Fu Bailu is a very open-minded person. Since she became pregnant, Fu Bailu has never told her anything else except reminding her not to eat things that pregnant women are not allowed to eat.
Fu Bailu never mentioned things like you can't eat rabbit when you are pregnant, you can't eat mutton when you are pregnant, you can't touch scissors when you are pregnant, and so on.
In the early stages of her pregnancy, Qiao Xinyi's appetite was not very good. Although she did not vomit to the point of fainting, she could not eat much and her temper was sometimes not very stable.
Fu Bailu had already made an agreement with everyone in the family early in the morning that Qiao Xinyi was the only one who should come during this period of time.
You have to coax her and give in to her. If she wants to eat something, even if it's shark fin or dragon meat, you have to find a way to get it for her.
But that period was very short for Qiao Xinyi, just over half a month, and she adjusted herself later.
The car happened to pass by the small courtyard bought by Qiao Xinyi, and Qiao Yunbai excitedly called Qiao Xinyi to look.
"Sister, look at your house, it's so grand!" Qiao Yunbai shouted, pointing ahead.
It has been nearly five months since the construction of Qiao Xinyi's yard began, and the overall framework of the house has been completed. The speed can be said to be faster than Qiao Xinyi expected.
"My eldest sister's house was built by many craftsmen, so it was built very quickly, with a new look every two days." Qiao Yunsong said.
"Many of my brothers' families have been introduced to work as temporary workers. They are very happy. The money they have earned in the past few months has caught up with the amount they earned in the previous year. They all say that this year will be a good year."
The older brothers of Qiao Yunsong also went to work as temporary workers. Two of them were lucky enough to meet a plasterer who was willing to teach them the craft. They learned from him for four months and now they are quite skilled.
"My eldest sister's place will take at least half a year to build next year, then it will be Brother Long's yard, and then Brother Li Jun and our mother's. They will have odd jobs to do in the next two years." Qiao Yunsong also spoke for his brothers.
"After we finish building it, we still have to renovate the interior. Just the ones I have will take many people a long time to finish." Qiao Xinyi knew that Brother Long had mentioned this to her a few days ago.
She didn't want to delay too long due to lack of manpower, so she asked Brother Long to help him find someone.
Many craftsmen from nearby villages introduced each other to come to the provincial capital to do this temporary work.
Qiao Xinyi was generous with her money and she didn't ask how much money Brother Long made in this place. Qiao Xinyi felt that the price Brother Long quoted was quite realistic and she could accept it, so she didn't care about the twists and turns.
From what Qiao Yunsong said, we can also know that the temporary workers who come to do these jobs are also very happy.
"In fact, for us rural people, it would be great if we could always find some work in the city." Fu Bailu continued.
"When I was young, country folks were like this. They would take care of their own fields during the busy farming season and go to the city to do odd jobs during the slack season. As long as they had skills and could endure hardships, a young and strong man could earn a lot of money to support his family during the slack months."
"At that time, everyone was racking their brains to go out and make money. The city was very lively. You could see stalls everywhere on the street, selling everything. At that time, as long as there was no natural disaster or man-made disaster, as long as you were hardworking, you would not starve or freeze to death."
Fu Bailu was a little nostalgic. "Of course, what I'm talking about is what happened after liberation. Only when there's no war can we ordinary people live a good life."
"That's right, but I think our provincial capital is almost like when we were young. Currently, our provincial capital is the only one that has the United Group." Chen Yubing and Fu Bailu had a lot to talk about.
Qiao Xinyi and the two children fell asleep while listening, and when they woke up they were already in a small county town.
"Uncle, how long do we have?" Fu Linzhou asked while rubbing his eyes and looking at the unfamiliar small county town outside the car window.
Fu Qingshan had never been here before, so he stopped the car and asked passers-by where the gathering place was. When the people in the car heard that it was only about 20 kilometers away, they all became excited and alert.
Half an hour later, the car stopped at an open space, and everyone saw the sign for the United Group as soon as they got off the car.
"It's really windy here." Chen Yubing rubbed his face and smiled, "Do you think Xiaozhou and Xiaoyu are having trouble standing?"
The two children held onto the adults' thighs and pretended to be unable to stand and staggered, grinning and laughing.
"It's very windy today." Qiao Xinyi nodded. The wind was even stronger than the last time she went to pick up her two children at the pier.
"Put on the scarf." Fu Qingshan took out the scarf that Qiao Xinyi had thrown on the back seat and wrapped it around her, wrapping her entire head like the people on the Loess Plateau, revealing a pair of bright and lively eyes.
Fu Qingshan embraced Qiao Xinyi and said, "It looks like it will be windy today, but the sun is shining, so it's still warm to walk around. This place is not far from the beach, so there is wind all year round, but the locals are used to it."
"Of course, you see they are wearing coats with the buttons unbuttoned. We all want to wrap ourselves in another layer." Chen Yubing sighed, "It really is true that people are shaped by the environment they live in."
Maybe it was because the New Year was approaching, so the market was really lively. Qiao Xinyi saw a very familiar person from a distance, and when she got closer, she found that it was indeed an acquaintance.
"Brother Zeng." Qiao Xinyi smiled and greeted Brother Zeng, who was busy and happy. "I didn't expect to meet you here."
"What a coincidence, aren't you guys here today too?" Brother Zeng straightened up with a look of surprise, and then spoke to Qiao Yunsong, "You said yesterday that you were going out with your eldest sister, and it turns out you're coming here."
"Sister Xinyi only said before that she was going to the county town to buy seafood, but she didn't say where exactly she was going, so I just found out about it." Qiao Yunsong explained.
Brother Zeng waved his hand and said, "Did you take the bus or something? If you took the bus, and it's hard to carry the things you bought, you can bring them to me and I'll take them back to the provincial capital for you. When you get back to the provincial capital, you can just pick them up from my place."
Zeng Ge’s business is big. The provincial capital is a long distance away from the sea, so the seafood here is very popular in the provincial capital.
Brother Zeng has a wide network of contacts and knows a buddy who works in a transport team, so he can always get a ride.
"It's convenient for me since the opening of the United Market." Brother Zeng said with a smile, "I just buy things to give to relatives and friends, or relatives and friends ask me to help carry them. There is no need for tickets. As long as you have money, you can buy things."
After that, Brother Zeng enthusiastically introduced to Qiao Xinyi which stall had the best quality seafood at this market. "If you want to buy something you like, just tell me my name and they will definitely give you a discount."
"Thank you, Brother Zeng." Qiao Xinyi responded, "We drove here by ourselves, so we can put it in the car. You can go about your business. We'll get together again when we're free in the provincial capital."
Brother Zeng was indeed busy, so he answered and went out first, carrying two large sacks of things.
"I've never been to a place near the sea. I've lived in the provincial capital since I was a child. When I come here, everything I see is good and new."
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