Chapter 108: Buying a house for the first time
Chapter 108 Preliminary Proposal to Buy a House
In shock, Mr. Li walked through the blue stone slab path at the gate and entered the Moon Gate. As soon as the clean and bright yard came into view, the tiled houses in a circle looked much more stylish than their adobe houses. It was empty, with neither flowers, grass nor stone tables and benches. It was clean and unobstructed.
Chen Ningya saw that Mrs. Li couldn't see it, and smiled lightly: "Before the house was completed, my aunt couldn't come over to take a good look. I'll let the big girl show you around in a while."
Li shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't bother, I'm happy enough to see it as soon as I enter the courtyard. You two are living such a good life. You should rest your eyes when you have a mother and a father."
Seeing Chen Ningya drooping her eyes, Mrs Li was unmoved, sighed and persuaded: "Don't blame your mother Youshan, her mother used to have a first-class gentle temperament, but since the eldest son died, she has such a temperament. It's a bit twisted, she has been living her life with a sigh of relief in those years, but unfortunately, she didn't get to see this day!"
Mrs. Li sighed Mrs. Zhang, let alone sighing herself, but there are some things she wouldn't make too clear with Chen Ningya.
Chen Ningya smiled and said, "I don't blame her, it's just that my feelings don't get that much, but my mother-in-law has helped me take care of my children for so many years, and I am grateful to her."
"That's it." Mrs. Li nodded in satisfaction.
Chen Ningya helped Mrs. Li into the house, Mrs. Li put down the basket, "I don't have anything good at home, so I brought some eggs for the children."
"Auntie, you are out now, how can I ask for it!" Chen Ningya hurriedly pushed the basket in front of Mrs. Li.
Li Shi insisted, "You won't dare to come after you don't accept me. I wouldn't have been able to raise it so well in the past if you didn't give me food from time to time in the past few months. What's wrong with giving you some eggs? My family has no conditions, I want to kill a chicken for you."
After the Sun family was injured, all the chickens and ducks they raised were killed to make up for her. These eggs were presumably bought by the Li family.
Chen Ningya heard the words, so she had to accept it and asked casually, "Auntie, where is Aqing Ahe?"
"Go to the grave for their mother!" There was a hint of melancholy on Mrs. Li's face. It was because of this that she touched the Wen's house. Sitting with Chen Ningya and talking a little bit could relieve her.
Chen Ningya's footsteps stopped, her heart was clear, and she persuaded: "After today, this matter will be turned over."
Mr. Li nodded, "I plan to give Laifu a new wife in a while."
"So in a hurry?" Chen Ningya's eyes widened, a little surprised.
Li said, "I don't want to rush. It's been half a year since Laifu divorced his wife. The bride should at least have to plough in the spring or after the autumn harvest. It's a good thing to have a woman in the family."
If you look at the Wen family, you can see that since Chen's life has changed, he has jumped from the poorest in the village to the richest man in the village, otherwise Xiao Li wouldn't be so jealous.
Chen Ningya didn't say a word, and when Wen Youshan came back in the evening, she would tell him about it.
Wen Youshan frowned and said silently for a while: "Let's leave this matter alone, Auntie has her own considerations, and she came to talk to you today, she probably discussed it with Laifu, as for the two children who are older this year. It’s thirteen, and the young eleven, and they can talk about marriage in two years, even if the stepmother enters the door, they won’t be able to control them.”
In fact, in Wen Youshan's opinion, it is best to wait for the two sons to get married and go out to single Sun Laifu before continuing, but he can only think about it, or make a suggestion, and it is not easy to overdo it.
Chen Ningya really didn't care anymore after hearing the words, she wasn't busy with her own work, and she didn't have that spare time.
Before the new cocoons came down, she could use last year's cocoons to weave cloth. Of course, this cloth is not for sale, but for her own use. The cloth is reserved for the family to make underwear, thick and thin pieces are woven in several pieces, directly cut without dyeing, and it will be done in a few days.
After the children's underwear was finished, the silkworms began to form cocoons, and the two sons who were studying in the county also came back to help, which shows how much attention they paid to the silkworm cocoons.
The whole family went to battle together, and the work speed was much faster. The Wen Yuanliang brothers also helped Chen Ningya to dry and store the silkworm cocoons that were not needed. They hurried back to the county town when the work at home was almost done.
Before leaving, Chen Ningya and the others put the tunics on the donkey cart and said, "You two have four sets of tunics, two thin ones in summer and two thick ones in winter, you can put them on when you come back. Depending on the situation, if you are too busy, I will personally weave fine linen for you, add silk, and wear it comfortably, and it will not be so eye-catching."
The linen cloth with added silk looks only a little softer than the ordinary linen cloth. At first glance, it is still fine linen cloth. Even if people are curious, they would not have thought that silk was added there. They have long bodies, and they wear uniform uniforms in the school. If I make clothes for them, they won't be able to wear them for a few days. It's a waste.
"Thank you, Mother!" The brothers bowed to Chen Ningya with a satisfied smile. After saying goodbye to their parents and siblings, the two got into the donkey cart and ran towards the future.
This year was a quiet year without wind and waves. Chen Ningya started weaving in the spring and was busy until the winter. She saved more than 1,700 taels for her family for half a year. On the other side of the mountain, they desperately picked up and hugged, and they just collected two thousand taels.
Wen Youshan didn't even dare to think about this money before, but now, he not only thinks about it, but also thinks about how money can make money.
"Ma'am, do you think we should buy a yard with a shop in the county seat?" Wen Youshan had already had this idea, but he just didn't dare to say anything. Now that he has enough money in the house, he has the confidence to speak.
The sound of the machine in the room stopped abruptly, the door creaked, and Chen Ningya's figure appeared in front of Wen Youshan, holding a diabolo cup in her hand, and asked with great interest, "Why do you want to go to the county town to buy a good one? house?"
Wen Youshan was so excited that he bounced off the stool, helped Chen Ningya to sit down, and carefully analyzed: "Look, I think so, our two sons are studying in the county, this little one can also be able to do it next year. After I sent it to enlightenment, I bought a yard with a shop in the county town, and the children don’t have to live in the school all the time in the future, even if I want to get them something to eat, it’s convenient, and I don’t have to rush back every time.”
As soon as Chen Ningya heard it, she knew that Wen Youshan was hiding something from her, and frowned, "Did someone gossip over there in the school?"
Wen Youshan laughed twice and muttered: "The lady is really smart, she can't hide anything from you, it's not because I often give the children food, either meat or eggs, or snacks, no, there is The parents of the students responded to Mr. Hu, saying that my going in and out like this would affect their children’s studies, hum! They don’t go there often, but they are just jealous of the food I feed the children.”
(end of this chapter)