Chapter 40
"Grandma, grandpa, dad, aunt, cousin, brother-in-law, you are back."

"I'm back! Did Jing Fan run out to play again?" Xia Ye got off the carriage and asked her son when she saw her son but not her daughter.

"Daddy, the third sister has only been out for a while? She has been helping me with work since today." Seeing that his father was talking about his sister again, Zhang Zelin couldn't help explaining to his father.

After Fang Qing arrived home, he took Zhang Ren to tie the cows and horses to the cowshed. After they came out of the cowshed, Mrs. Zhang saw that it was not early, so what should everyone do?

After Zhang Zelin's family left, he sat on a stool with his wife to rest.

"My wife, tell me when the field at the entrance of our village will be plowed."

"Maybe it will take two days! Aren't you busy collecting food these days?"

After the husband and wife finished talking about the field, the next day Chen Dalan and her two cousins ​​came to clean up the three acres of land, and they also gave Fang Qing a jar of sauerkraut.

"My wife, the three sisters of the Chen family have cleaned up our field, shall we start planting watermelons tomorrow?" Zhang Zelin saw that his field had been cleaned up, and he felt that the melon seedlings at home could be planted.

"Brother Lin, how many people did you say we need to hire?"

"My wife, do you want to ask for a job? Why don't we both plant ourselves slowly?"

Fang Qing heard from him that he was planting slowly, and that the three acres of land were afraid that they would survive and the watermelons could grow in the vegetable garden.

"The two of us don't know that we have to work until the year of the monkey, and we have to work on the paddy fields after planting watermelons. How can we have time to take it easy?"

After Zhang Zelin heard what his wife said, he also thought that there were only two laborers in his family and there were livestock to take care of. It was really inappropriate for him and his wife to do the work in the field slowly.

After dinner, Zhang Zelin packed up the bowls and hurried to his mother's house.

Seeing the eldest son who came to the house, Xia Ye asked strangely. "Brother Lin, why are you running so fast?"

"Daddy, I'm here to ask you to apply for a job with me."

Xia Ye heard his son say that he wanted to hire a job, and he wondered what his daughter-in-law would do with his son. "Brother Lin, why are you hiring?"

"Father, it's not just about the three acres of land. The wife mainly uses the three acres of land to plant watermelons. The melon seedlings at home are a bit old. The wife owner said that she wants to hire a worker, so I came to ask you to go with me. "

Xia Ye disapproved of his daughter-in-law asking for work and wasting money. He changed his mind and thought that it was his daughter-in-law's son's decision to hire a worker.

"Daddy hasn't been around the village much these years. Daddy will take you to your new aunt's house and ask you, Uncle Chen, to go with us."

Zhang Zelin knew that his father had rarely walked around the village these years except to hand in embroidery in the city. His father said he would take him to the new aunt's house and let Uncle Chen accompany the father and son. Since his father said so, he should go.

The father and son went to Zhang Xin's home to explain their intentions to Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen was happy that Zhang Zelin's affairs would allow him to come forward.

Fang Qing locked the door after her husband left and went to Zhang Cong's house.

"Young girl, you are here, come and eat." Zhang Cong's family was eating when they suddenly saw someone coming to her house.

Seeing that Zhang Cong's family was still eating, Fang Qing didn't know whether to leave or continue talking.

"Aunt Cong, don't bring me bowls and chopsticks. I'm here to ask you and Uncle Su to help me tomorrow."

Zhang Cong smiled when he heard her words. "Aunt Cong and your uncle will definitely help you tomorrow, but you should hurry up and have a meal."

Seeing Zhang Cong take out the bowls and chopsticks, Fang Qing quickly waved her hands and said, "Aunt Cong, I have to go to another place, so I won't eat this meal." She walked out while talking.

Seeing her go out, Zhang Cong knew that she was busy calling for someone, so he didn't force her.

Fang Qing came out from Zhang Cong and then went to Zhang Ren's house. When he went to Zhang Ren's house, he happened to meet their family having dinner. Fang Qing also explained the purpose of coming and hurried out.

After she left Zhang Ren's house, she went to Zhang Xin's house. Zhang Xin knew what she was doing here, so he asked her now.

"Girl Qing, I just heard Brother Lin say that you want to grow watermelons on the three acres of land?"

"I did plant melons on Aunt Xin's land. It's not that the melon seedlings have grown bigger. I'm afraid that Brother Lin and I won't be able to handle it, so I asked a few villagers to help."

Zhang Xin didn't know where this girl got the melon seedlings, but said worriedly.

"Your watermelon is a precious thing. If you plant it, you have to guard it. If you don't guard it, I'm afraid your watermelon will be stolen."

Fang Qing heard Zhang Xin's suggestion and she started to think for herself. Zhang Xin was right, watermelon is still a precious fruit at this time, and she doesn't care if it is stolen, she is afraid that her husband at home will cry.

"Aunt Xin, you know the situation in my family. If I go to guard the watermelon, I don't feel relieved to leave Brother Lin alone at home."

Zhang Xin must know the situation of her family. She thinks that the niece and daughter-in-law are not people who are short of the half taels of silver.

"Girl Qing, Aunt Xin knows about your situation, but you can hire someone to watch over you!"

Fang Qing felt that what Zhang Xin said was right, she could ask someone to guard it. "Aunt Xin, what do you think of my idea?"

"Tell me, what do you think?"

"My idea is this, I invite a few more women to chop some bamboo tomorrow, build a house in the field, and then enclose my piece of land..."

Zhang Xin heard her talk about using bamboo to surround the fence. She thought it was a good idea. After discussing it, the two went to Mrs. Zhang's house together.

Seeing that it was not too late, Fang Qing went to the village with Zhang Xin to ask for a job. When the two of them walked halfway, they met Zhang Zelin, Xia Ye and Chen Shi, chatting and laughing with a few husbands.

"Wife master, why are you here?" Zhang Zelin saw the wife master, grandma and new aunt who were coming, and wondered how they came here.

Fang Qing saw her husband approaching, and said to him with a smile. "My grandma, my aunt and I are here to invite someone."

Here Zhang Xin and Mrs. Zhang also saw three men from their own family. After talking to them a few words, they and Mrs. Zhang went directly to a woman's house.

This family was Wang Dazhu's family. When she saw the village head and Mrs. Zhang coming, she rushed to meet them.

"Village chief, you and the old lady are here, what's the matter?"

At this time Fang Qing just walked in, Fang Qing heard Wang Dazhu's words and she said.

"Aunt Wang is like this. I need to hire some women to help tomorrow, so I will ask Aunt Xin and grandma to accompany me to apply for work."

"Girl Qing, if you have anything to do, you can just tell me, there is no need to ask for help." Wang Dazhu heard Fang Qing's words, she felt that Fang Qing was too polite, if she had anything to say, they would go to help , There is no need to spend this wronged money.

"Auntie, there are more people invited this time, how can we let everyone come to help for nothing."

Mrs. Zhang saw the two chatting without talking about business, and the two thought that they could do nothing if they didn't talk about business. After they finished talking about this one, they would go to the next one!

Zhang Xin received the gaze from her aunt and said, "Dazhu, the young girl's salary is [-] Wen a day for women, and [-] Wen a day for men. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, you can bring a few little girls to help cut bamboo. what!"

(End of this chapter)

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