Chapter 12 Building a House
Yun Xiang wanted to speak again, but was pulled by Zhou. Zhou shook his head slightly, and Yun Xiang sighed. This is a major event for the whole family, and it is really not good to be careful at this time. Zhou insisted, Yun Xiang stopped talking, and just followed Zhou to the stove to prepare breakfast.
After breakfast, Liu Chengshuang went to carry water, and his mother began to feed the pigs and chickens and clean the yard. They are all diligent people, and the whole family is on the battlefield, but it doesn't take long.
It was still early before lunch, and the mothers went to the house again. Zhou and Yun Lian made a new one, and Yun Xiang embroidered a handkerchief and sometimes pointed to Shiro Goro to write big characters. The light in the room is not good, and the furniture is very simple, but everyone has a smile on their faces, which is a kind of longing and longing for a better future.
Seeing that it was almost noon, the mother carefully packed up her things and went to prepare lunch. Even though they live in the worst and the poorest, it is inevitable that someone will come in. If it is discovered, it is still a lawsuit that cannot be opened. So every time everyone leaves, they hide their things.
"Don't wait, let's eat." Old Man Liu sat at the dinner table, estimating that his wife and Xiao Wang were left to eat by the Chen family, and there must be no problem with this family business.
When everyone had dinner, Liu Wang and Xiao Wang went home with smiles. Liu Wang and Old Man Liu were locked in the upper room and muttered all afternoon, and then they gathered everyone together after dinner and solemnly talked about Erlang's marriage.
āā¦ā¦ The dowry and everything else over there are ready-made, just wait for us to build a cross-courtyard and marry people. Xiao Wang said beautifully, and couldn't help but laugh himself.
Old Man Liu nodded, "In this way, you find a good matchmaker, and let's go and propose marriage on a good day." As soon as possible, the date of marriage will be set, and we will also hurry up to cross the hospital. As for them going to go through the six salutes, I guess it's too late. You can't wait for someone's daughter to have a big belly before marrying! ā
"What specifications do we have for this cross-hospital?" Liu Chengwu rubbed his hands and asked.
"I will sum up with your mother, and I will start with three main rooms, and it is enough to add two ear rooms on both sides for the next person to live in." Old Man Liu paused, and then said, "Since it is not a separation, you still have to eat in the same pot." Those subordinates either said that although they paid their own wages, it was also a problem to eat. ā
"Just build them a small kitchen in the yard." Liu Wang said, "It doesn't waste much work, and it's convenient to use hot water at night." Besides, there is no reason for Zhuzi to eat with his subordinates, just ask Erlang's daughter-in-law to take care of them herself. ā
"Grandpa, grandma, you build a yard for my brother, do you have to build it for me when I get married?" Saburo interjected with a grin.
"Cover your head!" Liu Wang's eyes glared, "If you can also marry the daughter of a landlord's family, I will also cover you!" ā
"I'm much more handsome than my brother, I'm sure I can!" Saburo said as if it was true or false, and glanced at Erlang.
Erlang didn't care about anything else, all his thoughts were in the small courtyard now, "Grandpa, grandma, is this construction time in time?" Now that the house is built, it still needs to be dried. ā
"Just in time! Just a little work, find more people, half a month is enough. After another half a month, I guess there will be no problem with you setting the date at the end of November. ā
The family in the second room rubbed their hands happily. If you have money or not, it is better to marry a daughter-in-law for the New Year. Liu Chengwu said again, "Dad, I don't think the house is enough." Erlang's daughter-in-law has a lot of dowry, so let's build two more west rooms. This little couple is about to have a child, and they will have to hire a nurse when the time comes! There are too many children, and they can't always be crowded together! ā
Old Man Liu frowned and thought for a while, "Since you want to build three western chambers, let's do it." It's a big deal to find more people. I'm afraid that the wood is not enough, so I have to go to the mountains and cut a few more good logs to make beams. You won't pick! Who will go......"
"Dad, don't worry. There was no work left in the field, so I accompanied my second brother and them up the mountain to cut. Liu Chengshuang hurriedly said, "You must choose the best for Erlang." ā
Old Man Liu nodded with satisfaction, and sure enough, the third child knew how to rush to work, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Your daughter-in-law has good craftsmanship, and you have to take care of the food of the people who come to build the house during this time, so your family will be responsible for it! ā
"Alas, okay, don't worry, Dad, the child's fucking craftsmanship has nothing to say!" Liu Chengshuang habitually nodded and agreed without the consent of his wife and children. This made Yun Xiang frown dissatisfied.
Zhou's face also had a faint displeasure, but she didn't speak, outside, she definitely had to give face to her man, and she could go back to the house if she had something to say.
Old Man Liu is very proud, the wife and children in the third room have been becoming more and more disobedient recently. It's just a good time to take advantage of this incident to teach them again. People, the most feared thing is habit. During this time, they worked and worked every day, and when they got used to it, they would take the initiative to follow this routine.
When the arrangements were made, everyone went back to their rooms. Yun Xiang knew that Zhou would definitely have something to say to Liu Chengshuang tonight, so she consciously went back to her house with Yun Lian to do work, and Shiro Goro also went back to write big characters.
Liu Chengshuang hadn't noticed the weirdness of the atmosphere yet, and was still thinking about going up the mountain to find wood tomorrow. I heard Zhou Shi say, "Child's father, do you know how tiring our mothers are to squeeze out time to do work every day?" ā
"Huh?" Liu Chengshuang nodded, "Yes, you have worked hard." ā
"Then you should also know that it was not easy for me and my second sister-in-law to really take turns to work, but you are good, in a word, I have to work every day again!" Zhou Shi shed tears angrily, "That's how much less time to do Panxin!" How much less money you have to make! ā
Liu Chengshuang said curtly, "You can't talk about everything with money!" Isn't this something big for our family to be busy with? I will wait for my little money and earn it later. ā
"You said it easily," Zhou took a deep breath, "It's nothing to make less money these days, but you just promised to come down, and the second sister-in-law of the family can take it over again in the future?" In your heart, what am I? Won't you ask me? ā
"IāI'm not used to it! Wasn't it always like this before? Everything is arranged by my father. Liu Chengshuang also realized that the reason why Zhou was really angry was not the problem of money, "In the future, I will never call the shots for you from the second level, don't be angry." Didn't our father also say that you and your second sister-in-law have to work in turns on weekdays! Waiting for Erlang to finish getting married, we will only do our own. ā
Zhou sighed, "When we Shiro and Goro get married, I don't know what will happen." ā