Yu Qingze and Le Ge'er sat for a while, then washed up and went to prepare breakfast.
When the sky is bright, every household starts to light firecrackers to welcome the Chinese New Year. Yu Qingze also lit firecrackers at the entrance of the courtyard to welcome the new year.
As soon as the firecrackers were lit, Chang Hao and Jiabao got up and ran to the door to see. Chang Hao regretted getting up so late and not lighting the firecrackers.
After they finished watching the firecrackers, Chang Le took out the new cotton-padded shoes he had just made last night and handed them to Jiabao, asking him to put them on.
"Thank you, Brother Changle." Jiabao's nose was red, he held his shoes and looked at them for a while, reluctant to wear them.
Brother Le patted his shoulder and gestured to show no thanks.
"Brother Jiabao, put it on quickly." Chang Hao urged him.
"Yeah." Jiabao put it on, and after putting it on, he took a good look from front to back, left and right, with a happy smile on his face.
Before breakfast, the four juniors took turns to pay New Year's greetings to Grandpa Chang.
Grandpa Chang sat in the chair, very happy, and then generously gave each of them a tael of New Year's money.
Chang Hao laughed with the money. In the past, my grandfather only wanted to give two pennies for the New Year, but this year, there are so many! One or two!
However, he was also very addicted to his hands. After breakfast, he put the money away for his brother. Later, he will go out to pay New Year's greetings, but don't lose it, otherwise, he will be distressed to death.
It was almost time to meet, and Le Geer put the roasted seeds and nuts, raisins, etc. that were used for entertaining guests at home on the table. When someone came to greet Grandpa Chang for the New Year, he and Yu Qingze went out to pay New Year's greetings.
Every year on the first day of the new year, relatives are not visited. In the second year of junior high school, I started to go out to visit relatives.
Brother Le and the others first went to pay New Year's greetings to the family's elders and elders' homes, and then they went to the village elders and other villagers' homes to pay their respects one by one.
Over there, the descendants of the surname Yu are similar to them.
This morning, the whole village was busy with New Year's greetings, and people's happy faces and kowtows were everywhere. The children were eating in their mouths, holding them in their hands, and their pockets were filled with all kinds of roasted seeds and nuts stuffed by adults, not to mention how happy they were.
When they came back after a lap of worship, the house was very lively. Many people were chatting in the sun at the door of the house, most of them were waiting for Yu Qingze to come back and wish him New Year's greetings.
Yu Qingze chatted with the adults, Le Geer was busy saying hello, Chang Hao and Jiabao took other children to play in the yard, the younger brothers liked to kick the shuttlecock, and the little guys liked to bend their knees to play cockfights and boulders.
Very lively.
It was not until noon that the villagers gradually returned home.
Because they came here from migration, and there is no brother who married out of the family, Brother Le's family basically doesn't need to go around relatives in the first month of the month.
Taking advantage of these few days of rest, Le Ge'er and Yu Qingze did all the work they could do in the field, otherwise they wouldn't have time to do it when the snack bar opened.
In the evening, after an hour of collective study, Brother Le started to make clothes for the spring season again. Yu Qingze continued to finish the toothbrush that was not finished, and the two teenagers also helped him make it together.
Through their experiments, they made a total of four styles.
One is to pass the bristles through the two holes and fix them directly with a thin hemp rope or fine wire; the second is to fold the bristles in half from the middle and pull them through a hole, and then use the iron wire on the back to pass through the bending place and then fix it. The third method is to directly make a small wooden groove to embed the entire back of the toothbrush, like a drawer, and the hairs on the back are naturally fixed; Fold it in half and put a small piece of bamboo in the middle.
All have their pros and cons, but at least they can be used for a while. They made several, and made sure that everyone had one, and the remaining ones could be kept for replacement. Then I made two big brushes for laundry use.
Then, once the village chief came to look for Yu Qingze, and when he saw it, he discussed with Yu Qingze about making this toothbrush and brush for sale.
If the village chief can do it, of course Yu Qingze has no opinion. Anything that can make money is a good thing, so he told the village chief what to do.
On the fifth and sixth day of the first lunar month, Yu Qingze took the two teenagers to the Cai Mansion and Zhao Mansion to pay New Year's greetings. When I went to Cai Mansion, I learned that Mr. Cai and the others had also come back for Chinese New Year, but they went back to Yunzhou in the third year of junior high.
Then, on the eighth day, the snack bar opened in the New Year. Yu Qingze sent everyone a New Year's red envelope, which inspired everyone. Everyone worked enthusiastically.
On the opening day, many old customers came to visit, and they are used to the dim sum here. They eat breakfast at home during the Chinese New Year, and it doesn't taste right. They always feel that it is tasteless. Now that the snack bar is open, they can't wait to come.
After the snack bar opened successfully, Yu Qingze began to think about building a house.
Because of the custom of "not moving the soil in the first month", building a house requires waiting for the first month. However, during this time, the preliminary work can be done well.
He circled another two mu of land next to the homestead that he had been optimistic about, and then went to Lizheng's house with the village chief to pay for the two mu of land and go through the formalities.
Looking back at the large open space, Yu Qingze was thinking about the style of the house.
Originally, he wanted to build a house with four bedrooms and one living room, but now he has changed his mind. If there are more treasures in the house, the house will be bigger, and you can get a study room, a storage room, etc.
The bacon made a few years ago can be sold for about half a month, and it is enough to build a little bigger.
Thinking about it in his heart, he drew several sketches, all of them in the style of the house, including the ordinary style of the houses here, the new style created by Yu Qingze combined with modern architecture, and the style of the courtyard house. Then discuss with Brother Le and the others to see which one they like.
On the night of the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Yu Qingze deliberately called Brother Le home. After dinner in the evening, Yu Qingze took out the drawings of the house, told everyone about them one by one, and then asked everyone to choose one they liked.
Everyone looked at it, the three young ones chose the courtyard style, and Grandpa Chang chose the one with all the rooms under one roof, probably more like a family.
Then the three children started to convince Grandpa Chang that this style of yard looks good, it doesn't look so crowded when living in it, etc.
In the end, Grandpa Chang was persuaded by the three children.
In fact, Yu Qingze also prefers courtyard houses. Because of this courtyard, the main house and the east and west wing are separated by a little distance. When the time comes, let Grandpa Chang live in the main house, he and Le Geer live in the east wing, and the two younger brothers live in the west wing. He and Le Geer do some work that night. What, don't be afraid of being heard.
Yu Qingze didn't have much expectations for the sound insulation measures of ancient houses, so this courtyard was obviously more in line with his psychological expectations.
In the end, Grandpa Chang was persuaded by them, so he was ready to build a courtyard house.
After confirming the style, Yu Qingze redrawn the drawing again, carefully marking what each part should be made of, and then he went to the village chief.
He had finished the blueprint, but how to implement it. He had never built a house and didn't know what to do, so he had to ask the village chief for help.
Everyone in the village asks the villagers to help build their houses. The village chief knows these things better than him. Moreover, when the time comes, you will have to ask someone for help, buy materials, etc., you have to find someone who understands to discuss it.
"Huh, do you want to build such a big one?" The village chief was startled when he looked at the blueprint that Yu Qingze brought over.
"Yes." Yu Qingze nodded, and then explained the functions of each room in the drawing to the village chief.
The village chief touched the back of his head and thought about it for a long time.
Dajian Dayong also looked at the drawings, and their eyes lit up.
"Dad, this house looks good, we can build it like this, you see, when the time comes, the eldest brother will live here, we will live here, and the third child will get married in the future. If you want, you can live here without affecting each other and taking care of each other. , how good." Dayong looked at it and said.
Dajian also nodded, "Yes, the new house can live in two families, we can live in this house now, that's enough.
The village chief glared at them and said, "Of course I know that, but you don't think about how much it will cost to build such a yard. Do we have that much money?"
After hearing this, Dajian Dayong stopped talking again, and yes, he must have enough money!
Yu Qingze smiled and said: "My situation is different from yours. When Xiaohao and Jiabao grow up and become a family, they should not live with us anymore. I will build another house for them."
Brothers who are far and near smelly, and then kissed brothers, after getting married, will inevitably give birth to discord, and it is best to live separately. Moreover, when the time comes, he is also confident that he can build a good house for them.
"Aze, are you going to build a brick house?" asked the village chief.
Yu Qingze nodded: "Yes."
"Then you can ask Yu Xiucai what the materials were when they built the house. You can ask, he knows."
"Okay, I wrote it down. At that time, I think if it's better to build it within a month, how many men will you need to ask for help?"
"In such a hurry?" the village chief asked in surprise.
Yu Qingze nodded and said with a smile, "Once the house is built, I will marry Brother Le."
After hearing the words, the village chief smiled understandingly.
The village chief said: "If this is the case, at least 15 to 20 men must be hired, and two or three brothers must be hired to help with cooking. When building houses in the village, they usually manage the meals. Generally, men are paid 60 cents a day. , The brother who cooks is about forty to fifty, you can see for yourself."
"Which men in the village are more suitable?"
The village chief recommended another 20 people to him, fearing that some men would not be able to make room at that time. After all, in February, everyone will be farming.
Yu Qingze wrote them down one by one, and then said: "By the way, the village chief, I have to ask you to help me make some furniture, cabinets, wooden beds, tables, etc. I have written them down in this book, and the styles of the cabinets and wooden beds are mine. I designed two by myself, I need this one, and then I need to paint it, I can do it now, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."
"Oh, let me see." The village chief took Yu Qingze's book and turned it page by page.
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After discussing with the village chief, Yu Qingze went to Yu Xiucai again, and asked him where they bought bricks and tiles before, and what the prices were.
Afterwards, Yu Qingze went to the place that Yu Xiucai said sold blue bricks and tiles, and then went to the master who built the stove for them before, and asked him to recommend two familiar ones. He went to another one. After looking at it, comparing the prices, I finally chose two more suitable ones.
After the Lantern Festival, and half a month later, Yu Qingze basically visited the store every other day. He was busy with the preparatory work for building the house, looking for people to discuss, looking for helpers, looking at materials, and negotiating prices. Fortunately, by the end of the first month, everything was in place.
As soon as the first month is over, the house can be started.
There was a man in the village who was good at building houses. Yu Qingze asked him to be the foreman. Before that, they discussed what to do and divided the work.
On the first day of the second lunar month, the foreman gathered all the men, and then told everyone the requirements and work content again, and everyone began to work.
After the construction of the house started, Yu Qingze had to supervise the work every day. He was busy scheduling the progress here and the other side of the material, and he had no time to go to the store. . Fortunately, everything is fine in the store, but I heard that the business of the newly opened restaurant next door is quite good.
Yu Qingze's side is busy with building a house, while Le Geer's side, in addition to taking care of the shop every day, he has one more thing every night.
Make happy clothes!
In fact, he started doing it secretly a few years ago, but he didn't dare to let others know.
Brother Chang and his Ah Mei are also helping him embroider.
The wedding dress of the peasant brother is not as gorgeous and rich as the big family, but there are many looks and it takes a lot of effort. After all, this wedding dress is no different than ordinary clothes. It is only worn once in a lifetime, so it must be well prepared.
"Brother Le, you too, you said you, why didn't you tell us a few years ago, can you be in time now that you are in such a hurry." Brother Chang said.
Brother Chang said: "It's okay, let's hurry up, we should hurry. But Brother Le, how do you get Aze's wedding dress?"
Brother Le gestured: I have done it for him.
Brother Chang was surprised: "What did you do for him? So fast?"
Le Ge'er nodded lightly and gestured: "The man's wedding dress is not so complicated, it can be done quickly.
He did it during the annual vacation before, when everyone was asleep, and stayed up late.
Brother Chang covered his mouth and snickered, and said, "This is the first time I have seen a brother-to-be make a wedding dress for his fiancé."
Brother Le blushed and reached out to hit him. Brother Chang laughed at him again.
Brother Chang also smiled and said, "Isn't this a special case for them? There is no one else in the Aze family, and no one has prepared him. Maybe he hasn't even thought of it yet."
Brother Le nodded, he had never heard Brother Yu say this.
In fact, Yu Qingze didn't think about it, he just thought it was too simple. He just thought about going to the clothing store to buy a suitable set at that time, wouldn't it be fine, anyway, there are ready-made clothes in the clothing store.
Both sides were busy with their own affairs. In a blink of an eye, a month passed, and the house was finally built on the fifth day of March!