Ordinary happy life

Chapter 92 Repairing the House

Zhang Dayong recalled Lin Qin's frown every time he drank medicine, touched the remaining silver in his arms and made a decision in his heart. Zhang Dayong tied the scalper at the door of the dried fruit store so that he could see the scalper in the store without worrying about being taken away.

"Hello, sir, what do you want?" As soon as Zhang Dayong entered the store, a store owner greeted him.

"I want to buy some sour plums." Zhang Dayong said.

"Okay, there are five grades of sour plums. The fifth grade plums are the sourest and are generally loved by pregnant women. Which one do you want to buy???" the store owner introduced.

Zhang Dayong glanced at the plums placed in several wooden boxes. He couldn't tell the difference between them at all. He said with some confusion, "I don't know which one to buy. Can you try it?"

" Of course." The shop owner happily took a small plate and took out a plum from each of the five wooden boxes.

After Zhang Dayong tasted them one by one, he pointed at the third-grade plums and said, "That's it. How much does it cost per catty???"

"Seven hundred cents per catty," the shop owner replied.

Seven hundred cents per catty is really expensive. Even Zhang Dayong was reluctant to buy a catty directly and said, "Give me half a catty."

Half a catty of sour plums is not too much, and it is only half a package when wrapped in oil paper. . Paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Zhang Dayong took the sour plums, stuffed them into his arms and put them away carefully, then untied the cow rope and took the cow back to the village.

"Dayong, buy a cow. This cow is really strong." Cows can be said to be the most valuable things in the countryside, so as soon as Zhang Dayong led the cow into the village, he attracted the attention of many people. One by one, they gathered around and looked at the cattle, and from time to time they touched them with their hands, their eyes full of envy and sighs.

"Look at these teeth, they must have just grown up." A villager who knew a lot about cattle looked at the teeth of the cattle and said to Zhang Dayong.

"Just one year old." Zhang Dayong nodded and responded.

"If this cow can live for more than ten years if you take good care of it, it will be worth buying." The villager sighed.

Zhang Dayong saw that the only carpenter in the village happened to be among the crowd. His eyes lit up and he shouted to the carpenter, "Axibo, you are here just right. I want to make a bullock cart."

Unexpectedly, Axibo just watched the fun and gave it to him. Seeing that it was a big business, he couldn't help but be happy. He replied loudly, "Sure, the oxcart doesn't take much effort, but the amount of wood is a lot of money. Do you think it will work?" It will be there in three days."

"Okay, here is three hundred cents as deposit, and the rest will be given after delivery." Zhang Dayong readily counted out three hundred cents from his arms and handed it to Axibo.

Axibo took the money and counted it once. When he saw that the number was correct, he put it away. His lips almost grinned to the back of his head and he said, "I'll go back and do it right now. You can just come and get it in three days."

"Okay." Zhang Dayong responded. .

After booking the oxcart, Zhang Dayong led the oxen home, leaving the villagers looking at his back and sighing.

"Why didn't I see that Zhang Dayong was so good at saving money before? He bought five acres of land as soon as he got married, and now he still has money to buy oxen and a bullock cart." A villager lamented that he had been wrong before.

Several families in the village have bought cattle, but not every family who has bought cattle will order an ox cart. Because the money for ordering an ox cart is enough to feed their family for more than a month, many families are reluctant to order one.

"Isn't that right? Also, Dayong bought a silver hairpin for Brother Qin when he was hired. If he had known it, he would have asked Sister-in-law Zhou to talk to my little brother." There is a little brother in the family. The man said sourly.

"Okay, in the past, Zhang Dayong's reputation was too late for everyone to hide, so how could he get involved in it? Now that they are living so well as a couple, and Brother Qin has not had any accidents, it can be seen that the Taoist priest is talking nonsense. How can Zhang Dayong control his wife?"

" Who says it's not the case?"

Zhang Dayong didn't know the sighs of the villagers behind him, and even if he knew, he would just laugh it off.

"I'm back. We don't have a cowshed yet. Where can we put the cows???" Lin Qin was happy at first and then worried when he saw the scalpers.

"Tie it up in the yard first, and I'll pick up some wood and build one." The cowshed is very easy to build, and you only need a few pieces of wood and straw to build it.

"Okay, let's put it here first so the sun can't get it." Lin Qin looked around the yard and pointed to a shady corner. There happened to be a pillar in that corner that could tie the cow rope.

Zhang Dayong pulled the cow over and tied it up, and then handed Lin Qin the extra money and sour plums in his arms.

Lin Qin first took the money and put it away, then took the sour plums. He looked at the oil paper in his hand and said doubtfully, "What is this???"

"The sour plums I bought for you, I have tasted the sour and sweet ones and they are suitable for you to drink. After taking the medicine, it will no longer be bitter in your mouth." Zhang Dayong was a little annoyed that he had not thought of buying sour plums for Lin Qin earlier. If he had bought it earlier, Lin Qin would not have to drink the medicine every day and frown in pain.

Hearing this, Lin Qin opened the oil paper in his hand and found that there were indeed round sour plums lying inside. He suddenly became anxious, "Why did you buy plums? They are so expensive. I just have to drink some water to rinse my mouth." "

It's not expensive. You can eat it for a long time." Zhang Dayong didn't say how much it cost, otherwise Lin Qin would be even more anxious.

Lin Qin didn't believe what Zhang Dayong said. Although Lin Qin had never tasted sour plums, he knew they were not cheap. But Zhang Dayong had already bought it, so Lin Qin could really have trouble with him because of this matter. Zhang Dayong felt sorry for Lin Qin, and Lin Qin was not a ungrateful person.

"Don't buy it next time." Lin Qin pursed his lips and said with some distress.

"Okay." Zhang Dayong responded quickly. As for whether he will do it or not, only God knows.

Zhang Dayong moved quickly. He went to the mountain to pick up wood of suitable size and built the shape of the cowshed. Then he picked up a lot of dead branches and tied them tightly and spread them on top. Finally, he tied them with straw and spread them on top. Such a A simple bullpen is ready.

Zhang Dayong's cowshed had a wooden fence, so after pulling the cow to the cowshed, Zhang Dayong did not tie the cow up and let it pace in the cowshed. Zhang Dayong also made two wooden troughs in the cowshed. One wooden trough was filled with water, and the other wooden trough was filled with hay. After doing all this, Zhang Dayong closed the wooden fence and returned to the house.

"You must be exhausted. I've boiled the bath water. Go and wash up and then you can eat." Lin Qin suddenly felt distressed when he saw that Zhang Dayong was sweating profusely and had a lot of sawdust on his body.

"Eh." Usually Zhang Dayong takes a shower after dinner, but today he was very dirty because of building a cowshed, and Zhang Dayong couldn't sit down without taking a shower.

After taking a shower, Zhang Dayong poured the bath water first and then sat at the table and prepared to eat. Lin Qin had already laid out the food and was waiting for Zhang Dayong.

"The weather is getting colder and colder. I want to make some repairs to the house before winter comes, otherwise it won't be warm enough when winter comes." Zhang Dayong gave Lin Qin a chopstick of food and then said.

Zhang Dayong originally wanted to repair the house before getting married, but during that time everyone was busy working in the fields and no one came out to do part-time work, so Zhang Dayong could only simply repair the roof with soil. But this can only make the appearance look better. There are still many gaps in the house. It's okay to live in it now, but it will be miserable in the winter when the wind can't be blocked at all and it feels cold even wearing a cotton-padded jacket. In the past, Zhang Dayong was not afraid of a big man who was very angry, but now there is Lin Qin. Lin Qin is so delicate and frail that he can't stand it.

"Isn't it too conspicuous? Since we got married, we have bought land and cattle for a lot of money." Lin Qin also wanted to repair the house, but now the cold wind has begun to blow, so Lin Qin has to wear a jacket in the house. . It was too cold to fall asleep at night without Zhang Dayong's arms, but the family had spent a lot of money several times before, and Lin Qin was worried that the villagers would be jealous if he spent a lot of money to repair the house.

Zhang Dayong also knew that some people in the village liked red eyes, but he couldn't let Lin Qin suffer in the cold just to prevent them from getting red eyes. He frowned and said, "If they like red eyes, let them go. Tomorrow I will ask Uncle Li to find someone. No need now." We all have a lot of time to work in the fields, so someone is bound to come."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." After Lin Qin finished speaking, he bit his chopsticks, with a trace of tangle on his face. After thinking about it, he said, "I can make the eldest brother and the second brother Come or not, they all have children and spend a lot of money to make money."

Lin Qin didn't want Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu to miss this opportunity to make money, but he was also a little worried that Zhang Dayong said that he only cared about his mother's family, so he hesitated for a while before speaking. .

Zhang Dayong glanced at Lin Qin in surprise after hearing this. Lin Qin was a little flustered by this look, thinking that Zhang Dayong would not be really angry. Just when Lin Qin was thinking about what to say, Zhang Dayong said, "Let the eldest brother and the second brother Isn't it right for you to come? This good thing of making money is naturally for your own family first. Don't ask these stupid questions in the future, otherwise I will be really angry."

Zhang Dayong understood Lin Qin's worries, but he didn't like Lin Qin's questions. His question seemed to make him angry if Lin Qin helped the Lin family, as if he did not regard the Lin family as his own family.

"I'm sorry." Lin Qin understood that he had overthought and hurt Zhang Dayong's heart, so he apologized angrily.

Zhang Dayong saw that Lin Qin's eyes were about to turn red. He sighed, rubbed his head and said, "I won't do this next time. If you ask such a question next time, I will be really angry."

Lin Qin sniffed and said "Well, I definitely won't."

Lin Qin actually knew in his heart that Zhang Dayong was very good to the Lin family and truly regarded the Lin family as his own. But money can't be compared to giving some meat on weekdays, so Lin Qin had to be more cautious. In fact, this is also a sign that Lin Qin cares about Zhang Dayong. If he didn't care about Zhang Dayong and cared about Zhang Dayong's opinions, he wouldn't have to be so cautious in testing.

The two of them got married too soon, and they didn't have a child just now, so Lin Qin was still a little cautious when facing Zhang Dayong, fearing to make him unhappy.

As soon as the news that Zhang Dayong was going to repair the house came out, it immediately caused quite a commotion in the village. Everyone was surprised that Zhang Dayong was rich and ran to Village Chief Li or Zhang Dayong to recommend themselves. It was a rare opportunity to make money without asking for help. The village and the others naturally hope that it will fall on them.

Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu were very happy to know that Zhang Dayong asked them to help repair the house, and even said that they were a family and did not need to pay wages.

It is naturally impossible not to pay wages, even if brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention that Zhang Dayong and the Lin family still have two surnames.