"Hey, have you heard?" An old lady whispered mysteriously to her neighbors.
The neighbor wiped her sweat. It was so hot these days that the people responsible for clearing the wasteland had already adjusted their schedules to leave early and return late, taking an extra two hours' rest at noon. But even then, they were exhausted.
She rubbed her waist and asked, "What did you hear?"
"The government sent people to bring in several carts of stones to build a house for my family! They said it was made of cement, stone, water, and mud. How could it be built?"
"Ah? Something? Why haven't I heard about it?"
"Well! We live far away, so it's normal you haven't heard about it. I was following a group of people back to the city last night and overheard that they had demolished the perfectly good stone house and rebuilt it a few days ago!"
"Ah?! Isn't this..." The neighbor's voice rose, attracting the attention of others. She quickly whispered, "Isn't this crazy? We were allocated a shabby mud house! They already have stone houses, but they're still demolishing them?"
The old lady picked up a few broken stones and casually threw them into a basket beside her, sighing, "Look, these stones will be taken away soon. Oh, who cares if the government wastes them or not? As long as they can give us ordinary people a way to survive, that's enough."
She was tired, but she was eager to have work to do every day. The food stored at home would gradually increase, and the children would have hope of survival!
The street where Jiang Yue lived in the city had been bustling with activity for many days, but they had a close relationship with the Jiang family, and were busy with their own chores every day, so no one came to cause trouble.
Seeing that the He family cherished the fish she sent and were reluctant to eat them, Jiang Yue took two more fish as rent and lent them a room for two months.
Jin Xiu was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. And since the Jiang family was now on good terms with the adults, she had no reason to be unhappy.
The house Jiang Yue had originally occupied was made of high-quality materials. After it was demolished, she kept the original doors and windows for the new house. The craftsmen recycled all the remaining usable materials. She watched it all unfold, but said nothing. She benefited, after all.
As long as the foundation of this house is laid, it will be easy to build upwards.
By the time the house was half built, her chicks had hatched.
Influenced by her mother, He Juan also loved raising chickens. Jiang Yue provided them with enough food, so she took good care of them every day, raising them to be no worse than the chicks at the general's mansion.
During this period, Zhan Shihong stayed at the construction site, eating and sleeping with the craftsmen.
Occasionally, he would help the craftsmen together with Jiang Nian, who was sent by his wife to supervise.
The house was demolished and rebuilt. Before his eyes, a "strange" two-story building was completed step by step.
Zhan Shihong would go to report the situation to the two generals every three days.
"...then pour cement mixed with gravel and sand into the gaps, and wait for it to dry. That's it!"
He was so excited that saliva was spurting out of his mouth.
Li Zhi was disgusted, but he was also itching to see what he said.
But the wound on his chest had just healed and was not fully healed yet. It was a favor from his wife that he could get out of bed. If she knew that he dared to run out of the house, her ears would be twisted off!
General Liang did not have such concerns, and immediately took his son to inspect.
This gray two-story building in front of me has no aesthetic appeal at all and is uneven, but it is very solid!
It can't be blown down by the wind, it can't be crushed by the snow! Even a flood might not be able to break it down! Not to mention a thief trying to break it in, that's impossible!
Compared to beauty, practicality is what matters to ordinary people!
Everyone was excited. Besides stones, the most commonly used materials were bamboo and wood. Cement had many advantages, but it was difficult to obtain. They had to make do with the limited resources they had!
As soon as the craftsmen finished building the Jiang family's stone house, the two of them immediately left to build the city wall!
Jiang Yue: I know you are anxious, but don’t worry. Their house is leaking on all sides and there are no doors or windows installed!
She had no choice but to do it herself with Jiang Nian. However, Jiang Shan and his brothers came over to help them.
The brothers had been helping build a house in the city, but the adults said cement was too important and they wanted their own craftsmen to do it. This time, they came to help and see what was new. Their house was two streets away, so they couldn't see as clearly as others.
Jiang Niancai had just watered the house.
Jiangshan stood in the house and didn't feel the heat even when the wind blew!
Jiang Yue: It’s exaggerated, really exaggerated!
The brothers touched the wall excitedly and went upstairs again.
"This house is so sturdy! It's not afraid of wind, rain, or snow!"
“It’s just that this wall is really ugly.”
"Hey, do you think our mud house is pretty? It's black and uglier than this!"
Jiang Yue also felt it was ugly. The whole house had a Syrian war-damaged style, but it was already good enough with the current level of decoration, so one shouldn't ask for too much.
Jiang Shan envied, "I don't know when we will have a house like this. The children at home are growing up, and more and more people are moving to the city. We have no place to live."
But what could they do? They could only obey the arrangements of the government.
Half a month later, the damaged city wall looked brand new again.
Curious people gathered around and touched and kicked the wall until their feet were hurt, but not a single speck of dust fell off the wall.
While the people in the city were discussing the issue enthusiastically, the government announced that people with dilapidated houses would be allowed to build one-story cement houses, and those with more than eight people in their families would be allowed to build two-story cement houses.
The government provides the materials, but everyone in the family has to work together.
"This... everyone thinks their family is ruined, how can this be considered?"
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