Yuan Qiu felt like she had a mirror in her heart. The chief treated her like this. It was obvious that he had heard that Mr. Chen wanted to be her patron, so he fawned over her. If it were in the past, this kind of treatment would have been unthinkable.
Yuan Qiu explained the purpose of her visit, and the head of the village immediately promised to help her go through the land deed-related procedures as soon as possible without saying a word. He tried to finish it for her within three days and deliver it to her home in person.
Yuan Qiu paid a tael of silver to buy the land, and took an additional five hundred wen as a thank you gift. The village manager gave in a few times, but when he saw that Yuan Qiu was determined, he accepted it with a smile. He was really a sensible person. child.
After the land was settled, Yuan Qiu drew a sketch of the new house with a piece of paper and charcoal as soon as she got home. She went to Uncle Zhang with the sketch and asked him to help find someone. She then built the new house according to the drawing on the picture. The brick house should have three bedrooms and one living room, large windows, and the original fenced courtyard should be surrounded by high walls.
Everyone knew that she got one hundred taels of silver from the county master, which was a huge sum of money. With money, it was normal to build a new house. But they didn't expect that she would be so generous. Even the richest village chief and village chief's family were just a few. Most of the other houses were mud houses, thatched houses, but Xia Yuanqiu's move turned out to be a brick house, which obviously exceeded everyone's expectations.
This matter quickly spread throughout Xipo Village. Some people were envious, some were jealous, and some were so angry that they cursed, such as Xia Tieniu's family.
They were planning to use some reason to seize the one hundred taels of silver from Xia Yuanqiu. Before the idea was decided, news came that Xia Yuanqiu was going to build a new house, and they also wanted to build a brick house. How many hundred taels are left
Xia Yuanling gritted her teeth in anger: "Mom, we don't even live in a brick house, why should she live there?"
Yesterday, Xia Yuanqiu did not give her aunt any face in front of the villagers, and her words were full of sarcasm, which caused her to lose all face. She was so angry that she didn't sleep all night, and she spent the whole night thinking about how to redeem herself. Face, and getting the one hundred taels of silver notes from Xia Yuanqiu.
Xia Tieniu glared at Mrs. Lin angrily and said angrily: "I've heard it all. It's all your fault for being such a careless woman. You said in front of the official that you wanted to sever ties with Xia Yuanqiu. If you hadn't said so first Well, isn’t it natural for us to help her manage money in the name of our elders?”
Mrs. Lin also felt regretful. How could she know that the official was here to give money? It's also said that this damn girl caused some trouble in the town, and she said this because she was afraid of causing harm to her family.
Mrs. Lin glanced at her thatched hut and immediately thought about it. She hurriedly said to Xia Yuansong: "Yuansong, hurry up, go and lift the roof with your father."
Xia Tieniu glared, rounded his eyes and said, "You bitch, you're going to lift the roof even after I say a few words to you?"
Seeing that her husband was angry, Ms. Lin quickly explained: "Why are you so anxious? I'm not doing this for our family's benefit. Think about it, why does this damn girl want to rebuild the house? It's not that her house is too dilapidated. Now we The roof of our house is also broken, so we have to rebuild the house, right? Don’t we need money to build a house? We are her elders. She has the nerve to watch us live in a broken house, while she lives in a brick house? She is not allowed to give us some money. Are you going to rebuild the house?"
When Xia Yuanling heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up. She gave her a thumbs up and praised: "Mom, this is a great trick. But, how much do you want her to spend to build a house for us?"