Tang Shiyan had a fruitful day. She walked very fast down the mountain and was out of the mountains in no time. She picked up a bundle of firewood as a cover so that those gossipers wouldn't think she was being lazy and not working again.

She returned to her small room, put the firewood away, and went into the space to take a hot bath. By the way, she made some food in the space. She looked at the time and it was almost time to go to the captain's house.

Of course, you have to ask the team leader for help in building the house, and you have to bring some gifts. It would be embarrassing to go empty-handed, and it would also seem like you don't know etiquette.

Tang Shiyan took a pack of Daqianmen, a pack of malted milk, a bottle of wine, and some White Rabbit candies, slipped out of the space, and walked towards the captain's house.

Although she could just ask a few people to help build the house and she would have to pay for the labor herself, these things still required the help of the team leader. He was the team leader of the village, and everything had to go through his hands. Otherwise, people would feel that he was not taken seriously.

When they arrived at the captain's house, they saw him sitting in the yard smoking and eating sunflower seeds. Tang Shiyan immediately called out, "Uncle Captain, how long have you been back from work?"

Jiang Huaan heard Tang Shiyan calling him and turned around. "Tang girl, you're here. What do you want to talk to me about? Come in and sit down. Don't stand outside."

Tang Shiyan: "Okay, Captain."

The captain saw Tang Shiyan holding something in her hand and said, "Girl Tang, if you have something to ask me, just come directly. What are you bringing? You just got a new one and don't have anything. Where did you get the money to buy these things?"

Tang Shiyan: "It's okay, Captain. The money was earned when I found a ginseng while collecting firewood in the mountains. I took it to town and exchanged it for money. It's not a valuable thing. I need your help, so of course I can't come empty-handed. That would make me look so ignorant."

Team leader: Oh, "Girl Tang, you are so lucky that you can find ginseng while picking firewood. You must have done something shameful to fool me with this.

Tang Shiyan: "Captain, look at what you said. How could I do anything else? My luck is just that good. This is really the money I exchanged for ginseng. Others don't believe me. Don't you, Captain, believe me too?"

The captain said, "Okay, Tang girl, it's not that I don't trust you, I'm just worried that something might happen to you. You're just a little girl who was just separated, and you've come up with so many things all at once, and you even have money to build a house. I have to worry about you."

Tang Shiyan: "I understand, Captain, don't worry about me. I won't do anything illegal. This is really the money I exchanged for ginseng. That ginseng looks like it's hundreds of years old. Anyway, the money for building the house is almost enough."

The captain said: "That's good. Uncle is worried about you. Come in and sit down. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk slowly."

Tang Shiyan followed the captain into the room, sat next to him, and put the things on the table.

"Uncle Captain, I have something to trouble you with. I want to build a house by myself. Can you help me find a few people to help me build it? You don't have to worry about the wages, I will pay for it myself."

"The money I exchanged for the ginseng is enough to build a house, but I don't have a place to cook now. I don't provide meals, so a higher salary is fine."

The team leader said: "Why don't you just stay in that small room for a while? Even if you exchange the ginseng for money, you will still need to buy other things after you rebuild the house. You will need daily necessities every day, so you should save money."

"You still have to make a living. If you spend all your money at once, what will you do in the future?"

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle Captain, it's okay. I'll find a way to get the money. What if one day I go to the mountains to collect firewood and come across some big ginseng? Wouldn't that make me even richer?"

"Besides, it's not okay to live in that room forever. It's a public place and can only be used temporarily. It would be better to build a house of my own. I can sleep more peacefully at night, right?"

The captain said, "Girl, you think you can always be so lucky? That's wishful thinking."

Tang Shiyan: "Haha, Captain, ever since I separated from that family, my luck has been exceptionally good, and it will only get better in the future."

The captain: "Well, girl Tang, you will always be so lucky."

"Since you insist on building a house, and it's not very busy right now, since it's not harvest season yet, I can find a few more people for you and it will be finished in a few days. Just take a look at how many rooms you want. I personally think you won't need a large house, as you'll be living alone. Just enough to be livable."

"If you build a house that's too big and you live alone, not to mention the others, even your grandma and your mother might come and cause trouble for you."

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle Captain, don't worry. I've thought it through. Even if they come to cause trouble, I'm not afraid of them. I'm not the Tang Shiyan I used to be. I'd let them beat me up and scold me."

"I used to let them off the hook because of our family ties, but now I've separated myself from them and have nothing to do with them anymore. I won't let them bully me anymore."

The captain said: "Well, now that you have thought it through, tell me how many rooms you plan to repair so that I can find someone to help."

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle Captain, I want to build a utility room to store some things and firewood, a kitchen, a toilet, and two larger sleeping rooms. That will be enough."

"Also, you need to help me dig a well. I don't want to fetch water every day. If it's more money, it doesn't matter."

The team leader said: "There is no problem in repairing the house as you said, but if you want to dig a well, it will cost a lot of money. You are so lazy that you don't even bother to carry water."

Tang Shiyan: "Haha, it's okay, Captain. I've already repaired the house. Of course, we have to build a well together to avoid having to trouble others to do it later."

The team leader said: "Now that you have some money, you spend it lavishly instead of saving it. You will have many more expenses in the future."

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle Captain, just relax. I'll find a way to deal with the money."

The team leader said, "Girl Tang, think about it carefully. I'll go to the town tomorrow morning to pick up the educated youth, and then I'll find someone to help you build a house."

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle Captain, aren't there educated youth in the village? Are there more educated youth coming?"

The captain said, "Well, I can't do anything about it. It was arranged by the higher-ups. I heard there are seven or eight more coming this time. We don't even have enough food here, and we have to arrange so many people to come. It makes me angry just thinking about it."

"Those educated youth are incapable of doing anything. They are all lazy. If you ask them to work, they can't even carry anything. The work points they earn are not enough to fill their stomachs."