I played as an assistant in ancient times

The conversation between the father and son hundreds of miles away naturally would not affect Shen Changsui at all. He had already found Qian Jin, Shen Changyun and several other young people to help dig a pit and build a cellar on the east side of the house.

The vacant land is not small, but only a small part of it is used for planting medicinal herbs. If we want to build a dyeing pool now, we need to choose a place that will not affect the construction of a house in the future, and a location that can continue to be used even after the house is built.

Shen Changsui asked his mother for permission and had it dug in the planned east wing location, so there was no need to worry about moisture dampening the warehouse of the current residence.

The young man was quick and had already dug several feet deep, throwing the soil out one shovelful at a time.

Shen Xiaoye and her aunt were responsible for moving the excavated soil into the corner. They also helped fetch water from the river when they had time, so that they could use it to brush the pit walls and mix it with the ash.

While they were busy, Shen Shanxin and Shen Cungeng came over with a bullock cart and said, "Sui'er, do you think these stone slabs are enough?"

"Where did uncle get so many good ones? They are enough. Just pave the small pit with stone slabs, and paint the big pit with straw and mud to a five-inch thickness and smooth it, and you can use it." Shen Changsui jumped out of the pit and saw quite a few stone slabs of varying thickness on the cart, some of which were quite smooth.

Now that we have everything, we can definitely build it according to Xiaoye's specifications. "And there are bags of lime."

Several people working there also came over to move the items. "Another basket of bricks and tiles?"

"Grandpa, cousin, have some water." Shen Xiaoye poured a bowl of mint herbal tea and handed it over.

Shen Shanxin took it and drank it all. "Xiatian Village is next to the mountain, there are a lot of stone waste, their village elders said to pick it up, so I packed a bunch, but they are a little small and broken.

Qian Wu carried the bricks and tiles here. He was afraid you wouldn't want them, so he waited for me to come back and give them to you."

"I remember now. My fifth uncle's family had some bricks and tiles left in the early years. When the family was divided, Mrs. Hang cried and wanted to share." Qian Jin slapped his thigh and said,

"Look at these broken ones, they were all smashed by her when she was making trouble.

Later, my grandfather couldn't stand it anymore, so he let her take half."

Everyone:......

Shen Xiaoye whispered to her cousin: "I can only say that Old Hang is really a talent."

"It's her, forget it." Shen Cungeng wiped the sweat off his face, pulled her to the side, and whispered, "I saw a figure at the mountain temple in Xiatian Village, who looked very much like Old Hang.

Tell me, do you want to tell Zhuangzhuang?"

"Tell me, if she can't be found, Uncle Qian will have to go to jail for her, and Brother Tiezhu won't be able to come home because of this.

Humph, Uncle Qian is now completely focused on his son. Not to mention the government affairs, he can even forget about losing my mother.

What's the point of raising this son?" Shen Xiaoye became indignant.

"Then I'll go find Zhuangzhuang and be back in a while." Shen Cungeng also felt that the old Hang family had lost money, so he ran away.

Huang came over and asked, "He's slacking off again?"

"No." Shen Xiaoye silently lit a candle for her cousin. The impression left was indelible. She stood on tiptoes and whispered this in her aunt's ear.

Huang nodded, "It's time to tell him. It's done. Your cousin is here. You can go home and cook the pot to avoid touching the wound."

"Grandma and great-grandma are making steamed buns, and I'm helping here." They have been disinfecting and applying medicine all the time. Shen Xiaoye thinks that if her aunt doesn't mention it again, the wound on her hand may heal by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Although she is small, she is very strong. She can shovel soil and carry water here. She is very agile!

"Hey, Li Zi, why are you here?" When I turned around, I saw a few boys and girls coming over.

Li Zi said, "My father has to go water the fields, so he sent me to help."

"We are here to help the teacher too." A group of children attended two classes this morning and felt that Uncle Changsui's lectures were really good and they understood them right away.

A group of new forces joined in, and naturally there was strength in numbers. By noon, two dyeing pools, one large and one small, were ready and just needed to be dried before they could be put into use.

In summer, what is most lacking is high temperature. Look, the flower shapes printed by Shen Xiaoye using the stencil have already dried.

Because she was worried that the dew would wet the cloth at night, she used the labor to build a shed in her own yard.

After the work was completed, Shen Shanxin said with a smile: "Xiao Ye, your shed covers most of the yard, it's almost as grand as a banquet held by a wealthy family."

Shen Xiaoye understood immediately and smiled at the people who were helping. "Grandpa, we will have the feast under this tent tonight. Uncles, brothers and aunts, please don't leave. My fourth uncle will be the chef today."

"No, no, I also want to try Uncle Changsui's cooking."

"He is good at studying and can even cook."

"Yeah, I've eaten it, it's delicious."

Stewed vegetables, braised meat, pickled fish, and tofu soup, served with soft and fluffy steamed buns made from double-grained flour, are so delicious that they will make your tongue curl.

The host and guests enjoyed the meal very much, but after the guests left, the family still had to be busy for a while.

Look, Shen Xiaoye was standing under two horizontal bars, watching her aunt and grandmother, and her fourth uncle and cousin, dyeing the cloth repeatedly in safflower dye and then mordanting it in alum water.

After rinsing and wringing, it was her job to let the cloth cool on the rack. Ten feet of cloth naturally needed to be supported by two horizontal poles placed side by side.

The family of five was busy until the hour of Hai, when they finally finished tidying up everything and went to rest.

The next day, when Shen Xiaoye opened his eyes, it was already bright outside. The little black cat meowed twice and said, "Look, you just got up late."

"Why didn't you wake me up, aunt?" She sat up with a somersault and quickly went out to fetch water.

But I found that I was the only one at home and no one was in my grandmother's room.

She asked, "Do you know where they all went?"

Little Black Cat thought for a moment and said, "Shen Changsui went to class, and your aunt went to the river."

"Where's grandma?" Shen Xiaoye washed her face and brushed her teeth as quickly as possible.

Little Black Cat didn't hesitate this time: "I don't know, she came out by herself not long after others went out."

"East or west?"

"Did not notice."

Okay, grandma is an adult, nothing will happen. She washed her face and checked the cloths hanging in the yard.

Basically, most of it was done overnight, but it still needed to be dried in the sun for a while.

First, take a bowl of corn paste and scoop it with a spoon. There are a lot of broken corn residues. Today's stone mill cannot grind it very finely.

And when you eat it, the taste may not have been optimized for hundreds of years, but it is still a hundred times better than eating rice bran.

Shen Xiaoye was slurping her meal when she saw a little head sticking out of the yard. She waved and said, "Xiao Taozi, have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten." Little Taozi came in twisting her fingers, her eyes constantly scanning the red cloth.

Shen Xiaoye saw what she was thinking and said with a smile: "Wait a moment, Sister Xiaoye will take off your cloth after dinner."

"Yes, I'll sit here and wait." As soon as Xiao Taozi sat opposite her, two little girls came to the door hand in hand and said, "Sister Xiao Ye, can you come in?"