Xiao Lingyu thought it would be better to listen to the village chief's opinion first and then offer appropriate wages.
"Madam Su, in the past, when villagers renovated their houses, they usually paid fifty cents a day, including lunch, and were paid daily."
Xiao Lingyu said: "I will pay one hundred coins, without providing food, but the people who come here must not only work efficiently, but also do their work carefully and conscientiously. I will pay them monthly. For now, I need eight people." The rest are members of the Zhang family.
"Madam Su, I'll make arrangements in advance and ensure they work carefully and conscientiously."
This is a wage of one hundred coins. Once the villagers know the news, won’t they rush to him to ask for work?
"Village chief, are there any people in the surrounding villages who can dig mountains and chisel stones?"
Wu Qingshan was surprised and said, "It takes professional craftsmen to dig up the rocks, but the villagers can use some brute force to move the rocks."
Xiao Lingyu understood, "Village Chief, I've already bought the bamboo forest on Wufeng Mountain from the government, and we still need people to repair the wall. For now, we need 100 people, 80 wen per person for ten days, and a big pot of rice is included."
Wu Qingshan: "The bamboo forests over there are free to cut down, so isn't it uneconomical to buy them?"
Xiao Lingyu smiled faintly and said, "When I get things done, you'll know. Guihua Village will be very famous in the near future, and the villagers' lives will get better and better."
When Wu Qingshan heard this, he thought of the rare ingredients his son mentioned. Could it be what he thought?
That day, the mother and son went to Wufeng Mountain and not only found a wild boar and dug up a hundred-year-old ginseng, but also this rare ingredient.
He hadn't even seen what rare ingredients looked like. His son had already taken people to grab them, so they must be delicious.
Wu Qingshan suppressed his excitement and said, "There may not be enough people in this village. We need to go to the surrounding villages to find people. Leave this task to me. I guarantee that the people I find will be honest and hardworking, and will work efficiently."
"Then let the village chief take care of arranging the people. We'll build the house, repair the wall, and dig the mountain and hew the stone all at the same time. However, building the wall requires a large-scale cooking. How many people do you think are appropriate?"
Wu Qingshan said, "The big pot is enough for two people."
"Then I'll pay fifty coins per person, and the payment will be made in ten days. Please help me find someone, village chief."
Wu Qingshan smiled and said, "Leave it to me."
Then Xiao Lingyu took the empty porcelain bottle and Xiao Xier and left the village chief's house.
Wu Qingshan watched the mother and son walk away. His complexion was obviously better than before, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Seeing his father-in-law smile, Sun asked, "Dad, what would you like for lunch?"
"Just do whatever you want."
Wu Qingshan thought that after lunch, he had to get busy. The peaceful days in Guihua Village had lasted for a long time, and it was time to get busy.
"Mother, Xiao Xi'er, please smell us and see if we are no longer fragrant."
Seeing the three brothers approaching with an uncomfortable look on their faces, as if they had suffered a great injustice, Xiao Lingyu said, "It still smells good. If you don't think it smells good enough, just go back and apply some perfume."
"Brothers, you are Xiangxiang, why are you asking this?" Xiao Xier looked at the three of them with a curious look.
The three brothers looked calm now. Su Ningan said, "Mother, the uncles were chasing us to smell the fragrance. They all smelled of sweat and we were worried that they would stink. Fortunately, we ran fast."
Su Ningjie said: "They also wanted to hug my third brother, and my third brother was terrified."
“Pfft…hahaha…:”
The mother and daughter couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
Xiao Xier stopped laughing and said, "You guys still smell good. They want to hug you, but it's better not to let them."
Xiao Lingyu touched Su Ningwen and said, "Yes, I won't hold you."
"Mom, we met uncles and aunts coming back from the fields on the village road before, and we didn't think they smelled bad." Su Ningjie asked in confusion.
Xiao Lingyu stepped into the yard. "That was because you hadn't used scented soap to wash your face or applied scented lotion before, so you didn't feel the stink."
"Your mother is right." Su Xingyi called the four children closer. "Do the villagers know where this fragrant dew comes from?"
Su Ning'an nodded, "They all know that it was the scented water that mother made with fresh flowers. I also had a good talk with Uncle Song."
"Boss, is Uncle Song the Song Dazhu who accompanied us to Xishui County that day?"
"Yes, that's him."
Xiao Lingyu said, "Go find your Uncle Song and ask him to come lie down in the Su family yard this afternoon. Mother wants to buy bricks from him to build a house."
"Okay, I'll go now."
"Brother." Su Ningjie stopped me in time, "I'm going to find Uncle Song, you stay and help Mom with the meat."
"Okay, go ahead." Su Ning'an pulled Xiao Lingyu's arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, let's eat five catties of pork and five catties of beef today, okay?"
Xiao Lingyu touched his bulging belly and said, "For your health, I'll cook sweet potatoes for you as your staple food. Is that okay with you?"
"Okay, then I'll cook ten and you can have rice."
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"Second son of the Su family, why are you here? You smell so good." Mrs. Song came closer and sniffed lightly.
"This is the scented water my mother made with fresh flowers. If you apply a little on your body, it will keep you smelling good for a long time."
Mrs. Song saw that Su Ningjie not only looked fairer, but also wore fine fabrics and smelled good. Mrs. Su wanted to have her three children as if they were the sons of a wealthy family.
Not to mention, he really looks like the young master of a wealthy family.
"Second brother, I didn't expect your mother to have so many abilities. You brothers must be filial to her when you grow up."
"Aunt Song, I will be a filial son." Su Ningjie explained his purpose. "We are building a new house, and mother wants to ask about bricks. She wants Uncle Song to come over this afternoon."
Mrs. Song's eyes lit up, "My family makes bricks."
"Aunt Song, how much are the bricks? How much is one?"
Sister-in-law Song said, "Second brother, don't worry about selling it to your family. It's absolutely affordable and of good quality. I'll take your Uncle Song with me to talk to your mother in the afternoon."
Mrs. Song thought that Mrs. Su might not know how thick the walls should be when building a house, so after Su Ningjie left, she used bamboo charcoal to draw the appearance of walls of different thicknesses on a wooden board.
After taking a cold shower, Song Dazhu saw his wife drawing bricks. "Wife, who's going to build a house?"
"The Su family is building a house. Madam Su might not know how thick the walls should be, so I drew it out for her. I've detailed how many bricks are needed for each wall thickness, so Madam Su can understand it at a glance."
Song Dazhu smiled and said, "Wife, you are thoughtful."
After lunch, Xiao Lingyu took out the design drawings of the three-story building and confirmed its feasibility again.
She was sure that it was OK to use glutinous rice mortar to build walls, peppercorns and mud to paste walls, and bricks to build stairs.
There is no reinforced concrete on the roof, second floor, and the roof. What prefabricated panels can be used instead?
Paving with logs may not be strong.
The building of a wooden villa can achieve this, but it cannot meet the requirements of a firewall.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Lingyu redesigned the new house according to the size of the open space on the east side.
It is designed as a large flat with an area of 350 square meters and a height of 3 meters. The roof is paved with logs and tiles, and the windows are traditional lattice windows, which can be large or small or floor-to-ceiling.
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