Chapter 243: Two Rounds of Man and Moon (1)
The next day, Wang Fu and his wife began to go to the nearest village to the wasteland to look for people.
Since it is to build a house, first of all, it is necessary to cut some trees to make wood, of course, Li Xin also asked Wang Fu and his wife to ask, if there is ready-made wood, buy some.
Li Xin was responsible for recruiting people to reclaim wasteland, and it was not difficult to recruit people. Rural people are more relaxed after the autumn harvest. In winter, people generally chop some firewood for use, because the farming is busy, and naturally there is no time to chop firewood. However, ordinary people can't burn much firewood all year round, so where can a family cut a winter!
Moreover, many homes are very close to the mountains and forests, and as long as they have a little leisure on weekdays, they can get some firewood to go home.
Soon a lot of people were recruited, and some of them helped to make wood for building houses, and those that could be used as timber were all straight trees, and the pillars were thicker. However, rafters and the like don't need to be very thick, so it's not difficult to choose some good wood from a few mountain forests.
Just pick a few felling, and it won't destroy the environment.
Naturally, the other part of the people is cultivating the fields. Li Xin also found two women to cook, and the people who came to work here could serve a lunch. People who come don't necessarily live very close, breakfast will naturally be eaten at home, dinner can also be eaten back, but if lunch is also let people go back to eat, it will be too delayed.
Although there are more people, with Wang Fu and his wife taking care of them, they are also well organized. Li Xin lived in the wasteland for a few days, but she didn't have to worry too much.
Soon it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Li Xin is also planning to go home. On such a day of reunion as the Mid-Autumn Festival, she naturally has to go back to reunite with her family, if she hadn't gone back to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wenbo would definitely have opinions. Therefore, Li Xin also completely handed over the matter to Wang Fu and his wife. Ma Long also stayed here, and it would be more convenient if Wang Fu and his wife wanted to use a carriage.
Moreover, it is really necessary to leave the carriage here. It's convenient to go shopping or something, and if you have a carriage.
"Miss, don't worry too much about things here, and have a good reunion." Here, Li Xin is also leaving. Sister-in-law Wang kept holding her hand, very reluctant.
"I'm going back for the holidays, but I'm really sorry that Brother Wang, sister-in-law Wang, you and your children can't celebrate the festival together." Li Xin really felt a little guilty. Wang Fu and his wife want to come to the wasteland, and there is nothing here, so it is naturally not good for the children to come with them. So the children stayed in Zhuangzi, and this time, Wang Fu and his wife naturally couldn't go back to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with the children.
You can't leave here, Li Xin is already leaving, and Wang Fu and his wife naturally can't leave.
"It's not a big deal, and the eldest lady doesn't have to think about it. I missed it this time, and there will be many reunion festivals to spend together in the future! The eldest lady can go back with peace of mind! Don't think about anything else. Sister-in-law Wang smiled and patted Li Xin's hand.
"Then I'll leave first, and I'll come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival." Li Xin finally got into the carriage.
Actually, this is just a small separation, and it won't take many days to see you again, so there is no need to have any sad feelings.
"Miss, do you think that when we come back, will there already be a house built?" Sitting in the carriage, Caiyun lifted the curtain and talked to Li Xin while looking at the scene outside.
"I don't know! Maybe there will be! Li Xin smiled. If the wood is processed from newly cut trees, it will definitely not be usable for the time being, and the wood must be slightly dried before it can be used. However, the good thing is that I have bought some timber from a few nearby villages, and we can start building the house first.
Stone or something, it's easy to get. Now that the wood and stone are available, it is easier to build a house. Almost no house in the countryside has bricks, almost all of them are mud houses.
Maybe the next time I come back, I really have a house built!
This time, the person who drove the car was Bai Wen, and since he and Li Xin and his party came here, Bai Wen has never returned. This time, Li Xin and the others were going back to Nanbai County, and Bai Wen naturally went back with him. He is the coachman of the Shi family, and it is not good that he will not go back all the time.
Zhu Yong also sat on the wheel and recognized the road again. I've already troubled Bai Wen once, and it's not good to trouble people again in the future.
Returning to Nanbai County, Li Xin first went back to Yipinzhai and took some snacks made in Yipinzhai's kitchen, and then went to Shiyayu's house. One is to send Bai Wen back, and the other is to send some moon cakes to Shi Yayu's family.
"Miss Li, are you busy coming back for the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Seeing Li Xin, Shi Yayu said with a smile.
"Yes! The Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival, and naturally it is good to have a double circle of people and moons, and I still want to come back for this Mid-Autumn Festival. Besides, I've borrowed Bai Wen for a few days, and it's time to send people back. Li Xin smiled and handed over all the mooncakes he brought to Shi Yayu's wife.
"I don't need Bai Wen at home for a while, so it doesn't hurt for Miss Li to borrow a few more days."
"It's a person, not an object, so naturally you can't borrow it for a long time and not pay it back. Besides, it's going to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it's time to let him come back. ”
Li Xin sat in Shi Yayu's house for a while, and then said goodbye and left. Back in Yipinzhai, Caiyun and Caixia have already prepared three Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, one of which is naturally for the Zheng family. Now that the relationship between the Zheng family and the Li family is getting closer and closer, it is time to maintain such a relationship, and the gifts of the New Year are naturally indispensable.
The Zheng family had already sent the Boxing gift yesterday, and the Boxing gift was relatively rich.
The other two were sent to the county government, one was for the Gu County Cheng family, and one was for the new Zhou County Order.
Now that it has been cleaned up, Li Xin of the Zheng family thought about sending it himself, and the other two copies were sent by the guys of Yipinzhai.
"It's still the mooncakes made by Yipinzhai themselves, which are better than those sold outside." Sitting in the courtyard, Caiyun said while eating mooncakes.
Yipinzhai's moon cakes are also sold outside, and they are all packed in exquisite boxes box by box, which looks very high-grade, of course, the price is not cheap. There are many flavors of moon cakes in the box, most of which are packed one by one. That is, it has to be sold outside, so there are many types of moon cakes, and they are also very exquisite.
A moon cake is small, at most two or three bites. However, you can eat the next one in a few clicks, but there are also advantages to making small ones, so you can taste a few more flavors.
"How many have you eaten that is sold outside! Just say something like that. Li Xin poked Caiyun's forehead. In this case, it's okay to say it at home, but if you let people outside listen to it, I'm afraid that you will be wrong. You can praise what you sell, but you can't belittle what others sell, which is also a principle!
In this case, it is not aimed at anyone's house, but once it is heard by others, I am afraid that someone will have to take a seat with more heart.
"Caiyun, don't talk nonsense all the time, this kind of talk is okay at home, when you go outside, you don't still talk nonsense like this." Caixia also stared at Caiyun.
Li Xin ate two moon cakes, then went back to the house to change his clothes, and then took Caiyun and Caixia out with the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.
The carriage was walking on the streets of the county seat, and Li Xin also lifted the curtain to look at the scene outside. The street is still as lively as ever, the fragrance of osmanthus is brought by the wind, and the fragrance is intoxicating. On the street, there are children carrying flower baskets and selling flowers, including yellow osmanthus flowers, chrysanthemums of various colors, and jasmine tied handfuls and so on.
Gangnam is a unique place, and when it comes to special seasons, there will be people selling all kinds of flowers on the streets. "Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, and sold apricot blossoms in the Ming Dynasty in the deep alley" I'm afraid this is such a scene! Although at this time it was not the apricot blossoms that were being sold.
"It's so lively!" Li Xin smiled slightly, looking at the crowd walking around.
"It's really lively, it's going to be a festival, and the streets are filled with the aroma of mooncakes!" Caixia also smiled.
"Yes! The aroma of mooncakes is everywhere. Caiyun also smiled and nodded in agreement.
Soon arrived at the door of Zheng's house, Caixia helped Li Xin get out of the carriage, and then followed Li Xin into Zheng's house with Caiyun and Caiyun. The people of the Zheng family were already very familiar with Li Xin, and when they saw Li Xin coming, they let Li Xin enter the door, and one of them hurriedly went inside to report.
When Li Xin's master and servant arrived in the upper room of the Zheng family and entered the hall, Zheng Xing and his wife were already sitting inside and waiting.
"Sister Xin is back! It was also after listening to those people in Yipinzhai that I realized that you went to Yuanzhou. Mrs. Zheng smiled and pulled Li Xin to sit down. You really have time to toss around a wasteland. ”
Li Xin sat down and said, "Although it is still a wasteland now, it will soon no longer be a wasteland. When it's lively, I'll let my uncle and aunt come over and have a look. ”
"Well, I'm really curious what you're going to do with a wasteland! I'm sure I'm going to have to take a look at it then. ”
"Sister Xin, don't be in a hurry to make money, don't be too tired, you should rest when it's time to rest. You are still young now, and if you wear out your body, you will have to suffer in the future. Zheng Xing taught Li Xin a lesson with a straight face.
"I know what my uncle said, and I'm not very tired now, so I definitely won't be tired. Uncle and aunt don't always worry about me, I'm fine. For the love from Zheng Xing and his wife, Li Xin is still very grateful. They don't have any blood relationship with her, but they have always been very good to her and have helped her a lot. R1152