No one was very skilled at laying rebar, as it wasn't that complicated back then. After compacting the stone base, laying the stone strips, and installing the stone sills for each column and the foundation for the walls, the foundation was practically complete.
Now, I am tying steel bars, mixing concrete, laying concrete, laying footings, and installing ring beams... I feel like I am not helping out, but learning knowledge about the new world.
Lin Guoqing had previously mentioned that the master would choose an auspicious day for his visit, and she had assumed he was a middle-aged man, or even an old man. It turned out that the master was a few years younger than both Lin Guoqing and her, but he was said to have over a decade of experience.
I had previously worked in a construction team in the provincial capital for several years just to learn the latest technology. Now, I'm holding a folded paper and giving orders in a very professional manner.
The work of men and women together is actually similar. Lin Fuqiang and his men chatted about the outside world while working. The young master said that there is construction everywhere in the Special Administrative Region. As long as you are willing to work hard, even if it is just moving bricks, it is not a problem to earn hundreds of dollars a month!
If my parents, grandparents, wife and children were not here, I would have gone to the Special Administrative Region to make a fortune long ago.
"Hundreds of dollars! That's all my son makes in three months at the factory!"
"Even the Special Administrative Region is too far away. I really can't bear to leave my wife and children behind and go so far..."
"We've learned so much from our master during this time. When we go out, we'll be skilled workers! We can make money in the provincial capital even if we don't go to the Special Economic Zone!"
"That's right! When the fields are busy, I work at home. When I have nothing to do, I go to the construction site and move bricks!"
"You're so diligent! I'm afraid your wife will complain about your lack of energy when you get home~"
“Hahaha, roll, roll, roll!”
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After the third day of Shen Chunhua's busy schedule, Lin Yulan took the initiative to offer to help her cook lunch so that Shen Chunhua wouldn't have to rush to deliver the eggs.
The morning hours were short, and cooking for nearly ten people wasn't something she could do quickly. It wasn't considered strenuous work, so she was just fine doing it.
After Sanni came back from the farm picking cotton, she took the initiative to take over the job, saying that she was free anyway, and since Lin Yulan had received wages from Chen Chunhua and others, she should take care of the farm first.
This made Chen Chunhua curse her unreliable man in her heart eight hundred times. You see, while her family was building a house, it was his eldest sister's family that was the busiest.
About ten days before the Chinese New Year, the wall frame structure of the new house was barely completed. Then it snowed, so everyone stopped work and prepared for the Chinese New Year. The wall construction also requires maintenance time, so we decided to wait until after the Chinese New Year to start again.
In order to build a new house this year, there was no time to make rice cakes. Chen Chunhua did not go to the cake factory with Liang Shengdi to make rice cakes until the construction site stopped.
Maybe it’s because there are more ways to make money outside in recent years. They are not the only family still making rice cakes this year. When they were busy making rice cakes and taking them home, Lin Guoqing also returned from a business trip.
If his eyes could be cut like knives, Lin Guoqing would have died a hundred times already.
Knowing he was in the wrong, he quickly stepped forward to hold the tricycle, preventing Liang Shengdi from reaching for the rice cake basket. "I'll do it, I'll do it!"
Then he held his breath and tried hard, but the basket didn't move. He tried hard again, but still it didn't move.
Liang Shengdi stood opposite, and her eyes changed when she looked at her son.
"Are you sick? This is rice cake! It's such a big basket, I was going to ask you to help carry it. I thought you went out and took some strength pills, and you told me not to do it..."
He reached out and grabbed the other side of the basket, "1, 2, 3! Go!"
Lin Guoqing tried his best but still lost face.
He quickly grabbed the bag he had brought back and followed Shen Chunhua everywhere with a shameless face.
"Wife, don't worry! I have prepared all the New Year's goods for this year, you don't have to work hard on your own! Look!" He started to take things out.
"Look! This is Jinhua ham! Cured duck! Bacon! And this, White Rabbit candy! The kids will definitely love it!"
Chen Chunhua: ...Forget about the other stuff. Cured duck? Bacon? Does someone else own a farm that big? And Jinhua ham? That stuff is so expensive, and he just carried a whole one home?!
Blood pressure rose instantly, and seeing that the pressure in the air was dropping rapidly, Lin Guoqing quickly pulled out a tightly wrapped paper bag from the woven bag and stuffed it into Chen Chunhua's hand.
"Wife, look at this, do you like it?"
Chen Chunhua opened the paper package and saw a bright red embroidered wool sweater with a few sequined flowers on the chest and two rows of diamond patterns in the same color embroidered on the front. It looked very delicate, completely different from the ones you would pick out by saving up yarn yourself.
She could feel the smooth and soft touch through the wrapping paper. Chen Chunhua wanted to reach out and touch it at close range, but just as she put her hand on it, she pulled her hand back. No, she pulled the rice cake back, and her hands were very rough.
"How much does this cost?" She looked at Lin Guoqing, her tone filled with complaints about his wasteful spending, but the joy in her eyes was undeniable.
With just one glance, Lin Guoqing knew that he had survived again today.
"Do you like it? It's a genuine Shanghai wool sweater. I queued up in a long line at the state-owned store to buy it!" He then took out an invoice from his pocket and handed it over.
"Thirty dollars and four cents. People say if you think it's not suitable, you can come and exchange it anytime. It's a state-owned store, and we don't cheat anyone!"
The price of this wool sweater is equivalent to Lin Guoqing's basic salary for one month. Lin Guoqing seems to be indifferent to it, but Chen Chunhua is heartbroken.
"! They're still building a house over there! How much money does it cost every day! Why did you buy such expensive clothes? Thirty yuan for wool is enough for everyone in our family to wear a whole set of clothes..."
"How can they be the same? Look at the quality, the feel! Can you pick out a cardigan like this on your own?" Lin Guoqing pushed her into the room. "Hurry up and try it on! If it doesn't fit, I'll buy a ticket and exchange it!"
It is impossible to change it, which means I have to take another train ticket to get in.
Chen Chunhua was locked in her room. She rubbed her hands on her pants several times, feeling the calluses soften and smooth before she dared to pick up the dress. When she put it on, she also put her fingers in there slowly, afraid of accidentally catching a thread.
I don’t know how Lin Guoqing compared the sizes with the salesperson. She was wearing a cotton sweater and a cotton vest underneath, and it was just the right size, neither too big nor too small.
When he walked out to show Lin Guoqing, the man hadn't even opened his mouth yet, but the third child, who had just rushed home, started screaming.
"Wow! Fairies have come down to earth! My mom has become a beautiful lady!"
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