Peasant woman

Chapter 34

Xu Cao's eyes were shining, and she felt that the 100 taels of silver in her bosom were scalding hot.Turning her head to look at Fugui, she said excitedly: "Master, go back and look for Li to plot a piece of land in the village. Let's build a few houses and move out, okay?"

Fugui nodded, "Sure, after I go back, I'll just talk to my father and say that I had some money on hand, but you made some money by selling the enema. I reckon it would cost 20 taels of silver to build a few houses." Yes. But, daughter-in-law, you take care of the rest of the money, I will hunt hard in the future, and work hard to earn money to support you and Miaomiao." His voice was a little muffled.

Xu Cao grinned and said, "Okay, after building the house, we don't have anything to spend money on, we save it, so we can find a husband's house for Miao Miao in the future."

"Well, how many babies will you have by then, I will work hard to make money so that the babies can live comfortably." Fugui grinned.

Xu Cao blushed, thinking that the two of them hadn't had sex yet, and this person began to miss her having a baby, so she blushed and said angrily, "Let's go back quickly, it's getting dark soon." In the restaurant I wasted some time because it was getting late, otherwise she would still be planning to stroll around the town.

Miao Miao followed Fugui for a day and fell asleep lying on Fugui's shoulder.Fugui carried Miaomiao all the way back to the village.

It was already dark, and Xu Cao was happy after earning money.The pancakes were fried in oil, and the family of three went to bed early after eating.

Miao Miao fell asleep quickly and fell asleep on the kang head. Xu Cao was so excited, lit the oil lamp, drew out a piece of paper and wrote on it with charcoal.

Fugui saw it and said curiously: "Daughter-in-law, what are you writing? Go to bed now."

Xu Cao crouched under the dim oil lamp without raising her head, "I'm trying to figure out how much money it will cost to build this house, sir, do you think we should build it with fire bricks and tiles? Well, there are two square rooms, two wing rooms, and one There is a kitchen, a utility room, and a small yard right in front of the city. Do you want to build a yard in the back, and then dig a cellar in the backyard, and we can store our food in it. By the way, the grape stalks you brought back yesterday It can also be inserted in the front yard, and a grape trellis can be built in a year or two, and grapes can grow in three or four years. Yes, yes, I also want to raise pigs, chickens, and rabbits , we are building a pigsty, chicken coop and rabbit coop in the backyard, right?"

The more she talked, the more excited she became.Her biggest wish in the previous life and in this life was to have her own house. Grapes were planted in front of it, and a small piece of land was developed to grow vegetables. She didn’t expect that she would finally have her own house now, and it was designed by herself. .

Fugui smiled and listened to what she said, his eyes were full of tenderness.

"Sir, do you think it's okay?" Xu Cao finished writing on the paper, then raised her head to look at Fugui.

"Okay, the daughter-in-law can build whatever she wants, then let's build a brick and tile house! We are building a front yard and a back yard, and a pigsty, a chicken coop, and a rabbit coop in the back yard."

The residence of a lifetime, wealth and wealth also hope that it can be tidied up.

Xu Cao calculated and calculated several times. It would take about 30 taels of silver to build these brick houses, which was within her acceptable range.

After finishing the calculation, Xu Cao put away the paper, got on the kang and went to sleep.

When he woke up the next day, Fugui stood in the yard discussing with Father Yang about building a house.

"Father, I want to go and talk to Lizheng about plotting a piece of land in the village and building a few houses, and then my wife and I will move out." Dad said.

Father Yang was stunned, "Do you have any money?"

Fugui nodded, drank the last sip of soup in the bowl, and let out a sigh of satisfaction, "Yes, I still have the money to build the house."

"Well, you can build it. You have separated anyway. You will move out sooner or later." Father Yang nodded, "By the way, what kind of house are you planning to build? How many rooms? If you don't have enough money, build it first." Let's live in two rooms first."

Fugui grinned, "Father, don't worry about this, the money is enough. We are going to build two main rooms, two side rooms, a kitchen, and a utility room to form a small yard and build a yard in the back."

"What? That's tens of taels of silver. Wealthy, do you have any money?" Father Yang was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "If it's not enough, I'll go out and ask your second and third uncles to borrow some. .”

As soon as the words came out, Mrs. Chen in the house immediately rushed out, and said angrily to Father Yang: "Old man, what are you talking about? Our house is leaking and it's raining. You are good, and you want to help the rich and the rich." Borrowing money to build a house, isn't it stupid!" Chen was so angry that he reckoned that this must be the attention of that little bastard who asked Fu Gui to discuss building a house with the old man, and then asked the old man to borrow some money because he didn't have enough money!Hmph, thinking of Mei, with her around, that little bastard would never want to deduct a penny from the old man.

Xu Cao in the kitchen also heard it, sneered, walked out, and said to Chen Shi: "Mother, don't worry, I and Fugui have enough money to build a house, and I can still get a few dozen taels of silver." , don’t bother you and dad to worry about it.”

Mrs. Chen looked at Xu Cao with her mouth wide open, and she didn't come to her senses. What did this little bastard say?Dozens of taels?They can spend dozens of taels of silver to build a house? "Where did you get your money?"

Xu Cao smiled and said, "The money I earned."

The angry Chen choked.

After hearing the words, Old Man Yang didn't say anything more, and nodded, "Sure, the money is enough, you can build it, and if you need anything, just tell me."

Mrs. Shen, Yang Dapeng, and Yang Xiaotong all came to congratulate Fugui when they heard that Fugui was going to build a house.Shen took Xu Cao's hand and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I really congratulate you. When you build a house in the future, I will go there and make a fuss."

Xu Cao smiled and said, "Success, it's fine to bring Brother Jun to stay for a few days."

Mrs. Shen pulled Xu Cao to say a few more words, and then said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, do you really have enough money? Don't be angry with your mother for a while. If it is not enough, I will ask Dapeng for help." , I should be able to lend you some silver money."

"Second brother and sister, don't worry, it's really enough. Yesterday I went to the town to buy the enema prescription to the restaurant. I thought it would be good to earn two or three taels of silver, but I didn't expect to make dozens of taels." , The money to build a house is just enough." Xu Cao is not wary of the second sibling, but mainly thinks that it is better not to tell others all about the family.

Shen Shi felt relieved when she heard the words, "That will work, but my sister-in-law is really good, and the food she figured out can make so much money. I'm afraid my mother will regret it now and split up with you." Shen Shi said, laughing softly. up.

Afterwards, Xu Cao and Fugui went to Li Zheng, and when they met Li Zheng, they explained their purpose.Li Zheng naturally agreed.There are still several places where people can live in the village. Xu Cao chose the location at the entrance of the village, next to the Yang family, with a distance of 300 meters. Pole and the like could not be more convenient.

After that, I have to go to the government to get the official documents of the land deed and house deed.

There was not much farm work to do in the fields, and Fugui put aside his hunting, and the two started to prepare for building a house.The firebricks and tiles used to build the house are not available in the village, and they have to be transported back to the town. It costs another 28 taels of silver to buy the firebricks and tiles, as well as other materials and shipping.The main reason is that Xu Cao planned to surround the front and back yards with firebricks, which added up to a considerable cost.

The rest is to find workers, such as masons, carpenters, etc. Fortunately, many in the village can do these things, and the workers are very good. The price Xu Cao offered was [-] Wen a day, and a total of seven people were hired to help.

On the first day of April in the Yuanhe Year, it is advisable to: break ground, ask for an heir, get married, travel, ask for money.

Taboo: go to office for burial.

Today is a good day, Xu Cao and Fugui's house officially started construction.

Because regardless of food and lodging, Xu Cao has nothing to do, just make tea and send it over.Fugui was not in a hurry to go hunting in the mountains, and built a house with the big guy.According to this, Xu Cao reckoned that the whole house could be built in half a month at most.

At the end of the day when the ground was broken, Mrs. Li came to find her. Xu Cao was observing her potatoes in the field.Looking up, she saw Mrs. Li running towards the top of the hill from a distance.Xu Cao hurriedly got up to greet her, she felt a little uneasy, her mother should know that she was going to build a house these days, but she never asked her to say anything.Now that he's here, he's probably going to blame her, right?
Mrs. Li ran over, saw Xu Cao, and said out of breath, "I've been looking for you for a long time, and your second brother and sister said that you came to the field. By the way, the house in the village is yours, right? Inside, why don’t you talk to the old lady when building a house?”

Xu Caona said: "I'm not afraid that you will say something about me and spend money indiscriminately."

Mrs. Li glanced at her and said angrily: "When did my mother tell you? You didn't tell my mother when you built the house. I was so angry. I saw that you built a lot of houses. How much money did you spend? The money on your body Is it enough? Did you borrow a lot from others? Hey, you are a real kid. If you don’t have money, just build two less houses. You have to build six or seven. Enclose it? Do you have enough money on your body?"

Mrs. Li was also very angry. The young couple had not been married for long, and they probably didn't have much money on them. The house probably cost tens of taels of silver to build, right?Thinking about it made her feel distressed, and sighed, she said: "If it's not enough, there is five taels of silver left over from Fugui's dowry last time, I will lend it to you first, and then you will return the money to my old lady after earning money!" There is not a few taels of money in the family, and there are still a few mouths waiting to eat. The two girls and the three girls should get married in a few years, and the dowry is indispensable.Now she can only lend the five taels of silver to Da Ya, and she really can't get it out if it is too much.

Xu Cao warmed her heart, "Mother, don't worry about it, how can I build a house without enough money? A few days ago I went to the town to sell the enema prescription and bought dozens of taels As for the silver, it is enough to build a house."

Mrs. Li was stunned when she heard that, "What, that black thing can still earn so much money? Don't be fooling me."

"Mother, really, I didn't lie to you, otherwise how would you build a house, right? So don't worry about it, when the house is built, you can just come and have a drink."

Mrs. Li thought about it, the taste of the food is really delicious, since the recipes are all sold to others, I am afraid that in the future, this food can only be made and eaten by oneself, and it will not be good to sell it to others.But it's okay, I made dozens of taels of silver.

Xu Cao took Li Shi back, and after entering the room, she stuffed Li Shi with ten taels of silver.Fu Gui asked Xu Cao to give this money.Xu Cao thought that she still had sixty taels of silver on her body, so it would be fine to give ten taels.And when the potatoes are harvested, I persuade my mother to grow potatoes, and I should be able to earn some money this year.

"Mother, this money is reserved for the dowry of Erya and Sanya, don't spend it all on the hill, do you understand?"

Mrs. Li accepted it hesitantly, and when she heard this, she immediately pinched Xu Cao and said angrily, "Your old lady, I am such a person in your heart? The second and third are my daughters, and I will definitely not Treated them badly. You had nothing to do at that time, so mother married you to Fugui, and now seeing that you are doing well, I feel at ease, otherwise I won’t die of guilt!”

Xu Cao whispered: "Okay, mother, you should go back quickly, so that my mother-in-law won't see you later. Her face has been so dark recently that I'm afraid she will cause trouble." The grass avoids it.Although I am not afraid of her, it is always bad to have a quarrel.

"What's so scary about her!" Mrs. Li muttered and went out.

As soon as they went out, the two ran into Mrs. Chen walking towards her. Mrs. Chen's complexion was as dark and ugly as Xu Cao said.Mrs. Chen glanced at the small cloth bag in Mrs. Li's hand, her expression became even uglier, and she snorted.

Mrs. Li gave her a blank look and went out.

As soon as Mrs. Li went out, Mrs. Chen asked Xu Cao, "Did you give your mother money? Did you marry into the Yang family? Since you married the Yang family, you are the Yang family! How can you use the money from the Yang family to give to your mother's family?" ah!"

Xu Cao was also angry, and said: "Mom, so what if I give my mother money? The money is my hard earned money, not yours! Now that we have separated, don't meddle in the affairs between me and Fugui." Don’t worry! As for where my money is used, don’t worry about it, it has nothing to do with you!”

This mother-in-law thinks about other people's things all day long, which is really annoying.

Mrs. Chen's face became even more ugly, and she was about to point at Xu Cao and curse, when Mrs. Li, who had just left the door, turned around and saw her pointing at her own girl, putting her hands on her hips and scolding angrily, "What are you referring to! Who told you to do that?" You pointed at my daughter! You, a mother-in-law, don’t set an example for your daughters-in-law, and scold you all day, you are ashamed, I feel ashamed for you!”

Chen was so choked by her that she couldn't say a word, and pointed at Li and started cursing.

When Shen Shi and Xiao An in the room heard this, they rushed out to try to persuade them to fight, and finally separated the two of them. Shen Shi hurriedly said to Xu Cao: "Sister-in-law, take your mother home first."

Xu Cao then dragged the furious Li Shi back. Li Shi scolded Chen Shi all the way, and there was not a single word repeated, not even a dirty word.

(End of this chapter)