Xu Guihua stood up and sighed, "The house was so good before. The wooden house that your hunter earned for you was ruined by you. Well, let's not talk about the past. It's cold in this winter, so we have to prepare it."

Shen Lianxin nodded, "It's not easy to build this house. I have to work hard and finish it before winter comes."

"Okay, then you go. If it's settled, let my boss go and help you." Xu Guihua sent Shen Lianxin to the door, and even after everyone had gone far away, she still looked at him reluctantly.

Aunt Zhang is considered a hot-tempered person in the village. She doesn't get along well with many people, but she has a bad temper with Shen Lianxin. In the early years, Shen Lianxin was an alcoholic, and the two of them became estranged. This time, she felt that her little sister had returned, and she was happy.

After walking around most of the village for a long time, they finally arrived at the Shen family's old house. The door was half open, and Shen Lianxin walked in and saw Old Lady Shen sitting in the yard sewing shoe soles.

"Mom, are you sewing the soles of shoes?"

Seeing that it was Shen Lianxin, Old Lady Shen rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, "Why are you here? Your brother caught a fish in the river yesterday, and he just happened to bring it back."

"Mom, Laibao only caught three fish. They're all tiny. There's not enough for the kids to share!" Sun Xiaoyue came out of the house and said in a choking voice.

Although Shen Lianxin took things back twice, in Sun Xiaoyue's mind, these were just superficial benefits. After all, Shen Lianxin was a sister-in-law who married out and a widow. She would only take advantage of her by coming back.

Old Madam Shen was angry. "You are so stingy? Si Ya even gave you meat, but you couldn't even bear to give up a little fish. Don't you have a conscience?"

Sun Xiaoyue was unforgiving, "There are so many people at home, and I didn't even eat two pieces of meat. Besides, aren't you giving her enough food?"

Old Mrs. Shen was so angry that she put down the needle and thread in her hand. She kept saying "you, you, you..." for a long time without saying a word.

Shen Lianxin quickly calmed her down, "Mom, please don't be angry. I don't want fish, I have meat to eat. I came here to discuss something with you."

Seeing the old lady getting angry for her, she was moved and spoke to him with more respect unconsciously.

The old lady was calm and said, "What's the matter? Tell me!" The old lady figured it out and realized that it couldn't be a big deal. At most, he needed food.

"Mom, I want to build a house. How do I do it?"

Old Mrs. Shen almost fainted again after just catching her breath. "What? What did you say? Building a house?"

"Well, building a house, what's wrong?" Shen Lianxin's house is so shabby, isn't it normal to build a house?

"We have to build a house." I didn't expect it to be such a big deal. "Wait for your two brothers to come back and ask them to help cut wood in the mountains. Although we have few hands, we can start the work early and it will be finished before winter comes." The old lady thought.

Sun Xiaoyue listened with her ears pricked up, but she was unhappy again. They were going to build a house for Shen Lianxin. How long would it take for the family to be left without anyone to work? What would their whole family have to eat and drink?

Just as he was about to interrupt, he saw Old Lady Shen looking at him sharply, and he shrank his neck in fear and didn't dare to speak.

"Mom, I won't build a wooden house. I'll build a house made of blue bricks, stones and tiles."

The old lady almost lost her seat when she heard this. "A blue brick and stone tile house? How much does that cost? The headman's house is just an ordinary stone brick house. Do you want to build a blue brick and stone tile house?"

Shen Lianxin didn't want to compete with anyone. She didn't care what house the head of the village lived in. This was her homestead. Of course, she had to build a better house for her retirement. She had already thought about it. She would build a quadrangle-style house, all in one go. When her children grew up, they would be able to live there.

Seeing Shen Lianxin was serious, Old Lady Shen pulled her aside and whispered, "Si Ya, do you know how much this blue brick and stone tile house costs?"

Shen Lianxin thought about it and really hadn't asked specifically, didn't he say 100 taels? So she raised a finger, "100 taels?"

Old Mrs. Shen nodded, "Do you have this money?"

Shen Lianxin chuckled and whispered in the old lady's ear, "Mom, don't worry, I have money."

The old lady still didn't quite believe it, but seeing Shen Lianxin's insistence, she didn't seem to be joking, "Mom, I want to build a house, what should I do? Who should I ask for help?"

"When people in this village build their houses, they all come to help, and they provide a meal. When the house is built, they will treat everyone to a meal. But it's a bad year, and food is precious. They don't mind just giving some porridge. But I'm afraid it won't work if you just ask the villagers to build your big brick and tile house. You have to find someone to take a look at how to build it."

Shen Lianxin thought it made sense. There must be an overall design, and she needed to find someone who knew the business.

Old Man Shen, Shen Laifu, and Shen Laibao came back from the fields. "Mom, pour me some water. It's so hot. I'm dying of thirst."

There is not much work to do in the fields, just simple weeding. It is almost noon and the three of them are back for lunch.

Seeing Shen Lianxin here, the old man nodded, and Shen Laifu smiled innocently, "Fourth sister is here, your sister-in-law will be back soon after picking vegetables, let's have lunch here at noon."

Shen Laibao glanced at Shen Lianxin and said nothing.

"Brother, I won't eat. I have children at home. I came to discuss something with you and mother. It's a good coincidence that you're back."

When Shen Laifu heard this, he wiped his sweat and came over, "What's the matter?"

Shen Lianxin took out a big watermelon from the backpack and said, "It's hot, eat the watermelon first to quench your thirst, and then we can talk slowly."

"Oh, how come you can carry such a big melon?" Old Mrs. Shen glared at Shen Lianxin. What a spendthrift, how much silver would such a big melon cost?

When Shen Laibao saw the melon, he came over and said, "Fourth sister is here. This melon is really good. It looks sweet. I'll go open it."

Shen Lai Fu smiled innocently, "This melon cost a lot of money, so Fourth Sister doesn't have to bring such an expensive thing home."

Shen Lianxin smiled. This family was quite warm. Old Man Shen looked at her, not knowing what he was thinking. He didn't say anything.

Old Madam Shen shouted towards the kitchen, "Leave half for the boys, don't cut it all."

"understood."

When Sun Xiaoyue heard that there was melon to eat, she also came out.

Shen Laibao ate while carrying the bowl and walked out. He put the bowl on the table. He just finished the piece in his mouth and reached out to take another one. "Eat, this melon is really sweet."

Others didn't care. Everyone took the watermelon to eat. In this hot summer, eating a big and cool watermelon is really comfortable. Shen Lianxin also took a piece and started eating.

While eating, he talked about building a house. After being surprised, Shen Laifu gave some useful information, "Fourth sister, if you want to build a big house like the one you mentioned, it's not like the thatched houses or wooden houses in our village. You have to find a professional construction team in the city. They have experience, but they will cost a lot of money."

This is what you are looking for. Just find a contractor. Professional matters should be left to professionals. Money is not a problem. What is important is that the house is built solidly.

"Brother, do you know where to find them?"

"I know there is one in Yuncheng, but I don't know exactly where it is. I heard about it when I went to the city a few years ago. If you really want to build one, go ask around in the city."

"Okay." After getting the direction, Shen Lianxin didn't stay any longer. "Then I'll go back first. There are four mouths waiting to be fed at home."

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