Don't worry about traveling through time, she has an all-powerful senior sister to help her

"Haha, my big and small bamboos are back. Let uncle see how much taller they have grown." In the yard, a man of medium height and a bit of heroic spirit quickly walked towards the three siblings.

Since they had all introduced themselves, there was no doubt that there was no mistake. Shen Lingzhu followed her elder brother and second sister in bowing, "Uncle."

"No nonsense, no nonsense." Huang Zongqi stretched out his hand to compare the heights of his two nieces. "They've grown taller, but not as tall."

"It still hasn't grown!" Shen Lingzhu couldn't help but feel disappointed. She was indeed too short now. Even her uncle was not as tall as her uncle. She was worried about her future height.

Huang Zongqi rubbed her sparse, soft hair and said, "If you have seedlings, you don't have to worry about their growth. In a few years, they will be tall and beautiful like your mother."

Hey, Shen Lingzhu pulled out his vague memory, it seemed that his original mother and grandmother were both tall, and only his uncle in the Huang family lowered the average height.

Moreover, my grandpa and uncle looked nothing like the sturdy butchers we had in mind.

While she was distracted, Huang Zongqi had already pushed them into the yard, saying that he was lucky today. He had just picked up a roe deer and shot a pheasant after taking a walk on the mountain.

He also whispered that their bamboo crossbow was very useful and said he would make one for him for hunting.

The three siblings followed him to the kitchen and thanked their uncles and brothers who had come to greet them.

Except for Xia Wang's eldest brother Xia Xing who stepped aside, the other members of the Shen family accepted the greeting calmly.

There was also a very young and bookish man who returned a half-courteous gesture to them.

Shen Lingzhu immediately guessed that he must be his great-grandfather's only grandson, Shen Songzhu.

According to my uncle, my eldest brother's name was taken from the character "Zhu" in his name.

She could see that although everyone was a little tired, they looked relaxed. After all, they had returned home safely and had their wives and children by their side, so they felt at ease.

That’s right, the families of several clansmen are also here at the moment. It was my uncle and his mother who personally invited everyone to dinner.

The noise that the brother and sister heard outside just now was made by their uncles' children chasing and playing.

The men were cutting up the hunted prey in the yard, and the children from each family were chasing and playing. The quiet yard became lively at this moment.

When Shen Lingzhu and her senior sister went into the kitchen to help their aunts and sisters-in-law pick vegetables, they learned that their uncle and his family in the capital had heard that their family had already left for several days, so they immediately returned to catch up.

When they arrived in Baozhou Prefecture, they happened to meet two clansmen sent by their uncle to pick them up. Not wanting to spend extra money on accommodation, they discussed it and rushed back overnight.

The time we got home was almost the time when the three siblings bought salt.

When two tables of sumptuous meals were ready, the afterglow had faded, but the mosquito-repellent bonfire illuminated the yard.

Before dinner, Shen Lingzhu and her senior sister were called into the room by their aunt: "The people you are looking for are here, and the uncles are all trustworthy.

Starting tomorrow, you will just ensure everyone has three meals a day and don't resort to any more knife-cutting."

"It's a good opportunity to ask my uncles and aunts to help build a pen for the chickens and ducks. Tomorrow, Xiao Zhuzi and I will clear a piece of land outside the gate to grow vegetables." Since there are people doing the work, Shen Miaozhu will not rush to do it.

Except for the air inlet guard plate and the air outlet bellows mouth, which need to be carefully polished, the other air plates and cover rods can be mastered as long as you learn it carefully twice.

Shen Lingzhu would not object, she was more concerned about: "Aunt, how many people are working here and how much are the wages? We need to calculate the cost.

My uncle is an experienced worker. He can make two in a day if he has ready-made wooden boards, but my uncles may not be able to do that."

Hu listed them one by one: "Shen Du, Shen He, and Shen Xiao, each of them gets 30 wen a day for food, but they probably won't come for breakfast.

Xia Xing and Xia Wang's families received a share of the profits, but they were only provided with food and not paid.

And your uncle said he would come to help when he has time."

"Thirty cents, not bad." Including two meals, it's only a hundred cents a day. I can earn it back by selling one more bellows.

Shen Lingzhu could accept this price, which was higher than the wages in Shun County, because it would not be easy to exchange it for a share of the wood in the future, at least she and her senior sister could not do it.

Moreover, the uncles and aunts were all honest people. They returned the five taels of money given by my uncle in full.

Once the uncle made the decision, the matter got on track early the next morning. Several uncles and the Xia brothers came early and, under the guidance of the uncle, began to split and drill holes to make the bellows.

My eldest brother was in charge of drawing the ink lines, while my aunt was feeding the chickens and ducks that were raised last night.

Shen Lingzhu and her sister originally wanted to borrow a hoe and shovel to start a field, but their uncle, who hadn't left the previous night, was so considerate. He snatched their tools and said, "Go play with the chickens and geese you bought."

He simply refused to let them do any work, so they could only carry the chicken feathers that Uncle Xia had just delivered to them and go to the stream to wash them.

Unfortunately, the swelling on Shen Lingzhu's right hand had gone down thanks to the magic medicine from Qixing Temple, but the scab on her left hand couldn't touch water, so her senior sister thought she was in the way and chased her away.

She was just throwing stones into the stream out of boredom when something happened.

Oh, no, it was Third Grandpa who brought Shen Jianzhang to deliver the screen. They were pushing the same wheelbarrow that she had returned after retrieving the big box of tools that day.

There was a screen as big as half a long window. After the wheelbarrow went up the slope, it was difficult to move back and forth due to poor balance, but the old man refused to help even with his hands behind his back.

Shen Lingzhu was very polite and greeted him from a distance: "Good morning, Third Grandpa!"

Shen Miaozhu also stood up and bowed slightly to greet him. Seeing his cold face, she ran to hold the screen and then continued to do her own thing calmly.

Shen Desheng, who had seen them a long time ago, didn't want to hear the little girl talk at all.

But Shen Lingzhu ran over enthusiastically and helped Shen Jianzhang push the cart.

She kept saying, "I'm sorry, Brother Jian Zhang, I don't have a car at home, but I had to trouble you to deliver it."

When the eldest grandson said it was no trouble, Shen Desheng glanced at the little girl and asked, "Your uncle Jiu didn't eat or go to the fields early in the morning. Is he helping out at your house?"

"Yes, help us make some furniture and other things.

But my aunt said that since we've been delayed from working in the fields, we should be paid." Shen Lingzhu heard his tone was not very friendly and added a sentence.

When Shen Desheng heard about the wages, his expression softened a little, "What's the point of paying my family?"

After saying that, he strode towards the courtyard gate. Shen Lingzhu glanced at Shen Jianzhang who was pushing the cart and asked, "If Fourth Uncle and Ninth Uncle do some odd jobs outside, do they have to hand over their wages?"

"Of course I have to pay, but only 80%." Shen Jianzhang thought it was natural.

Shen Lingzhu continued, "I don't think there's much need for workers at the market, and the ferry is full of people carrying bags.

Do you all have to walk 70 or 80 miles to the county town to work on weekdays?"

"I live in the county town and only go home once every ten days or half a month.

Here we have seven mountains, two rivers, and one piece of farmland. Many people who leave don't want to come back." For example, his third uncle stayed in the county town's private school for many years under the pretext of studying. God knows how he studied for more than ten years and didn't even pass the county examination once.

Shen Jianzhang chatted with her in a disjointed manner, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he found that not only Uncle Jiu was helping, but Uncle Du San and Uncle He Qi were also there.

Moreover, Brother Songzhu, who always makes a living by reading, is drawing lines with Xianzhu using ink fountains.

In the moment he was distracted, Shen Lingzhu called his uncle to take down the screen.

Just as I said to be quiet, I heard the roar of the third grandfather in the main hall: "Brother Huai, you must speak with conscience."

Everyone in the yard was startled. Shen Lingzhu threw away the screen and ran towards the main hall.