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Li couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Langjun, can you help me build a house over there?"

Zhou Yanshao's face darkened when he heard this. He had already said that they didn't need to build a house, so why couldn't his wife listen?

But there were so many people here, so he had to save some face for his wife and not embarrass her in public.

Su Huaili turned his head and looked over. This face was very unfamiliar. He thought for a long time and could probably guess who it was. "It's too late. I have to go to work in two or three days and there won't be any free time."

Ms. Li exclaimed, "Ah, we have to work so soon!"

Others were also shocked.

Zhou Shitang's face wrinkled, time passed too fast.

Su Huaili nodded, "We can build two houses if we hurry up today and tomorrow."

Li Shi wanted to say something else, but Zhou Yanshao stepped forward and pulled her away.

Su Huaili didn't talk nonsense. He went home last night and pulled a cart of yellow soil and brought it here so that he didn't have to waste time digging the soil. He brought the last straw at home and pulled some grass on the road. .

He instructed everyone to add some water to the yellow mud, stir it, chop up straw and other things, mix it into the yellow mud, and stir.

Mud houses are relatively simple.

Build four walls with mud blocks, and cover the empty spaces for windows and doors with treated yellow mud.

Finally, use some wood to make the beams and cover them with straw or other covering grass.

Su Huaili glanced at the two existing houses, found a flat land nearby, and began to instruct everyone to build a house.

Move the mud blocks out of the house, place them, put mud between the two blocks, and finally paint the four walls with a layer of mud.

More than a dozen people, moving quickly.

Su Huaili was laying the wall, and Zhou Shitang brought a piece of mud and handed it to him, quietly asking, "Ah Huai, what does second father like?"

"Second father?" Su Huaili's hand paused, his eyes showing confusion.

Zhou Shitang explained: "He is your father. He has a favor for me to regenerate, so he is my second father."

The corner of Su Huaili's mouth twitched and he didn't hide it, "He likes to drink."

Catch him when he's drunk and beat him up.

Zhou Shitang nodded, "I understand."

She knows how to brew fine wine. When she has the materials and time, she will brew some fine wine and send it to her second father.

She turned around happily and continued to move the mud.

*
Zhou Mingyi came to Zeng's house early and told Zeng Chusheng that he was busy today and would not learn any crafts for the next two days.

Zeng Chusheng was not angry, "If you have something to do, just get busy first. You won't have time in two days. You don't have to come over to learn. You can learn slowly when you have time in the future."

Zhou Mingyi thought Master Zeng was angry when he heard it before, but when he heard it later he remembered that it was time to help the government in two days. He quietly observed Zeng Chusheng's expression and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that the master was not angry.

He left quickly, he had to go back and build the house quickly.

Unexpectedly, when he walked out of Zeng's house, Chu Xiaorong chased after him, "Brother Zhou, wait for me."

Zhou Mingyi didn't want to waste time and walked quickly. He didn't stop when he heard Chu Xiaorong's words, "I still have things to do and I can't entertain Miss Chu. Please forgive me."

Chu Xiaorong was hanging clothes at home, and was stunned for a moment when she saw Zhou Mingyi passing by. Brother Zhou would not have come to Zeng's house so early in the past. Then she finished drying the clothes and was about to go to Zeng's house to deepen her relationship with Brother Zhou when she saw him come out. .

Of course she would not miss this opportunity and trotted to keep up, "I wonder if Brother Zhou is busy with something? I can help. You know, I can do anything and I won't delay your work."

Zhou Mingyi walked faster and declined politely, "My family has enough people and I don't need Miss Chu's help. You'd better go back."

Chu Xiaorong pursed her lips and thought. It was not good for a girl to stick to her eagerly, but this was an opportunity to show off in front of the Zhou family.

Brother Zhou is such a good person, and his parents should also be very good people. If she goes to help, she may be favored, and she can also take the opportunity to build a good relationship with his parents. She has not met his parents yet.

Chu Xiaorong started jogging again and ran to Zhou Mingyi, showing a sweet smile, "Brother Zhou, don't worry about me, I'm very capable. I've told you before that I don't care about reputation. Anyway, you know what kind of person I am." That’s it.”

Zhou Mingyi couldn't help but frown. The girl wanted to help him with good intentions, but it was hard for him to get angry at someone and ask her to leave, which would break the girl's family's heart. He couldn't do such a thing, but he repeatedly refused, and Miss Chu Can't seem to hear it.

He didn't know how to deal with it in an instant. He had already delayed a lot of time by coming to Zeng's house, and he couldn't delay it any longer.

"I'm sorry, Miss Chu." Zhou Mingyi kept walking and walked very fast. Later, he even started running regardless of his appearance.

Chu Xiaorong was stunned for a moment and stamped her feet. Hum, she could also run. She had to seize the opportunity.

*
The Zhou family moved mud blocks out to build a wall, and soon the prototypes of two houses were formed.

One is larger and the other is smaller. The larger one is the kitchen and the smaller one is the bedroom.

It was also Zhou Yancheng's first time to participate in building a house. He secretly wrote down this process so that he could use it in the future without bothering others.

He was plastering the wall, and Zhou Shimu brought a piece of clay and handed it to him.

Zhou Yancheng said by the way: "Have you remembered this method?"

Zhou Shimu glanced at the wall his father had plastered and nodded, "Remember."

He personally participated in making the clay blocks and moved them here and there every day. He also saw how Su Huaili chose the flat ground and how he put up the wall. He had already memorized the method in his mind.

Zhou Yancheng nodded with satisfaction.

Zhou Shiye moved the mud to Zhou Yanshao.

Zhou Yanshao took it, put the mud block on it, and made a handful of mud. Then he turned to look at Zhou Shiye's calf and said with concern: "I heard that your leg is injured. If it's not healed yet, go to your grandmother's side to stay with her." Let’s chat, it’s enough for us to do these tasks, so as not to make you more injured.”

"My legs are healed!" Zhou Shiye said, jumping twice and spinning around in front of his uncle, "My feet don't hurt at all."

That medicine is really useful. He wants to write down the names and appearance of those medicinal materials. When he makes money later, he will buy a bunch of them. It is best to drink them every day.

Zhou Yanshao smiled and said, "That's good."

Zhou Shiye also laughed, "No, it's better to get better. Uncle, you don't even know. I used to lie on the bed with nothing to do every day and almost doubted my life."

Li was also responsible for moving the mud and handed it to Zhou Yanshao. After hearing this, she glanced at Zhou Shiye's leg and said, "I heard that your leg was seriously injured. It won't leave any root causes, right?"

Zhou Shiye shook his head, "No, I can feel that it is completely healed."

Li nodded and continued to move the mud.

Mrs. Zhou originally wanted to move mud, but her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren pushed her aside and sat down, and she was not allowed to work.

She had no choice but to sit aside and watch them work. Finally, she went to the kitchen to make lunch.

When she was young, she cooked every day. Although she never entered the kitchen after her son became rich, she never forgot the method of cooking and stir-frying.

Shi Qingxiao glanced at the sky. The sun had already risen above their heads. After working all morning, she was a little hungry now. She turned around and saw the old back of Mrs. Zhou walking towards the kitchen. She walked up quickly, " Mom, I’ll make lunch.”

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "I'm old, but I'm not useless. You all won't let me do this or that. I accept your wishes, but I'm still in good health. A meal is enough to make you tired." "It's not good if you don't let me move. The elderly also need more activities."

Seeing that her old man was so determined, Shi Qingxiao let her go.

The two walked into the kitchen together.

Li curled her lips when she saw it, Shi Qingxiao would pretend to be attentive in front of the old lady. She cooked for the old lady every day, and she would not miss this meal, so let Shi Qingxiao show off.

She didn't want to work in the kitchen with the two of them. It would be easier to move mud blocks.

Zhou Mingyi ran here and found that the house was half built. He ran in without saying anything.

Zhou Shiye saw Zhou Mingyi and waved to him, "Brother, come here and move the mud."

Zhou Mingyi nodded.

Mrs. Li turned around and looked over, and found that her son was sweating profusely. She couldn't help but frown, "You didn't run back, did you? There's no need to be in such a hurry, there are many people here."

It’s not good when you’re exhausted.

Chu Xiaorong also had better physical strength. She followed Zhou Mingyi all the way and ran in. She took a few deep breaths and then calmed down. She smiled sweetly and said, "I can also build a house. I have helped build a neighbor's house before." House, I’m here to help.”

Mrs. Li couldn't help but frown when she saw Chu Xiaorong running in behind her son. Did this girl come to see the Zhou Shitang sisters or did she follow his son?

Zhou Shitang turned her head and looked over, with surprise flashing in her eyes. Even if they came to help with good intentions, she couldn't drive them away, "Miss Chu, thank you for your kindness, but how can we let you get tired? You can just rest aside. "

Chu Xiaorong waved her hand, "We are all neighbors, and we should help each other."

She inadvertently glanced at Mr. Li, Zhou Yanshao, and Zhou Rushan. She didn't know the three of them here.

If she guessed correctly, they should be Brother Zhou's parents and sister.

She greeted them politely and went to move the mud.

Mrs. Li stared at her back for a long time, and then went to move the mud.

Chu Xiaorong walked into the house and saw Zhou Mingyi lifting a piece of clay, and asked quietly: "Brother Zhou, are those two elders outside your parents?"

Zhou Mingyi nodded.

The smile on Chu Xiaorong's face deepened, she bent down to pick up a piece of mud, and followed Zhou Mingyi out.

Seeing her following her son, Mrs. Li frowned even more.

When Chu Xiaorong saw Mrs. Li, she smiled sweetly and said, "Auntie."

There are all the elders in the neighborhood who don't like her. She is confident that she can win over Brother Zhou's elders. As long as she wins over Brother Zhou's parents, her marriage to Brother Zhou will be settled.

Ms. Li quietly probed, "Do you know my son?"

Chu Xiaorong nodded, "Yes, we happen to know each other."

Li stared closely into Chu Xiaorong's eyes, "How did we meet?"

Chu Xiaorong continued to smile sweetly: "He went to Zeng's house to learn crafts, and I went to Zeng's house to play, and then we got to know each other."

Mrs. Li was instantly angry, OK, indeed, a girl was eyeing her son, shameless.

She suppressed her anger. Now was not the time to get angry. She had better build the house first, otherwise her husband would scold her to death if she ruined the house.

Mrs. Li turned around and went into the house to move mud blocks.

Chu Xiaorong didn't know why, her aunt's attitude seemed not right, forget it, she didn't want to think about it anymore, it wasn't a bad thing after all.

Zhou Shitang saw all their interactions. The first time Miss Chu went home with her eldest brother, she was not sure, but today she went home with her eldest brother again, and she was vaguely sure.

Miss Chu may be interested in her eldest brother.

She glanced at Li's back.

Her aunt's eyes were higher than her head, so she most likely looked down on Miss Chu.It's not easy for her to get involved in this kind of thing. People who don't know it think she doesn't think they are good.

Zhou Shitang decided to pretend that he didn't know about it.

Shi Qingxiao and Mrs. Zhou were in the kitchen.

Shi Qingxiao was stunned for a moment when he saw the chicken in the basket carried by Zhou Yanshao, "Brother, what kind of food will he get if he comes to help?"

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said: "You brought this chicken over. You should eat something good when you are working."

Shi Qingxiao nodded and stewed the chicken.

After preparing lunch, everyone stopped working, washed their hands and ate, because there was only one table and there were too many people here to sit down for everyone.

Finally, the elders sit down and the younger ones eat standing.

Su Huaili and Chu Xiaorong were guests and came to help. Shi Qingxiao smiled and asked them to sit down.

Su Huaili: "I'll just eat standing up."

Chu Xiaorong also said that she should eat standing up.

They didn't even sit down. It would be a lot of pressure for her, a junior, to sit and eat with a group of elders.

Several juniors each held a bowl with some vegetables in it and stood aside, chatting while eating.

Zhou Shiye winked at Su Huaili and said, "Ah Huai, you are really capable. I want to learn from you."

He knew that the martial arts Tangtang taught them were taught by Su Huaili's father. He had a good impression of Su Huaili's father. He was a generous elder and was kind to him.

Whoever is his benefactor, he will be grateful for the rest of his life.He is not an ungrateful person. When he finds an opportunity in the future, he will definitely repay Uncle Su well.

Su Huaili didn't think it was a big deal, "It's just building a house. You should have learned how to do it by now."

Zhou Shiye blinked and said, "I have learned it. This house is quite simple to build."

"I've learned it too." Zhou Shitang said with a smile. With outsiders around, she couldn't speak too frankly. "I took a bath last night and felt very comfortable."

Su Huaili knew what she was talking about, "You can hang out more in the future."

Chu Xiaorong listened to their conversation. After hearing this, she finally knew someone who could get in the conversation. She smiled sweetly and said: "It's really comfortable to take a bath. Every time I'm tired from work, I go back and take a bath at night." Feeling relaxed all over.”

Zhou Shiruo took two mouthfuls of rice and came over, "You really should make more bubbles."

After eating, everyone continued to build the house.

More than a dozen people built the walls of the house by the afternoon, with a few mud blocks remaining.

Su Huaili looked at the two new houses and said, "Cut some long wood to put on the roof, and then it's ready."