When Li Erhan saw that his daughter had brought so many people, he thought about the problem of where to stay for the night.
There is no place to stay here at Eleven Trees.
However, opposite the eleven trees, there is a grove of trees. The trees are tall, but the branches of these trees grow close to the trunks and upwards, without any branches extending outwards, so it is impossible to build a treehouse in the trees.
However, the space below can be utilized.
Moreover, the eleven trees are only separated from this place by a road, which is wide enough for two carriages to travel side by side.
This road was left in preparation to be repaired into a main road that starts from the south gate of Peach Blossom Spring and extends to the village they have built.
If we were to sleep on the floor, it's already late autumn, and the weather is cold; sleeping on the ground is absolutely impossible.
Li Erhan then thought of simply making individual beds without headboards or footboards, connecting them together to form a large communal sleeping area.
Then build two more thatched huts, one for the men and one for the women.
Having come up with this idea, he called his son, grandson, and a few young men to come and help.
After Han Shunde arrived with the large group of people building the houses, he talked with Li Lanzhen for a while.
Then they saw Li Erhan and his group across from the eleven trees, where they had prepared accommodations for the people Li Lanzhen had brought.
So he called everyone over to come and help.
Han Zhaoxiong, come over here, we're going to build a thatched shed. He first measured the area.
Then it was decided that the men and women would be separated into two thatched huts, with a three-meter distance between them.
The two thatched huts were built; the women's hut was larger, while the men's hut could accommodate ten people.
Li Erhan called the young men to bring a lot of wood from the carpentry workshop.
These are all materials they usually store in the woodworking shop after turning logs into boards and square timber.
The simple bed that Li Erhan made had four legs that were more than half a meter high, and a board was laid on top of them. Each bed was two meters wide and three meters long.
After Li Erhan and his sons fought their way to make a bed.
Let everyone see what it's like. The workers all came over to watch, and after seeing it, they were full of praise.
Li Lanzhen also came over, saw the bed, and her eyes lit up.
She said to Li Erhan.
"Dad, after my yard is repaired, please make me a bed like this."
I put it in the yard, spread a mat on it, let it bask in the sun, do some needlework, and then come back to rest. It's perfect!
When the others heard that Li Lanzhen wanted one, they all said that they would also put one in their own yard under the big tree so that the children could play on it. That would be great!
Li Er chuckled; his daughter was indeed clever!
Han Zhaoxiong led his men to build a simple shed over there.
Surround it with straw mats and secure them, leaving a door facing the road, with another straw mat hanging on the door.
On the roof, many wooden poles as thick as a man's arm were erected, covered with straw mats, then a layer of thatch, then another layer of straw mats, and finally weighed down with stones or stone slabs.
And so, a simple temporary dwelling was built.
Finally, the beds that Li Erhan and his team had built were carried in and connected together, and the large dormitory was completed.
Everyone said that this kind of bed was sturdy and easy to use, so Li Erhan and his sons started making the bed frame.
Several people came over and started figuring out how to install it. It was all mortise and tenon joints, and once they found the trick, the installation was quick.
With a group of people working together in this way, the speed increased considerably.
Li Lanzhen thought for a moment. Of the people she brought, there were more women than men.
Silver Fox and his three bodyguards, along with Shui Sheng and Han Mingxiang, will probably have to stay here as well, making a total of seven people, including the old master.
Four people can sleep in one bed, but two beds are enough for the men.
On the women's side, there were eleven people including Tiehua, plus Lingjiao and Zhihua, making a total of thirteen women.
However, Xiao Zhihua probably won't sleep here; she'll definitely stick to me and sleep in the treehouse.
Thinking of this, he said to Li Erhan.
"Father, making five beds like this is enough."
Put two cards on the men's side and three cards on the women's side.
Li Erhan looked up and chuckled.
"Okay, daughter, Dad knows. It'll be over soon."
Eleven trees are also bustling with activity.
Three wild boars, and Silver Fox and his men brought back a whole field of pheasants and rabbits.
That's enough for Xue Nizi and the women to clean up for a while.
Li Lanzhen noticed that there were more and more people now, and the kitchen was piled up, which was very inconvenient.
She saw that Han Zhaoxiong and the others had already set up a simple thatched hut.
Just call him.
"Zhaoxiong, come here for a moment."
Li Lanzhen pointed to an empty space next to the kitchen and said.
“Build another simple thatched shed over there to serve as a storage room. Look at this kitchen, it's so full you can barely step inside.”
Han Zhaoxiong followed her over, peeked into the kitchen, and wow, the floor was piled high with things.
They usually leave early and return late, so they never come to the kitchen. When it's time to eat, they line up in front of the six big pots to get their food and then sit down at the table to eat.
He chuckled as he spoke.
"Alright, Auntie, I'll get it set up for you right away. It'll be ready in a bit."
Li Lanzhen laughed heartily and pointed at him with her finger.
"You're always causing trouble. Hurry up and get to work. Once you're done, we'll eat."
The work of setting up the shed was left to two people to finish up, while everyone else went to the Eleven Trees kitchen to build a storage room.
Li Lanzhen came over to see how the dinner Xue Nizi and the others had prepared was going.
Two big stews, one with braised wild boar chunks, and the other with potato chunks, sweet potato chunks, and glass noodles.
When they first tried glass noodles, everyone was amazed by their smooth and chewy texture.
Later, Li Lianzhen told them that this could be made. It could be made with sweet potatoes, or potatoes.
He also said that when there is a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes and potatoes next year, he will teach everyone how to make vermicelli.
Everyone was so happy at the time!
The thought that this thing could be exchanged for money made them all very motivated.
Once the house is built and we've settled in, next spring we'll get to work in the fields, mainly planting more sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Knowing what they were thinking, Li Lanzhen was very happy at the time.
Poverty is not scary. As long as you are diligent, use your brain, and work hard, you will have cornbread, braised pork, and all the good things in life!
Li Lanzhen peeked into the pot of pheasant soup and realized there were probably six pheasants stewing in it.
Li Lanzhen took out a dozen or so wild ginseng roots, washed them clean, and threw them into the pot.
I took more than 20 large red dates from my space, washed them, and threw them into the pot to cook. Let's make a decoction to nourish everyone.
A pot full of braised rabbit and pheasant meat, along with potato chunks, sweet potato chunks, and dried wild vegetables.
In another pot, a full pot of fish soup was simmering, and by this time the fish soup had turned milky white.
All the dishes were made with seasonings that Li Lanzhen took out from her spatial storage, so they tasted delicious!
I saw two large wooden basins of cold wild vegetables on a table next to me.
There should be wild garlic and onions dug up from the mountain, as well as red dried chili powder that she took out from her space.
Xue Nizi must have poured melted lard on it.
It should taste good!
Seeing that Han Zhaoxiong and the others had already set up the frame of the outbuilding, all that was left was to add a roof, and it would be finished.
She was thinking of coming over in the evening and filling the storage room to the brim.
The first thing to do is to get out the food. With so many people, the daily food consumption is quite high. Then there's salt, candy for the children, and other miscellaneous things. Everything is put here.
Having a storage room is good, so that if I see something I'm missing, I can just put it away when I come over in the evening.
Li Lanzhen found it quite amusing; she felt like a thief while making sure everyone had enough to eat.
It's as if I'm a sea snail fairy, secretly bringing everyone delicious food, drinks, and useful things every day.
Thinking about it, she chuckled to herself.
Xue Nizi watched Li Lanzhen standing there and chuckled.
He laughed loudly as he spoke.
"Mom, aren't you happy? You've found your youngest son and daughter-in-law, and they've brought so many good friends with them!"
Li Lanzhen glanced at her and said with a smile.
"Yes, I'm very happy. Seeing how capable you are makes me even happier. Our second son has really married a good wife! And I, this old woman, have gained a wonderful daughter!"
The people around him burst into laughter.
Wu, Xue Nizi's mother, glanced at Li Lanzhen with gratitude.
He looked at his daughter again, thinking to himself.
My daughter really married into a good family. I never expected that during the famine, her already terrible mother-in-law would become even worse!
It's getting better and better!
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