Although this incident made him very unhappy, the celebratory atmosphere of the dinner at home still played a role, and he quickly put this matter behind him. Just like Tian said, it was nothing more than delaying the process of making money. Their family has no worries about food and clothing now, so it doesn't matter whether they make money early or late.
After dinner, Chunxiao called Yan Dashan, Shuwen and the Zhou couple aside.
"Dad, big brother, Shuwen, I want to ask you for help. This is something only you can help with."
Seeing her mysterious behavior, several people were a little nervous. "What's going on? Tell me what you want to do. I will definitely help you if I can."
Chunxiao brought them to the yard where she lived, entered the master bedroom, opened the sliding door on the wall, and they followed in and found that there was a large space inside with a bathtub, a washstand and other things.
"Aunt, why did you bring us here?" Shuwen was puzzled, and so were the others.
Chunxiao pointed to the other end of the room and said, "Dad, big brother, I want you to help me build a big cellar here. I'll use it to store my things. I don't trust the craftsmen."
"How big a cellar do you want to dig?" Yan Bingfa looked around the house and found that this compartment was not small.
"If you want to hide something valuable, you can't ask outsiders for help. Tell your father and the others what you want to dig."
Chunxiao took out the blueprint she had drawn. "It doesn't have to be super big, just about a person and a half tall, and half the size of this cubicle. There needs to be room for people to move around in there. After we dig it, we need to lay bricks on the sides and make the bottom smooth. We'll also drill a few air holes, and make two lamp stands on the wall for future lighting. Oh, and by the way, we'll also need a wooden ladder for easy access."
"This will probably take a few days. I'll go back and ask your fifth uncle to finish the stair planks first. We'll come over tomorrow to finish them for you. Shuwen, you should arrange things for the farm over there before coming over."
"Dad, this matter is not that urgent. Just help me with it when you have time."
"You need to transport soil and lay bricks. The house has just been built, so it is best to do it early. Don't worry, just leave it to us."
"Then what about the top of the cellar?" Zhou knew that if Chunxiao wanted to hide something, it would be better to hide it in a secret place. Now the compartments were paved with stone slabs.
"That's all right. We'll panel the cellar with wood, preferably a good, non-perishable wood, and then put a thin stone slab on top of the boards so it won't be visible on ordinary days."
"Dad, we need to prepare some materials first. Chunxiao, do you have any extra materials to build this house?"
Chun Xiao shook her head. "The materials are all outsourced. We charge according to the amount used. No more."
"Well, Dad, there's no need to rush to dig tomorrow. Let's get the materials we need first." Fortunately, the house has just been completed, so it's not surprising to buy some materials to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.
After watching it, several people left Chunxiao's yard. Zhou secretly told them that this matter only needed to be known by a few people and not to tell anyone when they returned. It was not that she did not trust Tian and the others, but for such secret matters, the fewer people who knew about it, the better. If it was leaked one day, it would be troublesome.
The next day, Yan Bingfa and his men went to town, while Zhou, along with her family and Chunxiao's servants, went to work in the fields. By dusk that day, the father and son had brought all the supplies they needed to Chunxiao's house.
On the third day, everyone else went to work in the fields, while Zhou was guarding the gate of the house. The three of them, grandfather and grandson, officially got busy.
Tian was still a little confused, "Dad, what are they doing at your place?"
"The roof of my pavilion is not fixed properly. I was careless during the previous inspection, so I asked them to help me fix it." Chunxiao originally thought that it was okay for Tian to know, but Zhou had warned her that keeping secrets for others was a hard thing, and since it had nothing to do with them, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
"I thought those craftsmen were very capable, but I didn't expect them to be so careless. It turns out that this work needs to be supervised." Tian looked at the servants working in the fields, "Little sister, I now feel that the people we bought are very useful. As long as you treat them well, you can see how hard they work. I was thinking about inviting a few sisters-in-law from the farm to come over, and then have your eldest brother and his family buy two more to fill in. I think the two sisters-in-law of the Shufeng family are not bad. She is so young now, but she lives like a lady from a wealthy family."
"Sister-in-law, I think it's feasible. Why don't you go back and tell mother about it and explain the benefits. Then when it's busy in the future, we can all have some free time. Duo'er and Pan'er won't have to go to the fields with us. They've been exposed to the sun for so long, their faces are all red."
Duo'er, who was in the field next to her, heard her name called, "Auntie, what are you secretly saying about me?"
"They said they shouldn't let you two delicate little girls go to the fields. They said you both got tanned."
"We're not tired. This originally belonged to our family. My father told us to take good care of it when he left."
The sun was high overhead, and even with their straw hats on, they were sweating profusely. "This cotton is good, but working on the land is too demanding."
"Miss, go and rest over there. Sister Ximei and I can handle it."
"Okay, sister-in-law, let's go rest for a while." She looked at the people in the field again, "If you're hot, go rest for a while and drink some water. Don't try to be so stubborn."
She pulled Tian to the shade at the edge of the field and said, "The price of cotton is going to drop this year. It used to sell for 120 or 130 wen, but this year it's probably only 80 or 90 wen."
"That's quite high. Look at that grain, which only sells for a dozen coins per pound. This cotton is still valuable. It's mainly because your method is good. No one else can produce this much."
That's true. Chun Xiao drank a bowl of water and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to go out again later."
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