At noon, cicadas chirped and birds chirped, and the hot sunshine shone in front of the blacksmith shop.
The blacksmith shop seemed a little quiet at this time. The blazing fire had been extinguished, leaving only some residual warmth. Various tools were placed haphazardly on the shelves, and the semi-finished ironware hanging on the wall glowed dimly in the sunlight.
Xiao Ma was sitting on a small bench in front of the shop, his head moving slowly, his eyelids began to fight, and he was about to fall asleep.
Just when the pony was drowsy, a farmer with skin as dark as bronze slowly walked to the shop.
"Little Ma, is there any hoe in the shop? I dug up a big stone when I was digging the ground today, and it broke." As he said that, he raised the broken hoe in his hand. The dropped hoe.
Xiao Ma was startled and suddenly woke up. He quickly rubbed his still groggy eyes and looked at the farmer in front of him. Then he relaxed and said, "Uncle Wang, you Why are you here at noon? "
This farmer is a frequent visitor to the shop, and he also likes to talk, so everyone is quite familiar with him.
"Oh, I don't want to come at noon, but I have to dig in the fields in the afternoon."
He looked around the shop and looked at it carefully. After a while, he found that Xiao Ma was the only one in the shop, so he asked casually: "Hey, where did Old Zhengtou go? Where are your senior brothers? Why are you dozing here alone? You have to be careful. "Come on, don't let anyone steal everything you have here."
"Hey, Uncle Wang, my master has gone home to sleep. All my senior brothers have gone out to do business." "Xiao Ma showed a naive smile, stretched out his hand to scratch his head, and then said, "Bring your hoe and let me take a look."
Xiao Ma originally thought that the handle of the hoe was broken, so he thought he would just pick it up. Just go ahead and do it. Then Lao Wang handed the broken hoe to Xiao Ma, who stretched out his hand to take it and take a look.
"Oh, Uncle Wang, your hoe broke off your head. It's not easy to repair!" Xiao Ma said with a frown.
"Isn't that right?" Old Uncle Wang waved his hands helplessly, "Our family bought two acres of land. Originally, the whole family was very happy, and we thought that we would have better land in the future. Harvest. Who would have thought that if I went to plow the ground this morning, there would be nothing but hard stones?"
As he said that, he picked up the broken hoe and shook it. " Look, it’s all broken up like this, and the land has not been turned over. I’m going to go to another piece of land to check the situation in the afternoon. If it’s this bad, I have to go find the seller to argue.”
"Hey, Uncle Wang, is your family getting rich? Why did you buy two pieces of land at once?"
When Uncle Wang heard this, his eyes narrowed with laughter. There was a seam on his face, and the folds on his face became deeper, as if they could trap a fly.
“Haha, it’s not as big as mine.My grandson is getting a wife, and he will have to add more people next year. If we don’t allocate more land, there won’t even be enough food to eat.
Then, Old Uncle Wang continued enthusiastically: "My eldest grandson is going to be successful. He found this wife himself." Moreover, the daughter-in-law she found is also well-behaved and capable. When they get married, our Lao Wang family will be even more lively!
Xiao Ma also laughed, "That's such a happy event. Congratulations, Uncle Wang!" "
"Hey, I wasted my time chatting with you. Go and get me a new hoe. "
"Uncle, wait a minute, I'll look for it. "After Xiao Ma finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the shop.
After a while, Xiao Ma walked out with an embarrassed look on his face, scratched his head and said to Lao Wang: "Uncle Lao Wang, I'm so sorry. Ah, I searched carefully inside, and I really don’t have any ready-made hoes here. ”
“Ouch, why are all of them gone?” You get out of the way, I'll go in and look for it myself. "Lao Wang said, then he took a big step and walked straight into the shop.
Lao Wang rummaged carefully in the shop. Although he didn't see a hoe, he found a lot of farm tools among them. In the middle, he found something that looked like a hoe. One end looked like a hoe, but the other end looked like a rake, but it only had two rake nails.
"Pony, what is this?" What a thing? Why have I never seen it before? "He picked up the thing and looked around with confusion, but didn't understand.
"Oh, Uncle Wang, I'm not sure what this is. This is my master and senior brothers. Typed. "Xiao Ma couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw this thing. Then he scratched his head, with the same confused look on his face.
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"You've been in the shop all day and you don't even recognize a thing. Think about it again. "
Xiao Ma thought hard for a while. Usually, things he didn't recognize were most likely specially customized by customers. But the person who customized things recently...
His eyes suddenly flashed. Liang, suddenly thought of the smart little girl from before.
"Uncle Wang, I remembered that this seems to have been customized by a customer. It's said to be a farm tool, but I don't really know what it's used for. "
"Oh, forget it. This thing looks a bit like a hoe, and it's still waiting to be used in the field. I'll take it and use it first. I'll wait for your master to calculate how much money it will cost when he comes. "
Xiao Ma nodded quickly and said: "Okay, Uncle Wang, you can take it and use it first. "
Lao Wang took the strange farm tools and hurried away.
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There is strength in numbers, but talent is In three or four days, Chen Wanbai's wooden house was completed.
Wan Chaogui and others saw that they had built it with their own hands.When they walked into the wooden house, they were filled with a sense of novelty. This was really the first time they had seen such a unique wooden house.
The wooden house is entirely made of whole wood. The gaps in the middle of the wood are filled with moss, and a layer of yellow mud is smeared on the outer layer of the moss.
Although they did not understand why Chen Wanbai had such a request before, they suddenly realized after the construction was completed that all the gaps did not let in wind or light.
Chen Wanbai stood in front of the wooden house with a satisfied smile on his face.
A big thing in her heart was finally completed. The next step was to buy land. Otherwise, this house would not make her feel comfortable enough to live in it.
To celebrate the completion of the new house, the meal on this day was particularly sumptuous. Chen Wanbai stewed a large pot of pork, which satisfied Wan Chaogui and the others.
After sending away the people who came to do things, Chen Wanbai looked at the empty house and began to make plans in his mind to add various items to it.
Originally, Chen Daniu wanted to build beds and wardrobes for them, but none of them were carpenters and their skills were really poor.
Moreover, Chen Wanbai also declined their kindness because she didn't need the wooden bed yet and she had other plans.
On the other hand, she was worried that if the Chen family came and saw that they still had money to buy furniture, what would they do if they were asked to return the fifty taels of silver? After all, it was such a large amount. They really couldn't get out the money.
So, Chen Daniu and others helped build two very simple beds out of wood, which were barely enough to sleep on, but looked very shabby.
The wooden bed was covered with a thick layer of rice straw brought by Osmanthus fragrans from home. On top of the rice straw, there was a thin cotton quilt sewn by Liu.
At night, Chen Wanbai lay on the bed, feeling quite comfortable. In particular, the rice straw exudes a pure natural smell, which is intertwined with the faint scent of soap locust on the quilt.
This unique smell lingered around, making Chen Wanbai's body and mind gradually relax. She closed her eyes slightly, and her thoughts began to drift away, as if she had returned to a time in her previous life when she was this old.
Unconsciously, sleepiness gradually came over her, and she slowly fell asleep in this comfortable atmosphere.