Dong Sanhua's face turned pale. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile: "Maybe I was busy out there. I blame myself for not being careful and didn't see a stone on the ground."
She said, preparing to pick it up herself . bucket.
But Sister-in-law Liu saw that she was struggling to walk, so she simply waved her hand: "Okay, just stand still and I will pick it up for you."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Dong Sanhua was very grateful.
Sister-in-law Liu picked up two buckets and walked back quickly.
She asked Dong Sanhua to wait at the door while she went to fill her bucket.
I saw Sister-in-law Liu entering her yard. She moved quickly and quickly. She first fetched water and briefly cleaned the wooden barrels, and then filled two large barrels with clean water.
Uncle Liu came down from drying corn on the roof and saw Dong Sanhua standing at the door.
Asked Sister-in-law Liu: "Why don't you invite someone in for a sip of tea?"
Sister-in-law Liu turned around and gave a stern look: "You're too busy, aren't you?"
She filled the water and turned to face Dong Sanhua. , then he said with a smile: "Let's go, sister-in-law will help you carry it back."
Dong Sanhua was a little embarrassed: "It's so troublesome for you, thank you, sister-in-law."
After entering Dong Sanhua's house, Sister-in-law Liu took a quick look and looked at it. lock up.
I felt a little envious.
Dong Sanhua is a relative of Grandma Qin, and Shen Ningning takes good care of her.
The neatly arranged wood in the yard was all chopped by Uncle Deng for Dong Sanhua.
There is still some clean water in the two water tanks before. I heard that Shen Ningning got it for her from the mountain.
This is serious mountain spring water. Sister-in-law Liu thinks that her family drinks only water from the well.
When I entered the house again, I found that the house was large and Dong Sanhua had kept it clean and spotless.
On the window sill, there is a porcelain vase with a round mouth and blue glaze embroidered with yellow pear flowers, with a handful of yellow wild flowers on the edge of the grass inserted in it.
The color is bright and rich, which makes it look good at first glance. It contrasts clearly with the simple furnishings around it.
Sister-in-law Liu exclaimed, pointed to the vase and asked, "Is this a gift from Ning Ning? I wanted to ask her for a round flowerpot before, but she said she didn't have one!"
Dong Sanhua was making tea for her, and laughed when she heard this. "My aunt gave it to me," she said.
Sister-in-law Liu curled her lips secretly. Grandma Qin gave it to her, and it also belonged to Shen Ningning.
As the princess of the princess, the little guy was given a lot of rewards from the emperor and the prince.
Sister-in-law Liu suppressed the imbalance in her heart, took the tea from Dong Sanhua, and got down to business.
"Sister Sanhua, it's not a solution for you to carry water all the time. What's important is that you ask Brother Deng to open the well for you."
Dong Sanhua smiled and said, "I told Brother Deng last time, but he must have been a little nervous recently. I'm busy, so I haven't had time."
Sister-in-law Liu clicked her tongue: "Look, this is because he is ignorant. How can he make you thirsty? You have to talk to him later."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Sister-in-law Liu said: "I have two brothers at home who used to work as laborers at the dock. Now they have nothing to do."
"How about I call them to help you open the well?"
Dong Sanhua's eyes darkened: "Really "That's going to trouble my sister-in-law!"
"They're all neighbors, what kind words can we say?" Sister-in-law Liu waved her hands and smiled: "This is not a hard job, you only need to give them twenty taels each. That's it. "
Twenty taels per person?
Dong Sanhua's smile froze.
Forty taels for two people.
A while ago, she used Shen Ningning's relationship to plant a batch of sweet potatoes, and the emperor rewarded her with three hundred taels.
But she first used some of the money to redeem her own deed of betrayal.
With the little leftover, she renovated the yard and planted a small vegetable garden.
Now I only have less than fifty taels left on my body.
"Sister-in-law, is it so expensive? Can it be cheaper?" Dong Sanhua asked sheepishly.
Sister-in-law Liu immediately refused: "That's not possible, this is the cheapest price."
"If you go outside to find someone to do it, each person will cost at least thirty taels. Now that the drought has just passed, everyone outside is like grabbing money. "
Fortunately, this is my brother, otherwise there would be no such price."
Seeing Dong Sanhua's dilemma, Sister-in-law Liu said, "Sister Sanhua, just agree, you won't lose even
if Brother Deng goes ." If you find someone from outside, he will have to spend the money." Just this sentence woke up Dong Sanhua.
No wonder Deng Jixiang has not made any move even though he promised her.
It's probably because we can't find workers at the right price.
In this case, why should she bother others?
So Dong Sanhua gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, sister-in-law, I will get you some money right now."
"Okay." Sister-in-law Liu smiled happily.
Dong Sanhua sent her out the door, and Sister-in-law Liu agreed over and over again.
"Don't worry, I will go to Guangyang County to find my two brothers soon, and ask them to come and start the construction for you in two days."
When she returned home happily, Uncle Liu was feeding the chickens.
I saw Sister-in-law Liu holding a pocket of silver.
"Where did the money come from?"
"Girl Sanhua gave it to me. I promised to find my two brothers to help her connect the well."
After saying that, Sister-in-law Liu went into the house and put all the money away.
When Uncle Liu heard this, his expression changed with shock. He immediately put down the basket and followed into the house.
"Why are you making the decision on your own? Didn't I tell you that Jixiang went to the capital today to buy materials. He and I can help Dong Sanhua open the well later. Why did you take her money alone?"
Sister-in-law Liu asked. Zi pushed back hard.
She raised two sharp eyes: "I just don't agree with you working for nothing!"
"Besides, why are you afraid of accepting her this little money? You didn't go to her house to see. The cabinet on the kang is still made of mahogany.
"Deng Jixiang fell in love with Dong Sanhua, so why did you fall in love with him too?"
Uncle Liu's dark face showed anger: "Stop talking nonsense, the bad guy is innocent! " I promised you good luck when you go back."
He reached out to grab the money, but Sister-in-law Liu refused to give it.
Eventually both men got angry.
"How can you be like this? Dong Sanhua is a relative of Grandma Qin. How much Ning Ning and Grandma Qin have helped us, you don't know how much?" Uncle Liu asked angrily.
Sister-in-law Liu frowned: "Ning Ning is Ning Ning, she is she."
"Besides, even if Ning Ning comes, she won't take advantage of us and let us work for her for nothing. Why can she just be Dong Sanhua?"
Two people were arguing.
Their son Liu Hu ran in with snot in his nose.
"Father, mother, please stop arguing. Sister Xiaolang has come to our village with the village chief and many officials!"
Sister-in-law Liu was startled, and then she beamed with joy: "They must have done good things for our village again. "Come on, let's go out and take a look."
Before going out, she locked the drawer.
at this time.
Shen Ningning had already led the old village chief and several officials from the Ministry of Works, walking on the village road of Xiangyun Village under the scorching sun.
The little guy is wearing a blue coat with gauze-like armholes, making his face appear round and fair.
She pointed to the boundary of Xiangyun Village and introduced it as she walked.
"I heard from the village chief that our Xiangyun Village was sparsely populated many years ago. Later, gradually, many villagers from other places settled here in order to come to Beijing."
"It is precisely because we all come from all over the world. , so the surnames are different. Some of our ancestors are buried in the fields, and some are buried in a random plot of land on the mountain."
The officials of the Ministry of Industry, wearing brocade official robes, looked around, and then nodded. .
Shen Ningning's eyes were moist and dark: "So, I plan to move all the ancestral graves in Xiangyun Village to one place, and I have also selected a piece of land."
"Brother sent you here for me today just to see how the construction will start. Let's implement it."
Sister-in-law Liu squeezed out of the crowd.
He hurriedly asked: "Ning Ning, why didn't you discuss this matter with us in advance about moving the tomb?"
"How much compensation will we receive?"
I want to own a bottle of Wangyou water, drink it and be happy forever. !