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Xie Jiaojiao took the red invitation with some helplessness, looked at the dates written on it, and chose the furthest one, which was the third day of May next year.

The matchmaker took one look and put the red invitation card she had chosen into her arms, smiling and saying, "I'd like to congratulate Miss Xie here!"

Xie Jiaojiao was unmoved. According to convention, she should have given a red envelope to Zhang the matchmaker at this time, but she was unmoved.

Matchmaker Zhang glanced at Xie Jiaojiao, and saw that she didn't take the red envelope. She felt a little embarrassed and unhappy at her expression. She felt that Xie Jiaojiao didn't know etiquette. But when she thought of the last time Xie Jiaojiao said she wanted to cancel the engagement, she didn't dare to say a few more words, for fear that she would really cancel the engagement and the Jiang family would ask her to return the matchmaker's red envelope she had received. Compared with the small red envelopes from these country families, the red envelopes from the Jiang family could surpass those of several other families. She quietly put the things prepared by the Jiang family in her yard and left with her people.

On the way back, I met Sun Ruhua and chatted with her for a while.

When Sun Ruhua heard that Xie Jiaojiao had chosen a date, she felt relieved. Seeing that the matchmaker had been holding her back for so long, she searched in her arms for a long time and took out a silver coin and gave it to Matchmaker Zhang, saying that she was inviting her to have tea with her.

Matchmaker Zhang agreed immediately, and felt the weight of the silver coin, feeling a little happier.

Sun Ruhua returned home, looked at the things in the yard, and said cautiously: "Is there anyone from the Jiang family? I met Matchmaker Zhang on the way."

Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "She came to announce the good news."

Sun Ruhua nodded to show that she already knew.

Xie Jiaojiao took a deep breath and said, "Mom, it's nothing. It's still early, and there may be some changes in the meantime. What does the village chief say about buying land?"

When talking about this, Sun Ruhua's face lit up: "I agreed. Mother asked for three acres of land at one time, thinking it should be enough."

Three acres? Xie Jiaojiao didn't have much idea about three acres of land, she could only imagine how big it was.

Feeling that it was almost enough, he got up and went back to the house to get the silver.

He counted out about fifty taels and gave them to Sun Ruhua: "Mom, is this enough?"

Sun Ruhua nodded immediately: "How can this not be enough? We have all the extra money. I will ask the villagers to help build it, and there will be some left over!" Then she took out another ten taels and gave them to Xie Jiaojiao: "These are enough. Apart from the money for buying the land, the rest can not only repair the house, but we can also replace the furniture with new ones."

Is it so cheap to repair a house? Xie Jiaojiao was a little puzzled.

Sun Ruhua said: "When the time comes, we will make the adobe bricks ourselves. I have reserved half an acre of land in the backyard specifically for making adobe bricks."

Adobe?

Xie Jiaojiao looked at Sun Ruhua and said, "Mom, are you mistaken? I don't want to build an adobe house, I want to build a blue brick and tile house!"

Huh? Sun Ruhua looked at Xie Jiaojiao in surprise.

"Shall we build a big house with blue bricks and tiles?"

Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "When the time comes, except for the blue bricks and tiles on the side of the house, the rest of the ground will be paved with bluestone!"

Sun Ruhua imagined how much silver that was!

"My daughter! Think carefully, these blue bricks and tiles are several times more expensive than adobe houses!" The village chief's house in the entire village is made of blue bricks and tiles, and those blue bricks and tiles were bought from their family.

Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "I've thought about it a long time ago!"

Then he handed the silver in his hand back to Sun Ruhua: "Use these first. If you don't have enough, come to me for more!"

Sun Ruhua looked at the fifty taels of silver in her hand. In fact, it was the first time in her life that she had seen so much silver. She raised her head and looked at Xie Jiaojiao: "My daughter, why don't you keep this silver? If mother needs it, she can ask you for more."

"Take it, mother. Go buy the three acres of land from the village chief this afternoon. Let's go and circle the foundation together. If we want to build a house, I think it's best for us to find a foreman who can repair blue bricks and tiles. We can outsource the house building work to avoid tiring ourselves."

Sun Ruhua nodded first, then smiled and said in disagreement: "Why are you tired? Mother doesn't feel tired. When the time comes, we can find some people and buy the materials ourselves, which can save a lot of money."

"It's up to you!" Xie Jiaojiao said, holding a straw hat and preparing to go out to the field to check on the sugarcane.

"I'll go take a look at the fields."

Sun Ruhua nodded, without saying anything else, put the silver away, and prepared to make lunch.

It is autumn now, and it is actually warmer when the sun comes out. The morning sun is also warm on the body. However, the autumn sun is also very strong. If you don't stay in the sun for long, your face will be tanned like high altitude red. Therefore, Xie Jiaojiao wore a straw hat.

Neighbors will greet each other on the road.

Xie Jiaojiao first went to see the sugarcane on the two plots of land she had reclaimed, and then went to see the four acres of sugarcane she had planted last year.

In comparison, the sugarcane planted in this field looks better than the two acres of reclaimed land.

The sugarcanes are growing well. When Xie Jiaojiao looks at them, it's like she's seeing white silver!

When winter comes, you can harvest it!

I thought I could just sprinkle some more stove ash from my home on it some other day and it would be fine.

She clapped her hands and prepared to go back, but saw Xie Zhili carrying a bucket of something, stealthily parked at the edge of her two acres of land. He parked in a good position, the sugarcane was tall, and he was in the middle of the two acres of land, completely blocking his view. If Xie Jiaojiao hadn't been standing in the sugarcane field, she wouldn't have been able to see him if she was outside.

"Xie Zhili, what are you doing!" Xie Jiaojiao shouted.

Xie Zhili was startled, and then he immediately picked up the two buckets and tried to run, but the more nervous he became, the more flustered he became.

Xie Jiaojiao was not far from him and rushed over.

Catch him!

Upon seeing this, Xie Zhili picked up two buckets of manure!

This bastard!

Her sugar cane will be ripe in a month or so! If she pours this manure water on it, it might burn the roots. It may not look like a big deal on the outside, but it will affect the taste of her sugar cane and affect her harvest this year. After the harvest, she will have to make up for the rotten roots.

Xie Jiaojiao wanted to pick up two buckets of manure and pour them directly on him, but she disliked the dirtiness of the buckets!

"What? Xie Zhili, is this all you have? You can only do things behind the scenes?"

After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she grabbed his arm with her backhand, grabbed his arm with one hand, and kicked him on the leg. Xie Zhili screamed in pain: "Xie Jiaojiao, you damn well better relax!"

Xie Jiaojiao was furious. She grabbed his arm with one hand and pressed his head with the other hand, and pushed him directly into the dung bucket...

"Ah! Xie Jiaojiao, you dare! I'm going to kill you!"