big sister headed home

Chapter 74

After the [-]th day of the first lunar month, "all kinds of shops in the county reopened." Dou Hua's noodle shop also opened. "Dou Hua and Mrs. Li are busy working on the noodle shop together." The family affairs are left to Dou Qing.

Dou Lin went to school to study. Dou Qing took care of the family's livestock at home and had to pack all kinds of things at home, because when the weather warmed up in March, their family would prepare to build a new house.

During the Chinese New Year, Dou Hua took out the silver she had accumulated for a year and counted it, and there were as many as 200 taels. This is a lot of money. The money was enough to build the house she wanted.

It's easy to do things if you have money' Dou Hua decided to build a courtyard with two entrances. The format of the courtyard will be repaired according to the format of a quadrangle. Build a few more houses. By then, several younger siblings will have their own rooms.

Building a house is a major event for farmers, and there are a lot of things to do inside and out. The materials for building a house must be prepared in advance by the craftsmen who build the house.

Dou Hua didn't know much about this matter, so she asked Dou Sishan to help find someone, and told her what kind of house she wanted to build. Dou Hua didn't want to make the house too conspicuous, but only wanted to live comfortably It's best, if it's done too well, the people in the house should be envious again.

Dou Sishan is in favor of Dou Hua building a two-entry house, and he is also thinking about a few small ones, so that he can be more generous when living separately in the future.

Anyway, it was the slack season, so Dou Sishan helped Dou Hua buy materials, and contacted the craftsmen who built the house. The craftsmen who built the house were not serious craftsmen, but mostly villagers. Generally, people in the village would find acquaintances when building houses. With the help of people, there are many people, and the house can be built quickly, and a house can be repaired in no time.

When it was finally time to build the house, Jiang's family also came and helped to build the house together. Mrs. Chen even gave Dou Hua a bag of silver.

Chen's doing this is to win over his younger brother, and his younger brother will also live in this house in the future. Now that he added money when it was built, it proves that this house also has Jiang Ermeng's share, and there will be excuses for what happens in the future.

In March of Yangchun, the weather is getting warmer, the land is rejuvenating, and there is a scene full of vitality. Dou Hua handed over the business of the noodle shop to Mrs. Li, and he and she put all their thoughts on building the house.

Dou Hua's house was demolished and rebuilt on the basis of the original house. Before the old house was demolished, all the things in their house had to be cleaned up, some of them were put in the neighbor's house, and some were put in Dou Sishan's house. We squeezed together at Dou Sishan's house.

The pots and stoves for cooking are built temporarily, and they are not far from the house being repaired. It will be convenient for cooking when the time comes, and the workers will be able to eat nearby.

On the day the house was demolished, all the Jiang family brothers came, Mrs. Chen helped Dou Hua cook, and Jiang Dameng brothers and Dou Sishan took care of the construction site. There were a total of [-] strong laborers, each of whom was paid [-] Wen per day. Taking care of the meal, the villagers are all idle. When they heard that there was such a good job, they all ran to Dou Sishan's house to sign up.

The house is more than ten years old, and the bricks and tiles are rotten. It was easy to knock down. Standing in front of the knocked down house, Dou Hua and his brother felt quite emotional. This is the house they lived in for more than ten years. , Turned into ruins in a blink of an eye, it is inevitable that I feel a little bit reluctant.

Little Dou Hong even cried, shouting, "Sister, our home is gone."

Dou Hua felt distressed for a while, picked her up, and comforted her, "Don't cry, Hong'er, our house will be built soon, it is big and nice, and I will give you the best one."

"But that's not our current house." Dou Hong choked.

Dou Hua was stunned, and said, "But our old house has become a new one, and our life is getting better and better. Does Hong'er like the current life, or the life without enough food?"

"I want to live a good life, and I want to have a full stomach." Xiao Dou Hong seemed to understand a little bit, and stopped crying.

From the demolition of the old house to the construction of the new house, twenty laborers worked together, and it took almost a month to complete it.

During the period, both Dou Dashan and Dou Ershan brought their sons to help, and Sun and Liu also came to help cook meals for a few days.

The main reason is that there are many rooms in the house. After the house was built, Dou Hua asked people to build a high wall and install a gate. With the high courtyard wall, Dou Hua suddenly felt a little safer.

The newly built house is not completely dry, and it will take half a month to dry. During this time, Dou Hua found a carpenter's shop and bought a few sets of simple furniture. The furniture she wanted were all practical. Strong, there is a wardrobe for clothes in each bedroom, a new set of desks, chairs and benches, and a writing desk for Dou Lin to study and write...

Don’t look at Dou Hua building a house and building furniture. Finally, I calculated the phone bill, and it was only 80 taels, which was much less than Dou Hua’s previous estimate. The money was mainly spent on materials, but not on labor. How much does it cost.

The price of goods in this era is simply too expensive, and labor is the least valuable. This is also the so-called difficulty of earning money, but it is very easy to spend money.

"Hua'er, what are you thinking, girl, you only have a few of you to build so many houses, it costs a lot of money, even if you have money, you can't spend it like this." Mrs. Li couldn't help nagging while cooking .

"Auntie, there are many houses now. When Qing'er and the others grow up, there will not be many houses. Qing'er will be fourteen this year, and someone proposed to marry him last year. If he is willing, he will be able to get a daughter-in-law next year. The daughter-in-law has given birth, so there will be more people soon." Dou Hua said, "Maybe it won't be enough in the future."

"Your girl thinks in the long run. Even if Qing'er takes a wife and has a few children, your house is enough, and even Lin'er has a wife. I heard from my Duo'er that Lin'er is a Good material for studying, our Dou family has not yet produced a master scholar, I really hope that Lin'er can be a scholar in the future, our Dou family has a good reputation." Li sighed.

"Lin'er has a smart mind and can learn everything quickly. My husband often praises him. Once I met Dou Jianming, he also told me about Lin'er and said that if conditions permit, Dou Lin can be sent to the county seat." In the school, he has already taught Lin Er everything he knows, and even taught him a small lesson. Now Lin Er has mastered all the knowledge, but there is nothing to teach. If he stays in the school in the village, he is afraid of delaying Lin Er Son." Dou Hua said.

"Oh, that's what he said. I think we should hurry up on this matter. After the house work is done, we should do it quickly. Lin'er's study is a big deal, so we can't delay it."

"Don't worry, little aunt, I know it well, I won't delay him." Dou Hua said.

"Hua'er, as long as I'm busy here, go and bring them some hot water." Mrs. Li handed a jug to Dou Hua, asking her to bring water.

It was said that she was asked to deliver water, but it was actually an opportunity for her to meet Jiang Ermeng. During this time, Mrs. Li was watching, watching her niece and son-in-law, who had not yet entered the house, open more and more pleasing to the eye, and work neatly. He is willing to endure hardships, but he is kind to Dou Hua. People like this kind of son-in-law everywhere.

Mrs. Li felt that this marriage was really right. Both of them were big men, and they were a good match when standing together. Definitely better.

"All uncles and uncles, take a break and drink some water. I'll bring you some water." Dou Hua greeted.

When the workers heard the sound, some thirsty people put down their work and walked over to drink a glass of water. Jiang Ermeng would also take this opportunity to drink a glass of water. While drinking water, he could watch more Spend a second, talk about something.

Dou Hua poured a bowl of water and handed it to Jiang Ermeng, "Drink some."

Jiang Ermeng took the bowl, drank it in one gulp, and ordered a second bowl. Seeing that the sweat towel on his shoulders had turned muddy, Dou Hua said, "Give me the sweat towel, and I'll wash it for you." Wash it, and give you a clean one."

"Hey, good." Jiang Er responded abruptly, and handed her the sweat towel on his shoulders, with a big smile on his face that dazzled his eyes.

"Aren't you tired from work? Did I bring your gloves? You hurt your hand carefully." Dou Hua said.

"I'm taking them all with me. I'm getting a little hungry for lunch today." Jiang Er said fiercely.

"Steamed pork buns will be cooked in a while. If you have enough, you will be full." Dou Hua and Jiang Ermeng said a few words and left.After all, they are not married yet, so they should be avoided.

After Jiang Ermeng talked to Dou Hua, he felt his strength regained a bit. Looking at the house in front of him, he couldn't help but imagine his future life. He would live here when he and Dou Hua got married. Live together, and their children will live here in the future...

Thinking that the two of them would have a child in the future, Jiang Ermeng's heart warmed up, he became more motivated, and turned around to work harder. When a few young people saw him like this, they would smile heartily, and couldn't help but think of It's the same when I marry my wife~
(End of this chapter)