Chapter 213: The villagers are making trouble and the tents are completed!

After everyone left, Ruan Yuntang remembered that he had not yet asked him what he had discussed with Qiao Sujin.

But she was too lazy to chase him out and ask again, for fear of being considered jealous.

Have a good night's sleep.

The next day, when Ruan Yuntang woke up and opened the door, he saw Jiang Yubai had not even eaten breakfast and had hurried out.

She chased after him for two steps, "Did something happen in the village?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the weather has turned cold recently and many villagers have fallen ill."

The man frowned, it was obvious that things were not that simple.

"Then you go first." Ruan Yuntang didn't waste any time and let him go.

When she returned to the village chief's house, she asked about Wang Chunfang while having dinner.

"Several people have caught colds. It's probably because the weather has cooled down and everyone is sleeping in tents. Some of the curtains aren't pulled tight, so the cold wind is blowing in."

Hearing this, Ruan Yuntang pondered for a moment, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and went out to check the drying tent.

The oil on the tent has almost dried up, and we should be able to use it by noon.

Although the waterproofness has not been tested yet, the stability and windproofness of this tent have been tested and are perfect.

She waited until noon when the tent was completely dry. She and Wang Chunfang poured water on it and tested its waterproofness. Then she took the finished tent to the temporary refugee shelter.

From a distance, a group of people wearing thick patched cotton coats surrounded Zhao Qiang and several young soldiers who were distributing supplies.

"Ahem...you guys are just slacking off and deliberately delaying time, right?"

"It's been over a week, and you said you'd take your time with the foundation, but now you haven't even built the framework of a roof. If you don't want to get down to business, hand this off to another team!"

"Yeah, don't waste our time! You made us live in this crappy tent, and look how cold we are! The flood didn't kill us, but this cold is almost killing us!"

“Cough cough cough…”

Their curses were interspersed with heavy coughs. Their faces were pale, their hands were tucked into their sleeves, and their bodies and teeth were trembling.

Zhao Qiang listened to their loud questioning and was speechless. He kept his head down and apologized.

At this moment, they didn't understand why the leader kept delaying.

At the beginning, we said that we should take our time and do a good job, and they agreed.

But now the weather has suddenly dropped in temperature, and it’s not a good idea for these villagers to keep sleeping in tents.

At this time, a clear and beautiful female voice was heard.

"Everyone, please be quiet. We have been working on ways to make a windproof, waterproof, and sturdy tent for everyone to use."

"Now that the tents are finished, we will try to arrange them for everyone tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Hearing the sound, everyone turned and looked, and saw the girl who had distributed incense to them before, holding something in her hand, walking towards them step by step.

They sneered and vented their anger that was originally directed at Zhao Qiang and the others towards Ruan Yuntang.

"Who wants to live in your shabby tent? It's leaky and drafty. Do you want our illness to get worse?"

"We want a house!"

"Yes, we want a house!"

"If you don't start building, we'll report you to the higher authorities!"

"Yes, report you!"

The crowd at the scene suddenly jumped up and surrounded Ruan Yuntang, blocking him completely.

Seeing this, Zhao Qiang hurriedly squeezed in, protecting his sister-in-law behind him, and said loudly:

"Our leader will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer to this matter. Please go back to your tents and rest first!"

However, these words not only failed to calm everyone's anger, but made the group's faces even worse.

"Who wants to go back to the tent to rest? Do you think that's where people live?"

"You're just being perfunctory and don't want to work. When we all freeze to death or die of disease, you can just leave this poor place of ours, right?"

“…”

Ruan Yuntang listened to them talking more and more excessively, and said loudly:

"Everyone, be quiet. We absolutely don't mean that. The new tents we've brought you today won't leak wind or rain, and bugs won't be able to crawl in. We guarantee you a comfortable, safe, and secure stay!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding villagers sneered with disdain:

"Aren't you just here to delay time and fool us?"

"Don't believe this woman! How can a tent be as comfortable and peaceful as sleeping in our house?"

When the others heard this, they nodded repeatedly and glared at Zhao Qiang and the others with cold brows.

Ruan Yuntang glanced at the people around him without changing his expression when he heard this, and said slowly:

"Can the new house be built so quickly? Don't you want to live more comfortably before the house is built?"

Everyone's expressions changed. Of course they wanted to live better, but what else could they do now?

At this time, Ruan Yuntang pushed Zhao Qiang and asked him to make some space.

Then, in front of everyone, she bent down, lowered the tent, and then unfolded it.

This tent adopts a convenient folding structure, so once it is opened, it can form a prototype.

When the waterproof canvas was shaken open, the fine twill lines shimmered in the sunlight and were much thicker than ordinary fabrics.

After a while, a spacious tent was erected. The four corners were firmly fixed to the ground with barbed steel nails, and it did not move at all even in the wind.

The villagers, who had originally looked disdainful, stared with wide eyes, shock flashing in their eyes.

Ruan Yuntang now lifted the door curtain with gauze to show it.

"This cloth can keep out the rain, and the bracket is very strong. Even if there are icy clouds, it won't break. If you don't believe me, come and check it out!"

Hearing this, the villagers walked over hesitantly, looked it up and down, reached out and touched the cloth, and someone said disdainfully:

"Isn't this just ordinary Velen? Are you sure it's as strong as you say?"

Ruan Yuntang chuckled and whispered a few words to Zhao Qiang.

Zhao Qiang looked at her hesitantly, then turned and ran away.

After a while, he came over with two buckets of water.

"Pour it down." Ruan Yuntang pointed at the tent.

Zhao Qiang's eyes widened as he looked at the tent, which looked sturdy. He didn't think it could really withstand the bucket of water.

You have to know that when their troops went on missions before, they were also given tents and other items for survival in the wild, but they still leaked when it rained heavily.

The other villagers thought it was impossible, and someone deliberately urged:

"Comrade Zhao, why don't you splash it? Don't you even trust your sister-in-law?"

"If even you don't believe this, how dare we live in a tent like this?"

As he spoke, others also began to sneer and ridicule.

Ruan Yuntang raised his eyes and fixed his gaze on this man who had a rough appearance and a bandit-like air every time he started to speak. He smiled and said:

"I hear you have the loudest voice. How about you just come into the tent and be a witness?"

The man met the girl's autumn-water eyes, and his gaze swept across her delicate face. He swallowed subconsciously and nodded.

“Okay… okay.”