What a cheating husband

When they arrived at Aunt Liu's place, Chen Qing was criticized.

"Why do you send so many things to me? It's eggs and apples. This married brother can't dump things from his in-law's house, so as not to be blamed by his in-laws." Liu Xiulian hurriedly stuffed things into the basket, thinking Let Chen Qing carry it back.

"Oh, auntie, this chicken is raised by myself, and the owner dislikes the fruit, so why can't I give it to you?" Chen Qing hurriedly pressed Liu Xiulian's hand.

"Then you can't just give it away!" Liu Xiulian sighed, why doesn't this kid know how to be kind?

"Why can't I give it away? I didn't come home during the Chinese New Year. You are my mother's house. Who dares to accuse me when I bring some New Year gifts to my mother's house? Besides, he also said that I can make decisions about the things at home." Chen Qing put the things on the ground.

"He really said that?" Liu Xiulian immediately asked with a smile on her face.

"Well, I won't let me return the money, and I will keep all the property in my possession." Chen Qing immediately smiled wickedly again when he mentioned the money.

"Hehe, is this relationship entered into your family tree?" Liu Xiulian happily patted Chen Qing's shoulder, finally letting go of a heart that was hanging in the air.Seeing Chen Qing shaking his head, he asked puzzledly, "You are in charge of the family property, why don't you give you a genealogy? What does he mean by that?"

"It's better not to go up, I'll still be a brother when I pay off the money." Chen Qing scratched his head, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

"What a fart! He won't let you pay off the debt, isn't he just recognizing you as his daughter-in-law? Don't wait until you have a big belly to think about the genealogy, go back and tell him quickly." Aunt Liu knew that Chen Qing was in charge, and immediately had Emboldened, let Chen Qing go home and finish the matter.

Chen Qing clutched his stomach in fright, he didn't want to be pregnant with a baby, "Auntie, don't scare me, look at the cold sweat coming out"

"Pfft~ It's best not to be pregnant. It's not a good thing for my little brother to be pregnant the first year, but you have a strong body, so I guess you can't suffer too much." Aunt Liu covered her mouth and smiled tremblingly.

Chen Qing heaved a sigh of relief, and wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead. Anyway, he had already made up his mind.

"You, it's right to leave a way out for yourself, but you can't always have extraneous thoughts when you are married, especially you can't talk about this matter, do you hear me?" Aunt Liu asked worriedly.

"Understood," Chen Qing quickly assured, and handed the letter to the girl to Liu Xiulian.

Chen Qing didn't mention this, Liu Xiulian almost forgot, Nian Heqian'er's noodle restaurant waiter asked old man Li to bring a letter to Chen Qing, thinking it was not urgent, so he didn't rush to send it to him, this time someone came Just give it to him.

Chen Qing accepted it happily, but I don't know how Brother Shen did in the exam, the letter is probably telling him that he passed the exam, right?

No one will write to him except Shen Shuyan. After opening it and reading it, Chen Qing has a look of regret. Shen Shuyan said in the letter that he will come back a year ago and wants to meet him before the fifteenth. It's past fifteen, so I'm afraid I'll start early.

"It's all about me, it's my fault! For the first two years I drove you here to give it to you. I didn't think it was an urgent matter." Aunt Liu also slapped her thigh. Even being able to say a few words is a decent thing.

"It's okay, if you miss it, you will miss it. He said in the letter that the palace examination will be changed to this spring. If you are lucky enough to get an official position, you have to go back to your hometown to worship your ancestors. It will not be too late to see you again." Chen Qing carefully put away the letter paper, Brother Shen still remembered What about their brotherhood?

"It's good to see you. This Mr. Shen is really a talent. It's worth your compliments. It would be great if he can be sent to our county as a parent officer." Excellent scholar.If such a person can become an official, he will surely benefit the people of one side.

"It seems that you have to stay away from your hometown to be an official. I'm afraid it won't work." Chen Qing shook his head. If all the county magistrates return to their hometowns to take up their posts, wouldn't all the relatives who have relatives or old relatives become local tyrants?

Asking my aunt to take the letter away quickly, so that I can meet Chen Bi in the town tomorrow, and Chen Qing returned to Liangjia Village with a basket on her back.

Chen Bi only went to see his brother on the fifth day of the new year. He didn't want to receive a letter from his brother again in half a month. He felt anxious and thought something serious happened. He opened the letter and read it twice before taking Wan Zhuoping back to the house to discuss.

"How can this be done? No way!" Wan Zhuoping was very obedient to Chen Bi, and it was the first time he expressed a different opinion on this matter.

"Why can't it work? Didn't my brother also say that if you don't want to live in the county, we can help at home during the busy farming season, and then go to the town for a while when the farming is off?" Chen Bi pouted.

"Even if the eldest brother pays for the house, then we are dependent on others. It's not like we don't have a home. Why do we have to go to the county to beg for a living? The county is such a good place to stay? You have to spend money to buy even a meal. How can embroidery work be afforded? Besides, the fields at home are inseparable from people, and my father and mother only have me as a son, who will serve them after I leave?" Wan Zhuoping stared, honest people will lose their temper when they are in a hurry of.

"Why is it that I'm living under the fence? My brother brought me up alone. What's the difference with my parents? My brother's home is my home! My brother is very capable. He said he can make us live well, so he will be able to live well! I don't care. Anyway, I’m going to the county to find my brother!” Chen Bi was angry, she only saw her brother once during Chinese New Year within a few months of her marriage, and she’s only 15 years old now, no matter how old she is, she’s still a child, her eyes turned red and she cried I want to find my brother.

Wan Zhuoping panicked and tried to appease his wife, but the two half-old children pushed and yelled but failed to understand the matter, and finally alarmed the old couple.

In the end, the whole family still couldn't move to the county to live, but in summer and winter when they were not busy, they could let the young couple go to the county to play for a while, so that Abi would not miss her natal brother too much.

After Chen Bi saw her brother the next day, she immediately expressed her grievances. After hearing this, Chen Qing couldn't help but apologize to Wan Zhuoping, and asked her sister Haosheng to educate her, "Why did I tell you in the letter? This matter has to be approved by the family." Caicheng, how can I let my temper make up my own mind? I think Zhuo Ping has been used to you during this time! I don’t even know the severity.”

Chen Bi shed tears aggrievedly, bit her lip and complained aggrievedly, "I...just miss my brother"

How could Chen Qing not know what the girl was thinking?But he had to reprimand her for this matter just to put on a show, lest Zhuo Ping and his in-laws have any objections to her.He took the girl into his arms and patted her on the back to coax him, "I miss you too, but we are all married, and everything is done by the in-law's family. If you have your own opinion, I don't object, but you have to talk to your family. Whether you agree or not, don't you have to discuss everything?"

Chen Bi obediently nodded, "I know I was wrong"

"Hey, don't cry. When my brother buys a house, you can come and live for a few days when you have time. If you don't have time, you can take home embroidery work. I've already agreed for you on my aunt's side. Wait for the one in your hand I won’t pick up the work after the embroidery is finished, I will pick up the work directly from Liang Ji, and let the old man Li take it for you.” Chen Qing nodded at Chen Bi’s snub nose, teased for a long time and finally made the little girl laugh out of tears.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early, Chen Qing explained the embroidery she brought to Chen Bi in detail, and taught her all the latest stitches.Chen Bi already knows some basic embroidery methods, and he can quickly master the new embroidery methods that have been extended.

Chen Qing handed over the semi-finished product to his sister for completion, and took a new base material himself to demonstrate and teach.Wan Zhuoping sat on the side and accompanied silently, feeling that he couldn't get into the harmonious atmosphere, and didn't want to destroy the warmth of the reunion of brothers and sisters.

When Chen Qing thought of Wan Zhuoping, he patted his forehead annoyedly, and nodded at Chen Bi's little head, "You heartless master, you leave your husband alone to talk to your brother, look, how pitiful? Fell asleep!"

Chen Bi stuck out her tongue and hurt him with a coquettish smile, "It's what he deserves, let him not allow me to live with my brother!"

"You, even if you move to the county, I can't live with you." Chen Qing said the truth, and then squeezed her eyes. "At most, I will stay with Abi during the day!"

"Hee hee~" Chen Bi's pursed mouth immediately opened a wide arc, and the brother and sister got together again and whispered about the little secret.

Taking advantage of dawn, Chen Bi bid farewell to his brother and made an appointment to go to the county to look for him when the farming was off.Chen Qing waited for the ox cart to disappear before taking a carriage and rushing back to the county.

Buying a house is a big deal at any time, and breaking ground for a farm (building a homestead and building a house) has to be counted as a good day, so Chen Qing has been busy walking around the county these two days.

Nowadays, Chen Qing can be regarded as a man of modest means. It was not difficult to buy a house in the county, but it was impossible to realize it after entering the "Zhuanghu Dental Firm".

Xia Guo expressly stipulated that the sale of houses and slaves must be handled by dental dealers, otherwise it will be dealt with according to the laws related to punishing thieves.If the stolen thing is worth 1 renminbi, you will be hit with sixty ten boards, if it is worth 5 taels, you will be fined for one year of corvee.If you dare to buy and sell a house privately without going to a dentist, you can smash your ass with a board, and you can wear it out if you go to jail.

Those who deal in houses are called "Zhuangzhai Yahang", those who deal in slaves are called "Shengkou Yahang", and those who deal in livestock are called "Wuhu Yahang".

The "Five Animal Tooth Shop" is not strictly controlled now, except for cattle, horses, and sheep, the rest can be bought and sold freely.

Buying a house also needs to pay deed tax. Xia Guo’s deed tax is levied 1000 ren for every tael (40 ren), which is equivalent to 4% of the deed tax.3% from the seller and 1% from the buyer.It is said that before the tax adjustment in the past few years, the deed tax was as high as 6%, but now it is considered very cheap.

In order to evade deed tax, some families only signed a draft deed with the seller, without going to the yamen to stamp it.It’s okay if you don’t find out, once found out, the neighbors will report together, whoever reports first will receive the reward, and whoever does not report will top the tank.Therefore, no one dares to do such things as deed tax evasion now.

Chen Qing asked Ren Yazi to inquire about several houses, and found that the housing prices in Qingping County were really ridiculously high. A small courtyard like Liang Zijun cost 2000 taels of silver per mu.Ordinary farmers have to save for 200 years even if they don't spend money on clothing, and there is no market for this.

Chen Qing barely managed to scrape together 200 taels, let alone a property like another courtyard, even a single-door private residence could not afford it.

There is no restriction on land purchase in Qingping County. As long as you have money, you can live in any house.According to Ju Renyazi, the land in the capital is called every inch of land, and there are express regulations to limit the purchase of land according to the population.For a commoner family, every three people can only buy one mu of homestead at most. If the untouchable family buys land, every five people can only buy one mu of homestead.Those who exceed the limit will suffer 10 boards for every acre of excess.

Don't think that this is very strict. It is not the common people who really can't afford a house, but the court officials.

In order to consolidate the imperial power and prevent corruption, Xia Guo usually allocates houses that are different from the places where they work, and once they leave office, their salaries will be stopped and the land must be returned to the emperor.

In order to save a lot of trouble and more office needs, many officials directly settled their homes in government offices with relatively superior conditions.If you are an official in a different place, your family will move to the new government office.If you are unfortunately dismissed, then try to find another way to make a living or return to your hometown to live.

Housing prices in the capital are so high that if it is not for the royal relatives and aristocratic families, it is difficult to own a house of their own.If ordinary officials are not corrupt, they may not be able to save enough money for a house even if they save for 40 to [-] years.

Those who come to Beijing to be officials also need to rent a house to live like those who come to Beijing to seek a living.The most common situation is that four families are cramped in a small yard, and each family lives in a small room with their children. The children have no place to sleep, so a wooden board is erected in the air to make the house into two floors, and the boxes are stacked together as a bed. , Let the children sleep on it.

If there is no family, officials serving in Beijing can live in public housing (dormitory) for free.Those with families can only rent private houses at high prices.

After listening to Ren Yazi's introduction, Chen Qing was in a cold sweat. No matter what era the houses in the first-tier cities are, every inch of land is expensive. Fortunately, he was born in a peasant family. Although it is a bit hard, he doesn't have to worry about the house.

Holding the purse, Chen Qing secretly stuffed a piece of silver to Yazi, and after talking nicely for a long time, Ren Yazi agreed to find cheap and affordable housing for him.