Rebirth of the Dead Second Female Lead Becomes the Female Lead Bai Yueguang
Chapter 17 Main House Renovation
Last year, the main house collapsed, and the Xue family had been planning to renovate it. Usually, the three children and adults would pick up stones and rocks whenever they had time or were just passing by, but the quantity was limited. Now that the weather is getting cooler, the work in the fields has become lighter, and it is time to renovate the house. Building a house is a time to prove the popularity of the main family.
Xueshan Mu and Xueshan Lin, two of Xueshan Hong's older cousins, naturally had to come out with their families to help. After they all went up the mountain to haul stones and wood down the mountain, Xueshan Hong and Xiao Meiniang counted their family assets and realized that they could afford to add tiles to the house. But thinking of the children, Xiao Meiniang said:
"Either we can borrow more money, live in poverty, and pay it back slowly. Otherwise, we can just live in thatched houses for two years. Yunyun can recognize a lot of words now, but I think it's better for her to go to school, which costs money."
It's not that they can't afford it, it's just that it's too eye-catching. The people in Linjiazhuang only know that Xiao Meiniang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are all dead, but they don't know that Xiao Meiniang has a good family background and brought a lot of wealth. The Xue family has some money, but they don't think there is much left. After all, the Hong family in Xueshan has a lot of belongings, and the main house that has collapsed also cost a lot of money.
"Then we'll build stone walls and thatched roofs!" Xue Shanhong said, "The children can't be delayed in going to school. The eldest and second oldest have already been delayed."
He didn't care about whether he could read or not, but last year, when Lang Ziyan's letter was read by the old woman, not even Qi Ying, he felt proud of his wife's ability. Last month, the little granddaughter asked him what the mountain in front of the door was called. He said it was Panwu Mountain. Yaya looked up and asked him, "What's Pan?"
He was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Yaya, what do you want to ask?"
Xue Yaya asked, "How do you write the characters?"
Xue Shanhong wiped his face and said, "Grandpa doesn't know. I'll take you to ask others."
I was still wondering, how can a 10-month-old girl ask "how to write a word?"
But his Yaya was very strong when she was born. She could walk steadily at more than nine months old and could speak clearly at ten months old. After all, the little Fubao of the Lin family was said to be able to trot at ten months old and could pronounce words clearly at an early age.
Seeing how seriously the children at home were learning to read from the old man, how could he bear to have his children become like him and be blind?
Once the materials were ready, other families in Linjiazhuang who were close to each other would also send people to help, just to provide a meal at noon. Xiao Meiniang specially asked Xuelier to go to the town to buy a lot of food. Now that the new food is out, the price is a little lower. If there is less, it's okay. If there is more, it will be too conspicuous to exchange it at Zhang Guilan's house, and it will not be good for her.
At noon, we had a pot of rice porridge, which was quite sticky, and corn cakes were added to it. We ate it with the remaining autumn vegetables from the field and vermicelli, and everyone was very satisfied.
In just four or five days, the house was built, according to the original model, with three rooms. Xue Yunyun and her family didn't want to move, so they simply left the three older children in the east room. The original brick stove was not removed. The three sisters were very sensible and knew not to get burned and to leave gaps to prevent poisoning. But the adults still had to get up every night to check.
Xue Yaya and Xue Qianyan were carried to the east room of the main house, together with their parents, while Xue Shanhong and Xiao Meiniang naturally moved to the original west room. The room was not small, but there were few farm tools, just an old desk and two camphorwood boxes. The room was a bit empty, and it would not be warm when the weather was cold.
Xue Yaya frowned. This place didn't have the big kang like in the north, but -
"Grandma is cold, we need a stove!"
Xiao Mei Niang was moved and pinched her granddaughter. It was definitely cold, but not as cold as last year. She said to Xue Li and his wife, "It's not that cold. This is a new house with no ventilation. How can it be cold?"
Bai Xiuying glanced at the room and said, "I do feel cold. Maybe I'm used to living in the east wing."
The main problem was that there were too few furnitures! The main house originally had three rooms, but first there was a big hole in the east room, making it uninhabitable, and then there was a leak in the middle room, and water would drip down when it rained or melted snow.
Bai Xiuying had said it all, what else could Xiao Meiniang say? So Baili Er returned to his old job, this time with the experience of last year, and made some improvements, except that he left out a tin kettle for boiling water. Xiao Meiniang said:
"It's not that cold yet, but you better hurry up and go up the mountain and buy a tin kettle later."
Bai Xiuying said, "I heard from Second Sister Zhu that there are big steel pots in the city now, so let's buy one and bring it back so that it will be convenient for boiling water later."
Baili Er had no objection to his wife's request. But he still looked up at his mother. Xiao Meiniang sighed in her heart, but smiled:
"Buy it, according to what Yingzi said. I want it too."
I have to tell the old man later that the second son's family should save more money. Being a housekeeper is not something that is born with talent. Yingzi needs to be taught, and the second son also needs to be taught. Otherwise, if something happens to these two old people, the whole family will be in chaos!
In the evening, Xiao Meiniang discussed with Xueshan Hong about training the second-in-command. Although Xueshan Hong knew few words, his understanding of human nature was three points deeper than Xiao Meiniang's.
"Forget about the second child. Instead of letting him learn how to be the head of the family, it is better to let him be obedient. As for Yaya's mother, you can teach her more. If she is useless, then you can teach Duoduo well."
Xiao Meiniang was surprised: "I thought you liked Yaya more."
The main reason why she can't change the "I" to "I" is that when she talks to Xue Shanhong in private, it is always "I".
"Duoduo is smart and shrewd, a good material for a housekeeper. Yaya——"
Xueshan Hong happily lay down on the soft mattress that had been sun-dried, and sighed comfortably, "We just need to rush forward. Things like housekeeping are too annoying."
After all, this person is biased. But Xiao Meiniang couldn't help but say, "People say that parents who love their children have far-reaching plans. You are too superficial!"
"What do you mean by superficial?" Xue Shanhong asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
“You just want Yaya to move forward easily, but won’t she start a family in the future?
Xue Shanhong heard her reminder and clenched his fists and said, "That's right! What should we do then?"
He said with some concern: "How about finding someone more meticulous for Yaya in the future?"
Xiao Meiniang punched the old man in amusement and said, "Let's teach together. It's a common thing. Who knows, Yaya might be able to do it well?"
Xue Shanhong said unwillingly: "Our Yaya is still so young."
Xiao Meiniang couldn't help but said, "I'm not asking Yaya to learn right now! Yunyun and the others will teach together. It's up to her to learn how much she wants to learn. I'll give her some pointers from the side. If Yaya wants to learn, she can learn. If she doesn't want to learn, it's up to her. Is that ok?"
Of course Yaya will teach them together. After all, they are all principles of life. There is not only one way to do things. It is up to Yaya to choose. But - if she continues to argue with this old man, she will be sick! Sleep!
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