When the four siblings arrived at home, Yun Jin was cutting bamboo strips to weave chicken cages in the yard. Her rival Ming Yu was leading Xiao Wan'er in twisting the straw rope.
"Sister!" Mingyu was very happy to see Qiao Mingjin and ran forward.
"Why are you here? What will you do at home?"
Qiao Mingjin was very happy to see this sensible third sister. Women from ordinary villagers' families would already start dating at the age of fifteen, but the Qiao family's family background was not good, and the Lan family had always looked down upon it, so Mingyu had been delaying it.
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It's just that now everything at home and abroad is managed by her. With her coming, the grandmother and mother at home will be very busy.
"Grandma asked me to come here. She said there was nothing big going on at home and she and my mother were here. She asked me to come and help my sister for a few days. She also said it would save a lot of food for the family."
Mingyu looked at Qiao Mingjin with a bright smile and said.
Qiao Mingjin's eyes turned red after hearing this, and she felt very uncomfortable. These are her closest family members...
"Sister, go and have a look, are you satisfied with that bed? This time I bought three beds, but I spent all the money you gave me." Yun Jin said with a smile.
"Mother, mother, there is also a water tank, such a big water tank! Uncle Yun brought it and filled it with water! Uncle Yun also said that he would make a chicken cage for our family. Oh, there is also a bed and a bamboo basket.
Baby’s little bed!”
"Really, our Wan'er also has a bed?"
"Well, well! Mom, Wan'er will take you to see it!" After saying that, she took Qiao Mingjin's hand and dragged her into the house.
In the house, the bed planks laid on the floor with bricks have disappeared.
In the room where she and Wan'er Mingqi sleep, there is a large bed against the wall, and a slightly smaller bed on the other side. In fact, it is not too small. The large bed is estimated to be seven feet, and the small bed is also there.
About five feet.
The two beds even have bed curtains. They are laid out on four bedposts and hooked with two iron hooks. The bed curtains are also embroidered with simple flowers and plants. The same is true for the small bed.
Just by looking at it, you can tell it's her craftsmanship.
Qiao Mingjin took a closer look and couldn't help but touch the brand new bed tent again and again. She almost shed tears in front of the bed...
Yun Jin glanced at her from behind and said, "Sister, do you think it's good? If there's something wrong, my cousin will have someone correct it for you."
Qiao Mingjin sniffed and said in a low voice: "No need. This bed is very well made. Even Wan'er's small bed is made very finely. This person's craftsmanship is very good."
Just as Yun Jin was about to speak, Mingheng ran in and shouted, "Sister, the bed in my room is also very well made. Grandma also embroidered tweed on my bed curtain."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin smiled and said, "Then you have to thank your cousin, otherwise you will have to sleep on the ground."
After Mingheng heard this, he really thanked Yun Jin and said that the bed was made better than the one he had at home.
Yun Jin then smiled and said: "I don't dare to thank you. I didn't pay for the bed, and I wasn't the one who made the bed. What kind of thanks are you saying? But, I really made this bed."
I'm back. I have a reason to thank you."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Qiao Mingjin took a closer look at the two beds in the room, thought about it, and asked, "Are my cousin familiar with the bed maker?"
Yun Jin then said: "It's very familiar. It was made by your eldest cousin's father and her younger brother."
Qiao Mingjin slapped her head, she really had forgotten about her eldest cousin's house.
The eldest cousin He's father, He Daben, was a carpenter. He had a formal apprenticeship in his early years and worked as an apprentice for nearly ten years.
Later, after he left school, he went out to do some work on his own. Because his family's conditions were not good and he didn't have any shops, he took his only son to do some work in nearby villages. Sometimes he also went to the homes of wealthy families to do some work.
manual labor.
Yun Jin glanced at her and asked, "Sister, do you want to make something? Just ask, and I will help you find your father-in-law and brother-in-law to make it for you when you get back."
Qiao Mingjin looked at him and smiled, and said: "My cousin helped me build three beds, carved flowers, and made some other furniture, wooden basins, bathtubs, tables, etc., and also bought water tanks, etc.
Damn, your father-in-law must have given you a lot of discounts on this carpentry job, otherwise how would the money be enough?"
Yun Jin then smiled coquettishly and said: "Hey, my father-in-law's family can still live well. I originally heard that my sister wanted to make something, and they didn't even accept the money. But later, it was your sister-in-law who said she would only accept the money for the wood.
of."
"Then you have to help me say thank you to my sister-in-law and uncle. I owe my uncle such a big favor. However, I will pay it back in the future. Now I really have a job to ask them to do. When they finish it, I will sell it and pay for it.
I won’t treat them badly.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Jin said: "What kind of job is it? Do you want to sell it for money?"
Qiao Mingjin nodded and said, "Well, cousin, how is your brother-in-law's craftsmanship? If I ask him to stay at home to do some work, will he be willing?"
"Zhaojia? Does my sister want to do something big? My father-in-law and brother-in-law often go to other people's homes to get work. Sometimes they have to wait until the work is done before going home. They also often stay at home. My brother-in-law has a very good understanding.
Even my father-in-law said that he is better than his master. If my sister has any work to do, just give him instructions, and she will definitely agree."
"Does he have time in the near future? I want to ask him to help me make something. It's not big and it's not difficult, but I don't want people to know what I'm doing right now. After I make it, I still have to sell it for money.
"Yes." Qiao Mingjin looked at him and said.
"Don't worry, sister. As long as you tell him, he won't dare not come, or I'll beat him up! Although he is a bit dull, he is a very nice person and has a tight-spoken tone. Sister, feel free to do whatever you want. I will send him over when I get back."
Qiao Mingjin nodded. Seeing that Yun Jin didn't ask in detail, she didn't elaborate either. She just asked Yun Jin some things and followed him outside the yard.
He also looked at the table, chairs, wooden tub and other items he had sent, as well as the large vat, the iron pot and the iron kettle for boiling water in the kitchen.
With such additions, the house now looks like a home. Previously, there wasn't even a table for eating.
Qiao Mingjin was watching Yunjin weaving a chicken coop in the courtyard, and listened to his nagging: "Everyone in the family says that chopping firewood won't last long, and everyone is afraid that you will be tired. My aunt and grandma said that they would let you raise a few chickens, and then
Grow some vegetables, and when you save enough money, buy one or two acres of paddy field and plant rice. If you save a little, it will be enough for you and Wan'er to feed you for a year. As long as we are here, you will not go hungry. If you spend every day
I went to the mountains to chop firewood and my body is broken. What will Wan'er do?"
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin glanced at Xiao Wan'er, who was playing happily with Mingyu and the other three, and sighed.
Then he said: "I also know that cutting firewood is hard work, but now I have no capital and no fields or land. I can make a living by cutting firewood. But the days will definitely get better and better in the future. Please tell them not to worry."
Then he glanced at Ming Jue, who was helping to pass the bamboo strips, and after thinking about it, he said to the two of them: "Have you seen the pheasants and hares I caught in the woodshed?"
