C14 Neighbors

When Wei Shuyu heard the waiter knock on the door, she felt as if she had been granted amnesty.

Finally, when Jiang Rann left, Wei Shuyu let out a sigh of relief.

Qian Dafu was indeed worthy of being called one of the most powerful landlords in the county. In just three days, he sent someone over to invite Wei Shuyu to see the houses and lands that she had found.

"This house originally belonged to one of my people, the farmers, so next to it is the four acres of land that he was in charge of. Then he moved on. I haven't found anyone here yet, and it just so happened that the girl asked for a place to stay. That's what I was thinking. It's just a little small. " Qian Dafu frowned.

Wei Shuyu sized up the house in front of her. It wasn't big, only about 30 square meters. A kang, along with a simple wooden table and two stools, filled up the room.

There was a side door at the side, and inside was a kitchen that only allowed one person to turn around. The stove was connected to the brick bed, and the fire in the winter when cooking could warm the brick bed.

Although the house was small and didn't even have a yard, it was different from the thatched cottage she used to live in. It was built with brick mud, and the window paper was fresh.

Although it was small, it was just right for her to live there by herself. Within a few steps, she and Qian Dafu could be exchanged for four mu of land.

Wei Shuyu was very happy. She turned around and thanked Qian Dafu Fu. "That's good. I thank Old Master Qian."

Qian Dafu waved his hand, "This lady has helped me a lot, this is what this girl deserves. As long as this lady is satisfied, it's fine."

Wei Shuyu smiled. She knew that this house and four mu of land were definitely worth a lot more than the three ingots she had returned. She remembered this kindness in her heart. If there was a chance in the future, she would return it.

Wei Shuyu finally felt a sense of security as she held the deed of title given to her by Qian Dafu.

The reason why he still chose Jinfeng Village was because Wei Shuyu was more familiar with the place. Furthermore, this place was located to the east of the village, and was near the west of the Wei family.

Secondly, the village's consumption level was lower than the county city's. She still remembered that Jiang Family had an unknown amount of silver taels in a box.

He put away the deed to the house properly and cleaned the house again. Wei Shuyu took the silver and went out to buy the necessities.

When she returned, Wei Shuyu took a few pieces of pork and some bags of salt and prepared to go to the door. Since he was going to live here, then he would have to build a good relationship with this neighborhood.

She first went to the house on the left, but after knocking for a long time, she didn't see anyone open the door. However, she clearly heard footsteps coming from inside, which made her a little depressed, as she didn't expect to run into a wall on her first visit.

Fortunately, when she went to visit her neighbor on the right, the door was quickly opened.

The person who opened the door was a young woman around 20 years old. When she saw the item in Wei Shuyu's hand, she revealed a puzzled expression. "You are …"

Wei Shuyu gave her a polite smile and passed the pork and salt to her. "Hello, my name is Wei Shuyu. I just moved here today and I live right next to your house. I'm here to visit."

Ordinary families would only be able to eat a little pork during festivals, and salt was essential to every household. Wei Shuyu's gift was enough for a normal family of three to eat a few meals.

After the woman received the things, she immediately greeted Wei Shuyu into the room: "I'm Li Cui, you can call me Cuiniang. Seeing that you're younger than me, I'll call you Sister Sofia, and I even brought so many things, come in quickly."

The courtyard wasn't big, but it was neatly tidied up. From the looks of it, this should be a diligent and dependable residence.

The curtain was opened and an old man walked out. He had a stooped figure and his aged voice sounded out, "Cuiniang, who is it?"

"Mom, it's a new neighbor from next door. She also brought pork and salt." Cuiniang raised her voice to explain to the old woman.

"Oh, then you have to properly entertain them." The old man ordered and entered the house.

Cuiniang introduced her to Wei Shuyu, "That's my mother-in-law. Her ears aren't working, so she won't come over."

The two of them went into another room. Cuiniang brought over some melon seeds and peanuts to serve Wei Shuyu.

Cuiniang was a person who liked to talk to people. Wei Shuyu had gotten a lot of useful information from their conversation.

The one who lived on the left side of her house was a widow with a teenage son. She usually didn't go out.

"Forget about you. I've been married for so many years, but I've never seen her a few times." Cuiniang recounted what had happened to Wei Shuyu.

She had been married for five years, and her husband's surname was Sun. Now her husband and her father-in-law had gone to work in the fields. She had a four-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son, who she and her mother-in-law took care of at home.

When Wei Shuyu mentioned her situation, she didn't expect Cuiniang to know about it.

"So you're the girl from the Wei family who was going to be married to a fool by that black-hearted aunt!" Cuiniang looked at Wei Shuyu with sympathy.

Wei Shuyu smiled but didn't say anything. However, Cuiniang said another thing that surprised her a little.

"Did you come out to do it yourself? Did you hear about it? Your aunt's girl is going to marry Wu and Steel's Young Master right away, and she has sent over all her betrothal gifts. " Cuiniang chatted with Wei Shuyu while she munched on the melon seeds.

Wei Shuyu really didn't know that she had been busy with Qian Dafu's matters for the past few days, so she hurriedly asked for the details: "I just heard about it, that …" How can one get married so quickly? " She remembered that this process was clearly very troublesome, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to drag on the marriage of Jiang Family until now.

Cuiniang looked disdainful. "She's just a concubine, how can she be so particular. The host can enter anytime he wants her to."

Wei Shuyu was silent. Most poor families only had one wife, so most people didn't want a proper concubine to be their concubine.

"I wonder what her parents are thinking. Marrying a farmer as their proper wife isn't any better than going to a large family to look at others' faces." Cuiniang normally wouldn't have the chance to go out and chat with others, but now that she met Wei Shuyu, she could be considered to have found someone to chat with.

Looking at the sky, Wei Shuyu guessed that Cuiniang's husband and father-in-law would be back soon. She didn't want to stay any longer, so she hurriedly got up and took her leave.

Cuiniang was obviously not satisfied with her decision. The two of them agreed to visit another day.

After returning home, Wei Shuyu simply made some food and cleaned up the house.

At night, he covered himself with a new soft and fluffy blanket and slept peacefully in his new home.

The next day.

Wei Shuyu went to buy some seeds. After some thought, she decided to take a look at Ming Xiang Teahouse again.

Luckily, Manager Yu had finally returned from the provincial capital!

"Miss Wei, long time no see. I heard from the waiter that you've been looking for me. I was planning to look for you, but I didn't expect that you would come just in time!" Manager Yu greeted Wei Shuyu with a happy expression. It seemed that he had reaped quite a bountiful harvest from this trip.

Wei Shuyu smiled, "It's nothing urgent. Manager Yu seems to be in a hurry this time. Did something urgent happen?"

Manager Yu stroked his beard and was about to answer …

"You must be Wei Shuyu, Miss Wei. I've heard a lot about you." A low and gentle voice suddenly came from behind Manager Yu.