Chapter 515: The Wall
Chapter 515: The Wall
After Uncle's family left, Zhao Chenglei quickly went upstairs to help Jiang Xia down for breakfast.
Zhou Zhou had already put on her backpack and was being helped down the stairs by Jiang Xia, one hand on her shoulder and the other on the wall.
With Zhou Zhou by her side, she couldn't turn to look down, so she followed Zhou Zhou's every step, walking slowly.
As soon as Zhao Chenglei came up, he said to Zhou Zhou, "Let me help your auntie down, Zhou Zhou, go and eat breakfast."
Jiang Xia gently squeezed Zhou Zhou's increasingly plump arm and said with a smile, "Go and eat breakfast, your classmates will be coming to find you for school soon."
"Okay," Zhou Zhou obediently handed Jiang Xia over to Zhao Chenglei and ran downstairs to eat breakfast before heading off to school.
The breakfast was Sardine and Peanut Porridge, Green Mung Bean Sprout, Egg, and Rice Noodle Stir-Fry, along with Boiled Egg and Sea Cucumber.
Zhou Zhou ate half a bowl of porridge and half a bowl of stir-fried noodles before her classmates from the village called for her to go to school.
She quickly finished her porridge, put down her bowl, and said, "I'm off to school!" before running out.
Zhou Mu didn't even give her the boiled egg.
The village school also opened a small store, and two stalls were set up outside the school gates selling various pastries. Many students would buy and eat them, and Zhou Zhou would also buy them with her classmates. After school, she would also buy some for Jiang Xia.
Some of the fried snacks were very fragrant, and Jiang Xia loved to eat them too. Sometimes, Jiang Xia would even give Zhou Zhou extra money to buy a few more to bring home.
After breakfast, Zhao Chenglei accompanied Jiang Xia for a walk by the sea and called Jiang Mu at the production team to ask about a batch of fabric.
Jiang Mu: "Make them into clothes, then sell them as non-compliant products to minimize losses."
Jiang Xia: "Be sure to increase the size of the clothes, so that even after others buy and wash them, they can still wear them."
Jiang Mu: "I know, do I need you to teach me these things? Don't I understand more than you? Alright, you don't need to worry about these things. Focus on taking care of your pregnancy, and come home for meals when you're free. I have to go to work now."
After saying this, she hung up the phone.
Zhao Chenglei, holding a briefcase, was standing next to her and immediately became anxious. "Why did you hang up? I haven't even said anything yet."
He waited eagerly for a chance to say a few words to his daughter.
Jiang Mu, in a hurry to go to work, stood up and said, "I forgot! You call her back yourself!"
Zhao Chenglei: "..."
Zhao Chenglei looked at the phone and decided to let it go. If he called back, the phone would need to be transferred, and by the time the call connected, his daughter would probably have already left, saving her from having to go back and forth.
Zhao Chenglei also went to work.
After Zhao Chenglei and Jiang Xia returned home, he went out to drive the tractor.
Zhou Mu, who had just returned from the vegetable garden, saw him driving the tractor out and asked, "Are you going to the city to deliver the goods?"
Zhao Chenglei: "No, I'll do that tomorrow. I'm going to buy some bricks and sand."
Zhou Mu was surprised and asked, "Why buy bricks? What are you planning to build now?"
Other families with pregnant women wouldn't even think of moving earth, but he was always building something or the other.
Zhou Mu didn't feel like explaining either. During the New Year, she had specifically put up an Auspicious Spring Festival Decoration.
Zhao Chenglei: "I want to raise the height of the courtyard wall."
Zhou Mu didn't quite understand: "Isn't it tall enough already?"
Their courtyard wall was already the tallest in the entire village.
"Mhm," Zhao Chenglei didn't explain much, but Jiang Xia understood.
Zhou Mu didn't feel like dealing with him and started weaving the pearl farming net.
Jiang Xia went to the old house to take a look.
When Jiang Xia arrived, several iron pots were already boiling hot water. He Xinguan and Aunt Fen had also gone to the pier to bring back the small squid, and everyone was busy cleaning and soaking them.
It had been raining for the past two days, so no fishing boats had gone out to sea. Everyone was busy making dried small fish.
Finally, the weather cleared up, and fishing boats could go out to sea, so they started processing the small squid again. Soon, Hou Ye's side would also send some over.
Now, they could process three thousand pounds of small squid every day.
He Xinguan: "Everyone said that last night's fishing trip caught fewer small squids. It seems like the abundant fishing season is almost over."
Jiang Xia: "Tomorrow is already May. This year's fishing season didn't start early, so it will probably end early too.
Someone couldn't help but ask upon hearing this: "Xia Xia, after the small squids' fishing season ends, are you not going to hire us anymore?"
Jiang Xia smiled and replied, "No, the small squids' fishing season is over, but we still have other tasks. As long as we do a good job, we won't let anyone go."
Hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief.
Since there were three stoves, Jiang Xia had recently hired five more women from the village to help out.
Who were these women? They were Zhou Mu, He Xinghuan, Aunt Fen, and two others whom they had discussed and unanimously agreed upon.
For Jiang Xia, it didn't matter who she hired, as long as they were meticulous, clean, and responsible, and not too chatty.
So, Jiang Xia left the decision to them, after all, they would be together for at least eight hours a day, and even up to ten hours during overtime. If they could get along harmoniously, Jiang Xia would have one less worry.
The newest, smallest, youngest, and most talkative one said, "I'll post the first chapter!"
However, Jiang Xia also established some simple regulations regarding lateness, early departure, leave, bonuses, overtime pay, full attendance, and other rewards and compensations.
With these regulations in place, any issues could be handled according to the rules, leaving no room for complaints.
But almost no one was late, as the wages were high, and everyone in the production team wanted to work here. So, everyone usually arrived early, starting work at 8 a.m., and they would be there by 7:30 or 7:45, very diligent.
Jiang Xia greeted them and then went back to her translation.
After about an hour and a half of translating, she heard the sound of a tractor. It was probably Zhou Chenglei returning, so Jiang Xia stood up and went to the window to take a look. Indeed, it was Zhou Chenglei pulling a tractor with sand and two bags of cement. Behind him was another tractor pulling a load of bricks.
Jiang Xia decided to go downstairs for some exercise.
Zhou Mu asked Zhou Chenglei, "How high do you plan to build the compound wall?"
Zhou Chenglei replied, "As high as half the height of the neighbor's second-floor window."
If the wall was half the height of the window, it would block people's line of sight.
Wen Wan heard the noise and looked out the window. She saw the sand and bricks on the tractor and then heard Zhou Chenglei's words, leaving her dumbfounded.
Was Zhou Chenglei planning to raise the compound wall? If the wall was raised, wouldn't her room's window face a wall?
Not to mention feeling stuffy and being unable to look at the scenery when bored, but the light and wind would be blocked! How stifling!
Wen Wan directly shouted from the window, "Zhou big brother, are you planning to raise the wall?"
Zhou Chenglei pretended not to hear.
Wen Wan raised her voice, "Zhou big brother, are you planning to raise the wall?"
Zhou Chenglei looked up, a mocking smile on his lips, and his gaze was indifferent, with a hint of accusation, "Yes, raising the wall is for security and to prevent peeping."
Wen Wan: "..."
The bricks had already been purchased, and Wen Wan was truly anxious. Zhou Guohua had gone out to sea and was not at home, so she hurried downstairs and said to Zhou Bingqiang's wife, "Mom, the neighbors are building the wall. They plan to raise it, which will block the light in our room."
Zhou Bingqiang's wife said, "It won't block it, will it? Isn't our window a bit far from theirs? If they want to raise it, let them do it!"
Everyone had a courtyard, and their houses were in the middle of the courtyard. There was a distance of several meters between the two houses, and there was even an alley between them. How could a wall block the view?
Zhou Bingqiang's wife lived downstairs, right below Wen Wan's room. Her window also faced the courtyard wall, but it was three meters away, and she didn't feel like it was blocking anything.
Wen Wan said, "It will block our good fortune in terms of feng shui!"
Zhou Bingqiang's wife: "..."
It seemed to make sense!
"You're right, I'll go and talk to them!"
Apologies, I didn't have time to finish the next chapter. I'll make up for the missing chapter tomorrow morning.
(End of Chapter)
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