After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

After putting the title deed into the box and hiding it, Zhao Huanxi recalled the conversation he had with the village chief yesterday.

The village is busy with farming at this time, and I guess these people will be free in a few days. When the time comes, please help her post a notice in the village and ask some men to come and help repair the house.

Zhao Huanxi was grateful in his heart, but he agreed with the village chief not to let those people work for free. He would pay for it himself, 35 cents a day for men and 25 cents a day for women to help. He would not provide lunch. If there were too many people, he would not be able to cook by himself.

The village chief also agreed with Zhao Huanxi's idea. If he helped, he would definitely have to provide meals, but since this was considered work, lunch was naturally not provided.

So he told Zhao Huanxi what kind of house to build, asked her to make her own plan and then come back to him, and Zhao Huanxi nodded in agreement.

She thought hard and decided to take some things to Lu Laoer's house to see Old Master Lu and inform them, after all, she was the "goddaughter".

He took out most of the meat he had caught from the well, and also took some of the snacks he had bought with him. It was almost the same thing he brought to the village chief's house, except that he took a little more of each item.

"Second sister-in-law~is she at home~"

Zhao Huanxi went forward and knocked on the door, but unexpectedly it was Old Mrs. Tian who opened the door.

"Mom, how is Dad? I'm coming to see him."

Zhao Huanxi and Old Lady Tian went into the kitchen and learned that Old Master Lu had just taken medicine and was now asleep. The second son and his wife had gone to the fields, and only the three children were at home.

"Aunt~"

"Aunt! Does Sister Pan have any candied haws ribbons this time?"

Old Mrs. Tian scolded, "Your aunt is here to see your grandfather, don't bother your aunt."

"Mom, it's okay. I brought them some candies and cakes. Come on, I'll share them with you. Let's go out and eat~"

Zhao Huanxi gave each of them a handful of snacks, and the children ran out in a hurry.

"Tell me, what do you want to tell me?" Old Mrs. Tian looked at Zhao Huanxi with a smile. She knew that the reason for sending the children out was to tell something.

Zhao Huanxi smiled and took Old Lady Tian's arm and said to her, "Hehe, nothing can escape my mother's discerning eyes. I'm planning to renovate the house, and I came to tell you two about it."

"Repairing a house is no small matter. Do you have any money on you?"

"Yes, yes."

Old Mrs. Tian thought that Zhao Huanxi's shabby thatched house should be repaired, but she and her two old ladies were afraid that they could not afford the money... Alas...

"When will you start the work? I'll bring my second brother and his wife to help you then."

Zhao Huanxi didn't know when to start work, so he asked Old Mrs. Tian.

Old Mrs. Tian took advantage of the fact that Old Master Lu was asleep and asked the children to stay at home. She took Zhao Huanxi and the meat to the clan leader's house.

Originally, the meat was meant for the Lu family, but Old Lady Tian said that when looking for someone to pick an auspicious day, they had to bring something with them, and it would be inappropriate not to bring anything. These two pounds of pork was just right.

Unable to persuade Old Lady Tian, ​​he had no choice but to pick up the bag and knock on the door of the clan leader's house.

"Uncle Zhencai."

"Grandpa Patriarch."

The patriarch opened the door and was a little surprised to see the mother and daughter. He wondered what had happened in Lu Gaoshun's family again. It turned out that Zhao Huanxi was renovating the house and asked him to help choose a date. He felt relieved and brought the two in to sit down.

He went into the house and took out an old, thick book (a calendar, an old almanac used by the common people in ancient times to tell the time). He began to calculate with his fingers in front of the two of them, then flipped through a few chapters, closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and spoke:

"The 22nd of this month is a good day for breaking ground on a house. If you can't make it in time, the 9th of next month is also a good time."

It is now April 15th, and I have been in this world for almost half a month. If I start work on the 22nd, it will still be in time. So I discussed with the clan leader what things will be needed by then.

The clan leader told Zhao Huanxi in detail what she needed to prepare, and also told her that the orientation of the house was also important. Zhao Huanxi nodded a few times after listening, thanked the clan leader, and went back to Lu Laoer's house with Old Lady Tian.

"Mom, I'm going back first. I need to think about how to build my house. By the way, how much does a piece of blue brick cost when you build your house?"

"You want to build a big house with blue bricks and tiles? Then don't go back yet. Your father should be awake by now. Let's go ask him."

At this moment, just as Mrs. Tian said, Mr. Lu had woken up and was sitting in the yard watching the three children playing and fighting.

"Dad, you're awake. Are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine, I'm just old and I sleep a lot." When Old Master Lu saw the two of them coming back from outside, he asked them what they had been doing. When he learned that Zhao Huanxi wanted to build a blue brick house, he calculated the silver she needed.

"Girl, how big a house do you want to build?"

Zhao Huanxi thought about it, picked up a branch from the ground and began to draw a blueprint with Old Master Lu. The old master's brows furrowed deeper as he watched Zhao Huanxi's movements.

"Are you sure about such a big house? Just buying bricks would cost more than 10,000 yuan, not to mention the tiles and labor costs. I'm afraid you won't be able to afford it without 50 taels."

Zhao Huanxi drew a small two-story house on the ground. Although the drawing was not clear, Old Master Lu knew at a glance that Zhao Huanxi's house would cost a lot of money.

Zhao Huanxi learned that bricks and tiles here were two cents a piece, and that building such a large house would cost at least ten thousand yuan, including repairs and paving. This did not include the tiles for the roof.

A rough calculation shows that buying blue bricks and blue tiles would cost almost 40 taels, not to mention the wood, labor, and furniture after the house is renovated.

Fortunately, he still had the eighty taels of silver from Wenchuntang as a backup, and the banknotes he had on him should be enough. He told the old man a little bit of the details, and Old Master Lu was relieved.

After asking the questions, Zhao Huanxi went home, picked up a charcoal pencil and started drawing the blueprints, preparing to go to the town early the next morning to buy the materials. After all, only when the materials arrived could he start the construction.

The little girls at home are very well-behaved and Zhao Huanxi doesn't have to worry about them.

In the evening, I went home and steamed a large basket of meat buns for them so that Zhao Huanxi wouldn't have to worry about them being hungry when she was running around outside.

The next morning, Mama Liang went to ride in an ox cart and happened to see the village chief's wife taking Xu Qingzhao to the town to exchange medicine. At this time, there were only the two of them in the ox cart, so Zhao Huanxi greeted them and asked them to go together.

Zhao Huanxi was a little puzzled. Couldn't Dr. Lu Youqing in the village be replaced? Why travel so far to town? But she didn't ask further because she was too sleepy.

It was almost one o'clock last night when I finished steaming the buns, and I got up again at five o'clock this morning. I felt like I was about to die suddenly.

"Girl, what are you doing in town? Is there something wrong with the title deed?"

Zhao Huanxi was a little distance away from Da Sunshi, after all, there was a grown man sitting next to her. Zhao Huanxi said a little embarrassedly:

"No, Auntie, I'm planning to build a house and I'm going to town to buy materials today."

"Oh, you've already built a house so quickly! I always say you're capable. I wish my Zhao'er could be half as capable as you~"

After saying that, he looked at Xu Qingzhao in the corner as if he felt that he had said something wrong. Xu Qingzhao smiled at the two of them without caring.

"Miss Zhao is very capable, and Qing Zhao admires her very much."

The eldest Sun was also a talkative person, and she kept talking to Zhao Huanxi:

"Then when will you start working? I'll go with your village chief uncle to help you. Don't refuse."

Zhao Huanxi smiled and said, "I went to the clan leader's house with my mother yesterday. The 22nd is a good day. Auntie, please keep your word and come to help me when the time comes."

If the house was under construction, the more people the better, as more people meant the family would have more children and a prosperous family. Zhao Huanxi certainly wouldn't refuse Aunt Sun's kindness.

The ox cart was shaking, and Mrs. Sun kept talking like a machine gun. But Xu Qingzhao next to her didn't say much, and only agreed once in a while.

As they were talking, Zhao Huanxi and Xu Qingzhao looked at each other. It was at this glance that Zhao Huanxi realized that the other person's eyes had been on him. It took him so long to notice it, so he secretly glanced at Xu Qingzhao.

After Xu Qingzhao and Zhao Huanxi looked at each other, he suddenly found that his heart began to beat wildly and his face began to heat up uncontrollably. He touched his face and it was hot. His eyes looked uncontrollably at the thin woman.

At this time, Aunt Sun also noticed Xu Qingzhao's abnormality and immediately touched Xu Qingzhao's forehead with her hand.

"Oh my god, Zhao'er, why did you suddenly get so feverish? Didn't I tell you to wear more clothes because it's so dewy this morning? You're so disobedient." Then he quickly shouted to Uncle Lu Gen, who was driving the carriage:

"Brother Yougen, please hurry up. Zhao'er has started to have a fever for some reason."

"Auntie Sun, I'm fine, don't bother me." Xu Qingzhao hurriedly grabbed Auntie Sun and said to her.

Da Sun felt the temperature of his forehead again and found it was not as hot as before, so she stopped urging Uncle Lu Gen to drive the ox cart. After all, they would reach the town entrance in a while.

Zhao Huanxi was standing by. Wasn't this child fine just now? Why did he suddenly have a fever? It seems he still hasn't recovered. Oh...poor kid...

Fortunately, they arrived at the town soon, and the two men hurriedly left the ox cart and went into the city.

She inquired about the clinic they were going to, and it seemed to be called "Huizhitang". She remembered that Doctor He mentioned that the clinic seemed to treat more women. Could it be that Mrs. Sun had some serious illness?

Before he knew it, Zhao Huanxi had already arrived at the door of Pang's Escort Agency.