A few days later, the fishermen's houses were finally built.
Because there was no extra wood, the roof beams were still covered with thatch.
Looking at the rows of neat, orderly, spacious and airy houses, the fishermen were moved to tears.
From then on, the fishermen also planned to go ashore and live with their families.
Song Chengjian led the fishermen to scrape and plaster the entire interior and exterior walls...
The fishermen had never seen such a beautiful house in their generations, and they felt even more grateful and respectful towards the Song family.
After discussing it and getting the abbot's approval, the brothers Song Chenghou and Song Chengjian distributed the remaining supplies, mainly food, to everyone.
The fishermen declined, saying they were already very grateful to have a place to stay.
Besides, living by the sea, they could eat and drink from the sea, but the abbot and his disciples didn't eat seafood; all the food was left for them...
Upon hearing this, Song Chenghou relayed the message to everyone's family: except for keeping a bag of rice and a bag of sweet potatoes, they sent the rest to the temple.
The tents were all packed up and stored in the temple's storage room for future use, as the temple is large.
Originally, everyone lived in beach tents, and the earthen stoves and other structures were all dismantled and restored to their original state.
The beach presents a neat and new look for the first time in hundreds of years.
Song Chenghou took the two hundred taels of silver that Jiang Xinyu and Steward Qin had left behind that day, kept fifty taels, and handed the rest to Chen Hai and Niu Erhua in front of the fishermen.
During their time together, the Song family came to highly approve of the two men's character and personality.
The fishermen's boats and fishing nets were used to rescue the Chiang family in the early stages and to resist bandits later on; they had already mastered most of it.
The remaining few were also dilapidated. They relied on the sea for their livelihood, and without a boat, they felt as if they had lost their hands and feet, and had no sense of security.
Seeing that Song Chenghou had considered this matter, the fishermen knelt down before the Song family and, after some tugging, reluctantly accepted the money.
But the fishermen and fisherwomen secretly thought that they should treat the Song family and the abbot even better in the future.
The houses are built against the mountain, surrounding the temple on both sides, like the two wings of an eagle, enveloping the foot of the mountain.
The water source is located directly behind the temple, and because it is continuous, it can temporarily guarantee water supply for the rest of the people.
When allocating the houses, the Song family specifically consulted with Chen Hai and chose the first house on the side closest to the mine.
Several of the brothers are skilled in martial arts; if they discover anything unusual, they can act as a warning.
Chen Hai and Niu Erhua were grateful for their consideration, so Chen Hai took the initiative to choose the first room on the other side.
Please let everyone know if there are any unusual changes.
Thus, with the temple as the center, the initial residential area of Yazhou was formed.
Everyone tidied up their new home, taking stock of their belongings damaged by the typhoon, and a few more days passed in the blink of an eye.
The next morning, just as the tide receded, children's voices could be heard shouting outside the Song family's courtyard.
"Shishi, let's go beachcombing!"
"Shishi! Let's go catch crabs!"
After several days of hard work, including rebuilding the stove and earthen bed and digging drainage channels, the Song family had just taken a long nap when they were woken up by noise from outside.
Still grumpy from waking up, Lao Jiu stood menacingly at the courtyard gate.
Xiao Bao was so frightened that he took a step back.
He stammered, "My mother told me to come and call you all so we can go beachcombing together!"
Life was back on track. Xiao Bao's mother remembered that they liked to go beachcombing, so she specially asked Xiao Bao to call them.
"If you're going to call out, then call out. Why are you calling for Shishi?"
Old Nine was still half asleep and spoke in a harsh tone.
Maybe it's just an excuse to vent, but I get angry just looking at this kid!
He follows Shishi around all day, running around and holding her hand!
Who is it?
Old Ten came out groggily, rubbing his eyes.
Upon seeing Xiaobao, she immediately snapped out of her daze.
Full alert, he asked, "What are you doing here?"
Xiao Bao said cautiously, "My mother told me to come and get you guys, we're going to go beachcombing together..."
The tenth brother frowned in disbelief, "But just now, I clearly heard you call Shishi?"
A person squeezed out from beside him; it was the second son, Song Chengjian.
Seeing Xiao Bao's frightened look, she turned around and glared at her two younger brothers, then said to Xiao Bao, "Okay, we'll wash up and be right there!"
Xiao Bao didn't move, his eyes still glancing into the house.
There's a shortage of timber, not even enough to make roof beams, and now no one has a door.
Suddenly, a small hand pushed the legs of the group aside, and Wen Shishi emerged from inside.
Upon seeing Xiao Bao, Wen Shishi's voice was light and cheerful, "Xiao Bao?"
Xiao Bao's eyes lit up, and he immediately beamed with joy, waving at Wen Shishi.
Even Song Chengjian, who had been calm and composed, had a drooping smile.
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