Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Building a House (2)_1 Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Building a House (2)_1 “If there’s more, offer some to the shopkeeper. It’s not often we get to enjoy pastries from the fancy restaurant. My sisters-in-law, Zige and Brother Dayou should eat as well. They didn’t eat at the restaurant.” Lin Ziyin said teasingly.
Guo Huiniang hesitated, then distributed a piece to each person in the room.
“We are manly men…” Wu Dayou was about to speak.
Ziyin shot him a glare and he swallowed the rest of his words.
“Grandpa, I want to build a house.” Ziyin said casually while eating a pastry. To those who were accustomed to fine foods, these pastries were nothing special. The only reason she took one was for Guo Huiniang and Lin Zige so they could enjoy it too.
“You see our house is about to collapse and with the heavy rains in summer, I’m not sure it will hold up.”
“I can fix it. You earned that silver with your life, I won’t take it.” Lin Changshu glanced at her and said with a frown.
He was aware the house was in poor condition, but considering the source of the silver, he wouldn’t indulge in taking his sister’s money.
“A house, don’t I also need a roof over my head?” Lin Ziyin said with a laugh.
“Since Brother thinks the silver is mine, then let’s use it to build the house as per my plans.” Lin Ziyin weighed her words before speaking.
“If we buy land to build a house, it should be named after Ziyin.” The old gentleman looked at his granddaughter and said at a leisurely pace.
Though he emphasized the importance of lineage, he never favored his granddaughter. Since Ziyin earned the money, he wouldn’t insist on giving it to his grandson.
“Fine, let’s purchase the land and build a house.” Lin Ziyin agreed with a smile.
“This evening, let’s find Uncle Lou Zheng to purchase the land.” Lin Ziyin suggested.
The old gentleman agreed by nodding.
That night, as they had brought back a lot of food and bread from the restaurant, the Lin family had rice porridge, warmed up the dishes, and had a wholesome meal together.
“You’re buying land to build a house?” Uncle Lou Zheng was slightly taken aback. The Lin family was getting rich so fast he wasn’t able to keep up.
“To be honest, Uncle Lou Zheng, you’re our elder. This time when I went into the city, despite being injured, I was rewarded with silver as a token of gratitude. With the money I’ve earned recently from selling tofu and braised meat, I plan to build a house. You’ve seen the state of our house, it’s on the verge of collapsing. Once the rainy season starts, it will be too dangerous.” Lin Ziyin explained.
“There were assassins?” The moment they heard about assassins, the Zhang family felt Ziyin was extremely lucky. The person she saved must be from a wealthy and noble family.
“I had no choice but to intervene, or we would have been killed. Those assassins don’t care if you’re innocent or not, they kill anyone they come across.” Lin Ziyin said, frowning at the memory of the bloody streets.
“You’re indeed very fortunate.” Lou Zheng commented with a nod.
Feng City was in the north, and while it received many traders, it was also infiltrated by unsavory characters from the Tatars.
Without Prince’s protection over the years, who knows how many people would have been killed already.
“Which plot of land are you thinking of buying?” Lou Zheng returned to the main topic.
“Our Lin family lives on the outskirts of the village, so I’m thinking of buying land near the west. How much is the wasteland there?” Ziyin asked.
“Unused land suitable for construction isn’t expensive. Approximately two taels of silver per acre.” Lou Zheng answered.
“Then I’ll take a hundred acres.” Lin Ziyin declared.
Upon hearing this, Lin Changshu was taken aback, feeling a sense of unease. That was far more land than they needed to build a house, it was excessive.
The old gentleman also looked up at her, but didn’t interrupt her.
“A hundred acres? Are you sure?” Lou Zheng was even more shocked, his mouth agape. A hundred acres, that would be two hundred taels of silver.
“Yes, exactly one hundred acres.” Ziyin confirmed.
With Ziyin’s adamant attitude and no objections from the Lin old man and Changshu, Lou Zheng made up his mind, “Alright, I’ll run this errand for you tomorrow. I’ll go to the government offices and get the land measured and transferred.”
“Thank you, Lou Zheng.” Ziyin thanked him politely.
“Next time you come, don’t bother bringing anything.” Lou Zheng told her sternly.
“But it’s hot out and the gift is perishable. If we don’t eat it, it will go bad. Besides, most of the time, Uncle Lou Zheng, you ask me to bring things and I can’t come up with anything.” Lin Ziyin replied with a smile.
Her words brought laughter to the Lou Zheng household.