Chapter 236 The New House is Completed
Three families in the village have already built new houses.
Although there were only ten bricklayers assigned to the nine households in the village, Mr. Jiang had left behind fifty strong men every day for protection and deterrence!
Every household had already completed the preparatory work of making adobe, carrying bricks and tiles, digging the foundation and laying the foundation more than a month before, and then built it to half a person's height;
Now the fifty men were divided into two groups, one group had twenty-five people and five bricklayers. Thirty strong men worked from morning to night, and on the fourth day they completed the roofing of two houses.
The Guan family ranked third. Their house only had three rooms in total, so they didn't need thirty people at all. More than ten people completed the work in two days.
The three families happily moved into their new home amidst everyone's envy.
The Feng family ranked fourth and would be finished in another day or two. The fifth was the Zhou family. The Guan family in front had fewer houses, and too many people would make it difficult to work properly. The remaining dozen or so people went to work at the Zhou family first. After the Guan family's house was completed, the number of people building houses suddenly increased to more than 30, so the Zhou family's house would be completed in two days.
The progress is fast, and with several families already moving into their new houses, the whole village is filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Shen Qing's family allocated a total of eighteen bricklayers, including their own family. Although the number of people is not as many as those on the other side of the river, there are many more professionals!
On the evening of the sixth day after the bricklayer arrived, the tiles in the last room were finally laid.
Shen Qing looked at the dozen or so spacious and bright new houses and was almost crying with joy.
When we first arrived, more than ten people lived in a low, dark and damp thatched house. It was extremely crowded every day, and it was inconvenient to cook, boil water, and wash!
If you speak loudly while roasting meat, the neighbors in front, behind, and on both sides will hear you.
At that time, she really wanted to have a big, clean and bright house with a certain degree of independence. However, let alone a big independent house, she had to flee from the flood and famine, using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed for several months, and the wind and rain made it unbearable.
When we first came here, the whole family was squeezed into a tarpaulin house. Finally, after more than a month or nearly two months, we are going to move into the new house today!
She turned around and looked at her family members who had worked hard together all the way, and saw that everyone was wiping away tears!
Jiang Shui saw Shen Qing looking over and sobbed with tears and snot: "Mother, we finally have a new house. I can finally have a room of my own."
She dreamed of having a room of her own, but even in her dreams she never dreamed of it.
I never thought that one day my dream would come true, and it was a bright and clean brick room!
Jiang Xiangdong wiped away tears from his rough hands covered with mud after days of hard work. Looking at the new house, he felt that all the hardships in the past were nothing.
He said with emotion, “From now on, I won’t have to climb up on the roof every year to change the thatch!”
He is the eldest in the family. Since he was able to work, the job of replacing the thatch on the roof every year has been his responsibility.
Even now he still remembers lifting up the dark, damp, and thick thatch on the roof. The rotten and moldy smell that hit him in the face went straight into his nostrils. He could only hold his breath as hard as he could, and his entire chest felt uncomfortable.
From time to time, there would be a palm-sized centipede crawling by quickly, or even a nest of mice popping out from nowhere, not to mention countless reptiles and bedbugs...
Jiang Xiangzhong's childish face was filled with disbelief and confusion. Half a year ago, his family lived in a dark and narrow thatched hut, but after fleeing the flood and famine, they now lived in a big house, and their lives were getting better day by day.
No, it wasn't after the flood. It was before the flood that our family's life was getting better under my mother's leadership. It was precisely because of this that we were able to avoid suffering on the road to escape the famine...
Jiang Xiangnan was so happy that his nose was almost bubbling. He rushed to Shen Qing and excitedly suggested: "Mom, today is a big day, don't we need to celebrate?"
In the past, no matter which family built a new house, other families would go to congratulate them. Even if there was no wedding banquet, eating a piece of wedding cake or a handful of melon seeds was considered a way to share in the good luck.
It's just that every household is building a new house now, and with the hustle and bustle, the celebrations are offset by each other. Although each family doesn't celebrate among themselves, they still have to celebrate on their own.
During this period, everyone was eager to build all the houses by tomorrow. No one had time to go to the city, so even though they were the busiest and most tired, they ate the worst.
He wants to eat something good!
Others: .....
Shen Qing: "How do you want to celebrate?"
Jiang Xiangnan replied without hesitation: "Of course, eat something good!"
Shen Qing quickly recalled the home's stock in his mind: rice and flour were the most abundant, and there were also various grains.
There aren't many vegetables at the moment, but there are several types to choose from.
The eggs were eaten every day, but she would take some out of the locker from time to time to supplement them, so there were still dozens of them.
But there are not many meat dishes on the market, just some smoked meat and salted fish, so it is difficult to eat good food.
After all, the mall does not sell meat, and it is not easy to go out of the mountains. There are too many people helping at home during this period, and the consumption has increased exponentially. Fortunately, there is stockpiled food at home, otherwise the current amount would not be able to be saved.
She was just about to say that the limited ingredients couldn't make a very sumptuous meal, and at most she could stew some cabbage with bacon, steam some salted fish, and make some fried eggs with wild onions, when she heard Jiang Xiangnan's next words.
"Mom, can you please add a poached egg to our smoked pork and vegetable dumpling soup tonight? Let's celebrate!"
Shen Qing: .....The new house is completed, so adding an extra fried egg is considered a celebration?
Or celebrate properly?
She looked at the rest of her family and saw that everyone had a look of anticipation on their faces.
Oh, the food at home has been really bad recently. It’s not a big deal that there are many helpers, but the main thing is that I haven’t been to the city for a long time, so I have to be frugal with the food in stock, right?
I only dare to cut the bacon into fine, fluffy pieces each time. When there is meat, there are no eggs, and when there are eggs, there is no meat. I have been doing a lot of physical work lately, so how can I not crave for oil and water?
It has been a long time since I have eaten meat in such a big mouthful...
"Shen Qing! My boss and his men are back from hunting. Do you want any meat?"
Shen Qing: ...Cuihua, you are a timely rain! She simply can't ask for more!
Liu Cuihua just howled once at the edge of the bridge, and when she saw Shen Qing respond, she turned around and went back to the village.
They had just come down from the mountain and rejected Mrs. Cao, but the villagers' willingness to buy meat was unexpectedly strong!
Anyway, the prey this time is no less than last time, so there should be quite a lot left. Thinking that Shen Qing had made an appointment with him in advance, it would be the same if he called her over to choose.
When Shen Qing and his group came over carrying baskets and backpacks, they saw that the area around the Lei family's cart was crowded with people.
Compared to last time, no, it’s even more lively and exciting than buying New Year’s goods before the Chinese New Year!
Zhao Mingyue's cheerful voice came: "I have lived in the new house for two days, and my family has not eaten meat yet!
You guys are back from hunting today, can I buy you some meat to celebrate?"
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