Construction tools are now necessities for everyone; with so many supplies already purchased, no one thought to buy more.
Now that you see so many tools in front of you, several companies can share one set.
"Uncle Ming, why did you prepare so many construction tools? And so many sets at once?" Yunxiang was surprised to see so many tools.
"It's because your brother-in-law opened that hardware store in the city. The manufacturer sent the wrong item, and it wouldn't be worth returning it, so he took it. These things aren't easy to sell in the city, so your brother-in-law brought them back, thinking he could see if anyone in the neighborhood wanted them and then resell them," Mr. Yun explained, giving the reason they had all agreed on beforehand.
“There’s a reason for this mistake. With so many tools, it can save us a lot of trouble.” Yun Sanman is a bricklayer in the village. After graduating from junior high school, he went to work on construction sites and learned a variety of things from the masters there. Although he’s not an expert, he can still build houses in the countryside. Seeing the familiar tools in front of him, Yun Sanman felt that he could build the house even more perfectly.
"It's good that these tools are useful to everyone, but let me make this clear from the start: please take good care of them while using them and remember to return them to us afterward." Father Yun didn't want to encourage people to get something for nothing. He donated the prefabricated houses before because they were too conspicuous, and he couldn't bear to see the village's elderly and children sleeping in the open. These tools are already a huge help to everyone; the materials still need to be recycled, and he doesn't know when production will be able to resume.
"Don't worry, everyone will take good care of them. If I find any that have been deliberately damaged, we'll take them all back," the second grandfather said, stepping forward to make his statement.
“No way! My brother Ming lent us his new tools so selflessly. If we don’t take good care of them, are we even human?” Yun Zhiqi quickly stood up to respond to his second uncle’s words.
"No, I will definitely take good care of it."
"Return it immediately when you're done using it, and it will definitely be kept safe."
Everyone quickly expressed their opinions, jokingly saying that without these tools, building a house would have taken much more effort.
Because the tools were limited, several nearby households agreed to take a set home together so that everyone could take turns using them.
When they left, they all thanked Yun's father and Sicheng.
The monkey and the bear didn't go to collect it because they had already arranged with Si Cheng to share a house with the Yun family. Besides, their house was built to the highest earthquake-resistant standards, and the main structure was intact. All they needed to do was demolish the swaying walls and rebuild them. It would be almost finished in a few days.
The two had originally planned to help Si Cheng at the Yun family's house after finishing their own, but Si Cheng declined. He knew that when these two old comrades moved to Yun Family Village, they hadn't prepared everything comprehensively. The goods they had prepared in the south were mostly dried seafood and similar items, with not much rice or other staple grains. Moreover, they hadn't started planting crops yet. They could go to the village to do odd jobs, arranging for some grain or vegetables in return, so they could stock up on supplies.
With the addition of these tools, everyone's speed increased significantly, and within a week, people began to reach the top.
The Yun family transported sand from the riverbed, but since there was no road on the other side of the river, even a small cart couldn't easily go down, so they had to carry it back by hand, load by load.
Sicheng and Yun's father wouldn't let Yunqi go into the water. Yun's father was in charge of gathering the sand in the river, while Sicheng was in charge of carrying it back.
With everything ready, construction began.
Nowadays, there isn't much steel reinforcement or cement, so roofs are generally old-fashioned mud roofs, with a layer of straw laid on top for waterproofing.
I had considered making my own roof tiles, but in order to finish building the house before the winter snow, I can only wait until next spring to continue my research. I hope the world will be back to normal by then.
Because Si Cheng had completely altered the house, he spent several days digging a new foundation and secretly took out steel bars from his spatial storage, laying them underground under the cover of night.
When the elderly people had nothing to do, they liked to go around the village together to check on everyone's progress. Soon they noticed that Yunqi's house was different from everyone else's.
In the countryside, houses are all lined up in a row, with the doors facing the yard.
Sicheng built a house, leaving only a small door in the courtyard, and the four sides, except for the space for windows, formed a square enclosure.
But when everyone went inside, they discovered that it was built according to the style of an apartment.
"Why are you letting them run wild?" Grandpa Qi, who had spent his whole life looking at rural courtyards, felt very uncomfortable seeing the house in front of him. "This isn't the city. This kind of house is inconvenient at all. Let's see how you heat the kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and blow out the smoke."
Only the third grandfather examined it carefully, nodding as he said, "This house is well built; we won't have to worry about getting up in the middle of the night to add firewood in winter anymore."
Several old people looked at him, puzzled as to why he would say such a thing.
“Look here, everyone,” he said, leading them to the kitchen behind the wall. “Take a look at this kitchen, and then look at this wall. What’s different about it?”
"Hey, this stove is connected to the wall behind it?"
"This wall is also particularly thick."
At this point, everyone noticed something different.
Then, Mr. Yun explained to the old men, "This is a fire wall. The inside of the wall is hollow and connected to the stove. The heat generated by the stove will be carried into the wall, which is similar to a heated kang bed. Older houses in the north used this type of wall."
“I have detailed design drawings here, please take a look. We haven’t done this before, but we saw that these are warmer and provide more three-dimensional heating than our old-fashioned earthen pits, so we wanted to give it a try,” Si Cheng explained to the elderly.
"I've never seen anyone make this before, is it even feasible?" Even the usually quiet patriarch of the Lü family voiced his concerns.
“I had the same concern before. Later, Ah Cheng saw that I was worried, so he built two heated kang beds. If all else fails, we can use the heated kang beds and make adjustments after this winter.”
“Young people should be bold and try new things. If this firewall works, we can build one like this in the future,” the second grandfather said, patting Si Cheng on the shoulder.
Over the next few days, Yunqi's house became lively as many people came to see the firewall and the unique layout of the house.
The young people thought the blueprints were feasible after reviewing them, but some conservatives and older people advised Mr. Yun to make corrections before the project was fully completed.
But seeing that the Yun family insisted on building the wall this way, everyone stopped talking about it. Some were worried about them, while others were gloating.
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