For five hundred taels of silver, Chu Xun bought a full eight shops.
Ranging from about ten feet deep to over forty feet deep, varying in size.
At the sa ti, he spent another five hundred taels of silver to buy fifty acres of fertile farmland.
These fertile farmlands originally belonged to the Lin family. They were all top-grade farm properties and were located not far from the outskirts of Pingshui Town.
In terms of value, they even exceeded the farm properties in Pinecone Village.
At this point, Chu Xun not only owned eight large and small shops in the town, but also ninety-seven acres of farm property.
Just relying on these farm properties alone, his annual inco would reach over four hundred taels.
Although the current profitability of the shops was worrying, Chu Xun believed that the newly appointed young County Magistrate would bring prosperity to Pingshui Town.
When that ti ca, the potential of these shops would be extraordinary.
When the farmland deeds and land deeds were placed before his eyes, Chu Xun vaguely recalled when he first ca to this world, having nothing but four bare walls.
His parents died early, leaving a two-year-old toddler all alone.
To be precise, this child had already died once. It was only Chu Xun's arrival that gave this body a chance at rebirth.
Relying on the two acres of ancestral farmland and the relief from the villagers, he luckily managed to survive.
Many children in the village called him a beggar back then. The malice of children is always without reason.
Now those children had all grown up, and Chu Xun had also transford from a pitiful orphan into the number one landlord master in Pinecone Village.
Coupled with his status as a Village Honored Guest, when people talked about him in the future, who wouldn't give a thumbs up?
However, he always felt sothing was awkward.
It seed to be too quiet?
Chu Xun turned his head to look, only to see Zhang Anxiu staring at the farmland deeds and land deeds on the table, looking sowhat absent-minded.
In the past, when encountering sothing worth rejoicing over, she would jump higher than anyone else.
Today, however, she was very quiet and didn't say a single word.
It wasn't that she didn't want to speak, but that she didn't know what to say.
In all fairness, she was happy for what Chu Xun had achieved today.
But at the sa ti, the apprehension in her heart had reached an uncontrollable level.
In the past, when Chu Xun only had two acres of land, Zhang Anxiu felt there was no difference between their two families; they were about the sa.
When Chu Xun reclaid thirty acres of wasteland and his farm property increased to forty-seven acres, she felt sowhat uneasy, worrying that Chu Xun would no longer fancy a country girl like her.
Now, Chu Xun's assets were already second to none in Pinecone Village.
Even in the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, there were not many who could compare to him.
Zhang Anxiu's gaze moved from the farmland deeds to her own hands, and the first thought in her heart was: "So dark..."
Since childhood, she had followed her father to work in the fields and had never lived a good life.
Exposed to the wind and sun every day, her skin was rough and dark.
For a period of ti, she was even called a dark girl by others.
When Lin Qiaoxi ca to their house, Zhang Anxiu had secretly compared herself.
Although she was just the daughter of a wealthy household in town, Lin Qiaoxi's skin was so fair and unbelievably tender.
Even up to now, having never worked in the fields, she remained the sa.
It was nothing more than having a bit more maturity on her face after having a child.
In contrast, she herself hadn't changed at all.
She was still that dark girl, her two hands covered in calluses, as rough as a whetstone.
In winter, they would even crack open, looking scary and ugly.
Except for her chest being more magnificent than her sister-in-law's, whether in figure or appearance, there was no comparability.
Zhang Anxiu slowly sighed. In the past, she still fantasized about being a maid for Brother Xun, but looking at it now, she was afraid she couldn't even be a maid.
With an inco of several hundred taels of silver a year, he was about to beco a wealthy household. How could he still fancy her?
Thinking back to the year they fought for water, her father Zhang Shigen's instructions before leaving.
"Ah Xun is a good boy. If you can follow him, you definitely won't suffer losses in the future."
Zhang Anxiu suddenly felt a burst of bitterness in her mouth. Her father thought so well.
It was a pity she didn't have this fortune.
In the future, she couldn't co to this Chu family house often either.
It wasn't that she was afraid her reputation would be damaged, but she didn't want the villagers to gossip behind Chu Xun's back.
After all, for so many years, there had been many rumors and gossips in the village saying she secretly slipped into Chu Xun's bed in the middle of the night.
Otherwise, why would she co to his house to work, wash clothes, and cook from dawn to dusk every day?
The more Zhang Anxiu thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt in her heart. She only felt a burst of scalding heat in her eyes, and sothing was about to fall.
At this ti, an item was placed in front of her, covering the farmland deeds and land deeds.
Zhang Anxiu stared blankly. That thing was round and rolling; it was a ring.
But it was glittering, seemingly made of gold.
She raised her head, not understanding its aning.
But she saw Chu Xun looking at her with a smile: "This is called a ring. One for the man and one for the woman, forming a pair."
"It represents everlasting love, even if the seas run dry and the rocks crumble."
Zhang Anxiu's heartbeat instantly sped up by an unknown number of tis.
Thump—
Thump—
So loud that her whole body trembled, and even her breathing stopped.
Chu Xun picked up that gold ring and held her dark, thick right hand covered in calluses: "I want to marry you as my wife. If you are willing, slip your ring finger into this ring."
Pausing for a mont, Chu Xun added:
"I found a craftsman to specially make it, and it cost quite a bit of labor fees. You shouldn't refuse, right?"
Previously, Chu Xun always felt he lacked a suitable opportunity.
Now that his family property had beco abundant and he no longer had to worry about food, drink, and expenses, his heart relaxed a lot.
With his current net worth, he could indeed easily marry a beautiful wealthy young lady like Lin Qiaoxi.
But so what?
Towards Zhang Anxiu, Chu Xun always held a sense of responsibility in his heart, and then ca affection.
Since she was fifteen, she had been managing the household chores for him, busy inside and out.
For a full nine years, she hadn't missed a single day, rain or shine.
Over the years, there had been so many rumors and gossips in the village, and Zhang Anxiu had endured them all.
No matter what, Chu Xun couldn't possibly abandon her and be a ruthless and unjust person.
After all, he could live for a very long ti. If he really did that, a hundred years later, a thousand years later, when recalling these past events, how would he face himself?
So he specially forged this unique gold ring in the world, using the civilization of another world to slip it onto a person of this world.
Zhang Anxiu had tears in her eyes, unable to believe this was real.
Throughout the ages, even after being married for many years, there were not a few who abandoned their wives and children after achieving teoric success.
Chu Xun had a great future, yet he wanted to marry a country girl like her as his wife.
Zhang Anxiu's lips trembled, unable to speak.
It wasn't until Chu Xun spoke again: "Say sothing at least. Could it be that you are unwilling to marry ?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Anxiu blurted out subconsciously.
By the ti she reacted, Chu Xun had already smilingly slipped the gold ring onto her ring finger, and then pulled her into his embrace: "You agreed to this yourself, no going back on your word."
His scent reached the tip of her nose, so clear, so rich.
Zhang Anxiu hesitated for a mont before slowly reaching out to hug his waist and back.
She was willing to marry.
Since she was very young, she had never severed this thought.
So she would not regret it.
"Marrying , I always feel like I've wronged you," Zhang Anxiu choked out.
Chu Xun released her, smiled and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Looking at Zhang Anxiu lowering her head in sowhat flustered shyness, he said: "You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of fishes?"
On this day, Chu Xun finally felt that he had truly integrated into this world.
He was no longer an ignorant, wandering lonely ghost.
Beyond the grace brought by the als from a hundred families.
He possessed the first familial affection of this life.
[End of Chapter]
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