Uncle Li took a puff of dry tobacco, frowned and said, "I said brother and sister, what you said is out of proportion, this Mr. Meng is a man, what's the matter with living in your house?" ”

Shen also felt a little speechless, after all, there is a difference between men and women, and this man living in the house of an orphan and widow is indeed suspected of gossiping.

Sheng Guo'er said: "Why don't you renovate the old Ge's house and give it to Mr. to live in?" ”

Uncle Li thought for a while, patted his thigh and said: "I think it's okay, it's still a bright brain, but the house is still living in our workshop, I'll go and tell them that they can go to live elsewhere, and it won't take long to build a few grass houses for them." ”

Meng Xingzhou waved his hand and said, "No, there is no need to renovate, I just live with the workers." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly felt that Meng Xingzhou was really a good gentleman, and he had no fight. Sheng Guo'er also had a new impression of Meng Xingzhou, she felt that Meng Xingzhou was not as weird as Song Shilang said.

Song Shilang didn't expect Meng Xingzhou to have such an idea, and immediately said: "Mr. Meng, I admire you so much, I rushed you not to treat us as outsiders, I will find someone to help you do the renovation of this house." ”

Meng Xingzhou smiled: "Let's do it together!" ”

Everyone laughed, and this laughter dissolved many barriers and many so-called hierarchical concepts.

Uncle Li said: "In this case, we can't let Mr. work more, Mr. still has to prepare for the babies to learn, I said let's do this, let the workers renovate the house, if Mr. is interested, he will go with us to build a primary school, but there is one point, Mr. can't do a lot of work, if you don't agree, my old man will die here." ”

Meng Xingzhou saw that Uncle Li's fist was not easy to shirk, so he had to say: "Okay, I'll do whatever Uncle Li asks me to do." ”

Uncle Li nodded and said, "It's worthy of being a gentleman, but he can be considerate of people." ”

Shen said: "Uncle Li, according to our old rules, you men will build houses and our women will cook for you." ”

Uncle Li took a puff of dry tobacco and said, "Yes, I said brother and sister, you will organize the women in our village, and every family will cook a public meal and send it to the construction site!" ”

After the establishment of the school hall and the cooking of the public meal were finalized, Uncle Li and the others said goodbye after a few words.

Everyone walked out of the Sheng family's courtyard while talking excitedly about the construction of the primary school, and Meng Xingzhou also walked out, and suddenly Sheng Guo'er stopped him: "Mr. Meng! ”

Meng Xingzhou turned his head and said with a smile: "Something?" ”

Sheng Guo'er looked at Meng Xingzhou's handsome smiling face, her ears were a little hot, and then she turned around and took some brand-new bedding, handed it to Meng Xingzhou, and said, "This is a new futon, you can use it." ”

Meng Xingzhou looked at the new futon and said, "Thank you, Miss Sheng!" ”

Sheng Guo'er lowered her head and didn't speak, Meng Xingzhou nodded, turned around and went out.

Sheng Guo'er raised her head at this time and watched Meng Xingzhou go away.

The renovation of the house soon began, and the workers, led by Sheng Guoer, renovated the house together with Meng Xingzhou.

Sheng Guoer was surprised to find that Meng Xingzhou was not a weak scholar who could not pick his shoulders and could not lift his hands, he was very powerful in picking up a sledgehammer, and he was familiar with cement and beating house beams, and the workers were also surprised that a gentleman could also do some carpenter work and bricklayer work.

Meng Xingzhou worked very hard, not tired at all, but looked very happy, Sheng Guo'er helped while handing him a towel to wipe his sweat, Meng Xingzhou said with a smile: "Your house has actually been renovated very well, the foundation is good, and a lot of effort has been saved." ”

Sheng Guo'er smiled: "I didn't expect you to be able to work as a carpenter and a bricklayer." ”

Meng Xingzhou said while smearing the putty: "I was a soldier, starting from the lowest level, and doing all kinds of work. ”

Sheng Guo'er asked suspiciously, "Then why did you become a gentleman again?" ”

Hearing this, Meng Xingzhou paused, and then said: "Brother died when he hit Shuibo Mountain, I thought that I couldn't fully serve the country by force, so I thought about gaining fame, but I found that I didn't like officialdom when I had fame, so I went back to my hometown to teach. ”

Sheng Guo'er looked at Meng Xingzhou, feeling that he still had something else hidden, and it seemed that he didn't tell the whole story.

But it doesn't matter, since it's all in the past, it's still worth mentioning it.

The work was quickly finished, and Sheng Guo'er asked, "Sir, are you tired, I'll go cook." ”

Meng Xingzhou stopped Sheng Guo'er, pointed to the worker who went to get the steamed buns and pickles, and said, "I'll just eat with them, you're tired for a day, let's rest." ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "This won't work, I'll make a little more, and everyone will eat together!" ”

After finishing speaking, Sheng Guo'er turned around and ran to the stove room.

But when Sheng Guo'er took out the bacon and vegetables and prepared to cook, he raised his eyes and saw Meng Xingzhou holding a big bowl at the moment, holding steamed buns, talking and laughing with the workers while eating pickles and steamed buns.

"A gentleman like him who has no frame is really rare in ancient times." Sheng Guo'er thought of the mountain chief, and then thought of those old ladies and martial arts leaders, which one was not full of momentum? It stands to reason that Meng Xingzhou has a meritorious reputation and is a high-class person, but he does not have such a hierarchical temperament.

This gave Sheng Guoer a new understanding of Meng Xingzhou.

Sheng Guo'er stepped up to make a big pot of dishes and beckoned: "Come and eat, I just made bacon fried lettuce, come and eat!" ”

The smell filled the air, and the workers rushed over with cheers.

"Sir, don't you think much of the family? What are your habits of eating this meal? Sheng Guoer really doubted whether Meng Xingzhou also crossed over from modern times, but she still wondered a little, even if she came through it, according to the previous crossing routine, this actor must not be dragged to the sky.

It can be seen that Meng Xingzhou's style is not like a modern person.

When Meng Xingzhou heard Sheng Guo'er ask him like this, he smiled and said, "Heaven and earth are equal to all things. Besides, these are all whole grains, I eat very well, and I like this kind of life very much. ”

After finishing speaking, Meng Xingzhou sandwiched a chopsticks of bacon, ate it to the point that his mouth was fragrant, and praised: "Miss Sheng's craftsmanship is really a must, no wonder she makes jam and meat sauce so delicious." ”

Sheng Guo'er smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Meng has an overreputation. ”

After three days, Meng Xingzhou's residence was renovated, and he still lived with the workers, but he had his own independent space.

The next step is to build a primary school.

There is an unwritten rule in the village, building a school ancestral hall, women can't be in front, this is the rule of the ancestors, not any discrimination, but the ancestors have a saying: women are weak, I am afraid that they can't afford the feng shui of the school ancestral hall, which is harmful to themselves and should not be close to the burden.

Sheng Guoer felt that the ancestors who set this rule carved their favorite wives into their bones, and blatantly let women "escape" from work through the theory of feng shui.

However, the tradition of loving wives in Dongxiang Village is well known, and it has made Xifeng Village laugh, but the men in Dongxiang Village just can't change the "stinky problem" of loving their wives and listening to their wives.

Watching Meng Xingzhou and the villagers working together, some talked and laughed, and some girls liked it very much, sitting by the well and talking about Meng Xingzhou.

"You see how handsome the gentleman is, just like the man in the painting." Cui Xi swallowed the melon seeds and said, "You are still so capable, I don't know if you are married or not?" ”

"What's the matter, you want to marry someone, do you have that life!" Chun Tao next to her quipped.

"Bah, little hooves are pure, see that I don't tear your mouth."

Hahahaha.

It is said that three women in one play, and a group of women together is simply a big drama in the gossip scene, and the laughter can be heard clearly from afar.

Sheng Guo'er did not wrap herself in them, but sat by the well and watched the busy Meng Xingzhou, with a smile on her face.

When it was time to cook the public meal, the women all went back to prepare, and Sheng Guo'er also felt that she should make some delicious comfort, so she also went home and prepared carefully.

Sheng Shi trotted into the house, and saw that his sister was cooking beef, so he was hungry to get a piece to eat, Sheng Guo'er slapped his hand and said, "This is for Mr., yours over there!" ”

When Sheng Shi saw that it was beef head meat, he also thought it was good, and he jumped on the table and ate it in a big gulp.

Sheng Guoer used a crockpot to hold the red stewed beef, the beef is crystal red and translucent, soft and tender, it is stewed by Sheng Guoer with an exclusive secret recipe, and white sugar is added, which is very delicious.

Sheng Guo'er used a large porcelain bowl to hold white rice, then took a piece of flower cloth to wrap the meal, and said, "Mother, I'm going to deliver the dinner!" ”

Shen Shi replied and said, "Come back early for dinner!" ”

"Hey!" Sheng Guo'er had already walked out of the courtyard gate, and when she heard her mother's instructions, she responded to her voice.

When she arrived at the construction site, Sheng Guoer put the meal in the most conspicuous position.

One after another, the men finished their work, and they were all hungry, and they came to the table to get their food.

Sheng Guo'er looked at her red stewed beef and braised rice nervously, but she didn't see Meng Xingzhou arrive for a long time.

In the end, the meal was taken away by Song Shiro. Sheng Guo'er looked depressed, and the reed pole that she had been playing with in her hand was also thrown on the ground.

And at this moment, Meng Xingzhou appeared, he picked up a big thick bowl, and Chun Tao next to Sheng Guo'er jumped up and shouted excitedly: "Mr. has eaten the pancakes I made!" ”

The other girls scoffed and said, "Hmph, what's so delicious about the pancakes, they're hard, and I'm not afraid of losing my husband's teeth!" ”

Chun Tao was anxious: "You will lose your husband's teeth!" ”

The girls quarreled about this at the moment, but Sheng Guo'er didn't care about their quarrel, just a little lost.

The next morning, Sheng Guo'er got up early to go to the well to fetch water, she enjoyed this rural life very much, even if she had some money now, she felt that life had to be so simple and more pleasant.

Came to the well, the clear groundwater was beaten up by Sheng Guo'er, Sheng Guo'er washed her face, and suddenly felt much refreshed, she came home with water, Sheng Shi just got up, he asked suspiciously: "Sister, why did you go to fetch water today?" ”

Sheng Guo'er didn't speak, just put the bucket down, and Sheng Shi hurriedly stepped forward to take the bucket and filled the tank.

Shen also got up, and when he saw Sheng Guo'er getting up so early, he was also a little strange: "Why did Guo'er get up so early?" ”

Sheng Guo'er said: "Oh, no one fetched water in the morning, I went first, I want to make steamed dumplings, it will take a little longer, and it won't be delicious when it's late." ”

Shen said distressedly: "We really have to cook that public meal, but there is no need to do it!" ”

Then Shen said: "Girl, if you really want your husband to eat it, you can put it at the end, sir, you will always be the last to take it." ”

Sheng Guo'er actually discovered in the past few days that Meng Xingzhou always asked others to get the food first.

So Sheng Guo'er had a heart, and after making steamed dumplings, he finally came to the construction site, and took advantage of people's inattention, replaced the last meal and replaced it with his own meal.

When it was time for work, Sheng Guo'er looked at her food nervously, as if waiting for a big test.

Not only did she think so, but the other girls also hoped that their food would give Mr. Meng a bite to eat.

This meal has become a kind of competition, and the young girls in the village, including Ma Chunhua, have begun to secretly compete with each other to see whose rice can be eaten more often by Mr. when the primary school is built.

They also made a count to calculate wins and losses.

As it stands, Sheng Guo'er has zero score against them.

At first, Sheng Guo'er didn't care about the "score" they set, she only cared about whether Meng Xingzhou ate well or not.

Having said that, Sheng Guo'er still hoped that Meng Xingzhou could eat the food he cooked, and this idea became an obsession in the later stage.

But today's Sheng Guo'er's meal was still not eaten by Meng Xingzhou.

Sheng Guo'er thought that it would be better to simply send it alone, but she didn't want others to gossip.

Later, even Sheng Guo'er's desire to win was stimulated, and the meals of the little sisters around her were more or less eaten by Meng Zhouxing, but Meng Zhouxing, who had carefully made them these days, had never eaten them once!

"No, I want you to eat my cooking!" Sheng Guo'er secretly made up her mind.

Looking at Sheng Guo'er's appearance, Chun Tao, who had already eaten Meng Zhouxing's own dinner three times, said proudly: "I said Guo'er, you are smart and smart, but this luck can't come smart!" I advise you, it's better to give up! I guess you don't like it. ”

Sheng Guo'er smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you like it or not." Seven days to go. ”

Chun Tao smiled: "Okay, Guo'er, it's a joke with you, it's okay, what you make is delicious, but this is also fate, Mr. is chosen at will, you, let's wait!" ”

Sheng Guo'er smiled slightly.