145: Chapter 145: Looking to Rent a House (2 more updates)_1 145: Chapter 145: Looking to Rent a House (2 more updates)_1 Lin Xiaoling had no choice but to put the cake back, her heart aching even more for the children.
She patted Xiaofengâs head, âCome by and chat with Aunt Lin sometime when youâre freeâŠ
In a couple of days, Gousheng will be back from his grandmaâs place, you should come over and play with himâŠâ
Gousheng was the village headâs grandson, two years old this year.
His parents had taken him to his maternal grandparentsâ home because they were building a new house there this month.
âOkay,â Yang Rufeng replied obediently, nodding his head.
âIâll come over and play with my nephewâŠâ Although the two little ones were only two years apart, there was a difference in generation between them.
Lin Xiaoling smiled contentedly.
âDani, you must have something on your mind, coming over now?â After his wife had finished chatting with the children, the village head took the initiative to ask.
âUncle,â Yang Ruxin nodded, getting to the point, âI came today to ask for your help.
We want to move out of the old Yang Family houseâŠâ She said with a bashful laugh, âBut we donât have any money right now.
Is it possible to run up a tab?
Although we got five taels of silver, it has to be used to buy medicine for my motherâŠâ
âYou want to buy land?â Yang Mancang frowned.
âNo, no,â Yang Ruxin waved her hands hurriedly.
Even if she had the silver, buying was out of the question.
âI was thinking of just renting an old house to live in for now.
After allâŠ
Itâs fine if the house is a bit run-down, as long as it gives us a place to settle downâŠ
Donât worry, Iâll definitely work hard to make money and wonât delay for too longâŠâ
âThere are several old houses in the village, but not many that are still habitable,â Yang Mancang frowned again.
âDoesnât Great-Uncle have an old house?â Lin Xiaolingâs eyes suddenly lit up.
âHow could I forget that?â Yang Mancang smacked his thigh excitedly.
âYour head,â Lin Xiaoling laughed a bit, and then looked at Yang Ruxin, âGreat-Uncleâs house is pretty old, decades old in fact.
Itâs been vacant for almost ten years now, but it was well-built back in the day.
So, although itâs been empty for many years, it hasnât collapsed like the other old houses.
Itâs located behind the villageâŠ
right next to the Gu FamilyâŠ
The location is better than most of the other old housesâŠâ
Times had changed, and decades ago, Xiaocang River had flooded, changing its course, causing the villagers to relocate.
The entire village had shifted southeast from where it originally formed.
Thatâs why the houses on the original side of the village were gradually left vacant.
The old courtyard of the Great-Uncle, along with the one where the Gu Family now resided, were among the few old houses that survived, originally in the center of the village but now at the rear.
âDani, you all wait here, Iâm going to ask about it right nowâŠâ Yang Mancang said and rose to go out.
âDonât worry.
Great-Uncleâs family is doing well; the house theyâre living in now has a whole row of eight rooms, and his son and grandson are living comfortablyâŠâ Lin Xiaoling comforted Yang Ruxin, âThey definitely wonât be needing the old house.
Even if Rulin wants to get married and build a house, he would certainly go south or eastâŠâ
Yang Ruxin nodded.
She had a good impression of Great-Uncle Yang, a wise old man with broad views, respectable, and just.
During the division of the family property, it was evident that the old man felt some sympathy for them, so renting the house shouldnât be too difficult.
The village head was very efficient and returned after a short while, but he was followed by someone else â it was Great-Uncle Yangâs great-grandson, Yang Rulin.