Xu Yue provided ideas, Wang provided technical guidance, and Xu Da and Xu Dalang were responsible for the execution. In half a day, a two-meter-wide and three-meter-long fire pit was built.
Under the encouraging eyes of her family, Xu Erniang lit the first fire.
The dry firewood in the stove had long been dried and crispy in the sun. The fire was burning brightly, and the hot air flowed into the pipe along the smoke pipe. In about ten minutes, Xu Yue in the room began to feel a significant increase in temperature.
Touch the new kang with your hand and start to warm it. At this rate, it will reach the most comfortable temperature in ten minutes.
However, the new kang will have to be baked for two more days. After the kang is completely dry, you can put on the bedding and sleep. The feeling makes Xu Yue feel wonderful just thinking about it.
"Is it okay?" Xu Erniang's voice came from outside the house.
Xu Yue and the four people in the room looked at each other, smiled and asked Xu Erniang to come in and let her feel the warm feeling for herself.
Xu Erniang pushed the door open and walked in. There was a clear feeling of heat in her face. She looked at her family members in surprise, then walked to the fire bed and felt a warmth before she even stretched out her hand.
If this is like what the young lady said, spread out the quilt, set up a small table, put a handful of pumpkin seeds, and then lean on the bed and watch the snow falling outside, it would be extremely romantic!
"I want to sleep here!" Xu Erniang opened her hands to protect her in front of the fire bed and announced loudly.
She didn't forget her sister, so she added, "Young lady can sleep with me, I feel so happy just thinking about it~"
Mrs. Wang nodded fondly: "Okay, then this room will be for you and my daughter."
Xu Yue and her sister looked at each other and smiled with their little white teeth.
There were still many yellow mud bricks hanging to dry in the small courtyard. Wang called Xu Da and Xu Dalang to plan to build fire pits in all four rooms of the house.
And calculated this way, it is much cheaper than spending money to buy wood to make a bed. The yellow mud is dug from outside the city for free. It costs nothing at all, just a little labor.
We will be burning the kang from now on, and the few bundles of firewood I bought today will definitely not be enough. It seems that after the kang is put down in the next two days, I will have to go to the mountain to cut more firewood and prepare it.
While Wang was planning in her mind, she directed Xu Da and Xu Dalang to get busy.
The Xu Yue sisters were not idle either, making mud bricks with water and helping as much as they could.
To roll out the kangs for the remaining three rooms, a lot of bricks would be needed. Especially for the main room, which is also used for entertaining guests, it is naturally impossible to make it the same size as the rooms.
Xu Da found it troublesome to pick up mud, so he simply bought a second-hand wheelbarrow and led Xu Dalang out of the city to transport mud one cart at a time to his home.
The Xu family did not build walls or build houses, but they kept hauling mud into their house, which quickly attracted the attention of their neighbors.
After Wang Dayou finished building the wall of his courtyard, he heard the mutterings of his neighbors and couldn't help but come over to visit out of curiosity.
But before they reached the door, they saw many people gathered around Xu's door. The courtyard door was ajar, and the neighbors craned their necks to look in.
No one dared to enter the hospital without an invitation from the Xu family, but Wang Dayou was different. This was my eldest brother's home. He passed through the curious neighbors and went straight into the Xu family's gate.
As soon as I came in, I saw Mrs. Wang and her two sisters, Xu Yue, making yellow mud bricks. The floor was covered with yellow mud and yellow bricks poured into the mold. I thought the Xu family was adding an extra house and pretended to be indifferent.
Said angrily:
"Why don't you tell me that my sister-in-law wants to add an extra room to her house? My family was busy yesterday, so I might as well come over and help you. Brother Xu is too unreasonable."
When Wang heard this, she knew that Wang Da had misunderstood. Just as she was about to raise her head to explain to him, Xu Da and Xu Dalang, father and son, came back with a cart full of yellow mud.
The half-open door had to be fully opened to push the wheelbarrow in. Wang Dayou hurriedly stepped forward to help.
But before he could ask Brother Xu what he was doing, Xu Da motioned him to close the courtyard door.
Wang Dayou became more and more confused by this mystery, but he had no choice but to follow Xu Da's instructions, politely apologize to the neighbors, and close the door.
Xu Da unloaded the wheelbarrow, washed the handle, waved to Wang Dayou, and led him to the west room.
The two closed the door and stayed in the room for a while, not knowing what happened. When the door opened, Wang Dayou walked out excitedly. He hesitated to speak, but held it back and took the initiative to pick him up.
Let Xu Yue do the work on his hands.
"Sister-in-law, just let me do this rough work, and you and your nieces can rest!" Wang Dayou rolled up his sleeves and started working quickly.
Seeing this, it was as if Xu Da had drunk him a pot of ecstasy, and Wang felt dumbfounded.
But if you want to learn a craft, you should pay some tuition.
Nodding to Xu Yue and Xu Erniang, mother and daughter washed their hands and retreated, leaving the venue to Wang Dayou.
With the addition of Wang Dayou, the speed was greatly improved. After another two days, all four houses of the Xu family were equipped with Kangs.
When the fire is lit, the whole house is so warm that you don't feel cold even if you wear a single coat and walk inside.
On the day when the Kang tray was ready, Wang Dayou specially brought Tong and her two children over to experience it. After returning, Tong took the initiative to take out the molds left when building the wall before he asked.
The technical king Dayou had already been trained in the Xu family, and he had already dried some of the bricks he wanted to use at the Xu family. It took him less than three days to build a big Kang in his house.
The Wang family's house is small, with only two rooms, so they set up a big kang in the main room, which is just enough for the whole family to sleep.
On the other hand, the Xu family's Kangdang seemed a bit luxurious to Wang Dayou, but considering that the child was getting older, it was hard for a boy to sleep with his parents and younger sisters, so he understood.
His yard was quite big, so Wang Dayou thought that when he made money, he would build a blacksmithing stove in the yard and resume his old business.
It's just that now the Xu family has to ask for the money before he dares to earn it.
Just when Wang Dayou was struggling with how to find the Xu family, Xu Da came to the door first.
Of course, it was Xu Yue who urged him, and it was not his own wish.
But he couldn't bear it. Wang always stood with his daughter. He was humble and could only continue to accept the torture of life.
Otherwise, you said that the roof of the house is covered, the kang is put up, and the furniture is laid out. The good life is getting better and better, and the daughter still has savings in her hand. He is lying on the kang, practicing, and spending his time well.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to spend this winter?
However, they are all delusions!
The women in the family were more ambitious than him as a man, and they asked him to work hard to win over those who were still working hard to move bricks in the west of the city, and lead the whole family to the peak of life.
Hmm... these are all words I don’t understand, but is there any inexplicable passion?
No, he was accidentally pushed out of the warm home by the women at home.
The cold wind is blowing outside, these women are so cruel!
Knowing that if he couldn't make money, he wouldn't be able to walk into the house again, Xu Da put his hands in his sleeves and strolled to the door of Wang Dayou's house.
Xu. Make Money. Da: Everything is an arrangement of fate...
