Erya cleaned up the vacant room of Lin Xiucai in the school next door and prepared it for the master to live. Xiao Xiucai has been teaching and studying in the town with Director Shi since he left here to take the exam, and his house has been empty.

Although there was a young gentleman who had been transferred from the town, he thought that he would be a temporary substitute teacher, so he did not arrange a place to live for him, and let him run at both ends, coming to class in the morning and returning to the town in the evening after school. This vacant house can just be taken out for temporary use, but it also solves a problem for Erya.

When her father sent someone over and asked about the situation, she found out that it was Boss Lin who saw that she was looking for someone in a hurry, so he called someone to come directly. What makes Erya happy and embarrassed is that the masters who repair the water mill and make the water wheel have come, and there are five, and the more people come, the more happy Erya is, but this accommodation is not enough! The house that was arranged earlier was too small to be suitable, and the key was that it was not suitable for these five big men to be arranged in any house. In the end, there was no trick, so I could only borrow the old house that someone else's family could still live in, and live there temporarily. Find more people to build a few houses first, so that people can have a place to live, and then talk about building a water mill.

The next day, he asked Huigui to take the master of the waterwheel to the big dam being built in Liujialing to have a look, and the master designed the waterwheel himself.

She herself took a few masters and apprentices who built the water mill to survey the river, the master's surname was Cha, and after he looked around, he also felt that only the section of Chenjiazhuang that Erya was optimistic about was suitable.

He said: "This section of the river near your house can be built with a water mill in the section you chose before, but now the water potential is still a bit big, and it is not suitable for construction at this time." What is the season when your river has the lowest flow? It is better to build at that time! ”

Er Ya has lived here for many years, and of course he knows the general law of this river, so he replied: "Generally, it gradually decreases at the end of October, and the least time is the cold winter wax moon, and the deepest water depth can't even reach the waist." At the end of February of the following year, it began to rise again, and in April and May, it began to be about the same level as it is now. ”

Master Cha nodded and said, "In this case, the lady of the proprietor will find more people to come back, you said that you want to build a house first, I think this is the only way." At present, the depth of the river is not suitable for stakes, and it is best to wait until November and February. Now my two apprentices and I will help you build the house first, and the more people you can find, the better, and I want to try to finish the house in early November. Then at least the foundation of the dam should be built by March next year, and after that, no matter how deep or shallow the water is, it will not affect our work. ”

Erya smiled embarrassedly: "Thank you, Master Cha, it's really overkill for letting you build a house!" ”

"The proprietor lady is polite! We just eat this bowl of rice, who can still pick a job and can't do it! ”

Because the grandfather's family still has business matters to deal with, Er Ya has no time to help, and of course he will not bother them with his own affairs. Huigui's father-in-law, father and son, are not familiar with the life here, and of course they can't leave things to them all at once, so this matter can only fall to the uncle and the second uncle in the end. During this time, in order to find good timber, the eldest uncle and the second uncle traveled all over the villages near and far, and they had a rough number in their hearts where there were many strong laborers and needed odd jobs. Within two days, more than 100 people were found to come back, and 30 were left at the construction site here, and all the rest were handed over to Dahong and Xiangzi, who were worried about increasing the number of people, and they were overjoyed. Lianlian packed tickets, and he will definitely hand over the new house to Erya before the end of October, so that Erya can arrange someone to live in.

Everyone performs their duties and does their own things in an orderly manner, and Erya can also free up his hands to be busy with his own soap and soap.

Soap is easier to make, so she started to make soap with lard and caustic soda. To make soap, you have to put it in a mold to cool for a month. Then she started to make soap, which is different from soap, and can be made with animal fat oil or vegetable oil. But at the same time, it also has to add other ingredients, such as white sugar, spices and other auxiliaries. If it is vegetable oil, it is best to use olive oil and castor oil, because these oils are not so easy to get, so Erya will give up for the time being. Use mutton fat or lard to make it first, and then upgrade it later when you have the conditions!

After making the real product of the soap, put it in the mold and wait for it to dry. Erya went to a nearby carpenter's house to customize soap boxes and soap boxes. Soap boxes are just simple, boxy wooden boxes, but soap boxes are much more demanding. It has to be the kind with cut-outs and carvings.

Erya is busy like a spinning top at home, and Xiaohu is not easy outside. With children along the way, although they are quite sensible, but they can't stand the small people, curiosity, every time they rest, Xiaohu has to stare at them, for fear that they will run around and accidentally lose them.

The children are not determined to make trouble for Xiaohu, but they want to buy good things and take them to the grassland for their good friends who used to play. Almost every car was stuffed with the little east and west they bought, and even the little rattles that only small babies would be interested in, they could buy a few with great interest and take them home.

At the beginning of the walk from home, there was a lot of rain, and everyone walked very hard and slowly, but after July into August, and into the north, where there was less rain, everyone hurried much more quickly.

After the place where they first ran the merchant and met a few children who were going to rob, they met them again. The one in front of them can no longer be said to be children, the taller one is taller than Xiaohu.

"What are you going to do?" Li Dart's memory is very good, and after a few glances, he recognized these as a few hairy children who tried to block the road and rob at the beginning. Coming again today? Li Darttou was unhappy in his heart, and he would be disgusted with people he didn't know, whether it was adults or children.

The young man in the lead, who is already seventeen or eighteen years old, can be regarded as an adult. He clasped his hands into fists and said, "Big brothers, thanks to your help, we have been able to get through the most difficult years. Our family has survived because of the lambs you have given us. After spring this year, our exile time has arrived, and we can go back to our hometown, but in order to say goodbye to you, a few of us are still here, waiting, looking forward to, hoping to see you again and kowtow to you every day! ”

As he spoke, he turned around and beckoned to a few boys who came with him, as well as a girl, and kowtowed to Li Darttou and Xiaohu together, so frightened that Xiaohu hurriedly jumped aside. Li Dart took it calmly, and waited for them to stand up and asked, "Then what are your plans to go back?" Do you still have any property or anything in the family? ”

The young man in the lead replied to Li Dangtou's question: "Our family's private property is gone, and all of them have been rushed to the public." However, according to my father, our own clan is still there, and the ancestral hall is still there. The production of those fields is barely enough to feed us. And the flock you gave us at the beginning, we raised it very well, and even in the years of drought, not a single one of our sheep died. This time they went back, and they sold the entanglement that only those sheep had. My father said that if our family used it carefully, maybe we could go back and buy two acres of land. My father wants me to thank you well, he is guilty, and it has been inconvenient to thank you in person, and please Haihan! ”

Li Darttou shook his head and said, "You're welcome, we're also handy." So when are you going to leave? Will you leave when you see us? ”

The young man in the lead suddenly blushed, and said in a snort: "My father said that if you are useful to a few of us, let us accept the dispatch as much as we can." That is, that is, our family is a family that has been accused of crimes, will you dislike it? ”

Li Darthead can't be the master of this matter, if they want to accept people, they usually start collecting from the age of five or six, and such a big one is no longer of great use. Therefore, he turned his attention to Xiaohu and Chen Dagongzi. Chen Dagongzi reacted quickly, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "Don't look at me!" It's not that you don't know what's going on in my family, so there's no need to take so many people back. ”

Xiaohu also saw Li Dart's gaze towards him, but he was very hesitant. He didn't know anything about these children except for two glances. It is not appropriate to take it back so hastily. But looking at the meaning of these children, they really want to devote themselves to repaying their kindness.

Li Dart looked at Xiaohu's appearance, and seemed to know what Xiaohu was hesitating, so he approached Xiaohu and whispered: "Keep it first, let them follow us, this time on the road can best see a person's quality." If it's good, you stay and treat it well, if it's not, give them a little bit of entanglement in the closest place to their house and let them go back. Don't even have an excuse! ”

Xiaohu happened to be thinking about it in his heart, and after listening to Li Darttou's words, he decided to bring these young men and a girl immediately.

"Where is your hometown? What's your last name? What is it called? If you were to go with us now, to a place where the grassland was very bitter, you might be able to endure that suffering? Xiaohu thought about it, and asked a few young men standing in front of him.

Without waiting for the leader to speak, the other children who looked at the younger ones were babbling and said, "Our family is in Haizhou!" ”

"We are all family, surname Peng, my name is Peng Yunlai"

"My name is Peng Yundong!"

"My name is Peng Yunfeng"

"My Peng Yunhai!"

"We can endure hardship, and we are willing to go with you!"

The young man in the lead also said: "My name is Peng Yunjiang, and these are my younger brothers and cousins. Thanks to the benefactor, he was not disgusted and was willing to take us away. We still have to endure this little hardship, please rest assured! ”

Since it's all like this, Xiaohu didn't say anything, waved his big hand, and said, "That's okay!" If you don't have anything to pack, then let's all go. ”

Several people looked happy, they didn't expect this benefactor to be willing to take them so easily. Before, when they had to stay here and wait for their benefactor, they were also very worried. In fact, they are not very willing to follow the elders back to that place, but the old people have to talk about returning to the clan, and they have to go back no matter what! They also wailed for a long time before Peng Yunjiang's father gave him the idea. And he said, "If you can find a benefactor and keep you, then you will follow the benefactor and do a good job, and your loyalty will be long." If you can't ask your benefactor to keep you, then you must return to your clan, and you can only find a way to find it all the way back. Don't think you're out there! Those of us who have been accused of crimes can't walk around at will, you know?! ”

Peng Yunjiang listened to his father's words very carefully, and took a few younger brothers, cousins, and cousins who didn't want to go back like him to try their luck here. Unexpectedly, I really ran into good luck! R1152