The story of Princess Lenggong's farming

Chapter 77 Hot Pot
Lizheng listened, but he was really speechless, but his mind was active.In the following days, seeing the Zhong family getting better every day, he naturally became more active.

Shen Sisi's business is basically handed over to Dabao, and her thoughts are all devoted to building the house. When she comes back every day, she just collects money, checks the accounts, and tells them a few words. The rest of the time is idle, Dabao I have also grown a lot, because I have taken on heavy responsibilities, I seem to have matured a lot, and I am a little more calm than the honest look before.

Zhong Gensheng is very busy. He has to collect pigs, watch craftsmen build houses, discuss house renovation with Shen Sisi from time to time, buy various materials, cut large logs for furniture, and sometimes go to the mountains. It's really busy to have a game.

The second treasure and the third treasure are studying, and when they come home, they just finish their homework in a dull manner. Occasionally, they can hear the voice of reading aloud. He Axiu and Niu Xiaohua were the only ones who were relatively free with pigweed and the like, and they basically didn't worry about it. They just made shoes and quilts all day long, and cooked a meal for lunch.

Zhong's food is notoriously good, each artisan eats it, and everyone agrees, eats people with a short mouth, and naturally works hard, sometimes when they think about it, they have some opinions, and they happily don't object , I can hear it, the Zhong family is not stingy, they not only give food, but also bring some home, so they not only get high wages, take care of a meal, but also let the children in the family get some meat, so It’s very busy, and the foundation is slowly taking shape. Just looking at the area, you can know that the house is huge. Everyone is envious and sighs. Who makes people rich? , have the ability to earn the money to build this house.

Seeing that the end of autumn is approaching, the Zhong family bought a lot of cloth and came back to make autumn and winter clothes. There are four pairs of shoes for one person, two pairs of single shoes, and two pairs of cotton shoes for washing and changing. Two pieces, all made of new cotton, and one person made two big quilts, one cushion, and one cover, thinking about entering a new house, one bed for each person, the cover is extremely warm, and I earned money this year, otherwise How could He Axiu be willing to buy so much cotton for use.Their family does not grow cotton, so they can only buy it if they want to use it. Although it cost a lot of money, she is very happy in her heart. She has not pulled floral cloth to make a quilt or a sheet for many years. is very happy...

He Axiu smiled softly: "Moving to a new house this year, I can finally have a solid year..."

Niu Xiaohua felt sore when she heard this, and said, "Mother, Tu Niu is capable, it doesn't take much effort for us to do these things, it's just hard work for Dad and Tu Niu..."

Generally speaking, Niu Xiaohua would not take the initiative to mention Dabao. Although he worked very hard, but because of his shame, he never mentioned it, but it was also very distressing. In her heart, she had already determined that Dabao was his husband. up.

He Axiu laughed and said, "That's why we say that Tu Niu is the little God of Wealth of our Zhong family. With her here, we have this. Otherwise, our Zhong family is still as poor as ever..."

Thinking of those poor days, He Axiu felt sore in her heart, she just murmured as she touched the new quilt and said, "It will be better in the future, this day is the real life."

"Mother, you should be happy..." Niu Xiaohua hurriedly comforted her, He Axiu said with a light smile: "The older you get, the easier it is to cry. It's really useless, alas."

Everything continued step by step, and when the house took shape, winter came, and the weather gradually became extremely cold. The Zhong family also put on cotton-padded jackets, and the Zhong family's new house became the most lively topic in the village. There are many people who have nothing to do and go to the west to have a look.

After the beams were installed and the high-quality tiles were built, the house of the Zhong family was finally completed. The blue brick walls looked very grand, and the high-quality gray tiles were added to match the straw roofs in the village. In comparison, it is really a sky and a ground, and the villagers are jealous and envious.

Next is to paint the walls, the walls are painted white, and it looks very bright at first glance. The large kitchen, granary and cellar in the front yard have all been dug, and even the well has been dug, and a pulley for drawing water has been pressed. The child is safer, and the child cannot fall while playing.

The inside of the house is completely supplemented by blue bricks, and even the courtyard door to the house is supplemented by a one-meter-wide road made of blue bricks. The rest of the roads are dirt roads, and the back is all thatched side, a total of five rooms.

There is a wooden barrel in it, which is used for flushing, and there is also a water ladle. Even the master bricklayer said that this is the cleanest thatched side they have ever seen. It should be said that the side house built with green bricks It is not considered as a Maocaijian at all, and everyone is envious. The sum of the cost is naturally extremely astonishing. Naturally, they can calculate the approximate money they will spend when they do things. Every time I think about it, I am shocked, especially The front yard is all made of blue bricks. The door is a big wooden door, which is very beautiful and painted red. In the back yard, there is a pigsty and a cowshed, all built with blue bricks. Everyone who saw it was dumbfounded. ...

In the house, the wooden doors and windows were pressed, the windows were glued, and the curtains were nailed up. This can be regarded as a copy of meditation from modern times. The rich people have bead curtains, but the poor people don’t pay attention to it. They just use blue cloth to make curtains , basically except for the furniture, this home takes shape.

Shen Sisi looked at the whitewashed walls, and laughed straight away. At the beginning, she resisted all complaints and insisted on painting it white. Now it looks really bright. After all, white is an unlucky color here, but Shen Sisi has no such worries, Zhong Gensheng naturally I also listened to her, everyone saw it and felt jealous but only slandered in their hearts, but they thought that white lime was indeed much brighter than muddy ones, thanks to what Tu Niu thought.

Stepping on the blue bricks on the ground, looking at the extremely short threshold, she smiled very happily. She is more particular about the threshold here, but Shen Sisi has done a drainage system, so she is also afraid that it will be too high, and it will be easy. Tripping, and it doesn’t need it to block the water, it gets in the way instead. Zhong Gensheng insisted on the threshold, so she left a little bit for show, otherwise she really wanted to make it flat and easy to get in and out. Forget it, you have to respect it Take a look at the meaning here, after all, the threshold represents the door of a home.

The heating in the house is also very good, all buried under the blue bricks. In winter, as long as you light a fire in the kitchen, the heat will slowly enter the house from the pipes, and it will also be much warmer.

Shen Sisi looked at each room carefully, and said with a smile: "Father, after moving in the furniture, you can live in it..."

"I just need to burn some mugwort leaves, to drive away dampness and evil spirits..." Zhong Gensheng said with a smile: "This is a custom, I will come to make it in the afternoon..."

"Yes, by the way, Dad, get a few fruit tree seedlings and plant them in the open space in the front yard first. If they are idle, they will be idle. Half of them will be planted, and the other half will be used for rest and chatting. The front yard looks very spacious... ..." Shen Sisi laughed softly.

"Don't worry, I'll keep it in mind..." Zhong Gen responded quickly, and said, "There are many fruit trees in the back of the mountain. When I go to pick the mugwort leaves and weeds, I can just dig a few back and it will be ready. It will be ready in one or two hours." Done..."

"Father, has the carpenter finished work?! It's cold now, and I have to move to a new house quickly. I have to go to the city to buy more food and prepare for the winter when I move in. Otherwise, if the family runs out of food, how will we survive the winter? !” said thoughtfully.

"It's almost finished, and we can move in tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'll pick a date, and we'll move in after the furniture is moved in. What do you think?" Zhong Gensheng said with a smile, "It's just that we have to entertain guests. Can't save trouble at all..."

"Father can figure it out," Shen Sisi cheered up, only looking forward to moving to a new house.

Zhong Gensheng has been working on this new home for more than a month. Now that it is completed, he is also very happy. In the afternoon, he hurried up the mountain, burned mugwort leaves in each house to drive away dampness and evil spirits, and picked the fruit saplings in the front yard. Wrap it tightly with twigs and dead grass for fear of freezing to death. After finishing it, he left the new house and locked the red wooden door of the yard. Zhong Gensheng was full of satisfaction. I bought a big iron lock and came back. Looking at it from a distance, it is really magnificent. It is really wonderful in this landscape and countryside.

In his heart, this house is no different from the houses in the city. If two more stone lions are added, they can hang a plaque with the word Zhongfu written on it. It's a pity that the family has no fame, which is absolutely against the system. , but you can think about it randomly.

When I got home, the house was very busy. Today, I had to cook for six bricklayers and two carpenters. By the way, I paid them wages. Zhong Gensheng saw that he couldn't help, so he went out to buy wine.

The family was full of joy, He Axiu said with a soft smile: "I read from Huang Li that it is suitable to move to a new house tomorrow, Tu Niu, how about moving tomorrow?! This house is so beautiful, I really like it, I never dreamed of it." One day I can live in a house with green bricks and big tiles, in this life, I am content..."

"Tomorrow will definitely be done..." Shen Sisi smiled and said, "Father said that the carpenter will finish it soon, we will move in the ones that are already done tomorrow morning, and there is no rush for the remaining one or two unfinished ones." , it’s the same when we’re ready to move, we’ll tidy up the house in the afternoon and move in..."

"Cheng..." Ah Hexiu smiled happily, and said, "I like the four large stoves and one small stove in the big kitchen the most. There is a house on the top, and there are four chimneys alone, it is so spectacular to smoke together..."

Niu Xiaohua also smiled and said: "Tu Niu, I like the hot pot you made, I don't know how you came up with it, put charcoal fire on the bottom in winter, put the pot on top to simmer for dinner, the dishes won't be cold, it's really a good thing... ..."

Shen Sisi smiled, and said: "I made four, I kept two at home, and the remaining two, one for Uncle Niu to take home, one for Uncle Lizheng's house..."

Niu Xiaohua looked at her moved, and said, "It's a shame you still think about my father, Tu Niu, how kind of you..."

"You're welcome, the family is so polite, anyway, it's easy to do, I made it by the way, the iron pot is not worth much, but it's still a bit hot when I use it, let Uncle Niu pay attention..."

The hot pot is made of iron, and the bottom is in the shape of a round barrel with vents. There is no charcoal in it, and the iron is covered with a layer of aluminum, which can keep the heat away. The top is an iron pot, which is not expensive. what money.

"Success, I will tell my father..." Niu Xiaohua said with a smile.

Shen Sisi pursed her lips lightly and said with a smile: "Let Dabao go, what can be done by letting him run errands?!"

Niu Xiaohua blushed immediately, and refused to say anything, just cut her head and chopped vegetables.

Shen Sisi really wanted to laugh, but she held back, and only called Dabao over, and explained to him clearly how to use the hot pot and what to pay attention to, and then said with a smile: "Give one to Uncle Niu, Send one to Lizheng, and ask them to come to dinner at night, have you made it clear? The house is built, how could the two of them be missing..."

"Got it..." Dabao ran away with the hot pot in his hand.

When Niu Xiaohua heard the voice in the yard, she pursed her lips and blushed, her heart pounding.

(End of this chapter)