Village Flowers and Female Scholars

The days passed quickly, and the weather has been pretty good recently, and it hasn't rained in the past few days.

Xie Yan’s house went through several stages such as digging the foundation, installing the mould, filling the mortar and stepping on the mud, and hammering the walls. Soon, the walls of several houses were completed. On the seventh day, Lao Zhangtou arranged for people to go up the mountain To chop wood to make house beams, two of them are responsible for cutting thatch, leaving two or three flat ground, building a kang and stove, and dealing with bathrooms and latrines.

Division of labor and cooperation, all the wood and thatch were prepared at night, and we waited for the next day to start work on the roof.

Someone from the yamen also came to count the amount they felled, and collected three hundred cash for wood.

Most of these people are familiar with building houses, and they can easily put up the beams and build the roof grid. It took one day to build the beams, and the last day to cover the thatch.

Thatching is not simply laying thatch directly on top of it. That way it is not mosquito-proof, it is easy to be blown away by the wind, and it is easy to catch fire. Among these people, Sun Ruo and his father, grandson and second child are the most brilliant in weaving thatch. Therefore, father and son cut the thatch together. After returning, they began to weave it with rattan. The structure of the weaved thatch is extremely tight, and the top has strong wind resistance, but when viewed from the outside, it looks real. Generally spread.

Layers of thatch are stacked on the roof in a staggered order, and they are firmly fixed to the beams of the house with rattan.

In order to prevent the thatched roof from getting insects and rot too quickly, some lime powder is sprinkled on the roof during construction, and then poured with water, so that it can prevent insects and corrosion, and it is not easy to catch fire. Some thatched houses in the village are built in this way. Yes, some houses hold up well after decades without leaking.

Watching Sun Laoer sprinkle the last bucket of lime water on the roof, everyone had a happy smile on their faces.

"Girl, the uncles have built this house for you, but what are you not satisfied with?" Cai Chu looked at the new house in front of him, and then looked at the two small grass sheds next door, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Wanqian, the mother and daughter of the Xie family are not easy, and they have a house to live in from today.

"I can't be dissatisfied with such a beautiful house."

After the house is built, Xie Yan can be considered to have settled a major event in his heart.

Cao E on the side smiled from ear to ear. Having his own shelter is something that he has dreamed of for many years. He thought that Xie Rongsheng could give their mother and son a stable home, but it is a pity that he left early and lived under the fence all these years. Her life made her really want to have a house of her own.

"The roof is built and the ground is leveled, girl, when will you install this door?"

"A few days ago, I ordered doors, windows and some furniture with Carpenter Zhang and his family, and they will be delivered tomorrow. He said that he will bring his family's Dalang over to install the door."

Cai Chu nodded and said: "Well, you are a young girl, but you can put everything in front of your head. Uncles must admire you."

After speaking, he greeted several working men and said: "Okay, now that the house is completed, I will pay everyone's wages today."

Take out the three taels of silver that Xie Yan gave him at the beginning, and the five hundred wen he gave later.

Previously, it was estimated that the project could be completed in nine days, but Xie Yan also followed up the speed of the house and adjusted some details. As a result, the construction period was increased by three days, adding up to a total of ten days.

Thirty Wen per day for each of the ten people, and just three taels of silver was allocated for ten days. The wood for the pillars and beams used in the house cost three hundred Wen, and the molds and rows rented by Lao Zhangtou. A total of [-] Wen for the car, and Lao Zhangtou and Cai Chu no one has an extra [-] Wen every day, so Xie Yan has to give Cai Chu another [-] Wen.

Xie Yan also readily handed over the remaining [-] Wen to Cai Chu, everyone received their own wages, and everyone was smiling. There are not many jobs so close to home, and it is so refreshing to give money There are not many hosts.

But everyone is also very curious about how Xie Yan left early and returned home late these days. The family was originally penniless, so how could they afford to build a house.

Now that the wild goods and herbs on the mountain have been scooped up by Xie Yan, even if I look for them now, I’m afraid I won’t find any good ones, so I’m not afraid that others will steal the job from her, so I said truthfully: “A long time ago When I was still in Xie’s house, the uncle in the family was a barefoot doctor, so he also knew some herbs, and these days he collected herbs from the mountains and sold them to earn some money.”

When everyone heard this, envious expressions appeared on their faces, but they also knew that they couldn't do this job. After all, they were not doctors, so how could they recognize herbs.

Xie Yan said again: "There are only so many herbs on this mountain. After walking for so many days, there are only a few that can be used. If they are not harvested, they will be gone. In the future, they will still have to find other livelihoods. Uncle If there is anything my mother and I can do, let me introduce it, and by the way, I don’t know if anyone has land to rent out, they can also rent it to us.”

Here, only Cai Chu's land is rented out, and there is no need to return the lease right now, and the other several own lands are all grown by themselves, so they all shook their heads.

Xie Yan smiled and said: "It's okay, this matter can't be rushed."

After the workers left, the sky gradually darkened. After Cao E finished cooking, the three of them gathered around the fire to eat.

Xie Yan asked: "Mother, now that the house is built, do you want to invite the villagers to have a meal or something?"

Originally, after the house was built today, Xie Yan wanted to invite Cai Chu and Lao Zhangtou to have a meal together, but she lacked pots, pans and pans here. I was rich, so I didn't do anything, but when I came back from the town today, I cut more than a dozen catties of meat and divided them into ten.

These workers knew that their family was poor, and they didn't want to take meat at all, but the mother and daughter were too kind, so they happily took their share and went home. When they left, they thanked Yan, mother and daughter The way people treat others is full of praise.

Cao E thought for a while and said: "People in the village don't invite people, and we don't have a lot of money. It will cost a lot of money to invite this meal. After paying for the furniture tomorrow, we have to pay back a tael of silver for the farmer's homestead. , I don’t know if it’s enough. It’s not easy for you to earn money, and there’s nothing to pick up on the mountain now, so you have to live a tighter life.”

Xie Yan also thought it made sense when she heard what her mother said, so she nodded and said: "Since the Cao family was separated, only Granny Yu and Zhuang Xiucai were kind enough to send porridge and pot. Let's have a meal together."

Cao E didn't object at the moment: "Success, let's invite them to have a meal together."

There is no furniture in the house yet, the house has just been built and the inside has not been tidied up, and the meals are still cooked outside as before. Cao E quickly washed the rice and cooked the rice, and Xie Yan helped her wash the vegetables and chop the bones together, and then prepared Go to the dealer and invite someone over for dinner.

It has been two days since the incident between Ah Liang and Widow Song in the bushes last time, Xie Yan has not seen Zhuang Wan in the past two days, thinking about seeing each other later, for some reason there is always an embarrassing feeling I feel, but if I don’t go, I feel empty in my heart, as if another thread is pulling me and I don’t want to let go.

Cao E saw that she was procrastinating and hadn't left, so she added fire and said, "If you are too lazy to run, let Gu'er go. Children are light, so they will come back after a run."

Xie Yan hurriedly said: "I'll go, invite people to dinner with a little sincerity."

The last time I went to their house, I could see Zhuang Wan writing at the desk. Her concentration was particularly attractive. Maybe I could see it this time.

"Then you are still procrastinating, my food is almost ready."

Xie Yan paused and said to Xie Yuangu: "Gu'er, let's go to the scholar's house with Sister."

Xie Yuangu has a childlike heart and excitedly followed.

The two families were very close, and they soon reached the outside of the courtyard. Xie Yuangu looked at Xie Yan who was hesitating at the door and said puzzledly: "Sister, come in quickly."

At this moment, Granny Yu in the room heard their voices, poked her head out and said, "It's Gu'er and Jin'er here, come in quickly."

Xie Yan then led his younger brother into the yard, but his eyes couldn't help but glanced at Zhuang Wan's room. The woman who was sitting at the table and copying just happened to turn her head when she heard the movement outside the yard. When their eyes met, the two subconsciously looked away hurriedly.

Xie Yan pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Grandma Yu, the house at home has been built, and Mother has cooked the rice. Please come over to have dinner with Xiucai."

Yu Po smiled: "Ah, this is going to move into a new house, but there are others?"

Xie Yan shook her head and said: "I called you and Xiucai. The family conditions are not good, so you don't dislike us."

"What does this child say, what does he dislike? Doesn't everyone in the countryside survive hard times? You see, you are promising now, the house is built, and life will get better in the future. Who else would dare despise you."

After finishing speaking, she said to Xie Yan: "Xiao Jin'er will follow me to catch a chicken, and I will stew it for your mother in a while. Let's eat chicken tonight, it will be lively."

Xie Yan hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, I bought bones and pork when I came back from town this morning. Mommy is all stewed. Let's go and have dinner."

"How can this be? Now that the house is built, it is also a happy day. We have a good meal. My mother-in-law has raised more than a dozen chickens. If you don't kill them and eat them, you will stay old."

Xie Yan refused to agree to what she said, Yu Po looked at Zhuang Wan who was coming out and said: "Wan'er, you come with me to catch that capon, and go to Xiao Jin'er's house to enter the new house in a while."

Zhuang Wan heard their conversation just now when she was in the room, she nodded, and followed Po Yu towards the outside of the yard.

Seeing that this matter was a foregone conclusion, Xie Yan saw that Xiao Gu'er had already run out with Granny Yu, so she had no choice but to go out too, but she walked too hastily, and when she arrived at the door, she didn't expect the dog scholar to stop suddenly without warning. She bumped into it accidentally, and her firm/pretty small nose hit Zhuang Wan's straight back, making a hiss in pain.

Zhuang Wan originally wanted to go into the house and call Wangcai out to catch chickens, but now it’s still dark and the chickens are kept outside, so it’s hard to catch, Wangcai and Da Mao Ermao Sanmao together, the success rate is higher, Unexpectedly, when he stopped, he was bumped into by this little girl who was walking without eyes.

Hearing the painful hiss of the other party, Zhuang Wan hurriedly turned around, looked at the little girl who was holding her nose with tears in her eyes, and hurriedly asked, "But where is the injury?"

Seeing the other party's concerned eyes, Xie Yan felt arrogant for no reason, and softly snorted dissatisfiedly: "Why do you stop suddenly when you walk away?"

It was rare for Zhuang Wan to see her talking so coquettishly, her heart softened, and she said softly: "I just wanted to bring Wangcai there, but I didn't expect you to follow so closely—blame me, let me see."

After speaking, he reached out to lift her chin.

Xie Yan's small chin was held by her, and a small face was held in her palm. Looking at the other's pair of bright black eyes staring at her nose, a wave of heat crept up from the base of her ears in an instant. The little face turned red for a moment.

Zhuang Wan's eyes became deep, she gently tapped her nose with her slender fingers, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Xie Yan only felt that the place where her fingertips touched suddenly became a little itchy, and felt uncomfortable being looked at by this person, so she shook her head, trying to break free from her palm.

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Wan saw that she didn't hurt, and felt that the little nose was so cute/cute. She couldn't help but click it again, and her fingers slid across the top, making Xie Yan tremble uncontrollably. She had to doubt the dog. The scholar is doing the public good for his own benefit.

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感谢在2022-01-1915:29:24~2022-01-2019:06:03期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the rocket launcher: Tired of listening to the wind and rain 1;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Mao Xixi 2; more or less, littlekate 1;

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: kanbujian, Xiao Xiankong, Xiaoyi, today's Friday, and 1 little orange;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 20 bottles of kanbujian; Wan'er can't go to heaven