He returned quickly and saw that his father had chopped most of it, so he helped chop some more.
Soon after, the village chief arrived with several villagers, and Zhou Xiaoyu also came.
Hao Qiumei arrived shortly afterward with three other women.
Everyone brought various farm tools, such as sickles, axes, hoes, hammers, ropes, and so on.
"Thank you for coming to help, folks!"
"Dazhu, I've brought some men to help you."
"Brother Yu, I've also brought my female soldiers to help."
Yu Dazhu was very happy and greeted everyone with a big smile.
"I thank the villagers for coming to help."
We're pressed for time and have a tight schedule today; we need to finish before dark.
Let's all work harder!
I'll treat everyone to dinner tomorrow.
"Great! Treat us to braised pork another day!"
Someone in the crowd said something.
"no problem!
I'm treating everyone to braised pork!
Yu Chengyuan shouted loudly.
"But now I'll tell you what tasks I need to do."
Let's repair the roof first; we need to go up the mountain to cut some sturdy fir wood.
The collapsed half of the wall over there needs to be rebuilt.
Those bamboo plants can also be used, and the original pigsty and kitchen here need to be repaired first.
Please help me clean the house, both inside and outside.
Now let's split up and do things separately.
"Let's get to work!" Zhou Jianguo shouted, and everyone got to work.
Yu Chengyuan glanced at the yard, which was full of weeds, with a half-collapsed wall and a broken roof.
The roof was still covered with the original thatch and white tarpaulin.
Grass has grown in some parts of the house.
Pigsties and chicken coops can still be used after some repairs.
The only part that's relatively well-preserved is the kitchen.
It can be used after a quick clean.
There were two earthen stoves, one in front and one behind, with an inner liner at the very back that led directly to the chimney.
Yu Chengyuan looked around briefly and then got to work.
Today will definitely be a tough day.
Everyone was working enthusiastically, and they even sang songs.
Everyone chatted and laughed, working and talking at the same time, so they didn't feel tired at all.
"That side is a bit higher."
"Your bamboo is too long!"
"Then I'll saw a little more."
"This wall is still missing one mud brick."
Here, take it!
"Aunt Zhang, I've cleaned the whole yard here."
"I'm all set now!"
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the old house, which was previously dilapidated, has now been completely transformed.
According to Yu Chengyuan's idea, the half of the side that collapsed was pushed down directly, and good mud bricks were used to repair the rest.
The other half of the house that was repaired had its roof completely replaced with white tarpaulin, and there was also a thick layer of tarpaulin underneath.
The oilcloth was provided by the village chief; it was leftover from their last house renovation.
Yu Chengyuan planned to pay him back later; he couldn't take advantage of him.
The white oilcloth was pressed down and fixed in place with bamboo strips.
The floor inside had been thoroughly cleaned and was spotless.
Clean newspapers were pasted on the wall. The village committee publishes newspapers every month, which Zhou Xiaoyu brought from home.
The outer yard was fenced off with bamboo strips and tubes, turning it into a large vegetable garden.
The pigsty and chicken coop in the backyard have also been renovated.
It's just a few doors that are missing. The doors are broken and the locks are damaged, so we'll have to replace them with new doors and locks tomorrow.
This is something Yu Chengyuan overlooked!
"Fellow villagers, I was careless with this door. I'll buy a few more tomorrow."
It looks like we can't move it today; we'll have to move it tomorrow.
Everyone has worked hard today. Uncle Zhou, could you please help distribute this money to the villagers?
Thank you, fellow villagers!
Thank you so much!"
Yu Chengyuan gave the money to the village chief.
"Chengyuan, we'll help you move and install doors tomorrow."
The villagers shouted loudly.
They were paid to hire them, but they only worked for half a day.
They even said they'd treat them to a meal, but the work isn't finished yet, so I definitely have to finish it tomorrow, otherwise I wouldn't have the nerve to accept their money.
"Okay, okay, thank you everyone!"
Yu Chengyuan was surprised by the villagers' enthusiasm and was very grateful. Everyone worked really hard today.
I can only move tomorrow.
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