"Uncle Village Chief, how are you doing?"
Su Laoer couldn't wait any longer and asked again. The village chief came back to his senses after hearing this.
I couldn't help but glare at Su Laoer, "You kid, you hide it deep enough!"
Su Laoer laughed sillyly, "I didn't make some money by selling chickens in the past. Uncle, you also know that you should not reveal your wealth when you go out."
Village Chief Yu didn't believe it. The Su family looked so shabby when they first arrived, and said that his family had a hundred taels of silver. Who in the village would believe it? Now he couldn't help but not believe it. There was one hundred taels of silver on the table in front of him.
"Zhong, I will do it for you at once today. The area around the hut you live in now belongs to the village. The price is two taels per acre. I asked the boss to take two boys to measure it and see how much it is. .”
"As for the fields, there are eighteen acres of land in the village that are currently ownerless. I will take you to take a look and see which piece you like."
"Then I'll bother the village chief uncle."
The ownerless eighteen acres of farmland in the village, like the hut that the Su family lives in now, are all leftover from the extinct family. Some of them were bought by villagers in the village. Now, only these eighteen acres are left, which are usually given to the village. Families with little land in need will plant it, and those who wait for the grain to harvest will keep half of it, and the remaining half will be given to the village. The village keeps the grain, and sometimes provides relief to families in the village who are really in need, and keeps the rest. If there is a famine, this food can save lives.
Next to the Zongci in the village, there is a room dedicated to storing grain. Over more than ten years, thousands of kilograms of grain have been stored. These grains must be replaced with new grains every year to prevent the grains from becoming moldy over time.
It must be said that the ancestors of the Yu family were very foresighted.
When Su Lao Er wanted to buy a field, Village Chief Yu first thought of these eighteen acres. The villagers in the village would not object if the field was sold, because the money gained from selling the field would be spent on the village's ethnic studies, and most of the families in the village had it. The boy is studying in ethnic studies. Just because people don't have it doesn't mean that they won't be able to talk about ethnic studies easily in the future.
The two groups split up, and it was already noon when they were busy cleaning up. Su Laoer had a hasty lunch at the village chief's house, and then Yu Laozi drove the family's ox cart to the county government office. Waiting for the three of them to arrive at the Qinghe County government office, It was already an hour later.
The little official who was doing the work saw that there were still people coming to do things at this hour, and his expression dropped. However, when the village chief said that he would come today to deal with settlement, land purchase, and land purchase, the little official's expression was the same as before. land.
The Su family bought a total of eight acres of land. The land was medium-sized. One acre cost 50 taels for 40 taels of silver. Five and a half acres of wasteland cost 11 taels. In addition, a family of four settled for 40 taels of silver. The government could take the commission. He got seven or eight taels, and even a small official could get half a penny of silver, which was higher than his monthly salary in the yamen. How could he not be happy? He thought to himself that it was good that he was in charge today, otherwise it would be so good. The errands are not his fault.
When he went back and passed the street, Su Laoer bought some cooked food. When the ox cart arrived at the village chief's house, it was already dark. Su Lao Er kept a bag of cooked food for himself, and gave the remaining bags to Yu Lao Er. He also took out two taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the village chief.
"What are you doing! I'll keep the things, and you can take back the money."
"Uncle Village Chief, you and Brother Yu have helped me a lot. This money is what I should give you. You must accept it, otherwise I won't be able to ask you for help next time."
No matter what Su Lao Er said, the village chief and his son refused to answer. Su Lao Er became anxious, put the money on the bullock cart, and ran away. No matter how much they yelled from behind, they couldn't answer.
After running for a while and seeing no one chasing him, Su Laoer slowed down and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves. Who would have thought that giving him money would make him sweat.
When they arrived home, the family of three sat in the yard and waited for a while. They all looked over when they heard the movement at the door.
When Su Laoer saw this posture, he didn't let the three of them be anxious.
"Everything is done. Here are the land deeds and land deeds, as well as our family's household registration. Now they have been changed to Yujia Village. From now on, we will be people from Yujia Village."
The three of them were very happy when they looked at the things in Mr. Su's hands. When the household registration was not settled, they always felt like they were floating. Now that the household registration has been settled, their hearts are at ease.
"I also bought a piece of braised pork in the county seat. Come on, let's go eat first."
"The master is right, let's eat first, and we'll talk about it later after eating."
The family of four happily ate, but now no one could sleep, so they just sat in the yard chatting. One of them held a large bamboo leaf fan in his hand. This fan was made by Su Lao Er in his spare time, let alone used. It's pretty easy to wear.
"Dad, should I send my brother to school? Most of the children in Yujia Village go to ethnic schools. My brother should go too. I won't say he will get fame in the future, but he must learn all the words. Our family's business will be in the future As we grow bigger and bigger, there must be someone who can read, and if I go to school to study, I can teach me when I come back."
If it weren't for the clan school not accepting female students, Su Yu would have wanted to go to school on his own, knowing that this was impossible.
The couple had never thought about letting Su Sheng go to school. They didn't have that opportunity before. Now that Su Sheng is older, he is fifteen years old. He got married very early in the village, after one or two years. It’s time to get a wife. But thinking about it, my daughter is right. Brother Sheng can't learn anything even if he goes to school at such an old age, but at least he can recognize some words and can teach his daughter when he comes back.
"Brother Sheng, what do you think?"
Su Laoer turned around and asked his son sitting beside him.
Su Sheng was still in a daze to go to school. When he was very young, he also envied others for being able to go to school. He knew that he didn't have the chance, so his envy became less intense, especially after he was ten years old. , he never thought about studying again. Who would have thought that the opportunity is now in front of him, does he really want to go to school? Even Su Sheng is not sure about this now.
"Listen to your sister. I'll go find Yu Xiucai tomorrow and see if he will accept you before it's too late."
Su Sheng moved his lips twice but didn't speak, but it didn't matter whether he opened his mouth or not, his father had already decided it for him.
Early the next morning, Su Laoer went to the Clan School to find Yu Xiucai and told him that he wanted his son to come to the Clan School to study.
"If I remember correctly, your son must be fifteen years old. Has he ever studied in school before?"
"No, my son can't read a word."
"Why are you thinking about letting him study now? Isn't he too old now?"
"Mr. Yu doesn't know. There weren't many students in the village where I used to live. Either I had to walk more than ten miles to the town, or I went to Gaojia Village, two villages away. My son was alone. I didn't feel at ease to go. My family was too busy and no one could send him there, so I gave up on that idea. Didn't I move here? Our family and school are close together, so I thought about letting my kid learn a few words. I don't have any other requirements.
Su Yu would definitely stare when she heard this. If she didn't say anything, it would be strange if her father would remember it.
