Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 46 Selling the House

After some calculation, if Zhu's house can be sold for 120 taels, then they are still short of 120 taels of silver.How can I get this 120 taels?It's really sad.

Mrs. Chen thought for a while, "Sell the sheep we bought. Huixin is also married. She originally wanted to give it to her, but she lives in the town and has no place to grow grass. We bought that sheep back. I spent five taels of silver at that time, but now I can still sell it for this price. In addition, we sold the land. Our family has a total of fifteen mu of land, and now one mu of land can be sold for eight taels to ten taels of silver. Not much. The club cannot be sold, it is our root. If it is really not enough, we should sell the house, our house can still be worth 30 taels."

The old man listened and nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's do it this way. Zhixin, after dinner, go to the village chief's house and ask if there is anyone who wants to buy land? It's best to bring the house with you. Now, we can't care so much now. We will rent a house to live in at the worst in the future, and we really can't sell this stick unless it's forced. That's our last resort."

Mrs. Xue had prepared the meal a long time ago, and brought it up quickly at this time, "Okay, let's have some food first, I haven't eaten properly these few days." The whole family sat down to eat, Jing Wan and Jing Xian Everyone cried until their eyes were red, and Jinghan kept bringing food to the two of them, urging them to eat more.

After the family had dinner, Zhixin went to the village chief's house.After hearing Zhixin's words, the village chief also sighed, "Zhixin, I'm afraid this is too much for someone in our village to buy it, so why don't you go to the dental store in the town to have a look. I'm here, I'll ask someone tomorrow, you're anxiously waiting for money, so you probably won't be able to sell it for a very good price, you have to know that. Your house is made of adobe, and it's not worth much, which is 20 taels. This is just money for building a house and getting a land deed, and nothing else is really worth it. Well, if your fourth son is willing to help, the 120 taels really won’t be a big deal. The Han family is well-known in the town He's a rich man. I really can't guess this person."

Zhixin also knew that the village chief was telling the truth, "Uncle, I've written down what you said, so I'll trouble you. I'll go to the dental clinic tomorrow." After speaking, Zhixin left and went home.

That night, everyone in the Xu family didn't sleep well, they tossed and turned, thinking about how to live their lives in the future.Jinghan was lying on the kang, thinking about it, but couldn't come up with a good idea.I don't know how long it took before I gradually fell asleep.

The next day, Zhixin wanted to go to the town early in the morning, but the village chief came to Xu's house and led a man who was the eldest son of the Li family at the head of the village.Zhixin saw it and hurried forward, "Uncle Zhou, Brother Li, why are you free to come to my place today? Come in and sit for a while."

"Zhixin, this is just a coincidence. The birth son said he wanted to buy a house for his eldest son to marry. He also wanted to buy some land for the eldest son. I just left last night. I remembered that I went to his house early this morning and brought him here. After discussing it carefully, and seeing that both parties are satisfied, you can go through the formalities quickly." After the village chief Zhou finished speaking, he left first , he still has a lot of things to do.

Zhixin and Li Changsheng entered the house together, and Changsheng looked around the Xu family's yard.In fact, the Xu family's house, even though it is an adobe house, is well maintained.Zhixin is a diligent person. Every year in late summer and early autumn, he will tidy up the house and take a good rest, so it still looks pretty good.Entering the house, the old man is on the kang.

Li Changsheng hurried forward to say hello to the old man, and then everyone talked about the house. "Grandpa, I've taken a fancy to this house. If I think it's suitable for how much you want, we'll make a decision and just find some paperwork. In addition, I want to buy those lands at once, so you can Say a price."

The old man thought for a while, and then said, "Longsheng, this house is made of adobe, and it's really not worth much money. In this way, I don't want any more, just 30 taels, which is just money for work and a house deed. Fifteen mu of land, eight taels of silver per mu, a total of 120 taels, plus the house, it is 150 taels, what do you think?"

Li Changsheng did some calculations, and the price was reasonable, "Old man, your price is reasonable, but you are in a hurry to spend money, so I have to give you all the money at once. In this way, you give me another ten taels, How about 140 taels?"

The old man thought about it and thought it was okay.There is a rule for buying and selling here, that is, one part can be paid first, and the other part can be paid after the goods are finished in autumn.If all of this is paid in cash, some price must be given to others. "Okay, we are all from the same village, so it's hard not to give it to you. Besides, that's the rule. Okay, it's only 140 taels."

Li Changsheng nodded and smiled, "That's it, I'll find someone to get some documents. Your family is also in urgent need of money, and my eldest is also in a hurry to buy a house to get married, so let's do it as soon as possible." After saying that, Li Changsheng went out to find someone .

Not long after, someone in the village who understood this came back with Changsheng.Write them a document, and both parties put their fingerprints on it, and it's considered a success.Logically speaking, for such a thing, the Xu family should invite Li Changsheng and the person who wrote the deed to have a meal.Considering the situation of the Xu family, everyone didn't care about it.

After finishing writing the deed, Li Changsheng took out a cloth bag and put it on the kang, "Master, this is 140 taels of silver, please take a good look at it."

The old man opened the small bag, and the silver in it was everywhere, all of which were silver ingots of five taels and one ingot.Counting, exactly 28, which is 140 taels.The old man sighed, "Changsheng, when you move here, we can make room for you."

Li Changsheng thought for a while, "Uncle, it's best within ten days. My eldest brother has already set a date to get married. We still have to tidy up the house, right? It's hard for Uncle, there's nothing we can do about it."

"Okay, we will find a place in the next few days, and we promise to vacate the house for you within ten days." The old man agreed.

Now that the two sides have made an agreement, Li Changsheng went home.The old man called Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue, "Since we have sold the house, let's clean it up quickly. This house has been living in rags for many years. If you can get it, you should get it if you can't. Throw it away. People are in a hurry to move in, so we have to hurry." The house that I lived in for so many years was sold like this, and the old man felt very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Chen nodded, and led Mrs. Xue out to pack her things.Seeing that the house had been sold, Zhixin led the sheep to the town, finally found a restaurant to sell it, and returned with five taels of silver.When he got home, the old man asked him to take all the money in the family to the county, and when Mrs. Zhu sold the house, he brought Zhiming back directly.

Zhixin left with the money, and the family waited anxiously while packing up.Four days later, on February 29th, Zhixin led Zhiming and Zhu Shi back, followed by a large cart.Naturally, the car belonged to Zhiming's family. They took Zhiming out, and then everyone packed up their things together, and they found a car to bring him back.

When Zhiming saw his parents, he knelt in front of them. "Father, mother, it's the son's fault. The parents who have been implicated by the son are so old that they don't even have a place to settle down. The son deserves to die." He kowtowed hard to the ground.Mrs. Zhu also knelt aside, kowtowing non-stop.

Seeing this, Zhixin and Xue hurriedly stepped forward to pull them together, "Third son, forget it, you're just reciting words, so I can't blame you. I asked Qingnian, and he said yours too. There is nothing wrong with the medicine, this is life, who told us that we have no power? If someone in our family is an official in the court, who would dare to bully you?"

After hearing Zhixin's words, the old man said, "Third brother, your brother is right. Don't forget to take this matter to heart. We are a family and we have to support each other. Don't be sad, this is just a hurdle. Son, it’s fine in the past. Let’s think about it, where should we move? We’ve been looking around for a house for the past few days, but we can’t find it? Besides, we’ve sold all the land, what will we do for our livelihood in the future? Can't you buy and eat all of them?" The old man discussed the future with everyone.

Jinghan was originally in the outhouse, but now she came in from the outside, "Grandpa, grandma, parents, can we go up the mountain to see ginseng? I remember when I went up the mountain last year, there were several houses in the ginseng field. Now we I have no place to live, so at least I have a place to live. Besides, it seems that Shen can still have 30 taels of silver a year, which is enough for our family's expenses. After a few years, we will recover and buy a house It's done." When she heard about it that day, she thought about it, and after the house was sold, she kept thinking about it, and now she brought it up.

The old man glanced at Jinghan, "Yeah, why didn't we think of it? Although it looks a bit bitter, it can always feed us. Yes, Jinghan is right, Zhixin, you go to the village Long story short, let's go and see Shen. You have to get on with your life first, you can't have a place for your family to live in."

After hearing this, Zhixin also felt that his daughter's idea was okay, so he hurried out to discuss with the village head.

Mrs. Chen hugged Jinghan, "My dear granddaughter, why are you so smart? You can come up with this idea. Now, we don't have to worry about the house, and we can earn a little money for a year. Slowly save money, and you will be able to buy a house in the future." The old lady has been so worried that her hair has turned gray a lot these days, but now that she sees some light, she looks a little smiling.

With a solution to the matter, the family felt at ease, and hurried out to pack their things, preparing to vacate a house for others.

(End of this chapter)