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After helping the two girls fetch water and bathe, Lawrence returned to his previous plan and took the three big dogs to the mountains every day to build a house.

Dig a section of the road every day, and dig again the next day when you are rested.

There was no way to encounter the stones blocking the road, so they climbed over and continued to dig, during which they kept using clay pots to get water from the nearby river to moisten the land, and the three dogs were not gray.

After persistent excavation, a pit with a radius of two meters and a circumference of twelve meters was dug near the stone house.

The depth of the pit was less than half a meter, and Lawrence's hoe was so worn-out that he replaced it with a stone hoe of his own making.

Lawrence stood in the pit with prepared branches as pillars.

"3.14 times the diameter of 4 meters, 12.56 meters, considering that the accuracy of my tool is not accurate, let's count it according to 12.5."

Lawrence couldn't determine the scale of precision, because he didn't have a tool to be sure of accuracy.

How long is a centimeter?

Lawrence knows the length of the fingernail cap, but which nail cap should be used as the standard?

With only a rough idea, Lawrence used a piece of rope as a measuring tool to determine the range of one meter.

With this standard in hand, Lawrence fixed 23 guardrails on the side of the pit according to the standard of half a meter of one branch, leaving a place for the door in the middle.

These branches, which are more than three meters high, stand in the pit and then set up a circle on the opposite side.

The sticks formed a leaky wall, like a trap full of weapons.

The bottom of the pit was fixed with a little stone, and several slender sticks of one and a half meters were used to form a fix between the three branches along the order of "outside, inside, and outside".

"It's finally all right, and the next step is to continue to put stones and bricks inside, and reserve windows and escape routes."

Soon it was time to leave work again, and Lawrence stood in front of a house with many tree trunks looking at his future home.

There is still no shadow of the stone house here, but Lawrence already has the prototype of the stone house in his eyes.

After the stone is erected in the next few days, the whole stone house will be perfected bit by bit.

Even now, you can look forward to the progress of the stone house.

At this time, the sound of the hooves of the domme sheep was heard from behind, and Lawrence turned around to see Saliel and Sophia riding the domme sheep.

Saliel quickly dismounts from the Dom sheep and helps Sophia down.

They came here to look at the stone house, and the eyes of the two girls were full of joy and shock.

Sariel was shocked and said, "It's only been a few days, you've dug this hole, and you're about to finish building the house?" ”

Sophia said happily: "Master, when can we move in?" ”

When Sariel heard this, she immediately felt a little sad.

If Lawrence's stone house was built, Sophia would definitely live here with Lawrence.

Lawrence smiled: "It will take about half a month, or maybe a month or more, and it will be almost the same when Andrew comes back." ”

Sariel felt a little better, looking at the standing pillar, "Lawrence, why did you dig such a big hole?" Wouldn't it be nice to stick the trunk of a tree directly into the ground at first? Something like this. ”

Lawrence explained, "Let's go back first, it's getting late." ”

The group began to pack their things and go back, Sophia riding on the Dom sheep like a little princess, Lawrence leading the three sled dogs, and Sariel following along.

Lawrence also explains why the pit was dug for Sophia and Sariel.

The frame of the stone house is very simple, the main body of support and stability is still stone, and the main function of those supporting pillars is to fix the stone at present.

Although the land on the mountain is hard, there are also some soil and potholes.

A foundation is dug in order to expand the stressed area.

Without this foundation, the whole house would be like a heavy chair standing on the grass, and over time it would lean towards the soft ground.

Because the house is built on a sloping hillside, the stressed area of the house is uneven, so when digging a pit, you can add more stones to the pit near the bottom of the slope to strengthen the foundation.

If the house is supported by branches inserted into the ground, it cannot be said that it will collapse 100%, but in terms of quality and safety, it is definitely inferior to a stone house with a dug foundation.

"The ground here is very solid, the foundation doesn't need to be too deep, and if it's a place like a river, it requires a lot more preparation."

Lawrence was full of anticipation for the future, and after explaining the role of the foundation, he talked about other plans.

"I will continue to collect stones these days, in addition to suppressing the foundation, I am also going to use stones to pile up a pigsty, there are many pine nuts and wild grasses in the mountains, which is very suitable for free-range piglets and chickens."

Sariel didn't speak, she listened quietly to Lawrence's plans for the future.

Even Sariel, who didn't understand much, knew that Lawrence could do what he said and live well.

Soon Lawrence didn't need to rely on himself and his father's help, maybe he didn't need it in the first place.

The trio returned to the house before dark, and Lawrence was so energetic that he took the bucket to fetch water.

These days, because of Lawrence's bathing proposal, the family has used a lot of water.

Sophia and Saliel also have to go to the distant forest to collect firewood, but Lawrence also brings some firewood with him every time he comes down from the mountain, so that it will not affect the consumption of the winter.

After a warm dinner, Sariel and Sophia quickly said goodnight to Lawrence and went back to bed.

Lawrence took Andrew's place and slept in the cabin, with three sled dogs accompanying him to guard the kitchen and livestock pen.

Sophia had been sleeping with Salil for the past few days, and it had only been a few days, and Saliel felt as if she had been used to this life for a long, long time.

Saliel lay on the bed with a sad brow, and when she turned her head to the side, with the help of the moonlight, she saw the little angel who was already asleep.

Sarriel lay down and looked at the roof again, her eyes closed and thinking about what life was going to be.

[Maybe when my father proposed it, I should have agreed......]

Salyl remembered her rejection of Lawrence.

When his father brought Lawrence back, he wanted Lawrence and Sophia to accompany him and make a happier family together.

Salil frowned and thought: Why did I refuse at that time?

Soon Salil thought of the reason.

I don't need a young boy to help me live, I can live well on my own.

Sariel thought of her attitude at the beginning, and she didn't change much between herself then and her current self.

The biggest change should be Lawrence.

In the beginning, Lawrence was immature and always did things that didn't fit in here.

Now Lawrence has shown wisdom and gets along well with the people under the mountain, and after more than a month of getting along, it has long been determined that Lawrence is a good person.

And Sophia, who is lovely, kind and smart.

Sariel turned sideways to look at the sleeping Sophia, if she was proposed by Lawrence now or tomorrow, she should not object.

By marrying Lawrence, everyone can continue to live happily and happily without worrying about being excluded.

Saliel thought to Lawrence, he wasn't afraid of my blood, maybe I should be honest with him.

Forget it, let's wait for my father to come back.

Sariel quickly fell asleep, and she wasn't alone.