The ugly husband of the sturdy peasant girl is spoiled by the sky

Chapter 33, The Village Chief Borrows Money Voluntarily
"Uncle Village!" Shu Xin called out.

Cauliflower, green onion, and bean curd also shouted, "Uncle Village!"

The village head nodded, looked at the land that Shu Xin and his sisters had built yesterday, and couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

"What do you guys plan to reclaim the land for?"

"We bought some corn, cotton, and soybean seeds!"

The village head nodded.

It’s good to grow cotton and use it yourself, as it won’t freeze in winter.

Baogu soybeans can be kept for eating.

"Then how much land do you plan to reclaim?"

Shu Xin pondered for a moment before saying, "We don't know, Uncle Village, you need to pay for the reclaimed land, right?"

"Yes, this mountainous land costs about one tael of silver per mu. After it is reclaimed, thirty catties of millet will be taxed every year!"

Shu Xin nodded.

Thirty catties of millet is actually not much, but it has to be given every year.

But this land is his own.

The village head looked at Shu Xin and nodded, he couldn't help laughing, "Do you understand?"

Shu Xin nodded.

"Then how many acres do you plan to reclaim?"

Shu Xin looked distressed and stammered, "Uncle Village, we have no money!"

That's the point.

If you have money, you can open a ten-acre farm and plant something, not to mention rich and powerful, but you will never die of hunger.

"I know you don't have any money, so I came here just to ask you if I can lend you some money!"

"what……"

Shu Xin was surprised.

Even the cauliflower, chopped green onion, and Liu Shi, who was listening with pricked ears in the room, were also extremely surprised.

In the situation of their family, the village chief is still willing to borrow money?
"What? You don't want to?" The village chief raised his eyebrows.

"No, Uncle Village, I am willing, but, just I don't know when I can pay back!"

The village chief smiled and stroked his not-so-long beard.

"Since you want to pay it back, it means that you are a good boy. Look at your family, your younger siblings are so young, and your mother has such a temper. All the burdens are on you. Your mother was so cruel to reconcile, why not Not for you guys, you are the eldest sister, you have to carry it!"

Shu Xin nodded.

The village head continued, "If I lend you ten taels of silver, how do you plan to arrange it?"

Ten taels of silver...

What about the price of sixty pheasants?

Shu Xin thought for a while, "Five taels are used to reclaim land, and five taels are used to repair two houses!"

"What about eating?" the village chief asked.

"We sisters have hands and feet, and we will be able to live on!" Shu Xin said seriously.

His eyes looked into the distance.

The smoke from the cooking in the village is curling up, and the green hills stand in the distance.

Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea, and there are endless mountains in the distance.

The village chief looked at Shu Xin, and suddenly remembered what the patriarch said.

"Then you come with me to sign the contract. I'll bring someone over to measure the land. After the land is measured, you can build the house!"

"Thank you, Uncle Village!"

Shu Xin bowed deeply to the village chief.

It is said that the icing on the cake is the icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. The kindness of the village chief will be remembered for a lifetime.

Shu Xin followed the village chief to the village chief's house. On the way, the village chief called a few villagers and invited the patriarch.

The patriarch seemed to be a little seriously ill, but he still insisted on taking this trip.

The village head and the patriarch whispered a few words, the patriarch nodded vigorously, and the village head said, "I have invited you here today to measure the reclaimed land for the Liu family. The price is the same as everyone else, one tael of silver per mu. Paying taxes on [-] catties of millet per mu per year, of course it is also possible to pay money!"

When the village chief finished his words, the villagers who were below him started whispering.

Shu Xin's family is poor, where did they get the money to reclaim the land?
Shu Xin was listening at the door, slowly clenching his hands.

Yes, no money.

They are very poor.

The village chief coughed, and continued after he calmed down, "I discussed with the patriarch, I will lend ten taels of silver to the Liu family, five taels will be used to reclaim the land, and the other five taels will be used to build a house. What is the place where the mothers live, what is their situation, you also know that some people are wolf-hearted, but we can't be those ruthless people, so I won't talk about others, you are much more Help, I will let Youkang and Youjian go there until the house is repaired!"

Youkang and Youjian are the eldest and second sons of the village chief.

The patriarch coughed twice, and then said weakly, "I will give them five taels of silver, and the five taels of silver will be used for their mothers to repair their houses. There are many of them, so it will be a little more spacious!"

People in the room discussed.

He was obviously talking about their family, but it seemed that he had already planned it, and it had nothing to do with her.

Which ones clear the land, which ones cut down the trees, and which ones dig the mud.

Is this house a tile-roofed house or a thatched house?

This thatched house needs to be renovated every year, but it's inconvenient for the Liu family.

The village head thought for a while and then said, "Except for the ten taels of silver borrowed, I will also give them five taels of silver to build a house, so let's build a tile house!"

Shu Xin's eyes turned red immediately.

Tears rolled in the eyes, and she forced them back again abruptly.

"Ah Xin!"

The village chief called her in the main room.

Shu Xin hurriedly wiped his face, and stepped into the main room, "Patriarch, village chief, uncles!"

"Well, come here and make a bet!"

Shu Xin went up, and the words on it were all in traditional characters, and he couldn't recognize a few of them in this predecessor, but there were pictures drawn on one side of the picture.

There are three rooms in a row, with a door in the middle and another room on the left and right.

"This is your new house in the future. The middle of these three rooms is the main room, the two sides are side rooms, this room is the kitchen, this circle is the courtyard, and this location is the courtyard gate!" The village chief said, seeing Shu Xin's eyes red , can not help but be filled with emotion.

When Youqin was so old, she dragged him to go to the town, and kept pestering him to buy silk flowers.

Shu Xin is so big, but he shoulders the burden of supporting a family.

"If there is no problem, just draw and bet!" The village chief said, his voice softened a little.

Shu Xin shook his head, nodded again, stretched out his thumb to press in the ink pad, and pressed it on the contract.

From then on, she owed a debt of ten taels of silver.

But with land and house.

Shu Xin pressed his thumbprint, and the village head asked Shu Xin to go back first, and sent the patriarch back in person.

The two talked for a while on the way.

The contract has to go to the town, and it will not be counted until the Zhen Cheng stamps the seal. When Shu Xin returned home, the cauliflower and green onion immediately greeted him, "Sister, how is it?"

Shu Xin nodded, "It's done!"

"Really?"

"Ok!"

Cauliflower and Scallion laughed, and Douhua jumped with joy.

Shu Xin entered the room, looked at Liu Shi and shouted, "Mom!"

Mrs. Liu nodded, "With the land and the house, our mothers can save money on food and expenses, and we will be able to live a good life!"

Shu Xin nodded with a smile.

He got up and ordered the cauliflower and chopped green onion to wash the pot, boiled the water, and said, "When the water boils, put the honeysuckle in it and cook, then add some sugar!"

When others come to measure the land, there is nothing to entertain at home, but they have to treat people to drink a bowl of water.

It's just that Shu Xin didn't expect that the person who came was still carrying a hoe and a pole.

(End of this chapter)