Lin Wanwan scratched her hair with her hands and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law, I'll just rest for a while, let's get started!"
"Okay, where do you want to build it?"
"I want to build it on the south wall. There's a carport outside the wall. Brother Dayong, do you think it's okay?"
Lin Dayong nodded, "That's fine too. I'll build a bigger one for you. My eldest brother will bring the mud bricks over later, so the two of us can go faster."
"Okay, then I'll trouble Brother Dayong!"
Lin Wanwan started to boil water in three large pots at the same time. Sister Yuying also helped to watch the fire. Lin Dayong mixed a pile of soil in the yard and prepared to start building it.
He had just cleared a piece of space when Lin Dafu came pushing a cart, followed by his sons who also pushed two carts of mud bricks and started moving them into the yard.
Lin Wanwan was already thinking about the dishes for tonight. She had to prepare a good meal for so many people.
Seeing Li Yuying filling the west wing with firewood, she hurriedly went to the kitchen and entered the space to get meat, eggs, cabbage and leeks. She didn't dare to take other vegetables as she didn't know if they were available here. She would definitely go to the market tomorrow and buy more vegetables!
Let’s stew the big bones we bought today. The dogs have been chewing on the bones every day these days. Their fur has become shiny and they have become visibly fatter. I don’t know if they will get tired of eating them every day.
More than two hours later, Mrs. Lin and the others came back and carried in the cleaned pig offal.
Pour the water into two large pots to blanch them, then start cleaning the pig's head.
There was obviously too much food, so they put the deep pot on the stove and started the fire. Four pots were stewing together, and there were still two pig heads that could not fit in, so they had to be left for the last stew.
Seeing that there was not much work, Lin Qiuyue and Wang Guilan happily collected their wages and went home.
As the sky gradually darkened, only the finishing touches remained to the shed: wooden boards were placed on the roof inside and outside, and then covered with a layer of thatch.
After everything was done, Lin Wanwan called them over and asked them to come over for dinner tonight. Li Yuying's family couldn't refuse, so they had to agree and asked Lin Dafu's family to come over later.
Before leaving, Lin Wanwan stuffed one or two taels of silver into Lin Dafu's pocket. He didn't notice it at the time, and only saw it when it fell out when he went home to change clothes. He picked up the silver with amusement, but He Hongyan happened to walk in and saw it, and snatched the silver from his hand.
"That little girl Lin Wan gave it to me? How generous!"
Lin Dafu glared at her, "What are you doing! Give me the money! We can't take so much!"
He Hongyan tightly grasped the silver and shouted, "She gave it to me willingly! Why should I give it back?"
"Give it to me quickly! How come you can't tell the difference between four, five and six?"
"I won't! Since she gave it to you, just take it! She has money! It doesn't matter."
"Bang!" Lin Dafu smashed a cup and yelled at her: "If you keep doing this, I will divorce you sooner or later! If you hadn't refused to hire a doctor for Mom because of a few pennies, would Mom have died so soon? Don't you think I don't know just because I didn't mention it! For all these years, I didn't bother with you for the sake of the children, and look at the shit you've done!"
"What happened to me! Lin Dafu, explain it to me clearly, what happened to me! At the beginning, your mother gave all the money to your brother, leaving only these few shabby houses for us! I wanted to save the money to live, who would have thought that your mother couldn't hold on! There are three sons in the family, I have to save money to marry them off!"
Seeing her self-righteous look, Lin Dafu suddenly laughed angrily, "Okay, then tell me, where did the fifteen taels of silver my father left me go? Where did it go?"
"What money? Didn't you buy medicine?"
He Hongyan's arrogance suddenly disappeared. She thought Lin Dafu had forgotten about it long ago, but she didn't expect him to bring it up now...
"Humph, do you think I don't know? You told me you bought medicine, but I went to the pharmacy and asked, and those medicines only cost a few dozen coins! You used all the money to support your mother's family! And you still have the nerve to tell me you're saving money for your son! My mother was killed by you, a vicious woman!"
He Hongyan panicked, "I didn't! Yes, the pharmacy said that..."
Lin Dafu took a deep breath, "How much money have you given your brother over the years? Do you really think I don't know? I'm telling you, He Hongyan, if you make me angry again, I'll divorce you with a letter of divorce! Give me the money!"
He Hongyan threw the silver to him and ran out crying.
Lin Dayong and Li Yuying stood in the yard with gloomy faces. They heard almost everything they had just said. Lin Dayong clenched his fists and was about to rush in to question them, but Li Yuying hurriedly grabbed him.
He shook his head and said, "It's all over. Call your brother to have dinner."
Lin Dayong paused for a moment, then walked in with heavy legs.
Lin Dafu saw him and sighed, "Did you hear everything? I was wrong. I'm sorry, mom. No matter how you scold or beat me, I won't blame you."
Lin Dayong was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice: "It's all over, let's go and have dinner!"
Lin Dafu looked at him in surprise, and suddenly smiled, "You have grown up. That's right. I will apologize to my mother when I go downstairs."
"I told you, it's all over! Hurry up, go eat first!"
"Um."
He put on his clothes, called his three sons, and ignored He Hongyan.
Lin Wanwan finally finished preparing all the dishes, including stewed cabbage with meat, scrambled eggs with leeks, pork belly, braised pork, stewed bones, and fragrant rice, filling the table.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Lin Wanwan hurried to open the door. When she opened the door, she saw that it was Lin Shitou and Lin Yusheng. She suddenly remembered that she had asked them to collect dates today.
"Aunt Lin, we harvested more than 200 kilograms today! Carry it in for you!"
"Okay, okay, come in!"
As soon as Lin Shitou came in, he saw the donkey and exclaimed, "Aunt, did you buy a donkey?"
"Yes, I just bought it today, and there is also a donkey cart! It will be much more convenient to go to the county town in the future."
"This donkey is really good. Although it doesn't pull as much as a cow, it's enough."
"yes."
Lin Wanwan grabbed a handful of dates, looked at them, and took a bite to taste them. Although they were not as delicious as the ones she bought at home, they were acceptable.
Lin Wanwan went to the kitchen and got some big bones, braised meat and vegetables, found two baskets to put them in, and handed them to the two of them.
"Today I asked Brother Dayong and his friends to help build the donkey shed. I made some extra dishes for dinner. Please help me deliver them to Shen Mo and Hu Zi. Go quickly and come back for dinner soon!"
They took it with a smile, "Okay, we'll deliver it right away, little aunt, you have to wait for us!"
Lin Yusheng kicked him from behind and said, "Alright, hurry up and leave. You can't miss it!"
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