After returning from the town, Song Fuyu went to the well with his clothes.

Although there is a washing machine in the space, thin clothes still need to be washed outside. You can't never wash clothes, as others will become suspicious after a long time.

"Song Zhiqing, I finally found you."

Wang Zhiyong went to the Youth Corps Home to look for her in the morning, but she had gone to the town. He didn't find her again, but fortunately he met Tong, a Youth Corps, who told him that Song Fuyu was washing clothes by the well.

He then immediately ran to the well to look for someone.

"Uncle Wang, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

"Song Zhiqing, your house is almost finished. I asked Lao He from the village to calculate a date. We can put up the beams the day after tomorrow. What do you think you are going to do when you put up the beams?"

"Uncle Wang, my house is not finished yet, and I haven't bought a pot yet. It's not convenient to entertain people in the Youth House, so I prepared some things. I'll have to trouble you to distribute them to the people who come to help build the house."

"Okay, as long as you succeed."

"After putting up the beams, we'll burn the kang for two days, and then we can move in directly after it's dried."

"Okay, I understand Uncle Wang, thank you."

"Thank you, I'm just passing on the message."

"I have also prepared all the things needed for the beam raising process. I will bring them to you later."

"Well, take your time washing, I'll leave first."

In a few days, they will be able to move out of the Youth League Home, and Song Fuyu has become much more energetic when washing clothes.

They ate at Gu's house every day, and only for about half a month, so Aunt Fang knew that the two houses were built by them without her having to say it explicitly.

She also consulted Aunt Fang in detail about various things to pay attention to when building a house.

When building a house in Shanhe Village, people usually pay special attention to the raising of the beam, so we should follow the local customs and cannot skip the necessary rituals.

After washing the clothes, Song Fuyu took out the things she and Tong Youyou bought from the closet, and they went to the captain's house together.

"I told you, those two houses must belong to Song Fuyu and Tong Youyou."

"It's just a shabby house, but you're hiding it like no one cares about it."

When Mo Juan saw the two men carrying a few bags of things out, she spat at them with an unfriendly expression.

Ye Feixue sat on the kang. Although she didn't say anything, she had already cursed Song Fuyu in her heart.

"Isn't it because I'm afraid someone will find it annoying?"

"If it weren't for the existence of a troublemaker, I don't think Song Zhiqing and the others would have spent one or two hundred yuan each to build a house to live in."

"Pan Yu, don't be so sarcastic. Who do you think is the troublemaker?"

"Whoever responds should be the one, otherwise who else could be in this room?"

Since they had already fallen out, Pan Yu had nothing to worry about. If she could come up with so much money, she would have wanted to move out when Mo Juan made trouble for the first time.

"you!"

When Mo Juan saw that the other old educated youth were all looking at her, she no longer dared to yell at Pan Yu.

Song Fuyu and the others had no idea that a quarrel would break out in the room after they left, so they carried their things to the captain's house.

"Uncle Wang, we don't have much fine grain, only ten catties in total, which we got from the village on the day we arrived. We plan to give each of the sixteen workers half a catty of fine grain."

"I heard from Aunt Fang that some people will give a little meat. We don't have meat coupons at the moment, so we will convert it into half a pound of peanuts and six fruit candies. Do you think it's okay?"

Except for the team leader's house, all the villagers' houses were built in adobe style.

The banquets prepared for the workers were mostly served with steamed buns made of 200 grams of flour and one or two meat dishes by the more generous families. The more stingy families served coarse grain rice, some with meat dishes and some without.

They built a brick and tile house, which was more expensive, so she increased the amount she gave the workers a little bit accordingly, giving them half a pound of fine grain.

Peanuts are 40 cents a pound, which is half a pound per person.

Each candy cost one cent, and the entire gift was almost a day's wages for the worker.

"Okay, we are all from the same village, as long as the intention is there."

After deciding on the return gifts, the two of them packed them at the captain's house and left them there. On the day of the beam-raising ceremony, the captain would distribute them along with their wages.

Everything was ready, and soon the day for raising the beam arrived.

The house had already been built, so there was no need to hide it anymore, so everyone in the village knew that the two small houses belonged to Song Zhiqing and Tong Zhiqing.

Except for Mo Juan, Ye Feixue and Xiao Jun, everyone else from the Youth League Institute came, even Li Wende came with a smile on his face.

Although Song Fuyu felt a little disgusted looking at his face, she couldn't just chase him away on such a beautiful day. She just deliberately avoided his sight.

Most of the villagers and educated youth went into their houses and took a look. Fortunately, there was nothing else in the house except the kang.

"I envy you so much for having your own independent house."

After Wang Menghan went in and took a look, she also thought about building her own house.

"Song Zhiqing, could you please tell me roughly how much you spent?"

She pulled Song Fuyu aside and asked in a low voice.

"Don't think too much. I'm not asking how much you spent, but if the price is right, I would also like to build one myself."

Afraid that she would misunderstand, Wang Menghan immediately explained.

"It's okay. I don't mind."

"Mine is bigger, with a small living room and a storage room, which cost me 150 yuan. Youyou's room only has one bedroom, so it's cheaper, costing only 110 yuan."

She didn't like everything to be done in the bedroom, so when she was drawing, she deliberately added a living room.

Tong Youyou didn't have enough money, and she didn't have many needs, so her house was like most people's homes in the village, with a kang as soon as you entered the door, and some space under the kang for doing other things.

"But our kitchen and bathroom are all at the back of the house, so we can share them. This saves some money. Jin Kai used them all by himself, and it was said that he spent 180 yuan."

"Oh, that's a lot of money. I can't afford it. I've only saved more than 60 yuan in all these years, including what I brought with me before I went to the countryside."

"If you build an adobe house, the same size as Youyou's, it should cost 40 or 50 yuan."

"real?"

When Wang Menghan heard the price, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"But for the specific situation, it would be better for you to ask the captain. He knows better."

"Okay, I'll go ask him later when he's free."

In Song Fuyu's opinion, although building a house will cost some money, at least you can have freedom, your actions will not be restricted by others, and you don't have to consider other people's situations. You can do whatever you want, and the most important thing is that no one will bother you.

The time for raising the beam was set at 9:08 and 9:26 in the morning, which was also the time the team leader asked Lao He to calculate.

Because there were two rooms, three plates of fruit offerings were placed in each room, and the ceremony started from Song Fuyu's side.

The beam-raising ceremony is also very particular. After the team leader finishes speaking the words for the beam-raising ceremony, eight strong men begin to prepare for the beam-raising ceremony.

These eight people all had both parents alive and had good fortunes. They climbed up the wall, pulled the beams, and carefully checked the position. After confirming that it was correct, the carpenter threw down the beams with sorghum mixed with candies, peanuts, and colored paper. In a moment, the room was crowded with people of all ages picking up things, and it was very lively.

After Song Fuyu finished, everyone ran to Tong Youyou's side. Looking at such a lively scene, Song Fuyu suddenly felt very happy.

In an age without money, everyone's happiness seemed simple: a full meal, a piece of candy, or even a peanut, was enough to make everyone laugh.

All the ceremonies were over. Since Song Fuyu and Tong Youyou did not invite guests and workers to a banquet, everyone dispersed after watching the excitement.

"Sister Fu Yu, I'm so happy. I'm about to move into my new house."

"Don't be too happy too soon. Don't forget that you still have to go back to the Youth Hostel tonight and tomorrow night."

"Sister Fu Yu, you are so bad!"

"Can't you let me dream first?"

"I'm afraid you'll be too happy to control yourself. When Mo Juan sees you later, she'll want to scratch your face."

After all, jealousy makes people crazy.