been digging in the soil for a lifetime would wish to squeeze out water from every penny they have.
Moreover, he has been taken advantage of by the Cui family for many years, and he doesn't want to be like the Cui family, taking advantage of others everywhere.
"No, no, no, renting is renting. If you pay too much, you must return it."
Seeing the old man's sincere attitude, He Zhiran simply didn't waste his words on this topic.
"Old man, it's getting late. Let's go to the yard and tidy it up early, and you can go back and rest early."
Chief Zhou smiled and nodded, and kindly called a few young clansmen to help the female relatives move their things.
The Xie family and the Fang family also received the same courtesy. Patriarch Zhao only collected one month's rent from them and sent someone to take them to their residence.
When the Mo family arrived at their residence, Mrs. Mo took a look and personally assigned rooms to everyone.
The main house would naturally be given to her, the elder, to live in, and the five main rooms on both sides would be given one each to Mo Chongyuan and his wife, Mo Chuhan and his wife, and Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran and his wife.
As for the remaining two rooms, considering that Mo Yunfeng was still alive, one was given to the third sister-in-law.
As for the remaining room, the sisters-in-law all agreed that living together would not only keep them warm, but also allow them to talk to each other, so they collectively requested to live in one room.
Upon seeing this, Madam Mo gave them the room with the largest earthen kang.
As for Mo Hanyue, he was assigned to the east wing near the main house.
Madam Mo did not forget Liang Hao and the others, so the five of them temporarily lived in the west wing.
The fifth brother already had some experience with life in the village. Seeing that the room was cold, he went out to get some firewood to keep everyone warm.
Collecting firewood was inevitable, but with so many grown men around, they couldn't let him, a man with such a weak body, do it.
Mo Jiuye and Mo Chuhan had just stopped their fifth brother and were about to go by themselves when they heard footsteps coming from outside the yard.
The brothers strode to the door to investigate.
Two men from the Zhou family came over carrying several bundles of firewood.
They placed the firewood directly at the door of the Mo family.
"The tribe leader asked us to bring these. He said it would be inconvenient for you to go up the mountain to collect firewood at night, so we'll keep these for you to use first."
Looking at the four large bundles of firewood in front of him, He Zhiran quickly took out a string of copper coins from the space and gave them to them.
The two men quickly refused.
"This firewood is all collected from the mountains, so you don't have to pay for it."
After saying that, the two turned around and ran away.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
The gap between people in the same village is so huge.
The Cui family is always looking for advantages and trouble, while the Zhou and Zhao families are simple and honest.
It would be a blessing to be neighbors with such people in the future.
The brothers Mo Jiuye and Mo Chuhan returned, each carrying two bundles of firewood.
The sisters-in-law rushed forward to light the fire.
Along the way, they have basically learned life skills, and making fire and cooking are no longer difficult tasks.
Liang Hao and others were not idle either. Seeing a large water tank in the kitchen, they took the tank to the well, cleaned it, and filled it with water.
The others returned to their rooms and simply dusted before going to bed.
After finishing the work, it was already late at night.
After the sisters-in-law extinguished the stove, they went back to rest.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran's room was used as a cover, and the two of them slipped directly into the space.
He Zhiran had been busy outside all day and was covered in dust. At this time, it was absolutely necessary for him to take a good hot bath.
She played with Fantuan for a while, then went into the bathroom to wash up.
After she finished washing, Mo Jiuye washed himself and climbed onto the double bed, feeling fragrant.
He Zhiran was so tired that not long after his head hit the pillow, he went to see Zhou Gong.
Mo Jiuye gently kissed her forehead, then lay down beside her and fell asleep contentedly.
No matter how tired they were, the two of them were still able to wake up at dawn, tidy up, and leave the space with Fantuaner.
Liang Hao and others got up early and went to the mountain to chop firewood. The sisters-in-law also came out of their rooms and prepared to make breakfast.
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