Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

So it’s normal that people don’t treat her well.

Who wouldn't feel disgusted by this?

"Okay then, little girl, you sit down for a while and wait for your uncle to finish eating."

Aunt Liu was also stunned when she saw this, and then she found a stool for Mu Jiaojiao while talking.

The main reason was that every time Xiaocao came to her house, it was around dinner time.

So, she thought that Xiaocao didn't eat it this time.

It seems that they have really gotten married and grown up!

After thinking about it, she continued to eat, and urged Wang Gui to eat faster so as not to keep Mu Jiaojiao waiting for too long.

Upon hearing this, Wang Gui also quickened his eating speed. He finished the porridge in the bowl in no time, ate a few mouthfuls of wild vegetables, then put down his chopsticks and walked towards Mu Jiaojiao who was sitting next to him.

"Little Grass girl, what do you want to ask me?"

"Uncle Gui, I want to ask you, do you know anyone who is good at house repairs?"

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao came to her senses and told the purpose of her visit.

Wang Gui paused after hearing this, then asked hesitantly:

"Little Grass girl, do you want to repair your house?"

"Yes, our family has more people now than before, and we want to build a bigger house next to the old one."

Mu Jiaojiao said truthfully that she really disliked her three small shabby houses.

"If we rebuild it, it will cost a lot of money."

Wang Gui thought about Mu Jiaojiao's family situation and sincerely considered Mu Jiaojiao.

Although he knew that Mu Jiaojiao might have made some money from selling pork some time ago.

But it is far from enough to use it to rebuild the house.

"How about this? Uncle Gui will ask your brother Tiezhu to renovate the current house and we won't charge you two any money."

Mu Jiaojiao could see that Wang Gui was really thinking about their family, and she felt a little grateful in her heart.

In this Lihua Village, except for a few troublemakers, most people are simple and honest.

"Uncle Gui, it's okay. We can rebuild the house after discussing it." Mu Jiaojiao was still determined to rebuild the house. She was now a wealthy woman with mountains, fields and money.

All that’s missing is a big house, and it must be built!

After listening to this, Wang Gui looked disapproving. Why didn’t this little girl Xiaocao listen?

Building a house is not something that can be done with just a few taels of silver...

Mu Jiaojiao looked at Wang Gui's hesitation and then said, "Uncle Gui, don't worry about the money. I went to the town yesterday and saved a noble who fainted. He gave me some money."

When the people at the dinner table heard this, especially Yang Cuihua, they wondered if Mu Xiaocao's luck had improved a bit.

"There is such a good thing?" After hearing this, Wang Gui also felt that Mu Jiaojiao was too lucky.

"How much silver did I give you?"

Then he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"You're such a stubborn fool! Why would you care how much money Xiaocao got? Xiaocao said to fix it, so she fixed it."

When Aunt Liu heard her husband asking about Mu Jiaojiao's money, she couldn't help but curse Wang Gui loudly.

"Oh... I'm just worried that little girl Xiaocao won't understand and will waste money recklessly."

Wang Gui saw that his wife was angry and muttered, with a look of grievance in his eyes.

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao smiled gently.

"Auntie, it's okay, it's not a big deal."

Then she added, "Don't worry, Uncle Gui, there is definitely enough money."

"Little grass girl, tell me what kind of repair you want, and Uncle Gui will find someone to repair it for you."

Seeing that Mu Jiaojiao insisted, Wang Gui didn't say anything more.

Upon hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao took out a blueprint that had been drawn long ago from her sleeve pocket.

"Uncle Gui, this is the design of the new house, take a look."

Wang Gui opened the drawing given by Mu Jiaojiao and saw that it was a courtyard house with two entrances.

It covers a large area, and even in places like Lihua Village, the price of materials is relatively lower than that in the county town.

But if the whole renovation is done, excluding the decorations inside the house, it will cost about one hundred taels of silver.

Wang Gui was quite shocked. This house was even more magnificent than the courtyard of the town's garrison.

Yang Cuihua, who had finished her meal and was clearing the dishes, and Wang Tiezhu, who was sitting nearby to rest, were both very curious about what kind of house Mu Jiaojiao wanted to build that shocked Wang Gui so much.

"Little Grass girl, this house cost a lot of money."

After reading it, Wang Gui said to Mu Jiaojiao seriously.

"How much silver does Uncle Wang Gui think this will cost?"

Mu Jiaojiao looked at Wang Gui and asked about the cost of building the house.

She thought that she had a total of seven or eight thousand taels of silver, which should be enough for her to spend.

Based on her understanding of the market prices of that era, four or five hundred taels should be enough.

"Not counting labor costs, the materials for repairing the house alone would probably cost around 100 taels."

Wang Gui gave his estimate. This is more than one hundred taels of silver. An ordinary family would be lucky to have two taels of silver a year!

"Uncle Gui, if we take everything into account, including the interior decoration, how much does it cost?"

Mu Jiaojiao thought for a while after hearing this and then asked Wang Gui.

"About two hundred taels." Wang Gui said a figure that he thought was a whopping price.

"After all, such a large courtyard still requires some effort and money to build."

Mu Jiaojiao completely relaxed after hearing this. It was half less than she had expected.

No need to worry at all!

“How long does it usually take to complete the repair?”

Then she asked a concerned question, mainly because she might have her first wave of patients in a month.

Except for Xia Jin, everyone else needs to find a place to live!

"Under normal circumstances, about two months."

Seeing this, Wang Gui thought that Mu Jiaojiao couldn't wait to live in a big house, and he completely understood.

"Can I add the labor processing fee for one month?"

Mu Jiaojiao was a little dissatisfied when she heard this. Two months was a bit slow...

"It can certainly be done by adding more people and speeding up the process, but the wages will definitely be higher."

Wang Gui thought about it and said to Mu Jiaojiao with a worried look on his face.

This money is not easy to earn. If you want to speed up the progress, you have to pay more.

He was afraid that Mu Jiaojiao would suffer because she wanted to live in a big house earlier!

"It doesn't matter. Money is not a problem." Mu Jiaojiao smiled when she heard that.

As long as the problem can be solved with money, it’s not a big deal.

Although she loved money, she didn't care about it in this special situation.

She wants to live more comfortably!

"Uncle Gui, how is the money usually paid to the people who come to help with the construction?"

Then she asked the workers who were repairing the house about their price.

"Basically, it's five cents a day, and that includes one afternoon meal."

Seeing her calm expression, Wang Gui thought that Mu Jiaojiao might really have a large sum of money, and then told the truth.

In the Dayu Dynasty, farmers had poor harvests.

People in the village usually only eat two meals a day, morning and evening, and drink water if they are hungry at noon.

Therefore, these people who help people repair houses and do hard labor usually only have one meal in the afternoon.

"Uncle Gui, please contact the construction engineer for me. I want to start construction as soon as possible.

When purchasing materials, you can buy them while construction is underway, and try to buy better ones.

At the same time, I will give each person who comes to help ten cents a day, and provide lunch and dinner."

Mu Jiaojiao said to Wang Gui generously, and gave Wang Gui three taels of silver.

After all, if you want everyone to work hard, they must be paid!

This is the experience summed up over thousands of years.

"Oh... little grass girl, this, this is not allowed!"

Seeing this, Wang Gui pushed the silver back to Mu Jiaojiao. After all, they were fellow villagers, and it was only natural for him to help out a little. How could he feel comfortable accepting silver from Jiaojiao?

"Yes, little Cao girl, your uncle is just doing some hard work. You can keep the money and buy some delicious food for your two boys."

Seeing this, Aunt Liu also came over, took the silver from Wang Gui's hand, and stuffed it into Mu Jiaojiao.

"Uncle Gui, Auntie, I have plenty of money now. I used to eat at your house often. Take this money and buy some good food for the two girls."

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao pushed the silver over.

"Besides, I still have to trouble Uncle Gui and Brother Tiezhu later! I won't give you the money for free."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu looked at her two granddaughters and felt soft-hearted for a moment. She really wanted to buy some delicious food for the two girls.

"That's okay then."

After accepting the money, Aunt Liu said lovingly to Mu Jiaojiao, "Girl, if you need anything to do with the house renovation, you can always call them."

Mu Jiaojiao agreed readily and went home.

After this incident, Wang Gui became even more concerned about this matter. When he saw Mu Jiaojiao leave, he immediately called Wang Tiezhu and went to the town to find someone to buy materials.