Yun Daman bought three jars of jam for his sister in one go.
Seeing Xiao Tianbao's face light up like a flower, Yun Daman also felt happy. "Sister, it's a bit early to go back now. How about we go visit your third brother's house?"
Since Yun Sanman finished helping the Yun family move bricks, he hadn't come to Dashui Village...
Yun Daman thought to himself that his third brother must have gone back to argue with his third sister-in-law.
Xiao Xi Tian, holding a candied haw, rolled her big eyes. "I don't want to go!"
It wasn't that she didn't miss her third brother, but whenever she went to the Gao family, she couldn't help but be hugged, kissed, and doted on fiercely...
She felt a little scared!
"Okay, then we won't go!"
Yun Daman led his sister's small hand and began to wander the streets of the county town.
Actually, he had another purpose for coming to town this time.
That was to find a suitable shop. Guihua planned to open a small restaurant in the county town...
The location had to be good, and the rent couldn't be too expensive.
Yun Daman believed that with his wife's cooking skills, opening a restaurant in the county town would definitely make money.
With an extra income at home, his parents wouldn't have to worry about the money for Jinshan and Jinhe's studies in the future.
Moreover, his sons were growing up, and before he knew it, they would be of marriageable age...
He couldn't rely on the family for everything!
"Big brother, what are you looking for?" Xiao Xi Tian asked suddenly.
Yun Daman withdrew his gaze and patted his sister's little head. "Big brother is looking for a shop, a shop suitable for opening a restaurant and also for living in!"
"Oh!" Xiao Xi Tian licked the candied haw and asked again, "Do Mom and Dad know?"
Last time, this matter hadn't been settled before Liu Cuirong interfered...
Moreover, from what his mother said, opening a restaurant was fine, but she had to gain experience before opening for business.
Experience was easy to come by; she could just work as a laborer in a restaurant for a few months to learn.
The key was that the family needed money for everything, and suddenly taking out a sum of money to open a restaurant might not be easy...
"Dad and Mom don't know. Big brother is just looking around!"
Yun Daman sighed and led his sister back to the carriage. "Don't tell Mom and Dad about this when you get back. They'll get upset if they know!"
Xiao Xi Tian nodded heavily. "I know, big brother!"
The siblings returned to the village by carriage...
As soon as they reached the village entrance, Xiao Xi Tian heard the sound of firecrackers.
Looking closely, she saw that the newly built large house at the east end of the village was having its main beam installed.
Once the beams, purlins, rafters, and tiles were all in place, they could move in...
"Wow, it's so lively!" Xiao Xi Tian lifted the curtain and peeked outside.
Yun Daman smiled slightly. "Young Master Xiao is too considerate. He even installed a ground heating system and a fire wall for our house!"
At such a young age, he was so generous. Such a child would surely do well when he grew up.
Xiao Xi Tian blinked her eyes and asked curiously, "Big brother, what is ground heating?"
She knew about the fire wall; it was a low or medium-height wall built around the inside of the house, with a stove at the bottom and a chimney at the top...
Dashui Village was extremely cold in winter, and with the fire wall, the house would be as warm as spring.
This was very similar to modern radiators.
"Ground heating, it's building a heated brick platform on the ground. It's not high. When people step on it with bare feet, it's warm and not cold at all!" Yun Daman said with a smile.
No one in the village had ground heating, not even their old house...
Xiao Jinheng, considering that Madam Gu and Old Man Yun were getting on in years, had instructed the craftsmen to make sure the ground heating was installed properly.
Xiao Xi Tian understood; this was somewhat like modern underfloor heating.
After the firecrackers, the craftsmen began working on the roof.
The carpenters also entered with their tool bags...
Since the Yun family had their own furniture, they didn't need to make new tables, chairs, or benches.
However, Xiao Jinheng's belongings were all buried in mud and sand, so they had to be remade.
Two days ago, Xiao Xi Tian had seen carts full of wood being transported into the village.
That was all fine sandalwood and nanmu...
Ordinary families thought pine and poplar were good enough. With careful use, a dining table and a chair could last a lifetime with repairs.
The older generation had a sentimental attachment to old things. Once they had owned an item for a long time, they were reluctant to throw it away, even if it was quite dilapidated.
That night, at Fu Daqiang's house.
"Haha, Mom, look, this land deed has sister's name on it!" Yun Erman carefully handed the deed to Madam Gu.
He didn't expect his sister to have her own land...
Madam Gu gently touched the deed with her hand and smiled at Xiao Xi Tian. "Daughter, what do you plan to plant in the fields?"
Xiao Xi Tian sat on a stool, swinging her little feet. "Plant lots and lots of food!"
And it would be things you've never seen before.
Liu Cuirong said, "Xiao Tianbao, sunflower seeds, don't forget, plant sunflower seeds!"
Xiao Xi Tian: "..."
She didn't want to plant sunflower seeds.
"Oh, if we plant a batch of vegetables now, we can still eat fresh ones in the autumn!" Old Man Yun said excitedly.
The land belonging to Yun Wangcai's family seemed to be specially prepared for Xiao Xi Tian.
Five mu of land, not too much, not too little, and close to home...
If they wanted to eat vegetables, they could just pick a few handfuls from the field.
Such as green onions, radishes, cucumbers, chili peppers, eggplants, etc., which were all very delicious common vegetables.
"Yes, Dad. I saw that Young Master Xiao's new house doesn't have a vegetable garden, only a flower garden!" Yun Erman said.
"Sister's land is just right for planting vegetables, enough for all of us to eat..."
Old Man Yun grunted. "Tomorrow, Daman and Erman, don't go anywhere else. Just go to the field to turn the soil and remove weeds. We still have some sheep manure left, right? Sprinkle it all in!"
He cared about this piece of land even more than his own crops.
Yun Daman scratched his face and said with difficulty, "Dad, it's not that I'm lazy. Today I went to the county yamen, and Advisor Zuo said that my second brother and I haven't been showing up for work, staying home all day, and still receiving the yamen's salary!"
"Although the Prefect didn't say anything, the other yamen runners are unbalanced. So tomorrow I plan to go to the mountains to plant trees..."
Liu Cuirong immediately became unhappy. "No, what are they? They're unbalanced."
"We are a noble family, personally appointed by the Emperor. Even if you two don't work for your entire lives, the yamen must support you obediently!"
Hmph, unbalanced, how ridiculous.
The whole family: "..."
"Why are your words more unpleasant than farts?" Yun Erman frowned. "Prefect Chen helped our family out of respect for Provincial Governor Qin."
"Arranging for my elder brother and me to work in the yamen is already the utmost kindness. What more do you want?"
"You're occupying the latrine without defecating, and you still have a point?"
Liu Cuirong's face turned red from being choked, and she threw away the sunflower seed shells in her hand. "What did I say that made you yell and shout at me?"
"It's fine, it's fine, stop arguing..." Madam Gu rubbed her eyebrows.
"There's not much work at home now, and the house is almost built. Daman, Erman, tomorrow you two can do whatever you need to do. We can't make Prefect Chen look bad!" Madam Gu said calmly.
Yun Daman was about to speak when a dog bark suddenly came from outside the door...