The college is located in a secluded location, surrounded by an open area, and there is no good scenery to see.

Pomegranate Blossom and Jinbao walked around the academy, and saw a lot of bricks, stones, tiles and trees piled up in an open space in front of them, as if they were building a house, so they went over to take a look.

The vacant land is about 20 acres in size, and the ground is marked with wooden stakes and red cloth strips to locate the buildings, and many workers are digging trenches.

As she walked around the construction site, the workers were busy with their work, and no one spoke to them.

A man who looks like a foreman commands twice here, shouting over there, looking very busy, but in fact, he is the most idle.

The foreman saw a pair of young men and women from a poor family, the young man was tall and strong, his arms exposed outside his short coat were bulging, his eyes rolled, and he beckoned to Jinbao and shouted: "Young man, come here, uncle will tell you something." ”

Jinbao was stunned for a moment, pointed to himself and asked, "Call me?" ”

"Yes, it's you, come on!" The foreman is still beckoning.

"Oh." Jinbao promised to look at the pomegranate blossom.

Pomegranate was also curious about what the man was doing in the past, so she walked over with Jinbao.

When the two came to the foreman, they saw that the foreman compared himself with Jinbao, and then patted Jinbao's shoulder vigorously and praised: "The young man has a good body, and his strength must not be small." ”

Jinbao was puzzled, scratched his head and asked, "Uncle, is there anything wrong with you calling me over?" We're just going to take a look at it and we won't mess with you. ”

The foreman laughed when he heard this: "Don't worry, young man, my uncle shouted that you want to ask if you are willing to come to work, my construction site is currently short of manpower, don't waste your strength." ”

Jin Bao's mouth opened and he didn't speak, and the foreman said again: "The salary is thirty wen a day, and I have food and shelter, and there is meat at once." ”

"Really?" Jinbao's eyes lit up when he heard this, although his home was enough for him to eat, but there was no oil and water in the coarse tea and light rice every day, and the meat could only be eaten once in a month or two.

The foreman patted his chest to guarantee; "What do you do uncle, you go to the town to inquire about my Yang Laosi's character, he never ignores his conscience and pays money, and he takes the most work, follow me to do it, and you won't suffer a loss if you keep it."

Jinbao's heart was moved, his mother was talking to him about his daughter-in-law, and every day he asked him to make more money and save it, and it was a good opportunity to make money, thirty wen a day, nine hundred wen a month, and the bride price money for a year would be there.

Thinking of this, Jinbao touched his chin without stubble and asked the foreman, "Is this salary monthly?" ”

Yang Laosi said earnestly: "On the fifth day of the first month of each month, half of the salary will be paid first, and the rest will be completed together after the work is completed, which is the rule of the industry." ”

Jinbao was still a little hesitant, Yang Laosi grabbed Jinbao's arm, pointed around and said: "Look at this pomp, the owner's origin is not simple, the wealth is rich, and there will never be less than a child's salary, you can put your heart in your stomach." ”

Jinbao was completely moved, and said to Yang Laosi: "I am willing to come, but I have to go home and tell my family about this matter first, and ask my father and mother what they mean." ”

"Okay, if your father and mother agree, you can bring a bed cover and come here directly to me." Yang Laosi said briskly.

Jinbao nodded in response: "Okay."

Seeing that the conversation between the two was over, Pomegranate asked curiously: "Uncle, the house you built looks not small, there is no such a generous mansion in the town, what does the main family do?" ”

Yang Laosi will have nothing to do, he is willing to have someone to chat with him, and said with a smile: "This is not a house, it is an oil mill, after it is built, it is definitely the number one in our town, the main family is from the state city, I heard that there are countless industries in the family, and this oil mill is just a drop in the bucket." ”

"Wow, how much oil do you have to squeeze out this year!" Pomegranate Hua was amazed, and the scale of such a large factory is not small in modern times.

Yang Laosi shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, anyway, it's no problem to harvest all the tea seeds in the entire Huangni Town." ”

At this time, a worker shouting at Yang Laosi: "Yang Tou, this foundation really can't be dug up, can you come and take a look?" ”

"Here we are." Yang Laosi asked the two pomegranate flowers to turn around casually, and then went to see the foundation groove dug by the workers.

It was still early for the end of classes at the academy, and Pomegranate Blossom and Jinbao also followed to see it with great interest.

Yang Laosi jumped into the base trough, waved the iron pickaxe and tried it a few times, and it was really very difficult, so he said: "Okay, that's it, prepare to go to the base." ”

The workers were ordered to prepare materials and tools.

Pomegranate Hua visually measured the depth of the lower trench, hesitated for a moment and asked Yang Laosi: "Uncle, will the house of the oil mill be built higher than the ordinary house?" ”

Yang Laosi replied: "Of course, the row of houses here is a warehouse, which is not only taller, but also has stronger walls than ordinary houses. ”

"Then the depth of the foundation is not enough." Pomegranate said earnestly.

Yang Laosi admits that he is experienced, and he doesn't care about the words of the pomegranate flower, and said with a smile: "What do you know about a little girl, my uncle has followed the master to do this business since he was a child, and I have contributed to many big houses in the town, how to dig this foundation I can still be unclear?" ”

Pomegranate Hua understands that she can't convince the foreman without showing some real material, but in that case, how can she explain that a country girl would know this? But if you don't stop the foreman from working, if you have an accident in the future, your conscience will be uneasy.

Just as she was thinking about it, a horse-drawn carriage stopped on the main road next to the oil mill construction site.

When Yang Laosi saw the carriage, his expression suddenly became nervous, and he hurriedly climbed up from the foundation trough and sorted out his clothes.

Two young men got out of the carriage, one richly dressed and extraordinary, and the other dressed as an entourage.

After the two got out of the car, they went straight to the dug foundation trench, and Yang Laosi hurriedly greeted them.

"Pomegranate, let's go." Jinbao pulled the sleeve of the pomegranate flower.

Pomegranate shook her head, her eyes fell on the two people who were walking over, and from the foreman's performance just now, it was inferred that the person who came must be the owner of the oil mill.

At this time, she had already made up her mind that she would tell the Lord about the problem of the foundation no matter what, and it was very likely that human life was at stake at this time, and she could not turn a blind eye.

"Master Zhan, why are you here?" Yang Laosi respectfully saluted the young man.

The young man smiled and said, "It's going to be the foundation today, and I have nothing to do with it, so I'll come and take a look." ”

"Master Zhan, please rest assured, I, Yang Laosi, have always done things safely, and I will never go wrong." Yang Laosi nodded and walked beside the young man.

This young man should not be more than twenty years old, with long eyebrows as if drawn in thick ink, eyes as bright as nine bright stars, facial features and face handsome and extraordinary, every move is gentle and polite, and he is well-educated at a glance.

At this moment, he still maintained the previous smile on his face, and his tone was soothing and soft: "Yang Tou's reputation is known to everyone in Huangni Town, and I can trust it." But there is a way to rise from the ground of a high-rise building, and the foundation is particularly important. This oil mill is related to the foundation of my Zhan family for many years, and I have to be cautious! ”

"The eldest prince is very right." Yang Laosi smiled cautiously.

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the dug foundation.

The eldest prince of Nazhan carefully observed the bottom and two walls of the foundation trough, looked at the purple mudstone piled up on the ground on the side, and said in surprise: "This kind of rock and soil is rare, but I don't know if the bottom of the trough is solid." ”

Yang Laosi smiled confidently: "Eldest son, please rest assured, this kind of rock and soil is called ox gypsum stone in our Huangni Town, I have encountered a lot of it when digging the foundation in the past, and the house is still in good condition, there is no problem." ”

Grand Prince Zhan nodded, and the pomegranate flower suddenly said at this time: "This kind of rock and soil is formed by the deposition and extrusion of purple sand and clay in ancient times, and it has been buried in the ground for a long time, and it will be viscous when it absorbs water, and it looks very solid, but the structure is loose, and once the water in it evaporates, it will become loose sand." With such a deep foundation groove, I am afraid that if the house is built, the footing will break and deform within a few years. ”

When the eldest prince Zhan heard this, he turned his eyes to see that it was a girl who was not in order, and his expression was very surprised.

Yang Laosi's face suddenly darkened, and he scolded: "Girl, uncle, you haven't been born when I do this, and the house you built has never had problems, so don't talk nonsense here." ”

Pomegranate Hua was not annoyed, smiled and patiently said to Yang Laosi: "Uncle, I see that you are about the same age as my father, and the time to build a house is at most twenty years. ”

"Yellow-haired little girl, alarmist." Yang Laosi's face was displeased, and after reprimanding the pomegranate flower, he went to see the eldest prince Zhan contemplating, for fear that he would listen to the words of the pomegranate flower, doubt his ability, and hurriedly said: "The owner, don't listen to this country girl's nonsense, my old Yang has gone north and south, and has built more houses than she has ever seen. ”

Grand Prince Zhan bowed slightly, and did not answer, but his eyes were focused on Pomegranate Flower, as if he was measuring the credibility of Pomegranate Hua's words just now.

There are real materials in the pomegranate belly, and when she saw that the eldest prince of Zhan was looking at her, she also looked back indifferently without any nervousness.

This situation made Yang Laosi and Jinbao on the side uneasy, Yang Laosi was worried that his errand would not be guaranteed, but he didn't dare to speak rashly, and Jinbao was afraid that the handsome boy would fall in love with the pomegranate flower.

The eldest prince of Zhan was silent for a while, his glass-like eyes were shining, and he smiled and opened his lips: "The girl's previous words are unique, and she has a good understanding of rocks and soils, I don't know where the girl studied from?" ”

Pomegranate Flower has thought of what to deal with, and replied calmly: "I'm just an ordinary country girl, I don't know a single big word, what I said just now was when someone in the village was building a house, and I encountered the same situation when laying the foundation, and I heard it from a master." ”

As soon as she said this, the other people all had completely different expressions.

Grand Prince Zhan was disappointed, he originally thought that the pomegranate flower would be a disciple of a certain hidden master, but he didn't think that the previous high theory was just hearsay.

His entourage showed disdain, Yang Laosi's eyes flashed with joy, and Jinbao scratched his head and thought about who had built a house in the village in recent years.

Pomegranate took in the expressions of several people, and was very helpless, with her identity as an illiterate country girl, it was indeed unconvincing.