nucmednet Chapter 207 House Construction Starts
Chapter 207 House Construction Starts
Time flies! It's already October.
It just so happens that today is the first day of October, which is a good day to start construction of a house.
Everyone got up early in the morning. Today is the start of construction of the new house, so they must make good preparations.
First use white lime to draw the layout of the house, so that when you dig the soil later, you can start digging directly according to the lines.
Grandpa Zhao took the lime and spread the line, while the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan were responsible for pulling the rope and measuring the size. After the measurement, they prepared to have breakfast.
After everyone had breakfast, the auspicious time arrived. Xu Han set up the table and offerings, and began the groundbreaking ceremony. Before starting the construction, they needed to burn incense and set off firecrackers according to local customs to bless a smooth start of the construction.
Then Lu Chuan was responsible for digging the first shovel, and after the digging was completed, the groundbreaking ceremony was completed.
The next step is the tense stage of building the house. As it is already October, the weather would normally be getting cooler. Building a house will be more difficult when the weather is cold, and the mud will also freeze.
However, because there has been no rain this year, the weather is still relatively warm at the moment. The temperature is not very low, and it is not so hot during the day. It is just the right time to build a house.
The first step in building a house is of course to dig the foundation. This step is very simple. You just need to take a shovel and dig.
When digging, follow the drawn white lines and try to make it uniform and smooth. Then simply trim any uneven areas.
Fortunately, everyone is strong and the foundation is dug very quickly.
Grandpa Zhao, the Taoist priest, and Lu Chuan were responsible for digging the foundation and building the house, while Xu Han was fully responsible for the housework at home. She would help with the digging when she was free, but most of the time, the three of them were not allowed to work.
After finishing her housework that day, Xu Han wanted to go to the backyard to help, but as soon as she got there, the Taoist priest persuaded her
"Girl, just stop working. If you have time, make us some delicious food. If we eat well, that will make us happier than if you were helping us here!"
"Yes! Xiaohan, you don't need to do this little job, we can do it ourselves." Grandpa Zhao also agreed.
"Okay, then I won't do that. I'll go braise some meat for you. Let's have braised beef intestines today. How about spicy flavor?" Xu Han asked with a smile.
"Okay, okay, the four of us have the same taste, we all like spicy food, just make it! It's just right to have a few drinks with beef intestines in the evening."
"Okay, then I'll wash the beef intestines first, and then stew them after I finish making lunch. They will be ready to eat." After saying this, Xu Han walked towards the pool.
Recently, the water flow in the water pipe has been getting smaller and smaller. The water in the water tank will only flow out the next morning. Generally, most of the water in the water tank is filled during normal use during the day.
Maybe in a few days the water in the pipe will not be enough for daily use. At that time, we will have to go to the waterfall to fetch water, or to the valley we discovered before to fetch water.
Xu Han took out the beef intestines from the space, then tore off the excess oil on the surface, and then rubbed them vigorously with wood ash until all the mucus on the surface was washed off.
After washing the beef intestines, it was almost time for lunch, so Xu Han went to the kitchen to cook lunch.
Let’s make something simple for lunch today. I haven’t eaten salty rice for a long time, so let’s make salty rice today!
"It's time for dinner, come back soon." After Xu Han finished cooking, she shouted loudly towards the backyard.
When the three heard Xiaohan calling them to eat, they quickly washed their hands in the backyard, walked into the main room and sat down to prepare to eat.
“When I went out to pick the sweet potato leaves just now, I saw that the sweet potatoes outside were almost ready to be dug.
In previous years, they would have been dug up by this time of year, but this year they were eaten by locusts and have sprouted again, and the growing time has also become longer. Let’s take some time to dig up the sweet potatoes!
Anyway, it has grown quite big now, otherwise it would be troublesome to water it every day." Xu Han said while eating.
"Okay, let's dig it in the afternoon! We've been so busy building the house that we actually forgot to dig the sweet potatoes!" Lu Chuan agreed.
Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest didn't know much about agriculture, so they just did whatever they were told to do. They had to dig whatever they wanted, no matter if it was early or late.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Xu Han did not waste any time. After finishing her meal, she took a short rest and immediately started organizing the three people to dig sweet potatoes.
A group of people, holding sickles and hoes, walked towards the sweet potato field in a mighty manner.
The sweet potato stalks can still be eaten! This cannot be wasted. Cut them first, roll them up and put them in the space. When you are free, you can take them out, pick them and bundle them into a bundle. You can eat them for a while when there are no vegetables.
After cutting the sweet potato vines, everyone started digging sweet potatoes.
The Taoist priest, Grandpa Zhao, and Lu Chuan were responsible for digging, while Xu Han was responsible for putting the dug sweet potatoes into the backpack, and then putting the rotten ones away separately. He would eat them first to prevent them from going bad later.
There was not enough time today. Although there were many people, there were also a lot of sweet potatoes to plant. The four of us worked until it was almost dark and then we went home.
"You know what, the mood is different during the harvest. Although it is very tiring, when I see such big sweet potatoes, I still want to do it." Both Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest experienced the feeling of digging sweet potatoes for the first time, and they were very excited.
"You are satisfied with digging sweet potatoes, so would it be more addictive if you join in digging bamboo shoots and picking mushrooms?" Xu Han laughed.
"Oh! Is it fun to dig bamboo shoots and pick mushrooms?" The Taoist priest asked with great interest.
"Of course it's fun. Whether it's digging bamboo shoots or picking mushrooms, they are more addictive than this. I'll take you to experience it later, and you'll know." Lu Chuan thought of the feeling of picking mushrooms before, and couldn't wait to speak.
"Then we must experience it well after the drought." Grandpa Zhao said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll take you to try it when the time comes. I guarantee that you will want to do it again after you try it and you won't be able to stop at all." Xu Han said excitedly.
Then everyone started to eat dinner. Xu Han didn't want to cook dinner today. After all, everyone was tired after working for the whole afternoon.
For dinner, we ate the braised beef intestines from noon, with some pickled chili pickles to help relieve the greasiness, and drank a little wine with noodles. It was a very delicious meal.
"I'm so full! I still have an appetite even after working hard every day. This life is much more comfortable than that in Beijing. I can even eat half a bowl more of rice!" Grandpa Zhao said with satisfaction.
"Yes! None of the Manchu-Han banquets in the capital taste as good as this."
"We agreed not to eat too much at night, but you accidentally ate too much again. Don't eat like this in the future. Xiaohan, cook less for dinner. It's not good to eat too much at night." Grandpa Zhao reminded Xu Han again.