Mr. Qi had endless good things to say, and Mrs. Xu Zhang wanted to take it all in her heart. In the end, she increased Mr. Qi's remuneration from the agreed three hundred yuan to five hundred yuan, and both parties were very happy.

Xu Jiaojiao complained secretly. But the customs here are like this, and Xu Zhang was happy, so she didn't say anything. Just think of it as a good thing, otherwise it would ruin everyone's interest.

…

Once the site has been selected, the next step is to hire people to start construction.

The whole family of Lao Xu's family sat together to discuss.

This time, the house that Lao Xu's family wants to build is larger and requires more manpower.

Xu Youde and other adults twirled their fingers and took stock of the nearby craftsmen, including which bricklayers, which carpenters, which stonemasons, which ones were skilled and which ones were not.

After talking for a while, Luo Shiqi said quietly: "How about asking my two brothers from my mother's family to help?"

"Your brothers?" Mrs. Xu Zhang rolled her eyes and turned her head lazily, "You are the only two lazy brothers who have the nerve to say it out loud!"

As soon as he left the army, he was hit in the head. Luo Shi was dumbfounded and looked at his own man.

Xu Laosi hurriedly said: "Mom, that's it. This is a police job anyway. Let them come and take a look. If they don't do a good job, they will only be given half the wages. Or if it doesn't work, then let them get out."

Are you afraid of offending them? Of course we have another idea. If these two brothers can do it, I can hire them to help me make loquat paste next year. After all, they are relatives, so I feel more at ease than outsiders."

Mrs. Xu Zhang paused, and she understood what he was saying. She was just using the matter of building a house to see if the two Luo brothers were suitable for work.

Xu Youde said: "Okay, old lady, give me a chance." It was a major matter involving his son, so it was not unreasonable to do so.

"That's okay." Ms. Xu Zhang relaxed, "I'll make it clear when I get here. If they are lazy and slippery, we will drive them away directly."

Xu Laosi also breathed a sigh of relief and promised: "No problem, parents, when they come, I will give them a good explanation and don't make any mistakes."

Xu Jiaojiao spoke up, "It's okay to work slower, but if the quality is not good, I won't agree to it." She didn't want to take out the money and cut corners on the things she made, and pass them off as good ones. That would never work, even if it was

Neither can relatives.

"Of course, don't worry, little sister." Xu Laosi hurriedly said, "This is the house we live in. I'll keep an eye on it every day. I can't do anything like that."

Xu Laosi might not be too interested in Xu Zhang, but he didn't dare to look down on Xu Jiaojiao.

If you piss off my mother, you will be beaten up. What if you piss off Xu Jiaojiao? Then my happy life will always be a dream, and there will be no hope in this life.

Xu Jiaojiao nodded. Of course she couldn't rest assured about Xu Laosi's guarantee. She would have to check it out when the time came.

When the discussion was almost over, everyone dispersed and went to invite people.

…

Two days later, the dojo in front of Lao Xu's house became lively again. More than twenty workers were invited, and there were two or three times as many people watching the excitement. It was noisy, as if it was a happy event.

Building a house is a big deal no matter where it is, but it is rarely seen. Because in rural areas, people usually inherit their ancestral houses and repair them for years. There is no need to build a new house, or in other words, few people can build it.

Build a new house. In the city, there are walls and the land has been circled for a long time. If you want to build a new house, you can't find land, so you usually buy a second-hand house.

The person in charge of building the house this time was definitely Xu Jiaojiao, who contributed the most money. But Xu Jiaojiao didn't quite understand, so the actual person in charge became Liao Qing.

Liao Qing did not hesitate, and after a rough discussion with a few skilled craftsmen, the people were assigned in a few words. Of course, the current main task is very simple, which is to dig the foundation, and at the same time send another person to dig out sand, lime and other materials to bring back.

These are all strenuous tasks, and due to the heavy workload, it took me half a day to get them right.

"Is this what you four do?"

It was noon, and as soon as Xu Jiaojiao came over, she heard Xu Laosi's voice.

"Uh, yes, we did it." Opposite Xu Laosi, two men and two women, replied.

Xu Jiaojiao had already known that these were Luo's two brothers. Originally, it was said that the two brothers would come over, but when work officially started today, both of them brought their mothers-in-law.

Even though they were here, Mrs. Xu Zhang didn’t drive anyone away and asked them to work together.

"Take a look." Xu Laosi frowned and kicked a pile of sand and gravel at his feet, "They worked in pairs and dug up a pile of the boss. And what about you? Are you half as good as them? And this

There are such big pebbles inside, can this be used?"

"None of us are skilled at this..." Mr. Luo said with a shy smile.

"But there are four of you!" Xu Laosi said with a straight face, "I'm going to say something ugly first. Wages are calculated based on the amount of work done. If you do this, your wages are less than half of others."

The four of them were not dissatisfied and nodded, "I know, I know. Didn't I explain it before? We all know it."

These people were self-aware. Xu Laosi couldn't say much for a moment and kicked the pebbles again, "You can't use the big ones. You have to pick them out."

"Okay, let's pick it out right away. We won't miss anything..."

"Fourth brother, dinner is ready!" Xu Jiaojiao shouted in this direction.

The Luo brothers immediately said happily: "It's time to eat, it's time to eat! Let's do it after dinner..." Before they could finish their words, the four of them rushed over.

Xu Laosi followed behind with a dark face...

When people are hired to do work, they usually take care of the food. This is a customary rule.

Because work in rural areas is in a hurry, especially when building houses, it will be a big trouble if it rains, so there is very little rest time. Basically, they work from dawn to dusk. In addition, the transportation is not convenient, so the workers are not able to rest.

Maybe I would go home and rest before coming back, so my boss would take care of the food. After eating three meals a day, I would sit for a while and have a cup of tea, and then I would have to go back to work again.

The old Xu family specially hired Master Ji Chang, who was the best cook in the neighborhood. Headed by him, there were several helpers in the kitchen to take care of everyone's three meals a day.

The dinner table was placed in the dojo in front of the old house. There were five big tables in total, and Lao Xu’s family also ate together. The children actually preferred this way, and they all had smiles on their faces.

The food is quite decent. There are enough steamed buns, brown rice, and vegetable porridge. Most of the vegetables are available nowadays. There are also four large bowls of meat and vegetables. Every table is full, ensuring that everyone can eat well.
Chapter completed!