When I came back, I found that Shi Peng and the others had already started working on it.
Several of his friends were cleaning up the old house. At least one of them should be habitable, so as not to let his wife suffer.
There is also an old well next to the yard of the old house. Because other houses in the village are far away from here and no one uses it, it has become a bit abandoned. He also plans to clean it out and directly enclose it in the new yard.
There are also many experienced builders who are taking people to the nearby open space to measure and plan the foundation.
Everyone was working hard in the middle of winter. The eldest and second sons of the Shi family also came. Chu Xi hurried home and cooked a pot of brown sugar water. Of course, he took out the brown sugar himself.
Even so, her mother-in-law was still rolling her eyes.
"You're really generous. If you don't manage a household, you won't know how expensive oil and salt are. You live at home, but you're so generous even though you're poor!"
Thinking that most of the allowance that originally belonged to her had been given to this silly girl, she angrily found a basin and scooped away a large basin of brown sugar water.
At this time, brown sugar water is a good thing.
The two sisters-in-law just watched coldly from the side, none of them helped, they were full of envy and jealousy. How could the third brother divide the property so easily? The old lady had given a lot of allowances to their two families. Now, not only was there less money, but there were also fewer people to share the work.
Then think about the several children in the family who go to school. Most of them rely on the allowance from the third child's family. They just rely on working in the fields for a living, and the work points they earn are not enough to eat.
People like them never think that these are their duties, but always calculate others and take advantage of others.
The two watched the old lady scoop up the brown sugar water, but they didn't shamelessly follow her to scoop it. After all, the old lady had a basin, and there would definitely be a share for them.
Chu Xi didn't care. He pushed the family cart, picked up a few bowls, and carefully pulled them to the old house.
"Shi Peng, greet everyone. Here is some brown sugar water to quench your thirst."
It was then that Shi Peng realized that his wife had come. He looked at the big bucket of brown sugar water on the cart, which must be quite heavy. He wondered how she got it here by herself. He then looked back and saw that there was no one else behind him, and that he was carrying a small stone.
"How did you manage to push it here by yourself? Where's your mom and your two sisters-in-law?"
He couldn't help but frown again, remembering that his two brothers were unwilling to come here to help at first. If his father hadn't chased him over, he probably wouldn't have seen anyone there.
He has been getting more and more fed up with his family these past few days. They are all family, so why can't they just live a good life?
Then I remembered that he reported back to the army on the day of his wedding, leaving his wife and children behind. It was really...
Thinking of the secret he had accidentally heard that year, his dark and deep eyes became even colder.
"Just hope they don't cause trouble for me..." Chu Xi wasn't polite either.
Handing him a bowl of brown sugar water, he continued.
"How should we build our new house? Have you decided yet? Should we still build it with mud bricks? I see two houses in the village are already building brick houses."
One family was the captain's family. They had a large population and many connections. There were soldiers in the family, and another who worked in the county. They were rich and filial, so they worked together to build a brick house with three main rooms for their father.
And only the elderly live there, while their son and daughter-in-law still live in the half-brick house.
The so-called half-brick house actually means that not so many bricks are bought, and the outside is made of bricks while the inside is made of adobe. At least it looks better and is more solid, and will not be destroyed by wind and rain.
The new brick house aroused the envy and jealousy of all the villagers. After all, the family had a son who worked in the county. In addition, the position of team leader was very important, so their work points were definitely calculated too high. You know, the importance of work and the amount of points were decided by the other party, so no one dared to say anything and could only grumble behind their backs.
The other family was a girl from the town who married into the village. Her parents couldn't bear to see their child live in such a dilapidated house, so they generously sent bricks, tiles, and wood, and built the house in a hurry.
This incident caused quite a stir at the time, but no one cares what you say, as long as you get it yourself, it will be truly rewarding!
Some people envy those who have found a good wife, and this is the majority.
Some are jealous of the man, who enjoys having a gigolo.
There are also those who come up to the new bride every day and ask if she has any sisters...
Shi Peng frowned. He also wanted to build a brick house, but he didn't know where to buy bricks and tiles. He had been away from home for the past few years and didn't know much about the surrounding area.
There are two brick houses in the village, which are quite eye-catching, but of course they are very comfortable to live in. There are quite a few brick houses in the town.
Bricks were not easy to buy at that time. Some communes had their own brick kilns. Although the brick kilns were all public, there were times when there were "surplus" bricks, and they were given to their own people as welfare, and no one said anything.
But if it is sold to other communes, people will talk about it. If they are reported for speculation or something, they may lose their iron rice bowl.
But their commune did not have its own brick kiln, let alone the rare tiles.
Chu Xi thought of Wang Tao, he must have a way.
But I still hesitated for a moment, wondering whether I should look for him or not. I didn't know anyone else who had connections.
Forget it, let’s just pick him. Let’s take it one step at a time. Besides, I feel like he’s quite reliable.
At best, he can only find out his identity. If he gets angry, he can be made to disappear at any time.
I've given him so many good things, so I should at least give him some feedback.
Just do it, even though it's already afternoon.
"When I came to the countryside, I met a friend from the county. His family is quite wealthy. He should have some connections. I'll go look for him."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Shi Peng looked at his wife who had already walked away in a hurry, but he hadn't yet said what he wanted to ask.
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