Chapter 18: The House

The Lizheng family is probably in the middle of the village, and their family has been doing it for generations, and in this piece of earthen thatched roof, there is a large blue brick and tile house, which is very conspicuous, which is tantamount to standing out from the crowd and distinguishing their family from ordinary people. Even if you are not from this village, you can find their home at a glance.

Moreover, compared to ten years ago, the courtyard wall of their house has doubled, obviously the people are thriving, and the gate is also different from other places, it is very tall and tight, as long as the door is closed, don't want to look inside from the outside.

However, at this moment, the door of their house was not closed tightly, and the sound of children playing and the scolding of women came.

Qin Shu put the rice wine and meat into a small rattan basket with a lid, thought about it, put another bag of sugar into it, carried it with her left hand, and patted the iron ring on the door with her right hand, and said: Is Uncle Qin at home?

Who? A woman's voice came out, and then, there was a sound of footsteps from far and near, and after a while, a middle-aged woman with a blue headscarf on her head, a round-necked jacket, and a cloth skirt opened the door, and when she saw Qin Shu, she was obviously stunned.

You are......

Qin Shu knew the whole person in front of him, who was Li Zheng's wife, the Wang family.

Auntie, you don't know me anymore? I am Su Lian, the daughter of the Qin Orion family under Xiaonan Mountain. Qin Shu explained.

The original body would come back every year to visit her parents' graves, so she knew almost all these people in the village.

Wang looked at her carefully for a long time before he suddenly realized, patted his forehead and said with a smile: Oh - it turned out to be you the eldest niece! Hey, I'm getting older, and my memory is getting worse and worse, don't be surprised by my eldest niece!

How could it be! I've been coming and going in a hurry for the past few years, and I haven't had a chance to visit my aunt. Qin Shu said politely.

Come in and sit down, big niece, and I'll pour you a cup of tea." Wang hurriedly invited her in.

Auntie don't be busy, my donkey cart is still outside the door, I'll leave when I'm done. After Qin Shu finished speaking, she asked again: Auntie, is Uncle Qin at home?

When Wang saw the donkey cart outside, she was not envious, her family had two cows and a mule, so she just said: He is now in the threshing floor, if you have any problems, I will have someone call him back.

Auntie, no need. Qin Shu hurriedly stopped, it is still important to harvest rice, I will say something, and my aunt will tell Uncle Lizheng Yecheng. I set up a female household, and I will go back to the village to live, and today I specially told Lizheng.

Because Li Zheng is in charge of the village's household registration, taxes and other matters, if Qin Shu stays, he will inevitably deal with him.

Wang was taken aback when he heard this, although he was curious, he didn't ask in detail, he just nodded and said: So that's the case, then I'll let someone call us back for a trip! After all, this is not a trivial matter, and some things still have to be discussed.

Qin Shu thought about it, but still agreed, and asked Li Zheng to help mediate, and some things were much simpler.

Qin Shu still drove the donkey cart in the end, and the Wang family also specially brought a bundle of grain and grass to feed the big black and the little black to eat.

The courtyard of Li Zheng's house is very large, there are several barns in the yard, there are five large tiled houses in the front, there are wing rooms on each side, and there is a courtyard in the back, which was added later. Mr. and Mrs. Lizheng live here with their sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and an unmarried daughter.

As for his brothers, they had already been separated by the time his parents died.

Xiaoyun, go to the threshing floor and call your father back.

At this time, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl came out of the west wing, answered softly, smiled shyly at Qin Shu, turned around and went out.

There were also a few children in the yard, looking at her timidly.

Seeing this, Qin Shu grabbed another handful of candy and gave it to them.

Seeing this, Wang hurriedly stopped and said no, lest the child eat his teeth, but the smile on her face was a little more real, she beckoned Qin Shu to go in and sit down, and poured tea for Qin Shu herself.

Although it is not a good tea, in this world, how many families can drink tea!

The more Qin Shu looked, the more she felt that the Lizheng family was not like an ordinary farmer, you must know that she had come all the way from the town, and there were very few people as wealthy as the Lizheng family.

Later, Qin Shu learned that the second brother of the Li Zheng family was an official in the county, and it was said that he was very much used by the county magistrate.

And the Wang family is also very good, when he first married, he also married a few acres of land, a loom, two acres of hemp fields at home, and cotton is planted, and he can sell a lot of money just by weaving cloth every month.

Qin Shu pushed the basket in front of the Wang family, and said with a smile: "Auntie, I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare anything good, this is a little courtesy, not a respect, please smile."

I can't help it, niece should take it back quickly! This is absolutely unacceptable. Wang hurriedly excused himself, but his eyes kept on the basket.

Auntie just accept it, and you won't have to worry about your aunt to take care of it in the future. Qin Shu said with a smile.

Wang pretended to give in again, and then accepted it, and when he took it, he also took the opportunity to look at the contents of the basket, and the smile on his face became more and more keen.

The two chatted for a while, talking and talking, and then talking about the cloth, Wang knew that Qin Shu had spent so much money to buy cloth, and his face showed a look of pain, and it was not worth it for her, saying that it was two or three times more expensive than buying it from her.

Qin Shu understood, and immediately said that she would buy cloth from her aunt in the future, not to mention that it was close to home, and it was cheap.

Wang also deliberately took her to see the cloth she weaved, Qin Shu bought a cotton cloth and a linen cloth on the spot, which was really much cheaper than the town, and the quality was not bad, Wang looked even happier, and later helped Qin Shu say good things in front of Li Zheng.

At this moment, Xiaoyun and Li Zheng returned.

After Xiaoyun came back, he hid directly in the wing, and after washing up, he walked in.

Qin Shu and the Wang clan both stood up.

Li Zheng is in his forties, his face is dark, his body is slightly fat, he has a short beard, and he does not smile, but it is a little scary, and several of his grandchildren are hiding far away when they see him coming.

After the ceremony, Li Zheng sat down and said: Sit down, you're welcome, I used to have a good relationship with your father. I heard Xiaoyun say that Xian's niece has set up a female household, what is going on?

Qin Shu briefly explained the matter, of course, he didn't say anything about the conflicts between himself and the Xu family. After speaking, he looked at the household post again.

After Li Zheng took it, he looked at it carefully a few times, then nodded, handed it to Qin Shu again, and said: Since this is the case, then you can stay in the village! However, does Hyun's niece have a good idea of where to live? At the beginning, I thought that there was no man in your family, so I made the decision and gave your family's house to your grandfather's family, but now, if you want to come back, I am afraid that it will be......

Qin Shu was silent for a while, and said: My family's house is very remote, and it is under the root of the mountain, and it is a little dangerous, I am afraid that no one wants to live there, otherwise, the grandfather's house will not be empty for so many years. So, I thought, I still want to get the house back, after all, it was my parents who built the house with great difficulty.

Li Zheng sighed and said: I'm afraid this is not easy! Your grandfather's family has a large population, and the family can no longer live, I'm afraid that you don't want to return the house, in my opinion, you don't have to bring the house back, how good it is to live directly in your grandfather's house, you are a woman's house, it is not safe to live, and there is a good care in their house.

Qin Shu smiled when she heard this, shook her head lightly and said: My safety problem, don't worry, I learned a few hands from my father when I was a child, although I don't say how powerful it is, but it is still no problem to deal with a few Xiaoxiao. Besides, I can also do archery, so I don't have to worry about those beasts. Most importantly, I don't want to live under the same roof with the people who indirectly killed my parents.