Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Yao Qingnian explained some details of the house, and Shi Yongshan wrote them down.

"Uncle, take a look, how much silver would it cost to build a house like mine?"

“There’s plenty of wood in the mountains, it won’t cost much, just some labor costs, the main thing is the bricks and tiles are expensive.

The bricks for the house and the courtyard wall must be tens of thousands of bricks. The tiles are all made by hand, which we don't have here. We have to ship them back from outside, which is a bit expensive. Add the stones and labor costs, and the total cost is about fifty taels of silver."

"Okay, Uncle Yongshan, I'll leave the construction of the house to you!"

Yao Qingnian agreed readily.

"When do you want to start building it?"

"Of course the sooner the better!"

"Then let me pick a good day for you and we'll start the construction. I still have a few houses to repair these days, and I'll be done with them by the end."

When Yao Qingnian came back from Uncle Yongshan's house, Liu Jinhua came over to give her the land deed and took them to see the scholar's house.

"Qing Nian, I heard that your family is going to build a house. Congratulations! My husband said that the wasteland is not worth much, so we gave it to you. Then you can have more space to grow vegetables and so on."

Yao Qingnian took the deed and looked at it, and sure enough, there were more than a hundred square meters.

"The village chief is so thoughtful. I must thank him someday!"

If you want to build a house in the village and occupy the surrounding land, you must get the consent of the village chief. Otherwise, the land deed cannot be obtained and building the house will be in vain.

"By the way, auntie, I have to give you the money for the land deed. How much is it in total?"

"You don't have to give it. It didn't cost much money. Just consider it a gift from me to you in advance." Liu Jinhua waved her hand.

"No, Auntie, let's put things in perspective! The money must be given."

Yao Qingnian took out one or two taels of silver and stuffed it into Liu Jinhua's pocket.

"We are all family, why should we be so formal? Your mother and I are old sisters, so this is nothing! Let's go and see the scholar's house." Liu Jinhua refused to accept the offer, so Yao Qingnian didn't force her.

Yao Qingnian thought to himself: "I've owed you this favor more than once or twice, so I can pay it back together when there's a suitable opportunity in the future!"

I followed Liu Jinhua to the scholar's yard. The yard was a mud house with three rooms and a kitchen. Because no one had lived there for a long time, the yard was covered with dust, but fortunately all the commonly used items were available, so it should not be a problem to live there temporarily for a few months. At least it was much better than my current yard.

"Aunt, this yard is nice. I'll rent it and move in when my house starts construction."

"Okay then. Just let me know in advance and I'll come over to help clean up."

Yao Qingnian rented the house.

She asked Ye Youcai to help pass a message to Yinuo, saying that she had returned to the village and would not go into the city for a few days, asking him to listen to Zhongxia and Yuanniang.

While eating, Yao Qingnian told them about the matter. They said they had no objection, but the question was what to do with the pigs in the backyard? They couldn't move them all over there, right?

"We have raised pigs at home for quite some time, so we might as well find someone to slaughter and sell them." Liu Shuyue said.

"Okay, Mom, let's do as you say. When our new house is built, we'll catch a few more and raise them."

After discussing with the family, they finally decided to sell the pig and continue raising the chickens in the backyard in the rented yard. Yao Qingnian carefully dug up the peppers along with the soil and planted them in a broken jar.

Within two days, Uncle Yongshan came to find Yao Qingnian to check the terrain around the house.

"Daughter-in-law Huaijin, the day after tomorrow is a good day to start construction."

"Then let's do it the day after tomorrow! Look, this is the wasteland in the backyard that I bought. You can also help me buy it in."

"I think your place is a little small, and with this wasteland, it's a good choice. I'll go find someone to order bricks. It won't be that fast for tiles, and it'll take some time. Anyway, these things won't be used so soon, so it doesn't matter if they're late."

Yao Qingnian took out fifty taels of silver and gave it to him: "Uncle Yongshan, you can do whatever you want. This is fifty taels of silver for materials, labor, etc. Take it first. If it is not enough, just tell me. I don't know anything about this house, so I'm relying on you."

Looking at so much silver, Shi Yongshan was stunned. This Huai Jin's wife was really amazing. She took out so much silver without even blinking an eye.

"Aren't you afraid that your uncle will take your money?"

"If I was afraid, I wouldn't have taken out the silver."

"Okay, since you trust me so much, I will never let you down and will definitely help you build a beautiful house."

"Then thank you, Uncle Yongshan!"

"You're so polite! I've taken your money, so I should do my job well."

"There is one more thing, uncle. We need to hire someone to build the house. How should we calculate the wages?"

She remembers that she has to provide meals for the people who build the house, right?

"It's summer now, and the villagers don't have much to do except work in the fields. The work in the city pays about 20 cents a day, and includes one meal."

Yao Qingnian thought for a while and said, "My house is all going to be demolished, and it's not convenient to cook. How about this? I'll pay thirty coins, not including meals, and let everyone go home to eat. We're all from the same village, so it's convenient to go back and forth."

"Your idea is great. How much is a meal worth? Ten cents more a day means more than three hundred cents more a month! Once you set the wages, I guess people who want to work will line up at the entrance of the village. In fact, even if you don't provide meals, there will still be many people coming to work. Work in the city is not that easy now. There are a lot of people scrambling to do jobs in the village that don't require leaving the house!"

"It's okay. We are all villagers. I won't lose a few more coins. I can also let everyone help me do better. Why not do it? Uncle, I will give you 60 coins a day for your wages, but meals are not included. Do you think it's okay?"

"Huaijin wife, it won't cost that much. When we build houses for others, it only costs 50 cents a day at most."

"Others are others, I am me. Besides, I have more requirements for this house than others. You should get the wages. Don't be polite to me. Just help me build the house."

"Okay then, I'll shamelessly accept it!"

Fifty cents a day, and the house will take at least two or three months to build, which means four or five taels of silver, a considerable income. Thinking of this, Uncle Yongshan was full of enthusiasm, and he couldn't wait to arrange the house for Yao Qingnian tomorrow.

"Uncle, I'm handing this house over to you. You can use those people as you wish, as long as they are not sneaky or cunning."

"I know, don't worry! I will definitely give you something capable."

After discussing the matter of hiring someone, Uncle Yongshan said goodbye and went back to make arrangements...