Orion's pretty daughter-in-law

Chapter 53
Luo Jinxiu asked on purpose, but she rolled her eyes in return, "How dare you have the nerve to ask me for money? You don't know how much it costs you to live in such a nice house, and I haven't seen you honoring us. I'm doing this I'll give you a chance to make up for it! Stop talking nonsense and quickly find someone to make it for our family!"

Luo Jinxiu just smiled without saying a word, but Yun Jinghao said with a cold face: "To build a fire wall, the entire outer wall must be demolished and rebuilt. Not only do you need to use a lot of bricks, but it also takes more time. We have to double it, we have already spent very little money on building a house, and there is no way to get it for you, not to mention the time is too late, if you really want to get it, you can hire craftsmen after the spring.” Of course, the money is also up to you Pay it yourself, they are not obliged to pay the money.

In order to silence the old lady, Yun Jinghao went directly into the house and took out three hundred Wen from the money box used to store some scattered flowers at home, "This is the filial money we specially set aside for the family this month, Take it home and buy some meat for your family, and eat some meat to keep you warm when the weather is cold."

The old lady cursed and said, "It's only three hundred yuan! Who are you going to send for three hundred yuan if you live in such a good place!?" As she said this, she quickly collected the money in her hands.

Yun Jinghao looked at the old lady expressionlessly, his eyes that seemed to see through people from the inside to the outside made the old lady tremble.

"The reason why we can afford such a good house is because we are homeless after the separation, and the old house in Lizheng's family cannot live indefinitely. My daughter-in-law has food prescriptions in hand because I am afraid that the family will say that we It disturbed your business, so we had no choice but to sell it to the restaurant in the town. If we don't sell it, we can make a living and make money for a long time. We can't make hot and sour noodles. Now we don't even have a way to make money. No."

The old lady was made guilty by what he said, but she still held her neck and said: "I didn't ask you to sell the prescription, besides, you can't make a living and you live in a big house, so why don't you like it?"

Yun Jinghao turned a deaf ear and continued to speak coldly: "The two acres of dry land given by the family may not be enough for us to grow food in the coming year. Have you ever thought about what we will rely on to eat and drink before the autumn harvest?"

"It's up to you to rely on it. Since the family is separated, you can't ask for food and drink from your family!" The old lady looked stingy.

Yun Jinghao had given up hope for these relatives a long time ago, but his heart was still unavoidable, and his voice became even colder, "I didn't plan to ask you for it, I just ask you not to keep staring at our house, the three hundred Wenqian was agreed upon when the family was separated. You Lizheng testified, and there are a lot of pennies. If you have any objections, you can go to Lizheng to reason, or are you just willing to drive us out of life? "

"Jing Hao, what are you talking about! Who is better than you!" Mrs. Zhang couldn't help interrupting him, "Look at you, don't your grandma just want the family to have a warm winter? Why are you so unreasonable?" Forgive me! How can you live in such a nice house without food or drink? I don’t believe that you didn’t keep any money for spending. You, a junior, can’t talk to your elders like this. Poke the spine!"

Luo Jinxiu smiled softly: "Look at what you said, auntie, Jing Hao's words will be poked in the back, so if you want us who are assigned to pay for the demolition of the walls and rebuild the old house, you won't be poked in the back? "

"Aiyo——Aiyo—" the old lady suddenly covered her chest and wailed. Zhang, who was so blocked that she couldn't speak, had a flash in her eyes, and hurriedly supported her, with a worried expression on her face: "Mom, what are you doing?" What's the matter, don't scare me, Jing Hao's family, look at how angry you are! If there is something wrong with grandma, it's up to you!"

Luo Jinxiu also has some medical skills. From the old lady's face, she couldn't tell whether she was really uncomfortable or she was just pretending, and said lightly: "Since the breast is not feeling well, why don't you take her home to rest quickly, auntie, otherwise If something really happened, you, the daughter-in-law, should be most responsible if you come out with the milk."

"you--"

"Jinxiu! Jinxiu! You have guests again! Come out and have a look!" Zhou Xier's voice suddenly interrupted your argument, "It's another carriage, it seems to be from the town."

After listening to the old lady, she quickly stood up straight and did not pretend to be sick, for fear that someone in the town would make a joke.

Luo Jinxiu looked good at her demeanor and thought it was very funny.

"I'll go out and have a look." Yun Jinghao said in a low voice.

The old lady and Mrs. Zhang didn't say a word, but they quickly followed them out quickly.

"May I ask if this is Yun Jinghao's house?" Outside the gate, an old servant shouted politely. Not far behind him, a well-dressed old man got out of the carriage, about forty years old.

Yun Jinghao couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the middle-aged man, and Luo Jinxiu who followed him also found out, and asked him in a low voice, "Do you know this master?"

Yun Jinghao said, "It's the magistrate of Furong County, Mr. Zhang."

Master Zhang?Luo Jinxiu raised her eyebrows, isn't that Mrs. Zhang's husband?

After Master Zhang saw them, he came over, glanced at them both, and then said, "Are you Yun Jinghao and his wife? My wife got your help earlier, and this time I came here specially to formalize thank."

Both of Yun Jinghao felt very weird, thank you?Mrs. Zhang gave a generous gift when she came to the banquet before, and she expressed her thanks again before leaving. There is no need to come again, and the county magistrate should come in person.

No matter how confused he was, Yun Jinghao still saluted politely on his face, "You're welcome, it's cold outside, please come in first."

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and was about to lift her foot to go in, when she found an old woman and a village woman watching him carefully at the door, "You two still have guests? Is the old man taking the liberty to disturb you?"

"Of course not." Luo Jinxiu said, "The two of them are going to leave now."

Who is ready to go!The old lady opened her mouth to refute, but was suddenly stopped by Mrs. Zhang, and whispered "Cheng Yao", the old lady was belatedly remembering her grandson's instructions before returning to the academy, and swallowed the words that came to her lips , secretly cast a glance at Luo Jinxiu, and reluctantly left the house in three steps.

Even though the old lady is usually very powerful in the village, she didn't dare to make too much noise when she really met these elders in the town, for fear of affecting the career of the second grandson.

Welcoming Mrs. Zhang into the main room, Luo Jinxiu brought hot tea, "There is only a little rough tea in the countryside, don't be surprised." The tea is a mid-range product she bought at the tea shop in the town, and compared to other houses in the village, it is also It's high-end, but the master of the county must have drunk better than this.

Mr. Zhang simply didn't care about these details, and after taking two sips, he said directly without waiting for them to test him: "I think you two have already guessed the identity of this officer. In fact, I came here today to thank my wife, but also because The day before yesterday, I heard Madam mention that the kang in the house of the two of you seems quite strange, so I wanted to see it, but I didn’t comment?"

The two suddenly realized.

It turned out to be for the kang!
Luo Jinxiu looked at Mr. Zhang's calm look, but in fact there was expectation and eagerness in his eyes. She had some guesses in her heart, and said with a smile, "Master, do you think the main room of our house is still warm?"

Mr. Zhang was stunned for a moment, and only later did he realize that there was indeed no cool air in the huge main room. When he came in just now, he felt that it was strange, it turned out to be the temperature!

Thinking of the firewall that Madam mentioned, his eyes changed, "Could it be this?"

"It's cold today. In the morning, my man turned on the heat through the fire wall. No, the main room was warmed up. The fire kang only burned our house today. I'm afraid it's not convenient for you to go and see it, but the effect is as good as it is." This room is similar, as long as the fire is turned on, it can be heated for a whole day. At night, when the temperature is gone, it can be heated again for another night. Elderly people can also relieve rheumatism by lying on the hot kang symptom."

"That's really the case!?" Master Zhang stood up excitedly, feeling the warmth of the surroundings carefully, unconsciously pacing back and forth, and stopped suddenly after walking two or three times, looking at them seriously.

"I have a request, I wonder if you two are willing."

"Master Zhang, you speak too seriously." Yun Jinghao said, "If you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

Mr. Zhang said: "Then let me ask a little more, is it a lot of work to make your kang or fire wall? How much does it cost? Does it consume a lot of firewood?"

Yun Jinghao doesn't know as much as Luo Jinxiu about this aspect, so he answered the latter: "Actually, if it's just for sleeping in winter and it won't be too cold, you can just choose one of the heated kang and the fire wall. We have a relatively large home and we can't afford it." It is not easy to build a kang in the upper main room, it happens to be a newly built house, so it is simply built along with the fire wall, including the fireplace."

"The heated kang itself is a little more troublesome than ordinary earthen kangs, because it is necessary to ensure that there will be no smoke in the room, and it is necessary to make earthen bricks with earth and sand in advance to shape it. In essence, as long as you learn how to build a heated kang, you It's not too difficult, and the amount of soil and sand consumed is similar. As for the consumption of firewood, as my man just said, burning a fire once in the morning and evening is enough to last a day, and a night, not to mention the towns, the countryside. When building a kang, you can connect the burner to the kitchen, and when you cook in the morning and evening, the kang will be heated naturally, and no additional firewood will be consumed.”

"So that's how it is." Master Zhang's face was full of admiration, "It sounds like this kang is really very convenient!"

Mr. Zhang was amazed for a while, and then he was silent for a moment with a thoughtful expression on his face, and then he said: "I think you all know that the past two years have been bad, and because of the border wars a few years ago, Furong County, including the surrounding area, has been affected. The people in other counties are living in a very difficult life, especially those in the countryside who rely on the harvest of the land to live even more. The houses are dilapidated and have not been signed for repairs. There are countless people who died of frostbite, and I dare not say how selfless I am as a parent, but seeing many people freeze to death every winter, I feel really uncomfortable."

(End of this chapter)