The umbrellas held by Niu and Siping were prepared by Uncle Wang. He is always running outside, and these rain gears are still prepared, so as not to get wet with guests, and also to prevent himself from being caught in the rain on the road. Now (chūn) Niu and Siping got off the bus and gave the umbrella to the other two guests.

Su Jinyao and the others (chūn) Niu and Siping sat down, pulled the horse around, and ran back with the carriage. (chūn) Niu sat in the carriage and said excitedly: "Jin Yao, I really didn't expect you to come back to pick us up." I still want to talk to Uncle Wang, who is driving the car, and ask him to lend us an umbrella. ”

Su Jinyao deliberately carried it and said, "Aren't there two guests in the car, why did someone lend you an umbrella?" ”

(chūn) Niu glanced at Su Jinyao and replied, "Those two guests are from Xiaozhang Village, and they will go home after getting off the carriage." It's far from me and Siping, and I can't get drenched in the rain all the way back. ”

"Ha, there's no need to rain now, you two have good lives, I'll pick you up in person." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she asked again, "Where did you go this day?" Tired, right? Have you had lunch? At home, my eldest sister boiled all the ginger syrup, and after a while, she came to my house first, drank the ginger syrup, and then went back. ”

"Jinyao, don't you ask if we have picked a suitable beam? We're here for your family, so aren't you in a hurry to ask? "(chūn) 妞真 (tǐng) surprised.

It stands to reason that Su Jinyao should ask Fang Liang about Fang Liang when she meets them. But she didn't ask, but she was concerned about whether she had dinner with Siping. There are such friends...... Heartwarming!

Su Jinyao turned her head and smiled, and said, "I went all the way, and I went back, and it was the same result to ask in a hurry." But don't get caught in the rain, it's better to catch a cold. Then he looked at the sky and said, "The rain seems to be about to stop." But looking at the puddles on the ground, I'm afraid we won't be able to start work tomorrow. ”

When the (chūn) girl heard this, she talked and gestured with Siping for a while, and Siping also made a lot of gestures to the (chūn) girl. Su Jinyao couldn't understand it, so she could only concentrate on catching the car.

After a while, (chūn) Niu said to Su Jinyao: "Siping said, this rain is good." Seeing that Su Jinyao was slightly stunned, she explained: "Siping said that after the foundation is laid, it must be washed with water several times to make it stronger, in the words of their mason, it is 'raising'." When the foundation is raised, the house is strong. And your foundation has just been laid after such a rain, after the rain stops and dry for another day, the already laid foundation will be even stronger. Although this program is not a big deal, but with such a rain from God, the foundation of your family will be raised, and the house will definitely be built smoothly. ”

Su Jinyao was naturally happy when she heard this, and said to (chūn) Niu: "Okay, even if you say an auspicious thing to make me happy, you have already said the point, and my heart is very open." ”

(chūn) Niu waved her hand and said, "I'm stupid, where can I coax people." Siping really said so, if you don't believe it, you can ask him. ”

Su Jinyao said: "I won't ask, this (tǐng) is good." After a few days of work, everyone is really tired, and they are more energetic to rest and work again. ”

Talking to (chūn) girls all the way, the rain gradually became lighter. The rain came quickly, and the rain was heavy, and the clouds and rain stopped when it passed. However, the puddle on the ground is neither deep nor shallow, and it will definitely not go over the sole of your shoes if you step on it.

However, if according to Siping's words, this is really a good sign, and Su Jinyao will not care about it. Anyway, it's just an extra day's salary, and Su Jinyao can still afford it.

Su Jinyao drove the car directly to Su's house, and Su Fei'er also brought a bowl of ginger syrup to Niu (chūn) and Siping respectively.

(chūn) Niu and Siping drank and told the town today about going to the town to choose a house beam (qíng).

Su Jinyao asked, "Then how many rooms have you ordered today?" Master Gu and I talked about the situation of the small water shop (qíng), and when Master Gu left, he left a note, which should need to add some more adobe bricks and a few more beams. ”

(chūn) Niu said: "The beams of the five rooms are all optimistic, and they have also been settled. It's a big timber shop, I've already told the boss that there may be an increase, and when it's time to pull the goods, I can pick a few more. ”

Su Jinyao only said about the small water shop building a big house once, and the (chūn) girl had already remembered it, and today she also thought about saying hello to the wood shop, which shows that the (chūn) girl is really attentive.

"Okay, that's easy. And the small water shop has to be built last, so it's not in a hurry. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she went to Su Xiangui's house, looked at the documents that Master Gu left before, and then asked, "Dad, did Master Gu say anything else when he left?" ”

Su Xiangui said: "I said, saying that these adobe bricks are just an approximate number, but he calculated them carefully. It's okay to order a little more bricks, but don't do less. ”

"Okay, I'll show this to Siping again. He should be able to read it. Su Jinyao was a little confused when she read the document, because she knew some of the words marked on it, but they were all mason's terms, and it seemed that it should be a detailed number of items, and there was a summary at the end.

took the documents to Siping, Siping looked at it seriously for a while, but he really understood. One by one, point them out to the (chūn) girls, and then gesture for a while. (chūn) Niu is the person who is with Siping (rì) Zi, and she understands it when she looks at it, and then she turns back to explain it to Su Jinyao.

In fact, the above content is simply to tell Su Jinyao how big a room can be built by these adobe bricks, there is no partition wall in the middle, only four columns supporting the beams above. How deep the foundation is, and how many adobe bricks will be needed to build the second floor in the future. Count the details of the capital (tǐng), which can be seen to be attentive.

Su Jinyao said: "Okay, it's easy to do with this." The next time I pull the adobe bricks, I will write a note to the father of the three dogs, and ask him to take it to the proprietress of the Zhoujia cave, and she will arrange it. Bring her some more silver, and she won't have to worry about it. ”

When Niu heard this, she pushed Su Jinyao and said, "You are really rich, what you said is really simple." Whoever builds a house is calculating to buy materials, and it is not good to be fine. It's good for you to look at the receipts, and build a big house over there, but you have to buy a lot of adobe bricks and beams. ”

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "What else should I do?" Half of the house is built, are you worried about the money? Since you have the ability now, you should do these things (qíng) well, and don't all the things you buy are family property. ”

After saying this for a while, Sophie finished the meal. (chūn) Niu has been eating at Su's house these days, and she is no longer a guest (tào), so she just stays and continues to eat together. What's more, the situation of this day (qíng) also has to be explained in detail. Don't look at the chūn girl sometimes swaggering, but she never misses the account. The accounts of Xiaoshuipu are reported to Su Xiangui every day after he comes back, and of course he can't be sloppy about going to Dingfangliang today, he still said it very carefully.

After eating, everything that should be said was clear, and (chūn) Niu and Siping went back.

After going out, Siping deliberately went to the new house to take a look. It is necessary to observe the condition of the work today (qíng) and the changes in the foundation after the rain. After watching it for a while, he nodded at Su Jinyao and gave a thumbs up again.

This time, there is no need for (chūn) Niu to explain, Su Jinyao will understand. Siping said that the foundation is no problem, and Master Gu is doing a good job.

Su Jinyao was relieved. Thanked Niu and Siping again and sent them away.

Today, several people in the Su family were busy all day, and now that they have rested, they are all tired.

But after a rain, Sophie didn't have to water the vegetable patch. Sitting in the courtyard and resting, occasionally looking up at the sky, it seems that he has something on his mind.

Su Jinyao walked over, moved a bench and sat next to Sophie (shēn), pushed her arm and said, "Sister, what's wrong?" Are you too tired today, do you need me to show you? ”

"I'm not sick, what to see." Sophie smiled, but a little reluctantly, and she could see that she did have something on her mind.

Su Jinyao said directly: "Eldest sister, if you have something on your mind, just say it and listen to it, maybe I can give you an idea." ”

Sophie was stunned, shook her head and said nothing. But after a while, he said in a low voice: "I saw Sister Qiuhong go to Chen's house today." Heard...... The Chen family and the Wang family are going to have a salute. ”

Rites? Su Jinyao thought for a while before she realized that it should be a matter of betrothing relatives and giving a bride price. muttered to himself in his heart, it seems that the last few words were still light, and he didn't break up the pair of Qiuhong and Wang Changliang.

But when I think about it again, I think it's good too. Wang Changliang and Qiu Hong are scumbags, and the other is a scheming female watch, but they are matched (tǐng). If the flute is opened, maybe Wang Changliang will have some moth to pester Sophie.

Su Jinyao looked at Su Fei'er's thoughtful look, and knew that she was still thinking about Wang Changliang. This can't be helped, the girl's mind (qíng) Dou Chu Kai, it is not easy to recognize a man who can let go, or it may be that he does not hit the south wall and does not look back. There's a saying that isn't good to say, who hasn't met a few scumbags when they're young.

But seeing that Su Fei'er was thinking about Wang Changliang so much, Su Jinyao couldn't do nothing. After thinking about it, he said, "Eldest sister, if Master Gu doesn't come tomorrow, there is no need to prepare lunch or anything." There are (chūn) girls and Siping over there in the small water shop, so I don't have to go out and run. I happened to be resting at home, how about you go to town? ”

"Let me go around town?" Sophie immediately showed a little joy, but then said, "But I don't have any other sisters who know each other, why should I go to town alone?" ”

Su Jinyao understood as soon as she heard it, and dared (qíng) to say that Sophie was timid and didn't dare to go out alone. No wonder she is usually Sister Qiuhong is long and Sister Qiuhong is short, and it is estimated that she is also a small person who walks around behind Qiuhong (pì) shares, and listens to Qiuhong in everything.

Su Jinyao said: "That's easy to do, you go with Xiaocheng'er." Ming'er got into the carriage early in the morning (tào), and I will send you to Xiaozhang Village, and you will take the carriage to Ning'an Town. Play for a day, come back in the evening and get off the carriage without going back, I'll go to Xiaozhang Village to pick you up. ”

In Su Jinyao's heart, she is absolutely at ease with Xiaocheng'er. And Su Jinyao felt that Xiaocheng'er's mind was definitely much more mature than Sophie'er. At least the small town can see people clearly, and they will not be too reckless in doing things, but they will never suffer losses. So Sophie followed Xiaocheng'er, she was relieved.

Sophie nodded, but seemed to have something to say. Su Jinyao saw it, so she asked, "Eldest sister, if there is anything else, you can just say it, what else can't we sisters say?" Su Jinyao let Sophie have something to say, and then she said, "Jinyao, I want to say, why can't you accompany me?" I know that every time you go into town or go to town, you can make money and come back, and I want to open my eyes with you. ”

"I'll go with you......" Su Jinyao didn't want to go with Sophie, but the family was thrown to Xiaocheng'er and her father, can two men, one older and one younger, do it?

Of course, it may have been okay before, but now the Su family is very different from before, and Su Jinyao is still faintly worried. The folk customs in the mountains are simple and simple, but even if there are no robbers and bandits, Su Jinyao doesn't want to have something like the third aunt last time (qíng) happen. Even if he can go back to them to settle accounts, if someone really comes to the house to bully people, Dad will still be angry.

After thinking about it, Su Jinyao simply said: "In this way, take Xiaocheng'er and Dad with you, and I'll drive the carriage to take you shopping." It's a little far away from the city, and my dad has been at home for a long time, so it's not appropriate to take the car for a long time, so let's go to Ning'an Town for a day. ”

This was originally a plan to wait until the new house was built, and since it was to let Sophie relax, it was better to take action in advance. If there is really something to look at, it is a big deal to book it first, and then go back and wait for the house to be built and pull it back together.

After hearing Su Jinyao's decision, Su Fei'er froze for a moment, and then suddenly got up from the small bench and ran towards Su Xiangui's house. While running, he said, "Dad, did you hear, Jin Yao said that she would take us to Ning'an Town for a day tomorrow." ”

"Huh? What? Daddy didn't hear me. "Su Xiangui has been in the house all the time, how can he pay attention to this. However, when he heard Sophie shouting like this, he was also stunned for a long time, thinking that he had heard it wrong, so he asked, "Fei'er, what are you talking about?" You said Jinyao was going to Ning'an Town to play? ”

"Yes, Jin Yao will go, she will take you, me and Cheng'er in a carriage." Sophie was so excited that she didn't know what to say.

It's not like she hasn't been to the city before, but she can go straight to the city in her own carriage and have a good day in the city, which is something that has never happened. Not to mention that she has never been like this, even the rich families in the village have not taken a carriage to the town with their whole family to play.

Xiao Cheng'er heard Sophie's shouting, and also hurriedly ran out, just now he was probably wiping (shēn) and washing his feet, and now he dragged his shoes, and his gown was draped over his shoulders and ran out. Regardless of whether he ran directly to Su Jinyao (shēn) and asked, "Second sister and second sister, is what the eldest sister said true?" Are you really going to take us all to play? ”

"yes. But only if it doesn't rain tomorrow. Otherwise, Dad will be drenched in the rain and will not be in good health for him (shēn). Su Jinyao looked at the sparse stars in the sky and felt that this point had to be taken into account, and there was nothing wrong with the rest.

However, Su Jinyao also planned to find a place for the carriage to move in a shed, so that she could go out even if it rained. You can also inquire about the town tomorrow.

Here, Xiaocheng'er pestered Su Jinyao to ask questions, with an excited face. Although he had just returned from Ancient Elm Town, Ning'an Town was much larger than Ancient Elm Town. And the whole family is traveling, and the small town is of course very happy.

Over there, Sophie kept explaining in Su Xiangui's house, telling Su Xiangui that he really went to the town together. But Su Xiangui retreated again, saying that his leg was not good, and he refused to go at all.

Su Jinyao also heard it, so she pulled Xiao Cheng'er into the house and said, "Dad, if you feel unwell and are afraid that it will be difficult to support you, we will not force you to go with you." But if you're afraid of causing us trouble, or if you're laughed at because your leg hurts and you can't move, you don't have to think so. We are three brothers and sisters, and we can still take care of you. And you yourself know that leg diseases can't be cured in a day, and it's not your fault. You also worked for this family (cāo), and you were injured. In fact, you are the best daddy, and your legs are also an honor, and we are all grateful to remember that you have done so much for us. ”

Grateful? Su Xiangui raised his head and looked at Su Jinyao, and he was indeed grateful in his heart. But the corners of his mouth twitched, and finally he said, "Okay, Dad, let's go to the town together as a family." How long has it been? How long has Dad not been out of this house? ”

After speaking, Su Xiangui wiped his tears, but smiled.

"Okay, Daddy went with us, too." Xiao Cheng'er jumped up in joy, and even the clothes he had draped on (shēn) fell to the ground.

Su Jinyao hurriedly picked up the clothes for him, draped them on (shēn), and said, "Don't make a fuss, if you want to go to play, go to bed early." Otherwise, we won't be able to get up tomorrow morning, and we'll leave by ourselves, not waiting for you. ”

Xiao Cheng'er hurriedly agreed and walked out of the door happily. But as soon as he took one foot, he came back again, and hurriedly pointed to the small kang cabinet with a lock behind Su Xiangui (shēn), and said, "No, our treasures are still here." What if there is no one in the house and it is stolen? ”

Su Jinyao didn't expect him to turn around in a hurry just for this matter, and when he heard it, he smiled and said, "Go for a day, it's okay, there's nothing too important, you can't lose it." Does anyone dare to pick locks and steal in broad daylight? If anyone dares to do this, the second sister and you will chase and beat you with a rolling pin. ”

Su Jinyao knew that the thieves from other places didn't know (qíng) the situation, who would come to such a dilapidated Su family to steal things? If someone really took advantage of the fact that no one at home picked the lock, it must have been done by the people in the village. Therefore, as long as the family is okay and the things are gone, it doesn't matter if Su Jinyao knows who did it, she won't be able to run away, it's not as good as them.

Xiao Cheng'er laughed when he heard this, and he seemed to have a soft spot for rolling pins (qíng). Taking a deep breath, he looked up and went back to sleep.