Chapter 595: Lowering the Requirements
After dropping these words, Tong Tiehu stood up with a face ashen, his hands behind his back, walked towards the door.
Zhang Family was lost for words.
She was suggesting that Zhang Family was seriously ill and should be moved to their new house?
Zhang Family felt like she had a lump of old blood stuck in her throat, was this really necessary?
Her demands weren’t at all excessive!
Imagining herself being relocated to the new house, she couldn’t help but jump off the bed to chase after Tong Tiehu, the scene was too horrifying! Pretending to be ill at home was hard enough, if she were moved to the new house, it would be unbearable!
“Father, father! Listen to me, everything is negotiable!” She didn’t even bother to put on her shoes, she moved to chase after Tong Tiehu.
Tong Tiehu had just left the hall when he heard her cries, turned around irritably, “What do you want to discuss?”
“One tael silver a month as support money, and you have to give the recipe. If a house can’t be bought in town, then setting up a small stall will do, right?!” In times of crisis, the brain always spins faster, like the situation with Zhang Family, as soon as Tong Tiehu asked, she immediately had a solution in mind. Follow current novᴇls on NovelHub(.)net
Although this condition was far from what was initially proposed, as long as it didn’t involve farming or fieldwork, everything was negotiable!
Tong Tiehu raised his eyebrows slightly at her words, “Setting up a stall for business?”
“Yes, setting up a stall for business!” Zhang Family nodded eagerly, “This type of work involves being exposed to the wind and rain, can be considered tough. That shouldn’t be against the decree, right?”
Tong Tiehu squinted his eyes, seriously considering the feasibility of her proposal.
Setting up a stall for business, huh…
Seeing him hesitate even to accept such a low condition, Zhang Family quickly added, “Father, I don’t demand to earn a tael a day, as long as Xiaomai can come up with a unique and profitable flavor, earning a few dozen wen each day will do for me!”
From a tael to a few dozen wen, from twenty taels to one tael, there was no need for funds to buy a house anymore, this was a significant concession on her part.
“I need to ask Xiaomai about this, if she doesn’t have a suitable recipe for you, I can’t do anything about it.” Tong Tiehu said.
Zhang Family was previously so discontented, hence he decided to make her feel anxious for a bit.
“Go back to your room and lie down, so you don’t expose yourself.” Tong Tiehu threw these words and stepped out of the door.
Tong Tiehu left, leaving Zhang Family alone in the house, anxious and restless.
Let’s move on to Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang.
They returned to the Qiao Family quite early. At that time, Qiao Changshun had not yet started work in the fields, but father and son had already had their breakfast.
Without delay Qiao Xiaomai greeted them, “Come, come, two bowls of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall for each.”
With Qiao Changshun’s skills, it was no problem to have two bowls of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall after a meal.
Qiao Changshun and Qiao Dami were both delighted to see the young couple. Qiao Changshun originally thought they would only come over at noon, but they arrived earlier than expected.
He carefully observed Qiao Xiaomai’s face. Seeing her rosy cheeks and radiant complexion, the worry in his heart was relieved.
Marriage for women is like reincarnation, whether it’s good or bad, it’s visible from their face.
After enjoying their bowls of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Tong Sanlang suggested going up the mountain to cut trees to build a shed. Yang Ye’s pile of stuff was still lying around in the courtyard.
So, all four of them went up the mountain. After bustling around for a morning, a makeshift shed was put up.
At noon, Qiao Xiaomai cooked. After the meal, all four of them rode the ox cart to check on the manor.
The wall around the manor had been built, and Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang’s courtyard was beginning to take shape. The rest of the place could wait. The priority at the moment was this courtyard, Qiao Xiaomai was eager to move out of the Tong family house.