"Granny, what are you thinking about? Why do you look so absorbed?"
Yang Ruoqing took a stool, sat in front of Mrs. Sun, and asked with a smile.
Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "I didn't think about anything, I was just happy, haha..."
On a big day, don’t say those unlucky words, Old Mrs. Sun thought to herself.
"By the way, Qing'er, go and ask your mother and your aunt. With so many relatives and friends here today to congratulate you, do you want to prepare two tables of meals to entertain everyone?" she asked.
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Of course."
Old Mrs. Sun asked again: "Your mother and your aunt are out spreading wedding cakes, why don't you come back to cook? It'll be too late later!"
Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry, Grandma Ga. We've already hired the cook, so why do we need my mother and aunt to take charge of the cooking?"
"Are you all ready? Besides Yuzhi and your fourth aunt, who else is there?" Old Mrs. Sun asked.
Seeing the family busy in and out these days, she seemed to be helping, but she was too old to help.
Of course, her family doesn't need to worry about her, as long as she sits obediently, eats when the food is cooked, drinks when she's thirsty, sleeps when she's sleepy, and finds someone to chat with when she's bored.
So she only heard a few words about the cook.
Hearing Mrs. Sun's question, Yang Ruoqing said: "Besides Yuzhi and my fourth aunt, the other one is a little daughter-in-law from Yujia Village, and there is Xiaoqin."
"Xiaoqin?" Mrs. Sun narrowed her eyes.
"But that daughter-in-law from the Wangfu family?" she asked again.
Yang Ruoqing nodded.
Old Mrs. Sun said: "Hey, that child is so pitiful. The man is gone and the burden of the family falls on her shoulders alone. Her father-in-law Wangfu may not be able to do any work."
Yang Ruoqing said: "Absolutely. Xiaoqin came to me yesterday to beg. At first she wanted to work as a helper at the construction site, but I rejected her at that time."
Old Mrs. Sun was shocked and said: "How can a woman do strenuous work like a man? That's absolutely impossible. It's a good thing for you to turn it down, Qing'er."
Yang Ruoqing said: "The conditions of the Xiaoqin family are now even more pitiful than those of Yuzhi."
"At least Yuzhi still has a man who knows both coldness and hotness to talk to. Her father-in-law is also doing his best to support the family,"
"She also has a daughter and two sons, and where is Xiaoqin?"
"Two girls, one is five or six years old, almost like a baby, and the other has just been weaned. The two children were left to her mother-in-law. She has to work for the Yang family."
"I asked her yesterday, why didn't you ask your father-in-law Wangfu to come and help at the construction site?"
"Xiaoqin said that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have no hope for anything now. If Wangfu doesn't work, it won't matter if he pours the oil bottle in front of him and doesn't hold him up. As long as he stops drinking and beating others, and stays at home peacefully for this old man. Just four of the few women we have can be our companions!"
Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, Mrs. Sun's face was full of sighs.
"Poor life, miserable Xiaoqin. Hey, it's not bad to let her cook in the kitchen. How is the salary calculated?"
Hearing Mrs. Sun's repeated questions, Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but laugh.
When people get older, they are actually very similar to children in many aspects. Look, Grandma Ga didn't dare to ask her aunt and others a few days ago.
So I seized this opportunity and asked fiercely.
Yang Ruoqing planned to satisfy this old child's curiosity.
Yang Ruoqing thought about it seriously and said, "Carpentry and bricklayer work costs sixty cents a day."
"Forty cash a day for a helper."
"The four cooks who cook have the same income as the helpers, which is 40 cents a day, and everyone is provided with two meals," she said.
Mrs. Sun calculated it and said, "How many days does it take to complete the house?"
Yang Ruoqing said: "According to consistent experience, seventy days looks like."
Mrs. Sun counted on her fingers and said, "Then Xiaoqin and Yuzhi can earn 2,800 cash, which is nearly three taels of silver."
"Also, having two meals a day saves a lot of food for the family."
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Yes, with these three taels of silver, I will have enough money for the New Year this year."
"Moreover, there are many families where there are father and son, and several brothers come to help."
"As for the Yuzhi family, both the father-in-law and the daughter-in-law work here. One person's money is in charge of the New Year, and the other person's money is enough to support Yuzhi's man's medicine money," she said.
Mrs. Sun nodded repeatedly, "Haha, it seems that our new house is really a blessing to the villagers."
Yang Ruoqing said: "That's right!"
He patiently explained a bunch of questions and completely satisfied Old Mrs. Sun's curiosity.
On the other side, in the temporary kitchen next to the construction site, Xiaoqin, Yuzhi and the others were busy cooking lunch.
A large thatched shed was built next to the kitchen, with three tables placed under the shed.
The relatives and friends who came to congratulate him, as well as the main craftsmen and Mr. Dixian, and several village elders were all seated, cracking melon seeds, smoking cigarettes, drinking tea, and chatting.
In the kitchen, several women worked together to cook food for so many people for the first time, and they were all very busy.
The pots and pans were clattering, but everyone was in a good mood.
There is something to do and a way to make money, which is always exciting and exciting.
After the first groundbreaking banquet, the construction of the Sun family's house officially began.
As his grandson-in-law, Luo Fengtang naturally ran to the construction site whenever he had time to help with this and that.
After going to Zuoniujiao Peak to cut down the best camphor wood, I went with others to dig sand at the Wanhe River more than ten miles away. I was very busy every day.
When he returned to the house at night, Luo Fengtang sat there washing his feet, while Yang Ruoqing came around behind him.
She put her hands gently on his shoulders and kneaded him with appropriate strength.
"Are you exhausted these past few days? A layer of skin has worn off from carrying the burden on your shoulders," she said.
Luo Fengtang raised his hand to hold her hand and turned to look at her standing behind him.
"I'm not tired, I'm having fun." He said.
My daughter-in-law's mother-in-law's family is building a house, and it is only natural that I, the grandson-in-law, go over to help.
Yang Ruoqing teased him: "What are you so happy about? A craftsman's salary is sixty cents a day, and a helper and cook's salary is forty cents a day."
"You do a craftsman's job and a helper's job, but you don't have half a penny. How can you be happy?"
She probably put her face close to his, teasing him on purpose.
Luo Fengtang kissed her hard on the cheek without hesitation.
"My granddaughter has become my wife, and she will be given to me for a lifetime. This salary is the biggest! I am so happy!" he said.
Yang Ruoqing's cheeks turned slightly red, her lips parted slightly, but before she could speak, her arm was suddenly pulled by him.
With a strong force, she was pulled out from behind him. After two turns of her feet, her waist tightened, and in the next moment, she had fallen firmly into his arms.
He sat soaking his feet while she sat sideways on his lap.
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