You are my golden finger

After arranging the helpers, Lin Xijin was worried about the two meals a day for the craftsmen and laborers. Although she had invited the aunts to help in the kitchen, she couldn't move the ingredients from the space every day. If she did so, it might bring disaster to herself and her family.

After thinking about it, Lin Xijin called Uncle Jianan to go to the town together and decided to seek help from Shangguan Rui's restaurant.

Uncle Jianan heard that Lin Xijin was looking for someone to help buy food, and he also wanted to help Lin Xijin. But if Lin Xijin wanted to take food out of the space, he couldn't let the villagers help buy it.

"Uncle Jian'an, I also need you and Uncle Dafu to help me build the furniture as soon as possible, so that we can move in as soon as the house is completed." Uncle Jian'an gave up after hearing Lin Xijin's explanation.

"Manager Gu, my family is building a house, and we need to buy food every day. I wonder if your restaurant can help?" When they arrived at the restaurant, Lin Xijin told the manager why she was there.

"That's no problem. The restaurant also needs to make purchases every day, so it's just a matter of convenience." Manager Gu knew that his master was eager to have the opportunity to help Lin Xijin, so he agreed without even asking Shangguan Rui for permission.

Lin Xijin made a daily shopping list and asked them to deliver the food to her home around 12:00 a.m. every day. She also went to the grocery store and bought a lot of pots, pans, and bowls.

Uncle Jianan advised: "Jin'er, it's too expensive to buy so many things. You don't have to buy so much. If you don't have enough, you can go to our house to get some. In fact, you can also ask the workers to bring their own bowls and chopsticks, so you can save some money."

"Uncle Jian'an, this is not very convenient. It's not a big deal to spend that little money. Just buy it." Lin Xijin still felt that it was not very convenient. Besides, she would have to cheat and add some in when she returned. How could she not buy it?

Sitting in the swaying ox cart, enjoying the beautiful countryside along the way, Lin Xijin and Uncle Jianan talked about their future plans, which made Uncle Jianan excited, and he drove the ox cart as fast as possible, and the two soon returned to Shiziwo.

"Jin'er, you're back!"

"Jin'er, are you going shopping with Jian'an?"

As soon as she entered the village, people kept greeting Lin Xijin enthusiastically. When she reached the top of the camphor tree, she saw many men and women gathered there. When they saw Lin Jianan driving the ox cart with her back, they all came forward to greet her enthusiastically.

Lin Xijin knew that these people must have heard about her family's house building and land reclamation and hiring workers, so they wanted to find her directly.

He threw all the blame on the clan leader and Uncle Muxiong, and let Uncle Jianan drive away in the ox cart.

A new day arrived as promised. Several ox carts came to Lin Xijin's house. It was Master Lu and his men who came to deliver materials.

Most of what was shipped in today were stones and blue bricks.

Uncle Mu Xiong also brought a few people to help unload the goods, and the front of the door suddenly became lively.

The clan leader also came home with Dafu and Uncle Jianan, and brought many tables, chairs and benches.

The three of them were thoughtful, thinking that they would have to start making breakfast tomorrow, and there was no place to sit at home. Besides, the kitchen at home was too small, so they came to help build a few large stoves at the door to make it easier to cook a large pot of rice.

Lin Xijin, who had long been accustomed to the cold-heartedness of modern society, felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she saw these kind-hearted folks. She felt that she had finally fallen into the company of good people.

Lucky enough indeed!

This made her more determined to make these good people get good rewards.

It was time to start work. Lin Xijin's family dressed neatly and held a simple opening ceremony under the leadership of the clan leader and Mu Xiong. Several aunts had already prepared breakfast. The craftsmen and workers had eaten breakfast. The clan leader and Uncle Mu Xiong each performed their duties and went to work.

Master Lu and Uncle Mu Xiong were busy building the house, so she didn't need to worry about it. Lin Xijin was afraid that there would be too many people and too much chaos on the land reclamation side, and the clan leader would not be able to handle it. Sure enough, when she went there, she saw a group of people gathered from a distance, making a lot of noise, and it was really noisy.

When he got closer, he saw that there were actually a few young boys inside. Lin Xijin recognized these young boys as the two grandsons of the clan leader, Xingwen and Xingcheng, and Mu Xiongshu's son Xingwu.

They were holding hemp ropes, one long and one short, measuring under the command of the clan leader, while the villagers nearby were helping to mark with hoes. After marking a square, the clan leader immediately named another square, and everything was in an incredibly orderly manner.

Ginger is still wise with age, Lin Xijin secretly admired it.

When everyone saw her coming, they greeted her. Some young boys also called her "Sister Jin".

"At noon, the three of you will come to my house with the clan leader to have lunch." Lin Xijin felt relieved and gave them instructions.

The few of them had heard from their grandmothers that the food at Sister Jin's house was delicious, so they happily agreed.

Lin Xijin was just about to go back to see if the food from the restaurant had been delivered when she heard a timid "Sister Jin". Lin Xijin answered and looked up to see that it was Grandma San who lived near Zhangshutou, holding her granddaughter Daya and grandson Erhu.

The third grandmother was a pitiful person. Her son died in an accident while working away from home. After her daughter-in-law gave birth to Erhu, she couldn't stand the hard life and left to remarry, leaving the third grandmother to suffer with her two children.

"Jin girl." The third wife flattered, "Can Daya, Erhu and I dig a piece of land? We will dig it well."

Looking at the patched clothes on the men, Lin Xijin felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She thought that they would be paid according to the amount of land they reclaimed, so she nodded and agreed to their request. Grandma San was of course very grateful.

"Uncle, please measure the land and give it to Third Aunt and the others to dig." After giving instructions to the clan leader, Lin Xijin left.

"Okay, I'll help them measure it right away." The clan leader also understood Lin Xijin's good intentions.

When I got home, the waiter from the restaurant just arrived. Wow, he actually brought a cart full of things, which were not bought by me at all.

"Miss Lin, this cart of things was sent here by my master. It's a gift to celebrate the start of construction of your new house today. The master thought you might need the car at any time, so he asked me to wait for you during the day. Please let me know if there's anything I can do for you." After saying this, he started moving the things swiftly.

There were a lot of things, including rice, flour, oil, salt, pork, cabbage, and a few jars of wine, all of which were ingredients that could be used immediately.

Lin Xijin was impressed by Shangguan Rui's thoughtfulness and wealth. She felt that she had not paid much, but the rewards were quite generous. She decided to give more advice to the restaurant, treat his illness well, let him live a long life, and make more money for herself.

There were more ingredients, so Lin Xijin asked the aunts to steam a few steamed buns and cook a pot of white rice for lunch. The dishes included braised pork, fried chicken with garlic, stir-fried cabbage, and a bone soup.

Originally, I didn't dare to cook such a good meal for the craftsmen and laborers, but since we started work today and I have Shangguan Rui as a shield, I don't have so many concerns.