Zhang Defa divided the land according to the size of their original houses. The Hu family's original house was even smaller than the dilapidated house, so that piece of land was directly allocated to them.
After discussing with Hu Gang and Hu Tie, they went to find Zhang Defa. They wanted to build two smaller houses so that it would be convenient for Hu Tie to split up the family after he got married. The two houses would be side by side, with the front and back yards combined. When the time comes, they would put up a wooden fence in the middle, and each family would have half.
Zhang Defa didn't object, but it would require more stones. "You guys can prepare the extra stones yourselves. I'll give you an extra meter of space to the side so the yard can be bigger."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Zhang, we will go into the mountains to get stones today!" Hu Gang said happily.
The most common thing in Kaishan Village is mountains, and most families live in a relatively concentrated area. Originally, the Hu family and the Shi Dazhu family next door lived in a remote area, and now they were directly assigned to live on the other side of the village. They were not unhappy about it.
We didn't move before because the old house has always been there and it would be too troublesome to move. Now, if we could live closer to the villagers and have a new house to live in, we would be so happy. The whole family would get up early in the morning and move together.
The vegetables in each family’s vegetable garden will be harvested in a few days. It will just be a little more troublesome to start a vegetable garden in the new house next spring, that’s all.
The next day, the educated youth waited for Tian Cai at the foot of the mountain until she came with two big cats, and then the group went up the mountain in a mighty manner.
Hu Tie came out of his house carrying a hammer and chisel. As soon as he looked up, he saw a group of people talking and laughing as they walked up the mountain. He asked Qin Ling who was standing next to him.
"What are they doing?"
Qin Ling glanced over there with a serious look. He hadn't been to Tian Cai's house recently, which showed that the girl was not affected at all. She didn't say anything about coming to him on her own initiative. He couldn't tell what he felt in his heart for a moment.
Hu Tie looked over curiously without waiting for an answer. When he turned around, he saw Qin Ling's unhappy expression. Somehow, he remembered the way he had declared his ownership in front of him before, and now he felt secretly happy.
But he didn't dare show it. This kid had a strong fist. If he made him angry, he would be the one who suffered.
Tian Cai was unaware of anything. She had been very busy recently and didn't notice anything unusual. She was walking into the mountains with Liu Yanqing and others, chatting and laughing.
The few of them were not as inexperienced as when they first arrived. They knew that they had to wear long sleeves and long pants when going into the mountains, and tie the trouser legs and cuffs tightly with cloth belts. There were also glove ropes and other tools in the bamboo basket.
After crossing a few hills, we arrived at the hillside where Tian Cai visited last year. There are two chestnut trees here, and further south there is a large area of hazelnuts. The geographical location is excellent.
The soapberry tree that Tian Cai wanted to take back was not far away. They were on the same hillside, which could ensure safety.
The only male educated youth who came today were Li Sheng and Yan Xudong. The two of them took on the task of climbing the tree to pick chestnuts, while the female educated youth picked them up below.
Tian Cai looked at Li Sheng with disgust as he struggled to climb up the chestnut tree using both his hands and feet. Not to mention that he fell down several times, his clothes were even torn.
After he finally climbed up, he stood on the tree branch and felt complacent. He instantly felt that he had learned a new skill.
On the contrary, Yan Xudong was quite unexpected. He was quite skillful in climbing trees, which was nothing like his gentle appearance.
Mimi found a big rock and lay down on it, watching the actions of the few people lazily. At first, he licked his paws and fur, and then he simply closed his eyes and fell asleep.
On the contrary, the cat kept its ears erect and vigilantly observed the movements around it, its eyes falling on Tian Cai from time to time.
Tian Cai's target today was soapberry. Seeing that the educated youth were already working hard, he took out the cotton gloves he had prepared long ago and put them on, then climbed up the tall soapberry tree.
In less than three hours, the group returned with a full load.
Tian Cai passed by the foot of the mountain again. The sanatorium was still laying the foundation, but it seemed that the area was much larger than yesterday. She felt that at this rate, it might not be completed before winter.
It may also be that you don’t know how to build a house. Maybe the foundation takes a long time in the early stage, but the house can be built faster later!
She didn't even think of asking Minister Hou, and just carried her bamboo basket and returned to the village with a few educated youth.
In fact, Minister Hou also discovered the problem that Tian Cai was thinking about. He had much more experience in doing these things than Tian Cai. If this continued, it would probably take longer than expected, and time would be wasted on laying the foundation and digging stones.
But there were only so many soldiers in the logistics department, so after much thought, he decided to ask people for help from the two villages.
Hou Changjiang personally went to find Li Tiegang and Zhang Defa, expressing his intention to hire a group of production team members from the village to help build the house.
The two captains agreed without hesitation. The busy farming season had passed and everyone was free and had nothing to do. Anyone would be happy to earn money at their doorstep.
So the news was announced by the two team leaders on the loudspeakers. Suddenly, there was an endless stream of people running to the brigade headquarters to sign up. Everyone was afraid that if they went too late, the enrollment would be full. Some families didn't even have time to pick mountain products and wanted to send their entire family out.
It was at this time that everyone realized the benefits of having a sanatorium in the village. Look, it hasn't even been built yet, but it has electricity and loudspeakers installed. Secretary Feng said that a projection team will be able to come to the village to show movies in the future!
Speaking of electricity, after the village was connected to the mountain, electric lights could be installed. Zhang Defa's family was the second family to install it after Tian Cai's family. Unlike Tian Cai's family, there was no one around and the courtyard wall was high so no one noticed him.
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
