Chapter 220: A New House is Going to Be Built!

Chapter 220: A New House is Going to Be Built!

It was Bai Xiaofeng, always quick-witted, who reacted first.

With a smile and a clap of her hands, she exclaimed, "Fourth Brother is going to marry the granddaughter of a University Scholar! This is the best match imaginable!"

Li Chunhua also realized that while Fourth Brother would be a son-in-law by marriage, it was still an excellent match, given that it was the University Scholar's family. Fourth Brother was definitely not losing out—and on top of that, they were finally going to build a new house!

Li Chunhua could hardly contain her excitement, her face beaming with joy. "This is amazing news..."

However, Su Rouer was reminded of the past, when she had looked down on the Yu family because she was from the county town and took her mother-in-law's patience for granted. She had been prideful for several years.

It was only after Xingxing came to the family last year that she began to change her attitude after experiencing many things.

Now, the future fourth sister-in-law was not only from the capital but also the granddaughter of a University Scholar. Her status was incomparably high... Compared to her, they were just farmers from the countryside. Su Rouer couldn't help but worry that the fourth sister-in-law might look down on them...

Su Rouer felt somewhat uneasy.

But seeing her mother-in-law and the elder and second sisters-in-law smiling happily, she didn't want to spoil the mood. She smiled and said, "Then we should get busy!"

Wei Pozi nodded in agreement. "Yes, we need to get busy. Ever since we finalized the marriage arrangement with Elder Master Liu, I've been busy at home. We need to build a few more rooms since our yard is large but the rooms are old and few."

Wei Pozi paused and glanced at her three daughters-in-law. "...I roughly calculated that we should spend one hundred taels on Fourth Brother's betrothal gifts, and the remaining money will go towards building the new house. I'm telling you this in advance so no one feels resentful. Our Yu family is far below the Liu family, so even though Fourth Brother is marrying in, we need to show our sincerity."

One hundred taels!

That was a lot!

The three daughters-in-law were somewhat shocked.

But then they thought, this was the granddaughter of a University Scholar!

And Fourth Brother was not like others... So one hundred taels was appropriate!

Realizing this, although they felt a little pained about the one hundred taels, they all expressed their support. "Mother, you're the head of the household, so you decide!"

"Yes, we're not petty women anymore, and we understand."

"Exactly, Mother. Our shops are making money, and there will be many more hundreds of taels in the future!"

Wei Pozi felt deeply touched.

She took out some silver coins from her pocket to give to her three daughters-in-law. "It's not much, but take it to buy some clothes."

However, the three daughters-in-law all declined.

Nowadays, most of the household chores were handled by Shuangyun, and they were busy with embroidery in their spare time. Wei Pozi didn't manage this income, allowing them to keep it themselves. Over the past six months, each of them had saved quite a bit of money!

"Mother, you should keep the silver," Bai Xiaofeng said straightforwardly. "Right now, we need money for both the betrothal gifts and building the house. We all have money."

The other two also nodded repeatedly. "Yes, we all have money."

Wei Pozi was quite touched.

The family was now united in heart and effort. With such unity, how could the family not prosper?

"Alright," Wei Pozi put away the silver coins, her tone unusually gentle. "We'll discuss the new house when Third Brother and Fourth Brother return tonight."

"Yes!"

The Yujia family spent a whole day discussing and finally reached a decision.

Although the current yard was quite large, if they expanded the new house, it would encroach on the yard space. Not to mention, the chicken coop and pig pen would make the place feel even more cramped.

Instead of looking for another piece of land to build a new house, they decided to construct it elsewhere.

At first, Wei Pozi was a bit hesitant: "Will the money be enough?"

However, Yu Sanbao wasn't concerned: "Mom, think about it. Building a new house would take at least two months. In those two months, do you think our shops in town won't make any money? ... The business in the shops has been getting better and better. Bai Ge'er has come up with all sorts of clever ideas. Many things sell like crazy once he handles them. The shops make at least several dozen taels this month, and in two months, we can expect a large sum of income. There's no way it wouldn't be enough."

Wei Pozi thought about it and realized he was right.

Thus, the plan to build a new house elsewhere received the family's approval.

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The marriage of the fourth son had always been a concern for Yu Laotou. Now that the fourth son's marriage was turning out so well, Yu Laotou walked with a spring in his step.

After deciding to build the new house, Yu Laotou and Wei Pozi took Xingxing around the village to find a suitable piece of land.

There was a large piece of wild land not far from the Yujia house. After choosing the spot, they just needed to finalize the paperwork with the village head to get the deed.

After all, in Nan Tuo village, where the population was sparse and the land was vast, homestead land was not considered rare.

Yu Laotou had originally taken Xingxing for a stroll, but halfway through, Xingxing suddenly pointed to a piece of wild land and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, why don't we build the new house here?"

When Yu Laotou and Wei Pozi looked at the spot, the weeds were taller than little Xingxing, making the place look pretty desolate.

But Xingxing was the treasure of the entire Yujia family. When she made the suggestion, Yu Laotou and Wei Pozi took a brief look at the wild land and decided, "Alright, let's build the new house here, as our little lucky star wishes."

Yu Laotou and Wei Pozi had discussed with the family the previous night. Since they were building a new house, it had to be large.

The first and second households each had two boys. When they got married and had children, there would be even more people.

It would be better to build all the houses at once.

They decided to build four small courtyards. Each courtyard would have a main house, two side rooms, two back houses, and two small rooms for storing miscellaneous items.

There would be an empty space in the yard to grow some vegetables or dry clothes.

As for Yu Laotou and Wei Pozi, they would live in the largest courtyard in the center. The four small courtyards would have direct access to the main courtyard.

The small courtyards would not have their own kitchens; the kitchen would be in the main courtyard.

The chicken coop and pig pen would also be in the main courtyard.

Once these plans were finalized, the amount of homestead land required was substantial.

Fortunately, in the countryside, there was plenty of wild land.

Yu Laotou paid a sum of money to the village head and received a land deed.

Thus, the construction of the Yujia's new house officially began.

When the villagers of Nan Tuo village learned that the Yujia family was building a new house and saw the area they had marked off, they were astonished: "How many rooms are they planning to build?"

Some were envious: "The Yujia family has many sons. They're probably building houses for the sons' marriages."

Others were jealous: "The Yujia family is really capable. How much money must this cost?"

Some were eager: "Uncle Yu, I have a lot of strength. It's not a busy time in the fields right now. Please consider me when you're hiring workers."

"Me too!"

Despite the mix of envy and jealousy from others, the construction of the Yujia's new house began in full swing.