Because everyone was quietly counting their silver, the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only the clattering of the abacuses filling the space.
Upon seeing this, Zhiyin was immediately shocked and gave Zhihua a thumbs up, "Zhihua, you've got a really good plan!"
Zhihua was completely absorbed in using the abacus, and upon hearing this, she simply smiled shyly.
However, seeing that she was quick at using the abacus but seemed to be straining her fingers, Zhiyin said, "Huahua, I'll teach you an even simpler arithmetic method later."
"Okay, sister."
Although Zhihua didn't know what excellent method Zhiyin could have, she still sweetly agreed.
This money included money from selling potato chips, chili powder, boiled fish, and so on…
Therefore, after the calculation was completed, apart from the confidant who had expected it, Yao Yulin and Zhihua couldn't help but widen their eyes like country bumpkins.
"My God! There are so many?"
"This...this is a full 250 taels!"
"The most important thing is that it's only been ten days!!!"
Yao Yulin was truly shocked. She never expected that those unremarkable potato slices and glutinous rice boiled with fish could sell for so much money.
If they keep selling these, they'll probably never have to worry about food and clothing again.
Zhiyin couldn't help but laugh, her eyes crinkling with joy; this was much more than she had expected.
I originally thought I would earn at most 140 taels in ten days, but in the end I earned 110 taels more.
And these are net profits after deducting all materials.
"We can start preparing to build a big brick and tile house!"
Zhiyin had researched the prices of building materials in the area beforehand; such as wood, stone, and bricks, they cost only 13 wen each.
The cost of all the materials, plus the labor cost of hiring workers to help with the construction, was about 100 taels.
Zhiyin had actually considered simply making do with living in a thatched hut, since they couldn't stay in this village forever.
However, Zhihua still needed to study, and this was the original owner's ancestral home, which she could not sever ties with. No matter where they went, it was the foundation for their livelihood.
Therefore, it must be built, and it must be built to be the most beautiful, cleanest, and brightest!
Unfortunately, she wasn't very good at drawing architectural plans. After all, architectural plans are not as simple as other things; they require a lot of specialized knowledge.
Professional tasks should be handled by professionals!
She only needs to give a general idea.
Upon hearing this, Zhihua and Yao Yulin both felt their hearts surge with excitement. They looked at each other, their faces flushed with the same excitement, and they felt their blood boiling.
"It's so great, so great, we'll have our own new home so soon."
Yao Yulin stared at the silver coins on the table, both happy and lost in thought, sighing repeatedly.
After a long silence, she couldn't help but say sadly, "If your father were still here, he could live in a nice house with us."
Thinking of her kind and honest husband who treated her so well, Yao Yulin couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness and wanted to cry.
After all, my husband has worked himself to the bone for half his life, but he hasn't enjoyed any happiness at all.
"It's alright, Mom. If Dad is watching from heaven, he'll know that the three of us are doing very well, and he'll definitely be happy for us."
Zhiyin quickly grasped Yao Yulin's hand and comforted her, "We should move on now and not dwell on the past."
Zhihua, her eyes also welling up with tears, quickly said, "Yes, Mother, don't be sad."
"Mother, it's nothing, I'm just too happy."
Seeing their worried expressions, Yao Yulin burst into laughter through her tears and immediately went forward to hug them.
The mother and her two daughters enjoyed this rare, warm, pleasant, and comfortable moment together.
"By the way, since we're going to build a house, we need to tell the village head that we need to provide household registration information and proof of land use rights for approval."
"After the house is built, I will need his help to get the house deed from the government and inform the government."
"Don't worry, Mother, I know."
"Yinyin, have you decided where you want to build your house?"
"If it's someone else's land, you'll need to buy the land."
Yao Yulin asked worriedly, "How about I go ask your Aunt Xu about the specific steps?"
“They also hired people to repair the house back then, so maybe we can ask them for advice.”
Zhiyin shook her head. "It's alright, no need to trouble Aunt Xu. I've already thought it through. Didn't we get three acres of land when we divided the family property?"
These three acres of land are not adjacent to each other, but rather in separate plots.
"Just take a small piece of it and build a house of about 100 square meters."
The house, which is over 100 square meters, includes a kitchen, toilet, main room, study, and four bedrooms. It is not only enough for a family to live in, but also has plenty of room for guests.
Oh, and we also need to build a special doghouse for coal briquettes.
There's also a large courtyard in front of the door, making it convenient for Mengmeng and Yuanyuan to play with her.
Actually, Zhiyin had considered building a two-story structure similar to a Suzhou-style garden, but later decided to abandon the idea due to the complexity.
"Alright."
"I'll do whatever you say. By the way, you can tell the village head about finding workers; he knows a lot about these things."
Yao Yulin continued.
"Okay, but I might have to trouble Mother a lot then."
After all, if you hire workers, you should at least provide them with a meal; you can't expect them to work on an empty stomach.
"It's alright. I haven't been able to help you much these days, so it's nice to be able to cook for you."
Yao Yulin waved her hand dismissively.
"Okay, then I'll go find the village head first."
After saying that, Zhiyin, seeing that it was still quite early, picked up the fruit she had specially bought and couldn't wait to head out.
We absolutely must finalize the workers and materials today.
If that's the case, construction can probably start tomorrow.
Along the way, Zhiyin met many villagers.
She greeted everyone with a smile.
"Oh, it's Yinyin! Come, sit down."
The village head, who was sitting at his doorstep smoking a pipe, spotted Zhiyin from afar and quickly stood up with a smile, inviting her to sit inside.
Seeing this, the village head's wife also stared at Zhiyin with great interest, feeling that she liked her more and more as she looked at her. She quickly found some small snacks such as melon seeds at home and placed them in front of Zhiyin.
"Uncle Village Head, Auntie, hello. Sorry to bother you. This is just a small token of my appreciation."
Zhiyin didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on the bench, handing the fruit to the village head's wife and giving them both a sweet smile.
"Oh, you're just here to have some fun, why bring a gift?"
That's what they said, but when the village head and his wife saw the fruit, they smiled even more sincerely, feeling that their friend was very polite.
"Yinyin, is there something you need?"
The village head was also an impatient person. Knowing that his confidant wouldn't come looking for him unless there was something wrong, he went straight to the point.
"Yes, Uncle Village Head, it's like this, I'm planning to build a large brick and tile house, but I don't know the specific procedures, so I wanted to ask for your opinion."
"Do you have any experienced craftsmen you could recommend in this field?"
The confidant didn't hide anything and quickly expressed her request.
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