si-mexico Chapter 259 Building a Large Yard
Chapter 259 Building a Large Yard
The village chief stroked his beard and said worriedly, "But winter is almost here. If there are only one or two households, everyone can help build a house. If everyone builds a house, it will be too late before it freezes!"
"Village Chief, don't worry about this. With the four of us here, we will be very fast. If you don't believe me, wait until my master builds the house and you will see how strong we are!"
Xiaobai patted his chest with his little paws and said confidently.
The other three little ones also assured that with their help, the house could be built quickly.
The village chief thought about the performance of the three little guys just now and temporarily put aside his concerns in this regard.
He pointed to the freshly felled logs on the ground, frowned and said, "There is another problem. The wood saved by everyone in the village is just enough for Dayong's family and the construction of the workshop. The newly felled wood will have to wait until next year when it is completely dry before it can be used!"
This is a big problem. When the villagers heard this, they all frowned.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here, Xiao Que. Everyone stand back and watch me!"
After seeing everyone retreat, the little bird flapped its wings, lifted several logs into the air, and spit out a flame that baked the wood one meter below. At the same time, it poured spiritual power into the wood to prevent it from cracking due to rapid water loss.
A quarter of an hour later, it put a few logs back on the ground, turned around and shouted to the villagers who were retreating, "Come and have a look!"
Several men who were the best at carpentry wiped the sweat from their foreheads and trotted over to a few logs. They first knocked and hammered on them to check, then used tools to make boards out of them. They were amazed to see that the boards looked just like those that had been naturally dried.
“Village chief, this wood can be used normally, Xiaoque is really amazing!”
A man ran up to the village chief and said.
Upon hearing this, the village chief looked at Xiao Que, who was surrounded and praised by the children, with admiration and smiled from ear to ear.
He nodded to his fellow villagers and said, "That's good. With the help of the divine beasts, we can all live in new houses this year!"
"Village chief, we need a lot of bricks. We need to go see if there are any brick shops that have them!"
A villager who often helps others build houses said loudly.
At this time, Goudan's mother shouted to everyone with a smile: "Don't worry, I went back to my mother's home a few days ago. My mother's village has a lot of bricks stored, and they are worried about not being able to sell the bricks. I will go back this afternoon and tell the village chief that we want to buy bricks!"
Goudan's mother was very happy. There was a brick kiln in her mother's village, and the villagers made a living by selling bricks. They had always lived a decent life. However, this year the court first increased taxes and then recruited soldiers. Those who originally wanted to build houses had to use the money they had to pay taxes and pay for military service.
As a result, the people who had originally ordered bricks to build houses all canceled their orders, and the finished bricks were piled up there with no one buying them. A few days ago, when she went back to her parents' home, her parents and brothers were so worried that they had no food to eat.
This is great. The villagers in the village all want to build houses, which solves a big problem for my mother's family.
"Goudan's mother, I'll bring some people with you this afternoon to buy the bricks that Dayong's family needs first!"
The village chief said to Goudan’s mother with a smile.
After that, he called out to the villagers, "Everyone go back today and discuss how many rooms each family wants to build and how many bricks they need. Tell me the number so I can tell them."
Upon hearing this, everyone did not wait to go back, but gathered together here, one family at a time, to discuss the matter.
"Dad, Mom, how many rooms should we build?"
Lin Xi's family also gathered together to discuss the matter. Lin Xi took his brother and two younger brothers to sit in front of Lin Dayong and Cao, looked at them and asked.
"Why don't we just build a big courtyard, like the rich families in the city? When you get married, each family can have a small courtyard, so that everyone can live in the same big house."
Lin Dayong said while holding his chin.
He had heard Cao talk about the general's mansion where she used to live, so he thought of building a similar courtyard so that the whole family could live together and it would be so lively.
Lin Xi, Lin Kang and the other two all said they had no objection. They also liked living together, and after getting married they would have a small courtyard. This would give them their own space and allow them to be together with their family every day. That would be perfect.
"This will cost a lot of money. In the city, it would cost five or six thousand taels of silver to buy a five-courtyard house. Xi'er, do we have enough money?"
Cao knew the approximate cost of building such a large courtyard, so she looked at Lin Xi worriedly and asked.
Hearing that it would cost so much money, Lin Dayong and Xiao An'er were secretly shocked. Lin Kang and Lin Ping had a general understanding of this and were not surprised at all.
"Mom, don't worry. We have enough money. I will deliver the pills to Doctor Zhou tonight. In a few days, we will have more money coming into our bank account. Besides, we don't need to build a luxurious courtyard. The furniture should be comfortable and natural. We don't need to spend so much money."
Upon hearing this, Cao nodded with relief.
The family counted the number of bricks and reported it to the village chief, who was so surprised that his mouth opened wide and asked, "Dayong, how many courtyards are you going to build?"
The village chief thought, are you going to build the yards where your three sons will get married in the future?
Lin Dayong told the village chief about his plan. The village chief was very excited after hearing it. Who doesn't want to live in a big house? Why not just build a two-story house? It would save him trouble this time and save him trouble in the future.
After thinking about it, he hurried to discuss it with his wife.
When the other villagers learned that the village chief and Lin Dayong's family were going to build big houses, they counted the number of people in their own families and discussed that they might as well build houses for their sons and grandsons.
However, after calculating the money in his hand, he felt a little nervous if he wanted to build a big house. While he was struggling, Lin Xi smiled and said to everyone: "Fellow villagers, we will be able to sell another batch of pills in a few days, and we will be able to share the money soon!"
When everyone heard this, their worries were instantly dispelled. With the money from the sale of the pills, they would be very well off. The kids would continue to make pills in the future and would receive more money.
As a result, most of the villagers decided to build a two-courtyard house, while families with many children gritted their teeth and decided to build a three-courtyard house.
After everyone calculated the number of blue bricks they needed for their families, they reported it to the village chief.
After calculating the amount of wood they would need, they decided to go to the mountain to cut wood in the afternoon. Since the bricks had not arrived yet and Lin Dayong's work could not begin, they decided to go up the mountain to cut wood first.
Everyone's face was filled with smiles as they imagined the scene of living in the new yard.