Chapter 195: No Need to Pay

Chapter 195

Soon after getting everything packed, a large group of people set off mightily towards the village.

Rice Ball followed closely behind He Zhiran, afraid that its owner would leave it behind.

There were many eyes in the village, and He Zhiran was worried that Rice Ball would be too conspicuous. So she slowed down her pace and fell behind the crowd. With a wave of her hand, she put Rice Ball into her space.

Everyone was busy moving now, surely no one would notice Rice Ball's disappearance.

Even if someone did notice, she could just say the little one had run out to play.

Zhao Clan Chief and Zhou Clan Chief led a few clansmen and waited in their respective directions. Seeing the mighty crowd coming, they quickly went up to greet them.

Mo Jiuye walked at the very front. He first introduced the two chiefs to the Fang and Xie families.

The Fang and Xie families knew they were renting the Zhao Family's yard.

So they went directly to Zhao Clan Chief to pay the rent.

Mo Jiuye did the same, going with He Zhiran to Zhou Clan Chief to pay the rent.

"Chief Zhou, how much rent in advance do you think is appropriate?"

Mo Jiuye was thinking that they could rent for half a year at most. When spring arrived next year and flowers bloomed everywhere, they could build their own houses and naturally would have to move out after the houses were built.

If the other party asked for a whole year's rent upfront, he would definitely have to say something.

Zhou Clan Chief was also simple and honest. He smiled and said, "I guess you all rushed here from the capital city and don't have much silver on you. Just pay monthly."

This was beyond what the two had expected.

When they rented houses around Salt Lake, the landlord insisted that they pay at least three months' rent in advance.

If it hadn't been for the high rent and Fifth Elder Brother's eloquence, they probably wouldn't even have gotten a house rented to them if they only offered one month's rent.

However, this old man had considered their possibly straitened circumstances and only asked for one month's rent.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran's good impression of this old clan chief kept rising.

They accepted this kindness from the old man.

Just as He Zhiran was about to take money out of her space, Fifth Elder Brother, supported by Fifth Sister-In-Law, walked over.

"Ninth younger sister, Fifth Elder Brother said he earned some silver from hunting. We'll pay the rent."

After she finished speaking, Fifth Elder Brother had already taken out a cloth bag of indistinguishable color from his bosom. In front of everyone, he poured out some broken silver and took out a piece to give to Zhou Clan Chief.

Zhou Clan Chief grasped the broken silver in his hand and weighed it roughly, only to find it was more than enough.

"The Chief sent these over. Old Father said you all might not be able to go up the mountain for firewood tonight, so use these first."

Looking at the four big bundles of firewood before them, He Zhiran hurriedly took out a string of copper coins from her space to give them.

But the two men quickly refused.

"We gathered this firewood from the mountain. No need for money."

Having said that, the two turned and ran off.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other, both smiling helplessly.

There was such a huge gap between people of the same village.

The Cui Family was petty everywhere and always tried to take advantage. Meanwhile, the Zhou and Zhao families were so simple and honest.

Having such people as neighbors in the future could be considered a blessing.

The Mo brothers each carried two bundles of firewood back.

The sisters-in-law rushed forward, vying to start the fire.

They had basically learned living skills along the way. Building fires and cooking were no longer difficult tasks.

Liang Hao and the others were not idle either. Seeing a large water vat in the kitchen, the few men carried the vat to the well, scrubbed it clean, and drew it full of water.

The others returned to their rooms and simply tidied up the dust a bit before going to bed.

It was late after they finished busying about.

After the sisters-in-law extinguished the kitchen fire, they each returned to rest.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran's room was the cover, so the two flashed directly into the space.

He Zhiran had been busy outside for a whole day and was covered in dust. At this time, it was absolutely necessary to take a nice hot shower.

After playing with Rice Ball for a while, she went into the bathroom to wash up.

Mo Jiuye also washed himself until fresh and fragrant before climbing into the king bed.

He Zhiran was truly exhausted. Soon after her head hit the pillow she went to meet Master Zhou (god of dreams).

Mo Jiuye lightly kissed her on the forehead before lying down contentedly beside her to enter dreamland.

No matter how tired they were, the two could still wake up at first light. After tidying up, they brought Rice Ball out of the space together.

Liang Hao and the others had long since woken up and gone up the mountain to chop firewood, while the sisters-in-law had also come out of their rooms to prepare breakfast.