Luyan Port is close to the Xicheng Gate and the alley to the north is connected to the five houses of the Lin clan. There are hundreds of descendants of the Lin family living together. Among them, Chongrenfang in the middle is the most open. In an area of several hundred acres, only
Six households.
The carriage drove in along the west gate of Chongren Square. Chu Nanzhi opened the curtain and looked at the buildings in the square casually.
Lin Jinxiao put the deed box in her arms, looked out with her, looked at the houses in the forest and began to explain to her in detail:
"The houses of the uncles and uncles of the clan in Chongrenfang occupy the largest area, each occupying nearly half of the square. Our old house is next to the uncle's house. Although it is not as spacious as the uncle's house, it is still more spacious than the uncle's house.
Those small houses that often house hundreds of households are already very good."
Chu Nanzhi nodded thoughtfully.
She had a general understanding of ancient houses. The small houses where hundreds of families lived together were not much different from the slums of her time. Those who had a few families occupying one house must be from well-to-do families.
Looking at the box in his arms and thinking about the land deed contained in it, Chu Nanzhi suddenly felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.
Although Luyan Port is not as good as Jinling City, it is still a prosperous and rich place second only to Jinling City. It is not easy to own a house and fields of your own in such a place where land is so valuable.
"I heard that your family pawned the ancestral home because of your father's studies. But such a big house and twenty acres of land were all pawned because of your father's studies?"
Thinking of his family's history of poverty, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but asked curiously.
Although studying in ancient times was expensive, it was not so outrageous.
Lin Jinxiao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That's not true. My grandfather was a sick man. It is said that after my father was born, he became too sick to get out of bed. The family's livelihood depended on pawning and selling ancestral property. In fact, my father
When I was governor, my family had very little left."
"I see."
It sounded like a very miserable story, but Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but laugh inexplicably.
Lin Jinxiao put down the car curtain, looked at her peaceful face in the hazy night, and said in a deep voice:
"Most people in the Lin clan are used to living a lazy life. Like my great-grandfather, my grandfather's life was their normal life. A few decades ago, almost all the people living in ten squares in the west of the city were descendants of the Lin clan. It was all because of their
It was only through laziness that half of our ancestral heritage was lost."
After a pause, he continued: "From now on, when you live in this village, you don't have to pay attention to the people around you. If you encounter something, you can go to the clan leader. The twenty acres of paddy fields are not far from Chongren Square. You can just leave the city."
Yes, if you want to open a restaurant, you can ask the clan leader to exchange for a few acres of dry land and pick and grow some fruits and vegetables yourself."
"good."
Chu Nanzhi is also thinking about this matter.
Although the rent of paddy fields is a little more than that of dry land, twenty acres of paddy fields only costs about ten taels of silver a year. It is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for her. After all, it is not that she can live solely on the land rent with a thousand acres of fertile land.
It is better to use these fields rationally.
Just thinking that he and Li Shu had handed over all the banknotes for the house and fields to her, made Chu Nanzhi feel a little uneasy.
She doesn't want to develop this bad habit of relying on others.
Looking thoughtfully at the blurry outline in the dark night, Chu Nanzhi said softly: "Lin Dalang, actually you don't need to hand over the house and land deeds to me. If you are worried about the four little treasures, wait until the restaurant
After I open the business, I can go to the city and buy a courtyard with the money I earn, so that it will be convenient for the little ones to come and visit me in the future."
"You gave birth to heirs for our Lin family. Isn't it your rightful share to allocate the house and land to you?"
Lin Jinxiao smiled gently and said: "You don't need to say much about this matter, just follow my previous arrangements."
Thinking of the assassins in Duanlong Mountain, he also felt anxious: "If the group of assassins yesterday were really related to the tax case, you would be much safer living in Chongrenfang than elsewhere."
Saying this, he suddenly grabbed the palm of Chu Nanzhi's hand and said sincerely: "Chun Nanzhi, I don't care what your attitude is towards me, but you are the mother of four little treasures after all. I don't care.
Hope to see you in danger again."
"Will not."
Chu Nanzhi's heart trembled slightly, she took her hand away and whispered, "Take good care of yourself, you don't have to worry about me."
Lin Jinxiao nodded hesitantly.
Her skill is indeed not comparable to that of ordinary people, and even a few people cannot do anything to her.
But I was worrying too much.
During the conversation, the carriage slowly stopped at a corner in the south.
There are lights everywhere, and you can clearly see the surrounding scenery.
Chu Nanzhi took the crutches for him and helped him get out of the carriage, when he saw a small single-family courtyard coming into view.
The faint light from the lantern hanging by the door shone into the yard. It seemed to be quite large, but it was much larger than the small wooden house in Anlin Village.
Hearing the commotion outside, the quadruplets were the first to come out and when they saw Chu Nanzhi's figure, they all moved towards her.
Dabaolin Ruiwen pulled her and said with a smile: "Mom, my grandfather's house is so big, even bigger than my grandma's yard."
Erbao Lin Ruixi also threw herself into her arms with a smile as bright as a flower, and said with dimples trembling at the corners of her mouth: "Mom, can we live in my grandfather's house with my father in the future, instead of my father living in the county alone?"
Yamen?"
Sanbaolin Ruichong also said: "Aniang, there are also grandma and grandpa, can they live with us in my grandfather's house?"
"Grandma and grandpa have to take care of my younger brother Mu Ci and help my mother take care of the fish pond. If you miss grandma and grandpa, you can take them into the city to accompany you in the future."
Chu Nanzhi picked up San Bao and then thought about the question raised by Er Bao. She silently glanced at Lin Jinxiao and said, "Your father is busy with official duties. He will come back if he has time."
Hearing this, Lin Jinxiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled: "I do have time."
"Oh, are you coming back then?"
Chu Nanzhi glared at him angrily.
Anyway, there seemed to be a lot of houses in this courtyard, but it was unlikely that we would have to squeeze into the same room with him.
Sanbao lay on her shoulder and heard that her mother's tone sounded a little dissatisfied. She pursed her lips and asked, "Mom, don't you want dad to come back and live with us?"
"how come."
Chu Nanzhi looked at the questioning looks on the faces of several little treasures, then looked into the courtyard and found that Liu Yun, Chu Wenbi and his wife, and Lin Tingzhen had walked out. She quickly smiled and said: "Of course I hope your father can do it every day."
He's all back to accompany you, so that you don't have to worry about him messing around with women outside."
"Yeah, that's true."
Lin Jinxiao looked at the little guys and followed her words: "How dare I not listen to your mother's words? No matter how late it is in the future, I will come back to accompany you every day."