Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 125 I Don’t Have a Wife
"I'll lie down for a while. Call me if you need anything."

Yu Qiujiang said something, turned around and went into the house, closing the door behind him.

Yu Qiutang shook his head.

He also didn't think about easing the relationship between his father and Yu Qiujiang. Forcing a melon to grow bigger won't make it sweet, and it will only embarrass both of them.

My father, as a patriarch, thought that according to his ideas, the youngest brother would live a better life and suffer less from rumors.

But who knew that the brothers' tempers would reach that point, and in the end, it was more like the two of them were mad at each other than about the matter.

Until things got out of control.

When you are young, you may not feel anything, but as you grow older, your perspective on things changes. Looking back at the past, you will inevitably feel regretful.

Yu Qiutang could understand his father's embarrassment.

But he doesn't think it's all forgivable.

Even he himself often reflects on the extent to which his relationship with his father can be restored, and how he feels about Yu Qiujiang and his father.

After all, it's a level further away.

Yu Dejin and Mi Wenzhong stopped the car. Yu Dejin glanced at the door that Yu Qiujiang entered. He looked a little disappointed, but he concealed it in a flash.

"Wen Zhong, this is my boy. You go and talk to him about what to do. I have something else to do, so I won't stay any longer."

Mi Wenzhong grabbed his sleeve and said, "Uncle, why are you so anxious?"

Mi Wenzhong was still a little chubby at that time, about 1.75 meters tall, with a square face and messy hair.

He glanced at Yu Qiutang and subconsciously pulled Yu Dejin.

"It's okay, my kid has a good temper." Yu Dejin has always been polite to outsiders, especially when he knew that Mi Wenzhong was not very clear-headed, he was even more gentle, and pulled him to Yu Qiutang and said, "Second brother, I've brought the person to you."

Yu Qiutang looked at his brother-in-law, with whom he had a close relationship in his previous life, and thought about the hardships he had experienced in his life, feeling deeply moved.

As the saying goes, love the house and love the dog. Because of Mi Yali, he is very close to all the relatives of the Mi family.

The Mi family has a very good family tradition. Although everyone has different personalities, they are all good people.

That’s why there are gentle and virtuous people like Miali.

"Yes, I want to build a house, a brick house."

Yu Qiutang stepped forward and extended his hand.

Mi Wenzhong probably seldom shook hands with others. He looked at Yu Qiutang's hand, then looked at his own hand, and finally rubbed his hand vigorously on his blue coarse cloth clothes before carefully shaking hands with Yu Qiutang.

"My name is Yu Qiutang."

"My name is Mi Wenzhong."

"Haha," Yu Qiutang patted his arm, "I'm not as old as you, so I'll call you Brother Wen Zhong. I heard from my father that your cooking skills are very good, so I asked him to invite you over."

"Hehe, it's okay."

Mi Wenzhong was obviously very proud of his craftsmanship. He grinned when he heard Yu Qiutang's praise.

The atmosphere became much more lively.

"Then Lao Er, you take Wen Zhong to see it. I'm going back first."

"Okay, Dad."

Yu Qiutang knew that his father would be embarrassed to stay here, so he did not try to keep him.

Yu Dejin looked at Yu Qiujiang's house again, said nothing more, and rode away on his bike.

Having lost his acquaintance, Mi Wenzhong seemed a little embarrassed. He stood there, not knowing where to put his hands, and kept rubbing the corners of his clothes.

Yu Qiutang smiled, pulled him forward along the path, and pointed to a piece of land in front, "Brother Wenzhong, see? I plan to enclose the land on the left and make it into a big yard..."

"This looks like it's more than two acres. It's not possible to build such a yard."

When Mi Wenzhong's profession was mentioned, his eyes began to light up. He looked left and right a few times and was able to roughly judge the area of ​​the land.

"Well, it is a bit over the standard. The farmland here can only be one acre at most, so my idea is to deal with it flexibly. After enclosing everything, build a small wall in the middle, which is equivalent to a one-acre yard, and the rest can be used as an orchard..."

"In that case, why don't you enclose the entire right side?" Mi Wenzhong pointed to another piece of land. "The orchard only has two acres, which is too small. It makes sense if you enclose the entire area."

"To be honest, I will reserve a few yards here in the future, and now is the preliminary stage."

"I understand."

Mi Wenzhong said, walking straight to the edge of the field, "Let me measure the land first. You mean, you want me to build a yard for you... Oh, I heard from uncle that you want to build a few rooms first, right?"

"That's what I mean. It's mainly about time. I want to finish it before it gets too cold. Otherwise, I won't be able to live here."

"I see. It's the beginning of the eighth lunar month now. I estimate that there will be more than a month before frost comes and the ground will freeze. There really aren't many days left...

If you really want to surround me, I can find more people for you. Many of us who work with us don't have much work in the second half of the year, and they are idle at home, so they can just do some short-term work for you.

Do you want to? If you do, just tell me and I’ll help you call them. It won’t rain much in the second half of the season anyway, so there’s plenty of time to save. ”

Yu Qiutang couldn't help but look up at Mi Wenzhong.

I laughed secretly in my heart.

My brother-in-law is always timid and lacks confidence when talking about other things, but when it comes to this kind of project, he immediately becomes very creative. No wonder he was able to take people to the city to do work later.

When others are looking for someone to do the work, they will look for him first.

He was born to be a construction worker.

He also knew that Mi Wenzhong never exaggerated when he spoke. He would do what he could, and would never brag if he couldn't. This was completely different from his brother-in-law.

“Brother Wenzhong, do you mean that the yard and three rooms can be repaired in a month?”

"I can see it."

Mi Wenzhong continued to mutter: "If we build a kiln, it may be too late. The kiln is not easy to dry, but the brick wall will be much faster.

It just takes some time to dig the foundation in the early stage. After the foundation is up, the yard can be built in two or three days. The remaining three rooms are simple. You can prepare wheat straw, beams, wooden rafters, and cowhide felt in advance. I think it will take only ten days to build them.

Is today August 13th or 12th?"

"twelve."

“One month is September 12th… I guess if you’re willing to spend more money and hire more people, it can be done before September 5th.

The climate is dry in autumn, so the paint dries quickly. It only takes ten days to half a month to paint, and you can definitely move in by the end of October at the latest. "

When Yu Qiutang heard Mi Wenzhong say this, he was secretly calculating the time in his mind.

It's really like a mountain between two different trades. He thought that there weren't many machines at that time, so it would definitely be inconvenient to work and the construction time would not be too fast.

But Mi Wenzhong told him the approximate time very clearly.

After a little thought, I realized that the disagreement between the two was about how many people to invite.

He came from the future and always felt that labor was very expensive and he couldn't hire too many people at once.

Based on the facts of this era, Ke Mi Wenzhong believes that labor is not a problem at all.

In this era, the thing that is least lacking is labor.

As long as there is a way to make some money, many people will rush to do it.

To put it bluntly, in this day and age, there is really no place to use one's energy. If there is a place to screw in a screw, one would really be squeezed to pieces.

Seeing Yu Qiutang thinking silently and not speaking for a long time, Mi Wenzhong felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head and said, "You don't want to?"

"what?"

Yu Qiutang came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Yes, of course I would, if you could really advance the time, I would love it.

How about this, Brother Wenzhong? If I entrust this matter to you, including the bricks and tiles, how much would it cost in total?"

"Let me do everything?"

"Asking you to do everything is equivalent to taking care of the project. My request is very simple. Just follow your instructions and build the yard within a month... or the sooner the better.

But of course we have to ensure the quality. My father said that the quality of your work is very solid, so I am relieved. "

"Don't worry about our work. Who doesn't know that the bricklayers from our Mijia Village are both skillful and solid?"

"That's what I've heard."

"Haha~"

Mi Wenzhong was no longer in the embarrassment he had felt before and was now quite relaxed.

People like him with simple personalities are actually the easiest to get along with.

Because they are simple, they don't think about complicated things and have a single perspective on things. If you have good intentions towards them, they can often feel it more intuitively.

On the contrary, if you have malicious intentions, they can easily detect it.

Yu Qiutang was supported by the emotions of his previous life, and he did not treat his brother-in-law as an outsider at all, and spoke to him in a friendly manner without hesitation.

In Mi Wenzhong's eyes, this is an expression of goodwill.

He didn't seem to be getting more relaxed the more he talked.

“I’ll have to go back and figure this out… You just told us to do whatever we want. We can do everything else, but we can’t get a good beam.

If you want to build a big house with a tiled roof, the beams will need to be thicker, at least forty... oh, fifty centimeters would be best.

I said it was the big room.

The side room has a small opening, so a 30-centimeter beam will do.

I was able to get some wood of similar thickness for the beam, but they were all poplar or paulownia, which would easily become infested with insects over time.

Nowadays, rich people use pine or cypress, and some people who are doing well use birch.

You are so rich, why not just use these woods? After the house is repaired, it will be less likely to have problems and it will look more impressive. "

What an honest person.

Yu Qiutang said: "Well, let's just use pine or cypress for the rafters. As for the beams, I'll find a way...

So, Brother Wenzhong, please help me think carefully when you go back today. According to the standards we mentioned, what else is needed and what requires my help? Please make a list for me and give it to me when you come tomorrow.

The weather looks good these two days, so let’s get started.”

"I see."

Mi Wenzhong was very happy to get such a good job, and his back teeth were visible with joy.

"By the way, the work must need some handymen, do you need me to help you find some?"

"No, no, just bring your own wives. The crops have been harvested now, and the wives are just sitting around eating. If you come out with them, they can earn some money."

"So you're bringing your sister-in-law with you too?"

"I don't have a wife," Mi Wenzhong scratched his head embarrassedly, but soon added: "I can bring my elder sister with me. She works very efficiently and is no worse than a man."

"That's good."

Yu Qiutang finally felt relieved.

After so much preparation, the ultimate goal is to hope that Miyali can come. Now not only has the goal been achieved, but the project can also be completed ahead of schedule.

What a pleasant surprise.

They were talking happily here, but after Mi Wenzhong left, Yu Qiutang suddenly remembered that his house was originally intended for building a kiln. As he was talking about this, Mi Wenzhong took him to the brick house.

He didn't even notice.

Maybe he was still thinking about Miali.

Subconsciously ignore everything else.

If the kiln is not built, the foundation will not be needed for the time being. Although the brick house is faster to build, it is not as comfortable to live in as one with a hoisted kiln.

This is especially unsuitable for someone like my third sister who is in poor health.

Then let's just change the strategy and build the main house on the west side, facing the east, and leave a side room on each side, which is also called the wing room.

The large room is used for entertaining guests.

The side rooms are used to entertain relatives.

He didn't know if he would have many relatives in the future, but if he lived a wealthy life, he would definitely have many contacts. It would not do if he had no place to stay when they came to his house.

The hoop kiln will remain on the north side.

Just build five rooms in a row, one large and four small.

There are four people in my family now, each living in a room, leaving a large room for use as a kitchen. The house faces north and south, so it can get sunlight for a long time every day.

It is most suitable for living.

Two buildings will be reserved on the east side as backup, and he plans to build a bathing area on the side of the buildings.

After living in the South for a long time, the thing he could not adapt to the most was the issue of taking a bath here.

When he becomes rich again, he will definitely take care of the tap water problem.

There is a mountain spring nearby. By setting up equipment and laying pipelines, the water can be delivered to your home in just a few hundred meters.

And since it is close to the mountains below, the water can be discharged smoothly.

……

Of course, this is all for later enjoyment.

It's just thought at the moment.

Money should be spent wisely. After the house was built, he would use the winter to save money so that he could take his sister and Chunju to see a doctor in the spring.

Don’t delay seeing a doctor.

It was around four o'clock in the afternoon, the weather had already turned cooler, and Yu Qiyuan also came from home.

It is said that grandma is still causing trouble.

Gao Meilan was so picky about the food she cooked that the latter almost couldn't suppress her great power.

Yu Qiutang didn't dare to ask in detail.

This kind of thing would be useless even if he was reborn several times. Many things are not a matter of repeating them a few times.

It is naturally difficult to solve.

Let them do it first.

Yu Qiutang told everyone that he was going to build a yard, and they were all shocked.

They all helped him calculate how much money he would need.

But we don’t have much experience.

The calculation method of the price of a hoop kiln is completely different from that of a brick house.

The base of the kiln already existed, it just required some labor costs, but a brick house required a large number of bricks and tiles, so the cost was high.

The final rough estimate should be outside 3000.

Yu Qiutang felt the same way.

Suddenly I felt that the money in my hands was no longer plentiful.

"How about this, once we get started here, there's no rush to lay the foundation, so let's go to the mountains more often.

Take advantage of the autumn harvest when wild animals are active and bring back more.

In addition, I will look for valuable Chinese herbal medicines next time and pick some when I go into the mountains to increase my income.”

"Okay, I haven't been out for the past few days and I'm bored of waiting." Wang Haofeng was overjoyed when he heard that.

There was also a light in Yu Qiujiang's eyes.

They both wanted money, one for his wife and the other for his sister.

When you have no money, all problems can be solved as long as you solve the problem of money.

"Master, I haven't followed you into the mountains for a long time. I am a little rusty now."

Wang Haofeng came over with a playful smile.

Yu Qiutang used a shovel to block him, "We have an agreement. When you follow me into the mountains, you'd better behave yourself and stop holding me back."

"The lesson is, be careful, be sure."

Seeing that his attitude was perfunctory, Yu Qiutang said helplessly: "Everything else is easy to talk about, but this hunting in the mountains is really no joke.

We are trying to take other people's lives. Do you think they will not resist?

Don’t think we are great just because we didn’t encounter any problems in the previous few times.

That's because there's no real danger.

Even the last time we picked mulberry fungus, we were only on the Monkey Head Mountain side, and we walked along the ridge, avoiding the forest area where animals gathered.

But if we really want to hunt, we can't go around, but have to go to the area where they like to move around.

The danger has become greater.

If you continue to be as reckless as you were last time and something goes wrong at the critical moment, not only will you be in danger, but you will also implicate everyone else.

Do you really know what I'm talking about?"

Seeing Yu Qiutang so serious, Wang Haofeng restrained his smile and pursed his lips, "Okay, I'll listen to you, don't worry. I, Wang Haofeng, mean what I say..."

"Stop it. Just know it in your heart."

Yu Qiutang didn't want to listen to his nagging. He noticed that Yu Qiyuan had been working quietly beside him and listening from time to time, so he smiled and said, "Yuanyuan, if you have time, you can also follow along."

"what?"

Yu Qiyuan stopped stepping on the soil and asked in surprise: "Can I go too?"

"Why can't you go? You're a grown man, what are you afraid of?"

“But I don’t know anything.”

Yu Qiyuan actually wanted to go very much. He had seen Yu Qiutang catch a wild hog before and thought he was very capable. Then he saw him hunt a wild boar and was even more impressed by him.

Think about it, he has been doing simple things all his life and has never experienced any risks.

It’s a pity that I never tried to go in at the foot of the mountain.

But he also understood the dangers of the mountains.

No joke.

If you don't have some skills, not only will you gain nothing by going in, but you may also add burden to others.

"As long as you have the strength, it's fine," Yu Qiutang patted his cousin on the shoulder. "If you want to go, we'll take you to see the world next time. As long as you don't run around everywhere, there will be no problem."

"That's right, Atom. Look, I didn't know anything before, but now I'm already..."

"What can you do now?"

Yu Qiutang said unhappily.

"I... at least I know what to do and when to do it. I can't run around. I know that wild boars are more likely to appear in birch and oak forests. I know that bears run faster than humans. I also know that it is difficult to kill a bear with one shot..."

Wang Haofeng was quite unconvinced.

Yu Qiutang was both amused and confused.

"Okay, okay, you know a little bit, but as I said before, your biggest problem is that you are reckless."

"As ordered!"

Wang Haofeng gave an awkward salute.

Yu Qiyuan was envious of them for making so much noise, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Then I'll ask my father."

"Okay, I'll take you there just to see the world. If your father doesn't agree, we can wait a few years. You're only sixteen years old now, so there are plenty of opportunities."

"it is good."

"Oh, I'm so envious~"

Wang Haofeng suddenly let out a long sigh.

Everyone looked at him, and Yu Qiutang kicked him, "What are you envious of?"

"I envy them because they are young and already have wives waiting to marry them. But I am old and still have no one to care about me. I am so miserable."

This is very clear.

Everyone turned their eyes to Yu Qiyuan. The young man had been listening attentively to what Wang Haofeng would say, but he didn't expect that the topic would suddenly come up. His face suddenly turned red and he turned around embarrassedly to start working.

Several people couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Even Yu Qiujiang, who was sitting on the side to rest, smiled.

No matter how incompatible he and his third uncle were, he had no problem with his cousin Yu Qiyuan. In fact, he had grown up now and understood some things. He knew that his third uncle was also a good person, but he still hated him.

If you ask him what he hates specifically, it’s hard to explain.

It would be nice if everything in the world could be explained clearly.

The four of them worked until twelve o'clock in the evening before going home.

Although everyone said they were helping voluntarily, Yu Qiutang still planned to pay everyone some wages after the work was done.

It's not easy at home.

A prime time is money.
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The next day, which happened to be Saturday, Yu Qiutang asked Yu Xiaowei to deliver the magic tofu.

By the way, please tell Master Liang that starting from tomorrow, the production of the Fairy Tofu will be temporarily discontinued for a period of time, let's say for a month at first.

He planned to take his third sister to cook with Chunju.

Two people are certainly not enough, so by the way, there is a chance to trick Mia Li into working in the kitchen together.

This way, he would have more time to spend with Miali.

Hehe ~
When you think about it, he's pretty smart.

When practicing Red Fist, he could faintly hear the slightest gust of wind, but he didn't know if it was an illusion.

I heard that if you practice boxing to a certain level, you can get this thing.

He had only practiced for such a short time, so he must have been hallucinating.

The only feeling that practicing boxing brought him was that he had more strength than before, his feet were more stable, and he had more confidence in doing things, as if his feet were fixed to the ground.

It really feels like standing like a pine tree.

Yu Dejin was going to the next town to check on wood today. The two of them squatted beside the seepage pit in the troglodyte courtyard, brushing their teeth and chatting about Yu Qiutang's courtyard.

I was very surprised to hear that Yu Qiutang was no longer restricted to the original three brick houses, but was planning to directly build a red brick courtyard.

Ignoring the toothpaste foam in his mouth, he helped Yu Qiutang to settle the bill.

Roughly speaking, it would cost two thousand five or two thousand six, which is slightly less than what Yu Qiutang and his group spent yesterday.

"Where are you going to get so much money?"

Yu Dejin asked unhappily.

There was a hint of blame in his tone.

"I just thought you've become more down-to-earth recently, and seem to be at home, but now you're like this again. It's really worrying."

Yu Qiutang was not annoyed. He drank the water in the mouthwash cup in one gulp, looked up at the sky and snorted for a while, then spit it into the seepage pit in one breath.

"Don't worry, Dad. I dare to make this decision, so I must have my own way. Look, I didn't say I would pool the money with you, so why are you worrying about this?"

"If I don't worry about you, who will?"

Yu Dejin was still a little excited. "I am your father. I am in charge of your affairs. I still need your approval. Do you want me to apply for you and get a certificate from the production team?"

Yu Qiutang was stunned.

Looking at my father's slightly angry expression, I suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)