Tang Jie stood there awkwardly, looking up at Lin Mo, who was much taller than him, and asked stiffly, "Brother Mo, can I work at your house?"
Lin Mo frowned and said, "Okay, but the things we've collected during this period are almost enough. I guess we'll have to wait a while before we can collect the vegetables next time."
"No, no, Brother Mo, that's not what I'm talking about!" Tang Jie waved his hands hurriedly.
She continued, "I heard your family is recruiting people in the village to build a new house. I went to the village chief to sign up but was rejected. The chief said I was too young and that the adults should come first."
As he spoke, Tang Jie took a few strides over and lifted up his wide, worn collar, revealing a small patch of firm muscles.
Sincerely and urgently, he said, "Brother Mo, Xiao Wu and I used to build houses for the landlord in the next village. We're quite strong! Look, I'm also very strong. Can you let me work at your house too?"
I can ask for less... No, no, I don’t need any wages, just treat me to a meal!"
Lin Mo frowned even more tightly when he heard this. He knew that Tang Jie was having a hard time, but he didn't know it had reached this point.
His eyebrows moved slightly, and his eyes fell directly on the thin muscles. Tang Jie was two years older than Lin Wu, but he was much shorter than Lin Wu and even much thinner than Lin Wu.
Most of the children in this village are malnourished. Their faces are yellow and dry, but they don’t really have to go without a meal a day.
Lin Mo's eyes turned slightly cold, and his tone was a little cold: "Your mother won't even give you food now?"
Tang Jie looked embarrassed and helpless. "I went to the village chief to register but was not accepted. My mother told me not to eat at home and told me to find a way out on my own."
Lin Mo sighed and didn't know what to say for a moment, but he didn't want Tang Jie to go to the construction site to work.
In his opinion, Tang Jie is still just a child. At this age, before the end of the world, he would have just graduated from junior high school. His body is still developing and he is not suitable for that kind of high-intensity work.
"Amo, Amo, let's have Brother Jie come to our house for dinner... Is that okay with you? Awen can eat a little less and leave half for Brother Jie!"
Lin Wen, who had been squatting nearby counting the peppers, kept begging, blinking his big dark eyes and looking at Lin Mo expectantly.
Lin Mo couldn't stand his expression the most and couldn't help but teasing him, "Awen, do you like Tang Jie so much? It seems like you treat him better than me..."
Lin Wen covered his not-so-round baby face and couldn't help but said shyly: "No, Amo is my favorite, Awen likes Amo the most! But..."
As he spoke, Lin Wen looked up at Tang Jie and said pitifully, "But Brother Jie is also very good. He always gives Ah Wen delicious fruit. In the past, when Ah Wen was hungry, Brother Jie would also give me food..."
Lin Wen began to chatter about his past with Tang Jie again. The little guy who usually kept silent in front of outsiders, always chattered like a little old man at this time.
Tang Jie stood aside, feeling even more awkward and helpless. Lin Mo interrupted his reminiscence and said, "The village chief is right. You are still young, so don't go to the construction site. Go with Xiaowu to buy materials for the time being. He can't handle it all by himself."
After hearing the first half of the conversation, Tang Jie lowered his eyes in disappointment. After hearing the second half of Lin Mo's conversation, he raised his head in surprise and said thank you several times in a row before stopping.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this between us brothers. You accompany Ah in the yard to pick peppers, and I'll go cook." Lin Mo said this before entering the main room.
Su Mu was still memorizing the formula seriously, writing and drawing with his hands while reciting it silently over and over again.
"Little Wood, come with me to cook fish." Lin Mo pulled Su Mu.
Su Mu jogged to catch up. He stared blankly at Lin Mo's back, feeling that he seemed to have grown taller again.
"Eat fish, eat fish, Brother Jie, let me tell you, the fish made by Amo is delicious." Lin Wen said while playing with soybeans. He helped with a lot of things today, so he was very excited.
"It's really delicious." Lin Wu, who had just returned home, added that his mouth was watering when he thought of the fish he had last night.
Su Mu was the one who basically made the pickled fish tonight, and Lin Mo just acted as an assistant and guided Su Mu.
Su Mu has a strong learning ability. He can distinguish the unfamiliar ingredients and gradually master the proportions. He has a good memory and follows Lin Mo's steps to make fish with the same taste.
The family ate heartily again with satisfaction. Today, Tang Jie was there to eat together, so Lin Mo cooked quite a bit of food, but they finished the whole pot.
Because there were important things to do the next day, Lin Mo arranged to rest early. He arranged the construction of the house and was also going to the town to prepare the shop and customize furniture.
Two days later.
The construction team arrived at Maolin Village before dawn. Since the site had been surveyed long ago, two teams carried their tools and began to mark out the layout of the land along the hillside with lime powder.
In the past two days, the entire Maolin Village has been particularly lively. The Lin family's house building is a big event in the village. After all, many men in the village have signed up to work, which is considered a relatively long-term job.
Those who didn't sign up were envious and gossiped, while those who signed up were eager to go to work for the Lin family immediately, fearing that if it was too late, Lin Mo would regret it and their work would be wasted.
Therefore, in the past two days, there have been some people passing by the Lin family from time to time, and they would gossip and ask questions about the Lin brothers whenever they caught them.
For a moment, the quiet and deserted back mountain was even more lively than the village entrance.
Li Da and Zhong Jiajun measured the location and began to dig the foundation. At this time, Lin Wu and the village chief led the villagers to arrive one after another.
The village chief directly gathered 45 people in the village. Most of them had experience in building houses, and a small number of them were from families so poor that they could not even make ends meet, and the village chief specifically gave them a way out.
As soon as the people were brought over, Lin Mo handed them over to Li Da and Zhong Jiajun for assignment and arrangement.
After the handover, Li Da and the other man were very happy and efficiently arranged for the villagers to dig ditches and ponds.
Lin Wu was responsible for following up, supervising and purchasing materials, and Lin Sheng took care of the lunch he was in charge of. Su Mu was also busy practicing calculations and cooking, so Lin Mo also had some time.
While the ox cart at the village entrance had not left yet, he hurried to the town. In addition to the shop business, he also had to customize furniture.
The design of the house is more modern, so he naturally wants the furniture to be more modern as well.
Most of the beds here are wooden beds, and there are no mattresses. He also has to find a way to get a thicker cushion, and the tables, chairs and benches also need to be customized.
In the end times, we just want to survive and don’t have to worry about eating, drinking, defecating or urinating.
But it’s different now. Since we have the conditions, we should try to do everything in the most comfortable way.
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