peasant girl wedding

Chapter 90 New Questions

After the father and son talked for a while, Tong Zhide got up and went to the main house.

Inside the room, Mrs. Lin was talking to the old man and the old lady.She knew that the old lady didn't want to see her, so she tried every means to please the old lady.When the old lady called her to do the dirtiest and most tiring job in Tong's house, she did not forget to ask her daughter Tong Cui'er to drop by to inquire about news.

The hard work paid off, no, she finally let her daughter find out useful news.

Ever since Tong Zhixin broke up with the family, Mr. Tong and Mrs. Tong, who were pointed at by others, seldom go out, especially after the old man instigated Tong Zhiming to pick mushrooms in the forest, and became a joke in the village after dinner. I don't even go out anymore.

"Father, mother, I heard that the fourth brother is going to build a new house."

Build a new house?How long has it been since the family separated, not to mention building a thatched cottage, but also building a new one?

The old man and the old lady were very upset when they heard this, and the old lady simply got angry and yelled at Mrs. Lin, "You love to chew your tongue, who told you to talk about this? I asked you to do your job. Have you done it all? Think about what you have? The fourth child builds a new house, it’s none of your business! You’re full to support it! If you think you’re too full, Cheng, from tonight onwards, don’t have eaten."

"Mother, it is of course our family's business to build a new house for the fourth child." Lin retorted softly.

The old lady was even angrier, "Are you still reasonable?"

"Mother, think about it, the second brother and the fourth brother have the best relationship, the last time the fourth brother built a thatched cottage, didn't the second brother secretly help the second brother, and gave the second brother the things in the house? This time the fourth brother builds a new house, the second brother must help."

Lin's words caught the old man and the old lady's most worried and hated place, and they immediately made them forget about cursing her, and turned to scolding Tong Zhixin and Tong Zhide.

"The fourth brother is shameless. Last time the eldest brother fell, he didn't want to ask him to pay for the medical expenses. This time he built a new house, so don't expect the second brother to help. The second is a bitch, if he goes to the fourth's house secretly Help, I have to break his leg!" Old Master Tong scolded coldly.

Tong Zhide, who walked to the main house, heard the scolding in the house, and felt chills in his heart.

"...What are you still doing, you still haven't called me over!" The old lady's roar came from the room.

Lin let out an "hey" and immediately opened the door and came out.

"Ah! Second brother, why are you silent?" Lin who turned around saw Tong Zhide standing quietly outside the steps, trembling with fright.

Tong Zhide looked very calm, opened the door and entered the room.

Lin curled her lips and snorted coldly in her heart, waiting will make you feel better.

"Father, mother..." Tong Zhide saw the two of them standing in the middle with his head bowed.

Old Master Tong looked at him with an unfriendly expression, and said, "Do you know that your fourth brother is going to build a new house?"

Tong Zhide nodded, "Father, I won't go."

"Well," Mr. Tong was very satisfied with this answer. The second child was the most honest. If he said no, that meant no.

"Father, mother, there is not enough firewood left at home, so tomorrow I will ask Zhaoyin to go outside to chop firewood."

"Go, ask Zhaoyin to chop more firewood and come back."

"Yes, dad, I'll talk to him now."

"Go get it."

The matter of Tong Zhaoyin not being at home during the day was perfectly resolved, and before dawn the next day, he got up secretly and went to Tong Zhixin's house.

Today is the first day of work, Fang Cuiwei prepared breakfast early.Tong Zhaoyin came over and ate hot porridge and pickles with everyone without sitting for a while.

After dinner, he carried an ax and a saw, and followed Tong Zhixin into the woods.

It was very early, and no one else had come yet. There were only Tong Zhixin and Tong Zhaoyin in the woods.

"Zhaoyin, let's first divide the range of trees to be cut."

"Hey." Tong Zhaoyin put the ax and the saw on the ground, followed Tong Zhixin with the rope, and the two of them turned around in the forest, surrounding the outermost trees to delineate the area to be cut.

When the sky turned pale and other tree-choppers arrived, they also returned to the starting point to join the large group.

Tong Zhixin made a division of labor, asked several people to start working from different directions, and then arranged other things.

The family discussed it, and the new house was built with bricks and tiles, which would be stronger and more atmospheric.Although the Dong family didn't care that their family was a farmer, they were also a big family. Their family had the ability to make the house better and upscale, so they naturally wanted to make the house better.When Tong Duo'er marries into Dong's family, she can also have some face.

Tong Zhixin was going to Qingzhou, which was far away from the county, to bring the bricks and tiles to the village.

There are also bricks and tiles in the county, but the price is very expensive. Tong Zhier has calculated that, plus the toll to Qingzhou, it is much cheaper to go directly to Qingzhou to buy bricks and tiles than to buy them in the county.

Fang Cuiwei handed him the package prepared for him last night, and watched him go out.

During the few days when Tong Zhixin went to Qingzhou to buy bricks and tiles, the supervisor at home became Tong Zhi'er.Tong Zhi'er is shrewd and intelligent, and Tong Zhixin is most at ease when entrusted to her.

The helpers in the woods worked very hard on the first day.At the end of the day, I found that Tong Zhixin was not there, and when I returned home, my family members said that they saw Tong Zhixin carrying a package and went to the county. idea.

Tong Zhixin said that the daily salary was forty Wen, but he didn't say how much he did.If they work less in one day and extend the number of days longer, they can earn more money.

There is an influence between people. People who have such thoughts start, and others will slack off when they see it. Except for Tong Zhaoyin, he is still working hard.

At noon, Tong Zhi'er came to check the situation and found that the number of trees felled today was three times less than yesterday's. She didn't get angry, she just said that the weather was hot and asked everyone to go inside to drink water.When everyone was in the room, Tong Zhi'er said, "Everyone has worked hard."

Tong Zhi'er has a pair of piercing eyes.

Seeing her crystal clear eyes that seemed to see everything clearly, everyone felt a little uncomfortable.

"There is one thing I want to tell everyone in advance. The wages for cutting down trees for a day are [-] Wen, but the reward is calculated according to the number of trees cut in a day."

Everyone blinked and looked at each other, and someone asked, "Zhi'er, what do you mean by that?"

"For example, Tong Zhaoyin cut down [-] trees this morning, and each tree is rewarded with one penny. In other words, Tong Zhaoyin's reward this morning is sixteen pennies."

"Is this reward other than salary?"

Tong Zhi'er nodded, "That's right, that is to say, when all the trees are cut down and the wages are calculated, in addition to the [-] Wen per day, a daily reward will also be added."

Forty pennies a day, one penny reward for cutting down a tree, the more you cut, the more you earn, darling...they are losing a lot.

"Zhi'er, I've rested, I'm going to do my work first." One of them put down his tea bowl and hurried outside.

"Let's rest for a while, the sun is still a little big now?" Tong Zhi'er shouted.

No reply.

When one person left, the others hurriedly put down their bowls and walked into the woods.No one is a fool, anyone can settle accounts, and every penny earned is a penny.

"Cousin Zhaoyin, take a break." Seeing that Tong Zhaoyin was about to go out, Tong Zhi'er shouted.

Tong Zhaoyin turned around and smiled, "No Zhi'er, I'm off to work."

"Brother Zhaoyin, if you are tired, you can rest, you can't earn enough money." Knowing what he was working hard to earn money for, Tong Zhi'er did not persuade him, but told him.

Tong Zhaoyin nodded.

Not long after, there was the sound of logging in the woods.

Tong Zhu'er looked at Tong Zhi'er adoringly, "Second Sister, you are so amazing!"

Tong Zhi'er smiled and explained to her: "People are lazy. At this time, giving certain rewards will motivate them to complete what we want to do."

Tong Zhu'er understands half-understood, but Tong Zhaofu at the side understands it.

Seeing that he was listening seriously, Tong Zhi'er bowed his head and said, "Ah Fu, when you become an official in the future, you can also use motivation to accomplish what you want to do for the people under your command."

Tong Zhaofu nodded and said with a smile, "Second sister, are you so sure that I will pass the imperial examination?"

Tong Zhi'er raised her eyebrows, "Whose younger brother are you?" That proud look was saying, with a smart sister like me, as a younger brother, you still can't pass the imperial examination?
"Second sister, why didn't I realize that your skin is not thin at all." Tong Zhaofu stuck out his tongue.

"That's right, Second Sister is smart." Tong Zhu'er agreed.

Tong Zhi'er changed his face, knocked on the heads of the two of them, feigned anger and said: "You two have been here for a long time, and you beat around the bush and scolded your second sister for being thick-skinned!"

Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu immediately surrendered and begged Tong Zhi'er for mercy.

"Zhi'er is becoming less and less like a daughter's family now. I think she talks and acts like the shopkeeper Qin in a restaurant." Tong Duoer, who came out of the room, added.

With the support of the eldest sister, Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu, who were begging for mercy, immediately covered their mouths and started laughing.

"Sister, you don't even help me..." Tong Zhi'er pretended to be wronged.

Fang Cuiwei, who was arranging things in the yard, came into the house and watched the scene of several children playing with a happy smile on his face.

On the other side, Tong Zhixin and Fang Dalin rushed to Qingzhou.

When it was decided to build a new house, the family discussed it, and Tong Zhixin went to Fang Dalin's house and told him about it. Fang Dalin said that when he wanted to buy bricks and tiles, he called him. He knew someone. That person will pick the good bricks.

The two entered a tavern, and after a meal, after waiting for a while, the person Fang Dalin knew well came.

(End of this chapter)