After a series of ding-dong knocking sounds, He Tongbian quickly repaired the broken part in half a minute.
Hua Shi stood in the house, looked up at the repaired area.
Although traces of the repairs can still be seen, overall, there is indeed no wind blowing into the house anymore.
He seemed to have used nails and wooden boards to fix the broken beam, and then added several wooden sticks to support it, and then laid several thick layers of straw on the outside.
The several houses of the Hua family were originally made of loess mud and straw. After years of use, many parts of them became old and cracked.
Wooden doors, windows... these wooden things can be broken off with just a little force. As for the loess walls, they are also incredibly brittle. A few kicks can easily create a few dents...
"Alright, alright, remember to sweep the snow off the roof every day. Your house is too old, and a lot of the wood on the roof is brittle. If there's too much snow and it's too heavy, it could easily cause the entire roof to collapse. You really need to be more careful."
He Tong put on his thick coat again and packed up his things, while not forgetting to give Hua Shi a kind reminder.
His voice was rough and bright. Hua Shi nodded and thanked him.
Of course she was happy that the matter was resolved. She thought that after she had dealt with this critical matter, she would go back to the house to process the wild boar meat and make a delicious meal to fill her hungry stomach.
It’s just that things happened one after another and it wasn’t resolved so quickly... As the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes.
"Bang!"
The courtyard door, which was originally open, was suddenly kicked open by someone.
Hua Shi and He Tong, who were talking under the eaves, were both startled by the loud noise.
"Who said there was something wrong with my house? What do you mean the roof will collapse if you're not careful? You're just spouting curses without thinking, aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"
Li's cursing voice came from the direction of the courtyard gate.
Hua Shi was startled for a moment and looked sideways.
Li stood outside the courtyard gate in a threatening manner. Hua Ciyuan lowered his head, supported her with both hands, and walked in step by step.
He Tong looked at the flowers, then looked at Li who had already walked over, and was a little confused about what was happening.
"Thank you, uncle. You can go back first. I won't see you off."
Hua Shi anticipated what was going to happen next and quickly spoke up to send He Tong away.
He Tong also noticed Li's aggressive and unfriendly look. He frowned, muttered a few words, then picked up his things and walked out.
Unexpectedly, Li, who was walking forward, suddenly reached out and pulled his sleeve hard, obviously unwilling to let him leave like this.
"Explain yourself! What do you mean there's something wrong with my house and it's going to collapse? You're tall and strong, and look like a decent person, so why are you cursing people?"
Li's familiar arrogant and unreasonable words gave Hua Shi a headache.
Uncle He Tong felt puzzled. Now that someone was pulling his sleeve and questioning him, he felt very unhappy.
He said in a gruff voice, "What do you mean by 'cursing' me? Do you understand what I'm saying? Was that a curse? I was just kindly reminding you that the beams are brittle and you need to make protective preparations in advance. My kindness is being taken for granted..."
"Bah! You're kind? I think your heart is rotten! Who let you into my house? Did you steal something from my house? Open that broken box of yours, I want to check it out!"
Li had been speaking in a harsh and aggressive tone, but now she suddenly changed the subject and pointed at the wooden box in He Tong's hand, asking him if he had stolen anything.
He Tong was also annoyed. He came to fix the roof and was suddenly wrongly accused of stealing. He couldn't stand this humiliation. "Auntie, are you sick? Who wants to steal your things? I don't even want to look at your shabby house twice, bah!"
As he said this, he imitated Li and spat back.
"you!"
Seeing that she couldn't win the argument verbally, Li pretended to reach out and snatch the thing from his hand.
"That's enough! Grandma, stop making trouble!"
Hua Shi interrupted Li's absurd behavior, reached out and pulled her arm back, turned his head to look at He Tong, and said hurriedly,
"Uncle, please go back first. I'm so sorry. My grandma is just talking nonsense. Don't bother with her."
He Tong cursed a few times. It was freezing cold and he didn't want to talk nonsense with Li anymore, so he just walked away quickly.
Li glared at his departing back and spat viciously.
She turned and glared at Hua Shi, cursing fiercely, "You little bitch, who told you to let him go?! And who told you to bring him back? Did I let you?! This is the Hua family, my place! You are so bold that you dared to let someone in like this without my permission! Do you want to die!..."
As Li spoke, the rest of the words were almost shouted out from her throat.
She pressed on step by step, and her sarcastic words exploded in Hua Shi's ears.
Hua Shi looked at Li, who seemed to be shouting with exhaustion, so he let go of her hand, took several steps back, and then spoke slowly.
"I will let you go even if you don't. It's no use for you to say that now."
Her unhurried voice made Li's anger rise even more.
"Flower time! You,..."
Before Li could vent her anger, Hua Shi turned around, pulled the brothers and sisters standing behind him towards the main hall, and brought everyone into the house.
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