The head of the village gave a brief introduction to the loess house, and Lin sent the people out.
With a frown on his face, he came to discuss with Shen Zhaozhao and Guo.
"I took a rough look and found that everything here needs to be renovated," said Lin, casually poking at a dilapidated window.
“Be careful!”
Unexpectedly, the window could not withstand her force at all, and the entire window frame came off. Fortunately, Shen Zhaozhao was quick to pull her up, so Lin did not fall.
"Oh my god, it will definitely cost a lot of money to repair it." Guo watched as the window frame fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"The head of the village said that the material is ready. As long as our family sends people to the mountains to cut wood and transport it back, we will pay for it."
"The rest is manual labor."
"What our family is short of now is manpower," Guo counted on her fingers. With the two servants plus Zhan Beichen and Feng Yong, there were a total of six men who could go to the mountains to cut wood and transport wood.
This piece of wood is so big, how can I get it?
"I'll ask my husband to look for some old members of the Zhan family..." Guo thought for a moment and said.
"It's too late," Shen Zhaozhao shook his head. "First we need to find people, then cut down trees, transport the wood, and finally spend time repairing. Winter is coming soon, and we're all going to freeze to death."
Guo sighed. She had no other choice.
As they were talking, Jiang Hu came in with a few officers. They completed the handover procedures and prepared to leave Mobei before winter.
"Miss Chen, we brothers will be the escort officers this time," Jiang Hu's injuries were not healed yet, and he needed the support of two police brothers to walk.
"Seeing you guys settled down, I'm relieved. I'll say goodbye now."
Guo quietly pulled Shen Zhaozhao's sleeve and whispered, "Sister-in-law, can you let the officers help us cut and transport wood?"
It was no wonder that Guo had the idea of using the police.
The Zhan family is really short of manpower and time is tight.
Shen Zhaozhao shook his head gently and just said that he wished Jiang Hu and his friends a safe journey.
"I'll go see your husband," Jiang Hu said with a white smile, "After all, I've been sleeping in the same bed with you for such a long time."
As they spoke, several officers went to look for Zhan Nanxing again.
"Sister-in-law..." Guo looked at Shen Zhaozhao without complaint, "If it was you who started it, we would definitely agree."
Shen Zhaozhao listened to the farewell voices of Jiang Hu and Zhan Nanxing in the room and shook his head. "It's not easy for you. It's definitely no problem for you to help us cut down and transport wood. The problem is how can you leave Mobei when you turn around."
"Yes, if we are delayed until winter and fail to find a place to stay in time, we may freeze to death on the road." Lin thought about it and agreed with Shen Zhaozhao's approach of asking for help.
"Well, leave the wood to me," Shen Zhaozhao had already thought of a way, "I have more money on me, so when I grow up, I can find some laborers to help me."
When Guo heard this, she immediately searched for silver from her bag and stuffed it into Shen Zhaozhao's pocket, "There's no reason for you to pay alone, you keep these..."
"Goodbye, there will be many places to spend money later." Shen Zhaozhao would naturally accept Guo's money.
"Well, we are short on time. I will go take care of the wood first. You can help the grandmothers clean up the two rooms. You can live in the two rooms while the house is being repaired. When the other room is finished, we can move to the other room."
"Sister-in-law, can you go alone?" Guo thought about it and asked Zhan Beichen to go with her.
"Yeah, you're also familiar with this place, what if you run into any bad guys..." Before Lin finished speaking, she was interrupted by Shen Zhaozhao.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. When have I ever accomplished anything?"
Shen Zhaozhao blinked, quite mischievously.
"Well, take care of yourself." Although Lin felt that she was too safe, she did not stop her because of her trust in Shen Zhaozhao.
As soon as the head of the village returned to his own yard, the people he had arranged followed him in.
"Did I ask you to look after the Zhan family?" The village head weighed the silver in his hand, "Your family must need manpower to cut wood and transport wood. Can we earn some money?"
The visitor looked puzzled. "A daughter-in-law of the family came out. I saw that she was going to find someone to cut wood. She recommended herself and offered a reasonable price."
"Guess what?"
"The wife immediately refused, saying she could handle it herself."
The head of the village frowned and looked at the visitor, obviously not believing him.
The visitor nodded carefully, "That's what she said."
"Yes, how can a woman like her handle it?" The head of the village slammed the silver coins in his hand on the table. "Are you being too greedy? I told you, I'm giving you a way out so that you can find food for your brothers, but don't treat people like pigs..."
"I didn't!" The man looked wronged, "I told her the market price."
"I was afraid she was going to the market to compare prices with others, but I didn't expect that she would be so direct even after I followed her to the foot of the mountain."
The head of the village twitched his lips, but he didn't say anything. "Forget it. We just came from the capital, so we don't know how hard it is to do this kind of physical work."
The village chief thought for a moment and sneered, "You wait at the foot of the mountain. If she comes back empty-handed, she will definitely come back to look for you."
The man nodded, "Well, I'll wait."
Shen Zhaozhao found the mountain quite smoothly. After leaving the crowded area, he could see the mountains in the distance, stretching endlessly.
In late autumn, the forest is dyed with golden colors.
When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw a few people chopping trees there. When we got closer, we found that they were strangers, from the Chen and Cao families.
"Sister Shen, are you here alone?" Cao Ya was directing several strong men in the family to load the chopped wood onto the rented donkey cart.
Shen Zhaozhao looked at her, as if she had become the head of the Cao family. She said whatever she said, and others did what they did.
The momentum is average.
"Yes, I'll come up and take a look first to see what kind of wood works well." Shen Zhaozhao responded with a smile.
"Daughter-in-law of the Zhan family, if your family has enough manpower, I can arrange a few young men to help you," Chen Jun said while watching the younger generations in his family felling and carrying wood.
We have received a lot of favors from Shen Zhaozhao along the way. Now that we see Shen Zhaozhao alone, we think of the sparsely populated Zhan family, which consists of women and children, and there should be no manpower.
"Yes," Shen Zhaozhao declined Chen Jun's kindness and raised his foot to walk up the mountain.
"Sister Shen, are you going to the mountains?" Cao Ya stopped her and pointed at the forest. "I have heard from the locals that there are big insects in the mountains. Don't go too far alone."
"Yes, if you want any wood, you can look for it at the foot of the mountain. Don't go in." Chen Jun also said, "The wood at the foot of the mountain is better than that in the mountains, but it's worth taking the risk to go into the mountains for some wood."
"Okay," Shen Zhaozhao agreed with a smile. After all, they all meant well. "I'll just walk around the foot of the mountain."
She walked up the mountain.
She walked deliberately deep into the mountains, and only stopped when she could see tall trees and could hear no human voices.
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