Chapter 47 Buying Fields
Uncle, second uncle, Daman, Xiangzi, Xiaohu, Erya, several people went to the house of the person in the town who wanted to sell the land.
The family's surname is Huang, and it is said that in the life of the grandfather, he was forced out of a large family in the county seat, and then came here to settle down.
After the grandfather's father died, the two sons of the ex-wife teamed up with the elders of the clan to force the young grandfather of the Huang family and his mother away in order to monopolize their father's inheritance.
Fortunately, grandpa's mother is a shrewd woman. Knowing that the son of the woman in front of the master is too old, once the master dies, she and her son will definitely be bullied.
Therefore, when the old man was still alive, he quietly made a lot of gold and buried it in the cemetery outside the city while he was going to the temple.
When the two stepsons really wanted to drive his mother and mother away, they were not verbose at all, so they took their sons and went to the eldest sister's house who married in this town.
At the beginning, the grandfather of the Huang family was still young, and the mother didn't dare to take out all the gold, so she only took five taels of gold for forty-nine taels of silver, bought three acres of paddy fields, and one acre of dry land as a vegetable garden to make a living.
Although the aunt and uncle of the grandfather of the Huang family did not help much, but with the protection of the uncle's family, the grandfather of the Huang family, the mother and son were safe and sound, and they were not bullied.
When Grandpa Huang grew up, his mother asked Mr. to teach him to read. Later, it became the only private school in the town.
Grandpa Huang did not get any fame in the examination, but fortunately, one of his sons won Xiucai, and there was another person in the third generation of grandsons, and this generation is even more amazing.
At this time, the Huang family in the county finally couldn't sit still.
repeatedly mobilized Grandpa Huang to return to the sect with his children and grandchildren.
Grandpa Huang didn't want to go back, but there were always people who came over there.
Last autumn, the great-grandson who was an official in the capital was promoted, which can be regarded as a stable dìng in the capital.
The old lady thought about selling all the fields here and buying them not far from the capital.
First, let the great-grandson who is an official be used by his brothers and uncles in the family when he is in need.
Second, the Huang family, who is also hiding from the county seat, keeps coming to lobby.
Old lady Huang said that the Huang family, who is greedy for money and profit, and has no right and wrong, will only drag down his great-grandson if he admits it.
Therefore, let anyone say that the sky is broken, and they don't admit it.
Er Ya listened and gave a thumbs up in his heart, this is a sober and wise old man.
The Huang family has two paddy fields to sell: a piece of land in the east of the town, more than 200 acres. Erya's money difference is too much, so they don't even want to think about it.
They saw that the fields were on the way from home, and they were one hundred and six acres in all.
It was the eldest son of the third generation of the Huang family who took them to see the fields, and the second girl looked at the paddy fields separated by the ridges and didn't understand one thing.
asked the grandson of the Huang family: "Uncle! Aren't these paddy fields in your family piece-by-piece? Why do you have to sell them together instead of selling them separately? ”
Uncle Huang smiled: "The fields are piece-by-piece, but there is only one land deed. If the pieces are sold separately, first, it will take longer, and second, it will have to go to the county government many times, which is very troublesome, and there will be more taxes and other silver to be paid.
In order to save trouble, we thought of selling a piece of land at once. In our place, paddy fields are easy to sell, and many big families from the north come to buy fields every year. ”
The second girl smiled embarrassedly, alas! There are so many things I don't know!
said that ten taels of silver per acre, Erya, uncle, and second uncle didn't think about lowering the price, or Mrs. Huang wiped the fraction of the six acres of land by herself.
Originally, the uncle meant that it would be good to give money directly to get the title deed back, but Erya insisted on going to the county government to go through the formal real estate change procedures.
Uncle had to wait for dawn all night sleeplessly.
Fortunately, the county government is only the first, second, and third days of junior high school, and they have three days off. It's not like Erya's brain made up, and the yamen was opened after the fifteenth day of the first month.
After finishing a qiē matter, when I got home, Daman, Xiangzi, and Xiaohu who went with me sat on the stool and began to laugh at the uncle.
"Mother! Don't you know, Dad, from the time the scribe started to write with a pen, to the time he finished drying, I didn't blink my father's eyes! Daman's exaggerated performance his father stared at the front, and his expression was unblinking for a long time.
The eldest uncle's laughter had not yet fallen, and Xiangzi shook her hands and continued: "Auntie! The deed of ownership is like this. Then he stood up and bent over, stretched out his trembling and trembling hands, and learned to show the eldest aunt.
Xiaohu also stood up: "What are you guys!" My family's land, see it, it's flat enough, right!? The county government is more flat. The uncle actually walked and fell down. ”
The eldest aunt, the second aunt, and the second uncle, they squatted on the ground with their chests covered with laughter, and they almost didn't roll.
The eldest aunt who was able to stand up easily, beat Daman angrily.
"You kid, you're bold enough! Dare to make fun of your dad?! ”
The uncle sat on the top edge, quietly looking at the big family and saying that he laughed at him.
Seeing the child's mother beating the child, he spoke: "What they said is true, why are you beating him!" I'm still dizzy! If it weren't for a few children with me, I probably wouldn't have been able to go back home. ”
The eldest aunt couldn't help but laugh again, "The child's father, are you really so nervous?" ”
The second uncle rolled his eyes, "Sister-in-law! You really don't have a backache when you stand and talk, let you try! ”
"Roar! Anyway, what's wrong with me? Didn't our family have dozens of acres of land before? In just a few years, it's been grinding you like this?! ”
Without waiting for the second uncle to answer, the uncle answered: "Child, at that time, when I was selling the field, my hands trembled even more. I thought that I might not have the opportunity to have those fields again in this life. I never dreamed that in just a few years, we would have more fields than before. ”
The eldest aunt remembered that at this time last year, everyone visited the door for the New Year, and they didn't even dare to go out of the door, so she was red-eyed.
When the second aunt saw that everyone was silent, she broke it with a smile: "Okay, okay!" If you're happy, don't talk about those sad things. Hurry up to prepare for dinner, after eating, we lock the door, adults and children go to our field to see! Tomorrow my mother's family will come, but I won't have time to see our family's new field! ”
The eldest aunt changed into a smile, "Xiaohu, you go home and ask your daughter-in-law to come over for dinner, I guess I will make yarn clothes for you at home." ”
"Oh!" Xiaohu got up and ran.
In the afternoon, everyone came to the paddy field that belonged to their family, and Erya felt uncomfortable looking at the field separated by tofu blocks.
"Uncle! When it was time to tidy up the fields, all the ridges on the same level were removed and put into one piece. So many ridges are ugly and wasteful. ”
The uncle looked at the surrounding fields and said to Erya, "No! If there were no ridges for these fields, when the time came, when it was time to plough the fields, pick seedlings, plant seedlings, gather seedlings, and harvest rice, they would not be able to come up! However, those fields that are too small can be made larger. ”
"Oh!" Er Ya secretly said that he was obsessed with the picture again, the former world, it was cultivated by machinery, of course, it was big or small, and the machine couldn't turn around.
I went up and down, and I was quite satisfied with the land.
There are three quite large reservoirs on it, and this field is together. As long as it is not a once-in-a-century drought, irrigation is no problem.
There is a living water weir under it, and there is no problem with drainage during heavy rain or small flooding.
From the upstream reservoir to the downstream living water weir, there is a large connected ditch that passes through the middle of this field.
Before, I was only busy measuring the size and counting the number of acres, and I didn't pay so much attention. Now I have to look carefully and plan before and after, and I know how good this land is.
It is conceivable that the Huang family has worked this piece of land.
The sun has already set, and the uncle and second uncle are reluctant to go home. The eldest aunt quipped: "Daddy, if you don't live here!" ”
"Hmmm! If there was a shed, I would have lived here! ”
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and I don't say anything.
When I got home, the eldest aunt and the second aunt were busy below, hot dishes, the second girl lit the fire, and Hongguo helped carry the firewood.
The uncle and the second uncle are discussing things in the hall!
"Second brother, I thought about it, give the second sister and Xiazi their fields, and give them five acres from each family in our field, and we will help manage them together. Later, when they can buy a field next to their house, they will buy it, and then they will exchange that field for this side of the field. Do you think so? ”
"Okay, big brother! Do you want to call them back and talk to them? ”
"No, you don't! Anyway, fifteen of them are coming back for the holidays! ”
"That's fine!"
The uncle, who had eaten dinner, walked to Grandpa's house and told Grandpa about his family's purchase of land.
Grandpa patted the uncle on the shoulder: "Shou Fa!" With Tian, it can be regarded as real stability. So what are you going to do now? Ever thought about splitting up? ”
The uncle was puzzled: "Sixth grandfather, this is just about to split up?" ”
"You don't have anything to share, I'm afraid that when the time comes, Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi will marry their daughters-in-law, and those daughters-in-law will have ideas."
Uncle straightened his waist: "If they have ideas, then let them divide them and live by themselves." ”
Grandpa Tai said earnestly: "In this case, there will be more gossip in the future, no matter whether it is fair or not, they will say that it is unfair for you to divide the family." If the trouble is big, a family will be scattered. ”
The uncle was a little deflated: "Sixth grandfather, what should I do?" ”
The sixth grandfather helplessly patted this cousin on the shoulder, although this cousin, although he has no great ability, but he is loyal and has a good life! There was a good old man who helped support him, and now he has a capable good nephew and daughter-in-law to support him. It's really in response to the old saying: The leper (toad) is blessed, and it comes naturally!
"You! In the past few days, I have divided these fields according to the number of children and written the paperwork. Later, when the children are older, they will start their own families, and they will not be able to live together, so they will divide the family according to the current documents. In the future, if there is any income in the family, it will be the same as this time. Don't be selfish and only think about your own children, and don't harm your own children for the sake of your nephews. As long as you can always treat your children and nephews the same, not biased towards your own children or nephews, this is how good you are at being a family. ”
Uncle nodded, "Okay! Sixth grandfather, I listen to you! If it weren't for you, my family would have been scattered a long time ago. Where can we wait until today! ”
"Nonsense! I'm here, and I can let your family disperse casually. This family, this family! Do you think that this family is the same surname!? ”
The uncle scratched the back of his head and listened to the reprimand of the sixth grandfather honestly.