Chapter 132 Su Chunlin Enters the City
The fields had another bumper harvest. Chenmu sold all the high-yield grain seeds at home and got 180 taels of silver. He then went to the town to buy old grain and saved a lot of money.
The whole family worked hard for more than half a month and finally finished their work. They sat in the yard and talked before it got dark.
Huang Xinghua did some calculations and said happily to Chen Mu and Mrs. Chen, "I think we can buy the one-acre wasteland next door and start building a house. We should try to finish the house in the next two years, and then we can find a wife for Da Gou."
Shen Dagou blushed and said, "Dad and Mom, I have earned more than five taels this year, so you don't need to spend money to help me find a wife."
"Hahahaha" the three adults laughed out loud.
Mrs. Chen said with a look of longing: "Okay! From now on, you can give half of the money you earn back home, and save the remaining half."
Although this is a bit unfair to her younger brothers and sisters, the eldest grandson and granddaughter were born the earliest and had the hardest life. Now the family situation is much better, and she also wants to make up for the two children as much as possible.
Huang Xinghua looked at Chenxiang and said, "Since your grandma has said so, you must keep your dowry well from now on."
Chenxiang looked up in surprise and hurriedly thanked him.
After the autumn harvest, the villagers who should have taken a rest now have extra money in their pockets, so they either plan to get married or buy fields and land and build houses.
The threshold of the village chief Shen Ying's house was almost broken down by the villagers.
In this situation, no one was still keeping an eye on Shen Yi's family.
Shen Yi took the opportunity to continue building the house, and finished the house next door in just half a month.
The two-acre yard is very spacious and is divided into two parts. The inner part is a two-entry yard where people can live, and the outer part is a spacious yard with three rows of houses on three sides, shaped like thatched huts. It does not look like a place to live, but it can be used as a workshop or to raise livestock.
A villager passed by and took a look. When he saw the house, he became more certain that Shen Yi wanted to raise pigs. As the word spread, the yard next to their house really became a pigsty.
However, there were still people gossiping behind his back, scolding Chen Yi for being a spendthrift. A pigsty was actually better than a house where people lived. Who was he embarrassing?
Many villagers were determined to outdo the pigs and actually gritted their teeth and built a big yard.
Shen Yi knew nothing about these things, as he was busy preparing for the beam raising.
Putting up the beam is not an easy task, and he didn't want too many villagers to know about the situation at home, so he had to go to Dongmen Village to ask Su Chunlin and others for help.
When he arrived, he found out that Su Chunlin's family had just harvested the grain.
The whole family was so exhausted that they looked like refugees.
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
Facing Shen Yi's shock, Su Chunlin smiled like an idiot, dancing and saying, "Son-in-law, guess how much grain our family sold this year?"
Shen Yi raised his eyebrows, silently calculated in his mind, and tentatively said: "Two thousand six hundred taels?"
Su Chunlin's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide, "You are so amazing! Your guess is so accurate! This time, all five of us in the family were too busy to handle the crops, so we hired seven people to help us harvest the crops in time.
It's hard work, but with money in our pockets, we feel at ease, right? How are things going over there?"
Chen Yi smiled and said, "It's not as good as my father-in-law's, but everything is going well. I have acquired two acres of land next door, repaired the yard, and am preparing to put up the beams. I don't want to make a fuss in the village, so I want my father-in-law and Yongnian to come over and help me. It would be even better if I could find two more people."
Although Su Chunlin was puzzled, he was still happy. He immediately called Su Zhan over and said, "Come with me to your brother-in-law's house to help with the work. By the way, call the three brothers of the Ye family over as well. It will be easier to get things done with more people."
After Su Zhan left, Su Chunlin explained to Shen Yi, "Ye An and his three brothers have also earned a lot this year, but since two of them got married, they have completely separated. The youngest one will get married next year. Now everyone is working hard to make money. If we ask them to help out and give them some wages, they will definitely be happy."
Shen Yi nodded and asked the Ke family casually, “Father-in-law, will my uncle come to sell sheep again this year?”
Su Chunlin's eyes lit up. "What's the matter? A pair of sheep isn't enough for your family?"
Chen Yi pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Those two sheep are old, I plan to sell them to the butcher, and buy two ewes and four rams. It happens that there are many people working at home, so I will provide some goat milk for everyone to drink in the future. Xiaotai will give birth at the end of next month, and she needs to eat something good during the confinement period. I also need to prepare one for the New Year, which is not too much."
Su Chunlin agreed, "Leave it to me. I will make sure it is done for you. But before that, I have to go to the county town to see Yunyun. Otherwise, I won't be able to answer Xiaotai's uncle if he asks about it."
At this moment, he already had a rough idea in his mind.
That day, Su Chunlin and his group followed Shen Yi to Shenjiazhuang.
With so many people coming, Su Tai had to prepare a table of good wine and food to entertain them.
The next day, before dawn, a group of people went to work next door.
The wood for the upper beam had been prepared long ago. Shen Yi had specially gone into the mountains to cut it. It was placed in the backyard to dry for a long time and was also painted with several layers of protective varnish. It was obviously a good material for the upper beam.
Su Chunlin praised them highly, and everyone worked together to install the main beams of each room according to the division of labor. Shen Yi applied cement behind them, so it was not easy to be noticed.
By the time all the beams had been put up in so many houses, it was almost dark.
The remaining wood will be loaded over the next two days.
Su Chunlin wanted to help Shen Yi finish the rest of the work, but was persuaded to leave by Shen Yi.
As soon as they left, Su Tai immediately ran to the Fire Time and Space and spent 10,000 virtual coins to buy a batch of tiles.
After delivering the goods every day, Shen Yi would spend most of the day laying tiles. His speed was slow at the beginning, but after gradually becoming familiar with it, his speed immediately increased a lot.
While the young couple was busy running around, Su Chunlin also went to the county town with some wheat, peanuts and soybeans.
Just like before, he went to the back door of Bai's house to look for Awang first.
Awang still remembered him, so without asking any questions, he let Su Chunlin go to the side room to wait.
After a while, Su Chunsen, Wan Shi and Su Chuan came over one after another.
Su Chunlin exchanged a few pleasantries with them, and quickly took out a bag of wheat, peanuts, and soybeans that he had brought with him. "The autumn harvest is over, and there is a lot less work to do at home. I can take my time to deal with the rest. Now I have time to come and see you."
Wan was very happy and had a warm smile on her face. She asked, "How is Xiaoyu? How is Xiaoyu's husband's family doing this year? Is the harvest good? We were not able to go back to see her when she gave birth. We only found out about it when our son-in-law came to tell us the good news."
Su Chunlin hurriedly said, "Xiaoyu is fine, sister-in-law, don't worry. Their family has a good harvest this year and they have earned a lot of money. They don't have to worry about food and clothing. You don't know, her son has grown so fat! He is only half a year old, and it is difficult for me to hold him. He smiles at everyone he sees. He looks like a doll in the New Year pictures, so adorable.
Su Sheng named the child Su Yongzhang. I heard that he asked a literate scholar in the town to give him the name. It sounds pretty nice.”
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