Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

A sleeping place was quickly cleared on the floor of the room, and the four siblings each lay down in their beds. After a tiring day, everyone soon fell asleep.

A ray of sunlight shone through the gap, and there was no trace of Xuyuan and Xuzhi on the ground.

The two sisters have already climbed up the tree to pick lychees. There are also women climbing up the tree to pick lychees and carrying them to sell. If so many people are selling them, the price will soar at the beginning. But with so many people selling them now, it will definitely not sell well. Xu Yuan plans to pick and dry the lychees into dried lychees, but there is definitely no such thing on the market. Fresh ones cannot be kept for long, so drying them is more suitable for storage.

Compared to the mountains and fields full of green leaves when I first arrived, now because of the visit of some people, I can finally see some green leaves.

Soon, the two sisters returned home with baskets full of lychees. Xu Yuan started to make breakfast. The chimney of the newly built kitchen must be fixed today, and the kang can be tried. Xu Zhi picked and chose lychees from the branches and threw them into the basket.

For breakfast, I simply stewed a pot of porridge and fried some ferns. The two kids were finally ready. When they saw the basket full of lychees, they were not as excited as they were at the beginning. They calmed down, picked up the brush, dipped it in some wood ash, rinsed their mouths, and cleaned it.

I used to go to the mountains to pick them and eat them from time to time, but maybe the novelty has worn off.

"Big sister, why are you and second sister picking so many lychees? Are you going to sell them?"

"No, we'll dry them and sell them later."

After breakfast, everyone started to work again.

Xu Zhi continued to be busy picking lychees, and the two little kids continued to work with the mud. Xu Yuan finished the side that was left over from last night, and then moved the dried mud bricks to the kitchen, preparing to finish the chimney.

"Grandpa Wang, good morning, Grandpa Liu!"

"Good, good, good morning!"

Xu Yuan heard the conversation between the three siblings and Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu outside, and hurried out of the kitchen.

"Make a wish, old man, the two of us will continue to help today, and by the way, we can see how the fire pit is built. Tomorrow we will be almost barren. There are a few families over there who are quick to start and have already started to dig the land today. When you start to dig the land, I will lend you the cow." Uncle Wang saw Xu Zhi picking lychees on the side and thought he was going to sell them, so he didn't ask anything.

"Okay!"

Soon the three of them began to get busy.

Village Chief Gu had the help of villagers, and the house has been built, with even the windows and doors installed.

"Qinghan, what's so good about the heated bed you mentioned?"

"Dad, I heard from Sister Xuyuan that it's just like a stove. It can burn fire, so it will definitely be warm in winter." Gu Qingming said excitedly.

Gu Qinghan nodded approvingly.

"Okay, if you can, build one for our house as well. You two should go help the wishing family today. We have to build the house quickly. I'll arrange the mud bricks."

"We don't know when it will rain, so we should prepare early. Most of the other villagers are almost done, and some of them have to start reclaiming land."

There are so many things to do. I hope God won't cause any trouble and I can buy the house smoothly.

When Gu Qinghan brought his younger brother to Xu Yuan's house, the kitchen chimney had been successfully built with the help of Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu. Xu Yuan was making a fire inside to dry the yellow mud for filling the mud bricks. There was water boiling in the pot. He told Xu Zhi to pour the boiling water into the lychees after the water boiled, and then take them out after the skin changes color, and then put them on the broken straw mat to dry.

"Sister Xuyuan, why do we need to boil the lychees? Do they taste better when boiled? But why do we need so many? Can you eat so many at once?"

The question raised by Gu Qingming aroused doubts among those present who did not know what making a wish was for and they were waiting for Xuyuan to answer it.

"I want to dry lychees! This way they won't go bad so quickly after being watered. Also, dried lychees can be preserved for a long time. Fresh lychees will go bad after a few days if you pick them."

"So that's how it is. I've learned something new! Sister Xuyuan is awesome!" Gu Qingming nodded in admiration as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Xuyuan, didn't you say last night that you wanted to build a kang today? Can I see how you built it? I won't learn from you in vain. I'm here to help!" Gu Qinghan spoke lightly and explained to Xuyuan the main purpose of his visit today.

"Sure, it's not that difficult anyway. As long as there are enough mud bricks, one person can do it. It's the same principle as building a stove. I'm sure you will know most of it after watching it once."

Xuyuan thought that it would be good to have someone to help build the kang for the two rooms today. Xuyuan assigned the other three children to make mud bricks, and the three kids went there happily, enjoying it very much.

Because the space of the house is neither too big nor too small, it can accommodate a table and a wardrobe, and the fire pit is uniformly made to be 1.2 meters wide, 50 centimeters high, and 1.8 meters long.

The mud bricks were moved into the room on the left side of the middle. After selecting the location and direction, they began to work. A size was drawn on the ground with a hemp rope and the mud bricks were placed in place. Gu Qinghan, Uncle Wang, and Uncle Liu each chose a side and learned to make a wish while placing mud bricks on the ground.

In this way, a rectangular frame was built. There was a hole in the middle of one side, which was a special place for making fire. The middle position was built with a support platform, and the smoke exhaust channel was also arranged. The chimney was built along the roof. As for the kang surface, these mud bricks were a bit small, so they had to be replaced with some larger and thicker mud cakes. Fortunately, a larger mold was made before. In addition, the places without smoke exhaust were filled with mud and compacted, and then a layer of yellow mud was applied on it, spreading it evenly.

In this way, a simple version of the kang was freshly made. Xuyuan added some firewood to make a fire. The fire started, but no smoke came out of the room.

Very good, nothing was missing.

With the success of the first build, there was no need for Xu Yuan's help for the second one. Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu had already started. They waved their hands and said, "Get out, get out. You two kids, go out. We two will definitely make it beautiful." Then they drove Xu Yuan and Gu Qinghan out and asked them to prepare mud bricks.

They had been preparing mud bricks these days, so it was still possible to build a kang. So the two of them started moving bricks to the third room and started building it.

At dusk, the kangs in the three rooms had been built, and the only thing left was a wish that he was going to complete by himself without bothering others for help.

Xu Zhi took care of the meals this time. After a simple dinner, everyone chatted for a while and then said goodbye. Gu Qinghan left first with Gu Qingming, followed by Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Liu, wait a moment!"

Xu Yuan suddenly thought of something and hurriedly called the two elders.