bestfiction Chapter 195 Speeding up progress
Chapter 195 Speeding up progress
Shen Li looked at her sleeves, but why wasn't the dress short?
Bai Yao also looked over, and seemed to notice her confusion, and took the initiative to explain: "These clothes of yours were recently made by Madam."
Shen Li remembered that her mother did say that day that she wanted to make clothes for her and even measured her size again.
A smile appeared in his eyes. It turned out that his mother knew that he had grown taller, but he just didn't tell him.
She has grown taller and the baby fat on her face has faded a lot, she looks like a grown-up daughter.
……
"Hey, Shen girl, your wall is so high, is it to prevent thieves?"
Hearing the voice, Shen Li turned around and saw that it was the auntie who was caught eavesdropping in front of her door last time.
"Aunt Yang, what are you talking about? Is there a thief in our village?"
Aunt Yang choked. Could she admit it? Did she dare to admit it?
If we say there is a thief in the village, wouldn’t that offend everyone in the village?
This damn girl is still so good at talking!
"No, there are no thieves in our village. Isn't that what Aunt Zui said casually?"
"Oh, then auntie, don't say it so easily next time, otherwise others may misunderstand you, which will be bad, right?"
She couldn't win the argument with Shen Li, so she walked away angrily with her handkerchief twisted.
Shen Li didn't take it to heart and continued walking around the wall.
After a while, I met Chen Jian, who also happened to have something to talk to Shen Li about.
"Miss Shen, I have something to ask you."
"Master Chen said."
"It's like this, can I use the areas of your house that you renovated for other places in the future?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Li nervously, fearing that she would not agree, and quickly added: "Don't worry, Miss Shen, I will definitely not use you for nothing."
"can."
Those things were not originally in my mind, I just copied them. Besides, I had a very pleasant cooperation with Craftsman Chen this time, so there is no harm in giving them to him.
After Chen Jian heard her say yes, his whole body was filled with joy. With so many years of experience in building houses, he thought that these things would surely help him move to the next level!
"Thank you, Miss Shen. Can I give you five hundred taels of silver?"
"Okay!"
I have extra money, earned by my own ability, so why not want it?
It cost a lot of money to build this house in the first place. Recently, my parents have been sighing behind my back often. This money is just the right thing to relieve their anxiety.
In addition, the house is about to be built, so some things need to be put on the agenda.
"Master Chen, do you know any good academies in Qingxi County?"
Chen Jian thought for a while before saying, "The academies in Qingxi County are all mediocre, and there is nothing particularly outstanding about them. However, there is a Lushan Academy in Suzhou City, and countless students come to study there every year."
"It's just that," he glanced at Shen Shenli, "it's very difficult to get into that academy. You either have to be a child of a powerful family or a very talented or gifted scholar."
"Thank you, Master Chen."
Shen Li understood that it might not be easy to get into this academy, but now there is a better choice, so the others are not worth considering for the time being.
"It's okay. Even if I don't tell you, you will know if you go out and ask around. This academy is one of the top academies in Northern Qi."
Shen Li nodded. She had come to see Chen Jian for other things today. "By the way, Master Chen, the weather may change. How long will it take to build the wall?"
Chen Jian obviously knew this problem, but their Shen family required the wall to be built high, so he not only had to build it high for them, but also build it stable, which was a bit time-consuming.
"Well, Miss Shen, find 20 people in the village to help. Strength lies in numbers. I will finish both the inner and outer walls for you in the next two days."
"Row."
Having achieved her goal, Shen Li did not stay any longer and turned to look for her father.
It’s better to leave the task of finding someone in the village to my father.
When Shen Li found Shen Changshan, he rolled up his sleeves and worked with the craftsmen to build the wall, and his two or three brothers were also helping.
"father."
"Ali, what's wrong?"
Shen Changsheng raised his head, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, it was obvious that he had put in a lot of effort.
"Please put down your work first. I have something to tell you."
"Row."
He waved to Shen Jingyuan who was standing beside him and asked him to take over the work in his hands. He walked to the bucket beside him, washed his hands, and then went to Shen Li.
"What's wrong, Ali?"
"Dad, I'm afraid that this day will change soon. I just talked to Master Chen, and he suggested that we go to the village to find 20 people to help. We can build the wall in the next two days."
Shen Changshan understood what his daughter meant. Seeing that it was still morning, he said, "Then I will go to the village chief now. But how much do you want to pay me?"
"Dad, do you know how much hard labor in the county town is paid?"
Shen Changshan nodded, "The most I can earn in a day is no more than 20 copper coins."
"Then we'll give them 22 copper coins a day, without meals. But we're short on time, so it might be a bit harder. We have to explain this to them."
"Well, Dad knows. I'll go then."
He felt that the 22 copper coins given by his daughter was already appropriate, so he did not raise any other opinions.
After all, if you go to the county town, you have to get up early and go to bed late. Now you can earn 22 copper coins in the village, so there are plenty of people willing to do it.
Shen Changshan went directly to the village chief's house. Although he could also go look for him himself, on the one hand, the village chief knew the villagers better. On the other hand, he could do the village chief a favor, which would make it easier for him to get things done in the future. It was the best of both worlds, so why not do it?
The village chief was sitting in his yard sorting bamboo strips. He heard a knock on the door and looked up. "Changshan is here. Come in and sit down."
Shen Changshan was not polite. There was a small stool next to the village chief, so he walked over and sat down.
"I'm not busy today, how come you have time to come over?"
He knew the progress of Shen Changshan's house, and was a little confused when he saw him coming.
Busy, the situation is about to change, and there are still many things to do!"
The village chief nodded and said, "You are so lucky. It has been sunny for so many days in a row."
"Uncle village chief, I came here today mainly because I want to ask you for help with something."
"You said."
"Well, I want to find 20 people in the village to help with the work for two days, but I don't know the people in the village very well, so I found you."
"About this, sure. I'll help you later. Is it urgent?"
He thought it was no big deal. Finding 20 people in the village to do the work, wouldn't that be an easy task?
"Urgent, 22 copper coins a day, no food included, better want you now."
Hearing this, Village Chief Ma also put down the bamboo stick in his hand and said, "Then I will go find it for you now."
"Okay, thank you, village chief uncle."
As they talked, the two men left the village chief's house and headed towards the village.