The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

It was finally the day when Lin Ruhai rested. Early in the morning, Lin Tian followed his brother and sister-in-law, sitting in a spacious carriage, and galloped all the way towards Xiaocang Mountain.

Because this day happened to coincide with the temple fair of Huangjue Temple, the road was full of people, especially after leaving the city, there were countless people who dragged their families to worship Buddha on the road, some of them were pushing small carts, carrying The peddler of the burden is obviously also planning to go to the temple fair to earn a little money.

After reaching the fork in Da and Xiaocang Mountains and the carriage turned in, the noise of the noise gradually died down.When their carriage followed the road and turned a small hill again, they could no longer hear any sound from the temple fair at the foot of Da Cang Mountain.

At this time, the carriage also drove to a small mountain village. The path leading to the mountain was completely impassable for carriages and horses. Besides, if you really wanted to go up the mountain, you would have to find a local villager to guide you.After all, although this place is called Xiaocang Mountain, it looks like the area is not small at all.

Moreover, although this place is owned by Lin's mother, Lin Tian and Lin Ruhai have never been here once, and they don't know the actual situation here at all.

"I don't know, what are the distinguished guests doing when they come to our Mujia Village? If they are going to Huangjue Temple, then the distinguished guests have taken the wrong road. You should turn left in front!" A thin old man walked up to the carriage with a cane , said loudly.

"Old man, let's not go to Huangjue Temple, may I ask if this is Xiaocang Mountain?" Lin Ruhai jumped off the carriage and asked with a smile on his face.

Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, the old man's cloudy eyes suddenly brightened, and he asked, "That's right, this is Xiaocang Mountain. I wonder if the distinguished guest came to look for someone? Or is there something else?"

"That's right, it's finally here!" Lin Tian jumped out of the carriage lively, got off the carriage smoothly with Xiao Tao's help, then looked at the old man, and said solemnly:

"This old man is very polite! This is the place my mother left me! I came here today with my brother and sister-in-law to have a look, and I want to find a suitable place on this mountain to build a courtyard! But don't worry, old man, I will never It will disturb your village, everything will be the same as before!

It's just that, when the time comes, I have to trouble you to help guard the road up the mountain at the bottom of the mountain, and don't let anyone come up!After all, I am the only girl living in the other courtyard, so it would be bad if random people come here!

And, don't worry, I will pay the price for your help, and I will definitely not let you work in vain! "Lin Tian blinked his big eyes and said like a cannonball.

The fast Lin Ruhai didn't even have time to stop him, he could only look at the old man opposite with a wry smile, cupped his hands, and said: "Little sister is being naughty, please don't take offense! But what she said is the truth, we are here today I just want to have a look on this mountain and choose a suitable place! When the time comes to build this other courtyard, I’m afraid people from the village will have to help! Of course, we will definitely not lose everyone for the cost!”

"You are from the Lin family!" the old man said with certainty.

"Yes, this is the current head of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai, this is my sister-in-law Lin Tian, ​​and my wife Jia Shi!" Lin Ruhai said, and seriously introduced to the old man opposite.

At this time, he had already seen that the identity of the old man opposite him was unusual. Even if he was not the village chief, he was definitely a senior clan elder with status and status in the village, because during the time they were talking, there were already several The young man ran out of the village, stood firmly behind him, and looked at himself and the others vigilantly.

He didn't feel any contempt just because his group had old and weak women and children. This level of sensitivity and vigilance might not even compare to the well-trained guards in his house.

At this moment, a fine horse ran quickly from a distance, and the person on the horse reined in the horse and stopped as soon as he reached the crowd, and then quickly came between the two of them, and first saluted Lin Ruhai and the three of them , calling out Master, Madam, Miss, then looked at the old man again, and explained:

"Father, this is Lin Ruhai, the master of the Lin family, the current doctor of Lantai Temple, and Miss Lin Tian. Before the old lady passed away, she left all the dowry to the young lady, so now we are all under the control of the young lady! Didn't I tell you before? Do you remember?"

At this time, although Jia Min and Lin Tian were still at a loss, Lin Ruhai had already recognized the person. This person was the captain of the guard team that his mother brought to the Lin family from the Marquis of Tai'an back then. , he went back to his hometown to live in seclusion, but he didn't think that his hometown was in this small village at the foot of Da Cang Mountain.

But thinking about it, he was right. He was originally from the Marquis of Tai'an, and this is where his mother married as a dowry.

After everyone confirmed their identities and got to know each other, Lin Ruhai and others also knew that the middle-aged man who rushed back was the current village head of this Mujia Village, and this old man was his father and the former village head of this Mujia Village. The village has absolute authority.

"Master, Madam, Miss, please come inside! We have a humble place here, and there is nothing to entertain everyone. I hope you don't dislike it!" The old man said with a smile, but his eyes kept wandering back and forth on Lin Tian and her maid Xiaotao with.

Several people sat down at the village head's house for a while, and after explaining their intentions, the village head personally accompanied them up the mountain, and recommended some places that were more suitable for building other courtyards.

According to the suggestion of the village chief, Lin Tian, ​​a little girl, came to live alone. It would be better to build a larger house near their village, so that they could take care of her. But before Lin Ruhai could speak, Lin Tian stopped her with a smile up.

Not only that, but Lin Tian didn't take a fancy to the vacant land halfway up the mountain that the village chief strongly recommended. You know, this is a good place that their village has just organized a lot of labor to level up and is ready to be reclaimed as a field.

Finally, almost after running all over Xiaocang Mountain, Lin Tiancai finally chose a location. To everyone's surprise, the place she chose was already near the top of the mountain. But there are strange rocks, and it is the only way to reach the top of the mountain.

If Lin Tianzhen wants to build a separate courtyard here, then the mountaintop will be designated as part of her courtyard together, not to mention the difficulty of the construction, the area is at least larger than originally expected It has more than doubled, and the rocks all over the ground are not ordinary rocks at all. Not only are they heavy, but many of them are buried deep in the ground. is a huge number.

"Miss, this place is really not suitable for building another courtyard. Not to mention the cost and effort, it is said that it is near the top of the mountain, and the climate conditions are much worse than those at the bottom of the mountain. If there is heavy snow in winter or heavy rain in summer, there is no There is no way to go up and down, what will happen if there is no water or food on the mountain at that time!" The village chief persuaded patiently.

"Village Chief, you don't have to worry about this. I have my own solution! I've decided to choose this place! Besides, you don't need to clean up these rocks. I will take care of them when the time comes. By the way, Mayor, can I stay in your village for a while?

By the way, I ask people in the village to help me build this courtyard.I think this yard can be built in less than a month!At that time, I will pay everyone a daily salary, so it will be calculated as twice what you do odd jobs on weekdays! "Lin Tian swore a promise.

Hearing this, the village chief and Lin Ruhai were stunned. They had seen the vicious situation in this place with their own eyes. They didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Lin Tian's gourd. Courtyard, this is simply a fantasy.

Not to mention the strange rocky places near the top of the mountain, even within the capital, it is very difficult to build a courtyard of this size within a month.

Just as Lin Ruhai wanted to stop it, Jia Min spoke first, saying, "Niuniu, since you are so confident, then brother and sister-in-law will not stop you, but you have to promise to sister-in-law that if the other hospital cannot be built within a month, then What I said before doesn't count, you should stay at home honestly, sister-in-law will find someone to help you expand the yard, and you will stay in the mansion, how about it?"

"Okay, let's make a deal! However, sister-in-law, you have to find ten craftsmen for me. After all, the villagers can't do without craftsmen. Even if I draw blueprints, I need someone who can understand them!" Lin Lin Tian said confidently.

"Okay, then let's make a deal! Hi-five!" Jia Min smiled and stretched out her hands.

"Papa papa!" The two clapped their hands happily three times, and the matter was settled.

That night, Lin Tian stayed directly at the village chief's house. After Lin Ruhai and Jia Min returned to the house, before the city gate was closed, people asked people to take Lin Tian's mother Li, the eldest maid Xiaolan and several other maids together. They sent someone to deliver it, and at the same time, there were several large carts of luggage, which suddenly filled the village head's large courtyard to the brim.

Lin Tian had no choice but to ask the village head for help again with the cheek of the old village head's kind No Yu, and finally found a temporary place for these people to stay in the village.

The next morning, just after dawn, Lin Tian got up in good spirits, and then directly hired all the idle adult men in the village through the village chief, and asked everyone to follow her, bring hoes and other simple The tool, mighty and mighty went up the mountain.