Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 262 This book also teaches this?

In the blink of an eye, the second day came.

Xu Lingjun got up and had breakfast with Li Xiuzhi, then drove towards the county seat in a carriage.

After walking around the county town for a long time, when he drove the carriage back home, the carriage was already full of green bricks, cement, and some fresh ingredients.

"Hey, why did you buy so much food again? Don't you still have all of them at home!"

Li Xiuzhi frowned when she saw the fresh meat, eggs and vegetables on the carriage.

"Isn't this just going to the county seat! So I bought some by the way."

Xu Lingjun hastily explained with a smile.

"Well, don't waste your money in the future, I can eat anything, you don't have to buy delicious food like this."

Li Xiuzhi pursed her lips and said in a low voice.

It would be a lie to say that you are not moved, but if you want to live a good life, you have to be diligent and thrifty.

Moreover, she didn't want Xu Lingjun to think that she was a lazy woman.

"Okay, I listen to you, you take the things in first!"

Xu Lingjun nodded vigorously and smiled.

"Ah."

Li Xiuzhi pursed her lips and smiled, silently carrying her things into the room.

After a while, she put everything away, and without further ado, she ran out to help Xu Lingjun unload bricks and cement together.

In this way, under their continuous busyness, the foot of the house was quickly built.

Then, they tidied up the yard, and began to transport stones back to the nearby barren hills to lay the foundation of the courtyard wall.

Because the courtyard wall does not need to be built high, as long as it is 1.5 meters high, so the foundation does not need to be deep, about 20 centimeters is enough.

In addition, the entire yard is in a very regular rectangular shape, with a length of 30 meters and a width of 20 meters, with a total area of ​​600 square meters.

That is to say, his house is located on the edge of the village, so the yard can be so large.

The reason why he wanted to surround such a large yard was because he thought that after a few years of reform and opening up, he could raise some poultry and livestock in the yard to create a pastoral life.

In the afternoon, after laying the foundation of the courtyard wall, he non-stop went to the barren hills to dig soil and came back to make adobe.

In this era, adobe houses were basically the mainstay in rural areas, and it was considered pretty good to be able to use blue bricks in important places such as the foot of walls, door frames, and eaves.

There are generally two ways to make adobe.

One method is to put slightly moist soil into the mold, and then use a tool to beat the soil one by one to break the soil into lumps.

The key to this method is that the clay should be made of cohesive soil, and it must be beaten hundreds of times before it can be shaped.

Another method is to mix the soil with rice or wheat straw, add water and stir it into a muddy state, then pour the mud into a mold for compaction, and finally slowly dry it in the sun.

This second method is less troublesome than the first method, and it does not necessarily require cohesive soil, and the production process is relatively simple.

However, the adobe produced by this method is slightly inferior in quality to the first method.

Because he did not find cohesive soil near the village, he had to choose the second method.

Fortunately, he didn't intend to build a century-old house, so the quality of the adobe almost didn't matter.

Soon, it was the next afternoon.

It took Xu Lingjun more than a day to dig enough soil to come back.

It is roughly estimated that to build the house and the courtyard wall, he needs to make more than 3000 pieces of adobe.

Even if it makes 200 yuan a day, it will take more than ten days.

And, it has to be good weather.

If it is windy and rainy, this time will have to be extended later.

Because he was going to herd horses on the mountain soon, Li Xiuzhi volunteered to take over the adobe making.

He couldn't think of a reason to refuse, so he nodded in agreement.

In the evening, he made the two leftover dried rabbit meat into dishes, which made Li Xiuzhi relieve her cravings. After a warm night, he went to the Qilian Mountains to herd horses, and handed over all the family affairs to Li Xiuzhi. Li Xiuzhi.

"Haha! Look, our groom is here!"

Dong Haisheng laughed and shouted when he saw Xu Lingjun coming.

When the others heard this, they all turned to look at Xu Lingjun.

"Appreciate~"

Xu Lingjun gave a soft drink, got off his horse, and walked towards the crowd.

"Groom officer, how are you doing these days? Are your legs not weak?"

Dong Haisheng came up to meet him and asked narrowly.

"Go, go, you think I'm you!"

Xu Lingjun said with a look of disgust.

"Hey, it's different now that you have a wife. You speak with a lot more air!"

Dong Haisheng raised his brows and said with some displeasure.

"Okay, I brought some carrots and rice up, and while it's still early, let's go catch rabbits and pheasants first."

Xu Lingjun shook the bag in his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Dong Haisheng's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he hurriedly nodded in agreement.

In the past few days, they also went to catch rabbits, but they didn't know if they were unlucky. They only caught one rabbit in a few days, and it was not enough for them to stuff their teeth.

Not long after, Xu Lingjun greeted the others and asked Hu Zhongguo to stay at the camp, and then took the set of tools and led the others to the nearby hillside.

After working for a long time, they played hundreds of tricks in total.

Then, they rushed to the nearby mountains and forests.

"Hey, Brother Xu, when did you start catching pheasants?"

Dong Haisheng asked in surprise when he saw that Xu Lingjun was very skillful in playing the pheasant trap.

"Oh, I learned it from reading recently."

Xu Lingjun frowned, and found a reason casually.

"This book also teaches this?"

Dong Haisheng was stunned for a moment.

"Of course! There are a lot of knowledge in the book. I remember reading a book before. The title of the book is called postpartum care for sows. That book teaches people how to help sows deliver their babies."

Xu Lingjun held back his laughter and said solemnly.

"No way!"

Dong Haisheng was slightly taken aback, and said in disbelief.

In his impression, books are for learning those articles and arithmetic, and he never thought that there would be a book teaching people to deliver sows.

"Why not? As our country develops slowly, we need knowledge and specialized skills to do everything. These knowledge and skills will be written into books for everyone to learn."

Xu Lingjun explained with a smile.

"Ok!"

Dong Haisheng nodded thoughtfully, and said, "You mean, you must be educated in everything you do in the future, right?"

"That's right! This is the general trend. If people want to create a better life, they cannot do without knowledge and advanced technology. Look at the things in the supply and marketing cooperatives, are they getting better and better and more useful! "

Xu Lingjun smiled and gave a simple example.

"It is!"

Dong Haisheng nodded in agreement.

"Let's go! Let's play a few more sets, hoping to have a good harvest tomorrow."

Xu Lingjun reached out and patted Dong Haisheng's arm, and said with a smile.

After speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the other side of the mountain forest.

(End of this chapter)