Chapter 199 It’s better to prepare early
Mrs. Cao thought that these hunter girls were not even worthy of carrying shoes for her grandson.
Even if we just live together in the mountains, we must give the Lei family hope and not let the road end in vain.
In the past, Liu Cuihua would at least be polite on the surface, but now she can't stand even a single word!
How could she have thought the Lei family were good in-laws before? With a woman like Mrs. Cao, which girl could enjoy happiness if she married into their family?
That is a life of true suffering and hardship!
She raised her head and said in a cold and ruthless voice: "I'm sorry to trouble the Cao family to worry about it, but the marriage of my Lei family should be taken care of by the elders of our Lei family."
The four little girls Chunxiao, Qiudong and others couldn't wait to cheer for Liu Cuihua!
Mrs. Cao understood what Liu Cuihua meant. Was she disgusted with her worrying too much? Was she also unwilling to marry into the Cao family?
She looked at the five people coming up from the foot of the mountain, and immediately realized something, sneering repeatedly: "Are you settling for second best? Do you think you've found someone who's your equal?
I remind you not to mistake fish eyes for pearls!"
"What's with the elm and pearl thing? But you reminded me that it's really good to say that they are well matched." Liu Cuihua said.
She had no intention of seeing him when she came down the mountain today, but it’s not impossible for her to see him in the future!
After all, marriage for people in the mountains has always been difficult and the most troublesome thing.
The girl can only marry out of town. It is not easy for her to come back because the family is so far away, and few men are willing to marry into the family. Her family is very rich, but she has not yet married at the age of 25, and she is almost 26.
However, Dafu didn't dare to think about pairing up with a girl from the village below. After all, every girl was married before the age of eighteen, and the unmarried age was at most sixteen or seventeen years old. If they went to meet a girl with such a big age difference, they would definitely be beaten out by the girl's elders and brothers!
Although Dafu can't see each other, his brothers and sisters can...
Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Mrs. Cao turned to mocking him, saying, "You think you are a good match for him, but others don't think so.
Just like you are open and honest with them and trust them immensely, but will they tell you if they are secretly selling medicinal herbs to make money?
No, I will even be on guard against you!"
Liu Cuihua:...So he is waiting for her here.
"You're waiting here just to tell me this?" Sorry, Shen Qing not only told her, he almost taught her step by step!
On guard? Of course, she was, but she was on guard against her Cao family.
Mrs. Cao originally expected to see Liu Cuihua's shock, disappointment and resentment, but she didn't expect her to have no reaction after hearing it.
She couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you angry?"
Lei Xiatian responded first, "Why are you so angry? Medicinal herbs are so valuable. If you're not secretly making money, are you going to tell everyone?"
Lei Chuntian's gentle words were like knives: "Grandma Cao is so generous, I'm sure she will tell us how the Cao family makes money, right?"
Mrs. Cao choked.
His face turned red and white, and he was angry that these women didn't listen to him.
"Humph, you don't know how to appreciate kindness!"
Looking at Mrs. Cao's angry back, the five people continued to climb the mountain.
"Mom, Grandma Cao is so disgusting. Isn't it normal for people to sell medicinal herbs without telling us? But she had to come over and say it, clearly making things difficult for us!"
"Yes, how could they possibly tell us about their livelihood?"
Seeing that they were already far away from the Cao family and there was no one around, Liu Cuihua lowered her voice and repeated Shen Qing's words.
The eyes of Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong became wider and wider, and they all stood there in a daze.
Liu Cuihua: .....You must be surprised. She has experience in this.
When she first heard about it from Shen Qing, she was more surprised than the four of them!
Not long after, the women of the Lei family went into the mountains with hoes and baskets on their backs, while the men of the Lei family went down the mountain with hoes and shovels - digging medicinal herbs is profitable, but some work is more important than making money.
Seeing a row of strong and muscular men from the Lei family working, Jiang Datao, Zhou Ershan and others were amazed, while Feng Meng, Zhao Hu and others became competitive!
Climbing mountains and hunting had been surpassed, and everyone was afraid that common tasks such as making adobe bricks, which they were good at, would also be surpassed, so they rushed to work hard.
They were divided into groups of two, and together with the Lei family, there were a total of forty groups.
Twenty groups went to the foot of the mountain to cut wood and carry it over, and twenty groups dug soil to make adobe bricks.
A group can make five to six hundred adobe bricks a day, and by the evening they have made tens of thousands of adobe bricks. The adobe bricks are heavy, bulky and one is equivalent to more than ten bricks, making them perfect for building walls and watchtowers!
With the addition of the Lei family, they finished today's work ahead of schedule in the afternoon, and each of them walked back carrying their tools.
Boss Lei looked at the bustling scenes everywhere and asked with concern: "I heard that you are planning to hire someone to build a stove and a kang. This is very true. After all, a skilled craftsman can build a stove without wasting firewood and it is warm.
But have you ever thought about hiring a craftsman to dig a well?"
It costs two taels of silver to dig a well. Some kind-hearted people would donate a public well to do good deeds, but their mountain is located in a remote area, so it is impossible for kind-hearted people to donate a public well.
In the past, he knew that he might not get any money even if he asked for it, but when he learned in the morning that they had made money from selling medicinal herbs, he thought he might as well ask for it. As for whether they were willing or not, it was up to them.
Jiang Datao, Zhou Dashan, Feng Meng, Zhao Hu and others are all men in the village, and they know how much it costs to dig a well.
In the past, Qili Village had only one public well, which was dug by every household. However, there were many rivers in Qili Village, making it convenient for drinking and washing. However, washing in a well was not as convenient as in a river.
Here, there is a river running through the entire village, which makes it very convenient to wash and rinse. Why bother spending money to dig a well?
"Isn't there a river here? Uncle Lei, won't the river dry up in winter?" Jiang Datou asked worriedly.
Boss Lei waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, but it will freeze."
Hearing about the ice, many men breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Meng said nonchalantly, "It's okay. In the past, the river would freeze in winter, and we could get water by digging a hole in the river!"
"And the water inside is warm, not too cold. It is very convenient for women to wash things after easily chiseling it open." Zhou Ershan added.
Lei Dafu glanced at his father and said simply, "I can't even break the ice on the river in winter."
All the men present fell silent.
They knew how strong Lei Dafu was, and he was definitely stronger than any of them!
Even the men can’t chisel it open, so should they let the women in the family do it?
In that case, I'm afraid I wouldn't have to do anything every day and would just be chiseling ice all day long.
Lei Lao Da said sincerely: "It is difficult to dig a well in our mountain, but our ancestors found a place to settle down next to hot springs. People in other villages and cities drink water from wells in winter. It is said that well water will not freeze;
You'd better prepare early."
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