take a wife to support the family

Chapter 109

The new house was planned and built by Song Haonian and Baihe bit by bit. If there is one thing Lily is dissatisfied with, it is that it is not convenient to go to the latrine.

In the old house, the hut was in the corner of the yard. Lily, who loves cleanliness, used stove ashes to cover up the smell every day in summer, and smoked it with wormwood. Even so, there were often peculiar smells, and flies and mosquitoes were even more breeding. endlessly.

Now the weather is cold, every time I go back to the old house to go to the latrine, people are chilly, if it rains again, the muddy road will be slippery, and there is a danger of falling.

A few days after moving, Lily felt deeply inconvenient. When talking about this matter with Song Haonian, Song Haonian slapped his forehead: "I said I always feel like I forgot something!"

There are so many things going on these days, and people are happy, Song Haonian really didn't think of his plan to rebuild the toilet all of a sudden.As soon as Lily mentioned it, he remembered: "Okay, I will repair the latrine tomorrow, and you can use the new latrine after ten days at most."

Lily smiled and said, "Okay, I just want to work hard for you."

It is not hard work to do things that are convenient for oneself.

Song Haonian knew that Lily was very knowledgeable, and he discussed with Lily before he started. He originally wanted to add something to the latrine, but now that he has lived in a good house for a few days, he is not willing to do some shoddy work: "I It’s just that I didn’t think about how to build a new hut for a while.”

Lily thought about the trembling wooden boards in her hut, and felt terrified every time she went to the bathroom, and suddenly came up with an idea: "Our kang is strong enough, and the plaster is very useful. If we use plaster and green bricks to repair Wouldn't the hut be good?"

Song Haonian was speechless: "Some people still can't afford to live in a green brick house, but my daughter-in-law is already going to build a green brick thatched house."

Lily was teased by him so that she became angry from embarrassment: "It's not you who cultivated, if you don't want to, what can I do if I think about it?"

Song Haonian hurriedly hugged him in his arms and rubbed him: "Don't be angry, daughter-in-law, I'm just joking. I also think the green brick hut is good."

In fact, it doesn't matter if the bricks are green or not, Lily thought to herself, the important thing is not to be a dry toilet with wooden boards hanging on the ceiling, but to find a way to get a toilet with grooves like the school used to be.

The soil kang made of mud and adobe is durable, and Lily and Song Haonian learned how to build the soil kang. First, they built it with blue bricks and mud, with a few rafters in the middle, and another layer on top of the rafters. For green bricks, only one slot is left.People can walk on it without seeing the situation below, and there is no danger of slipping down.

Of course the roof of the latrine is still thatched, if it is a tile roof, it would be too ugly for people to look at. People will say that Song Haonian only earns a few dollars and his bones are light, and he doesn't know how to be diligent and thrifty at home.

There is a small door at the back of the toilet, which is connected with the pigsty converted from the thatched hut, which will be convenient for picking manure and farming in the future.

When Lily talked about repairing the pigsty, Song Haonian was not very happy: "Raising pigs is hard work."

It was only then that she realized that Song Haonian had been against raising pigs for this reason. It was both funny and touching, and she tried to persuade him after thinking for a long time: "I originally wanted to buy two piglets to raise, but now I accept your favor." Just raise one. Anyway, I often have to go up the mountain, so it’s not troublesome to hunt pigweed.”

"Besides, those leftovers at home will be thrown away if they don't feed the pigs. What a pity! There will be pork at the end of the year. Although you can buy it from Brother Dagui, but you don't have a pig at home, you always buy it from others. , I’m always uneasy.”

She said that her family is not a rich family, and she has not yet done what she can do when she can only enjoy life.

Song Haonian was persuaded by Lily to change the latrine into a pigsty. Lily picked up round pebbles from the river and paved a gravel road from the gate of her new house to the latrine. It is non-slip and interesting, and she will not be afraid of slipping when it rains in the future .

A few days later, Liu Sheng came to talk to Song Haonian about things: "This house is great! I didn't come to congratulate you on your new residence, so don't take offense."

Uncle Sheng and Mrs. Sheng didn't arrive, but asked someone to bring congratulatory gifts, Song Haonian hurriedly said with a smile: "It's hard for Uncle Sheng to think about it."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries before Liu Sheng talked about his reason for coming: "I rented your land to grow sweet potatoes in the past, and the yield was very good, and the master is very satisfied. I came back this time to ask you about your regulations, yes What are the plans for that land?"

For Liu Sheng's selfishness, if Song Haonian doesn't plan to farm in the future, he might as well sell the ten acres of land to the Liu Mansion, and use the money to start a small business.

Song Haonian discussed this matter with Baihe: "I know what Uncle Sheng means, and you mean it well, but I only have the ten mu of land. If I want to grow something in the future, I'm afraid it won't be suitable to open up wasteland. If the family If you don’t dislike it, I will rent it to the family for a few more years, the rent will be cheaper, and in three to five years, I will still be able to use the land.”

Liu Sheng was a little disappointed that he didn't get the reply he expected, but he had seen many people over the years, and knew that Song Haonian's plan was normal, and he didn't take advantage of their Liu Manor, so he nodded immediately: "You are a long-term plan. thought."

Now Lily doesn't have the energy to plant such a large piece of land, and the land will be deserted if it is left alone, and the rent can be rented to Liu's mansion, and the young couple are very happy.

But leasing is one thing, selling land is another.

In rural areas, everyone regards land as important, and only those who can't live on will sell their land.Gold and silver cannot be eaten or drunk, but the land can produce food. Comparing the two, everyone knows that the land is safer if it is held in one's own hands.

Baihe said to Song Haonian again: "We don't grow food, but we can grow some beans, melons and vegetables, so that we can eat and subsidize the family, wouldn't it be good?"

Song Haonian has always valued Lily's idea, so he naturally gave up the idea of ​​selling the land.

Uncle Sheng said again: "Since we want to rent, this year's rent will still be the same as last year?"

Song Haonian said: "Last year, I didn't know that there were so many sweet potatoes produced. My daughter-in-law and I were afraid to ask for [-]% of sweet potatoes. Thanks to the kindness of the family, we can accept us."

"I thought it wouldn't cost [-]% this year, and we'll get a harvest later, just give us seven cents." The two rents, plus seven cents for production, are also very impressive.

Both Song Haonian and Baihe are not greedy people, after discussing it, they think this is very good, Uncle Sheng is a little shocked: ordinary colleagues make a contract, the harvest is good in the first year, and the rent will not increase in the next year, and the rent will remain the same.

He knew that Song Haonian was not stupid, he was not a fool, and he was willing to make such a condition, so he was a real kind person. He was a little touched in his heart, and he became more affectionate to Song Haonian: "This year your ten acres of land will be planted. Six acres of sweet potatoes, and another four acres to grow corn, and you will be given eight cents when the harvest is harvested. The rent will still be two guan, and I will ask someone to bring it to you tomorrow."

Since Lily figured out a new way to eat cornmeal, even Master Liu, who doesn't like the taste of corn very much, likes it a little bit. In addition, the young master of Liu's mansion loves corn very much, and this year the farm will plant corn.

Liu's mansion wanted to grow corn, but Wang Xiaofu asked Wang Xiaofu to bring it from the city like Lily.Nowadays, the imperial court promotes new crops everywhere, and if they want to plant them on the farm, they just go to the county to buy seeds at a cheap price.

The two made an agreement, Liu Sheng took his leave, and Song Haonian hurriedly left a meal: "Although the food at home is rough, uncle also tastes our cooking."

Liu Sheng laughed loudly: "I don't know your daughter-in-law's craftsmanship? My old lady praises her! I really have other things to do today, and I will definitely come to bother you someday."

Song Haonian sent Liu Yi out of the house, and when he came back, he smiled at Bai He: "Uncle Tong Sheng has already said what we have discussed—wife, I want to plant land later, why are you so busy?"

He looked worriedly at Lily's thin waist, slender arms and legs, and couldn't think of what Lily would do to manage the ten acres of land.

Lily smiled at him and said, "I can't do it by myself, so can't I hire someone to help?"

Farming in the countryside, unless it is a big farm like Liufu, is done by oneself - it is too expensive to hire people, and the production in the field is not enough for the wages of others.

However, Lily plans to grow cash crops in her own land, and it will be profitable to hire people to help, which is different from growing food.

Song Haonian looked yearning when he heard it: "Daughter-in-law, then we will also become landlords."

Those who can afford to hire people to work are all landlords.

Lily held Song Haonian's face with a smile, "You are the landlord, and I am the landlord's wife."

The young couple were getting close when they suddenly heard a knock on the door, and a strange voice shouted: "Is this Mr. Song Haonian's house?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lily smiled: "You are already a master!"

Song Haonian blushed a little from her smile, but couldn't remember when he became a "master", so he had to go to open the door first.

(End of this chapter)