Chapter 144 Go Home Quickly
"Wife, you are a manly woman. You won't have to do these heavy jobs in the future." There was a rare domineering tone in his voice.
As he said that, he took the cart from Shang Ruoting.
"Are you tired? If you are, just sit in the car and I'll push you."
Shang Ruoting knew that Tan Chen was worried about her, so she smiled and shook her head: "I'm not tired."
Although they were not tired, the weather was hot and the sun was shining brightly. They both exerted a lot of energy and there was some sweat on their foreheads.
Shang Ruoting took advantage of the cover of her pocket to take out a half-new handkerchief from the space, first helped Tan Chen wipe the sweat off his face, and then wiped her own face.
"The weather is about to get hot. I don't know how long it will take for our house to be built. If it's too hot, we'll inevitably get heatstroke if we have to work outside."
Tan Chen thought for a moment and replied, "There are quite a few people in the team. If it doesn't rain, it will probably take about 20 days."
Shang Ruoting calculated that this time was about the same. If it were in the 22nd century, with advanced tools, it would take no more than half a month to build four houses.
Of course, this time only refers to the overall design of the house. The details inside the house will also take some time based on the design she and Tan Chen have done.
If you start making furniture when you build a house, the furniture can almost be completed at the same time as the house.
Shang Ruoting was thinking about building a house, and before they knew it, they had arrived at Sihe Village.
These ingredients were prepared for building a house and providing meals, so Tan Chen pushed the cart directly to the west yard.
Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
The next day at dawn, Tan Chen got up and went to the old yard in the west.
Zhao Fa also got up early for this and arrived there with the gathered men.
Zhao Fa had already instructed those people to obey Tan Chen's command when they arrived.
After some polite words, Tan Chen led everyone to start working. He held the drawings that he and Shang Ruoting had studied together in his hands, and arranged them in an orderly manner.
Shang Ruoting and Old Lady Shang were also busy. They went to take care of the chicken coop early and then went over to make lunch.
With Yang Tao's help in cleaning the chicken coop, they rushed to the west at around eight in the morning.
While Shang Ruoting and the others were not here, Tan Chen had already led people to build two simple stoves. As soon as they arrived here, they began to make preparations.
Although Yang Tao is young, he has Yang Xiu by his side and can work just as well as an adult.
The three of them had clear division of labor. Old Mrs. Shang was responsible for picking vegetables, Yang Tao was responsible for mixing cornmeal, and Shang Ruoting was washing vegetables by the well.
At ten o'clock, the three of them had completed their preparations and were waiting to light a fire and cook when the time was almost right.
Shang Ruoting was free at the moment, so she ran to Tan Chen to check.
At this moment, those people were digging the foundation according to the lines he had drawn in advance, and Tan Chen was measuring back and forth with a level.
She looked at it for a while and felt that she was not knowledgeable in this area and could not give any valuable advice, so she simply looked around and went back. It was time to cook.
As Shang Ruoting walked to the stove, she saw two people walking towards her from outside the door. They were Yang Mei and Lin Erniu.
The two of them looked a little awkward today, with their heads tilted and no communication at all. They looked a bit like a couple after a quarrel.
Yang Xiu was squatting on the side, writing and drawing on the ground with a branch. When he looked up, he saw Yangmei.
She stood up and stumbled out with her short legs, still calling out, "Big sister... Big sister..."
Yang Mei was originally behind Lin Erniu. When she heard Yang Xiu calling her, she took a few quick steps, entered the yard before Lin Erniu, and picked up Yang Xiu.
"Xiu'er is so good, do you miss your elder sister?"
Lin Erniu looked at Yang Mei's actions, and a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes, but it did not escape Shang Ruoting's eyes.
If her guess was correct, the two of them had a good impression of each other, and Lin Erniu also disliked Yang Mei's family and felt that her brothers and sisters were a burden.
She was just casually analyzing this matter in her mind. How the two of them would develop in the future was their own business.
Yang Mei carried Yang Xiu to Shang Ruoting and said, "Ruoting, the tofu shop closed early today, so I came to help."
Shang Ruoting was familiar with the Yang sisters, so she didn't hesitate to respond to Yang Mei's words: "Okay, thank you sisters for your hard work."
While a few people were talking here, Lin Erniu had already strode towards where the men were working.
After watching him from afar and talking to Tan Chen for a few words, he took off his coat and joined in the work.
The woman had already lit the stove and was busy cooking.
A discordant voice came from outside the door: "Lin Erniu, I think you have been bewitched by that woman. Go home quickly."
Shang Ruoting looked up towards the door and saw that the person coming was Lin Erniu's mother Zhu Guixiang.
Moreover, the woman she was talking about should be Yangmei.
Looking at Yang Mei again, when she heard Zhu Guixiang calling Lin Erniu, she lowered her head, and no one could see her expression at the moment.
Zhu Guixiang's voice was quite loud, and the men working inside could all hear it. All their eyes were on her. Then, someone looked at Lin Erniu, who had a helpless look on his face.
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