Age: My Small World

Chapter 69 Achieved
Yang Jun found the old stonemason's house without much effort.

The old man's name is Jin Shunwa. It is said that his mother gave birth to the child very smoothly without much trouble, so she named him Shunwa.

Jinshui Village is mainly populated by people with the surname Jin, and most of the people are members of the Jin family. They are quite powerful in several nearby villages and are very fierce in fighting. Even the Fan family of Fanjiazhuang and the Li family of Lijiacun cannot compare with them, otherwise a primary school would not have been built in this village.

Yang Jun knocked on the door of a not-so-tall earthenware house.

He was a little hesitant. It was about 4:30 now. If people went to work in the fields, they might not be at home.

But his luck seemed to be good, as a sound was heard from inside the house.

"My Lord, are you back?"

A little girl's voice sounded with surprise.

However, when she opened the door, she saw Yang Jun.

"Crench!"

The door was instantly half-closed, leaving only a crack. A five or six-year-old girl looked at Yang Jun with some fear and asked, "Who are you? Are you looking for my grandfather?"

Although she was frightened by the stranger, the girl was quite coherent and did not cry.

Yang Jun smiled gently and said, "Little sister, I'm here to look for Uncle Shunwa. Just wait outside for a while. Close the door and go back to the house."

He didn't expect that there was only one person at the old stonemason's house, and that was a half-grown baby.

After hearing him say this, the little girl was not so scared anymore and she pushed the door open a little wider.

She looked at Yang Jun's fair skin, which was very different from that of a rural person, with some curiosity, and asked, "Are you from the city? What are you doing here to see my grandfather?"

Yang Jun had nothing to do, so he sat down on the stone steps at the door and replied casually, "I'm from the next village, and I'm looking for your grandfather to polish some stone things."

"Oh." The little girl was a little disappointed. She didn't expect that he was not from the city.

Then he said with some pride: "My grandfather is very good at hitting stones. He is very good."

"Why else would I come here? I heard that Uncle Shunwa is a master craftsman with superb skills."

Yang Jun said this without caring whether the maid understood or not.

In fact, he saw an old man rushing back, and in a blink of an eye he arrived at the door and just heard what Yang Jun said.

The person who came was none other than the master craftsman Jin Shunwa he was looking for. When he saw someone coming to his door, he dropped his hoe and ran back.

"Is this Mr. Jin?" Yang Jun asked politely.

The old man glanced at him and then went to the door.

"Xiao Ru, I've told you so many times, don't open the door to strangers."

Seeing that half of his granddaughter's head was exposed, the old man was furious.

"Grandpa, why are you back so early? I haven't even fed the chickens yet." The girl successfully didn't hear her grandfather's warning. She was talking happily while opening the door completely and welcoming her grandfather into the house.

"Alas!" The old man finally sighed and said nothing more.

"Grandpa worked hard today and came back early. Xiaoru, go feed the chickens. I'll cook for you later."

"I understand, grandpa." The little girl secretly glanced at Yang Jun, smiled, and then went towards the chicken coop.

The stonemason also turned around and nodded to him.

"Wait, what do you want from me?"

"Come in and talk."

Yang Jun actually gave people a very good first impression, otherwise the little girl who was always cautious would not have opened the door and talked to him, and the old man also thought he was a good boy, not a bad person.

To put it bluntly, appearance has always been a pretty good stepping stone from ancient times to the present.

Good-looking people always have more advantages.

"Uncle Shunwa, I'm from Fanjiazhuang next door, and I want to ask you to make something for me."

As soon as he walked into the front yard, Yang Jun saw some stone tools.

The yard is not big, but there are a lot of stones piled up. It seems that the old man has never given up his craft.

"What is it? Tell me."

When talking about the areas he is good at, the old man is full of confidence.

"Please sit down." Two stools were brought from the door, and the two of them sat in the yard.

"It's just a stone mill, a little smaller, big enough for a family." The old man understood instantly.

"So you waited for so long just for a stone mill? That thing is simple." There was already some joy on his face.

As he spoke, the old man took off his shoes.

The straw sandals were covered with yellow mud from the ground, and I could only use a wooden stick to pry the mud off bit by bit.

"Can it be done?" Yang Jun's face was already filled with joy.

"I said it's simple, but how much money can your family give?"

He was taking risks when making the stone mill, so Jin Shunwa still felt a little guilty.

It’s okay to beat the village, but when it comes to individuals, it’s more severe.

But his family situation did not allow him to refuse this business, otherwise he would have given up his craft long ago.

On weekdays, he also secretly made some things for everyone.

"Please give me a price." Yang Jun didn't know the market situation, so he naturally wouldn't say anything nonsense.

The old man hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yang Jun and stretched out five fingers.

"five yuan?"

Jin Sunwa nodded.

"I won't take advantage of you. I'll make the mill smoother for you so that the flour you grind will be finer."

He added.

Yang Jun didn't think it was expensive, so he agreed immediately.

"How long will it take to be cured?"

This thing can save him time in grinding flour and prevent his mental energy from being overly burdened, so it is still very necessary.

"Ten days, just come and pick it up after ten days." The old man gave an estimate.

"But you have to pay one dollar first. Otherwise, if you don't want it later, I can't do anything about it."

This is a deposit.

Yang Jun was prepared and took out a dollar and handed it over.

"Old man, I am very sincere. If I really want it, just give it to me."

As he spoke, he pretended to rummage in his pocket, but actually took out some crispy candies from the space.

"It's for the children."

He probably understood something about the old stonemason's family situation, so he wanted to leave some sweetness for the girl. The child looked very cute, but it was pitiful that she could only live with her grandfather at such a young age.

I bought the crispy candies at the supply and marketing cooperative. I didn’t dare take out too many at once. I would occasionally put one in my eldest and second sisters’ water cups, which would last them the whole day.

"I can't have this."

We had just negotiated the price, and the old man felt a little embarrassed to accept it.

"It's just a few candies. The taste is gone after you taste them. How can you still think they are so precious?"

"Besides, I'm sending your granddaughter, not you, the old man."

After he said that, the old man had no choice but to accept it.

"Don't worry, I will build it for you using the best stones," he promised.

Yang Jun didn't care much about this, but he knew that the old man had good intentions.

After sitting and chatting for a while, he stood up and said goodbye.

At this moment, the little girl came back and grabbed her grandfather's trouser leg and asked, "Grandpa, are you going to hit the stone again? This time, can I help you? I have the strength."

The old man couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and stroked the little girl's head and said, "Okay, Xiaoru, come and help grandpa."

As he said that, he stuffed a candy into her mouth.

Seeing his granddaughter sucking on the sweet candy with surprise, he decided to help get the things out as soon as possible.

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