Mr. Tian looked at Tian Huairen. This honest and humble son once again surprised him. The serious expression on his face made him feel sour, astringent, and a little stinging.
After so long, he actually knew in his mind that the boss might not want them to go to Henghe, but he didn't want to admit it. However, Tian Huairen burst the bubble of this illusion today.
"Dad, if you are willing to go, I will send you there. If you don't want to go, you can live in Yangmei Village and live with us. Your health is important, don't think about the things you have and don't have."
The old man opened his mouth and murmured: "Your eldest brother will come to pick you up."
Tian Huairen sighed in his heart. At this point, the old man was still unwilling to accept the reality. Where did he get the confidence to believe that Tian Huaide would come to pick him up?
"Third brother, you are not well-raised. You are so eager to throw me and your father out of the house after you have two dollars. You white-eyed wolf, your conscience has been eaten by dogs. You dislike your parents."
, I’m not afraid that God will accept you, you have no conscience.” Seeing that the old man remained silent, Jiang started to scold him.
"Mom, you know that's not what I mean." Tian Huairen said calmly, ignoring her, just looking at the old man and saying: "Dad, if you don't want to go, don't think too much, just relax and take good care of yourself.
If you want to go, just let me know at any time. Just rest while I go to the fields to have a look."
Mr. Tian watched him walk to the door and asked: "Lao San, how is your eldest brother doing in Henghe?"
Tian Huairen paused for a moment and said: "Brother is very good."
Isn't it possible? How many people are eager to support the new county magistrate, and he is so proud of himself. Is there any matter that has not been sorted out in the letter?
As early as when Li secretly went to Henghe, they sent someone to ask for news. They were just afraid that the old man would be sad, so they didn't say anything. They just said that everyone had arrived, and didn't say much else.
After Tian Huairen pierced the window paper, the whole family had to eat and drink. They still treated Mr. Tian and the others as they had done before, paying respect to him without any sign of disdain.
They didn't have time to deal with the ones that were not there, because they had to be busy with the public toilets. They discussed the location for a long time, and finally built the location next to the entrance of the village.
The location is a small vegetable patch of the Tian family, close to the official road. If people can't find a place to go around, this is a good place to go. There is a small puddle not far behind, which is convenient for washing hands and so on.
After choosing the land, it’s just a matter of buying the materials. Most of the huts in Yangmei Village are built with mud bricks. Some families even only have a circle around them and don’t even build a shed. That’s the hut of their Tian family, which is just one
Inside the house, two stone pits were placed, and plant ash was poured in the front. When it was done, they were covered with plant ash and moved to the back. It was easier to urinate. There were only two urine buckets.
For women, this is a very difficult half-squat.
Tian Minyan didn't do anything unconventional, and she also used mud bricks, but she built it according to modern public toilets, building a large one, with a brick wall in the middle to separate the men's and women's toilets, and two or three cubicles in each toilet.
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There was no cement to make a concrete floor, so solid wooden boards were used as squatting positions, and a large manure storage pit was dug underneath. There was no need to bury it with ashes, and the feces fell directly under the manure pit.
Originally, in order to save labor, Tian Huairen planned to build the toilet himself. However, Tian Minyan was worried that he would be kicked by Hu Bazi due to overwork, so he strongly advocated hiring workers. This was also approved by everyone through voting.
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The workers hired were from the village. One was Luo Huzi, who was strong and strong, with a flexible mind and some craftsmanship. The other was Chen Tiezhu, an honest man. He had six children in his family, two elderly parents, and only a few acres.
In the land, life was very difficult. Knowing that Tian Minyan and the others had to build a toilet, they came to ask for help and said that it didn't require any money, as long as they had enough food to eat.
Tian Minyan's salary was fifteen cents a day, and she was in charge of the meals at noon. With Tian Huairen helping out, she was giving guidance, and she quickly got busy.
The people in the village first saw that the Tian family's third family had bought wasteland, and now they saw what kind of public huts they were building. They discussed it for a while, and they always felt that there were too many novelties in the Tian family's third family recently.
But Tian Minyan said that this public latrine was for the convenience of everyone and people passing by, and there was no charge for it. She just said that everyone would be more conscious about keeping clean, so she had some expectations.
It only took five days to build the hut. It was large, bright, and well ventilated. There were separate toilets for men and women, with entrances on both sides. The words "male and female" were written on the door with a brush. And there were many people in the village who thought about it.
Many people couldn't read. In order not to cause any trouble, Tian Minyan specially used charcoal to draw two large male and female heads on both sides of the door, so that they could be easily distinguished.
When the hut was completed, many people came to see the excitement. They were all amazed when they saw the novel style. Children even laughed and tried the effect.
In order to keep the latrine clean, Tian Minyan invited an old couple from a poor family in the village to clean it and carry water to flush and clean the toilet regularly. It was much cleaner than ordinary latrines. Some villagers even preferred to come to this public latrine.
I don't want to go to the toilet in my own hut.
Mr. Tian also visited the new hut and heard about the manure storage plan of the third room. After returning, he thought a lot and called Tian Huairen.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Tian Huairen entered the main room and sat down, asking with a smile.
Mr. Tian looked at his dark-skinned but muscular son with complicated eyes, and said, "I have discussed it with your mother, and now that your three bedrooms have been separated, your life is getting better and better, so I feel relieved."
.Your eldest and second brothers are both in Henghe, and your mother and I have never been far away in our lives, so we thought we would live in Henghe for a while to broaden our horizons."
Tian Huairen was startled. He obviously did not expect that the old man would ask to go to Henghe at this time, but he was not too surprised and only said: "When does dad want to leave?"
"I've contacted the carriage and horse, it'll be just for the next two days."
"I understand."
Tian Huairen came out of the main room and returned to the west wing. He told Tian Minyan and the others about the old man's decision, and said that he would send the old man and the others to Henghe in person, and they might have to stay one night. He was just worried that there would be no men in the family when he left.
Not safe at night.
"Dad, don't worry, I'll ask my uncle and the others to come over and stay for two days tomorrow. Anyway, they haven't come to our house for a long time." Tian Minyan said with a smile.
Luo Shi's eyes lit up and he nodded.
Tian Huairen thought about it and thought it would work, so he said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to invite the eldest brother and sister-in-law tomorrow."
Tian Minyan jumped off the kang and said, "Dad, I'm going to talk to grandpa."
Since the old man was going to Yokogawa, it was time for her to give him a warning.
