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"Peach Girl, what do you mean by saying we can't give it away for free?"

You just said that your eldest son's family was moving out, are you going to change your mind?

The third son's wife, Zhao, was the first to speak, unable to wait any longer.

"Third Aunt, that's right. I did say that our eldest son's family would be moving out, but the ownership of this house still belongs to our eldest son's family."

If you want to take our house, you'll have to pay for it with money.

"After the money is given, whoever owns the two main rooms and the woodshed will have them."

No way you can get your hands on their house for free.

Although she didn't think the dilapidated house was worth much money, she couldn't just give it away for free.

"What?"

Do I have to spend money to buy it?

Peach Girl, are you perhaps obsessed with money?

Besides, the family hasn't separated yet. This is Old Liu's house; it's not your place to make decisions, little girl."

Upon hearing this, Wei couldn't help but speak loudly.

"That's right, Fourth Sister-in-law is right. You eldest sons have all moved out, so this house is just sitting empty. Why can't we get a share?"

The third son's wife, Zhao, chimed in.

"Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, your two rooms are more than enough for yourselves, yet you still want to occupy our main room. Have you no shame?"

I moved out because there were too few rooms and the place was too small to accommodate me.

Since none of you are willing to give the house to our eldest son's family to live in, I had to resort to this desperate measure!

In short, if you want to live in our main house, you have to pay for it!

Tao'er's tone was cold, hard, and firm.

"Peach Girl, we're all family, why are you being so petty?"

Your eldest son has moved out, and the rooms are empty anyway, so why should you ask for money?

Wouldn't that be too formal?

Liu Laogen then spoke up.

In his heart, he cursed at this brat for being so difficult to deal with; she wouldn't suffer even the slightest loss!

"Grandpa, you're talking to me about being a family at a time like this? Do the third and fourth branches of the family ever treat our eldest branch as a family?"

If you feel sorry for them and don't want them to spend money, there are ways to do so.

Tao'er wore a half-smile, an expression that was hard to decipher.

Liu Laogen quickly asked, "What method?"

"The solution is for you, sir, to buy our main house and then you can give it to whomever you want. I have no objection."

"Old man, what do you think of this method?"

Tao asked with a smile.

She's determined to make the Liu family give up something today.

Both Zhao and Wei looked at the old man, thinking that it wouldn't be a bad idea if he spent money to buy it.

In the end, they were the ones who benefited, while the second wife got nothing.

Liu Laogen squatted there, puffing on his pipe intermittently, lost in thought.

Seeing that the old man remained silent for a long time, Tao'er knew he was hesitating, so she thought of adding fuel to the fire.

"Old man, if you're not willing to spend the money, then forget it."

We'll keep these two rooms in our main house. In the future, when one of my older brothers gets married and we can't fit them in our place anymore, they can come back and live there.

They'll still eat with you then.

Tao'er spoke slowly, as if she were talking about something unimportant.

Liu Laogen tapped his pipe on the ground a few times before standing up and slowly asking, "So, how much silver does your eldest son's family plan to ask for?"

Let's see how much this brat is asking before we make a decision.

"Old man, our house should cost at least seven or eight taels of silver at a normal price, right?"

"Six taels will do, old man. Consider it a discount since we're family."

Tao'er estimated the price and felt it was about right.

Before she transmigrated, she checked the construction cost of ancient houses.

This is roughly the price range for the worst kind of house, similar to a typical farmhouse.

The most expensive dish costs around ten taels of silver, while the least expensive dish costs five or six taels.

"Six taels?"

You little brat, are you robbing me?

Just two dilapidated houses!

"My lord, you absolutely must not agree to her request."

Wang, who had been eavesdropping for a long time, finally couldn't hold back and started cursing.

But she didn't dare come out; she could only curse from inside the house, afraid of being beaten by Qingge again.

"Second brother, third brother, are you dead?"

Instead of persuading your father, you should try to stop him from agreeing.

This house originally belonged to my parents. Now that they've moved out, the house should be returned to them.

"Trying to make money from this? No way!"

Liu Jiaojiao also started cursing inside the room.

She also dared not come out, otherwise she might get beaten up again.

"You two shut up! If you don't control your mouths, get out of here!"

Liu Laogen scolded.

The room finally fell silent; no one dared to speak again.

"Peach Girl, the six taels you mentioned is too much. We don't have much extra money at home right now. How about we reduce it a bit?"

Liu Laogen thought to himself, since the eldest son's family is going to move out, we can't let them come back.

Moreover, this brat is not easy to handle; keeping her here will only cause chaos in the house.

It would be better to let them move out; the house would be much quieter then.

Anyway, the two grandsons of the eldest son still hand over the money they earn to the public fund, so they don't lose out.

"Old man, so what do you mean by how much you can give?"

Anyway, it's impossible to give it away for free, and what I just said is already a family-friendly price.

If you sold this to someone else, you could get at least seven or eight taels of silver.

Tao'er knew that the old man would definitely be reluctant to take out several taels of silver all at once.

"Four taels of silver, is that alright?"

Liu Laogen hesitated for a moment.

"Four ounces?"

This is only half the price, sir, that's too little.

No, no, no…

Tao'er refused outright.

"Five taels then, that's the most I can give you."

Liu Laogen gritted his teeth and added another ounce.

"Well... alright then, five taels it is, deal."

When Liu Laogen saw that Tao'er had agreed, he thought to himself, "This brat has finally agreed."

He now looks at her as if she were a plague, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust.

"Third son's wife, fourth son's wife, each of you two should contribute one tael of silver, and I will cover the remaining three taels."

Liu Laogen then spoke to his two daughters-in-law.

Wei looked troubled. "Father, Silang and I have been living in the county town. Our expenses are high, and we really don't have any money."

"Father, we have no income whatsoever, we can't afford the money!"

Zhao also joined in, pleading poverty.

"If any of you doesn't pay up, no one gets a share of the house!"

Don't try to play the poor card with me.

Don't think I don't know you all have secret stashes of money.

Liu Laogen gave his two wives a cold, disapproving look.

Seeing that the old man was angry, Zhao dared not say a word.

After thinking about it, she went back into the house and took out one or two taels of silver, which she gave to her father-in-law.

After thinking for a while, Madam Wei decided against it and said, "Father, our fourth branch really can't come up with the money."

We, the residents of this house, will not dispute this arrangement.

Madam Wei thought that they had enough rooms, and besides, her husband would become an official after passing the imperial examination, and it was very likely that he would never come back to Xinghua Village.

So there's no need to spend that one or two taels of silver. It would be better to use that money to make more new clothes for her daughter.

"Since the fourth son's wife doesn't want it, then forget it."

Third son's wife, then you should give me two taels of silver!

"Then I'll give both rooms to you three-bedroom families!"

Liu Laogen was somewhat displeased by Wei's words, but then he thought that his fourth son would become an official in the future and wouldn't need to come back to live in this dilapidated house, so it was understandable that he didn't want to.

The second son's wife, Xu, could no longer hold back and said, "Father, our second branch only has two rooms. Xiuxiu and Shiliu are both grown up now, so it's really inconvenient for them to sleep together."

Could you please allocate one room to our second wife's family?

Liu Laogen frowned upon hearing this, thinking to himself that the second wife and her brood of money-losing children were getting involved in the mess!

Tao'er knew about the second branch of the family's situation, so she decided to help them out!

"Grandpa, it's true that my second uncle and his family's two rooms are too cramped."

There are extra rooms in the three- or four-bedroom houses, so why don't you give one of them to your second uncle and his family?

This way, it won't be inconvenient for my two cousins ​​when they get married in the future.

And if you continue doing this, outsiders will definitely say you're showing favoritism.

Tao'er deliberately mentioned the word "favoritism".

Liu Laogen finally nodded, "Then we'll give you two rooms, but it's agreed that you have to pay one tael of silver."

"Father, we don't have that much right now. Could we give it to you later?"

Xu said somewhat embarrassedly.

Before Liu Laogen could speak, Tao'er interrupted, "Second Aunt, just give me that one tael of silver directly. If you can't give it to me now, you can give it to me later. I'm not in a hurry."

"Thank you, Peach Girl."

Mrs. Xu was filled with gratitude.

After Tao'er finished speaking, she turned to Liu Laogen and said, "Grandpa, now you can just give me four taels of silver."

Liu Laogen said nothing more, turned around and went back into the house to get some loose silver, which he handed to Tao'er. "Here you go, four taels of silver. From now on, this house will no longer belong to your main branch."

Also, you'd better move out within three days!

Liu Laogen reluctantly gave the silver to Tao'er.

"Sir, okay, I'll go out and look for a house now."

Tao'er smiled radiantly, while Liu Laogen was so angry he almost vomited blood, and went back inside.

Tao'er then took her elder brother Liu Tiezhu to the village head's house, bringing with her a bottle of wine and a bag of pastries.

You can't ask someone for a favor empty-handed!