Clothes made in those days weren't very good. People would buy fabric and have it made by a tailor in the village. The tailor could make the clothes according to the person's body size, and the clothes would fit better.

There were relatively few types of fabrics available. Even Dacron was considered decent, and the worst was linen, which was very uncomfortable to wear, cold in winter and hot in summer, and was only for the poor.

When Wang Tianxiao passed by the shoe store, he thought that his fifth brother would be joining the army in the spring, so he bought him a pair of leather shoes so that he could walk out looking presentable.

I bought another copy of "How the Steel Was Tempered" for Lao Liu. That guy simply hasn't read enough, so he doesn't even understand the basic principles. He's still young; I'll try to save him if I can, but if not, I'll just let him be.

Asking him to abandon his past life's mindset and regard the sixth and fifth brothers as equally important is something he can't do yet; he's not a saint.

Not beating up Lao Liu would be the greatest act of mercy.

He had thought about buying something for his mother-in-law and father-in-law, but after thinking about it, he decided to discuss with his wife when to visit them. As for what to buy, his wife would definitely know better than he did.

After buying everything, Wang Tianxiao headed home satisfied. When he was almost in town, he made a point of stopping at the town's brick and tile factory to inquire about the prices of red bricks and gray tiles.

They're about the same, one dollar and fifty cents.

Wang Tianxiao calculated the amount of bricks needed to build the courtyard after the family split up. One square meter would require 65 bricks. The farmland here is about one mu (approximately 0.16 acres), so the courtyard wall and house would require about 50,000 bricks and 15,000 gray tiles, which would cost more than 3,000 yuan in total.

Including labor and meal expenses, as well as other costs, at least five thousand yuan should be prepared for building a new home.

That is indeed a huge sum of money.

In those days, people rarely used red bricks to build houses; most courtyard walls were built with earth and adobe bricks.

The courtyard wall was built by stacking wooden planks to form a wall, then repeatedly pounding soil into it layer by layer to compact it, slowly building up the wall, and then removing the formwork, somewhat like the precast cement or poured concrete of later times.

The houses were built with adobe bricks.

Adobe bricks are made by placing sticky, wet loess into a mold that is about 40 to 50 centimeters long and a dozen centimeters wide, tamping it down with feet and a stone hammer, then removing the mold and drying it. This process is also called "bamboo bricks".

If the quality of this type of brick is good, its sturdiness is in no way inferior to that of red bricks, making it a primary material for building houses.

Rural people have no shortage of manpower, but they lack money. Therefore, unless they are very wealthy, most families build their own foundations instead of using red bricks.

Anyway, there aren't many jobs in the village to earn work points when the season comes, so they might as well build their own houses.

In his previous life, Wang Tianxiao's old house was not renovated until 2010. He had lived in an adobe house for more than 20 years. Now that he has been reborn, he will definitely not let his wife and children live in such a place. He will make sure they live well and start by letting them live in a large room with bright and clean red bricks and gray tiles.

Anyway, the winter is still long. After finishing what he did outside the mountains, he can go back inside. Based on his understanding of the mountains, he thinks making ten thousand yuan or so is no problem at all.

Besides, he doesn't just cause trouble for wild animals.

He has other plans after the spring.

Along the way, he became more and more excited. He was in high spirits and felt that a bright future was right in front of him, almost within reach.

But as soon as he got home, still on the ground floor of the pit courtyard, he heard a commotion in the yard. Standing on the cliff and looking down, his face immediately turned ashen with anger.

It turned out that the hanged ghost Yu Xiaofeng had returned, accompanied by three men: her two older brothers and her younger brother.

This is like bringing her family back to cause trouble.

Trying to gradually transition through this most difficult initial stage is indeed still very challenging.

The tree desires stillness, but the wind never ceases. He wanted to never have anything to do with these people with whom he had grudges from his past life, but they just kept coming to provoke him.

Fearing for his wife's safety, he didn't think twice and rode his bike down the alley, pushed open the door, and threw the bike under a tree nearby.

Yu Xiaofeng and her three brothers, their mother Zhang Meifeng, the third brother Wang Tianren, the fourth brother Wang Tianyi and his wife, the fifth and sixth brothers, and several children all stood on the ground outside the cave dwelling. The adults were arguing incessantly, and the children were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

The fifth and sixth brothers blocked Wang Tianxiao's doorway to prevent the three members of the Yu family from entering, while Wang Tianyi and his wife stood beside their mother, verbally dissuading them but taking no action, seemingly watching the fight from a distance.

If you give them two flags, they're cheerleaders; if you give them a camera, they're tourists. It's a blatant show of strictness, but a lenient one.

The mother, Zhang Meifeng, was so angry that her face turned red and her hands trembled.

Wang Tianren, on the other hand, squatted at the entrance of his cave dwelling with his head in his hands, not uttering a single word, performing as usual.

I didn't see his wife in the crowd; she was probably inside the cave dwelling.

Wang Tianxiao deliberately made a loud noise when he entered, drawing everyone's attention. Some were concerned, some were amused, while others, consumed by anger, rushed over.

The three Yu brothers were not very tall, but they looked quite strong. They looked like Yu Xiaofeng, with droopy eyes that made them look sinister.

The three men immediately blocked Wang Tianxiao's path. Yu Da, the leader, pointed at Wang Tianxiao and cursed, "Wang Tianxiao, are you fucking bullying my sister? You've got some nerve, daring to bully the Yu family. Don't you even know if the Yu family is easy to bully?"

"Brother, I think we should give him a beating first. Look at his wicked and cowardly appearance, it makes me angry just looking at him."

"Yeah, he doesn't seem to care."

Over there, after the three left, Wang Tiancheng told Wang Tianxin to continue guarding the door, and then he came over to stand with his second brother, angrily saying, "Your Yu family has people, but our Wang family has no one?"

Wang Tianxiao remained calm. He pulled his younger brother and shielded him behind him. His brother was going to join the army next year and become a high-ranking official in the future. He couldn't let his brother be dragged down with him.

He looked at Yu Da's angry eyes and said calmly, "So, what are you going to do today?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Yu Dayi was taken aback.

"So, what are you all doing here today? Do you want to reason with me, or are you planning a fight? If it's about reasoning, then let's sit down and explain things clearly. If it's about fighting, then move aside. Are you all coming at me at once, or should I take you down one by one?"

Wang Tianxiao spoke calmly. Although the people in front of him looked fierce and menacing, he showed no fear whatsoever.

For someone who has faced life and death, what do these things matter?

His imposing manner temporarily overwhelmed the three men. He casually pushed Yu Laosan aside, went over to take the bag off the bicycle, and carried it towards his own cave dwelling.