Under the oil lamp, Xiao Han carefully wrote down all today's expenses in his notebook, counting them up step by step.
"Sister, I spent more than a hundred taels of silver when I went out to buy stones, bricks and tiles today." Xiao Han said distressedly. Except for the ones on the timber mountain, I had to buy everything else, and I had to spend money everywhere.
"There are more than 30 workers now. We have to spend a lot of money every day to pay carriage fees for Brother Daniu and Uncle Liu, as well as to buy food and supplies." Xiao Han did the calculation.
"I know if you have any money there, I'll give you some more." Xiao hugged Xiao Yu, who was already sleeping, and patted her gently. She knew there were many places to use money, so she gave Xiao Han two hundred taels alone. silver.
"There are still dozens of taels left, ten taels for stones and five taels for bricks and tiles. I ordered one hundred taels of silver today. If there is not enough, I will make up for it." Xiao Han said, these three are the main materials of their house, and the amount is very large. "I did the math. Based on our daily wages and food expenses, including the twenty-five taels of wages for the first few people of Lao Li, it costs almost three to four hundred taels of silver."
"Well, almost." Xiao Ming didn't do the math, but he had a rough idea of the amount in his mind, and gave Xiao Han another fifty taels of silver.
Suddenly Maomao, who was lying on the ground, stood up, ran out, stood under the eaves and screamed wildly. The black hair melted into the darkness, leaving only a pair of green eyes. , the soul was gone, and he ran towards the way he came from without his life.
"Woof woof." The sound was as loud as thunder, waking up Xiao Yu from his sleep.
"Aunt, what's wrong?" Xiao Yu asked, rubbing his eyes.
"It's okay, let's go out and take a look."
I saw a blurry black shadow outside the door running away quickly, and I heard the sound of water splashing, maybe it fell into the water.
Maomao stood under the eaves and did not chase him out. After the man ran away, he slowly went back and lay down on his stomach. During this period, he glanced at Xiao Han proudly.
Xiao Han felt that he was despised and couldn't laugh or cry.
Perhaps moved by the wages and good food, a few more people from the village came to help, including Mrs. Liu’s second son, Liu Laoer. However, he was a sneaky and slippery man who was reluctant to work hard, and no one in the village liked him. As a partner, Liu Laoer's skin is thicker than the city wall, so he can work very hard by himself.
Mrs. Li came to the door and asked if Xiao Ming was still alive. She came to help when she had nothing to do. Xiao Ming thought for a moment, all the strong laborers in the village were here, and there were still some women left. These people couldn't do manual labor, but It's okay to take care of the wasteland and remove the weeds. Let Ms. Li go to the village and tell everyone that anyone who is willing to help with weeding can come. She will pay eight cents a day and only weed the wasteland. Clearing land is a hard job. After the house is repaired, she plans to arrange for someone to dig up another piece of land.
Eight cents only paid for hoeing, which was considered a high price. The main thing was to take care of the food, so it was a profit no matter what. Many idle women in the village came, mainly for the meat. Even Baogen and his wife Wang Wang The little flowers are here.
There are also two siblings, Liu Daya, but they were forced to come here by Mrs. Liu, and they had to hand over their wages. After the last guidance, they ate yams and were no longer hungry. They were very grateful to Xiao Ming, but they He didn't dare to say hello to Xiao Ming in front of everyone, for fear of causing trouble for her.
Xiao Ming couldn't see such young children being forced to work, so she asked them to help Wang and the others, while Liu Daya washed the vegetables and Erdan lit the fire.
Wang Xiaohua was pulling some grass in the east and some grass in the west. When she saw Xiao Ming asking Liu Daya and her brother to help in the kitchen, she hurriedly ran over.
"Sister Xiao, don't let them do this. My mother-in-law asked them to hoe the grass to earn money. My mother-in-law told you to do it well." Wang Xiaohua was afraid that Xiao Han would not let them do simple work. Pay wages.
"We don't tolerate the abuse of young children here. No matter what work we do, I will pay you." Xiao Ming said scornfully. She couldn't bear the behavior of Mrs. Liu and Wang Xiaohua. She became rude and said sarcastically, "This is my Xiao family." It is up to us to decide how to arrange the manpower for the matter, and there is no need to burden Grandma Liu to arrange it."
"Okay, okay." Wang Xiaohua felt relieved when she heard that she was paid. As if she didn't understand the meaning of Xiao Ming's words at all, she said with a shy face, "My cooking is delicious, I will also go to the kitchen to help with the cooking." "As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward to help, but was stopped by Xiao Ming.
"No, Sister-in-law Wang, we have enough people in the kitchen." Xiao Ming said, and rushed people directly. "I think you are delicate and delicate, and this hoeing job is tiring and dirty. It's not suitable for you. You'd better go home first." Go ahead." She really couldn't tolerate this cheating person.
When the women around heard Xiao Ming driving people away, they all smiled and persuaded Wang Xiaohua to go back. Wang Xiaohua's work was rough, and they had to rework wherever she passed.
"I'm not tired, I'm not tired at all. I can do it." Wang Xiaohua was scared and hurried to work. She shamelessly stayed for the lunch meal, but after being warned, she worked more seriously.
"Look at her, she looks just like her mother-in-law." Wang Xiaohua's behavior made Mrs. Wang so angry that she was speechless.
"We are not a family. If we don't enter the same family, we can manipulate such a young child to death. Bah! Sooner or later, we will be punished." The Wang family said with hatred. Her contribution to torturing the Liu Daya siblings was not less, and she was responsible for many things. Instigating from behind, pretending to be a good person and virtuous to others.
In the evening, Liu Laoer and Wang Xiaohua rushed home slowly, thinking about the large piece of meat stir-fried with potato slices at noon. Liu Laoer's mouth was filled with oil, and he shamelessly asked Wang to get another bowl. Meat.
Wang Xiaohua is even worse. She eats white rice and steamed buns with great enthusiasm. She eats like a starving ghost reincarnated. She won't stop until she can't hold it any longer.
The old village chief was so angry that his face turned green. The people from Lijia Village were still here, which was an embarrassment to Liujia Village.
"Mom, we are back." Liu Laoer returned to the house and sat down directly. He said to his third brother who was sitting in the room: "Lao San, it's a pity that you didn't go. You will have enough for lunch, and you can eat whatever you want. You can follow me tomorrow let's go together."
"Your third brother has only had a few days off. Now he is sick again. What kind of work should he do? He has to take care of himself at home. Besides, that little money only costs so much. A piece of furniture from your brother will cost more than this." Mrs. Liu said with disdain. The third child, Liu Fushun, had been doted on by her since he was a child, but she couldn't bear to let him do the menial work.
Liu Fushun looks different from the rough appearance of Liu Fugui, the second child. He completely inherited his mother's appearance. He has a soft face, fair skin and handsome appearance, but his eyes are too flexible.
He has been studying in a furniture store since he was a child, and now he has graduated and can make furniture. If he works harder and takes more jobs, his life can be better than now, but these are not his wishes.
Liu Fushun coughed a few times and wiped his nose. He looked down on the few pennies. Isn't it just a meal of meat? There's nothing rare about it.
"Second brother, I have caught a cold and I can't go, but I still have to go over there tomorrow and ask Miss Xiao to get some medicine." He has another unexplainable thought in his mind. He once saw a doctor in Guangji Hall in town. Xiao Ming, who looked so good, made him fall in love with her. He missed her day and night, thinking of finding an excuse to get close to her and do her favors. He could not let her throw herself into his arms by his means.
