PNB Chapter 115 Chen Siyao Cried
Chapter 115 Chen Siyao Cried
After Xia Shengsheng and his companions had finished their meal, they rushed to Master Chen's house. The door of Master Chen's house was open.
From inside, one could hear Xixi crying softly and sighing.
Xia Shengsheng was in a state of being unable to advance or retreat.
"Mom, let's go in and take a look! Did something happen to Sister Siyao and the others?"
Ercheng was a little anxious, so he walked to the door and knocked gently.
Xia Shengsheng looked at Ye Chao and Sicheng and whispered, "Didn't I tell you to call Siyao aunt? When did she become sister?"
Ye Chao and Sicheng shook their heads. Ye Chao and Ercheng were studying in the town, and they would occasionally run into Chen Siyao when they came out of the private school to buy some things.
Ye Chao knew that Chen Siyao called Xia Shengsheng "sister-in-law", so he always obeyed Xia Shengsheng's instructions and called Chen Siyao aunt.
But Ercheng always called her sister, which made him seem like he was a generation younger than her.
Craftsman Chen heard a knock on the door and walked out.
His face, which was originally full of worry, forced a smile after seeing Xia Shengsheng and the others.
"Xiao Xia! Why are you here? Please come in. It's been a long time since we last met."
In total, we hadn't seen each other for more than a month, but after Master Chen said that, it seemed like we hadn't seen each other for three to five years.
Xia Shengsheng was invited in with embarrassment.
Several children also greeted them.
"Hello, Grandpa Chen!"
Even Ercheng calls him Grandpa Chen.
Chen Siyao walked out of the main room and greeted Xia Shengsheng with a smile.
But Xia Shengsheng could see that Chen Siyao's eyes were red and there were tears in the corners of her eyes that had not been wiped away.
"Sister-in-law is here? I made a purse for her and wanted Ercheng to bring it back to her!
I didn't expect that when I went to Master Zhu's place today, I found out that Ercheng and Ye Chao were on holiday.
It just so happens that you are here today, I will go get the things now, sister-in-law, please go in and sit for a while!"
Ever since Xia Shengsheng sent Chen Siyao back from the street last time and asked Chen Gongshi to bring her some ingredients for the five-red soup, the two haven't seen each other much since then, but they still keep in touch from time to time.
Chen Siyao would always embroider a few handkerchiefs, purses, and make small pickles, and then ask Ercheng and Ye Chao to bring them to Xia Shengsheng when they got home from school.
Xia Shengsheng would occasionally return the favor with gifts such as toffee, modern pastries and other different foods.
This time it was a coincidence, as Xia Shengsheng came to see Master Chen for something.
"Okay, I just happened to have something to talk to Uncle Chen about, so there's no need to rush."
Xia Shengsheng wanted to give Chen Siyao enough time to adjust her mood.
I followed Craftsman Chen into the main room.
Ye Chao and Si Cheng followed behind obediently.
Ercheng looked in the direction where Chen Siyao left, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Xiao Xia! I heard that you opened a workshop now. How is it going? Is business going well?"
In order to break the awkward situation, Master Chen tried his best to find topics to talk about.
"I opened a small workshop, and the business is pretty good. I came here to ask Uncle Chen if he has time. I bought the land opposite my house and want to rebuild a workshop!"
When Master Chen heard this, he was also quite surprised. He had stayed in Kaoshan Village for nearly two months and he knew the situation of Xia Shengsheng's family.
Her husband died a year ago, and her in-laws treated her and her children badly. After they finally divided the family property, she got nothing except a shabby house and a few acres of poor quality land.
In a short period of time, the house was rebuilt. This time, too, not long after the new house was built, we bought land and prepared to build another house.
Although building a factory is not as complicated as building a house, it saves labor and materials and is much cheaper, but few people have the courage to do so. It is not easy to build something from scratch in such a short time.
“Congratulations, Xiao Xia, I didn’t expect you to build another house so soon.
It just so happens that I haven't been working recently. If you need me, I can come over anytime.
Only Erhe, who used to work with me, is still idle, while everyone else is working!
It's also because I have a lot of things to do at home recently, so I haven't gone out to take on any work.
I can't keep my colleagues waiting for me, so I let them do the work right away.
Only Erhe is idle now. "
Xia Shengsheng thought that building a factory was relatively simple, with the help of craftsman Chen and Erhe to coordinate, but there should be no problem with the small workers in this village.
"In that case, Uncle Chen, please take Erhe with you. I haven't had time to draw the blueprints this time. If you have paper and pen, I'll draw it now. The sooner we start, the better.
You should be familiar with the land opposite my house. How much materials and money are needed? It would be best if we could ship it over tomorrow. What do you think?"
Craftsman Chen said there was no problem, and brought out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked Xia Shengsheng to draw the diagram so that the specific amount could be calculated.
Xia Shengsheng painted two courtyards, front and back.
There is an archway in the middle of the yard, which can be connected when opened and can be locked at other times.
You can walk through both the front and back doors. It's more like two adjacent courtyards, each with its own space.
There is a row of factory buildings of more than 100 square meters in that yard, with several partitions in the middle.
You have already drawn the stove and all the utensils you need.
Several houses were built on both sides of the factory building.
It can be used as a rest area for employees or as a dining room.
The second yard is of the same specifications.
After checking it out, Craftsman Chen said there was no problem and he could immediately contact the factories of various materials. Since the customer was an old one, he didn't have to pay a deposit this time.
Wait until the goods are delivered to Kaoshan Village tomorrow and then pay directly.
As there were not many people working on the project this time, craftsman Chen only asked for 3.5 taels of silver as wages, from the beginning to the end of the project.
After discussing these things, Chen Siyao finally arrived.
It was obvious at this time that she had rested well, her eyes were no longer red, her face should have been washed, and she even changed her clothes.
He walked in with a relaxed look on his face.
"Sister-in-law, I am so sorry for neglecting you. It took me so long to come here, and the clothes I was wearing were a little dirty, so I changed into another set before coming out."
"It's okay. Uncle Chen and I just had something to discuss. Didn't you say you would give me a purse? I heard it just now. Where is it? You can't take back what you said."
Xia Shengsheng deliberately joked with Chen Siyao to make the atmosphere better.
Chen Siyao seemed to understand Xia Shengsheng's intention and laughed even more happily.
"How can I take it back? Look, isn't this it? I heard from Ercheng that Shanshan is learning embroidery from an embroidery master.
My cooking skills are average, sister-in-law, please don’t despise me.”
Ercheng kept looking at Chen Siyao when she was speaking and had been wanting to interrupt her.
What exactly happened to the Chen family?
After enduring for a long time, I finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Si, Auntie! Why were you crying just now?"
Er Cheng was about to call Siyao Sister, but after taking a look at Chen the Craftsman, he changed his name.