Chen Li looked at her sleeves, but why wasn't the dress short?
Bai Yao also looked over, and seemed to notice her confusion, and took the initiative to explain: "These clothes of yours were recently made by Madam."
Chen Li remembered that her mother had indeed said that she wanted to make clothes for her that day and had even taken new measurements.
A smile appeared in his eyes. It turned out that his mother knew that he had grown taller, but he just never told her.
She has grown taller and the baby fat on her face has faded a lot, looking like a grown-up daughter.
…
"Hey, Miss Shen, the wall of your house is so high, is it to prevent thieves?"
Hearing the sound, Chen Li turned around and saw that it was the auntie who was caught eavesdropping in front of her door last time.
"Aunt Yang, what are you talking about? Is there a thief in our village?"
Aunt Yang choked. Could she admit it? Did she dare to admit it?
If we say there is a thief in the village, wouldn’t we offend everyone in the village?
This damn girl is still so good at talking!
"No, there are no thieves in our village. Isn't that what Aunt Zui said casually?"
"Oh, then Auntie, please don't say that next time. Otherwise, if others hear it and misunderstand it, it will be bad, right?"
She couldn't win against Chen Li, so she walked away angrily with her handkerchief twisted.
Chen Li didn't take it to heart and continued to walk around the wall.
After a while, I met Chen Jian, who happened to have something to talk to Chen Li about.
“Miss Shen, I have something I want to ask you.”
"Master Chen said."
"Well, can I use the renovated areas of your house for other purposes in the future?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Li nervously, fearing that she would not agree, and quickly added: “Don’t worry, Miss Shen, I will definitely not use you for nothing.”
"Can."
Those things were not originally in my mind, I just copied them. Besides, I had a very pleasant cooperation with Craftsman Chen this time, so there is no harm in giving them to him.
After hearing her say yes, Chen Jian's whole body was filled with joy. With so many years of experience in building houses, he thought these things would surely help him move to the next level!
“Thank you, Miss Shen. Can I give you five hundred taels of silver?”
"OK!"
I have extra money, earned by my own ability, why not take it?
It cost a lot of money to build this house. Recently, my parents have been sighing behind my back. This money is just the right thing to relieve their anxiety.
In addition, the house is about to be built, so some things need to be put on the agenda.
"Master Chen, do you know of any good academies in Qingxi County?"
Chen Jian thought for a moment before saying, "The academies in Qingxi County are rather ordinary, nothing particularly outstanding. Suzhou City does have a Lushan Academy, which attracts countless students every year."
"It's just that," he glanced at Shen Chenli, "that academy is very difficult to enter. You either have to be a child of a powerful family or an extremely talented or gifted scholar."
"Thank you, Master Chen."
Chen Li understood that it might not be easy to get into this academy, but now there is a better choice, and the others are not worth considering for the time being.
"It's okay. Even if I don't tell you, you'll know if you ask around. This academy is one of the best in Northern Qi."
Chen Li nodded. She had come to see Chen Jian for something else today. "By the way, Master Chen, the weather might be changing. How long will it take to build the wall?"
Chen Jian obviously knew this problem, but their Shen family required the wall to be built high, so he not only had to build it high for them, but also build it stable, which was a bit time-consuming.
“Well, Miss Shen, you find 20 people in the village to help. Strength lies in numbers. I will finish both the inner and outer walls for you in the next two days.”
"OK."
Having achieved his goal, Chen Li did not linger any longer and turned to look for his father.
Let’s leave the task of finding someone in the village to my father.
When Chen Li found Shen Changshan, he rolled up his sleeves and worked with the craftsmen to build the wall, and his two or three brothers were also helping.
"father."
"Ali, what's wrong?"
Shen Changsheng raised his head, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, which showed that he had exerted a lot of effort.
"Please put down your work first. I have something to tell you."
"OK."
He waved to Shen Jingyuan who was standing beside him and asked him to take over the work in his hands. He walked to the bucket beside him, washed his hands, and then went to Shen Li.
"What's wrong, Ali?"
"Dad, I'm afraid this day will change soon. I just talked to Master Chen, and he suggested that we go to the village and find 20 people to help. We can build the wall in the next two days."
Shen Changshan understood what his daughter meant. Seeing that it was still morning, he said, "Then I'll go find the village chief now. But, how much do you want for the wages?"
"Dad, do you know how much hard labor in the county town earns a copper a day?"
Shen Changshan nodded, "The most I can earn in a day is no more than 20 copper coins."
"Then we'll give them 22 copper coins a day, not including meals. But we're short on time, so it might be a bit hard. We have to explain this to them."
"Well, Dad knows, then I'll go."
He thought that the 22 copper coins given by his daughter was quite appropriate, so he did not raise any other opinions.
After all, you have to get up early and go to bed late to work in the county town, but now you can earn 22 copper coins in the village, so there are plenty of people willing to do it.
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