As soon as the Zhao family arrived, Widow Qu took an eye on them. Based on her intuition, she felt that this family was unusual and might be someone they could rely on.
Looking at the young man Hu Ling, the more I look at him, the more satisfied I become.
It's just that I don't know much about the Zhao family, so I don't dare to speak easily. I want to wait for a while before talking.
But in fact, she was already quite active.
As for whether the girl is willing or not, well, that girl is just a tough talker.
Zhao family.
After the rice was steamed, chicken with black bean paste, steamed pork with rice flour, and leek and river shrimp were heated in the pot respectively. The family had a delicious dinner.
Three dishes cost less than 80 taels of silver. The same meal at the inn on the exile road cost 4 taels of silver. It was simply too cheap in comparison.
Everyone didn't feel sorry for the money when eating, but felt strangely "earned".
After dinner, the family sat together. Zhao Liya and Hu Ling briefly talked about what they had done during the day, so that their parents had an idea.
I still sleep on the floor at night.
This is not possible, even though there is a bamboo mat, the moisture is still too heavy, and there are too many centipedes, ants, etc., and you may get caught if you are not careful.
Zhao Liya planned to make a simple bed tomorrow. Even two benches and a bed board would be better than making a bed on the floor.
A night without words.
The family woke up early the next morning and cooked a pot of egg and vegetable porridge.
I ate in a hurry and waited excitedly and expectantly for Uncle Ruan Gui and the others to come to my door.
After a while, Uncle Ruan Gui and the others came, but what they said shocked the Zhao family.
"...When we were about to enter the village, these two people said that you were going to hire people from this village to build houses and told us not to come. I thought that you, my boss, were not such people, so I wanted to come over and ask in person.
When I asked, who knew that these two people would not let me go..."
A group of young people around Uncle Ruan Gui pushed out the two people they were twisting with angrily expressions on their faces. They were Mao Ya and Hu Lu who had caused trouble two days ago.
Hu Ling raised his fist at Mao Ya and said fiercely: "Why is it you again? What's going on? You still want to be beaten, don't you?"
Mao Ya said harshly: "I'm not wrong - ah!"
Hu Ling's fist hit Mao Ya's cheek with a "bang!": "I called you a bitch."
When Hu led the fist down, Uncle Ruan Gui and the others looked much better.
Gourd's face turned pale, and he mustered up his courage and said, "Do you understand that the fat water should not flow to outsiders? You would rather fatten outsiders than give the work to the villagers. Everyone in the village has their own opinions. You will be too unkind in the future."
Do you still want to hang out in the village..."
As soon as he said this, Uncle Ruan Gui and others couldn't help but hesitate. I have to say that this does make sense. After all, the Zhao family wants to live in this village. If the whole village is offended...
It's not easy to break up with the Gu brothers, but there's no need to be nice to the Gu family's dog.
Zhao Liya sneered: "Nonsense! How dare you, the sneaky scoundrels, to represent the villagers? Say it again, believe it or not, and then I'll beat you up! People in our village are all kind, but you are the only ones who are so bad as to stir up dissension here."
Build a house today and it will be auspicious. I won't argue with you. Get out of here. If you dare to mess around next time, you won't have such good luck."
Mao Ya and Gourd looked at each other in disbelief, put down the Tiger Balm and said harshly, "Wait for me!" and walked away dejectedly.
Zhao Liya was still frightened, and smiled bitterly at Uncle Ruan Gui and said: "Thankfully, Uncle Ruan Gui, you are here, otherwise we would have misunderstood. It's okay, those gangsters don't need to worry about them, you just go about your work. We will continue as promised before."
"Hey, okay, let's start working now. This house needs to be demolished and the foundation laid."
"OK!"
Everyone in Zaihu Village was beaming with joy, rolled up their sleeves and started working.
To be honest, if the wages and benefits offered by the Zhao family were not so attractive, they might have declined the job. Being involved in such a dispute would always be a bit troublesome.
But the salary and benefits are worth the trouble.
It is natural to work for money, what are you afraid of?
Brothers Li Guangwu and Li Guangxing also took the initiative and said: "Don't worry, my boss. If someone comes to cause trouble again, we don't need my boss to come forward. We will do it. If you dare to make trouble with us, huh, who are you looking down on?"
"That's right!" Everyone agreed.
Of course Zhao Liya would not refuse and nodded with a smile: "Then I'll leave it to you!"
Zhao Liya was willing to offer such a salary yesterday because she wanted them to do their best to complete the work as quickly as possible. Unexpectedly, she unexpectedly blocked a big trouble.
The house was demolished and a temporary shack was built for them to live in an open space.
Fortunately, I don't have much belongings, so it's easy to relocate.
Then, it’s time to clear the site and lay the foundation.
All kinds of building materials will arrive at the site at noon and afternoon today. Zhao Liya and Ruan Guishu discussed it and looked at the place where the building materials will be piled up in advance.
Leader Hu called two young men from Zaihu Village to accompany him and drove the cattle cart back into the city.
We need to buy a lot of things, such as rice, meat, various seasonings, etc. It’s easy to cook at noon. We don’t have a big pot at home, but Uncle Ruan Gui and the others said they can rent it in the city, and they also need to rent bowls and chopsticks. A big water tank and a simple shelf
I also need to buy beds etc...
You may not be able to buy everything in one trip, so you may have to make two trips.
Ruan Sanniang and Aunt Li Shiyi, who were in charge of making lunch, began to dig an earthen stove in the open space. They would boil a pot of boiling water later, put it in a small jar with a wooden lid, and wrap the dried honeysuckle, thatch roots and light bamboo leaves in gauze.
, wild chrysanthemums, etc. are put in to make herbal tea. If you are tired from working on a hot day, drinking a cup of herbal tea can clear away heat and relieve heat.
Zhao Liya went to Widow Qu's house to buy vegetables.
Meat is bought from the city, and vegetables, eggs, etc. are bought from the village. If you want to kill chickens and ducks someday, you can also buy them from the village, so that the villagers can make some money.
Widow Qu is a hard-working mother and daughter. The eldest son has a vegetable garden between the Zhao family and theirs. The garden is full of green and well-kept.
Of course she would be happy if Zhao Liya went to buy it.
Radishes, eggplants, beans, peppers, lettuce, cucumbers, leeks, green onions, corn, etc. are all available.
The news that the Zhao family built a house and bought vegetables in the village spread quickly. The next day, without Zhao Liya going out to buy food, someone came to ask about it.
Zhao Liya smiled and told people to go back and get whatever she needed. Not only did she buy vegetables, but she also bought eggs. The price was very reasonable.
A family of forty people needs to consume a lot of vegetables every day. The villagers who work hard on weekdays and have plenty of vegetables in the vegetable garden earn a little money to support their families. They can't help but feel good about the Zhao family. Once they get in touch, they get closer with each other.
relation.
The Gu family was very angry and wanted to cause trouble, but they didn't expect that the people in Zaihu Village were so responsible and would actually leave people here at night to guard the materials for building houses, so that the Gu family couldn't do anything to cause trouble.
Zaihu Village is mainly inhabited by families with two surnames: Ruan and Li. There are more than 300 households. They are natives and cannot be offended by the Gu family. This chapter has been completed!