"Old Three, brick houses are not cheap."
"I know. By the way, village chief, does anyone in our village know how to build a fire wall? I want to build a fire wall in my house. I heard that it will keep the house warmer in winter if I don't have to lie on the kang."
No one spoke, even Song was looking at the two girls silently. They really dared to think that they could keep warm in the house in winter. What was that? She had no idea.
The village chief looked at him speechlessly. "What you said is definitely not something that can be done in our village. You may have to go to the county town to ask a master builder or a housebuilder who specializes in building houses."
"Thank you, village chief. I'll go ask tomorrow."
The village chief hesitated to speak. He wanted to say, how dare you do this with just a little money on you? Let alone building a house with blue bricks and tiles, does he know how much silver it would cost to just enclose ten acres of land with bricks, nine feet high?
Ignorance is truly bliss. No, wait until he asks one day, knows the situation, and is hit, then he will behave himself.
Zhao Shunzi tried to hold back, but couldn't help himself. "Big tree, first build a small yard with mud, and build two or three brick houses. It will be enough for us to live in. What do you think?"
Why? Wouldn’t it be better to get it right the first time?
Zhao Xiaoyu understood what they meant, "Well, Tian Dad, go and ask around first. We just mentioned it, but we haven't made any plans yet, right?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as the casual mention of it had given them a big fright.
After dinner.
After everyone left, only their family of four were left in the dilapidated house. This was the first time that their family was together in a small yard, and it felt quite novel.
"I'll go wash the dishes. Xiaoyu, clean up, soak your feet, and go to bed early."
"Mom, the black cloth is for wiping your feet, and the white one is for wiping your face."
"I know, you are the one who is particular."
Isn't it necessary to be particular? After two days, tear off some more cloth and separate the foot and face cloths for each person. Hehehe, there’s still someone to wash their butts together!
At night, the family lay on a kang, and Lihua slept soundly.
"My daughter, how much money do we have now?"
Zhao Dashu was illiterate and had poor math skills. He had no idea how much money he earned every day or how much he saved in a day. He only knew how much money he earned from one pound of bamboo shoots and how many pounds of bamboo shoots he sold every day. He knew that he had made a lot of money during this period.
Song was even more so. If it weren't for her daughter, she would have never seen silver. She still couldn't count a hundred copper coins.
Anyway, all the money in the family is in the hands of the daughter, so they don't care about anything. As long as she has food and drink and doesn't get cold, it's fine.
Zhao Xiaoyu's consciousness sank into space and she began to count. She hadn't counted recently.
"About 240 taels."
The couple exclaimed at once, "So many!"
Zhao Xiaoyu complained in his heart: This is just the beginning. It’s too early to just lie down and do nothing! If this money is enough to build a house and buy furniture, she will be happy, right?
"Father and mother, I doubt this silver is enough to build a house according to my idea."
Song: "So much money is not enough? What kind of house do you want to build? Like the houses that the masters in the city live in?"
Zhao Xiaoyu touched her nose. Her mother reacted really quickly this time. "Yeah, about the same."
Song was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe. This naughty kid, does he know what he is talking about?
Zhao Dashu was actually quite angry in his heart. If he was going to build a house, he would build the best one. His biased parents were so jealous of him. Didn't they think he was a loser? Don't you dislike him? Don’t they think the boss has a bright future? Okay, he can build a big house, can the boss do it?
"Let's just listen to the child. She earned the money, so she can spend it however she wants."
Mrs. Song was so angry that she almost died. "She earned it, didn't we agree to give it to her as a dowry? Now it's all been spent on building a house for us. What will happen to her dowry when she gets married? What if she doesn't have a good dowry and gets bullied when she gets married? What if I can't find a good son-in-law?"
Why are these two people so worrying?
Zhao Dashu was silent. He really forgot about the dowry!
Zhao Xiaoyu almost knelt down to her stepmother. Dowry? It's amazing that she could think of such a thing. She is only eleven years old and just graduated from elementary school, okay? The girl here is fifteen years old and has four more children. Could it be that these four children are all dead and she won't struggle anymore?
Oh My God!
What a creative idea!
No, she doesn’t want to get married so early. Her body hasn’t developed well yet, so why would she marry someone?
It was not possible not to get married. There were more men than women in this dynasty, and it was particularly difficult for women to establish a female household. If you did not get married by the age of 18, you would have to pay a fine.
"Mom, I'm still young, and you want to kick me out?"
"No no no, what are you talking about?"
"I can earn more than 200 taels in such a short time. Do you think I will just sit at home and wait for death in the next few days? Won't our family earn more money?"
Zhao Dashu was in high spirits. "Yes, mother, if Xiaoyu can earn one 200 taels, she can earn the second and third. Let's build a house first, and then help her save the dowry later, okay?"
Song sighed. Never mind. She knew what the head of the family was thinking. Didn’t he just want to show off the old house, to save face, to make them regret it?
These things, because she was not doing well enough, he had been feeling aggrieved for a long time.
"Okay, let's build a nice house and have a nice place for the whole family to live in."
Zhao Dashu grinned, revealing a mouthful of big fangs, and his wife listened to him! Zhao Xiaoyu also smiled. She was finally going to have her own room and would no longer be forced to eavesdrop.
In the night, two big teeth flashed.
By the way, my cheap mother is a little shy in bed. Should I teach her a lesson? After listening to it several times, it felt like the cheap dad was too enthusiastic about the job and was holding an inflatable doll in his arms.
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