Aunt Li and Feng Dayan belatedly realized this as well, and the two looked nervously at Hu Wenhua.

Going out costs 100 coins a day.

Hu Wenhua recounted the story of delivering the toothbrushes, and concluded by saying, "This trip is different from going directly to Yuhang. We'll be passing through quite a few major cities along the way, so it might take a bit longer."

"It's alright, I like going out!" San Zhuang said with a smile.

"One hundred coins a day, and you're letting me stay outside? My mother would probably thank you!" Erzhuang joked.

Aunt Li slapped her son on the back and muttered irritably, "Nonsense! Your mother isn't obsessed with money."

However, it's still okay to come back once every six months or so. At first, when they went out, she would often think about it, but later she was so busy that she didn't have time to think about it at all. Once she stopped thinking about it, she found that the days went by very quickly.

But this must not be known to the two sons.

Hu Wenhua asked the two men, "I need your help with something."

"Don't be so polite! Just say what you need to say!"

"As you know, I bought the land on the far right to build a house. I'm currently delivering goods to other places, and I need to deliver goods again next month, so I'd like to ask you two to help me build the house."

Thirty-two coins a day, is that alright? In the past, that would have been a good amount, but now you can earn more than twenty coins a day making toothbrush handles, and it's not tiring at all.

Building a house, whether it's hauling bricks and tiles or digging foundations and building walls, is physically demanding work, and the wages aren't much higher, so it's not an advantage. Therefore, it's important to make this clear in advance.

Er Zhuang and San Zhuang thought it was something serious, but when they heard it was about building a house, they immediately agreed!

"Even if you don't get paid thirty-two coins a day, I'll still go and build it for you!"

"We've been through thick and thin together, it's just a matter of a word from you."

Aunt Li chimed in, "That's right, that's right! If we don't have enough people, let Dazhuang go too!"

Meanwhile, Dazhuang has been building the section of the wall that belongs to his family, and it's almost finished.

Hu Wenhua said politely, "I've already mentioned the others. With the addition of Feng Damancang and the others, it shouldn't be a problem to finish building it before they leave."

With more people, construction can be completed quickly. As for the portion of the wall allocated to each family, that can be built gradually later.

Hearing that there was still time, the four of them were relieved.

After a trip, apart from the four households, the other households earned at least four taels and six qian. Those who earned money immediately added more dishes to their meals!

At lunchtime, the most common dish on the table is braised rabbit, followed by young ginger rabbit, and then boiled rabbit... Each rabbit weighs five or six pounds, enough for a whole family.

Rabbit fur can be sold to toothbrush factories, so it seems they can afford it too.

Fat rabbits are so delicious!

The men who went out only rested at home for one day before going out with Hu Wenhua to haul bricks and gray tiles the next day.

The other men in the village went to dig ditches and lay foundations.

Early on the third day, Mr. Hu, Mrs. Hu, Hu Wenhua, and Shui Qing, along with their entire family, got up early, washed and dressed neatly, and went to the Ding family to present their betrothal gifts, guided by Feng Dayan.