dognovel Chapter 17 Contract
Chapter 17 Contract
Wu Ya was only five years old and didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she looked to Er Ya for help.
Er Ya grabbed Wu Ya's hand and ran off, saying, "Do whatever you want."
Yunyi couldn't help but shake her head with a smile; this girl really was saying one thing and meaning another.
When they returned to Doctor Wang's house, Da Bao and several children were helping Wang Tianshun prepare the medicinal herbs, led by Wang Qiao'er.
Even Sixteen was tinkering with it, and he did it quite well, which drew cheers from the other children from time to time.
"I'm back," Yunyi said.
Da Bao and the others looked over, opened their mouths as if to respond, but in the end, no one made a sound. Instead, Wang Qiao'er shouted into the house, "She's back."
Xia Songshi came out carrying a fire poker. When she saw Yunyi, she immediately curled the corner of her mouth and said, "It's good that you're back. Dinner will be ready soon."
Wang Tianshun also came out, glanced at her, and went back without saying anything.
Yunyi didn't mind and took the basket off her back and handed it to Xia Songshi: "There are some snacks I bought inside, just in time for an extra meal tonight. I'm going to the village chief's house." As she spoke, she took out a bag of pastries from the basket and then called to Dabao.
In this era, women were basically subservient. With Xia Tianyin gone, Da Bao, even though he was young, was still the eldest son. If they wanted to build a house, he had to be the one to establish the household registration.
There were female households in this era, but that required a certificate from the village head and then processing at the government office. She doesn't meet the requirements yet.
Da Bao was a little surprised, but he didn't object. He put down the herbs in his hand, got up, and walked over.
"Big brother, I'll go with you." Er Ya ran over.
Sanya and the others wanted to go too, but Dabao stopped them: "You guys wait at home, Erya and I will go."
The rest of the kids had no choice but to give up.
On the way to the village chief's house, they happened to pass by Xia Tianci's house, where Xia Xiaocao was asking her mother about Yunyi.
Xia Yushi didn't know much, but she did know about Yunyi's changes over the past two years. After all, she was the first to notice Yunyi when she went up the mountain yesterday, and the first to run to ask Xia Songshi about it. In the afternoon, the village chief even came over to call his son, Xia Kuiming, to help build the house.
"She actually went into Qinglong Mountain?" Xia Xiaocao was stunned. "And she came back safely?"
"Of course, otherwise where would we get the money to buy a house?"
"But..." Xia Xiaocao was about to say something when she saw Yunyi walk past the door. She hurriedly got up and chased after her, "Yunyi, where are you going?"
"Auntie Xiaocao, I'm going to find the village chief. You go ahead with your work," Yunyi replied, and walked straight ahead.
"Looking for the village chief? Are you building a house?" Xia Xiaocao simply followed along.
"Yes, the house collapsed, we can't just sit under the open sky, can we?"
"I heard that you spent all the money Tianyin had saved up, but you managed to earn it back in just a few days. Is there some secret to that?"
Yunyi frowned slightly, then smiled: "Auntie Xiaocao, I don't know any tricks. I just went into Qinglong Mountain twice and hunted some game..."
"Stop joking." Xia Xiaocao waved her hand. "I believe you when you say White Tiger Mountain, but that's Green Dragon Mountain. Several experienced hunters have gone there and never returned, even though it's within dozens of miles. With your small frame, how could you possibly go in twice?"
"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me," Yun Yi shrugged. "I did indeed go into the mountains and get some silver." She quickened her pace, arriving directly at the village chief's door. "Uncle Village Chief? Are you there?"
Xia Xiaocao hurriedly grabbed Xiaobao: "She..."
“She really went into the mountains twice,” Da Bao replied directly, then hurriedly ran to Yun Yi’s side.
Xia Xiaocao: ...
The gate to the village chief's house was quickly opened, and the village chief's wife, Gao Shunfang, came out: "Yunyi, you're here. Come in, your uncle is home."
"Second Aunt," Xia Xiaocao hurriedly followed her inside, "haven't you eaten yet?"
"We just finished eating." Gao Shunfang glanced at Xia Xiaocao. "Your family probably hasn't eaten yet. Go back and eat. I'll go over with your second uncle later."
Xia Xiaocao couldn't linger any longer, so she turned around and went back.
Yunyi and the village chief checked the house construction details. It's the busy farming season now, so everyone can only come and lend a hand in the early morning and late evening. This way, the wages can be halved, but the construction period may be delayed.
"The wages don't need to be reduced, just the normal amount. We can hire a few more people so we can speed things up. But I'll only provide one dinner. Is that okay with you?"
"You'll be at a disadvantage this way..."
"Everyone has helped us a lot, so there's no question of us being taken advantage of," Yunyi waved her hand. "How about Aunt Gao helps with dinner?"
“Okay, why not?” Gao Shunfang nodded. “Make a dish every day, but not just rice bran and vegetable dumplings. They have to have a proper meal every other day, like steamed buns made from three kinds of flour. That way, each person will have to pay at least three coins per meal.”
"I'll take care of the ingredients. I'll make sure everyone is well-fed." Yunyi nodded. If they're not full, they won't have the energy to work.
Everything was agreed upon, so Yunyi asked Dabao to come over and re-sign the contract.
All homestead land requires a land deed. The land deed for the previous thatched shed was written in Xia Tianyin's name. Although the current one can be renewed, the previous deed specified the area and house structure. Now she has expanded the area considerably and rebuilt a brick and tile house with a different structure. If someone comes to expropriate the land in the future, it will cause a lot of trouble.
It would be better to just find someone else and draw up a new contract.
She really wanted to write her own name, but unfortunately she was an unregistered person and a woman. Even if she did write it, she would be helpless if someone refused to acknowledge it in the future. She would also be powerless if Xia Tianyin came to take it away.
Da Bao looked at Yun Yi with a complicated expression.
"Do you have a formal name?" Yunyi suddenly thought of a problem; she couldn't possibly write her nickname on the contract.
“I…” Da Bao’s eyes suddenly reddened. He has a name, of course he has a name, but no one has called him that for a long time.
"Speak up, why are you dawdling like that?"
"Cheng Jin".
"Cheng Jin?" Yun Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. "That's a nice name, Xia Cheng Jin. Village Chief, the land deeds and house deeds should all be written as Xia Cheng Jin."
The village chief glanced at Da Bao, then nodded: "No problem."
"Also, here are some rough blueprints of the house." Yunyi took out another piece of paper with simple charcoal lines on it. "Use this as a guide."
"So big? But your house's foundation wasn't this big before."
"So, I want to buy the whole vacant lot to the west of my house and build a house there."
"Do you...do you have enough money?"
"I caught a mountain wind on the mountain today and sold it, that's enough."