The three of them, teacher and student, finally finished sorting the books in the box according to the rules Xue Juzheng had described. At this time, the carpenter also came over.
Make bookshelves.
What style is the bookshelf?
How many floors should we make?
How high is each floor?
What is the floor width?
One question, three answers.
In the countryside, who makes bookshelves?
The carpenter, who had spent years traveling through the countryside, was making a bookshelf for the first time and dealing with such a cultured person for the first time. He felt both apprehensive and proud.
Shen Qingyu then arranged for Shen Dasong to soak beans in preparation for sprouting them.
Looking at the two buckets of beans that were both unfamiliar and familiar, and as he poured water into the water vat one ladle at a time, Shen Dasong's eyes became slightly moist.
Shen Qingyu and her family have been away for over a month. They have nothing to do here and can only do a few household chores every day. They are really restless.
Mr. Wenche repeatedly told them that Shen Qingyu and Tietou would be back, which finally stopped Xiao Taohua's family from saying they would wait and see.
Otherwise, they would have been unable to stay there long ago.
Thank goodness you came back!
Otherwise, where will they go in the future?
I just got back today and started distributing beans. I guess the braised meat business will be able to reopen soon.
Everyone has work to do again.
After making the arrangements, Shen Qingyu asked Zhao Yuzhu to look after the two children at home, and then went to the back mountain with the Dragon Guard.
In the valley behind the mountain, Qi Yunxiao and the Dragon Guards were already arranging the daily lives of more than 10,000 refugees.
First, they planned the land, and then organized two thousand men to cut down trees and build wooden houses.
The roof was covered with layers of bark and moss. Doors and windows could not be taken care of for the time being; the pillars were erected and the roof was completed first.
This will ensure that more than 10,000 people do not get wet in the rain.
Two hundred people were felling trees, and six hundred people, under the guidance and leadership of carpenters, were cutting grooves, joining tenons, building frames, and making adjustments...
Two hundred more people are responsible for the final cleaning and laying of the tree bark on the roof...
The rest of the men went into the mountains to collect firewood, while others went hunting.
The women gathered wild vegetables and collected the firewood from the felled trees, stacking it into piles so it would dry before they could be used.
When Shen Qingyu arrived, about ten tents had already been set up.
The elderly sat under the makeshift shelter with their children, their bottoms resting on stones that had been moved there.
Shen Qingyu frowned slightly as she looked at the stone.
It's one thing if it's like this during the day, but what about at night?
Are more than 10,000 people sleeping on uneven rocks?
Looking up, I quickly spotted Qi Yunxiao discussing something with Gao Er at the bottom of the valley.
Shen Qingyu walked over there, and Qi Yunxiao soon saw her.
The woman in the blue short-sleeved shirt already stood out among the drab refugees, but her fair and rosy face showed that she was well-maintained.
It's too conspicuous!
Qi Yunxiao waved for her to come over.
The second-year high school student wisely shut up.
After Shen Qingyu left, Qi Yunxiao took the initiative to explain: "We are discussing with the second-year high school students how to plan this valley so that they can live there and it will be convenient for them to use it in the future after they settle down."
Shen Qingyu nodded: "You all go about your business."
So Qi Yunxiao discussed it with Gao Er again.
Shen Qingyu listened for a while and finally couldn't help but say, "It's one thing if the shed doesn't have walls, but it can't be without planks or wood underneath, otherwise they'll be sleeping in puddles after every rain."
"They've come all this way and are already exhausted. Getting caught in the rain would easily make them sick."
Qi Yunxiao and Gao Er exchanged a glance, their eyes both showing seriousness.
I initially thought of covering the top of my head first, but I didn't really consider the bottom.
“I’ll go and tell them to saw planks and lay them in the shed. It will be much better for them to sleep on the planks at night.”
Shen Qingyu nodded: "In this way, they won't have to worry about beds for a long time."
As a stopgap measure, this is the fastest way.
These sheds were set up quickly; in just two days, about a thousand sheds of varying sizes were erected.
Among these refugees, some had families with them, while others had only one or two family members left as they traveled.
In the early stages, there weren't enough sheds for everyone, so Gao Er and Chen San requested that ten people share one shed. They slept on wooden planks at night to avoid the dampness of lying directly on the muddy ground and to avoid some insects and ants.
The daily meals consisted mainly of pickled vegetables and mixed grain and wild vegetable porridge. Occasionally, when they caught prey, they would chop up the meat and throw it into the porridge pot to add some meat flavor.
The people of Shenjia Village were terrified when they learned on the first day that more than 10,000 people had appeared on the back mountain.
But when Shen Qingyu told them that all families who had pickled vegetables could sell them to the refugees in the back mountains, everyone was happy.
In an era teeming with refugees, Shenjia Village not only managed to have enough to eat, but also occasionally earned a couple of copper coins, all thanks to Shen Qingyu's family.
Look at the past month or so?
After Shen Qingyu left, Shenjia Village quickly went out of business, and there was nowhere to make money anymore.
As soon as Shen Qingyu returned, he was able to make money again!
The pickled vegetables were all delivered to the bluestone pavement in front of Shen Qingyu's house. Xiao Taohua was responsible for tasting them to make sure they weren't spoiled, while Da Bao and Wen Jin were responsible for helping with the calculations.
One pound of pickled mustard greens cost one copper coin. Many families pickled a large vat of it, and even after squeezing out the sour liquid, there were still hundreds of pounds left!
In just one day, over a thousand catties of pickled vegetables were sold from the Shen clan alone.
Xiao Taohua was the happiest.
When her house had just collapsed and she was going through a tough time, Shen Qingyu told her to grow a lot of green vegetables to make sauerkraut, saying that she would be able to harvest them.
Later, when she started working at Shen Qingyu's house and was able to eat her fill every day and earn some money, her desire faded.
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