coobybook Chapter 151 Discussion
Chapter 151 Discussion
After the Mu brothers left, Song Yuntang looked at Xu Qingye who was still making lanterns, and followed his example, picking up the materials beside him and started making them too.
"It has to be tied like this here."
Just when she was in a panic, a big hand reached out, and with a few movements of its slender fingers, it straightened and tied up the bamboo sticks in Song Yuntang's hand that were about to fall apart.
Feeling the man approaching, Song Yuntang suddenly became a little nervous.
I raised my eyes slightly and happened to meet his deep eyes.
His eyes were calm and clear, as if he was just trying to help her, and no other emotions could be seen.
Song Yuntang suppressed the nervousness in his heart and looked down at the thing in his hand again.
After tying it up, Xu Qingye sat back in his seat calmly.
Looking at the completed rabbit frame, Song Yuntang raised the corners of his lips.
"It seems that I really don't have the talent for making this thing."
The man smiled lightly, his voice gentle.
"I'll do it. Be careful of any burrs on the bamboo that haven't been cleaned off, as they might scratch your hands."
Song Yuntang smiled and looked in his direction.
"Okay, I'll finish this one and then go work on my blueprint."
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The next day, after Song Yuntang had breakfast, he and Xu Qingye took two large buckets and the pot of chives on the windowsill and went to the farm.
There are still five peppers left on the pepper tree, and she recently made some homemade fertilizer using chicken manure, duck manure and wood ash for the two pots of vegetables. Under her careful care, some flowers have bloomed again. She has to wait until the fruit is set in the next few days before moving them, otherwise it would be a waste to shake off the flowers that have been hard to bloom on the road.
The two of them came all the way to the farm and first delivered the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and wooden barrels they bought along the way to the yard.
Fubao seemed to be in much better condition today than yesterday. He was squatting in the yard playing with a black longicorn that someone had caught for him.
The antennae of the longhorn beetle were very long. Perhaps out of fear, he only dared to stretch out his hand and poke the longhorn beetle's antennae from time to time.
Seeing the tentacles dodge under his touch, he laughed happily.
The child's smile was innocent and Song Yuntang heard it as soon as he approached the yard.
She raised the corners of her lips and said, "Fubao, what are you playing?"
Looking up at Song Yuntang who had just entered the yard, Fubao was delighted. He bravely pinched the two tentacles of the longhorn beetle and lifted it up.
"Auntie, Uncle Jinsheng caught a longhorn beetle for me."
Turning to look at the wild beetle's waving legs, Fubao was almost scared to tears, but he was afraid of losing face in front of Song Yuntang, so he kept pouting, tears welled up in his eyes, but he never let them fall.
Xu Qingye stepped forward and rescued the longhorn beetle from his hands, placing it back on the ground. He said in a gentle voice, "Longhorn beetles can even bite wood, and their bites can be very painful. Fubao should be careful when playing with it."
Fubao sniffed, "Has Uncle been bitten before?"
Xu Qingye smiled and touched his little head.
"Yes, uncle was bitten when he was a child, so he knows how painful it is to be bitten by a longhorn beetle."
Fubao said "oh" and puffed his lips, "Then I won't play anymore."
Song Yuntang put the things in the kitchen and looked into the house.
"Fubao, where is your mother?"
Fubao looked at her and said, "Mom went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables."
At this moment, Song Jinsheng, who came over from the wooden shed, also entered the yard.
"Tang'er."
Song Yuntang looked at him with a smile, "Second brother, I have taken over the wine shop in town. I came here today mainly to discuss the renovation of the shop with you."
After hearing this, Song Jinsheng shouted towards the wooden shed, "Brother Mazi, Uncle Cheng, come here."
Seeing that Song Yuntang had her own things to do, Xu Qingye put the leeks on the windowsill, picked off the yellow leaves around them, and poured water into the wooden box. His movements were neither hurried nor slow, and he looked so leisurely that Song Yuntang couldn't help but secretly take a few glances at him.
When Song Jinsheng saw her expression, he couldn't help but smile.
"What are you looking at, sister?"
Song Yuntang was startled and quickly looked away, saying nonchalantly, "I didn't see anything. Second brother, you're overthinking it."
Song Jinsheng just smiled and said nothing.
Soon, Song Mazi and Song Cheng came into the courtyard.
After a period of internal and external treatments, the spots on Song Mazi's face have indeed shown signs of fading and are not as exaggerated as before.
"what happened?"
Song Jinsheng pulled the two of them to sit at the table in the yard. "Let's put aside what we are doing for now. Tang'er bought a shop and wants us to repair it. I thought you are good at this, so I called you over to discuss it with us."
Song Yuntang looked at the two of them and asked, "Brother Mazi and Uncle Cheng, do you have any other plans for the next while? If it's not convenient, I won't keep you here. After all, repairing the shop may take ten days to half a month."
Song Cheng waved his hands hurriedly.
"Nothing else, just tell us if you need anything."
He was worrying about what to do after finishing things here. There were so many mouths to feed at home, and he was eager to work outside for a few more days before going home.
Song Yuntang looked at Song Mazi again, and seeing that he nodded, he took out the blueprint he had drawn last night.
"This tavern is made of blue bricks. I asked the landlord yesterday, and he said it was rebuilt about twelve years ago. The walls are still pretty solid. I'd like to add another floor on top. Do you think it's feasible?"
Uncle Cheng, who worked as a bricklayer, said immediately, "It should be no problem to add a floor to a twelve-year-old brick house, but we have to see it in detail. If it really doesn't work, we can reinforce the walls before adding a floor."
As he spoke, he looked at Song Mazi beside him and said, "Mazi, what do you think?"
Song Mazi nodded. "Uncle Cheng is right. We've encountered this situation before. Blue bricks are much stronger than mud bricks. Adding another layer shouldn't be a problem."
Song Yuntang nodded and pointed to the corner of the drawing.
"Before I renovate the wine shop, I want to build a wooden shed like this at the door to sell sour plum soup. How long will it take?"
Song Mazi said, "This is easy. We'll process the wood at the farm and bring it over directly. We can set it up this afternoon."
Song Jinsheng stood up quickly after hearing this and said, "Then I'll go to the tea shed and tell Grandpa Sun to come to the farm before he returns to help us transport the wood."
Seeing that he was about to run away after he finished speaking, Song Yuntang hurriedly shouted, "Second brother, wait a minute."
Song Jinsheng turned around and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"I'll go to town with you." Song Yuntang stepped forward and said, "Don't bother Uncle Sun. Let's buy an ox cart ourselves. It will be more convenient to transport mountain spring water, sour plum soup, shampoo and other things back and forth every day. We can also work in the fields during the busy farming season."
She had this idea a long time ago, but she had not used it much before.
If I need to travel back and forth between the village and the town frequently in the future and have to transport two large buckets of ice water, I will really need a car.
After hearing this, Song Jinsheng looked towards Song Cheng and Song Mazi in the yard and said, "Uncle Cheng, Brother Mazi, you guys go ahead and do your work. We'll come and pull the wood later."
"Hey, okay."
After the two of them finished talking, they went out and headed towards the woodshed.
Song Jinsheng then looked at Song Yuntang, "Tang'er, you're selling a shop and buying an oxcart. Do you have that much money? I heard the shop over at the Yihe Academy isn't cheap. Buying a wine shop would cost dozens of taels, right? Repairing the house will also be a huge expense, not to mention buying an oxcart isn't cheap either. It'll cost at least ten taels of silver."