Chapter 374 Going to the Field to See the Sweet Potato Ridges
At the same time, the craftsmen who were hired last year to build the stove and kang hole and the bricklayers who built the house were also re-hired.
Compared with last year's project volume, this year's is obviously much less.
The main part is Shen Qing's embroidery workshop, soap workshop and residential houses for more than a hundred people.
Their houses are relatively simple. Counted by households, they are different from the courtyard houses in the village. They are just a simple row of houses.
A family with a large population has more rooms, but a family with a small population like Pinggu's only needs two rooms. One room is the kitchen and dining room, with a firewood room and warehouse at the back, and the other room is a large bunk bed where all the female members can sleep on one kang, which can save a lot of firewood in winter.
For Pinggu, her mother and her daughters, the four of them, having their own little home makes them extremely happy and satisfied!
Especially these two houses are brick and tile houses, painted with lime, bright and clean. You should know that even the house where Old Lady Cao lives in the Cao family has adobe and tile roof. Of course, with the strength of the Cao family, building brick and tile houses is definitely not a problem, but even if they have the financial resources, they will never build brick and tile houses for their servants.
Although Shen Qing meant that making adobe bricks took time and effort, and that they could earn more money by working in the workshop, and therefore chose brick and tile houses, they, the servants, knew in their hearts that Shen Qing felt sorry for them and was truly thinking about them, wanting to make their lives even better!
Next is the embroidery workshop. It is simple, consisting of a large room surrounded by a yard. This is to ensure that there will be no disturbance from the outside world. Learning embroidery requires a calm mind and steady hands.
The only trouble is getting underfloor heating, otherwise it would be freezing cold in the winter and you would shiver and be unable to stretch your arms.
There are obviously more houses in the soap workshop, mainly because there are many steps in making soap and warehouses are needed for storage, so it is built like a courtyard house.
Except for Shen Qing's family, no other family in the village needs to build a house. Only the school needs to expand.
The school built three rooms on each side of the original three rooms, like east and west wing rooms, which did not interfere with each other but were connected. The spacious space in the middle could accommodate the people of the entire village and was perfect for discussing things.
When the land was almost leveled, the village team had already set out for the capital - before the weather got too hot, they sent the sugar factory's sesame malt sugar to the capital for trial.
If the speed is fast, another batch can be sent to Chenzhou.
The main purpose of this trip was to sell goods, and secondly to inquire about the rent of shops in the capital and to understand the wealth of people living in the east, south, west and north directions, so Shen Qing did not go with them.
Spring plowing cannot be done without her. Whether it is planting sweet potatoes or fruit trees, she must be there.
After the spring plowing is over and people are free in May, she will go to the capital together. At that time, she will select a shop, find a carpenter to finalize the decoration, train the staff, etc., and then go to Chenzhou to discuss supply matters...
"Mom, mom, Second Grandpa, Granny Qin, Uncle Zhao and the others want you to check on the ditches and ridges in the fields to see if they're working properly."
Jiang Xiangxi's knocking and shouting were heard outside the door.
Shen Qing quickly closed the mall seed page, put on cotton shoes, opened the door and walked out.
As she casually pulled her hair up and fixed it with a wooden hairpin, she asked, "Whose farm is this?"
"The Zhao kid is waiting outside the yard to lead the way. Mom just needs to follow him." Jiang Xiangxi didn't understand why his mother only found sweet potatoes on the mountain, and her second grandfather and the others followed her lead in planting them. Wasn't this their first time planting them?
How much could his mother know? His mother already had a lot to do. She even had to ask her to come over and look after him when he was planting sweet potatoes. She didn't have much time to rest.
She is busy as a top during the day, and has to check brushes and soap at night. Even though her family members take on as many chores as possible, my mother is still very busy. She is needed everywhere at home and in the village!
He hesitated and said, "Mom, you already have a lot to do. Why don't you let them decide for themselves? Otherwise, you'll be too tired."
Shen Qing was stunned, and turned his head to look at the second brother with a smile on his face.
The second son took on the hardest, most tiring and heaviest work in the family. In the past, the eldest son would share the work with him, but now it all fell on him alone. He worked from morning to night like an old ox, but he felt sorry for his mother who only gave orders but did not do any work.
Children who are not valued at home are often the most caring and love their parents the most.
She smiled and said, "Mom is not tired. You are the most tired person in the family. You have worked hard recently. When the house is built and there are more people, Mom will give some of your work to others."
A group of men among the servants were assigned to the team to go out, but there was still a group left. They were just building houses recently, especially the houses they lived in. They had to help with the work more or less so that they could live in their own new houses as soon as possible.
In addition to the fields and other things, there is no free time.
Jiang Xiangxi originally mustered up his courage, fearing that his mother would criticize him. After all, he was the most useless person in the family. Apart from being able to do some physical work, he couldn't do anything else.
Unexpectedly, not only did his mother not say anything to him, she also recognized him, felt sorry for him, and affirmed his efforts.
His heart warmed, and he whispered, "I'm not tired, really. It's good for me to do some work. I don't need them to share the burden. Mother, you can use them where they are more needed."
He does more work now than when he was in Qili Village, but compared with doing corvee labor, it is almost as relaxing as resting.
When doing labor service, there was a supervisor watching by the side. If you were a little slow, you would be whipped. You had to work from morning to night and only had a short break for lunch at noon. Many people fell on the embankment because they couldn't make it.
Moreover, he could not sleep well while doing labor service, and all he had to eat was a steamed bun made of mixed grains and a bowl of cold water.
Now he has been allocated a warm main house at home, and he has three meals a day, two of which include meat. What's wrong with doing some work?
He only hated that he was not capable enough, otherwise he could have taken all of his mother's share!
Shen Qing lamented that many parents dislike children who are obedient, work hard, and don't cause trouble. If they don't like them, then why do they keep prying at obedient and sensible children?
In the end, old age is miserable...
She shuddered, then came back to her senses and warned, "Mom has been busy lately and can't take care of you. You should take care of yourself. If you are tired, take a good rest. Compared to your health, everything else can be put aside, understand?"
Jiang Xiangxi nodded solemnly: "I know, you too, mother!"
Shen Qing's eyes were full of relief. The mother and son chatted and soon walked to the gate of the yard. They saw Zhao Xiaogou standing at the door in high spirits. When he saw Shen Qing, his originally bent and untidy body immediately straightened up!
He shouted loudly: "Auntie!"
Shen Qing laughed: "Let's go."
After receiving the order, Zhao Xiaogou immediately led the way in a heroic and confident manner.
Jiang Xiangxi didn't follow because he had his own work to do, and he knew nothing about sweet potato planting, so he couldn't help even if he went.
He watched his mother leave.
Mom is so awesome.
The whole village would ask for my mother's opinion on all matters, big or small...
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