The quiet and peaceful Spring Festival passed like this. Apart from going to the fields every day, Chunfeng would just stay at home and study medical skills.
The weather was good that day, so Chunfeng packed up and went to the village chief's house to ask for work to begin.
It happened that the village chief's son was also at home. His name was Liu Yixuan. He was fifteen years old and tall.
Probably because I rarely get exposed to the sun while studying, my skin is relatively white, and I have a bit of a bookish spirit, but I'm not the weak-willed type.
I guess he is the type that the girls in the village would like! This was Chunfeng's first impression when he saw Liu Yixuan.
"Chunfeng is here. Come, let me introduce you. This is my son Liu Yixuan, who is studying in the town. You don't see him often." The village chief introduced to Chunfeng.
"Xuan'er, this is Chunfeng, the second daughter of your uncle Duan's family!" After introducing Chunfeng, the village chief turned to his son and said.
"Hello, Brother Liu!" Chunfeng greeted Liu Yixuan generously.
The village chief's son has been sent to school since he was a child, and he rarely comes back. Chunfeng is a few years younger than him, and we don't usually play together, so we don't see him often, so the village chief specially introduced him.
"Hello, sister Chunfeng, I have heard about your deeds many times in the past few days, which really makes Yixuan admire you." Liu Yixuan returned the gift to Chunfeng and said with a bookish air.
"It's just a lucky success. It's not worth mentioning. Brother Liu, just call me Chunfeng!" Chunfeng knew that he was talking about growing vegetables.
But it's quite awkward to hear a teenage boy call her sister. Although she calls her brother, it's because of her body's age.
"Really? That Chunfeng is such a lucky person. I wonder if he is here today?" Liu Yixuan looked at the beautiful and lively girl in front of him.
"Oh, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. I came today to ask the village chief for help!" Chunfeng said as he handed the basket in his hand to the village chief. It contained some fresh vegetables. When you ask someone to do something, you have to do something. Giving people some benefit is not.
"What are you doing? We will help you if we can. What else can we get?" the village chief said with a smile as he took the basket.
"It's not a valuable thing. I'm here to ask you to help me look after it for a while. I want to rebuild our house." Chunfeng didn't hesitate and explained his purpose directly.
"Oh? I just said that Chunfeng is a capable person. He has to build a house now. Okay, just wait a moment and I will show you the date!" The village chief said and went into the house to look through his old almanac.
Chunfeng and Liu Yixuan were left in the living room, silent for a while.
After a while, the village chief came out with a piece of paper and a smile.
"Look, come on, Chunfeng, take a look. The fifth day of March is a good day for getting married and breaking ground!" the village chief said, passing the note in his hand to Chunfeng.
"Okay, thank you very much. Also, I want to expand the yard. Can you take some time to help me measure it?" Chunfeng happily put away the note and said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll help you measure it today. The foundation needs to be registered at the Yamen. It's better to do it earlier so that construction can start." The village chief also nodded with a smile.
Fortunately, the price of the foundation is not too expensive. Chunfeng plans to build the house into a small courtyard with two entrances, so he still needs to buy some more land.
After measuring the land, eight taels of silver were needed to buy the foundation. Chunfeng handed the silver to the village chief and gave him some extra silver.
Ask him to help you get things done as soon as possible. When you ask someone to do things, you always have to take care of them.
Now that the date has been decided, Chunfeng needs to think carefully about what the new house will look like.
Next, we need to buy materials, hire workers, and start sowing in the fields.
So Chunfeng started to keep busy every day, running around the market, comparing the quality and price of materials from various companies.
Finally, half a month later, all the materials were ordered and delivery was agreed upon by the end of February.
Since the quantity required by Dongfeng was relatively large, the bosses who sold the materials readily agreed to deliver the goods to their doorsteps.
Chunfeng did a rough calculation and found that the materials alone cost more than twenty taels of silver. Now he only paid a deposit of ten taels, and the rest will be settled when the goods arrive.
As for the workers, Uncle Qin took the initiative to invite Ying and said that he knew a man with good craftsmanship, and that he had several apprentices who were all good hands.
"Chunfeng, I guess we need to hire some small workers. If we want to build it quickly, Master Guangfeng and his several apprentices may be too busy, don't you think?" Uncle Qin reminded.
"What Uncle Qin said is true, and that's exactly what I meant. Why not just choose a few hard-working officers in the village!" Chunfeng thought about it and it was indeed the case.
"Well! As long as you have success in your mind, it's good." Uncle Qin looked at Chunfeng with joy. If the old man could see his daughter becoming so capable, he could rest in peace!
February 27th!
Groups of ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages, carrying carts of bricks, sand and gravel, drove into Dahe Village.
For the sleepy Dahe Village, this scene is quite spectacular.
Now the affairs of Chunfeng's family have become a hot topic in Dahe Village. Everyone started talking about it. Chunfeng's family is really prosperous. Of course, some people can't eat grapes and say sour grapes.
"Besides, what's so great about it, why are you playing so hard!" Wang held a basket in her hand and said disdainfully.
"It's nothing special, but why don't you see your family build a new house?" A somewhat fat woman heard Wang making sarcastic remarks and said directly.
"You... Humph!" Wang was speechless and could only snort bitterly and turn around to leave.
Wang's personality is originally mean, and people in the village don't like such people very much. But she doesn't know how to restrain herself. Naturally, some people will look down on her and teach her a lesson.
Mrs. Wang was angry outside and had nowhere to go. Her husband also had a bad temper, so he could only stay in the kitchen by himself and curse, so there was another clanging sound in the Wang family's kitchen.
"I want you to be proud, and one day I will make you look good. Let's see, little bitch!" Mrs. Wang took a kitchen knife and fiercely stacked a big cabbage on the board, still muttering in her mouth. Cursing.
To say that this Wang is really a vengeful person. It has been so long, but he still can't forget it.
Let's talk about Chunfeng's house. At this time, Chunfeng's yard was full of materials for building a new house. After Chunfeng paid the delivery man the remaining money, only some people in the village were left in the yard to watch the excitement.
"The spring breeze is really amazing now. You are the first people in the village to be able to build a new house in these years. Looking at this situation, you must be building a big yard!" The person who spoke was Uncle Wang who was driving the car.
"Uncle Wang, thank you for your praise. It's as awesome as you said. I need more help from everyone in the future." Chunfeng also became polite.
It always feels good to be praised by others, so Chunfeng is also in a good mood.