The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 25

Xie Zhimo took Yao Yu to a house on North Street, knocked on the door, and after a while, he opened the door alone. Seeing Xie Zhimo, he was a little surprised, and then said enthusiastically, "Brother Zhimo, I didn't expect you to come, hurry up." Into the house."

Xie Zhimo said, "Kangzi, is your master there?"

Peng Kang said, "The master is in the back room, who is this?" Just now Yao Yu was standing behind Xie Zhimo, but Peng Kang didn't notice it. After this meeting came in with Xie Zhimo, Peng Kang saw that there had never been a woman beside Xie Zhimo, so Peng Kang was a little curious .

"This is your sister-in-law, Yao Yu." Xie Zhimo introduced, his face blushing, "This is my brother Zhang Dehou's disciple Peng Kang."

Peng Kang was dumbfounded, is this Xie Zhimo who is not good at words and always has an indifferent face?He actually had other expressions, and he was still shy, but Peng Kang quickly realized, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Yao Yu replied generously, "Hi Kang Zi."

Zhang Dehou heard the voice a long time ago, and now he will walk out of the house, "Brother, you are here, how is your leg injury?"

"Brother Xie for your concern, it's okay." Xie Zhimo hurriedly pulled Yao Yu out to introduce him again.

Zhang Dehou asked curiously, "Why didn't I hear it from you before?" Zhang Dehou knew a little about the situation of Xie's family, so he would not be so kind to arrange the wedding for Xie Zhimo. Besides, Yao Yu behaved generously, and he didn't look like a villager at all. women.

"It's a long story." Xie Zhimo said.

Zhang Dehou didn't ask any more questions. The Xie family's situation was complicated, and he knew something about it. Zhang Dehou led Xie Zhimo and Yao Yu into the house.

After everyone sat down, Xie Zhimo said straight to the point, "Brothers, I'm here this time to ask you for a favor."

"Speak!" Zhang Dehou poured a cup of tea for Xie Zhimo and Yao Yu.After Yao Yu took it, he thanked him, which surprised Zhang Dehou.

"It's like this. We have separated from Xie's family now and want to move out. I bought the land yesterday. I plan to start building a house in a few days. I wonder if my brother is free?" Xie Zhimo briefly explained the situation .

"What are you talking about, whether you are free or not, I will definitely help you build a house!" Zhang Dehou patted his chest, and then thought of something, "Wait a minute, let me see when the future is Auspicious day."

"Have you stopped running darts?" Zhang Dehou and Xie Zhimo met because of running darts. Before running darts, Zhang Dehou helped people build houses, but he didn't make much money, so he switched to running darts.

"It's almost winter, so it's the same as running again next year." Zhang De said kindly, "Besides, building a house is a big deal for you, and I will try to let you move into your new home before winter begins."

Yao Yu felt a little emotional in his heart, he didn't expect Xie Zhimo's friends to have such a quack temperament, it seems that like attracts like, and people are divided by groups is not wrong.

Zhang Dehou’s auspicious day for the zodiac is August [-], which is the day after tomorrow. The time was a bit urgent, so Xie Zhimo and Yao Yu didn’t stay any longer. They bought a big pot and thirty bowls in the town and went back. A meal must be included.

After Xie Zhimo went back, he continued to make wooden frames and soil. Zhang Dehou said that he would be in charge. As for calling people, he arranged for Peng Kang to choose.

Zhang Dehou didn’t plan to collect money, he just took care of one meal a day. Yao Yu disagreed. It’s a kindness for others to help, but brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Besides, it costs ten cents a day to go out to do part-time jobs in the village. Yao Yu plans to ask for a price To twenty Wen a day.

Xie Zhimo said, "It's okay, just ten cents a day."

"The building of this house is nothing else, there must be certain skills in it, even if it is less than [-] Wen." Yao Yu said, "At that time, we will also take care of the two meals a day."

Xie Zhimo didn't want to bother others too much, let alone taking advantage of his brother, seeing Yao Yu saying this, nodded, "Thank you, Yu'er."

"You're welcome."

Yao Yu fished every day to make fish cakes and fish jelly, while Xie Zhimo made wooden frames. On August 20, Zhang Dehou brought more than [-] people from the town, and they moved the wooden frames to the building where the house was going to be built. On the ground, construction started, and Nuoer followed curiously.

After Yao Yu finished fishing, he went back to cook a large pot of fish soup at noon, and then divided several necks to fill it up, and brought it to the construction site. Everyone didn't expect that there would be food at noon, and they were very happy.

Zhang Dehou called Xie Zhimo aside, "Didn't we agree to just have one meal at night?"

Xie Zhimo shook his head, and said righteously, "Yu'er doesn't do it, and she has to pay attention to what she says, and she has to be paid."

Zhang De's thick face darkened, "What kind of wages are you paying?"

"This won't work, Yu'er taught me a lesson yesterday, and my brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Besides, I can be polite with you, but the group of people you brought can't be polite." Xie Zhimo said.

Zhang Dehou thought, "Then you give it to them, I don't want it."

"That won't work." Xie Zhimo said, "Let's not talk about it anymore, I don't pay the wages, it's Yuer who pays."

After delivering lunch, Yao Yu went fishing in the river. Nuoer was still at the new house. Zhang Dehou gathered the people he had brought together and said in a good voice, "Before I came, I told everyone that there is no wages, only one meal. rice, but the host does not agree."

Everyone was taken aback, what does this mean? Don't they even give you a meal?
"I have to have two meals a day."

Everyone nodded, that's great, they are more energetic in their work.

"Moreover," Zhang De said kindly, "we still need to start working."

Everyone was taken aback again, what?There is also wages. Generally, there is not much wages for building a house. Occasionally a few copper coins are meaningless. Most of the time, I will help you build the house. When my house is built, you can come and help.

"So, all of you remember, you are not allowed to cut corners, let alone be lazy! We want to build this house in the fastest time, you know?" Zhang De said kindly.

Everyone responded in unison, "Yes!" Then quickly finished the rice in the bowl, and hurriedly continued to build the house, otherwise the host would have to pay a lot more wages if they stayed for one more day. ah.

When Yao Yu delivered the meal, she realized that it was a waste of time to travel between two places, so she simply moved the newly bought pot to the new home, and asked Xie Zhimo to build a simple stove, so that she would not have to make an extra trip, and the weather was cold, so when it was ready, it was ready. Eat, and it is not easy to get cold.

For dinner, Yao Yu made big bone soup, fried several plates of green vegetables, and steamed several bowls of chicken cakes. Everyone saw that Yao Yu had put oil and salt in the dishes, and there were many meat dishes. Xin Daozhu’s family is a real one, so let’s work hard. Come work harder.

Yao Yu went to Hehua Town every other day to sell fish cakes and fish jelly, and bought some food for everyone to eat. Because there were so many people eating, Yao Yu would go to the fields to pick wild vegetables every day.

I have to say that Xie Zhimo is really good at farming. The green vegetables grown are big and beautiful. When he walked not far away, Yao Yu found someone stealing vegetables in the field. When he walked in, he found that it was not the Liu family or who , Yao Yu quietly put the basket aside, picked up a stick beside the field, and walked towards Liu Shi lightly.

Then, when the stick came down, Liu instantly let out a howl like a pig being slaughtered. Yao Yu ignored it, and hit the stick again, yelling, "There are thieves, there are thieves in this field!"

When Liu was beaten, she yelled, "Don't, don't hit!"

"Come on, let's catch the thief!" Yao Yu acted as if he couldn't hear, and swung the stick at Liu's body desperately.

While calling, Mrs. Liu said, "I, I am Liu Chunhua."

"Tell you to talk nonsense, tell you to talk nonsense, my mother-in-law will never be a thief!" Yao Yu was already strong, and every stick was exerted with all his strength.

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt a little relieved, but faced with Yao Yu's style of play, Mrs. Liu kept crying in her heart, "I really am."

After a while, the surrounding villagers were attracted to come over, and after seeing clearly who Yao Yu was beating, they quickly stopped, "This is Liu Chunhua!"

Yao Yu was taken aback, and said stupidly, "No, my mother-in-law is not such a person."

Seeing Yao Yu's innocent expression, everyone sighed inwardly. Who is this Mrs. Liu, who only bullies honest people, "I said you too, it's nothing if you steal it from your own house."

Mrs. Liu was in a state of distress and couldn't tell, "Forget it, give me a few taels of silver, and I'll see the doctor."

Yao Yu looked a little flustered, "Yes, but I don't have any money?"

"No money?" Mrs. Liu yelled loudly, "You beat me like this, and you said you have no money?"

Yao Yu's tone was quite innocent, "How could I know that mother is a thief."

Some villagers who couldn't stand it said directly, "Mr. Liu, you still have to be shameless. You stole other people's food and got beaten. Instead, you asked others for money!"

Liu said, "Never mind your business."

"Why don't I go and call Li Zheng?" Yao Yu asked.

"Yes, big sister, don't go, I'll go to Lizheng right now." A villager yelled, "Let Lizheng judge. Stealing people's things is justified."

Liu felt that a mouthful of blood was about to spurt, "Who are you looking for?"

"Mother, do you think Lizheng's official position is too small? Then we can go to Hehua Town to find the yamen." Yao Yu said, "I'll go to Xiao Wuzi. We will take a bullock cart to Hehua Town, and we will be there in a while."

Liu wished to tear Yao Yu's innocent face to pieces, pouted on the ground, turned around and left without asking for money.Yao Yu shouted behind Liu Shi, "Mother, don't leave, let's go to the town to find Master Qingtian."

Upon hearing this, Liu limped and ran even faster.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu had disappeared, Yao Yu said to the villagers who came, "Thank you all for today."

"Talking about whether to thank you or not, then the Xie family has no good people, big sister, you have to be careful in the future."

"Isn't it? With such a mother-in-law, I think it's the same if there are children in the family."

Yao Yu didn't speak, just smiled. After the crowd dispersed, Yao Yu quickly picked the green vegetables, took them to the river to wash them, and then hurriedly made lunch. For a month, the team led by Zhang Dehou was busy day and night, and finally let The whole house took shape.

(End of this chapter)