Even some visionary people started to entertain the idea, Yang Ruxin had built her house at the foot of the mountain on this side, and although the surrounding area was a wasteland for the moment, who dared to say it would remain that way forever? Yang Ruxin certainly wouldn’t have bought the land without planning to clean it up. So, perhaps others could also buy a plot of land there and build a house next to the Yang Family’s, right?
However, when someone went to inquire about the land at the foot of the mountain, they were told by the village head that the entire area had been bought by Yang Ruxin long ago. That meant that the thousands of acres around the small hill behind the village were basically all owned by Yang Ruxin. Even if everyone else also wanted to build a house there, they would have to choose somewhere else.
It was then that the villagers truly understood, they were no longer on the same level as Yang Ruxin, who had firmly become a landlord.
The human heart is such; when everyone is more or less equal, there might be jealousy and envy, but when one party reaches a height far beyond the other’s reach, all that remains is awe and admiration.
The people of the Yang Family’s main house had reached a height that the villagers could not aspire to.
Yang Ruxin herself was unaware of the changes in the villagers’ hearts, continuing to live as before. Although she noticed that the villagers’ attitude towards her had become much more respectful, she didn’t take it to heart and went about her usual business.
Her requirements for the house weren’t too high, after all, in this era there was no electricity nor the convenient water supply and plumbing. Although she had included some designs in her blueprints, she didn’t hold much hope. Yet, when the house was completed, she was still very surprised, as it met her expectations and in some areas, even exceeded what she had imagined.
First was the heating wall she had designed, which was connected to the stove in the kitchen. As long as she cooked, it would transfer the heat over. In the summer, when the heat wasn’t needed in the house, she could simply block one of the chimney openings and open the other.
Additionally, they had built the kind of coal-burning stoves seen in modern times.
There were two stoves in total, both quite costly since they required a lot of iron material, including over a dozen sections of chimney pipes.
Then there was the toilet. Not only did they have the kind of clean, flushable toilets in the yard, but they also installed one upstairs and one downstairs, which resembled sitting toilets that could be used for both functions. Then water could be scooped from a nearby tank to flush, and after closing the lid, there would be no odor at all.
The two-story villa had many rooms, with a very large living room downstairs, a big dining room, and four en suite bedrooms. Upstairs, there was a smaller parlor and eight en suite bedrooms. All the rooms had wooden floors, which were very comfortable.
Of course, many wings were also built in both the front and rear courtyards, and a large animal shed had been erected not far away.
Due to the large number of family members, and since the number would only continue to grow, Yang Ruxin had spared no expense in building a large house. Of course, she also left a large plot of land on the side, so that another building could be erected when there was no longer enough space.
The younger ones were running up and down, excited.
"Go pick your rooms," Yang Ruxin waved her hand, "Choose whichever one you like."
Immediately, everyone ran off shouting excitedly.
"Xiaobao, why aren’t you going?" Yang Ruxin glanced at Zhou Ying.
Zhou Ying, however, looked up at Yang Ruxin with a touch of sadness, "Sister Xin, I..." She knew she wasn’t a true member of this family, she didn’t have the right to choose.