Ideally, it would be made of glass, but we don't have enough tools or manpower, so we're using window paper as a temporary substitute.
The most troublesome thing is not the lampshade, but the fuel inside the lamp.
Everything costs money, and Lin Youcai clutched his chest and cried out in pain when he heard that. Lin Jinyue could only look for suitable raw materials to replace them.
For the next few days, they'll be using firewood piles for lighting. The young man on night watch will have an extra task: to add more firewood to the fire to keep it burning.
These past few days, their house construction has been in full swing, and the general area has been determined.
And you know what? Lin Shucheng's plan was perfect, even better than that of a small village.
This way, it takes up a lot of space.
But so what if it's big? Lin Jinyue wasn't too concerned. After all, half of the land they occupied wasn't within the boundaries of Yunhe Village. As long as the county magistrate agreed, they could build houses here.
Her mother had rendered meritorious service in treating the plague, and with a letter of introduction from Magistrate Ji, the magistrate would certainly not make things difficult for them.
However, some other villagers were not entirely at ease.
Lin Youcai muttered to himself, "Something seems off over there. Wouldn't a scoundrel like Chen Dawei try every possible way to make things difficult for us?"
These words amused Lu Guangyao, who laughed and said, "Grandpa, what are you saying? They certainly can't act recklessly. You've gained the favor of that official; maybe he received word and doesn't dare to offend you?"
Lin Youcai stroked his beard. "Am I overthinking things?"
Lin Shucheng: "Oh, Uncle, you just love to worry about things that aren't your business. If you're really bored, I'll have Xueqing take you to the city to have a look around later."
Lin Youcai hurriedly waved his hand: "Hey, no, no, no."
He had witnessed firsthand the extravagant spending of Lin Jinyue and Lin Xueqing. They would buy seafood from Chen Pang every day, each time costing dozens of copper coins. That was one thing, since it was food that went into their mouths, it was theirs to eat. But who knew that Lin Jinyue would also buy those worthless white pearls, buying a whole box of them, dozens of them, and a tael of silver would just disappear like that.
Lin Youcai was genuinely afraid that the two of them would go to the city.
They're spending money like this without any preparation.
The third brother is the same. The kids don't know any better. How come he, an adult, didn't know to stop them from asking for money?
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These past few days they've been working intensively on construction. Lin Jinyue is very satisfied with the village. If there's anything she doesn't like, it's that there are too many insects and mosquitoes in the forest.
Lin Jinyue's legs were covered with mosquito bites.
The mosquito bites in the south are so venomous that after the bumps subside, they turn into a dense cluster of red dots, which looks quite frightening.
Jiang Yun felt heartbroken seeing this, so she prepared mosquito repellent sachets, made them into the shape of sachets, and hung them on the tree. She also burned mugwort at night to make sure the children weren't bitten.
The task of hanging the sachets was then handed over to Lin Shucheng.
As Lin Shucheng hung up, he saw a pile of excrement in the corner, some long strips and some unformed puddles, not even buried. He almost vomited from disgust.
No wonder he said that he could always smell a faint stench when cooking lunch these past few days. He found it strange, since he hadn't seen any small animals in the forest.
It turned out to be pulled by people.
Lin Shucheng immediately shouted, "Who pulled it? Come here right now!"
No one knew what was wrong with Lin Shucheng, but everyone went over, looking puzzled. "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Shucheng, unable to bear it any longer, pointed at the pile of excrement: "Who did this? How could they do this in front of their own house? This...this..."
The group remained remarkably calm: "What's the problem? Where else would we resolve this if not here?"
"Uncle, where do you usually take care of that, you know?"
Lin Shucheng choked. Where did he relieve himself? He must have gone to the farm while his daughter was there.
Since they built a toilet on the farm some time ago, they've unlocked a toilet seat. Even if the family is about to burst, they'll have to wait for Lin Jinyue to come back before they can do anything about it.
I don't know how this toilet works, but when they use it, they just flush and the filth disappears.
It's the kind of complete and utter disappearance.
Lin Shucheng remained silent for a long time.
Lin Jinyue heard the commotion and immediately came over. When she saw those dirty things, she felt really disgusted.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Lin Jinyue covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said with some disgust, "Anyway, we can't relieve ourselves here. Think about it, it's so dirty... Hey, let's go somewhere farther away these few days, even into the woods. Remember to bury it. Everyone else, stop what you're doing and let's build a toilet first."
Miscalculation, miscalculation.
They've been using the farm's toilets lately, and in the rush they forgot about them.
Building a toilet isn't difficult. Just a few large wooden tubs, one room for men and one room for women. Each room contains two large chamber pots lined with wood ash, and they are cleaned regularly.
It's still a bit dirty, but that's how it is. We can't get a flush toilet for now, so we'll just have to make do with a chamber pot.
Although everyone didn't understand, they all nodded and said, "Okay, let's build the toilet first."
Lin Jinyue sighed again: "We still have to go to hygiene class."
The hygiene awareness of the ancients was truly indescribable. They would pick their toes and then use their hands to grab and eat pancakes, which Lin Shucheng simply couldn't stand.
It was understandable that people were not well-off on the way to escape famine, given the conditions. But now that everyone has settled down, getting water is not difficult. There is a small river every few steps, and every household has bought a water tank from the village to store water.
Lin Jinyue really didn't know what to say about someone who wouldn't wash their hands frequently.
Lin Jinyue gathered everyone together and said, "Come on, let me tell you about the consequences of not being hygienic."
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