Chapter 679: The First Wife Sold by Her Husband 25

Chapter 679: Chapter 679: The First Wife Sold by Her Husband 25

The east room is where Mr. Wang and Wang Mu live, along with Yuan Chun and her daughter, and a few nephews from the family. The large kang, over six meters wide, accommodates a row of people sleeping at night.

The west room also features a large kang six meters wide, but a wall partitions the room in the middle—this is the room for the eldest and second brothers.

The rooms of the third and fourth brothers were added later as side rooms, with an earthen stove upon entry, flanked by two small rooms each three meters wide.

As the stove is adjacent to the room, the door is beside it, and when cooking, smoke fills the rooms, making the house smoky and choked with fumes.

Yuan Chun designed the blueprint: upon entering, there’s a big living room and dining area; to the east of the living room are two adjacent rooms and the kitchen; to the west are the storage room, toilet, and bathroom.

Yuan Chun even designed a back door in the kitchen, so they needn’t carry firewood through the living room and dining area, while in the backyard, she also planned a firewood storage room.

The water well is also in the backyard.

Wang Changgui held the blueprint, feeling immensely pleased, "Yuan Chun, when your Uncle Five comes home tonight, let’s go to his house; have him help build your house."

"Sure."

Uncle Five is a bricklayer; anyone building a house in the village seeks Uncle Five’s help.

Yuan Chun handed Wang Changgui five hundred yuan, "Dad, this house won’t come down to five hundred yuan, will it? Here’s another five hundred yuan; if it’s not enough, I’ll give more."

"It’s enough, a thousand yuan is excessive. We and your brothers will gather enough firewood, then we’ll get some mountain stones to build the courtyard wall."

"Dad, spend some money on transporting mountain stones; this year, there’s an extra kang fire, so get more firewood for heating."

For just ten yuan, one could transport enough mountain stones to build the courtyard wall.

Transporting mountain stones is much more exhausting than transporting firewood.

Wang Changgui nodded, "Alright, I’ll talk to Grandpa Qi about this."

Wang Changgui took the blueprint and went out.

Yesterday, Wang Mu was tearful about her daughter and little Niu Niu moving out, but today she was all smiles, "Yuan Chun, once your new house is built, I’ll move in for a few days to enjoy it."

"Of course, Mom. Once I dig a well in my yard, fetching water will be much closer. How about I buy a water pump for you, then you’ll draw water without needing to fetch it anymore?"

"You mischievous girl, don’t flaunt just because you have some money. That water pump must be very expensive; you buy one for yourself instead. As long as you’re well, Mom would smile even in her dreams."

Wang Mu’s smile stretched to the back of her ear.

Yuan Chun couldn’t help but smile too.

Mr. Wang and Wang Mu pampered the original owner so much; yet in the past life, the original owner died outside, leaving Mr. Wang and Wang Mu heartbroken.

And Niu Niu, so young without a mother... alas, the curse of an irresponsible man.

In the evening, Wang Changgui, Wang Hongjun, and Yuan Chun went to Uncle Five’s house, entrusting the construction to him.

Upon learning that Yuan Chun was building a house, Uncle Five refused any payment, "Forget my wages; to build a house for Chunyazi, as her uncle, I should lend extra help. You pay others fifty cents a day and provide a meal."

Yuan Chun earnestly shook her head, "That won’t do; I can’t let Uncle Five work for free. Pay others as usual, sixty cents a day, Uncle Five as the foreman gets one yuan a day, and a meal. I know the rates, Uncle Five, don’t refuse, or I’ll have someone else build the house."

Uncle Five stated others would work for fifty cents a day, but Yuan Chun insisted on not undervaluing Uncle Five’s labor, nor letting personal favors go unpaid.

Unwaveringly, Yuan Chun stood firm, and Uncle Five had no choice but to agree.

However, Uncle Five thought once the house was built, when Chunyazi paid him, he wouldn’t accept it; otherwise, Grandpa Qi might scold him heavily.

In the Old Wang Family’s three generations, there was only this one girl, cherished by everyone.