Chapter 17 Repairing the Broken House
The temporary workers knew who they were talking about. It was Li, the second uncle of the Chang family. She was driven away by Chang Xixi early in the morning, and only she could cure her.
Although everyone teased her, they really respected her in their hearts.
Chang Hai urged everyone to stop looking at his little sister and get to work quickly, filling the gaps between the bricks and tiles with the mixed soil mixed with glutinous rice.
Seeing Chang Hai like this, Chang Xixi just pursed her lips and smiled, "I didn't realize that our second brother has such skills."
"Go back! My brother-in-law still has to copy books to support the family. He is not the only one to feed the family now... If the family is divided, the burden will be even heavier." Chang Hai urged the two to go home quickly.
Gu Rongyu just left without saying a word of thanks.
Chang Xixi greeted Chang Hai and poured another bowl of tea. She inadvertently dropped a drop of spiritual spring water and handed it to Chang Hai before following him.
It was summer, and the village was full of lush grass and singing birds. From time to time, one could hear the sounds of children playing by the river and women giving instructions. In the distance, the mountains were green.
The two of them entered the Chang family's courtyard one after the other. Gu Rongyu suddenly raised his eyes and looked inside the house.
Chang Xixi also noticed something strange, so she quickly walked over and opened the door, only to see her aunt sitting in front of the bed, holding melon seeds in one hand and flipping through a package with the other.
Chang Xixi was so angry that her eyes turned red. How could such a thief appear in the house and walk into the house without even saying hello?
He grabbed his aunt's hand and dragged her directly into the yard. He picked up a broom and was about to hit her, but Gu Rongyu stood in front of Chang Xixi.
"No."
"Why? She has entered the house with such impunity. Who knows, one day she might steal everything in the house. And you are only concerned about your relatives' face."
The young aunt was frightened and got up in a hurry. She spat and put her hands on her hips. Her fair and tender face was covered with fat, which looked scary.
"Someone come! Someone is being beaten... Chang's son-in-law is beating someone."
"Ahem, my lady...my lady, please don't be angry. It's better to have less trouble than more."
Gu Rongyu kept coughing as he spoke. Chang Xixi put down the broom and immediately stepped forward to hold his arm. The aroma of medicine and the pleasant smell rushed into her nostrils.
My head suddenly flipped. This man is not only good at making money, but also a popular beauty...
"If you keep yelling, I'll beat you up and throw you into the pigpen in my mother's backyard to see if you can behave yourself."
After scolding her, the young aunt saw that she was being ignored, so she returned to her room in a bad mood, opened the window and said to Chang Xixi, "Look at how stingy you are. You have lived in the Zhou family for more than ten years, but you still can't change your ways."
"Who are you scolding? Who can't change his bad habits?"
Chang Xixi was dissatisfied and wanted to go forward to argue, but her aunt closed the window and ignored her. She was so angry that she secretly made up her mind to kick Li out of the house.
Within a few days, the dilapidated little house was repaired.
Under Chang Hai's supervision, he also built an independent courtyard and added two small houses, all surrounded by a layer of earthen walls.
The door was also carved by Chang Hai himself with a cane and then painted.
A black shadow leaped from the woods, landed straight in the yard, and walked into the house. He saw the young master writing furiously, "Oh no, young master, the house has been repaired. We can't leave this time."
"Wait for the right time."
Gu Rongyu continued to hold the pen and copy.
The black shadow jumped onto the roof in boredom. The room was completely silent, with only the faint sounds of breathing and coughing. "Young Master, would you like some tea?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Xixi pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a bowl of thirst-quenching plum soup and placed it next to the crime scene.
"It's a reward for you. It cost two taels of silver to repair that house, but that's your wages alone. I'll use my own money this time, what do you think?"
"My lady, please make your own decision. However, I feel ashamed that you still have to take care of the household affairs. I didn't thank you last time at the bookstore."
Gu Rongyu stood up and bowed to Chang Xixi to express his gratitude.
Chang Xixi was stunned. Gu Rongyu seemed to be alienating her. Even after living together for so long, he still felt estranged from her. She felt a chill in her heart.
He turned around, took out a wooden box, picked out a piece of silver from it, put it in his sleeve, and before leaving, he reminded Gu Rongyu to be careful and not to overwork himself.
After the work was completed, Chang Hai invited the temporary workers to come into the house for dinner, which included a few plates of green vegetable leaves, a few handfuls of peanuts, a jar of rice wine, and some pickles.
Dou took Chang Xixi to the village chief's house to exchange for small change and a few hundred coins, and returned to the Chang family with the documents for the division of the family property.
Gu Rongyu was still copying books in the room and no one disturbed him.
Shadowskin flew down from the rooftop, feeling itchy. "Master, Master, it's so lively outside. It's time to pay. I haven't gotten my salary this month yet."
Gu Rongyu took out two taels of silver from his arms, threw them on the table, raised his sleeves and continued to work hard.
"Young Master, you've copied so much, it's really tiring. The toxins in your body haven't been completely cleared yet, so you can't work so hard. Why don't you ask the bookstore owner to give you some water?"
Gu Rongyu just turned over a page of the copied book. What was written on it was "Tai Shang Ganying Pian", not the content of the copied book.
It was bustling outside the door, but silent inside the room. The black shadow climbed up to the beam again in boredom. As soon as Gang jumped up, Chang Xixi came over with a bowl of noodles.
She is not such a petty person who would ignore others just because of a word. Fortunately, Gu Rongyu married her because he was afraid that her reputation would be damaged.
"Eat it while it's hot, it's not good when it's cold."
Seeing Chang Xixi coming out of the room, the day laborers laughed and said to Chang Hai, "Your little sister knows how to care for others."
Dou came out of the kitchen to help Chang Xixi out. "My son-in-law doesn't look like a stranger and doesn't like crowds. Chang Hai has been bedridden for years, but now that he can walk, I'll let him handle the socializing. Just think of it as exercise."
The temporary workers laughed again and continued to eat and drink. After eating and drinking, Chang Xixi distributed the wages to everyone, and everyone dispersed in the moonlight.
Chang Xixi cleaned up the table and handed her second brother a penny of silver. "Second brother, this is your reward for your hard work. Little sister, this is all you have."
"Xixi, I'm your second brother. My brother-in-law can't do those things. As your brother, I have to take care of you. But it's not for your money."
Chang Xixi smiled and said, "I know about this. Second brother, you can save it to get married. You are not like the eldest brother who can go out to work. At least save some to add some fine flour to the family."
Chang Hai also accepted the money and remembered Chang Xixi's kindness.
The three of them hurried to eat. Dou took a broom and a rag and asked Chang Xixi to carry a lantern and walk to the foot of the mountain in the east to clean the house inside and out.
I walked out of the room and scribbled paper on the window. It was already dark.
The two walked out of the gate and saw a figure holding a lantern walking towards the house from afar. At this time, everyone in Wanfu Village had gone to bed. Who was this?
Could it be that Mr. Zhang is here to cause trouble?
Chang Xixi is no pushover. In her previous life, she was not only excellent in both character and study, but also practiced some self-defense skills.
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