Chapter 387 Building a House in the Snow
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Lai Xiang shook her head. "It was too short, and my parents weren't in good condition, so I didn't ask too many questions. I was planning to go over and check on them tonight."
Tang Yue understood that people living in the bullpen were bound to be bullied, especially Uncle Lai and the others who were brought here for such sensitive reasons. But now was not the time to talk about that.
Tang Jianye didn't come in when he saw the two little sisters chatting. Tang Yue asked Lai Xiang to stay in the room while she went out to look for Tang Jianye.
"Do you know how to build a house?"
"Ah? Xiao Yueyue, do you really want to build a house in the middle of winter? But that's not realistic at all. I think we should just use adobe bricks to surround the wooden house a few more times. That way it can keep it warm, and then cover it with some corn stalks or something.
In this cold winter, it's impossible to dig the ground. A house without a foundation is not solid at all and could collapse at any time."
"How should I dig the foundation you mentioned?"
"?" Tang Jianye didn't know what to say. Tang Yue didn't want to waste time. "Hurry up and tell me. It will be difficult for me to work if those people come."
Tang Jianye knew Tang Yue was capable, but he wasn't sure she could do this. He took a look at the surrounding terrain, grabbed a piece of firewood, and began painting on the snow to the left of the cabin.
"Are you sure you want to build three?" He knew Tang Yue's plan when he asked, but he thought it would be difficult to realize. Since Tang Yue wanted to do it, then he would do it.
Tang Jianye finished the drawing quickly. "Is this big enough to live in?" He actually wanted to ask if they had enough adobe bricks.
Tang Yue thought it was quite large. "How wide should it be?" She regretted not having learned some architectural knowledge. In her previous life, they had all dug caves and built palaces. She had never encountered such a small structure.
Tang Yue used her spiritual power to dig on the ground according to the position drawn by Tang Jianye. Such a small thing seemed like child's play to Tang Yue, but Tang Jianye was numb from watching it.
By the time the team leader and his men arrived, wheeling cartloads of adobe bricks, Tang Yue had already dug the foundation. The team leader looked at the scene before him, then looked up at the sky. Had he been gone for days? How could things be so different in just a short while?
Tang Jianye walked over and said, "Captain, shall we start laying the foundation?"
The team leader nodded woodenly. None of them saw who dug the foundation. Many of the villagers had just arrived and were not aware of the current situation.
"Oh my god, who is so powerful that they can dig out this huge ice block? It's amazing."
The people who had come before were all dumbfounded, but they didn't dare to speak at such a miracle. These days, he didn't allow strange things to happen.
When they heard that they could get a pound of flour for a day's work, the whole production team was excited.
It seemed to melt the cold winter day. Every household came out. If the team leader hadn't stopped them, insisting only young and strong people were present, the entire village would have come. Even now, many people came to watch the fun.
Tang Yue looked at so many people. If they built a house together, they should be able to stand side by side to form a house. So she could only arrange a group of people to start building the wall around the house now.
That's right, we used snow to build the courtyard wall. There was no other way, as we really didn't have any other materials. But it's so cold here, so after piling up the snow and pouring water on it, this ice wall will last all winter without any problems.
Everyone was busy working. Many educated youth came to watch the fun. Tang Yue, who had been supervising the work, saw a crowd of onlookers outside and went out.
"Comrades, if anyone has more firewood than can be used up for the whole winter, we can trade it for some cornmeal."
Everyone looked at each other. An older woman, cracking sunflower seeds, spat out the shells. "Little girl, do you keep your word? Look at these people helping us build the house and the wall. Don't you just run away after we're done and not give us food?"
Tang Yue made eye contact with the ladies around her and smiled, "The food is all in the car. If it's not enough, we can drive back and get more later. Auntie, do you have any extra firewood at home?"
The old lady rolled her eyes at Tang Yue. Her family didn't even have enough firewood to burn for themselves, so how could she give any extra to others? It would freeze people to death.
Almost no one brought out firewood. Although they had stored a lot, the mountains were covered with snow in winter, and no one could go in to get firewood. If the snow kept falling, everyone would be out of everything, but firewood would definitely be out of stock.
Tang Yue wasn't discouraged by her failure. She could just go into the mountains and bring back some for Sister Lai. She didn't have any firewood in her space. The trees in her space were all growing well; not a single one was dead.
By nightfall, the three adobe houses were officially completed. However, there were still some missing pieces of wood on the roof, and the team leader promised to find some more tomorrow to complete the roof, after which they could lay straw on top.
Someone would be sent over to build the kangs in the next couple of days. Tang Yue agreed to build two kangs and give them six pounds of flour. The team leader was very happy. The yard was already surrounded by a two-meter-high snow wall, which had been irrigated with water and was very solid.
Lai Xiang couldn't believe that her home in Yiwa Production Team had changed so much in just one day.
Tang Yue counted the 97 strong men working today. She pulled two bags of flour from the truck, weighing a total of 100 kilograms. "Captain, thank you so much for your trouble today. We'll come back later to thank you. Please weigh the flour for each family."
The young people happily carried two bags of flour and left.
Lai Xiang held Tang Yue's hand tightly, "Xiao Yueyue, I don't know how to thank you."
"Sister Lai, you don't have to be polite with me. Don't worry about the firewood, I'll get it for you when I get back." While the two were talking, Tang Jianye had already taken things out of the car, 50 kilograms of rice, white flour, corn flour, and sorghum flour each.
Tang Jianye brought out six thick quilts, each weighing more than ten pounds. He also brought out a bundle of thick cotton-padded clothes. There were also pots, pans, and other utensils—really, everything you could possibly need.
Lai Xiang watched the entire process with his mouth open, unable to close it at all. Tang Yue thought about it and went to the trunk again, pulling out two large baskets filled with cabbage, potatoes, and radishes. Each one looked fresh and juicy, as if it had just been dug out of the ground.
Tang Jianye looked at it and said nothing. He clearly remembered that he had taken out all the things in the trunk, but he didn't say anything.
Lai Xiang took the basket from Tang Yue's hand and almost fell to the ground with it. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised at how strong this little Yueyue was.
Afterwards, Tang Yue went to the trunk and took out a lot of snacks and other food, even some cigarettes and alcohol.
However, the packaging of those items had been unpacked. After all, there were very few things from China in her space. They were all brought back from shopping malls and supermarkets in Japan.
After thinking about it, Tang Yue took out a lot of medicine. Lai Xiang kept watching and tried to stop her but it was useless. Tang Yue didn't even look at her.
Lai Xiang could only stand aside, puzzled. This car was too full, wasn't it? Tang Jianye stood aside, feeling completely paralyzed. Xiao Yueyue wasn't avoiding him at all, but he was panicking. What could he do?
Now that we are in China, Xiao Yueyue shouldn't kill to silence the witness, right?
Tang Yue finally felt that it was almost done. Just then, she heard Lai Xiang's stomach growling. Tang Yue smiled. They really hadn't eaten all day.
"Sister Lai, let's go to Uncle Lai's place to cook?"
Tang Jianye......
He didn't know what else to say except being speechless. He could only grab his things and follow the two of them.
There was no one on the farm at night, so Lai Xiang took them on a detour to the cowshed. The whole journey followed the route often taken by villagers. There was no other way, the snow was too deep, so she walked one footprint at a time, and the deep footprints were difficult to fill.
Before reaching the place, Tang Yue heard coughing coming from the cowshed and whispered voices coming from other rooms from afar.
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