"We'll send the grain back after these people leave this area," Qiao Lian'er said.
"Girl, we can't thank you enough. You've helped our family twice, and we don't know how to repay you," said Ling Laosan.
"Uncle, please don't say that. Lingyin and I are friends. Lingyin will soon be my sister-in-law. This is all I should do."
"At times like this, you can only look after your own family and never meddle in other people's affairs. Since you've already protected your belongings, it's not worth sacrificing yourself."
No matter if they are relatives or childhood friends, none of them are as important as family.
"Yes, yes," Ling Laosan said with a sigh.
In the evening, the Qiao family's new courtyard was completed.
Three days ago, the last tile was laid on the roof, and the pavilion was completed.
Now, the paved pebble path has been laid, the painted areas have been painted, the artificial hills are arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner, and many flowers and trees have been planted.
Some of these flowers and trees are common ones, while others were moved out of Qiao Lian'er's space.
"Take a look and see where else needs improvement," said Foreman Liu.
As the Qiao family walked through the courtyard, they felt refreshed, as if they were in a wealthy household in the town.
Every part is well-planned, with appropriate detail and style, and is aesthetically pleasing, making it very satisfying to look at.
The rooms are all spacious, and each room has a partition: one is a small living room for the couple, and the other is where they sleep.
During this period, cabinets, dressing tables, bed frames, bedding, stools, etc. were all purchased, and each room was equipped with a large bathtub.
Grandma Qiao assigned rooms to everyone: "There are five main rooms, with the central room being the main hall. My husband and I will live in the east room, which is closest to the main hall."
"The other three rooms, the eldest son lives in the outermost room in the east direction, the second and third sons live in the two rooms in the west direction, the second son is in the innermost room and the third son is in the outermost room."
“I have four grandsons who live in the east wing, arranged from the inside out according to age. Yunni lives in the first room of the west wing, and you three granddaughters are also arranged from the outside out according to age.”
There has always been an emphasis on seniority, so this arrangement is perfectly fine.
Everyone agreed.
Grandma Qiao added, "We can also use the west wing's last room as a study for Lian'er."
Lian'er has made the greatest contribution to this family. She originally wanted to arrange a main room for Lian'er, but if she did, some people would inevitably ask questions, and some would even gossip and say that it would be better to give her an extra room instead of going over the elders.
Moreover, each room is very large and spacious, and the design is unbiased, so it doesn't really matter which room you stay in.
"Okay, then let's use it as a study. I'll buy more books to keep there, so that everyone can read them when they've learned more characters."
Now, my older siblings can recognize more than a hundred commonly used characters and can write them down.
If I continue learning like this, one day I'll be able to pick up a book and read it without any hindrance.
Once a person becomes intelligent, their mind becomes more perceptive, and their approach to life and their perspectives change.
"Uncle Liu, everything is okay. You've all worked hard these past few days," Qiao Lian'er said, handing today's wages to Foreman Liu.
The Qiao family paid their workers daily wages, so the workers were very motivated.
Foreman Liu, holding his wages, stared blankly and asked, "What's 'Oh Ke'?"
Qiao Lian'er then realized that she had let something slip and coughed awkwardly.
"It means very good."
"Oh, that's a good saying, but where does that come from?" Foreman Liu still couldn't understand.
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