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Chapter 329: Land
Chapter 329: Land
"It's not expensive," Zhou Chenglei said, gazing at the patch of wilderness ahead, overgrown with weeds. He had long been eyeing this piece of land.
Zhou Chenglei explained to Jiang Xia, "This area here often floods during the summer, almost every year. The villagers won't build houses here, nor do they cultivate this land. Our production team has more land than people, and in the past, we mainly relied on fishing at sea. The villagers are also used to fishing, so no one wants to farm these lands."
Even the house they currently lived in had the risk of flooding during a major typhoon.
It just happened less frequently, maybe once every decade or even several decades.
There had been a similar occurrence seven or eight years ago, so when the villagers built houses later, they chose locations further and further from the coast.
Jiang Xia nodded, "I wonder how much it costs per acre."
Zhou Chenglei asked, "Do you want to buy some land?"
The deposit for the boat was earned from the Canton Fair, and the income from the boat's several voyages had been good. They now had over two hundred thousand, and if Jiang Xia also wanted to buy land, he would ask the production team about it.
All these lands belonged to the production team.
"I do," Jiang Xia nodded.
Zhou Chenglei also thought, "If we buy, let's buy more. It's useless if it's too small."
"Mhm, let's buy more. We can take out two hundred thousand to buy, how much can we get?"
Zhou Chenglei gently squeezed her hand, and once again, their thoughts aligned, "I'll go ask about it later."
Zhou Chenglei shared his idea, "Regardless of how much we can buy, I want to purchase the most beautiful area with the sea view and the safest area with the beach."
So, he didn't plan to buy a continuous piece of land but rather selected the best locations.
"This area in front of us and that area in the neighboring village," Zhou Chenglei pointed into the distance.
Jiang Xia followed the direction of his finger.
She wasn't very familiar with the production team's beach either, after all, she rarely went out to explore.
Standing on the rooftop, Zhou Chenglei pointed out the lands he wanted to buy to Jiang Xia one by one.
"You decide which lands to buy, ah-choo..."
The wind was too strong! Worried that Jiang Xia might catch a cold, Zhou Chenglei stopped talking.
"Okay," Jiang Xia's nose itched, but it wasn't from the cold. However, the house was still unfinished, and apart from the view, there wasn't much else to see.
When she returned, she would have to think about how to make the yard more attractive.
As for the interior decoration, Jiang Xia planned to just apply a coat of white paint, using limewash.
She didn't want to add too many things, fearing the formaldehyde levels would exceed the limit.
After all, there would be two children in the family soon! Jiang Xia subconsciously touched her abdomen.
Ever since she found out about the pregnancy, whenever she thought of the baby, she would instinctively touch her belly, wondering if other pregnant mothers did the same.
"Does your belly hurt again?" Zhou Chenglei asked, lifting her up with one hand and caressing her abdomen.
Jiang Xia occasionally still experienced some abdominal pain during this period.
"No," she replied.
Just then, Tian Caixia came up, "..."
Zhou Chenglei explained, "Xiaxia's stomach is a bit uncomfortable."
Jiang Xia: "Put me down first."
Zhou Chenglei set her down.
Tian Caixia acted as if she hadn't seen anything and praised, "Your house is built so well! There's even a pavilion on the rooftop! It's so convenient to dry things here!"
As she walked up, the more she saw, the more envious and sour she felt, almost turning into a pickled vegetable herself!
Jiang Xia smiled, "Ah Lei built it this way for the convenience of drying fish."
"Ah Lei is so clever. Why didn't you think about the layout of the previous house?" Tian Caixia said sourly, then walked over to the wall to look around.
If only she had known earlier, she wouldn't have chosen to build the house in that location.
It would be great to build a house on this homestead! The scenery is so beautiful!
This way, it's also close to the old house.
Now, Jiang Xia has two houses to use!
The old house can be used for storing farm tools, miscellaneous items, and raising livestock, while the new house can be for living, keeping things clean and odor-free. How comfortable and convenient it is to have them so close!
Zhou Chenglei didn't bother to argue with her. Before he received the letter from home about building a new house, he was writing his will before going on a mission, not knowing if he would return alive. He only had time to ask his comrade to send money back home and didn't even have time to reply to the letter. How could he have thought about building a new house?
Jiang Xia said, "If you don't like it, Sister-in-Law, we can just build a new one. You can design it however you like!"
Tian Caixia was speechless.
She thought building a house was like growing vegetables. If she didn't like the vegetables, she could just replant them after turning the soil.
Zhou Chenglei was afraid that Jiang Xia would be upset with Tian Caixia, so he said, "Sister-in-Law, we're going downstairs. Take your time and look around."
"Okay." Tian Caixia looked down at the old house from above.
From above, the yard of the old house also looked different from before.
The cement ground had a grape trellis, a well pump, flower pots, and fruit trees.
It was clean and vibrant, giving Tian Caixia a feeling she couldn't quite describe.
No matter how she looked at it, it felt comfortable!
The more she looked, the more comfortable she felt!
Among the neighboring yards, the old house looked the most comfortable.
Not only was the yard comfortable, but the interior was also nicely arranged by Jiang Xia.
Tian Caixia started to feel dissatisfied with the yard she was currently living in.
It was empty, with only miscellaneous items.
She decided she should also plant some flowers and fruit trees.
So she hurriedly followed them downstairs, "Xia Xia, you should plant some fruit trees and flowers in the yard of the new house too. When are you going to plant them? Help me buy a few fruit trees and some flower seedlings, and I'll plant them too."
Jiang Xia replied, "I don't plan to plant fruit trees in the new house, only flowers."
There were already several fruit trees planted in the old house, which was enough.
Besides, if they bought land, they wouldn't have money for anything else after the purchase. They could plant some fruit trees on that land first.
"Then help me buy some of the same fruit trees as the old house!"
"I'm not sure if they have them, but I'll ask." Jiang Xia didn't immediately agree.
"Then remember to ask." Tian Caixia followed behind them as they went downstairs. "Ah Lei, are you going out to sea tomorrow? The greenhouse is also dismantled."
"I'm not going out tomorrow. I'm taking Jiang Xia to the city to see a doctor and choose some floor tiles."
Tian Caixia sighed.
Not going out to sea again!
Back at the old house, Jiang Xia saw the pot of strawberries she had planted before. Two or three strawberries had grown, and one of them was white with a hint of red.
Jiang Xia suddenly felt like eating one, "Zhou Chenglei, pick that strawberry for me to try."
Zhou Chenglei glanced at it, "It's not ripe yet. It'll taste better if we pick it the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Xia knew that, but she still wanted to eat it.
Zhou Chenglei sighed.
He walked over, picked the strawberry, washed it, and gave it to her.
Jiang Xia smiled and took it, biting into the tip of the strawberry. It wasn't sweet, but slightly sour, and the strawberry fragrance wasn't strong enough.
But Jiang Xia still found it delicious.
After finishing it, she looked at the other two strawberries that hadn't fully grown yet.
Her mouth watered.
Zhou Chenglei sighed again.
"Do you want more? Should I pick the bigger one for you too?"
Jiang Xia shook her head, "Forget it, I'll wait a couple more days."
When the strawberries turned red, they would be more fragrant and delicious.
Zhou Chenglei let her be, as he also felt that the strawberry wasn't ready to eat, "I'll go to the production team to ask about buying land. You go back to your room and rest."
Jiang Xia nodded, "Go ahead!"
(End of Chapter)
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