Chapter 22: Building a House
Song Xiaoyue heard that there was a market today, so she wanted to marry and take a look, so she tried the water for the time being.
The market is the market organized by the commune, and the production brigades of several nearby villages will bring the things that are not used by the collective to sell here, and the market price is set by the people of the commune, so they are not afraid of being slaughtered, the only bad thing is that it is not good to raise the price, like Song Xiaoyue's chickens and ducks are in good condition, but they can't be sold high according to the commune's pricing.
"Everyone came to take a look, the fat and fresh chickens and ducks, the fat and big white geese, as well as pheasants and hares, are all very cheap, don't miss it when you pass by, there will be no store in this village!
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Song Xiaoyue stopped the eldest lady who was still hesitating after walking around for a long time, and encouraged her to come and have a look. The lady listened, and sure enough, she came over!
"Little girl, are you really that good at this chicken?"
"Yes, this is all good to see, no, if you look at the chicken's feet, they are all free-range chickens that run out, so the meat is very firm. ”
Song Xiaoyue calculated the characteristics of people who buy things cheaply, and took the initiative to sell the eldest lady cheaper.
"Seriously, I want two big ones!"
Song Xiaoyue hurriedly picked the two fattest and largest ones from the chicken coop to show the eldest lady, and when the people were satisfied, they immediately found a rope to tie the chicken feet and handed them to the eldest lady.
The buying and selling had a cascading effect, and when the other people saw that there were people buying things in the stall, they all gathered around.
Song Xiaoyue quickly calculated the chicken money, and the eldest mother was very satisfied, but she didn't have so much money, and planned to use food stamps plus supplementary money to buy it, Song Xiaoyue also agreed, she wanted food stamps wherever she went this year, and it was good to have money and food stamps.
Someone started to start, so naturally there were more people who came over! Everyone asked the price in a gossiping manner, and Song Xiaoyue answered patiently on the side!
"Get me a chicken!"
"Your goose looks good, how can you sell it!"
"Do you have any pheasants? I want two!"
"I want a hare!
"Pick me a duck with a lot of oil, and I'm going to give it to the child. ”
The mother will be called a chicken, a duck, and a goose. Dad Song was helping to collect the money on the side, while Song Xiaoyue was in charge of shouting and telling everyone how good the livestock was, and everyone was very busy! Before the market closed, the things had already been sold.
Song Xiaoyue and the three of them happily counted the money, as well as various bills, and even a sewing ticket.
Sewing tickets are only issued in the city, if the countrymen want to buy, they have to apply for a special department, and they may not be able to apply for it, and the daughter-in-law of the production captain has always wanted a sewing machine without a channel.
Song Xiaoyue thought that there were still sweet potatoes and potatoes in the space that had not yet been sold, so she drove the board car to find a place where no one was there and moved the sweet potatoes out, and only loaded 20 baskets with the board truck!
I found a grocery store, and the salesperson in charge of selling it also thought that the product was in good condition, so I ordered half of it without much discussion.
This is really in response to the old saying that as long as things are good, there is no need to worry about selling, and the family has been excited, and now they are just busy working and counting money.
"Boss, if I still have sweet potatoes, do you still want them?"
"It's all so good, I will take as much as you have!"
"It's all good, the bad ones don't sell you, and sweet potatoes are like this, potatoes are like this, my brother is very big, and he will definitely not trap you, you see what the price is." ”
When Song Xiaoyue saw such a high price, she thought about selling the sweet potatoes and potatoes in the space to this grain store!
"Potatoes are so good, then it's the same price as sweet potatoes. ”
"Okay, we'll go home and pull it over and sell it to you!"
The three of them hurriedly jumped on the scooter.
said that she was going back, but in fact, she found a place where there was no one, Song Xiaoyue moved all the food outside, and then put it on the board truck and pulled it to the boss.
At this time, it was already past the time to eat lunch, and the three of them were already hungry, Song Xiaoyue proposed to go to the restaurant to rub a good meal! Song Ma was more careful in her calculations, saying that there would be more places to use money in the future, not to mention anything else, first of all, you need a lot of yin owls to build a house, don't spend money indiscriminately, so she took them to the wonton stall, and everything was fragrant when they were hungry, and the three of them didn't even have a little scum left, and they were a little unsatisfied, and they brought meat buns to Song Hao and Song Xing at home.
"Abba and Auntie, I've thought about it, I can hire some people to go back, and I can cultivate my own fields. ”
"Okay!
Song's father and Song's mother knew that their daughter was so capable, so they didn't refute it.
There is a group of people waiting in the bazaar, these people are blind people who do not have a hukou, if they can stay in a certain place to farm, then they can have a hukou in that place, which is convenient for public management.
When they went in, there weren't many people who cared about it, after all, this family didn't look like they were rich.
Knowing that they wanted to ask someone to go back to the farm, there were men and women who surrounded them, after all, if they couldn't find a place, they would be sent to the shelter, it was not a good place, and no one wanted to go.
Song Xiaoyue also has her own way of thinking.
Don't have twinkling eyes, this kind of person is heavy-minded and not loyal. Don't be thin, this kind of person can't work, it's useless. Don't look proud, no one in your eyes, this kind of person is difficult to tame, and Song Xiaoyue is too lazy to tame. In the end, there were only five men left who met Song Xiaoyue's standards
。 A tall, strong, powerful man in his twenties, named Liu Yong, is really as clear as his person. A short, sturdy, bearded middle-aged man in his early 30s, named Li Danian. A middle-aged man of medium stature, ordinary appearance, and honest woodenness, named Huang San. A thin, tall, good-looking, fair-skinned seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy named Xiao Feng. There is also an old man about fifty years old whose whole body exudes a kind of sophistication, a kind of wisdom, and a little vicissitudes of life, named Wang Gui!
"Just the five of you. !”
"Good eyesight, these five are the most obedient and capable people! This Liu Yong, the ability to do farm work is top-notch, and he has little strength and words! This Li Danian has better skills, he can build houses and carpenter, you buy him, but you earn it, I will tell you." This Huang San is also a good one, he can do any job, but he has a little bit of words. This Xiao Feng, a smart person, a sweet mouth, and a fast brain, he used to pull coal! Finally, this Wang Gui, he used to be the housekeeper of a large family. Later, his body was corrupted, and he became a blind stream. ”
Song Xiaoyue negotiated the price with a few people, and included food and accommodation, seeing that this family didn't look like they would come to work, and the selected people were willing to work for their family.
The eldest sister Song Dad and the younger brother Song Hao were also full of joy when they saw Song Dad and they brought back so many people. They also found that there was a board bike and a bicycle at home, I don't know when they bought it, but this is a good thing, especially Song Hao, who was so happy that he was about to jump.
Besides, Liu Yong and the six of them, the first time they saw the owner's house actually look like this, it couldn't help but be too shabby! They stood at the door of Song's house, and they felt a messy feeling in the wind.
Song Xiaoyue led everyone into the Song family's small earthen house, and then said to them a little embarrassed: "The house is too small, everyone is squeezed for the time being, our family is ready to build a new house on the eighth day of July, and after building our new house, I will also build a room of your own for each of you." ”
Song Xiaoyue paused, and said to her younger brother Song Hao: "Hao'er, you can temporarily sleep in a room with your father and mother during this time, is this okay?"
"I know the second sister!"
Song Hao said obediently, and Liu Yong's six people were petrified, and their little master turned out to be a girl, but they didn't see it at all.
Song Xiaoyue turned to Liu Yong and said, "You are all big men, squeeze on a kang first, and when the house is built, it will be comfortable, is there a problem?" ”
"No problem," the five said in unison!
"You can call me Song Xiaoyue, or Xiaoyue can also be called the boss. !”
Song Xiaoyue smiled and said to them!
"Okay! boss"
Liu Yong and the others immediately changed their words, they are really teachable!
Song Xiaoyue said to the only girl again: "You can share a room with my eldest sister!"
Daylily said nervously: "No need, I just have a place to sleep." ”
Song Xiaoyue said: "It's okay! You can sleep as you want!"
After a pause, he said seriously to the six people: "Since you come to my house to work, we will definitely not treat you badly, there will be everything, the point is that you must also be serious about the goods, not careless, don't look at my young age, grandma and Abba are honest people are lazy and bully, do this, there will be benefits in the future, you go to clean up your things first, and then assign you a job." ”
The six people hurriedly took their luggage and ran back to the room to pack up, and after a while, they all walked out in unison, stood in front of Song Xiaoyue, and waited for Song Xiaoyue to speak!
Song Xiaoyue nodded with satisfaction! Said: "Starting tomorrow, Liu Yong and Huang San, the two of you will follow my mother to work in the fields, Li Danian, I heard that you will build a house and carpenter, then tomorrow I will arrange a few people to go with you to the foggy mountains behind our house to cut wood and come back to build a house, Xiao Feng, you will also follow Li Danian to cut wood first, and then rearrange it for you when there is a job suitable for you in the future! Wang Gui, you used to be a housekeeper, then you can go back to your old business in our house! You can watch and arrange anything at home! If there's daylily, you'll help with the housework at home!
"No problem, boss, we'll get the job done!"
The six of them replied in unison! Song Xiaoyue saw that they had no problems, so she beckoned them to get busy.
Because of these people, the family is a lot more lively, and after a month, the family will build a house.
Song Xiaoyue has made a lot of money these days, since she is going to build a house, she plans to make it better at one time, don't worry about the money, the foundation is laid, and it is not a problem to use it for another seventy or eighty years.
Yesterday, she told the owner of the hotel that she would not be able to deliver goods for a month, first, the crops in the space also have a fallow period, so that the crops should be well restored, and secondly, the family needs to build a house, and she also needs time to supervise the work.
Song Xiaoyue returned the deposit she received at that time, but the boss had already cooperated with her, and there was nothing wrong with the things, so she asked Song Xiaoyue to continue to collect the deposit, and when the delivery resumed, he would send it again, and he still wanted it.
There is also the rice in the space that has matured, Song Xiaoyue secretly took her mother into the space two days ago to harvest the rice, the rice grown in the space is not bad, it is all high-quality grain, at least a few thousand catties, these things Su Yuchun also has plans, part of it has to be made for the workers, part of it is sold, and the other part is placed in the space for emergencies, anyway, the space will not be bad, it will be fine to put it inside.
The peaches on the peach tree next to the bamboo house are also ripe, and the banana that I cut last time is still in the bamboo house, and I don't remember to take it out and sell it, but fortunately, the space has the effect of preserving freshness, and the banana is still as fresh as it has just been cut. Song Xiaoyue planned to pick all the peaches later, and take the baskets of bananas to the town to sell!
Li Danian and Xiao Feng and a few villagers went to Wushan to cut back a lot of good wood, and put it in the open space next to Song Xiaoyue's house to dry, Liu Yong is really good at working, although he eats a lot, but it is proportional to the effort he has paid, which makes Song's mother and Song's father very satisfied, and often praises her daughter for inviting people.
Although Huang Sanba is not as good as Liu Yong, he is not bad, he talks little, and he doesn't want to die when he does his work, but he is not much slower than Liu Yong. And Wang Gui, in the past ten days, she has arranged the inside and outside of the house, up and down, and is indeed the material for the housekeeper! Daylily, although she is not so clever, but it is also true, she rushes to do the housework at home, and the eldest sister has let her do all the other work except cooking, which saves the eldest sister a lot of time.
Daylily is the name of the little girl, the countryman chooses the name at will, originally Song Xiaoyue wanted to give people a nice name, but Song Xing stopped it, and the name of the Tao is not good for parents, and it is not good to change it casually.
The eldest sister has a relatively gentle temperament, and the daylily has a good relationship with the eldest sister, so she learns needlework with her.
Song's father and younger brother Song Hao still go to private school every day, and when they come back from school, except for eating, they spend the rest of their time reading and writing.
On the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, as soon as the sky was bright, the villagers who received Lizheng's notice came to Song Xiaoyue's house one after another, and found Wang Gui to register his name and go to work.
And Liu Yong and the five of them also put down what they were doing and came back to build a house!
The site of Song Xiaoyue's new house was near the old house, and Song Xiaoyue handed over the house design she designed to Steward Wang, and asked him to supervise and arrange all the work of building the new house.
Song Xiaoyue flashed into the space early to pick all the peaches, a full 10 baskets!
After breakfast, Song Xiaoyue asked Xiao Feng to set up the board car, and then drove the board car to the town with her mother!
Now there are old customers of their family in the bazaar, all waiting to buy their things.
"Let's take a look, the quality of the big peaches is still the same, whoever buys it will earn it, everyone come and buy it, if your hands are slow, there will be no more. ”
"There are also sweet, fragrant and delicious big bananas, which are definitely cheaper than other places, and the quality is even better, that's all, and I will pack it up and go home after I buy it..."
Song Xiaoyue hadn't finished her shouting yet, and the uncle who bought her peaches last time interrupted her shouting.
"Little girl, as soon as I heard the voice, I knew it was you, why did you have peaches again, this time I bought bananas, you look at it, and the money will not be less for you. ”
"Okay uncle, I'll call you now! Uncle, I want to ask you, do you know the owner of the restaurant in front of me, I saw you talking. ”
"Oh, that's a bit related to our family. ”
"Yes, such a coincidence, my surname is Zhu, and you can call me Uncle Zhu in the future." ”
The two chatted for a while, Uncle Zhu paid the money, carried the banana and put it on the back seat of the bicycle, greeted Song Xiaoyue with a smile, and then stepped into the car and left.
Soon, those uncles, aunts, girls and daughters-in-law who bought vegetables fenced Song Xiaoyue's stall, because Song Xiaoyue cut a few peaches for everyone to taste, because they thought they were good, so everyone bought them very actively, and soon the things were sold out.
After putting away the basket and setting up the cart, Song Xiaoyue and her mother drove the cart to the butcher shop, and bought three pairs of pigs into the water, 10 catties of bones, 10 catties of pork belly, 10 catties of fatty meat, and 11 catties of a pig's head.
Because they had to plough the land next, the mother and daughter went to see the cattle again.
Song Xiaoyue and her mother fell in love with a cow that had just reached adulthood in the cattle market, and bought a cow suitable for arriving.
It's cheaper to buy a calf, but if you buy an adult cow, the price can be low, and after buying it, Song's mother is distressed, because the consumption concept is different, Song Xiaoyue feels that the money is not saved, but spent, and she is not distressed.
Song Xiaoyue drove the cart in front, and her mother drove the ox cart behind, and the two rushed back to Taoyuan Village one after the other, one fast and one slow.
Song Xiaoyue and daylily took down the pork they bought at the market from the cart, and put the white noodles and other things in the kitchen, and the five linen cloths were placed in the eldest sister's room.
"Eldest sister, I've already bought the vegetables, you and the daylily will watch and cook, and the mother will come back later!
"Okay, the bricks have been pulled over just now, and you haven't counted them when you're not there, so you can go over and have a look. ”
"Okay, I'll take a look!"
Song Xiaoyue hurriedly went out to the construction site, everyone was working in full swing, not to mention the villagers, and the newly hired workers were also very hard-working.
At the other end of the table is a 'stand aside' table, on which there is mung bean water and cold boiled water, anyone who is thirsty can drink it.
Song Xiaoyue walked over and asked Steward Wang: "How many bricks did the brick factory transport?"
"Boss, I have transported five hundred bricks eight times, and I have counted them, and the number is not wrong. ”
Steward Wang pointed to a strong man about forty years old and said to Song Xiaoyue.
The strong man was waiting for Song Xiaoyue to settle the money, and smiled politely.