Qiao Xuejun: "I have a scarf that I can give you as a deposit, is that okay?"
Woman: “Cotton?”
Qiao Xuejun nodded: "Cotton."
Because I saw that she needed to keep warm, I offered her a cotton scarf as a deposit.
The woman nodded and became happy again: "This is good."
Qiao Xuejun went into the house, took out the scarf and handed it to the woman, saying politely: "Thank you, big brother and big sister, for taking the trouble to help us build the kang, otherwise this winter would be really hard to endure."
The woman pinched the scarf, which was indeed made of warm cotton. "As I should, you pay me and I'll do the job."
Master Zhang worked very efficiently. Kuang Qianli and Zhao Linlin were also watching and helping. They both had strong hands-on skills and they could do the job well in a short while.
Master Zhang was always serious, and when he saw the two of them busying around, he joked, "I'm not at ease with the wages. But with your help, the construction period can be shortened a lot."
It was definitely impossible to build the kang in one day, so after working for four hours, Master Zhang left with his wife and children, carrying an oil lamp.
Qiao Xuejun walked them for a while and said, "Be careful."
The elder sister said, "It's okay. You are close to our Hongmei Mountain, and there are patrol booths along the way. If it were far away, we wouldn't come here so late."
The eldest sister waved at Qiao Xuejun: "Go back quickly."
Qiao Xuejun returned to the shelter. She couldn't help shivering and looked at the thermometer and hygrometer in the room.
The temperature is now minus 12 degrees Celsius.
This temperature is unprecedented in Gongzhou.
When Qiao Xuejun arrived at the small cubicle, Kuang Qianli and Zhao Linlin's hands were covered with yellow mud, and Wang Juanfeng was boiling water for them to wash.
Kuang Qianli said: "I have already learned how to make adobe bricks. Since he can't come during the day, we can finish the preliminary preparations first and build them directly when he comes. This way we can save time."
Qiao Xuejun: “Okay.”
Just as they finished washing up, listened to the radio for a while and were about to go to bed, they heard a loud thunder in the sky.
Then there was the sound of rain hitting the roof.
But soon, the sound became louder and louder, completely different from usual, like a stone hitting the roof, muffled and heavy.
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