The Liu family is wealthy and generous.
The gifts sent were quite numerous, including two boxes of gold and a considerable amount of silk and satin.
Apart from Lin Zheyun and his two younger brothers, who were most interested in the food on the table, everyone else stared wide-eyed at the gleaming gold.
"This thing is too valuable!" Xuefu was speechless, swallowing nervously.
This was the first time she had ever seen gold!
For rural families like theirs, they might only need a few copper coins at most.
Fortunately, their family was lucky enough to meet Lin Wanyue, who helped them collect ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms, and exchange them for two hundred taels of silver at a pharmacy in the county town.
However, compared to gold, silver is much less expensive.
"Mmm." Lin Weiming nodded repeatedly: "Wife, this thing is hard to store. Why don't you just keep it with me?"
“…” Xuefu glared at her.
"Get lost!" Liu Junlan smacked him hard on the head: "Do you think no one can see through your stupid thoughts?"
Xuefu looked at Lin Wanyue and said hesitantly, "Wanwan, our family has some savings now, and your brothers are getting older. I think it would be better to build a bigger house."
The Lin family's current house is too small, with only two bedrooms in total. It's really not easy for a family of eight to live there.
While the four brothers were still young, things were manageable. But now Lin Zhongyuan is almost eleven years old, and in a few years, his parents will probably be arranging for him to get married. Naturally, he can no longer share a room with his grandmother.
Moreover, Lin Wanyue desperately wanted her own room!
This makes it much easier for her to get things without worrying about being seen by others.
"Okay, okay!" Lin Wanyue nodded without hesitation: "Mother, build a big house, we'll each have one room!"
Having received Lin Wanyue's consent, Xuefu immediately smiled, but then noticed that her mother-in-law, Liu Junlan, seemed somewhat disapproving.
"Mother, please don't misunderstand. I was just thinking that Wanwan is a girl after all. It wouldn't look good if she always squeezed into a room with these naughty boys when she gets older..." Xuefu said, sounding a little guilty.
She also had some selfish motives.
She was still able to save the 100 taels she had earned from selling ginseng.
Now that we have so much money at home, it's hard to accept that we don't spend any of it and the whole family is still crammed into this kind of house.
“But all this money was earned by Wanwan,” Liu Junlan said somewhat stiffly.
She treated Lin Wanyue like her own granddaughter, so naturally she didn't want to waste Lin Wanyue's money.
"Grandma..." Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyue quickly grabbed her grandmother Liu Junlan's hand: "When we build the house, we will give our family money. My money will also go to Grandma and Mother."
"What about me? What about me?" Lin Weiming sidled over, his eyes gleaming with greed.
Lin Wanyue: (￣ー￣)
She pouted, pretending not to see her father's silly expression.
Lin Weiming: "..."
Why does my daughter always dislike me so much?
"Grandma, money is money that needs to be spent, otherwise it's useless, and Wanwan is useless too."
"Who said that! My Wanwan is so smart, how could she be useless?" Liu Junlan reached out and flicked Lin Wanyue's nose with his finger, and said with a smile.
"Then shall we build a big house? One room for Grandma, one room for me, one room for Dad, one room for Mom, and two rooms for the big pot..." Lin Wanyue counted on her fingers.
Lin Zhongyuan smiled and said, "Sister, why do I need two rooms?"
“Big Pot wants to study, he needs a study room!” Lin Wanyue said matter-of-factly.
At that time, villagers had no concept of a study room. Some poorer families lived in one room, so they had neither the money nor the strength to build a study room.
But my older brother is different. He definitely has to study. He's so smart and his handwriting is so beautiful!
"Wanwan is such a good girl." Lin Weiming thought his daughter had a great sense of perspective. "But I'll just sleep in the same room as your mother."
He has a grand vision, but how can he separate himself from his wife?
...
The decision to build the house was made.
However, building a house is no small project. Digging the foundation, firing the bricks and tiles, and even finding timber all require money and manpower.
The news quickly spread throughout the village.
"My goodness, the Lin family has really hit the jackpot lately. They're even helping the young master in the city catch ghosts. Aren't they going to be rich from now on?"
The villagers couldn't help but start talking about it while they were working.
"Now they're planning to build a big house. I heard they're going to build a multi-courtyard house like the rich guys in our town. They must be so rich! Such a large sum of money must have come from the eldest son of that family." Some people said sourly.
"Isn't that necessary? The young master has already given us all money, and the Lin family's little girl cured her sister's illness and exorcised the evil spirits. Being able to cure the young lady of the house, the reward is naturally beyond question!"
As they discussed it, some couldn't help but feel envious.
"I wish my family could have such good luck."
"When we get back, I'll let my son play with the Lin family's little girl. I really don't know how that little girl is so smart!"
Upon hearing this, the others immediately became anxious.
Seeing the Lin family prosper day by day, they naturally felt envious and jealous, but they also had some fear of ghosts and spirits.
But it's one thing for the Lin family to become successful, but if others want to follow suit, they have to keep up too!
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