Chapter 426 The Cao Family's Land
Jiang Yu just kept shaking his head.
"Sister-in-law, give it to Xiaoshui. I don't need to share it."
She saved my life, so it's her responsibility to work hard. She's just doing some work, how can she deserve such a generous dowry?
What's more, he gave her more than fifty taels of personal money.
Xiaoshui could have it. Although she and Xiaoshui were both members of the Jiang family, Xiaoshui had her blood flowing in her veins, and she had no blood relationship with her at all. How could she possibly ask for the family fortune she had earned...
Shen Qing glanced at Jiang Yu's expression and knew what she was thinking.
She changed her words and said, "Actually, we can't give it to outsiders, but if we give it to the Lei family, the whole village will definitely not say a word."
Jiang Yu blinked, not understanding.
Shen Qing explained: “Think about it, when we came here, the Cao family was always against it and wouldn’t even let us in. It was only because the Lei family agreed that they had no choice;
Although these lands are unowned, there is a first come, first served rule. In our village, we occupied the entire land and no one said anything. Now we want to move down and only need a small piece of land. Who has the nerve to say anything?"
Only a year had passed.
Jiang Yu hesitated.
She knew Shen Qing was wholeheartedly planning and considering her. In fact, she also wanted to be closer to her from the bottom of her heart. Moreover, she was really afraid of living with her parents-in-law... It wasn't that the Lei family was bad, it was her own fault. She was just afraid...
However, "Sister-in-law, I understand. You don't have to tell her. I'll talk to Dafu and ask for his opinion."
This is his own business and he shouldn't involve her. He will not occupy his nephews' land. The mountains are big and Dafu is familiar with every corner of the mountains. Maybe he can find another suitable place to live.
Seeing that Jiang Yu was convinced, Shen Qing said nothing more.
It would be better for Xiaoyu to talk to Lei Dafu. The two of them can communicate better and understand each other's thoughts.
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She bought some cloth, and also bought a lot of pots, pans, buckets, and other dowry items. She also bought some rouge and powder. When Shen Qing was about to go to the jewelry store, Jiang Yu firmly stopped her.
I refuse to pick it no matter what.
There was no other way, Shen Qing could only decide to buy it secretly in the future and bring it with him as a treasure.
Jewelry can please oneself in prosperous times and save lives in troubled times. It is a dual purpose and very practical.
They bought things separately from the Lei family. They bought a lot on their side, but they didn’t expect Liu Cuihua and Lei Dafu to buy even more!
The two cars were almost full, so Shen Qingran sent her to the hot pot shop, and they could take the things back to the farm.
On the way back, Liu Cuihua was squeezed onto the carriage, but she was in a quite happy mood. She drove a donkey cart alone in front, letting Jiang Yu and Dafu have a private chat for a while, and then get back to her cart when they were almost at the farm.
Shen Qing treats her sister-in-law very well, which can be seen from the dowry she prepared. If she values them, they should value them even more!
The eldest son finally found a marriage partner, but he can’t let it be ruined because of their parents’ incompetence!
She just wants the two of them to be happy and smooth, nothing else...
In the car behind, Jiang Yu pursed her lips, thinking about how to start the conversation.
"What's wrong?" Lei Dafu keenly noticed that the person next to him was in a bad mood and asked.
Jiang Yu thought about it and told Shen Qing about his concerns and his willingness to provide land for them to build a house. Then he said, "I think it's not appropriate, so I wanted to ask you if you have any other suitable places to live?
And if we live separately, what are your thoughts? If you disagree, I understand. After all, as long as our parents are still together, it wouldn't make sense for us to live separately after we get married."
A daughter-in-law is expected to fulfill her filial duty in front of her mother-in-law and to cook for the whole family. Even if she is not solely responsible, the other women in the family will take turns to do it. If they move out and live separately, how can she fulfill her filial duty? It might be seen as intentional by others.
As the eldest brother of the Lei family, Dafu must be under a lot of pressure... Maybe she shouldn't say this...
Lei Dafu looked straight ahead, driving the car steadily. He caught a glimpse of Jiang Yu's depressed look from the corner of his eye, freed one hand, and carefully, nervously, and quickly pinched the palm of her hand hanging by her side.
Jiang Yu was shocked, his cheeks flushed, and he quickly looked up at the man beside him.
A dark red flush appeared on his dark and cold face, and then a low voice came: "The Lei family's place is small. Originally, only my grandfather and his three sons lived there. Now there are three families living there. Each family has many children, and there is no new land to open up nearby. It has long been overcrowded.
Moreover, it is difficult to expand the house even if you want to do so in the mountains. The cost of transporting bricks and tiles, and taking soil to make adobe bricks, etc., is many times higher.
Your sister-in-law is truly doing this for your own good, which is why she's considering so much. I've also thought about this, so when Cao Junzhu, the eldest son of the Cao family, said they were moving out of Hulu Mountain and into the city, I decided to buy their land."
There was no sign of possibility between them before, so if he was alone, there was no need for him to buy it, so he was not proactive.
But he had thought countless times that if he could be with her, the land of the Cao family would be very suitable!
Thinking of this, he nervously explained: "Look, the land of the Cao family is flat and larger than our Lei family's. In addition to the house, there are several acres of land. I heard that the yield of sweet potatoes is very high. I will keep one acre or several mu of land as a vegetable garden, and plant sweet potatoes, beans and other crops on the rest. It will be enough for a year's coarse grains.
I'll work harder to cultivate the surrounding land, collect medicinal herb seeds and plant them, which will also bring in extra income. I can also go hunting on weekdays, so I don't have to worry about having no meat to eat.
The most important thing is that it is very close to the foot of the mountain. Standing on it, you can almost hear the shouting below, which makes it convenient for you to go back and forth.
The only downside was that it was an old house. Cao Junzhu said they spent 40 to 50 taels of silver on tiles, furniture, iron pots, farm tools, and labor for more than ten rooms, and they had only lived there for three or four years.
If I sell it, it will cost at least twenty taels of silver. I don’t have much money, and if I want to rebuild it after buying it, I will probably have to wait for several years.”
My mother had seventy or eighty taels of silver in her hand, but she had to hold a banquet, pay the betrothal gifts, and buy various wedding supplies...the miscellaneous expenses were probably twenty or thirty taels of silver.
Mother said that Xiaoyu was a good dowry, and as the men, they couldn't take advantage of her, so they bought Xiaoyu a complete set of silver jewelry, about ten taels of silver.
In this way, half of the family property was gone. He had younger brothers and sisters, so he planned to pay for the land and house building himself and could not use up the family savings.
Jiang Yu asked in confusion, "Why rebuild it? Wasn't it only built three or four years ago?"
She had seen the Cao family when she passed by. Although it was a mud house, it had a tiled roof and many rooms, more than ten in total.
Especially that piece of land, which is high but not too high, and the place is spacious. It is close to Lei's house and very convenient to go to the village. It is really good.
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