Chapter 87

Shen Qingli covered her lips and coughed lightly, then winked at Zhou Yubai imperceptibly.

“I, ahem, came here to talk to the uncle who is making the kang about how to build the fire wall.” Shen Qingli said weakly.

Zhou Yubai hid the smile in his eyes and said, “Okay, wait until Uncle Zhao Liu finishes cooking, and then you can tell him quickly.”

“Yeah!” Shen Qingli nodded obediently.

When Uncle Zhao heard that someone was looking for him, he was about to put down his lunch box, but then he heard Zhou Yubai ask him to get his meal first, and he felt warm in his heart.

The person in front directly called out, “Sixth Brother, you fight first, and then let Mrs. Zhou talk to you quickly so that she can go back and rest.”

Everyone discovered at dinner yesterday that the host had planned everything out and no one would be left out, so what did it matter if we ate a little earlier or later? Besides, the food was so good.

Just to give you convenience.

“That’s right. That’s right.”

“Come here quickly, don’t be shy.”

There was a good-natured laugh from everyone.

Shen Qingli also started laughing. She was a pretty girl. She stood beside Zhou Yubai and smiled obediently. She was like a bright flower, dazzlingly beautiful.

Everyone was too embarrassed to watch.

Uncle Zhao smiled as he got the meal, put the lunch box aside, and walked towards Shen Qingli.

“Mrs. Zhou, how did you make this firewall?”

“Uncle Zhao, this is the picture I drew. See if you can understand it. If you don’t understand anything, just ask me.” Shen Qingli handed the drawing she had prepared in advance to Uncle Zhao.

Uncle Zhao took it and soon couldn’t take his eyes off the drawing.

“The design is so ingenious. When the kang is heated, one wall in the room will be hot, and the whole room will be warm.” Uncle Zhao praised.

“I also saw it in a book before and remembered it.” Shen Qingli smiled, “I’ll keep this drawing for you.”

“Okay, okay, thank you, Mrs. Zhou.” Uncle Zhao happily put away the drawings. He planned to make one for himself later.

Zhou Yubai saw Shen Qingli had finished speaking, “I’ll take you back to rest.”

“Yeah.” Shen Qingli cooperated by coughing twice, then slowly walked back to the courtyard with Zhou Yubai.

“Have you eaten?” Zhou Yubai asked.

“I didn’t. I knew if I went there, you would definitely send me back. I secretly steamed some white rice for you to eat with the three of us.” Shen Qingli winked playfully.

Gou Wa and Niu Niu also grinned.

The family had a warm lunch.

They had no idea. After Shen Qingli and Zhou Yubai left, everyone asked Uncle Zhao about the firewall while eating.

“Sixth Uncle, what does a fire wall look like? Is it easy to make? Can it really make the house warm?” a young man asked.

“Yes, we need bricks, but we don’t need a lot. Let’s do it for Gu Zhiqing and see the effect.” Uncle Zhao replied, then took a big bite of rice. This was rice soaked in the braised pork broth. It was so delicious!

He left most of the meat for his wife and children, and ate a few bites himself to satisfy his craving.

I felt even happier when I thought about working for Zhou Yubai and Gu Qichuan, not only eating well but also learning something.

“If not many bricks are used and the effect is achieved, we will try it later. I wonder if brick embryos will work.” Someone continued.

“Brick embryos should work, but they may not be as hot as bricks.” Uncle Zhao Liu became interested, and everyone started discussing it.

The wisdom of the working people is infinite. After discussing it, we decided to try making some thin bricks after we were done with the work. If it works, we could save the money on bricks.

Shen Qingli is not here. If she were here, she would definitely tell everyone, which would be fine.

After lunch, Zhou Yubai went back to help with the work.

For the next two days, everyone was busy in Gu Qichuan’s small courtyard. Soon, the house was built, the courtyard wall was built, there were kangs in the east and west rooms, and fire walls were built in both rooms.

Gu Qichuan doesn’t cook and doesn’t have a kitchen. The stove in the room he lives in is inside the house, which makes it convenient for him to boil water in the future. The stove in the other room is directly outside.

Such a large door is a living room, and the window frames of the rooms on the left and right sides were made by Zhuzi’s father himself. Carpentry work is not that fast. When everyone went to Zhou Yubai’s house to dig the foundation, Zhuzi’s father was still busy in Gu Qichuan’s yard.

Everyone was busy.

Shen Qingli was still pretending to be sick, and one night she secretly went to see Zhuzi. Zhuzi can now walk.

Originally Shen Qingli wanted to go out to work, but Sun Xiuli didn’t let her.

“You’ve only been ill for a few days. At least wait until Widow Zhou is discharged from the hospital, and then you can slowly recover. We must be sick longer than she is.”

Shen Qingli: Your aunt will always be your aunt, this makes a lot of sense.

Zhuzi’s mother and Sun Xiuli did not come to help. After lunch, the two of them helped Shen Qingli make bedding.

Shen Qingli bought a lot of cotton. In order to facilitate the work, she asked Zhou Yubai and Gu Qichuan to get some bamboo and made a large platform outside. It was lower than the bed and was just right for sitting on to work.

The platform is placed in the backyard near the bamboo shed.

While the three of them were busy over there, the people working in front couldn’t see them.

However, everyone was still shocked by Zhou Yubai and Shen Qingli’s arrogance. Four rooms were no joke.

Moreover, it only includes the bedrooms, not the kitchen or the living room.

How much money will it cost, how many bricks will be needed? Most importantly, they still have to build the courtyard wall, and they don’t know if there are enough bricks.

When everyone was working with different thoughts, Cui Jingming and Cui Jingqing came again…