Chapter 81: Cheng Feng's New Home

By completing the Li Family's task, Cheng Feng had saved up enough silver.

Thirty taels; although the process had some twists and turns, that was none of Cheng Feng's business.

A bonus of forty-five taels.

Twenty taels of cash kept at the bottom of the box.

Plus the thirty taels from the tasks over these past five days.

That made a full ninety-five taels; in that case, there would be no need to sell that small two-room home.

Or, if sold, could he look for an even better one?

The feeling of having money is great; he could finally buy the new house he had been eyeing for a long time.

Cheng Feng thought for a long time and felt that it was better to have an extra house to put down roots in the county town.

Later on, he could also bring his parents, elder brother, and sister-in-law over.

He would use this money to buy the courtyard he had looked at before.

When the women in the family learned of this news, they were all overjoyed. Especially the women who were already pregnant; they were even more expectant of having a spacious and comfortable home to welcome the new lives about to be born.

Cheng Feng also knew this deeply, which was why he made up his mind to find a house with a large enough courtyard so that his women could live a happy life.

Moreover, he also hoped that his women would all live together.

It would be easier to look after each other in the future.

Even if they were close by, how could it compare to being within the confines of one's own home?

Taking the money for the house, Cheng Feng immediately went to the Tooth Agency to conduct the transaction. Although the process had some twists and turns, relying on Cheng Feng's patience and persistence, Cheng Feng successfully bought this courtyard he had been eyeing for a long time.

At the Tooth Agency, while Cheng Feng waited for the clerk to go through the procedures at the government office, a thought stirred; since the house was sitting idle anyway, he might as well go to the Rear Courtyard to see if there was any new stock.

So he called over another clerk, took the list, and walked straight toward the Rear Courtyard.

The front row of the Rear Courtyard was as messy as always.

However, there were always two clean rooms in the back; that was where the good stock was.

Cheng Feng only wanted to buy some maidservants who could help take care of the pregnant women at home. Those who looked good cost extra, and Cheng Feng was not a "pay-extra enthusiast" now; he didn't have that kind of capital.

He only wanted to find two women who could work and were affordable to share the burden on Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing was also his woman now; having one woman take care of five pregnant women—Cai'er, Cuier, Xiaohua, Chen Min, and Lian Niang—the ratio was indeed a bit high.

Of course, there were basically no problems now, but for the sake of the future, Cheng Feng felt it was better to prepare early.

Looking at the women in the Rear Courtyard with tattered clothes and sallow complexions, Cheng Feng had no appetite at all. Firstly, they truly did not fit Cheng Feng's aesthetic; they were as thin as sticks.

Who would be interested in a "firewood girl"?

Perhaps some people would, but that person was definitely not Cheng Feng.

Secondly, the more disaster victims there were, the more it reflected the rot of the situation in the eastern part of Great Zhou.

Great Zhou, this dynasty with nearly two thousand years of history, would it fall at this stage?

Cheng Feng did not know.

Cheng Feng did not want to know either.

Just the literature from his past life recording the end of dynasties—dragons and snakes rising, blood flowing like rivers—made Cheng Feng afraid to speak rashly.

Not to mention this Great Zhou, which was full of strange and bizarre things like Martial Dao and talking giant fish.

Having bought the new courtyard, Cheng Feng knew his own limits; he went to the clean rooms, looked at the pretty girls, and then left.

Taking a look like this, he indeed felt more grounded in his heart.

There was a pair of twin sisters who very much caught Cheng Feng's fancy.

Unfortunately, after asking, they had to be bought together; those who know, understand.

Twenty taels for the pair.

Cheng Feng looked at the nine taels in his hand and shook his head.

He still had to earn money!

He went to the front again and found two women with cooking skills; after all, they were disaster victims, and having fallen to such a state, they weren't worth much—two taels of silver in total.

Cheng Feng looked at the two young faces and silently hoped in his heart that he could feed them to look better later.

This actually had an element of gambling; after all, they had no disabilities, their teeth were neat, their eyes were more spirited than the others, and they were still virgins.

Picking the tallest among the short, he would take what he could get!

Once the procedures were finished, Cheng Feng took the two women and left.

Returning to Room One, it was the same old routine.

Only this time, there was finally no need to go buy any cloth or clothing.

The women in the house all had multiple sets of clothes.

They could even spare some for these two.

After boiling water and bathing, they looked completely different.

New clothes, new shoes, a new appearance.

Even if they were thin as a rail, one could at least see hope in them, unlike the withered feeling they always had at the Tooth Agency.

Cheng Feng learned about them and introduced them to each other; their previous names naturally could not be used, so Cheng Feng gave them the names Chunyu and Xiahe. The older of the two was named Chunyu, 19 years old, and the younger one was named Xiahe, 18 years old; both were about the same height as Cai'er, around 168cm.

Over this past year, Cheng Feng had also undergone physical changes; a year had passed, and Cheng Feng was now about 174cm, already 2cm taller than Chen Min, the tallest among the women.

One could only say that all that rice, flour, and meat eaten over the year had not gone to waste.

Now, after painstaking effort and reaching the Blood Refining Realm, Cheng Feng's once ordinary appearance had gradually become refined and profound.

Between his brows, he revealed a kind of composure and firmness, as if he could withstand all the wind, frost, rain, and snow in the world.

Cheng Feng's temperament had also undergone a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change. Standing there, he was like a towering mountain, steady and firm.

Every one of his movements appeared unhurried, revealing a kind of composure and self-confidence.

Cheng Feng was not yet accustomed to the changes in his temperament; after all, Cheng Feng could not look in the mirror every single moment.

After looking in the mirror, Cheng Feng could only say that the Lao Cheng family had good genes; at the very least, it was much better than his previous gaunt and thin appearance.

If he were back on Blue Star, he would be at the level of a young heartthrob who could be a celebrity.

Coupled with the refinement of blood and the shedding of skin after practicing martial arts,

it made the women who spent their days and nights with Cheng Feng even more mesmerized.

It left a deep impression on the women by his side.

Cheng Feng knew this was the confidence given to him by reaching the Blood Refining Realm.

Cheng Feng did not feel there was anything wrong with this.

He was confident, sunny, and cheerful.

He could also earn money to support his family; this was quite good.

He took Chun Xiao and Xia He for a walk through Room One, Room Two, and the newly purchased courtyard.

It was too late, so they could only make a makeshift bed on the floor for now and tidy up the courtyard tomorrow.

Standing in front of his new home, Cheng Feng's heart was filled with joy and anticipation. He took the women around to look, introducing every detail of the courtyard. The women were also attracted by this spacious and bright courtyard, and they all expressed their anticipation for their future life.

In the days that followed, Cheng Feng began to set up this new courtyard. He decorated the courtyard to be warm and comfortable according to the women's preferences and tastes.

He also cleared a small plot of farmland in the courtyard where they could grow their own melons, fruits, and vegetables, making the entire courtyard full of vitality and life.

He also personally designed the leisure area in the courtyard, spent 4 taels of silver, and hired someone to build a Liangting so that the women could enjoy their leisure time there.

In the blink of an eye, not a single tael was left of the ninety-five taels.

But looking at this new home, Cheng Feng felt a sense of finally having settled down.

It was just hard on the three women, Xiao Qing, Chun Yu, and Xia He; as pregnant women, they naturally would not clean up or get covered in dust, so they took a look and then all went back.

Only the three of them, including Xiao Qing, were left to clean such a large area.

Because the area was large, they mainly cleaned up the living quarters first, getting the rooms for Chun Yu and Xia He ready; for the next two days, the two of them would have to clean the new courtyard, inside and out, until everything was finished.

Once it met Cheng Feng's standards, the whole family could move over.

Cheng Feng calculated that it would take about 20 minutes to walk from the new courtyard to Room One, and about 10 minutes if they ran quickly; the distance was indeed not very close.

As time passed, Cheng Feng's new home gradually became a safe haven for his family. The women rested securely here to nurture their pregnancies, and Cheng Feng also focused on practicing his martial arts here. They all looked forward to the arrival of new life together.