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Shang Wan brushed Lu Chengjing's wind-blown hair behind his ears, gently pinched his earlobes, and asked with a smile, "What do you want to eat later?"
Lu Chengjing came back to his senses and curled his lips, "It's okay, you can discuss it."
Why did Shang Wan feel that the smile was fake? She smoothed the corners of the lips raised deliberately by the person in front of her and looked at him with a frown, "Are you tired or uncomfortable somewhere?"
Lu Chengjing shook his head and answered Shang Wan's question, "I want to eat Yangchun noodles."
Shang Wan looked at him a few more times, then turned to ask Xiaohuan and Shitou what they wanted to eat. They both said they wanted noodles, so Shang Wan followed suit and found a noodle restaurant with a lot of customers and ordered four bowls of noodles. and three side dishes.
Yuanyuan drinks goat milk.
When Xiaohuan and Shitou were inquiring about the news, they saw a drink shop selling goat milk. Xiaohuan immediately ran in and bought a large jug, and also bought a new milk jug for Yuanyuan.
The little guy is holding a new milk bottle in his arms at the moment, smiling with great satisfaction.
The noodle shop is not big, but there are a lot of customers. If someone at the table had not happened to leave, they would not have a seat at the business night.
Many guests were looking at Lu Chengjing. There were so few people going out in wheelchairs these days, so they were inevitably curious.
Shang Wan could hear discussions such as "Cripple" and "Broken Leg". Lu Chengjing would definitely be discussed when he went out like this. As long as he didn't go too far and didn't dance in front of the rightful owner, Shang Wan could pretend that he couldn't hear it.
The noodles came out quickly, the portions are generous, the noodles are chewy, and the soup is delicious. The side dishes are also delicious and go well with the noodles. No wonder there are so many customers in the store.
Shang Wan drank the noodle soup with satisfaction. While eating the noodles, he listened to the discussions of the customers in the store, below.
The topics discussed by the guests had long since changed. Some were talking about the feuding families of the neighbors, some were talking about the earthquake disaster, and someone mentioned the robbery of the Lu family. They were lamenting that the little thief had two brushes, but he still hasn't let them go. The authorities caught him.
Others discussed the earthquake, saying that the emperor's ignorance and incompetence angered God, and the emperor had dragon energy to protect his body, so God would take out his anger on these poor people.
Shang Wan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the person who said this was a bearded man with wheat-colored skin, deep eye sockets and a high nose. If he had shaved off his beard, he would probably look pretty good.
The man didn't say a few words before someone at the same table stuffed his mouth with braised eggs and warned him not to talk nonsense, or he might get killed.
Shang Wan glanced at the two burly figures and saw that they were only eating and not talking, so he withdrew his attention from them.
She raised her eyes to look across and found that Lu Chengjing was wandering in his mind again.
There is indeed something wrong with this guy.
Shang Wan thought for a while, raised his hand to greet the waiter, and added a poached egg to Lu Chengjing's noodle bowl.
"Sir, please use it slowly."
Lu Chengjing:?
"You should respect the food." Shang Wan picked up a pickled radish with chopsticks and wrapped it in noodles. "When you eat, eat well. It's not too late to think about anything after you finish eating."
Lu Chengjing stared at the poached eggs for a moment, lowered his eyelashes slightly, and ate the poached eggs seriously.
Xiao Huan vaguely understood why Lu Chengjing was absent-minded. She had also seen the people in the carriage just now.
She glanced here worriedly, wanting to say something to Shang Wan, but after thinking about it, she swallowed her words.
Brother-in-law should want to tell sister those things himself, right? It would be bad if she said it rashly and it would be self-defeating.
Shi Tou has a big heart, mainly because he is really hungry after running around all morning, and his attention is focused on noodles.
He followed the rhythm of tons and tons of circles and ate the noodles with great energy. In the end, he felt that he was not full, so he ordered two more bowls.
Yuanyuan glanced at Uncle Shitou, picked up the milk bottle that she had put down, and continued to hold it.
The big one and the small one looked at each other and laughed as if they were competing. Xiaohuan said she didn't notice, and gently rubbed Yuanyuan's belly to prevent her from vomiting milk when the cart was bumpy.
After paying and leaving, Shi Tou drove the ox cart to the mason's residence.
The mason's surname was He. Because the little finger of his left hand was broken in half while working for others, the neighbors called him He Si Zhi. They shouted and shouted, and their real names were forgotten.
He Sizhi is in his thirties and has no parents at home. His elder brother joined the army for five years and did not return. His wife died of illness the year before last. He left behind a son, nicknamed Liangliang, who just turned ten this year. The father and son depend on each other.
He Sizhi accepted two apprentices last year, one named Gao Yan and the other named Ma Jieyong. They are both diligent and honest, and they respect He Sizhi very much as their master.
Hearing the intention of Shang Wan and his party, He Sizhi thought for a moment and said that building a house was a lot of work, so he had to bring his two apprentices with him.
In terms of wages, the master earns 40 cash per day, and the apprentice earns 25 cash per day, with wages paid every three days.
The materials to build the house had to be purchased by Shang Wan and others. After all the materials were purchased, he and his apprentice went there. On the day they arrived, they started to calculate the wages.
Generally, we start work at every hour, take an hour's break for lunch, and finish work when it gets dark.
If the owner is willing to pay more and provide lighting, the three of them can work in the dark, but they can add up to two hours to avoid being too tired and affecting the work of the next day.
If you don’t work on a rainy day, you won’t be paid.
In order to facilitate work, a place must be arranged for the three of them, the meals will be shared with the host's family, and one party will bear half of the loss of tools.
After asking about the stone, the masons in the city are He Sizhi who works quickly and well. Although his wages are ten cents more than those of other masons, his disciples are cheaper.
Gao Yan and Ma Jieyong were apprentices at the beginning of last year. They followed He Sizhi to work in many masters' houses and accumulated a lot of experience. They can be used as experienced hands.
After all the calculations, it is more cost-effective to look for He Si Zhi.
These stones were all told to Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing on the road, and the four of them discussed them before going straight to He Sizhi's house.
What He Sizhi said was similar to what Shitou and Xiaohuan heard. After Shang Wan observed it, he decided to make a reservation.
Seeing that the master was so cheerful, He Sizhi hesitated for a moment and made a request.
He wanted to take Liangliang with him and live and eat wherever he wanted. If the owner agrees, his salary can be reduced to thirty-six cents.
Liangliang was too young. In the past, when he and his apprentice went out to work, they would take things and ask the neighbors to help take care of them.
As time went by, Liangliang became more and more taciturn, and gradually lost the vitality of a child of this age.
He Sizhi only had such a child, so he was naturally worried and wanted to spend more time with the child.
But with his skills, if he works in the city, he can barely get home every day. It's not possible to go out of the city. Not only will work be delayed, but the owner's family will also be unhappy.
In order to make a living, he couldn't just take jobs in the city.
Seeing that everyone in Shang Wan was very kind and spoke readily, he tried to mention it.
Shang Wan looked sideways at the little boy standing by the door. He was thin and shorter than his peers.
Since they entered the house, except for looking up at them at first, they have been standing quietly, completely without the liveliness of children of the same age.
Of course, the child of the same age that Shang Wan was referring to was Li Xiaoshan. That boy was as lively as a monkey. Although he was a little noisy, that was the nature of a child.
Liangliang is too silent and feels like he is developing towards autism.
(End of chapter)