A poor family counterattacks, she is beautiful and sassy on the way to the imperial examination

Chapter 18 18 New Home
An Jinchen calculated the family's savings, and during the two or three months of selling stewed meat, he could save more than ten taels of silver almost every month.

In addition, the price of selling those wild boars is now about 60 taels, so it is still no problem to build a house with green bricks and tiles.

Mu Tan found out about An Chuxia's house rebuilding, so when An Jinchen went to the village head to buy a homestead with a piece of stewed meat, Mu Tan followed.

An Jinchen finally spent six taels of silver to buy a large house site in the west of the village, with a total area of ​​two or three mu.

Mutan waited for him to buy a piece of homestead adjacent to their home from the village chief.

It was smaller than the homestead An Jinchen bought, about one or two acres.

This time, the house that their family was going to build was designed by An Chuxia himself, and some modern and practical modifications were added to the original building of the ancient house.

Such as bathing places and toilets.

The yard is also relatively large, with a place to grow vegetables and several flower ponds.

An Chuxia also left a place to plant grape trellises and wisterias.

In this way, put stone tables and chairs underneath, and you can enjoy tea and read books leisurely.

There is also a section of eaves extended forward on the house, so that when it rains or snows, you will not step on the mud as soon as you come out.

After Mu Tan saw the blueprint drawn by An Chuxia, he wanted to live and die like the one built by her house.

What made An Chuxia speechless even more!
The house built by Mutan actually shared a wall with his family, without a dripping eaves in the middle, so they were connected together.

Fortunately, after the two houses were built, a courtyard wall was built in the middle. Otherwise, I really thought it was a house built by one family.

Just after An Chuxia's house was built, he invited several well-connected families to warm the house.

Because the family is doing braised meat business now, and they are relatively well off financially, An Chuxia's house-warming banquet has more meat dishes.

Among the family members who came to help, for example, the second grandma, Mrs. Hu, pulled An Chuxia aside.

He said earnestly, "Let them not spend their money so recklessly. Those who come here are close to others. Just a few meat dishes are enough. There is no need to spend so much money."

An Chuxia smiled and nodded in agreement, only saying that the chicken, duck and fish meat had been bought this time, and it would be spoiled if it was not cooked.

Just say that the next time you ask for a seat, it will not be like this again.

Second Mistress was relieved to see her so educated.

I also know that the food has already been bought this time, and the two brothers and sisters can't eat so much, so in the end they can only make it into a table for entertaining guests.

An Chuxia saw at the banquet, a strong and strong couple with slightly depressed faces.

I couldn't help but startled!
At that time, when she first wore it, it was the clothes given by Da Zhuang's wife. Although she didn't fully wake up in a daze, she still recognized the voice of Da Zhuang's wife.

Because the voice of the big and strong daughter-in-law is not as crisp and soft as other women, but rather neutral and deep and hoarse.

After the housewarming banquet, An Jinchen and a few good brothers helped clean up and returned the tables and benches.

An Chuxia and Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law were cleaning pots and bowls and wiping the stove in the kitchen.

The two of them chatted while working, and the topic slowly came up, the current living conditions of the couple.

The strong daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, narrated with a blank expression on her somewhat dark face.

Ever since Da Zhuang was injured at Landlord Wang's house, one of his legs would limp if he walked too fast, and he couldn't go out to do odd jobs to earn money for the public.

Several elder brothers and sister-in-laws in the family thought that the couple was a burden, so they separated the family.

Because there are many brothers in the family, it is not rich, and the parents follow the elder to provide for the elderly, so there is less for the younger brothers.

When the family was separated, not only did they not get much, but they also asked them to pay off Da Zhuang's debts for his injuries.

Finally, the strong daughter-in-law asked with some embarrassment: "Xiao Xia, can you lend us the old house you lived in for a while."

Because there are many brothers in Da Zhuang's family, when the family was separated, they didn't get a place to live, and they didn't have money to build a house by themselves.

Now the couple still lives in the west room on the other side of the old house, listening to the elder sister-in-law beating dogs and chickens every day.

The parents-in-law and the eldest brother just pretended not to hear, and let the sister-in-law run on them.

The strong daughter-in-law really didn't want to live like this every day, so she had the cheek to ask An Chuxia.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. After the kitchen was cleaned up, An Chuxia fetched a basin of water, and after she and the strong wife washed up.

An Chuxia dragged Mrs. Zhao into her room, a tall room with large bright windows.

Although the furniture is only the simplest cabinet and bed, there is also a pot of wild flowers on the windowsill.

But all these simple things give people a very comfortable feeling.

After the two sat down, An Chuxia poured a glass of water for Mrs. Zhao, and then said: "That thatched cottage is not our house in the first place, how can we decide.

A few days ago, my brother and sister moved to our new home, so we returned the old house to the village.

If sister-in-law and big brother want to live in, they have to ask the village chief now. "

When Mrs. Zhao heard that the house had been returned to the village, she couldn't help but feel disappointed, and a look of sadness appeared on her face.

Although the village head is not a bad person, he is not a good talker either.

The two of them have nothing now, and they are going to borrow the vacant house left over from the village to live in. I'm afraid the village chief may not agree.

Just when Zhao Shi was in a daze, her palm sank.

"Xiaoxia... this... this is?!"

Mrs. Zhao looked at the white silver ingot in her hand, and asked blankly.

"My sister-in-law took it back to buy some things and then went to the village head to borrow a house, maybe the village head will agree.

My sister-in-law will use the rest of the money first, and will return it to me when my sister-in-law and brother Da Zhuang are free! "

With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Zhao looked at An Chuxia, brothers and sisters from her husband's family and her mother's family during the most difficult time for their husband and wife.

They are afraid that their poor couple will get in touch with them, and avoid themselves and Da Zhuang.

Unexpectedly, her husband's good brothers and sisters extended a helping hand to them, so how could she not be grateful.

"Okay, when my sister-in-law has it, I will pay you back double!"

Mrs. Zhao also has a straightforward temperament, she didn't make any fuss, and she kept this gratitude in her heart.

An Chuxia found that Mrs. Zhao was a good person, with a sharp temper and a sense of tenacity.

So I thought of helping them as a couple.

"Sister-in-law, I have a few snacks here, which can be sold at the stalls on the official roads and in the markets.

But doing the snack business will be very tiring, I don't know if my sister-in-law is willing to do it. "

Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and hurriedly said: "Yes! How could you not!"

In the next few days, as long as An Chuxia is free, Mrs. Zhao will come to learn how to make dumplings, chaos, and deep-fried dough sticks from her.

Since then, Da Zhuang and his wife have started a food stall business, and the two of them also got the consent of the village chief to live in the old house of An Chuxia's family.

The days are slowly getting better.

(End of this chapter)