Chapter 16 The Old House Has Been Repaired
After returning yesterday, Xie Shuangbai has been thinking about how to renovate the house.
Xiaoshi Village is located in the northern part of Dayin Dynasty, but not the northernmost part.
It’s a bit like the northern part of the Central Plains in my previous life.
Although it's not as cold as the Northeast, it's still freezing cold in winter. There's no kang here in such cold weather.
He wants to make one.
He stood up and counted on the ground.
2,000 tiles weigh 2 taels, and labor costs are calculated as 1 tael first.
The 1 tael that Huang gave was not enough, and he was still in debt of 2 taels.
It doesn't cost much to build a kang, it's included in the labor cost.
He also needs to buy an iron pot because he is really tired of cooking.
Iron pots were not popular in the Dayin Dynasty. Only rich people could afford stir-fried dishes, while ordinary people mainly boiled their food.
The vegetable garden in the old house is very large, and you can grow more potatoes and sweet potatoes.
There are already potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage and peppers here, which makes him happy.
Xie Shuangbai was thinking about the terrain of the old house and writing and drawing on the ground.
A shadow blocked his view.
Xie Shuangbai looked up and saw two babies.
Wang Tiantian and Wang Manman.
"What are you doing?" Wang Manman asked with curious eyes.
He said, "Uncle is painting."
Wang Manman: "Drawing? Can I draw?"
Xie Shuangbai nodded, pulled him in front of him, held his little hand with one hand, and wrote and drew on the ground with the other hand.
"What kind of painting is this?" Wang Manman asked.
"That's your name, Manman."
"My name? Bro, that's awesome!"
Wang Manman couldn't tell the difference, so he followed Wang Tiantian and called her brother.
Xiao Tiantian looked at Wang Manman who was unhappy in Xie Shuangbai's arms, twisted her little body and came to him: "Brother, hold me!"
Xie Shuangbai thought of his little niece in his previous life, who was about the same age as Tiantian, so he liked her very much.
Xie Shuangbai gently bent down and led her to draw a little rabbit on the ground.
She was so happy that she laughed and clapped her hands, and finally happily smeared a lot of saliva on Xie Shuangbai's face.
Xie Shuangbai was so amused by her enthusiasm that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and Wang Manman looked envious.
Fortunately, Xue came over and scolded with a smile: "You damn monkeys, you will disappear when I can't see you anymore."
Xue saw the saliva on Xie Shuangbai's face and pointed at Xiao Tiantian's forehead: "You're taking advantage of me at such a young age. What will happen when I grow up?"
She was also surprised because her daughter always looked indifferent when she met fellow villagers on the road and would never smile at them.
Unexpectedly, I met Xie Xiaoxiucai, who came to me and called me brother every day.
It made her feel embarrassed.
"Sister-in-law has caused you trouble again. This girl is really troublesome!"
Xie Shuangbai pulled Tiantian's little hand and said, "Sister-in-law, Tiantian likes me too. I'm very happy."
He is really happy. After all, not everyone can be liked by children. This is also a kind of talent.
Seeing Xie Shuangbai's sincerity, Xue's affection for him grew stronger.
Children of this age are very naughty and many people can't stand it. I didn't expect that Xie Xiucai is not only good-looking, but also patient with children. If I had a younger sister, I would definitely fight for her.
"I'll take these two monkeys away first to avoid disturbing you!"
"It's okay, sister-in-law, I was just drawing randomly."
"Shunyi and father-in-law will be back soon, you should digest the food."
The two children were reluctantly pulled away by Xue, especially Tiantian, whose sweet little mouth was open with the intention of crying.
Xie Shuangbai found her aggrieved expression very cute.
The Wang brothers and Village Chief Wang returned from the fields, and the three Xie sisters also finished the follow-up work for breakfast.
They went to the old house together again.
Zhao Dunzi also led a group of men towards the old house.
The villagers on the road looked at this group of men curiously, and knowing that they were going to help Xie Xiaoxiu repair his house, they didn't say anything.
As soon as Xie Shuangbai and his companions arrived at the door of the old house, they saw Zhao Dunzi and his group.
"Dunzi, why are you here so early?" Wang Shunyi said.
"Come early and start working early!" said Zhao Dunzi.
"Good morning, Brother Zhao!"
Xie Shuangbai greeted Zhao Dunzi.
As soon as a group of people entered the yard, Zhao Dunzi directed everyone to pull out the weeds.
He took a look around yesterday and found that the house was not difficult to repair, but there was too much grass.
Xie Shuangbai told Zhao Dunzi about his idea of building a kang, but the workers Zhao Dunzi brought didn't know how to do it.
Xie Shuangbai thoughtfully prepared the drawings.
He explained the principle in detail to Zhao Dunzi and the craftsman, and they were stunned.
"The scholar is really good. We understand what he says, but we still need his guidance when we get started," said the craftsman.
"I can only say this, so please don't laugh at me if something goes wrong later, Master."
The craftsman smiled naively and said, "A scholar should be modest."
Xie Shuangbai, Zhao Dunzi and the craftsman were studying the kang bed, while the others were pulling out weeds.
There is strength in numbers, and the results are remarkable. The grass in the front yard and half of the grass in the back yard were pulled out.
At lunch time, Zhao Dunzi took his people back to his home to eat and continued working in the afternoon.
Zhao Dunzi said he would come at 15:30.
Xie Shuangbai felt that it was too exploitative to go back to eat at 11 o'clock and come to work at 11:45. Besides, it was not good for the body to work right after eating. There should be at least an hour and a half for lunch at noon.
Zhao Dunzi felt it was a bit late. Only when Xie Shuangbai said that he was weak and needed to rest more after dinner did he nod in agreement.
After returning home, I boiled some spiritual spring water just like yesterday.
The agreed time had not yet arrived, but when Xie Shuangbai and his friends arrived at the door carrying jars, they saw that work had already begun in the yard.
Zhao Dunzi saw them coming, with a smile on his dark face, and said to Xie Shuangbai:
"We have nothing to do after dinner, so why don't we come over earlier and let you live in your new house sooner?
Xie Shuangbai knew his good intentions and said with a smile, "I wanted to arrive before you, but I didn't expect to be later than you."
He was holding the pot, and his three sisters followed closely behind him, also handing over the pottery pots in their hands. "This is freshly boiled water. Everyone can drink some if you are thirsty."
A strong man who was weeding nearby heard:
"We've been working for so long, and no employer has ever given us hot water!"
"Indeed, the scholar is really kind-hearted!"
"The scholar looks like a kind person!"
Xie Shuangbai was praised by everyone, and even Xie Shuangbai, who was not afraid of people in modern times, blushed at the praise.
Zhao Dunzi looked at Xie Shuangbai, whose face was as red as a rosy rosy cloud, and smiled at the people below:
"Stop praising me! Xie Xiaoxiucai's face is about to smoke!"
Everyone burst into laughter when they saw this.
Xie Shuangbai didn't feel angry at all when he saw everyone laughing, but instead felt a sense of warmth.
I don’t know if it’s the effect of these jars of spiritual spring water, but everyone worked harder.
The yard has been cleared of weeds.
Zhao Dunzi looked at the clean courtyard, pinching his waist and saying, "After the weeds are cleared, the yard can be vacuumed."
Xie Shuangbai also had the same feeling, and the place seemed even more empty.
"In the future, we can raise some chickens, ducks, geese, or even pigs. We won't have to worry about space." said a middle-aged man next to him.
"No matter what we do, it's our own home anyway!" Xie Chunmiao said happily.
"Xie's younger sister is right. We can do whatever we want with our family in the future," said Zhao Dunzi.
He also knew what happened to the Xie family, and now that they had their own home, he was happy for them.
The glow of dusk fell on everyone's faces, and everyone had a happy smile on their face.
Everyone piled the weeds aside.
"Let's keep this grass for now. We can burn it to nourish the soil later," said Wang Shunfa.
Xie Shuangbai had no objection, after all, he was not good at farming.
It's getting dark soon, so everyone will come again tomorrow.
When Xie Shuangbai and the others arrived the next day, Zhao Dunzi had already started leading everyone to work.
As agreed before, the toilet was located in the corner of the courtyard wall, next to the vegetable garden.
This makes it convenient to compost and water the soil.
The septic tank doesn't need to be very big. There are only a few people in the family, so the most important thing is that the toilet is clean and tidy.
Xie Shuangbai suddenly had an idea and asked:
"Brother Zhao, does anyone in town sell broken porcelain tiles? I want to use them to pave the toilet and stove."
Zhao Dunzi was about to ask if it was too extravagant, but then he thought and replied, "Okay, there are a lot of broken pieces in the pottery factory. I'll take more back when the time comes. I think the shopkeeper will be happy!"
In the next few days, Xie Shuangbai was inspired as he built and repaired the house.
Zhao Dunzi originally thought that the work could be completed in two days, but it took him five days.
He looked at the renovated yard and couldn't help but smile on his dark face.
"After all, you are a scholar with good brains. I was very smart when I renovated your house this time."
Xie Shuangbai looked at the old house that had changed drastically and laughed from the bottom of his heart.
His shallow dimples made him look extremely beautiful in the sunlight.
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