The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 63 The new house is on fire
"How much?" Mrs. Song was startled again and her heart beat like a drum. Her beating heart just now didn't even stabilize. Now it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.

She should have been happy, but her heartbeat made her whole body feel uncomfortable.

This is really unimaginable!
Li Ji and several other people who had experienced sweet selling from beginning to end were also shocked at this moment.

Mother! They entered the city for one day, earned twelve ounces of silver, and took on two big businesses?
This is really beyond my wildest dreams!
No matter how shocked they were, Shiliu was still very satisfied. She immediately set aside half of the money and gave the remaining half to Mrs. Song and Li Jihe, "Here, our family is having a banquet, and we have the money!" Mom and dad, I told you not to worry, I can make money, I didn’t lie to you!"

One sentence made both Li Jihe and Song's eyes turn red. The two people who were not good at expressing themselves secretly wiped away tears and only said "Pomegranate, we Pomegranate can do it!" repeatedly. Said.

In fact, there are more words jumping around in my heart, but I just don't know how to express them.

Their little girl is so capable!

The other children are also good. To have such a group of children is a sign of how many good deeds they have done in their previous lives!
The couple was so excited that it was hard to describe, but in the end it turned into motivation.

Next, their family is busy!
Entering the fire is a matter of the day after tomorrow. If you need to buy something, you will go to the market tomorrow to buy it and put it away.

There is nothing difficult about this matter. I bought the vegetables and meat and invited the women of the clan to help with the preparation. The day after tomorrow, the clansmen will come to help. Once the fire is in and the mat is eaten, it will be ready!

The difficult thing is this scheduled matter. This is a big deal and cannot be delayed. We have to come up with a charter.

The whole family immediately discussed the matter. Li Jihe subconsciously looked at Pomegranate and asked her to make up her mind about what to do.

After all, he didn’t have a clue how to make this wooden box, and he had to have his daughter give him guidance and give him ideas on how to make it!
Pomegranate was thinking about this on the way back. The plan was almost finished and she was about to express her thoughts immediately.

"There are seventy wooden boxes in total. It's not easy to make. It's just my father and my eldest brother. Even with the help of my second brother, it can't be done quickly. Both families are in a hurry. I'm thinking we can find a few more people." Come and help with this carpentry.”

"Dad, let's call my uncle, second uncle and eldest cousin to come!"

Li Jihe was sent to learn carpentry by Mr. Li, and the master was Song's father. Mr. Song accepted a few apprentices, and he fell in love with Li Jihe's honest temperament, and he was also honest and reliable. Therefore, later, So he married his honest little daughter, whom he was most worried about being bullied by others, to his most promising apprentice, and this was a good marriage.

Li Jihe had known Mrs. Song before they got married and had a crush on her. Therefore, over the years they had been married, they had lived a harmonious life, discussing things with each other and never blushing.

She is both a master and her father-in-law. In addition, Old Man Song is a daughter of the Song family, so the relationship with her mother's family is naturally very close.

Li Jihe's eyes lit up when he heard his daughter's words, "That's it! Your uncle and the others are amazing at their craftsmanship. They are better than me. Let's go find them! But we can't let your uncle and the others do it." Help for nothing!”

Pomegranate immediately said: "I can't help you in vain. Uncle and the others have to earn money to make furniture. This wooden box needs to be carved and polished carefully. If you make one, you will be paid fifty cents! Dad, do you think it's much different?"

Li Jihe thought that if they didn't have wood to make furniture, they would just earn some handicraft money. Such a wooden box, the size of a hand, even if it was carved, would cost about fifty yuan.

"I think it's okay! Then it's settled! When your uncle and the others come to dinner, I'll talk to them about this!"

With money in hand, the banquet was also settled, so there was no need to worry about anything.

He had a good rest that afternoon, and early the next morning, Li Jihe took Li Rongzong to the market to buy things needed for the banquet.

Pomegranate also went together, she went to choose wood. Jinjiazhuang, a few miles east of the strong wind, is a huge lumber yard. It is backed by Songling Mountain. There are forests on the mountain, mostly pine, beech, redwood, camphor, elm, etc. It takes eight villages within ten miles to build a house. All the wood is purchased here.

It's Li Ji and others who are carpenters. If the owner wants them to make a round, the wood will be bought here.

The three of them arrived at Daji first and bought the pork, fish, wine and other things needed for the banquet and loaded them into the car.

In order to buy things today, Li Jihe specially borrowed the ox cart from the seventh uncle's family in the clan. After buying all the things, most of the ox cart was loaded. After buying, a few people drove the ox cart to Jin. Go to the village.

Li Jihe has come to Jinjiazhuang countless times. He came here with the master when he was learning carpentry when he was young. Later, when he became a carpenter and took over carpentry work, he often came here. He was familiar with a manager of the lumberyard. very.

It seems that the steward and Old Man Song are somewhat related, but with this kind of relationship, it becomes even more different.

Therefore, as soon as Li Jihe entered the lumberyard, he went directly to find the manager.

On the way, Li Jihe told Shiliu in detail what kind of wood was available at the lumber yard and what kind of wood was more suitable for making wooden boxes.

The pomegranates were lined up in a circle, and they thought pine was okay. Pine is light, soft, easy to carve, and resistant to water and corrosion. The three wooden boxes from before were leftover beech wood from Li Jihe, and it was not that easy to make boxes.

In this compartment, the steward Tu took several people to look at several types of wood. Shiliu saw the pine wood with his own eyes, and the price of the pine wood was also suitable. It was within the budget, so he decided on this pine wood.

Then Li Jihe talked with Manager Tu. He knew how much wood was needed for seventy wooden boxes, and he had to prepare a few more. In short, there could be no less, only more.

After some discussion, the required wood was ordered and the money was paid. The wood painting manager will then send someone to deliver it.

By the way, Li Jihe asked the painting supervisor to help him buy paint as usual. He had the connections and the price of the paint he got was right.

People like Li Jihe and Uncle Song got the paint they needed to make furniture with the help of steward Tu.

After coming out of the lumber yard, a few people got on the bullock cart and headed home.

When I returned to the village, at the door of my house, there were already clan members coming to help.

When the bullock cart came back, everyone rushed to help unload the cart and move things inside.

The custom of having banquets in eight villages within ten miles is eight large bowls. The dishes in these eight bowls vary depending on the family's wealth, but in their Xiahe villages, like their Li clan, they all have pretty much the same standard.

That is, steamed pork with rice flour, braised white rice, pork with sand filling, steamed pork ribs with rice flour, braised pork elbow, tofu meatballs stewed with vermicelli, steamed whole chicken or duck, and steamed whole fish.

Here, steamed pork with vermicelli and roasted pork with white stuffing are all complicated processes that need to be prepared in advance. They are usually prepared the day before the main banquet.

Several daughters-in-law in the clan are good at this. They all arrived in place, cut a fan of pork into pieces, and started working immediately.

(End of this chapter)