Chapter Seventy-Two: How to Clean Up the Scoundrels?
On the day of the house, Liu Meiniang specially asked Zhang Jihan to buy firecrackers, and put a long string of firecrackers in the place where the new house was built, and the scene was full of joy.
The young and vigorous young man was shouting and laying the foundation, and Uncle Ge was walking around and observing the terrain.
As for Liu Meiniang, she was studying her drawings with a few craftsmen.
"Little lady of the Zhang family, this design, I really haven't seen it." The gray-haired Lao Dong asked if he had been helping others design houses for many years, but most of them were from the city.
When the big families in the city built houses, they paid attention to the number of entrances and exits, and the location and furnishings of each courtyard, and this was the first time he came to the village to help others design the courtyard.
"Listening to Uncle Dong, this shouldn't be a problem, right?" Liu Meiniang said with a smile.
"Hey, there's no problem, but there's a question for the old man." Lao Dong touched his beard and said.
"Uncle Dong just said." Liu Meiniang replied.
"The little lady of the Zhang family wants to build the latrine in the yard?" Lao Dong pointed to the drawings and asked.
"Yes, Uncle Dong." Several other people were very curious when they heard the conversation between the two and also came over.
"This is the first time I've seen it, and this toilet flush is a novelty." Lao Dong was surprised.
"Uncle Dong has won the award." Liu Meiniang said with a smile.
"Is it really possible to build it according to the drawings?" Lao Dong still didn't believe it.
"Uncle Dong, you see, after this pipe is laid underground, the water on it will generate power as soon as you press this button, because it is made of marble, and it will produce a squeezing force, and when the pipe is directly connected to the mountain, the dirty water will be discharged."
Liu Meiniang explained according to the drawings.
The people around him who listened were dumbfounded.
"The idea of the little lady of the Zhang family is admired by the old man." Lao Dong's eyes were full of admiration.
"Uncle Dong has won the award, and I am also idle and have nothing to think about, and I have to trouble Uncle Dong a lot." Liu Meiniang didn't even dare to say it.
"How about discussing with the little lady?" After Lao Dong saw that everyone was gone, he secretly came to Liu Meiniang's side and said.
"Uncle Dong, please speak." Liu Meiniang asked suspiciously.
"I don't charge a penny for the little lady to build a house, after the house is built, can the little lady give this drawing to the old man, and the old man will study it when he goes back."
"Uncle Dong is polite, you can take this drawing after the house is finished, and I don't need it." Liu Meiniang thought that Lao Dong was going to say something.
"Hahaha, the old man has taken a big advantage like this, thank you little lady." Uncle Dong laughed and was very happy.
There was harmony on the construction site.
"Stop, stop, don't work, stop."
A group of people came from a distance and shouted loudly.
"Stop, stop, stop!" A few young and strong young men led by him directly stepped forward and pushed away all the people who were working.
"Who are you, and what are you going to do?" The person who was pushed away looked blindfolded, and his face became unsightly when he looked at the person who came.
"Who are you?" Liu Meiniang was also attracted by the noisy sound.
Looking at the unkind appearance of the comer, Liu Meiniang knew that something was wrong.
Sure enough, Liu Meiniang walked in front of the group of people and saw an acquaintance in the crowd at a glance, it was Liu Shan, her uncle who came to their house two days ago to make trouble.
"Uncle, my family has a new house, what do you mean by bringing a group of people here?"
Liu Meiniang stood in front of the workers and said loudly, not afraid of the other party's overwhelming numbers.
"Why are you talking like this kid, uncle brought someone to help you build the yard, what, are you still not happy?" Liu Shan looked at Liu Meiniang proudly, looking like a matter of course.
"Uncle is bothered, I have found all the people in the yard, I understand the kindness of the uncle, the uncle will take these people back, and the niece will not send it if she has something to do." Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Shan is bringing a group of people to make trouble.
"Mei Niang, you are a dog biting Lu Dongbin who doesn't know the hearts of good people!" Liu Shan said indignantly.
"Uncle I'm already very clear, I don't need manpower anymore, so Uncle Huang should take these people back." Liu Meiniang's face was already dark.
"If you tell me to go back, I'll go back? I'm not leaving here today! Liu Shan sat on the wood next to him like a hooligan, and the seven or eight people he brought with him also sat under the shade of the trees on the side.
Liu Meiniang sighed helplessly, where is this relative, it is a scoundrel.
"Brothers, get to work." The foreman on the side saw a few people sitting down, shouted, and everyone ignored those people, turned around and began to do their own business.
Just after a few strokes, a few people working under the shade of the trees got up again and blocked the construction site directly.
"What do you mean by that?" The foreman asked angrily.
"It's not interesting." A few people brought by Liu Shan said with a smile.
"Don't deceive people too much!" The foreman said.
"What is too much deception, we are kind enough to help, you really don't know what to do." The person brought by Liu Shan said leisurely.
Liu Meiniang looked at this posture and understood that Liu Shan was deliberate.
"Everyone has worked hard today, it's noon, let's rest for a while, lunch will be delivered in a while, let's eat and then work."
Liu Meiniang shouted loudly.
When the foreman heard Liu Meiniang's words, he glared at Liu Shan and the others viciously, shouted and walked over with his subordinates to sit on the other side to rest.
"Let's rest for a while, there is brewed herbal tea here, everyone will drink a bowl of it, and I'll go back and bring lunch." Liu Meiniang left after speaking.
After a while, Liu Meiniang and Zhang Jihan came over together, each carrying a burden, which contained today's lunch.
This is what Liu Meiniang started to prepare when she got up early in the morning, and on the first day of the house, if she didn't eat well, she would be gossiped about by others.
"It's time to eat." Liu Meiniang and Zhang Jihan put the burden on the ground and took out the same dishes. There are pork vermicelli, shredded cabbage, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and the staple food is white flour steamed buns
Most people in the village can only eat such a meal until the Chinese New Year, and when they smell the fragrance, people turn their heads one after another, watching Liu Meiniang and Zhang Jihan put the food on the ground like that, and swallow their saliva involuntarily.
"Dinner?" Liu Shan's voice sounded, and before Liu Meiniang could react, the few people brought by Liu Shan immediately swarmed up.
"Everyone is open to eat, you're welcome, you're welcome." Liu Shan was pulling the dishes and chopsticks while beckoning the few people he brought, completely ignoring Liu Meiniang and Zhang Jihan, who had black faces on the side.
"What are you doing? Do you want to be shameless? Zhang Jihan scolded.
"Where did you come from, stay on the side!" Liu Shan didn't know where to find these big guys.
Each one of them looked very strong, standing there like a few mountains.
Liu Meiniang pulled Zhang Jihan and signaled Zhang Jihan not to speak first.
The foremen who were waiting to eat on the side were also stunned, watching Liu Shan and his party gobbling up food.
In less than ten minutes, the people brought by Liu Shan ate all the meals that had been prepared for the people who worked.
Liu Shan also hiccuped contentedly.
"Mei Niang, since you don't need the help of the eldest uncle today, then the eldest uncle will bring them back tomorrow." Liu Shan waved his hand, and the few people he brought swaggered away, walking far away, and Liu Meiniang also heard them talking about how delicious the food made by Liu Meiniang's family was.
"Sister-in-law, they deceive people too much, let's not sue the official!" Zhang Jihan said with a wave of his fist.
"The government won't take care of it." Liu Meiniang lowered her head and began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks she had just eaten.
"How so? Liu Shan and Liu Wang came to our house that day, didn't you say to sue the official? Zhang Jihan asked puzzledly, last time only two people came to eat and drink for nothing, Liu Meiniang said that she could sue the official, why more than ten people were like this this time, Liu Meiniang said that the government would not care.
"Is there any evidence?" Liu Meiniang raised her head and asked, which stopped Zhang Jihan.
"They won't admit it, and the government won't take care of it." Liu Meiniang admitted that the last time she said that, it was completely because she had watched too many novels, film and television dramas, and was talking nonsense.
"W-what can I do about this?" Zhang Jihan said angrily.
"What can I do? Redo it. Liu Meiniang put away the dishes and chopsticks and sighed heavily.
"Ahh Zhang Jihan asked in disbelief.
"Guys, I'm sorry, I'll go home and make a new one, everyone wait." Liu Meiniang walked to the resting worker and said apologetically.
"Otherwise, forget it, the eldest lady of the Liu family, we won't eat, anyway, it will only be half a day. It's the same for us to eat at home. The honest foreman rubbed his hands and said, and the other workers nodded as well.
Some of them are not from the village, they are blindsided by what has just happened, and a few of them also stood up and wanted to help, but they were all stopped by the people around them.
People have an instinctive reaction to protect themselves, not because they don't want to help, but because they are also afraid that they will get into trouble.
"How can this be done, everyone wait a while, rest here for a while, and I'll bring the food in a while." Liu Meiniang gave Zhang Jihan an explanation and left.
"Dandan, you go and call Aunt Li to help." Liu Meiniang returned to the courtyard and gasped.
"What are you helping, sister-in-law?" Zhang Dandan asked with a wink.
"You go and call Aunt Li first, and I'll tell you when I come back." Liu Meiniang didn't have time to explain to Zhang Dandan, so she went into the kitchen and began to prepare the second lunch.
"Mei Niang, isn't there enough food to eat? We made so many ...... in the morning," Zhang Li asked, seeing Liu Meiniang enter the kitchen, and walked in.
"My uncle brought people to make trouble, and he rushed to finish all the food, and now those who started the house have not eaten." Liu Meiniang explained to Zhang Li's mouth, and the work in her hands did not stop at all.
"It's ....... Then hurry up and do it, I'll light the fire. "It's Liu Meiniang's mother's family, Zhang Li is naturally not good at saying anything, and now the Zhang family is supported by Liu Meiniang, as long as it is something that Liu Meiniang decides, Zhang Li supports it.
Now that Liu Meiniang's mother's family is making trouble, let Liu Meiniang deal with it.
"Mother, you can help wash this dish." Liu Meiniang carried a large basin and put it on the table.
"Okay." Zhang Li put on the sleeves and did it quickly.
After a while, Aunt Li was pulled over by Zhang Dandan, and Aunt Li briefly understood what happened, and joined the cooking ranks without saying anything.
With Aunt Li's help, cooking is faster.
"Dandan, you go to the Li butcher's house in the village to buy five catties of pork and come back."
Liu Meiniang asked Zhang Dandan to go to the bedside in her room by herself, and took out dozens of wen in the wooden box to buy pork.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go now." Zhang Dandan ran away as soon as he received the instruction.
"Mei Niang, I've worked hard for you, why don't I deliver food?" Zhang Li hesitated and said, she was afraid that Liu Meiniang would be bullied because of her soft temperament, although since Liu Meiniang woke up after fainting last time, Zhang Li felt that Liu Meiniang's personality had become very strong, but Liu Meiniang was indeed timid and cowardly before, and Zhang Li was afraid that Liu Meiniang would be bullied.
"Mother, it's okay, they're all gone, you better rest at home, I left food for you and Aunt Li, you and Aunt Li can eat quickly."
After Liu Meiniang finished speaking, she went out with her burden.