Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 162 Villagers Help Build Houses

"Yueyue, grandma can't help you with such delicate work. Grandma should go and help weed!"

After saying this, Zheng took the sickle and walked towards the wasteland again.

An Yue sat on the edge of the wasteland, peeling bamboo shoots quietly by herself.

Occasionally she looked up at the workers, all of whom were talking and laughing, looking very motivated.

At this time, An Nian came back from the school in town. Seeing that his sister was a little distracted and had not noticed him yet, he tiptoed behind An Yue, smiled wickedly, and prepared to scare his sister.

"Ouch!"

An Nian made a strange sound from behind An Yue.

Sure enough, An Yue was startled. She turned around with some annoyance and saw that it was An Nian.

An Nian felt that the situation was not good and ran away.

An Yue threw the bamboo shoots in her hand to the ground, stood up and ran to chase An Nian, shouting as she chased him: "Stinky Nian Nian, don't run! Wait and see if your sister will spank you!"

The brother and sister were chasing each other in the wasteland, playing and fighting happily. A group of people who were getting ready to finish work looked at the brother and sister, as if they saw their childhood selves.

Everyone burst into laughter.

It turned out that before I knew it, it was almost the hour of You.

The soft light of dusk lengthened everyone's figures, and everyone ended their day's work amidst the sounds of laughter and joy.

The village chief and grandfather were still busy, so An Yue asked An Nian to go home and get the key and lock.

The villagers who were working had all returned home, and the small shed that my grandfather had built in collaboration with the village chief was about to be completed.

The small shed was built next to a small earthen stove, with four wooden pillars as fixed pillars and surrounded by a fence wall made of bamboo strips.

An Yue put all the pots, pans, and utensils into the shed and waited for An Nian to bring the key and lock.

She went to see the septic tank that was being dug by eight people working together.

According to the sketch, a rectangular septic tank two meters long and two meters wide is being dug, and it has now been dug to a depth of one person.

The yellow mud dug out from inside has been piled into small hills.

Soon, the village chief and grandfather finished building the small shed for storing tools, and they walked up from behind An Yue with their hands behind their backs.

The village chief asked, "Yueyue, how do you think today went?"

"That's great. If we follow this schedule and start work early tomorrow morning, eight people will only need half a day to complete the septic tank."

"After lunch tomorrow, eight people will work together to sift the soil, cut the straw, mix the mud, and then make adobe bricks and dry them in the sun."

After listening to An Yue's analysis, village chief Li Huairen nodded in agreement.

An Yue calculated the time again and decided that by the day after tomorrow, the bricks and tiles would be brought from the town.

In the past few days, everyone has started making adobe bricks. I think it will take less than three days to lay the foundation, and then we can officially start building after the foundation is laid.

My grandparents and uncle drove the ox cart back to the Jiang family.

An Yue had finished peeling the bamboo shoots. She put all the peeled bamboo shoots in a backpack, preparing to carry them back to the village chief's house and dry them in a winnowing basket tomorrow.

After locking the shed, the brother and sister returned home with the village chief and his wife.

When they got home, the siblings did the same thing as usual, with An Yue and Qin cooking dinner in the kitchen.

An Nian and the village chief were drinking tea in the hall and discussing academic issues with each other.

After dinner, the four of them washed up and went back to their room to rest.

On spring nights, the croaking sounds of frogs can be heard everywhere, as if they are humming a pleasant lullaby for the sleeping people.

Days alternate with each other, and in the blink of an eye, several days and nights are gone.

……

Soon, five days passed.

The construction process is progressing day by day. The foundation has been laid, the adobe bricks have been dried, and even the blue bricks and tiles have been brought back from the town.

That evening, everyone finished work and went home.

An Yue discovered that her grandfather could not straighten his back when he walked, and her grandmother could not straighten her legs.

She asked worriedly, "Grandpa and grandma, what happened to you?"

Grandma sighed and said, "We are old and useless!"

After hearing this, An Yue felt a tight pain in her heart. She secretly blamed herself in her heart: [Yes! These days, I was so busy building the house that I forgot that my grandparents are old and their health is not as good as before.]

She choked up a little and said, "Grandpa and grandma, you two have been working so hard these days. You two should stay at home and rest tomorrow!"

Grandmother helped Anyue to tidy up the broken hair around her ears and said softly, "Now that the foundation has been laid, I think Yueyue can handle it. We old bones are really useless and can't help you. How about this! I'll let your uncle stay and help you more!"

An Yue's eyes were slightly moist as she nodded with a "hmm".

Grandmother took An Yue's hand, patted it gently and said in a gentle voice: "With the village head and his wife helping you, your grandfather and I are relieved. However, if there is anything you can't make up your mind about, you should discuss it with the village head and his wife and your uncle. Your grandfather and I may come here every few days in the future."

After saying that, the grandmother turned to her son and said, "Ah Hai, you should help Yueyue more from now on."

Jiang Chenghai patted his chest and said, "Dad, Mom, you can rest assured that your son is here to help Yueyue."

As it got dark, everyone went back to their homes.

There are many people in the village and they all have a lot of gossip. If there is any disturbance in one family, the whole village will know about it within three days.

The news about Anyue building a blue brick and tile house had spread throughout the village at some point.

An Yue has been building the house for dozens of days.

After finishing their farm work, the villagers would go out in groups of three or five, all saying they wanted to see the blue brick and tile houses.

Three women at the west end of the village were walking and chatting.

Woman A, who was walking in front, asked, "Tell me, what was the reason for the death of An Tianshun, the second son of the An family, and his wife?"

Woman C continued, "I heard that Tianshun offended someone he shouldn't have offended, and that's why he was killed."

Woman A paused and continued, "But some people also said that they were simply robbed by bandits and couldn't hand over the money, so the bandits got angry and killed them."

Woman B, who was walking second, suddenly stopped. She pulled the other two women together, and the three of them stood face to face, whispering, "No, no, no, I heard from somewhere else that it was his eldest brother, An Tiancai, who secretly hired someone to kill the second son..."

Woman B didn't finish her words, but just made a throat-slitting gesture.

After hearing this, Woman A and Woman C opened their eyes wide and covered their mouths and noses in disbelief. They were both stunned for a moment.

Woman C asked hesitantly and fearfully: "This...this is not possible, right?"

Woman A turned around and continued walking forward, saying leisurely, "Why is this impossible? Look at the old couple in the An family. When their second son and daughter-in-law died, they treated them as heartlessly as if they were cats and dogs. They wrapped them in straw mats and threw them into a pit, burying them hastily!"

She sighed and continued: