"How about this, can you give me the cloth? I'll go to the mountain to chop down some trees for you some other day, and I'll help you with the wood for this hat, okay?"

He Wan's eyes lit up and said, "Of course."

Brother Fu Jun and Uncle Li Er hurriedly blocked the sight of others and said, "Girl, leave the fabric here first. We'll take it after we get off work. Tell others that you paid three dollars to help you put up a roof."

He Wan was also a straightforward person and said, "Okay."

When she got off work in the evening, He Wan gave the dozen feet of cloth to Brother Fu Jun.

Over the next two days, the back row of roofs was completed, and all that was left was to build the kang.

The team leader found two older men in the village who were in their fifties and more experienced.

It's just slow. It takes three or four days to build a kang and a stove. It takes half a month to finish all the kangs they have.

These two days, Brother Fu Jun and Uncle Li Er went to the mountains to cut trees after work.

Then I went to Uncle Li’s house in the village to help saw it into boards.

It is a bit troublesome to do it purely by hand, but He Wan said there is no rush and it can be done after the kang is made.

After the house was completed, He Wan chose a door at Uncle Li's house.

All of their families were chosen from Uncle Li’s house, who was a carpenter in their village.

I usually make cabinets, furniture, or order wooden basins for people.

We also get paid in centimeters, and the money collected for the furniture still has to be given to the village.

I usually stay at home, but I also have to go to the fields during the busy farming season.

In addition to these, He Wan also ordered a two-layer kang cabinet, a kang table, and a kang mat in advance.

A desk, a chair, a long filing table, a chopping board, and a small stool.

All I spent was two pounds of brown sugar, a bar of soap, and three dollars.

Uncle Li could keep the brown sugar and soap for himself, but the money had to be handed in. Uncle Li was also smart, knowing that they would definitely need these to build a new house, so he made two or three sets in advance.

While waiting for He Wan to get the wood for her roof.

Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao asked curiously, "Why do you still have this? Why don't we have it?"

He Wan said: "I paid privately and asked Brother Fu Jun to help me get a roof to avoid dust."

Xie Meihui also came to see it and wanted to try it, but when she asked, she found out it would cost three dollars.

Considering that they spent a lot of money on building a house for their wedding, it’s okay.

Wang Xiaorong, Li Zheng and Li Chunsheng didn't care about these things.

Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao also knew about the dust problem. That's how it is in a large dormitory bed, so it needs to be cleaned frequently.

But three yuan is really expensive. After thinking for a long time, they still didn't join in the fun. But Chen Qing, seeing He Wan did it, couldn't let herself down. He also asked Brother Fu Jun to help.

It’s only three dollars. Wood is free in the mountains. It’s such a good deal, so Fu Jun and Liu Er are naturally happy about it.

But everyone thought about the problem of taking a bath.

Before, I would carry a basin and wipe it with a towel in the room. Now that I live by myself, I also want to take a good bath.

Qin Xuxiang also strongly agreed to build a bathroom.

He couldn't let his wife suffer any injustice.

So the families in the backyard discussed it and decided to build a simple bathroom a few meters away from He Wan using wooden sticks as thick as wrists.

The four men went to the mountains to get wood, and the women went outside to find small flat stones to lay inside.

For the sake of privacy, a straw roof is built on top.

Brother Fu Jun happened to be there and helped them fix it.

(End of this chapter)