Chapter 34: Adding a House to a Poor Family
Before Lan Ge'er and I could talk, Qiu Dalang and Aunt Qin had already spoken.
Aunt Qin said, "I can't live this day now. I heard that these households on the street have long been out of the pot. The harvest is not good now, and they have to pay various taxes. They have sold houses and land, and they can still pay less taxes and get some cash bank payments. I guess they saw that Lan Ge'er and Yong's life are getting better and they want to sell it to you at a good price."
Qiu Dalang also said: "Brother Lan, Brother Yong, don't want their house. I heard that you bought Zhou Laoliu's house at the intersection a few days ago and let them live there. I guess these people saw that you were kind-hearted and wanted to follow Zhou Laoliu's path."
As soon as Qiu Dalang said this, everyone nodded together.
Guan Zhongmin also nodded and said, "These families are all people who know how to plan, and they are sad now, but who is better than who is? Lan Ge'er and Yong Ge'er are both kind-hearted people. They not only take care of their children, but also teach knowledge. However, if everyone comes here, you two can't save them no matter how capable they are."
As he said that, everyone nodded and advised us not to easily collect the houses at the intersection of the street. The disadvantages outweigh the benefits.
I knew everyone was thinking about me and Lan Ge'er, so I didn't say much.
Seeing that Lan Ge'er also frowned and didn't say anything.
I know that Lan Ge'er seems strong, but in fact she is extremely kind-hearted. She will definitely not be able to do anything that can be saved or not.
I said immediately: "Brother Lan, you are not in good health, so I'll deal with it."
Lan Ge'er thought about it and nodded in agreement with a smile.
When everyone saw that I was responsible for this, they didn't say much. Seeing that it was not long, they went home first. Qiu Dalang and Guan Zhongmin made an appointment to ask their brothers for help, and agreed to come here early tomorrow morning to discuss dealing with the Iron Axe Gang. Only Aunt Qin was worried and did not go back first.
I met the neighbors on the street outside, and there were four families, all of whom were at the intersection. There were only a few people in our poor alleys, but they were not very deep when the government investigated them, because the people here were poor people, and some were built with broken walls. It turned out that Lan Ge and I lived in several broken walls. It was also because we recently bought a house that we rebuilt because we sold oil and cooked and earned some money. We bought the houses of Zhou Laoliu and Wang Laoer, so we looked like it.
The government did not investigate or question the people in Qiuxiang, but now the tax collection is so red that even the people in Qiuxiang have not been spared, especially the few companies on the street, so they can't even run away. This may be the main reason why they want to sell their houses.
When these families met, they bowed and said, "Master Song." I laughed in my heart. What's this? It seems that there is nothing to do to show your kindness and you will ask for it."
As expected, these households were really caught up by Qiu Dalang and Guan Zhongmin. They all said they wanted to sell the house, and they praised it for a long time, and then said that it would be best if they could continue to live there after selling it.
Aunt Qin couldn't listen at first and said with a bad face: "You are really good. It turns out that when Brother Lan's life was not easy, I didn't see you Zhou Ji. Now, seeing that their life is better, you want to take advantage of them. If you sell your house, you should sell it. You also said you want to live there. How can you do that in the world? Isn't this equivalent to giving you money for nothing?"
These households also knew that they were in the wrong, so they didn't say much, but just smiled at my face. But they saw that I had not spoken.
After a while, they also felt that it was not suitable and said, "That's better. After we sold the house, you can just find a place for us to live in. As long as... the house costs less, you know that we don't have much money."
Aunt Qin cut it coldly, and everyone quickly closed their mouths.
Seeing that I didn't respond, Aunt Qin just said that it was hard for me to offend others, and said first: "I think this is the case. Brother Yong is also a kind person. I'm sorry to refuse. You know something, it's better to go back early."
This is about to speak out and tell people.
When everyone saw that I didn't say anything, they knew that their wishful thinking had made a mistake, so they all got up and said goodbye.
But I suddenly said, "It's not impossible to buy it. Just as you said, I want this house."
When I heard me say it, everyone at the intersection thought they had heard it wrong, so they all came back and asked for it seriously.
Actually, I haven't spoken out just now, just to settle the accounts and see how much money we have. In fact, buying their house is not a problem, and I can't spend much money. But I know that due to Huang Chao's early uprising, it will probably cause bloody storms and the world will be turbulent, and the first thing to be affected should be Puzhou City. I want to collect a large amount of grain now. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to collect grain at that time. And if the house is based on the house we live in now
Although I am old enough, I have too many children. Not to mention the 20 or 30 children in my family, I have nearly fifty families who have sent them to study or take care of the children. Now the house is not enough, let alone collecting food. Even if it is enough to live, there are many people. If anyone is rumored, we will definitely become the target of public criticism in the future. Therefore, taking advantage of the low housing prices now, we will buy first, then build some cellars, and take measures to prevent moisture and corrosion. It is still feasible to collect more food.
Thinking of this, I didn’t have Aunt Gu Qin’s dissuasion and insisted on following the price mentioned by the four households, and I really decided to accept it.
The four households were really prepared, and they took the house deeds and land deeds. Aunt Qin made the certificate on the spot, signed the documents, and made changes. I paid the money with one hand, and they handed over the house deeds with the other hand. On that day, the house belonged to us.
Seeing the four families happily leaving, Aunt Qin looked unhappy. I quickly reimbursed and asked Guan Yang to get some delicious food. I stuffed twenty taels of silver into the bag, so that the aunt could take it back to the family. Uncle Qin and his wife were not for money and food. I knew this, otherwise they would not be able to take their lives. However, it was a polite thing for me to do this. Aunt Qin saw that I was so thoughtful, so she looked better. At the end, she said: "Brother Yong, this money is yours. I shouldn't be talking too much, but it's not easy for you to make some money. You have to support dozens of children. This money cannot be spent like you, otherwise no matter how much money you have, it would not be enough for you."
I knew Aunt Qin was kind-hearted and said with a smile: "What the aunt said is, but I am considering that the money is in hand now. If the people from the Iron Axe Gang or Kuai Knife Gang are snatched away, it would be better to buy more houses for the children, which would be a place to settle down. Moreover, these houses are not rare, so it may not be a bad thing, do you think?"
I was just perfunctory, but I couldn't say it was unreasonable. Aunt Qin thought about it and made the same sense. She nodded and said nothing else. Instead, she smiled and took the food back. She also said she would come tomorrow morning and see how to deal with the people from the Iron Axe Gang.
As soon as Aunt Qin left, I wanted to arrange a few older children to watch the night, for fear that the Iron Axe Gang's people would come back at night. Unexpectedly, before the arrangement was made, Guan Yang said that his brother Guan Zhongmin had arranged a staffing service, not only the yard outside, but also the several street intersections of Qiu Lane, so that we could sleep peacefully.
Unexpectedly, Guan Zhongmin was so careful that I let go of the big stone in my heart. I was thinking about whether to go back to sleep next, but now I went to see Brother Lan, but Lan Ge'er had already asked Xiaoyanzi to ask me to go to his room.
As soon as she entered the room, Lan Ge'er asked with a very serious expression: "Brother Yong, there is no one now. Tell me honestly, how did you know that Wang Xianzhi was going to rebel?"
"Ah?" I was stunned for the first time.
I immediately thought of Lan Ge'er looking at me just now, and I pretended to have not seen something. I thought Lan Ge'er was always thinking about this.
I pretended to be unaware of it and said, "I don't know that Wang Xianzhi rebelled. I have heard of this person before. He is quite famous. I just asked casually. Who knew that after asking, he actually asked a thief. I didn't know anything. I'm not a prophet."
Lan Ge'er turned her head and thought about it. It was three months ago when I asked, and Wang Xianzhi had just turned against it recently. It seemed like a coincidence.
She felt relieved and nodded, "Okay, since it's not related, it's okay. I don't want anything else to happen to you."
I smiled and said, "Oh, what can happen to me? Can I still rebel? We live our little life now, and it's better day by day. Who can rebel without any trouble? That guy has too high difficulty and very risky."
I thought to myself that even if you rebel, you can't rebel with Wang Xianzhi, as he will be finished soon.
Just as she was about to comfort Lan Ge'er and relieved, Lan Ge'er said, "What should I do tomorrow's Iron Axe Gang?"
My face was stagnant, and I felt really distressed. Although I was fortunately lucky to have several experts such as Huang Chao to help me, the Iron Axe Gang, from the gang leader to the gang leader, and from the gang leader, all of them were killed and the gang No. 10 gang members, which was definitely a huge loss, but the lean camel was bigger than the horse, and the rest of the people were not good, so they would be better than our dozens of children.
I was also worried for a moment and had no good idea. I thought I would have to read more military books in the future and read Huang Chao. That guy, eight or nine people, dared to break into the county government office, and even succeeded. How courage is that.
Alas, it would be great if they were still there. Then I would invite them to the Iron Axe Gang Hall tomorrow, and maybe I would destroy the Iron Axe Gang.
But I just thought about it like this. Now Huang Chao and others have probably escaped a hundred miles away, so who is still stupid enough to wait for the government to arrest him?
Thinking of this, I felt a little irritated, but I was afraid that Lan Ge'er would have a rest, so I said, "Don't think about anything today. Let's discuss it with Qiu Da and Guan Da and others tomorrow. You can have a good rest tonight. Oh, that, do I need me to sleep with you to take care of you."
Brother Lan'er's dark face suddenly turned red, and she gave me a blank look and said, "Who should take care of you? Go back and rest quickly. I'll make a long-term plan when Brother Qiu and Brother Guan arrive tomorrow."
Seeing that Brother Lan didn't need my care, I didn't keep it anymore. After looking at it, I went back to my room to rest.
I was thinking about how to think about the countermeasures, but when my body was inserted into the bed, I felt like my whole body was dispersed, and the fatigue surged in the air, and I fell asleep within a moment.
"Hey, Brother Yong, it's time to wake up. Class is coming soon. Is there anything you can arrange in advance today on Friday?" Wang Dahai woke me up happily early in the morning. When I saw that I had bought breakfast. Now my treatment is different every day, so it's so comfortable!
Grandma, if it weren't for the Iron Axe Gang's incident, this life would be quite beautiful.
I was worried about the matter of the Tiexxe Gang, so I didn't think much about anything else. Seeing that Wang Dahai seemed to have something to say, I said, "I have nothing to arrange, but today I have to take the time to go to the library to read books. There is nothing else, so let's go if you have anything to do."
Wang Dahai, Su Xiaohong and Li Xiaole looked at each other, and sat around me with a smile. Xiaohong also helped me pinch my shoulders. I was so attentive that I had goose bumps all over my body. I said impatiently, "Xiaohong, you are called Xiaohong, the whole woman's name. Did your parents want their daughter at that time? Otherwise, why would you give you this name? Hands, hands, stay away from it, don't touch it randomly."
Su Xiaohong said in a daze: "How do you know that my parents were raising me as girls at the beginning? Hey, don't tell me, you're right? I heard from my mother that when I did B-ultrasound, I said that I was a girl, and my grandfather took the name first, so I called Su Xiaohong. As a result, when I was born, they realized that I was a steward, but my family lacked girls. My father and my uncles, two sons in the family, and my family took three sons, so I raised me as a daughter for several years. I also heard from my father that if I knew I was a boy, I might have aborted me, and then I wouldn't be here today..."
The two brothers in Su Xiaohong's family have talked about this for a while. We are tired of listening to it, but the first time we know that he did B-ultrasound. However, Wang Dahai and the others were not in the mood to listen to this. They directly said, "Xiaohong, don't talk about your affairs, talk about ours."
Su Xiaohong was stunned and remembered that there was something important to say. Then he started pressing his hand again, and said while pressing: "Yes, yes, we have something to discuss with you."
Chapter completed!