26 Hire oxen

"It's not like I haven't said it. The main thing is that I am justified, and their family is in the wrong. Shen Shuangshuang said modestly.

"Good boy! Who manages the loss and ignores the loss! Those who help people fight lawsuits, and the black ones can be said to be white, all by one mouth. ”

"You can talk about Li Dalang, that's your ability!" Aunt Wang said excitedly.

Shen Shuangshuang smiled and didn't answer again.

"I knew that you and your mother were not simple. Your mother understands medical pharmacology, not to speak, but also to read and hyphenate. You're not much worse than your mother. Aunt Wang continued.

Shen Shuangshuang and Shen glanced at each other, and they didn't know how to answer.

"Oh, I won't delay any longer. Just make sure you're okay. ”

"I have to take the second girl up the mountain to cut pigweed, and the two girls don't go, so we'll go first." Aunt Wang said and got up.

Shen Shuangshuang sent the Wang family's mother and daughter out.

As soon as the people were sent away, Master Liu, a mason, came.

Shen Shuangshuang hurriedly invited people into the door.

After arranging a bowl of sugar water, I chatted with Master Liu.

I also took out the sketch I drew last night and showed it to Master Liu.

"This fire kang, when I was young, I went to the north with my master, and I saw something like it."

"At that time, I was just an apprentice with the master, and I didn't try it."

"But with your drawings, I should be able to make them." Master Liu carefully checked the drawings and said to Shen Shuangshuang.

Shen's eyes were happy.

"That's great."

"I don't know where you are, what's the price?" Asked.

Master Liu glanced at Shen Shuangshuang's drawings and thought for a while before speaking.

"We have to do all the three ondols, four taels of silver."

"If you buy the materials yourself, our grandfather will work for two days and charge you 800 yuan."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Shen Shuang's face.

"Can you do the math of the materials?" Asked.

Buying your own materials will definitely save you a lot. In terms of wages, one hundred wen a day per person is not expensive.

"Yes, I can also recommend the place to buy materials in town." Master Liu said.

"I'll calculate the materials, and you can hire an ox cart to go to town tomorrow and bring the materials back. Let's go to my house and say goodbye, and we'll be able to come to work later. ”

Shen Shuangshuang's heart moved.

"Done! I'll do the math. He said.

Master Liu was also happy and took a ruler to the scene to measure.

Then a list of materials was quickly drawn up.

After chatting with Shen Shuangshuang for a few more words, he told the details of buying materials before leaving.

As soon as Master Liu left, Shen Shuangshuang went back to the room to say hello to the Shen family, and took Li Ling to the village chief's house.

Ask what to do?

Ox carts, of course.

There are only three ox carts in Dahe Village, and she is not familiar with the other families, so it is best to ask the village chief for family hiring.

Anyway, it's not that she doesn't give money.

When he arrived at the village chief's house, Shen Shuangshuang learned that the village chief's ox cart had been borrowed.

"Early this morning, your eldest uncle and second uncle came to borrow an ox cart, saying that Li Youcai and Zhao fainted in the room. One woke up with facial convulsions, and the other had hysteria. The village chief said as he observed Shen Shuangshuang's expression.

"I asked your third uncle to go with me, and he came back and said that it was your milk who got hysteria. After waking up, he kept making trouble, saying that there were ghosts, and that 'the fourth child came back to settle accounts with them'. ”

Shen Shuangshuang looked surprised.

"Is there such a thing?"

"Could it really be my father-in-law's apparition? I regained my senses, and my mother also said that it was because of my father-in-law's apparition. Shen Shuangshuang said with wide eyes.

The village chief looked away.

"The ox cart has been lent out, you can go to the Huang family and hire it." Opening.

It should be that he thinks too much, just a little girl, where can he do anything to the old couple of the Li family?

"Oh." Shen Shuangshuang made a regretful expression.

Say goodbye to the village chief and go to Huang's house.

The Huang family heard that Shen Shuangshuang had come to hire an ox cart, and happily agreed.

Anyway, there are no cattle in the field at this time, and you can still get some money by hiring the cattle.

instructed Shen Shuangshuang to take care of the cow, and the Huang family led the cow to Shen Shuangshuang.

Shen Shuangshuang happily paid forty copper plates, hugged Li Ling on the back of the ox, and led the ox home.

Little Radish Head rode a bull for the first time and was very excited.

Along the way, he held his head high and watched the children in the village cast envious eyes at him.

"Ling'er likes Niu Niu so much?" Seeing this, Shen Shuangshuang asked his son with a smile.

"I like it!" Little Carrot Head replied immediately.

Shen Shuangshuang's heart moved.

"That mother will buy Niu Niu in the future and ride it for Ling'er every day, okay?"

"Good!" The little radish head didn't even think about it, so he responded.

"Giggle......" Shen Shuangshuang was amused, and the silver bell laughed constantly along the way.

Return to Shen's house.

Shen Shuangshuang handed over his son to his mother-in-law, put a cart on the cow, and went out.

It's just an ox cart, and I started to go to the town today to pull the materials, and I am afraid that I will not be able to pull the materials back tomorrow.

If the kang is arranged early, their family will have a bed to sleep in earlier.

drove the ox cart and set off, and it didn't take long to arrive in Shangyang Town.

Shen Shuangshuang once again realized the benefits of having a car.

After entering the city, Shen Shuangshuang followed the address given to him by Master Liu and went to a place to sell bricks and tiles.

After some bargaining, at the price of one or two or five dollars of silver, I bought the materials that Master Liu wanted.

The next step is to haul the materials home.

In order not to make the ox too tired, Shen Shuangshuang did not put too many materials on the ox cart at one time.

After pulling the materials home, it was almost noon.

Shen Shuangshuang didn't rush out anymore, and tied the cow outside the courtyard to eat grass and drink water.

Cook your own home.

Because he still had to work in the afternoon, Shen Shuangshuang made lunch very simply.

After eating, Shen Shuangshuang drove the ox cart and set off again.

After three trips in the afternoon, there was not much material left.

In the evening, Shen Shuangshuang returned home, gave the cow a large bundle of hay and a bucket of water, and prepared to go home to cook.

Aunt Wang is here again.

I also brought half a basket of vegetables.

When I saw a cow tied to the outside of the Shen family's courtyard, I was shocked.

"Shuangshuang, did your family buy a cow?" Aunt Wang asked Shen Shuangshuang.

Shen Shuangshuang glanced at the cow, "No, this is the cow of Huang Ah Gong's family." I hired for two days and borrowed to go to town to pull goods. "Returned.

"What are you pulling?" Aunt Wang was curious.

Only then did Shen Shuangshuang say that he was going to make a fire at home.

"Is that really that amazing?" After listening to this, Aunt Wang was a little unconvinced.

If you burn a fire below, it will be warm above, and it will be warm for a long time, how is it possible?

"That's what the book says." Shen Shuangshuang said.

"My mother hurt her leg and couldn't stand the cold. I thought that the family would have to make a bed anyway, and it would cost a lot of money, so I just counted it directly. ”

"If this kang is really so warm, my mother can be better, right?"

"That's right...... You kid have filial piety. My sister-in-law is blessed! Aunt Wang complimented.

After entering the door, Aunt Wang ignored Shen Shuangshuang's excuse and gave the vegetables in the basket to Shen Shuangshuang.

Then he ran to the side of Shen who was sitting on the eaves of the stairs and talked about gossip.

"Sister-in-law, have you heard? Your in-laws broke into a ghost last night! ”