Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 263 Building a House
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

It was time for the herdsmen to drive their horses home again.

During this period of time, besides herding horses, Xu Lingjun went to trap rabbits and pheasants every day.

With carrots and rice bought in the system store, basically every day can be harvested.

In addition to what they cooked and ate directly, they also accumulated 30 dried rabbit meat and 20 live pheasants.

In the end, after distribution, he got 5 dried rabbit meat and 3 live pheasants.

However, when he drove his horse back home, he had two live rabbits and two live pheasants in hand.

These rabbits and pheasants are one male and one female, and he specially bought them from the system store for Li Xiuzhi to raise.

He drove the horse into the stable, then walked into his yard with his things, and immediately found that Li Xiuzhi was wearing a hat, sweating and taking off the adobe under the sun.

Pieces of adobe are neatly arranged on the ground, and at a glance, it is estimated that there are several hundred pieces.

In addition, beside the foundation of the courtyard wall and the foundation of the new house, there are piles of ready-made adobes stacked respectively.

He frowned slightly, and walked over at a faster pace. Looking at Li Xiuzhi's tanned skin, he suddenly felt a little distressed.

This silly girl, why do you have to work so hard!
When Li Xiuzhi heard the footsteps, she turned her head to look, her eyes lit up, and she shouted with joy, "Hey! You're back!"

Immediately, she pouted again, glared at Xu Lingjun angrily, and continued to work with her head down.

"Don't be too busy, do you see what I brought back for you?"

Xu Lingjun smiled slightly, stepped forward, and handed the rabbit and pheasant in his hand to Li Xiuzhi.

"Humph!"

Li Xiuzhi glanced at the rabbit and pheasant, snorted coldly, then reached out to take the rabbit and pheasant, and put them in front of the house.

"What happened to you?"

Xu Lingjun frowned and asked knowingly.

"Some people go away for ten days, and they don't know how to miss home."

Li Xiuzhi rolled her eyes, and muttered in a low voice with some resentment.

"Isn't it because I have to do something! Otherwise, I would have come back long ago."

Xu Lingjun explained with some confusion.

Li Xiuzhi pursed her lips, and silently stretched out her hand to help Xu Lingjun take the tools for herding horses into the house and put them away.

"You made all these adobes?"

Xu Lingjun pointed to the adobe in the yard and asked.

"Yes! How is it? Is your little long-term worker okay! During the ten days you were not at home, I took off two thousand bills, and I was only one thousand bills away."

Li Xiuzhi smiled arrogantly.

"We're not in a hurry, why are you working so hard?"

Xu Lingjun reached out to help Li Xiuzhi wipe the sweat off his forehead, and said helplessly.

"I want to finish all the adobe, and I can build a house when you come back!"

Li Xiuzhi lowered her head slightly and said softly.

"are you tired!"

Xu Lingjun sighed secretly, and said softly.

"It's okay, and I'm not very tired."

Li Xiuzhi shook her head and smiled.

"Well, you go wash your hands first, I'll cook and reward our little long-term workers."

Xu Lingjun rubbed Li Xiuzhi's head fondly, and said with a smile.

"I want to eat rabbits."

Li Xiuzhi's eyes lit up, and she said expectantly.

"Okay, I promise to let you eat enough."

Xu Lingjun said with a smile.

After finishing speaking, he took the rabbit he brought back into the earthen stove in the house and processed it, planning to make a dish of spicy rabbit meat and eat rabbit cold.

Li Xiuzhi has been by his side, talking about what happened at home during this time.

Hearing these parents' gossip, he felt inexplicably warm in his heart.

Not long after, he had lunch with Li Xiuzhi, and then lay in bed with Li Xiuzhi to rest for a while, and then began to build walls with adobe.

He built the adobe piece by piece, while Li Xiuzhi mixed the mud on the side.

In the evening, the house and the courtyard wall were just half built, and the remaining half had to wait for the mud to dry before continuing to build.

Otherwise, if the load-bearing capacity is not enough, it is more likely to collapse.

at night,

Maybe it was because of Xiao Biesheng's newlyweds, Li Xiuzhi seemed to be more proactive, and soon after dinner, she proposed to go to bed.

This sleep did not fall asleep until the early hours of the morning.

The next day, Xu Lingjun woke up refreshed. After eating the love breakfast made by Li Xiuzhi, he borrowed a carriage, went to the forest behind the village to get wood, and came back to make beams, doors and windows.

And Li Xiuzhi continued to take off the adobe at home with a radiant face.

In the afternoon, Xu Lingjun was working on the doors and windows in the yard when a dozen or so villagers from Team Seven suddenly walked in.

He was slightly taken aback, and asked with some doubts: "Old Guo, why are you here?"

"Haha, Ling Jun, I heard that you are building a house these two days, so let's all come and help."

Guo Jizi said with a loud laugh.

"No, no, I can fix it myself."

Xu Lingjun habitually refused.

He has never had the habit of bothering others, so he has never thought of asking other villagers for help.

"Ham, why are you being polite to us? If it weren't for you, how could we have eaten so much meat during this time!"

Guo Bizi said with an unwavering face.

"That's right! Brother Xu, if you have any work, you can just order it directly, and I promise to help you do it properly."

Dong Haisheng agreed.

Although the others didn't speak, their attitudes were obvious.

With the carrots and rice provided by Xu Lingjun, the seventh team went up the mountain to herd horses this time. Basically, each household got three or four rabbits and two or three pheasants, which made the other teams jealous.

When Xu Lingjun saw this, it was not easy to continue to refuse, and nodded with a smile, "Okay, I just happen to be planning to put the beam on today."

After speaking, he explained everything directly.

Soon, everyone was immersed in their work.

Li Xiuzhi walked into the house silently, brought cigarettes and tea for everyone, and did not forget to discuss with Xu Lingjun what dishes to serve to everyone in the evening?

With the help of everyone, the house and courtyard walls rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the evening, under the afterglow of the sun, Xu Lingjun and Dong Haisheng put the last beam on the notch together.

"Okay, call it a day."

Xu Lingjun yelled with a smile, looking at the house and yard that had taken shape in front of him, he felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"Come on, let's have a sip of tea and rest for a while. The meal will be ready in a while, and we will go back after eating here."

Li Xiuzhi poured tea for everyone and greeted everyone with a smile.

"Xiuzhi, we can eat here, but Lingjun can cook himself."

Guo Bizi said with some expectation.

During this period of time, he has been eating delicacies made by Xu Lingjun, which has directly spoiled his mouth. He used to think that the food at home was quite good, but now he feels no appetite. It almost made Niu Fengying think that he has committed some kind of illness .

When the others heard this, their eyes lit up, and they hurriedly turned to look at Li Xiuzhi.

Li Xiuzhi frowned and glanced at Xu Lingjun, not knowing whether to refuse or agree.

Xu Lingjun smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Okay! I'll cook for you tonight and make you a delicious meal."

After speaking, he dragged Li Xiuzhi into the room and started to work.

(End of this chapter)