Mrs. Deng and her two daughters huddled together in a room on the floor, with a simple piece of cloth hanging on the door as a curtain.
There are no nails on the door to hang the curtain, but there are gaps everywhere in the earthen wall. I broke off two wooden sticks and inserted them into the door frames on both sides. I tied the cloth on the wooden sticks and it worked!
Zhao Xiang and Hu Ling took Zhao Lin to build a floor in the main room and guard the door.
Hu Ling originally asked Zhao Xiang and his son to go to another room to sleep, and he could just guard the door.
How could Zhao Xiang be willing?
Hu Ling can follow this path. The Zhao family already owes the Hu family a debt of gratitude that they cannot repay. How can they treat Hu Ling as a current person and wrong him?
Along the way, including when you get here and want to establish yourself, whether there is a young man in the family to support the appearance is definitely different.
The whole family slept soundly.
With something on her mind, Zhao Liya woke up not long after dawn.
As soon as she moved, others heard the movement and got up one after another.
There are still two packs of snacks in the bag, and the two teapots and water bags still have water. Yesterday, when I borrowed Widow Qu’s stove to cook porridge, I also boiled some tea and filled them up.
It's not cold today, so you can drink it cold.
After simply eating something, Zhao Liya warned: "Father, mother, you stay at home, don't go anywhere."
Zhao Xiang smiled and said: "Don't worry, your parents are not that confused, and they are not that easy to bully. You are not familiar with this place, so you should be careful when you go out."
"Well, we will!"
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling hurried out without further delay.
In order to facilitate government surveillance and management, Yancun is not too far from the county seat. The two of them were lucky. On the way, they encountered an ox cart going into the city elsewhere. They spent a few pennies on the car and arrived at Gaolian County in less than an hour and a half.
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After entering the city, Zhao Liya asked Hu Ling to sit down in a teahouse that looked quite old in the downtown area, and ordered a relatively expensive pot of tea and three snacks.
By the time she and Hu Ling came out of the teahouse, they had already inquired with the teahouse clerks about where they could buy bricks, wood, and furniture at relatively reasonable prices, and where they could hire people who were strong and willing to work.
This is not the peak season for house building, so bricks, tiles, and wood are relatively easy to buy, and the price is very reasonable. The brick kilns and tile kilns are very close, so I bought the items in one trip. The goods are in stock and will be delivered to the extension tomorrow.
village.
Originally, Zhao Liya was worried that the locals were afraid of Yancun. She heard that they were from Yancun and would deliberately charge high prices or refuse to deliver goods. Unexpectedly, the other party just looked at them one more time.
Only then did Zhao Liya feel relieved.
What Zhao Liya doesn't know is that the local people are tough, regardless of men or women. What happened to Yancun? Does Yancun dare to buy things without giving them money? If anyone dares, the custodian will be beaten so hard that even his parents will not recognize him!
As long as you make money, what does it matter where you are from?
The building materials are all ready, and at the same time, doors, windows, furniture, etc. are scheduled to be made - only a deposit is placed, and then a carpenter will come to the door to measure the dimensions before the work can be completed.
Zhao Liya planned to build a house of bricks and tiles and build high courtyard walls. Such a large population would need a lot of rooms. They wanted to live in a more comfortable and spacious place, and they would need more bricks, tiles and wood. They spent a total of nearly thirty taels of silver.
Hu Ling felt a little distressed, but Zhao Liya thought it was worth it.
After all the busy work, it was already noon.
The sun was hanging high in the sky, sweat was flowing, and my throat was about to smoke.
Zhao Liya wiped her sweat and said with a smile: "Let's go eat first and take a rest, then find a tea shop to fill the water bag, and then hire someone."
Hu Ling smiled and nodded: "Okay, Aya, you make the decision!"
Lingnan does not produce wheat, and Lingnan people do not eat noodles. There are no places selling noodles, dumplings, sesame seed cakes, steamed buns, etc. on the streets. There are only rice noodles, rice noodles, and porridge.
Except for Zhao Liya, none of the family was used to eating rice noodles. After entering the Lingnan area on the road of exile, they only ate rice noodles once or twice. After eating more than two meals, they would feel sour in the stomach and feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Liya took Hu Ling to a restaurant with a relatively simple appearance, and presumably the prices were also relatively simple.
Hu Ling hesitated a little and stopped at the door of the restaurant: "Why don't we just eat rice noodles?"
Rice noodles are cheap.
Zhao Liya smiled and said: "Eat, you will have strength after eating a full meal! By the way, I will pack two good dishes back for my parents, Xiang'er, Lin'er and the others. Brother, I have told you many times, nothing is as important as your body!
The body is the capital of everything!”
Hu Ling didn't object after hearing what she said. He scratched his head and said "Hey!" and smiled: "Okay, it's Aya's fault anyway. You're right!"
Zhao Liya said, "Whoops!" and smiled: "Which dish should I take a look at?"
"OK!"
Zhao Liya ordered a dish of fried and dried river fish with soybeans, a dish of leek minced meat and shiitake mushroom stuffing stuffed with tofu, a dish of fried bamboo shoots, and two portions of rice.
They are all locally available ingredients, not expensive, the portions are sufficient, and the taste is very good.
The shopkeeper was very quick and prepared half of the dishes in the pot for quick frying. He quickly served them on the table with a smile on his face, "Take it easy, you two. We baked the fish larvae ourselves and the Yong Tau Foo we made is delicious."
Eat!”
Zhao Liya smiled and nodded: "Yeah, it smells so good, and it will taste even better!"
The store owner laughed and gave her a thumbs up: "You have a good sense!"
Both of them spoke in vernacular. Zhao Liya's accent was not so authentic, but there was no obstacle in communicating with the store.
This made Hu Ling envious.
After they entered Lingnan, more and more people spoke the vernacular. If they wanted to live here in the future, they had to take the initiative to learn. But no one learned as fast as Zhao Liya.
For example, now, Hu Ling can only partially understand what he is saying, but Zhao Liya can already communicate with others easily.
The rice was very fragrant, and the vegetables were indeed fragrant and delicious. The two of them had a good meal. Zhao Liya ordered a dish of roasted chicken with black bean paste, stir-fried river prawns with leeks, and steamed pork belly. They were wrapped in layers of yellow paper.
Carefully put it in the backpack you just bought and put it on Hu Ling's back.
The locals are very down-to-earth and kind, the portions of every dish are generous, and the prices are very reasonable.
"Let's go and inquire about labor now, hire people, and we can start working tomorrow! Let's hire more people and try to build the house as soon as possible."
"OK!"
Hu Ling's spirit perked up and he was full of expectations.
The artificial market is in the west of the city. It is the busiest in the morning. Countless idlers waiting to do part-time work are waiting here. Whenever someone who looks like a housekeeper, shopkeeper, or foreman appears, they will swarm around and rush to sell themselves.
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In the afternoon, the place was obviously much deserted. Many people were sitting lazily leaning against the wall, as if they were boneless. They were either in a daze, taking a nap, or chatting in low voices with people they knew.
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling walked by, and there were eyes one after another that were a little curious, or inquiring, or fell on them indifferently, but looking at their appearance, they didn't look like they could afford to hire part-time workers, and they were probably competitors, so they looked at them again.