The happy little days of the Ye family

After Ye Qingqing returned, Ye's mother discussed with Mrs. Ye:

"Mom, the price of houses in the county has increased a lot in recent years. Do you think it's enough for me to bring 500 taels of silver?"

"That's almost it. The big house that the Tang family bought a few years ago only cost 450 taels. But to be on the safe side, it's better to get a few dozen more taels. It also costs money to go to the Yamen to apply for the land deed."

"Yeah, it's better to bring more."

Mother Ye went back to the house to get the money, and Mrs. Ye called the younger members of the family over.

Wang Chunyu walked over slowly, holding Xiaoba in one hand and Tangtang in the other.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Xilin and Li Guoer ran over in a hurry, each holding a fat baby.

"Grandma, what's wrong? What's wrong with my sister coming over?"

"Qingqing said that several grain dealers in the county had their homes ransacked, and many houses and shops were sealed. Your mother and I plan to go to the county to check on the houses."

Knowing that they were going to see the house, Ye Xilin was very excited. Mrs. Ye hurriedly said before she finished speaking:

"I also need to go."

How could buying a house be such an important thing without him?

"Okay, okay, I'll take you with me."

Old Mrs. Ye thought that her little grandson had been lucky since he was a child, and if she took him with her, she might be able to pick a good house.

As for Li Guoer and Wang Chunyu, they stayed at home to take care of their children.

It's not that Mrs. Ye won't take her grandson-in-law with her. The main reason is that there are several children at home and it's not okay for no one to watch.

Ye Mu thought it would not hurt to bring more money when she was away from home. So he took 600 taels of silver from Gongzhong's account.

Ye Mu took all the banknotes and hid them in several places on her body.

After thinking about it, she took out an extra 50 taels of silver from her family's private money.

I don’t know if that girl Qingqing has enough money, but if it’s not enough, I can use it for emergencies.

As for the Tang family, Tang Shan took 300 taels for his son, and Tang Xiaojing also took 400 taels from his and Ye Qingqing's small treasury.

When Ye Qingqing came back, Tang Xiaojing had already prepared 700 taels of silver.

"Didn't we agree on 600 taels? How can we get so much?" How could they afford a house worth 700 taels?

"Grain merchants are all wealthy merchants. The houses and shops that have been sealed off are definitely not cheap. It's better to bring more, just in case it's not enough."

As he spoke, Tang Xiaojing divided the banknotes and money in his hand into two parts. Ye Qingqing asked Ye Qingqing to hide the banknotes close to his body, while he kept the money himself.

When the young couple came out of the house, Tang Shan happened to lead the ox cart out from the backyard.

Ye Qingqing and Aunt Chen confessed that they would go to the county later.

Mother Ye came out of the house and saw Ye Xilin and Mrs. Ye waiting impatiently for her beside the donkey cart.

At this time, a crisp voice came from the door: "Mom, grandma, have you packed up?"

Ye Qingqing brought Yang Yang and Aunt Chen over, letting the little guy play with his older brothers, sisters, and younger siblings.

Moreover, with Aunt Chen's help, Li Guoer and Wang Chunyu can also relax.

Chenchen and Xiaoqi went out to play after breakfast in the morning. When they came home and saw no one, the little guy came to Ye's house by himself.

The Tang family drove an ox cart, and Tang Shan was responsible for driving the cart. Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing were whispering inside, discussing what house to buy.

The Ye family drove a donkey cart, and Ye Xilin was responsible for driving it. Sitting in it were Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye.

When the two families passed through the town, they brought Ye's father and Ye Donglin with them.

A group of people went to the county in a mighty manner.

Along the way, Ye Xilin and Ye Donglin kept talking. This was the first time for the two of them to participate in the purchase of a house for their family, and they were extremely excited.

Ye Xilin lowered his voice and said in the ears of Mother Ye and Mrs. Ye:

"I brought 100 taels of silver with me when I went out. If you don't have enough money later, just tell me."

In fact, Father Ye and Ye Donglin also received money, but they were not as high-profile as Ye Xilin.

When we went out, it was almost noon, and the two families drove their cars very fast.

When they arrived at the gate of Guan Ya, both the Tang family's ox and the Ye family's donkey were panting from exhaustion.

"Guests, there have been a lot of houses and shops listed recently. Are you looking for houses or shops?" As soon as they came in, a waiter came forward to greet them enthusiastically.

"This little brother, I know your Manager Lin, please call him."

As soon as the young man saw Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing, he remembered that the father and son had been here a few days ago.

Just as the young man was about to go back to the house to call someone, he saw Lin Kang, a chubby man, escorting a middle-aged man dressed richly out.

After a while, Lin Kang came back and patted Tang Shan on the shoulder cheerfully.

"A number of shops and houses have just been sealed in the past two days. I also said that I would send someone to inform you this afternoon to come and see the houses. I didn't expect you to be so well-informed."

"Of course, is there any good house?"

"There are indeed some pretty good houses. Many people in the county have taken a fancy to them. I will take you to see them now. I will tell you more about them on the way."

Just in line with Tangshan's wishes, he was also anxious to go see the house. "Okay, it's getting late now. Let's go see the house first."

Lin Kang took a bunch of keys and got on the Tang family's oxcart.

Soon, some people came to Xinghua Lane near North Street.

Xinghua Lane is very spacious, and oxcarts and donkey carts can easily drive inside.

However, Tangshan and the others came here to look at the house, and they also wanted to know the situation in this alley, so they got out of the car one after another at the end of the alley.

There were a few leafy apricot trees at the head of the alley, and there were several women chatting under the trees.

Not far away there were several children chasing and playing.

These people are wearing cheesecloth and have no patches on their bodies. It seems that the conditions at home are good.

The faces and clothes of the children are also clean, and they look very cute and lovable.

The first impression of Xinghua Lane is pretty good.

But everyone knows that the people who live here are all families with some money.

Lin Kang walked in the front and told everyone about the situation of the house they would see later.

"The houses here on Xinghua Lane are all standard big houses, and they are not far from North Street. They are quiet and peaceful here, and life is very convenient."

"This house was originally occupied by a grain merchant named Li. It is a spacious first-entry house. According to the land deed, it is the size of 8 points of land. It has 6 main rooms and 8 side rooms."

The further we walked in, the more magnificent the houses on both sides became.

With Lin Kang leading the way, the group of people soon arrived at a grand mansion.

The gate of the house is made of precious wood. The surrounding walls are also very high, and there are many broken tiles on top of the walls.

Mrs. Ye looked at the tiles on the wall and nodded silently. As expected of a wealthy family's house, no casual thief would be able to get inside.

After opening the door, you can see that the yard is covered with bluestone slabs, pavilions, beautiful lotus ponds, and exquisite rockeries, all of which reveal that this family is either rich or noble.