Placing all the silver on the bed, the two sisters counted it.
The fox was sold for 35 taels of silver, plus the 4 taels of silver just exchanged for the roe deer, plus the 2 taels of silver left at home, the total was 41 taels of silver.
Finally, I can think about building a house.
Song Yuehua dug another hole in the room, deposited 20 taels of silver in the hole, then put 21 taels of silver in her pocket, took the Zhao family's bowl and went out.
Zhao Ergou gives people the feeling that he is a bit like Mrs. Song. Song Yuehua has always kept her distance from people like him.
If she delayed returning the bowl for another two days, she was really afraid that Zhao Ergou would come to her house to ask for it. After returning the bowl, she tried her best to avoid any further contact with her in the future.
Song Yuehua stood in front of the Zhao family's door and knocked. The person who answered the door was Zhao Ergou's wife Liu Cuicui.
Liu Cuicui asked, "Daya, what's the matter?"
It seemed that Liu Cuicui didn't know what happened last night. Song Yuehua briefly explained the matter of buying wine, and then handed over the bowl, "Auntie, I returned the bowl. You must remember to tell Uncle Zhao!"
Aunt Liu's face was not right. She took a deep breath and said softly, "Daya, wait for me for a moment. Don't go away!"
Song Yuehua was in a bit of a dilemma; she just wanted to return her things and leave.
Liu Cuicui neither took nor responded. The bowl was still in her hand. It didn't seem right to just put it down and leave.
Before Song Yuehua could finish her struggle, Liu Cuicui's angry voice came from inside.
"A 10-year-old kid borrowed half a bowl of wine to save his life, and you extorted 2 taels of silver from him? Are you still a human being? Even animals can't do what you did. What kind of thing is this? You are taking advantage of someone's misfortune and adding insult to injury..."
Song Yuehua stood at the door and listened quietly for a while. She felt that one kind of rice feeds a hundred kinds of people, and a person raised in a family can also go to two extremes.
After a while, Zhao Ergou came out with a gloomy look, followed by Liu Cuicui who was still angry.
Zhao Ergou took out two taels of silver and said in a muffled voice, "Girl, I was still asleep and did something stupid. I'm going to return the silver to you."
After saying that, he put the silver in the bowl that Song Yuehua was holding, turned around and left.
Song Yuehua, "..."
When Liu Cuicui saw this, she yelled and cursed, "Are you sick? Who the hell put money in someone else's bowl? Are you treating a beggar like that?"
After cursing a few words, Liu Cuicui quickly took the silver out of the bowl and put it back into Song Yuehua's hand, saying apologetically.
"Daya, don't bother with this kind of person. He is just a fool who doesn't know how to do things and likes to take advantage of others. If you have any problems in the future, come to your aunt. Don't worry about this matter."
Song Yuehua took the silver, handed over the bowl and said, "That half bowl of wine saved Xiaoyu. No matter what, I won't blame Uncle Zhao."
"Hey, you are a good child!" Liu Cuicui sighed.
After leaving Zhao's house, Song Yuehua went to Zhou's house again. After meeting Zhou Lizheng, she explained her purpose.
"Building a house costs a lot of money. Do you have enough money?" asked Zhou Lizheng.
Song Yuehua nodded and said, "I just exchanged some silver from the hunter, it should be enough."
Zhou Lizheng didn't ask much, he just calculated for her that if she needed to build a kitchen, a dining room, two living rooms, a toilet, a washroom, five mud brick houses, two brick houses, and a wall, the total cost of materials and labor would be about 11 taels of silver.
Song Yuehua took out 13 taels of silver from her bosom and put them on the table. "I don't know much about houses, but I'm sorry to bother you. The budget is 11 taels, and the remaining 2 taels are for you to supervise the construction. If the silver is not enough, I will think of another way."
Zhou Lizheng pulled out two taels of silver and was about to push it over, but Song Yuehua quickly stopped him, "If you think two taels of silver is not enough, I will think of another way. Otherwise, no matter what, I can't let you work for nothing. Otherwise, how dare I bother you again in the future."
Zhou Lizheng paused, then smiled and said, "Well done, girl. You really impressed me. I didn't expect that there would be a day when I could earn money from you! Then I won't be polite. I will arrange the matter. Since I have received your money, I will naturally satisfy you."
The two talked about the details of the house. Song Yuehua proposed to build a kang. "Grandpa Zhou, I'll have to trouble you to order two more truckloads of bricks for me when the time comes."
"Okay." Zhou Lizheng said.
Because there is no custom of using a heated kang here, it is better to explain it clearly.
Song Yuehua explained, "It's cold in winter, and we're mainly worried that the two babies will have trouble with it. If we build a fire bed, even if it's freezing outside, the bed will still be warm, and the children can crawl on it without being restrained."
I have never heard of a fire bed.
Zhou Lizheng was still worried, "This family is sleeping on it, what if it burns down?"
Regarding the heat transfer principle of the fire bed, Song Yuehua drew a sketch on the table with tea to explain, "People sleep on one side, and the fire burns on the other side. What is transferred is hot air, not open flames."
Although Zhou Lizheng didn't fully understand it, he thought it was safe enough. Even without a fire, it could be used as a bed, so he didn't say anything more.
After Song Yuehua left, Zhou Lizheng called his two sons, Zhou Dafu and Zhou Ergui, both of whom were good at work.
Only after assigning the work of building the Song family's house to the two of them could Zhou Lizheng feel at ease.
The two brothers were shocked when they heard that it was Zhou Daya's work.
Zhou Dafu sighed, "I thought those siblings wouldn't survive, but I never thought they would make it this far."
Zhou Ergui couldn't figure out where a ten-year-old kid got the money, "Dad, is this money okay?"
They both looked at Zhou Lizheng.
Zhou Lizheng said slowly, "Two hunters came from the next village today, and took away a roe deer when they left Daya's house."
"Just a roe deer?" Zhou Ergui still felt that something was wrong.
"Whether it's one roe deer or two roe deer, it's none of your business!" Zhou Lizheng said sternly, "Others make money to live, and they have to settle the accounts for you?"
Zhou Ergui shut his mouth.
"Listen carefully, both of you," Zhou Lizheng said in a gentle tone, "Da Ya is a capable person. First she divided the family and then bought land. Now she wants to build a house. Which one of you can do this?"
"Don't underestimate her just because she's young. Just wait and see, she's very capable!"
On the way home, Song Yue met Zhao Ergou's youngest son Zhao Doudou, who was pulling a basket of potatoes with a rope.
"Daya, here are the potatoes for you. It's just right that I don't have to run anymore." The 4-year-old kid said lazily with his eyelids half drooping.
Song Yuehua asked, "Did your mother ask you to deliver it?"
Zhao Doudou nodded.
"Then take it back. No reward without merit. That half bowl of wine is enough. There is no reason to accept anything else." Song Yuehua said.
Zhao Doudou frowned and said, "We have plenty of potatoes at home, they are nothing. If you don't accept them, I will have to take them back. My mother will think I'm not doing a good job and will scold me. My father will also take advantage of this opportunity to scold me. Isn't it unfair for me?"
Song Yuehua, "..."
It was just a basket of potatoes, so it wasn't a big problem to accept it. Song Yuehua picked up the basket and took Zhao Doudou home with her.
After returning home, I dumped the potatoes in a corner, then filled a basket with mushrooms and fungus that I had dried at home, and handed it to Zhao Doudou, saying, "These little things are not heavy to begin with, so you should carry them home carefully and don't delay, or they will collapse, okay?"
Zhao Doudou took the basket and walked away listlessly.
Why is this kid so weak! Song Yuehua thought.
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