When Jiang Zhi arrived at the Tian family shack, only Taoerniang and her three children were there.
Seeing her arrival, Taoer Niang quickly wiped her hands on her apron, held out her belly, and stood outside with some restraint: "Village Chief, the children caught a few fish today, please stay for dinner!"
On the wooden board next to her that was used as a stove, there were cleaned loach fish meat and green onion seasoning.
Jiang Zhi waved his hand: "No, I have asked Gen Youjia to cook, you can eat it yourself!"
Li Laoshi took the grain and had a meal with Xu Genyou's family. As soon as Jiang Zhi entered the village, Mrs. Liu stopped her and asked her to eat at his place.
Mrs. Liu and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Tian were both afraid of Jiang Zhi and did not dare to say much.
But she thought that they were both members of the Xu family, so they couldn't let her family go back to the village to starve, and they had to have the family of the East and the West to support them and receive them.
Jiang Zhi naturally agreed. Liu's mother-in-law and Xu Genyou were both honest people and had no such vain thoughts.
Besides, the custom here is to have two meals a day, so if you are too polite, you will go hungry.
Tian Gui's skills in building shacks are well-founded.
The last time I looked at it, I knew it was strong and sturdy, and now it looks like it can withstand wind and rain.
Unlike other houses in the village that had more or less leaks, the Tian family had no problem at all.
Not only is the shack fine, but even the rabbit pen is fine.
Wild rabbits are afraid of people. Even if they have been in contact with people on the mountain for a long time, they all hide under the stone slabs at this time.
The rabbit pen is very clean, and there are piles of wet grass in the corner next to it. These are all prepared before the rain.
Tian Tao pointed at the green grass and said, "Village chief, these grasses have no water. My father said that rabbits will have diarrhea after eating dewy grass."
Jiang Zhi nodded, Tian Gui is a down-to-earth person who works hard, and his children are sensible. This family can live a good life in the future.
So he praised the three children: "Well, your rabbits are well raised! Your chickens are also well raised."
The Tian family’s chickens are really well raised.
On the dirt floor next to the shack, several chicks were scratching at the wet soil in search of food.
Small balls of mud were wrapped around the tips of the thin claws, and even the pointed beak was covered in mud.
A chick found half an earthworm and chirped excitedly. When it kicked its feet and pulled the earthworm out of the ground, it was seen by the little friends next to it.
Suddenly three or four chicks began to chase and intercept, trying to grab something for nothing.
After running for a while, the discoverer refused to give in, hiding here and there, and finally swallowed the big earthworm in a corner with his neck straight, and finally rubbed the dirt from the corner of his mouth on a branch, and then came out in a big way.
Because of the heavy rain, many earthworms submerged in the mud and got close to the ground. They swollen the food on the chicken's breast until it tilted to one side, which made Jiang Zhi even amused.
Before Jiang Zhi and Taoer Niang exchanged a few words, they heard the Qin family next door shouting loudly again: "Lianhua, where did the dead woman go? Come and move the straw bales quickly, you want to tire me to death." ah!"
Jiang Zhi raised his eyebrows and turned to ask Tao'er Niang: "Qin family still bullies you every day?"
Tao Erniang shook her head: "No, since she was beaten by you, the village chief, she hasn't caused trouble anymore. She just stumbles with her lotus every day and becomes unhappy."
"Half the shack collapsed this time. I'm afraid my temper is bad again."
Jiang Zhi was also speechless. This Qin family was like a pig with long thorns. He was either having trouble with people outside or being serious with his daughter-in-law.
Most of the day has passed, and Qin's house has not yet been tidied up.
The collapsed thatched roof was cleared away, and the pots and pans were piled aside.
Xu Genqing held on to a wooden stick, trying to set up the frame again and cover it with the straw curtain.
This curtain was given to him by Xu Gensheng. Putting it up and adding some cloth, it was barely enough to provide some shelter at night.
Mrs. Qin took out the quilt from her shack and looked enviously at the Tian family's shack next to her.
She has been envious many times.
It's different to have a capable man in the family, but it's a pity that that damn ghost of mine... alas!
Lotus came back from under the ridge holding a bundle of bamboo poles.
When Mrs. Qin saw it, she started to complain again: "What do you think you can do with such a short bamboo pole..."
Xu Genqing interrupted Qin: "Mom, I asked Lianhua to take it. Now it can be used by splicing it together."
"Splicing...hey, can it be strong? You just can't do it." Mrs. Qin began to worry again.
Lianhua carried the bamboo pole to Xu Genqing's side, glanced at Qin and whispered: "Mother, what's wrong?"
Xu Genqing frowned: "What else can I do, just be jealous of other people's shacks!"
His mother also thought about him so much that his head hurt, saying that he was not as good as Aunt Jiang, not as good as Tian Gui, not even as good as his half-brother who had settled outside.
Xu Genqing didn't know why her mother was so harsh on her own son.
But his words were accidentally heard by Mrs. Qin!
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Zhi heard a big fuss.
Mrs. Qin pointed at Xu Genqing and Lianhua and said angrily: "If you two had some ability, you would be better than others, and you wouldn't have no one to help with repairs now."
Xu Genqing said with a dark face: "What did you do yourself? You are so embarrassed and you still want others to help. I'm afraid others will laugh to death."
Mrs. Qin was so angry that she jumped up and down: "If you could do it, I, I would have to go begging for the children's money and get beaten by Mrs. Jiang..."
"Yes, you are still energetic now, it's just that you were beaten lightly!" Jiang Zhi said lightly from behind.
"who?"
Mrs. Qin's momentum became fierce. When she saw Jiang Zhi, she felt like a chicken being pinched by the neck, and she suddenly became mute.
Jiang Zhi looked at the mess on the ground, then looked at Xu Genqing and Lianhua who were sweating profusely and in a state of embarrassment. He turned around and got angry at Mrs. Qin: "What have you been yelling at the children all day? You are so full after eating. "
Qin turned her head away, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, but she said no more.
Mrs. Jiang really wants to hit someone!
Seeing that the Qin family had calmed down, Jiang Zhicai said to Xu Genqing: "You'd better go help Tian Gui and the others repair the weir and dam. Leave these things alone for now."
There isn't much time left in the day, and I don't have any materials.
Xu Genqing was the only one who could not live in the house until dark.
It is better to take collective action with the village first.
After the emergency water conservancy repairs were completed, they turned around and asked the experienced Tian Gui and others to repair the shacks one by one.
Xu Genqing was happy.
Li Laoshi and Xu Gensheng said all day that nothing was important, but having a full stomach was the most important thing.
Xu Gensheng even kept saying "Follow the village chief and eat three meals a day". After listening to it for a long time, he was naturally willing.
Especially when I saw Tian Gui and the others selling young corn and taking advantage of the grain, I became even more anxious.
But if you leave to work, what will happen to this stall at home?
Before he could ask, his mother, Mrs. Qin, had already shouted: "Mrs. Jiang, you are so cruel. You clearly see that my family has few hands and they want to live in an open-air dam tonight. You still call Gen Qing away. You, you are I sincerely don’t want my job!”
Jiang Zhi picked up a wooden stick that was about the same thickness as his wrist, looked at it, threw it at Qin's feet, and sneered: "Just use this to repair it? If it rains again tonight, you will be buried!"
Qin's face suddenly turned red!
