After Zhou Yanqing left, he didn't show up for several days.
He only asked Manager Zhou, who came to check on the progress of the workshop every day, to bring him a message, saying that he was discussing with the shop's carpenter about making a shampoo chair these days, and it was going very smoothly, which reassured her.
Qiao Mingjin didn't care about him. She couldn't lose money on how to divide the money for cooperation.
The workshop is already being finished. Things like clearing up the leftover materials, leveling the courtyard, installing windows for drying, etc. do not need to concern the master and others. If only a dozen or so people from the village are left to work for a day or two, everything will be done.
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Master Guan originally proposed to leave. Qiao Mingjin hurriedly invited him to his home and told him about building a wing at home.
Qiao Mingjin had already talked to Master Guan before, and Master Guan also came to see it. He decided to push down the right wall of the yard and expand it. The area where the chickens were raised in the thorn field outside the yard was included.
Build five wing rooms there. After they are built, surround them with walls, and then add some height to the original height of the walls.
Qiao Mingjin was very satisfied after hearing what Master Guan said.
The yard she bought is enough for her and Wan'er to live in. But now that a new workshop has been built, there must be guests coming occasionally. In addition, Ming Jue and Ming Heng will come back to live occasionally.
Now that they are older, they can't always be squeezed into the same bed.
Ming Qi and Wan'er also had to set aside a separate room for them. In addition, Lu Yuan's family would occasionally come over, so Lu Yuan would have to have a room to live in. Originally, she was thinking of building two rows of wing rooms, but
It seems a bit too eye-catching and a bit wasteful.
There are four rooms in the main house and five additional rooms. It is enough.
Qiao Mingjin left people hired by the village to do the final finishing work at the workshop and asked Yun Jin to help manage it. She also invited Master Guan and others to build a wing at home.
Fortunately, she had the foresight to buy four acres of land in front of and behind the house. She fenced a piece of land on the left to grow vegetables, and fenced a piece of land on the right to raise chickens that lay eggs. But now the land on the right has been leveled and will be expanded.
, there will also be a place to raise chickens and ducks in the future.
It was early for her to start. If there were brothers in the village who split up their families in the future, and seeing the workshops flourishing, they might want to build a house in her area.
She did well to buy the four acres of homestead land around her. Even if she didn't use it for any purpose, others wouldn't build their houses too close to her, so the view would be much better.
The villagers quickly got the news that Master Guan and others helped Qiao Mingjin tear down the wall and build a wing. Even the Wu family of the Yue family and others also quickly learned the news.
Mrs. Wu brought her two daughters-in-law, Ms. Sun and Ms. Yu, over as soon as the construction started.
Standing among a group of villagers, looking at the puffs of smoke as the wall was knocked down, a complex expression appeared on my face.
Mrs. Sun and Ms. Yu stood in the crowd, listening to the buzzing discussion among the villagers: ...Now the mother and daughter of Qiao are getting better and better...Even if they leave their husband's family, they can live a good life...Now they are still getting better and better...
It's getting more prosperous, and new houses are being built...
After hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but feel sour in their hearts.
Originally, the two of them loved to compare themselves with this sister-in-law because she knew how to read and was good-looking. The man was in pain and felt unhappy.
It was hard to see her staying alone in an empty house. She thought she would stay alone in an empty house for the rest of her life, but she didn't expect that her man was not dead! He came back alive!
Fortunately, the man she longed for was going to get married again soon. The two of them couldn't help but feel a little gloating about their misfortune.
Watching her move away from her in-law's family and live with her little daughter outside the village, I felt very happy. So what if you are better than us in every way? Isn't it painful that you don't have a man, and you have to share a man with other women? You can live there until
There is no land, no land, no money outside, it depends on how you live.
But I never thought that not only did they not starve to death, but they were still alive and well, and now they could build a new house if they climbed up their legs...
"I said, Dong Gen, your sister-in-law is building a new house, and you are here to help her? Why don't you go into the house and help with the reception? Look at Jin Niang working there by herself. I said, if this new house is built,
Well, if someone from your in-laws’ family comes, there will be a place to stay, right? Then people from the city won’t have to stay with your father-in-law and brothers.”
Mrs. Sun naturally knew that they were talking about Liu Meiniang and her daughter.
Last time they came here, there was no place to live at home, so why not arrange for them to live at the fourth uncle's house?
These people don't know what to do with these words.
She, Qiao Jinniang, has built a new house. Can the Liu family and her daughter come to live there? Not to mention them, even their in-laws' family members may not be able to come and stay at the house.
"Hey, look what my aunt said, but you haven't seen my sister-in-law. She is very capable of doing her job. Why do we need to help her? She has just moved out, but she has bought land and built a house. She is also helping the young master in the city.
The young master is in charge of such a big workshop, and he is much more capable than rough guys like us. Wherever we are needed, we can help."
Several women who were watching the excitement secretly curled their lips: Who couldn't hear what you said? They were so upset that they reached the entrance of the village.
A woman then said: "Mother Donggen, didn't I hear that your mother-in-law is going to build a new house? Your man is the eldest son, and your son is the eldest grandson. It seems that the new house will still fall on your family.
When you build a new house, don’t forget to treat us to a glass of water and wine.”
Sun's face kept changing after hearing this. Even Yu next to her glanced at her.
Mrs. Sun gritted her teeth secretly: What kind of new house should we build? I did say that I would build a new house and marry a woman from the city, but there is no sign of it yet!
If only Yue Zhongyao was given a new house to build instead of them, she would not accept it. Her man was the eldest son, and her son was the eldest grandson. Her Sun family had worked so hard, so why should she not have a share in building the new house?
But why haven't I heard Wu talk about this recently? Then Liu Meiniang won't come after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Could it be...
Mrs. Sun glanced at the wall that Qiao Mingjin pushed down, and then looked around for her mother-in-law.
Could it be that her mother-in-law had taken a fancy to Qiao Jinniang again and now she couldn't bear it, and she didn't like Liu's dowry anymore?
Wu was also among the crowd at this moment, so she naturally heard the villagers' discussions.
Originally, Mr. Qiao was clamoring for a divorce, but she was in favor of it.
For the sake of her son's reputation, she naturally didn't want to go too far. Who wouldn't want something good and famous?
She just wanted to see if Mrs. Qiao could survive with a little girl outside the village. She just wanted to see Mrs. Qiao crying and bringing her daughter to the house to beg for food, and then kneel down to her, crying and shouting to come back, and then
If she kindly takes them in in front of the villagers and gives them mother and daughter a bowl of rice, who will not say good things about her Wu family?
Will Qiao still have to listen to her at home in the future? Shouldn't he just let her round her up and flatten her?
It doesn't matter if you can't do the farm work, you can embroider for me at home peacefully, and you can sell it for a few taels of silver a month, and I won't miss you mother and daughter a bowl of rice.
However, Mrs. Qiao is stubborn. She would rather get up early and go to the mountains at night to chop firewood that even the big men don't want to chop. She would rather go to the city to sell firewood at starry night, and would rather dig up dirty and smelly mud and sell it than come to her door to beg for a piece of firewood.
A bowl of rice and a vegetable.
Now, I don't know what kind of charming tricks were used to seduce the rich young master in the city and buy her land and fields, build such a big workshop, and leave it to her to take care of.
When the villagers go up the mountain to dig wooden piles, she determines the price.
Who gave her such power?
Although she had been silent before, it was hard to tell that Qiao Jinniang still had such a method.
If he had known earlier, he would have kept her at home and asked her to plan for the family. Her son was working as an errand in the Yamen, so who could underestimate their family? By then, wouldn't the second and fourth sons of his family be in charge of the affairs of the workshop?
Isn't it up to her to decide how much wages to pay? How can her son not listen to her as a mother?
When the time comes, she will be so popular that even the village chief may have to look at her face.
It's really annoying.
Originally, she wanted to marry Liu Meiniang into the family as soon as possible, so as to suppress Mr. Qiao's arrogance.
Unexpectedly, her son also took some kind of sexual medicine given by Mr. Qiao, and he didn't respond. He also told her not to come to Mr. Qiao's house to cause trouble, otherwise he would not recognize her as his mother.
How can this work? Now she is pointing to this promising son.
Standing in the crowd, Wu stood in the crowd, watching Qiao Mingjin entertain the villagers who came to congratulate her with a smile, her face kept changing.
"Mother Zhongyao, look at how prosperous your daughter-in-law is now and living such a good life. You must be very happy too. You gave birth to a good son. He went to the battlefield and came back alive.
I joined the county government to work. I married a daughter-in-law who is also literate. Now I see her building workshops and new houses. I envy you."
What can Wu say?
She could only laugh in front of others and chime in with a few words.
Finally, when more and more people heard that she was lucky and had married a good wife, she waved her hands and pushed through the crowd and left.
Humph, she, Qiao Mingjin, wants to live alone in a separate family, and also wants to drag my son with her, no way!
If you want to make peace, I will naturally find an obedient and filial daughter-in-law for my son. Otherwise, if you just become my wife's daughter-in-law, if the wives and concubines are harmonious, yours will naturally belong to my family's wife.
As Mrs. Wu walked, she was thinking that when her son came back from busy farming in a few days, she would hold him and talk to him.
What kind of charter is it?
Since ancient times, the wife who married a daughter-in-law came home to serve her mother-in-law. If you, Qiao Mingjin, want to be happy and do nothing by yourself, leaving your mother-in-law to enjoy life alone, she won't agree!
Qiao Mingjin had no idea that outside the gate of her courtyard, everyone was in turmoil. Although she did not have a wedding or a meal, and she did not serve wine, she still couldn't resist the waves of villagers who came to the house to congratulate her.
Now she, Qiao Mingjin, can speak in the village. Which family is not looking for wooden stakes in the mountains now? The wooden stakes all look similar, but some people get one tael of silver, while others only get half a tael.
Isn't that just a word from her, Qiao Mingjin?
Don't be too fawning.
Besides, when the workshop opens in the future, not to mention the main work, it will just be some odd jobs. She, Qiao Mingjin, will be the agent, so shouldn’t she hire someone else?
Is it possible to ignore the people from Xiahe Village and invite people from other places? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
