In mid-September, a few hundred meters away from Lao Gu's house, there was a construction site filled with sand, cement, bricks and tiles, where Gu Zhaocheng's new house was located.
The remaining dozen or so employees in the family area who have a good relationship with Gu Changshan are all helping Gu Zhaocheng build houses.
Because Sandaogou is closed, the previous tradition is still maintained.
In terms of construction labor, I still have good relationships with friends and neighbors, and they provide a lot of friendship and help.
It’s just that in the 1960s and 1970s, redundant labor could not be sold and the value could not be experienced. The help from friends and neighbors basically only took care of the food but not the money.
In this era, surplus labor is valuable, and just talking about friendship is no longer enough.
You need to take care of breakfast and lunch plus a salary. Although it costs money, it is still much less expensive than hiring someone outside.
"Zhaocheng, the forest farm will be closed tomorrow. It happens to be a good day for your mother to install beams on the house. You don't want to go into the mountains anymore."
Gu Changshan stopped what he was doing, took a break to drink water, and said to Gu Zhaocheng.
When building a large tile-roofed house like this in rural areas, the most important ceremony is to install the beams.
From an architectural point of view, the beams of this kind of tile-roofed house are indeed the most important.
The foundation structure, which is originally the most important, can only be ranked second in areas with flat terrain.
Those who are fastidious will know how to build a foundation, but those who are not fastidious can just do it casually, and the house can actually be lived in.
As long as there are no geological disasters, there is no problem in living here for decades.
For such a big event as going up to the rafters, in addition to looking for good times and auspicious times, a meal of wine is also required.
Because the rest time of the forest farm is not fixed, the weather is also unstable, and it rains frequently.
The good day to save flowers is not just one day, it is a good day within a month.
The day when the progress of the project can catch up will be that day. What stands out is the adaptability.
"Okay, I've almost finished building the deer enclosure in the mountains. It doesn't matter if I don't go to work tomorrow."
Although Gu Zhaocheng thought he knew how to build a tiled house, Gu Changshan did not trust Gu Zhaocheng's ability in this area.
Gu Zhaocheng stayed at home and could only do some small jobs like moving bricks and making cement.
These simple physical tasks are not difficult and there is no sense of accomplishment after doing them. They are not what Gu Zhaocheng likes to do.
Therefore, when there was no shortage of manpower at home, Gu Zhaocheng did not stay at home all the time and went to work in the woods most of the time.
The special breeding certificate I just applied for was also approved.
Gu Zhaocheng could also openly raise deer in an enclosure in the forest.
Breeding has also begun to become somewhat formalized.
The forest farm's land belongs to the forest farm and does not require any contracting.
Gu Zhaocheng surrounded an open space with a fence and built a deer shed directly next to the ranger's hut.
When necessary, the big one and the two small ones will be exposed.
Basically, this batch of deer antler wine has been soaked for a long time. You can show it to others and get a better price.
There is no need to worry too much about the expansion of the deer herd in the future. As long as Gu Zhaocheng continues to work as a temporary ranger, the forest farm's land can always be used.
There is no need to be embarrassed because there is no place to build a breeding farm.
Taking advantage of this time to build a house, Gu Zhaocheng didn't like working at home, so he just built a deer shed in his free time.
"Second Aunt, I'm sorry to trouble you today."
In normal times, Zunhua can barely make meals for more than ten people.
Today, Gu Zhaocheng's house is being built with beams, and he has to set up a banquet for the master mason and the neighborhood friends who are helping.
This workload has exceeded the ability to store flowers.
Therefore, several women who had a good relationship with the Gu family came to help the Gu family.
The woman Gu Zhaocheng is most familiar with here is Aunt Ma.
We haven’t seen each other for a while. Second Aunt Ma is still Second Aunt Ma, and there are still no changes in all aspects.
"It's no trouble. Your family's affairs are our family's affairs. Originally, I wanted our family member Liang Fukuan to come over and help your family, but his body really couldn't do the job, so I didn't let him come over to help.
Your family is causing chaos."
This time, Aunt Ma was a little too enthusiastic about the Gu family.
Even when "bastard" Liang Fukuan didn't want to work in the Gu family, Aunt Ma went out of her way to explain.
Although everyone knows that Liang Fukuan is a lazy man, it always sounds nicer to say that he is not in good health.
A relatively refined and self-interested person like Aunt Ma, when she is particularly enthusiastic towards others, it must be when she has special needs for others.
Aunt Ma and her family no longer work at the forest farm, and there is no need to please Gu Changshan, the captain.
Second Aunt Ma also wants to get close to the Gu family as a "family".
Think about it, either you want to send Feng Qin back, or you are thinking about Xingjie who lives in the Gu family, and want Xingjie to be the son-in-law of the Liang family. It is best to have a door-to-door son-in-law.
In short, it can't be said to be a good thing for the Gu family.
"Second Aunt, although our two families have a good relationship, we still have to thank you sincerely for your troublesome work for our family. When we have dinner, Second Aunt must have two more drinks."
Second Aunt Ma wants to be enthusiastic towards the Gu family, but Gu Zhaocheng does not dare to be too enthusiastic towards Second Aunt Ma, who really treats them as "one family".
Always remind the two families to be careful.
In fact, Feng Qin's stay in the Liang family for the past six months was barely manageable.
I certainly can’t say how bad it is, but I can’t say how bad it is either.
After all, Fengqin's requirements are not high. Being able to eat well and study are his two biggest needs.
Although both of the Liang family have lost their jobs, the financial resources of a dual-income family are still relatively strong.
Feng Qin was still able to survive in the Liang family except for some emotional shortcomings.
Especially for Aunt Ma, she could afford to pay only a little attention and food to the child.
The Liang family is probably coveting the Gu family recently, Xingjie.
Xingjie's father died six months ago and his mother ran away. Everyone despises Xingjie, and no one except the Gu family is willing to take over.
Now that Xingjie has failed the college entrance examination, most people's attitude towards Xingjie has not changed much, and they still despise Xingjie for being completely helpless.
But this does not include the Liang family.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The situation of the Liang family has changed a lot in the past six months.
The husband and wife are laid off and have no income. Of course, their family situation is much worse, and they lose their high spirits.
Fengxia graduated from high school and reached the marriageable age, and it was time to consider marriage.
Xingjie, who is excellent and has no worries, is a good choice for the Liang family.
At first he looked down on him, but now he is being pursued in the opposite direction. Before Xingjie even got into college, he almost came back as a "Dragon King".
"Okay, Second Aunt, you must have one more drink. Zhaocheng, it's such an important matter to build a house at home, but Xingjie didn't come back to visit, right?"
Although Second Aunt Ma can be considered a social person, she can talk to people and talk to ghosts.
But the city was still a little shallow, and without even a few words, his purpose was revealed.
Second Aunt Ma, who has a hot temper and direct personality, is not someone who can hold back her words.
Being able to hit straight balls and call side shots is already because the Liang family is a girl and she has to maintain a certain degree of reserve.
"Building a house is a small matter. For Xingjie, studying is the most important thing now. Building a house is not a matter of a day or two. How can Xingjie stay at home all the time? It is enough to come back and help on weekends."
Building a house is not a trivial matter, but it cannot be more important than the college entrance examination.
Although Xingjie wanted to help the family because he had work experience, no one would let Xingjie actually work.
"That's right. This child is going to college, so it's more important to study hard." Second Aunt Ma muttered a few words and continued:
"Zhaocheng, if Xingjie comes back one day, can you inform the second aunt? Fengqin hasn't seen Xingjie for a long time and has told her several times that she misses her Xingjie brother. When Xingjie comes back, you can tell the second aunt
As soon as there was a sound, the second aunt brought Feng Qin over to see Xingjie."
"Okay, second aunt, if Xingjie comes back one day, I will ask Zhaoxi to tell Fengqin." Gu Zhaocheng replied perfunctorily.
Seeing that the Liang family is chasing Xingjie, it is definitely not possible to persuade the Liang family to give up.
They are all fellow villagers, so Xingjie looks down on the Liang family, and certainly not the Liang family girls.
But it is impossible to support the Liang family.
Obviously nothing will come of it.
If everything goes well, Xingjie will take the college entrance examination again and repeat his senior year of high school.
He was able to develop some vague feelings immediately with the daughter of Deputy Director Lin of the Forestry Bureau.
Comparing the two girls in all aspects, Fengxia is inferior to her and cannot find any advantages.
"His second aunt, if you are so busy today, please stop chatting with your child. You can chat with your child again when you are free."
At the critical moment, it was Cunhua who called away Aunt Ma.
To be honest, Gu Zhaocheng is still not good at dealing with old ladies if he doesn't fall out.
After two simple earth stoves were built in the courtyard for temporary banquets and cooking stoves, Gu Zhaocheng was no longer needed here.
There is nothing new in the gossip here at the forest farm, and Gu Zhaocheng doesn't like to hear these old ladies talking about the family's shortcomings.
Gu Zhaocheng left the old Gu family and did not continue to stay with these old ladies.
The population of Sandaogou Forest Farm is indeed smaller, and it is not as good as ordinary villages.
It was so small that it didn’t even have a serious chef. Not only did it not have a serious cook, but there were no wild cooks like those in the countryside. Whenever something happened, it was the old ladies who took charge.
Gu Zhaocheng came to the new house. The progress of bricklaying was almost the same, and the house wall was in the final finishing stage.
Just waiting for the beams to be installed, the project is actually concluded.
These forest farm workers may be doing other jobs, but their skills are not high.
Even when it comes to building tile-roofed houses in rural areas and doing the work of a mason, the work is quite rough and not beautiful enough.
However, wood-related work is considered to be the specialty of people in forest farms. There is no shortage of talents in this field, and they can do it very well.
From building beams to building doors and windows, people in the forestry farm are all there to control them.
Although they have no professional studies, these people are familiar with carpentry work.
These people can't do fine craftsmanship, but this big job of opening and closing is what these people like.
Although the amount of work on the three tile-roofed houses is not large, it was due to weather and forest farm tasks.
It took more than a month to build it one after another.
The house is roofed and tiled, and the project has truly come to an end.
All that's left is to paint the walls, lay the floor, make a kang, and make furniture in the house.
There is no need to go to great lengths to do these tasks, and there is no need to ask too many people for help.
There are just one or two masters, Gu Zhaocheng or Gu Changshan, whoever has time can just help out.
The fence, barn, and firewood shed in the yard are all things you can do yourself.
During your break, or after get off work, just clean up slowly and slowly.
Of course, you still need to drill a well. Because the terrain is relatively low, the well does not need to be particularly deep.
There is water just a few meters away. The well water here is clear and sweet, and the water quality is very good.
Isolation from the world still has advantages in many places.
Although it is not as convenient as the tap water in the city, it is not a troublesome thing if you consider the water quality and draw water from the well yourself.
After the beams were installed, the house was built faster.
Before the first snow fell, the new house was completely built and did not exceed Gu Zhaocheng's expectations.
Burn the kang in the house, keep it burning for a few more days, dry the house more, and the new house will be ready for people to live in.
"Zhaoxi, Ziqiang, how about big brother discussing something with you?"
After the first snow fell, the forest farm temporarily entered a state of stagnation.
It's another weekend, and it's rare that the family is all together.
Na Cunhua also prepared the most family-friendly food, including pickled cabbage dumplings.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone in the family was there and the atmosphere was good, Gu Zhaocheng put forward his own ideas.
"Brother, what's going on?"
Zhaoxi replied directly. To a certain extent, Zhaoxi can be said to be a substitute for self-improvement.
Under normal circumstances, self-improvement will accommodate a little bit of joy.
The opinion of self-improvement can represent part of Zhaoxi’s opinion.
Zhaoxi calls Ziqiang fourth brother every day and it's not in vain, because he is more mature at heart and Ziqiang takes care of Zhaoxi all the time.
"In two days, I'll be ready to move to my new house. It's a bit lonely for me to live alone. You two can live with me."
Of course Gu Zhaocheng is not alone. In fact, he is quite adaptable to living alone.
It's just that these two are already nine years old this year, and after one winter, they will soon be ten.
It's certainly not that convenient to live with Gu Changshan and Na Cunhua.
"Ah, we two went to live there, where is the second brother?"
When Gu Zhaoxi likes to be lively, he won't feel inconvenienced.
"Your second brother usually lives in the school. When he returns home, of course he will live there too."
Xingjie, a nineteen-year-old boy, of course had to live with Gu Zhaocheng.
Although Gu Zhaocheng is not even married, he lives in a separate house with Gu Changshan, which is a bit unconventional.
But the Gu family's family tradition is not that pedantic.
If there is really no room for you at home, there will be no house left uninhabitable.
If the whole family is crowded together, it will be inconvenient for everyone.
When the house was first built, Gu Zhaocheng mentioned it to Na Cunhua.
With Gu Changshan's consent, Gu Zhaocheng moved out after the house was built.
"Zhaocheng, why are you in such a hurry to move over?" Na Cunhua asked anxiously.
Although I came to greet him in advance, if my son really wants to move away, a mother will still be reluctant to let go. This is human nature.
"Mom, hasn't the kang in the new house been burning for such a long time? It's just a good time to move in at this time. You can stay warm and warm when you move in."
