Qin San Niang didn't really care where they got the adobe bricks from, because she needed to build a house and the gap in the adobe bricks was really large!
According to Old Wang's calculations, such a large workshop would require at least 60,000 to 70,000 adobe bricks, while the villagers of Shiligou collected a total of about 10,000 bricks.
Among these households, the largest amount is around 1,000 yuan, most have 300 or 400 yuan, and some households don't even have any.
However, before Qin San Niang's headache could subside, more villagers came to sell adobe bricks. Da Wa could tell at a glance that some of them were from other villages.
The women in the village became a little nervous when they saw Gu Qingshan and Da Wa collecting adobe bricks. Da Wa was nothing to be afraid of, but Gu Qingshan was the scary one.
Why? Because that woman is Caihua Niang! She'd said a lot of bad things about the Qin family before, so she's probably feeling a bit guilty now!
However, with her family members still around, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and come over, adopting a humble posture. "Brother Qingshan, do you still buy adobe bricks? These are my brothers from my family. We had quite a few stored at home, so I had them delivered over. These adobe bricks are very sturdy."
Caihua Niang was a little embarrassed, but Gu Qingshan wasn't the kind of person who gossiped about other people's business. At this moment, he only saw that the adobe bricks were indeed quite good, and could even be said to be very neat, so he nodded to himself.
"These adobe bricks are good, we'll take them all. If you have any more, you can send them over as well!"
"Da Wa, Lu Song, you two count how many pieces there are? So we can settle the bill later," Gu Qingshan instructed Da Wa and Lu Song.
He was quite satisfied with his two sons during this time. The older one was relatively more refined. Although he was honest, he was quick-witted and would be a good candidate to take over his mother's business in the future.
To his surprise, Lu Song turned out to be a promising martial arts student, which made him want to train him properly. This was understandable, as Gu Qingshan knew Lu Song's father, the eldest son of the Lu family, and that man was quite skilled.
However, Gu Qingshan now understands even more clearly that physical strength alone cannot solve all problems. These two children are not particularly talented in their studies, but they cannot fall too far behind! So, whenever he has the chance, he has his two apprentices start doing arithmetic, and he has given them all the accounting records for the recent sale of adobe bricks.
Da Wa and Lu Song exchanged a glance and quickly stepped forward to check the goods. They were willing to do anything as long as they weren't allowed to go to school!
If Qin San Niang knew what they were thinking, she would be both amused and exasperated. How much resentment they had towards studying!
The words she heard surprised Caihua Niang quite a bit. Not only did the other party not make things difficult for her, but they also accepted everything so readily?
What else is there to say? He quickly turned to his equally stunned older brother and said, "Brother, why don't you hurry up and thank Brother Qingshan?"
"Brothers Qingshan, my eldest brother still has quite a lot at home. Are you going to buy them all?"
When Caihua Niang's brother realized what was happening, he was somewhat incredulous. He had thought his sister was just joking! It was understandable that he thought that way, since his sister had never been very reliable. He never expected her to be so dependable this time.
"Yes, yes, I still have about ten thousand adobe bricks at home. I wonder how many you can take, brother? I'll have an oxcart bring them over this afternoon?"
Caihua's mother's surname was Song, and none of the Song family members really believed what she said.
Even if people want to build adobe houses, do they need to go to other villages to buy them? The seventy-odd households in Shiligou alone can almost raise enough money!
Besides, Song's parents knew their daughter was unreliable. If it weren't for her bringing her grandson back to persuade them, they wouldn't have bothered with her at all! The last time she came home, it was because of a conflict with her in-laws, which made her mother-in-law so angry that she almost got divorced! In the end, they found out that their daughter was being unreasonable, so how could they have the face to come to Shiligou now?
Brother Song felt sorry for his sister, and Caihua's mother was so adamant that if they didn't seize this opportunity, other women's families would beat them to it!
Brother Song persuaded his parents and brought a cartload of adobe bricks. To reduce costs, renting an oxcart was out of the question! Of course, he didn't bring much!
The whole way, Brother Song pulled the cart in front, while Sister-in-law Song and Caihua's mother pushed it from behind.
At this moment, Sister-in-law Song truly believed what her sister-in-law had said: these adobe bricks really could be sold for money!
Hearing the man's question, Sister-in-law Song looked at Gu Qingshan hopefully. Even if it was a thousand yuan, it was still a tael of silver! A tael of silver was enough for her family to eat and drink for a year!
Ten thousand yuan? Da Wa and Lu Song were shocked and looked at Gu Qingshan at the same time.
Gu Qingshan raised an eyebrow. What a stroke of good luck! This has solved their immediate problem!
Although Caihua's mother was usually a roughneck, she had a keen eye. Seeing Gu Qingshan raise an eyebrow, she thought, "Oh no! I'm in trouble!" She quickly said, "Brother Qingshan, you can accept whatever you want. I can't make things difficult for you. A thousand yuan, or even a few hundred, is fine!"
“Yes, yes, we have plenty of adobe bricks. Don’t worry, we’ll definitely pick out the best ones for you when the time comes,” Sister-in-law Song said hurriedly.
"I'll take all ten thousand yuan. Just bring it over this afternoon!" Gu Qingshan made the final decision.
What? What did he just hear? Mr. and Mrs. Song were completely bewildered!
Cauliflower Mom reacted quickly, her face scrunched up in a smile that almost made her look like a chrysanthemum. "Oh, alright, alright, we'll bring it over for you this afternoon. Right, big brother?"
After saying that, he nudged his older brother with his elbow.
Brother Song winced in pain and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, I'll bring it over this afternoon."
At this moment, Da Wa and Lu Song finished their work and said to them, "Uncle, this cart of adobe bricks cost a total of three hundred and twenty pieces, is that right?"
Brother Song and his wife exchanged a glance and nodded hurriedly, "That's right, it's three hundred and twenty yuan. The little one is really capable, counting so quickly! We counted for quite a while at home just now."
Brother Song scratched his head sheepishly. His wife was right. It had indeed taken them quite a while to count all the mud bricks on the cart. But they were illiterate, so it was already a miracle they could count them all.
But how come this kid is so amazing? This kid doesn't even look as old as my eldest son. It's true what they say, comparisons are odious!
Song's eldest son: Is it really polite for you to say that?!
"Uncle, could you please unload these adobe bricks over there?"
After Lu Song finished speaking, he led Brother Song to the site of the workshop. It was not far away and the road was flat.
After unloading the adobe bricks, the three of them followed the two younger children to settle the bill.
This surprised Brother Song and his companions even more. How could this family let their children manage the money? And such a large amount at that? They had assumed there was someone specifically in charge of paying, but upon closer inspection, they discovered that these two boys were the ones settling the bill. Where had the tall man from earlier gone?
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