latelenovela Chapter 140 The parents on the road to escape 38
Chapter 140 The parents on the road to escape 38
Qi Wenwen quickly applied for a pass for the thoughtful Yuan Xi, without even having to go to his second uncle.
With the pass, the journey is smooth.
In the blink of an eye, Zhangjia Village settled in Shan County, Dongyang Prefecture.
Because Zhangjia Village had a large population, the government allocated a piece of land to Zhangjia Village and allowed them to build their own village.
The vast land and sparsely populated area are not just for words. Dongyang Mansion is considered the most prosperous place in Dongzhou. There are still large areas of empty land that are uninhabited. There are no other villages within ten miles of Zhangjiacun.
The location of Zhangjiacun was decided upon by Yuan Xi, the clan leader, Zhang Yuanlin, and two other clan elders. Yuan Xi's initial proposal to build the village along the coast was ruthlessly rejected by others. Even Zhang Yuanlin did not agree with his brother's unreasonable troubles.
There is no serious land along the coast, and the people in Zhangjia Village are not fishermen. Finally, a place five miles away from the sea, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with fertile land was chosen to build the new Zhangjia Village.
Yuan Xi didn't insist. He couldn't decide other people's lifestyles at will, but he could decide his own. For this reason, when he went to the city to do business, he spent money to buy a large piece of coastal land. We plan to build a farm here, which can also be called a seaside holiday villa. You can come and play here from time to time.
Because he bought so much, the government even gave him the beach as a souvenir.
Of course, all this was done behind the back of his second brother. When Zhang Yuanlin found out, there was a lot of commotion in the family.
He chases, he escapes, but he cannot catch up.
After running three times in the yard, Yuan Xi relied on his flexibility to avoid his brother's pursuit.
"Where did you get the money?"
Zhang Yuanlin was panting and put his hands on his hips, holding a feather duster in his hand.
Yuan Xi, who was being chased and beaten by his second brother, was hiding behind his second sister-in-law. Several nephews and sons were also nearby. Yes, they all came to distract him.
The scene looked like Zhang Yuanlin was fighting against a dozen people on the opposite side.
"Yuan Xi is a capable person, why are you so angry?"
"As the saying goes, a loving mother often loses her son. You, the eldest sister-in-law, will spoil her... because you spoiled her." Zhang Yuanlin was furious.
The second sister-in-law was not happy either, "Yuanxi is so outstanding, how could he be so wasteful? He has made a lot of contributions to our village along the way. Who in the village would not praise her after seeing her?"
"Besides, you're usually used to it."
As soon as these words came out, everyone else in the courtyard nodded seriously. Yes, my father/second uncle was also used to it.
Zhang Yuanlin looked at Yuan Xi, who was peeping behind his old wife, and pointed at him with a feather duster, "If you don't talk about this, tell me where you got the money?"
"Second brother, the land on the seaside is cheap, so I bought it half way and got it half free. It didn't cost much."
"Are you sure?" Seeing Yuan Xi's eyes twitching and looking restless, Zhang Yuanlin immediately said, "To be honest, don't force me to go to the Yamen to check."
Yuan Xi glanced at the surroundings from the corner of his eyes, arranged an escape route, and then said slowly: "Including the money to repair the farm, it's almost two thousand and five thousand."
Everyone in the yard froze after hearing this, and all looked at him, the shock in their eyes was self-evident.
The second sister-in-law's hands were shaking a little. She turned around and looked at Yuan Xi and said, "Yuan Xi, this is what you said about buying a little land. It's not worth mentioning."
Yuan Xi said confidently, "It's true."
Zhang Yuanlin immediately raised the feather duster in his hand and charged towards Yuan Xi. The scene of Yuan Xi chasing him and escaping was staged again in the yard, but this time no one came out to intervene, because they were all shocked in place by the two thousand taels, and their souls were wandering outside.
After settling down, Yuan Xi's mission had been completed, and his whole body instantly became lazy and began to behave badly. Apart from site selection, he had no involvement in the construction of the village, allowing the clan leader to continue to shine for Zhangjiacun.
When his family was building a house, he had a hand in order to make life more comfortable.
He and his second brother built a house next to each other. There was plenty of land, so they built as much space as possible. Considering that the brothers would have to separate their families in the future, he originally thought of using money to build one for each of his four sons. They could build one next to each other, which would be equivalent to dividing the family.
That night he also had a heart-to-heart talk with his sons, saying that he could give them money to build houses and divide the property after his death.
Yuan Xi felt that there was nothing wrong with his proposal, but as a result, his four sons hugged his lap and burst into tears. They all cried loudly and asked their father not to drive them away.
He pulled his pants hard to prevent them from falling down and asked them to let go first. The four of them disagreed, and Yuan Xi finally couldn't bear it and gave each of them a hard fight.
In the end, he decided to divide the property among his four sons, but the sons all wanted to live together. Yuan Xi suddenly thought about it and decided to build a big house with a courtyard for each person and a wall outside so that everyone could still live under the same roof. .
Zhang Yuanlin is busy with his own house. He is relieved that his third brother is such an adult.
Facts have proved that he was relieved too early.
The two houses were built right next to each other. When Zhang Yuanlin's house was finished, Yuan Xina was still building it. Two months later, Yuan Xina was still building it.
The two families were separated by a wall, and gradually, Yuan Xi's wall began to extend backwards. After the construction was completed, Zhang Yuanlin looked at the houses of the two families. No matter how he looked at them, he felt that they were like a big square with a smaller one on the side.
After the house was completed, it caused a sensation in the village, and villagers organized groups to visit it.
For such a big blue brick house, everyone was talking about it, guessing how much money Yuan Xi secretly spent on it.
Because of the siege and suppression of Black Tiger Village's property, there was still a lot left over along the way. The wealth moved people's hearts, and the clan leader was worried that the villagers were anxious for the money, so he took the initiative to hold a meeting and gave each villager a sum of money to build a house. Of course, the money is not given directly to them, but the money spent on building a house and purchasing furniture is reimbursed to them, at the rate of fifty taels per household.
With the remaining money, the clan leader built an ancestral hall, two granaries, bought a batch of farm tools for land reclamation, and repaired the roads in the village. In short, he was committed to spending all the money, and the money he saved caused a gap between everyone, and in the end he was left with a few taels of silver. When the clan leader opened the ancestral hall, he put the silver into the ancestral wooden box in public.
The sound of money hitting bottom also made the money finally come to an end in the hearts of the villagers.
Yuan Xi's house cost more than 500 taels, and most of it was in materials. Manpower was not valuable, so he hired a lot of workers, which were of high quality and low price. The most expensive labor cost was hiring a construction team from the county to build houses, which cost fifty taels.
As for how much it ultimately cost to build the house and where the money came from, Yuan Xi made up an excuse to explain it to his second brother, and even went to the clan leader to make a confession.
At that time, Zhang Yuanlin was doubtful, but now that he knew that Yuan Xi had spent such a large sum of money behind his back, he did not believe Yuan Xi's excuses.
Tired of chasing again, Zhang Yuanlin stopped to rest. As soon as he stopped, Yuan Xi also stopped.
"The more than 500 taels used to build this house were said to be a reward from the clan leader for doing things for the village. What about the 2,000 taels this time? What excuse are you trying to find to lie to me?"
"You are so capable. You even asked the clan leader to give you a confession. And the clan leader actually dared to agree to such an outrageous thing. I will have to settle the score with him next time."