Once, Song Zhenping felt carsick when he arrived in Suijin Town. Unexpectedly, Song Erlang was even more carsick. He was lying on the table with dull eyes, and he didn't even say a word when his younger brother joked with him.
On the other side, Song Zhenping blushed as he announced the good news to his sister: "Yun'er, your sister-in-law didn't come back because... because she's pregnant, just two months ago, and she was afraid of the bumpy road, so she didn't leave! She was afraid you'd be suspicious, so she asked me to explain it to you clearly."
Hearing this news, Song Liyun didn't feel any extra concern. She was so happy that she almost jumped up and down. The Song family was finally going to have a new baby: "Sister-in-law is pregnant... This is a great thing. I am so happy that I can't feel extra concern.
Now I need to take good care of her. Brother, if you leave, will there be anyone in the village to take care of my sister-in-law?"
Yang Hua has been pregnant for two months. She got pregnant just after moving into the Song family's house. This is really God's will.
Song Zhenping's smile never faded: "The village head, my second uncle's aunt, and Aunt Zhang from next door all came to accompany her at home. The doctor from town also came to see her every other day!"
He was afraid that Song Liyun would think that it was too expensive to see a doctor, so he hurriedly explained, "Yang Hua vomited a lot some time ago, and the doctor said that she needed to take some medicine to regulate her condition. As long as she stops vomiting, she won't need to see a doctor again."
The wife of the village head knew that Yang Hua was pregnant. She was worried that the young couple would not understand anything without the guidance of their elders, and she was not worried that Song Zhenping would be embarrassed or angry. She grabbed his ear and told him that there were taboos during pregnancy, and asked him to take care of himself and not to bother Yang Hua.
Song Zhenping really didn't understand these things, and blushed as he thanked the village head's wife for her reminder.
In addition to disciplining the young couple, the village head's wife would also visit the Song family every day to arrange everything for Yang Hua, from food to supplies.
Worried that Yang Hua would be in a bad mood being away from her parents' home, she asked her second daughter-in-law to bring needle and thread to help her make clothes for the child.
The surrounding neighbors have also changed their attitudes. They no longer stay away from Song Zhenping as before and come to his house every day to visit and chat. The yard that used to be like a den of evil has now become as lively as a downtown, full of warmth and harmony.
It was only after the doctor came over and said that the pregnant woman needed to rest quietly that she felt a little better.
Song Liyun didn't care about that little bit of money. She asked with concern, "How is the doctor in Qingping Town? Do we need to go to the county town to hire a doctor? Or should we find someone who specializes in obstetrics at the clinic in Pingyang Prefecture?"
Song Zhenping naturally hoped to find a good doctor to see him, but remembering that Yang Hua hadn't vomited for two days when he left, he said, "Then I'll go find a doctor in the county when I get back."
Song Liyun nodded: "Don't stay too long this time. Come back quickly tomorrow while I pack some things for my sister-in-law."
Yang Hua is pregnant, so she will probably have to stay in Xiaoshi Village for a while, at least not until the baby is born.
Song Zhenping went back to Suijin Town specifically this time to announce the good news, bring people to work, and arrange land for military households with his second sister.
Now that the weather is warm, work in the fields has begun.
He was required to cultivate the land in Suijin Town and Xiaoshi Village. The village originally planned to ask his second uncle, the head of the village, to help with the farming.
Now that Yang Hua is pregnant and wants to stay in Xiaoshi Village, she naturally has to give up this one.
Fortunately, there are many vacant military households in Suijin Town now.
Lin Tao's wife and Chun Tao's family were respectively responsible for the work in the Song family's backyard vegetable garden and the ten acres of military land.
As for Song Erlang and others coming to work, it was also a coincidence.
In the first month of the year, Song Zhenping wrote to me saying that Song Lizheng wanted to set up an acorn vermicelli workshop in Xiaoshi Village, so the whole village worked together to set up a workshop.
But it is spring now, and there is still more than half a year before the acorns mature. Even if I find enough manpower, I will have some free time. So I thought of coming to Suijin Town to do it and learn some experience.
Song Lizheng said that he didn't want any wages, just a few meals would be enough.
The people in Xiaoshi Village are also willing to do this. With someone to help with the farm work, they can save more food while working outside.
As for the craftsmen in the town, they also heard Song Dekui spread the word in the town that there was a shortage of craftsmen for building houses and making furniture with a large amount of scrap gold, and they could get one or two taels of silver a month with food and accommodation provided.
This is a high price, and people who hear it feel itchy.
At first I was skeptical about whether it was true or not, but later when I saw that Xiaoshi Village was really building a large number of workshops and Mr. Xue from the town was rushing to the village, I really believed it.
Therefore, the craftsmen who were able to go out found Song Xiaoli to discuss the matter, and then received a pass to Qingping Town, and followed Song Zhenping here.
After Song Zhenping said this, he pursed his lips nervously. He brought quite a few people with him, all of whom were relatives or friends.
Although the village head said that he knew these people and they were all honest people who worked hard, he was still worried about causing trouble for his sister.
Song Liyun smiled with her eyes curved. She was just in need of someone and now they were delivered.
She just wants as much as possible, so she won't complain.
Besides, these people have been checked by Song Lizheng and Song Xiaoli. No matter how well they do their work, at least they know their background and their clean records, so there is no need to worry about them running away halfway through the work and being lost.
"Brother, I'm in need of some help. They'll start work tomorrow. The monthly salary for skilled workers will be one ounce as you said, and for unskilled workers, it'll be eight hundred coins."
Song Erlang, who was standing next to him, drank the tea his brother had poured for him and finally suppressed the sour feeling in his heart. When he heard Song Liyun mention that the wages would be one tael of silver, he quickly said, "There's no such thing as one tael of silver for wages in Qingping Town. If you pay it, then you can get free food and accommodation. Dekui should know that!"
After saying that, he looked at Song Dekui and asked him to tell the truth.
Song Dekui's eyes were wandering, he scratched his head and stammered. He had boasted a lot when he went back, and he didn't remember what he said. Now that people came to find him, he was very panicked.
Although I know that Xiaoyun is short of manpower, the people who come will definitely be needed.
But it seemed a bit rude of me to set the wages myself, especially in front of my second brother who was so stupid.
Sure enough, he got into trouble!
Song Erlang was an honest man. When he saw Song Dekui like this, he knew that he was the one who spread the rumors. He couldn't help but slap his brother on the arm: "I'll teach you a lesson for not being able to control your mouth and talking nonsense all day! Dad nags me at home all day because he's afraid that you'll cause trouble for Xiaoyun."
He was a farmer who worked on the farm. The slap made Song Dekui, who had little flesh on his body, howl and cry. He no longer dared to joke: "Oh, mother! Second brother, stop hitting me. Xiaoyun is here to help. I won't lose money."
Song Erlang didn't believe it and wanted to fight, but Song Liyun quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, I really need manpower here, and I need all these people.
Even though one ounce of silver may seem like a lot, I'm afraid once the work starts, the villagers will find it tiring and unwilling to do it."
Song Erlang didn't believe this even more.
It’s hard to save two taels of silver by doing farm work at home for a year, but here it only takes two months. How can there be no one to do it? They will not leave even if they are exhausted to death.
Before Song Liyun could explain to him, Xiao An and Madam Yun brought the food over.
Everyone was hungry, so Song Dekui and Song Zhenping didn't sit around and helped set up the table and get stools, and everyone sat around to eat together.
Xiao An had never returned to Xiaoshi Village since he left there to perform labor service two years ago. When Song Erlang saw him, he was quite surprised.
He pulled Xiao An, who had grown taller than him, and looked him up and down for a long time, then rubbed his hands and sighed, "Your village head said that Xiao An has grown taller and smarter, but I didn't quite believe it.
Looking at this posture, he has not only grown taller, but has become a completely different person. If he walked on the street, I would definitely not recognize him.
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