Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 196 Look at Chun Niu's Broken House

Liu Ya just heard a sentence when the Li family separated the day before, and knew that no one lived in the Li family's old house for many years.It was only when he and Xiao Shu'er came to the back of the big locust tree at the head of the village and saw the old house that he realized how decisive the Li family was.

This old house is really "old". The roof is still thatched, but it is not the same color of thatched.Dark grass is old, and light grass is new.The old thatch has been on the roof for a long time, and it will become moldy and damp, so every spring or before winter, a new thatch roof is replaced to avoid rain leakage in summer and wind in winter.

But the color of the thatched roof is different, and it should not have been completely replaced. It is just that some new grass has been added to the place where the rain leaked, so that it is barely possible to prevent the rain from pouring into the house.But such a room, in addition to being damp, must also be ventilated everywhere.

Unless the thatched roof of the whole house is removed and replaced with new thatch or tiles, it will not leak in the rainy season.However, after repairing in this way, workers and materials must be hired, and the price will definitely not be low.

Look at the bamboo fence, there are holes in many places where a dog could get through; the courtyard gate is fairly straight, not so broken that it has lost a side or missing a corner.But when I got closer, I found that the courtyard door was not on the door frame at all, and the hinges were all embroidered, but the two door panels were poked there, and I don't know what was used to hold them inside, so that they wouldn't fall down.

Liu Ya stepped forward, and had to be careful when reaching out to knock on the door, and then called out: "Chun girl, are you home? I'm Ya'er."

"I'm here, I'll be here soon." Chun Niu agreed, and ran out from inside.I saw that Chun Niu was wearing a blue cloth turban on her head, her clothes were old and covered with dust, and even her shoes were a pair of men's loose shoes that were about to break.

Liu Ya had never seen such a Chun girl before, the last time she was pushed and pushed in the muddy water, she was the most embarrassed, but she was also wearing new clothes.After all, she is still a young daughter-in-law who has just married.But what happened today?
Liu Ya's surprised eyes made Chun Niu smile, and hurriedly took down the pole inside which was against the door, and moved the door panel away, allowing Liu Ya and Xiao Shu'er to enter the yard.Said at the same time: "Aren't I just working? The new clothes are also dirty, and I was afraid that a nail or a stubble would scratch them, so I changed into an old one that I used to wear at my mother's house. These shoes are also dirty. Siping wore it when he went to the ground before."

Liu Ya nodded and said, "I thought you lost all your good clothes when you moved."

Chun Niu smiled and moved two more benches over, put them in the middle of the yard, and said: "The house is still being tidied up, so I won't invite you to sit in the house. You can sit in the yard with Shu'er for a while, I'm going to boil water for you to drink."

Liu Ya hurriedly grabbed Chun Niu and said, "I'm not here to drink water, but to see if there is anything I can help. What is Siping busy in the house, I'll go in and have a look."

"It's nothing to worry about. Siping is rebuilding the fire kang. The bricks knocked down can still be used after being wiped clean, but there is too much grass ash in the kang hole, so they have to be cleaned before they can be rebuilt." Chun Niu said, Pulling Liu Ya not to let him enter the house, he said: "The house is full of black ashes pulled from the kang cave, but it's dirty. You two sisters should stay outside."

"I don't think so." Liu Ya smiled, but did not enter the house again.After all, it was someone else's house, and it was kind and polite not to ask for help. If I insisted on helping, I was afraid that it would cause trouble.What's more, Liu Ya really doesn't know how to build a kang.

Liu Ya didn't enter the house, but Xiao Shu'er said: "Aunt Chunniu, I'll go in and learn from Uncle Siping. The house next to my father still lacks a kang, so I learned how to build it. Go back and get a few earth bricks. You can build it yourself."

"What are children doing learning this? Just ask your Uncle Siping to build a fire kang for your house. Go play in the backyard. That pear tree is bearing pears. Go and see if there are any ripe ones. Pick some and come back with them. Your second sister eats." Chun Niu didn't let Xiao Shu'er into the house, and pushed Xiao Shu'er to the backyard.

After all, Xiao Shu'er was a child, so when he heard that there were pears, he went to pick them with a smile.Only then did Chunniu turn around and sit on the small bench, opposite to Liu Ya.Said: "Ya'er, I haven't thanked you yet, for helping me so much."

Liu Ya looked up at the old house, sighed and said, "If I had known this, I would fight for a decent house for you. I really didn't expect this old house to be broken down like this. Didn't I mean Is our Liu family the poorest family in Pingshan Village? Why is the Li family's old house even more dilapidated than ours?"

Chunniu knew that Liu Ya's words were half a joke, so she said, "Yeah, I'm also surprised that this house is worse than your Liu's house. But, fortunately, the yard is big enough. If it is rebuilt in the future, there will be some problems." The place. There is a well and a pear tree in the backyard, and some vegetables are planted in the front yard, which is very good. This is a single-family house, so comfortable to live in.”

Liu Ya nodded, agreeing to Chun Niu's words.After all, living with a large family, especially between sisters-in-law, no matter how good they get along, there will be no tongues or teeth touching after a long time.Chunniu and Siping live separately. Although it seems difficult now, both of them are young and loving. As long as they endure a little bit of hardship and work hard, there will always be good days.

Liu Ya asked Chun Niu: "Then when do you plan to repair the house? I think this house will be very cold if it lasts until winter."

Chun Niu also looked up at the old house, smiled and said: "Yesterday, Siping asked a mason to come over and look at it. He said that if it was only plastering the wall, plus the money for the clay, it would be eight coins. But some The adobe in this place is rotten, and this year the walls will last at most one winter. It is better to overhaul, and even replace the roof with tiles, which will cost two or three taels of silver. I thought, the walls are also If I don’t want to repair it, I will replace the thatch on the roof and spend the winter like this. Next year, I will plant soybeans on that acre of dry land. The beans will be sold for some money when they are cooked and fried into oil. I will see who can do it for me. Farm work, help a day laborer, maybe next year I will be able to repair the house."

Then Chunniu said to Liu Ya again: "Ya'er, I don't plan to move the two taels of silver that we got from the family. If we sell one bag of polished rice and one bag of brown rice, we can make up enough money for three Two taels of silver. Use your brain, and help me figure out a solution for the remaining two taels of silver."

Hearing what Chunniu said, Liu Ya pursed her lips and thought for a while but didn't speak.After a while, he said: "The rice is sold, what do you and Siping eat? The house is not repaired, and it will be the rainy season after a while. You put a basin on the top of the kang to catch the rainwater? But it is convenient, and you don't have to go to the ground to find water when you are thirsty in the middle of the night. drank."

　I hurried back to update, but it was still a few minutes late.The box has not eaten yet, and the stomach is starving to death.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)