Chapter 124: Breaking Up
“Oh…”
Master Tang San stopped the ox cart and waited for Li Taohua to open the gate of the courtyard first.
Li Taohua jumped off the ox cart and saw a few people squatting at the gate. She looked at them in confusion: "What's going on?"
Those women were all honest types. They would usually take a detour when they saw her, but today they were actually squatting at her doorstep.
Several women blushed and pushed each other, finally pushing the oldest one out.
The man said shyly, "We just want to ask if there is any work for Tieniu's wife and Sanjin's wife today? We are just helping them."
Sanjin's wife is Wang Juying. Zhang Jieba's original name was Sanjin, because he weighed only three pounds when he was born. Later, he stuttered and everyone forgot his name.
"We still need to tidy up here. We will contact them if we need anything later. You just need to wait for their notification." Li Taohua said.
Qin Huiyin got off the ox cart and said to the women, "Aunts, please move aside and let the ox cart go in first."
Several aunts stepped aside awkwardly, looking embarrassed.
"Aunt, if there is anyone in your family who knows how to fish, please catch some small fish and shrimp for me. One penny per pound."
"Yes, yes, yes. The fish basket I make is very good. I can always catch one every time. How many do you want?" the oldest woman asked excitedly.
"About fifty kilograms!" Qin Huiyin smiled, "Thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble. We'll go and fish it out now." Several women ran away excitedly.
Li Taohua laughed: "I think you are about to become their God of Wealth."
"This is a mutually beneficial thing. They make some money to support themselves, and we use the goods they send us to expand our business. Everyone benefits, and we can cooperate more."
Master Tang San drove the ox cart in and unloaded the things.
Li Taohua and others were exhausted after moving everything.
Mr. Tang San stayed to repair the deformed pots and pans, while Li Taohua went to Carpenter Zhang's house to discuss rebuilding the folding tables and chairs.
Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu, brother and sister, cleaned up the messy mobile cart and then took out the wooden bowls to wash them.
They took some water from the well and found that it was much brighter. It was not drinkable yet, but it was fine for washing.
A newly dug well needs to be used more often. The more you use it, the clearer the water will become.
Not long after, Li Taohua came back with some bad news: "There's a big fight going on at Carpenter Zhang's house. We have to find someone else to make the folding tables and chairs."
"It seems that we have no choice but to go to town and find a carpenter to do it." Qin Huiyin said, "How is their family doing?"
"Carpenter Zhang and Dazhu had a dispute over the separation of the family property, and the old lady wanted to commit suicide. The relatives of the family were scolding Carpenter Zhang and his son for being heartless, saying that carpentry was passed down from his father, and that he had learned the craft and no longer cared about his mother and brother. Carpenter Zhang was so angry that he almost chopped off his own hand with a knife in an impulse, but fortunately someone stopped him."
"How shameless." Master Tang San said as he banged the bottom of the pot, "Those so-called relatives are just here to watch the joke. The more trouble others make, the happier they are. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on with the Zhang family, and there are actually people helping the old lady bully Carpenter Zhang."
"The old lady's actions have completely disappointed Carpenter Zhang," said Li Taohua. "He still wants to rely on Zhang Lei for his old age, but he can forget about it. Zhang Lei can't even support himself."
"So, as you get older, your brain becomes less useful." Mr. Tang San shook his head. "In my opinion, you should just leave the house and find a new one to live in. It doesn't matter if they split up or not. Anyway, they shouldn't live under the same roof in the future. After a long time, the old lady will realize how important her eldest son and daughter-in-law are, who have always been honest."
"Uncle San, there are not many people who understand as well as you do." Li Taohua said, "By the way, my girl, do we still need mushrooms next?"
"We still need mushrooms, and then the pottery jar. Mom, you and Third Uncle go to the porcelain kiln! I'll stay and make the fermented black beans." Qin Huiyin said.
"Okay. Do you still want the mangling bugs, or the crabs you mentioned?"
"There's no rush now. We've already made a lot of crab sauce for backup. We'll make more when the boss wants more. I'll find Sister Xiang and Sister Wang later and tell them about the mushrooms. Mushrooms are not always available. We can pick them a few times now, but when the demand is high, we won't be able to supply them, so I have to teach them how to grow mushrooms."
"You want to teach them how to grow crops? When you mentioned it the day before yesterday, I thought you were going to grow crops yourself." Li Taohua was surprised. "I've thought about this, but the more I think about it, the more I feel it's not worth it. Our time is very tight. If we do everything ourselves, even if we add twelve more hours a day, it won't be enough. We have to share some of the benefits with others, so that they have the opportunity to make money. This way we can relax and have better relationships with others."
Master Tang San nodded in agreement: "Little girl, you have an idea. Your family is getting better and better, and you will definitely be hated after a long time. If everyone gets rich, the people with red eye disease will not dare to plot against so many people no matter how rampant they are."
"There is one more thing. Your uncle is injured and I am afraid he can't help. Can we still build our house?"
"Build it." Qin Huiyin did not hesitate. "Tomorrow we will find the village chief to rent a house in the village, clean up the temporary house, and then move everything that can be moved there. When we get to the new residence, we will hand over the construction of the new house to the village chief's son. Uncle Tang is injured, so let him recover from his injuries. The new house will be handed over to the village chief's son. We will give him some hard work money, and he should be able to help us plan it well."
Li Taohua got a headache after hearing this.
There are too many things to do.
However, with Qin Huiyin here, she felt so safe.
Mr. Tang San first repaired the deformed pot, and then took Li Taohua to the porcelain kiln to select the next batch of pottery jars to be used.
After Qin Huiyin finished her work, she asked Tang Luwu and her brother to stay at home to look after the house, and she went to find Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying.
Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying heard that those sisters-in-law and aunts who were on good terms with them had gone to catch small fish and shrimps, and they wanted to join in the fun, but they saw Qin Huiyin coming over.
"Sister Huiyin, why are you here?" Xiang Chuntao threw the fish basket in her hand and greeted her enthusiastically.
"Sister-in-law, I have something to trouble you with." Qin Huiyin said with a smile.
"What's the trouble? Just say the word and I'll go through fire and water for you." Xiang Chuntao realized that it was a bit exaggerated and smiled embarrassedly, "Don't laugh at me. I'm not good at talking and I'm a bit silly."
"Sister-in-law is a truly smart person, how can she be stupid? It's like this, sister-in-law, we definitely need mushrooms, and tomorrow I'll have to trouble you to bring people to pick mushrooms for me, the price is the same. But I'm going to need mushrooms for a long time in the future, and it's not easy to keep going to the mountains to find them, so I want to teach you how to grow mushrooms. Ask which sisters-in-law and aunts are interested, if they are interested, all of them will be waiting for me at your house after the mushrooms are harvested tomorrow."
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