In the evening, the family of three had a simple dinner, washed up and went to bed.
The next day, when Li Yan got up, she found that Li Erlang was no longer at home. After quickly eating breakfast, Li Yan went straight next door.
The adults went out early to work on the land, leaving only Daya and Maomao at home.
Li Yan said to Daya, "Sister, come with me to Uncle Youcai's house. We are still short of a table and a bench, and I also want to make another bed."
Upon hearing this, Daya stopped what she was doing and called her brother who was squatting nearby playing with ants. The three of them closed the door and went to Uncle Youcai's house.
Uncle Youcai lives in the center of the village. The three of them met villagers from time to time and greeted them as they walked on the road.
The completion party hosted by Li Erlang's family was quite famous in the village. Not only were the dishes plentiful and generous in portion, but guests were also asked to take five steamed buns home with them before leaving. This news quickly spread throughout the village.
Some people couldn't help but think that the sale of grain in the village seemed to be arranged by Li Erlang.
They saw it with their own eyes the last time they went to the town. The boy from Dalang's family was working there.
For a moment, those who had mocked Li Erlang couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
It means that studying is useful. Look at Li Erlang. After he separated from his family, he built a house just by thinking about it, unlike us who have to dig for food in the fields.
Li Yan pretended not to hear, and the three of them quickly arrived at Uncle Youcai's house.
Li Yan stood at the door and called inside: "Is uncle home?"
Aunt Zhao quickly stretched her head to look and found that it was Li Yan and the others. She hurried out to let them in: "Come in quickly, your uncle has gone to the mountains to look for wood. Do you need him for something?"
Li Yan said, "My house has just been built, and I'm still short of some furniture. I'd like to ask Uncle Youcai if he has time to help me build some."
When Aunt Zhao heard that her husband was being asked to do some work, she quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, your uncle will be back soon. You sit here for a while, and I'll pour you some sugar water."
Aunt Zhao asked her daughter to pour sweet soup for the three people, and then she went out to see if her husband had returned.
Just kidding, nowadays no one has much money to buy furniture, and my family is left with nothing after paying taxes. Now that business comes to me, it’s like handing over a pillow to someone who is sleepy. Even if I don’t have time, I will make time to get it no matter what.
Li Yan looked at the various types of wood placed in the room. Some of them had already taken shape, and some had already been painted. Li Yan looked at them with great interest.
At this time, a girl about fourteen or fifteen years old brought in three bowls of sweet soup. This person was Uncle Youcai's daughter Li Xia.
Li Xia warmly entertained the three of them and asked them to drink sugar water. Maomao couldn't resist sweets the most, so he held the bowl and drank it up in big gulps.
After they had been talking for a while, a man came in holding a piece of wood.
He carefully placed the wood in the courtyard, brushed off the dandruff on his body, and said to Li Yan, "I heard from your aunt that you want me to make furniture for you?"
Li Yan stood up quickly: "Yes, uncle, I want to make a square table, four benches, and a bed."
"It's not a problem to get these shots, but it will take at least a month. Can you wait?"
Li Yan smiled and replied, "Uncle, I have no problem with the time. Please help us set up the tables and chairs first. How much does it cost in total?"
Li Youcai asked, "The price depends on the material you use."
Li Yan shook her head.
Seeing that she didn't seem to understand, Li Youcai explained, "This good material will cost at least three taels of silver. For ordinary material like boxwood, the labor and wood will cost at least one tael of silver.
Hearing Uncle Li say this, Li Yan, who didn't care about the quality of the material, said, "Then Uncle, you can make some boxwood for us."
After the two of them had discussed it, the three of them left.
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