Goldfield
Chapter 67: Building a House

Madam Liu also knew that the state of her mother's family was not good. Saving a few taels a year is considered good for them. Since he had a weak constitution, his mother would subsidize him from time to time. When the father of her children had an accident, her family had taken over two taels to help.

He pushed the bag back and said, “Mud brick stones at home can still be used. As long as we cut down some trees to fix the roof beams and then cover them back with straw, then it will be habitable. Mothers, fathers and families also do not experience an easy time at home. My older brother and their wife all lived frugally and only with great difficulty could the family save. How can you continue to subsidize, me, a married princess? ”

Madam Liu's eldest sister-in-law, Lady Han, took the embroidered pouch from Lady Yao and put it into her sister-in-law's hands and said, “You and your family will stay in this house, so it's important that it's completely fixed. I have checked, the beds in all the rooms are unusable. Also this bamboo fence.The Family of Adik Perempuan live far from the village and next to the big mountain, this fence is not safe enough. With all these costs, ten taels might not even be enough! Quickly take it, do not be polite to your own family members! ”

The expression on the face of his second sister-in-law, Madam Hu, continued to darken. Her family had so few resources, but her mother-in-law had taken all of them and given them to her sister-in-law. Married girls are like spilled water. How can a mother's family continue to subsidize her? She did not have the courage to rebel against her mother-in-law's wishes, but when she heard her brother-in-law's words, a small sneer slowly grew on her face. He turned his head and lightly “deched ..” breath.

Second Son Liu Han heard him, and he frowned and gave him a sharp look as a warning. His facial expression seemed to say, ‘if you decide to be a smart woman and say something unpleasant, then you will receive the consequences when we go home’. Madam Hu had a cold-hearted and selfish personality, but Xiaocao's second uncle was able to endure it. She knew that her husband was very devoted, and she usually only dared to quarrel with her brother-in-law. However, in front of her mother-in-law, she never had the guts to say a word.

After getting a sharp glare from her husband, Lady Hu immediately sat down and lowered her head. No sound could be heard from him.

The third son, Liu Hao, took out a bag of sweet potatoes to store in the cellar and grinned, “Sister! Just take the money. Otherwise, mom will be angry ah! ”

Madam Liu wanted to keep refusing but Yu Xiaocao came and took the pouch for her and said, “Mother, this money is the sum of the hearts and goodwill of Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt for you. You have to accept it. Therefore, we really need this money. If you feel guilty about taking it, then consider it a loan. We'll return it after we get the money. ”

“One stays! Yunzi, you're not even as smart as your son! You must be Xiaolian, right? After not seeing you for a few days, it seems like you have become much paler. ” Lady Yao hooked her hand with Xiaocao's hand and repeatedly praised him.

Yu Xiaocao giggled gently, “Grandmother, I am Xiaocao. Xiaolian brought Little Shitou with him to take the firewood. ”

Yu Xiaocao and Xiaolian were twin brothers, so naturally, they looked very similar to each other. However, when Xiaocao was first born, he had an extremely weak body and was thinner and paler than the two. On the other hand, Xiaolian grew up doing housework with Madam Liu, so her skin was more tanned. As the two girls stood side by side, it was very easy to tell them apart. However, after consistently drinking the mystical stone water for half a year, Xiaocao's body had recovered quickly and Xiaolian's skin had become whiter. It becomes increasingly difficult for people to distinguish between the two.

Lady Yao noticed the energetic Xiaocao and spoke to Madam Liu, “With Xiaocao's better health, this must be a huge burden on your shoulders. From my point of view, it seems like your skin is becoming more reddish as well. Does your mother-in-law have a bit of a conscience and decide to invite a doctor lately for you? ”

“How can he spend money on me? Whenever I was sick in the past, he always accused me of pretending and refused to let Xiaocao's father get a doctor, let alone now. I feel like my body has become healthier over the last half year. Also, Dahai secretly told me to take medicine all winter long without the family's knowledge. Although I have been feeling more tired lately of taking care of the children's father, I still feel my body feels more supple and deft than before. One day I fell asleep on the side of the bed by accident but the next day I did not get sick. I think my illness is finally cured. Mom, please don't worry about me anymore. ”

Madam Liu felt confused and excited at the same time. Even if she fell ill in the household, then their family really had no place to go.

Yu Xiaocao rubbed the five-colored stone on his wrist and giggled inside. The Liu brothers first cleaned and arranged the wooden room. After fixing it up a little bit more, they started to move the items they brought inside. Madam You brought her two daughters-in-law and cleared the page in the next round. Before one of them had time to stop and rest and they rushed home in a ox cart.

Although Madam Yao was not entirely satisfied with letting things be as they were, but she knew that with her five daughter's families jostling in one room, she was not happy, even if they stayed there would be no place for them to sleep. They had to return to Xishan Village before sundown. Therefore, they just said, “See you again in two days”, and leave in a hurry. Instead, the three Liu brothers stayed behind to help their younger sister and her husband improve their home before the growing season began.

Yu Hai was an honest and kind person. If there was another family who needed help, as long as they asked for it, he would always help them enthusiastically. He had a good reputation in Dongshan Village. When the villagers heard that he needed to repair the old residence, many of them came one by one to help.

The eldest son of Eldest Uncle Dahai, Yu Lichun, knew how to install bricks. Under his father's insistence, he stopped taking jobs outside and came to help. Over the next few days, Yu Lichun brought her three sons and two grandchildren, and they had always been the first to come and the last to leave. Although Dahai's Second Uncle, Yu Lixia, stayed far away, he only sent more than one son because he himself was not feeling well.

In general, when someone comes to help you take care of your home, you should be responsible for two meals. All of these people knew that Yu Hai had just separated from the family and did not have much food in the warehouse, either, so they all brought their own food every day and refused to eat even a mouthful. The whole family felt very grateful and Xiaocao finally experienced the simple and kind kindness of those who lived in ancient times.

Many hands make light work. Work on the three-room house, courtyard, and wall was completed in ten days. Madam Liu shed tears of joy as she looked at the new house with its large and spacious courtyard. The three brothers chatted in the courtyard with bright smiles on their faces. They are very happy — they all finally have their own home…

The Liu brothers had cut enough firewood to fill the entire storage area in the kitchen and also cleaned the well before they left. After letting the house air for two days, Yu Hai, whose legs had healed enough to walk on crutches, invited his family to move.

During these past ten days, other than Old Yu and Dashan coming every afternoon to help, even the shadows of the other family members were nowhere to be seen. After the house was completed, Yu Hai invited the villagers and neighbors to celebrate. Only then did Madam Li bring her son to visit.

Whenever someone in the village builds a new house or moves into a new house, they need to celebrate with a party. The construction of this house was entirely done with the help of others. In addition, most of the materials used come from the surrounding area. The muddy clay used to make bricks was dug from the side of the village embankment. Beams and rafters come from wood from trees cut down in the mountains. Even rice straw came from the villagers who gathered it from various places.

Originally, Xiaocao wanted to buy some ceramic tiles for his roof to create a house similar to the current Yu Residence. However, when he remembered he only had ten taels in hand, he threw away the idea. Once again, he regretted investing all his money in Third Young Master Zhou's business venture. He sees the bright side and comforts himself by thinking, ‘Wet houses are also nice, warm in winter and cool in summer.’.

Argha! Third Young Master Zhou this is very busy. In early spring, he was so busy that his feet barely touched the ground. Not only did he set up the production but he also planned to open the Zhenxiu Restaurant in the capital. He continued to travel between the capital and Tanggu City, and no one knew exactly where he was. Xiaocao actually wanted to ask for her help but he could never find her!

Fortunately, the house had been on the fence and it didn't take more than a few taels to do so. Yu Hai felt a deep gratitude in his heart for the villagers who had helped them. Therefore, while they were preparing for the party, he made sure to get a good meal to thank them.

When Hunter Zhao heard that Yu Hai had only received two taels after separating from the family, he felt both angry and guilty at the same time. In order to save her, Yu Hai nearly died from the bear's fangs. After killing the bear and selling it, he gave the Yu Family three hundred taels and said that for Brother Yu Hai's medical expenses. However, he never thought that Yu Hai's heartless father and cruel stepmother would channel the money that Yu Hai had sacrificed into their own pockets.

Angrily, Hunter Zhao wanted to find Old Yu and give him a chance to speak, but Yu Hai stopped him. Yu Hai said three hundred taels was considered as payment for all the years Madam Zhang spent raising and caring for her. Zhao Bufan felt very guilty towards his elder brother Yu Hai and often gave them games to strengthen Yu Hai's body. In addition, he and his son enthusiastically worked on their new home. For the upcoming banquet, he also specially entered the mountain and caught more than ten pheasants and rabbits for them.

Yu Hai did not reject his gift and also bought fifty chicken eggs from their close neighbor, the Zhou Family. In the city market, he bought about ten catties of meat. In late winter and early spring, there are no green vegetables for sale. However, each family keeps a lot of white radish and cabbage in their basement. In addition, most also have dried vegetables from autumn. The family who had a good relationship with them had also sent some, and Madam Liu also went to the market and bought some.

Madam Yao had heard that her daughter was going to throw a party for the village and was afraid she had more work than she could handle on her own. So, on that day, he brought his eldest daughter-in-law to help. His daughter's courtyard was large and spacious with high walls surrounding it. The three-bedroom residence stretches from north to south, and the interior of the room is sparsely decorated and appears empty and secluded. However, for a family of six, the house did not seem too crowded.

Little Shitou pulled his grandmother's hand and enthusiastically went around the house for her, such as: which room was his parents' room, which room was for his sister, which room was his, and which room for him and his older brother .. He even took him to the barn for firewood and a kitchen. One after another, he obediently showed everything for Madam Yao to see.

“Tonight Grandma and Oldest Aunt will stay in this room, which is usually for older brother and me. I'll sleep with mom and dad! ” Little Shitou's eldest brother, Yu Hang, is still an apprentice at the carpentry shop and rarely comes home. The owner of the carpentry shop is not a reasonable person. He only let Yu Hang wait for half a day when their father was injured, and he was only given one day to help build their new home. At that moment, it was obvious that he was getting thinner.

His elder brother was not home, so in order to save firewood, Little Shitou slept on the same bed as Yu Hai and Lady Liu. However, to show off that he also had his own room, he deliberately said it like this.

At daybreak, Yu Xiaocao followed Madam Liu starting her work early. Two days earlier, he had written a menu. Non-vegetarian dishes are: boiled rabbit meat, stir-fried spicy chicken pieces, mustard white stir-fried meat, boiled white radish with pork, and scrambled eggs.

Vegetarian dishes are: fried radish cake, fried radish, fried turnip balls, preserved sweet sour radish, spicy stir-fry Chinese cabbage, tofu and boiled cabbage, dried stir-fried Chinese cabbage, dried sauteed Chinese cabbage, and a wide variety of stir-fried pickled vegetables.