After being exiled, relying on space to pamper the chief assistant

Before entering Aunt Huang's house, Ye Zhen first thought about how she wanted to make a new bed, and then Shi Shiran walked in and said hello.

There was no Aunt Huang or her family in the queue selling eels and snails this morning, so she went out on her own.

As time goes by, the village can provide less and less of these two ingredients.

After all, they are wild, and it takes a certain amount of time for these snails and eels to grow. Even if the villagers do not kill them all, they will not be able to harvest them tomorrow.

Under the current circumstances, it is almost possible to collect less than 100 kilograms per day, and the quantity is still declining steadily.

Fortunately, the villagers are not greedy, and it is a surprise to be able to earn these. After Wangyuelou received Ye Zhen's reminder last time, they also began to collect these two ingredients on a large scale in other villages.

Therefore, the village could only offer so much, and they wouldn't mind it.

It was still early, and when Ye Zhen came in, Aunt Huang was cleaning the house.

Her son and daughter-in-law probably just left home, and the house is still a bit messy.

Ye Zhen didn't care about this. She stood at the door and said hello to the other party, then directly stated her intention:

"Aunt Huang, do you know where there is a carpenter in the village? I want to make a bed, preferably ready-made. It is really inconvenient for three people in the family to squeeze into one bed."

At first, Aunt Huang was a little confused when she heard that she was going to make a bed.

But after hearing the next sentence, his expression immediately changed, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

“It’s indeed a bit crowded!”

In the eyes of the villagers, Xie Yunshu and Ye Zhen were young and energetic newlyweds, and the scene the two created in front of them also made them think that they had a very good relationship.

After saying that it was too crowded for three people to sleep in one bed, Aunt Huang naturally thought wrongly.

Seeing that something was wrong with the other party, Ye Zhen opened her mouth. This was not her original intention!

But when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back. Now that the goal had been achieved, the process didn't seem to be that important.

Anyway, in the hearts of the villagers, she and Xie Yunshu are a couple, and she has to maintain this situation for the time being. If there is a misunderstanding, let it be a misunderstanding!

As long as you can prevent yourself from sleeping on a chair tonight and suffer the consequences, that's all!

Regarding Ye Zhen's default performance, Aunt Huang became more sure of her thoughts and quickly gave the other party advice:

"There is also a person in our village who can make beds, but he is not a carpenter, and there is probably no ready-made one. So, I will take you to the next village. There is a carpenter there who is quite famous, maybe there is one!"

As she spoke, she sped up the movements in her hands.

The people in this village are all Han Chinese who were exiled here. Before that, almost all of them were officials. Naturally, they did not know the skills that these ordinary people used to make a living.

It is said that it can make a bed, so I guess it means taking a wooden embryo and making a simple bed.

In such an environment, everyone has no choice, as long as they can be used.

After hearing Aunt Huang's words, Ye Zhen also started to help clean up. She didn't want to sleep on the chair anymore and had to move a bed home today.

After quickly tidying up the house, Aunt Huang closed the door and led Ye Zhen in another direction away from the bamboo house.

The villages are not too far apart from each other, precisely because the village where Ye Zhen is located was established by people who were exiled here, and they also needed to buy some daily necessities when they arrived here.

Therefore, the location of the village is relatively close to nearby villages.

After the two of them left the village, they walked on a deserted dirt road for almost half a quarter of an hour when they saw another village with several houses.

This village is obviously much larger than the one that Aunt Huang and the others later built. Looking around, you can see rows of houses arranged in an orderly manner, at least dozens of households.

When the two arrived at the entrance of the village, a weathered stone tablet was inserted into the soil, but it was very straight.

"Xingnan."

Silently reciting the two traditional Chinese characters engraved on the stone tablet in her mind, Ye Zhen then remembered that it seemed that the village where the Han people gathered did not have a proper name yet.

This is understandable. After all, it is a place where exiled criminals gather. Not to mention a name, there is not even a village leader that every village should have.

If anything happens in the village, it is done through discussion and there is no leader.

"Half of Xingnan Village are Han Chinese and half are local villagers. The people in the village have a pretty good attitude towards exiled Han Chinese like us."

While walking towards the village, Aunt Huang introduced it to Ye Zhen in a nonchalant manner.

Human beings are social creatures. Two villages that are relatively close to each other will definitely move around for a long time. This is a very common thing.

The somewhat famous carpenter she talked about lived in a brick house not far from the entrance of the village.

After getting closer, Ye Zhen looked at it carefully. Although this brick house did not occupy a large area, its clean and tidy appearance was definitely much better than the wooden houses next to it.

Unlike the large blue-brick houses she had seen in the city, the color of the bricks in this house was obviously more messy and not so refined.

I think the price should be much lower too.

Just as this thought flashed through Ye Zhen's mind, Aunt Huang on the side saw her staring at the house and said:

"In fact, it is possible to build an ordinary brick house like this, and you can save a lot of money."

With today's technology, it takes a lot of effort to make beautiful green bricks, so there are naturally many defective products with mottled colors in the brick kiln.

Except for the appearance of these defective products, there is not much difference in terms of practicality.

Therefore, in the countryside, some wealthy families bought these defective products to build houses at not-so-expensive prices.

The appearance is definitely not as good as the authentic blue brick house with large tiles, but it is a real brick house, and the effect of keeping warm in winter and cool in summer is much better than that of wooden house.

But Ye Zhen is still a little stubborn and would rather pay a higher price to buy green bricks.

If money is gone, you can make it again, but you cannot wrong yourself.

Seeing that she just smiled and didn't say anything to him, Aunt Huang said no more and led someone to knock on the courtyard door.

"Is Carpenter Zheng at home?"

Aunt Huang's angry voice echoed in the yard, and immediately another voice sounded:

"Here, there, there!"

As he said this, someone opened the courtyard door and revealed his figure.

The appearance of this Carpenter Zheng, who Aunt Huang called quite famous, was quite beyond Ye Zhen's expectation.

In her guess, people who can do such strenuous work should be very strong.

But this carpenter Zheng was not only shorter than himself, he was also very thin, with obvious white sawdust hanging from his thick black beard.

In terms of appearance, there is no better way to describe the other person than with stern eyebrows and rat eyes.

But Ye Zhen knew in her heart that judging a person by his appearance was the stupidest behavior, so she always had a friendly smile on her face.

"Carpenter Zheng, this is Mrs. Xie who is new to our village. She wants to ask if you have any ready-made beds for sale."

Aunt Huang first made an introduction and then expressed her intention.

After seeing Ye Zhen, Carpenter Zheng had a look of amazement in his eyes, and then stepped aside so that the two of them could walk into the yard.

The house does not occupy a large area, but the yard is extremely large, perhaps for the convenience of work.

But the whole yard was very messy, with all kinds of wood randomly placed everywhere, as well as all kinds of unfinished furniture.

After the two entered the door, they almost didn't have a place to stay, because the floor was covered with sawdust, and they could only step on the sawdust.

However, the owner, Carpenter Zheng, did not feel that there was anything wrong in his yard. Instead, he touched his beard, thought about it and said:

"There is a ready-made bed, but it's just a wedding bed."

"Marriage bed?"

When this was mentioned, Ye Zhen frowned, her attitude of rejection was very obvious.

Although the original owner and Xie Yunshu got married not long ago, they were exiled as soon as they got married, even if they had to drag their marriage bed back, it wouldn't matter.

But she knew better, how could a carpenter make a wedding bed at home with nothing to do?

There was obviously something going on here. She didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.

"There is no need for a wedding bed. Since there is no ready-made one, how much time does it take to make a bed? I can pay extra."

She didn't want to be tortured anymore. The other party looked like an experienced carpenter, so it must have taken a lot of time.

Hearing Ye Zhen's tone, Zheng Carpenter rolled his eyes.

"It takes at least three to five days to build a bed. Are you sure you don't want this wedding bed? I can lower the price."

As he spoke, he specially led people to step on sawdust into the house, and placed many finished wooden furniture in the hall.

The most eye-catching one is the wedding bed placed in the innermost part. Not only is it large, but the patterns carved on the head and foot of the bed are also very delicate.

In fact, when Ye Zhen saw the bed, she liked it very much. Such exquisite handmade wooden beds are very rare to see in modern times.

And I have to say that Aunt Huang is really reliable. Just by looking at the carvings on the bed, you can tell that Carpenter Zheng has excellent craftsmanship!

However, there was a hesitant look on her face, and she was still a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Carpenter Zheng quickly explained:

"Yesterday, the owner came to return the letter and returned it in person. If you want it, I can negotiate on the price."

After saying that, he looked towards Aunt Huang again and said pointedly:

"It was booked by the Wang family at the east end of the village. I'm afraid the marriage may have been blown away."

Aunt Huang was a little surprised when she heard what Carpenter Zheng said, and then responded with some sarcasm:

"Wouldn't it mean that some people's wishful thinking will come to nothing?"

Seeing the two of them singing and playing riddles, Ye Zhen next to her looked confused and had no idea what they were talking about.

She had no choice but to turn her gaze to Aunt Huang, with the intention of exploring.

Aunt Huang, who knew the ins and outs, slapped her hand on the wedding bed and said with great force:

“Mrs.

Seeing her saying such bold words, Ye Zhen had no choice but to nod.

She still trusts Aunt Huang as a person.

When Carpenter Zheng heard these words next to him, he couldn't help but have a surprised look in his eyes.

He originally just wanted to sell the marriage bed and make some more money. As for the follow-up, he found out clearly that the marriage was definitely a mess.

But looking at Aunt Huang's appearance, it seems that the young and charming lady in front of her has a high status in their village?

Although the marriage caused some quarrels between the two villages, it did not affect the peaceful coexistence between them.

What kind of status does it take for the entire opponent's village to come out to protect her?

Ye Zhen didn't know what the other party had in mind. After making up her mind to buy this wedding bed, she asked the price.

With Aunt Huang present, Carpenter Zheng naturally did not dare to offer a high price, and instead lowered it a bit.

The two of them decided on the matter.