The Fang family's house is actually considered a relatively poor house in Huaihe Village. After all, the family spent a lot of money when Fang Xiang's mother was sick. At that time, most other families had renovated their houses, and the Fang family was one of the very few families that did not.
Over the years, Fang Hongjiang built the roof layer by layer with thatched bricks, and he would add another layer every time it was about to rain.
When it rained heavily this time, Old Man Fang and Old Lady Fang were worried about whether the roof could withstand it. Fortunately, God was kind to them. The main room and the east room were fine. Only the roof of the kitchen where Fang Xiang lived was slightly lifted.
The weather was a bit gloomy in the morning and we were afraid it would rain again so we didn't go up to clean it up. Now after dinner in the afternoon and the sun is out, the old couple thought about repairing the roof.
In the past, Fang Hongjiang was the one who cleaned it up, but now that Fang Hongjiang is not here, only Old Man Fang can do it.
Fang Xiang looked at the mud paste in the basin, raised his head and said, "Grandpa, let me do it."
"That won't work! If you don't do it right, you might fall!" Old Mrs. Fang tied the straw into a bundle and said, "Let your grandfather do it."
Fang Xiang said, "Grandma, I'm not a kid anymore. I can do this kind of work! Let me do it!"
Fang Xiang said this and took the bundle of straw from his grandmother's hand.
Although he was young, he was also the most agile. By the time Old Man Fang and Old Lady Fang reacted, Fang Xiang had already climbed up to the roof with just a few steps on the wooden ladder.
"Be careful!"
People have already gone up and cannot be allowed to come down. Old Mrs. Fang can only remind him to be careful from below.
Fang Xiang responded loudly: "Don't worry, Grandpa, just give me the mud."
Fang Xiang threw down the rope that Old Man Fang had just thrown onto the roof, and pulled the other end himself.
Old Man Fang quickly tied the rope tightly to the knot that bound the basin.
Fang Xiang on top pulled the basin from the ground to the roof with both hands.
Find the hole in the roof, cover it tightly with a layer of grass, and then cover it with mud. Do this a few layers and it will be almost done.
It’s just right now because there’s sunshine. We need to wait for the sun to dry the mud so that it will be most solid.
After Fang Xiang finished, he put the basin back on the ground and then climbed down the ladder nimbly.
"Grandma, I've fixed it, don't worry!"
Fang Xiang said with a smile.
But after he said this, he didn't hear his grandmother speak. When he looked up, he found that his grandmother seemed to be stunned.
"Grandma? What's wrong?" Fang Xiang asked hurriedly.
Old Man Fang seemed to know what his wife was thinking and reached out to pat her shoulder.
Only then did Old Mrs. Fang come back to her senses, her eyes looking a little moist.
"Grandma! What's wrong with you?" Fang Xiang was shocked when he saw Old Lady Fang like this.
Old Mrs. Fang reached out and wiped her eyes: "It's okay, grandma, I'm fine. I just suddenly felt that our Xiangzi has grown up and can do more things now. It's great, really great..."
Her voice sounded a little hoarse, but her tone was filled with joy, and she felt very pleased with the growth of her grandson.
Fang Xiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this before he smiled and said:
"Yes, Grandma, I'm already big!"
He is really not a child anymore. He is already thirteen years old and there are many things he can do.
Thinking of what the Ling family said to him, Fang Xiang became more determined to live a good life.
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