Looking at the smiling faces of the family, Grandpa Zhen thought about the family's house. It often leaks during the rainy season and so many adults and children are crowded together. It is not an option to keep it like this.
"Old lady, we have ninety taels left. Let's build a new house for our family. We can't build a big brick house yet."
"What? Really, Dad." The sons and daughters-in-law were very excited when they heard this. Who wouldn't want to live in a new house?
Grandma Zhen was stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized it and looked at her house. Yes, it was time to build a house. Now that her family was rich, her life was fine.
"Okay, let's build it then. Tomorrow I'll go find the guy who built the house in the village and ask about it." Grandma Zhen said.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, there's going to be a new house to live in, there's a new house to live in." Several children overheard and were very excited. They also had a new house in their own house, and it was still a brick house. Many families in the town did not have all the houses. They are brick houses, and most of them are built with a mixture of loess.
Xiaotuanzi is also very happy. Wanwan also wants to live in a new house, but the current house is too small.
Patriarch Zhen went to Zhen Sanshui's house in the village the next day. The house in the village needed repairs, so he turned to their house and they were very experienced.
I heard that the head of the Zhen clan was going to build a brick house, and I was envious and happy.
I envy the clan leader’s family for hosting a grand full-moon banquet and then building a new house. Fortunately, no one has built a new house in the village for several years. Even their own craftsmanship is useless. The family has no money to make because of this. This clan leader Once home comes, business comes.
"Congratulations, patriarch. Since your granddaughter was born, your family's life has undergone earth-shaking changes. It has caught up with some families in the town."
"My granddaughter is a lucky star, hahahaha, thank you Sanshui. Please help me do the calculations. My family will build a brick house, a bigger one, with a bigger yard. We will build six houses and a main room."
In the past, there were only three accommodation rooms in the family. Grandpa Zhen and Grandma Zhen were fine. Dalang and Erlang's family were all crowded into one room. When the children grew older, they built two beds in the same room with rag partitions.
Grandpa Zhen plans to build six houses, with several adults living in three houses and several children living in three houses.
Zhen Sanshui was surprised when he heard this. How big would it be to build and how much silver would it cost?
"Patriarch, I heard what you said. It would cost almost sixty taels to hire workers for the entire house. This amount is extremely expensive in the village."
Sixty taels, which was lower than what Grandpa Zhen expected. Grandpa Zhen agreed immediately and promised to hire Zhen Sanshui's family at a high salary, giving the family a salary of 30 copper coins per person per day, and 20 copper coins per day for ordinary people.
"Really? Thank you, patriarch. Do my family members also have the same price? Patriarch, thank you!" Zhen Sanshui was very excited. At the same time, she also thought about helping the patriarch build a house and letting the family work hard.
This wage cannot be reached even if you build a house in the town. The wages of ordinary people are also higher than those of workers in the town.
The head of the Zhen clan wanted to build a house and asked for labor hours at a high price of 20 copper coins per person per day. Soon all the experienced and mature men in the village came to sign up.
Patriarch Zhen gave all the materials needed to build the house to Zhen Sanshui's family. Their family has experience and is from the village. Patriarch Zhen trusts them very much.
In less than three days, enough people were recruited to repair the house, and construction started immediately.
"Everyone, thank you for coming to help. Our family has promised to pack a lunch for everyone. Everyone will come to eat lunch at home!"
"Really? Thank you, patriarch, that's great."
"Chief, you are such a good person. Fortunately, you are in the village so so many people can survive."
Patriarch Zhen told the third wife and daughter-in-law about this matter, and they all had no objections.
But the number of people eating here is not a small number, there must be about 30 people, and three people may not be able to handle it.
Grandma Zhen suggested that you go find some aunts and daughters-in-law next door to help you, and offer you a daily salary of fifteen copper coins.
Several people were very enthusiastic and agreed immediately. Fifteen copper coins, just for cooking a meal, is still the salary paid to a woman. This is a very high salary.
The daily lunch meal is not that good, but it is slightly better than the average farmer's meal. At least there is some meat on each table, and everyone can get a piece.
Seeing the sumptuous meal, the group became more energetic. People should know how to be grateful.
The construction of the house went on for nearly a month, and it was finally completed. It is right next to the old house, very close, and the family can move there at any time.
"Sanshui, thank you. This house is really well built. Your craftsmanship is still so exquisite."
"You're welcome, we have to thank you, clan leader, for recruiting workers and giving such a high salary. My family earns as much as a year's worth of silver in one month."
"That's right, Sanshui. I'm the head of a clan. I have a lot of money, so of course I have to think about the well-being of the villagers."
When moving to a new home this time, Chief Zhen announced that there would be no moving banquet because Li Wanwan's full moon banquet only lasted a month, and it was too frequent, too busy, and there was not enough money.
The people in the village also agreed. Many families had received a lot of wages this time, so why did they have the nerve to ask the clan leader to pay for a banquet and then go there to eat.
This time, the house repair and processing money, as well as food, cost nearly 70 silver taels.
But when the family saw the spacious new house, they didn't feel sorry for the money at all this time.
"Let's go, Nannan. Mom, let's take Nannan to see our new house." Qian held Zhen Wanwan and went to the new house.
The new house is very big, the yard is very spacious, and the main room is also very grand. It is much better than expected.
"It's worth spending the money, Lao Zhen, this house is worthy of my granddaughter." Grandma Zhen looked at the house with a smile.
In the end, Grandpa Zhen and Zhen Erlang's family unanimously decided to give up the largest house to Dalang's family. They took the little fairy with them. They had to live in the best one, but Wanwan couldn't be wronged. This house was built for her.
Zhen Dalang and Qian refused again and again, but in the end they couldn't get enough of them, so they agreed and lived in the largest room.
"Yeah yeah..." Thank you grandpa, thank you uncle, I will build a bigger one for you later.
"Wanwan, do you also think this house is very good? Do you like it?" Zhen Dalang asked his daughter stupidly. Although he knew that his daughter could not speak yet, he still asked every time and answered the questions himself.
I like it, I like it every night, I like it here, I like everyone.
As for Zhen Yuan and Zhen Qing, who are still in school, they sleep in the same room, Sister Pei sleeps in a separate room, and the youngest Zhen Lei sleeps with her grandparents for the time being.
There is still an empty room left, which is kept in case there are guests at home.
