C73 land deed in hand (2/2)
”Yeah.” Fang Ruxiu nodded and said: ”That's why you kids can't go catch loaches. If you manage to catch a water snake and bring it back, that would be troublesome.”
”Yes.” The two little bun nodded and continued to look at the water basin. They squatted beside the water basin and watched the Loach swim around. From time to time, they would tap their hands on it and smile at each other. Each of them was extremely happy.
Until Fang Changhui came to find two little fellows to eat, they were still looking at these Loaches. That was true, Fang Changhui's family relied on that shop, and did not grow any fields, so naturally they did not have the chance to see these Loaches. Thus, their family wasn't easy to deal with. If there wasn't any business within the store, even eating would become a problem.
At this time, Yeats started to pull on Fang Changhui, it was no different from letting the two children eat in his house, but Fang Changhui persisted, and after pulling on them for a while, she could only let go.
When it was time to eat, Yeats made Fang Ruxiu bring a bowl of dishes to the main room.
When it was afternoon, Fang Changfu returned, making Ru Xiu happy, but he had already settled this matter. He also had the land deed in his hands. The room deed was given to the government, covering an area of seven acres and six cents.
In this era, contracts couldn't be casually made, and houses couldn't be casually built either. People of different classes also had to be meticulous in building their houses. Although the houses were casually built, there were some restrictions on the area, for example, ordinary people couldn't build more than two acres.
For example, the area occupied by the Fang family right now was probably only one mu of land. Therefore, this matter was really thanks to the Minister. Otherwise, there would be no tax for the wasteland for three years. Sure enough, whether it was modern or ancient times, it was easier to do things with connections.
After the deed was done, the family started to settle their accounts and discuss about building the house.
Fang Changfu took out the remaining silver and put it on the table. Then, he told his family members in detail how much he had spent today.
”I bought seven acres of wasteland, two taels of silver for one mu of land. It should have been fifteen taels of silver, but I gave sixteen taels of silver to the servant brother, and gave him the rest to drink.” If he did not help us lose a little silver, then we would have to spend an extra four taels of silver. In addition to the fare to travel back and forth, we ate a meal in the hotel and bought some pastries for the family of the Minister. We probably spent one tael of silver and still have eighty-two taels of silver left. ”
The Yeats also believed that Fang Changfu was right about spending this money. Although he had spent more than two taels of silver on relationships, he should have spent all this money, and it could not be considered as a bribe. It was just that money was good for business, in this society, it was also important to pay for favors. Fang Ruxiu also believed that in the future, they would have to buy land, and it was inevitable that they would have to deal with the Minister of Police and the people from the yamen.
Then, Fang Changfu began to talk about the plans he had in mind, all according to what everyone had discussed that day, and how much he had spent on each of them.
If it was an ordinary mud-brick house, the building would only cost around five to six silver taels. However, Fang Ruzhu thought that they would have to build a slightly better house without having to do so. At the very least, it would be a bit bigger than the house they were living in now, right?
”Father, this house is a matter of life's work. If you don't want to build it, you should take advantage of this opportunity to build it. Everyone in our family needs a room, while Third Brother and Fourth Brother are studying in the study, if Big Brother wants a new house, he needs relatives, and he also needs guest rooms. This way, the house's budget should be at least twenty-two taels.”
”Little girl, you're the only one who dares to say that. Look at such a large piece of land, it only cost sixteen taels of silver. To build such a house, it costs twenty taels of silver?” Fang Changfu still felt that the budget for the house was a little too much.
However, Yeats supported Fang Ruyi. She said, ”I feel that what our family does is reasonable. Now that the children are older, they need their own rooms. Furthermore, over the years, due to the house in the house, I didn't dare to invite my children's grandmother or uncles to come and stay for a while. If I were to build a house, I could at least invite my mother and the others to come and stay for a while. ”
”That's right, Father. Furthermore, we brothers will definitely grow up in the future. Xiao San, Little Four are people who want to earn a place in the sect, so we need a study.” Furthermore, if I train with my sister, then I will be a martial arts grandmaster of my generation. Therefore, I need a spacious training room so that no one can teach me my sister's unique technique. ” Fang Yizheng said in a serious tone with excitement all over his face.
”You're still a grandmaster? Learn how to farm from me.” Fang Changfu didn't hesitate to strike down Fang Yizheng's burning blood and confidence, he then looked towards Yeats and said, ”Qingning, these years, I have indeed wronged you. Once we've built a house, we'll go and get father-in-law and mother-in-law.”
”Mhmm, okay, as long as you have the heart.” Yeats nodded, she was still pleased with Fang Changfu's performance.
”That's right, when the time comes, we, the My Milk, can move here to live with us. If that's the case, we'll have to set up a few more rooms. Even I'm wondering if twenty taels of silver is not enough.” Fang Ru Xiu said with a smile.
”Relax, relax. It's definitely enough.” Fang Changfu said: ”The houses that your master built under his hands, added up, were only worth five to six taels.”
Hearing Fang Changfu's words, Fang Ruxiu really wanted to flatten her mouth. Was this a house? Why did she think this was a shack?
Dad, twenty liang is actually not a lot. When the time comes, you need to use high-quality bricks and tiles, as well as our house that can be made into two layers. This way of saving space, the top layer can be used to store miscellaneous items, or it can also be used to house people. Fang Ru Xiu suggested again.