At dawn the next day, Qibao and his brothers got up and started training. Although they were going to school today, they didn't want to be just a weak scholar. As long as they were diligent, they could make progress in both.
The four of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, prepared breakfast early, thinking that they must not delay the children from going to school.
After breakfast, the children changed into new clothes, put on the school bags that their mother had sewn for them, and got on the ox cart. Xiaowu said, "Sister, I'm going to school. Don't miss your fifth brother. He will be back after school. And Xiaoliu, you have to listen to grandma and aunt." After saying this, he looked reluctant to leave.
Qibao was amused by Xiaowu's words. Knowing that her fifth brother's biggest passion was martial arts, she said, "Fifth brother, don't act like you won't be back for ten days or half a month. Sixth brother and I will be waiting for you at home after school, so don't worry!" Then, she said goodbye to each of her brothers. Uncle Xu said goodbye to the rest of the family and drove the ox cart towards town.
When the oxcart went away, Xiaoliu said dejectedly, "Sister, my elder brother and his family will have to go to school every day, and we will be the only two children left at home."
Qibao knew that Sixth Brother was used to being with his brothers every day, and he must feel uncomfortable when they suddenly separated from him, so he comforted him, "Sixth Brother, your brothers will be back in the afternoon. If you feel bored, I will teach you to read at home, okay?" Xiaoliu knew that his sister had learned to read from the old immortal master, so he agreed.
After a while, the village chief and his son brought the recruited workers to the door of Lao Xu's house. The Xu family immediately greeted them, "Village chief, you are here. Come in and sit down!"
The village chief quickly refused, "No need. There's no room for so many people in your house. We can just sit in the yard! Brother, everyone we recruited is here. Do you have anything to tell me?"
Grandpa Xu said, "We are all from the same village and have the same ancestors. There is nothing important to discuss. Let Chunsheng lead the team. He has experience in building houses, so let him arrange for everyone to work." After that, he politely said to the villagers he had recruited, "Thank you all for your hard work. You are able to come and help my family build a house. This shows that you think highly of us. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, please come to me. I will never refuse to help you!"
After hearing what Grandpa Xu said, the men felt warmed and admired the honesty of the Xu family. Xu Daniu in the crowd said loudly, "Uncle Dashan, what are you talking about? If anyone in the village needs to build a house, we will lend a hand if we can. Besides, your family pays such high wages, and we can find lucrative jobs right at our doorstep. We are grateful to your family from the bottom of our hearts. What else are we not satisfied with? Do you think I am right?" The crowd also agreed and echoed loudly.
"Okay, since everyone trusts my Xu family, let Chunsheng assign tasks to everyone. He has enough experience, and it will be hard work for everyone from now on." said Mr. Xu.
Xu Chunsheng continued, "Since your uncle trusts me so much, I can't let you down. Everyone, pick up your tools and start working now!" Then he led everyone towards the open space where the house was to be built.
The first step in building a house is to survey the boundary points of the house before breaking ground. After roughly marking the positions of the four walls, Xu Chunsheng asked Old Man Xu to dig the first handful of soil before starting work, and then waved his hand to signal everyone to start digging the foundation.
"Uncle, the foundation can be dug in two days. I wonder when the materials for building the house will arrive?" Xu Chunsheng asked.
Old Master Xu said, "Chunsheng, even if you don't ask me, I would still ask you. You should know where to buy bricks and wood when you built a house before, right?"
Xu Chunsheng replied, "Uncle, I actually know that there is a brick kiln factory in the north of the town that specializes in firing blue bricks. The price is quite reasonable and the quality is also good."
Mr. Xu said, "Okay, when my eldest son comes back from town, I'll have him drive the ox cart with you to ask."
"Okay, no problem. Your house is really big, but it requires a lot of blue bricks. I guess there won't be room to store them all if they are all transported here at once." Xu Chunsheng said.
After hearing this, Mr. Xu thought for a moment and said, "Then tell the boss not to send all the supplies here. Just send a little every day, as long as it's enough for the day!"
After hearing this, Xu Chunsheng said, "This is a good idea. Let's do it this way. When Brother Xu comes back, I will go with him!" After that, he turned around and went back to dig the soil with the workers.
Everyone in the Xu family also returned to their own house. Old Master Xu said, "Old woman, prepare more food for lunch, and make sure there is enough oil and water. We can't let everyone go hungry. Help us with the work. I will boil some tea and let the second son take it to the construction site."
Zhang said, "Dad, why do you need to boil water? I can do it." After saying that, she turned and went to the kitchen.
Seeing that her eldest sister-in-law had work to do, Li said, "Mom, my third sister-in-law and I will go to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables to prepare. There will be many people eating at noon, so we need to prepare it early. If we are late, we will be too busy!" After that, she and Lin each took a bamboo basket and went to the backyard to pick vegetables.
Wang smiled and said, "Old man, look how filial your three daughters-in-law are! They are so afraid of tiring an old woman like me that they are rushing to do the work!" Her face was full of satisfaction.
"Okay, look at how happy you are. These three daughters-in-law are really good. We won't treat them unfairly in the future." The old man also agreed happily, and then turned around and went back to the construction site with a worried look on his face. He couldn't let anything go wrong. Seeing the old man rush out in a hurry, Wang scolded him and went to the kitchen.
Qibao took the brush and sat down with Sixth Brother at the wooden table in the yard. He said, "Sixth Brother, I will teach you how to recognize characters now, starting with your own name." He wrote the three characters "Xu Mingxuan" with the brush, stroke by stroke. Then he pointed at each character and taught Sixth Brother how to read it.
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