A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 152: Use Your Strength

Lunch was ready and all the food had been carried out of the kitchen. The women had also moved all the bowls and chopsticks to the table outside, waiting for the workers to arrive.

The three women who cooked received a notice from Mrs. Zhu early in the morning that lunch and dinner would consist of one meat dish, two vegetable dishes and a soup. They also had to prepare more meals so that everyone would be full. In the morning, the porridge had to be thick and served with steamed buns and side dishes.

Zhang Cheng, who was at the construction site, looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon, so he said loudly, "Everyone stop what you are doing. The food has been prepared in the kitchen. Let's eat first, and then continue after you are full and rest."

When the workers heard what the master said, they all put down their tools and went to the kitchen.

When Zhang Cheng opened her mouth, the aunt who was cooking started to put vegetables and steamed buns in bowls.

When the workers approached, he said, "Everyone help yourself, one bowl of vegetables and one bowl of steamed buns. Come back for more after you finish eating. The owner said that everyone must be well fed during this period of time. There will be plenty of steamed buns and vegetables."

Everyone in the village knew the Zhang family's character, so when the cook said this, they had no doubts.

Instead, it was the group of bricklayers brought by Foreman Luo who had doubts. After all, they had encountered many cases where the hosts always prepared vegetarian dishes for them when they worked for them, and sometimes the rice was not enough.

But now I see the dishes that the aunt has put in the bowls in advance. The bowls are full of both meat and vegetables, and there are three steamed buns in each bowl, and the steamed buns are quite big.

The workers and people nearby whispered, "This host is quite generous. They give us a lot of food and even let us have more after we finish eating. This is much better than the host we met before."

"Yes, there is quite a lot of meat in this bowl."

The lady who was scooping the vegetables said to the workers, "By the way, everyone, after you finish your meal, there is some soup made from bones. We all do hard labor, so drink some soup to replenish our body. This is also what the owner told us."

"This host is very thoughtful."

Seeing that the Zhang family acted properly, Foreman Luo said to all the workers who were eating:

"We have all seen that the host is open and generous, so we have to build a good house for them. Next, we should do our best and not be cunning or we will be sorry for the meals they cook for us every day, right?"

"Yes, the foreman is right."

"Correct."

Zhang Cheng didn't say anything when he saw this, but this foreman Luo was quite smart.

After lunch, everyone’s enthusiasm for work in the afternoon was much higher than in the morning.

In the next few days, since the Zhang family paid high wages and cooked good meals, everyone built the house much faster.

It took four days to dig all the foundations, another two days to build them, and now we have started laying bricks.

The main hall of the old Zhang family.

The whole family was sitting in the main room with a fire burning in the middle.

Now if I sit in the main room at night without lighting a fire, I will feel a little cold after a long time.

So the Zhang family just lit a fire, which provided light and saved them the trouble of lighting oil lamps.

Zhang Yunyue: "Grandpa, the house next door has started to lay bricks. How about my brother and I go to the town's land agent tomorrow to see if there is any land for sale? If not, let the agent know and we can go and see when there is land for sale."

"Okay, go ahead and buy some flour when you come back."

Grandpa Zhang agreed directly without asking the adults to follow, mainly because it was not such a coincidence that a large piece of land was sold.

Besides, Yueyue usually behaves in a steady manner, and Xiaoyun is by her side. They have been to the dental clinic before, so even if something happens, their father and mother are in the town, so there is nothing to worry about.

The next day.

Zhang Xingyun drove the carriage and took Zhang Yunyue to the town.

After parking the carriage at the door of the food store and saying something to Zhang's father and mother, Zhang Xingyun took Zhang Yunyue to the dental clinic.

Arrived at the dental clinic.

Since the two siblings had already had the experience of going in and out of the dental clinic several times, they went straight in.

The dental practitioner saw two people, a man and a woman in their teens, coming in and walked over to them and asked:

"I wonder what the two guests are doing here at the dental clinic?"

"It's like this, we want to ask if anyone is selling land now, we want to buy some."

The broker glanced at the two of them and said, "How much do you want to buy? We do have someone selling land here."

Now, Zhang Yunyue still has more than 10,000 taels of silver notes after taking into account the share from Tianxiang Tower and Jinxiufang.

"Well, we want to buy a few hundred acres. Does your company have such a large piece of land for sale now?"

The broker was shocked by Zhang Yunyue's mention of hundreds of acres of land. He was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he repeated, "You two are talking about hundreds of acres of land? Did I hear it right?"

"You heard me right. If there is 500 to 600 acres of land, I will take it. But it is best if it is contiguous. Otherwise, it will be difficult to manage if it is scattered."

When the broker saw that the two had confirmed it again, he hurriedly led them to the lobby of the pharmacy to sit down.

Zhang Yunyue and the other person were served tea and snacks.

The broker sat in front of the two men and said, "My two guests, to be honest, if you want to buy a few hundred acres of contiguous land, we really don't have it. The only land that the brokers have now is a few acres or dozens of acres.

But if you are sure you want it, I will start asking for it for you, is that ok? Or are the two guests in a hurry? "

Zhang Yunyue: "We also know that several hundred acres of land may not be available at the moment, so we came here to ask first, and then asked your brokerage to help keep an eye out. If someone wants to sell land next time, please notify us."

The dentist was delighted. If the order was successful, he could eat the food for a whole year.

"By the way, do you two have any requests for the land?"

"Well, try to ask around Zhangjia Village. If that doesn't work, then ask around in Sanhe Town. Also, as I said when I entered the store just now, it's best to have contiguous areas.

But you can ask around first. If there is any news about the sale of a few hundred acres of land, please let us know. We can talk about it after we have seen the land.”

"Okay, then I understand the two guests' requests. By the way, please let me know how to contact you if there is any news."

"Well, Manager Zhang of the Four Seasons Food Store in town is our father. If you have any news, just go to the store and tell him. He will bring the news home."

When the pawnbroker heard that the two men were from the family of the owner of Four Seasons Food Shop, he was no longer worried. After all, the two people in front of him were only in their teens. If they came to the pawnbroker to have fun, then they would be deliberately teasing them.

Now that I hear their identities, there is nothing to worry about.