"yes, that's what I was trying to tell you about." Su Xiangui patted the edge of the kang and asked Su Jinyao to sit over, then took a piece of paper from the kang table, handed it to Su Jinyao and said, "Jinyao, this is what I wrote down temporarily when (chūn) Niu said it." The words are not good-looking, but they can still be understood, you see. ”

Su Jinyao took it and took a look, her head was a little big. This father's words are not unpretty, but I can't understand them. Dad said that he could understand, and he really lifted her.

Su Jinyao had no choice but to say, "Dad, you should tell me, say it quickly." If you don't understand something, I can always ask you. ”

Su Xiangui took the piece of paper back, looked at it himself, and said, "Well, that's what it means." Niu said that masons are a little more expensive than ordinary long-term and short-term workers who do hard work, after all, they are craftsmen, and a person costs at least 20 yuan a day, and he has to take care of a meal at noon. This is the rule, whoever builds a new house, whose owner will take care of the food. Because some craftsmen live in other villages, if they rush home to eat, it will take at least half an hour to go back and forth, and it will also delay their work. If we want to build three rooms, it will take at least four masons to work for seven or eight days, and this will have to be a sunny day and no rain. The mud dries quickly, so as not to delay the work. In this way, it is 80 yuan a day, and 560 yuan according to seven days. ”

He added, "In addition, there must be a master who will work with these people." The master's craftsmanship is good, but he usually doesn't work, and only the technical work of hanging wires and beams is done by the master. The master's salary is expensive, but the salary is not calculated according to the number of days, and it costs a total of four dollars of silver to build three rooms, and one silver is added to build an extra room. But if it rains and you can't start work, you have to pay these workers, but you can do it less, and you can just give eight cents per person every day. ”

When Su Xiangui said this, Su Jinyao also secretly understood the account in her heart, in fact, labor is not expensive, and two taels of silver are enough to build five rooms. In fact, it doesn't cost much to invite the workers to eat at noon, and there are dishes at the meal, which makes the workers happy, and the work is also diligent, hardworking, and cost-effective.

Su Jinyao nodded to indicate that she understood, and asked again, "What about the materials?" Where are we going to buy it? Our village is in the mountains, but I don't see a brick-burning kiln nearby. ”

Su Xiangui said: "I'm going to talk about this." (chūn) Niu said that if you build a stone house, you will hire someone to go to the mountains to carry the stones. However, the stone is heavy, it is not easy to polish, and it costs a lot. And you can't build a big house with stones, at most two, and each room can't be too big. But needless to say, it is sturdy, and when repairing, it is just a matter of plastering the inside and outside a few times. She also said that there are many stone houses in her mother's Lijia Village, and if our family also builds stone houses, she can go back to Lijia Village to hire people to carry stones, those people have experience and know where the stones are easy to pick, and can save a lot of money. ”

Su Jinyao has seen the stone house in Lijia Village, and it looks really sturdy (tǐng), but it is really small and it looks short, which is not to your liking. She shook her head and said, "Stone houses are not good, I am going to build five large tiled houses, how good it is to be open and bright." ”

Su Xiangui turned over the piece of paper, looked at it twice, and said, "(chūn) Niu also said that if you want to build a brick house, you will have to go to Zhoujiayao, ten miles south of Dazhang Village, to buy adobe bricks." However, I have to say hello to Zhoujiayao in advance and ask them to burn bricks for the furnace. We have to hire a car to pull it back, this price is not cheap. It is estimated that the adobe bricks are much more expensive than the stones in the mountains. ”

Su Jinyao said: "That's okay, anyway, it's not to build a house every day, just go buy adobe." Did this (chūn) chick say how much it costs? ”

"If you count it according to three rooms, it will cost you five taels of silver to buy adobe bricks; This is not counting the money to buy wood to make beams, the wood used for the upper beam should be a good material for the whole root, and one will cost about one or two silver; and the roof tiles, which shall also be halved in two; I also have to use some sand and yellow mud, and I also use some wood to make window lattices and door frames, all of which add up to twelve taels of silver and can't be beaten. However, Niu calculated for me, if I built five rooms, it would be a little cheaper, and a lot of materials could be used in other places, and the materials for five houses would cost sixteen or seven taels of silver. Even the cost of labor is more, because there is more time for work. Oh, by the way, and the money to hire a cart, if you use an ox cart to pull these materials, it will cost at least two taels of silver to bring these materials home. ”

Speaking of this, Su Xiangui looked at Su Jinyao and said quite seriously: "Jinyao, Dad listens to (chūn) girl's calculation, and his heart is a little bottomless. Even if you want to build three rooms, it will cost at least a dozen taels of silver, and if you build five rooms, you will need at least twenty taels. This is our family's expenses for ten years. ”

Su Jinyao smiled when she heard this, and said, "Dad, ten years of expenses is not ten years of income. Okay, it's decided, let's build five rooms. Tomorrow when I come back from the city, I'll ask the chūn girl to help us build a house. Strive to build a new house before the rainy season. Then we bought furniture, everything was new, and we didn't bring the old to the new house. ”

"Jinyao, you mean...... Can you earn back these twenty taels of silver? Su Xiangui was not surprised, but disbelieving.

Su Jinyao didn't nod or shake her head, but said, "Dad, there is no possibility of changing what I decided." Don't worry, I'll take care of this, and you'll wait to live in a new house. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao yawned and said, "Dad, I'm tired, I have to get up early tomorrow, so I won't talk to you." You have been thinking about it at home for the past two days, and see what other requirements our family has for building a new house, and when the time comes, the (chūn) girl will find the master mason who is working, and you and him will ask for it. Our family pays to hire people, and everything is up to us. If they can't do it, let's change people and find better craftsmen. ”

"Jinyao, but ......" Su Xiangui still wanted to say something, Su Jinyao took the paper he had recorded before from Su Xiangui's hand, put it on the small kang table and pointed: "Dad, you still have to continue to practice this word." In fact, there are not a few words that I can understand, and some words are wrong. If you have time, let Xiaocheng'er teach you well. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao yawned again, rubbed her sore shoulders and went back to the house.

In fact, Su Jinyao was really tired on this day. Not to mention worrying about Gu Xuebin, even if she experimented with acupuncture and acupuncture for Gu Xuebin, it was enough for her to consume energy.

After Su Jinyao washed briefly, she lay down on the (chuáng). Because she had to wake up early tomorrow, she let herself fall into a deep sleep as soon as possible.

After a good night's sleep, Su Jinyao put her nerves on the strings, and she woke up automatically when the time was almost up. It's been a long time since this kind of accurate calculation of sleep time, Su Jinyao took a deep breath and got up (shēn), glanced at the sky that hadn't lit up yet, and was still very satisfied that her skills were not unfamiliar.

After neatly packing up the things to bring into the city, Su Jinyao came out and grabbed the two ducks. I originally wanted to slaughter it at home, but I was afraid that the cry of the duck would disturb the family members who were still sleeping when it was dying and struggling, so I tied the duck's feet and prepared to go out with the duck.

As soon as Su Jinyao stepped out of the threshold, she heard the door of the inner room open. When I looked back, I saw Sophie walking out with her hair disheveled and sleepy-eyed.

"Eldest sister, I'm arguing with you. I'm leaving, you close the door and go back to sleep. It's still early. Su Jinyao thought that when she caught the duck, she still disturbed Sophie's sleep, and said with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, it's time for me to get up and make breakfast. Jinyao, you woke up so early today. Sophie said again: "Jinyao, I heard what you said to your father yesterday. Thank you, our family is thanks to you. ”

"Thank you, we are good sisters and a family. Don't you also have a share of the money I earn? Su Jinyao smiled, waved at Su Fei'er and said, "Okay, don't talk about it, it's too late." I'll go first, and we'll come back in the evening to celebrate, and we're going to build a new house soon." ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao waved her hand and went out with the duck.

When Su Jinyao left, Sophie came over and prepared to close the courtyard door. But looking at Su Jinyao's back, she looked thoughtful again.

"Fei'er, Jinyao is gone?" There was also a question from Su Xiangui's house, and it seemed that Su Xiangui had also woken up.

Sophie agreed, "Well, just out of the house." It's strange that it's early. ”

"yes, it's not easy. This child has made her miserable. Su Xiangui pushed open the window and glanced at it, his eyes full of pity.

When Sophie saw her father's eyes, her heart sank slightly. Then he walked to the window and said, "Dad, I don't know if I should say something." ”

Su Xiangui said: "What's the matter?" You say. Do you need to be so careful when talking to your dad? ”

Sophie pulled her hair back, pursed her lips and thought for a while before she said, "Dad, don't you think what Jin Yao said is a little strange?" She had said that she had gone to the city this time to decide how many rooms she wanted to build. But after she heard you talk about the money she would need to build a house last night, she said that she would build five rooms. ”

Su Xiangui was stunned for a moment, didn't react for a while, and replied: "Yes, yesterday Jinyao decided to build five rooms." He also said that when he came back today, he would let (chūn) Niu Zhang Luo do this. ”

Sophie said, "But she hasn't gone to the city yet, so she knows that today's deal will definitely be successful?" Or is she now having enough money in her pocket to build a new house? ”

After Su Fei'er said this, Su Xiangui reacted, it turned out that Su Fei'er meant that Su Jinyao had money now, but the money was left in her hands and not taken out. In other words, Sophie was alluding to Su Jinyao's hidden private money, otherwise she would not have been so confident in deciding the matter of building a house (qíng).

Su Xiangui's face sank, and he said to Su Fei'er: "Fei'er, what you said is against your will." Maybe Jinyao is confident that this transaction can be successful? We can't just be suspicious of her. Besides, even if Jinyao made money, when didn't she think about our family first? She had taken the money back again and again, and I also said that she would keep it herself, so even if she had some money in her hand now, there was nothing wrong with it. You can't think like this, if you let Jinyao know, it will make her sad. ”

Sophie heard her father say this, and kept her head down for a long time without speaking. After a while, he said: "Dad, look at the vegetables planted in the front and back yards of our house have also emerged, if there is really a good harvest and it is sold for money, can I also collect it myself?" ”

Su Xiangui's face changed, and he patted the windowsill and said, "Fei'er, do you want to hide your heart and eyes, or do you want to break up?" Can't you just be of the same heart as your sister? ”

"Dad, my family and I are still of the same mind, but she was distracted by us first. Besides, didn't you tell me before that I should save a dowry for myself? I have small skills, that is, I can grow some vegetables by myself, how much can I save? If you don't plan carefully, will you marry empty-handed in the future? After Sophie finished speaking, she was in tears, wiped her sleeve with her hand, and said, "I know that our family's good (rì) sons are all held by Jin Yao (cāo), and I thank her from the bottom of my heart." But Dad, you also said it clearly, you said that Jinyao ...... After all, I'm an outsider, so I have to plan for myself. ”

"Alright, don't talk about it, go back to the house. Daddy didn't want to eat breakfast. Su Xiangui "banged" and closed the window, not wanting to listen to Sophie anymore.

Sophie stood outside the window for a while, wiped away a handful of tears, and turned (shēn) to enter the house. Then I saw the window on the other side open, and Xiao Cheng'er poked his head out of it, glaring at him angrily.

Sophie's heart tightened, and she was about to explain: "Xiaocheng'er, the eldest sister is not ......"

"Bang Dang" The small town also closed the window. Then he said through the window: "Eldest sister, if you want to divide the family, go separately." I've lived with my second sister and father, and you're going to go wherever you go. ”

"Cheng'er, I'm your own sister, who are you talking to?" Sophie was in a hurry, ran to the window of the small town and patted the window and shouted.

But as soon as Sophie finished shouting, the window of Su Xiangui's house opened again. Su Xiangui picked up one of the teacups on the kang table and smashed it at Su Fei'er. Sophie didn't dodge for a while, and was hit on the forehead by a teacup. The teacup was broken, and a piece of her forehead was broken, and although there was not much blood, it was a wound of all size.

"Dad, you hit me!" Sophie cried "wow" and ran back to her house.

It was supposed to be a good morning, but it turned out like this.

Su Jinyao didn't know what was happening at home (qíng) at all, so she just carried the duck directly to her secret cave. While lighting a fire, boiling some boiling water, and preparing to demoult the duck for a while. Fortunately, she brought a lot of things before, the broken kettle will be usable, and the broken wooden basin will also be cleaned (tǐng) clean.

There was boiling water here, and Su Jinyao carried the duck towards a stream. They killed the duck over there, drained the blood, washed their hands and knives, and then came back with the duck.

I didn't expect to come back, but I saw Gu Xuebin sitting next to the small stone stove that had been set up temporarily, adding firewood to the stove and boiling the water in the pot for her.

"Why are you here? Doesn't it give you a good rest at home? Su Jinyao hurriedly walked over, put down the duck and took the firewood from Gu Xuebin's hand, and said, "Go back quickly." When I woke up so early, my eyes were still blue. ”

Gu Xuebin sighed and said, "Still talking about me, didn't you get up earlier than me?" I thought I could get there before you, but when I came, I saw you boiling all the water. After speaking, Gu Xuebin took the wooden basin, poured (rè) water into it, and went to lift the duck.

Su Jinyao hurriedly grabbed him and said, "What are you going to do?" Tell you to go home and sleep, you didn't hear? ”

"I heard, and I am not deaf." Gu Xuebin said: "Don't do this kind of thing, the stinky water is still hot, don't you want to roast the duck, first light the stove or go to collect firewood." ”

"You ......" Su Jinyao saw that Gu Xuebin had already pressed the duck into the basin. The taste of water to remove the duck's hair is really not good, not to mention that you have to cut open the belly and take out the internal organs.

Su Jinyao originally did none of this, but when she told Gu Xuebin, she felt that the smell (tǐng) was unpleasant. In other words, most of a woman's correction (qíng) is given to her man.

Seeing Gu Xuebin get up early in the morning to help himself, Su Jinyao's heart is still (tǐng) sweet. He said, "The firewood is ready-made, and I picked it up in the first few days." I'll help you pour water and do chores, and the two of you will do things quickly and cleanly. But you have to promise me that you won't be able to deliver the duck when I'm roasted and gone. The mountain road is too far, and the physical exertion of you walking back and forth is too great, and I really don't feel at ease. ”

Gu Xuebin hurriedly said: "Then I'll pick you up at night, you must wait for me over there." ”

"No, you came here today, and you already didn't follow the doctor's instructions and didn't cooperate with the treatment. If you don't obey again, I'll punish you. Su Jinyao deliberately had a straight face when she spoke, looking very angry.

Gu Xuebin smiled ruffianly and said, "Punish me, if you tear your clothes, I still don't regret it." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, it won't." Su Jinyao was angry that he actually used this matter to scare herself, glared at him and said, "Seriously, don't send it for a while, and don't pick me up at night, otherwise I'll be really angry, and the consequences will be very serious, and I may ignore you again." Because I don't like people who don't feel self (ài). Obviously, I tried my best to cure you, but if you don't pity yourself, you don't respect my efforts, and I will feel very disappointed. ”

Gu Xuebin said: "Okay, I won't send you, and I won't pick you up." However, while you wait for the duck to marinate for a while, can you sleep on my shoulder for a while? ”

...... this request, Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "No." ”

"Jin Yao, you have to run so far to the city in a while, how can I rest assured that you are running all the way like this? You can't ......."

"I can't sleep on your shoulder for a while, but I want to sleep on your lap." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she also kissed Gu Xuebin's handsome face.