stingy landlady

Chapter 176 Dazhu Takes a Concubine (1)

Chunlan didn't dare to look up, but she still stole glances at Dazhu and asked softly:

"Master! What brings you here?"

Unexpectedly, Dazhu kept staring at her. Dazhu whispered:

"Chunlan!"

Chunlan looked up and saw a gleam of joy in Dazhu's eyes! Chunlan couldn't help but be drawn to it and followed the light.

Dazhu whispered again:

"Chunlan! I've come to take you home!"

As he spoke, he hugged Chunlan tightly. After a long while, the two, still deeply moved, finally separated.

"Chunlan! I've missed you so much! How could you bear to leave me like this!"

Chunlan's face flushed even more, and Dazhu couldn't resist giving her a gentle kiss.

"Chunlan! Come home with me! I've come to take my precious Chunlan home! From now on, we'll be together openly and honestly! Chunlan! I want you right now! Chunlan!"

As he spoke, he grabbed Chunlan's hand and led it down to her body! When Chunlan's hand touched that hard spot, she recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.

Chunlan suppressed the turmoil within her and regained a sliver of reason, saying:

"Master! Master! This is outside! This is not good! Master! What should I do if Madam finds out?"

Dazhu chuckled softly:

"That fool! She forced me to take you as a concubine! Little did she know that you were exactly what I wanted! Chunlan! I have loved you for a long time! Do you love me too?"

Chunlan looked up at Dazhu and couldn't help but touch Dazhu's face with her hand:

"My lord! This servant loves you!"

"Alright, alright! Master will take you home now, and we'll go to town to buy things! Master will pick out a beautiful piece of jewelry for you and buy a beautiful piece of fabric to make new clothes."

Tonight, we'll consummate our marriage! Chunlan! I want you right now! Just thinking about you being my woman tonight makes me so excited!

Dazhu then ravaged Chunlan for a while, but since they were outside, he restrained his impulse and didn't dare to do anything reckless.

"Chunlan! Go pack your things! I'll go find Guizhi and tell her I'll take you home right away!"

"Mmm!" Chunlan replied while tidying her clothes.

"Master, please go ahead first. I will follow slowly behind!"

"Then hurry up and pack, Guizhi will definitely question you later!"

Guizhi has been incredibly busy lately! The Prince of Zhenbei approved 500 mu of land, and Guizhi chose one that is towards the county town, about four or five li away from Huanghua Village.

This place is deserted, without any villages. Guizhi named it Changping Village! May it bring lasting peace! After selecting this location, we need to arrange for people to build houses, burn the wasteland, fertilize, and prepare for planting!

Of course, the paddy fields in Huanghua Village can't be left idle either; they need to be used to grow vegetables so they can be sold when they grow up!

The farmhands helped remove the straw from the fruit trees, while the children played and laughed. Some people had already gone to dig for wild vegetables, such as shepherd's purse and wild garlic.

Guizhi hasn't had time to harvest shepherd's purse this year! Just then, Dazhu came looking for her.

"Dad! You've come at the perfect time! I'm so busy here that I can't go back! When you get home, harvest more shepherd's purse and ask Grandpa Zhou to dry more shepherd's purse!"

Last year's harvest wasn't enough to sell! If this year's wild vegetables are good, we'll buy a lot of them too! Anyway, our warehouse is bigger now, so if you need more, just bring some over here!

I'm building a brick house in Changping Village. We'll live there! There are more people and more land there!

"Where is Changping Village? I don't even know where to find you!

Dazhu didn't know the location and was afraid that Guizhi would be lost, so he quickly asked.

“Dad! Changping is a new name I’ve given you. It’s about four or five miles from Huanghua Village if you keep walking along the road towards the county town! It’s not far!”

They bought another 500 acres of land! That's over a hundred more people going there to reclaim wasteland and build houses. And while they're at it, build me a few big brick houses!

I'm always on the go, so this will be my second home from now on! I need to be comfortable here! When Wanrou from Uncle Xu Hong's family has her baby, she'll have more room to stay!

Uncle Lin Qian is getting married. He'll bring Auntie back with him, and they'll live in a brick house too!

Dazhu emphasized one key point:

"Did your Uncle Lin Qian go home to get married?"

"Yes! Uncle Lin Qian's family is from the capital! They were engaged a long time ago! But his leg is too weak to walk, so he wanted to break off the engagement, but the girl wouldn't agree. She's been waiting for him, and finally, Uncle Lin Qian came home and agreed to the marriage!"

Before the Lunar New Year, Uncle Lin Qian's family was preparing for his wedding. He rushed back here, afraid that we would worry about him, and arrived late at night without resting!

He went back to the capital after the New Year, saying he'd bring his wife back to live with him after the wedding.

Dazhu seemed to be listening to a fantastical tale, thoroughly enjoying it. He couldn't help but feel envious.

"Guizhi! Your life is so wonderful! Your father is just making a living by tending my few dozen acres of land!"

Guizhi smiled:

“Dad! If you take good care of those few dozen acres of land and the home, it will be better than us working outside! We sisters suffer grievances or get tired and don’t want to work anymore when we’re out there.”

"When we get home, our parents take care of us! That's why we can work outside with peace of mind."

Dazhu said embarrassedly:

"Guizhi! Your mother has miscarried again! This is forcing me to take Chunlan as a concubine! Father just spoke with Chunlan and will take her to town to buy some necessities later!"

After tonight, I'll have to call her Aunt Lan!

Guizhi laughed in exasperation:

"Father! So you came here today specifically to see your concubine! I thought you came to visit us! What does Mother mean by this? Why is she forcing her husband to take a concubine!"

Did a goose clamp your head shut? Otherwise, why are you still dizzy?

Dazhu chuckled awkwardly and said:

“Your mother said she can’t have a son anymore, so she’ll find someone to have one for her! She said that young women don’t know anything, but Chunlan has been through it all, so she’s at ease with her!”

Your mother probably heard something and is afraid that someone will take advantage of her and leave her without an heir! Don't talk about your mother like that; it won't look good if others hear it! No matter what, she gave birth to you and raised you!

Guizhi said impatiently:

"Alright, Father! It seems you agree? What about Chunlan? Does Chunlan agree too?"

"Ruyi! Go and call Chunlan over. I want to ask her. If she agrees too, Father, will my objection be effective? If I object, Mother and you will find another Chunlan to bring home."

Am I capable of managing all of this? Me!

"Jixiang! Go and call your eldest and second sisters over! Father is taking a concubine, and this first one has to be a grand affair! Come over here and give your opinions!"

After Jixiang and Ruyi left, Dazhu said:

"Guizhi! Sigh! Your mother, how should I put it? The fact that we don't have any boys in our family has been a constant worry for her! It's only because we're relatively well-off..."

"Father! It's precisely because conditions have improved that you've all developed improper thoughts. However, I'm not a stubborn person. If both parties are interested, I won't be the one to break them up!"

My mother is completely in favor! I can control everything, but I can't control my parents' private lives!