When a home is first built, there are countless things that need to be purchased. Even though Zhao Liya and Hu Ling streamlined and simplified things, they still bought a lot of miscellaneous items.
Zhao Liya is still thinking about it and hasn’t bought the big water tank yet!
There is no need for a big water tank at home. But there is no way to fill it. They hired an ox cart and it is already full. If there is a bucket, let's make do with it, and we will talk about it tomorrow.
After a quick battle, the two people arrived at the city gate, where Uncle Ruan Gui and the others were already waiting.
Seeing that Zhao Liya and Hu Ling were extremely cordial, they all came up to say hello, "My boss, my boss!"
After chatting for a while, everyone rushed to Yancun.
There were too many things piled on the bullock cart. Zhao Liya and Hu Ling, who were walking like everyone else, happened to be chatting along the way and arrived before they knew it.
It’s normal to see my daughter and adopted son coming back from a trip and buying a lot of things, but why did they bring back such a large group of people?
Zhao Xiang and Deng were shocked!
After hearing Zhao Liya's explanation, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Uncle Ruan Gui and the others were from Zaihu Village, out-and-out locals, almost ten miles away from Yancun. Since it was getting late, they didn't delay and discussed with the Zhao family how to build this new house.
After walking around the place and asking about the needs of the Zhao family, Uncle Ruan Gui said: "I have an idea. Boss, let's go back first. When we come early tomorrow morning, we will tell our boss how many materials and manpower are needed...
..My boss is in a hurry. I’ll bring forty people here. Do you think it’s okay?”
Zhao Liya looked at Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang smiled lovingly and said, "Ya'er, you can make the decision on these matters."
Uncle Ruan Gui also looked at Zhao Liya. None of them thought there was anything strange about Zhao Liya making up her mind. After all, there were many women in charge here.
In the past, when the imperial court did not recruit people and it was still a tribal system, there were many female chiefs.
Zhao Liya hoped that the more people there, the better, "Okay, you can figure it out. We just ask that the house be built securely as soon as possible. We can pay the wages every day."
"Hey, okay, I'll figure it out then!" Uncle Ruan Gui's voice became a little crisper.
It makes people happy to hear something like this every day.
After the things were agreed, the Zhao family sent Uncle Ruan Gui and his party away. Zhao Liya said again: "By the way, if it's convenient for Uncle Ruan Gui, can you drive an ox cart over tomorrow? We still want to go to the city to buy some things tomorrow. Also, four
I'm afraid my mother and I are too busy to feed ten people. Why don't you ask two aunts and sisters-in-law to come over and help? The wages are fifteen cents per person per day, and we will take care of lunch. If you have firewood, you can also pull a cart for us to help.
We also spend money to buy it.”
Uncle Ruan Gui nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "We have plenty of firewood at home and in the mountains too. I will bring you a cart tomorrow for free."
Zhao Liya smiled and said: "You want what you want, but you can't do it without money!"
After sending Uncle Ruan Gui and the others away, the Zhao family planned to make dinner.
Zhao Liya bought two stoves, one for cooking and one for cooking, which was enough for the time being.
For vegetables, I also bought some beans, green peppers, eggplants, luffa, white radish, and two live chickens today, which is enough for two or three days.
There are freshly bought dishes for dinner, which can be heated without cooking.
Hu Ling was going to carry the empty bucket to fetch water.
Yesterday, I asked Widow Qu that there were two wells in the village. The nearest one to them was nearly a thousand meters away, not too far or too close, but it was difficult.
The main reason is that the residents in their village are too scattered and the area is too big.
Zhao Liya thought, after the new house is built, dig a well.
This area has abundant rainfall and numerous rivers, making it easy to drill wells.
Zhao Liya also bought some pastries today and kept some for herself. Later, she and her mother would bring two bags to Aunt Qu to show their appreciation.
Thinking that everything went well today and that a new house would be built tomorrow, everyone was in a good mood. The courtyard of the simple and dilapidated house was full of laughter and laughter.
Everyone was about to do their own work, but unexpectedly, four men and women in their twenties and thirties shouted and opened the flimsy and useless fence gate and entered the yard, followed by three people under ten years old.
Boys and girls.
Upon seeing this, Hu Ling hurriedly put down the empty bucket and strode forward: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
A woman laughed sharply and said: "Didn't you say that the one who made the decision in this family is a girl? Where are the people? Oh, Uncle Zhao, you didn't tell your family about such a big thing?"
Zhao Xiang and Deng's expression changed: Forgot!
Zhao Xiang grabbed Zhao Liya: "Ya'er..."
After explaining in a few words what had happened to this group of people today, the young woman in the other room also smiled and said: "Let us do the work of building your house. We don't ask for much in wages, as the market price
Just pay the same price. We are all from the same village, and we should take care of each other. We will not take advantage of you! Then this matter is settled. We will come over tomorrow to take care of this old
The house was demolished!"
When her father mentioned the Gu family brothers, Zhao Liya immediately became vigilant.
She and Widow Qu had previously inquired about the situation in the village. There were some things that Widow Qu couldn't explain too straightforwardly, but she got the point that was meant to be said.
The three Gu brothers are the village tyrants of Yancun.
Who were the three gangsters who caused trouble that day? The Gu family ate meat, and they just grabbed a mouthful of leftover soup to drink.
They don't regard everyone in the village as "one of their own". Who's vegetable garden has not been plucked by them, whose chickens and ducks have not been stolen by them? There are many other things where they take advantage of others. How dare you guys?
I dare not speak when I am angry.
The only good thing about their existence is that, except for the Gu family and those few gangsters, as well as the three or four families who rarely interact with others but don't even dare to mess with the Gu family, the other families are very united. If something really happens,
, are willing to help each other.
Otherwise, no matter how talented Widow Qu is, the fence at home is too high and she cannot live alone with a beautiful daughter.
Taking a look at the age of the woman who spoke, Zhao Liya smiled: "Are you the second sister-in-law Gu? We have hired people in the city today, and forty people will come to work early tomorrow morning, so thank you for your kindness.
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That sounds nice, market price? Who knows if the price will be increased midway? Who knows if it will delay the construction period?
Can you believe what the village bully says?
That must not be the case!
As soon as Zhao Liya finished speaking, the Gu family all looked fierce.
"What do you mean!"
"What? You dare not give us face?"
"You are so shameless, try saying it again!"
Hu Ling shouted angrily: "Keep your mouth clean!"
Zhao Xiang also said angrily: "Everything comes first, first served. How can we regret it after we have hired someone? We must be reasonable."
Zhao Liya looked at her with cold eyes, looking at the fierce people targeting her, presumably to scare her so that she could take advantage of her Gu family. Without moving her eyelids, she said coldly: "My father is right, now that this matter has been decided, it won't happen."