Chapter 127 (1/2)

Chapter 127

Chapter 127 - Discussion

The head of the household, Yu Hai, looked down and thought for a moment before saying, “How about this? After spring plowing, let’s knock down the old residence and build a new five-room house . We can also widen the yard a little bit… No, it’s a newly built fence, so that would waste too much time and energy . It’s better to renovate the old residence and build a three-room house next to it, and then enclose it with stones . This way, Xiaosha wouldn’t have to worry about the house when he gets married in the future . We can make a door in the middle so that it’s more convenient for us to come and go between the two buildings!”

Yu Xiaocao really didn’t want to be too close to the two outrageously annoying people, Madam Zhang and Madam Li . She made a different suggestion, “Father, I think we might as well save more money and ask Third Young Master to help us find a residence in town, and then buy some fields around town . Let’s just settle down in town! In the future, Little s.h.i.+tou will be studying for a long time in town, so it would also be more convenient for him to come home!”

Madam Liu was somewhat interested upon hearing her words . Little s.h.i.+tou had only turned six after the New Year, yet he already had to stay in town to study by himself . As his mother, it was inevitable that she would miss and be concerned about her son at all times .

Yu Hai lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then slowly shook his head, “Our roots are in Dongshan Village after all . You guys are still young, so you don’t quite understand the principle of ‘being sentimentally attached to your homeland’ . Besides, your grandfather is still living here . No son would enjoy a happy life in town, while leaving his elders to suffer in the countryside . ”

Little s.h.i.+tou frowned and muttered, “But Younger Uncle lives in town . He eats good rice and flour every day, and he also often eats meat! Little Doudou’s attires are no different than the n.o.ble young masters in town . They even have a maidservant attending to him . He can live in town, so why can’t we?”

Little s.h.i.+tou had been studying at Rongxuan Academy for less than a month, but his younger uncle, Yu Bo, had already went to the academy to visit him three times . Although Rongxuan Academy didn’t prohibit visits by relatives and friends, if it happened too frequently, it may leave a bad impression on the teachers . Little s.h.i.+tou has also tried to obscurely remind his younger uncle, but his younger uncle didn’t seem to have heard it at all and completely disregarded his feelings .

On one occasion, he happened to meet the headmaster at the entrance of the academy . The headmaster stopped to talk to him cordially and was praising his second sister’s culinary skills when his younger uncle came over . After he introduced him to the headmaster, as if he was ‘burning the bridge after crossing it’, his younger uncle didn’t even look at him again and only cared about talking to the headmaster . The headmaster obviously didn’t want to talk to Younger Uncle, but he just tactlessly continued to flatter him . It was so freaking embarra.s.sing!

After the headmaster left, Younger Uncle invited him to his house for a meal that day for the first time . There wasn’t any coa.r.s.e grain in their kitchen at all, and was full of polished rice and wheat flour instead . There was a large piece of meat being cured inside a jar and chicken soup cooked in the pot . They were eating better food than the rich families in the neighboring villages!

Before they had split from the main family, their family didn’t have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, yet they still had to save up money to support Younger Uncle’s n.o.blemen-like lifestyle in town . Little s.h.i.+tou felt very sad when he thought about that . Even the chicken soup and stir-fried meat that he ate at noon seemed tasteless!

“Our family put all hopes on your younger uncle . Your grandmother is antic.i.p.ating your younger uncle to pa.s.s the examination to become an official, and then get her a t.i.tle of a ranked n.o.ble madam . Thus, she naturally wouldn’t treat your younger uncle too badly!” Yu Hai gave a somewhat weak explanation .

Xiaolian pursed her lips and muttered in a low voice, “Younger Uncle relies completely on the family’s support, yet he can still live in town . So why can’t we buy a house in town when we make our own money?”

“…Actually, our Dongshan Village is close to the mountains and sea, and the villagers are simple and warmhearted . Everyone will help each other out when needed . Isn’t that better than living in town and being unfamiliar with the people and surroundings?” Yu Hai was still a little reluctant to leave the village that he was born and raised in .

Yu Xiaocao had already arrived in this world for over half a year . She knew that people in ancient times had an extraordinary attachment to their homeland, so she didn’t continue to insist . She thought about it and said, “Then let’s built the house first . After we sell the vegetables in the backyard, let’s buy a house and farmland in town!”

“Almighty Second Sister! Second Sister is like a nouveau riche!” Being influenced by Yu Xiaocao, Little s.h.i.+tou would throw out a couple of strange terms from time to time . This was something that everyone was already used to .

As usual, all the money was kept and managed by Xiaocao . Yu Hai pretended to be dispirited and heavily sighed, “Ay… It seems like I might lose my position as the head of the household very soon . Someone is trying to seize power!”

Xiaolian giggled and said, “We can all rest a.s.sured since the money is being kept by Younger Sister! She is just an accountant at most . Father and Mother still makes the decisions in our family!”

“Really? Why do I feel like Cao’er makes the final decision more often?” Yu Hai feigned an aggrieved expression, making the entire family laugh . Yu Hai laughed so much that his ribs started to hurt, but he still couldn’t stop .

Little s.h.i.+tou joined in the fun and exclaimed, “We’ll listen to whoever is right! Second Sister is our family’s cash cow right now, so in terms of making money, we can’t go wrong as long as we listen to Second Sister!!”