Chapter 71 Just Like My Brother

If we are going to build it, we must build it big and well, and make it more solid, so that it can be lived in for the next twenty years at least!

The construction team first cleared the rubble, and then dug down and laid a new foundation. Because in order to build a building, the foundation had to be laid from scratch. The previous foundation was not called a foundation at all.

Those who had wholesaled goods from Hua Xiali thought that the goods Hua Xiali brought back were burned, and they were a little disappointed when they came to see Hua Xiali.

But they didn't expect that when they arrived under the pear tree in front of Hua Xiali's house, they saw the goods lying there intact. Everyone was very surprised and excited. They didn't expect that Hua Xiali didn't bring all the things back, so this wouldn't affect everyone's ability to make money.

Everyone took less the first time they sold goods, but they all sold them out and they really tasted the sweetness, so this time everyone took more. Hua Xiali sincerely hoped that everyone could make money, so that she could make more money, because if everyone sold quickly, she would naturally make money quickly.

Since everyone was doing the work, Hua Xiali had some free time. She picked up a basket and set off for Hewan. She had been out for many days. She had to collect the bamboo that Lu Xiaozhi had cut and settle the money with him, so that the child would not be frightened and think that the manager of the pig farm had run away.

Hua Xiali went directly from the middle and upper reaches this time, because she knew that the lower reaches had dried up long ago and the stones were hot from the sun. After all, the water was so shallow before that it couldn't even cover the stones, and now it had been exposed to the sun for more than ten days.

When we arrived at the upstream, we saw that the water in the river, which was originally several meters deep, was no longer there. The riverbeds on both sides were exposed, and the silt in the river closest to the shore had already dried up.

Hua Xiali stepped on it curiously, but she didn't expect the mud to be dry and hard and she wouldn't sink at all. She walked forward slowly, lowering her head and searching under the dried water plants, wanting to see if there was anything under the water plants.

However, she found a long hole under the still damp water plants. She recognized it as a freshwater clam at a glance. Curiously, she used a bamboo pole to pry the hole out. Unexpectedly, it was a freshwater clam bigger than her face. She had worked in a pearl clam breeding base in her previous life, so she had some understanding of it.

Regardless of whether there were pearls or not, Hua Xiali was very excited about its huge size. She turned her head and looked around, making sure that no one was around. She then put the freshwater clam directly into the Lingquan space and went to the bamboo forest opposite.

She first collected all the bamboo that Lu Xiaozhi had cut during this period, and then went to find Lu Xiaozhi with the money. Lu Xiaozhi cut bamboo every day, and the bamboo had been sunburned several layers black. Now he looked like a coal briquette, with only his eyes and teeth being white.

Hua Xiali handed the glass in her hand to Lu Xiaozhi, "Lu Xiaozhi, drink some water. I have something to tell you later."

Lu Xiaozhi stared at her with wide eyes, as if he had heard some bad news.

Hua Xiali chuckled and said, "Look how scared you are. What I'm going to tell you is good news. You are like my brother now. How can I forget you when I have good news?"

After Lu Xiaozhi finished drinking the water, Hua Xiali handed him the money for the bamboo he had just harvested and said, "The owner of the pig farm doesn't want bamboo and bamboo shoots this year. He will probably want them next year. You can work with me on other things in the future!"

"Sister Xia Li, what are we going to do next?" Lu Xiaozhi asked curiously.

"From now on, you can come to my house in the morning and help my mother wash pig offal. It will be three yuan a day. Although it is not much money, you don't have to do it all the time. You can stop doing it after you finish it. It will be easier for you." Hua Xiali said.

Lu Xiaozhi nodded, "Okay, then I'll go to Sister Xia Li's house tomorrow morning."

"You should go back and have a good rest now!" The bamboo here is thinner and can be used as firewood or split into strips to weave bamboo baskets, but it is of no use to Hua Xiali.

So just leave the task of cutting bamboo to my fourth uncle.

After Lu Xiaozhi left, Hua Xiali collected the bamboo joints he had left here, and then returned to the place where he had just picked up the freshwater clams and continued to look for freshwater clams.

Unexpectedly, there were so many freshwater clams in the damp mud, both big and small. There would be no rain until the end of this year. If she didn't collect them all, they would be dried up in the sun and become two empty shells. In order to "save" them and for herself, Hua Xiali collected them all, regardless of size.

Every time Hua Xiali went to the Lingquan space to collect things, she would turn her head and look around, so that others could find that things could disappear out of thin air in her hands.

When she saw a figure appearing in the distance, she did not collect them into the spiritual spring space anymore, but instead separated the large and small freshwater clams, intending to wait for the person to leave before collecting them all in.

"Xia Li, what are you doing here?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Hua Xiali turned around in surprise, only to see Huo Beixi walking towards her from the shore, and also walking directly on the dry riverbed towards her. Seeing the big thing at her feet, she was a little surprised, "What is this?"

"How do you know I'm here?" Hua Xiali asked in surprise.

"I guessed." Huo Beixi saw Hua Xiali pick a large pearl oyster out of the mud with a bamboo pole, and asked curiously, "What are you looking for this for? Can it be eaten?"

Hua Xiali's eyes lit up, "You guessed right, this is indeed edible, and it's very delicious, but you can't eat spicy food, so you won't be able to enjoy it."

In his previous life, Hua Xiali worked at a pearl oyster breeding base and also packaged the meat of pearl oysters after the pearls were removed. People would buy the meat to cook and eat at home.

Although the pearl oysters used to farm pearls have a particularly fishy smell, much stronger than freshwater clams, there were plenty of seasonings at that time, including many seasonings for removing fishy smells. As long as enough seasonings were added, any fishy smell could be covered up.

Now she is picking freshwater clams in the river, which are not as fishy and should taste better when cooked.

However, freshwater clams require a lot of spices and chili peppers. Huo Beixi can't eat spicy food, so he won't be able to enjoy this delicacy.

Huo Beixi watched Hua Xiali pick out a few freshwater clams and knew how to do it. He took the bamboo pole from Hua Xiali's hand and broke it into two sections. He then used the other section to search in the mud.

"Huo Beixi, can you swim?" Hua Xiali asked curiously.

Huo Beixi nodded, "Yes."

Hua Xiali pointed to the remaining water in the middle of the river and said, "There's a lot of this stuff at the bottom of the river. Can you go there and help me get some out?"

Although this is upstream, the water has almost dried up and is now estimated to be only one-third of its previous depth. For a tall man of almost 1.9 meters, such a small amount of water is not a problem for him.