Brother Yu helped Zhou Mingli find six people, and together with the people Zhou Mingli called, there were eight people in total. They were all strong and experienced workers. In the past, whenever the production team organized any construction, they were always the first to take the lead and did the work cleanly and efficiently.
It's just a brick wall; eight people can finish it in two days at most. Three yuan is a lot of money.
Brother Yu and the others exchanged glances, and seeing that they were all satisfied with the price, he nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Jiang Ci first took out eight yuan and split it equally among them.
"We'll give you the last two pieces after you finish finishing them, is that alright?"
Having received the money before even starting work, everyone's spirits immediately lifted. Knowing that they wouldn't renege on their promises, they were eager to finish the work quickly and get the rest of the money.
Zhou Mingli said, "My house doesn't have a courtyard wall. I'm not at ease when I go on patrol the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid that if something happens, I won't be able to make it in time."
Brother Yu patted Zhou Mingli on the shoulder, "Don't worry, we'll definitely get it built for you as soon as possible."
Eight grown men, who had been busy all day, didn't seem tired at all. They grabbed their shovels and got to work.
By the time the brigade leader delivered the bricks and cement, the foundation for the square courtyard wall surrounding the two rooms had already been laid.
Jiang Ci watched for a while and knew that these people were fast, so she went to the cowshed to deliver the food with peace of mind.
The Zhou family's construction of the courtyard wall didn't attract much attention, but the men who did the work also had families. When they got home that night, they took out a dollar, which surprised the young wives.
After asking around, I learned that Zhou Lao Er's family had built a wall around their house, and each person who went to help was given three yuan.
Three yuan can be earned in just two days, that's quite a lot!
"Does it include meals?" a wife asked her husband.
"We've already given you three yuan, how could we possibly provide a meal?"
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci paid a lot of money. They worked there, but meals weren't provided. Even so, they could still earn a lot of money.
Although it was a pity that their husbands couldn't eat an extra bowl of rice outside, the wives were still satisfied, and spread the word about it when they went to work early the next morning.
"The Zhou family is still quite wealthy. Look, they bought a bicycle and built a wall around their yard. That must have cost at least a hundred or two hundred yuan, right?"
"That's right, we've never seen Zhou Lao Er do any work. How did he get the money?"
This question inadvertently planted the seed of doubt.
Yeah... how come Zhou Lao Er is so rich?
"Can you guess why my son and daughter and I are so thin?"
A woman's voice drifted up behind them, startling the old women.
Jiang Ci still wore her straw hat and walked barefoot on the flat surface of golden wheat, leaving two parallel lines in her wake.
The food in Shanding Brigade was relatively good. After all, it was located near the mountains, and diligent people could always find something to eat after going up the mountain. At least they could fill their stomachs. Even if they were fat, they were definitely much better off than the farmers in the plains who could only rely on the weather and the fields for their livelihood.
Jiang Ci was thinner than the women of the Shanding Brigade. This was after she had increased her meat intake these past few days. Before, she was so thin and dark-skinned that she looked like a black monkey!
A group of old women were gossiping about someone behind their backs, only to find the original owner of this body right in front of them, making them feel a little guilty.
His eyes darted around Jiang Ci, and he had already made the connection.
Jiang Ci and those two skinny, dark-skinned children clearly hadn't had enough to eat. They had all witnessed how Zhou Lao Er had treated Jiang Ci in the past.
It must have been Zhou Lao Er who took advantage of Jiang Ci's money and withheld their food rations, which enabled him to afford bicycles and build courtyard walls.
Thinking about it this way, the old women looked at Jiang Ci with a bit more pity.
The initial doubts were quietly dispelled by Jiang Ci's words.
Jiang Ci herself looked like she hadn't woken up yet, yawning as she lazily swayed over the wheat, taking one stroll after another.
A group of old women were chatting when they suddenly saw a group of people coming from outside the threshing ground.
They marched with upright steps, and were dressed in clean military uniforms.
Jiang Ci glanced at them and heard someone say, "Oh my, aren't those the militia sent by the nearby military region to help guard the wheat?"
"Yes, a class came."
Ten people were training in the threshing ground. Jiang Ci went back last night and didn't come over, so I didn't see them.
Jiang Ci was just watching for fun; she didn't need to participate in the patrol. Rather than paying attention to these people, she was more concerned about what kind of strange and monstrous things might come to Zhou Mingli's house when he went on patrol tomorrow night.
Indeed, Jiang Ci already had a premonition that tomorrow night would not be peaceful.
The recent calm is just the calm before the storm.
When I got home that evening, the courtyard wall had indeed been repaired, just as Brother Yu had said.
The nearly three-meter-high courtyard wall solidly blocked the view from the outside into the courtyard. Once the gate was closed, the feeling of being able to see through someone at a glance finally disappeared.
Jiang Ci brought Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao home together. Seeing the two children running happily into the yard, she couldn't help but quicken her pace.
As if sensing something, Zhou Mingli opened the door from the inside.
He stood at the door and looked at Jiang Ci at a glance. "You're back."
Jiang Ci felt calmer than ever before and strode over.
"It was only half done before I left at noon today, and it's already finished in just one afternoon?" Jiang Ci entered the door, and Zhou Mingli closed the door.
Jiang Ci suddenly felt an indescribable sense of security.
"It was built in the afternoon, so we'll make do with it for now. After dinner, I'll scrape off the excess cement on the outside, and then plaster the walls after I'm done with this," Zhou Mingli said.
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