The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 365 Building a House 2

Although the Tang family has 50 acres of paddy fields and 10 acres of sloping land, the Tang family has ten long-term workers, and Tang Xiaojing invited many people from some remote villages to help with the autumn harvest.

Therefore, the Tang family collected their food early, and before new food came out in large quantities, Tangshan transported the food to the county and sold it at a good price.

Grain harvests were poor last year and in the summer, and then we experienced refugees. Grain prices in the county remained high in the second half of the year.

The recent autumn harvest has been good, and food prices have begun to fall slowly.

The Ye family raised ten big fat pigs plus rabbit excrement. The newly opened paddy fields had enough fertilizer and the harvest was not bad.

The Ye family also had a lot of grain to sell. Tangshan and Ye's father hit it off immediately, and the two went directly to the owner of the county grain shop.

Although the autumn harvest was good, every household's grain reserves had already been used up. Most farmers did not dare to sell grain, and the grain shops could not receive much new grain.

Therefore, the grain store paid a high price to accept the grain from the Tang family and the Ye family.

Tangshan sold this batch of grain for a total of 34 taels, while the Ye family's grain sold for 35 taels.

The two people who got the money were very happy. Although the summer harvest was very poor, the price of autumn harvest was high, so this year's harvest was not too bad.

And with this money, Tang Xiaojing already has a wife.

While the Ye family was busy picking dates and drying red dates, a group of people from the Tang family came and started building a house in a hurry.

But the people in the village didn't pay much attention. Everyone was busy picking dates at Ye's house and the village chief's house.

Those who were not selected also went up the mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots.

In addition, the Tang family is on the edge of the village, so not many people in the village know that the Tang family built a house.

The Tang family's house was really easy to build. Fang Lin himself brought a woman from the town to cook for the builder, so Tangshan and his son didn't have to worry about food or food.

But Tangshan wasn't really that big-hearted and just ignored it.

Tangshan no longer goes to town to drive bullock carts to attract customers. He builds houses with Fang Lin every day, and keeps an eye on Fang Lin and the workers to prevent them from cutting corners.

Tang Xiaojing knew nothing about building a house, so he took Rhubarb and Xiaohuang to the mountains every day to collect herbs and dig traps for hunting.

After the autumn harvest, the small animals in the mountains are particularly fat, and it is popular in the county to eat mutton pots. At this time, the price of wild goats has risen to 45 Wen per pound.

Tang Xiaojing specially dug several traps to catch wild goats.

I was lucky enough to catch a few wild goats in a month.

In addition, the herbs in the mountain medicinal fields have also matured. Although the first batch of herbs grown are not very expensive, they are still worth a little money.

Tang Xiaojing picked all the mature herbs from the mountain and sold them for a total of 11 taels of silver.

Tang Xiaojing was quite satisfied. In fact, he didn't take care of these medicinal fields on the mountain. After planting, he only watered them occasionally and applied fertilizer when he remembered.

He usually goes to the mountains to collect herbs and then goes back to process them. In a month, he only earns about one tael of silver.

Nowadays, a batch of herbs in the medicine field on the mountain can be sold for ten taels of silver. If he grows more herbs on the mountain, he won't have to go up to collect herbs every day and can just take care of the medicine field.

After Tang Xiaojing sold the medicinal herbs, he ordered a batch of medicinal seeds with shopkeeper Wang and waited to plant them in the spring of next year.

This batch of seeds has twice as many seeds as the first batch, and the varieties are also richer.

In addition, the second batch of medicinal wine prepared by Tang Xiaojing was also ready, and the five jars of medicinal wine received another five taels of silver.

Tang Xiaojing looked at the 16 taels of silver in his hand and felt that it was enough money to make furniture.

The dendrobium has not grown much yet, so Tang Xiaojing plans to save it for picking next year. After all, the longer the dendrobium is, the more valuable it is.

It can be said that the Tang family's house looks different every day. When the beams were put on, the people in the village discovered that the Tang family's house was almost completed.

Fang Lin also asked people to help strengthen the two cellars of the Tang family. It will not be a problem to use them for decades.

"Brother Tang, I have a carpenter I know well here. Do you want to recommend him to you? His craftsmanship is very good. Whether it is a big bed, a table, or a cabinet, he makes everything look good."

"There is no need for carpenters. There are carpenters in the village. The things they make are beautiful and affordable."

Tangshan had already made an agreement with Uncle Tang to hire him to furnish the furniture for the new house when it was completed.

As soon as Fang Lin left, Uncle Tang came to Tang's house to measure the dimensions of the doors and windows.

Tang Xiaojing paid more attention to the safety of his home. The door of his home was made of the best wood. That door alone cost 4 taels of silver, and the other doors and windows in the house were also made of good wood.

Some of the old furniture can still be used. The furniture in Tang Xiaojing's house needs to be remade, while the other rooms have to make do with old furniture.

All told, Tang Xiaojing spent another 13 taels of silver.

It took two months to rebuild the house and furnish it. It was not until the day before New Year's Eve that the Tang family and his son moved into the new house.

When they moved, the Tang family and his son did not hold a housewarming party, but just invited the Ye family to have a meal together.

After dinner, Tang Xiaojing took Ye Qingqing and his party to visit the Tang family's new home.

The front yard is almost the same as before, with space left for growing vegetables, and there is a stone path from the gate to the hall.

The courtyard wall is very high and covered with sharp broken tiles. This courtyard wall is the most satisfying place for Ye Mu.

There are a total of 6 main rooms in the Tang family. Except for the new furniture in Tang Xiaojing's room, the others are all old furniture.

But this is normal. The Ye family also has a lot of old furniture.

The kitchen is next to the hall, and there is another small room connected to the kitchen, which is used for bathing.

Tang Xiaojing also specially asked Fang Lin to lay stone slabs in the bathing area.

The bathrooms in the houses in Tangjia County were like this. Ye Qingqing liked cleanliness, so he felt that Ye Qingqing would definitely like it.

Seeing Ye Qingqing's shining eyes, Tang Xiaojing knew that he was right.

The whole house is a little smaller than the Ye family, but Tang Xiaojing made the eaves into a corridor style, which won the favor of Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye.

The backyard is quite large, and currently there is only a huge cowshed.

The two cows of the Tang family happen to be one male and one female. The cow that Tang Xiaojing usually used to pull the bullock cart is now pregnant. From now on, the three of them can live together without feeling crowded.

Close to the courtyard wall, there are two small rooms where Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing lived before.

Tang Xiaojing introduced to several people: "Of these two rooms, one is used to store sundries, and the other is used as a warehouse."

Generally speaking, the layout of the Tang family and the Ye family are similar, and everyone in the Ye family thinks that the new Tang family house is good.

Father Ye even planned to find Master Fang Lin when rebuilding his old house in the future.

There is only a wall between the two families. Standing in the Ye family's backyard, you can chat with Tang Xiaojing in the front yard.

From now on, if Ye Qingqing has something to do, he only needs to shout at home, and the Ye family in front can hear him.