When the foundation was dug a little more than two feet, the slab soil was seen. Everyone dug down more than a foot, and they all told Xiaohu that it was okay.

Usually when people build houses, the foundation is between three or four feet, and they only dig a few at the base of the wall. Like Xiaohu's house, there is no such thing as digging the house land together.

Xiaohu was also told by everyone that there was no way, so he asked his daughter-in-law: "Daughter-in-law!" Those who helped with the work said that the depth of the foundation was enough, so should they dig again? ”

Erya was busy counting the building materials sent by others, and asked while remembering, "How deep is it?" ”

"It's more than four feet."

"No! You have to dig it, at least six feet deep. Erya said, looked up at Xiaohu again, and said, "Xiaohu, this is the house we build, we must be assertive, and we don't want others to say whatever they want." Didn't I tell you that I wanted the basement one floor below?! Some of them are like sweet potatoes, bacon, and salted duck, and if they need to be placed in a shady place, we will put them in the basement. We can also make a small room in the basement to put more valuable items. There are so many uses for basements! You can go ahead and dig in peace! ”

Xiaohu scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Daughter-in-law, it's not that I don't have the opinion to listen to others. It's just that the soil is getting more and more rutted, and it's not easy to dig! At the end of the day, I can't dig much, but it will take time. ”

Erya thinks about how her family dug up when she built a house in the future? It's like using a pickaxe with two spiky ends, and that clod of dirt, no matter how strong you are, can make you fall apart in an instant.

"Xiaohu, are you still digging with shovels?"

Xiaohu asked strangely: "Yes!" Isn't this something that our family uses all the time! Could there be a better tool? ”

Erya nodded, "Hmm! Yes, indeed! You dig first, and when I'm done with what I'm doing, I'll go to the town and come back with a few pickaxes, so that I can make sure that you can dig the soil quickly and effortlessly. If they're really tired, you can let everyone rest for a day or two, and we won't be in a hurry to live in this house anyway. ”

"Good! Then listen to you. Xiaohu responded and went to the construction site where the foundation was dug.

Here, Erya looked at the building materials all over the yard, and her heart was also very shocked.

I didn't expect that a three-zhang high big wood would cost more than a dozen taels of silver, and nine main supporting trees plus three beams would cost more than two hundred taels of silver. More than 100 taels of floor wood and roof wood were also used.

The stone, Er Ya originally thought it was the same as when his family built the house, it was the same kind of irregular rough stone.

When I negotiated the price that day, I almost quarreled with others because the price was too high, but now it seems that the price is still very low. Each piece was chiseled, two feet long, one foot wide, six inches thick, fifteen cents a piece, and sent home.

According to her family's fifteen meters, five meters wide, two meters high, four or five meters, plus the basement floor, about 2,000 stones are needed. The total was thirty taels of silver, which was really very little compared to wood.

However, these are still expensive compared to rice grains.

Calculating these, Erya can basically be sure that in ancient times, the indispensable things for the survival of the people were not expensive. For example, rice, noodles, salt, pots, kitchen knives, shovels, hoes, cows, fields, and others are expensive and will kill people.

Therefore, it is also unreasonable to convert the prices of ancient times with the prices of later generations, so as to arrive at the approximate equivalent of the price of silver in ancient times and the renminbi in later generations.

A cow* tael can be bought at most than ten taels, and a horse is said to be the lowest can only be bought for fifty or sixty taels, and the saddle is even more expensive. As the old saying goes, you can't afford a horse to saddle, but it's not a lie. The worst saddle costs a hundred and eighty taels of silver, and even more thousand.

The part necessary for the people's survival is different, and there is no need to mention the rice grain.

Just talking about the field, one acre of high-quality land is only eleven or twenty taels, and it is still the transaction price of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.

It is said that in the arid region of the northwest, as long as you are willing to cultivate land there, not only do you not need to spend money to buy land, but also there is a three-year exemption from land tax, per capita tax, etc.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the imperial court was just stabilized, immigrants were encouraged to open up the wasteland in the past, until now, decades have passed, and people have not been successfully moved over.

Besides, in the northeast alpine region, where the land is fertile, it is a pity that the population is sparse, and the planting industry has not been able to get up. The government has been trying to encourage the people to reclaim wasteland, and using various conditions to persuade the people of the Central Plains with a large population to move some of them, but to no avail.

On the one hand, it is so cheap that no one wants it, and on the other hand, the price is so high that people can't reach it, and some people chase it.

This may be the so-called luxury culture that will exist in any era!

Talking and talking and talking far away! Alas! Or get beaten less!

Erya took the drawings and went to the blacksmith shop in the town to make an iron pickaxe. By the way, I also hit the big iron pot that I wanted to use for bathing.

This kind of large iron pot for bathing may not have been seen in many places.

It is a good thing in the Jiangnan area, in the countryside of Changshu, that almost every family has. Erya once went to visit a friend's house, and used that Dongdong, and the call was good, good.

Because there is still hot charcoal ash in the pot hole, if you take a bath on it, the hot water will not cool down so quickly, but it is much better than those gorgeous-looking bathtubs.

Because the later generations lived in a building, the big iron pot bath tub, Er Ya has never had the opportunity to use it.

It's a great place to have fun. Make another bamboo compartment, that is, make a small slight fire to maintain the temperature, and you are not afraid of the iron pot burning your buttocks.

Hahaha! It's beautiful to think about!

Fortunately, this kind of big iron pot is expensive, but it can still be made. What I'm afraid of is that in some dynasties, iron quality is strictly controlled, and there are many iron products, and they are not allowed to be manufactured for money.

It would take another day or two to get the pickaxe, so Erya left the drawings there and went to see the house her father had built to see how it was.

I didn't expect that there were more people here, the same fifty wen a day, these people seemed to take a big advantage, and they worked very hard one by one, for fear that they would be fired if they were not careful.

When Erya's father saw Erya passing, he hurriedly put down the shovel and walked over to her.

The old man asked: "Girl! Why did you come here this half afternoon? But in a hurry? ”

"No, I'll come and pick an iron pick, and I'll stop by you to have a look. How deep did you dig? ”

When her father heard that there was nothing serious, he was relieved. He replied: "It's more than four feet deep, and we dug fast before, but in the past two days, we have encountered slab soil, and we have dug a little slowly." ”

"Or you too rest! When I've finished typing the iron manuscript, I'll keep a few for you. ”

Her father shook his head: "No! They can't help it! In our place, we usually don't have the opportunity to make money, so who wants to rest when we finally have such an opportunity?! ”

I don't want to rest, and Erya is not reluctant. walked around the foundation that everyone dug up, and when she left, she specially explained to her father: "Dad! The depth of the foundation must be more than six feet, and the base of the stone must reach seven or eight feet. ”

Her father smiled and said, "You! It's just too much. This town is the highest, and the water can't get up here, so why do you make it so deep? ”

Erya was a little anxious when she saw her father carelessly, "Dad! It's sloppy, I'm going to have to plan for the long haul. If you can't live for a few years, then I will be wronged for spending this money. ”

When her father saw that his daughter was in a hurry, he hurriedly smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, since you handed over such a big matter to me, can I still do it for you?!" I'm just talking about it casually, and I didn't think about cutting corners. ”

Erya knew that her father was not an unreliable person, so she didn't say anything more.

I just thought that the seedlings in the rice field should be weeded, so I thought about explaining: "Dad! It's time for the seedlings to be weed, and you ask your grandfather to put a dozen or so ducks in the seedling field and let them drill in it. On the one hand, it can be weeded and insects, and on the other hand, it can also fertilize the field. When it's time for the seedlings to bloom, don't let the ducks into the field anymore. ”

Her father was at a loss: "Ah! Can the ducks be put in the field? Isn't that a waste of seedlings? ”

"It's alright, Daddy! Our family started to herd ducks in the first two days, and my uncle and second uncle watched in the field every day for the past two days. said that the duck was smart, and he didn't spoil the seedlings at all, and he picked the seedlings and ran in the row. The grass that has just grown up has been trampled by the ducks, and if it comes back to it twice, it is estimated that it will be gone. ”

Her father opened his mouth for a long time before he said, "Oh! A voice said, "Who thought of this strange trick?" How lazy! ”

Erya rolled her eyes and shouted disappreciably: "Dad! Did you say that? Where am I lazy? How many generations of wisdom are that, did you know? ”

Her father smiled and surrendered, "Good! Dad is wrong, this is a clever trick that this girl in my family, a smart person! ”

“”

The next day, there were really a lot of people missing from the foundation of Erya's house, only those who were more difficult at home were still there, and they were slowly dying.

At noon, when I was eating, my grandfather came over slowly.

The uncle, who sat on the upper edge of the gate, was the first to see it. hurriedly put down his rice bowl and went out.

"Sixth Grandpa, why did you come here at this time? Hurry up and sit down at the table and eat together. child, hurry up and get the dishes and chopsticks! ”

The sixth grandfather was busy blocking it, "Don't! I've eaten, you're too busy to eat late, so we're eating early. ”

The family at the dinner table put down the bowl and stood up, even Xiaolong put down the bowl, and Erya also helped put him on the ground and stood to greet Grandpa.

Grandpa persuaded everyone as he walked inside: "You all sit down to eat, and leave me alone as an old man." You know you haven't finished eating, so I'll wait a little longer. ”

Everyone let Grandpa Tai sit on the top edge, and were busy brewing tea leaves and serving them to Grandpa to drink.

sat down again and continued to eat, and grandpa talked to Er Ya on the side.