Ding Maoshan raised his eyebrows, not realizing that Zhang's words were dirty, referring to someone having an affair here, and thought that someone in the village had already talked to the Lin family.
"As you all know, it's not actually unclean. It's just that a fortune teller said a few years ago that the feng shui was a little bad. In addition, the last resident died suddenly in the yard. When the body was found many days later, it had been buried in the mountains. The beasts that came down had almost eaten everything...
Damn, what do these things mean? Whose house has not had a few people die in it? Is it possible that the house has to be demolished and rebuilt? "
As he spoke, his eyes kept looking around, observing the Lin family's reaction.
Sure enough, a slightly wealthy woman spoke first.
"Has someone died? Or a violent death! Village chief, how can we live in this kind of house? We can't live in it! Get us another room quickly!"
When Zhao Ruoxia heard that someone had died, she suddenly felt very unlucky. Looking at the yard, she felt gloomy.
This was what Ding Maoshan was waiting for, pretending to be very sorry.
"You have a large family. Apart from this one, the only suitable small courtyard in the village is the one by the stream in the east. It's good, but the price..."
Of course there are other small courtyards in the village that are more suitable and more reasonably priced. The three or four single-family courtyards in the south that are close to the fertile fields are many times better than this one with the walls removed.
But he was not a fool. After sleeping last night, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Boss Lin's words were bragging, and he even wanted to blow up the Lin family's money bag.
Ding Maoshan made a number, a hundred taels.
The Lin family suddenly took a breath. One yard costs one hundred taels. Let’s not talk about whether the family can afford so much money. Even if they can, will they not be able to survive in the future?
"How much silver does this room cost?" Mrs. Lin pointed to the small courtyard in front of her.
"Although the feng shui of this yard is not good, it is such a big land and the price is fair, fifty taels!"
Zhao Ruoxia saw that Mrs. Lin's face looked strange, and she was obviously interested in buying the haunted house, so she immediately chopped off her feet to stop her.
"Mom, this is not the time to save money. Everyone has said that the feng shui of the house is not good. Don't forget that the fourth brother and Tianji will take the imperial examination in the future. If our family can't save everything, we will have to start a small business. Don’t cut off our family’s income because of the house!”
She thought she had captured what Mrs. Lin valued most, so she spoke even more vigorously: "Even...A Bao, A Bao is a girl with a strong negative energy. Let's live in a house with an even stronger negative energy. Her small body How can I bear it?"
Mrs. Lin raised her eyelids and glanced at Zhao Ruoxia: "Didn't you listen to what the village chief said? I want one hundred taels of silver. Where can our family get the one hundred taels? Should we cut my flesh to pay off the debt, or sell you to pay off the debt!"
Zhao Ruoxia was not stupid. She knew there were outsiders present and lowered her voice.
"Don't Po also have a gold bracelet? It's worth at least twenty or thirty taels..."
"Shut up! Did you treat my words like cat urine in the wind and forget them all? You are still thinking about A Bao's gold bracelet. It seems that I am too tolerant to you in daily life, even if you don't treat me at all. Take this mother-in-law’s words to heart!”
Lin Laoer quickly stepped forward and dragged his wife away: "Mom has her own reasons for what she wants to do. When will it be your turn to dictate?"
Zhao Ruoxia was so angry that her lips were trembling. She was not worried about her grandson's future, but she felt sorry for the dead girl whose origin was unknown. She must be so naive!
It was hard for Mrs. Lin to calm down, so she said she wanted to buy the yard and took out a fifty-tael silver note.
Ding Maoshan was stunned. He was originally waiting for the Lin family to have enough money and introduce them to a few acquaintances who made loan sharks to earn some drinking money. But now, he didn't even get a copper.
After handing over the house and land deeds with a rather dissatisfied look on his face, he walked dozens of meters before daring to mutter a few words.
"What a pity, I have to find a new place to be happy again!"
The Lin family, young and old, stood at the entrance of the courtyard, no one dared to take a step inside.
I didn't know it was a haunted house at first, and I thought it was quite big and majestic when I looked at the yard. But now I see the weeds half as tall as a person in the yard, and I just feel a gust of wind blowing over, bringing a chilling feeling.
"Mom, do we really want to live here?"
Lin Silang felt that his feet were weighing a thousand pounds and he could not move his legs.
Mrs. Lin coaxed her granddaughter, who was already yawning, and narrowed her eyes, her voice filled with vicissitudes of life and sorrow.
"I used to believe in ghosts and gods, but since the drought hit, countless refugees starved to death along the way. I began to doubt my previous beliefs. If ghosts and gods really exist in this world, why do they starve to death? When you die, why don't you stretch out your hands to save those poor people?"
As soon as these words came out, most of the panic in the Lin family's hearts immediately dissipated.
Yes, isn't the meaning of the existence of gods to save all people from fire and water? If he doesn't appear when you need him, what's the point of the people's worship!
If there really are ghosts and gods in the world, and the laws of heaven are clear, retribution should have been fulfilled on those evil people long ago. Why would there be a need for so many people to do justice for heaven!
Lin Silang immediately took the ox and walked into the courtyard: "Mom is right! Master also taught me, I don't talk about monsters and monsters, and respect ghosts and gods and keep them away. Our family is upright and honest, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
In this way, the Lin family regained their former vitality and moved into their new home happily. No matter how dissatisfied Zhao Ruoxia was, she could not resist. She could not perform a one-man show by herself. She could only drag Tianji Tianrui inside and fight to occupy the next room. Nice house.
The two main rooms face south and have the best sunshine. The larger one is given to Mrs. Lin who is recuperating in health, and the smaller one is given to Lin Silang who wants to brush up on his calligraphy.
The back room of the west wing is connected to an abandoned vegetable field, which is left to Lin Laosan and Zheng, as well as the unweaned Xiao Xiangyun.
There were several livestock sheds built behind the house in the east wing. Tianfu took the big oxen there early, and this room was assigned to Mr. Lin and Mrs. Zhang.
There is also an inverted room, which is slightly less well-lit and ventilated, but it has a large area, which is as big as two wing rooms. It is divided between Lin Laoer and Zhao Ruoxia.
There is a wing room on each side of the wing, one is used as a kitchen and the other is used as a warehouse.
As for the four and a half eldest children, because they are too young to live alone, they each live in the same place with their parents. When they grow up, they will be allocated additional places to live.
After packing his luggage, Lin Laosan went to his neighbor's house to borrow a sickle and dustpan to clean up the weeds in the yard.
Lin Laoshan and Lin Laoer brought water from the stream. Zheng and Zhang wiped the old benches, tables and chairs in the house. If there were loose and damaged furniture, they handed it over to Lin Laosan to beat and beat. Those that could be used were continued to be used, and those that were not usable were continued. Chop it up and throw it in the kitchen for firewood.
The children also wanted to help, but most of the time they would be pushed aside by the adults. Lin Silang became the king of children, leading them to prevent them from bumping into each other.
Zhao Ruoxia wanted to hide, but she didn't know that she was being watched by Mrs. Lin cleaning the corridor. She felt like there were two eyes on her wherever she went.
Xiangyun is the most at ease in the whole family. He sits in grandma's arms and blows bubbles. He stretches out his little paws and shouts from time to time to cheer up the family.
Her cute and playful appearance made Mrs. Lin laugh out loud frequently. When the adults were tired, they would tease her a few times and then continue their work after resting.
In one day, the yard, which was originally lifeless and covered with cobwebs and dust, took on a brand new look after being tidied up by the Lin family.
Except for the non-removable wall covering on the exterior wall, everything else looks so comfortable.
