Chapter 132: Children around two adults
What Tang San wanted to learn were originally very basic things, so Yuan Da Ge asked Yuan Yaochu to teach him, and he came out after dinner.
After Tang Qingshan and Mrs. Lin had their meal, they came over to the new house. He hadn't been there for a few days. He took a look at the progress, said hello to everyone, and then went to talk to Brother Yuan.
As soon as he mentioned that he wanted to buy land, Brother Yuan said, "We don't have much use for this mountain right now. If you want to use it, just use it. You don't need to buy it."
Tang Qingshan insisted, "No need. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. You have taken good care of our son and daughter, and I have not been polite to you. But this matter is different. I can't always take advantage of you."
"Okay, okay, okay," said Brother Yuan helplessly, "This is wasteland, and it's not worth much. You give me two taels of silver per mu, and we can write a document and not go to the government to sign the deed. Is that okay with you?"
Two or three taels of silver per mu of wasteland was considered a normal price. Tang Qingshan nodded, and then Brother Yuan took him directly back home. He wrote a document for five mu of land, and Tang Qingshan paid him ten taels of silver. There was no need to measure the land, and he could just take it wherever was convenient.
After finishing the paperwork, the two went to the back to look at the land.
The two families were originally next to each other, and the backyard was leveled. Yuan Yaochu was teaching Tang San's brother kung fu. After Tang Da Ge delivered the dishes, he sat on the plum blossom pile and watched. He came over when he saw them.
Tang Qingshan asked him, "Who's home?"
Brother Tang said, "Xiao Jue has passed."
Tang Qingshan nodded and told Brother Yuan about the greenhouse in detail along the way.
Rich families sometimes also build greenhouses. The principles are similar, and the one he described is a simplified version.
Brother Yuan listened very carefully and said, "Why don't you make it bigger so we can pick and eat it when the time comes."
Tang Qingshan said in a deep voice: "If the crops are grown, you can eat them. It's just a try. It's a 50-50 chance of success or failure."
"I think it will work, it sounds like it will work!" Brother Yuan said, "You can plant more, and if you are too busy, I will ask someone to help."
Tang Qingshan nodded and said, "Speaking of helping, most people in this village grow cotton and beans. In a few days, everyone will have to work in the fields, so I'm thinking about whether I should go to the city in advance to hire more workers. I'm worried that there won't be enough people to build the house."
"Don't worry about it," said Brother Yuan. "I know the city well. Just tell me how many people you need and I'll hire them."
Tang Qingshan said, "We need another twenty people to level the land over there and build the heating road. By the time it's built, it will be time for the busy farming season over here, so we can avoid delaying either end."
Brother Yuan nodded and said, "For this thing, do we need to find a good carpenter or bamboo craftsman?"
Tang Qingshan said: "It's fine if you have it, but don't force it if you don't have it. I think this shelf is not a difficult job to do, and almost anyone can do it... There are people who can do the heating, you can ask them."
Brother Yuan said, "Uncle Qingshan, this is our first time doing this job, so we need to think carefully. For example, how big should the heating duct be? If it's too small, how can we clean it? If it's too big, how can we overheat it? This warm shed... it's called a warm shed, right? How big should it be? If it's too big, it won't be blown away by the wind. If it's too small, people will have to hunch over when they go in, so how can they work?"
When Brother Yuan opens his mouth, he is a reliable person. All he talks about are practical issues. People without experience cannot see such problems at all.
Tang Qingshan really likes working with such people. He nodded and said, "I think the heating channel doesn't need to be too big. Just build it close to the ground to form a trench and put a lid on it. Usually the lid is closed and you can seal it with a hoe. When you need to clean it, just open it and sweep it."
Brother Yuan nodded: "That's a good idea."
Tang Qingshan said, "As for this shed, it does have to be as tall as a person, but I thought that we could build a knee-high low wall on the outside, which is both windproof and sturdy. We can also build a frame on top with whole bamboos, so there's no need to worry about it not being sturdy."
Brother Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Yes! That's a good idea!"
Brother Tang followed beside them, listening quietly to their conversation.
He was also a mature man despite his age, but standing here, he was like a child next to two adults, unable to get a word in.
It can be seen that experience is something that cannot be gained out of thin air. For some reason, Brother Tang remembered that his second brother asked him a few days ago, "Brother, what do you like to do?"
Tang Qingshan and Brother Yuan talked more and more, so they simply went back to the house and sat down, drinking tea while discussing the matter in detail.
Tang Qingshan had already drawn a picture, and the two of them discussed and drew another picture, and then prepared to go to the county town together to buy some necessary things.
When Mrs. Lin saw this, she said to them, "Let's go after lunch. I'll go with you and buy some clothes for the children."
"That's just right," Brother Yuan said with a smile, "I was just about to tell Uncle Qingshan that we should ask Aunt Lin to look at the oilcloth we buy. We are all rough guys and we won't buy these."
Madam Lin laughed: "You are really good at talking."
So after lunch, several people went together. Brother Tang also called Brother Tang Si to come along. When they got on the carriage, Tang Qingshan and Madam Lin asked almost at the same time: "Is Xinbao asleep?"
Brother Tang nodded: "Yeah."
Early in the morning, the four brothers of the Tang family went to the Yuan family.
Only Yan Shenjue responded in the opposite direction and came to the Tang family.
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Xinbao got up late and had a lot of free time in the morning. Yan Shenjue practiced sword in the back while his second brother boiled medicine in the front. They did not interfere with each other and did not feel uncomfortable.
After practicing sword, the two of them read books in the room. Yan Shenjue read more advanced books, while the second brother read more simple books. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask Yan Shenjue for help.
Similar people can easily find ways to get along with each other that make them comfortable.
So when Xinbao woke up, he found that the two of them were sitting face to face, and both looked very good.
Xinbao looked around for a while with confused eyes. His wife's words were half uttered, but his eyes suddenly fell on the books in their hands.
Xinbao suddenly felt something was wrong.
She glanced around and saw her books lying neatly on the table.
Xinbao then quietly got up, got out of bed, put on his shoes, bent over, covered his eyes with his little hands, and like a little mouse, he slipped along the wall, made a big circle, and slowly approached the table.
The second brother was so absorbed in reading that he really didn't notice her. However, Yan Xiaolang was well-versed in both literature and martial arts, and had practiced using hidden weapons. As soon as she woke up, he noticed the change in her breathing.
I thought she might still be sleeping, but unexpectedly I saw her making a series of desperate moves.
Yan Shenjue touched his second brother, and then both of them remained silent, staring at Tuanzi.
Xinbao quietly touched the book, then quietly walked back, climbed onto the kang, and quietly opened the book facing the corner.
Looking at the chubby little figure, the two of them looked at each other.
Xinbao reread the five, six, seven, and nine chapters that he didn't know, then stuffed the book under his pillow and lay down again.
The two of them quickly lowered their heads and pretended to read a book, and then they heard Tuanzi say, "Dede, Xiaoxiandede, Xinbao is awake!!"
"Hey!" The second brother stood up and said with a smile: "Xinbao is awake? Eh? Why didn't Xinbao take off his shoes when he slept?"
(End of this chapter)