Thanks to the warm hospitality of Zhao Jianguo's family, the porters took a short rest before unloading the cargo. Zhao Jianguo and his wife specially cleared a piece of land to store the materials, which was not far from where the boat was parked, but not too close either.
"Hey ho! Hey ho! Hey! Ho!..."
The shouts of a dozen porters echoed by the river and spread throughout the entire Lijia Village, reaching far and wide.
"Jianguo, your family has made a fortune! Are you planning to build a house?" An older woman from the same village came to join in the fun. Seeing Zhao Jianguo and his wife unloading materials outside, she said, "Didn't you hire someone? Your family is so rich, what are you doing? Take a break!"
"Aunt Li, we have saved some money and want to build a house first. The child is getting older and older, and there is no decent room for her at home." Yan Jinlan replied with a smile. Whether the family has money or not is their own business. You can't have money and not work. Otherwise, no matter how much money you have, you will end up eating up all the money.
"You two just can't sit still. Unlike my daughter, who never works hard all day long and just keeps complaining about me." The old lady sighed.
"No way! Sister Li Fang is so capable. She and your son-in-law work hard every day. It's better for me to stay at home all day!" Yan Jinlan thought of Li Fang who would often come to her to complain, saying that her mother didn't understand her and only cared about money. It was really like mother and daughter, they disliked each other. If someone didn't know them, they would think they were enemies!
"Besides, Sister Li Fang has a nurse at home, and now she's given you a grandson. What's wrong with that?"
"Isn't it because I can't do this or that every day that you complain about me? You want to eat delicious food every day, but you don't know how to save money." Although she said this, Aunt Li still looked at the old-fashioned watch on her wrist: "I'm going to the street to buy groceries, Jinlan, do you want to bring anything?"
"No need, I bought everything yesterday." Yan Jinlan replied. The family had vegetables, fish, shrimps and other things, and the only thing missing was pork. She bought two pounds of meat yesterday and stewed it this morning, so it would definitely be ready for lunch.
"Okay, you guys take your time with your work, I'll be leaving first!" The old lady went back and found out what Zhao Jianguo was busy with. She still had to go back to cook for these little bastards!
"Come and play later, Second Aunt." Yan Jinlan sent Second Aunt Li away and helped with some chores until...
"Mom, I'm going back first." Zhao Hanyun was originally playing with sand, burying the small ball in the sand from time to time, opening a VIP channel for it and giving it a sand bath.
Zhao Hanyun thought that his parents were too busy working in the fields, so he decided to go back and prepare tea and food so that Yan Jinlan could have a rest.
"I'll go with you!" Yan Jinlan put down the shovel in her hand. It was only the first boatload of sand and gravel anyway, so Zhao Jianguo could handle it for a while by himself, and she would come over after he finished his work at home.
"Go ahead, I'll take everyone back to eat when it's almost time."
"Look at your dad, he's such a good commander!" Yan Jinlan glanced at Zhao Jianguo standing beside her and said with a smile, "Remember to come back early!"
Zhao Hanyun brushed off the dust and sand on the small ball, put it in his pocket, and happily took Yan Jinlan's hand and went home.
"Mom, I think you should just make pickled fish. This fish is big, so two pots of stew are definitely enough."
The mother and daughter are busy in the kitchen now. It is time to cook, and they must take it seriously.
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