"The eldest brother is right! Just follow what dad said!" Gu Chengyi saw that his eldest brother agreed. It was useless for him to object alone. Brothers like the third and fourth brothers had no objections, but he couldn't jump alone. Besides, he couldn't stand up alone.
Well, before the family was divided, everyone belonged to the same family, and they still had to hand in the grain they received. Even if the family is divided in the future, that will be a matter for later, and we will talk about it later.
Mrs. Lu was not dissatisfied with the suggestion made by Mr. Gu. Twenty acres of land was reserved for Xiaobao, and she was not afraid that he would have no income in the future. The five hundred taels of silver were all returned to the public, and they were all kept for Xiaobao.
Impossible, the old man would not agree. Now seeing that Gu Chengyi had also surrendered, he said no more.
"Now that we've finished talking about buying the land, let's talk about building a house! If we buy the fifty-five acres of land for more than eighty taels, and besides the corvee tax of eighteen taels, there will be only six taels left.
A dozen or so taels, this money is not enough!" After the matter of buying land has been solved, the matter of building a house will have to be rearranged.
"Dad, we have a large family, and we will have to add more children in the future. If there are fewer houses, there will definitely not be enough room to live in, so we can't build more houses. Originally, I planned to build a two-bedroom house, so I bought the place next door to my second grandfather's house.
The place is spacious, and the yard can be built larger. How much money does a yard with two entrances cost?" Gu Chengyu said his plan, but based on such a budget, it may cost a lot of money. His father and the others should know how much money it will cost.
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"What? Two-entry? Ouch! Isn't that the same as Master Zhao's house in our village? His house has two entrances! It's a small blue brick house with tiles, but it's spacious! His brother-in-law,
Do we really want to build such a nice house?" As soon as Mrs. He heard that she was going to build a big house, she had long forgotten the unhappiness just now and thought with longing that she could live in such a big house in the future.
There is no need for the whole family to squeeze into a small kang, which can cover up illnesses on hot days. On rainy days, you have to put a wooden basin in the house, otherwise the rain will leak onto the kang. Windy weather is especially annoying,
The thatch from the roof is always blown off by the wind.
"I do have such a plan. Shouldn't I ask dad how much money it will cost to buy a house for two people?" Gu Chengyu said, looking at his father.
"Why did you think of a house with two entrances? It would cost a lot of money. If it were all made of blue bricks and tiles, I estimate it would cost a hundred or dozens of taels! This is just a house, and the things inside are not included."
Father Gu originally thought of building the Gu family's original main house with east and west wing rooms, and adding two more rooms to each wing, which would have a roof of forty or fifty liang. If it were built with two entrances, it would be larger and cost 100 yuan.
I don’t know if dozens of taels are enough!
"A house with two entrances is definitely not possible. The cost is too high and our family doesn't have that much money." Gu Chenglian also interjected. The original twenty acres of land was what Lao Wu deserved. He had nothing to say and was working as an apprentice in the town.
When I was a child, I didn't take any monthly money from my family. I always relied on my two brothers to support the family. It was Xiaobao who discovered ginseng, and Xiaobao only got twenty acres of land, which was not much.
As for building a house, he felt it was very important. He and his fourth son were already young, and they were still crowded into the same house. The first and second bedrooms were also crowded. This matter could not be delayed any longer. What's more,
, he was already fourteen, and he could have mentioned to him that he wanted to tell him about his wife. Although he was embarrassed at the time and ran out. But now that he thinks about it, he cannot have a wife and still be with his brother.
Let's squeeze into one room?
"The third child is right, we can only build a smaller one. We bought the homestead next door. When the children are older, we can build more buildings! The second child, I'm calling you back today to look for it.
Li Zheng was discussing the purchase of a homestead, what did Li Zheng say? How much money would it cost?" Father Gu remembered that after seeing the field, he asked his second son to come back and find out about Lin Lizheng.
"I've been there before. Lin Lizheng said that the yard next to our house now belongs to the village. It can be bought, but the land is not cheap." Gu Chengyi remembered that Lin Lizheng asked him what he wanted to buy this land for.
, he kept it in mind, saying that he wanted to build a yard. There were many people in his family, and he was afraid that he would not be able to live in it in the future, so he bought it first and built it later when he had money. He did not say that his family would build a house now.
His family offended the Li Zheng family last time. Who knows if Li Zheng will hold a grudge?
Unexpectedly, he agreed readily, saying that with the large Gu family, he really needed to build more houses. Gu Chengyi was also glad that Li Zheng did not make things difficult for his family, thinking that the matter was about to be done. Who knows, only after hearing what Li Zheng said later did he know that this was the case.
Things are not that simple. How can people not hold grudges?
"What's going on? The yard next door is only a little over an acre at most. Homestead land in the village has always cost two taels of silver per acre. Why is it not cheap? How much does he want?" When Dad Gu heard what his second son said,
If you say that, you know that it is Li Zhenggong who wants to avenge himself. It seems that he needs to go there.
"He said that there is a house built on this land. If you want to buy the land, you have to buy the house together, and you have to add five taels of silver to buy the house." Gu Chengyi also knew that this was deliberately making things difficult. The broken house was still worth five taels.
silver?
"What? That shabby house is made of mud bricks, and half of it collapsed. There is nothing valuable in the house, and he still wants five taels of silver? Is this a money robbery?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu asked for an extra five taels of silver.
, she immediately became angry. She knew that when the second brother came back and said that his family was selling ginseng, the news spread throughout the village, and they must be trying to use this opportunity to extort money.
"His father, why don't you talk to him about it! Those shabby houses are piled up there, which is troublesome to our family! If he wants that shabby house, let him move there! Anyway, we only want that place.
, Who wants that shabby house?" Ms. He felt a little incredible. No one wanted this house even if it was given away. Li Zheng actually wanted to sell his house for five taels of silver. This simply means that he loves money more than she does!
"This matter, I will go there again after I go to town tomorrow to finish the farm matters." Father Gu planned to wait until tomorrow to buy the land and then ask his eldest brother to go to Li Zheng's house. He didn't believe it.
Li Zhenghui didn't even give him the respect of his elder brother.
"Second brother! Did you bring some gifts with you when you went today?" Gu Chengyu thought that no matter what time it is, if you have a short hand to take someone and a short mouth to eat someone, if you bring a gift, people will always be able to see it, right?
"Why do you still need to give gifts? If anyone in our village wants to buy land and build a house, don't they just go there directly? I haven't seen anyone give gifts!" Gu Chengyi was a little strange, but then he thought about it and thought it made sense. His family
The situation is different!
"Then I'll buy some pastries tomorrow?" Gu Chengyi thought it would be better to buy some jujube cakes tomorrow and go explore.
"Let's buy some more meat! The gift is too light, I'm afraid people won't look down on it!" Gu Chengyu felt that Li was just the kind of person who looked serious on the surface, but was a little greedy in his heart. Of course, he was still very knowledgeable sometimes.
As for current affairs, I will bring a gift tomorrow. I have given you enough face and earned enough money, so I think I can agree. After all, it is definitely impossible to ask for five taels for this house. If you show it to the village, you will have to give it up.
What does it mean to just give up when someone pokes you in the back? Having been upright for so many years, I must be clear in my heart.