NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19 Planning to build a mill
Several aunties heard Yuan Chuyi say that she would collect as many radishes and vegetables as they wanted, so they hurriedly went home to pull out radishes. On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she looked at the people repairing the steps outside, who were very busy. She hurriedly brought fifteen or sixteen boiling water to make tea, prepared dried fruit snacks, and brought them out to invite them to have a cup of tea and rest for a while.
The village chief and others had been busy all afternoon and were already thirsty. When they saw the three siblings coming over with tea and snacks, they did not pretend to be polite, so they stopped to drink tea and rest.
Some of the men were uncles about the same age as the village chief, and two were young people in their mid-twenties. They are all older unmarried young people in the village. Because their families are poor, they have never been able to find wives. Facing the generous Yuan Chuyi, they didn't dare to face her directly. They all stayed aside while drinking tea, and went to work first after drinking less than two cups. The two of them were so diligent, which left a good impression on Yuan Chuyi.
"Uncles, do you still have time these days? I want to build a mill next to the house and make tofu!" While they were resting, Yuan Chuyi told them his plan again and asked them for help.
"Ms. Yuan, your business seems to be very easy to do!" Several uncles said one after another, "When are you going to build this mill? It's the slack season now, and we all have time. As long as you tell us, we will start work at any time!"
In the slack season, there is little work in the fields, and many men in the village go out to do odd jobs to earn money. The mill was built on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, which undoubtedly gave them an opportunity to make money.
"Waiting for my uncle to help me buy the land, I will build it as soon as I get the title deed!" Yuan Chuyi did not hide her intention to buy all this wasteland from them.
Zhang Yongfu chuckled, "Uncle has already taken care of the land matter for you. Today the Yamen has sent people to measure the land. We will pay it tomorrow and the land deed will be completed!"
"Okay, thank you, uncle!" From the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he knew that Zhang Yongfu was reliable and extremely efficient.
"Oh, you girl, how can you be so capable? You open a shop, buy land, and build a mill!" An uncle praised, "It's just such a lot of work, can a little lady like you take care of it by yourself?"
"It doesn't matter, I will make arrangements when the time comes. But if I need help from my uncles then, I hope to get their help."
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he refilled their tea and said with a smile. Although her face was injured and disfigured, her smile still gave people the feeling of spring breeze, and she was so knowledgeable and reasonable. Several uncles immediately agreed, saying that if she needed help with anything, they would come just to say hello. .
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Yongfu and the others stopped chatting and were busy paving the steps. In the village, Zhang Chunlin's brother and sister knew that they were back on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty. According to yesterday's agreement, they called Zhang Chunfa and the girl Li Erya from yesterday to come to her kitchen and started to get busy.
In the village, Grandma Xu’s house.
Xiao Shitou was feeding two chickens with radish leaves in the yard, while Grandma Xu was busy in the kitchen. At this time, Yuan Chuyi's figure appeared outside the door. Before she could call the door, sharp-eyed Shitou had already seen her. He happily ran behind the door to open the door for her and warmly greeted her to come in.
"Sister Yuan, why are you here! Please come in! Sister, Sister Yuan is here!"
"I'm coming to find you and grandma!"
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, I entered the courtyard of the Xu family and saw that the courtyard occupied a very small area. The main house only had a small hall and a room on the left and right, and the attached wing rooms were also much smaller. Although the yard is small, it is kept clean and things are arranged neatly. At this glance, we can tell that Xu and his grandson are hard-working people.
Grandma Xu, who was busy in the kitchen, hurriedly came out when she heard the sound, and warmly greeted Yuan Chuyi to come in and sit down.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he entered the main room of their house, put the bag of snacks and ten eggs he had brought on the table, and said straight to the point: "Grandma, I came here today to ask you to do me a favor. I wonder if you are willing. ?”
Grandma Xu poured a cup of hot water for Yuan Chuyi, "Mrs. Yuan, why are you being polite to my old lady? Just tell me what I can do."
Yuan Chuyi looked a little embarrassed, "Grandma must have heard about me, my body..."
Grandma Xu didn't wait for Yuan Chuyi to finish her words before she clapped her hand and said, "My child, this is nothing, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome! Although our village has many people and mixed opinions, there are not many people who like to gossip. Don't feel sad. , don’t think too much and take good care of yourself!”
Yuan Chuyi looked at Grandma Xu gratefully and nodded. Grandma Xu is indeed an educated person.
"The doctor said that my body is a little weak and the child is a little unstable, so I can't overwork myself. Therefore, I would like to ask you to go to my place and help me fry tofu. For the hard work, it costs five cents for every ten kilograms of tofu fried. You see OK?"
Grandma Xu looked grateful, "Hey, you kid, what's the cost of your hard work? If you think my old lady can do this job, I'll just go and help!"
Yuan Chuyi raised his smile and said, "I can't thank you enough for your help. How can I let your hard work be in vain! Grandma, that's it. You'll go over and help me in a moment!"
Grandma Xu agreed and said she would go to the kitchen and turn off the fire.
"Shitou, why don't you come over and play with Fifteen and Sixteen? By the way, help me teach Fifteen how to read, okay?"
Shitou didn't dare to agree, and looked at Grandma Xu, who smiled, "Then go ahead and teach Shi Shi everything you have learned before!"
A bright smile appeared on Shi Shi's face, "Okay!"
With the consent of their grandfather and grandson, Yuanchu went home with peace of mind. Grandma Xu held Shitou by her side, looked at Yuan Chuyi's back and said with emotion, "Shitou, Mrs. Yuan is helping us, you should never forget this kindness!"
"I remember!" How could Shitou not know whether Yuan Chuyi's request for help from them was fake, but knowing that their family was living in embarrassment and helping them in disguise was real.
With Grandma Xu helping to fry the tofu, Yuan Chuyi would be able to free up her hands to work on the mill. She first went shopping outside to choose a location for the mill. She made several choices, and decided to build the mill next to her house, connected to her house, so that she wouldn't have to find someone else to guard it at night. If someone wanted to cause damage to the mill, she would be able to hear it.
After deciding on the location of the mill, she went into the village to visit Li Dazhu, a skilled craftsman in the village. Mr. Zhang said that Li Dazhu was very skillful with his hands. Not only could he do carpentry work, he could also do other manual work. On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she came to him to ask him to help her find two suitable big stones to make a grindstone for her so that she could grind tofu.
Li Dazhu is a craftsman and a hard-working person, so his family's living conditions are top-notch in the village. Although it is not as big as the village chief's house, they live in a very spacious brick house. The population of his family is also simple. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Li Wang, has two sons and two daughters. The eldest is a daughter, sixteen years old, and the youngest is a son, ten years old.
"Mrs. Yuan, what are you doing here?" Wang Li stood behind the courtyard door and looked at Yuan Chuyi and asked calmly. She did not open the courtyard door, which showed that she did not welcome Yuan Chuyi's arrival.