C7

When they went down the mountain, Luo Qiuyun still didn't know what was going on at the foot of the mountain, so she took all the gold and silver notes with her. She also prepared food for four to five days for the three of them, as well as some change of clothes.

As no one walked along the mountain road all year round, and since it was spring, it was not easy to walk. It was almost as if Luo Qiuyun was leading the way while walking slowly, until they arrived at the entrance of the village.

Watching the smoke from the cooking rising and the fragrant smell of food coming from the air, the hungry trio couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Luo Qiuyun pondered at the same time how they were going to explain their origins when they entered the village.

However, thinking about the money in the basket, he felt a bit more emboldened. However, the ancient era was different from the modern world. He needed to be careful when he spoke, so he didn't want to cause any trouble.

Strangers came to the village, and the children around saw them first. They just looked at Luo Qiuyun and the other two for a while, pointing and mumbling, and then suddenly they all ran back home in the shape of birds and beasts.

"What's going on?" Sensing that something was wrong, Luo Qiuyun frowned slightly, but still decided to investigate further.

However, before Luo Qiuyun could even get close, she saw many men and women from the village rushing towards them with hoes in their hands, shouting, "Kidnapper, don't try to be arrogant!"

"Damn, what's going on?" Luo Qiuyun was furious after being mistakenly misunderstood as a kidnapper. She told Luo Tianli and the kid to hide behind her, blocking the front. If the villagers dared to attack, she wouldn't sit still and wait for death.

Fortunately, although there were a lot of villagers, they only surrounded Luo Qiuyun and did not make any moves. In the end, a white haired old man walked out.

"Where's the kidnapper?" the old man asked the villagers.

"Here."

One of them pointed at Luo Qiuyun and replied, "The three of them are there."

"Nonsense." The old man glanced at Luo Qiuyun and the other two as he loudly berated them.

"When do they look like kidnappers? They are clearly …" "That's right …" The old man didn't finish his sentence. Instead, he turned around and asked Luo Qiuyun.

"Miss, can you tell us what happened?"

Luo Qiuyun looked at the old man and knew that he was the leader of the village, or perhaps it was Li Zheng, or even the head of the village. Luo Qiuyun looked at the old man and knew that he was either the leader of the village, or Li Zheng, or the village head.

"So that's how it is! Lady, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" The old man explained, "A few days ago, many of the kids in the neighboring village were kidnapped by the children of other people, which recently caused a panic among the people. When the villagers found the strangers, they assumed they were kidnappers …"

"Hehe, I thought we siblings had unintentionally offended everyone." Luo Qiuyun pretended to heave a sigh of relief and said, "Since the misunderstanding has been clarified, your village doesn't seem to welcome outsiders. My brother and sister should leave as soon as possible!"

"Sigh." Seeing that Luo Qiuyun was about to leave, the old man hurriedly called out to them.

"Miss, it is already late. It is not safe to travel at night. If you do not mind, please come to this old man's house for a night's rest. How about tomorrow morning?"

"This, will this make it difficult for you?" Luo Qiuyun pretended to be reserved.

"No worries, as long as Miss doesn't mind." The old man turned to the villagers and asked, "Does anyone have any objections?"

"Nope."

"Nope."

"Since it is a misunderstanding, we are not people who do not understand. Lady, please stay behind."

"That's right, that's right. It's not safe to travel at night. If something happens, we won't be able to rest in peace."

"That's right. We'll listen to the Village Chief. Leave him behind."

The villagers all knew that they had misunderstood Luo Qiuyun and the others after the old man's question. One by one, they stood up to express their stance.

Seeing this, Luo Qiuyun thanked the crowd and took the opportunity to stay.

In the evening, he stayed at the Village Head's house. The village head was the benevolent old man. He had been the village head for over thirty years and had always been loved and respected by the villagers.

He had an old wife and two sons. His eldest son had been married for many years, and his wife, Madam Wang, had given birth to a grandson, Xiao Hu, who was the same age as Luo Tianli. His youngest son had just gotten married, and his wife, Li Shi, were all friendly people.

"Miss, since you two plan to settle down at the foot of the mountain, how about we just settle down at the Chen Village? Although Chen Village are not rich, they are simple and honest, and have a good relationship with each other. If my brother is going to school, it won't be too far for him to walk to town sooner or later. " Old Village Head tried to probe.

Luo Qiuyun thought about it and replied, "I wonder if there is a house for sale in the village? If we were to settle here, we would have to buy a house and settle down in some fields. "

"Buy a house? A few days ago, there was a family that moved away from the village entrance. However, his family was quite wealthy and built a green brick house. Furthermore, he only built it last fall. Worried that Luo Qiuyun wouldn't be able to accept it, the old man continued, "If Miss has a tight hand, why don't you stay in this old man's house for the time being and wait until you have more money. How about you buy a house and build two thatched cottages?

"Thank you for your kind intentions, village head, why don't you tell me how much that room costs? Although the two of us were forced to stay here, the silver we brought before we left was still there. It should be enough to settle down. "

"That's fine too. That family asked me to sell the furniture for fifty taels of silver, which he has. If you want, I can give you a discount, which would probably be around forty taels." The old man answered truthfully.

Seeing that Luo Qiuyun didn't have any objections, she continued, "Miss previously said you want to buy land. His house just happens to have twenty acres of good land, so the price is reasonable. How much do you think it is?"

"Twenty acres? "One mu of six silvers, for a total of one hundred and twenty silvers, it is still within acceptable range. I wonder if there are any dry lands to sell?" Luo Qiuyun asked after a moment of silence.

"Dry land? Let me think, "Old Village Head started to ponder and then said," I do have it, but this land is connected to a mountain, it's one hundred and eighty acres, and when the seller asks the buyer to buy the land, he will buy it along with the mountain.

"May I know where is this place? "What's the total price?" Luo Qiuyun asked.

Old Village Head said: "Not far, behind the house I mentioned, but the seller is not the same person. If the girl wants to buy it, the price can be a little lower, one mu of silver taels. At that time, the land behind the house will belong to you!"

"Connecting together? Not bad. Let's buy them then. Village Chief, when can we contract?" Luo Qiuyun thought for a moment before asking.

Old Village Head said: "Tomorrow is fine, but I don't know if Miss wants a red or white card? "If the Hong Qi is to make a trip to the town's yamen to get them to pass the contract to us, then we must pay a small sum of money under the contract."

"Hong Qi, just in case there's trouble when the time comes." Luo Qiuyun didn't mind spending a little more. Since she had already spent most of her money, what did she care about this small amount?

"That's fine too, your little brother is a scholar. After getting the Red Deed, if he were to become an Elementary Scholar in the future, he would be exempt from paying taxes. Although it seems like he would have to spend quite a bit of money, but with an official as a witness, he wouldn't need to worry about being taken by others." Obviously, Luo Qiuyun's earlier extravagance made him realize that Luo Qiuyun and the others were not lacking in money. In addition, Luo Tianli wanted to study at the academy, so he thought Luo Qiuyun was the young miss and young master of a rich family.

"Sorry to trouble you." Luo Qiuyun felt grateful from the bottom of her heart when she heard that Old Village Head would accompany her throughout the journey tomorrow.

"Don't say these things, this old man should have done it." Old Village Head waved his hand and said modestly.

After a quiet night, he got up early the next morning and went to see the house and the fields. Feeling good about it, he paid the money and then went to the county town to get the red deed together.

There were a total of three deeds, seven taels of silver, forty taels of silver, three hundred and twenty taels of silver, plus five taels of silver from Old Village Head as an intermediary fee, a total of three hundred and seventy taels of silver. The expenditure was quite large, but Luo Qiuyun didn't feel bad thinking about the money she got for free.

However, in this way, the image of the siblings in the eyes of the villagers immediately underwent a tremendous change, especially Old Village Head. When he saw Luo Qiuyun buying houses and land again and again with several hundred silver taels, he was even more determined that their family was once a big family, and their words were even more polite than before.

When they got back from the yamen and saw it was still early, Luo Qiuyun carried the child and led Luo Tianli to the newly bought house to pack up, preparing to stay there immediately.

Before they left, Old Village Head's family warmly urged them to stay, but it was a pity that Luo Qiuyun had already made up her mind to stay.

As Old Village Head said before, this house was still pretty good. With all the green brick and tile, as well as all the furniture, it only needed to be cleaned and could be used. It didn't take much effort, the only thing missing was the bedding.

Although it was already spring, the temperature at night was still very low. If it wasn't for the bedding, Luo Qiuyun wouldn't have cared about it, but the two children couldn't. Especially the younger one, it would've been bad if she had a cold.

Therefore, Luo Qiuyun had to buy it before nightfall. However, it was too late to go to the town now. She could find someone to buy it in the village, but since she had just arrived, she couldn't buy it without knowing the situation.

Later on, thanks to the help of Old Village Head's eldest son and daughter-in-law, he found those families that prepared the dowry and asked them for two sets, spending money to buy them before settling it.

Luo Qiuyun didn't keep Old Village Head's family for dinner to repay her unprepared first day in the restaurant. However, they would be living in the same village in the future. The two families wouldn't be far from each other, and they would definitely be on the same side as well. It wouldn't be too late for them to return the money!

Perhaps when she had settled in, she could invite everyone to come over for a meal. She wasn't in a hurry since staying in a new house would require a day's worth of treat.