Running with the ball in the lean years, the evil mother-in-law and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 133 Someone is coming from the county

Seeing that the villagers' eyes were red, Bai Taotao quickly stopped everyone's speculation and said: "It's not so fast. Don't worry too much. The house at home fell down. I originally planned to build a big house again this year. Uncle Zheng said in this matter I know this all the time, so there is no reason for me to run to the border just because the house collapsed."

"Besides, the child is still so young, how can we carry her through the bumpy journey of a long distance."

At this time, the fastest means of transportation was horses. Riding a horse was definitely not possible, so they could only travel by horse-drawn carriage.

It would take at least ten days and a half for the carriage to reach the border with stops and starts. After all, the speed is only that.

The child is only a few months old, how can she withstand the bumpy life of ten days and a half? It is probably too much for her now.

Hearing Bai Taotao say this, the villagers felt a lot more relieved.

The Jianda Courtyard is here. I will definitely not leave so soon during that time, and I will definitely come back often after leaving.

Thinking about this made everyone feel better.

"Well, wife Youyi, you have to tell us in advance when you want to go out with Youyi. Firstly, we know what's going on, and secondly, we can be prepared."

"That's right. You must tell us in advance. It's better for us to be prepared."

Bai Taotao smiled and responded, "Okay, I must tell you guys in advance."

"Madam, someone from the county is here."

While everyone was chatting, Grandma Jin came over with a small bowl in her arms, and then said to Bai Taotao.

Hearing this, Chen Lizheng hurriedly said: "Hey, there is someone at home. If you have Yi's wife, you should go back first. The things here have been discussed anyway, there is nothing to do."

Bai Taotao responded: "Okay." Then she followed Aunt Jin to her home. On the way, Bai Taotao looked puzzled. After teasing her small bowl, she asked, "Is there someone from the county? Is it Mr. Shen?"

Aunt Jin shook her head: "No."

Bai Taotao: "Did you say what you came for?"

Aunt Jin: "I didn't say anything. But there are a lot of people coming, a bit like bricklayers."

Bai Taotao: "Mason? Who called him? Didn't we go to the county to find someone? Did he come to build houses for the villagers? Did we find the wrong one?"

Aunt Jin: "It doesn't seem like it. If we build houses for the villagers, we need to build a lot of houses, but what we need to build is a big yard, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."

Bai Taotao nodded: "That's right. Let's go, go back and take a look first."

When Bai Taotao and Aunt Jin came to the collapsed adobe house, the masons were discussing how to build the house in the future.

When everyone saw Bai Taotao coming, they all immediately came forward and saluted Bai Taotao: "I have seen the general's wife." Bai Taotao raised his hand to signal everyone to excuse themselves, and then asked: "What are you doing?"

The leader, Foreman Cao, explained: "My wife's house collapsed due to heavy snow. When the King of Zhennan found out, he ordered Shopkeeper Qin to find us and ask us to build a large house for my wife. We are a well-known team of craftsmen in Linjiang who are responsible for Build big houses for some big families.”

"My surname is Cao, and everyone calls me Foreman Cao. This is Master Guan, who is responsible for Feng Shui matters. This is Master Lin, the carpenter. This is Master Liu, the masonry worker. Shopkeeper Qin can't leave because of the matter in the restaurant, so he He didn't come in person, so he asked me to apologize to Madam on his behalf."

When Bai Taotao heard the words, she finally understood, so she politely replied: "Shopkeeper Qin's words are serious. King Zhennan is also serious. In the future, I will help you with this house."

Foreman Cao: "Madam, you're welcome. We collect money to do things. This is what we should do. How big is the homestead in the yard here? Is it all the vacant land at present?"

Bai Taotao nodded: "Yes, this is an open space, exactly two acres. In addition, the wheat field over there is mine as well."

Last time Baitaotao asked Chen Lizheng to help buy it, but Chen Liu refused to sell it, so they asked the county to take it over, and then attributed it to Chen Youyi.

Maizi made up 500 coins and gave it to Chen Liu. Chen Liu regretted it the most and her intestines turned green.

However, the villagers only had the right to plant the land and not have the right to buy and sell the land distributed per capita. But Baitaotao needed to use this land to build a garden in the future, so she naturally had to buy the land rights into her own hands. In the end, she spent a few taels of silver to buy the land. Bought it. The village provided another piece of wasteland for her.

Foreman Cao looked at the wheat field beside him and said: "Madam, are you planning to use the three acres of land to build a house? But the wheat field will be harvested in more than a month. Wouldn't it be a pity if it was demolished and used to build a house? Otherwise, we will have to wait a little longer to build a yard.”

Bai Taotao: "Push it down? That is of course impossible. We have worked so hard to grow wheat on this acre of land, and there are still hundreds of kilograms of grain here. That's what I originally thought. I would use the two existing ones to build the yard. acres of open land, let the wheat continue to grow on the wheat field here. After the wheat is harvested, the house will probably be almost built, and then we will use this land here to create a small garden, plant some fruit trees, and build a fish pond. Pavilion or something.”

After hearing Bai Taotao's words, Foreman Cao nodded in agreement: "That's very good. Two acres of land is enough to build a house with three entrances and three exits. Does the madam have any other requirements for the yard? You can do it in advance before starting construction. Make an agreement with us, and when the time comes we will build a yard that satisfies the lady according to her requirements."

Bai Taotao: "I don't have any other special requirements. You are experts, you understand, I will not participate in the command. Oh, by the way, there was an underground water well next to my original yard, but because the house collapsed It’s buried underneath now. I’ll have to ask you to help me keep this well when the time comes. We spent a lot of time digging this well.”

Hearing this, Foreman Cao looked confused: "Well? Underground well?"

Bai Taotao: "Yes, it didn't rain last year. It was difficult to get water, so I asked the villagers to help me dig an underground well into the ground."

Foreman Cao: "This is the first time I've heard that you can dig wells underground to get water. Can there be water coming out of the ground?"

Bai Taotao smiled: "Water does not only depend on rain and snow, but there are also water sources deep underground. Otherwise, how would everything grow? It's just that it's more difficult to dig wells to get water."

Master Guan smiled and said: "I didn't expect Madam to know so much. No wonder when I came here just now, I felt that the Feng Shui of your place was very good."

Bai Taotao: "Where can I find it?"

Foreman Cao: "It's really convenient to have a well in the yard. What's the point of digging a well? Can we dig out water at any location?"

Bai Taotao: "Of course there is something special about that. What? Foreman Cao wants to learn how to dig this underground well?"

Foreman Cao smiled: "I wonder if Madam is willing to teach us this method. If such an underground well is dug into the yard we build in the future, water will be much more convenient."