Chapter 124: This can be done (more updates when monthly tickets reach 50)
"Before, I don't like you, little girl Ning, being too stubborn, but if you think about it carefully, I have always been fair in doing things. I haven't sided with others just because you don't have an adult above you, so this time..."
"Well, let's not blame the person for the matter. This is a very good thing for you, what do you think, little girl Ning?"
Zhuang Jingye rubbed his hands nervously, fearing that Zhuang Qingning would still bear a grudge and would not agree to the matter because he looked down on her for being a girl from a married woman's household.
Zhuang Qingning blinked.
In terms of his character, Zhuang Jingye has had a pretty good reputation over the years as the village head. Apart from his traditional feudal ideas of male supremacy and his love of face, he has never been deliberately harsh to anyone.
Although he looked down on her for setting up a female household before, he didn't mean to make things difficult for her.
Overall, Zhuang Jingye is just an ordinary person with his own strengths and weaknesses.
As long as the issue at hand is not personal, Zhuang Qingning thinks this is a mutually beneficial thing that is really good.
As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind, not to mention that she and Zhuang Qingsui are two little girls. Even if they have established a female household, in such an era, if someone is determined to find fault, it would be really unbearable. But if the head of the village and the villagers come forward to protect them, it would be completely different.
Besides, building a house is no small matter. If all the work is done by hiring people with money, although Zhuang Qingning can afford the money, he still needs a capable person to keep an eye on it. Zhuang Qingning is definitely too busy to handle it, and he doesn't quite understand the ins and outs of building a house and the details that need to be paid attention to. Zhuang Yonghe is also very busy and I'm afraid he can't take care of it. For the time being, he really can't find someone who can help him keep an eye on this matter.
Now that Zhuang Jingye has come to his door, Zhuang Qingning feels like he has found a pillow when he is sleepy.
This is indeed something that can be done.
"I understand what the village chief uncle means."
Zhuang Qingning said, "I also understand the principle that if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. What the village head uncle proposed is actually a win-win situation. I think it's a good idea."
"But there are some things that I need to make clear to you, uncle, the village head. As for the beans, it's natural for me to focus on collecting them in our village. We are from the same village, so we should focus on our own people first. But you can't say that I can only collect beans from the village and not from others. Otherwise, people will never be satisfied. If some bad-hearted people instigate everyone to deliberately raise the price of beans, I won't be able to run this tofu shop anymore."
"It's the same with hiring people. I hire people from our village, but I can't say I can't hire people from other places, otherwise it will affect the business of this tofu shop. I think the village head uncle also understands this. We must first ensure the business of my tofu shop. I can help everyone make a little money, but I can't say that this matter is doomed and end up closing this tofu shop."
"So whether it's harvesting beans or duck eggs, or hiring people to do the work, I will listen to you, Uncle Village Head, and try to use things and people from our village. But sometimes I have other plans, and you can't say anything to me."
"I know that."
Zhuang Jingye nodded repeatedly: "I understand your concerns, so this matter, we just need to know about it, and do things according to what we say. As for other things, let's not mention them, so that some people will not be fearless and take it for granted, and make trouble, which will turn a good thing into a bad thing."
"Uncle Village Head is the one who thinks things through." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
"Oh, I didn't think it through. I just saw a lot of people and things, and I know what to do." Zhuang Jingye said, "Anyway, just focus on running your tofu shop, and don't worry about other things. I promise I'll do everything for you."
"There are only you and Sui at home. I think we should build three rooms, the east and west rooms plus the main room, and build a kitchen next to it. A courtyard will be enough. The land does not need to be too big. In theory, half a pit is enough. But since we are going to fill it, we should fill the whole pit first. If you make more money in the future, you two sisters can live separately, and build two courtyards, even next to each other."
"I will help you find the people who can level the pit in the next two days. I will tell you where to get the soil from, how many days the work will take, and how much money you will have to pay. I will give you a number and you will have a rough idea in your mind."
No matter how much you say, it is not as practical as doing things. Zhuang Jingye claims that he is not a person who only knows how to talk empty words, and he has to do things first.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, uncle Li Zheng, to take care of this matter for my family." Zhuang Qingning took out a bag of tea that he had just bought today from the bamboo basket and stuffed it into Zhuang Jingye's pocket: "Uncle Li Zheng, take this and go back to make tea. I've tried this tea in town and it tastes pretty good and is smooth to drink."
"This is just a small token of my appreciation to Uncle Village Chief for helping my family build a house."
"No, no, I won't accept this tea. I've said it before, I have my own selfish motives in working for you. We're even now. You don't have to give me anything." Zhuang Jingye kept declining and refused to take it no matter what.
"As for this tofu, can you leave some for my family every day? Not much, just one pound a day will do. I don't want this tofu for nothing, I'll pay for it, so don't worry about that."
If you want to buy tofu every day, you have to go early in the morning. If you are late, it will be sold out and you won’t be able to eat it.
That would have been fine, after all he was a village head, a little higher than the common people. It would have been embarrassing for Zhuang Jingye to have to stretch his neck like them every day to wait for the tofu to be sold.
At least he should be more special than them, right? Otherwise, what's the point of being a village chief...
Zhuang Qingning naturally understood Zhuang Jingye's little thoughts, so he didn't expose them. He just said, "Okay, when Uncle Yonghe comes to the tofu shop to get tofu in the morning, I'll tell him to send a piece of tofu to the village head uncle every day."
"Okay then. Yonghe will have to make the trip." Zhuang Jingye felt proud when he saw Zhuang Qingning agreed so readily, and he straightened his back a little more.
"Okay, you guys are exhausted after coming back from town. You haven't had lunch yet. Go back and clean up and make lunch. I have to go back and have lunch too."
"Uncle Lizheng, take care."
Zhuang Qingning watched Zhuang Jingye leave with his hands behind his back, and went into the yard with Zhuang Qingsui.
Pick two freshly harvested tender cucumbers and pair them with fried crispy peanuts to make a small cold dish, cut the pork belly into dices and stir-fry it with sauce, then pair it with egg salt water and the flour to roll into chewy noodles. The meal will be finished with a refreshing taste and a rich aroma.
I have a rhinitis and a severe headache, so I will only update once today, sorry~ (End of this chapter)
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