AWB Chapter 216 My Brother Was Stolen
Chapter 216 My Brother Was Stolen
Li Lanzhou saw from afar that in just a few days, two rows of houses had been built!
Oh, strictly speaking, it’s not two rows of houses, but two rows of houses and yards of a certain size that are connected by walls!
This scene made Li Lanzhen a little dazed and very shocked!
I have been out for a week, not a month!
How come they are so fast?!
He quickened his pace and ran over, standing in front of the yard of the first row of houses.
Only then did she see clearly that all the walls of the houses and courtyards were made of rammed earth!!
The thickness of the courtyard wall is slightly thicker than the wall of the house!
The courtyard wall is also very high, about two meters.
At this time, Han Zhaoxiong and a few other people were on the roof, laying down the beams and rafters for the five families in the front row.
The beams of all the houses are triangular.
Li Lanzhen saw that there were many triangular beam frames piled up outside.
Han Shunde was using a shovel to dig out mud from the mud pit nearby, giving the children mud to make mud bricks.
Seeing her coming, he washed his feet and legs in the puddle next to him, put down his trouser legs, and walked over to her with a smile, holding his shoes.
"The girl from Lanzhou is here. What do you think of the yard and house we built?"
Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "You are so amazing, I admire you!
It’s only been a few days, and you’ve already built up all five courtyards and the walls of the rooms. That’s amazing!”
Han Shunde laughed out loud.
"This is all thanks to our relative Xue, who told us this method of building a wall.
If we use mud bricks, we don’t know when we can finish building all the courtyard houses.”
Li Lanzhen glanced at the majestic courtyard wall and nodded.
"This is a great idea. This kind of wall should be warm in winter and cool in summer, and it should be very durable!"
Han Shunde nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of wall is convenient, durable, warm in winter and cool in summer, it has many advantages!
The walls inside the house are falling off with dust.
We are thinking that when the weather gets warmer next spring, we will mix some grass mud and cover all the walls inside the house with grass mud, smoothing them out so that they will be clean and convenient to live in.”
"Are there five families in this row?" Li Lanzhen asked.
Han Shunde pointed to the first row of houses and said proudly, "Yes! There are five families in one row.
We will build four rows first, and continue construction next year!"
He glanced at Li Lanzhen and introduced her.
"We plan to build the school and the courtyard of the master in front of the first row, more than 100 meters away. What do you think?
The terrain there is open, and it is good for laying foundations. It is not too far from the village."
Li Lanzhen glanced at the place he was pointing at.
Indeed, that place is nice and the terrain is relatively high, and it is not far for the children in the village to go to and from school.
The school is in an independent, quiet place.
"Okay, you decide. I think that one is not bad either."
Han Shunde said, "We built up the walls of the courtyards of the three houses in the second row, and then we moved on to the walls of the primary school and the courtyard of the teacher's house.
The sooner the school and the yard for father and son are built, the sooner the children can go to school and learn to read. "
The two of them stood here chatting.
Over at the mud pile, each of the children had started working with their own mud brick mold.
Shitou Sanwang, Da Niu Erniu, Goudan Han Yinan, these slightly older kids were nimble and quick, and it was obvious that they had practiced for several days.
Their trouser legs were rolled up and their feet were bare.
The thatch and reed shreds had been fermenting overnight and had become soft and rotten, no longer prickly to the hands or feet.
They put their five fingers together, put their thumbs together and pushed down with their base of the thumb, and they squeezed out a grass mud ball that was just the right size for the mold.
Roll the grass mud ball on the ground twice. After it is rolled solid, hold it with both hands and drop it into the mold with a "pop".
Then scoop up some water from the basin next to it, put the five fingers of both hands together, squeeze the mud ball from top to bottom, and then wipe it quickly, and a grass mud embryo with a smooth surface is ready.
Then, hold the upper and lower sides of the straw mud brick mold with both hands and lift the mold up to remove it.
Then repeat the cycle one by one.
The boys were very skillful, and the girls on the other side were not to be outdone.
Leading the way were Shanxing, Lihua and Tiehua. Among the women they brought there were three teenage girls, who were also making mud bricks here.
They were no slower with the girls than with the boys, and there were more girls on this side.
There are also children who roll mud balls for them.
These people rolling in the mud are just a dozen or so young kids with short legs.
They all followed the example of their older brothers and sisters, rolling up their trouser legs above the knees, stepping barefoot in the mud, and rolling up their sleeves.
When Li Lanzhen looked over, they were almost turned into mud monkeys.
Their feet and calves were covered in mud, their hands and arms were covered in mud, and even their faces and noses were covered in mud.
Zhihua stood nearby, clenching her muddy little fists and shouting slogans of encouragement.
"Work hard, make mud bricks, roll mud balls, whoever does more gets a chicken drumstick!"
Halfway through the call, he started showing off to everyone.
"You know what? Uncle Silver Fox's roasted pheasant legs are so delicious. I ate one and was overwhelmed by the aroma!"
The provoked children kept drooling, which attracted the laughter of the older children.
Han Yinan saw that some girls were rolling mud balls with them.
She called over a few little boys who had sneaked into the girls' group.
"Sanniu, Han Yisong, Han Yibai, you guys are boys, do you know that?
Come over here and roll the mud ball for your brothers."
Several boys stood up, looked left and right, and thought to themselves, alas, they are boys!
She ran over with her shoes in her hand and joined the boys' team.
Only Big Head was rolling in the mud with his butt sticking out.
After rolling the mud ball, he did not forget to call Lihua and praise her.
"Sister Lihua, look, I've rolled the mud ball for you. Am I awesome?"
Lihua straightened up and gave him a big smile.
"Our big heads and tofu pudding are the best!"
Li Lanzhen looked around and saw that there was nothing dangerous here, so she let the children go to work.
The older children were really working, very methodically, and the mud bricks they made looked very realistic.
The younger children were just playing in the mud.
When I'm in the mood, I'll roll the mud ball for you. When I'm in the mood to play, I'll just play in the mud and forget about rolling the mud ball.
There are a lot more people building the earth wall here today, so the speed is even faster!
The three secret guards standing on the wall tamping the wall kept stealing glances at Su Chen and Linglong.
Xiaowu's eyes turned red as he watched.
The eldest son of their family had his trouser legs down to his knees, revealing his calves.
He picked up a mud ball that was bigger than his head, ran to the mold, and dropped it into it with a "bang".
The little hands scooped up some water from the basin next to them and sprinkled it on the mud ball. Then, with both hands, they squeezed it quickly, and finally brushed it to make it smooth.
The movements are clean and crisp.
Two little hands carefully picked up the mold.
A perfect straw-mud brick lay on the ground, as if waiting for his inspection.
He grinned, put the mold aside, and after placing it firmly in place, he ran towards the pile of grass and mud.
He quickly rolled a ball of grass mud and repeated the previous action.
Su Chen seemed to feel that someone was watching him.
He turned around and looked in the direction of several secret guards.
In the end, nothing was seen. They only saw them holding up the rammer high in the air and pounding it down hard to make the earth wall solid.
Su Chen shook his head in confusion and continued to do his own thing.
"Let's have lunch~~"
Xue Nizi drove an ox cart and a horse carriage to bring them lunch.
Today's lunch was also very sumptuous, with braised pork belly with sweet potato cubes and a large pot of pheasant meat stewed with wild vegetables.
We had bean rice for lunch.
Various beans were soaked until they were puffy and cooked until they were very soft. Crush corn kernels and some rice were added to the soup.
The rice steamed in this way is very filling and tastes better.
After dinner, everyone took a short break and then continued to work.
Li Lanzhen took a few straw mats and placed them on a flat place, hoping that the children could have a rest.
A group of children were chattering and rolling on the straw mat.
Li Lanzhen also sat on the straw mat, ready to rest for a while.
Then she heard Linglong calling her in panic.
"Grandma, grandma~
My brother has been stolen!"