The next morning, after arranging for workers to lay the foundation, Gu's father took his two sons, borrowed two ox carts from the production team, and went to Zhangjiadian to buy bricks and tiles.
Several of these workers were experienced in building houses. They chose someone to lead the team and worked enthusiastically.
When Qiuju came and found out that they were building a new house, she was also very surprised and hurried to help with cooking.
Lian Erniu also said that he wanted to stay and help the workers. No matter how Li Qingyun tried to persuade him, he refused to leave, so she just let him be. At most, she could just give him an extra salary.
The workers' lunch consists of a steamed bun made of three-grain flour and a pot of cabbage fried with lard. It is not very oily, but it is better than nothing. At least it is filling and has more oil and water than the food at home. There is also a bucket of egg drop soup made with two eggs, which looks full of egg drop soup. Everyone praises the host for his kindness.
In the afternoon, the father and his two sons returned with several ox carts, each loaded with earthen bricks.
The terrain in Zhangjiadian is not very good and the grain production is low, but the soil there is suitable for kiln burning. The village's main business is kiln burning. The money earned from selling bricks and tiles is exchanged for food and other things. People in the surrounding area basically buy bricks there to build houses, and the village collective also guarantees delivery.
Today's bricks are just ordinary earthen bricks. It is impossible to compare them with the blue bricks of later generations, but they are much stronger than the adobe bricks made by ourselves.
Gu Tingzhou asked the cart drivers to unload the bricks from the ox carts to the homestead of his eldest brother's house first. These carts of bricks were only enough for the old family, so the ox carts had to make another trip.
Several cart drivers unloaded the bricks on the ground and stacked them in an orderly manner, then hurried to pull the second cart. The second cart was not pulled over until dusk. After settling the bill with Gu Tingzhou, the men drove home with torches in the moonlight.
Li Qingyun looked at the foundation that had taken shape after a day, and all the tiredness of the whole day disappeared. No wonder everyone wanted to own their own house, it turned out to be this feeling.
She had always had a nest of her own in her previous life, and this life she was about to realize this wish, a brand new home of her own.
Next, every day went on step by step according to the plan of Gu's father and Gu Tingzhou. The house was still basically in the previous style, with a main hall and two rooms on each side of the east and west, a total of four rooms, which would be convenient for the children to live in when they grow up.
The toilet and kitchen are on both sides of the back of the house, and a firewood shed is built next to the kitchen.
Brother Gu's house has one less room than theirs, with only one main room and three rooms for people to live in.
The two sisters Qingyun went to the old house to help cook at noon, and usually helped out on the homestead, mixing mud. Gu Tingzhou basically stayed with the workers all day long. The construction of their house was progressing very quickly. After the foundation was laid, the house was quickly built bit by bit.
They were afraid that when the weather got cold, the soil would freeze and they would not be able to work, which would affect the progress of the house. Everyone was very simple and tried to work as much as possible every day. They came before dawn in the morning and returned after dark at night. Li Qingyun would cook some mung bean soup, red bean soup and the like every day to quench their thirst.
Several people were helping to load mud when suddenly someone called Qiuju's name.
"Sister Qiuju?"
Li Qingyun looked back and saw a tall, strong and somewhat honest young man standing not far away looking around. The young man was estimated to be over 1.85 meters tall and had the physique of a calf.
Qiuju looked back and laughed, giving Li Qingyun a subtle wink.
"Huaishan, why are you here?"
Li Qingyun understood what she meant immediately. It turned out that this young man was Qiuju's cousin who had met the wrong person. He looked quite honest and simple.
Qinghuan didn't understand what was going on and was busy working, not noticing their little thoughts.
"Sister Qiuju, your sister-in-law gave birth last night to a big fat boy. Cousin Qiu Sheng has been telling everyone about the good news and is too busy to handle it. My aunt asked me to come and tell you that you should go back in a couple of days to give the child a bath.
I just went to your house. Your neighbor said you were working there, so I came to find you. Cheng Huaishan scratched his head a little embarrassedly, took out two red eggs from his pocket and handed them over. (Qiu Sheng is Qiu Ju's younger brother)
Qiuju slapped her thigh happily. Her sister-in-law was giving birth these few days, but she was so busy that she forgot about it.
"That's great, I knew my sister-in-law would definitely be able to have a boy this time, and it turned out to be true.
"Thank you for your hard work, Huaishan. This is my sister, Li Qingyun, you can call her Sister Qingyun. This is her sister Qinghuan, you can call her Sister. Qingyun Qinghuan, this is my cousin Cheng Huaishan." Qiuju introduced enthusiastically.
"Sister Qingyun, Sister Qinghuan." Cheng Huaishan greeted them readily, and he didn't look like the kind of honest and boring person.
Qingyun also nodded in response and greeted.
"You, are you the big guy?" Qinghuan was greeted by someone. When he looked up, he found that it was someone he knew.
Only then did Cheng Huaishan realize that the little girl who was concentrating on her work was actually her. "Hey, nice to see you again. How are you? Is the wound on your hand healed?"
"It's fine now, thank you." Qinghuan smiled embarrassedly.
Li Qingyun was confused. When did these two people know each other?
"Huaishan, do you know each other?" Qiuju asked with interest.
"We've met once before." Cheng Huaishan was afraid that Qinghuan didn't want others to know, so he didn't say anything specific.
"Come home with me first. I have something to tell you." After saying that, Qiuju took the two eggs from his hand and handed them to Li Qingyun and Li Qinghuan.
"To bring you some good luck."
"Congratulations," Li Qingyun took one and returned the other. "Just give one to try, and give one back to Maotou."
Qiuju came closer, lay down beside Li Qingyun and whispered a few words. Li Qingyun understood immediately and nodded in agreement. Qiuju washed her hands with the water in the bucket and left with Cheng Huaishan. Cheng Huaishan even turned back to say goodbye to Qinghuan.
Qinghuan smiled embarrassedly, her face flushed, and gestured goodbye. She didn't expect that this big guy was actually the cousin that Sister Qiuju mentioned.
Qiuju just said to Li Qingyun that it is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Since they just happened to meet and knew each other, they could just get to know each other. If they are destined to be together, that would be great. If not, they could each look for their own good partner.
She went to inform the young man first, giving Qinghuan some time to react, and then they went to Li Qingyun's house to sit for a while.
Li Qingyun also thought it was a good idea. Qinghuan had calmed down a lot recently, and she was obviously not averse to this young man just now. It was quite interesting, so she decided to give it a try.
And when she saw him today, she thought this young man was pretty good. A person's eyes can't lie. There was a moment of surprise in his eyes when he looked at the two sisters, but there was no evil. If this could work out, it would be a pretty good marriage.
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