peasant young lady

Chapter 114 Sell the house?
Cheng Xia got up and went towards Dahua, seeing Dahua anxiously grabbing her hand, looked left and right, led Dahua out the door, and walked to the place next to Grandpa Lizheng's house, where it is much quieter , there is no one around, so it is convenient to talk.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter so flustered?" Cheng Xia felt that Dahua's hands were cold, and her expression was not very good, thinking that something bad must have happened.

"Little sister, hurry up and take care of Mother, or Mother will be really bewitched by her brother-in-law." Da Hua was anxious, her voice trembling a lot.

As soon as Cheng Xia heard about Liu Wen, Cheng Xia didn't want to hear any more. Liu Wen and Mrs. Zhang were willing to fight each other. Shi herself has suffered these bitter consequences, she will not remember the lesson at all, nor will she reflect on it.

Seeing Cheng Xia's face, Dahua's face immediately turned cold, and she also knew that her mother's performance last time made her heartbroken, especially when she just woke up, her mother went to Yang's house and said such a accusation against her. , how not to disappoint.When she came to look for her younger sister today, she was a little hesitant, but except for her younger sister, no one dared to talk to Mother like that. Dahua had already seen through people like Liu Wen, and Mother was really confused. They were all homeless.

"Little sister, I know you don't want to hear it, but mother is going to sell the house." Dahua said, there was a bit of crying in her voice.

Cheng Xia was taken aback, never expecting such a situation, "Why sell the house?"

The Cheng family only had that one house, and the whole family was crowded together. If they really sold the house, wouldn't Mrs. Zhang consider these situations where Dahua and the others lived?
Dahua sobbed and said, "Three days ago, oh, when Cheng Qiu went to your house to make trouble, the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law both came, and they closed the door to discuss secretly, and they didn't let me and my younger brother listen at all. I only vaguely heard something about selling the house and buying a big house, but I just listened to it, and didn't even think about the house at home. As a result, the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law came again early this morning , This time I was so careful, I secretly hid and listened, only to hear that I was covered in cold sweat."

Cheng Xia frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Isn't Liu Wen impatient to ask Mother to sell the house for money?"

Dahua nodded in tears, "Liu Wen said that his second aunt was in a hurry to sell the house, and then she was going to take that idiot cousin away from the sad place of Chong'an County. His aunt saw that Liu Wen really wanted to buy it, so she asked about it. Ask him, if Liu Wen really has no money, then she will sell to others, and she is also anxious to sell, so in the end, he only charged 150 taels of silver, and said that it is a big house with three courtyards, and dozens of people live in it. It’s not a problem inside, and there is some face, but Liu Wen has no money.”

Cheng Xia understood, it turned out that Liu Wen really coveted the house of Liu Yuanwai's family, but the money had not been raised enough, so he had the idea of ​​pawning himself there, but in the end it cost Liu Yuanwai's life instead.Now, Liu Wen really had no other choice, so he began to put his ideas on Mrs. Zhang, and even asked her to sell the house she lived in to make up the rest of the money.

However, Cheng Xia frowned and looked at Dahua, "Can the house you live in be sold for so much money?"

Based on the prices Cheng Xia had seen during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the house where Mrs. Zhang lived could be sold for 50 taels at most.Cheng Xia hadn't visited Mr. Liu's house before, but from what she saw when she ran out from the injury, it was indeed rich and rich, and 150 taels of silver was considered cheap.After all, a slightly decent mansion in the capital would cost about 400 taels to buy. It is understandable for such a price difference at the foot of an emperor and in a remote county town.

Dahua didn't know about this question either, so she could only shake her head, "Brother-in-law must have money himself, but he just didn't take it out. I didn't hear them discussing how much the house could sell for, and he just said that he would take his mother to the county seat to ask about it tomorrow. , see which one is in need, and buy the house."

"Father agrees?" Cheng Xia asked puzzledly. Ye Luo's thought of returning to the root of the ancients was very serious. If it wasn't inevitable, the country people would definitely not leave the place where they lived, let alone sell it. This kind of behavior is tantamount to violating the ancestral precepts.

Dahua gritted her teeth when she heard this, "Brother-in-law poured ecstasy soup on her parents, and they kept talking good things about them, saying that they have taken care of them for so long, and they just want to serve them well until they grow old. In a poor little place, how can parents live a good life, so he decided to buy the big house of his second uncle's family, and take them all to live in, so that we can all enjoy the blessings without having to face the loess every day with our backs to the sky I don’t need to pick herbs to earn a few pennies, and I don’t need to worry about three meals a day. The most important thing is that my parents have a good face. I also said, who in our Qingxian Village can live in Parents are the first to live in a big house in the county. Just because of this, people in the village have to look up to our family."

Cheng Xia crossed his arms and snorted coldly, "Liu Wen said that he doesn't need to work in the fields, which means that parents should sell the land as well."

"Exactly!" Dahua gritted her teeth and slapped her thigh, her teeth itching, "This shameless elder brother-in-law said that our family has a lot of land, and it is fertile land. If we sell it, we can get dozens of taels of silver. It is enough to buy his second uncle's house."

Cheng Xia suddenly laughed, Liu Wen's words really slapped his face, "He used his filial piety as a cover, but actually asked his parents to sell the fields and the land. After all, even if the house is really bought, then Parents also paid for it, so what does it have to do with Liu Wen?"

"That's what I said, but my parents were obviously moved by them. When they came for the first time, my parents were still hesitant, but I just saw that my parents really don't have much opinion, and they can live in a bright and beautiful place. It's simply too tempting to have someone serve you in a big house in the county seat."

Cheng Xia smiled lightly and shook her head, "To be courteous for nothing is to rape or steal. Sister-in-law, what do you want me to do?"

Dahua heard what Cheng Xia said so bluntly, and suddenly scratched her head in embarrassment, "Little sister, I always feel that the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law have no good intentions, and really sold the land and yard, and we can't live in the big house. , I don't want to go to the county to enjoy the blessings, I feel uneasy. My parents don't listen to what your brother and I say, and what Cheng You says doesn't matter much. Can you go and persuade your parents not to do stupid things. "

Cheng Xia looked at Dahua and suddenly smiled, Dahua was puzzled for no reason, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay," Cheng Xia smiled, "I think sister-in-law's intuition is very accurate. It would be great if parents have safety awareness like yours. I can guarantee that if you really sell the yard and land, you will be homeless gone."

"Oh, what should I do then?" Dahua turned around anxiously.

Cheng Xia sighed, "If my parents really have such thoughts, they won't listen to what I say, let alone my mother will not deal with me at all, she will think that I deliberately framed Liu Wen As for Cheng Shang, what I say is in vain."

"Hey, hey," Dahua couldn't help sighing. In fact, she had thought of this too, but she really had no other choice. If the younger sister couldn't do it, they would just sit on the streets helplessly.

Cheng Xia thought about it and said, "Are they going to the county seat tomorrow?"

Hearing what Cheng Xia said, Dahua felt that there was something interesting, so she nodded impatiently, "Yes, I said that I will go to the county seat tomorrow to find a buyer."

idiot!Cheng Xia murmured in his heart, went to the county town to find a buyer, which one wanted to buy a run-down house in the countryside after entering the county town, even if he was looking for a buyer, he had to look for it from nearby.

But that's not the point, Cheng Xia immediately asked, "Are Liu Wen and Cheng Shang staying today?"

Dahua didn't understand why the little girl asked such a question, but she still shook her head, "I don't know yet, they were still chatting when I sneaked out."

Cheng Xia nodded, and heard someone calling her name at the door of Lizheng's grandfather, so she patted Dahua's hand, "Sister-in-law, go back first."

"Little sister, here," Dahua yelled, but she didn't know what to say, so she waved her hand and let Cheng Xia enter Lizheng's house.

Cheng Xia trotted over, it turned out that Uncle Tian was calling himself, saying that it was Grandpa Lizheng who was waiting in the room to eat the grilled prawns with basil leaves that he had made, Cheng Xia nodded, looked at the people in the yard who had already eaten, and felt relieved. Thinking that the banquet passed so easily, Cheng Qiu was supported from the second aunt's house to Tian's house, not to mention the sedan chair, and there was not even the most basic carriage or ox cart to pick up the relatives. It seems that Aunt Tian is real Angry.

After cooking for Grandpa Lizheng, he said a few words. Cheng Xia was thinking about making rose sauce, so he said goodbye and left. On his way to Cheng’s house, he saw Mrs. Zhang sending Liu Wen and Cheng Shang away. will not stay.

Cheng Xia walked past them without looking sideways, Zhang scolded a few words angrily, Liu Wen sneered, but still followed Cheng Xia and took two steps, raised his eyebrows and said triumphantly, "Wait, there will always be One day, I asked you to kneel and beg for mercy obediently, and then begged me to return those dozens of slaps."

Cheng Xia suddenly stopped, turned around and slapped Liu Wen's face a few times. Liu Wen was stunned by the slap, not knowing what happened.Cheng Shang screamed in the distance and was about to come over to make a move, Cheng Xia slapped her directly, "Don't just talk if you have no skills, I'll slap you because you don't deserve to be a sister at all, as for Liu Wen , I hit once when I see you, if you are more conscious in the future, don't appear in front of me, otherwise I don't guarantee that I will kill you directly."

Liu Wen reacted and kicked Cheng Xia directly. He is a big man, and he was beaten by Cheng Xia, a little girl, repeatedly. He would be ashamed.

Cheng Xia didn't rush, waited for Liu Wen's leg to be raised high, and instantly lifted his leg up, Liu Wen's leg was split open, and he cried out twice in pain, Cheng Xia With a hard kick, Liu Wen fell straight forward, and fell like a dog eating shit.

Cheng Shang watched helplessly, wanted to go forward but didn't dare, turned around to ask Mrs. Zhang for help, but saw Mrs. Zhang looking at Cheng Xia thoughtfully, as if trying to see through Cheng Xia's face and see her heart.

(End of this chapter)