Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 34 The Carpenter’s Attitude [Please read it]

"Dad, is the direction of the house determined?"

Seeing his father and Mr. Feng Shui entering the house together, Lin Heng asked curiously.

Caiyun poured tea for the two of them. Father Lin sat down and took a sip of water before saying, "It's decided. Sit northwest and face southeast. The stakes have been nailed. Then we can build according to this orientation."

"This orientation is already the best, but there are still some evils. If you hang a mirror on the door then it will be fine."

The uncle in yellow clothes said something.

"I understand." Lin Heng nodded, still looking forward to building a new house.

After drinking some water and about to eat, another middle-aged man in his fifties came to the door, carrying a lot of stuff on his back.

When Father Lin saw it, he quickly walked over to greet him with a smile on his face: "Carpenter Liang, you are here. Come in quickly and drink water. The meal will be ready soon."

"Hello, Uncle Liang!" Lin Heng and his eldest brother Lin Yue greeted with a smile and came up to help get things.

"Well, your place is really remote. It took me a long time to find it." Liang Gui's tone was flat, with a hint of arrogance.

These days, carpenters are all talented people. They have to be superior to others wherever they go. Paying money to hire someone depends on their mood.

"That's for sure, it's not as convenient as Baima Village." Father Lin was not annoyed and responded with a smile.

Baima Village is closer to Huangtan Town than Maple Tree Village, but the place is not that good either. It’s not as good as Maple Tree Village, but naturally I won’t say this.

Liang Gui sat down and took a sip of water. He glanced at the old man in yellow clothes sitting next to him and said hello: "You are Lu Fuping, Mr. Lu, right?"

"Haha, yes, I didn't expect you to know me." The old man laughed and said.

"Of course, Uncle Lu, you are a famous Feng Shui master from all over the country. Who doesn't know you?" Liang Gui showed a smile on his face and started chatting with the old man. They were very close.

This is completely different from the attitude towards Lin Heng and others, because Lin Heng and his uncle are capable people, so Liang Gui's attitude is naturally different.

Father Lin kept talking next to him, and Liang Gui treated him indifferently.

After chatting for a while, Liang Gui said: "I agreed to pay you one yuan a day because you have found an acquaintance. After the work is completed, you are not allowed to default on wages. You must pay it on the spot."

"Of course, Carpenter Liang, don't worry, I promise to pay you off on time." Father Lin said with a smile.

In this era, carpenters were indispensable for building houses. Carpenters were needed to process wood and make furniture. Unlike later generations when industry was developed, everything could be purchased.

Next, Liang Gui will stay at Lin Heng's house for at least ten days, helping to make furniture and trim wood.

"As long as it can be settled." Liang Gui nodded and said lightly.

In fact, the main reason was that the Lin family had no money, so the carpenter's price was low, and they even found someone to put in a good word.

If they were given two yuan a day, all the carpenters in Huangtan Town would be vying to come to work, and their attitude would not be like this.

Lin Heng understood the fundamentals, so he said nothing and silently increased his desire to make money.

"The meal is ready, let's clean the table and eat!"

Mother Lin shouted, and Lin Heng got up to clean the table and prepare the wine bottle.

Not long after, Xiulan and others came over with food. There were guests today and the children were not allowed to eat at the table. Caiyun took the children to eat in the kitchen.

Only adults can sit at the table in the main room.

Liang Gui had no hope for the Lin family's food. After all, he hired a carpenter to negotiate the price. How good could the food be?

Lin Heng's uncle Lu Fuping also had the same idea.

However, when the food was served, the two of them couldn't help but widen their eyes. Not only was there meat, but there were also two plates.

There was a plate of fried bacon with shredded sour radish, and a plate of meat that he didn't recognize at first.

"Cousin, Carpenter Liang, this is the rabbit Lin Heng shot yesterday. You must try it. There is no good food for you at home."

Father Lin smiled and introduced the two of them.

"Lin Heng knows how to hunt?" The old man Lu Fuping looked shocked. Did he remember that Lin Heng was not a famous second-rate?
  Liang Gui also found it a bit incredible. He had never heard of the Lin family, but he had heard of Lin Heng's reputation for idleness in the neighboring village.

Why does he suddenly know how to hunt? "He learned bow and arrow from someone in the city. He recently came back to the mountains to hunt, and he has some skills."

Lin's father smiled and said that he wanted to get rid of Lin Heng's reputation as a second-rate son, so he introduced Lin Heng to everyone he met.

"Yes, my brother has caught a lot of prey in the past few days. He caught a pheasant, grouse, and hare."

Lin Yue also smiled and said that his mood was the same as his father's, and he did not want his brother to always have the reputation of being a second-rate son.

"That's right, that's a good thing. You can support your family by hunting, so do it well."

Lin Heng's uncle Lu Fuping felt happy and patted Lin Heng on the shoulder.

"Yes, he is capable."

Liang Gui also smiled and agreed, but he disagreed in his heart. He felt that Lin Heng was probably lucky enough to catch some prey.

There is no comparison with those old hunters, far behind.

Lin Heng was moved by the intentions of his father and eldest brother, and he really wanted to lead his family to become rich immediately, so that he would no longer have to live such a difficult life.

It’s so difficult to get two cents for one penny, and even hiring a carpenter will look down on you.

Everyone was chatting and laughing at the dinner table, and Lin Heng was immersed in cooking. He almost cooked all the cold vegetables by himself.

After dinner, Uncle Lin Heng wanted to go back, but after some efforts to persuade him to stay, he left.

In fact, it was just a courtesy. There was no room to live in the house, and a carpenter came. It was impossible for one more person to live in the house. Everyone understood this.

Although Carpenter Liang was a little arrogant, his work attitude was still good. After dinner, he went to peel off the bark of the tree and prepare to saw the boards.

Father Lin gave him a hand and helped him.

Lin Hengze and his eldest brother Lin Yue continued to build the well. They moved stones from the mountain behind and piled them in a circle along the inner wall of the well.

This is mainly to prevent the soil on the inner wall of the well from falling off, which will eventually lead to the well becoming shallower.

Lin Heng was very bad at laying stones, so he could only carry stones everywhere for his elder brother Lin Yue to build them.

"Huh, luckily the well is neither deep nor big. It was done in one afternoon."

After five o'clock, Lin Yue exhaled and said.

"Brother, go and rest, and leave the rest to me." Lin Heng said with a smile, this life is indeed not easy.

Now the well has been repaired and the ground is surrounded by several large stones, thirty centimeters above the ground.

However, because water is constantly flowing out of the spring, an outlet must be made to let the water flow out, otherwise it will overflow.

This is not quite the same as a groundwater well.

But it was not difficult for Lin Heng. He just found a bamboo tube with a diameter of ten centimeters and made it into a water outlet.

The well is located in the innermost part, close to the mountain. The terrain is more than thirty centimeters higher than the outside. It is very simple to make a water outlet.

After finishing, a stream of water as thick as the baby's arm continued to flow out, and soon the water in the well became clear.

Looking at the clear water well, Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction, thinking it was very good.

The day after tomorrow, on the eighth day of the lunar month, we will dig the fish pond here and raise the grass carp fry.

He was just about to go back to the yard to rest for a while, but his sister-in-law Liu Juan came over unexpectedly.

Looking at Lin Heng, she seemed to be hesitant to speak and unable to save her face.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you?" Lin Heng asked directly without bothering.

"Lin Heng, I talked too much this morning. Don't take it to heart. My sister-in-law will apologize to you, so just tell me how to catch the cicada monkey."

Sister-in-law Liu Juan forced a smile.

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