Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 350 What Liu Xuer and Dad Said
Liu Ya has seen the stone house in Lijia Village before. It looks really solid, but it is really small, and it looks short, which is not to my liking.She shook her head and said, "Stone houses are not good. I'm going to build five big tile houses. It would be great if they were bright and spacious."

Liu Dacheng turned the paper over, looked at it twice and said: "Chun Niu also said that if you want to build a brick and tile house, you have to go to Xiaozhang Village and go to Zhoujiayao ten miles south to buy earthen bricks. But we have to go to Zhoujiayao to say hello in advance, let them open the furnace and burn bricks. We also have to hire a car to bring it back, which is not cheap. It is estimated that the earth bricks are much more expensive than the stones in the mountains."

Liu Ya said: "That's fine, anyway, you don't build a house every day, so let's go buy earthen bricks. Did this Chun girl say how much it will cost?"

"If you calculate according to three houses, it will cost five taels of silver just to buy earthen bricks; this is not counting the money for buying wood to make beams. The wood used for the beams needs to be a whole piece of good material, and one piece costs one tael." There are two and a half of the roof tiles; some sand and yellow mud are used, and some wood is used to make window lattices and door frames. But Chun Niu calculated it for me. If you build five houses, it will be a little cheaper. A lot of materials can be cut off and used in other places. The material cost of five houses is about sixteen or seven taels of silver. The cost of labor is also more, because it takes more time to work. Oh, yes, there is also the money to hire a car. If you use a bullock cart to pull all these materials home, it will cost at least two taels of silver. "

Speaking of this, Liu Dacheng looked at Liu Ya, and said earnestly: "Ya'er, Dad heard Chun Niu's calculations, and he felt a little lost. Even if it is necessary to build three rooms, at least it takes It’s more than a dozen taels of silver, and if you build five rooms, you’ll need at least 20 taels. This is what our family has spent for ten years.”

Liu Ya just smiled when she heard that, and said: "Father, ten years' expenses are not ten years' income. That's fine, it's decided, we'll build five rooms. When I come back from the city tomorrow, I'll ask Chun Niu to help us Let’s talk about building a house. Try to build a new house before the rainy season. After that, we will buy furniture, and everything must be new, and we will not bring any old ones to the new house.”

"Ya'er, you mean... you can earn back the 20 taels of silver?" Liu Dacheng was not surprised, but disbelieving.

Liu Ya didn't nod or shake her head, she just said: "Father, there is no possibility of changing what I have decided. Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter, and you can wait to live in a new house."

After finishing speaking, Liu Ya yawned and said, "Father, I'm tired, and I have to get up early tomorrow, so I won't talk to you. You should stay at home for the past two days and think about it carefully, and see if there are any other requirements for us to build a new house." At that time, Chunniu will find the master mason who is working, and you and he will ask for it. Our family pays for hiring people, and we have the final say. If they can't reach it, we can replace it. Find better craftsmen."

"Ya'er, but..." Liu Dacheng wanted to say something else, Liu Ya took the piece of paper he wrote down from Liu Dacheng's hand, put it on the small kang table and pointed: "Father, your word is not I have to keep practicing. In fact, there are not a few words I can understand, and some words are wrong. If you have time, let Xiao Shuer teach you well."

After speaking, Liu Ya yawned again, rubbed her sore shoulders and went back to the house.

In fact, Liu Ya was really tired this day.Not to mention worrying about Cang Qianche, even experimenting with acupuncture for herself and giving Cang Qianche acupuncture is enough for her to consume energy.

After Liu Ya washed up briefly, she lay down on the bed.Because she had to get up early tomorrow, she let herself fall into a deep sleep as soon as possible.

After a good night's sleep, Liu Ya seemed to be tying up her nerves, and woke up automatically when the time was almost up.It's been a long time since there was such an accurate calculation of sleep time, Liu Ya got up after taking a deep breath, glanced at the sky that hadn't lit yet, and was very satisfied that her skills were not unfamiliar.

After neatly packing up the things she was going to bring into the city, Liu Ya came out and caught the two ducks.Originally, I wanted to slaughter the duck at home, but I was afraid that when the duck was dying and struggling, it would disturb the family members who were still sleeping, so I tied the duck's feet and carried the duck to go out.

As soon as Liu Ya stepped over the threshold, she heard the door of the back room open.Looking back, Liu Xu'er came out with disheveled hair and sleepy eyes.

"Elder Sister, I've disturbed you. I'm leaving now. You can close the door and go to sleep. It's still early." Liu Ya thought it was when she was catching ducks, but she still disturbed Liu Xu'er's sleep, feeling a little embarrassed Said.

"It's okay, I should get up and make breakfast too. Ya'er, you got up really early today." Liu Xu'er said again: "Ya'er, I heard what you said to Dad yesterday. Thank you, our family is indebted to you .”

"Thank you, we are good sisters and a family. Don't you have a share of the money I earn?" Liu Ya smiled, waved to Liu Xu'er and said, "Okay, let's stop talking, if you want It’s too late. I’m leaving first, let’s have a good celebration when we come back tonight, a new house will be built soon.”

After speaking, Liu Ya waved her hand and went out with the duck.

After Liu Ya left, Liu Xu'er came over to close the courtyard door.But looking at Liu Ya's back, she looked thoughtful again.

"Xu'er, Ya'er is gone?" A question came from Liu Dacheng's room, and it seemed that Liu Dacheng had also woken up.

Liu Xu'er agreed, "Yes, I just left the house. It's too early."

"Yeah, it's really not easy. This child has suffered a lot." Liu Dacheng opened the window and took a look, his eyes full of pity.

Seeing the look in her father's eyes, Liu Xu'er's heart shivered slightly.Then she walked to the window and said, "Father, I have something to say and I don't know if I should say it or not."

Liu Dacheng said: "What's the matter? Tell me. Do you still have to be so careful when talking to Dad?"

Liu Xu'er brushed her hair, pursed her lips and thought for a while, before she said, "Father, don't you think what Ya'er said was a bit strange? She said before that she went to the city this time to decide how many rooms to build. But she After hearing you talk about the money needed to build the house last night, I directly said that I would build five rooms."

Liu Dacheng was stunned for a moment, but didn't realize it for a while, and replied: "Yes, Ya'er made an agreement yesterday to build five rooms. She also said that she will let Chun Niu talk about it when she comes back today."

Liu Xu'er said again: "But, she didn't go to the city yet, so she knew that today's business would definitely be successful? Or is it that the money in her pocket is already enough to build a new house?"

(End of this chapter)