Rebirth: The whole family travels through time together: Fubao Koi is busy eating melons

"That's good. The first batch of houses will probably be completed in the next two days. Don't let the supply of tiles run out by then, or the villagers will come after you."

There is strength in numbers, this saying is true.

The house-building team was well paid, which naturally attracted the most people.

Most of the young and strong people in the village joined the house-building team, while the older ones joined the carpentry team.

In just a few days, hundreds of strong men had roughly completed the framework of the houses for the first row of thirty households.

"Do not worry."

After many tests, the best soil formula has been found and the project progress will definitely not be delayed.

"Okay, I'll go back first, and you should get some rest early."

Zhang Laoer secretly thought, this arrangement should satisfy his wife, right?

He walked towards Xu Liyun who was waving not far away, and asked after getting closer, "What's the matter?"

"Shh!"

She put her index finger on her lips, pulled Zhang Laoer aside, and continued to observe Fu Jun in front of her.

Fu Jun stopped and his eyes were fixed on the front - Qi Yu was standing there.

Qi Yu didn't dare to move forward and just stood there. This had exhausted all her courage.

Her eyes flickered and she didn't dare to look directly at Fu Jun, but her feet seemed to be rooted and she could hardly move.

She couldn't accurately describe her inner feelings. It's not that she didn't have feelings for him, but if she really agreed to be together, she would feel a little wronged and unwilling, and she was even more afraid that she would become a burden to him.

Everyone encouraged her to find Fu Jun. She was secretly happy but also a little resistant.

But when facing Qi Yu, Fu Jun seemed less hesitant.

He tiptoed to Sister Qi and asked in a low voice, "Are you here to see me?"

This question was asked with great certainty, otherwise why would she just stand there motionless? In the past, when they met occasionally, she always turned around and ran away quickly.

Qi Yu lowered her head, not daring to look him in the face, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum: "The logistics team needs to grind tofu, and would like to borrow your stone mill."

Fu Jun was not displeased by her coyness. He kept his eyes on her and replied gently, "Okay, the stone mill at home is still in use."

"Then I'll have someone move it over right away."

After saying that, she was leaving.

Just as Qi Yu was about to take a step, a gentle force held her arm.

She knew whose hand it was, and her body stiffened instantly, not even daring to look back.

"Let go."

"I want to tell you that you don't need to bother anyone else. I can push the cart here by myself, but I need you to do me a small favor. Let's go together."

Without waiting for Qi Yu to respond, he had already taken action, holding her hand tightly without any intention of relaxing. His eyes and brows were filled with a smile that was different from usual.

Although Qi Yu struggled a little, he still left with him after making sure that there was no one around.

It was getting dark, and the spot where they were standing was a little out of the way, but that didn't mean no one noticed.

Several villagers witnessed this scene. They already knew the affection between the two of them. Now that both of them were single, the onlookers responded with kind smiles and silently wished them well: "Are you satisfied this time?"

Looking at Xu Liyun's face, which seemed almost to be jumping for joy, with an expression of unconcealable joy flashing between her eyebrows, Zhang Laoer felt a complex mix of ridiculous emotions in his heart.

He sighed softly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, as if he was infected by Xu Liyun's pure happiness.

"Well, that's good. Let's go back. The child must be growling with hunger."

He spoke gently, his words revealing a hint of doting and care for the little ones in the family.

After he finished speaking, he slowly turned around and walked towards his tent at a leisurely pace. There was a hint of helplessness in his back, as if he was angry and amused that Xu Liyun had just remembered that the child might be hungry.

Zhang Laoer, who was left behind, frowned slightly, with a bitter smile flashing in his eyes.

He muttered to himself: Are you realizing now that the child might be starving?

Thinking of the five little ones who were so anxious that they almost cried when they learned that they didn’t have to work in the mountains, thinking that they were going to be forgotten or had met with some misfortune, their red eyes and their stubborn looks as they tried hard to hold back their tears, it really makes one feel distressed.

"Aunt, I really didn't slack off. Please don't let me go, okay?"

These words came from the grandson of Aunt Guo, an old neighbor of the Zhang family, a child from a poor family.

After the pillar of his family collapsed, his mother had to join the hard-working carpentry team to make a living, while he and his elderly grandmother were assigned to the relatively easy logistics team.

The decision to participate in logistics work was actually made by the child himself. He naively thought that this would add more income to the family and reduce his mother's burden.

When Aunt Guo heard the voice, a smile mixed with heartache and pride blossomed on her face. That smile was like the warm sunshine in spring, trying to dispel all the haze.

"It's okay, kid. Don't force yourself to do something you don't want to do. In fact, your mother and I didn't agree with you doing this from the beginning, but you were too persistent and didn't want to listen to our advice."

Seeing that the children had misunderstood her meaning, Mrs. Guo quickly stepped forward to explain, with a hint of urgency and consolation in her voice: "We are not trying to drive you away. On the contrary, we have found new jobs that are more suitable for you."

The five children exchanged blank glances, and then looked at Mrs. Guo together. Their puzzled and slightly frightened eyes seemed to be asking: Are we really going to be sent back home?

"Remember those lively flocks of sheep in the village? You can go to the fields to graze the sheep now. The grass there is tall and dense. It is simply a paradise for sheep. Wait until the fields are replanned before considering going up the mountain. Don't worry, the wages for herding sheep are the same as before, not a penny less."

When they heard that the task was such an easy and enjoyable job of herding sheep, and that the reward was still generous, the children's originally nervous faces instantly broke into bright smiles, with crystal tears hanging in the corners of their eyes. They thanked the teachers repeatedly and promised to take good care of every sheep with their best efforts.

After learning the details, the parents felt relieved and their gratitude was beyond words.

However, the news spread quickly in the village. When other families heard that they could earn eight cents a day just by herding sheep, they couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied and jealous. They began to express their dissatisfaction openly:

"Sister-in-law Guo, isn't this a bit unfair? I only give eight cents a day for herding a few sheep. My child is very capable. If eight cents is too much, five cents should be ok, right?"

"Our boy Siwen is also willing to do it!"

"My children can accept three cents!"

In their view, herding sheep is a great job where they can make money while having fun. Who wouldn’t be tempted?

When the parents of the five children learned about this, they felt nervous, fearing that this rare opportunity would be snatched away by others. The impatient ones among them had already started arguing with the villagers who raised objections.