Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 32
In this way, after another ten days of busy work, when everyone in the village had finished their work in the field and occasionally came to visit, Mu Ai's house was finally completed. Mr. Zhou directed two A young man burned the floor heat in the east wing and the kang in the side room for half an hour.Then, he took off his shoes, walked back and forth twice on the floor and the kang, felt it seriously for a while, and suddenly shouted, "It worked, it's really warm, and everyone won't have to suffer from the cold in winter."

Everyone cheered along with him, even if some people didn't understand why they were happy.Mu Ai was also very excited, after all, she had racked her brains to figure it out.Seeing that everyone was eager to try, she didn't mind, and waved for everyone to go up one by one to feel it.

Then he took Mr. Zhou back to the old lady's yard, and discussed with him about repairing the ancestral hall and this small courtyard.Repairing a house is not as complicated as building a new house, and it can be completed with a few masters, without the supervision of Mr. Zhou himself.The old man was in a hurry to implement the method of geothermal heat, and Mu Ai did not force him to stay, and earnestly paid the wages to the masters he brought with him, including the young apprentices, in addition to paying the full amount according to the prior agreement Money, and each of them wrapped a big red envelope.Mr. Zhou did not refuse, and nodded to let them accept all of them. However, when Mu Ai gave him the 200 taels of silver, he refused to accept it. If the technology of the heated kang is spread, he will definitely earn a lot of money, so he can't ask for this salary.Mu Ai knew that with the character of the old man, he would definitely give money to poor people for free.However, there was nothing he could do about the old man's stubborn temper.Well, for the past two months, she has been arranging the old man to live in Erniu's house next door. She took care of the food by herself, and never caused the old man to suffer physically. She was fatter and more energetic, and she felt a little comforted in her heart, thinking that she would give more generous gifts during the New Year's Eve in the future, and just make up for it, so she wouldn't tear up with him anymore.

In this way, people come fast and go faster.Mu Ai led all the daughters-in-law, took out chicken, duck, meat and eggs, set up a full five tables of wine and food, invited all the masters and young apprentices to have a big meal, and then sent them back to the city early the next morning carriage.

The remaining masters who stayed behind to repair the ancestral hall and Grandma Li's house also started work.The old lady didn't expect that Muai would repair her house, so she put down the bedding and clothes that had been stretched for almost a month, pulled her to her side, looked at her face that was obviously darker and thinner, and said with some guilt, "Immortal Xian, grandma is sorry for you. Ever since I heard that your uncle is coming back, grandma has been so heartbroken that she can't hold anything anymore. She always thinks about how much he has suffered outside, and wishes to make up for him for a while. You suggest These days in the house, grandma didn't do much to help, but instead asked you to bring food to grandma every day. That's fine, why are you repairing grandma's house now. "

Of course, Mu Ai understood the old lady's love for her son. At first, she felt a little blaming the old lady for seeing Shuan Shuan being left out in the cold. The son is eager and urgent.She is not qualified to say anything, but she just sleeps with Shuan Shuan every night, explaining some reason to her, and comforting her by saying that there is still her sister here, so it is good to live with her in the future, and there is nothing to be afraid of.Slowly, Shuan Shuan recovered, but he didn't like to play as much as before, and liked to stick to her side, but he was also sensible enough to help with small things, so Mu Ai also let the old lady stay silent. Busy with needlework, if she lacked cotton, she would send someone to buy cotton, and if she lacked embroidery thread, she would buy embroidery thread.Now in the old lady's house, there are only five sets of new quilts, and the new clothes are enough for each of the family of three to have two sets.

Mu Ai comforted the old lady, "Grandma, you are so old, you shouldn't have to work for me anymore. Uncle has been away for seven or eight years and hasn't returned. You should miss him a lot. My yard has already been built. Grandma will go and have a look when she has free time. I have arranged the main house of the second entrance for you to live in, and I have reserved a cross courtyard for Shuan Shuan. I will have someone renovate this courtyard and build another east wing house , When the uncle's family comes back, the house will be spacious and warmer, and in the future, even grandma's grandson will be enough to marry a wife."

When the old lady heard Mu Ai talking about her little grandson, she laughed immediately, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were crowded together. "It will take more than ten years. Who knows how tall my little grandson is now. I made two sets of clothes for him in the past two days, and they were made according to the size of four or five-year-old children in the village. .I don’t know if it will fit.”

"Of course the ones made by grandma fit well. The dresses my grandma made for me and Shuan Shuan before are so pretty. Shuan Shuan is reluctant to wear them every time." Mu Ai deliberately mentioned Shuan Shuan twice more.Sure enough, the old lady remembered and asked, "By the way, where is Shuan Shuan, why hasn't I seen this girl for a few days?"

Mu Ai said half-truthfully through her voice, "I just brought her some food and asked her to find Erhong to play. This girl has been a little listless recently, and she asked me the other day if grandma As long as the little brother, don't want her."

The old lady felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this. She really forgot about her granddaughter for a while. After all, she raised Shuan Shuan by herself, and they depended on each other for all these years.How could she be so confused? As soon as she heard that she was going to bring her grandson back, she happily forgot everything. Thinking of this, her face became even more guilty.

Mu Ai just wanted her not to ignore Shuan Shuan too much, but she didn't want her to blame herself too much, so she immediately changed the topic, "Grandma, Mr. Zhou and I have figured out a way to build a kang. You will move to my place in the next few days. I will live here for a while, and when the masters have finished repairing the house and setting up the kang, the uncle will come back, then it will not be too late for you to move back in."

The old lady was really interested in the kang, so she asked a few questions carefully.Mu Ai just let the masters start working.

Both the old lady and Shuan Shuan simply took some clothes for daily use. Mu Ai's things were all in the ring, and the family would be where they were. So, without using two sticks of incense, the three of them arrived at the mansion. inside.The old lady has also heard about Muai’s mansion from her good old sister these days, and she has long been thinking about taking a look at it, but she thought that she was only focusing on preparing supplies for her son’s family, and did not help her granddaughter at all. , I feel a little guilty.I was repairing the house today, and my granddaughter invited me to stay here for a while, so I had the opportunity to look around.She was just a poor old peasant woman, and it was the first time she saw such an exquisite and spacious house, and she was nagging how much money it would cost, while laughing hard.Mu Ai helped her into the right side of the main room, the prepared inner room, brought out new bedding and small decorations, and dragged the old lady to lay them out according to her preferences.Originally wanted to lead Shuan Shuan to see her Kuayuan, but unfortunately, the little girl wanted to live with her sister, Mu Ai agreed, and the little girl smiled.The old lady looked at the inside and outside of the house, and excitedly rolled up her sleeves, ready to scrub from room to room, but was stopped by Mu Ai. After cleaning up so many houses, the old lady would definitely get tired and sick.I have to say, I will go to Huawang City tomorrow to buy some servants.Not to mention the care of the house, but also to prepare some manpower for farming next year, that's all for the old lady.

(End of this chapter)