Chapter 57: It's not easy to be an airborne cheap girl.
Today's Su family has changed a lot. There is no bad reason for a family's momentum to change.
In the private school, there was the sound of reading loudly, and the sisters-in-law in the east wing were walking around, and Fu Niang went to the school to listen to the lectures when she had time, and she was very serious.
With the help of her second brother, Yun Niang set up a wine-making shed. Chen Yu only needed to find a suitable opportunity to replace the water in the tank with spring water from Tianlai Spring.
In addition, what Chen Yu thinks about the most is Xiao Qiyu and building houses. The obsession with houses is the minimum need engraved in human genes, and Chen Yu is no exception.
The layout of houses in ancient times was not large, and it felt like a small house with all the internal organs. Moreover, to ensure that every house had a courtyard, the space could not be too small.
The old house of the Su family occupies a large area. On this basis, it should be enough to buy all the open space behind and to the right.
What is lacking is not space, but money. Even in this remote place in the countryside, building a house is a hugely expensive undertaking.
Chen Yu was wandering around the vegetable garden. The peppers in the vegetable garden were growing very well. There were many peppers hanging on the strong pepper seedlings, and some of them were turning red.
"Mom, someone from the government is here." Su Funiang came over to see Chen Yu.
Chen Yu frowned: "What are you doing here?"
"They said they were here to deliver something, and Third Brother is waiting for them." Su Funiang helped Chen Yu back.
There was a carriage parked at the gate, and an official was guarding the carriage.
Entering the room, Chen Yu saw Su Sanlang chatting with two officials. Seeing Chen Yu come in, Su Sanlang got up quickly.
After Chen Yu sat down, the official said: "I haven't gone to collect this for four months. When I report it below, Mr. Li ordered us to deliver it."
As he spoke, he took out a thick book, opened it and turned to the page of Su Sanlang. After checking, he said: "Four taels of silver is the monthly salary, and there are also forty liters of fine rice, forty liters of fine flour and oil."
Salt, the Mid-Autumn festival is pork and fish, just check the number and sign."
Chen Yu was very surprised. This scholar was still giving money and food supplies? He didn’t know about this at all.
"Thank you very much. It was originally my fourth brother who received it on my behalf. The family didn't know that my fourth brother had not been there for so long." Su Sanlang clasped his fists and thanked him.
Chen Yu was surprised again. How many evil things did Su Silang do that he didn't know about? Not to mention himself, even the memory of the original owner had no memory of the government giving him anything. Could it be that he didn't know everything?
The official returned the gift: "No problem, no problem, just remember to go and get it back at the beginning of every month."
After seeing off the official errands, Zheng Yue'e hurried in and took the accounts she just recorded: "Mom, these are the third child's things. It's not right to return them directly to the father-in-law. What do you think we should do?"
Chen Yu brought over the account book and admired Zheng Yuee's learning ability. Although the handwriting was not pretty, it had only been a long time and she had made great progress.
"Here at Lao San's house, let's have a chat. Put aside the things given by the government. Are there some other things?" Chen Yu asked tentatively.
Zheng Yue'e smiled: "Mom, these are the real things that can be delivered to us, but the one hundred and fifty acres of land are exempt from taxes and corvee. These are all benefits. Don't look at the third child studying all day, our family is really
You have enjoyed the blessing of being the third child."
Chen Yu lowered his eyes for a moment and then said: "The grain will be calculated according to the price of the grain store. The rest will go to the public house first. I will think about it later."
"Hey." Zheng Yue'e got Chen Yu's idea and went out to settle accounts.
This was the first time that Chen Yu seriously accepted the memory of the original owner.
The Su family only had three acres of land in their hands. It was a large family that originally had 130 acres of land. After the death of the old scholar, Su Silang lost his family and Su Sanlang went to school. These are all places where money is needed, so a lot of land is in Su.
The land under each household has long been owned by someone else.
The reason why it is not registered is that it is exempt from taxes and corvee.
Now that he wants to farm land, where does he need to buy land? He only needs to redeem the land. Chen Yu went through the land divided up by more than 20 families in his mind, and roughly calculated that he wanted to redeem all the land.
It takes nearly a hundred taels of silver to come here, but money is really needed everywhere.
In the evening, Su Erlang came back with Wu Lang and Liu Lang. During this period, the Pan family's house was repaired, and the brothers brought medicine every time. Chen Yu asked about the situation of the Pan family and heard that everything was fine.
Good and I feel at ease.
After dinner, Su Erlang came over and sat next to Chen Yu, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Chen Yu asked: "Is something wrong?"
"Well, mother, I think our sixth child is quite young now. Is the marriage about to be arranged?" Su Erlang said.
Chen Yu's heart skipped a beat and she raised her head to look at Su Erlang: "What's going on? Has Lao Liu fallen in love with someone else's girl?"
"That's not true. Lao Liu is only thinking about making money now. But in the past few days, I have seen that the little girl from the Pan family is interested in Lao Liu. My mother has also met that family, so I wanted to talk to her." Su Erlang
explain.
Chen Yu suddenly became interested, and the fire of gossip was burning brightly, but he didn't show it on his face, and asked: "Tell me, why did you treat us, the sixth child?"
"Mom, what's wrong with me?" Su Liulang kicked the door in and out. Hearing Chen Yu's words, he came in with a smile and asked.
Su Erlang smiled: "Mom, why don't you let Lao Liu have his say."
"What are you talking about?" Su Liulang was confused, and the two-foot-long monk was confused.
Chen Yu put the clothes in his hands aside and looked at Su Liulang.
Needless to say, the sons of the Su family are all very upright in appearance. Su Liulang is now eighteen years old. He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and his skin color is a bit darker. But in a farmer's family, this color is what
A serious person who can work.
Besides, he has broad shoulders, narrow waist, and is not short, so he is really good.
Thinking about the little girl from the Pan family, she is a little thinner and good-looking. Looking at the diligent way she serves her sister-in-law, she is gentle. The most important thing is that this little girl from the Pan family will be great in the future. Her brother Pan Fengge is the general who conquered the west.
If Su Liulang could marry such a wife, if nothing else, he would really win.
"Mom, why are you looking at me like this? Have I done something wrong?" Su Liulang had already sat down, but when Chen Yu looked at him like this, he stood up in fear.
Chen Yu said with a smile: "I didn't do anything wrong. My sixth brother is already eighteen, so it's time to get married."
"I don't want a wife." Su Liulang said immediately.
Of course Chen Yu knew that eighteen was still too young, but who made this place ancient? In ancient times, let alone eighteen, there were many people who got married at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Seeing Su Liulang's rejection happily, he frowned slightly: "
Why?"
Su Liulang pursed his lips, stood up and left.
Chen Yu looked at Su Erlang, and Su Erlang sighed: "Mom, my son has to do more work after autumn. The sixth child is reluctant to have such a big thing to do when the family is living well."
Chen Yu secretly thought: Why is it so difficult to be a mother? It’s not easy for me to be a cheap mother who landed in the air.