This bullock cart was rented by Uncle Hu, so we can't lose it.
I rented it for several days and have to return it early tomorrow morning.
Cheng Hanyan took Naituanzi to pick up Song Yutong, but he didn't expect to meet Song Yutong on the road, driving a bullock cart towards home.
"Why did you come back first without waiting for me to go over? Give it to me, I'll do it."
Cheng Hanyan saw that Song Yutong could not grasp the cow pulling the cart, so he immediately stepped forward, grabbed the cow's rope and took the whip from Song Yutong's hand.
Song Yutong immediately got off the oxcart, carried the milk dumplings onto the oxcart, and sat on it together.
"Both Aunt Li and Brother Cheng are asking, where did we go out early and come back late these past two days?" Cheng Hanyan drove the bullock cart and took the initiative to start chatting with Song Yutong.
"The seeds you gave to Aunt Li's family have sprouted some time ago, and they are growing well. But in the past two days, I wonder if the weather has been too hot, and the vegetable seeds that have sprouted have withered.
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"Brother Cheng said today that half of his vegetable seedlings have withered. But during the day, all our vegetable seedlings are growing very vigorously. I want to wait for you to go back quickly so that I can ask you how to raise them."
Song Yutong was stunned when he heard Cheng Hanyan's words.
She remembered clearly that the system said that the vegetable seeds in the seed mall can be planted in all seasons. Since there were no problems with the vegetable seedlings she planted, it should mean that Aunt Li and her family's planting methods were wrong.
After all, they use the same batch of vegetable seeds.
"Okay, tomorrow morning, I will go and help Aunt Li take a look." Song Yutong said, while using the storage grid of the system to calculate how much money she had spent these days.
In addition, Cheng Hanyan always goes hunting in the mountains, and sells some mountain products to the shopkeeper in exchange for money.
The exchanged silver will also be given to her in lump sum. Now she adds all the silver together, excluding the money used to buy food, there are still 18 taels of silver left.
Song Yutong thought about it. "Husband, how much money does it cost to build a big brick house with tiles?"
"At least 50 taels of silver are needed." Cheng Hanyan made an estimate based on his land. If he followed what Song Yutong said before, he would like three rooms, a large front hall, and an independent kitchen and hut.
So all in all, fifty taels of silver is already the minimum standard.
"Then how much money will it cost to change our current mud house into a house built of stone?" Song Yutong looked at Cheng Hanyan expectantly.
It was obvious that she wanted to redecorate the entire house.
"As for three houses with a front hall, a separate kitchen and a hut, it will cost about 20 to 30 taels of silver."
As Cheng Hanyan spoke, he silently calculated in his mind that Song Yutong probably didn't have that much money, so it was simply impossible to sleep in separate rooms.
When Song Yutong heard what he said, she had some plans in her mind.
"Husband, if you are free these days, go and have a look at the nearby blue brick kilns and ask about the prices to see if they can be cheaper. Let's try to build a big blue brick kiln before winter.
house."
"It's near the foot of the mountain, the area where we carved out the wasteland."
Song Yutong has already asked Uncle Hu about the current local policies, such as opening up wasteland, building houses on wasteland, painting foundations, and so on.
The mud house they live in now belongs to the land allocated to the family members. With such a small area, if they want to expand the money needed, it is better to buy a piece of wasteland.
It would be better to contract the piece of wasteland first. Tomorrow she would go find Li Zheng to clear the land.
Of course, Song Yutong had a reason for looking at the wasteland at the foot of the mountain. When Cheng Hanyan had free time, he would dig small ditches to introduce mountain spring water into the fields.
She once went to see it with Cheng Hanyan. The water in this mountain spring belongs to underground water flow. Even if there is a real drought, there may not be any water to drink if there is this mountain spring.
Unless the drought is so severe that the underground water flow of this mountain spring completely dries up.
The most important thing is that she believes that the taste of dishes cooked with mountain spring water will be much improved.
Song Yutong has many ideas in her mind and has made many plans for the future.
The first step is to build a large brick house and then save enough money to open a restaurant.
In fact, Song Yutong's first step forward was to open a restaurant. However, due to the impending drought, business in many places was sluggish.
If she opened a restaurant at this time, she might be targeted. Especially since she couldn't explain how she was able to produce so much food in an environment where everyone was about to fall into famine.
"Do you really want to live in a brick house with big tiles?" Cheng Hanyan asked with some unclear meaning.
Song Yutong still keenly captured the information and had a strong desire to survive, so she immediately spoke to defend herself.
"Of course I want to live there, but what I want even more is to take my husband and you and the baby to live together."
The corners of Cheng Hanyan's lips curled up slightly, obviously pleased by her words. In fact, he could understand that many people wanted to live in better houses, and he actually wanted to give her and the baby a better life.
Of course, there is still a little worry, worrying that what she wants to live in is not actually his big brick house with tiles, but the big blue brick house of the county magistrate's house.
Well, there is still a bit of reluctance to sleep in a separate room with her.
But these are not important, as long as it is what she wants, he will definitely try his best to give it to her.
"I will ask early tomorrow morning." Cheng Hanyan gave Song Yutong a positive answer.
Nai Tuanzi was confused after hearing these things. Although the family had good food, hadn't their family always been poor and had no money?
Why do your parents immediately want to build a big house?
"The baby doesn't want a big house, he wants his father and mother to have enough to eat." Naituanzi said sensibly.
"Our family doesn't have much money. Mom can spend it alone. We really don't need to build a big house."
Cheng Hanyan and Song Yutong looked at each other and smiled after hearing what Naituanzi said.
"Then if my mother wants to live in a big house, she really wants to live in a big house. Baby, what do we do at this time?"
Song Yutong blinked his eyes mischievously, looking like Naituanzi with a look of expectation and sadness.
It feels like she really, really wants to live in a big house.
"It's what mother wants, so let's do it. If there is no money, the baby can go out and earn money for mother."
Naituanzi clenched her little fists and looked like she was going to work hard for herself.
That expression was very funny. Song Yutong was both amused and touched when she saw it.
He stretched out his hand and rubbed Naiduanzi's head, smiling very gently.