Traveling through the daily life of raising a family in ancient times

Chapter 127: Something Happened

Sometimes if people get used to it, they will get used to it.

There is no free lunch in the world, and this fact has never changed.

And now that Zhou Jichuan hasn't gone to school yet, he can still do housework at home.

The meal at noon is not bad, there are five of them, and there are many children.Qiuniang made three dishes and one soup, and the portion was estimated to be about the same.

Two meat and two vegetables, although the cooking method is not as varied as Song Yeqing's, and the taste is rich, but it is still delicious.

"Ma'am, all the vegetables for today have been bought, this is the remaining money." Qiuniang handed Song Yeqing the remaining penny.

"Okay." Song Yeqing accepted it, and will give it tomorrow, the account must not be wrong.

"Just call me by my name, don't call me that." Although she had said it once, she still reminded her again.

Qiu Niang looked up at her, she didn't know what to think, and said: "Okay. Listen to the menu for tonight."

She said the name of the dish she planned to cook tonight.

There are nine dishes, one snack, and dried fruit tea specially made for the female relatives.

Five of the nine dishes are northern dishes, and the other four are Jiangnan dishes that are more in line with the taste of the public.

Song Yeqing listened, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go back to the inner courtyard to work, and I'll come out to help you later. If there is anything to do next, just call me."

Qiuniang bowed her head in response and said nothing more.

Song Yeqing went to see the two brothers and Zhou Jichuan who were playing in the garden, interacted with them for a while, and then went back to the inner courtyard.

She is trying to make a medicine recently, which is the prescription in the book "Huang Du" that she bought last time.

Been there for an hour.Song Yeqing went out to help prepare dinner for tonight.

However, Qiuniang is still in charge of the cooking. She is just making vegetables and watching from the sidelines.

I have to say that Qiuniang's posture is still very strong, and she is busy in front of the stove and stove alone.

Her daughter Awei also followed her skillfully to help her. It seems that she still does it often. This is also learning a craft from her mother.

Soon, Meng Shurui's family also arrived. Naturally, they exchanged cups and cups during the dinner, and they seemed to be quite satisfied with the meal.

After dinner, Mrs. Chen went to the garden to chat with Song Yeqing, while several children were playing, and asked He Yanxin and the others to talk about things in the living room.

"Sister and sister, you don't know how uneasy I was when I went back to Zhaozhou with him. The government said at that time that if we reconcile and leave, we can return the dowry, but I still chose to go with him."

She smiled, and said: "But now, it seems that there are some advantages to being here, even the scenery is quite different from the capital. I just hope that life will be better..."

Song Yeqing was a very qualified listener, so she listened quietly, answering a few words from time to time.

Moreover, her mouth was also tight, and she didn't have the heart to say anything after hearing it.

In other words: I just listen to what you say, it's none of my business anyway.

In this hall, Meng Shurui saw that the painting was not hanging on it, and pointed at him strangely, and asked He Yanxin, "Hey, where did that painting go?"

He Yanxin showed a mysterious smile, and then walked to the ancient shelf, "No, here it is!"

"Why did you take it off so well?" Meng Shurui also walked over to have a look.

"My wife said, since you like it, she will reluctantly give up." He Yanxin smiled and handed it to him.

"How embarrassing." Even though he said that, Meng Shurui's movement of picking up the painting was not slow.

After he watched it fondly for a while, He Yanxin began to talk about business.

In line with the cooperative relationship, he informed the other party of the progress.

"I've already negotiated the building materials, and they'll be delivered one after another tomorrow. The blue bricks are two cents lower than when we talked about them before, and the one who sold the beams refused to compromise the price..."

Meng Shurui didn't know much about the purchase of these building materials, and said: "You can do it as you see it, and I believe in your ability."

After He Yanxin informed him of the part he was responsible for, he asked, "How is the matter of finding workers?"

The Meng family's appeal in this area is still very strong, and there are many clan relatives, so his family is responsible for recruiting people.

As the old son, Meng Shurui naturally couldn't handle this matter himself, he asked the old servant at home to find it.

"I asked Uncle Si to agree on five, all of whom are very experienced in building houses in Mengjiazhuang. I showed them the blueprint you gave them, and they all said that they can do it, and they can come to work at any time.

Other purely manual jobs can be recruited at any time.If that wasn't enough, Zuojia Village also asked a few questions. "

He Yanxin nodded when he heard the words. "Okay." After pondering for a moment, he said, "I have an idea about the workers."

Meng Shurui: "Please tell me."

"Didn't some disaster victims come here a while ago? I think there are many adult men among them. We might as well recruit them to work. We also invite women among them to cook..."

He Yanxin said his plan.He hoped that the plant could be put into use as soon as possible, so he recruited more people.

Meng Shurui thought for a while, "I think it's okay. This is the best of both worlds. It not only helps them, but also facilitates us. I will handle this matter."

"Okay, thank you brother Yuming!" He Yanxin cupped his hands.

The site of their factory is located in an open space on the back of the mountain more than 200 meters away from Mengjiazhuang. It only takes seven or eight minutes to walk from the other courtyard.

On the day when the construction officially started, many people from the village came to watch.

With a burst of firecrackers, the chief person in charge of building the house, Master Meng, inserted the incense.

Then methodically call on all workers who have assigned good things to start action.

"Brother He, isn't this the land of Mr. Meng's family? You bought this place from his family again?" A man who knew He Yanxin came over and asked.

"No, I'm just building a house here in partnership with his family." He Yanxin replied with a smile.

Meng Shurui had something to do today, so he only let his cousin come.At this time, he was standing on the periphery and not approaching, and he really didn't look like the person in charge.

And He Yanxin was inside, exchanging ideas with Master Meng at any time, for fear that there would be misunderstandings and delays in the construction period.

The man asked a few more questions about the purpose of building the house, after all, it looked quite large.

He Yanxin didn't go into too much detail, but only said that it was used to produce things for business.

"Brother Yanxin, what kind of charades are you playing with my second brother? The house has already started construction, so you don't plan to tell me?"

Meng Shupo waited until the spectators had almost dispersed before coming to look for He Yanxin.

He Yanxin looked at the 17-year-old man in front of him, but still looked childish and ignorant of the world, and thought: No wonder Meng Shurui didn't tell him anything.

In modern times, it would be normal for a 17-year-old to look childish, but this was in ancient times when precocity was common, and Meng Shupo had been married for almost a year.

Although his daughter-in-law reconciled with him and returned to her mother's house when she ransacked the house because she didn't have children, but he can be regarded as a married man.

(End of this chapter)