"Alright, I got it. Now get out of my sight right now, or I'm afraid I'll punch you in the face with my fist that's as big as a sandbag!"
"Haha, okay, I'm off! Don't forget to get up early tomorrow!"
An Qingsong was so angry that he was about to take off his shoe and throw it at him, but An Qingbai laughed and quickly ran away.
An Qingsong then smiled and shook his head before going to eat.
Cutting down trees is no easy task; the four of them, father and sons, need to work together well.
Some branches and twigs had to be climbed up the tree and cut off, and the location where the tree would fall also had to be roughly estimated.
The only tools they had were a saw, an axe, and a sickle, which the father and his three sons took turns using.
Both trees were very thick, but it took them a lot of effort, and it took them three whole days to finish cutting them down.
An Qingbai won't need to go back to cook for the next few days while the trees are being cut down. Shi Meiling will take over the cooking duties, with Qian Yunshuang helping out.
Zhuang Zhimeng and the other two wanted to help, but their aunt refused, telling them to rest for a few days.
Both trees were cut down, and all that was left was to decompose them.
An Qingbai felt that it would be difficult to put the tree down by pulling it directly with the cart, so he asked his father.
"Dad, should we break it down here, or take it back and break it down there?"
An Tanxiao first looked at the cart, then at the tree, and gestured.
"The trees used for making furniture will be cut into sections, while the trees used for the main beams will be pulled back directly!"
The three brothers all responded.
"knew!"
Then everyone got to work; some started sawing trees, while others worked together to move them.
The task of cutting down the trees was not considered complete until two carts, one in front and one behind, hauled the trees home.
After bringing the tree home, the father and his three sons didn't immediately move on to the next step; they were too tired. They left it in the yard for the day and would deal with it tomorrow.
Zhuang Zhimeng couldn't help with anything else, so she could only supplement the father and son's diet by providing them with extra meat.
The people who came to build the house also benefited, and kept praising the family for being kind and generous, not hoarding any food for them.
After finishing their meal, all four of them did the same thing: they went to bed and took a nap to make up for the fatigue of the past few days.
Zhuang Zhimeng looked at the calendar before going to bed that night.
"Huh? It's arriving tomorrow!"
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