Li Xiaotao sighed dotingly, "Why are you still like a child." ”

"Mother, people are children!" Mu Jiu rubbed the wolf's head, and suddenly thought of a question, "There should be fleas on it!" ”

Mu Hongli smiled mischievously, "What do you say?" ”

"I didn't ...... No? ”

"Huh."

Mu Jiu almost threw Xiao Mao out, what to do, I felt that there were countless fleas wriggling all over my body, itching everywhere.

"Mother, I'll take a bath first, and then come to eat after taking a bath."

"It's so late, are you embarrassed to disturb Aunt Jiu?"

Mu Jiu was stunned, it was indeed a little late, but when she thought that the fleas might bite out countless bags on her, she cheekily knocked on Aunt Mu Jiu's door.

It seems that it is time to put the construction of a house on the agenda.

……

At dawn the next day, Mu Jiu got up, washed up and went to Mu Cha's house without breakfast.

Mu Cha was about to send his youngest grandson Mu Hongbo to a private school, and when he saw this, he asked Mu Hongtai to go by himself.

Mu Jiu smiled apologetically at Mu Hongbo, and then said to Mu Cha, "Grandpa Lizheng, I want to build a house in my name, is it okay?" ”

Mu Jiu remembered that the law of the Great Xia Kingdom, although a woman's status was not high, she could have her own private property.

Mu Cha was a little surprised, Mu Jiu has the money to build a house? How long did it take for Mu Jiu to earn money to build a house?

His vision is right, Mu Jiu is a promising!

Mu Cha lowered the calculation in his eyes and asked in surprise, "Jiu'er wants to build a house?" ”

Mu Jiu smiled bitterly, "Yes, it's not convenient to live in Aunt Jiu's house all the time." ”

For example, when you go to the toilet, you have to go to the latrine at the edge of the village, and it is not safe to come out at night.

Mu Cha smiled kindly, "Jiu'er is capable, how big of a house do you want to build?" Do you want Grandpa to help you find a mason? ”

"That Jiu'er thanked Grandpa Lizheng here, I was worried about not knowing where to find a mason, as for how big a house to build, Jiu'er wanted to ask Grandpa Lizheng, how much is the wasteland next to the low slope at the end of the village? Jiu'er will build the house there. ”

Except for the land with land deeds in the village, all other places belong to the imperial court, and if you want to use it, you have to buy it with the imperial court.

In short, those who don't have names are all from the imperial court, such as hunting, and they have to pay hunting taxes with the court's feet, but this is in the middle of nowhere, except for one or two registered hunters who make a living from hunting, others go to hunt a hare or something, and the court doesn't know, and no one pays taxes.

Mu Cha was surprised for a long time before returning to normal, "You mean the big piece of land?" ”

Mu Jiu replied truthfully, "Yes, Jiu'er has thought about it, the remaining land of building a house can be enclosed and a small vegetable garden can be opened, so as not to have to run out if her mother wants to eat a vegetable, she is too honest and easy to be bullied." ”

Mu Cha tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, and even said with a little reminder, "That piece of land adds up to about ten acres, and one acre of wasteland costs five taels of silver, and I will convert it to you at the price of ten acres and give you fifty taels." ”

He focused on biting fifty-two or three words, and he was worried that Mu Jiu would not be able to afford it.

Mu Jiu didn't frown, and then readily agreed, "Cheng, Grandpa Lizheng will give me a letter when he has time, and we will go to the town to go through the procedures for buying land together." ”

"It's better to hit the day than to hit the day, and I'll go when I have breakfast?"

"Okay! Then I'll go home for breakfast first, and I'll come to Grandpa Lizheng later! ”

As a result, without waiting for Mu Jiu to eat enough, Mu Cha came to Aunt Mu Jiu's house to look for her.

The two went to the entrance of the village together, took the ox cart of Lin Laogou's family, and went to Wanbao Town.

Rich and easy to speak, Mu Jiuduo took two taels of silver and asked Mu Cha to invite the mayor and master to tea, and the wasteland was quickly draped, and her name was written.

At first, she thought about writing Mu Hongli's name, but Mu Rongguang's family was not afraid of Mu Hongli, they were only afraid that she would defeat them, once they knew that the house was Mu Hongli's, they would definitely do everything possible to change the house to their name.

Let a sleeping dog lie.

When Mu Hongli grows up and is more capable, it is not too late to change his name.

After taking the paperwork from the mayor, Mu Jiu followed Mu Cha to his younger brother Mu Jue's house in the afternoon and explained his intention to him.

Mu Jiu didn't know the mason's market, so Mu Jue made the price himself.

Mu Jue proposed two plans, one was to contract the whole house to them, and the materials would be paid by Mu Jiu, a total of five taels of silver.

There is also a kind of material that Mu Jiu himself produces, and he needs to pay 30 yuan per worker every day.

The handiwork of the house contracted out is not so delicate, but according to the daily payment, the final settlement salary may be two or three taels more than the contract out.

Mu Jiu chose the latter without hesitation.

The house is lived in for a lifetime, and the finer the workmanship, the better, and no matter how much money you save, you can't save these two or three taels of silver.

After talking about the salary, Mu Jiu sincerely asked Mu Jue for help, "Jiu'er doesn't know how to choose building materials, and I also ask Grandpa Jue to help me palm." ”

Mu Jue was also refreshed, "It's rare for you to trust me, Cheng!" First of all, the quality of the bricks is the best in Wangjia Village, but the price is higher than other places, about ten bricks are more than a penny, and you have to ask an ox cart to pull it back, so it is ten bricks a penny higher. ”

The quality is good, Mu Jiu took out ten taels of silver and handed it to Mu Jue, "Then use the bricks from Wangjia Village, and ask Grandpa Jue to help me run and help me pull the bricks back, if it is not enough, you can tell me again, I still have it here." ”

Mu Jue was so excited that his hand holding the silver was shaking.

He has been a mason all his life, as rich as a forest landlord, but no one has ever dared to give him the money to buy bricks easily, lest he be greedy for ink.

Only Mu Jiu handed over the silver to him without the slightest defense!

Ten taels of silver, enough for him to run to another place and start again!

Mu Jue's eyes when he looked at Mu Jiu were not like the official business when Mu Jiu first came, but there was a lot of admiration.

To solve the problem of bricks, it is to lime.

Mu Jue proposed very honestly, "Actually, the lime is almost the same anywhere, you can burn it yourself." ”

"Can you still do this?" Mu Jiu was a little curious, the lime was actually burned.

Mu Jue was a little embarrassed, "Actually, I have a lime kiln myself, and when I have nothing to do, I burn a small kiln, and when I help people work, I can sell it to make a little money when I meet an owner who can trust me." ”

Mu Jiu didn't think about it and said, "Then I'm too lazy to bother, so I'll buy the lime from Grandpa Jue's house." ”

Mu Jue was even more excited, "Thank you." ”

Let him have two pieces of money to earn at once, who passed on Mu Jiu's bad reputation before? Clearly a very easy-going and generous child.

It's a pity, Mu Jue sighed, fate is not good.

Mu Jiu stood opposite Mu Jue, and did not miss the pity in Mu Jue's eyes.

In fact, she is not a pity at all, fate or something is arranged by herself.

In other words: my destiny is in my own hands!

There is no need for sympathy, real or false!

The weak need sympathy, and she is not the weak!

Mu Jue generously replied to Mu Jue with a grateful look, "Thank you, Grandpa Jue, can you start work the day after tomorrow?" ”

"No problem, I'll find a few more buddies."

"Okay, I'll go back and draw a drawing, and I'll come back to you later."

Mu Jue was even more surprised, "You can still draw drawings?" ”

"Blind painting, just when it's okay, I think about what kind of house to build in the future."

Having said that, when Mu Jue showed the drawn drawings to Mu Jue, Mu Jue was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time, so excited that his hand holding the drawings was shaking.

Mu Jiu felt that it was a bit exaggerated, these were the styles that the residents around the capital liked to build houses, she drew a simple style with her memory, if she drew a complex one, wouldn't Mu Jue want to worship her?

How did Mu Jiu know that this poor and remote land is many times more backward than the capital, and the way and style of building a house have not changed for a hundred years.

How could he not be thrilled to be able to build such an advanced house.

"If I build a house for someone in the future, can I follow your style?" Mu Jue asked cautiously.

Without waiting for Mu Jiu to answer, Mu Jue said again, "I will calculate the cost of giving you fifty yuan for a house......

"No, you can use it if you want."

Mu Jiu was embarrassed to accept money, and this was not her originality.

Mu Jiu's words made Mu Jue blush, "This ...... No, if you don't give me embarrassment. ”

Mu Jiu thought about it, she didn't lack these fifty wen, "If you insist on giving it, just give it to the private school in the village, and ask him to buy some books and paper and pens for the children in the village." ”

Mu Jue was stunned for a long time, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, looking excited, "Okay!" Good boy! I'll do what you say! ”

"Also, I don't think I can afford to make food, so I can only give you food, you know my grandmother...... I don't think I can let her know that I'm going to build the house until it's finished. ”

Speaking of Mrs. Mu, Mu Jue's brows were twisted like hemp rope, but he also understood Mu Jiu's intentions, "Cheng, I will tell others." ”

"The food money is calculated according to five cents a day, I don't know if it's enough?"

Mu Jue hurriedly refused, "No, three pennies are enough." ”

People like them go out to work and pack one meal a day, and they don't need three pennies.

But Mu Jiu insisted on giving Sanwen, and Mu Jue had no choice but to give up.

The two said some more details, and waited for the day after tomorrow.

The day after tomorrow is September 20, not to rush to work, but to Mu Jiu's calculations.

On that day, the earth should be grounded, and the foundation excavation is the most appropriate.

When he returned home, Mu Jiu discussed some details with Mu Hongli, and waited for the day after tomorrow with peace of mind.

……

The sky is crisp and the morning mist is around.

On September 20, before dawn, Mu Jiuniang got up and went to the construction site.

Before Mu Jue arrived, Mu Jiu took out the incense paper he bought yesterday, burned it in the middle of the foundation, and after bowing three times to the sky in all directions, he took a hoe and excavated the first piece of soil.

Mu Hongli and Li Xiaotao also did as they meant.

After doing this, Mu Jue came quickly with his co-workers, "Qiao Yong's family, you guys are early!" ”

After saying hello, Mu Jiu took Li Xiaotao back and left the construction site to Mu Jue.

Everyone was so busy that they didn't notice that an early figure saw all this......