After Xiaoyu came back, Song Yuehua told her the good news about building the house.
"Then we can go to the toilet in the future?" Xiaoyu said excitedly.
"certainly."
“Can I cook in a big iron pot?”
“Yes!”
Xiaoyu still found it unbelievable, "What kind of day is that?"
"Of course, it's a good day!" Song Yuehua pinched Xiaoyu's face and said with a smile.
Building a house does not mean you can just buy the materials and start working. You have to first decide the location and then pick an auspicious day to start construction.
Song Yuehua needs to buy an iron pot in advance so that she can avoid making mistakes in the size of the stove when building it, and it can also save a lot of trouble.
The next morning, Zhou Ergui came to discuss the details and the materials to be purchased with Song Yuehua. After everything was agreed upon, when he was about to leave, Song Yuehua casually asked about the price of digging a well.
If it were someone else, Zhou Ergui would definitely make fun of that person.
Now, Zhou Ergui answered seriously, "A shallow well costs 12 taels, a deep well costs 25 taels. If the ground is hard, you have to pay more. There is only one well in the village. It's understandable that you want to dig a well since you are far away..."
The meaning is very clear, if you have money, then fight.
Song Yuehua knew what was going on and asked, "Can we decide on a location first so that we can reserve it in advance when we build the house? To be honest, we must dig a well, not only for convenience but also for safety."
Zhou Ergui was slightly surprised. Just as his father said, Song Daya was a capable person.
How could there be such an intention if there was no plan in mind? After thinking this way, his words became more sincere.
"Of course you can. The well digger is not busy on weekdays. I will ask him to come with the house builder tomorrow. It doesn't cost any money to reserve a spot. I can give him a dozen coins as a reward for his hard work."
After that, Zhou Ergui said, "Why don't you dig a cellar? It will be convenient to store food and vegetables."
Song Yuehua's eyes lit up. She didn't think so at first, but now she thought about it, she really needed a cellar. "Thank you, Uncle Zhou Er, for reminding me. I didn't think it through. We really need to dig a cellar here. As for the cellar, please calculate how much is missing. I will make up for it tomorrow. If you have any other questions, please give me more advice, Uncle Zhou Er."
Song Yuehua now has 10 taels on hand, plus the 20 taels buried in the house, a total of 30 taels.
At noon, I cooked a pot of rice, steamed a bowl of steamed egg custard with minced meat, and stewed a large pot of bone and white radish soup. I drank half of the soup at noon and left the other half for drinking in the evening.
After the meal, Xiaoyu said worriedly, "Sister, don't eat meat from now on!"
"Are you bored already?" Song Yuehua joked with a smile.
"No, no!" Xiaoyu waved her hands hurriedly, "Meat is so expensive, and now building a house will cost so much money, I'm afraid it's not enough..."
Song Yuehua sat over and said in a gentle voice, "We have enough money to build a house. In comparison, eating more or less meat won't make a big difference. On the contrary, we are young now, and if we eat well, our bodies will be healthy. Only when we are healthy can we avoid getting sick and spending money. Don't you think so?"
In the past, in the Song family, you would be scolded even for drinking a bowl of rice soup, let alone eating meat. It was satisfying to be able to smell the aroma of meat while the first and second wives were eating.
No one cares whether she is in good health or not, but Xiaoyu doesn't want to be sick, doesn't want to make her sister worry, and doesn't want to spend money on medicine.
Xiaoyu assured Song Yuehua, "Sister, Granny Wang said that if you embroider a handkerchief well, you can exchange it for silver. I will definitely practice hard and exchange a lot of silver to buy meat for my family."
I just learned how to make clothes a few days ago, and now I’m starting to learn how to embroider handkerchiefs!
Is this talent?
That night, Song Yuehua studied the layout of the house.
A kitchen will be built next to the current house. The two houses are connected and face west and east. Opposite them are two brick houses. A cellar is dug under the houses and the main hall is built on the south side.
The toilet and latrine are next to the wall. The bottom is dug through so that the sewage can flow into the septic tank outside, which is convenient for watering the vegetables...
I don't know how long I had been drawing. I came to my senses when I heard the wick of the oil lamp pop. I looked at the bed and saw Xiaoyu was already asleep. I just blew out the lamp and went to bed.
The next day, the sisters had brown sugar eggs for breakfast. Just as they had cleared the dishes, someone came.
Zhou Ergui and several craftsmen arrived and decided on the size with Song Yuehua, and then took some measurements on site.
One of them was a white-bearded old man, a Feng Shui master of the area. After discussing the location layout and the orientation of each house with the craftsmen, he opened the old almanac he carried with him and finally decided to start work five days later.
Xiaoyu took medicine at home for two days and is now fully recovered.
After lunch, while the sun was strong, Song Yuehua packed a piece of bacon and a bacon fish, and took Xiaoyu to Grandma Wang's house to pick up the twins.
The person who opened the door was an unfamiliar woman. "What's up?"
The other party's attitude was very bad, and Song Yuehua said calmly, "I'm here to find Granny Wang."
"Daya!" Granny Wang walked past the woman and came to the two sisters, saying with concern, "Xiaoyu is here too. Are you feeling better? Come in and sit down quickly. Don't be blown by the wind."
"mother!"
The woman said dissatisfiedly, "Why did you invite this irrelevant person in? We haven't even finished talking yet."
It turns out that Granny Wang has a daughter.
I heard from the villagers that Granny Wang came to Taoyuan Village alone and rented this house at the end of the village.
On weekdays, Grandma Wang didn’t interact much with the villagers. No one had ever come to see her, nor had she ever said that she had any relatives. Everyone thought she was an elderly widower.
Granny Wang ignored them, pulled Xiaoyu over and led the two sisters into the house.
After entering the house, Grandma Wang brought the two treasures over, and Song Yuehua quickly took one.
Song Yuehua glanced at Xiaoyu, who immediately understood and handed the basket in her hand to Grandma Wang.
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