Chapter Seventy-Five: Show Your Talents

"Grandma, you're busy, let's go repair the house!" Liu Qingxi greeted with a smile. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"The girl is so capable, go ahead, do a good job, the big guys won't worry about it this winter!" the old man looked at her with loving eyes.

Autumn has been going on for a while, the weather is getting colder and colder, and winter is coming, and the coldest time in previous years is not uncommon because of the dilapidated houses and the collapse of houses caused by heavy snow.

But what is the way? Our ancestors have been here this way for generations, and it depends on whether we are lucky or not, and whether we can survive the difficult winter!

Just some time ago, it was suddenly rumored that Liu Qingxi would be able to repair the house, from the initial surprise and disbelief, to now the facts are in front of him, which is a rare gospel for everyone.

"Grandma, you're busy, I'll go first!"

The old lady stroked her gray hair: "Go, go, go!"

Liu Qingxi walked all the way and said hello all the way, the high wheat straw stacks on the side of the road, the slightly messy firewood in front of the door, and the little children running around the door, all made her feel kind.

The people who came this time also had the house not repaired for many years, and there were all kinds of cracks, which was not very bad compared to the destruction of Zhang Dafu's house, but there was a bad thing that there were too many cracks!

There are openings in doors and windows, under the beams, and each place is not serious, but it is a big problem to add a piece!

The owner of the family is an old man in his fifties, and his children have gone out to work, and he and his wife stay at home to grow crops and take care of their grandchildren.

Without strong labor, it is not easy for the elderly and children to stay at home, so everyone unanimously agreed to put their home in front.

Liu Qingxi looked around the house, and this one was still relatively easy to repair: "Grandpa Zhang, don't worry, you are easy to repair, it's not too troublesome, do you have bamboo at home?"

The old man smiled like a chrysanthemum, and the wrinkles on his face couldn't stop the excitement in his heart: "Yes, yes, there is a piece of bamboo behind my house, which can be cut at any time!"

"That's right, second grandfather, let's go cut it and repair it for you as soon as possible!" Liu Qingxi looked at the three big men beside him, with them, all this hard work is not a problem.

This old man is also surnamed Zhang, and he is relatively long in Shilipu, ranking second among the brothers, and everyone generally calls him the second grandfather.

"But this ...... What is this money?" the old man was very embarrassed.

The sons go out to work and earn hard-earned money, and the daughters-in-law are also outside, and the old couple don't have much money!

If you want to say that the family is working, life should not be too difficult, but the problem is that their family supports a scholar.

The annual bundle plus books is an astronomical amount for an ordinary farmer, but Zhang's second grandfather insisted that he could not bury his grandson Zhang Xiu's reading talent.

Speaking of Zhang Xiu, Liu Qingxi has heard the people in the village say several times that he is the eldest grandson of Zhang's second grandfather, fifteen years old this year, he is very good at reading, and he is often praised by his master at a young age.

Since then, the Zhang family has done their best to support him to study, which has led to a sharp decline in family conditions, which is not as good as day by day.

Liu Qingxi saw the old man's embarrassment at a glance, it is true, the conditions of this family do not look very good, maybe two hundred wen is really a lot for this family.

The most important thing is that Grandpa Zhang's choice made her admire very much, if you don't know, you would never have imagined that this honest old man in front of her has such a strong courage.

"Second grandpa, you don't have to worry about this, our few people will work on your house, and the work will be almost enough in two days, just give me sixty wen!"

This amount happens to be the salary of three people in Zhang San.

She is not going to earn the difference in price from Grandpa Zhang's second grandfather, so it can be regarded as a good fate!

"This ......," the old man choked up!

Compared with the price of the previous ones, sixty dollars can not be less!

Zhang Sanyou, who was standing behind Liu Qingxi, wanted to speak and stopped, the little girl with sixty yuan didn't make any money at all, and she raised her foot and stepped forward to remind her!

Zhang Dafu suddenly grabbed his sleeve, and when he turned around, he found that the other two people were shaking their heads at him.

He sighed lightly and swallowed the words that came to his lips.

The elderly man with tears in his eyes, and the poverty of a few children who live on weekdays, they see it in their eyes, and at this moment, they really can't say anything to add money.

The old man's white hair, his rickety figure, straw sandals with exposed toes, and layers of linen clothes patched made Liu Qingxi's heart sour.

Afraid that she couldn't help it, she hurriedly changed the topic: "Second grandfather, let's go cut bamboo, you can also help, add a few of us, and do it quickly!"

Old Man Zhang quietly turned around and wiped away his tears with the corner of his clothes, and sniffed: "Hey, let's go now, by the way, I'll let a few dolls come to help!"

Several of the little grandsons of Zhang's second grandfather's family, some are a few years older than Liu Qingyan, and some are about the same age as him, and they are all very sensible to work along.

At a young age, their hands were covered with wounds, and the thick calluses did not belong to this age at all, and a sour feeling arose.

If they were born in modern times, they would all be children who grew up in a honey pot, and they would not have to experience these sufferings at all.

The old man bent over his back, and his speed was not a little slower than Zhang San.

Liu Qingxi is closest to him, maybe there are not many people who talk to him on weekdays, maybe she is more likable, and the old man likes to chat with her: "Girl, I've worked hard for you!"

"Second grandfather, I'll see you when I say this, I will rely on you more in the future, I heard that Brother Zhang Xiu is very knowledgeable!"

Because there are scholars in the family, Grandpa Zhang's prestige in the village is still quite high.

Sure enough, speaking of Zhang Xiu's eldest grandson, the second grandfather was very proud, and the smile on his face infected the people around him, and he talked endlessly.

"This time, the master asked him to go to the county seat to participate in the government exam, saying that this time he could pass the adult child without accident......

The old man gushed endlessly, the eldest grandson has such achievements, all their efforts are worth it, no matter how hard and tired he is, thinking of this grandson, he is full of energy.

"Grandpa, your family is really powerful, it's not easy to be a scholar!" Even in modern times, there are not many people who do their best to support their children to study, Liu Qingxi is full of admiration.

Time passed minute by minute, and there was not much bamboo needed by Grandpa Zhang's family, and it was almost ready in an hour!

"Uncle Sanyou, let's hurry up and help the second grandfather's house repair it, let's go to someone else's house, while the weather is still cold, we can do more!"

"Okay, no problem!" the man who threw up his arms did not skimp on his strength at all.

Liu Qingxi did the technical guidance, this only needs to penetrate the wall in the cracked part, use bamboo to penetrate, and bind, which is much simpler than the internal binding of Zhang Dafu's house.

In one afternoon, the longest load-bearing longitudinal wall was completed, about one-third of the workload.

When he got off work, Liu Qingxi asked Zhang San and a few people to go first.

Because she suddenly talked about Zhang Xiu with Grandpa Zhang's second grandfather, she had an idea!