On the way back to the small courtyard, the village chief stuffed the subsidy given by the government to Su Mo, which was two taels of silver.

The villagers were already repairing the roof of Chen Cihai's house, but there was no one around, and the village chief reminded in a whisper:

"When the county magistrate learned that your orphan and widow had collapsed and that their only dwelling had collapsed, he took pity on him and gave him an extra tael of silver.

If someone asks, they will say that it is a tael of silver. ”

Su Mo understood in his heart, and he was afraid that the handwriting of the village chief was indispensable.

"Thank you, village chief, I know."

Chen Cihai's side was quickly completed, but Su Mo's courtyard was in trouble, and it collapsed like this, so it could only be rebuilt.

The reconstruction is not something that can be completed in a day or two, Su Mo gritted his teeth and asked them to help dig out the furniture and other things.

Then he looked at the village chief with some embarrassment.

"You have also seen my situation, it is not possible to rebuild in ten days and half a month, if you build a shed, the adults can still be, I am afraid that the three children will be cold and hot.

I went to Huzhou Mansion this time, and I also wanted to earn some money, you can see if there is a surplus yard in the village, I will rent it for a while, and then move back when this yard is built. ”

There was a plan to repair the yard before, but I was shy in my pocket, and it was delayed again and again, and now it has collapsed like this, just to rebuild a yard.

The village chief looked at Su Mo with a strange expression.

"The yard is there, but it hasn't been repaired for a long time, and this time it has more or less collapsed, but your old house is still standing.

If you don't mind and are willing to move back, the money will be at the original price, and if the money is not enough, you can make an IOU first. ”

Su Mo was stunned for a moment, and recalled it in his mind.

Luoshan Village has a large population, and where there are people, there is business.

Some people have good luck, and after making a fortune, the family moved to the county seat to settle down, and the courtyard in the countryside was vacant.

Some people's houses are dilapidated, or they have added a lot of money to their homes, and they can't live in it, so they buy a yard that no one lives in, and they can live in it with a little repair.

After all, it takes time and effort to rebuild a yard, and even if it is an ordinary small courtyard of yellow mud, the expenses can only cost seven or eight taels of silver.

The Dayong Dynasty is peaceful and peaceful, and the price is naturally not too high, pork is about 20 wen a catty, white rice is about 7 wen a catty, salt and gold are more expensive, but there is official control, and the highest is only 20 wen a catty.

One or two pieces of silver are very good for daily expenses.

If it is a self-sufficient family, the annual expenses of a family of four are only about four taels of silver.

Luoshan Village is special, although it does not buy meat, only rice and noodles, but because it is close to the sea, houses are repaired, boats are repaired every year, and the sea god is sacrificed...... Miscellaneous, a family of four spends more than ten taels of silver a year.

This is also why the villagers of Luoshan Village can earn a lot of money by fishing, but their lives are still stretched.

Whether it is time-consuming and laborious to spend seven or eight taels of silver to build a house, or the same seven or eight taels of silver to buy a house, you don't have to think about it and know how to choose.

The original body had to sell the old house because he couldn't make ends meet, and exchanged it for more than 20 taels of silver and this small courtyard.

The Gu family's old house is a blue brick house, if it weren't for the fact that the place is a little out of the way, it would have been bought and lived in by those clan elders a long time ago.

But for Su Mo, that position couldn't be better.

The Gu family's old mansion, like this small courtyard, is close to the West Mountain, strictly speaking, at the foot of the mountain.

Su Mo thought that when the time came, he could turn over the surrounding land, grow vegetables, raise some chickens and ducks, and it was best to dig a small stream to flow down, take a section, and make a fence with bamboo to block it.

Raise a dozen freshwater fish, and then go to touch some snails and sprinkle them in the stream to raise, then the vegetables will be completely self-sufficient, and you can save a lot of silver.

Gathering her thoughts, Su Mo responded decisively, the IOU is naturally not used, she has silver.

His eyes swept over the villagers who were helping to dig furniture, Su Mo was silent, hugged Gu Xingnian with his left hand, took out his right hand and compared the number, and said in a low voice:

"I won't hide it from you, I went to Huzhou Mansion this time and earned this amount.

So I plan to buy this yard directly, but my family is orphaned and widowed, and I am afraid that someone will see the wealth.

People's hearts are not ancient, who knows if there will be people who are red-eyed, murder and rob money, and hope that you will do a good job, and say that you bought it with an IOU. ”

The village chief frowned, rubbed his cane on his fingertips, and did not say a word.

Seeing this, Su Mo was suddenly a little unsure, thought about it, and added another handful of firewood.

"I found the miscellaneous notes I told you last time.

It's a pity that the store doesn't want to buy it.

I grinded my mouth for a long time, and finally said that it was convenient to move the store.

The shopkeeper borrowed me to browse for a long time, and memorized all the ways to improve in my mind. ”

She spoke as if she was panting, and said it paragraph by paragraph, causing the village chief's face to change back and forth, and finally smiled angrily.

Soft and hard, coercion and temptation, this Su family is worthy of being taught by a female gentleman, and he has been muddy for many years, but his brain is still good.

"You've said all this, if I refuse, wouldn't I know what to do?"

The village chief straightened his waist, but Su Mo saw the smile in his eyes, and he must have thought that the village chief was angry.

Su Mo smiled lightly and did not answer.

Instead, he said, "When the villagers help dig up the furniture, I will take my three children to your house and settle it." ”

Gu Ping'an listened to the words of his mother and the village chief's grandfather, and only felt confused.

It was Gu Jinnian, his eyes were gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Although the house collapsed, the cabinets and dressers were not damaged much, and the bamboo bed was fine, but the top of the shelf bed was smashed through, and the washstand broke a leg.

The furniture is also stained with yellow mud, covering up the delicate patterns, and the soil is rustic.

The two iron pots on the kitchen side were also dug up, and there was also a jar with rice noodles, which was very unexpectedly unbroken, and was also dug up.

In addition, several bamboo baskets were dug up, all of which were woven by Su Mo himself.

The oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in clay pots were not so lucky, the clay pots were broken, and the condiments were mixed in the soil, and they couldn't be found if they tried to.

People who repair houses come to help spontaneously, and they don't collect money, so Su Mo naturally won't be stupid enough to be a head bird at this time.

thanked them in a good voice, watched them leave, silently recorded this love in his heart, and pondered that when the time came to move to the old house, he would set up a banquet and invite two tables, which was to celebrate the joy of housewarming.

She really doesn't like to owe favors.

The villagers were almost gone, and Gu Xingnian also woke up in Su Mo's arms.

was just frightened, and was extremely dependent on Su Mo, holding her clothes tightly with both hands, and refusing to let go.

Su Mo didn't plan to let the three children stay in this ruin, and as for the furniture, as long as they didn't lack the heart, they wouldn't move that kind of mind.

Su Mo hugged Gu Xingnian tightly, gave him a sense of security, and led Gu Ping'an and Gu Jinnian to the village chief's house.

The small courtyard was in ruins, and Su Mo converted it into silver and gave it to the village chief.

The village chief was a little reluctant to accept it at first, but in the end, the small courtyard of the Gu family collapsed due to natural disasters.

Su Mo is not a person who is greedy for a temporary bargain, his attitude is very tough, the village chief saw this, no longer said more, and directly according to what Su Mo said.

After paying the money, taking the title deed and the keys, it is to go to the old house, and there must be a place to live tonight.