Han Zhenyu took out five yuan from his pocket and gave it to Han Lei, "This is your wages. Give it to the four of them. The rest is for you and Dashu."
Han Lei waved his hands and said, "Brother Zhenyu, you don't need that much. We only worked for half a day. Just give them 60 cents each. Dashu and I don't want it."
Sun Dashu also said: "Yes, Brother Zhenyu, we are all brothers. How can you ask for money for helping us? This is just a slap in our face."
The two were very determined and said they didn't want anything. Brother Zhenyu was so good to them in the past, but now he wants money for helping others. What kind of people are they?
"Okay, take them all, don't push them around."
Han Zhenyu stuffed the money into their pockets and told them, "I'm leaving tomorrow night, so you two should take care of the house construction.
After all, my grandpa and my uncle are not from this village, so they can’t do things as conveniently as you do. And as for your sister-in-law, ask your wife to visit her more often.”
Seeing they couldn't refuse, the two had no choice but to accept the money. "Brother Zhenyu, don't worry about your family. Dashu and I will help you take care of it."
Han Zhenyu patted the two men on the shoulders and said, "Good brothers."
"By the way, Brother Zhenyu, during lunch, I asked my dad to ask a few reliable bricklayers in the village. When they heard that the pay was 80 cents a day, they were all willing to come. My dad found seven people, plus me and Dashu, a total of nine people." Han Lei told him about the bricklayers he found.
Han Zhenyu smiled and nodded, then said to Sun Dashu, "The fields are not too busy right now. If Uncle Sun has time, ask him to come over and help me. And Leizi, isn't your eldest brother at home too? Ask him to come and help as well."
Han Lei and Sun Dashu understood that Brother Zhenyu's request for them to come over to help was just a polite remark, as he wanted them to earn more money.
In fact, everyone knows that 80 cents a day is a lot of money, and many people are rushing to do it.
If they didn't have some friendship with Brother Zhenyu, it would be impossible for them to let two people from their family come.
They both felt a little embarrassed. Han Lei asked, "Zhenyu, do you need so many people?"
Han Zhenyu smiled and said, "It's not convenient for your sister-in-law and I to live in the brigade headquarters. We want to move here as soon as possible, so we plan to find a few more people. I'll talk to Sun Dahan later and ask him to come over to help."
"Brother Zhenyu, we will work hard and build your house as soon as possible."
"Okay, you guys go back and rest first." Han Zhenyu whispered to Han Lei again, "I'll stay here today, just send the food here in the evening."
"Got it, Jinyu."
After Han Zhenyu sent them away, he took out the lock he bought today, locked the door, and went to Sun Dahan's house.
At the beginning, we planned to build a mud house, so we asked Sun Dahan to help make some brick blanks. But now we are using red bricks, so we don’t need many brick blanks.
But I haven't had time to tell Sun Dahan about this, so I'll go and let him know now to avoid any misunderstanding.
"Is Brother Sun home?"
Wang Fengqin smiled and opened the door. "It's Brother Zhenyu. Dahan hasn't come back from work yet. Come in and sit down."
When Han Zhenyu heard that Sun Dahan was not at home, he stood at the door and did not go in.
He smiled and explained, "Sister-in-law, let me tell you something. My grandfather and my uncle heard that I wanted to build a house, so they asked someone to buy some red bricks for me, so I don't have to make the brick blanks."
"Oh, that's it. Your wife told me this morning that it's too late to make the bricks now."
Wang Fengqin said indignantly: "Your stepmother is really a piece of shit. She kicked you out so quickly. It's really a sin. She is not afraid of retribution."
Han Zhenyu paused. He didn't know what Su Xieqiu had said to Wang Fengqin, so he didn't know how to respond.
Besides, it’s not appropriate for a grown man like him to discuss his stepmother with an old woman.
He smiled and changed the subject, "Sister-in-law, I will start building the house tomorrow. If Brother Sun is free, please ask him to help me for a few days."
"When I'm free, when I'm free. We'll be neighbors from now on. Even if you don't come and call him, he will go." Wang Fengqin agreed very readily.
Han Zhenyu smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank Brother Sun and sister-in-law first. Because I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, my wife can't handle it alone at home, so I won't take care of the meals. I will pay you 80 cents a day."
"Oh, isn't it just helping out for a few days? How can I ask for money?" Although Wang Fengqin said this, she also knew that she must be paid for helping to build a house.
But when I heard him say that he only gave me 80 cents a day, I felt very happy and the smile on my face became bigger.
"Sister-in-law, you have to pay for inviting outsiders, and you can't treat your own brothers unfairly."
Han Zhenyu exchanged a few words with her and left in a hurry.
He really wasn't used to dealing with these old ladies; they were all so talkative.
Han Zhenyu did not go home directly. Instead, he went to the carpenter's house in the village, intending to see if he had any ready-made tables, chairs, etc.
There is only one bed in the room of the brigade headquarters, and now everything is piled on the floor. It feels messy and unhygienic.
Even he, a man, couldn't bear to watch it, let alone Su Xieqiu.
Carpenter Han was not at home. His eldest son, Han Shengwen, was scraping wood shavings in the yard. When he heard the knock on the door, he said without even looking up, "The door is not locked. Just push it."
Han Zhenyu asked with a smile: "Shengwen, are you busy?"
"Zhenyu, why are you here?" When Han Shengwen saw it was him, he immediately put down the plane in his hand and invited him into the house. "What are you doing now? I haven't seen you for half a year."
"I'm driving a car in the machinery factory." Han Zhenyu did not hide it. This was not a secret anyway, and the villagers would know it sooner or later.
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