Chapter 116 New House Construction
Chapter 116 New House Construction
After an afternoon, the kiln, which was more than one person tall, was basically completed.
When they were done working, Niu Zhanghe asked, "Wuyan, what do you plan to use this thing for?"
"Uncle, we plan to burn stones." Wen Wuyan said as he leaned on a bamboo pole.
The people who were busy all paused and looked at each other suspiciously, wondering if they had overheard something.
Finally, Zhao Dong frowned and asked, "Burning stones?"
Once the kiln is built, they will also start working on the house. It would be impossible to hide the fact that his family is burning stones from everyone, so Wen Wuyan simply told everyone about it.
"Yes, burning stones."
Niu Zhanghe's originally puzzled eyes suddenly turned into one as if he was looking at a fool. Not only him, but even Zhao Dong and the others looked at him strangely.
Wen Wuyan remained calm despite being stared at, "You don't have to look at me like that, it will definitely work."
Not to mention Niu Zhanghe, even the knowledgeable Zhao Dong had never heard of the use of burning stones. At this moment, his eyes looking at Wen Wuyan were still full of doubt.
Wen Wuyan trusted Qingqing very much, so he automatically ignored everyone's strange looks and said confidently, "It will be of great use."
The busy people chuckled and gave him a look that said "as long as you're happy".
Gu Qingqing, who was cleaning the large intestine, naturally had no idea what was happening over there. After processing the large intestine, she steamed the tofu she bought today and pressed it with a heavy object, preparing to make dried tofu.
If you have bad teeth, you can eat dried tofu. There are many rich people in this town, and filial piety has always been a big concern. If her dried tofu is sold to the public, I think the business will be very good.
Gu Qingqing, who was originally in a very good mood, now cried out in grief at the bald duck.
"What a loss! Why did I only charge him twenty cents? If I had known your fur was so difficult to clean, I would have made him clean it himself before giving it to me. My hands! My nails!"
Gu Qingqing was complaining about the fluff on the duck's wings and chest.
"What is Qingqing mumbling about?"
Gu Qingqing seemed to have suffered a great injustice. After listening to Wen Wuyan's voice, she looked up and gave him a helpless expression, pouting and saying aggrievedly, "Wen Wuyan, this duck feather is too difficult to deal with."
Wen Wuyan was caught off guard by her coquetry, and his heart skipped a beat. He couldn't bear to see her unhappy, so he sat down and took the duck from her hand, "I'll do this, you go and do your own thing."
Gu Qingqing, who was listless just now, suddenly seemed to have taken a power pill. She threw the duck to Wen Wuyan and ran as fast as she could.
Wen Wuyan looked at her back and smiled, but followed her again with the duck in his hand.
"There will be a lot of people at home tomorrow, Qingqing, don't you want to stay at home with me?" Wen Wuyan asked.
"I do want to, but our business is doing well now. We can't stop doing business. After all, it costs hundreds of coins a day. Our family is in need of money right now." Gu Qingqing showed a money-loving smile.
Wen Wuyan knew that what she said was true, so he could only settle for the next best thing. "Then let's go to town later tomorrow? I hope that our whole family will be there."
According to Gu Qingqing's understanding, when breaking ground, one does not worship the land, nor does one respect the gods. In other words, when the time comes, in front of everyone, the host family only uses a shovel to dig the first shovel.
It is said to be the host's house, but in fact it means that only men can go there, and wives cannot go there.
Although Gu Qingqing was looking forward to the new house and had woken up laughing several times in the past two nights, she had nothing to do with the groundbreaking ceremony, so it made no difference whether she participated or not.
Besides, the house is hers, so the ceremony isn’t important, right?
"No, I believe you." Gu Qingqing gave him a "I believe you" look.
Wen Wuyan looked at Gu Qingqing, who was humming a little tune with an extremely calm expression, and remained silent for a long time.
This is their home, how could she not be here?
"Clear!"
"......Oh, I can't hear you." Gu Qingqing snorted.
"Qing~......"
"Stop it, stop it."
Gu Qingqing pretended to turn her head away and ignored him, while at the same time condemning him, "Wen Wuyan, put away your pitiful look. I won't let you control me."
Are you kidding? She is a contemporary college student. She has seen all kinds of dogs, including puppy, wolf and husky in short videos. How could she be easily controlled by him?
At three quarters past three on the second day, Gu Qingqing, who was supposed to set out for the town, was stopped by the excuse that her family dog's leg was injured and it was inconvenient for her to go.
Amid the sound of firecrackers, Gu Qingqing, blushing slightly, completed the groundbreaking ceremony with Wen Wuyan.
Their family was breaking ground today, so the old Wen family members naturally knew that Wen Youtian wanted to come and make money, but was forbidden to go by Wen Dacheng's strict orders.
Then he gathered all the family members together, big and small, and told them that no one could go to work there.
Seeing that Wen Dacheng was on the same side as her, Mrs. Wen Chen announced with a clear conscience that she would buy meat that day.
But she didn't know that Wen Dacheng didn't want his people to go over and cause trouble for the third brother!
"Let's go, get to work!"
Following Niu Zhanghe's shout, Zhao Dong, Zhao Nan, Zhao Xi, Niu Yuzhu, Niu Dajun and Wu Shan's three sons, the eldest Wu Mu, the second Wu Lin, and the third Wu Sen took their tools and began to clean the foundation according to the lines drawn on the ground.
Among these people, except Niu Yuzhu, Wu Lin and Wu Sen who are not skilled workers, the others are all skilled bricklayers from the village.
Seeing that some people had already started working, the crowd also began to talk, "Wu Yan, just a few of them are not enough, don't you have to find some laborers to help? Don't look at me as a woman, I am as strong as the men in the village."
The person who was speaking was Geng from the village. There was no other surname in her name because her surname was Geng, and her husband was a recruited son-in-law.
She was not exaggerating when she said that she was as good at work as men. Geng was about 30 years old this year. Not only was she five years older than her husband, she was also much stronger than her husband. She was tall and strong.
When she and her man walked together, if one only looked at their backs from a distance, one would definitely think she was a man and her man was someone in the house.
She is a good eater, hardworking and strong, but her husband eats little and is weak. Such a combination of them is not rich enough to attract the attention of the villagers.
Many people in the village said that Geng was born into the wrong family, and if he was born into another family, he would definitely be a fat boy.
"That's right, does the family need any help? We are idle at home anyway, so we can earn some money from you so that we can have some meat to eat!"
As soon as this person opened his mouth, other voices immediately rang out from the crowd, "Li Lao Er, I'll ask you to carry the yellow mud later, so don't yell."
"Let me carry the yellow mud. Aren't there people cleaning the foundation over there? Someone has to cut the thatch? There must also be someone responsible for running errands and passing messages, right? I..."
Cough!
Wu Shan, who was standing beside him, coughed and looked at Li Lao Er, saying, "Alright, let the boss choose the people you want to do. You can't just do whatever you want."
Li Laoer is one of the lazy people in the village. I think he came here today hoping to fill in the gaps.
However, when he saw the village chief speaking, he didn't dare to say anything and just muttered a few words in a low voice.
Wen Wuyan was happy. He glanced at his wife and daughter, then announced to the crowd, "My family is building a new house. Whether we can move in before winter comes depends on your help. If you contribute, we will never treat you unfairly in terms of wages."
"Don't worry, as long as you pay the wages, we will build the house for you before winter, so that you can live in the new house this year."
Someone in the crowd responded immediately.
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