The Xu stonemason's family has been dealing with stones for generations.

Therefore, the name of the Xu stonemason is Xu Shishi.

He is the best stonemason in Xujiazhuang, he couldn't finish the work in the early year, but now that he is a little older, he has brought several apprentices, and some small jobs are done for apprentices, and he only started those big jobs.

Today, Xu stonemason got up early, commanded the apprentices to sweep the courtyard, and asked the mother-in-law to prepare lunch.

The family killed the chickens, cut some meat, and beat wine, and prepared very well.

He took a jug of water and sat under a tree in the courtyard and waited for his old friend to arrive.

The aroma of meat came from the kitchen, and the children in the family drooled one by one, but no one dared to enter the kitchen to beg for meat.

Hearing a sound at the door, Xu Stonemason thought it was Qin Zhu coming, and immediately got up to greet him.

However, when the courtyard door was pushed open, I didn't see Qin Zhu, but a little lady standing at the door delicately.

This little lady is really young, but she is six or seven years old, she looks white and clean, and looks thin, and she is the only one standing at the door, and there are no elders in the family to follow.

Xu Mason was stunned: "Little girl, you ......"

The person who came was none other than Cheng Yanluo.

She stood at the door and chuckled: "I'm here to find Xu Mason." ”

Only then did Xu Stonemason come back to his senses: "I am, you ...... Let's talk about it first. ”

Cheng Yanluo entered the courtyard, quietly looked at the courtyard a few times, and said to Xu Shimaon: "I'm thirsty all the way, can I beg for saliva to drink first?" ”

Xu stonemason immediately beckoned the children of the family to bring Cheng Yanluo a bowl of water.

Cheng Yanluo gulped down the water in the bowl, thanked the child who served the water, and took out a few pieces of sugar from the purse he carried with him and handed them to the child, and then said to Xu Stonemason: "I want you to help me carve a stone lion, which is the same as the one at the city gate, I am in a hurry, and the salary can be increased, as long as the carving is done earlier." ”

Stonemason Xu frowned when he heard this: "What do you want the stone lion to do?" ”

Cheng Yanluo smiled again: "I made a bet with someone before, and I smashed the stone lion, no, Chang'an Ling found my house and wanted us to pay for it, and I had no choice, so I had to find you to do the work, I heard that you are the best stonemason in the neighborhood, I think, you must be able to carve it earlier." ”

Now there is not much work in the hands of Xu stonemasons, and if you want to carve stone lions, you are free.

It's just that the stone lion is not easy to carve.

After all, if you want to find a large piece of stone, you have to bring it back, and when it is carved, you have to transport it to the city gate......

There was a look of embarrassment on his face.

Cheng Yanluo had already thought of it, and she smiled: "I know you are embarrassed, I have thought of a way for you, you can transport the stones you found directly to the city gate, and carve them there, so as to save the trouble of transporting lions." ”

Xu stonemason thought that this was a good idea, and he nodded: "Little girl, the price of carving such a big stone lion is not low." ”

"You make an offer." Cheng Yanluo sat down, but the little one spoke in a loud tone.

Seeing that she was young and partial to an adult, the funny Xu stonemason also smiled: "Ten taels of silver." ”

"Okay." Cheng Yanluo slapped the table: "If you can carve it within ten days, I will add you another five taels and give you fifteen taels." ”

She gave almost two hundred taels of silver to the tent, and fifteen taels to the Xu stonemason, and she still had a few left.

Moreover, Cheng Yanluo also knew that it was not easy to carve stone lions, and she didn't want to deduct Xu Stonemason's wages.

When Xu Mason heard this, he immediately rejoiced.

Fifteen taels of silver is a lot, enough for their family to spend more than a year.

He looked up and down, a little incredulous.

Cheng Yanluo immediately patted the five taels of silver on the table: "These five taels are fixed money, and when you have carved the stone lion, I will give you the remaining ten taels." ”

"Okay." Xu stonemason immediately agreed.

Cheng Yanluo got up, since the deal was negotiated, it was inconvenient for her to stay longer: "Then let's decide, within ten days, I will see no stone lions at the gate of the city." ”

Xu Mamason got up and was about to send her, but after walking a few steps, he heard Qin Zhu's loud voice coming: "Brother Xu, I'm here......"

Then, the wooden door was pushed open, and Xu Mason saw Qin Zhu enter the door with a child.

He had seen this child, and knew that it was Qin Zhu's precious son Qin Siniu, so he greeted him with a smile: "Siniu is also here, hurry in, and ask your aunt to cook something for you in a while." ”

Qin Zhu pulled Qin Yi into the door.

Qin Yi looked at the courtyard of Xu's stonemason's house, his eyes swept over, and at a glance, he saw Cheng Yanluo standing in the middle of the courtyard.

Qin Yi had traveled to the Great Qi Dynasty for several days, and he had seen many little girls in the village.

But it's the first time I've seen such a white little girl.

There are also many girls in the village, but because of working all day and malnutrition, they are all black and thin.

Most of the girls have dry hair, the whole person is thin and thin, because of long-term work, the skin is not good, and they look very much like refugees seen in modern times.

Moreover, because the family conditions did not allow it, the girls in the village were not properly dressed.

Most of the children wear adult clothes that have been changed to elementary school, or older siblings wear small clothes with patches on their clothes.

It's not easy for children's clothes to be clean, let alone fit or colorful.

However, the clothes of this little girl in the yard of Xu Stonemason's house fit very well, they are very neat and clean, and the fabric is also very good.

Such a little girl who is dressed in very beautiful clothes and looks very good-looking is quite incompatible with the environment of Xu Stonemason's house, I don't know why this little girl is here?

Qin Yi glanced at Cheng Yanluo a few times, then turned his head to talk to Xu Shimaon.

For Qin Yi, who has the soul of an adult, no matter how good-looking the little girl opposite is, she is just a child, and she can't arouse much interest in him.

Of course, Cheng Yanluo was not interested in Qin Yi.

For her, Qin Yi is also a country boy, and she will not have any intersection with her.

"Stonemason Xu." Cheng Yanluo smiled: "Even if you have guests at home, then I will leave first, let's talk about good things......"

Xu stonemason hurriedly sent Cheng Yanluo out: "Don't worry, I promise to do it within ten days." ”

Walking to the door, Xu Stonemason was a little worried: "Little girl, you ...... It's too unsafe for you to come alone, don't go out alone in the future, you wait a minute, I'll let my eldest son give you a ride. ”

Cheng Yanluo waved his hand: "No need, I can go back by myself." ”

Xu Stonemason is still not at ease: "I heard that there have been a lot of flowers recently, and the favorite thing about flowers is a beautiful little girl like you, so you should be more careful." ”

Xu Stonemason was kind-hearted, and Cheng Yanluo couldn't bear to be disobedient, so he nodded: "It's okay, I'll have your family Ah Lang to send me into the city." ”

"Dalang." Xu Mason shouted, and a thin black boy of seventeen or eighteen years old ran out.

Xu stonemason pointed at Cheng Yanluo: "You send this ......"

Cheng Yanluo smiled: "My surname is Cheng." ”

"This girl is going into town." Xu Mason explained a few words, and asked Xu Dalang to send Cheng Yanluo.

Seeing Cheng Yanluo get into the carriage, Xu Dalang sat outside the carriage, and left with a smile with the driver before Xu Shimason turned around and entered the hospital.