Chapter 29 Another day when I want to beat up a man
Before Zhang had time to be surprised that Qin Yao, a woman, couldn't even make clothes, she heard her say that she wanted to rebuild the house.
I did the math in my mind. I just bought so many things yesterday and paid off the third brother's debt. I still have money left to build a house. How much silver will it take?
During the six days in the mountains, they might have hunted something so big that they couldn't even imagine!
Zhang was so shocked that she didn't know what to say. She could only shout towards the back of the house:
"Boss, come quickly, the third brother's family is looking for you!"
He and Qiu in the west room heard the noise, stopped what they were doing and came out.
Qin Yao immediately rushed over with the cotton and cloth in her arms, "Two sisters-in-law, can you help me make some clothes?"
"I have three pieces of cloth here. I will make a set of winter cotton clothes for my four children, Dalang and me, and then make each of them a set of inner clothes. The red piece will be used to make New Year clothes for the four of them, to make them festive and joyful."
Qin Yao spoke quickly, and before He and Qiu had a chance to speak, she had already stated all her requests.
She assigned him the job out of the blue. Even though he had just eaten the meat she bought yesterday, he would still feel unhappy.
Besides, they are busy weaving now, and if they help Qin Yao make clothes, it will take a lot of time.
But soon, Qin Yao said, "When I bought the cloth, the shopkeeper helped me calculate. After making these three pieces of cloth and cotton for what I want, there will be a lot left. If the two sisters-in-law don't mind, I'll consider it as hard work fee."
After hearing this, Mrs. He and Mrs. Qiu remembered to take a look at what kind of cloth she was holding.
They are all made of cotton, and the cotton we bought is the best, fluffy and large, and it looks warm at first glance.
The most special thing is the red cloth. Colored cloth is expensive. If, as Qin Yao said, they only make clothes for the four little kids, Dalang and his sister, with their tailoring skills, they can still make enough material for an adult set.
Jinbao and Jinhua at home can each make one.
There will be a lot left over from the other two horses, enough to make a short shirt for my parents-in-law and my husband.
The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, smiled, and said that Qin Yao was too polite, and reached out to take the fabrics.
He quickly took the big bag of cotton and the needle and thread that Qin Yao brought into the house, and said politely, "Sister-in-law, you are too polite. You even prepared the needle and thread."
Qin Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, sisters-in-law. Thank you for your hard work."
"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. It will create distance between family members if we say that. My sister-in-law and I can finish it in two or three days and send it to you when the time comes." Mrs. Qiu smiled gently. She was quiet in nature, spoke slowly and had a pleasant voice.
My eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. He, is completely different, she is very impetuous.
Old man Liu came over. There seemed to be a stain on the corner of his clothes, and he was emitting a smell as he walked.
Zhang stepped aside and continued to pick her vegetable seeds, but her ears perked up.
Old man Liu sat down at the square table in the main hall, poured a bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp, then put the bowl down and asked in confusion, "Old Third Wife, what's the matter?"
Qin Yao sat down on the bench opposite him and told him about her plan to build a wall and renovate the house, and asked Old Man Liu if he had any experience in saving money.
Old Man Liu thought this was a good thing, but he had to ask how much budget Qin Yao had.
"If we just want to build a wall, we can go to the river to pick up stones and pile them up as the foundation, and then go to the South Mountain to dig some soil to build the wall. It won't cost much money, but it will take some effort."
"But if you want to renovate the house and put on tiles, you can't save the money."
Qin Yao nodded, "I know this. To be honest, I had a good harvest this time in the mountains. After paying off my debts, I still have seven or eight taels left. I thought, why not use the money to repair the house, so that I won't sleep in fear when winter comes."
In fact, there were twenty-five taels left, which she kept back.
Zhang paused in her action of selecting vegetable seeds, and He and Qiu in the west room also stopped threading their needles.
They were all calculating in their minds how much silver Qin Yao had earned during this trip into the mountains.
Just these three pieces of cloth and the cotton and needles and thread will cost almost ten taels. The large bags of fine rice and sundries from yesterday will definitely cost five taels.
Add the seven or eight taels mentioned now, and the thirty-eight taels I paid for the third brother yesterday, that makes sixty taels total!
"Hiss~" The two sisters-in-law looked at each other and took a breath of cold air.
Old Man Liu was also shocked. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Old Third, what did you hunt this time when you went into the mountains?"
Qin Yao calmly replied: "A black bear."
There was nothing to hide. They didn't ask yesterday, so she certainly wouldn't go up and tell them that she had killed a big black bear.
But whenever someone asked, she answered.
For a moment, everyone in the old house stopped, only the hens were still clucking in the yard.
It was not until Qin Yao coughed that everyone came to their senses. They could no longer remain calm and stood up to surround Qin Yao, asking her how she did it.
Qin Yao said succinctly, "It was like this, and then like that, and that's it."
Everyone in the old house: "." You know what nonsense is.
However, they also knew that Qin Yao had no intention of explaining the process in detail to them, so they did not ask any more questions in disappointment. All kinds of imaginations ran through their minds, and for a moment, the way they looked at Qin Yao became full of awe.
Qin Yao ignored all this and discussed with Old Man Liu the details of building the house, such as who to find, how to arrange the work, where to buy the materials, how much time it would take, etc.
Old Man Liu was in a good mood. He felt that Qin Yao's asking him this question showed that she took him, her father-in-law, seriously.
Building a house is actually very easy as long as you have money.
During these two months, when farming is slack, each family just does small tasks like adding fertilizer to nearby fields, and the village is full of people.
The people in Liujia Village have the same ancestor for four generations, and the clan is united. Old Man Liu is of a high generation, so he can call many strong laborers with just a word.
To country people, building a house is not a technical job. Even if they don't know how to do it, they have seen other people building their houses.
In this way, technical jobs have mature conditions.
A chief engineer was also needed, so Old Man Liu recommended Uncle Jiu who lived at the entrance of the village. Uncle Jiu was experienced and had high prestige, so the guys didn't dare to disobey him. With him in control, there would be no situation where there were multiple styles on one wall.
I heard that Qin Yao was going to add two more rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Although Old Man Liu didn't know what a bathroom was, he still counted it as a room.
If we use bricks and tiles, the budget will increase, so he suggested a combination of adobe walls, wooden beams and tiles.
In fact, further south in Kaiyang County, there are wooden buildings built with wood. These wooden houses are warm in winter and cool in summer, and are much more comfortable to live in than adobe houses.
Originally, Old Man Liu wanted to recommend it, but then he thought about the high cost of these woods, and that they had to be prepared one or two years in advance, and that they were not available for purchase at the moment, so he gave up.
"The tiles can be bought in Xiahe Village. The hillside over Nanshan is full of soil. I'll just tell the village chief and clan leader when the time comes. We use the soil over there to build houses in our village."
Old Man Liu drank another bowl of water and frowned in embarrassment. "We are still short of wood. The third brother has already divided his forest. He has sold out his forest a long time ago. You have to buy it from the villagers."
Tiles are heavy, so beams are needed to support them. Good beams are not cheap.
Qin Yao asked: "How much silver does it cost?"
Old Man Liu said, "About four ounces."
Qin Yao: Today is another day when I want to beat up Liu Laosan!
(End of this chapter)