binnovel Chapter 152 Buying Land
Chapter 152 Buying Land
Chen Yuer did not reply to Song Dahe immediately. Song Dahe also knew that he could not change Chen Yuer's mind at once. Seeing her lowering her head and not speaking, he just sighed softly, let go of his hands holding her, and said softly: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest first, don't rush to give me an answer, I'll wait for you to change your mind."
After saying that, he turned around and left in a cool manner. Chen Yuer looked at the closed door, speechless for a long time.
When she returned to the room, she saw that her son had not yet gone to bed. Instead, he was waiting for her with a candle lit.
Chen Yuer realized that her conversation with Song Dahe had been heard by her son. Her face felt a little hot for a moment. She pretended to cough lightly and said awkwardly, "Gensheng hasn't slept yet?"
Li Gensheng shook his head. He walked to his mother, raised his head and asked her, "Mom, will you marry Uncle Dahe?"
Chen Yuer was feeling very confused. When her son asked her this question, she didn't know how to answer it for a moment. She just told Li Gensheng to go to bed.
But Li Gensheng refused to give in and continued to ask her, "Mom, will you marry Uncle Dahe?"
Chen Yuer was a little annoyed. She asked Li Gensheng, "If I marry Uncle Dahe, what will you do?"
Li Gensheng panicked. He hugged Chen Yuer's arm and cried, "Mom, please don't leave me. You are all I have."
Chen Yuer looked at the frightened Li Gensheng and couldn't help but sigh: "Good boy, don't be afraid. When did your mother ever abandon you?"
Li Gensheng thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true. During the past few years of escape, Chen Yuer would take her son with her wherever she went. Even if they were starving, she never thought of abandoning him alone. Thinking of this, Li Gensheng was not so scared anymore. This was his biological mother, and his biological mother would definitely not abandon him. As for Song Daha... Li Gensheng decided to give that man a chance, considering that his mother also liked him.
Song Daha never thought that he would get a golden medal of immunity from death from Chen Yuer's son because of her love for him. Now he is thinking about how to make Chen Yuer agree to his proposal.
First of all, he needs to have a house of his own. The one he lives in now can at most be considered Song Dazhuang's house. Song Dazhuang has four sons and one daughter. It is indeed lively for the family to live together now, but children will always grow up. Song Chunsheng has married a new husband now. In two years, if he has a younger one in his house, the house will be crowded. When there are too many people in the house, there will be more troubles. Song Dahe decided to build a new house in the vacant land next door. It doesn't need to be too big, just a little smaller than this one.
Song Dahao took out all the money in his pocket and counted it. In addition to the rewards from the court, there was also a sum given by the Marquis' Mansion. Song Dazhuang had never touched any of it and kept it all for him. The two sums added up to more than two hundred taels, enough for him to buy land and build a house.
During breakfast the next day, Song Dahe expressed his idea of building a house. No one was surprised. Instead, Lu Ming and Fu Nian also said they wanted to build a new house and move out.
Fu Nian was the representative of the two. He said, "Brother Lu and I have always lived together. We are used to it. In the past, although we had our brother Da He in the mountains, Da He was still very quiet when he was not sick. We are also used to the quietness. Seeing that the family is getting more and more populated, how can we two outsiders live here all the time? It just so happens that the court not only gave us the title this time, but also the land and salary. Brother Lu and I can't spend much, so we might as well take this opportunity to buy a piece of land next to you. It's not bad to be your neighbors. If there is anything, we can just shout, which is convenient, right?"
What Fu Nian said was reasonable. They used to feel that they were eating and drinking for free in the Song family, and they all rushed to work. Now they have their own titles, land and salaries, and they can live a worry-free life just by collecting rent every year. Besides, they are not related to the family, and it is not comfortable to live in someone else's house. Grandpa Song understands this, but it will take some time for him to build a house. The land next to the house is easier to get, as they are the only family around here, and there is wasteland next to them, which is very cheap.
Grandpa Song asked the Song Dazhuang brothers to have breakfast, and then went to the village head's house to ask about the price of the vacant land there. If it was cheap, they would buy it directly.
After receiving the task, Song Dazhuang and his brother put down their bowls and chopsticks and went directly to the headman's house. Song Dahao had silver in his pocket when he went there, so as soon as the headman mentioned the price, he took out the silver directly. His quick and decisive action stunned the headman and his family.
In the end, it was the grandson of the village head who helped write the deed and paid the deposit. After the two confirmed that everything was correct, they signed their names. Song Dazhuang signed on behalf of Fu Nian and the others, and Song Dahao signed for himself. But it was not over after signing, as they still had to go to the government office to apply for a new deed.
This matter could not be rushed, and the two of them worked for several days before finally getting the land deed done.
Fu Nian excitedly took the new title deed. Lu Ming leaned close to him and listened to him read the words on the title deed to him word by word.
"Great, this is our land, right?"
"Well, this is our land, but it's still vacant land. Let's think about how to build a house first."
Fu Nian discussed with Lu Ming for several days. Lu Ming's requirements for the house were not too high. He just wanted a main room, a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom like the Song family's. Fu Nian thought so too, but he also prepared an extra guest room and a warehouse.
"There will be a place to store the grain when it's collected. The guest room is just a precaution, just in case it can be used."
Lu Ming had no objection to this. He basically responded to whatever Fu Nian said.
The two of them were discussing heatedly here, while Song Dahe was scratching his head on the side. He could do anything whether you asked him to work in the fields or fight in the battlefield, but when it came to building a house, he was completely clueless and didn't know anything about it.
Listening to Fu Nian talking about where the main room and the guest rooms were, Song Dahao also leaned over to take a look. Then, he counted the rooms and realized that they would probably not be big enough for his own home.
In desperation, he could only humbly ask Fu Nian for help. Fu Nian and Lu Ming were both speechless.
"Your brother has built such a big house, and you still come to ask us?"
Song Daha suddenly realized: "Oh, right, why didn't I think of asking my brother?" So he rushed to find Song Dazhuang again, leaving Lu Ming and Fu Nian speechless.
"Can this kid really marry Gensheng's mother like this?"
Lu Ming ruthlessly complained: "I look at Xuan."
The news that Song Daha and his family were going to build a house spread like wildfire, and people occasionally mentioned it in the workshop these days. Aunt Liu even teased Song Daha that he was anxious to get married, otherwise why would he be in such a hurry to build a new house.
Aunt Wang also smiled: "He is already a man in his twenties, almost thirty, do you think he can be calm?"
"Oh, Sister Zhou, your husband would have been as fierce and vigorous as Brother Dahe's age. I was wondering why you looked so radiant every day back then."
The people around burst into laughter, but Aunt Wang did not make a scene. Instead, she was very proud: "Of course, what grown man would not be as fierce as a wolf when he hugs his wife at night? I think you were not much worse than me at that time. We are all experienced people, so we all know each other."
This group of married women could talk about pornographic waste with ease. Poor Zhou Ning, who had just been married for a short time, had his ears red as he listened to them.
Some people saw this and started to tease him and Chunsheng. Zhou Ning couldn't win against this group of people who had been married for decades, so he just lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything back.
Song Qin, the mother-in-law, couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly spoke up to stop it.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. I'm counting on Ning'er to give me a grandson. What if he refuses to let my Chunsheng into the house after you guys make such a fuss?"
Zhou Ning was really annoyed now, and couldn't help but shout, "Mother-in-law, what are you talking about?"
Song Qin laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I won't talk about you anymore. We'll be done here soon. Go back and see if your little grandfather has prepared the meal. Your father and the others will be back from the fields soon."
Upon hearing the pardon, Zhou Ning quickly fled from this place full of obscene jokes.
Chen Yuer remained silent. The aunts all knew that she was a widow and tactfully did not talk to her about this. Instead, they discussed with each other which family had girls or boys of the right age.
Given Song Dahao's age, his aunts couldn't think of a suitable brother or daughter-in-law for him.
"That's the bad thing about being a soldier. After being away for so many years, the children of other people in the village who are the same age as Dahe brothers are all over the place."
Song Qin calculated with her fingers and found that she was indeed quite old. However, she had never thought of introducing other girls or boys to Song Dahao, because anyone with eyes in the Song family could see that the person Song Dahao liked was Chen Yuer.
Seeing that Chen Yuer was not in high spirits, Song Qin thought to herself, maybe this matter really is possible?
Aunt Wang also said: "Although Brother Dahe is a little old, he is now a county earl personally appointed by the court. Although this title cannot be passed on to the next generation, it can still scare people, not to mention that he has 30 acres of good land. That's 30 acres. I never dared to think that my family could have 30 acres of good land in my lifetime."
"That's right. He doesn't have to pay rent for the thirty acres of land. He can't even eat all the food he harvests from the land every year. His family is better off than the rich families in the village. If the other party is Brother Dahe, his age wouldn't be a disadvantage."
"According to what you said, Brother Dahe is still a popular guy."
"Isn't it? Brother Dahe is just old, not 70 or 80 years old. He is less than 30 years old and has money in his pocket. He can marry any wife he wants."
In the evening, after Chen Yuer finished washing up, she sat in the yard in a daze. She looked up at the stars in the sky, recalling what the aunts had said during the day.
Although Song Dahe is a little older, he now has a title. Although it is a minor title that cannot be inherited, it is also a kind of title. He does not have to kneel down when meeting an official. The annual salary and the food from the land are enough for ordinary farmers to live on for several years. Such a man, even if he is a little old, will have no worries about food and clothing after marrying him. I believe there will be young girls and boys willing to follow in his footsteps.
Chen Yuer felt very sad when she thought that Song Dahe might marry someone else in the future.
Compared with those young and fresh people, she has not only been married, but also had children. How can a fallen woman like her be worthy of the newly appointed county earl?
Song Daha didn't know that the idea that Chen Yuer had just come up with had been suppressed because of some rumors. He was now pestering Song Chunlin to ask him to find everything that could be used in the space.
Song Chunlin felt like crying but had no tears. His second uncle was quite rude when he ordered people around. Not only did he ask him to draw a blueprint of the house for him, he also asked him to plan the route of the sewer pipes for him.
Poor Song Chunlin, a poor student who didn't like studying, picked up the pen again and again and drew the arrangement order and position of the sewer pipes one by one. Then Song Daha and Song Dazhuang went to the place where they ordered the pipes last time and ordered a large number of sewer pipes.
The bricklayers now dare not make new things, and all the brick kilns are used to make these things.
They ordered water pipes, blue bricks, and tiles. Song Daha and his family planned to build a better house this time, so they used the best blue bricks. They also ordered a batch of fire bricks to pave the yard.
When Song Chunlin saw that they were going to pave the yard, he thought that since the yard was already paved, then why not pave a few more roads, or several more paths.
Taking into account that Fu Nian has difficulty walking and has to rely on a wheelchair to travel, Song Chunlin also specially planned a wheelchair-only route for him to ensure that the whole way is unobstructed, so that Fu Nian can move freely between several houses even in a wheelchair.
By the time everything was planned, it was almost late autumn and the last batch of crops in the fields had matured. After harvesting these, the work in the fields for the year would be almost done.
The last batch was small in number, so in order to save time, Song Dazhuang hired a few temporary workers in the village. The two brothers Wang Qin and Wang Mian were old acquaintances, so they started working as soon as they arrived without any nonsense. With the combined efforts of several people, they harvested all the grain in the Song family's fields in three days.
Because they hired a temporary worker, Zhou Ning and the children did not go to the fields. Song Qin was now busy taking care of the children and could not spare time, so the job of delivering meals to the fields fell on him and Song Chunlin. Song Chunming could help, but Song Chunxiao liked to stick to him and follow him wherever he went, so he could only drag his little tail and run errands for everyone with his younger brother.
In total, it took seven or eight days of work before all the grain was dried. After it was stored in the warehouse, the Song family felt relieved.
"Oh, it's another bumper harvest this year." Song Dazhuang looked at the full warehouse happily. The warehouse was full of grain, and he felt more at ease. Now, no matter how the war went on outside, as long as the war did not spread to the surrounding areas of the capital, their family would not starve because of lack of food.