Five days later, Chen Miao went to the field to see if the corn could be broken and the cotton could be picked again.
At noon, I went to tell the eldest sister that the two families had eighteen ridges, so it was easy to divide them.
"Third sister, we'll break it for you and we'll take it back soon."
"No, you're so busy. There's not much work to do with corn."
The next day, Luo Bingyuan and his two children followed him to the fields. When they arrived at the field, the Liu family and his son were already waiting with pickaxes.
"You can use us to dig corn stalks."
Just over an acre of land, it was all finished at eleven o'clock.
Liu Laifu was also afraid of losing the corn cob and insisted on taking it back.
By one o'clock, all the corn cobs were in the yard.
Liu Laifu told Chen Miao that he would come over in the afternoon to drive the truck and bring back the corn stalks.
This time Chen Miao did not refuse. After the corn stalks were dried, they had to be hayed for the livestock. There was an extra horse in the family, so of course there was no shortage of food.
The corn had arrived home all day long, and Liu Qingshi and Tang Ershi's family came over to help shell the corn.
The two children and Luo Bingyuan put corn into the basket and peeled it out at ten o'clock.
"When are you going to pull out your peanuts from Xiaofeng's house?"
"Tomorrow. I tried it this morning and it was still too strong. It will be about the same tomorrow."
"I will pull peanuts with you tomorrow."
"Second aunt, I don't need any help, I can do it myself. It's time for you to harvest!"
"Your second uncle said not to worry for a few days. This year's corn stalks are still green. There will be nothing to do tomorrow."
Chen Miao smiled. It would be okay if someone helped. It would be faster.
After breakfast the next day, Liu Qingshi's family and Tang Ershi's family were already waiting by the peanut field. They had already pulled up a handful of peanuts and praised them for growing well.
If there is not an acre of land and there are people who work all year round, it really doesn’t matter.
After Luo Bingyuan took his two children to study and play, he started to hug peanuts in the yard.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, the peanut had entered the yard, with the peanut corner facing up.
In the afternoon, Liang Caixia brought Chen Dou and two neighbors over to help pick peanuts.
"You'd better lay a foundation on this land. Your father found a stone supplier. It will cost three more yuan, but the house will be strong."
"Mom, that would be best. It would be great if we could have blue bricks."
"It's true. We have to build a house anyway. If we build it better, the little devil will be driven out, and life will be peaceful in the future."
Chen Miao smiled and nodded, suddenly eager to build a brick house.
"Yeah. Ming asked my father to take me to the brick factory to have a look."
"The kid from Xiaofeng's family has surrendered. Will Xiaofeng also come back?"
"It should be, I don't know either."
It is estimated that he will not be able to come back even if he wants to. In fact, the national army is already showing signs of attack. It is impossible that the leaders above are unaware of this situation.
"Haha, it's good. I can live in a new house when I come back."
Chen Miao just smiled, thinking that this was to improve the living environment for herself and her children.
Peanuts were dried in the yard, and there were quite a lot of them. Peanut seedlings were also piled outside the yard, and they were also kept for the livestock.
The next day Chen Dongsheng came over, and the two of them drove off.
Although he is a carpenter, he also knows how to build a house.
"Dad, I want to build five rooms. Which area is enough?"
"That's enough. Five rooms is enough. Five rooms is fine. In the future, when the children grow up, they will have one room per person."
"Dad, do you think it will be too conspicuous?"
"It must be conspicuous. In other words, there are houses with five rooms in the town, but where can they be found in the countryside? But if they are built, they will be built. There is no need to be afraid of the peaceful era."
Chen Miaoxin said there would be no peace. Although the Japs surrendered, there would still be four years of civil war.
If I really build five tile-roofed houses, will the puppet army pay attention?
In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of. We will still prepare supplies for the team in the future. If the puppet troops are concerned, we will deal with them in the same way.
After thinking clearly, he had a smile on his face. "Dad, the house is five rooms larger. I also want to build a wing, a kitchen, and a courtyard wall."
"That's okay. You have to talk to Tang Ershi's family. You don't want to be too close to his house and don't block other people's light."
Chen Miao nodded, "I understand."
The two men arrived at the brick factory and saw a lot of inventory.
"Dad, what is that covered by the curtain?"
"That's a reed curtain, made of reeds. It's covered with bricks, and they have to be burned to make green bricks."
I found the boss here and told him the situation. Chen Dongsheng told me the dimensions and the thickness of the wall. He quickly told me how many bricks were needed.
Chen Miao did the math. The bricks alone cost fifteen yuan, which was really not cheap.
"If you want more, I can send it to you."
This also saves on shipping costs. But it’s still quite expensive.
Chen Miao gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "Boss, you see it is like this. I have asked for so many bricks. Do you think you can give me that pile of bricks?"
"Zhong, I'll give it to you, but I don't care about giving this one, you can come and get it yourself."
Now Chen Miao felt balanced. In fact, it was just a small-people mentality. She felt comfortable if she could take advantage.
I paid a deposit of five yuan and will start delivering them tomorrow. After all, the quantity is really quite large.
The two of us drove to order the stones, which will be delivered in the afternoon. We will confirm how many trucks are needed when we get there.
When it comes to burning tile kilns, the tiles are also ordered, but it is up to the person to see how many are needed. It is also based on the built house.
It was already past three o'clock when we got home. Chen Dongsheng accompanied his daughter to Daqiao's house.
"Uncle and sister, I really can't do the brick building, but we will go and help with some work."
"Okay, I'll find a bricklayer outside."
Bricklayers and carpenters know each other very well and they work together.
Chen Dongsheng drove to find his old man. Before it got dark, he came over to see what he was doing.
Chen Miao didn't understand anything. She had her biological father to support her, so she was responsible for providing money.
The stone was also delivered, so we could discuss it together.
Dinner was already prepared and they were called to eat. Chen Dongsheng also warmly asked the two friends to be polite.
While eating and chatting, Chen Miao also learned that the foundation could be dug tomorrow and the work would be contracted directly. The labor cost to build the entire house, including the wing, kitchen, and courtyard walls, was fifteen yuan.
Chen Dongsheng nodded and Chen Miao had no objection. Construction will start tomorrow.
Chen Miao calculated that it would cost fifty yuan to build the house, but it couldn't be said to be too much. At least she could feel comfortable.
Luo Bingyuan has been listening. "Tomorrow I will go to the mountain to cut down trees."
"I can't make it in time. My dad told me to buy purlins directly. We have enough wood left at home. When winter comes, we can go up the mountain and cut down trees together."
After dinner, I went to Shen Wufu's house and Chen Miao talked about building a brick house.
"It's okay. I won't have anything to worry about in the future. Since it's okay to build a good house, even Yun Shan and Yun Xin can live there when they get married in the future."
"Uncle Wu, I'll go to the Tang family and say something."
"It should."
Tang Ershi's family agreed directly without thinking about it. It was okay if it was a little dark, and they even saved their family.
