eurekapd Chapter 173 I bought it, I bought it on credit.
Chapter 173 I bought it, I bought it on credit.
Ruan Dan stared at the direction where Dou Weiyi had disappeared, her expression heavy with unspoken emotions.
His family is like a giant sieve; every penny they earn leaks out.
Upon hearing Ruan Dan's words, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi wisely chose to remain silent.
After all, Dou Weiyi has more windfall gains than regular income, but she just can't hold onto them, and she lives a bland and unfulfilling life every day.
If you bring it up too much, you'll reopen old wounds.
The two quickly picked up their copper coin baskets, boarded the carriage, and swayed all the way to the yamen.
As she entered the gate, Gao Mengli looked around, intending to find a chair to sit down.
Little did I know that all around me were chairs missing legs or broken backs...
She and Lin Xi wisely abandoned their idea and stood in front of the desk, waiting for Dou Weiyi, who was writing the land deed on the broken desk.
Looking at the desk that was split in two, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi's lips twitched.
It's obvious that the back of this desk was nailed with wooden boards, patched up and barely usable...
After finishing the last stroke, Dou Weiyi put down the brush, stamped the land deed with her seal, and carefully blew on it.
With a beaming smile, he handed the land deed to the two of them, saying, "All done!"
Lin Xi quickly took it, checked it over, folded it neatly, and put it in her bosom!
Gao Mengli quickly tugged at the bamboo basket on the ground. "Sir, I've left the copper coins here. We'll be going now!"
Dou Weiyi waved his hand, quickly ran to the bamboo basket, and counted the copper coins one by one, "Hey, hey, hey! You guys go ahead!"
Seeing that Dou Weiyi was "very busy," the two quickly took the land deed and left the county government office.
They still had to go back to the restaurant, prepare the braised pig's trotters, and then wait for their son, Da Niu, to come home from school.
In the afternoon, when the family's personal driver, Zhao Chen, came to pick up the family of three, Lin Yong happily jumped down from the carriage.
"Father, what brings you here?!"
Lin Xi was somewhat surprised and quickly stepped forward to help Lin Yong.
Lin Yong grinned widely, his face full of smiles. "Your mother said you were going to build a duck farm. So, we've been thinking about it, going to the government office to buy a plot of land, and building a paper mill on the side!"
"Oh?!" Gao Mengli became interested after hearing Lin Yong's words.
However, the paper mill requires a large area, estimated to be around five acres.
The old house probably hasn't earned enough money lately, so Gao Mengli stepped forward and asked, "Father, are we short of money?"
Lin Yong nodded cheerfully, then shook his head, "Originally, we didn't have enough money, but..."
At this point, Lin Yong pulled out a land deed from his pocket and lowered his voice, "But I bought it on credit! Look, Lord Dou issued me the land deed!"
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli stared wide-eyed, then nodded knowingly.
After all, the wasteland the village bought before was also purchased on credit.
Now, it doesn't seem so strange to borrow land for a house anymore...
"Father, Mother, Grandpa..."
At this moment, Da Niu walked over with difficulty, his legs trembling.
Lin Yong's eyes lit up, and he quickly came over to help the unsteady Da Niu, "Da Niu, you're done with school!"
Da Niu responded weakly, "Yes, sir, please carry me to the carriage, my legs are shaking badly."
"oh oh!"
Lin Yong quickly tucked the ox under his arm, and with a jerk of his shoulder, he successfully "clamped" the ox onto the carriage.
Big Bull: ...
"Pfft!"
Lin Xi couldn't help but laugh, giving Da Niu a gloating look!
Learning martial arts is very tough, and this is only the first day!
Lin Xi has never had any sense of self-awareness as a biological father.
After all, you should tease your son early on. When he grows up and cares about his reputation, he can't laugh in front of you anymore; he can only laugh behind your back!
Da Niu looked resentful and quickly shoved him into the carriage. As soon as he sat down, he leaned against the carriage and fell asleep.
Lin Xi quickly climbed onto the carriage and placed Da Niu's head on his lap to make him more comfortable.
Along the way, everyone was taking care of Da Niu, and no one spoke.
Back in the village, Gao Mengli carried Da Niu back to the house and onto the bed, tucked him in, and then quietly went out.
"Xixi, I'm going out for a bit. Go to the old house and boil some water."
Gao Mengli quickly gave instructions, then picked up her small bamboo basket, grabbed her sickle, and went outside.
We need to choose a special day to warm the new house, so we can't start cooking yet.
"Uh-huh!"
Lin Xi answered and quickly ran to the old house to boil water.
Gao Mengli cut a lot of mugwort, took it back and put it in a pot to boil, and also added some ginger slices to the pot to simmer together.
It was getting late, but Da Niu showed no sign of waking up.
Lin Xi quickly ran back to the house, and in no time stripped Da Niu naked, then soaked Da Niu in mugwort and ginger water.
Da Niu felt warm all over and hummed comfortably twice.
He groggily opened his eyes and saw his father's big face right in front of him.
Da Niu panicked and realized that he was naked in the dark water.
Lin Xi looked at the blushing Da Niu with a half-smile, "Tsk tsk, soak well, you'll feel energetic after you're done."
Da Niu quickly nodded, "Dad, you go ahead and do your work, I can do it myself, I can do it myself!"
Lin Xi chuckled softly, turned around and went out to help prepare dinner at the old house.
After dinner, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi took Da Niu back to the house.
The two men each grabbed one of Da Niu's legs and used their hands to massage the muscles in Da Niu's calves.
Da Niu cried out in pain as they grabbed his leg, "Ouch, ouch!" "Dad, Mom, be gentle! Ouch—"
Da Niu grimaced in pain, his pig-like screams successfully pleasing Lin Xi and Gao Mengli, who were massaging his calf muscles.
The more pitiful Da Niu's cries, the more excited they became.
They suddenly discovered the joys of raising children!
The screams reached the old house, breaking the hearts of everyone there.
The whole family huddled by the wall, listening to Da Niu's "screams," their faces showing expressions of heartache.
Everyone turned to look thoughtfully at the three siblings, Fu, Lu, and Lin, who were standing to the side.
Lin Fei looked at his eldest son with excitement, "Afu, you missed the enrollment period this year, why don't you go and learn martial arts first!"
Eight-year-old Lin Fu was completely bewildered; he had only come over to listen to his older brother's screams.
What, is his own father planning to transfer this "screaming" onto him?
Lin Fu looked terrified. "Dad, are you serious???"
To his surprise, as soon as he opened his mouth, not only his father, but the whole family nodded at him with shining eyes.
So, the second day.
Besides the miserable-looking Da Niu running, there was also Lin Fu, who looked like a bean sprout, next to him.
Because he is a small person with little influence, his rejections were of little importance.
The two brothers began another day of "torture" before dawn.
Looking at Lin Fu's bitter face beside him, Da Niu smiled broadly and said, "Second brother, thank you for joining me in this 'fierce' martial arts training camp. From now on, let's support each other and get through these tough times together."
Lin Fu looked resentful. "Brother, is it too late to refuse now?"
Lin Xi, sitting in the carriage next to them, lifted the curtain with a gloating expression. "It's too late! You guys catch up, we're leaving first!"