This money bag was embroidered with the design of a rich pair of bamboo sticks. It was very exquisite. Rich people were very particular about money, and even a money bag looked so nice.
Luo Manman roughly estimated that this bag of silver should be around 100 taels.
"So many, about a hundred liang." Luo Manman asked.
"Those eyes of yours sure are useful. There's 120 silver in here."
"Thank you, Young Master Mo. You even delivered the wages to my doorstep. I, Manman, am forever grateful."
"Today is the day the Mo Residence Mansion will be completed. I was originally satisfied with the modification plan you provided, this is what you deserve."
Originally, he was supposed to give Luo Manman two hundred silver, but since he went to the brothel and spent eighty silver for her to settle the matter, he naturally had to deduct it.
"Anyway, thank you."
"Alright, I won't sit around in this broken house of yours for too long. Since you've gotten the silver already, hurry up and build a new house. I'm guessing that even though it's raining here, there should still be water."
Also, the workers in the Mo Residence have been worrying about not getting a job at home, so you should take it along with you, killing two birds with one stone. "
It was hard to tell that Mo Qing had some venomous tongue, but he had the temperament of a child.
"Sure, Young Master can arrange it, but I don't have many temples here, just give me a few quick workers."
Furthermore, you also know that the Xiao Clan is poor and cannot afford to pay you such a large sum of money, so I will have to trouble young master to explain it to them clearly, whether you come or not will depend on the will of the workers. "
"Sure, just a small matter. Leave it to me." Mo Qing said goodbye and left.
Xiao Yiming regained his senses, he looked at Luo Manman and asked: "Manman, aren't you going to send that boss off?"
"No need!" Luo Manman smiled with satisfaction, she weighed the bag of heavy silver in his hand: "Since you've obtained the wages, let's quickly build a house."
"It's alright for your wife to decide. Money is earned by your wife. Everything will be up to your wife." It was not that Luo Manman didn't see the loneliness on Xiao Yiming's face;
"Yiming, don't think too much about it. My money is your money.
However, even if you are sick, you are not willing to give up that banknote. This proves that your quality is very rare and that is the most precious treasure for humans. "
Luo Manman advised, causing the sky to become clear for a moment: "Alright, when we build the house, I will definitely help, we finally have a new home, my wife, thank you."
During dinner, Luo Manman told them about the building of a house: "Aunt, after Young Master Mo returns, I estimate that our family will have workers here tomorrow. Our house is a little old, and there is even leakage of rain, and seeing that the weather is getting colder, let's start building a new house tomorrow, okay?"
A while ago, he had just told Liu Shan to go see the fields, and now they were going to build a house. It could be seen that this daughter-in-law was extremely filial, wanting her to live a good life as soon as possible.
"Aunt, don't worry about the money. Today, the owner of Wuzhen has brought me my wages. It should be no less than 100 taels of silver. It's enough to build a new house and buy a new set of furniture. "
Luo Manman enjoyed the food very much. Once the standard of living improved, just thinking about it was enough to make him happy.
"Fine, Manman, you've made up your mind. You have the final say in our Xiao family, but you have to agree to an aunt's small request."
"What do you say?"
"Even though this Old house is a bit old and a bit old, this is a new house that was built when Xiao Yiming's father and I got married. I have lived here for dozens of years already, so I have some feelings for his.
Our house is quite big, the new house is just beside, Old house can't be demolished. " Xiao Niang said with reddened eyes. This was her last thought.
Xiao Yiming was moved, he patted Xiao Niang's hands and said: "Mother, then let's not tear down the Old house and fix it while we're at it. When we're back home, we can buy some land, and when we're busy, we can reserve some food to eat?"
"Yeah, Xiuxiu." Luo Manman chimed in:
"Then it's decided. Auntie will go to the vegetable patch tomorrow to pick more vegetables, such as cucumbers, vegetables, and potatoes."
There are still some pork meat at home, so I'll go to Brother Liu Shan's house to see if there are any fish. I'll generally give the workers food, three dishes and a soup is enough. "
"My wife is really considerate. This kind of food is really great. It's enough to build a house with food and new furniture. Once the new house is built, we can tear down the fence and fence. Then we can surround the old and new houses together."
The next morning, a donkey cart stopped in front of Xiao Clan's gate and several strong men alighted on the car. Big Sis Su, who was next door to the house, stretched his neck and ran over to ask curiously:
"Xiao Niang, who are these people? Are there any guests at your house? " All of them had strong bodies and could easily do heavy work.
"Big Sis Su, these are the workers that Manman used to work in Wuzhen. Our Xiao family is preparing to build a new house, they are here to help." Xiao Niang said happily, laughing until lines appeared at the corners of his eyes.
After the Big Sis Su opened his mouth in shock, he immediately congratulated him. "Then congratulations to the Xiao Niang.
All these years, it's not easy for you to grow up by yourself with your two children. Fortunately, you were filial and filial with his wife.
Big Sis Su was envious, but at the same time, he was happy for her from the bottom of his heart.
"Alright, Big Sis Su, I have to go back and busy myself. After the Xiao family house is built and the beams are up, I will come over to the Xiao family to eat wine."
"Alright, alright, I'll definitely come."
Xiao Niang counted five people who came down from the donkey cart, and one of them was a familiar face.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to greet them, she saw Wang Daogu rushing forward excitedly: "Aunt, we're here. Five people, do you think it's enough?"
"Five people is enough. Paddy, thank you for coming to help."
"Aunt, don't be so polite. Besides, the reason we're here to help is to get paid." Wang Daogu touched his forehead in embarrassment, his dark face had a silly smile.
After the Mo Residence was done, there were originally more than twenty workers and more than half of them, after receiving their rich monthly salaries, naturally went back to their families to accompany their wives and children in heat.
For the sake of supporting their families, these workers would often go out to do odd jobs, returning home several times a year.
For a generous boss like the Mo Residence, each share of the salary would be enough to support several others. It was not rare for him to be idling around, so he naturally had to accompany his family.
"Erm, did Young Master Mo tell you about the salary?" Xiao Niang asked nervously. Although she did not earn the money, she still needed to save on it.
"I've already said it, according to our village's standards, wouldn't it cost a hundred paper coins a day to build a house in our village?"
Wang Daogu smiled, what's more, they had a good impression of the Master Luo, so naturally they would work even harder.
"I will give everyone 200 coins a day for that salary. It's just that the Xiao Clan doesn't have many rooms. I might have to trouble you to make a bed for it." Luo Manman came out at an unknown time and interrupted.
"Master Luo, you're here. Fine, it's good that you're here. If you're staying, you can stay for a few nights."
It's a common thing to make a short-service flooring, but 200 words a day is pretty good.
The four workers that Wang Daogu had brought with him were all familiar faces. Luo Manman agilely swept her sharp eyes across them one by one.
When Luo Manman's gaze temporarily stopped at Tang Er, her small eyes had even straightened up.
After not seeing her for more than a month, he realized that Luo Manman seemed to have lost some weight.
This was the first time he had fallen for a girl, but he didn't expect her to already be married. His short period of unrequited love died just like this. "Master Luo …"
Previously, when the workers said that Master Luo had gone back to his house, he did not believe them.
However, the Xiao family's little house was really poor, much poorer than his family's. His husband had such a good life, to be able to marry a good wife like Master Luo.
"Tang Er is also here, good." Luo Manman also admired Tang Er a little, this fellow's looks were not bad, and she was diligent, but she had paid the wrong price.
"Good morning, Master Luo." Several workers greeted him.
"Hello everyone. Alright, let's get to know each other. There's no need for these formalities, this is the blueprint I drew last night. You guys take a look. You guys can discuss it and find three people to go buy sand bricks from the town." Luo Manman had always stressed on a clear division of labour, and high efficiency.
The houses in the village were all on the first floor, with a large area. They were surrounded by walls, and Luo Manman's blueprint was on the second floor.
However, the lower level was used for raising chickens and pigs. Along the stairs, there were a few rooms, three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a large warehouse.
It was designed to be different from ordinary farmers, but it was very ingenious and practical.
"The design of the Master Luo is really good. When the time comes, I will also clean up the design of the house."
Wang Daogu chuckled, "Then the three of us will go dig the foundation first. The two of you will take the donkey cart to the town to buy the materials, but Master Luo doesn't have enough manpower. With the progress of the five of us, it might take ten days."
"That long? Big Brother Wang, why don't you go to the village and get a few more strong men? It will be completed much faster this way, and the wages will be the same as yours. " Luo Manman said.
"Alright, leave this matter to me."
This group of workers were experts indeed. Their hands and feet were nimble and their efficiency was fast. There were already tools on the donkey cart and a stack of baskets were filled with hammers, hoes, and all kinds of other tools used to build walls.
Xiao Yiming brought some silver and two workers on donkey cart s to the town to buy sand, stones and bricks.
Wang Daogu quickly called for three villagers to help him. The people who came were Liu Shan, Wang Ergou and even Du Dazhuang.