Zeng Youcai deserved whatever he did; if you dare to harm others, you have to bear the consequences. Whatever the outcome, it was all his own doing.
Cheng Yuecai wouldn't have any extra emotions. Chen An thought for a moment and said, "Zeng Youcai has always bullied the weak and feared the strong. Now that he's been rebuffed by us, he'll definitely find it hard to swallow and will definitely want to vent his anger on someone."
"That's for sure!" Cheng Yue scoffed. "You don't even need to think to know who he'll go to. Since that's the case, there's no need for us to take action against Chen Ping. Zeng Youcai is still seething with anger and has nowhere to vent it!"
This family is heartless; let them deal with it internally. No matter how badly Chen Ping and Chen Xianghua are treated, they deserve it.
Chen An naturally understood that the last bit of compassion he had felt had vanished when his family plotted against his daughter, so he wouldn't care what they faced or what the outcome would be.
Cheng Yue carefully put away the three hundred taels of silver notes, gave Chen Lin and the others some instructions, and then went home with Chen An.
When passing through the town, I stopped by Master Ji to discuss the auspicious day for starting construction. Master Ji nodded in agreement and said that half of the blueprints had already been completed and the bricks and tiles would be delivered to the village the next day, so there would definitely be no delays.
After explaining their tasks, the two went and bought a lot of pork, tofu, cornmeal, brown rice, and other grains, which they put in their storage space to cook for when they started work.
They usually eat refined rice and flour, so the workers definitely can't eat those; it would be too conspicuous. She didn't need to make herself stand out.
A mixture of refined rice and whole grains is already considered good, at least it's the most suitable.
After buying their things, the two headed home. As they passed through the village, they ran into Aunt Zhou and Aunt Li.
Cheng Yuedao casually mentioned the start date of work and asked them to pass it on to each other.
Now that the date is set, Aunt Zhou couldn't be happier.
He immediately replied, "Okay, okay! I'll go tell everyone right away!"
Her two sons were originally planning to take advantage of the off-season to do odd jobs in town, but Cheng Yue was going to build a house. This job paid well, was easy, and was close to home, so who would want to go out and do odd jobs?
Aunt Li felt a little regretful. She should have let Heidan leave a few days later, because she missed the deadline!
However, the fact that her little Bai was chosen by Chen An to be his apprentice is the best thing ever. If she misses this opportunity, she'll miss it forever.
So he happily chimed in, "I'm going too, Sister-in-law Zhou, wait for me!"
The two of them hurried off to spread the word, and for a time the whole village was filled with a joyous atmosphere.
"I thought we'd have to wait a long time! But we started work in just three to five days!"
"Yeah, Chen An and Cheng Yue are such efficient! We can get our wages sooner!"
Cheng Yue recruited a lot of workers this time, and most families in the village selected one laborer. It's no wonder they were excited to be able to earn money right at their doorstep.
The next morning, all the bricks and tiles were delivered. Because there were so many, four oxcarts were sent to deliver them. The villagers had never seen such a grand occasion before, and they all came to watch the spectacle.
Among them, the village head was the most active and the fastest runner.
After Cheng Yue and the others finished counting the bricks and tiles and the deliverymen left, the village headman stepped forward and lovingly touched the bricks and tiles, saying, "These are really well fired. No wonder everyone wants to live in brick and tile houses. They would look so impressive if they were built like this!"
He didn't even dare to dream of a two-courtyard house, let alone imagine what it would look like once it was built.
The people from Houshui Village are extremely proud that they can build such a magnificent house in the surrounding area.
Madam Feng laughed at him, "You don't understand anything, how could you tell if it's burning well or not!"
The village head glared at him, "Hey! Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run, haven't you? I've definitely seen them, otherwise I wouldn't be talking nonsense!"
Cheng Yue and Chen An couldn't help but laugh, "If the village head says it's good, then it must be good!"
Uncle Village Head stood with his hands behind his back, looking quite smug. Madam Feng said, "He's like an old child!"
"My goodness! So many bricks and tiles! How big are you planning to build this?!"
The surrounding villagers were dumbfounded. They only knew that Cheng Yue had recruited a lot of people and thought she was in a hurry to move in. They never expected that she would buy so many bricks and tiles and pile them up on a large open space. How much money must have been spent?!
Cheng Yue pointed and said, "We're going to build all over that empty lot where the house is located. Once the house is built, it will be our ancestral home. We'll live here when our children get married and when we retire."
The villagers, following Cheng Yue's gaze, could only look in that direction and gasped in shock. Good heavens! What a vast expanse of land!
However, Cheng Yue said it was the ancestral home, a place for marriage and retirement, so it's understandable. As the family grows and the population increases, it's more comfortable to live in a big house.
"That's great! If I had money, I'd like to build a big house too. I don't even dare to dream of a brick house, an adobe house would do."
Everyone was envious. They were poor; if they were rich, who wouldn't want to live in a big house? Nobody wants their whole family crammed together.
Madam Feng said, "Hey! There are so many stones. Since we're already here, why don't we help pick them up?"
Hearing this, everyone sprang into action. "Come on, let's get to work now! Picking up stones doesn't count as starting work!"
Cheng Yue was completely bewildered. Everyone's thinking was so disjointed. Just a moment ago they were talking about building a house, and now they're all rushing over there to collect stones.
They were moving so fast that she didn't have time to stop them.
Chen An pulled Cheng Yue aside and said, "If you want to help, then help. Let's not stop you. Just give us something so we don't take advantage of you."
Cheng Yue thought there was nothing she could do about it, so she could only reply, "Okay, then I'll go make some sugar water and get some snacks."
"Okay, then you go get it. I'm going to pick up some stones too."
Cheng Yue nodded and went into the kitchen, took out two large baskets, and filled them to the brim with a bunch of snacks. There wasn't much space, and the snacks tasted quite unusual.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a bunch of large steamed buns and started picking up stones, squatting and bending over. The open space was quite large, and it would take him a while to work up his spirits. It would be a good opportunity to replenish everyone's sugar and carbohydrates.
When everyone finished collecting stones and was about to go home, they saw that Cheng Yue had already set up a table at the door. "Thank you everyone, please take two steamed buns and some snacks to tide you over!"
Everyone looked at each other. Hadn't they just drunk some sugar water? Why are they still getting steamed buns and snacks? They didn't help out to take advantage of others!
However, Cheng Yue followed Chen An in the car and stuffed the things into their hands. They were afraid of dropping them if they didn't hold them properly, so they could only hold on tightly.
The village head and Madam Feng were used to Cheng Yue's way of doing things, so they didn't say anything this time and happily took their things home.
There's plenty of time; there will be many opportunities for you to help me and me to help you!
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