Mo Rao handed the drawing she had drawn to Father Mo.

Dad, take this blueprint with you. Let's see if the uncles in the village can build a house like this.

Father Mo took Mo Rao's blueprint and took a look. He was very surprised. There were no houses like this in the village or even in the town. This house looked even better than the one in the wealthy family.

Father Mo asked doubtfully: Girl, this house is nice, but we plan to build it in half. Can a house like this be built in half?

Mo Rao pointed at the blueprint in Mo's father's hand and said, "Dad, the blueprint you are looking at is the overall blueprint. The two blueprints in my hand are half and half."

As he said that, he handed the drawing in his hand to Father Mo.

Is it difficult to build a house like this?

The house designed by Mo Rao is simple and clear. It is simple yet grand. It is not one of those earthy houses.

In the eyes of the villagers, any blue brick and tile house was beautiful. But for someone like Mo Rao, who had seen both the desolation of the apocalypse and the prosperity before it, a rustic blue brick and tile house like that was naturally not something she would look upon.

Mo Rao designed a modern courtyard house that is in line with the architecture of the time while also having a modern feel.

Father Mo took the blueprint and went to Uncle Mo's house.

Uncle Mo had hired the right people to build the house. He'd built houses for wealthy families in town before, so he had some experience.

So this time, Father Mo was looking for Uncle Mo.

After a while, Aunt Mo and Sister Lihua came over.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came here to work for Mo Rao's family.

When Uncle Mo returned home, he told them that Old Lady Mo needed two people to do laundry for five cents per piece. He asked them if they wanted to do it. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law agreed without hesitation.

His second aunt is coming, Mo's mother greeted her.

After a few more pleasantries, they began to wash clothes under the guidance of Mo's mother. Mo Erniang and Mo Sanniang continued to boil soapberry water.

Mo Rao lit a large fire in the open space near the door. She used sticks to form a circle around the fire, creating a makeshift clothes drying rack.

Mo Rao built a large fire with firewood, adding more fuel to the fire. After washing the clothes, she wrung them out and hung them directly on the clothesline. This way, the clothes would dry quickly, drying in the sun while the fire warmed them.

For example, the clothes I washed the previous afternoon took a long time to dry because they were a bit thick.

If you hang clothes next to the fire, drying them while they are drying, they will dry faster. Mo Rao was in charge of watching over the fire, adding some firewood from time to time and turning over the clothes.

After about an hour, the clothes were almost dry. As soon as the clothes were dry, Mo Rao would neatly stack them next to Old Lady Mo.

Old Mrs. Mo sat at the wooden table, ironing clothes the way Mo Rao had taught her. She gently picked up a teapot and poured boiling water into it. As the steam rose, the teapot began to emit a warm scent.

Mrs. Mo carefully placed the teapot on the clothes, moving it gently to let the heat penetrate the fabric. Her fingers gently smoothed out every wrinkle.

As time went by, the clothes gradually became smoother and the original wrinkles were ironed out. Mrs. Mo's concentration and patience made the originally wrinkled clothes even smoother.

Although this method of ironing clothes with a teapot is simple, no one in the village has ever thought of it. In fact, this method is used in the mansions of those dignitaries.

But farmers were content with having enough food and clothing, so who cared about wrinkles on their clothes? Naturally, no one knew how to iron clothes. It could make clothes look brand new. This discovery made Old Lady Mo lament her own lack of experience.

With the method, everyone worked hard to do their job. Naturally, the speed became faster. In just one day, nearly a hundred pieces of clothing were washed.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Mo Rao began to settle the wages for Aunt Mo and her daughter-in-law. This settlement shocked the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law washed fifty-five pieces of clothing.

Mo Rao calculated for them: fifty-five pieces, five cents per piece, fifty-five pieces equals two hundred and seventy-five cents.

Mo Rao took out 275 coins and gave them to them. Neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law dared to take the money from Mo Rao.

Second Aunt Mo hurriedly said, "Girl, you're paying too much. I only earn 20 or 30 cents a day washing clothes in town, and you've paid us so much all at once. How can I accept this?"

Sister Lihua also said: "Yes! Girl, perhaps you don't know the wages outside. The men in the village only earn thirty cents a day working at the dock."

Mo Rao explained, "My work is quite urgent. If someone is careless, I wouldn't feel at ease. It's because my aunt and sister-in-law are so careful that we feel more at ease."

This is just a quick buck. Once I pack up these clothes, I can sell them in town for a good price. So it's a good deal. Don't worry, take it.

Aunt Mo said: We are all family, you don't need to give so much, just give aunt and your sister-in-law thirty cents each.

Mo Rao said, "It's because you're family and wash carefully that we feel comfortable letting you do it. If someone else in the village did it, we wouldn't feel comfortable."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were indeed very attentive when washing clothes. After washing, they would check to see if there was anything they had missed. Mo Rao also saw it all. Such people have a sense of responsibility.

Old Mrs. Mo said: "His Second Aunt. If I tell you to, then go ahead. Why are you pushing it off with a junior?"

Aunt Mo said: But this money is too much.

What do you mean by "a lot"? Look, you've been washing all day, your hands are all white. Such heavy clothes. Those men don't even have that much work, and can they wash clothes as carefully as you do? Just take it with confidence.

Under the persuasion of Mrs. Mo, Second Aunt Mo took the two hundred and seventy-five coins handed over by Mo Rao.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were embarrassed to accept the money. They said, "Tomorrow your sister-in-law and I will come early to help you check the clothes to see if there are any spots that have not been washed clean. If there are any mold spots that have not been washed off, we will be scolded if we sell them to others."

“Okay, then I’ll thank my aunt and sister-in-law here,” Mo Rao said.

Okay, sister-in-law, I won’t say much more. I’ll go back first.

With that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left the Mo family.

At the Mo family's old house, we also heard that the Mo family was planning to build a new house.

Old Master Mo was also very angry. As soon as he had a little money, he started to squander it. Old Man Mo said angrily.

What a useless family, they are still clamoring to split up. If the family is really divided up, no one will know how to live.

I'll have to come back in a couple of days. This old woman thought she could enjoy a good life by following the old man. Little did she know that more suffering was ahead. How foolish she was.

The last few days, all the meals at home were cooked by Mrs. Mo. Old Man Mo was used to Mrs. Mo's cooking, so this sudden change of taste made him irritated. It was because Mrs. Mo's cooking skills were really not that good. She would steam buns and they would burn. She would stir-fry vegetables and they would be burnt.

So Old Man Mo secretly hoped that if Mr. Mo couldn't make ends meet, he would come back to him.

Mo Ertai also looked down on Mo Lao Da. She shouldn't have left them thirty taels in the first place. This way, they wouldn't even have a chance to make trouble.

Before, Mrs. Mo was used to living a life where she had everything provided for her.

After Mrs. Mo left, she had to do everything on her own, and her life became miserable.

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