Chapter 315 Discussing Moving

Chapter 315 Discussing Moving

Xingxing also went over and carefully examined the rope marks on Ju Geer's hands: "There are some red marks, but it's nothing serious. I'll grab some ointment later, and it'll heal up once you put it on."

Ju Geer scratched his head, acting all nonchalant: "I'm not a little girl, I don't need it."

Bai Geer came over and lightly slapped the back of his brother Ju Geer's head: "Xingxing's just being nice, why turn her down?"

Liu Ge'er also looked at him disapprovingly.

Ju Geer sighed, "Alright, my bad!"

After they brought Ju Geer back home, Xingxing still grabbed some ointment from her room and applied it to the red marks on Ju Geer's wrists from the ropes.

But in a blink of an eye, Ju Geer had slipped out again.

The other little troublemaker in the family, Bang Geer, who had just started his education, was on the same break as Ju Geer. He kept calling "Fifth brother, fifth brother!" as he chased after Ju Geer.

This made Su Rouer so mad it gave her a headache: "Ju Geer's been studying for four or five years, but he's still as wild as ever. He's a little devil, and Bang Geer's just as bad. These two together could turn the place upside down."

Thinking this, Su Rouer couldn't sit still and hurried to find Bai Xiaofeng, her sister-in-law and Bang Geer's mother.

The Yujia family had a pretty hectic morning.

By the afternoon, Wei Pozi, the family matriarch, gathered everyone at home to discuss the cracks in the Yujia family's house.

"These past two days, I had Hu Mama and others check the entire house for cracks. There are two in the side rooms of the main courtyard, one in the back house; one in the main room of the second household's courtyard, one in the storage room; two in the back house of the third room; and one in the main room of the fourth household," Wei Pozi recounted in detail. "On top of that, there's a big crack near the stable. Lao Zhao, the coachman, mentioned that a horse had stumbled and hurt its foot."

Wei Pozi frowned: "Moreover, although the cracks in our house can be repaired, it'll never be as sturdy as before. If there's another earthquake, wouldn't it be risky for us to stay here?"

Yu Daniu was quick to chime in: "Mother, whatever you and father decide, we'll go along with it."

The other sons quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, mother, whatever you and father say, we'll do."

The daughters-in-law also nodded in agreement.

Wei Pozi hesitated, which was unusual for her: "As the saying goes, 'People strive for higher places, water flows to lower ones.' These past few years, we've lived comfortably in Nantuo Village, but it's inconvenient for the boys going to school in the county town, and for the third son and Bai Ge'er doing business, traveling back and forth from the city to our Nantuo Village."

"With all these issues in our house, I'm starting to think this might be a sign from above, a chance for us to move from Nantuo Village to the city?"

The Yujia family was stunned, and there was silence for a long time.

Su Rouer, however, was very excited and called out "Mother" with a trembling voice.

In recent years, she and her husband had spent little time together. Su Rouer often missed Yu Sanbao but knew he was working hard for the family, so she couldn't say anything.

Yu Sanbao put his arm around Su Rouer's shoulders.

"But..." Wei Pozi hesitated and looked at Ah Wu.

Ah Wu was still confused: "Mother, why are you looking at me? I have no objections. Siyang can do his favorite crafts wherever he is."

Wei Pozi coughed and reminded her: "Old Master Liu..."

Ah Wu said "Oh," then realized. But she wasn't worried about this issue at all, smiled lightly, and said very easily: "When the time comes, we can just buy another house next to ours for grandfather. He definitely wants to live close to me."

In fact, Old Master Liu had recently been considering building another house next to the Yujia family, so he could come over for meals every day.

The granddaughter's family wouldn't have to make frequent trips anymore.

Seeing that Awu didn't object, Wei Pozi felt much relieved.

She looked at the rest of the family: "What do you think?"

Yu Daniu scratched his head: "Mother is thinking about the children, and moving to the state city would be a good thing... It’s just that Third Brother and Fourth Brother will be fine; they can find work. But my brother and I have spent half our lives farming. What will we do when we get to the state city?"

Yu Erhu also nodded in agreement.

Even if the Yu family lived a life of wealth, they couldn’t stay idle.

Wei Pozi looked at her two sons helplessly: "Do you think the state city is all mansions? There’s plenty of farmland on the outskirts. When we buy some land outside the state city, you and your brother will have plenty to do."

Yu Daniu and Yu Erhu immediately brightened up: "That would be great!... In the future, the boys can attend the academy in the state city. Our family might even produce a few scholars!"

Everyone was in favor of moving to the state city and began enthusiastically discussing how big a house they should buy.

Only Xingxing felt genuinely worried.

...If she bought a mountain near the state city for Grandmother Da Xi, would Grandmother Da Xi be willing to move to the state city with her?

Bage'er, being a man of action, pulled Liu Ge'er along and set off for the state city the next day to look at houses.

Xingxing packed the things she had bought for Daxisipo in the state city and prepared to visit her.

Gui Geer rarely showed his face at home.

So much so that Bai Xiaofeng, his mother, exclaimed, "I feel like it’s been ages since I last saw our Gui Geer."

Gui Geer is now fifteen years old. Unlike Huai Geer's heroic demeanor, Bai Geer's gentle disposition, and Liu Ge'er's clear and handsome appearance, Gui Geer has a rather ordinary good looks.

It's just that when you look at Gui Geer, you find him quite pleasing to the eye.

But when Gui Geer is among a crowd, you might suddenly feel he blends in with everyone else.

It's a very peculiar impression.

Xingxing hadn't seen her fourth brother for a long time, so she exclaimed, "Wow," and walked around Gui Geer.

"Fourth Brother, you seem taller?"

Gui Geer chuckled and patted Xingxing's little head: "Little bean sprout, you think everyone is tall."

Xingxing wasn't upset; she smiled at Gui Geer.

Gui Geer looked around the courtyard: "Where's Third Brother?"

Xingxing replied, "Third Brother and Second Brother went to the state city to look at houses."

Gui Geer said, "Oh no," with a hint of regret: "I'm too late. I'll ride after them and see if I can catch up."

With that, he ran out again.

Bai Xiaofeng had no temper with this son of hers; she only called out to Gui Geer's back, "Aren't you going to eat before you leave?"

Without turning his head, Gui Geer shouted, "I'm chasing after Third Brother," and was already out of sight around the corner.

Bai Xiaofeng could do nothing about Gui Geer; she pressed her temples and let him go.

Xingxing told the family where she was going and took the things she had bought to Daxisipo's place.