Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1309 - 1311: Family Craftsmanship

Xiaoxiao pointed at those lifelike items and asked, "Cousin, where do these get sold to?"

"Just the wealthy households nearby who appreciate the craftsmanship and use them as decorations in their courtyards. This time, I’m hoping to sell them a bit further, so I went to Beijing," Zhong Lihui answered truthfully.

Xiaoxiao nodded, understanding that stones are inherently cumbersome items and with the poor transportation in this area, it is indeed time-consuming and laborious to ship them out, hence they can only be sold nearby.

If sold outside, they could potentially fetch a high price.

If there had been someone to strategize earlier, perhaps the Zhong Family would have prospered long ago.

But being able to take over Stone Mountain itself is already quite remarkable.

Looking at those items, Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask, "Who made these?"

Upon hearing Xiaoxiao’s question, Zhong Dalong was puzzled, "Sister, you silly girl, all of these are crafted by our family."

"Oh, I know these are crafted by our family. I mean, who carved that lion? Who made that stone table?" Zhong Dalong’s words made Xiaoxiao promptly rephrase her question, realizing it would be strange not to know about her own family’s affairs.

Without much thought, Zhong Dalong replied immediately, "Ah, that lion was carved by your second brother from uncle’s house, and the table set was made by me."

While speaking, Zhong Dalong grabbed Xiaoxiao, "Look at what I made, how about your family? If you want, I can make you a set too."

"Yes, yes, definitely." Xiaoxiao quickly requested, thinking such good stuff should definitely be taken. Their family is about to build a house soon, and these stone tables and benches would look great in the yard. Everyone could sit outside chatting and dining; these things are simply wonderful.

Xiaoxiao quickly added, "Right, brother, our family is going to build a house, save some stone for me for building."

"Your family is going to build a house?" Zhong Dalong and Zhong Lihui asked in unison.

"Yes, we already bought the homestead, just waiting to build the house. We plan to start next spring. Originally, I thought we could start after the autumn harvest, but Yang Ming said winter comes quickly after, and we might not finish in time. It’s not ideal to build a house then; spring is better."

Regarding the house-building process, Xiaoxiao originally thought it was a good idea to start after the autumn harvest when families have fewer things to do, but Yang Ming mentioned that just a month after autumn harvest, winter arrives, making it unsuitable for building a house because the project is quite large and cannot be completed in time.

Upon consideration, Xiaoxiao agreed and decided to postpone until next spring. Although they can’t build the house at the moment, they could start with the small fish pond, even though they’ll have to bear another cold winter.

"Your family should’ve built a house long ago. Sister, I was too embarrassed to say it, but Yang Ming’s house is too shabby," Zhong Dalong couldn’t help but complain upon hearing about the house-building plan. When he first saw Yang Family’s house, he couldn’t accept it, but since his sister chose, he had no choice but reluctantly go along.

Next to him, Zhong Lihui chimed in, "Xiaoxiao, Yang Ming is right; it’s better to build the house in spring. The later you go, the colder it gets. If your family is building a house, you wouldn’t make it small, would you? It’s definitely better to build bigger, otherwise, it wouldn’t be completed. Winter isn’t good for work, even our mountain here doesn’t work in winter; stones freeze over with snow and ice everywhere."