Zhao Daqing continued to act like the patriarch, becoming more and more excited as he spoke, until he choked himself and burst into another violent coughing fit.

After spitting out blood again, Zhao Daqing calmed down.

Li Cuihong quickly ran to the kitchen, poured a bowl of hot water, and handed it to Zhao Daqing like a dog, "Dad, drink some water and take a rest."

Zhao Daqing looked at his eldest daughter-in-law with satisfaction. Li Cuihong was a good person sometimes and could be relied upon at critical moments.

The reliable Li Cuihong suggested, “Dad, I think you still have to take care of the second wife’s family, otherwise Chunhua won’t be able to live.

Yesterday I saw her buy four sacks of grain and took them all to her parents' home.

I heard that the renovation of the kitchen in the east wing cost eight taels of silver, not including the money for furniture.

Today, three more children were sent to school.

In the past few days after the separation, we could smell meat whenever we passed by Qian's house. It wasn't a festival or anything like that, but with such a poor family, they still ate meat every day.

Look at those three children. They gained a lot of weight in just a few days.

Dad, you can do the math. Qian Chunhua has made at least fifty taels of silver in the past few days."

Li Cuihong doesn't know how to do arithmetic, so she can't calculate how much money she lost, but she dares to make random comments.

Although Li Cuihong talked a lot, Zhao Daqing didn't know arithmetic, so he believed whatever Li Cuihong said.

Hearing the figure of fifty taels of silver, Zhao Daqing stood up excitedly, "What, fifty taels of silver? This is unbelievable, the second wife is really stupid. No, I must talk to her tonight."

Li Cuihong added without missing a beat, "Dad, it's best if you keep the money in Qian Chunhua's hands, just like before."

Zhao Daqing nodded. He also thought this was a good idea.

Mother Zhao looked at the two of them and shook her head secretly.

As someone who had lived together with her for a lifetime, Zhao's mother knew Zhao Daqing very well.

Zhao Daqing knew Li Cuihong's purpose, but what he liked most was to be in power. Although he could not hold too much power, Zhao Daqing still wanted to hold the Zhao family tightly in his hands.

Li Cuihong's suggestion completely catered to Zhao Daqing's wishes. Even though Zhao Daqing knew it was inappropriate, he would still go along with it.

Mother Zhao shook her head, ignored the two of them, and simply went back to the room.

After sending the children to school, Qian Chunhua took Qingfeng back to the east wing. Today she would be the one to supervise the work there.

"Uncle Ding, are you almost done?" Qian Chunhua said with a smile.

Uncle Ding turned around and saw Qian Chunhua, and quickly responded, "Yes, we have to finish it today even if we have to work until dark."

Qian Chunhua asked in surprise, "Didn't they say it would take five days? How come it was completed in four days?"

Uncle Ding sighed and said, "Well, the village chief said yesterday that we need to stock up on food. Several of us are out working, and our family members haven't had time to go to the county yet. We want to finish the work as soon as possible and go to the county tomorrow."

So that's how it is, Qian Chunhua understood.

It would be better to finish it sooner, so that my family can sleep on the warm kang sooner. No more mother and children having to squeeze into one small bed.

Qian Chunhua looked around and was very satisfied with Uncle Ding's work.

Not only was a firewood room built next to the kitchen, but a roof was also built between the kitchen and the firewood room to make it convenient to get firewood from the firewood room on rainy days.

Qian Chunhua examined the roof carefully and was very satisfied.

Although this temporary roof is a thatched roof, Uncle Ding also mixed it with soil and glued it together firmly.

What makes Qian Chunhua most satisfied is that the roof is only about two meters high, and he can reach the roof with his hands by setting up a stool.

The entire roof area is about two square meters, and Qian Chunhua has already thought about what to do with the roof.