Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 847: Leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade

Seeing that the water in the spring was flowing away in vain, Wang An thought about digging another big hole and building a bigger pool.

As for this pond, Wang An’s idea was very simple, which was to use it to raise fish.

That’s right, it’s about raising fish, and raising those precious and delicious fish.

Of course, Wang An already had this idea, but he had not yet decided where the fish pond should be placed.

The main reason is that if you don't dig a fish pond, the empty space in the yard will just sit there idle.

The key point is that Wang An's family's land of more than 30 acres, or a large yard of more than 2 square meters, is really too large and must be fully utilized.

Of course, the large size of the place was only one aspect. The other aspect was that when Wang Shuai and Wu Dong planned to deliver cement and sand to Wang An, they made a mistake in their calculations.

At the beginning, Wang Shuai calculated that each house would require 11200 kilograms of cement, which was rounded up to 12000 kilograms. After all, there had to be more than enough building materials.

However, when changing the units, Wang Shuai mistakenly said 12000 jin as 12 tons, but in fact, 12000 jin is equal to 6 tons.

However, at that time, all Wang An could think about was that he was cheated out of 240 yuan when buying cement, so after Wang Shuai finished speaking, Wang An did not calculate the details.

And the situation at that time was that not only did Wang An not make a detailed calculation, but even Wu Dong did not think about it at all.

As a result, after Wang An's family built the main house, wing rooms and cattle pen, they not only had nearly 14 tons of extra cement, but also twenty-five or twenty-six cubic meters of sand.

The reason why the extra sand and cement are not in a proportional ratio is that the ratio of cement and sand in the concrete used for bricklaying in Wang An's home is approximately 1 to 3 to 1 to 3.5, which is considered the optimal ratio.

There was so much extra sand and cement. Except for the 4 tons of cement that Mu Xueli bought from home and the 2 tons of cement that Wang Lijia bought from home, the remaining cement and sand were just enough for building a fish pond.

All the materials were available, so they started working right away. Wang An, who had just finished his meal, started the track tractor and began to push a large pit to make a fish pond at the northwest end of the new yard.

In order to prevent the water in the pond from freezing to death due to the low temperature in winter, Wang An increased the depth of the fish pond to more than 4 meters.

But in this way, the fish pond has become much more dangerous invisibly.

Therefore, a wall needs to be built on the side of the fish pond close to the yard.

Fortunately, whether it is building a fish pond or building a wall, it is a job that requires little technical skills and does not take much time.

Just like that, in the busyness, a week slipped away unknowingly.

Just yesterday, when the two new houses of Wang An’s family were painted with white plaster, the entire project was basically completed.

The word "basic" is used because glass has not yet been installed in the windows.

Normally, the completion time should be 3 days earlier than this morning.

Because after the white lime is soaked in water, as long as you see the color change from grayish white to white, the white lime can actually be used.

This time, it only takes about one to two hours.

However, there is a high possibility that this kind of white lime has not been well matured.

So, just in case, the lime was soaked in water for 3 more days, and the completion time was delayed by 3 days. During these 7 days, Wang Li's new house and Mu Xueli's new house also started construction.

The main thing is that it is already late July and all the vegetables in the vegetable garden have been harvested. Only at this time can we have vegetables for the helpers to eat.

However, after seeing Wang An's spacious and bright new house, Mu Xueli and Wang Lijia changed their previous plan of building only three large tiled houses. Instead, they planned to build five large tiled houses directly according to the house structure designed by Wang An.

It has to be admitted that the house designed by Wang An is the most reasonable and practical one in Heilongjiang Province, where the winter is long.

Whether it is the ground fire dragon, the fire wall, or the design of the north kang, in this era, they can be considered perfect.

Moreover, the structure of Wang An's house has become extremely famous in Xing'an Township, and people from neighboring villages often come to visit.

Of course, this kind of thing is very normal, because no matter what you do, as long as there is a start, people will gradually follow suit.

What is unexpected is that the house designed by Wang An will become a model in the future, and almost all new or renovated houses will be built according to this model.

Of course, this is something.

Because of the temporary change in the house building plan, Wang Li and Mu Xueli have been having a lot of trouble these days.

The reason for this is that all the various building materials prepared previously are not enough.

Fortunately, both companies have horse-drawn carriages and hand tractors, so it is very convenient to buy things.

In addition, one of the two circular saws from Wang An's family was taken away by each of the two families. The walk-behind tractors used to drive the circular saws could only be used by these two families in turn, or by their own walk-behind tractors.

Also needed to be used in shifts are the chain track car that Wang An used to push the foundation and the chainsaw that Wang An borrowed.

It has to be said that with a big tree like Wang An, or such a strong backer, many of the big problems that the two families originally had to face have been solved by Wang An alone.

The saying "It's nice to lean against a big tree for shade" is absolutely appropriate when applied to Wang Li and Mu Xueli.

To be honest, even Wang An envied these two people. He envied them for having such an awesome fourth brother or brother-in-law.

But Wang An could only envy him. After all, in the entire circle of relatives, at present, only Wang An could take on this responsibility.

Early that morning, after Wang An had breakfast, he drove his four-wheel vehicle towards the county town. As for Wang Li and Mu Xueli, they were already very busy, so Wang An did not call them.

However, what Wang An was pulling on the four-wheeled cart was a pile of straw mats and a triangular wooden frame.

The reason why Wang An had these things on his truck bed was because he was going to the county town to buy glass.

It is quite difficult to transport glass. Even with so many things as cushions, Wang An still felt unsure.

The main thing is to drive a four-wheel vehicle pulling glass on a gravel road. Who wouldn't be confused when hearing this job?

Fortunately, Wang An has a better attitude, that is, love doesn’t matter whether it breaks or not, so be it.

Thanks to “The Emperor of the Big Empire” for the reward, thank you, thank you very much!
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