The old lady was stunned, her expression was sluggish, then she was annoyed, and then blamed herself, Ling'er realized that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly comforted: "Mother, Ling'er is wrong, Ling'er knows that you don't want to cause trouble, and you want to live in peace, it's all because Ling'er is fast-mouthed and talking nonsense, mother, don't be angry!" ”

The old lady sighed, patted Ling'er's hand, didn't say anything, and slowly walked towards Wangjia Village. Looking at her staggering back, Ling'er blamed herself even more, and she couldn't wait to slap herself twice!

It's really annoying, why can't I control this mouth, I know that my father and mother have been kind all my life, humble for a lifetime, cautious for a lifetime, and sent people to the fence for a lifetime, and I spent half of my life on this stupid child I picked up, and raised myself with hard work, how could I make them sad and sad like this?

Ling'er scolded herself in frustration, stomped a few steps to catch up, and held her arm: "Mother, be careful, there is a puddle in front!" "Mother, go this way, this side of the road is wider! ”……

The mother and daughter entered the village with their arms in arms, and naturally a familiar woman greeted them, "Aunt Yang, are you back so early in the market?" ”

The old lady smiled slightly, nodded and walked straight forward with the person who missed the greeting, all the way through the village. People who know the old lady are a little stunned, and they looked at the backs of the mother and daughter for a long time, and muttered puzzledly: "What's wrong with Aunt Yang today?" In the past, she took the initiative to say hello! ”

Ling'er naturally noticed everyone's expressions, and she sighed in her heart, the old lady must have remembered what she just said! Alas, I don't know if this is good or bad?

After returning home, the old lady went straight to the room to see the father, the father had already sat up, and when she saw the two of them entering the door, she asked, "His mother, Ling'er, has the wood been sold?" ”

The old lady nodded: "Most of them are sold, and the price is good, a total of two or eight hundred wen, and a few pieces of wood are left......"

The old lady suddenly looked up at Ling'er, Ling'er was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed: "Oh, there are still a few pieces of wood left on the side of the road!" Father, mother, you rest, I'll go and carry the wood back! ”

Ling'er rushed out of the house with a smoke, and just heard her name called at the door of the hospital, and when she turned around, she saw that it was Xiaohuzi, so she dragged him to the side of the village road. When I got there, fortunately, the wood was still there, although it was worthless, but it was cut down and carried back from the vast mountains by myself, and it was just right to make a hoe handle or something, but it couldn't be given away in vain!

Xiaohuzi panted and said, "Ling'er, why are you running in such a hurry?" Is your father going to beat you? ”

Ling'er also took a breath: "Your mother just beat you!" ”

Xiaohuzi laughed and said: "Yes, my mother often beats me, I run as soon as I see her looking for a stick, just like you just did!" ”

Ling'er looked at him funny, "No, my father won't beat me, come, little tiger, help me carry the wood!" ”

Xiaohuzi looked at a few one-foot-long tree trunks on the ground, thought about it, and suddenly said in surprise: "Ling'er, this can't be carried back by yourself, right?" ”

"Shhhh Ling'er looked around and glared at him fiercely, Xiaohuzi touched his nose in a sneer, and smirked: "Ling'er, I heard that your family is going to build a house, and my father, uncle and grandfather are all helping your family make mud embryos, why don't you dig the foundation yet?" My grandma asked me to come over and ask if I could help? ”

Ling'er thought for a while, "Yes, Xiaohuzi, I ask you to help dig the foundation, how about giving you twenty yuan a day?" ”

Xiaohuzi was stunned for a moment: "Me? ”

"Yes, it's you, and you're alone!"

Xiaohuzi was a little embarrassed: "Ling'er, you... You're kidding, right? When I grew so big, I helped my father and mother carry a hoe, and I didn't even dig the soil, how can I help you dig the foundation? ”

Ling'er looked him up and down with disdain, Xiaohuzi suddenly blushed, and said unconvinced: "I... I went to help, but my father and mother thought that my feet were fine, and the soil that had just been turned over was trampled again... tight, so ...... But I've helped my dad threshing this year! Yes, I can threshk grain, cut grain, and catch fish the most, and I can catch more fish every year when we thresh grain at home! ”

Xiaohuzi finally found his strengths, his body is straight, and he has the confidence to speak!

Ling'er pursed her lips secretly, then stepped forward and patted Xiaohuzi's chest and said: "Brother Xiaohu is really capable, there must be no problem digging the foundation, so it's decided: you help my family dig the foundation, and I will pay you twenty yuan a day." Let's get the wood back first! ”

Xiaohuzi wanted to excuse himself, but Ling'er didn't give him a chance to speak, picked up a piece of wood and lifted it up, and carried it on his shoulder, and the other end was gently put on Xiaohuzi's shoulder, and said lightly: "What are you grinding, go quickly!" ”

Most of the weight of the wood is on Ling'er's side, Xiaohuzi is just a fulcrum to hide people's ears, the two of them finished moving two or three, Xiaohuzi just understood what Ling'er meant, blushed and stammered: "Ling... Ling'er, you... Do you want to... Dig the foundation yourself, and ... Say I dug it? ”

Ling'er said casually: "Of course, you have to dig too!" ”

Xiaohuzi was silent for a long time, and then said, "That... Then I can help you, but I don't want to be paid! ”

"Don't be paid, can your mother let you come?"

"But... But ......"

"When did you stutter? You still push back to give you benefits, rest assured, our family has money now, and your salary is indispensable! ”

"No... No, I didn't mean that! ”

"Oh, Xiaohuzi, I will give you benefits naturally because I want you to help, there will be more places to ask you for help in the future, if you think that the salary is too much, just let me pay the future salary in advance!" That's all, don't talk nonsense, do your job! ”

The two carried the wood back to the yard one by one, and the villagers praised them for their ability when they saw it, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with it, which was exactly what Ling'er wanted. It was noon after they finished moving the wood, Ling'er asked Xiaohuzi to go home and talk to his mother, and came to help after eating, and then she also told Xiaohuzi about asking Xiaohuzi to dig the foundation, and the father and mother were a little hesitant, but they didn't say much.

In the afternoon, the family prepared the tools, the father sat in the courtyard to command, Ling'er held a sieve of lime and drew a line according to the position indicated by the father, and the old lady took a hoe to dig out a shallow foundation range according to the position of the line.

After a while, Xiaohuzi also came to help, and Xiaohuzi and his mother came with her, she greeted her father and mother happily, and said that Xiaohuzi was a child and couldn't do much work, so she didn't have to pay for it.

Of course, this is just some scenes, the more she said that she didn't have to pay the salary, the more her father and mother must give, a few people worked all afternoon, and finally dug out a prototype of the foundation of the three rooms, and then the ditch was dug deep and wide, and it should not take much time.

In the evening, Huzi Niang went home to cook, and Xiaohuzi was left to help, so Ling'er took over the work of the old lady and began to dig the foundation with a shovel. Seeing that Xiaohuzi only inserted a shallow third of a shovel down, Ling'er could go to the end with a light touch, Xiaohuzi blushed a little, and said in a low voice: "Ling'er, you slow down, beware of being seen!" ”

Ling'er said: "Then I'll loosen the spade, and you are responsible for shoveling the soil out, right?" ”

Despite this, Ling'er's speed was still much faster than Xiaohuzi's, Xiaohuzi blushed, simply took off his clothes and worked hard, spit two bubbles of saliva into his palms, and desperately accelerated his speed to catch up. The father in the courtyard looked over here from time to time, and saw the two children full of energy, and he was very relieved.

The two of them were busy from the middle of the afternoon to the end of the unitary hour, and in just one and a half hours, they actually dug out the foundations of the three rooms half a meter deep! The old lady was amazed when she saw it, maybe the two middle-aged men may not have such speed!