Linglong gently removed the mask from Silver Fox's face, revealing the unsightly scars left by his burns.
She cried loudly while gently stroking his face.
"Uncle, does it still hurt? Uncle, you have a scar on your face, so you won't be able to get a wife. Don't worry, Linglong will marry you when she grows up and be your wife."
And so, the originally heavy topic was broken by the innocent words of a child.
Hahaha. Ouch!
Grandma's dear Linglong, this is your uncle, your family.
You cannot marry your uncle.
Li Lanzhen picked her up and wiped away her tears.
"Alright, it's good that we've talked it out. I know about your past, but you can't tell anyone else here."
"Stay here and enjoy your stay. When it's time to leave, I'll see you off properly."
Silver Fox felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders, her whole body relaxed.
He picked up Su Chen and said to Li Lanzhen.
"Okay, Auntie. Let's go back."
Instead of crossing the river directly from here, they went around to the peach grove and crossed the river there.
This peach orchard is quite large; Li Lanzhen estimates it to be about ten acres.
The trees also bore peaches, but they weren't big; the largest was only about the size of a wild egg.
Linglong saw it and pointed to eat it.
Li Lanzhen picked a peach and wiped the fuzz off its skin.
Linglong scooped it into her mouth, then her eyes squinted together and her whole body trembled.
"Ptooey! Grandma, this tastes awful!"
"Grandma told you not to eat it, but you tried it and you're now regretting it for not listening to your elders!"
Linglong nodded, "I know. Grandma, Linglong will be good!"
When they returned to the place where the house was being built, no one asked them where they had been.
Adults and children alike were busy with their own things.
Only the little ones were lying sprawled out on the straw mats, sleeping soundly.
In the morning, Master Xu planned to go to Li Lanzhen to discuss setting up a private school so he could teach the children to read and write.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I reached the entrance of the dining room, I heard what Li Lanzhen said.
He was so excited that he unconsciously shouted "Bravo!"
I've explained it to Li Lanzhen and the others.
My own ideas were then withdrawn.
He strolled slowly until he arrived at the large field.
When Zhang Deshui saw Master Xu coming over, he greeted him warmly.
Tell him what this is and what that is.
Zhang Deshui answered all of Master Xu's questions.
Master Xu then became familiar with the vines of sweet potatoes and potatoes.
I also learned that sweet potatoes and potatoes both grow underground.
He exclaimed: Sweet potatoes and potatoes are true gentlemen!
Be humble and unassuming!
Such a big, delicious fruit was buried in the soil, growing silently.
It's something worth learning from!
Zhang Deshui also learned this lesson.
He chuckled, "The teacher is really something! He even knows about farming."
And so, Han Shunde began working overtime at the construction site where he was building his house and yard.
At night, torches were lit and bonfires were built on the construction site.
Xue Nizi and Wu Shi moved the cooking pots and stoves here and took charge of preparing breakfast and lunch for the locals.
Sometimes, when it gets too late, Li Lanzhen would give them a late-night snack.
The meals for the eleven trees were handed over to Tonghua Li Sanya.
Two weeks later.
Here in the village, there are four rows of houses with five courtyards each, totaling twenty courtyards.
The school was also built, with a two-meter-high wall and a gate that Li Erhan had built long ago.
The wooden double doors lead into a small playground, and to the east are two rows of classrooms, five classrooms in each row.
To the west is a canteen and a dining hall.
There is a moon gate in the back wall after you cross the courtyard.
Beyond the moon gate lies Master Xu's small courtyard.
It's also a courtyard house, but there are only two rooms in the east and west wings.
The first thing Li Erhan's woodworking shop made were the tables and chairs for the school students.
Secondly, there was the furniture made for Master Xu.
Desk, chair, cabinet, box...
Master Xu didn't ask for any furniture; it was all arranged by Han Mingxiang and Silver Fox for Li Erhan.
Originally, the idea was that since each family had their own home, they could each live their own lives and cook their own meals.
However, Shanxing and the other eleven children from Lishu Village shared one courtyard.
Shi Tou and the other nine lived in a courtyard of orphans in the City God Temple.
Tiehua and her eleven sisters lived in one courtyard.
There's nothing there.
Later, Li Lanzhen, Han Shunde, Xue Laohu, and several others discussed and made a decision.
They built a large courtyard between the village and the school. Inside would be the canteen and dining hall.
Li Lanzhen suggested that the dining room could be made more spacious.
Let's make this our meeting place in the Peach Blossom Spring.
This suggestion was unanimously approved!
It took three days to build the Peach Blossom Spring's large kitchen and dining hall, which also served as a meeting hall.
The courtyard is not under construction for the time being; we'll put it off for now.
The kitchen is huge!
Inside the food preparation room, there's a row of cabinets against the wall, filled with bowls and plates.
There is a large pool in the middle for storing water, and six small pools on the side for washing vegetables and dishes.
Inside was the kitchen, with ten stove openings set up along one wall.
Nine large iron pots were placed securely on top, and there was another pot specifically for boiling water.
The dining room is spacious and bright. The windows are large, but currently there are only window frames above them, and the window paper hasn't been pasted on yet.
Li Lanzhen hadn't decided what to use as glass for the windows yet.
All the dining tables are designed to seat three people facing each other.
It leans against two walls of the room, with a passageway in the middle.
From now on, everyone has only one job.
Build a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove)!
Because, as Li Lanzhen said, the heated brick bed has been built and everyone will move into the new house.
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