RPAGF Chapter 183 House Construction Starts
Chapter 183 House Construction Starts
Time flies, and May 9th is coming soon.
As soon as the sky was slightly bright, Cheng Yue and her family got up and started to work. Chen Tong and Chen Ning were busy cooking breakfast, while Cheng Yue and Chen An were preparing things for the sacrifice.
On the other side, Master Ji did not dare to delay and brought a few skilled workers to arrive in half an hour.
It was not even 9 o'clock when bursts of noise were heard outside. Cheng Yue went out to see, and wow, in addition to the group of hired workers, there were also a large number of villagers.
I'm afraid that everyone who could come from the entire village came, except Zhao and Li Manying. Even Wang Qiufen, who was recovering from her injuries, and her three little daughters were squeezed in among them.
The auspicious time was about to arrive, and Cheng Yue had no time to talk to them. After saying hello, she continued to follow Chen An to move the table to the open space.
Everyone followed over there and formed a full circle around it.
When the auspicious time arrived, Cheng Yue burned incense, and Chen An swung his pickaxe and shouted "Good luck to the start of the work!"
Everyone's congratulations were louder than the last, and auspicious words were coming out one after another.
Cheng Yue and Chen An were inspired and thanked everyone repeatedly.
After the noise died down, Master Ji shouted, "Come here, all of us workers, and get ready to dig the foundation!"
Hearing this, all the laborers came forward, demanding they perform well!
The head of the village waved to everyone and said, "Okay, we're about to start work, so go back if you have nothing to do!"
Everyone walked out consciously, and then saw the village head standing aside motionless, "Village head, why don't you come with us?"
"Then I'll take a look here too. It's been a long time since there's been such a happy event in our village. I'd like to join in the fun!"
As they were talking, several older gentlemen also stopped leaving. They wanted to take a look again!
The village head was standing here himself, and couldn't stop others, so he could only say, "Let's take a look together. Let's all stand further away and not get in the way."
Cheng Yue watched from the side and found this group of little old guys quite interesting. No wonder Feng called the village head an old child. If they loved to watch the fun so much, what else could they be but children?
"Let them watch, we are not here, Sister Yulan, Sister Chunmei, please come home with me and prepare the meal first!"
There were a bunch of aunties, sisters-in-law and younger sisters crowded around Cheng Yue, and they quickly invited them to go home and sit with them.
Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei agreed, "Let's go quickly, the morning time is short and there are so many people here, if we don't hurry up, we may not be able to finish it!"
Xu and Aunt Li waved their hands and said with a smile, "You guys just do your own things. We'll just watch here for a while. It's a good opportunity to pour some water for everyone!"
They were old, so they just stood there pouring water for a group of men, and no one gossiped about them. Besides, their children were also building a house, so they helped out when they had nothing to do.
Cheng Yue stuffed some candy cubes into everyone's mouth and didn't stop them. "Then I'll trouble you ladies and aunts! That's the sugar water. If you feel tired, take a sip. When you're done, call me and I'll add more!"
"You are so generous, kid!"
After a few words, Feng, Yang and a few other women went down the mountain. There was no one left at home, so they had to go back to work.
Wei Lanfen also greeted, "Sister Cheng Yue, I'm going back first too. When you move, I'll help you cook!"
Her parents-in-law and her husband are here, so she has to go home.
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Okay! I'll call you next time!"
A housewarming party must be held, and when the time comes to entertain the villagers, several women must be invited to help with the cooking.
After saying that, Wei Lanfen, Wang Qiufen and her two daughters went back together.
The adults had all left, leaving only a group of half-grown children. In addition to starting the construction of the house, they also had to go to Cheng Yue, so they went into the yard to prepare lunch.
Chen An built two temporary stoves in the yard these two days, specifically for cooking. Cheng Yue also has to make pastries in the kitchen, which is definitely inconvenient.
It was the first time for Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei to cook for so many people, so they were a little nervous. "Sister Cheng Yue, what should we cook for lunch?"
"There are too many people, so let's just cook a big pot. There are beans and cabbage in the vegetable garden. Add some fat meat and stew together. It will taste good."
After hearing what Cheng Yue said, the two were no longer nervous. Big pot dishes are the easiest to cook. After all, there is fat as the base, so it is impossible for them to taste bad.
"What's the staple food? How about corn cakes?"
Corn cakes are easy to make. Just stick them on the edge of the pot and cook them directly with the big pot of dishes. It’s so convenient.
Cheng Yue: "Corn cakes are fine, but today is the first day of work, so let's give everyone some dry rice.
I bought some brown rice and soaked it in advance. I will mix it with some white rice and steam it together. I will make corn cakes tomorrow. "
She had plenty of rice, but she couldn't make it too special. Once she did, how would the villagers hire people to build houses in the future? Wouldn't that invite criticism?
Despite this, Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei felt a little distressed. Whether it was mixed with white rice or dry rice, they were really willing to give it up.
But on second thought, it wouldn't be a big deal to have a good first meal after work today. Besides, Cheng Yue invited a master chef from town, and if the food was too bad, people would laugh at her!
After all, everyone knows that Cheng Yue is doing business and is building such a big house. She can't just eat sweet potato porridge like them!
From this perspective, Sister Cheng Yue is worthy of being a businesswoman, and she thinks things through much more carefully than them.
"Okay, let's get started now. Sister Cheng Yue, go and do your thing!"
Cheng Yue nodded, went into the kitchen, took out a large piece of pork belly from the space, and also took out the soaked brown rice and white rice.
Qian Yulan steamed the rice skillfully while Wang Chunmei went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables.
The two sisters-in-law cooperated with each other and worked efficiently and quickly.
While Cheng Yue and Chen Ning were making pastries, Chen Tong was like a brick, moving wherever he was needed. Sometimes he helped feed the chickens, sometimes he helped to light the fire, sometimes he went outside to fetch water. In short, he was never idle.
Chen An was helping to dig the foundation outside. It was the first day of construction, so he couldn't not participate. However, he would only be doing this for one day, as he would have to concentrate on training his apprentices starting tomorrow.
The rest of the time he had to slowly make the furniture. Of course, there were too many doors and windows, so he discussed with Cheng Yue about finding someone else to do it. As for the beds, tables, chairs, wardrobes, etc., they were his job.
Whether it was the men building the house outside or Li Chengyue and the others in the yard, they were all busy.
Near noon, Zhang Sihu, who had gone out to deliver the goods, came back.
Zhang Sihu is nearly 40 years old. He has three sons, two of whom are in poor health. Since there is a lack of strong labor in the family, the family is extremely poor.
This time, we only needed young and strong men to build the house, and because of this, it was difficult to find people to deliver the goods.
Zhao Sihu was recommended by the village head, who said he was down-to-earth and hardworking, and mainly because he was strong when he was young and could deliver goods safely.
Zhao Sihu saw that it was time to eat, so he tied up the ox cart and shouted to the kitchen, "Chen An's wife, the goods have been delivered. I'm going home first!"
This trip only costs ten cents, it is easy and does not interfere with my afternoon work. It is really a godsend!
He can't be so tactless and stay here as if he's trying to get a free meal!