The pastoral concubine of space

Chapter 24 She Has a Secret!

Of course, Liu Yinghua couldn't follow Xiao Yunchu's original words, she was too hateful, but she still conveyed the meaning to her old man. Village head Liu let go of the words, and at the same time warned some people who said too much, they would wait until the next time the village opened During the general meeting, the whole village calls and criticizes them by name!
Sure enough, people in the village who brought up this topic all shrank their necks. Being criticized at the village meeting would be laughed at by the whole village, and no one could afford to lose that person.

The villagers who were helping Xiao's family were worried that Xiao Yunchu would fire them and find people from other villages, so they seized the opportunity to 'show their loyalty'. They were dissatisfied with the speed of their work, but now they have become more agile, which is a pleasant surprise.

"Oh, I can't tell, this Miss Xiao family has a strong personality. I heard that the former servant Xiao was the most rigid, and he was able to teach such a rich man? It's strange." After listening to the subordinate's report, Feng Yunxiu's eyes looked There was a flash of interest in it.

Then, as if remembering something, he found a blueprint from the stack of documents in front of him. If Xiao Yunchu was here, he would be able to recognize it at a glance. The drawing on it was clearly the design drawing of the new home that she personally designed.

Fingers caressed it and moved slightly to a certain position, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "What is this?"

Wei Qing stretched his neck to take a look, and explained: "I heard that it is something called a 'fireplace', which can be used to burn firewood. It is similar to the effect of a charcoal basin. It is used for indoor heating. There is a special chimney connected to it to make the smoke float. Going outside saves the trouble of using a charcoal basin and opening the windows to let the wind out to dissipate the heat."

"Sounds like a good thing." Feng Yunxiu thought for a while, and then came up with an idea, "Find a place and try to get this fireplace out to see the effect, if it's good, then make it in the mansion."

Wei Qing was a little surprised, but quickly complied.

Feng Yunxiu hummed, and played with a small thing in his hand at some point. The small thing was a pair of gold earrings that Xiao Yunchu sold to Linglong Pavilion. His handsome face was thoughtful, "You said, this Is it really the Xiao family's property left to her?"

Wei Qing looked at the things in his master's hands and frowned, "Mr. Xiao has always been an upright official. Mrs. Xiao's natal family has some money, but I'm afraid I can't get such fine gold jewelry."

To be precise, there is no such gold ornaments in the Great Zhou Palace.

"Besides, if she really kept some valuables from the Xiao family, life shouldn't be so difficult these few years." Since he discovered Xiao Yunchu and the two little masters, he checked their experiences in the past few years. He has learned about the situation of another village he stayed in before, and his life was worse than that of Youxi Village, even he couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, Xiao Yunchu... I'm afraid there are some secrets about this girl that are unknown to outsiders." Feng Yunxiu narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, "Keep watching secretly, don't let her notice."

Wei Qing looked hesitant, looking a bit embarrassed, "Master, Miss Xiao seems to be very perceptive. The last time she went to Hongye Town, my subordinates felt that she seemed to have discovered something."

"Oh?" The people he sent to follow are the hidden guards around him. With their skills, ordinary people can detect even a little breath. The Xiao family is the family of civil servants. How could Xiao Yunchu find out?

"If that's the case, this Xiao Yunchu is really not easy, but... it's okay, just keep staring."

"Yes."

"There is also that thing who wants to go to Xiao's house to steal things." Feng Yunxiu's eyes were slightly cold, and he clasped the earrings on the table with force, "Teach him a lesson, let him remember that some people, not he can I can afford it." No matter what, she is the mother of his two children, how could any cat or dog be able to bully her.

When he moved his hands away, the pair of earrings that should have been deformed due to excessive purity were inserted into the table case intact.

Half a month has passed, and the Xiao family's mansion has been more than half built. According to this speed, it is not a big problem to finish it within a month.

On this day, the chicken coop in the new house happened to be set up, so Liu Yinghua sent over the ten little chickens that she promised to get for Xiao Yunchu a few days ago.

Xiao Yunchu’s house is not considered a space. There are only three chickens on the surface, and the only ones that can lay eggs are two hens. The frequency of laying eggs is not high enough to eat. Liu Yinghua suggested that she buy more and raise them. In the future, she will eat eggs or meat It is very cost-effective.

After getting the chicken, Xiao Yunchu also took the opportunity to mention that she wanted to buy a cow, and asked Liu Yinghua if she knew where to buy it in the town.

"Do you still want to buy cattle?" Liu Yinghua looked worried, "Cows are cheap. I heard your uncle (village head) talk about the cost of building a house. Do you have any money left? Don't spend it. It's all gone, at least keep some close by."

In fact, she agreed with Xiao Yunchu's purchase of cattle. With cattle, in the future, no matter whether it is to take back the rented land to grow by himself, or lend the cattle to other people in the village, take the opportunity to improve the relationship between neighbors and help others and himself. Good thing.

But the premise is that you can't spend all the money in your hand!
As the scale of the new house became more apparent, Liu Yinghua was particularly worried recently that she would become penniless in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Yunchu knew that she really cared about him, so he leaned over and whispered, "Don't worry, I still have some jewelry from my previous home in my hand. Didn't I go to town before starting the new house? I sold it for a lot of silver, and after the house is built and the wages and other expenses are paid, there will be some money left over, which should be enough money to buy cattle.”

Liu Yinghua opened her mouth wide in surprise, so there is such a thing?It seemed like she was worrying too much.

Soon Liu Yinghua came back to her senses and smiled, "That's a good idea. If you have a big animal at home, you don't have to worry about starving to death. Your Uncle Liu knows best where the big animals are sold in the town. He is right. Xiangniu is also good at it, let him take a look at it for you when you have time."

"I'm sorry to bother Third Uncle Liu. I'll send him a thank you gift some other day."

Liu Yinghua didn't advise anything in these exchanges of favors, she just said don't take too many things, Uncle Liu won't accept them.

"By the way, if you still have money, have you ever thought about buying a few more pieces of land?" Liu Yinghua suggested: "The two acres of land you bought before can't collect much even if you collect rent. If you can buy more For a few acres, you can grow it yourself, and it doesn’t matter if you rent it out to collect rent, and then there will be food and livestock, and you can live a very nourishing life.”

Xiao Yunchu smiled without saying a word.

She is not too ambitious, but she is not so unmotivated. She has to rely on farming cattle and harvesting land to rent, but the land still has to be bought. In ancient times, the land was the most secure fixed asset, just for the future. If you want to get out the vegetables and fruits that are not available in the space, you have to buy some land for yourself, otherwise where will the crops come from?Did it fall from the sky?
After having an idea, Xiao Yunchu went to Sanshu Liu the next day and told him to help him find cattle, and then went to the village chief's house to ask about buying a field.

Aunt Ying probably mentioned it to him yesterday, so the village chief didn't seem surprised, and told her in detail which fields are available for purchase near Youxi Village, who owns them, how many acres they have, and the fertility of the fields. How Yunyun is very detailed.

In addition to the silver needed to build the house this time, Xiao Yunchu still has at least 100 taels left in his hand. The average acre of land around Youxi Village is between five taels and eight taels. Ten acres is not a problem, but in this way, once the village gets word of it, they will inevitably doubt how much money she has in hand. After thinking about it, they only settled on five acres that are fertile enough and close to the river for easy irrigation. Fine fields.

The five acres of land alone cost 35 taels of silver, and this time it is said that the money is almost spent, and no one will doubt it anymore.

(End of this chapter)