Chapter 40 Installing a Waterwheel
"Is your family background the same as what matchmaker Zhou said?" Zhao asked again.
I don’t know if people will change in the future, but if the family is well off, at least life will be better.
Song Jinsheng nodded, "It's about the same. Their house looks a bit old, but it's made of blue bricks and tiles. There are pigs and chickens in the house. The conditions are definitely better than ours."
As if he felt that what he just said was inappropriate, he changed his words and said, "But our family has just been separated for a short time. If my grandparents were only my father, we might be able to live in a blue brick and tile house."
Song Jinbao said earnestly, "There are always people who are better than you. Our family is pretty good. We don't need to compare with others."
Song Jinsheng hurriedly shook his head, "I don't compare it with other families. I also like our own family."
Zhao Qiao'e turned her head and looked at Song Yuntang.
"What do you think, Tang'er?"
Since his family had put so much thought into this, Song Yuntang naturally couldn't refuse directly. Since there would be a marriage sooner or later to dispel their worries, it would be a good idea for him to go and take a look.
"I need to meet the person before I make a decision."
Zhao Qiao'e did not object. "Okay, I'll tell Matchmaker Zhou about your idea first and see how he arranges it."
Song Yuntang hummed, "If everything is fine, I'll go back to my room and rest."
"Go ahead." Zhao turned and looked at everyone again, "Everyone, go away. It's getting late now. If you want to rest for a while, you have to go to the fields."
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest, but Song Jinsheng was worried about Song Mazi's family affairs. He did not go to sleep in his room, but went straight out to the village entrance.
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Since taking on the job of embroidering handkerchiefs, Zhao would finish her housework during the day and spend the rest of her time embroidering handkerchiefs in her room.
Although Liu was also good at embroidery, her skills were not good enough, so they only dared to ask her to help with simple tasks such as hemming.
When she has nothing to do, she will take the initiative to do some housework.
Today's dinner was prepared by Liu and Song Yuntang together.
Liu washed the rice, put it in the pot, and lit the stove.
Song Yuntang beat three eggs that Grandpa Qiao's eldest daughter-in-law Sun Jinhua brought him in the morning, soaked and cleaned the dried black fungus that he had picked from the mountains some time ago, cut a handful of radish leaves, and fried black fungus and eggs.
We have never fried eggs at home, but when Song Yuntang cooked them today, they tasted especially delicious.
Song Jinsheng praised while eating, "I didn't expect that my sister's cooking skills are quite good."
Song Yuntang said calmly, "Fried eggs with black fungus is not a complicated dish. It tastes good no matter how you cook it."
There are a few dishes she can cook, but the ingredients are limited and she can't bring them out of the ordinary.
"By the way, second brother, how is the situation with brother Mazi going?"
Song Jinsheng looked at her and said, "It's almost done. I have to go over there after dinner and find someone to help with the installation tomorrow."
Song Yuntang nodded. "If it's about installation, Qiao Da and Qiao Er should be willing to help."
"Then I'll go to Uncle Qiao and my uncle's house after dinner." After Song Jinsheng said this, he quickened the speed of eating porridge.
Song Yuntang continued to eat leisurely, "I will go to the fields with you tomorrow."
Song Jinbao, who was standing by, was curious after hearing this. "You guys have been so secretive all this time. What on earth are you doing? You've called so many people to help you, and you're going to the fields. Does it have anything to do with our fields?"
Song Jinsheng smiled mysteriously, "Dad will know tomorrow. I guess everyone will be surprised at my sister's intelligence by then."
Song Jinbao said unhappily, "You little brat, you're still playing dumb with your father."
Seeing that he was blushing but didn't want to argue with Song Jinsheng, the whole family laughed.
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The next morning, the family got up early.
Because there is a big project this morning, the water-carrying work will definitely be delayed in the morning. However, once the water truck is installed, there will be no shortage of water in the fields.
After breakfast, Zhao and Liu stayed at home, while the brothers Zhuzi and Zhuangzi were responsible for going to the mountains to dig wild vegetables.
Song Yuntang and the father and son went to Song Mazi's house at the entrance of the village.
The person who opened the door was Song Mazi's mother, Cui. In the yard, Song Mazi had already sorted all the materials together, and some of them had been loaded onto carts.
"Today there are too many things, and the roads in the fields are narrow, so the cart can only go to the side of the road. I'm afraid the things on it will have to be carried to the well and river by human hands."
As soon as Song Mazi finished speaking, two voices sounded from behind.
"Third brother, you arrived so early."
Song Jinbao looked back and saw Qiao Da and Qiao Er. He knew that they were here to help his family, so he smiled and said, "You are here."
Qiao Da and Qiao Er greeted them with a smile.
Qiao Er looked at Song Yuntang a little embarrassedly, "I was wrong about you yesterday."
"You don't know me, and your reaction at that time was normal." She looked at the two of them, "I'll trouble you two with what happened this morning."
Qiao Da hurriedly waved his hands, "No trouble, no trouble. I can still afford to waste a whole morning."
Seeing that Qiao Da and Qiao Er were very polite to Song Yuntang, Song Jinbao felt surprised and relieved.
My daughter seems to be getting more and more adapted to the life of a farmer's family.
Together with Song Mazi, a group of six men, some carrying and some pushing, first transported a batch of materials to the edge of the field.
The five men in my uncle Song Jinzhu's family were waiting there, in addition to my second uncle Song Jinwen.
Originally, Second Aunt Ma Zhaolan had a feud with Song Yuntang and was unwilling to let Song Jinwen come. However, Song Jinwen couldn't bring himself to do that, so he had a big fight with her and finally came.
After all, when his family had problems in the past, Song Jinbao would always bring his family to help.
Looking closer, I saw a scratch on his face, but the blood had already coagulated and was starting to form a scar.
"Brother, what's wrong with your face?"
Song Jinwen covered the wound at the corner of his eye with his hand, feeling a little embarrassed.
"It was an accidental scratch. It's no big deal."
Several men knew Ma's character and did not expose him.
"We still have to transport a batch of wood from Mazi's house. Let's unload the wood here and then go back." Song Jinbao looked at his two brothers, "Big brother, help transport the wood to the river first. When we get the second batch, we'll move it with you."
Song Jinzhu and Song Jinwen nodded, "Okay, leave it to us."
After Song Jinbao and his companions left, Song Yuntang stayed here and moved things to the river with his two uncles and four cousins.
She is not strong enough to carry heavy things, so she just carries lighter things.
Fortunately, there were many people, and after half an hour, all the things were transported to the well river.
Song Mazi asked everyone to go into the water and set up the frame, while he and Song Jinsheng installed the main body of the waterwheel on the shore.
Song Yuntang was not good at installation, so he could only run around to help pass them wood and tools.
The eleven men present were all official laborers in the village. They worked vigorously and decisively, and soon they had built a scaffold by the well river.
Song Mazi installed the main body of the waterwheel and began to install the base of the waterwheel in the water.
Except for Song Mazi and Song Jinsheng, none of the men present knew what they were going to install next.
"Third brother, what on earth are you trying to install that could delay your work in the fields?" Song Jinzhu asked.
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