Ever since that day when Qiao Mingjin gave Zhou Yanqing the drawings, Zhou Yanqing had never seen Zhou Yanqing again.
Qiao Mingjin didn't think much about it. She wouldn't just take the drawings and run away. She wasn't worried about suffering a loss either.
After a few days of busy work, first the workshop was completed, wages were paid, and the doors and windows were opened to dry.
Next, Qiao Mingjin's five wing rooms were all completed. A stable was also built behind the yard.
It's quite big and divided into two rooms, one for the cows and one for the horse named Yuanbao. There is also a miscellaneous room, which is quite big. It usually houses the horse carriage and the cattle board, and there is a half room between them.
Put away debris and store firewood.
After only one day of drying, the utility room was put to use.
All the firewood in the firewood room at home was moved by Yun Jin, He Xiaochun and others to the newly built miscellaneous room behind the yard. If it weren't for the neatly stacked half room of firewood, it would look a bit like the sedan used to hold the sedans of a wealthy family.
house.
In addition to the stable and utility room outside the house, a hut was built in the fence area.
It was made to imitate the squatting position of later generations, using smooth blue bricks. Although it is not as smooth as the ceramic tiles of later generations, it is not much worse. There is also a stone pool built inside, which can be filled with water. A cesspool is dug behind it, which is usually used
Cover with lid.
You can scoop it out for your own use, or if someone in the village is short of fertilizer.
The entire thatched hut was not small. It was even bigger when an adult stretched out his arms. Even the walls were painted white, which amazed the villagers. Everyone said they wanted to go home and get one.
Even Master Guan and others couldn't stop praising him, saying that some wealthy families didn't have such conditions.
When the patriarch saw him on the spot, he took Master Guan and others to his home.
Where were Master Guan and others doing these jobs?
However, perhaps because of the busy farming schedule, no one invited him at this time. He happened to be free, so he led others to help with the work.
The hut was built very quickly, and one could be built almost in a day. During this period, the villagers dug wooden piles and saved some money. Although everyone was a little bit sad about this hut that was convenient and could store fertilizer, they gritted their teeth.
I got one for my house.
Therefore, almost half of the households in Xiahe Village imitated Qiao Mingjin and built new-style huts.
Qiao Mingjin thought of her past life. The town government in their hometown had a project to transform rural civilization. It was to transform rural toilets. Every village was required to build a new public toilet.
She didn't expect that she didn't see the entire project in her hometown completed in her previous life, but she traveled to this place and saw it.
In fact, she was really frightened when she thought about going to the toilet.
When I first came here, I was at Yue's house. The Yue's house was surrounded by thorns three feet high, and there was a broken vat inside. It was half buried in the soil. When it was convenient, I would squat on it.
The thorns were so thick that they were no taller than a human being. Of course, you could become invisible if you squatted down. But for that simple hut, Wu and others used a piece of wood to make a simple door. Every time she went to the toilet, she was trembling with fear.
. Afraid of others breaking in.
There was nothing to tie it to, so every time she took Wan'er there with her, asking Wan'er to help her stand guard at the door, or squat while holding the door with her hands.
At night, if she had to urinate urgently and Wan'er was sleeping soundly, Mrs. Wu at home would not be willing to add oil to the oil lamp, and she would be reluctant to buy candles. Wan'er would be asleep, and she would not be willing to wake Wan'er up. One at a time.
People go to the toilet in the dark.
She looked around before daring to squat in. The slightest sound outside would scare her.
Moreover, the toilet can only be small, not large. Large ones can be easily found in a dense forest.
In the simple hut prepared by the Yue family, the Wu family, Sun family, and others were lazy. Every time they waited until the tank was full before scooping out the urine to water the vegetables and the ground. She scooped it several times in a row, and every time she saw that family
They all waited for her to do it with a smile, as if the work was supposed to be done by her. Later, she stopped doing it. Whoever had it's turn would do it.
Every time when she went to the hut, she had to lift her butt high enough to prevent splashing on her butt. Wan'er didn't dare to let her squat up there. If her foot slipped, she might fall and drown.
That broken tank is not shallow.
After moving out, the house she bought didn't even have a hut. But fortunately, her home was outside the village, so she didn't have to worry about bumping into anyone even if she went to the woods.
Feudal etiquette is very strict these days. If you are accidentally seen by some man while you are solving the problem outside, he will ruin your reputation because of the red and black moles on your butt. You are marrying him.
What? Or should I choose Shen Tang?
She didn't dare to drink water before going to bed for fear of having to wake up at night. She didn't dare to drink more water during the day. How could there be no one in the forest during the day?
Going to the latrine every time is an extremely difficult task. It can drive people crazy.
Even if she lives outside the village, it is much better than living in the village, but it is still extremely inconvenient.
When I first came here, it was very cold. Later, it became very hot again. The forest was full of mosquitoes. If I squatted for a long time, I would be stared at all over my buttocks.
Every time Wan'er came back, she would always ask her to apply soapy water.
Talking about it brings tears of bitterness to my face.
Therefore, Qiao Mingjin has long thought about building a new-style hut.
After the wing room was built, Qiao Mingjin built a hut. In order to make it easier to take care of, the floor was paved with blue bricks, and half of the wall was covered with three-foot-high green bricks, which were painted with white ash. Even the rooms in the village were not built this way.
OK.
Most people just tamp the yellow mud and that's it.
The walls of the room where Qiao Mingjin of the Yue family used to sleep were made of yellow mud. The floor was also made of yellow mud. If water splashed, there would be holes on the left and right.
Although Qiao Mingjin did not build a new home this time, but only built five wing rooms, he still renovated the roof. The floors of the four main rooms and the five wing rooms were also paved with blue bricks.
Although the courtyard was still dirt, she still laid several bluestone paths, one from the main room to the kitchen, another from the side room to the main room. The other two were from the main room to the main door, and the side room to the main door.
If the entire yard was paved with bluestones, it would cost money and be too conspicuous. Besides, she didn't know how long she could live there.
I simply laid out these few strips.
Each one is only half an arm's width, and the yard is not big. There is no need to spend a small amount of money. It is just to prevent the yard from being filled with water and mud when it rains, and the room will be filled with yellow mud.
But the thing was like this, after she got everything done, she still made the whole village jealous.
The eyes of those who came to see it were confused. There were few households in the village that paved bluestone pavements in their courtyards and blue bricks in their rooms.
Everyone is saying that Qiao Mingjin has finally recovered from all the hardships.
Naturally, the Sun family and Yu family members also heard about it and rushed to see it.
After returning home, he exaggeratedly learned it from Mr. Wu.
To put it bluntly, it means that Qiao Mingjin made a fortune by following the boss in the city.
On the one hand, the words are sour. On the other hand, the money is illegitimate. Of course, on the other hand, I also think that Wu can be stronger and do not want to fall behind the daughter-in-law who is kicked out. Simply irritating her may also make Wu
Spend money to build a new house to live in.
The two sisters-in-law made a good plan, but why is Wu so easily agitated?
What's more, asking her to pay for it would be like killing her.
More than half of the people in the new latrine village gritted their teeth and built it, regardless of whether they had money or not. Even those whose families were not as well-off as the Yue family built it. Even the second and fourth Yue Laos saw it and came back to encourage Yuetou and Wu to build one.
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After looking at it, Lao Yue-tou agreed and decided to get one. After looking at Qiao Mingjin's house and then looking at his own toilet surrounded by thorns, it was obviously not good enough.
But no one said anything to Mrs. Wu. Who let Mrs. Wu hold the whole family's money?
Not only did Wu not give up any money, she also scolded the whole family.
"How expensive is it? Isn't the toilet outside the door a toilet? People have no food to eat and no place to sleep. What kind of toilet do we need to build? It costs a lot of money!"
I scolded everyone in the family, then stood in the yard and scolded me again.
Later, of course, nothing happened.
No one dared to mention this again.
Who let the whole family's money be in Wu's hands?
The Sun family and the Yu family did have money, and had saved a lot of private money. But asking them to spend money to build toilets for the whole family was almost like hoping for red rain from the sky.
After Qiao Mingjin's house was finished both inside and outside, although she didn't tear it down and rebuild it or build a new house, the entire house was much larger because of the five outsourced rooms.
The fence has also been heightened and reinforced. The new huts and stables are all brand new and shiny, and the roof has been re-reinforced. The fence has also been repainted, and it looks like it's new.
Many people in the village were envious when they saw it.
On the day Master Guan led the people away, Qiao Mingjin and Manager Zhou paid Master Guan and others their wages. Qiao Mingjin also gave Master Guan a big red envelope, and Master Guan accepted it happily...
After the rooms are ready, the autumn harvest has begun.
Qiao Mingjin didn't feel the tension of the autumn harvest because she didn't farm.
She bought four acres of paddy field in the village. It was originally 12 acres. Because that family had already planted rice and took good care of it, and the rice grew lush and lush, with heavy ears, she was given an additional 2 acres.
Two silver coins of autumn grain money.
But firstly, she was not very good at farming, and secondly, she didn’t have much time to take care of the land. After she bought the land, she simply gave it to the family of Lao Yuetou’s fourth brother.
I gave it to the Su family and Lu family. They agreed that their families would pay taxes and then give Qiao Mingjin 50% of the grain.
For Lu and others, these four acres of land are just more help. She has a large family and a lot of labor, so even if she is a quick worker, she can take care of the four acres of land by herself.
The Su family was very happy to be able to get nearly 50% of their food supply. They also appreciated Qiao Mingjin's kindness and often brought some things they had at home to the couple.
Qiao Mingjin never bought any vegetables. Even the cereals at home, such as taro, beans, sesame, etc., she never bought them. Su brought them from home for her.
After the autumn harvest started, Mrs. Su also told her that she didn't need to worry about it. Her family would prepare it and then send the rice to her after it was dried.
She also said that if she wanted to pound rice, they would also pound it for her and send it to her.
It made Qiao Mingjin very heartbroken.
After her house was completed, the autumn harvest in the village had already started for a few days.
Yun Jin, Father He and others also returned to their homes for the autumn harvest. Ming Qi also went back with Yun Jin.
She and Wan'er stayed at home to take care of their new home, doing finishing work such as drying it.
I’m going to open it for another day or two and go back to Yunjia Village to help. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
