Su Jinyao was a little familiar when she heard this person speak, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while. At this time, Xiao Cheng'er agreed, and then put down the dishes and chopsticks and went out to have a look.

Su Jinyao also followed out, and heard Xiao Cheng'er already asking through the door, "Who are you?" It's not from our village, is it? ”

The man outside the door: "Is the new house built by your family over there?" I am a carpenter from Ning'an Town, my name is Xu Chenming. Does your dad have a leg problem? He and a girl bought a wheelchair in our shop a few days ago. ”

As soon as Su Jinyao heard the name "Xu Chenming", she knew that she was the little carpenter who paid attention to simple and practical workmanship. Hurriedly said to Xiao Cheng'er: "Open the door, I asked him to take a look at the layout of the new house and prepare to use him to beat the furniture." ”

When Xiaocheng'er heard this, he opened the courtyard door.

Su Jinyao looked at it, and sure enough, it was Xu Chenming standing outside. He asked curiously, "Why did you come here at this time?" You can see this house, but how do you go back after you've seen it? ”

Xu Chen was obviously embarrassed, and said, "I was thinking about finishing the work in the store for the master, taking a moment to come over and take a look and then rush back." Who knew that if you took a car, you could only sit in Xiaozhang Village, and never go further. But after all, they all came, and promised that you would be ten days later, and I was afraid that you would blame me for not having credit if I came late, so I rushed all the way over. ”

This Xu Chenming is really real enough. There is indeed no direct carriage from Ning'an Town to Pingshan Village, and he must have come by Uncle Wang's return carriage. And at that hour, get off the bus and walk to Pingshan Village, that's the time. That is, now that the sky is long, the head has not yet fallen. If he had come in a month earlier, it would have been dark.

Su Jinyao had to ask, "Then what are you going to do after you have seen the house?" Didn't I say that when you come to see the house, I will count the fare for you in the work fee? Why don't you hire a car from town? It's all this time, and you haven't eaten, have you? ”

Xu Chenming looked embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "Naturally, I didn't eat the rice, but I have dry food, just trouble the girl to give me a glass of water." I went to see the house after dinner, and then I could go to Xiaozhang Village to see if I could hire a carriage for the return trip there. I'm also planning to save a little bit for the girl, after all, your family needs money everywhere to build a house. ”

Su Xiangui heard that it was Xu Chenming, and he also pushed the wheelchair out. Thinking that the young man was still (rè) (qíng) helping him out of the car and into a wheelchair, he said, "Come in." My family is also eating, if you don't dislike it, I'll give you a bowl of food and eat together. ”

Su Jinyao pursed her lips, but there was no way. Dad was a hospitable and heartfelt man, and he probably didn't think it was easy for this young man to come all the way over, so he was left to eat. Forget it, I'm about to eat enough anyway, and multiple people can still sweep the leftovers (dàng) after eating.

Xu Chenming is still a little restrained. But it may also be a long way to go, and I am really hungry. After a few thanks, he followed Xiaocheng'er into the house. However, he still had eyes, and did not sit down at the dinner table, but found a low stool to sit down, and said, "I'll just drink saliva here and eat the steamed buns." Today is my fault for not calculating the time, and I am to blame. It really shouldn't have delayed your family's meal. ”

Su Xiangui said: "It's okay, it's okay, don't delay." It's a good thing that you're so trustworthy, young man. Fei'er, take a bowl, a pair of chopsticks, and a little for each dish. ”

Sophie agreed, and went to the kitchen. brought a bowl but it was not small, and some dishes were sandwiched on one plate after another, and sent to Xu Chenming's hand along with chopsticks.

Xu Chenming thanked him and stretched out his hand to pick it up. When I looked up and saw Sophie, I couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Sophie also happened to bow her head, and met the pair of eyes that Xu Chenming looked at, and her face immediately turned red. The bowl in his hand was shoved into Xu Chenming's hand, and the turn (shēn) returned to the table. However, Sophie was sitting on her side just now, and now she is sitting directly on the side of Xiaocheng'er (shēn), with her back to Xu Chenming.

Xu Chenming was still holding the bowl in a daze, and when he saw Sophie leaving, he only gave him a back, and suddenly realized that he was abrupt, and he shouldn't have stared at other girls like this.

But although his eyes were gone, Xu Chenming was still muttering silently in his heart: Although this girl is not a top beauty, she is gentle and virtuous when she looks at it; The demeanor is gentle, the clothes are appropriate, and even the makeup on the face is so good-looking. In such a small mountain village, it is estimated that such a girl is the best-looking girl in the village.

Although Sophie had her back to Xu Chenming, she didn't know why, her heart was beating "bang". But now that I think about it, Xu Chenming is not very handsome, but his eyes are full of appreciation and gentleness when he looks at him, and he seems to be a young man with a good temper.

Su Jinyao is not used to eating next to multiple people, although the meals are all taken out for him, but he has no interest in continuing to eat. Therefore, holding the rice bowl was actually absent-minded, and it happened to see Xu Chenming looking at Sophie, and then the two of them were sitting separately, but they were both blushing.

Su Jinyao blinked, and then looked at Sophie, she was indeed still blushing. Her eyes were even more secretly turned left and right, as if she had the heart to look back, but she looked shy.

Su Jinyao secretly stuck out her tongue and said in her heart: It seems that these two people have a play?

Therefore, after eating a meal, Su Jinyao did not urge Xu Chenming to go to see the house and leave quickly, but said to Xu Chenming: "You can sit here and rest again." My eldest sister and I will clean up the dinner table first, and then take you to see the new house. ”

Xu Chenming agreed, and his eyes secretly glanced at Sophie. However, Sophie was stuffy and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, but she didn't notice that he was looking at her again.

But this scene fell in Su Jinyao's eyes, and she secretly wondered in her heart, if there was really development, she would have to inquire carefully to see if this Xu Chenming was reliable or not.

Su Jinyao and Su Fei'er packed up the dishes and chopsticks together and brought them to the kitchen. Sophie poured a small half basin of water from the cauldron, mixed it with some cold water, and then put a spoonful of alkaline noodles on it, tested the temperature of the water and began to wash the dishes.

Su Jinyao poured the remaining little food into a basin next to her. Now that the Su family (rì) is good, they can eat enough every day, and there may be some leftover meals. So the little town was going to take the leftovers and feed the big yellow dogs in the village.

While cleaning up, Su Jinyao said: "Eldest sister, I asked this Xu Chenming to make furniture, do you think this person can work well?" ”

"Yes." Su Fei'er heard Su Jinyao talk about Xu Chenming outside, and the action of brushing the dishes in her hand slowed down. casually asked, "Why did you think of asking him to make furniture?" I didn't know each other before. ”

"The last time our family went to town, my father's wheelchair was bought in his apprentice's shop. Originally, it was another one for sale, but I thought it was too complicated and not light enough to use, so he pushed out the current wheelchair. I bought it when I thought it was suitable. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she secretly observed Sophie's watch (qíng), and saw that Sophie's movement of brushing the dishes in her hand was getting slower and slower, and she should be listening carefully.

Su Jinyao continued: "When I introduced the wheelchair, I heard him say a few words, and I felt that he was a real person (tǐng), and he was not bad at making this wheelchair, and his craftsmanship should be passable, so I planned to let him make furniture." The price of hiring a master is definitely different from using an apprentice, and it is estimated that it can be a lot cheaper. ”

Sophie let out an "um". After thinking about it, he asked, "Seeing that he is not young anymore, he is still an apprentice?" ”

Su Jinyao said: "I don't know how old he is, he looks eighteen or nine, or nineteen?" He said that he had been studying with his master for eight years, and that there should be seventeen or eighteen years old. ”

Sophie said "um" again and said no more.

Su Jinyao pondered that Sophie's mind might be active, but she felt that this matter couldn't be matched now, after all, she didn't know what Xu Chenming's character was, so she couldn't come and see the right thing, so she pushed Sophie out. It's not that the old girl hates to marry.

In fact, in terms of appearance, Xu Chenming is not handsome, but he is not ugly, and if you look closely, the facial features are still (tǐng) Zhou Zheng, which belongs to the durable type. tall (tǐng) tall, it is estimated that there is at least one meter seven or eight up, but it is not that kind of strong type, the limbs are very slender, and there is still a little grace when you look at the back. And although he is a carpentry apprentice, it is rare that the clothes on (shēn) are very clean, and there is no sloppy appearance of those elementary school apprentices who are gray and dirty, which makes people feel very comfortable.

If Xu Chenming is compared with Wang Changliang, in terms of appearance, Xu Chenming is a little shorter and a little thinner, and he is not as tall and strong as Wang Changliang, who is only sixteen years old; But in terms of appearance, Xu Chenming is still more attractive. And Xu Chenming looks like a stable type, the kind of person who is reassuring when he speaks and does things.

So in Su Jinyao's eyes, Xu Chenming is the kind of person who can make a good impression at a glance, and Wang Changliang is what Su Jinyao didn't like much at first sight. In fact, Wang Changliang has exposed the scumbag's ruffian (xìng), proving that Su Jinyao's vision and intuition are correct. It's this Xu Chenming who doesn't know if she can see it accurately, if she is really old and stable, Su Jinyao has no objection to Su Fei'er dating him.

But with Su Jinyao's thoughts, she didn't think that this was the meaning of marrying Su Fei'er, after all, ancient feudal ideas were heavy, and they were all parents' orders and matchmakers' words; Su Jinyao just felt that she should be given a chance to meet a man other than Wang Changliang, so that she could let go of her mind.

Seeing that Su Fei'er only cared about washing the dishes and stopped talking, Su Jinyao stopped mentioning Xu Chenming. She knew that Sophie's thinking was still conservative, and if she said a few more words, it would be bad for Sophie to think wrong.

Besides, sometimes two people just pay attention to each other's embryonic stage, and it may not necessarily be true (qíng), but with a little help, it may be able to contribute to this matter.

In case it is found that Xu Chenming is also unreliable in the future, and Sophie and Xu Chenming have already made do with each other, Su Jinyao feels that her sin is great. So now let's treat it coldly, wait and see what happens, and first observe him for a few days under the pretext of letting Xu Chenming play furniture.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao and Su Fei'er said, "Sister, pack up, I'll take the little carpenter to see the new house." “

Sophie agreed, and Su Jinyao came out of the kitchen. But when he came out, he stood at the door and took a sneak look, and saw that Sophie had really stopped brushing the bowl again, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Su Jinyao then turned (shēn) back to the main house, and saw Xu Chenming squatting next to Su Xiangui's wheelchair, not knowing what he was tinkering with. Seeing that Su Jinyao was back, he took the initiative to explain: "I think about staying and staying, so I will check the wheelchair for my uncle to see if there is anything unstable with these (rì) pieces." This thing is the most important thing to be safe, I'm afraid that if it is not installed well, the uncle will use it and it will break. It's inconvenient, but it's really bad to fall. ”

Su Jinyao asked, "Is there anything wrong with the inspection?" ”

"It's okay, (tǐng) okay. It was even better than I expected. Xu Chenming stood up and wiped his hands, and said: "The axle and iron gate are not too worn, and the seats are firm, these places are the most important, I can rest assured if there is no problem." And I can pack the ticket, if this wheelchair is not dropped, not smashed, there is no major bump, and it will not need to be overhauled for three or five years. ”

"That's good, after all, my father's legs and feet are inconvenient, if something really goes wrong, I'm not afraid to spend money to repair a wheelchair, I'm afraid of hurting my father." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she walked over and asked, "Dad, let's go over and see the new house now, can you go with us?" ”

Su Xiangui nodded and said, "Go and see, Dad can push a wheelchair himself." ”

Su Jinyao said: "But you can't go inside after you arrive, it's inconvenient to see that there are bricks on the ground, so you can wait outside." ”

Xu Chenming (tǐng) can listen to Yin'er, and when she heard Su Jinyao say this, she understood that she was afraid that Su Xiangui would be in danger under the unbuilt house, after all, she was a person with inconvenient legs and feet, and her reaction and mobility were much worse than that of a normal person. He also said, "Yes, uncle, you can take a look outside." If the mud gets caught in the axles, the car won't move and will have to be overhauled in advance. ”

Su Xiangui said: "Okay, I'll take a look outside." Listening to you study, my heart is happy. ”

Su Jinyao came over and pushed the wheelchair and took Xu Chenming outside. Su Xiangui also said: "I don't need you to push, I can push it myself." ”

Su Jinyao smiled and didn't argue, but still pushed the wheelchair and walked to the new house. Now that the new house is nearing completion, the shelves have been erected, and the tiles are almost finished, and the construction is completed. However, the interior still needs to be repaired, such as the location of the doors and windows are still empty, and the walls should be smoothed with fine plaster, and finally painted with white plaster twice. It's all about post-renovation (qíng). However, in ancient times, there were no special decoration teams and decorators, and they were all masons to do these jobs.

Of course, if the men of each family are skillful and capable, they can also repair the house themselves. And these jobs of the Su family, Su Xiangui can't do it, the town is still young, and the two girls' families of Su Jinyao and Su Fei'er definitely can't do it, so let Master Gu's two apprentices be responsible for the meticulous work of finishing the home decoration later. The four helpers invited by Master Gu began to dig the underground storage room at the small water shop first.

Su Jinyao pushed the wheelchair and took Xu Chenming to the location of the new house, and Xu Chenming showed a little surprise when he saw it. After all, he had just come out of the Su family's old house, and the broken houses, cracked walls, and old furniture all showed that the situation of the Su family could only be described by the word "poor". Moreover, the Su family is at the edge of Pingshan Village, and it is estimated that Xu Chenming can also find that the Su family's house is estimated to be the most dilapidated in the village.

But now the five big houses in front of you, although they have not yet been roofed, can also be seen that the scale is not small and the layout is good; It is estimated that after the decoration is completed, and then the furniture is placed, it will definitely be one of the richest households in the village. Such a big contrast, not to mention Xu Chenming, who doesn't know the situation, in fact, even these people in Pingshan Village are surprised.

For Xu Chenming's surprise, Su Jinyao was used to it. However, Su Jinyao still carefully looked at Xu Chenming's watch (qíng) and found that he was surprised, but he did not see the greedy and envious god (qíng).

In this way, there are generally two possibilities: one is that he has been learning art with the master for a long time, and he has seen a lot of big families, even if he is a knowledgeable person, he naturally does not have much reaction from the wealthy households in this small mountain village. Second, Xu Chenming's family background is also solid, although he was surprised by the changes in the Su family before, but it may be because of the big contrast. And their family may have a good family background, so they don't have too much envy for such a family.

And no matter what kind of situation (qíng) it is, Su Jinyao feels that Xu Chenming's performance is still good, at least because the Su family is the same as the nouveau riche, he shows a little different flattery.

Su Jinyao said to Xu Chenming: "This is it, there is still a little bit of mason's work in the later stage that has not been completed, but the ground has been cleared out, you can go in and have a look." Rest assured, the beams and shelves above are also safe, and we went in to see it many times. ”

Xu Chenming nodded and walked in. As he walked, he asked, "The window lattice and door frame are not installed, are you planning to buy a ready-made one?" ”

Su Jinyao knew that this was carpentry's work, but carpentry was also divided into rough and fine work. Rough work is generally to do a rough job, door frames, window frames, doors and windows can also be done, but they are all ordinary plate type. If you want to make a delicate carved window and openwork door, you have to find a carpenter to do the work.

So Su Jinyao asked, "I was going to buy it, but you're here, can you see if you can do it?" If you can do it together, you can match it with furniture (tào), the same style. ”

"Style?" Xu Chenming felt a little new when he heard this word, stopped and turned his head to ask Su Jinyao, "What does the girl mean by the style?" That is, I do all the carpentry work by myself, along with the furniture, doors and windows, so that the whole looks consistent? ”