"Brother, you've worked hard at home."
"What are you talking about? I've never been so happy. By the way, you must be tired after taking Mu Mu out for so many days. Go back and rest first."
The workers were about to finish work and go home, so Lin Sheng had to arrange to settle their wages.
"Got it, big brother. You go ahead and do your work. I'll take some people to survey the terrain."
Lin Sheng asked people to unload the things from the ox cart, and then settled the wages for the workers.
Lin Mo then said to Su Mu in a gentle voice, "You're not fully recovered yet. You've been running around with me these past few days. Do you want to rest for a while? Or do you want to measure the land with me on the hillside?"
Su Mu shook his head. "I don't understand those things either, so I won't go. I'm here to help Brother Sheng."
"Well, then, you stay home. Don't do any heavy work like moving things around, or you might break open those freshly scabbed wounds. Just help with some odd jobs."
Lin Mo knew that Su Mu was too busy to rest, so he had to give him a few more instructions.
After sending off the shop assistants who were helping to deliver the goods, Lin Mo greeted the construction team members.
Lin Mo led a few construction workers to survey the terrain at the foot of the slope. The location of these three acres of land was very good, with deep mountains behind it and a small earth slope on the side.
Lin Mo planned to build a road as soon as the shop was completed, directly to the old house and the village entrance, so that it would be safe to walk at night.
If there is enough money by then, he also plans to build a road directly from the village entrance to the official road.
Otherwise, the road from the village to the official road is too bumpy and steep, and your butt will hurt after going back and forth on the ox cart.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo felt a little tired. He had left in a hurry this time. He was anxious to take the construction team back to the village to survey the terrain, and he even forgot to go to the shop.
"Third brother, third brother, you're back?" Lin Wu ran over from the small road in the distance.
Lin Wen was following him, and both of them ran towards Lin Mo happily. Lin Wen threw himself into Lin Mo's arms as soon as he got close. When he raised his head, his eyes were wet.
"Amo, you left Awen again. You've been gone for many days, and I miss you every day..."
Holding Lin Mo, Lin Wen began to cry and complain, his hoarse voice revealing a sense of grievance. In the end, the little guy started to complain.
Lin Mo wiped away his tears with heartache and comforted him for a long time. The little guy had been used to staying with the original owner since he was a child, and now he missed Lin Mo after not seeing him for a few days.
"Third brother, we have brought enough bricks and tiles for the addition of the house. We can start hanging the beams in two days. After the beams are hung and the roof is sealed, our house will be completed." Lin Wu said happily.
The house they added was made of blue bricks and tiles, and it had five additional rooms in total, making it the best house in the village.
"That's good. Xiaowu, come with me and I will arrange other things for you." Lin Mo brought Lin Wu to Li Da and the others.
"Brothers, this is my younger brother Lin Wu. Please contact him if you need any materials. I will recruit some workers from the village to help build the house, and you will divide the work and cooperate with each other.
The sooner this house is built, the better, so I hope you can start work the day after tomorrow. If you have any questions, you can always come to me. In short, the sooner the better."
Lin Wu was not shy either. He immediately clasped his fists with Li Da and said, "Hello, brothers. You can just call me Xiao Wu. I'll be troubling you from now on."
Li Da and Zhong Jiajun were both stunned, with a hint of admiration in their eyes. Lin Wu didn't look very old, but he was quite big, and it was obvious that he often did hard labor.
Lin Mo was equally satisfied. Lin Wu had been shouldering the responsibility of supporting the family since he was young. Although he was young and impulsive, he was quite smooth-talking. If he could be trained, he would be quite suitable to be a businessman.
"How many people can come from your village?" Li Da asked.
"You don't have to worry about this. There are 27 people in your two teams together. Your wages are not included with those of the villagers. Just look at how much manpower and time it will take for your two teams to build this house."
Zhong Jiajun nodded, "Then let's survey it now. Boss Lin, please wait a moment."
As they were talking, the two teams started to meet with their tools and started to measure the land back and forth. They had white lime in their bags and iron tools in their hands. In addition to measuring the area, they also had to look underground to make sure they didn't find a hollow place or accumulated water when they dug down.
Lin Wu had helped others build houses before, but he had never seen such technical work as terrain surveying. He followed Li Da and others to learn with great interest.
"Lin Mo!"
Hearing the shout, Lin Mo turned around in confusion and saw the village chief and a few people running towards him from afar. Many of them were familiar faces he saw on the way back to the village.
"What's wrong, Uncle Liu?"
Liu Daxiao had just caught his breath when he hurriedly said, "I heard from the villagers that you brought people here to measure the land and prepare to build a house. Didn't you say before that you were recruiting people from the village to help? Everyone is jealous, so I came to ask."
No wonder the men on the road kept looking back at him. Some of those who wanted to talk to him hesitated and didn't speak. It turned out that they were worried that he would not recruit people in the village, but would look for the construction team in the town.
Lin Mo smiled slowly and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Liu, we still need to recruit people from the village. The construction team I found will be in charge, and the villagers will listen to their arrangements when the time comes."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief and said a little embarrassedly, "That's good, that's good. The wages you pay are good. Life is not easy for everyone in the village. It's natural that they want to get involved if they can make some money."
The village chief looked at Lin Mo guiltily. Not only were the villagers jealous, he himself was jealous too. If he wasn't too old to compete with the young people for jobs, he would have rolled up his sleeves and helped Lin Mo build the house.
Lin Mo smiled without saying anything, his eyes falling on the group of red-faced men following behind the village chief, "Don't worry, everyone, if anyone wants to sign up, just go find the village chief."
When the villagers heard this, they cheered. They could find work in the town and earn a few dozen coins a day for a meal, but it would take a long time to go back and forth to the town.
They would naturally be happier if they could find something to do at home.
At this time, Lin Wu came over with Li Da and others who had finished surveying the land. "Third brother, Brother Li has already surveyed the gate and said that this piece of land is very suitable for building a house."
Lin Mo looked towards Li Da, who said hurriedly, "The location is indeed good. Although it's a little far from the village, it's high up and you can see the village entrance from here. When we build a wall, we won't have to worry about the wild animals in the mountains behind."
Lin Mo nodded. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He immediately asked, "How long will it take and how much will it cost?"
Several people looked at each other, and Li Da, as a representative, said, "According to our on-site survey, we have a few rough plans for your drawings. As for the construction period, it depends on how many people from your village can come."
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