Hu Shi was not satisfied with this courtyard at all, and said in an open voice, "It's not good here. Besides, we are also landlords now, we still have shops, and we are still relatives of the General's Mansion. Living here and messing with the poor, not to mention losing the face of the family, but also the face of Lord Chu. ”

At this time, it was already noon, Chen Shi invited them to eat in a small restaurant, and then went to see Chen Ming's house.

This house is relatively close to Houbei Street, and it is more than a quarter of an hour's walk to Chen Shi's house, and it is also more than a quarter of an hour's walk to Wang Cheng's house, which is located in the middle of their two families. If he buys it, Wang will also be happy.

The house is relatively new, a total of three in, inverted seats, according to the wall, the main courtyard, the wing room, the back cover room, and there are rockery stones in the yard......

The price is not low, it costs five hundred and eight taels of silver. talked about the half-day price, the lowest is five hundred and thirty taels.

Chen Ming likes it very much, but the price is really expensive.

When he was hesitating, Hu covered his face with a handkerchief and began to cry. said, "Look at the family, you worked hard to provide for your younger brothers, and now your younger brothers are out of work and live in such a good house." But what about us? I can't even afford to live in that slum...... Don't they all say that good people have good rewards? Why didn't God open his eyes......" and cried to Chen Ming and Chen Shi, "Second uncle, third uncle, why don't you touch your chest and think about it, how can you live this good life?" If it weren't for me going home to farm and let you go out to study, would you have this good life? Now that you are well, you should also pull the barabas of your brother. Ah Fu bought a big yard for his uncle on a good road section, and he had to buy us a ...... too."

Mrs. Chen also took pity on the eldest child, but felt that the Hu family should not take Chen Afu out to talk about things. The old lady is now smart, and she knows that Ah Fu is not her own blood relative, and it is not easy to coax her if she is offended. Unlike Chen Ming and Chen Shi, no matter what, they break bones and tendons.

She scolded, "What are you talking about, why don't good people have anything to report?" The second and third children have not lost Laba, and Ah Fu has helped us enough. You have bought so much land, and now you want to buy a house in Fucheng, aren't they all helping? Chen Ye also scolded Hu Shidao, "Stinky girls, if you are nonsense, go back to the countryside." We now have more than 100 acres of land, a shop in the town, and a share in the restaurant. The second brother, the third brother, and Ah Fu all helped with these industries. ”

He said to Chen Ming and Chen Shi, "Don't listen to your sister-in-law's nonsense, my eldest brother remembers your goodness." ”

Chen Ming didn't dare to buy this house, and said, "This house is good, but I don't have so much money on hand." Forget it, I can't afford it, let's go, and save more money to buy it later. ”

Chen Ye saw that Chen Ming didn't buy a house anymore, and he didn't have to be a city person. said, "Then I'll wait a little longer, and then save more money in the future and buy it." ”

On the way home, the old lady thought in her heart that the second child of this house would definitely be able to afford it. It's just that he was frightened by Hu's crying, and he didn't dare to buy it.

The old lady felt that it was not easy for the second child to save this hundred taels of private silver, and the second room really gave a lot of money to the big house, so it was not good to let the second child have more. When I get home, I have to let the third child come out again.

The third child is having a better life now, he has the shares of the restaurant, and the shares of the halogen string, he is the big shopkeeper to get the monthly silver, and Ayu is the second shopkeeper of the Beijing restaurant to get the monthly money. They are so rich, they support their brother for forty or fifty taels of silver, and the eldest can buy a house with a better location. The eldest buys it, and the second can buy it.

At that time, the three sons will all have properties in Fucheng, not to mention Xianggong Village, even the whole town, and they will not be able to find a family.

The palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, and she hopes that her three sons will be happy and have a good life. Especially when the second and third children are better, she feels even more sorry for the boss who has paid the most for this family.

After returning home, she called Chen Shi into the room where she lived, and told Chen Ming about secretly giving the boss a hundred taels of private silver. Then he said, "If your life is good, give your eldest brother another forty or fifty taels of silver, and let them buy a better courtyard in Fucheng." ”

Chen Shi didn't expect that the old lady would let him give so much silver, and said, "Mother, I earn more than my eldest brother, but I spend more money." Now I am short of money, not to mention taking money behind Zhang's back, even all the savings in the family are not so much. ”

The old lady didn't believe it, and said unhappily, "This is really the richer you are, the more you pick the door, in the past, you were so poor and knew how to repair a house for your eldest brother's family, but now that you are a big treasurer, you can't even give out forty or fifty taels of silver." The old lady doesn't just care about your brother and ignores you, the old lady thinks that it was not easy for your eldest brother to raise you at the beginning, and you have a better life, so you should also pull and pull them. ”

Chen Shi was a little angry and said, "Is the silver I gave to my eldest brother's family less?" At the beginning, he borrowed money to repair the yard, and the previous year he gave them seventy taels of silver. My family's life is no better than that of the second brother's family, the second brother doesn't have much money to spend, and Ah Fu often helps to make up for it. But I can't do it, my son is older, and I have to marry my daughter this year, and I haven't paid off my father-in-law's debt. Aman's dowry has spent all my savings, and now I don't even have the money in the box, and I still want to borrow a little from Ah Fu then. Wait until the restaurant has dividends, and then pay her back. ”

Mrs. Chen was startled and scolded, "What? You emptied all your family resources and took them to Aman's in-laws' house? You are stupid, the old Yang family has silver, and you still need to take the money to smash it in? How big a hand is and what a bowl is served, how can you empty your house and give Aman a dowry? No, I don't agree. It must have been the Zhang family who instigated you to do this, and I want to talk about her well. ”

Chen Shi said angrily, "Your old man also said how big your hands are and how big the bowl is, so why do you keep helping your eldest brother ask for money from your brothers?" My second brother and I have given a lot, not to mention that my eldest brother is not short of money, and he has bought so much land this year. You feel sorry for your son, and I feel sorry for my daughter. I can borrow money to build a house for my eldest brother and let them be the owner, why can't I borrow money to marry my daughter? ”

Speaking of which, the old lady also knew that if she continued to ask for it, it would definitely affect the feelings of the brothers. really made the second and third children angry, and it was the boss who suffered.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, don't talk about it, don't be angry." You did help your eldest brother a lot in the past, but my mother just wanted her sons to be city people, so she opened her mouth. Mother said this, and your eldest brother didn't know either. Forget it, you don't have to give it, I didn't say it. ”

Then, he kept wiping his tears with a handkerchief.

Chen Shi saw the crying old lady, and Hu's loud voice came from the courtyard again, thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, I will give another twenty taels of silver to the eldest brother." My family really has no money, so I have to borrow 20 taels of silver from the restaurant first, and wait until the end of the year to pay it back. You talk to your eldest brother and sister-in-law, and you buy a house on Houxi Street, and the money is enough to repair the yard and buy furniture, and they don't have to pay a penny to become city people. It was easy to get in and out of town and things were much cheaper......"