frightfiction Chapter 301 Earth Bricks
Chapter 301 Earth Bricks
Tian Hu also returned on the second day after everyone returned to the village.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him and asked, "Were you okay when the flood came?"
Tian Hu shook his head: "I'm fine, and our shop is fine too. I thought at the time that as long as you were here, even if I didn't come back, you would protect my grandma for me, so I thought that I must stay in the city and protect your shop!"
Xie Jiaojiao patted his shoulder with relief.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Tian Hu took his grandmother back to his home that day, and borrowed a staircase from Xie Jiaojiao. He went back and arranged the tiles in the house so that they could just cover a room, so that his grandmother could have a place to sleep peacefully.
The same was true for Xie Jiaojiao's family. There were many people in her family, so it was not a problem for everyone to squeeze together. Seeing that the weather was getting clearer, she was originally planning to go out with a shoulder pole on her back, go to the mountain to cut some thatch and bring it back to cover the roof, which would at least provide some shelter from the rain.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I went out, I saw several ox carts coming towards this side.
The sun was glaring, and Xie Jiaojiao squinted her eyes slightly. When the person got closer, she could see clearly who was coming. Wasn't it Manager Wang?
Xie Jiaojiao quickly put down the carrying pole: "Uncle Wang, why are you here?"
Steward Wang jumped off the ox cart and said respectfully to Xie Jiaojiao, "Madam, the young master asked me to get this."
When Xie Jiaojiao looked, she saw that the ox cart was covered with tiles!
I immediately felt relieved. It seems that this brat Jiang Weinan can still do things.
As soon as Manager Wang waved his hand, everyone immediately started moving the tiles from the cart home.
The last ox cart still had some equipment on it. Two people came over, and Steward Wang introduced them, "Young Madam, these are the people I hired to repair the house. After the flood, it was hard to find them, so I only found two of them."
Xie Jiaojiao clasped her fists towards the two masters: "Thank you for your hard work, masters."
The two men waved their hands quickly, saying that they were being paid to do the job, so there was no need to be so polite.
On that day, people were coming in and out of Xie Jiaojiao's house from time to time. The tools for making wood were set up in the yard. Manager Wang went back again and brought some wood to make new beams...
Although there are only two masters, they work quickly.
In the middle, Xie Zhili heard Sun Ruhua say that she was too busy at home, so he put down the work in his hands and came over to help. He also knew some skills, which made the process faster.
In just about ten days, the house was repaired to the same state as before.
Seeing that Xie Jiaojiao's house was repaired, Tian Hu invited two more masters to help him repair the house...
The villagers were so envious of the two families!
Xie Jiaojiao wanted to pay Xie Zhili for his work, but Xie Zhili refused and said, "My mother gave me some food a few days ago. Just consider it as my work!"
After saying this, the man turned and left.
Sun Ruhua was a little embarrassed for a moment, and looked at Xie Jiaojiao cautiously:
"Well, Jiaojiao, mother is the same, too..."
Xie Jiaojiao waved her hand: "Mom, don't say anything. During this period of time, I can see that he has really changed for the better. As long as he treats you well and doesn't scheme against you or me, I won't say anything if you have contact with him."
When Sun Ruhua heard what Xie Jiaojiao said, her eyes turned red.
Holding Xie Jiaojiao's hand: "Jiaojiao, thank you!"
Xie Jiaojiao patted her hand back.
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The villagers felt that they had no way out, so they all went to Chen Shouren for help. However, he was already busy taking care of himself, so how could he have the time to care about the lives of the villagers?
In the end, everyone had no choice but to do the same as Xie Zhili. They went up the mountain to cut straw and trees and built simple thatched houses, so that at least they had a place to live.
But the accommodation problem has been solved, but what about food?
How to solve the eating problem?
The village was flooded. Even if the families had food before, they didn’t know how to preserve it. When the flood came, the food was destroyed. Some people found some food in their collapsed houses, but when they opened them, the food either sprouted or became moldy...
Look at the food in the fields, it’s basically nothing you can rely on!
Many people could only bear the pain and had to go to the grain store in town to buy food. After the flood, prices also rose, and food became much more expensive than before. Everyone realized that the food sold by Xie Jiaojiao was much cheaper than the food sold in the town. They all regretted that they didn't buy enough in the cave...
In the village, except for some fields still growing sugarcane, the rest of the land can be said to have been thoroughly washed away by the flood!
The food in Xie Jiaojiao's fields is basically hopeless, but the two acres of sugarcane fields that her family planted first are fine!
These two acres of land were originally reclaimed, so the terrain is relatively high, at the foot of the mountain. Even if a flood came, it would only flood their roots, so it would have no effect on the growth!
Xie Jiaojiao was also glad that the two acres of sugarcane were fine, otherwise they would have been gone.
Mrs. Wang returned to the village and rested for a few days. She finally felt better, but she felt embarrassed to disturb them any further, so she planned to take Niu Er and Wang Xiu'er back to where they lived before.
Sun Ruhua disagreed: "The house was washed away, and you still went back! And have you forgotten how scary it was when you were trapped under the house?"
"Oh, how scary can it be? We have disturbed you for so long. I feel embarrassed to eat your food all day long." Mrs. Wang said with an embarrassed look on her face.
Xie Jiaojiao just came in from outside and happened to hear this: "Aunt Wang, you just talk about going back, but where are you going to live when you go back? Are you going to use the sky as your blanket and the ground as your bed?"
Niu Er said, "No, Aunt Xie, I have some free time these days, so I asked Uncle Xie to help me build two thatched houses so that I can live in them."
Xie Jiaojiao disagreed: "This thatched house is hot and stuffy during the day, and drafty at night. Aunt Wang has just gotten better, and if you keep doing this, she'll get sick again!"
Mrs. Wang hurriedly explained: "Jiaojiao, I want to go back and live here!"
"Aunt Wang! You should just live in my house! Can't you just be my mother's companion? If you want to live in a thatched cottage, let young people like Niu Er and Xiu Er live there. They are young and can handle it!"
Wang Pozi was a little amused and helpless when she heard what Xie Jiaojiao said.
Niu Er and Wang Xiuer blushed with shame. What was Xie Xiaogu saying? Although everyone knew that they were husband and wife, they had not officially gotten married yet!
Mrs. Wang was somewhat helpless: "Okay, okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Don't blame us for bothering you when the time comes."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "Don't worry, it won't happen!"
Xie Jiaojiao said this and called Niu Er out.
Niu Er followed Xie Jiaojiao out of the house and asked hurriedly, "Xie Xiaogu, is there anything you want me to do?"
Niu Er actually felt very uncomfortable living here. After all, his surname was Niu, not Xie. Therefore, if Xie Jiaojiao asked him to help with something, he would feel more comfortable.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him and said, "Niu Er, let me teach you how to make mud bricks!"