The next day, Tian Cai got up at dawn. After a quick wash, she rolled up the bedding, tied it with a rope and put it aside.

She continued to use the wicker basket to pack things that could be used. She also planned to pack the iron pot, spatula, and two large bowls used for cooking, and then put two sets of clothes in it and took the wooden basin.

These things look like a lot, but they are actually not very heavy, they are just quite large and take up a lot of space.

Tian Cai carried the rattan basket full of things on his back, tied the bedding to his chest, and carried the iron pot and small wooden basin in his hands, staggering down the mountain.

She planned to put the things in her own yard before going to the captain's house to get yesterday's tools. However, not long after she turned over the small bridge, she saw a person standing on the wall of her own yard.

Listening to the laughter coming from here, I'm afraid there are more people in the yard.

Wang Songbai pushed a cart of adobe bricks and turned from the fork in the village road. He saw the big and small bags of Tian Cai from a distance.

"Big sister, you're back," Wang Songbai greeted Tian Cai with a smile on his face when he saw her. "You didn't even call me when you were renovating the house. I only found out when the team leader came over and said you wanted to use adobe bricks."

He had heard from the captain that a doctor was coming to live in the village, and he had thought that it would be great if the mother and daughter on the mountain were willing to come down. Their pills were so effective, so their medical skills must be very good.

Later I heard from the captain that the doctor who came was called Tian Cai. Isn't that the little girl from the mountain? I told her mother about it at that time, and as a result, she was sent here early this morning to help with the work.

At this time, a tall and thin man happened to walk out of the yard. When he heard what Wang Songbai said, he raised a big smile and said, "That's right, Doctor Tian, ​​if you need anything, just let me know. Don't be shy. We all want you to repair the house as soon as possible and have a place to live!"

Wang Songbai introduced her, "This is Luo Dazhuang, the second son of Uncle Luo's family. He came with me today."

Tian Cai hurriedly thanked him and entered the yard. He found that there were two piles of half-person-high adobe bricks in the front yard.

When the people helping in the yard saw Tian Cai coming back, they all greeted her. Tian Cai responded and thanked them one by one. She didn't know what else to say except thank you.

"Doctor Tian, ​​we don't know how you want to build a kang, so we'll help you repair the courtyard wall first. You can decide what kind of building you want. When Uncle Luo comes, he'll help you figure it out."

"Doctor Tian, ​​have you rebuilt the shed here? I think it would be great to use it as a kitchen. We could build a stove that can be directly connected to the kang in the house."

"Doctor Tian, ​​if you need any physical work, just go over and tell us. We don't have any other skills, but we have a lot of strength!"

Tian Cai looked at the enthusiastic smiling faces and felt warm all over. This was a kind of human touch that was hard to experience in later generations. After listening to them, he learned that the donkey cart that went to the commune to pick up the repaired farm tools had not returned yet, so everyone got together and those who were free came to help.

After Luo Dazhuang's explanation, Tian Cai finally understood the advantages and disadvantages of several types of kangs. So after comprehensive consideration, she decided to build a fire wall against the wall of the main hall in accordance with local customs in the main house, and dig a hole in the front to make a stove, build a kang connected to the kitchen stove, and then put a kang mat made of sorghum straw on it, which would be clean and warm.

The kitchen had to be rebuilt on the site of the original straw shed. Yesterday, she spent half a day dismantling the two kangs. Now, several young men came into play, and within an hour, the ruins of the original kitchen were completely cleared out, leaving no blade of grass behind.

When the house was almost clean, Dongzi called Uncle Luo, an expert in building houses.

Uncle Luo is Luo Xiangli, and his brother is Luo Fuli, the team leader of the production team. Tian Cai had met him before at the team leader's house.

The two brothers were both short and looked quite similar at first glance. After he arrived, he walked around the house twice, called Tian Cai over, pointed at the beams and said, "These beams need to be replaced. The original wood is rotten. If you're in a hurry, you can go to Carpenter Chen and buy ready-made ones. He usually has some in stock. After replacing the beams, you can repair the roof."

Tian Cai quickly agreed. She didn't understand these things and took a notebook to write down what Uncle Luo said.

Seeing that she could not help much, she took the money and went out to find the captain's wife Gao Huijuan. Tian Cai did not have much money, but she had to arrange a delicious lunch for these people and ask about the wages.

As a result, Gao Huijuan heard that these people volunteered to help without asking for any wages, and the adobe bricks used to build her kitchen were also sent to her by the villagers.

Gao Huijuan took her to several households and spent money to buy some food. The vegetables were all picked from people's vegetable gardens. She also borrowed the kitchen of Luo Fuli's house, which was relatively close, and made a decent lunch for everyone. She then helped carry the bowls of food over and invited everyone to eat.

Since there was no table, a few people simply put one together using dismantled broken boards, set out the food, and seated a table full of people. There were no stools, so everyone sat directly on the adobe bricks, and the dining table was bustling with activity.

Uncle Luo was not a talkative person, so he didn't stay for dinner. He just gave a few instructions on what to pay attention to and then went back.

Several young men were a little restrained. Not to mention that Tian Cai was a girl, her identity as a doctor made these young men dare not act recklessly.

Although she had been eating coarse grains in the mountains during this period, she was able to eat meat every few days because of her good physical fitness. The originally shriveled girl became plump as if she had been inflated, and the scars on her face did not affect her at all.

Since they still had to go to work in the afternoon, Tian Cai poured everyone a glass of water and said, "There's no wine available right now, so I'll offer you a glass of water instead. Thank you all for your help. Tian Cai is very grateful!"

There were not enough cups, so Tian Cai took a bowl, also filled with water, and clinked glasses with them one by one.

“Thank you everyone!”

There are many girls with straightforward personalities in the village, but there is no one who is as generous and eloquent as Tian Cai. Several young men joined in the action.

During the meal, everyone talked while eating, and the speed was not slow at all. They finished everything in no time.

Tian Cai packed up the dishes and took them to the village well to wash them. There were several large stone slabs next to the well to make it convenient for people to wash things.

She had just filled half a bucket of water when Uncle Luo's youngest daughter, Luo Xiuyan, came over to help.

The little girl looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing a navy blue jacket and had two black braids hanging down her back. She had an oval face and round almond eyes, and looked very pretty.

The two are about the same age, and Luo Xiuyan is particularly talkative. She chats with Tian Cai while washing dishes.

"Doctor Tian, ​​how old are you this year?" Luo Xiuyan asked curiously. Doctor Tian looked at his face and thought he was not very old, but looked quite steady.

"Just call me Tian Cai. I'm sixteen." Tian Cai reported the original owner's age.

"Okay, then I'll call you Tian Cai. You're really young!" Luo Xiujuan exclaimed. "You're so amazing at such a young age. I heard from Brother Songbai that the pills you make are really effective!"

Tian Cai: "Well, I've been learning for five years, but I can only treat minor illnesses."

"That's already amazing. By the way, Tian Cai, can you help me take a look? I don't know what's growing here?" As she said that, Luo Xiuyan looked around and saw that there was no one in the yard, so she pulled Tian Cai to the wall, unbuttoned her collar to show her the thing on her chest.