The warm atmosphere among everyone goes without saying. After catching up with her husband, the eldest and second cousins-in-law immediately went to cook.

After a long day of walking, everyone was exhausted and hungry. They couldn't wait for a big meal.

Zhao Qingyan took out ten jin of noodles and dozens of eggs.

My sister-in-law cut about three more pounds of wild boar meat, and the hot noodle soup was ready.

The noodles were served in a large soup bowl.

There weren't enough chairs, so we sat on the floor. Anyway, the floor inside the stone house was very clean.

There wasn't even any noodle soup left; it seemed like they weren't quite full yet.

The adults ate heartily, which whetted the appetites of all the children.

Having no other choice, Zhao Qingyan took out another ten jin of flour.

That's enough; in the end, only some soup base was left.

Having lived in the valley for so long, anything Zhao Qingyan takes out will automatically be assumed to have been prepared by her grandmother.

They drew water from the pool, heated it, and carried it into the specially dug bathhouse.

For convenience, men and women were separated, and everyone washed up quickly.

Previously, everyone slept on separate stone beds, but now that their families have arrived, the stone beds have been redistributed.

Zhao Qingyan did not move from her original position.

The stone bed next to Zhao Qingyan was occupied by the Huang couple.

The eldest and second cousins-in-law didn't move either; they just shared a bed with their husbands.

Qingyang and Qingyi followed their father, Zhao Minggeng.

The eldest uncle and his wife, and the second uncle and his wife each occupied a stone bed.

My eldest cousin, Qingyi, has a stone bed all to herself.

My second uncle's family has two brothers, Qingfeng and Qingluan, sharing one stone bed, while Qinglin and Qinghe each have their own. Perfectly arranged for everyone.

The group was a little excited to be sleeping in a stone house and on a stone bed for the first time, but they couldn't resist the fatigue of walking all day and soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning, there was no rooster crowing to wake us, but instead, the chirping of birds.

Pushing open the door, you're greeted by lush greenery, and your good mood for the day begins the moment you open the door.

Although the drought has eased somewhat, building the valley remains a top priority for the Zhao family.

The most important thing now is the accommodation problem. After spending the whole night in one room with more than 20 family members, even with curtains, it's not soundproof.

Every now and then someone talks in their sleep or snores, and what's most annoying is when someone farts, that's really troubling.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, the men of the Zhao family began their great undertaking of digging a stone house.

Zhao Minggeng then helped his daughter build the windows and doors first.

I can ignore others, including myself, but my daughter's affairs must come first.

He already doted on his only daughter, and moreover, in Zhao Minggeng's heart, his daughter was the source of his good fortune.

If he wins over his daughter, he'll reach the pinnacle of his life.

Of course, Zhao Qingyan didn't miss her father's slightly ingratiating expression.

After my father finished making the window frame, I gave him a can of beer and some beef jerky.

The cool beer washes away the summer heat.

That blissful expression almost made Zhao Qingyan laugh herself to death. But thankfully, she managed to control herself.

So the father and son sat together, secretly enjoying some good food.

It's true what they say, being strong is a good thing; her father finished making and installing Zhao Qingyan's windows and doors in a single day.

That very night, Zhao Qingyan moved out of the "collective dormitory".

Seven or eight days later, the Zhao family had finished digging the stone house and installed the glass windows they had been longing for.

Suddenly, Ms. Huang felt that her room was no longer pretty. Although it was the largest in area and had the largest window, she felt that something was missing.

Sure enough, he had a stern face early in the morning, making everyone afraid to even breathe.

Zhao Qingyan was the boldest; she took the initiative to approach and ask what had happened.

Huang was too embarrassed to admit that she was a little jealous, feeling that other people's rooms were prettier than hers, so she made an excuse and said it was nothing.

“I noticed that you all have wooden beds in your rooms, but mine is a stone bed. Would you like to change it as well?”

Unable to hold back, Huang subtly voiced her idea.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyan immediately identified the problem.

"Grandma, didn't we say before that we would change the layout of your room once everyone's rooms were settled?"

Here's what I'm thinking: you and I are getting old, and although Lingnan Prefecture doesn't freeze in winter, it's still damp and cold.

The bedding in the room was damp, whether it was a stone bed or a wooden bed, it was all miserable.

Your room and my grandfather's room are big enough, why don't we build a heated kang bed and partition off another room to put a bed?

Sleeping on a heated brick bed in winter and a regular bed in summer—isn't that comfortable?

Even if we can't live here permanently, we still need to make sure we're comfortable.

Huang's eyes lit up when she heard this. "That's right! Sleeping on a kang in winter must be comfortable. I've heard that as long as you burn firewood, the kang will be warm all night long."

Wouldn't I be very fortunate in winter?

“My dear, the heated kang you mentioned is certainly nice, but no one in our family knows how to build one,” Huang asked, looking quite troubled.

"Grandma, don't worry about that. I remember there should be similar books. Once I find them, I'll teach my dad first, and then I can build a kang (heated brick bed) for you."

Once our family members have all learned how to do it, we can even organize our family members to build for other people's homes.

"I won't say much, but I should be able to earn enough to support my family."

Zhao Qingyan casually painted a rosy picture for Huang.

The old lady Huang considered herself to be worldly-wise, and when she heard her granddaughter say this, she felt as if a door to a new world had been opened for her.

He slapped his thigh.

"That's right, during the off-season in the past, your dad and the others would go to town to do odd jobs."

Earning a few coins is difficult, and it's exhausting. Having this skill is much better than doing odd jobs.

In a back-and-forth exchange between the grandfather and grandson, the men of the Zhao family were quickly and clearly arranged.

The prototype of the first construction team in the Divine Dragon Kingdom has emerged.

Now that the old lady's worries have been resolved, arrangements must be made quickly.

The men of the Zhao family put down their work and began to renovate the stone house for the elderly couple.

The so-called renovation involved removing the unnecessary stone partitions, while ensuring safety.

Of course, it's not about removing everything, just a portion of it.

Remove the excess portion of the stone wall that serves as a partition, leaving only one pillar for support.

After this was done, the entire space clearly showed a distinction between active and quiet areas, and also gained a more artistic feel.

After opening up the space, the newly made bed for the elderly couple was placed there.

The children and grandchildren don't need to worry about making the bed.

They chased everyone away, leaving only Zhao Qingyan.

Zhao Qingyan wisely began taking things out.

First, take out a two-meter latex mattress and cover it with a fitted sheet. Then, make the bed with blankets.

Several layers of appropriately sized quilts were laid out. Finally, a set of pure cotton sheets with a floral print was placed on top.

Place two pillows on the bed, and then cover half of the bed with a blanket; the overall comfort will be achieved.

Then she took out a bedside table from her bedroom in her past life, with two water glasses on it.

A thermos with a bamboo exterior, bought at a farmers' market.