1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 140 Urging marriage
The reason for choosing Liu Laowu to help watch the place at night was twofold: firstly, to help him supplement his family's income, and secondly, because he was skilled in martial arts, so that he could protect himself should anyone try to sneak in.

Well, nothing was lost, and I even got a basket for free.

The next morning when Liangzi went over, Liu Laowu told him about what happened that night.

Liangzi looked at Zhuifeng lying by the thatched shed: "I heard that this is the offspring of a military dog. Like father, like son. It's amazing that it can guard the house at such a young age."

Originally, when houses were built in the village, apart from the main contractors, everyone else who got along well would come to help, but lunch was provided.

However, given Chu Xue's family's situation, it was clearly impossible to do so. So she told Uncle Liangzi that, apart from the bricklayers, everyone else would be paid three cents a day, and a feast would be held on the day of the roof-raising ceremony and the day of completion to reward everyone.

Uncle Liangzi didn't mention money at first; he just wanted to see how many people came to help. He only talked about the wages when everyone finished work in the evening.

Unexpectedly, after hearing the news, quite a few people came the next day. However, Liangzi was a man who only kept a few capable people by name and sent the rest away.

Starting from the second day, Liu's mother would boil water and deliver it to the new house every morning and afternoon.

I'll also go over there morning and evening after the first snowfall to see what's missing and make arrangements as soon as possible.

When they weren't busy, they would start tending to the private plots allocated to them by Liu's mother. Several families in the village who were on good terms with them would bring over their leftover vegetable seedlings and help them plant them.

That day, Chu Xue went to Uncle Liu's house to check on the progress of his furniture making: "Uncle Jiu, the main beams, purlins and rafters needed for the new house are all borrowed from the village. I was thinking that when I have time these few days, I will go up the mountain to look for them and mark them, and then cut them down and send them to you. Please help me deal with them so that I can return them to the village as soon as possible."

Uncle Liu nodded: "Okay, just bring it over when the time comes."

He borrowed an axe and went up the mountain alone.

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Kyoto City
Fu Yancheng looked at everyone in the family and said, "Can't you let me have a peaceful meal?" When his mother heard this, she said irritably, "Every time you mention blind dates, you have this attitude. People your age are already married to several people. Why are you so indifferent?"
I've gone to so much trouble every day to find out for you, and this is your attitude?

"Mom, didn't I tell you I'll find a partner myself?"

"You said those words, but have you taken any action?"

"Your sister is already nineteen, and she already has a boyfriend. You still haven't made a move. Do you know what people are saying?"

"Let them say what they want."

Seeing her son's nonchalant attitude, Fu's mother raised her hand and slapped his arm: "Look at you, you rejected so many girls before, and now people are saying that you have a hidden illness. If this keeps up, I think you might as well stay single forever."

Fu Yancheng hadn't expected this to happen. Seeing that his mother was really angry, he said, "Mom, I promise you, I will definitely bring my girlfriend home this year, and at the latest, I will marry her next year."

Upon hearing this, Fu's mother glared at him and said, "Don't try to fool me. You're already twenty-four. If you don't get married, what will happen to your sister? If she skips you and gets married first, you'll really be a bachelor."

At this moment, Fu's third sister-in-law, Zhang Yurong, spoke up: "Fourth brother, I have a cousin on my family's side. She's fair-skinned and pretty, and she's a high school graduate. Why don't I bring her home so you can all take a look?"

Fu Yancheng quickly waved his hand: "Third sister-in-law, please don't. I really have a girl I like. Please don't get involved in my affairs."

It seems he needs to step up his efforts. No matter what, he needs to solidify the relationship first, so that he'll be taken and no one else will have designs on him anymore.

(End of this chapter)