Chapter 51 The Ma family builds a house
Zhao Laoer is right. The Ma family is very unpopular in the village. If it weren't for the village chief's intervention and the salary, no one would be willing to go.
As he was talking, the village chief came.
"Brother Zhao."
Mr. Zhao put down the book and asked, "Village Chief, why are you here?"
Zhao Laoer stood up and picked up a stool.
"Village chief, sit down and rest for a while."
The village chief sat down with a smile. He was so familiar with the Zhao family that he skipped the small steps of greeting and spoke straight to the point.
"I won't hold back, I will tell you what I have to say."
"The Ma family invited me here."
"His family is going to build a house, and he wants to ask your three men to help."
Mr. Zhao frowned and was unwilling to let his three sons help.
First of all, the relationship between the two families was not good, it could even be said that they were enemies, so there was no need to help.
Secondly, building a house cannot be accomplished overnight. If you delay it for a month or two, you will have to read a lot less books.
Thirdly, my own house is about to be built. All kinds of things require manpower, so how can I find the free time to help others?
When Mr. Zhao was about to refuse, the village chief said first, "I asked about the wages."
"Boss Ma said it's about thirty cents per person per day."
"Building a house in the village requires money, and you can earn a little bit."
"Now there are fifteen people who told me to go to work, all young and strong guys."
Zhao Laoer said in surprise, "Thirty Wen!"
"Lunch and dinner included?"
The village chief explained, "Only lunch is included. If you don't mind, dinner is just rice porridge and pickles."
That’s pretty impressive, thirty cents a day including lunch.
"The Ma family is really spending a lot of money."
The village chief continued to persuade, "Boss Zhao, I am not speaking for the Ma family."
"It's indeed a good deal, so I'll just give you a few more words of advice."
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The three boys in the family earn ninety cents a day. "
"Besides, if you look at how his family built their house, there will be rules for building their own house later."
"Money is calculated day by day. If you don't want to go any day, just don't go."
These words are reasonable. Mr. Zhao thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed not a loss at all.
"Old lady, what do you think?"
Mrs. Zhao snorted. She still hated the Ma family for stealing their children.
"Our two families have become enemies, so there's no point in helping."
"Who cares about this little money?"
Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything. It was her son who went to help, not the old couple.
"Second brother, do you want to go?"
After asking about the situation, Zhao Laoer lost interest and picked up the book again casually.
"I do not want to go."
"Didn't the village chief just say that fifteen people are willing to go, and there may be more people later."
"Not less than my three brothers."
Mr. Zhao respected his son's opinion and told the village chief.
"Village chief, my second son is not going. I will ask my eldest son and my youngest son when they come back."
The village chief was still smiling and didn't take the Zhao family's rejection to heart.
"I don't know about your family. The three brothers are of the same mind. If one of them doesn't go, the other two will definitely not go either."
"Okay, I just came over to talk about this matter. It's okay if I don't go. You two are really at loggerheads."
The village chief has a close relationship with the Zhao family. In the whole village, the village chief only admires Mr. Zhao and often asks Mr. Zhao for help. He just wants to inform the Zhao family about this little thing, thinking that it may be helpful to the Zhao family.
"By the way, Brother Zhao, you have to help me build a house, right?"
Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "That's natural."
"Don't talk about me
, I brought my whole family to help you. "
Zhao Laoer also said, "Village Chief, when your family was building a house, we three brothers came to help ourselves, so you didn't even need to make a trip."
The Ma family has started, and the village is gradually preparing to build houses. It will be winter in a few months, so we must hurry up and build houses.
The thing is done, the village chief has other things to do, so he wants to say a few words of concern before leaving.
"Brother Zhao, when does your family plan to build a house?"
"You have to prepare in advance. When winter comes, the shed won't be able to live in."
Mr. Zhao sent the village chief to the door, "We are already preparing."
"My family can't afford the wages, but at least I have to provide food."
"I'm trying to figure it out."
The village chief sighed, "It's not easy."
“This winter, I don’t know how many families are gritting their teeth and getting through it.”
Not every family in the village is as wealthy as the Ma family, nor are they as well-connected as the Zhao family, who also have many men.
Just like the Zhou family and Ding family whose sheds were burned down.
If nothing is left, where will the money come from to rebuild the house?
Mr. Zhao comforted him: "It will get better."
“There must be a way before you reach the mountains.”
Mr. Zhao also explained several ways to get rich that Chen Jingzhi mentioned before to the village chief.
"With the help of the county magistrate, maybe I can really get better."
The village chief felt relieved and said with emotion: "We really have met a good county magistrate!"
Mr. Zhao is proud of you. Having a disciple who serves the people like this makes Mr. Zhao straighten his back even more.
The village chief looked around and saw no one, so he asked Mr. Zhao in a low voice.
"Did you really accept the county magistrate as your disciple?"
Mr. Zhao nodded happily, "This is a great blessing in my life."
The village chief is envious
I thought that the Zhao family's ancestral grave was really covered in smoke.
As the sky gradually darkened, Li Xiuxiu and He Sutong heated up the food.
Lu Ming woke up early and saw his brothers and sisters reading. If he didn't understand anything, he asked his grandfather.
My mother was embroidering clothes, paying special attention to each stitch.
The second uncle is setting the table, and grandma is collecting shoe soles.
Everyone has their own thing to do.
Zhao Changrui next to him was still sleeping soundly.
Lu Ming couldn't help but wonder how Brother Changrui could sleep like this. He felt like he slept more every day than me, a little baby who was not even one month old.
Are you sick?
When no one was paying attention, Lu Ming secretly took out the spring water from the space and fed it to Chang Rui's mouth.
The sweet spring water was fed into his mouth. Zhao Changrui smacked his mouth and drank it all in cooperation.
Wow, I didn’t wake up like this. Brother Changrui’s sleep quality is really good.
From the last time he took spring water, Lu Ming realized that the spring water space could also have a storage function.
If you want to keep your body from entering, you only need to close your eyes and meditate on the spring water space, and the space will appear in your mind.
It is also very convenient to take something when you want to. You can recite the thing you want silently and it will appear in your hand when you open your eyes again.
Lu Ming was previously worried that his body would disappear after entering the space. What if someone saw him?
This is much more convenient, it can store things, and you can’t lose them.
There were still a lot of points left from the previous points, so Lu Ming was not in a hurry to transfer. He had been very lucky in the past few times and got good things out of the transfer.
In his previous life, Lu Ming was very unlucky. Playing games to draw cards was always wrong.
You never get a prize in a lottery, not even a consolation prize.
On the other hand, when I was in school, I randomly asked questions, and I got the answer every time.
Just save it for when you need it?
What is Lu Ming still struggling with?
Some lottery, Zhao Changrui woke up smelling the fragrance of rice.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Lu Ming first and subconsciously hugged his sister.
"Sister, I'm hungry, I'm hungry."
Lu Ming was speechless. What a good boy, he complained that he was hungry as soon as he got up.
Brother Changrui, he only eats and sleeps every day.
Looks stupid!