Chapter 387 An Unexpected Success
After the house building was agreed upon, the whole family was very excited, especially Li, who rubbed her hands and walked around in the yard, "Mom, are we really going to build a big house?"
Bai Yunxi looked at her cheerful appearance and pointed to the homestead under her feet,
"We can just build a big yard on the spot. Fortunately, our homestead is large enough and we don't need to buy it from the village. The front and back yards together are nearly two acres in size, which is enough for our family to live in."
"Mom, you have to plan it carefully. What kind of yard is suitable?"
Li listened, her eyes sparkled, and she clapped her hands,
"Mom is right. We have a large family, so we have to build a big yard.
"Ahem... Li, stop talking. Building a big yard is not something that can be done by talking. It will cost a lot of money. Our family conditions are limited, so we have to do what we can. "
Bai Anyan glared at his wife, then turned to look at Bai Yunxi. The family relied on the summer harvest to build a house, so it would be easy to get into trouble if they didn't plan carefully.
"Mom, I agree to build a house. You should think carefully about how much it will cost... If it's too hard, don't force yourself. You can just expand it slowly like Dad did before."
Listening to the second son's reminder, Bai Yunxi looked up at him, but didn't blame him.
"You're right. Some things really need to be done within your ability. You can't be blindly arrogant. So, mom will consider it carefully.
Bai Anyan listened to his mother's tone, and his uneasy heart immediately settled down. He was really afraid that his mother would waste money and it would be troublesome if she couldn't cover it up in the end.
Unfortunately, before he could be happy, his mother shattered his hope.
"We have a large family, and Xiao Si and Xiao Wu will get married and have children in the future. By then, there will be a lot of wives, sons and grandchildren. If we can do it all at once, we can save the trouble in the end."
Bai Anyan: "..."
What about the promise to do what you can?
Bai Yunxi saw his speechless expression, raised his eyebrows, and turned to look at Xiao Wu who was sitting next to him.
"You are the smartest one in our family, do you have anything to say?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Xiao Wu, waiting for his answer.
Being stared at by his mother and brother and sister-in-law, Xiao Wu was not nervous at all, and glanced around lightly,
"Speaking of building a house, it was still Dad who had foresight. If he hadn't bought this piece of land at the entrance of the village, our family would really have no place to stay."
Hearing Xiao Wu's reminder, several people couldn't help but be silent, especially Bai Yunxi, who was stunned for a moment, and then he turned over the original owner's memory and realized it.
When the old scholar bought this land at the head of the village, he originally planned to build a private school, but was later stopped by his uncle, who said that the land of the ancestral hall was spacious and he could use it as he pleased.
It was somewhat wasteful to build a private school on the purchased homestead. There were many children in the family, and the tree would have branches sooner or later. It would be better to leave it to the children to build houses in the future, which would save a lot of trouble.
Because of this, the old scholar did not insist and only built a few shacks and put them here. Now it is convenient for them.
Now it seems that it is a blessing in disguise.
Otherwise, they would have lost the private school, and it would have taken a lot of twists and turns to protect the homestead.
Thinking of this, Bai Yunxi bent the corners of her lips. The old scholar was a father like a candle. He burned himself clean for his children and left a piece of homestead that he had accidentally planted.
"Xiaowu is right. In order to let your father know about it, we have to build a high gate and a large courtyard to comfort your father's spirit in heaven."