Chapter 66

Zhang Manchu only felt that his breathing was a little heavier, hey, since he beat his daughter-in-law and kissed him, his endurance has become more and more insufficient. [No pop-ups. Just getting closer, he felt like he didn't know where to put his gaze.

But although his heart was hot, he still looked serious on his face, and only nodded and said that his daughter-in-law was placed well.

"Two and a half acres is not much, the front mountain is barren, and because it is a mountainous land and does not grow crops, the price will be cheaper than in the village. I estimated that four taels of silver would be about the same. ”

Lin Baozhu pondered it like this, and also felt that this price was not expensive. Then the two of them roughly calculated the cost of building a house, out of the land, the bulk of the house is built by bricks and tiles, as for manpower, in order to save trouble, they simply invited the masonry team to be fully responsible.

In this way, the two of them made a general decision before going to bed, and only waited for the next day to find Li Zheng to buy land. Then I went to the town to find a masonry to build a house, and as long as the negotiation was settled, it wouldn't be long before I could live in a new house.

The next day, Zhang Manchu took some tea and went to Zhang Lizheng's house. And Lin Baozhu and a few women who came to work with Aunt Tian went to the back mountain to pick tea as soon as possible. By the way, ask about the price of masons and blue bricks and tiles.

When the sister-in-law Wang, who was picking tea on the side, heard Lin Baozhu's words, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide, and asked as if she was surprised: "Daughter-in-law, are you going to build a house?" ”

It's not that she has any other ideas, it's just that she thinks the two of them are really capable. Earlier, no one in the village knew that when Zhang Laohan left, he sold his fields and houses, so he didn't dare to move the thatched house and ancestral tomb where Zhang Manchu lives now.

At that time, there were many people who said behind their backs that Zhang Laohan was not kind, and he didn't leave anything for his eldest son. And a daughter-in-law like Wang Dazhuang's family is still looking forward to seeing Zhang Manchu and Lin Baozhu lose their ugliness, and they can't live their lives.

But I don't think it's been long, people not only started trading, can afford meat and food, but now they have to build a new house. This luck, look back, who dares to laugh at people behind their backs.

Lin Baozhu thought about it yesterday, he was a low-key person and a high-profile person, since sooner or later he would have to be conspicuous in the village, and he didn't have to hide his thoughts anymore. Anyway, ordinary people can't afford to provoke Zhang Manchu that man, even if a woman wants to take care of herself, she has to see if she has that ability.

It's good to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, but she doesn't want that. Since you have your own property, you don't violate the rules and customs, and you don't break the law, how can you not generously admit that you have earned money?

In the final analysis, it is because there is a town at home that can sit down, otherwise if it is an ordinary honest farmer, it may really cause trouble because of a sudden fortune.

"Yes, now that my family has a tea picker, I want to build a house and save the rain from wetting the tea leaves." After thinking about it clearly, she naturally became generous when she spoke, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about, so she just smiled and said, "Although I owe some silver to buy the mountain, as long as I work well with Manho, sooner or later I will be able to ease up." ”

Hearing her say this, another daughter-in-law on the side also echoed a few times.

"You are so bold, your family still owes debts, and you dare to build a house. If it were me, I wouldn't dare, I would have to tighten my belt and pay off my debts as soon as I didn't eat or drink. Another daughter-in-law, Daju, sighed twice, "But speaking of which, we are quite envious of you, although we have encountered a lot of bad things, but in the end we have also come." I'm looking at you, your house is full of hoards, but I care about you very much. ”

As she spoke, she smiled, and by the way, she snorted behind Lin Baozhu, and quipped: "Well, it's only been a while, your grandfathers have come to look for you." I'm really afraid you'll be tired. ”

Aunt Tian and Aunt Ma also laughed, made fun of Lin Baozhu twice, and then said a few words to Zhang Manchu, and then went to their own tea picking path to get busy. Because the wages are calculated according to the amount of picking, they are not willing to delay too long.

Just when Lin Baozhu picked up the tea basket and let her man pull her away, Aunt Tian couldn't help but sigh a few words with Aunt Ma not far away.

"Who would have thought that the man who used to have a cold face every day and even children could cry in fear would live like ordinary people like now, and he knew how to love his daughter-in-law who knew cold and hot."

"That's not it, I was worried that he would be naked for the rest of his life. But in the end, I married a good daughter-in-law, what a blessing. It's a pity that the full hoarding mother went early, otherwise I would be able to wake up with a smile now if I was sleeping. ”

The two of them had a few sentences without saying a word, although they felt that Zhang Manhoard's debts were a little bad, but it can be seen that the next two people have a good relationship and are very motivated, and they still feel very gratified.

What's more, and Baozhu's tea-making skills, are you worried about not being able to live a good life?

On the way home, Lin Baozhu calculated some accounts with his own man, and followed what Aunt Datian and Aunt Ma inquired about. The bricks and tiles for building a house, plus wood and wages, cost ten taels of silver, to say the least. If you want to hire a masonry team, it is estimated that you will have to add some wages, but that is faster.

In addition, it costs a lot to buy some belongings and tidy up the house. When the new house was built, it was necessary to run for twenty taels of silver even on the land.

But fortunately, they still have some money in their hands now, in addition to the one hundred and fifty taels of silver that they planned to pay back first, and then the twenty taels left to build a house, they can still have almost a dozen taels to maintain the tea mountain and the family's expenses.

Wait for the next crop of eagle tea and white cockscomb tea to be made, and you can earn some more to loosen up a little bit on hand.

The general things have been decided, and when the evening comes, Li Zheng will bring a letter to the deed of ownership. Then Zhang Manchu went to the town again and looked for the work of building a house in the town's famous mason.

Although he doesn't socialize with people very often, he does have close friends in the town. What's more, Shi Dayong is also a well-connected person, in the end, he came from the yamen, no matter who he deals with, he can get two points of face.

So he went to the town to find a reliable masonry team, and it didn't take much effort. In just half an hour, the salary was settled, and then the mason master followed him to the village to measure the land.

There are many masons in the nearby villages, but there are not many who may meet large families who build blue brick and tile houses. It can be said that once or twice a year is considered a good situation. Therefore, Zhang Manchu said a little, and the master mason was full of words, measured the size, and could buy bricks and timber on the same day, and could only start work in three or two days.

In fact, the original construction and groundbreaking are all particular, and generally have to find Mr. to show the yellow calendar first, and find a good day to start construction. However, Lin Baozhu is the foundation of modern people, and he doesn't believe much in those cumbersome rules and regulations, and although Zhang Manchu is an ancient, he is not rigid, and he will not delay the business for those so-called ethereal statements.

So after discussion, several people decided to start work in two days. A two-and-a-half-acre house has all the materials, plus the wages and food expenses, fourteen taels of silver.

After deciding these things, Zhang Manchu remembered to buy pen, ink, paper, and inkstone for his daughter-in-law.

In Anping Town, there is no special study and place to sell pen and ink, just piggyback in the grocery store to buy some. Because the nearby villages are all mountainous, although the town is still prosperous, there are very few people who actually read, not to mention the people who will be able to support their families will buy paper and pens for their children's education. That thing can be bought by ordinary people.

So don't look at the grocery store, there are a lot of people, but there are no people who actually buy things at the counter that sells paper and pencils. It can even be said that the pen, ink and paper in the corner have fallen a layer of dust, and the counter is even more deserted, and there is not even a buddy.

At this time, some people saw Zhang Manho, who was expressionless and five big and three coarse, and went straight to the pen and ink, and was stunned for a moment, and then rushed over to ask. They know this person, and they have followed the lady of the family a few times, and every time they buy something, they can be regarded as a big deal in the farmer's household. Thus, although this person does not seem to be a literate and hyphenated reader, no one despises him.

Zhang Manchu didn't understand the difference between those papers, so he just frowned and looked bitter and hateful. What raw rice paper, raw edge paper, yuan book paper, and fragrant ink and gray ink, who knows what the difference is.

As soon as the guy looked at his expression, he almost understood what was going on. This person really hadn't bought these things, but although he knew that Zhang Manchu didn't understand, he didn't look down on him or say anything sneering, but just explained carefully: "This Shengxuan is a good paper, whether it is painting or writing and copying books, it is also a commonly used paper in the academy." Yuanshu paper is relatively clean, flexible, and has a bit of bamboo fragrance, which can be used to write official documents in the yamen and to make books and books on the counter of shops. Rough-edged paper is cheaper, and it is generally used by people who are beginners or who can't afford to buy good paper to practice calligraphy."

Hearing what the guy said, Zhang Manchu knew it in his heart. My daughter-in-law is used for bookkeeping, so naturally it is best to make a booklet, so I bought a knife of yuan book paper right away. In the end, I bought an inkstone and an ink strip. There are too few people who come to buy these things, especially those who are as happy as Zhang Manho, so in the end, the shopkeeper also asked the guy to give him a brush without any patterns.

Don't look at the things, it's not much, but it also costs two or three dollars of silver. In normal times, this may be a year's or even two years of harvest for a crop household. However, here in Zhang Manho, as long as it is needed by his daughter-in-law, the silver is nothing.

When he returned home with his things, Lin Baozhu was so happy, and how he treated him for the time being. Anyway, that night, Zhang Manhoard was on fire until he went to sleep, and he couldn't wait to buy more paper and pens for his daughter-in-law to come back.