Yan Xiding asked Lu Yu: "Then when is the time ripe?" ”

"Wait until she can say something. Besides, we don't have enough rooms outside, so I think we have to build a few rooms outside. Lu Yu remembered that he had proposed this a long time ago, but he never took action.

The sun set, the moon gradually climbed into the middle of the sky, and several people were full of food and drink. Yan Xiding and Lan Shaofang were the youngest, but they ate the most, and the two fattest goats were gnawed clean by each of them.

After eating the mutton, there was still a lot of soup left in the pot, so Lu Yu decided to move the pot and soup back, add some cabbage and radish or something, and eat again.

The next day, Yan Xiding asked Lu Yu to build a house immediately, so that he could take Lan Shaofang out as soon as possible.

Lu Yu told him that building a house is not a simple matter, and there are many things to prepare, and even if you have to build it, you can't start now. In fact, Lu Yu was entangled in his heart, this famine year has just passed, and he has spent money and effort to build a new house, is it too bad?

There was nothing to do in the fields, nothing to do in the fields, and Lu Yu had not yet made up his mind to build a house, so he invited Lao Gao and Lu Di to go into the mountains to hunt.

Yan Xiding stayed in the valley almost every day to accompany Lan Shaofang, and even if he went up to the mountains to hunt, it was difficult to arouse his interest. Lao Gao and Lu Di were strange and asked Lu Yu why Yanxi Ding didn't follow along.

Of course, Lu Yu couldn't tell the truth, he said: "That kid has been reluctant to go up the mountain recently, saying that hunting is boring. In fact, Lu Yu himself didn't think hunting was very interesting, unlike when he first started hunting, he was excited and nervous, and he was more full of expectations. Now going into the mountains to hunt feels like working in the fields, not new and interesting, but I have to do it.

Lao Gao said: "Next year, the goats will be able to give birth, and if they raise a few chickens and pigs, they don't have to go up the mountain to hunt often." ”

"Hey, then you have to be able to buy chickens and piglets first, and if you can buy them, I'll raise them too." Lu Di said: "Both of you have raised sheep, and no one in my family will let them go, so I will raise a few more chickens." ”

Several people remembered the chicken plague two or three years ago, that terrible plague caused more than 20 people to die in Yangshan Village, if it wasn't for Lu Yu to take out the medicine and distribute it to the villagers in time, there would definitely be several times more deaths. The three of them had palpitations, and Lao Gao said: "Forget it, don't raise chickens, just raise pigs and sheep." ”

Yan Xi'an suddenly said: "Do you want to raise pigs?" Then we can catch a wild boar and go back and lock it up. ”

"That can't work?, the wild boar can't be tamed, and it can't be locked up, who dares to catch it back and lock up the house, and I promise to tear down the house for you."

Yan Xi'an nodded: "So that's the case, I thought that if the wild boar was kept for a few days, it would become a domestic pig." She turned her head and glanced at Lu Yu, Lu Yu also happened to look at her, both of them were thinking in their hearts, wild boars are difficult to tame, what about wild people? How long does it take to naturalize into a normal human being

With Yangshan Village as the center, the surrounding mountains and forests within a radius of thirty miles, each place has the footprints of Lu Yu's hunting team. They now know where they have a better chance of encountering prey, and where they will often be infested with prey.

Despite this, hunting squads often find nothing. Hunting is one of the most luck-demanding labors, and when you go out in the morning, you can't predict whether you will have a harvest today.

On this day, almost nothing was found, and if it weren't for the fact that a few grass carp were caught in that mountain stream later, several people would have gone back empty-handed. (The stream on the waterfall, outside the valley)

Mrs. Yan cooked, and Lu Yu carried the food into the valley to pick up Yan Xiding, and by the way, brought back the remaining seven goats. Lu Yu didn't plan to drive the goats into Anding Valley again today, for the goats, Lan Shaofang was too dangerous an existence.

Fortunately, no goats were bitten to death today, watching Lan Shaofang eat dinner, and then Lu Yu took the reluctant Yan Xiding home.

After going back, Yan Xiding said to Lu Yu: "Uncle Da Yu, have you noticed that the hair on Shao Fang's body grows much slower." ”

Of course, Lu Yu wouldn't find out, he smiled: "Really? That's good. ”

"When Shaofang's face and body are no longer hairy, will we be able to take her out?"

"Yes."

"Uncle Da Yu, my father said that Shaofang may be the daughter of a large family, do you say that we will help her find her parents and family in the future?"

"Yes!"

Yan Xiding was overjoyed: "That word is a certainty, when Shaofang can speak, I will ask her where her family lives and why she grew up in the mountains." ”

Lu Yu smiled slightly, thinking: "If Lan Shaofang remembers where his hometown is, how could he be reduced to the mountains and forests for more than ten years?" Lu Yu didn't bother to guess what happened to Lan Shaofang, the most important thing was that she had returned to the world now.

Recently, it has been very peaceful, and the situation seems to be gradually improving in the city and the countryside.

Because of Qin Zhongquan's efforts, there is already grain for sale in Jinhua City, although the price is extremely high, but at least it makes people's hearts stable. Because of this, Qin Zhongquan has gathered a large number of people in the city, and it is said that his current prestige is higher than that of the previous county order.

But in Dunlin Town, it is still difficult to buy grain, and Shan Tianfang also went to the village below several times with gold and silver to buy grain, but each time he could only buy some sweet potatoes at most.

In October, Lu Yu couldn't stand Yan Xiding's frequent hard work, and finally decided to start building a house. At this time, the villagers are relatively free, and Lu Yu can ask them for help, or he can hire craftsmen with craftsmanship.

The new house is ready to be built next to Lu Yu's house, next to the room where Mrs. Yan's mother and daughter live. Lu Yu planned to build two or three more rooms, and instead of bricks or soil, he would build them with bamboo and wood.

The rule in Yangshan Village is that on the first day of digging the foundation, a ceremony called "starting hands" is held, which is to burn incense and paper, worship the gods of the land, and bless all safety in the process of building a new house.

Lu Yu didn't plan to do this ceremony, not that he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but he was confident that there would be no mountain spirits and wild monsters who would dare to harass him, and as for those true immortals who couldn't deal with him, he probably didn't bother to build houses for the common people.

But Yan Jibai felt that it was very necessary, and other people in the village also persuaded Lu Yu that the "start" still had to be done, even if he didn't believe it, he wanted to have peace of mind.

Worship the gods of heaven and earth, and then the earth will be broken.

According to the rules, the more people who come to help break ground on the first day, the better the sign. Lu Yu thought that with his bad popularity, there should not be a few people to help. But unexpectedly, after the "starting hands" ceremony, dozens of people came one after another, and almost all the men from Yangshan Village came.

Lu Yu was very happy, although he didn't move much, the gratitude and joy in his heart couldn't be suppressed. Everyone greeted Lu Yu very warmly, and the villagers who were a little more familiar with it would laugh and complain about Lu Yu, saying that he had a big deal at home, so why didn't he notify himself.

The brothers Lu Mingde and Lu Mingli also came over, they were Lu Yu's elders, and they couldn't do it themselves, so they commanded on the sidelines, telling the young people where to dig the first spade soil and where not to dig it.

Because to build a bamboo and wood house, the foundation does not need to be dug very deep, symbolically dig a few grooves, and then lay a layer of stones, and the foundation is completed.

If you still have to talk about the rules, Lu Yu has to prepare meals for these villagers who came to help. But dozens of people came today, where could Lu Yu prepare in a hurry. Fortunately, there was no need for Lu Yu to embarrass him, and none of the villagers who came to help planned to eat at his house.

Lu Yu was even more grateful.

There are many people and things are done quickly, and before noon, the foundation is laid, and the next step is to build a house.

Before laying the foundation, Lu Yu went into the mountain for several days in a row to cut bamboo and wood. He originally planned to build a house by himself while going to the mountains to get materials, and only occasionally asked people to help, and he was not in a hurry to catch up with the progress.

But the villagers who came to help in the morning came a lot in the afternoon, and the bamboo that Lu Yu cut was quickly used up.

The thick bamboo at the mouth of the bowl was not deliberately roasted yellow, and it was cut to a general length, about a little more than a zhang, and was inserted into the foundation side by side one by one, and then buried tightly with soil. Each adjacent bamboo is tightly squeezed, and hundreds of bamboos are connected in a row, which is half a wall.

The two "half-walls" are tightly pressed together, tightly stitched, just blocking the gap between the two half-walls, and it becomes a complete bamboo wall, such a bamboo wall will not leak air, and it is stronger, even in winter, it can live in people. If there is not enough bamboo or manpower, it is okay to use half a bamboo wall as a wall, and I heard that such houses are common in the hotter southern regions.

Even such a thick bamboo wall can only protect against wind but not rain, and the gaps between the bamboos will allow rainwater to seep in, so after the house is built, a thin wooden board should be put on the wall, or a layer of tung oil should be brushed. But that's all for later, Lu Yu has to worry about bamboo and wood now, he cut the materials for a few days, and in less than an afternoon, they were used up by the villagers who helped, but only one of the four outer walls was completed, and there were three outer walls, as well as the inner walls, and the roof......

So the next day, Lu Yu was going up the mountain to cut bamboo. Most of the villagers are afraid of the dragon crocodile in the mountain, and no one took the initiative to help Lu Yu today, and Lao Gao had something at home, Lu Di wanted to accompany his daughter, so Lu Yu took the kitchen knife rope into the mountain by himself.

Yan Jibai said that he wanted to go up the mountain to help Lu Yu, but Lu Yu did not agree, it was not easy to cut bamboo, and Yan Jibai must have been very difficult to do.

After a busy morning on the mountain, Lu Yu carried it back and forth several times, and cut a total of forty or fifty thick bamboos. I had lunch at home, and before going out in the afternoon, Shan Tianfang came over with two subordinates.

As soon as Shan Tianfang came, he said: "Mr. Lu, the family is going to build a house, why don't you notify us of such a big matter?" We're going to have to help, too. ”

Lu Yu said with a smile: "General Shan, you are a busy person, and it is not good to trouble you about this matter." ”

"Hey, is it still a trivial matter to build a house?" Shan Tianfang said: "I see, your foundation has been laid, and now you are going up the mountain to cut bamboo, I will go up the mountain with you in the afternoon." ”