Chapter 67 The Haunted House
Li Zheng put away his thoughts and turned around to ask Old Man Cheng, "Then let's talk about it first, what are you going to make arrangements?"
Old Man Cheng sighed helplessly, "The Su family asked to build a house, but it's too late, so I plan to buy the house at the foot of the mountain and let Su and his two children move there. The area of the house is much larger than ours, and the house is quite neat. If you repair it a little, you should be able to live in it."
Both the patriarch and Li Zheng remembered the house at the foot of the mountain.
The house was built by a foreigner who had some money back then. He bought a house built by the land when he came to Xiaohe Village to take refuge. It was very spacious and was the first one in Xiaohe Village at that time. However, later the family returned home with their families, so they sold the house to Lizheng.
After all, houses in rural areas are not easy to sell, so they are said to be cheap, but a house worth nearly three acres is not affordable for ordinary people.
Why didn’t I move there after buying the lizhi?
First of all, the house was too remote and separated from the entire village. It was somewhat inconvenient. At that time, it was because the house was big enough and the price was cheap. I planned to wait for the family to be divided into different places in the future.
Secondly, there were rumors of haunting in the house later. Several people who went into the mountains to hunt said that they had seen ghost fires in the yard.
It caused panic during that period. At first, I thought that someone was interested in the house and deliberately created some haunted rumors to depreciate the house. As a result, after personally verifying it, I gave up on the house.
Li Zheng was also complained about by his family for this. After all, he bought the house and spent most of the savings of Li Zheng's family. Now he has lost all his money. No one is willing to sell it in half.
Suddenly, when I heard Old Man Cheng mention it, Li Zheng was stunned for a moment, "That house...is not suitable."
Is it dangerous to live in that house with a woman in Su family with two children? After all, it is so remote and haunted, so it is not a good place.
Old Man Cheng spread his hands, "At present, I really can't find any other place in the village except that house."
The reason why he chose that house was because he was attracted by it! It was so remote. The more remote it was, the more convenient they would take care of Su Qinniang in the future.
Li Zheng didn't know what Old Man Cheng was going to do, but just thought about the situation in the village carefully, and it was really as Old Man Cheng said.
Xiaohe Village has a large population and although there are some empty houses, most of them are either disrepaired or the place is too small, which does not meet the requirements put forward by the Su family.
So Li Zheng turned his head and looked at Su Qin, "You know the situation in that house. Do you think it's OK?"
Su Qin really knows that house.
The first two rounds up the mountain, she passed by near the house. It was quite large, with the courtyard walls very high and the house was built spaciously.
With her plan, it was really perfect.
Just as he was about to nod and agree, Su's mother asked, "Is there anything wrong with that house?"
Li Zheng didn't hide it and told him about the situation in the house.
Su's mother shook her head and refused, "That's not OK, it's so remote. My daughter lives there with her two children, so she's afraid she won't be able to live in peace in the future."
There are so many troubles in front of the widow. Her girl is so good and she is so young. Even if she lives alone in the village, she will probably have some bad things. If she lives in such a remote place, wouldn’t she be so silly and bullied?
This alone made her unacceptable, not to mention that the house was haunted.
Su Qin was not in a hurry to express her opinion.
Old Man Cheng smiled and said, "If my in-laws don't agree, then I can only find a house in the village."
It’s okay for Su’s mother to think about it. She lives in the village and has some care at least.
So Old Man Cheng talked about several places one after another, and the clan leader and Li Zheng frowned tighter the more they heard it.
Su Mu asked, "Is there anything wrong with these places?"
Li Zheng felt a little embarrassed, "The houses in these places are almost collapsed. The houses can barely live in the people. The neighbors around him are a little difficult to get along with and are not suitable for Su's family."
Su Mu frowned and realized the meaning of the "not easy to get along with".
I'm afraid that the people living around those places are not serious people.
"Then look for it again. Such a big village can always find the right one."
Old Man Cheng was proud, but his face did not show any signs. His face was full of tiredness. "I don't know that Xiaohe Village is close to the county town, so there are not many empty houses in the village. Those with better conditions have been bought by someone. At present, these are the only ones that can be chosen."
Su Mu was a little disbelief and turned to look at the patriarch and Li Zheng.
The two carefully calculated the houses in the village and nodded helplessly at Su's mother.
Old Man Cheng spread his hands, "It's just this situation now. You can choose any of these houses, and you can choose any of them. However, I'm not responsible for re-repairing them. I only have the little silver in my hand. After buying the house, I can't leave anything left. If you really force people to get too anxious, I will go out to the county government to ask Lord Tao, what else do you want to do to me?"
Su Qin said at this time, "Let's go to the house at the foot of the mountain."
Su's mother was so anxious that she twisted her under the table. This silly daughter! Can you want that house?
Su Qin almost screamed in pain, her mother's hand was very strong.
He endured the pain and patted Su Mu's back on the back of her hand, signaling her not to worry.
The patriarch looked at Su Qin with some disagreement, "Have you really thought about it? The house is remote and haunted..."
Su Qin said with a righteous look: "I don't say anything about strange powers and gods. I don't believe there are ghosts in this world. As for being remote, I have raised a few more evil dogs, even in the deep mountains and forests. The clan leader, I have lived in a more dangerous place than the house. What else do I dare not live in?"
This made Old Man Cheng want to hit someone.
Isn’t this obvious that their Cheng family is a wolf’s nest!
The patriarch and Ritsumasa also understood what she said, but they could not speak for a while.
Su's mother was worried, so she said, "I will make a decision after seeing the house tomorrow. Let's talk about the other two things first."
Old Man Cheng coughed twice, "To be honest, the money Yan'an has earned over the years is indeed in our hands. After all, there is no separation, so the money he earns has to be handed over. This is the rule that every household has. But such a large family has a considerable expense, so we only have ninety taels of silver in our hands now."
"So, my idea is that after I buy the house at the foot of the mountain, I will not share the remaining silver. I am old and I always feel unhappy all these days, so I keep this silver for us to make a coffin book. In the future, when we get sick and take medicine, we will not let the big house take care of it."
"As for the fields, we will give three acres of high-end land and two acres of low-end land to the large house. These two fields are not far from the house, so it is convenient for them to take care of."
Chapter completed!