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As they walked, Liu Tiezhu glanced at his younger sister every now and then, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Tao'er couldn't help but laugh. "Big brother, are you wondering why I moved out?"

Liu Tiezhu nodded. "Yes, little sister, I don't understand why you want to move out."

Actually, if we fix up the woodshed, my second brother and I could live there.

The two brothers were not incapable of enduring hardship. Although the woodshed was small, with little sunlight, it was damp and had a musty smell, especially noticeable in the spring.

But they are both grown men, so they can tolerate it, as long as their parents and younger sister don't live there.

"Brother, that woodshed is dark, damp, and small; it's not suitable for living in."

Living in such a house for a long time can easily lead to rheumatism.

It means that it will hurt when I get older; it's what doctors call "old cold legs."

That's why I won't let you live with your second brother.

Of course, that's not the only reason I said I'd move out.

Liu Tiezhu was deeply moved by these words; he realized that his younger sister was thinking of their health.

Several elderly people in the village suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. The pain is excruciating, and in severe cases, it is difficult to even get out of bed.

"Little sister, you just said there were other reasons for moving out?"

What could be the reason?

Seeing her elder brother's curious gaze, Tao'er smiled and said, "Brother, think about it, if we live here, won't we have to deal with that wicked grandmother Wang and that domineering and selfish Liu Jiaojiao?"

Those two hate our main branch of the family to the core now, and they'll find all sorts of ways to cause us trouble.

I don't want to argue with them every day and make myself unhappy; wouldn't that be a huge loss for me?

Staying away from these troublesome scorpion spirits is the right thing to do.

"What my little sister said is true. Grandma and the others have always favored Uncle Three and Uncle Four, and that Liu Jiaojiao also comes to our main house to cause trouble from time to time."

You definitely won't be used to it, and neither will Ayan and Huanhuan, the two children. They might even suffer injustice for no reason.

Moving out will save you all this trouble.

"Even so, you don't need to say we'll have to fend for ourselves from now on, do you?"

Liu Tiezhu didn't understand this at all.

You have to understand that even if their family only drinks thin porridge, they still need a lot of rice and grains every day.

After all, there are now four more people in the family.

Where will the food come from?

"Brother, if I don't say it this way, the old man will never agree to us moving out."

Others wouldn't agree either.

I think it's worth it as long as we can get away from these vampires, even if we suffer a little loss.

Besides, didn't the old man promise to give us some rice when we just moved out?

What's more, I sold our house for five taels of silver!

She couldn't very well tell her older brother that she had lots of rice and wheat in her storage space, could she?

"So that's what you think. I'll listen to you, brother."

If all else fails, he can chop more firewood to sell and supplement the family income.

When paying the public funds, you can secretly keep a portion for yourself.

He foolishly handed over everything before, but he won't do it again. He can't let his little sister go hungry.

Otherwise, he wouldn't deserve to be the eldest brother.

"Brother, are there any suitable uninhabited houses in the village?"

Tao'er thought that if the house were rebuilt, it would probably be at least a month before she could move in.

It would be more convenient to move in immediately if there were existing accommodations available.

If there are no suitable empty houses, then you have to build your own.

There are eight people in their family now: their parents share a room, their eldest and second eldest brothers each have a room, Qingge has a room, she has a room, and their two children share a room.

This would require five rooms, and you would need to build a courtyard with at least two sections, or a large enough area with three rooms on each side. Then, you would build a high fence around the outside and plant thorny roses or other flowering plants along the fence.

This way, thieves can be prevented from entering, while still allowing you to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

There are two vacant houses in the village, but they are not big, about the same size as our house.

Moreover, if no one lives there for a long time, it will need to be repaired.

It would be better if we built a big house ourselves, but since we have a large family, we would need a two-courtyard house to live in.

"But little sister, that will cost a lot of money, and our family simply doesn't have any money to spare right now!"

Liu Tiezhu thought for a moment and then said.

He regretted not having secretly saved some money earlier.

"Brother, how much would it cost to build a large house with two courtyards?"

Tao asked.

"If it were six mud-brick houses, it would probably cost fifteen or sixteen taels of silver. Adding labor costs and such, it would be about twenty taels of silver."

Liu Tiezhu mentally calculated the resulting budget.

"Adobe houses are not sturdy, and they tend to leak when it rains after a long time."

If we're going to build a house, let's build a brick and tile house. That way, we can live there for a hundred years without any problem.

"Our family needs at least six rooms, which means we'll need at least half an acre of land, right?"

The six rooms plus two main halls cover approximately 300 square meters, plus a large courtyard of 50 square meters, totaling over 300 square meters.

In ancient times, one mu of land was approximately equal to 660 square meters, so 350 square meters is roughly half a mu!

Tao'er wondered if farmers in the Great Zhou Dynasty needed money to get land.

How much do you want?

"Hmm, more or less."

We haven't separated yet, so we don't have our own land. If we want to build a house, we'll probably have to buy land first.

However, I'm worried that once we build a new house, Grandma and the others will come and live here.

If they build a new house, some people might be envious and jealous.

"My brother has reminded me; we'll talk about this later."

Let's go to the village head's house and ask about the situation before making a decision!

"The village head's house is just ahead."

Liu Tiezhu pointed to the jujube tree ten feet away and said.

Tao'er hummed in agreement and quickened her pace.

The courtyard gate was open and not closed.

A woman was sitting in the courtyard sewing shoe soles.

Another elderly man with a white beard and a kind face sat there smoking a pipe.

In front of him was a small square table with a large white floral teapot on it and several crudely made teacups beside it.

Tao'er thought to herself that the old man here looked quite nice and should be a good person.

"Little sister, this is the village head, we all call him Grandpa Chen."

That's his wife, Grandma Chen.

As Liu Tiezhu introduced the items to his sister, he placed them on the small square table.

"Grandpa Chen, Grandma Chen."

Tao'er was clean and tidy, and greeted people with a smile.

"Tiezhu, is this your family's long-lost sister?"

Village head Chen Shuigen looked Tao'er up and down, then asked with a smile.

Liu Tiezhu nodded and proudly introduced, "Grandpa Chen, this is my little sister, Tao'er."

Don't you remember?

You even held my little sister when she was little!

"Oh my, I heard about it yesterday, I didn't expect it to be true, this girl is really pretty."

"Please sit down, please sit down. Have some tea to soothe your throat."

Grandma Chen smiled and praised them, then warmly invited the two of them to sit down.

The brother and sister sat down as instructed.

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandma Chen."

Tao'er made a polite remark, then got straight to the point, "Grandpa Chen, the main reason I came here is to ask if you have any houses in the village that are big enough and vacant?"

"Peach Girl, are you thinking of buying a house?"

What's up?

Could it be that old woman Wang has bullied you?

Are we going to kick your first wife's family out?

Chen Shuigen asked somewhat angrily.

"No, it's just that there's no room at home, so I thought I might as well bring my parents and brothers to live here."

This way, my parents won't be disturbed, and they can rest and recover properly.

It's also possible that because I've been away from home for so long, my grandma and aunt don't seem to like me very much.

I was thinking of renting or buying a house in the village.