Chapter 80 Construction of the house begins
Shui Qing didn't realize it at all, and asked in a daze: "Should I be so worried as to urge him?"
It's not good to interrupt others' reminiscing rashly.
Fan Jin was angry, but he had nothing to say.
He looked back at her frequently at that time, but he never saw panic, jealousy, or concern on her face...even if it was resentment, there was none.
Her eyes were wide open, full of excitement and curiosity.
It seemed like she was watching the fun...No, Shui Qing must trust him!
Yes, it was trusting him, not just turning a blind eye.
Shui Qing watched Fan Jin beside her go from angry to calm in the blink of an eye.
This person is quite stable, and he comforts himself when something happens.
Although I don't know what it is, people with stable emotions are good.
"Next time, if there is such a thing, remember to urge me." Fan Jin thought about it, but he was still worried and whispered.
Shui Qing was surprised, is a poor scholar so popular?
"There will be a next time?"
Fan Jin thought Shui Qing was angry, and he was filled with joy. He quickly suppressed the joy in his heart and promised: "There will be no next time!"
Shui Qing nodded.
The next time will probably be after you pass the imperial examination.
It's still a long time, no rush.
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The next day
When it was just dawn, Fan Jin quietly got up, cut grass and fed the cows, and walked to Niutou Town with a bamboo basket on his back.
The ox cart was useful today. There was nothing to carry to his father-in-law's house this time, so it was quick to walk back and forth.
Shui Qing woke up, washed up, took her things and went to the old village chief's house.
"Are we really going to build a house?" Wang Guifen asked in surprise when she heard it while feeding the chickens with a dustpan.
Zhang Hui, the second daughter-in-law of the old family, also came forward and asked: "When will it start?"
They knew that Fan Jin and Shui Qing were going to build a house, but they didn't expect it to be so soon!
It was still a brick house.
I remember that when we built a brick house, the whole family discussed it again and again, and it took almost half a year to finalize it. When we decided to build it, we were so excited that we couldn't sleep all night.
Shuiqing smiled brightly, and told the two people and the old village chief in the yard: "Start today!
We bought a blueprint and hired a few bricklayers. We estimate that they will arrive before noon, so now we want to gather people in the village to see how many there are, so as to distribute the work."
"Well, the news that you want to build a house and recruit people spread all over last night. Now everyone can come if you shout!" Wang Guifen said carelessly.
Zhang Hui joined in the fun: "Yes, let's not talk about anything else. The three men in our family definitely want to go!"
"Old family, take out the gong and ring it." The old village chief said.
Shuiqing also knew that except for the particularly lazy and unhappy families in the village, the rest of the people would not leave money unearned.
But if I go to each family and shout and talk to them one by one, it would be too much trouble.
The main purpose of coming to the old village chief's house was to gather people to directly allocate matters.
And they had to carry bricks and tiles. The bricks and tiles were in the brick kiln factory. Only the three brothers of the Li family knew the specific location in the village.
Not only men came, but also many women.
"Yesterday, the head of the family and I went to the city and determined the number of bricks and tiles. You see, this is the proof;
The bricks and tiles are in the brick kiln factory. Now we need people to transport them back. First, we need a car; second, this is hard work, thirty cents a day, raise your hand if you can go." Shui Qing said in a clear voice.
The silver money is determined according to the wages in the city. The wages in the village are definitely not as high as those in the city, but the helpers in the city do not need to provide a car, and the road is closer and easier to walk than the remote mountain and water village.
So this wage is not high.
But the people in the village are different. When they heard thirty cents a day, they immediately boiled.
Thirty cents a day!
A few days ago, the old village chief said that there might be a flood next year, which means it will rain heavily continuously. But even if there is no flood, they want to rebuild their house.
With some money, who doesn't want to improve the house they live in?
Originally, they were still struggling whether to have a thatched house or a tiled roof. Yesterday evening, they heard that Aunt Zhang's family had decided to use tiles, and they immediately decided on tiles!
Aunt Zhang can afford it, so can they.
But using tiles will cost money. The family had saved enough before, but they would feel anxious if they didn't have any extra money.
Now that there is a job to make money, everyone is rushing to do it.
Shuiqing finally decided to select a man from the family with a car to be responsible for transporting bricks back.
The old village chief's family has a cart and a wheelbarrow, and Li Lao Da and Li Lao Er will go together.
There are a total of 19 carts and wheelbarrows, plus their own ox cart, so it should be in time.
Shuiqing asked again: "Dig foundations, transport stones, move beams, bricks and tiles, 23 wen a day, raise your hands if you are willing."
The men who were not selected raised their hands higher this time, and some even stood on tiptoe.
23 wen a day, a family with many people working can earn a lot of tiles in a day for one wen.
Shuiqing needed to build many houses, and she wanted to finish them quickly, so she selected all the men except those who were too old, too young or too thin.
Her family certainly didn't have so many hoes for digging foundations and bamboo baskets for carrying stones.
Fortunately, the people in the same village, all those who were selected voluntarily brought their own things to work.
Shuiqing also invited a few women who were close to her and had quick hands and feet to prepare the lunch together, but they had to go home to arrange things today and could come to help tomorrow.
Big brother Li brought the receipt for buying bricks and tiles, led the way in front, and followed the long convoy behind.
Others went home to dig the foundation with hoes, and went up the mountain with baskets to pick up stones.
The empty flat land was bustling with people.
Fan Jin went alone, and came back with three people.
"Sister! Do you really want to build a brick house, or a courtyard house?" Hu Wenhua was tall and strong, and ran forward with a long leg and shouted happily.
Hu's mother saw that the construction had started, and she didn't know what to do.
Seeing her daughter washing vegetables, she ran forward to take over and rushed to work: "Mom will wash, you take a rest first."
Shuiqing didn't expect Hu's mother and Hu Wenhua to come with her, and asked: "Mom, you are here, what will Dad do at home?"
"He is a grown man, there are food, eggs and meat at home, can he starve to death?" Hu's mother said indifferently.
In fact, the child's father was more anxious than her, and kept urging them to come.
Hearing that her daughter was really going to build a brick house, she was so happy at home that she wanted to come with her.
Fearing that her daughter would be worried, she said, "Your father has gone to catch piglets for you. If he doesn't kill the pigs, he will send them to you."
Hu Wenhua laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry, sister. My mother and I will help you, so you can have some relief."
"Mom, you can't start working right away. You and your brother can go over there first." Shuiqing looked at Hu's mother's hair mixed with white silk and said distressedly.
"Mom has nothing to do at home, so it's a good time to come to your place to exercise." Hu's mother thought that if she did more, her daughter could rest for a while.