Xiaoyue nodded, but her expression became a little shy, "Brother Xiaobei, I, I just started working, and it will take some time before I can pay you back the money."
Chen Xiaobei waved his hand, "I told you, the money is given to you, don't mention it again in the future."
Xiaoyue shook her head slightly, "No, I'm very grateful that you can lend me the money. How can I not pay it back?"
"I work at Mr. Zhao Yi's house, and I will get fifty cents a month. I will pay you back when I have enough."
At this moment, several more children appeared in the distance, and it was Xiaomu running towards this side with a few people.
He also saw Chen Xiaobei and stopped there far away, not daring to come over.
Apparently Xiaoyue also saw this scene, said a few more words, and left in a hurry.
Watching him walk away, Wu Zhong looked at Chen Xiaobei in surprise, "How did you get involved with her?"
Chen Xiaobei looked at Wuzhong and was surprised, "What's wrong with her?"
"Well, if you want to talk about someone else, I really don't care about this. If you want to talk about her, I really need to say a few words to you."
"Her name is Feng Xiaoyue. Speaking of her father, Feng Pengju, he is also the number one figure in our Qingniu County. He went to the capital as an official. For some reason, he was dismissed from his official position and was driven back to his hometown. But later, he was dismissed directly for some reason. She was arrested and exiled to the border, and her family property was confiscated. Poor Feng Xiaoyue suddenly changed from a wealthy lady to a beggar wandering the streets."
What? Chen Xiaobei was a little surprised that this girl Xiaoyue had such a miserable life experience.
But having said that, in this era, the difference between prosperity and wealth and losing one's head is just one sentence, one thing.
"Although the Emperor has not arrested her now, it does not mean that he will not arrest her in the future, so you have to be careful."
Chen Xiaobei smiled, "Brother Wu, please stop being alarmist. Didn't she say that just now? She works at Zhao Yi's house. Since she dares to use him, doesn't that mean she has no problem?"
"Hey, you don't understand the logic behind this."
"Zhao Yi is naturally not afraid of people in the capital, but it's different for common people like me."
Speaking of Mr. Zhao, Chen Xiaobei suddenly had a thought. "Brother, did Mr. Zhao Yi Zhao have a grandson who died a few days ago? I heard that he wanted to buy boys and girls to bury him with him."
Old Wu quickly made a shushing gesture and looked around. Seeing no one around, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't tell anyone about this. Just know it yourself. If someone listens to it, be careful." Get into lawsuits.”
Well, we can’t afford to offend such a powerful family.
The green vegetables were sold out before noon.
There are more than fifty kilograms in total. After excluding the five eldest sons given to Wuzhong, Chen Xiaobei has fifty-two left.
Wuzhong was also very interesting and gave him nearly ten kilograms of vegetables.
On the way home, Chen Xiaobei began to think that without a scale, using the scale in Wuzhong was not an option.
So when my planting area expands, I have to get a steel scale. However, scales are rare at this time and are not cheap. They cost at least ten big pieces.
There is no smoking these days, so Chen Xiaobei went to weigh some snacks.
In this way, I can not only make tooth sacrifices for Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer, but also leave some to share with the craftsmen tomorrow, which is a little bit of my heart.
In addition, he went to buy some seeds. Some of the green leafy vegetables had been pulled out today and they had to be replanted as soon as possible.
Driving the donkey cart, we walked leisurely back to Hetou Village. It was noon as soon as we saw the sky.
The village that was supposed to be quiet was actually very lively, with many people rushing towards his home.
Chen Xiaobei hurriedly stopped someone and asked, "Third uncle, what are you doing?"
The man replied without turning his head, "Dachun is moving out, so please go and help with the transportation."
Chen Xiaobei knew that Chen Dachun was moving because he had told him before, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Perhaps it was because Cui Hongyu was kidnapped that Chen Dachun was frightened and left quickly.
From a distance, I could see a lot of people gathered around the door of Chen Dachun's house on the third and third floors. There were two carriages parked at the door.
The drivers were not from the village, they must have been specially hired from outside.
Some villagers helped move some bedding outside, while others stood at the door and watched the excitement.
It was lively there, but Chen Xiaobei's place was very deserted.
He took his time, unloaded the frame of the carriage, and tied the donkey up.
Cui Hongyu came over and said to him, "Brother Dachun is moving out. I want to go over and help, but I really can't squeeze in."
Chen Xiaobei nodded and smiled helplessly, "Then there's no need to go there, Brother Dachun will understand our thoughts."
Cui Hongyu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and went to prepare lunch.
At this time, Chen Dachun also walked out of his house with a smile on his face, clasping his fists and bowing to everyone, "Thank you for your help, thank you very much."
Behind him is Xiumei, holding a cloth bag in her hand.
The cloth bag contains dough sheets made from white flour.
Xiumei gave some to everyone and said a kind word or two to everyone.
White flour is already a rarity, and oil has to be added to make the dough.
That is even more rare.
I usually do this only when there is a happy event at home.
When the noodles were distributed, everyone congratulated for a while and then gradually dispersed.
When the noise here gradually stopped, Chen Xiaobei had finished his lunch. He stood up and planned to go over and take a look.
As soon as I walked out of the gate, I almost bumped into Chen Dachun.
"Brother is leaving today!" Chen Xiaobei was still a little sad in his words. As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. With such a neighbor, they can also take care of each other.
Chen Dachun nodded, "Yes, the houses in the city have been tidied up. Go to the second alley on the right side of the east gate and walk to the end. You must find me when you go to the county seat."
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "I made a note of it and will go to your house to see you next time I go to the city."
Chen Dachun patted his shoulder lightly, then handed his right hand to him, spreading it out and holding a key in his palm.
"This is the key to my house. This house is given to you."
What? Chen Xiaobei looked incredulous.
It’s okay to farm the land given by the court for free. Now you want to give this house to yourself for free?
"Brother Dachun, this isn't appropriate. You'll still have to stay here if you come back."
Chen Dachun chuckled, "I will stay at your house when I come back. My mother said that without you, our family wouldn't have so much money, so this house..."
Frankly speaking, the condition of Chen Dachun's house is much better than that of Chen Xiaobei's house. It has five main rooms, east and west side rooms, and a large gate and courtyard wall. This was done when I got married to my wife in the spring of the year before last.
Reluctantly, Chen Dachun was sent away.
Chen Xiaobei sat under the big locust tree to discuss with Cui Hongyu.
"Hongyu, now Brother Dachun has given us his house again. I think tomorrow, when the house is being repaired, we can simply open up the courtyard wall between our two families and clean it up together. From now on, we Live wherever you want."
