He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Niu Bayi walked over and squatted down next to Granny Cao.

Grandma Cao raised her hand and gently patted his head.

"Bayi, you've had a tough time. I never imagined Ah Rong and the others could be so ruthless, trying to beat you up and rob you on the way. But now they're locked up too. Could it really be..."

"Was it really closed for a long time?"

"After all, they are my grandsons, I... I don't want anything serious to happen to them."

As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.

Niu Bayi sighed and comforted Granny Cao.

"Grandma, don't worry, it's nothing serious. These four guys are wicked, so it's good to let them reform themselves in jail and see if they can change for the better. It won't take too long, just a year or two."

"You wouldn't want four bad grandchildren, you'd want all your grandchildren to be good, right?"

Grandma Cao nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Niu Bayi said, "So don't worry about them, I know what I'm doing! Your son and daughter-in-law definitely won't dare to treat you any worse in the future, they'll be very filial to you. You should just enjoy your retirement!"

"Once my house is finished, if you'd like, I'll bring you to live with me, okay, Grandma!"

Niu Bayi was afraid his grandmother wouldn't hear him, so he leaned close to her ear and shouted very loudly.

Grandma Cao cried, sobbing uncontrollably.

"My good grandson, you are truly my good grandson! Your mother in heaven would be so happy to see you so filial and capable... Don't shout so loudly in the future, Grandma can hear you!"

"Ouch! Grandma's ears are ringing!"

After taking care of his grandmother, Niu Bayi was finally able to relax completely.

Last time, although the two families of my eldest and second uncles seemed to be obedient, they still had four sons after all.

Niu Bayi was well aware of this.

Therefore, neither of these two companies will willingly and obediently comply.

Now that all four sons have been sent to prison by their father, if you don't behave yourselves—

First, he'll have to go to jail!

Secondly, it's still unknown when the four sons will be released.

So he was relieved.

Grandma will have better days ahead.

Even if the two families were dissatisfied, they could only keep it to themselves.

Niu Bayi rode his bicycle back home.

I pedaled so fast the wheels were smoking.

Although the journey was quite bumpy, it was no problem for him at all; in fact, it gave him a feeling of exhilaration, like flying through the clouds.

We returned to the village before five o'clock.

The ten workers are still working there.

Niu Bayi thought for a moment and decided to do some more work while he still had time.

Although there are a few trees around this earthen slope, they are all relatively small and do not provide much shade.

We need to build a shed.

Without further ado, they found two workers to help them, ran to the nearby jungle, and cut down a few relatively thick miscellaneous trees, about the thickness of He Zhenzhen's thigh and two or three meters tall.

Cutting down this kind of tree isn't considered illegal these days.

Some people even chopped it up and dragged it home to start a fire.

Niu Ba cut off all the branches and forks of the tree, leaving only a few smooth sticks.

Back on the mound, they divided the four wooden sticks into a square and used a large iron hammer to drive them into the soil, making them firmly anchored like four pillars.

Then select some thinner, longer branches and use sturdy kudzu vines to crisscross and wrap them around the four branches.

In less than half an hour, it was ready and had a lid.

Then find some fine twigs and spread them on top.

These branches, still bearing leaves, completely covered the entire roof, creating a slope.

Even when it rains, the rainwater will slide down the slope.

However, that's not enough; with ventilation on all four sides, it's still easy for the sun to shine through.

The group then found branches of various sizes, laid them horizontally, and nailed them around the shed, leaving only one side as an entrance and exit.

It took a little over an hour to build a simple shed.

Then lay a few more wooden planks inside and place a few wooden stools on them, so you can sit or lie down for a nap.

It's about seven or eight square meters, enough for several people to rest together.

By the time we finished doing all that, it was already dark.

The group of masters bid farewell to Niu Bayi and went home.

One of the workers even thoughtfully instructed that the entire slope should be cleared by tomorrow.

If you want to use giant clam shells to build a foundation and a wall, you can start preparing the materials.

In addition to requiring a large quantity of giant clam shells, other raw materials are also needed.

For example, three-in-one soil is lime, clay and sea sand.

If you want it to be more solid, you need to get a few bags of glutinous rice, cook it into glutinous rice paste and add it in.

This kind of mortar is more solid and reliable.

Another craftsman said, "In addition, if you're building a foundation, just using rammed earth and giant clam shells might not be enough. I think you'll need to find thirty or forty thick pine logs for the house you're building."

"After digging the foundation trench, firmly drive it into the ground!"

"Move some more large bluestones over and place them on the ground, then pour mortar on top to create a solid foundation."

Niu Ba wrote it down.

"Okay, I'll go find Uncle Aiguo tomorrow and ask him to bring these raw materials over so we can start laying the foundation!"

Niu Bayi rode his bicycle back to the He family's house.

The whole family was waiting for him to eat.

Upon seeing him return, they immediately invited him to sit at the table.

Niu Bayi has already come to regard this place as his own.

In fact, it's considered our own home.

While eating together, they talked about their trip to Xiaozhai Village.

Hearing that Niu Bayi was almost shot to death by the four brothers with a hunting rifle, but was fortunately saved by two black bears, the whole family was terrified!

He Zhenzhen even shed two hot tears.

"My goodness! Big Bear is such a good bear, he knows how to repay kindness and took a bullet for you!"

Hearing that Niu Bayi had sent all four brothers to jail, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

He Rong patted Niu Bayi's shoulder forcefully.

"Bayi, you've got some good ideas! That's a brilliant move. You didn't completely ruin your cousins, you got the favor, and you even managed to use them to pressure your two uncles and aunts—"

"Be devoted to your grandmother from now on!"

"Otherwise, their son will have a very difficult time getting out."

Niu Bayi was also somewhat moved.

"Fortunately, Director Pan was willing to help me like this, otherwise it would have been a bit difficult to handle."

"After all, as Chief Zhaopan said, these four guys not only committed a crime, but they also illegally possessed hunting rifles! It was an armed gang robbery! They could all be involved and get a life sentence."

He Rong said, "The law is no different from human sentiment, and this director is someone who understands that."

He Zhenzhen asked worriedly, "What if Cao Rong and the others are released one day? Will they target you again?"

Niu Bayi's face turned cold.

"If they don't know what's good for them and dare to lay a hand on me, don't blame me for being ruthless and punishing them severely! By then, the house will be built, and I can just bring my grandmother over to live with me."

"Then I won't care whether Grandma agrees or not."

He Zhenzhen nodded vigorously.

"Okay, once the house is built, we'll bring Grandma here to live with us. I'll take good care of her, just like I would my own grandmother."

Niu Bayi was overjoyed and reached out to gently pinch her cheek.

"Really, you're such a sweetheart!"

He Zhenzhen was stunned and exclaimed, "My God!"

Then, raise both hands, hug your arms, and rub them vigorously.

"Niu Bayi, do you have to be so mushy? Look at me, I'm shaking all over."

He Rong, He Laifu, and Zhang Xiuli nodded repeatedly, expressing their agreement earnestly—

Niu Bayi is being way too cheesy!

They couldn't stand it when they heard it.