Sure enough, after dinner, while it was still dark, Lao Zhou gathered the whole family together for a meeting, formally announced the decision to build a house, and informed everyone that seven rooms would be built this time.

Their house has six rooms in total, with three large rooms in the middle, one is the main room, the main room facing the sun is where Lao Zhoutou and his family live, and the other side is where Zhou Dalang and his family live.

As for the east and west wings, only the two in the west wing are complete, and there is only one in the east wing. This is because the kitchen is built on the east side, running down the house.

Lao Zhoutou was reluctant to use bricks and stones to build the kitchen, so he built it with mud mixed with thatch.

This time they plan to expand on the side and just knock down the wall of the yard.

Lao Zhoutou originally wanted to open a small door to get through, but when he thought about it, if he opened a small door here, he would have to build another gate there to facilitate entry and exit. This would cost a lot of money, so after discussing with Qian, he decided to

He decided to knock down the east wall of the courtyard and create a single courtyard.

The kitchen and woodsheds are all here, and there is enough space there, so we built seven directly, three in the middle, without leaving a main room, and two more on the east and west sides.

Lao Zhoutou planned very well, "The place is big enough. Let's build the house to be spacious. It will be useful when Datou and the others get married in the future. It will save trouble."

Zhou Dalang and the others were very excited when they heard this, but they were still a little worried, "Dad, is the money enough?"

Lao Zhoutou simply said, "Not enough."

Crowd: ...If it’s not enough, what are they discussing here?

"So each of your families will get a part of the money." Lao Zhou was not polite and said: "Your sister is only six years old, and Qianer gave me 500 yuan to build a house."

Lao Zhoutou didn't say the rest, but everyone immediately felt like a big mountain hit them on the shoulders.

Zhou Dalang looked around and asked, "Dad, how much is the difference?"

Lao Zhou smoked his pipe and said: "The house is built, but we still need to make the bed and prepare the bedding."

The brothers felt that the pressure was even greater. Zhou Dalang calculated the private money of their house, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, then I will take out two taels of silver."

With Zhou Dalang setting the example, Zhou Dalang and Zhou Lang would naturally have no choice but to follow. However, Zhou Dalang should be fine, but Zhou Dalang's face looked a little bitter. He earned the least among the brothers, and their private houses totaled the same.

He was only in his early twenties, and he only had this money because he followed the boss and the others and took turns selling food to the laborers.

After handing over 60% to the public, the two of them split it equally, and he was able to save seventy or eighty cents every day.

Zhoulang found it difficult, but Wulang and Saturdaylang showed their willingness to take out two taels of silver without blinking an eye.

Then everyone looked at the silent Thursday Lang.

Zhou Lang wanted to cry, but he stared back and looked back. He wanted to give it, but he had to have it!

Lao Zhoutou coughed lightly and said: "The fourth brother is not in a hurry, just wait until he has paid off his family's debt and then make up for it."

What everyone actually wants to say is that it doesn't matter if the fourth child doesn't give it, but dad said so, so let's just do it.

Zhou Xi said: "Dad, I'll give you two taels too."

Lao Zhou frowned and said, "Your brothers are all here, so you don't need to go out. When the fourth brother wants to get married, just lend him some money to get married, and he will pay you back after he earns it."

Zhou Lang: ...Very good, one more debt has been added to my debt.

Zhou Xi said, "I live at home too. Man Bao has already come out. There's no reason why I can't come out."

Lao Zhoutou blurted out, "You don't want to get married?"

Zhou Xi said: "I won't get married."

Lao Zhoutou was so angry that he clicked his pipe. Qian, who had been silent all this time, said, "Okay, just take what my daughter gave me."

Qian said to Zhou Xi: "Bring me the money later."

Zhou Xi said "hmm".

Lao Zhoutou was a little angry. After returning to the house, he asked Qian, "Are you really planning to keep your child at home for the rest of his life?"

It's been almost a year, and Zhou Xi hasn't gotten married yet. Lao Zhoutou doesn't think it's because his daughter can't get married, so it can only be because his old wife didn't look for her carefully.

Qian said: "Let's wait until she has figured it out before getting married. Haven't you seen that she has not only gained weight over the past year, but also has a rosy complexion? I have asked, and the doctor said that she is almost healed. I have heard of all the things the matchmaker said."

I don’t like it.”

Lao Zhou's eyes lit up and he asked, "Is it possible to give birth?"

Qian said "hmm".

Old Zhoutou became happy and finally relented, "Okay, let's take your time and find a better one this time. A widower is fine, but children are not allowed at home, so it's not easy to be a stepmother."

As soon as he heard that his daughter's illness had been cured, Lao Zhoutou's conditions improved. "You also need to take good care of the elderly at home, and don't do the same thing as the Liu family."

Qian lost his face and said, "Manbao, listen."

Lao Zhoutou pulled off the thread, turned his head and met Manbao's shining eyes. Lao Zhoutou pressed her head down and said: "Go to bed quickly, we have to go to school tomorrow."

It seems that we have to build a house, and it is not convenient to even talk.

Zhou Xi's marriage is harder to find than Zhou Lang's. Lao Zhoutou is ready for a protracted war, so he won't refuse her money. She will definitely stay at home for a long time.

After collecting all the money from his sons and daughters, Lao Zhou counted it and was very happy. In this way, there was enough money to build a house.

At this time, Zhou Dalang was also talking to Xiao Qian, "I don't know how much money my parents have saved to build seven rooms."

Xiao Qian was also worried and whispered: "When we built these six rooms and bought the things inside, we spent forty-two taels. Now the beds and beddings over there need new ones. I'm afraid fifty-two taels are needed."

I can’t even stop it.”

Zhou Dalang nodded, "Yes, I don't know how much of Fourth Brother's debt has been repaid. By the way, Fourth Brother still owes us money, right?"

Only then did Xiao Qian remember that, yes, the fourth child still owed them money.

The couple looked at each other, and Zhou Dalang said: "The fourth child doesn't have any money in his hands, and we don't know how much he has paid back. Tomorrow you can find time to ask Man Bao about this child, but she refuses to tell me if I ask her about it.

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Xiao Qian nodded.

Man Bao and Xiao Qian had always been close, and their relationship was similar to Qian's, so after Xiao Qian prepared meals for the students, she found Man Bao and took her aside to ask.

When she asked, Man Bao told her everything, completely forgetting what she said when she rejected her eldest brother, because in Man Bao's heart, her eldest sister-in-law was the same as herself. She told the secret to herself, of course not to others.

"I have already repaid 9,795 taels. Last year, my fourth brother paid back 2,300 taels from working and doing business, so I still owe less than 3 taels."

Xiao Qian blinked, and she even paid back their share, and she figured it out in her mind. It seemed that her mother-in-law didn't have enough money, so she might withhold the money from the fourth child to pay them back, but in this way

When I arrived, my mother-in-law had at least thirty taels in her hands.

In addition to the fourteen taels they gave me, I can still earn some more during this period...

After counting like this, Xiao Qian became happy and said: "In this way, the money for building a house will be almost enough."
Chapter completed!