The next day, after breakfast, He Daqing accompanied the little girl to wash the clothes and hang them up. He then used the spring water in the cave to make a cup of tea and placed a stool at the door. He crossed his legs and leisurely watched a group of children playing in the courtyard.
"Grandpa Yi, do you have spider webs at home?”Yan Jiecheng brought a few children from the yard to He Daqing. Each of them was holding a bamboo stick with a fist-sized ring tied to the top.
"There are no spider webs in my house. I clean it every day.”
Before He Daqing could say anything, the little girl came out with a notebook and a pencil and glared at Yan Jiecheng and the others angrily.
Suspecting that there were spider webs in her house, wasn't that the same as suspecting that she wasn't clean enough? How could he give Yan Jiecheng and the others a good look?
Yan Jiecheng and the others immediately shrunk their heads. All the children in the yard knew that He Yushui had three guardians: the old lady, He Daqing, and Silly Zhu.
If He Yushui was provoked, he might be beaten up three times.
He Yushui ignored Yan Jiecheng and the others and said to He Daqing,""Dad, I went to Teacher Yan's place for lessons.”
"Go ahead." He Daqing nodded.
The little girl hopped towards the front yard with her notebook.
Yan Jiecheng and the others also wanted to leave, but they were stopped by He Daqing.
"Yan Jiecheng, look at all of you. If you go around looking for spider webs to catch cicadas every day, why don't you eat a few popsicles less and save up the money to buy a cicada web?”
He Daqing lectured them.
"Didn't I say I wasn't coming? You insisted on coming and even said that First Uncle had a good relationship with your family. Now you're being scolded, right?”
A child muttered softly.
"It just so happens that my family likes to eat rabbits, so I'm going to raise some rabbits. In the future, you guys can go to the market every day to find cabbage leaves and sell them to me. I'll charge you three catties per cent. This way, you can earn a few cents a day and save yourself from running around all day.”
He had added dozens of rabbits and dozens of chickens in the grotto-heaven. It would be a loss to feed them all with cabbage.
"Grandpa Yi, I'll go to the market now to find cabbage leaves for you.”
When Yan Jiecheng and the other kids heard that they could earn money, they ran out.
He Daqing closed his eyes and entered the space. He was prepared to plant some vegetables on more than one mu of land. That way, he would be self-sufficient and would not have to go to the market.
In order to prevent the rabbits from stealing the vegetables, a vegetable protection ditch was dug around the vegetable field. This vegetable protection ditch was just used to raise turtles.
It also prevented the turtles from eating the eels and fish when they were raised together.
"First master, first master…"
When He Daqing heard Yan Bugui calling him, his consciousness returned to reality. He opened his eyes and saw Lei Xinsen standing in front of him with a wooden box on his back.
"First Uncle, Master Lei said that he came to renovate your house.”Yan Bugui pointed at Lei Xinsen and said to He Daqing.
"That's right." He Daqing nodded and hurriedly got up to call Lei Xinsen into the house.
"The house is separated by two floors. Get me a bedroom and a study upstairs, but I want a tiger window in the bedroom.”
He Daqing said as he gestured.
Lei Xinsen took out a notebook and a pen and wrote them down one by one.
After Lei Xinsen remembered everything, He Daqing brought him to the kitchen.
"Give me a bathroom and install a toilet. As for the manure pit, it's behind my house. I'll bring you there later.”
"I plan to pay 600 yuan to do it for you, but I want to use red pine wood.”
Red pine, known as the " Wood Throne ", was the best building wood in the north.
Because the climate in the northern region was sometimes dry, pine wood was very stable and resistant to drying. Using other solid wood was prone to curling, cracking, and cracking.
Lei Xinsen calculated that the materials were about 500 yuan. With a few disciples working together, he could earn 70 to 80 yuan in half a month. He said happily,"Director He, don't worry. I guarantee that you'll be satisfied and that I won't ruin the Lei family's reputation.”
"If it wasn't for your Lei family's reputation, I wouldn't have offered you such a high price. But try to be quick."”
Lei Xinsen patted his chest and said," Director He, don't worry. I'll start work today. I guarantee that I'll finish it within half a month. However, I'll have to include a meal for lunch."”
"How many of you?" He Daqing asked.”
"Four." Lei Xinsen stretched out four fingers.
"Alright, I'll bring you back food at noon.”
After saying that, He Daqing asked someone to help move the things into the old lady's room.
……
He pushed the bicycle to the front yard and saw Yanbu teaching the little girl to write. He instructed the little girl to cook for five more people at noon.
After giving his instructions, he remembered that it had been a few days, but Yan Bugui had yet to start his literacy training in the academy.
"Old Yan, didn't you teach everyone to read last time?" It's been a few days, why hasn't there been any movement?”
Yan Bugui raised his head and said embarrassedly,""I've told them that they're not willing to learn. They think it's a waste of time.”
"After dinner, we'll sit in the courtyard and chat. Since we have nothing better to do, I don't believe that they won't learn if you teach them to read for free.”
"Are you asking for benefits from everyone again?”
He Daqing asked unhappily.
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