Mother Qin's tone was filled with unconcealed joy. She felt proud that her daughter-in-law was capable. "I bought it. I bought three acres of sloping land in the east. It costs two taels of silver per acre."
Grandma Qin was shocked when she heard this: "The sloping land over there is wasteland. What's the point of buying so much of it? Even if you want to build a house, you don't need such a large piece of land. Isn't this a waste?" If it was a good piece of land, you could grow crops on it and it wouldn't be a waste. But that was wasteland with no grass growing on it.
Yang Haiyan said: "Grandma, I am thinking of buying a few more. When we build a house in the future, you, grandpa, father and mother will all live with us. Don't we need to prepare a few more small courtyards? And after we get married and maintain the business, the house can be built next to us. Also, when my husband and I have children, they will also need a foundation when they grow up. Then several generations can live together, and you can see your great-granddaughter and great-grandson when you open the door. How great it is." She didn't plan to live with her grandparents and Qin's father and mother, but she could prepare a few more small courtyards in the big yard. This way it would be like living together, how lively.
In ancient times, what she liked most was the hustle and bustle.
Grandma Qin thought of what her mother had said, that Yang Haiyan had a face that was blessed with many children and grandchildren. She smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "You are the only one who understands my thoughts and knows that I want great-grandchildren. So you and Afang have to work hard."
Yang Haiyan nodded and said very obediently: "Don't worry, grandma. This year my husband has completed his military service and we are in a hurry to return, so we didn't have a child. When we return to the border, my husband and I will ask a doctor to regulate our bodies, and we will definitely give you a healthy great-grandson or great-granddaughter." This also explains why she has not been pregnant since she got married in August, so that others will not say unpleasant things.
Grandma Qin and Mother Qin thought that Qin Fang and his wife were filial and that they were postponing having children in order to be able to return home after completing their military service.
Speaking of which, Grandpa Qin has four grandsons. The youngest Tiedan is only ten years old. The older ones are Shucheng, twelve, and Shuye, fifteen. Father Qin has three sons, so Grandma Qin and Mother Qin are really not in a hurry about the matter of great-grandsons.
Aunt Qin was surprised and said, "Buy land? Mother, sister-in-law, what do you mean by buying land to build a house? You have so many private houses to buy land? Then the money you paid to the public before was all fake?" After careful calculation, it is true. Two taels of silver per mu of land, buying 1 mu must cost six taels of silver, so the money paid to the public by the eldest wife must also be about six taels of silver. Or is this the money that the old couple gave secretly
It is impossible that they didn't give it secretly. Aunt Qin didn't dare to calculate how much money the family had, but she probably had an idea. So the old couple really didn't have that much money. Then, it could only be that the eldest wife had cheated and the money she handed over to the public was less.
Mother Qin knew that Second Aunt Qin was going to complain. The reason why the purchase of the land was arranged after the banquet was because of her. Mother Qin snorted, "Sister-in-law, don't open your mouth and make false accusations. The money for the purchase of the land is Yanyan's dowry money. This is her private money."
Aunt Qin looked at Yang Haiyan suspiciously. She believed what Mother Qin said. She was from a wealthy family and had plenty of money. However, even the eldest sister-in-law, the mother-in-law, could not take the dowry of her niece-in-law. Moreover, although she loved to take advantage and was calculating, she was not such a shameless person.
No, Aunt Qin smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, when Fang and his family build their house, will you move over? If you move over, will this room be empty?"
Mother Qin knew that she was planning to take their house, so she sneered: "If we don't move, then Afang and Yanyan will move in. We have a house, so what will it look like to move to our daughter-in-law's house?" Even if her son and daughter-in-law asked them to move in, they would not go. After all, this is a house built on the land bought with the daughter-in-law's dowry, and they would feel uncomfortable moving in. In this old house, they are the masters, and after moving in, they are guests. Even if they get along well with their daughter-in-law, they still feel uncomfortable. If there is a conflict with their daughter-in-law, they will not have the confidence at all. It is better to stay here, since they are from the same village anyway.
As for her son moving there, Qin's mother thought it was a big deal because they were a couple.
Aunt Qin said nothing, but she was thinking, this eldest sister-in-law is so lucky. She was pregnant and gave birth to a son, and her eldest nephew was successful and married a rich wife. As for Niu Dan from their family... I don't know where he went crazy.
Aunt Qin San was also in the yard. She had no idea whether it was a wasteland or a big house. Anyway, the two houses in their family were enough.
The next day, Qin Fang and his father took the land sale document written by the village chief to the county government to register the land. Yang Haiyan was drawing the blueprints for the house at home.
Yang Haiyan is an outsider. She can only draw the framework of the house and the construction inside the house, but she doesn't understand the specific foundation. So after drawing the framework of the house, she discussed the specific construction, orientation, etc. with Qin's father. She put forward her opinions and Qin's father gave suggestions. However, one of them is the daughter-in-law and the other is the father-in-law, so when discussing these issues, Qin Fang and Qin's mother were there.
It took more than ten days to finish drawing the house building plan and even deal with the problems of the bathroom and toilet. Qin Fang's vacation was about to end. Because Jintian County was a long way from the border, they had to go back early. They also made an appointment with Kunshi. Kunshi would bring his wife to Jintian County to meet them and then go back together.
Mother Qin was a little uncomfortable. Her son and daughter-in-law were leaving tomorrow, and she was reluctant to let them go. But she also knew that she couldn't stop them.
That evening, the Qin family, who had been separated for more than ten days, gathered together for dinner again to celebrate the farewell of Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan.
The next morning, Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang were leaving. Qin Fang rode a horse, Qin's father drove a carriage, and Qin's mother and others, except Qin Shouye, went to see them off. When they arrived at the county gate, Kunshi's family was already waiting there. Kunshi was 27 years old this year. He had been away for five or six years and had a ten-year-old son.
Seeing Qin Fang on horseback, Kun Shi said to his wife, Kun Zhang: "The master is here. You and the child wait for a while. I will go."
Kun Zhang was a little nervous: "Oh." Although Kun Shi said that the adults were usually in the military camp and the Madam was the housekeeper of Qianfu's house, and the Madam was the best person, she was still worried.
Kunshi ran forward: "Sir."
Qin Fang got off his horse and said, "Sorry for the wait."
Kunshi hurriedly said, "No, no, we just arrived too." In fact, they arrived last night and stayed in the inn for one night. They would rather spend more money on the inn than ask the adults to wait.
Qin's father and mother were both sitting outside the carriage. They heard Kun Shi calling their son "Sir" and looked at him eagerly. If they only knew that their son was an official before, now they have truly experienced it.
Father Qin waited for Qin Fang and Kun Shi to talk for a while before speaking: "Fang, your mother and I will take you here."
Mother Qin turned around and said to Yang Haiyan in the carriage, "Yanyan, Si Ya and Shou Cheng are in your hands. If they don't obey, just teach them a lesson."
Yang Haiyan: "Don't worry, mother." Speaking of which, she had been very comfortable living in the Qin family these days, especially after the separation, the eldest wife ate with Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, and there was no more fighting over food at the table. When she was free, she went to the mountains to dig spring bamboo shoots and cooked, but no matter how well they got along, it was still not as comfortable as at the border.
This time, nominally their whole family came out to see Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan off, but in fact, it was because Yang Haiyan and the others were going to the border to take Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng away.
Mother Qin also told Qin Si Ya and Qin Shou Cheng: "Listen to your sister-in-law, understand?"
Qin Siya said happily, "I know."
Qin Shoucheng seemed a little depressed, but he was reluctant to leave home: "I know."
Mother Qin: "I'm glad you understand. Let's go." After saying that, she walked away with Father Qin without looking back, for fear that she would miss her children if she looked back.
After Qin's father and mother left, Yang Haiyan asked, "Captain Kun, are your family members here?"
Kun Shi said, "I'm coming. Madam, please wait a moment." He waved to Kun Zhang.
Kun Zhang came with Kun Daying: "Madam, this is my wife, Zhang Taohua, and this is my boy Daying."
Kun Zhang and Kun Daying bowed and said, "Meet Madam."
Yang Haiyan held back her laughter and said, "No need to be so polite, Mrs. Kun, please bring the children up. By the way, is this the eagle from Big Eagle or Eagle?" A lion and an eagle, the names of the father and son are really interesting.
Kun Shi also understood what Yang Haiyan meant: "This is the name my father gave me."
Yes, it sounds much better than those names like Niudan and Tiedan.
After Kun Zhang and Kun Daying got on the carriage, Kun Shi also got on and started to drive the carriage. Qin Si Ya and Qin Shou Cheng were also in the carriage, so Yang Haiyan introduced them: "This is my brother-in-law Shou Cheng, and this is my sister-in-law Si Ya." Calling her Si Ya sounds a bit rustic, so let's just use it as a nickname at home, and call her Si Ya to others from now on.
Kun Zhang was a little reserved when she got on the carriage. After all, Yang Haiyan was an official's wife, and she had never lived with an official's wife in her life, so she was very nervous. "Meet the second brother and the young lady."
Qin Si Ya and Qin Shou Cheng looked towards Yang Hai Yan; they were also feeling a little bored.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "You can just call her sister-in-law Kun. This is her son Daying. He can be a playmate with Shoucheng in the future." Kun Shi was Qin Fang's subordinate. Their family was not a slave, so Kun Daying and Qin Shoucheng could be playmates. If they were born in slavery, they could not be called playmates.
Qin Shoucheng: "Yeah."
The carriage had already left the county town, and Qin's father and mother had also arrived home. Only Grandma Qin was at home, and she and Grandpa Qin were the ones who knew the inside story.