"What are you two kids up to here?" Ms. Wang, inside the house, was holding some fabric and making clothes for everyone in the family.
At present, she was working on Ye Zi’an’s clothes.
A few days ago, she noticed that Ye Zi’an’s clothes were quite old and decided to make two new sets for Brother An. When Yang Chuxia heard about it, she pointed out that they also had two younger brothers, so it wouldn’t be right to just make clothes for Ye Zi’an. Old Yang and Yang Dachuan also didn’t have new clothes for the spring season.
So, they bought some fabric and had Ms. Wang and the two maids make two sets of clothes for everyone.
Of course, they didn’t leave out the house servants. According to Ms. Wang, the sewing skills of the two maids were even better than hers, which made Ms. Wang’s task much easier.
At this moment, Ms. Wang had just roughly put together the pattern for Ye Zi’an’s clothes and wanted him to try them on for size. If they didn’t fit, she would make some alterations. She looked out and saw the two kids still squatting in the corner.
"Mom, Brother An is planting white sweet potatoes."
"Did he plant them well?" Ms. Wang asked. She didn’t know about white sweet potatoes; she only cared about the clothes she was working on. "After planting them, Brother An should wash his hands and come try the clothes on."
Ye Zi’an went to wash up after saying that, and Yang Chuxia followed him.
When they returned to the room, Ms. Wang handed Ye Zi’an the clothes.
He tried them on over his other clothes in front of them. The size was quite good since Ms. Wang had used his old clothes as a template for cutting the fabric.
"Mom, Brother An looks good in this blue shirt."
Ms. Wang nodded, "Indeed, Brother An looks fair-skinned and wearing this shirt makes him seem like he’s from a rich family."
The two maids were quite good at flattering. "Madam, isn’t our family a rich one?"
"You two really know how to talk. Where does our family rank as a rich one? Have you ever seen a rich family like ours?"
"Hehe, our family is just an ordinary one now." Yang Chuxia laughed. "But it might not be the same in the future."
Ms. Wang didn’t really care about such things, and casually replied, "We’ll talk about that when the time comes."
Finishing up her words, she began to drive them away. "All right, if you have something to do, go do it. We have clothes to make. You’re just getting in the way here."
"Mom, you can’t just use us and then cast us aside !"
Ms. Wang burst out laughing, "Off you go! You’re nothing but a chatterbox."
The next day, Yang Chuxia originally planned to go and ask Broker Liu if he had found any land for her.
However, before she could go, Broker Liu came to their door.
"Uncle Liu, talk about coincidence! I was just about to come find you." Yang Chuxia invited Broker Liu into the house with a smile.
"I know you wanted to ask about the land, right?" Broker Liu looked at her. "That’s exactly why I’m here today."
"Oh, so there’s news?" Yang Chuxia became excited upon hearing that land was available, as she was waiting just for this. "I wonder which piece of land Uncle Liu found for us."
"It’s not far, just in Li’s Village in front of you," Broker Liu said. "The land is quite good, a contiguous 20 acres. It’s just a bit more expensive."
"Oh?" Yang Chuxia thought for a moment and said, "Whether it’s expensive or not depends on the land itself. If it’s really good land, it’s worth paying a bit more."
"You can rest assured, I’ve seen the land myself. It is top-notch. There’s also another piece in Li’s Village. Although that one may not be as good as the one I just mentioned, it’s still pretty decent and cheaper. However, it is farther from Yangshu Village. There are around a dozen acres there."
"The distance doesn’t really matter. The key is the land itself." Yang Chuxia said. "I wonder if Uncle Liu can take us to see the land today?"