mtl008 Chapter 203 I have something to say
Chapter 203 I have something to say
Chen Dawei smiled and said: "The villagers saw that our house was well built. Some of them took it to eat and wanted to ask us to help build the house. We thought about it and found that except for the mud bricks, the process of building the house is basically the same as other things.
Then we thought about whether this would work, that is, we can make mud bricks, we have the technology, and if anyone needs it, we can exchange food or money to buy it.”
Xia Qingyue's eyes lit up, "That's good. As the saying goes, a little kindness pays off, and a big kindness pays grudge. If you keep giving kindness to people for a long time, they will get used to it. If you stop giving, they will complain instead.
With this craft, I can make money, but now people have just settled down, and there are few well-off families in the village. Maybe there are some families in the town who have money. Uncle, you can go to the town to find out when the time comes."
"That's exactly what we were thinking, Qingyue. You were the one who taught us this method. We were thinking that if we could make money doing this, we could split it in half."
"That won't work." Xia Qingyue looked at Li Benfu and said, "Making earth bricks is very hard work. You should take the majority and I'll take the minority. Just 20% is enough."
"That's too little!"
"Not a small amount. I took my share."
Several people started arguing about this matter, and in the end, the Li family couldn't win the argument and were defeated.
They turned around and went to Chen Youmao's place. Chen Dawei asked Xia Qingyue, "Qingyue, what kind of furniture do you like?"
Han Zhibai was stunned when he heard this. The word "they" in it made his brain work rapidly, and his heart raced like lightning. He couldn't help but look at Xia Qingyue.
Xia Qingyue was not surprised at all and said that she was not particular about furniture, as long as it could be used.
"By the way, uncle, is there any carpenter in the village? If there is, I would like to hire someone to make furniture for me."
The Li family spent a lot of effort renovating the house, and she wanted to make some furniture for them, and also add some to this family's.
"Yes, don't worry about these things."
Li Benfu changed the subject and talked about something else, trying to gloss over the matter.
At noon, lunch was ready.
Fang Xiaoyu ran over and called everyone to go back and eat.
There were many people, so two tables were set up, each table had three dishes and one soup, and the staple food was steamed old pumpkin.
They finished the meal happily. While Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai were chatting with others in the main hall, Li Benfu and his wife, and Chen Dawei went to the backyard to discuss matters quietly.
Chen Yuzhen said, "It can be seen that both children are interested in getting married, and they are sincere. We will consult the children's opinions again later. If there is no problem, we can use their birth dates to have someone calculate an auspicious date."
The two men thought it was okay and nodded in agreement.
In the afternoon, Han Zhibai built a house with the Li family, and Xia Qingyue went to the fields with Chen Yuzhen.
Both sides progress simultaneously.
Nearing the afternoon, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai left the village and went up the mountain as the Li family saw them off.
After they walked away, the Li family closed the door and went back to the house. Li Benfu and his wife, and Chen Dawei went into the main house and closed the door.
"I was there when Er Niang gave birth, and I know Qingyue's birth date and horoscope." The joy on Chen Yuzhen's face was almost overflowing.
Li Benfu was delighted. "Zhibai told us his birth date. It's better to do it today than to wait for a better day. Let's go and ask someone to calculate it now."
The three of them began to make preparations in full swing.
Mountain path.
Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai both had smiles on their faces, and their eyes met from time to time with affection.
"Qingyue, I have something to tell you." He stopped.
"I have something to say too." Xia Qingyue looked very solemn, her hands tightly grasping the handles of the backpack.
Seeing that she was a little nervous at this moment, Han Zhibai said: "Qingyue, don't worry, just speak slowly."
"You should speak first." She took two deep breaths.
Seeing this, Han Zhibai did as he was told and expressed his thoughts that he had been thinking about for a long time, "What I want to say is whether we can have no children first after we get married, or not have children at all."
"What?" Xia Qingyue looked up in surprise and immediately let go of the handle of the backpack.
"When I was a child, my father picked me up and brought me back to the valley. My mother had just discovered that she was pregnant. Ten months later, the day of delivery was not smooth. She tried to give birth from day to the next night but the baby was not born. In the end, both the child and I died.
Not only have I seen how difficult it is for women to carry a baby for ten months, I have also witnessed the death of many during childbirth. I have read in medical books that the younger a woman is, the greater the risk of childbirth.”
"What I want to do is wait a few years before considering whether to have children. If you don't want to have children, then don't have to. You, me, Heihei, and Xiaobai, we will live together for the rest of our lives.
If things are peaceful outside in the next two years, we can go out of the valley and take a walk. I want to take you to see the lake salt where the sky and water merge into one, the steaming pool water, and all the beautiful things in the distance."
Speaking of this, Han Zhibai had a smile in his eyes and was full of anticipation.
Xia Qingyue unconsciously followed his words and began to yearn for them. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice the tears falling. It was not until he raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from her face that she came back to her senses.
In fact, what she wanted to tell Han Zhibai was that she didn't want to have a child for the time being.
It is better to clarify this matter before marriage.
She is very satisfied with her current life and would feel that her beautiful life would be disrupted if she had a child.
People's thoughts will change with age and cannot be determined all at once. What she is very clear about is that she does not want to have children in the next five years, but she is not sure about the future.
When it comes to having children, we’ll talk about it later.
Xia Qingyue had a lot to say to Han Zhibai, which eventually turned into a hug.
The two hugged each other tightly.
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More than an hour later, when they reached the middle of the stream near the tiankeng, Han Zhibai remembered something: "It's autumn now, and I want to prepare more things for the winter. The weather has been good these two days, and I want to catch some big fish to make dried fish tomorrow."
"Then I'll come find you tomorrow and we'll do it together. Later we'll have to pick wild apples to make dried fruits, as well as persimmons. What are the persimmons in the valley like?"
The two walked hand in hand. Han Zhibai put a little more force on his hand and raised his hand with his fingers crossed. "It's a little smaller than your fist. Some are yellow. Yesterday I picked a softer one to eat. It's quite sweet and doesn't pinch your tongue."
"Not bad, not bad. We can make a lot of dried persimmons again this year!"
She likes to eat dried persimmons, which are soft and sweet.
When they reached the place where they had to part, the two walked away separately. Han Zhibai watched her walk away before turning around and leaving with Xiaobai.
Back at the tiankeng, Xia Qingyue looked around and felt a little worried. "After we get married, we have to move to the valley to live. We can only move so many things one by one."
After moving away, this place became empty.
Thinking about this, Xia Qingyue felt mixed emotions, her eyes felt sore, and her throat felt as if there was a fish bone stuck in it.
After she got married, strictly speaking, the tiankeng was her parents' home, and she could come back anytime she wanted.