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Seeing Qiao Mingjin's gaze, Mrs. Ma hurriedly followed and whispered, "Sister-in-law Jintang, your dishes are better prepared than the ones you usually serve at home. There are meat and vegetables. There is also broth."

Several women also responded one after another.

A woman said, "Jin Niang, if you have any leftovers, can I take some home and give them to my grandchildren?"

The woman who spoke was named Yan.The man is also a member of the family with the surname Yue, but the man left in his early years, leaving her to live alone with her son and daughter.The daughter has been married for several years, and only one son is left by her side, named Yue Dachuan.

Yue Dachuan grew up until he was in his early 20s, but because his family was poor, he didn't say he was married.Later, with the help of the clan, he married the daughter of a poor family in a foreign country.Since she got married, that woman is very diligent, able to do both inside and outside, she is greedy from morning to night, and she is filial to the Yan family.She also gave birth to a son and a daughter to Yue Dachuan.She was so happy that Yan praised her daughter-in-law's ability whenever she met.

Yan's family doesn't have two or three acres of land, and they were digging wooden stakes in the forest to exchange for money a few days ago.It's just that she is old after all, and there are two little grandchildren at home to take care of.

Hearing that Qiao Mingjin was looking for a woman who could cook, she asked Qiao Mingjin.

Qiao Mingjin agreed with Sister Xiu's agreement...

At this meeting, a woman heard Yan's words and said: "Mother Dachuan, if there is any leftover, Niang Jin will keep it too. After warming it up at night, those artisans can still eat it."

Yan Shi lowered his head embarrassingly at what she said.A look of shame and embarrassment.

Qiao Mingjin took a look into the cooker, probably a little too prepared today.After the craftsmen finished eating, even the cooking women finished their meals, there was still a lot left in the pot.

Qiao Mingjin thought for a while and said, "I made too much today, and you can share the rest later. You don't need to send it to my house. It's also hot today, so I don't think it will be released at night. But tomorrow, it will be counted." For the number of people who can eat well, there is no need to cook too many dishes, and save them until night. Otherwise, Master Saturday will say that we are wasting."

Several people responded happily.

There are quite a few left today.There are also some big meats.Where can I usually eat such meat dishes at home?

Just now, Da Chuan's mother even put her own share in a bowl.Going to take it home for her two grandchildren to eat.When they saw it, they all set aside some to take back to their families.

Unexpectedly, once Jinniang opened her mouth, she could take back the rest of the pot.The dishes in this pot are also clean, and everyone scoops them into their own bowls with spoons to eat. When they take them home, they can add more meat dishes to eat at night.

The women were very happy and thanked Qiao Mingjin again and again.

Qiao Mingjin walked to the construction site again.

The people brought by Master Guan did not rest after eating.They are all busy building bamboo sheds.

Among them were two people who looked like foremen. They had come with Zhou Yanqing and Master Guan before, and they both knew Qiao Mingjin.Seeing Qiao Mingjin approaching, he brought someone over to say hello to Qiao Mingjin.

After Qiao Mingjin greeted them, she asked the foreman surnamed Quan, "When will your bamboo shed be built? Can you sleep at night?"

The master surnamed Quan smiled and said: "Yes. We are all used to building it. It's not too difficult. You have a lot of space here. Sometimes we don't have a place to build a bamboo shed for the work we get, and we are all mats at night. and lying down."

"How do you sleep at night? Do you sleep on the floor? It's summer. There may be mosquitoes at night."

A few masters smiled and said to her while building a bamboo shed: "If you get some straw to lay out at night, where do you need a bed? Add some mugwort leaves, and the mosquitoes will not dare to get close. We are no better than you women, with this body The skin is rough and the flesh is thick, even if its teeth are broken, it won't be able to bite in."

The men who were also building the tent laughed, and showed Qiao Mingjin their swarthy arms.

Qiao Mingjin didn't think there was anything wrong.In her previous life, she had seen very few shirtless people?

The clothes worn by the beach are no different from not wearing them.She also had nothing to blush.

It was Master Quan who scolded everyone.

Qiao Mingjin stood on the side and looked at it, then said to Master Quan: "I'll help you inquire in the village later. Whoever has straw, and whoever has mats, I'll find some for you too. I'll give you a few more oil lamps. It's easier to get up at night."

Master Quan then thanked Qiao Mingjin again and again.

Qiao Mingjin gave Yun Jin a few instructions when she got home, and Yun Jin went out.

She chatted with Zhou Yanqing again, and Zhou Yanqing saw that he had nothing to do with him on the construction site, so he confessed a few words, then got in the car and left.

When the car was driving away, it even lifted the curtain of the car and waved to Wan'er, causing Wan'er to trot and follow a few steps.

Qiao Mingjin pulled Wan'er and watched him walk away.

Wan'erfang approached Qiao Mingjin mysteriously and said, "Mother, Uncle Zhou just carried me into the carriage and took me on a horse!"

"Oh? So good? Is it comfortable to ride in a carriage?"

The little thing nodded again and again: "Yeah, it's comfortable. It's more comfortable than riding an ox cart. The carriage is so wide, you can lie down, there is a table inside, and you can eat fruit and drink tea while riding in the cart."

Seeing Qiao Mingjin staring at her and smiling without saying a word, he shook her mother's hand and said, "Mother, mother, can our family also buy a carriage? This way, next time my mother takes me and my aunt to the city, we don't have to sit in a cow. Sleep on your back. You can sleep in the carriage."

Qiao Mingjin laughed.

"But we used to go to the city to sell firewood, right? If we use a carriage, how can we pull firewood?"

The little thing thought for a while, then said: "Didn't we stop selling firewood? Then next time we go to grandma's house, we can also sit in the carriage, and we won't be afraid of getting wet when it rains."

"But horses are very expensive. What if mother has no money to buy them?"

Qiao Mingjin teased her daughter leisurely.

The little thing glanced at his mother, then turned to look at his aunt standing beside him, and scratched his head.

Cai whispered: "Then we don't need to buy horses, but only carts. How about using our oxen to pull the carts? Make a covered tent. Let Grandpa He and the others help to make it. Okay?"

Qiao Mingjin touched her daughter's head and laughed.

Pull a carriage with an old ox?Donkeys have seen such pulls, but no cows have seen such pulls.

"Okay, next time Grandpa He and the others are free, Mother will tell them to make a carriage for us Wan'er that is not afraid of the rain."

The little thing immediately jumped up happily.

"Mom, then I'll go and play with Sister Liu Zhi and the others!" After speaking, she ran away quickly.

Qiao Mingjin didn't hold her back either, it's better for her daughter to be lively than bored.He only ordered Ming Qi twice and let the aunt and nephew run away.

After work started in the afternoon, Qiao Mingjin also went.

She also saw Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Yu taking Liu Meiniang around looking for someone to talk to.

Qiao Mingjin only took one look, then looked away.

Liu Meiniang wanted to talk to Qiao Mingjin, but found that every time she was about to walk towards Qiao Mingjin, Qiao Mingjin obviously didn't look at her, but seemed to feel her movements, and walked away every time.

Liu Meiniang didn't care either.She got Wu's promise, she can stay in Yue's house for many days, she didn't leave today.She is not in a hurry either.

On the contrary, Sister Xiu found Qiao Mingjin with an angry expression on her face, and cursed in Qiao Mingjin's ear for a long time.

"You don't talk about it? Have you been talking for so long?"

"I just can't stand her vicious look! Those who don't know her will think she's a newly married daughter-in-law! Every time I meet someone, I sweetly call her Uncle and Aunt, shameless!"

Qiao Mingjin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You don't care about other people's shame. Let her go for what she likes. You have the time to take care of other people's business."

"This is no business! This is a major matter related to you and Wan'er, how can it be no business."

"I don't care. What kind of anger are you doing? By the way, did my cousin ask you to look for straw or mats in the village?"

Sister Xiu was immediately taken away by Qiao Mingjin: "Hey, isn't it just straw and mats? Which one doesn't have it? Soon, every family will harvest rice and grain again, and they are waiting to clean up the firewood and warehouses. Well. You don’t even need to give money, they might even thank you.”

"Really? What about the mats? We're going to thresh grain, isn't it for drying the millet? I'm afraid there won't be enough for one or two?"

"What's that worth? Whose house only has one bed and two beds. If you're sorry, give me a few pennies, and they can even pull off the sleeping mat for you."

"Really? Then let's go and ask. I really can't bear to let them live on the ground of the construction site."

"They're all rough-skinned guys, which one didn't roll in the mud? Just eat enough, don't pay attention to those..."

Although he said so, he followed Qiao Mingjin to the village.

Xu is that now everyone in the village is waiting for the workshop to be built, so that they can arrange for their own labor to go in and earn money, and they are very close to and enthusiastic about Qiao Mingjin.

Qiao Mingjin will soon arrive at Straw and Mat.

She didn't even spend the copper coins in her purse.

Qiao Mingjin also bought some oil lamps from a few qualified families in the village.

When she, sister Xiu and some enthusiastic village women brought mats and straw to the construction site, those craftsmen also built the bamboo shed.

Thank you very much for accepting the things from Qiao Mingjin.

Master Guan also said that he would sleep in the shed with the craftsmen.

Qiao Mingjin persuaded him.Zhou Yanqing and she had already arranged for Master Guan to live in her house.

In the afternoon, because it was summer, it got dark too late, and by the time the work was finished, the construction site had already been leveled by half.Presumably, the rest of the ground will be leveled tomorrow, and the foundation will be laid the day after tomorrow.

Qiao Mingjin really hoped that it could be done soon.

One is that the autumn harvest is coming, and the other is that the local rainy season is coming.

Now there are quite a few wooden stakes in the woods, and Qiao Mingjin took Father He and others to pluck the rotten ones and get rid of the excess roots. The first few roots are almost dry, and they can be repaired when they are pulled back. carved.It's not good if it's raining. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)