Scholar's Sweetheart

At noon, aunt Xie and his mother and son took the cart to the construction site.

Song Xintong washes shrimp and snails at home, and receives people who come to see them off from time to time. When it's not too late, he's old lady leads he Baiyun and several granddaughters-in-law who have already been cultivated.

"Granny he, why are you here?" Song Xintong asked in surprise.

He Baiyun trotted to song Xintong, "ah Nai is worried that you can't finish washing today, so we all come to help you."

Song Xintong was flattered and opened his mouth, "how interesting is that? How can I ask you to help me with my work

He Baiyun's sister-in-law Wan Hong jokingly said, "if you don't want to do heavy work, we can do it all."

"Yes, they all brought scissors." He Baiyun's cousins said.

"Don't be polite to us." Old lady he took people to the back room with her. With five more neat people, she had no choice but to work. The mountain of work became much easier.

In the early days of 1898, 5000 Jin shrimp and 500 Jin snails were all cleaned up, and now they are packed in pots and barrels of different sizes.

Song Xintong made two tables to eat. Lobster and snails were indispensable. He also added his own stewed vegetables, hot sausage, fried pork liver with blood skin vegetables, braised pork with brown sauce, and fried vegetables with soy sauce.

More than 20 people, all children with small bowls sitting on one side, men and women crowded to stand and sit at two tables, a meal reward of dinner to eat very happy.

After dinner, after he's family and widow Wang's mother and son left, song Xintong and mother-in-law Qiu said, "mother-in-law, auntie, let's take advantage of today's free time to calculate the profits in June."

Today is the last day of June. After a month's hard work, there are also results.

Song Xintong took out the account book, then calculated it carefully with the book, and soon came to the conclusion, "Zhou steward, they only gave us ten Liang's deposit. If they calculated by three thousand jin and five hundred jin, they would give us seventy-two and five yuan. I'll count them together now, and now I'll give them to my aunt, and tomorrow I won't give them to you."

"The business was originally discussed with you by the imperial envoy. We don't want the money. Take it by yourself." The Xie family felt that they had taken advantage of song Xintong all the time, and they were even more distressed to take the money.

"Uncle Xie and auntie, we're doing business in partnership, not for face." Song Xintong said, "let's follow the rules. If we always break the rules, what's the use of making this agreement?"

Aunt Xie, who had been told, nodded busily, "Xintong, you're right."

"I took the two kilos lobster as a favor, and this capital is not included in it." Song Xintong said.

"That's not true, Xintong. You just said that you can't break the rules. The capital should be included." Xie Daniu immediately said: "you don't have to say anything else. Lai San was sentenced, but he benefited us all. You can't break it up."

"Yes, Xintong, if you don't include it, we dare not ask for the silver." Aunt Xie did not forget to ask mother-in-law Qiu, "Niang, are you right?"

Autumn old woman son nods, "right."

Song Xintong thought about it. The capital of 2000 Jin is only 400 Wen. For the Xie family now, they can take it. He nodded: "that's a success."

"In addition to the folio money, I've made 50 Liang in the past half month. If I give you 40%, that's 20 Liang." Song Xintong gave the silver to Aunt Xie, "count it."

"Don't count." Aunt Xie joked, "with this silver, Dayi's marriage will be successful."

Xie Yi's face turned red when his mother said that.

Song Xintong said with a smile: "tomorrow we sent to the construction site earlier, I want to borrow my aunt's ox cart into the city."

"Let's go together." Aunt Xie said, "I think I'll go to the county tomorrow and buy some cloth to make clothes for my family. I'll have to buy some ink like Dabao's

Song Xintong nodded, "I bought it in a Moxuan shop outside the county college. The boss is very good and the things I sell are real."

"Then go to this one."

People are in a good mood at happy events, and the faces of Xie's family are full of smiles.

"Xintong, is it time to build your house again?" Since what happened last night, Mrs. Qiu's heart has been very flustered. "Although Lai San was arrested, there are still people who are not thinking right inside and outside the village, just in case..."

"Mother in law, I know that I have already told the village head that all the land has been encircled. I will do the contract tomorrow when I hand in the money." Song Xintong said.

"I said that I saw village head Wan with people measuring the land nearby today. That's what happened." Autumn mother-in-law thought for song Xintong happy, "I look at the amount of very wide, Xintong plan to build how big a house ah?"

"It's not very wide. I'll take this piece of open space into account. It looks like more than ten mu." Song Xintong made a gesture, "he added the hillside forest behind him."

"How did you add that forest? Will you level the mountain? " Aunt Xie asked.

Song Xintong didn't want to level the hillside. She bought it because the hillside was covered with peach trees. If it was spring, the peach blossoms would be very beautiful.

Moreover, the small stream on the hillside can be transformed. At that time, it will be surrounded by clear water and the sound of the water will be very quiet. It is a place suitable for reading.

When the time comes, you can graft on the peach tree, and maybe you can produce nectarines.

Or it can be cut down and no longer be planted. It's a good view to plant some cold plum in winter.

However, song Xintong didn't tell her mother-in-law Qiu about these petty bourgeois ideas, but casually said: "the hillside is already relatively high, and it's easy for people to jump in if the wall is built, so he simply extends the wall to the top."

"Build a wall? Big brick or mud wall? " Xie Daniu helps people build houses all the year round, so he asks.

"How much is the green brick?" Song Xintong asked.

Xie Daniu said, "five Wen for one yuan."

Song Xintong knew that a big brick, a man can hold two or three at most.

Xie Daniu said: "if you want to enclose all these ten mu, it will cost dozens of Liang to build the wall bricks alone. Not to mention the repair of houses and green tiles inside, Xintong, it's better to build a small courtyard like village head Wan, which can be repaired at most by 42 Liang."

Song Xintong didn't speak, but he made a decision in his heart.

The inside can be repaired slowly, but the outside must be surrounded first. No matter what she does, no one will see. Otherwise, she would never feel safe.

"Uncle Xie, do you want to buy the homestead first? Tomorrow, we'll go to the county to do the contract. " Song Xintong said.

Xie Daniu thought for a moment, and then looked at Mrs. Qiu.

Autumn mother-in-law nodded, "tomorrow to invite the village head to come to enclosure, when the time comes to do the contract."

"Good mother." Aunt Xie is also very happy. She has long thought of the new house.