Lord Helanza

The mayor of Bright and more than a dozen villagers stood on the banks of the tidal flats in the lower reaches of the river. In front of him was a large flooded reed pond, and a large number of reed ponds also grew outside. Red thatch, only in the summer when there is plenty of rain, will there be continuous stream water pouring into this tidal flat. At present, the river bend has become a wild lake.

It will be completely dried up in autumn. In addition to red thatch is used to repair the roof, and reeds can be used to weave straw mats, these forages are dried and shredded, and they are still used by the yellow sheep in the village during the winter storage. The rations of China, such a large area of ​​tidal flats, are the biggest guarantee for the yellow sheep to survive the winter.

The dazzling sunlight shimmered the wild lake, and several wild ducks crawled around in the reeds.

A dozen young villagers rolled up their trouser legs, holding sickles in their hands, and stepped into the tidal flat covered with red thatch, harvested clusters of red thatch and transported them back to the shore.

The silt under this wild lake is very soft, and it almost floods the roots of the thighs when you step on it. It is very difficult to walk back and forth in the river beach, so these red thatchs are almost relay transmissions. When he got to the shore, Surdak originally wanted to go down to the river and cut the red thatch by himself, but was pulled by the Uncle Bright and said that you dignified an imperial Knight, how could he go to the wild lake to cut the thatch...

While Surdak and Mayor Bright asked about how to hunt the limestone iguana, a villager ran into the distance and loudly shouted to the old village chief: "Uncle Bright, there are people from Guta Village... …"

The villagers who were cutting the red thatch in the wild lake heard someone yelling loudly, so they stopped working and turned their heads to look on the shore.

The old village chief standing on the shore hurriedly pointed at these villagers, loudly roared: "You mow the grass, it will take a long time to dry the grass before you can go to the house. ...You go and bring the people from Guta Village here."

The villager heard this command from the old village chief, so he turned around and looked for people from Guta Village.

When the two villagers of Guta Village drove more than a dozen yellow sheep, and led a yellow and white cow to come here, the Chief Bright was a little dumbfounded, blowing his beard and staring at him. The villager said angrily: "You can't find a way to settle the cattle and sheep they brought. You have to come here?"

"Bright Uncle, they said that these sheep and cows are all given away. It's for Dak! I didn't dare to settle randomly..." The young villager ran directly to the old village chief and said in a low voice.

Surdak heard the villagers say this, and was a little surprised to ask: "For me?"

Before you, the young villager, one of them was holding a cow. The ancient tower villager in the village said first: "Master Surdak Knight, the people in the village offended you before. This time I brought you some gifts. Lord Knight, please accept it. This time I will return the Beigou Pasture to Wall Village. I would like to ask you not to hate Guta Village. Please forgive me for the offense before!"

"Uh, I forgive you!" Surdak said, and then he looked at more than a dozen in the river beach. The yellow sheep gnawing on the grass next to him said: "However, I can't collect your cattle and sheep. You should hurry back to these cattle and sheep!"

"Master Knight, we..." Two Guta villages The villagers’ faces were bronzed by the sun, and their faces were covered with dry surroundings. At a glance, they knew they were the kind of honest and timid farmers. The two of them stood in front of Surdak with embarrassed expressions A posture of reluctance to leave a gift.

Surdak feels that this matter is dragging on, and it is obvious that he will delay the process of repairing the house.

If it were the two of them villains or treacherous people, Surdak would have a way to deal with them, but they both looked dull and honest, Surdak rubbed his forehead in distress, turned his head and whispered to the old village chief , How much is the value of these cattle and sheep?

Village Chief Bright frowned and murmured: "For a yellow sheep, there are about seven silver coins, and a cow is expensive. In Helanza City, you can sell at least one Gold Coin... …"

"That's two Gold Coins!"

After Surdak said, he took out two golden-bright and dazzling Gold Coins from his pocket behind him and grabbed it. Guta villager, put the Gold Coin into his palm, and said to the Guta villager without any doubt: "I accept these cows and sheep. Please give these two Gold Coins to your village chief. From now on, the grievances between our two villages will be cleared up."

Guta villagers looked at the Gold Coin in their hands with a look of astonishment, and looked at Surdak with a look of not knowing what to do.

"If there is nothing else, please go back!" Surdak said to the two villagers in Guta Village.

The two ancient tower villagers were holding two Gold Coins. After a moment of astonishment, they walked away with joy.

Surdak looked anxiously at the cows and yellow sheep grazing next to him, wondering whether he wanted them to rush to the Beigou pasture, or whether the mayor Bright instructed the villager who reported the letter: "You Go and take this cow to Dake’s house and give it to Old Sheila, and these fifteen sheep rush to Beigou Pasture."

"...I see, the village head." The villager got the details. After his instructions, he also hurriedly followed Bright's instructions.

The red thatch on this side of the river has basically been cut. As long as it is exposed to the sun for a long time on the edge of the river beach, it can be completely dried in the scorching sun.

As for how these red thatch will be spread on the roof, it is also very particular.

Red thatch needs to be tied into bunches and tied to the roof hardwood rafters. If the bundles are too tight, there will be gaps between the red thatch bunches. It will inevitably leak when it rains, but if it is red The thatch bundles are not tied tightly, and they cannot resist the strong wind when they are spread on the roof. Once there is a strong wind, the thatch on the roof will be blown into the sky.

Surdak returned home with the villagers who were harvesting the red thatch, only to find that the house was also doing in a frenzy.

The roof of the stone house was lifted a long time ago. Several carpenters wrapped the inner walls of the old house with wooden boards so that it looked like a stone house from the outside, but when viewed from the inside, It is a very elegant wood house. The main beam of the roof is still solid, but the rafters are a bit sparse. Some villagers climbed to the roof and added some new wood materials to make the rafters arranged more densely, so that the roof is not covered with thatch. Will be lifted by the gale.

The firewood room next to Surdak was completely dismantled. Several masons have built the wall as high as one person, and expanded a new stone house next to the old house along with the bathroom. Looking at the posture, he is also preparing to open a small window on the roof.

This kind of limestone in Paglos Mountain can be seen everywhere. This kind of stone is not very hard and it is very easy to dig. People here are used to building stone houses with this kind of limestone. For the ease of building blocks, the gap between the stone bars is mixed with clay and lime. This mixed soil will become stronger and stronger under the washing of rain.

The kitchen of the old house has been demolished to pieces. Old Sheila asked the mason to build a simple stove in the yard. She gritted her teeth and brought Rita to the house. Some of the laying hens were killed and prepared to mix the chicken with the salted pork leg brought by the old village chief, and then add some peeled chestnuts to stew into a pot of stew to entertain the villagers who came to help.

Many of the women in the village also came to help, which made the yard noisy.

When the day is getting dark, the dried red thatch is considered to be spread on the roof, and a new stone house is built on one side of the old house, although the main frame of the stone house It was erected, and the main beams and the thatch on the roof had been laid, but the carpenter's work inside the house was not completed. Several carpenters will have to work at least one day tomorrow.

In this dinner, the villagers not only ate the only six hens of Old Sheila, but also half a bag of wheat flour.

Old Sheila also asked Rita to make the last half bag of wheat flour into baked wheat cakes to entertain the helpers in the village. There are very few good places to grow wheat in Wall Village, and it is rare for the villagers to eat it. A meal of baked oatmeal, more than sixty baked oatmeal cakes, there is almost nothing left.

Waiting for the full and full villagers to drag their tired bodies and leave, the yard was messed up. It would take a lot of time to clean up. Old Sheila looked at the empty flour. The bag was a little worried. Before harvesting new wheat, I could only eat chestnut rice and cassava at home.

Old Sheila didn’t expect Surdak to make such a big battle. Not only did she renovate the Old Shi house, she also asked the villagers to build a new stone house, one high and one low. The two stone houses are just close together, and the closets of the two houses are connected to a chimney. Old Sheila knows that this winter will not be too difficult...