But I didn't expect that one night, the Mei family was going to build a new house and ask someone to help, and the news that the conditions were very attractive spread all over the country.

The Mei family in this village, as well as other families in the village, as long as there are idle laborers in the family, they will run to the door of the Mei family early the next morning to ask if they want to help.

Mei Xiaotong has read the list made by Master Jiang, and knows that the more natural people, the better, this has to dig the foundation, and then move stones or something, the more people, the faster the completion.

She expects to build a new house in a month, dry the house, and then decorate it, and wait for at least a month and a half to move in, and only half a month to celebrate the New Year.

In this half a month, I still have to prepare for Mei Changgui's marriage and New Year, and the time is urgent.

In addition, the further back on, the colder the day, the more unfavorable it is for the house.

After thinking about it, Mei Xiaotong agreed, and the most important thing now is to make the mud bricks needed for the house to dry first, and after the foundation is laid, this will be needed.

After discussing with Mei Zhongzhong and Mrs. Li, the two brothers Mei Xiaoque and Mei Changgui picked some honest, strong, and non-cheating men among the people who came to ask.

The man who was favored by the Mei family was naturally happy.

The nature that was not looked down on was not happy, and when I went back and muttered, the mother-in-law at home was also angry, smashing pots and bowls, pumping children, and so on.

There is also the one with a bad heart, his own man was not selected, and the next day he said some sour things in the village.

Among them is Anjia.

Since the An family sold Song Chunhua, they lived a good life with the silver for a few days, and at first they thought that Song Chunhua married the rich Boss Zhao, and they lived in the town anyway, and when they ran out of money, they went to Song Chunhua or Boss Zhao, and if they leaked a little between their fingers, it would be enough for the An family to live a good life.

Unexpectedly, Boss Zhao was also a treacherous person, and began to come to the door with the An family, and gave them three melons and two dates, but they were not allowed to see Song Chunhua.

There are too many times, and Boss Zhao is also annoyed by this group of leeche-like An family, if it weren't for the fact that Song Chunhua is still young and beautiful, and her body hasn't slept enough by herself, even Song Chunhua wants to catch up.

It happened that the mountain goods were almost collected, and Boss Zhao simply took the mountain goods and Song Chunhua, patted his buttocks, and left.

When the An family looked for it again, the building was already empty, not only Boss Zhao was gone, but even Song Chunhua was gone.

The An family inquired for a long time, and then vaguely heard that Boss Zhao had returned to his hometown with Song Chunhua, his hometown was thousands of miles away, who had the money to find it? Now the An family has no hope at all, but he shrank his head and is honest for a few days.

There is no income at home, and life can't go on, but if they really want to do things, they don't have the strength and can't endure hardship.

happened to hear that the Mei family invited someone to build a house, and paid for three meals, and the An family was moved.

This goes to Mei's house, you can eat enough every day, and you can get money, as for doing things, so many people, their own family grinds foreign workers, and they can mix quickly in a day

Past.

So I also came to ask for help.

Mei Changgui and Mei Xiaoque don't say that they look down on the An family, but the eldest and second brothers of Song Chunhua from the An family are not working materials at all, who dares to invite them?

Immediately refused.

The two brothers of the An family still don't give up, and they say that for the sake of An Huahao's face, An Huahao also called their uncle, and now that his uncle has come to help, why can't he get rid of it?

It's okay not to mention this, mentioning this, Mei Changgui first complained for An Hua Hao, who doesn't know that this uncle is not an uncle, it is a blood-sucking leech, and there is a face to An Hua Hao?

Raise your fist and ask if they're rolling or beaten?

The two brothers of the An family were so frightened that they went home, only to feel that they had lost face, and scolded the Mei family and An Huahao at home.

Especially Song Chunhua, scolded her for forgetting her roots, for the sake of an old man, she left her father, mother, brother and sister-in-law behind, scolded her for being improper, and only deserved to be a concubine......

The next day, I was still unconvinced, and I heard that some people said that the Mei family was not good, so I found a bosom friend, and the full village of oil and vinegar said that the Mei family was not.

It really aroused the minds of some people, and they followed suit.

What do you say that the Mei family is proud now, and they are going to build a big house, which is higher than the Li Zheng family, I am afraid that this Lingshan Village will be the Mei family in the future......

Others said that the Mei family is now rich, so they turned their faces and didn't recognize people, and their men took the initiative to help, and they also picked and choose, what kind of stuff and so on.

Fortunately, Mei Xiaotong already knew that now that the Mei family has made a fortune in business and has a big house, there must be people who are red-eyed, so she first asked Mei Zhongzhong to send a jar of good wine, a box of snacks from the capital, and a bag of tea to Lizheng in the Beijing specialties sent by the big boss.

Mrs. Li Zheng couldn't put it down when she looked at the dim sum box in Beijing, and Li Zheng only smelled the wine, like a treasure.

Li Zheng's son studied with an old showman in the town, and he had more vision than his father and mother at home, and when he saw these sent by the Mei family, he knew that they were good things.

He had also heard of the Mei family in the town, especially Mei Xiaotong's reputation, and he knew the connections behind the Mei family better than his father, and he couldn't say that there would be a place to use the Mei family in the future, so he specially told his father and mother that for the affairs of the Mei family, if they can give it more convenience, they can make it more convenient, and make a good fate, which is better than anything else.

Not to mention sending the tea sent by the Mei family to his mentor, after the mentor tasted it, he said very nostalgically that he had only drunk this kind of tea called Yulu once in the capital in the capital at the time when he was in a small eunuch in the capital.

I didn't expect that many years later, I would still be able to dip the light of my disciples and drink this Gyokuro tea again.

The old Xiucai patted Lizheng's son on the shoulder after drinking tea, saying that Lizheng's son might be luckier than himself.

With these words, Lizheng's son is even more cautious about the Mei family. Li Zheng is both husband and wife

Shrewd people, knowing that the Mei family has done business and has connections, can get these good things from the capital, and then the business will become bigger, so why will they move to the city to be the eldest master, how can they always live in the small mountain village of Lingshan Village?

Not to mention that his son came back and said Lao Xiucai's words, which made Li Zheng think more.

After listening to these rumors, it is difficult for Li Zheng to come forward, and Li Zheng's mother-in-law has no such taboo.

In front of the whole village, he crossed his waist and scolded.

First of all, scolding those who say sour things is not a thing, an ungrateful white-eyed wolf. Forgot about the summer water grabs? I forgot that it was Xiaotong of the Mei family who helped the village grab water, and it was also the eldest daughter-in-law of the Mei family, Zhou, who found out that she came downstream to steal water, and almost lost her life.

If it weren't for their family, the crops in the village would be killed, but I'm afraid that most of the people in the village can't even fill their stomachs now, where is there still the strength to chew people's tongues? I don't remember such kindness, and I still talk about people behind my back, it's a loss of conscience!

also scolded the people in Lingshan Village for not knowing what to do, only seeing that the Mei family was doing business and making a fortune, but didn't see how difficult life was when the family was in trouble? People can earn money now, that's their ability, they will only blush and say some strange things in the back, what kind of hero is it? If you have the ability, you also go to business and make a fortune?

Besides, the Mei family's mountain goods business, didn't it bring benefits to the people of Lingshan Village? The Mei family is kind, and the people in the village go to sell mountain goods, and the prices are higher, and the quality is slightly worse, and the Mei family also raised their hands and passed.

Not to mention anything else, after the Mei family collects the mountain goods, the people of Lingshan Village don't have to go so far to sell the mountain goods, and the price is higher, and each family has at least 100 or so more money to fill their pockets than in previous years. Without the Mei family, where do you get such benefits?

took the benefits of the Mei family, stained the light of the Mei family, and now it is just that he didn't take advantage of it at all, so he scolded the Mei family for not being good, and also provoked the relationship between his own family and the Mei family, it is simply a black heart, liver and stomach, such a rotten mouth and poor tongue, and if he dies in the future, he will go to hell, and he will be pulled out of his tongue and buttoned eyes!

I don't want to think about it, why did the Mei family spend money to hire people to build a new house, so they naturally wanted the house to be built quickly. Don't you want to find someone who is quick with your hands and feet?

My own man is so lazy to do it, I want to go to Mei's house to mix up with Qiaozong but I didn't get mixed up, why don't you blame my man for being useless? Blame the Mei family? No matter how much money the Mei family has, they don't have to use it on these white-eyed wolves who pick up a bowl to eat meat and put down their chopsticks to scold their mother!

Li Zheng's mother-in-law scolded this time, and many people blushed, now that I think about it, the Mei family really has nothing to say except for Mrs. Li's mouth.

Quietly did those things for the people in the village, not to mention the mountain goods business so that the people in the village really got a lot of benefits, just now start a new house, ask someone to help, package three meals and pay wages, this is the first in Lingshan Village.

In the past, who built a house, didn't call a few good friends, or relatives' help? It's good to be able to pack three meals a day, wages?

Stop dreaming.

After all, if you helped me today, I will help you tomorrow, and it has been like this for many years.

and the people who have been booked by the Mei family, if they weren't afraid of offending the Li Zheng family, they would have jumped out to refute it a long time ago.

At this moment, I saw that the mother-in-law of the Li Zheng family was the first to come out to scold the street, and they were all busy coming out to echo it, who couldn't get along with the money? What if these people provoke the Mei family and don't pay them?

There are many people, and most of them still remember the Mei family, and they gossip together, and after a while, they scolded those who said sour things and went home.

Mrs. Li Zheng scolded and left, and deliberately ran to Mei's house, found Mrs. Li, and expressed her attitude: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my family is not the person the villain said." ”

"Our head of the family often says at home, it would be good if we could have a few more talents like your girl in Lingshan Village. Now that life like your family is better, there are not many people who don't forget to pull the villagers, we are not the ungrateful people, we all remember the good of your Mei family in our hearts! ”

Mrs. Li is also a master, and after listening to Mrs. Lizheng's words, she lifted her shirt and wiped the corners of her eyes: "Big sister, it's a shame that your family is all understanding people!" Otherwise, our family will really be wronged to death! ”

"My family started the house, to be honest, there is no way, now the children are older, a few days ago just for my fourth child to set a family matter, this year before the marriage, but there is really no place at home."

"Seeing that the eldest grandson and the second grandson are also going to look at each other, I really can't move away! Can't the children all marry daughters-in-law and share a house with their brothers, right? ”

"Speaking of our family's business, but the eldest girl went to the sedan chair once, it was all crossing the river by feeling the stones, and there were many doorways in it that I didn't understand, my boss was honest and honest, with a tender face, and the people in the village came to sell mountain goods, whether it was good or not, he didn't accept it with face."

"Don't you know, we are willing to accept it, but the big bosses from other places refuse to ask for it. For this, I won't say how much our family has suffered. Don't you all think about the folks in the township, can you pull a handful? ”

"Our family has made some money this year, but this is a new house, plus the marriage of the fourth child, the money earned in a year is not enough to fill in! Thanks to my family Xiaotong, it was really for the family, the money from selling dyes by himself, and for the sake of the family's house, it was all pasted inside. ”

That's it, she also said, the weather is too cold in our house, although the big brothers, uncles and uncles are friendly with our family and are willing to help, but this cold weather can't make everyone suffer. Only then did we insist on being in charge, saying that we would give labor money to help, which was also a little bit of our mind. ”

"I never thought that this Xiaotong was kind-hearted, but he attracted such unpleasant words! I was so anxious at home that I thought about going to your sister's house to defend myself, or did we Xiaotong say, saying that you and Brother Chengdong are not such people, sister, saying that you have a big heart, and you will not be decided

Listen to the villain's instigation. ”

"He also said that the Chengcai brother has been in the house for so many years, since he became the lizheng, the life of our Lingshan Village is getting better and better day by day, and he also said that the Chengcai brother will teach people, your family is not only good at learning, but also kind, and I have seen it in the town several times, and I am kind and angry, and I will definitely have a lot of success in the future......"

After saying something, she coaxed her mother-in-law to smile.

The two held hands and praised each other, and they also understood each other that the Mei family was supportive and optimistic about Lizheng, and Lizheng also valued the Mei family very much.

The two sides ended the greetings in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere, and each went home satisfied. Since Lizheng's mother-in-law expressed Lizheng's attitude, no one in Lingshan Village dares to gossip.

What's more, this time to ask someone to help, the Mei family does not have the practice of not flowing into the fields of outsiders, in addition to the Mei family, even the Li family and the An family have invited a lot, and no one can find a word.

On the day of the groundbreaking, An Huahao drove the carriage early in the morning, dragged Master Jiang and his old brothers, and took the guys and the bunks to Mei's house.

Until the house was built, they didn't go home because of the long distance.

The Mei family vacated the second child's house, which was previously used as a warehouse, and barely squeezed to live in it, but it was a little inconvenient, and there was no way, so they could only endure it.

The mountain goods received in the past few days were temporarily placed in the side room of the upper room, but fortunately, there were not many of them, and they could barely be put down.

The day before, the mothers-in-law who had come to help with the cooking came to Mei's house, rolled noodles with seven or eight people, and made hundreds of steamed buns a day.

On the day of the start of construction, the sky was just dawning, and the men were still sleeping, so the women got up in a hurry, came to Mei's house, washed vegetables, selected vegetables, steamed steamed buns, and boiled porridge.

This morning is quite simple, steamed buns, porridge, plus pickles cut finely, poured sesame oil, and then pull some tender radish seedlings, scalded with boiling water, chopped into pieces, put in chili, minced garlic, balsamic vinegar, and finally poured cooked oil, spicy and appetizing.

The courtyard of the Mei family suddenly ping-pong, very lively.

When Master Jiang arrived, Mr. Feng Shui also arrived, and after breakfast, a large group of people went to the homestead of the new house, first asked Mr. Feng Shui to do it, sacrificed it, and when the auspicious time came, a firecracker was lit, and the birds on the branches were shocked to fly far away.

After the firecrackers, Master Jiang held a shovel with red cloth strips, dug up the first spade of soil, and then held a basket of white lime, and walked on the ground while drawing lines to draw the area to be dug.

Master Jiang drew a line in front, and the people who came to help behind him took up the shovel, followed behind, divided the positions one after another, and dug up.

After Master Jiang painted all the foundations to be dug, he looked at these dozens of men, and couldn't help but sigh that the Mei family's wealth was not to mention, but also popular.

sighed, picked half of the dozens of men, followed Mei Changgui, and went to the field that Mei's family had chosen to make adobe bricks

。

This adobe brick, to choose a good rice field, the kind with rice stubble, moist, with a stone mill over and over again, the soil is compacted, the soil surface is smooth as a mirror, and then use a special guillotine to cut the soil into pieces of the same size of the adobe bricks.

Shovel it out with a flat shovel and dry it until it is hard before you can use it to build a wall.

After a layer of adobe bricks is shoveled out, then watered, sprinkled with straw, and then mixed with straw and flattened, and then repeatedly rolled with stone grinders to cut bricks......

Everyone has experience in this, although Master Jiang asked for a little more, but it was roughly the same, only said two words, and everyone knew it.

There were several in the stone mill village, and they were all borrowed.

The Mei family's mule was also pulled out, put on a mill, and crushed in circles.

The rest of the mills, borrowed a few cows and put them on, and suddenly they were busy.

After saying the requirements, he made a few mud brick demonstrations before handing over everything to Mei Changgui, and he hurried to the homestead again.

At this moment, Tianlong and Tianhu had already brought the boiling tea from home, and sent it to both sides of the homestead and the mud ground.

Someone takes a sip, the tea is hot, and there is sugar in it, and when you drink it, your body is steaming, and you have the strength to work.

In the courtyard of the Mei family, the women finished cleaning up the mess of breakfast, and they were not idle, and they had to prepare the lunch meal again.

Several stoves in the courtyard do not stop, there is a big pot sitting on the stove, a steamer is set on it, and the large steamer on the fourth or fifth floor is full of steamed buns.

The set meat, fish and tofu were delivered, and Wen's buried himself in cutting the meat, which was fat and thin, cut into large pieces, fried in oil for a while, and stewed the dried mushrooms selected from the radish and mountain goods, which was very fragrant.

(End of chapter)