Liu Changfu is a villager in the second village of Xiangshan Village. His ancestor committed a crime and was exiled here, but since his grandfather moved to Xiangshan Village, their household registration has long been changed from criminal registration to good registration.

But they are still different in the eyes of outsiders.

It is difficult for them to find jobs in towns and counties. Even if they are hard laborers on the wharf, their wages will be reduced by half, and they may not be able to get jobs.

He learned carpentry skills from his ancestors, but in Xiangshan Village and Sin Village, everyone's living conditions are different, and if he is invited to go, he is only paid with some grain or eggs, and he rarely earns money.

So Zai Lizheng asked him to go to work in the first village of Sin Village, and when he said that he would be paid 20 Wen a day, he agreed to come down without even thinking about it.

Liu Changfu ran home excitedly, and happily said to his mother and wife, "Lizheng found me a job in Sin Village. It takes about half a month to do it, and I can get twenty Wen a day. It also includes room and board, you pack a set of clothes for me, and I will leave tomorrow."

Liu's mother was puzzled, "There is such a good job in Sin Village? Don't be deceived."

"It was introduced by Lizheng, how could you be deceived?" Liu Changfu said, "And who do you think invited us? It's a scholar from Qiongzhou, and he lives in the first village of Sin Village."

Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up, "But that Mr. Gu from the Qin family?"

Liu Changfu nodded, "It's him."

"Mother, I can accept this errand. He is a scholar, how can he lie to us?" Mrs. Liu said in a low voice, "Isn't the caravan that often comes to our village to collect seafood also organized by Mr. Xiucai? He grew up in Sin Village. , it’s not the same for us people as it is for those people out there.”

Mother Liu also felt relieved, "Then I'll pack some rice for you, just in case."

Liu Changfu didn't refuse this time, if he couldn't get enough to eat at Qin's house, he could do something in private.

At the same time, the people sent by Lizheng sent messages to the other four carpenters one after another. Like Liu Changfu, they almost agreed without thinking.

In Sin Village and Xiangshan Village, it was too difficult to find a part-time job, and it was easy to find one, so everyone naturally grabbed hold of it.

Early the next morning, the five carpenters carried their tools and headed towards Sin Village from different places at the same time.

When Liu Changfu arrived at a village, the other four carpenters had arrived, and he realized that the Qin family had hired so many carpenters. His face turned red instantly, fearing that he would be dismissed.

The other four carpenters also looked at each other, guarding each other.

Li Baolu brought Big Sister Zhang, there was no other way, Gu Jingyun and Qin Xinfang went to the county town to meet shopkeeper He, she was the only person in the family who was suitable to come forward.

The point is that no one expected the carpenters to come so quickly.

Li Baolu deliberately combed the hair of a married woman, and wore a scarlet twelve-piece Yao skirt, making her more than three years older.

She didn't let the five of them enter Qin's house, and temporarily arranged them in the abandoned house at the end of the village.

There are several houses like this in the village, all left by the predecessors.

Zhang Damei walked half a step back beside Li Baolu, she looked like her girl. Li Baolu couldn't help admiring her winks, this kind of heart, even if she had the memory of the previous life, she couldn't learn it.

Seeing Li Baolu approaching dignifiedly, the five men stood at a loss, and buzzed, "My boss's young mistress."

Li Baolu nodded slightly to the five people, and said: "My Qin family invited the five of you here. Before, I only said that I would invite you to do carpentry, but I didn't specify what I would do. Now I will talk about it here."

"We have a new baby in our house, so we want to build a room for her to play with. Almost all the things in it are carpentry. I'm afraid it can't be done by one person in a year, so I want to invite the five of you together, today It's already late, so you guys should rest first. Tomorrow, I'll take you into the mansion to have a look. After looking at the drawings, we'll discuss who will do which part, how to do it, and what things are needed. These things can't be done in two or three days. You guys Don't worry, as long as you don't deliberately delay the working hours, I will pay you a penny."

"The wages will be calculated from tomorrow, 20 wen a day, ten days a day, board and lodging will be covered by our Qin family. The five of you will live in this house temporarily, and I will make up for the lack of daily necessities for you. As for food Yes, have you seen this little girl, I will give her all the rice and vegetables, and she will prepare them and send them to you, and you will have three meals a day to keep you full."

Seeing the panic disappearing from the faces of the five people, and looking at her with some expectation, Li Baolu changed the subject: "Because the things are for children, they must be polished smooth and fine, and they must be firm. Tonight, you should first think about whether to If we can do it, if we can’t propose it as soon as possible, we can send you away and find someone from the county.”

Liu Changfu couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the young mistress is going to do, so tell us in advance so we can have a good idea."

"It's just some toys." Li Baolu showed them the drawings of the landslide designed by Gu Jingyun. "This is one of them. Children need to slide on it, so the slide should be polished and smooth, and the whole landslide should be stable and safe. Maybe you can do it?"

This is much easier than making cabinets, especially beds and boxes. They still need to carve when making cabinets and beds. The five of them nodded fiercely without thinking about it.

"We can do this, how long does it take? If there is wood, we can make one in four or five days. It is guaranteed to be smooth and smooth without any barbs."

Li Baolu smiled and said: "That's good, but this is just one of them, there are many small toys, and you need to choose what kind of wood you need so that we can let people chop it. This is not something that can be said in a few words. Today you Just rest first."

Li Baolu paused and said: "The five of you also know that we are a village of Sin, few outsiders come here, so the children are more naughty, if you can go out less, go out less, lest those children will play tricks on you Come on."

The five people were shocked, they knew that Li Baolu was not talking about children, but adults, and everyone knew that the ten villages were divided according to the seriousness of the crimes committed.

Those who will be assigned to a village are those who have committed such heinous crimes that they could be beheaded in one step.

The five people promised not to wander around, and then Li Baolu left with Zhang Damei.

Big Sister Zhang walked behind Li Baolu silently, and asked after a while, "Am I cooking at your house or in an abandoned house?"

"In my house, the stove in the abandoned house has not been used for a long time, so it may not be usable."

Big Sister Zhang nodded silently.

"You can bring the second sister to help, it will be faster."

Big Sister Zhang shook her head, "No, I can do it alone."

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Second Sister for a long time, why doesn't she come to play with me?"

Big Sister Zhang said with a serious face: "My father is going to say kiss to her, and he is busy raising Bai at home during this time, so I won't let her go out."

"Second sister is going to talk about others, but do you have a candidate?"

"Yes," Sister Zhang remained expressionless, "He's from Sancun, a very handsome young man."

Li Baolu felt disappointed, "Everyone has grown up so quickly."

Big Sister Zhang looked up at Li Baolu. Some of the baby's fat faces still had some thin fluff, as delicate as jade. Their faces were already weathered, but her eyes were not as pure as before.

Sister Zhang looked down at her hands. Due to hard work and long-term exposure to the sun, not only were there thick calluses on her hands, but they were also dark. She had occasionally heard Gu Jingyun tell Li Baolu that she was too dark. Let her raise Bai at home.

How did you feel at that time?

Li Baolu just basked in the sun occasionally, and Gu Jingyun called her black because she wasn't white enough, so how could they catch his eyes?

In the final analysis, fate is still bad, they are all the same criminals, but Li Baolu was able to get rid of her crimes since she was a child, and live happily without worrying about her livelihood and marriage.

Big Sister Zhang followed Li Baolu back to the Qin Mansion, and left after confirming that it was time for her to cook the next day.

Zhang Ermei was locked in the room by her. She opened the door and glanced at the spinning machine in the corner. Seeing that there was still so much hemp in the basket, she couldn't help frowning, "You didn't work today?"

Zhang Ermei pursed her lips and stared at her, "Eldest sister, let me out!"

"Are you going out to cause trouble for the Zhang family?" Sister Zhang stepped forward and wrapped the hemp silk one by one on the spinning machine, and said blankly: "Don't think I don't know your thoughts, Li Baolu is easy to talk, but Gu Jingyun is not a vegetarian .”

Zhang Ermei stared at her angrily.

"Father and elder brother have already found a husband's family for you. You have seen that young man before. He is hardworking and honest, and he is more than enough for you..."

"Then why don't you go?" Second Sister Zhang yelled, "Why don't you get married, you are older than me."

Big Sister Zhang sighed, turned her head to look at Second Sister Zhang seriously, and said, "I don't want to marry because I think the life of being married is the same as not being married. If you are married, you have to serve your parents-in-law and husband, and you have to go to sea to catch up with the sea. Going out to sea to fish and taking care of the food and clothing of the whole family is the same pain. Since this is the case, it is better not to marry, then I have brothers to support me, at least I don’t have to go to sea to fish, and I can take care of my father and brothers. But you are willing to live a lifetime Such a day?"

Zhang Ermei was stunned.

Aunt Zhang turned her head and continued to bury her head in her work, "I know what you are thinking. I feel that I am different from others in reading and writing, but which one of the children in our village is illiterate? Let alone Li Baolu, what do you compare with her? She is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she taught your characters."

Zhang Ermei pursed her lips and said, "I, I never wanted to compare with Sister Baolu..."

"You want to be Gu Jingyun's concubine, but you don't want to compare yourself to Li Baolu?" Sister Zhang showed a sneer on her usually expressionless face, "Are you overestimating yourself, or are you used to deceiving yourself?"

Zhang Ermei's eyes were red, and she said angrily, "Sister, I'm your younger sister, how can you say that about me?"

"If you weren't my younger sister, I wouldn't have said anything about you." Sister Zhang said sternly, "Have you forgotten how elder brother almost lost his life back then?"

"I, I don't harm him, I just adore him."

"He won't care about your admiration," Big Sister Zhang said coldly, "He will only see that you hurt Li Baolu. Don't you know how much he values ​​Li Baolu? With his vengeful personality, what good can you get?"

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