Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Yi Chi listened to the whole thing, his eyes uncontrollably drifting towards Jiang Yu.

She had a falling out with the villagers? It sounded like there were some reasons from him.

Yi Chi's heartbeat was unbalanced, and he didn't know how to describe his feelings. Grateful? Their attitude seemed to be speaking up for him. Happy? It turned out that not everyone thought that people like them deserved to die. But more of it was unspeakable sourness. He had planned to build trust with Jiang Yu through long-term contact, and then hint to her that the villagers were not trustworthy and would betray her for the sake of profit.

The collapse of the Yi family was due to policy reasons, but Yi Chi hated the villagers of the construction team more.

The construction brigade was originally called Yijiabao, and the area within a radius of dozens of miles was all owned by the Yi family, who operated timber and silk and linen businesses. They had been entrenched in this area since the early days of the previous dynasty and were considered a wealthy merchant.

These people in the village survived the war under the protection of the Yi family. When the R countrymen invaded, it was the head of the Yi family who spent money to buy these captives and saved them from a tragic death.

Not to mention how much the Yi family silently contributed during the war and how many Red Army personnel they rescued privately. Among the villagers now, how many of them took in the people who had fled here with difficulty at that time, gave them jobs, and let them have a house to live in and food to eat, but in the end, the entire Yi family was eaten by them.

When Yi Chi was older, he accepted his fate and thought that his ancestors might have made a mistake. But when he was later found by his grandmother's family, he realized that not all landlords in the world had such a fate.

Those wealthy families in the city who have been doing charity work for years are still living in peace with their families. Although they have lost their wealth and are living a poorer life, at least no one has been forced to death or demoted. A big part of the reason for this is that those who have been rescued are grateful and repay the favor.

We are all human beings, why do some people know how to be grateful while others are worse than animals?

Ever since he knew these things, the hatred in Yi Chi's heart was like a spark, growing from a small flame, waiting to burn all those ungrateful people who participated in the murder of his family. Of course, every wrong has its perpetrator, and he only wants to avenge those executioners who are still alive.

He is naive to have such an idea. The descendants of those people are all vested interests, and he thinks that only those who did not participate are unaware.

Jiang Yu tilted her head slightly and met the gaze of Yi Chi who had been secretly watching her. Her eyes were calm, her cheeks were bulging, and she was still chewing the meat she had just eaten.

Yi Chi was stunned for a moment, then gave her a soft and gentle smile.

Xue Li was originally chanting to Jiang Yu and Tang Monk, so she naturally didn't miss this scene. She nudged Chen Jinghan with her elbow and asked him to look at Yi Chi. Tsk tsk, this guy is actually still a little puppy? I thought he must be a little wolfdog based on his appearance, but who knew he was actually so soft and cute.

Jiang Yu also curled his lips at him, then took a bite of the corn cake, his eyes curved with a slightly fierce look, and he ate with relish.

After lunch, Chen Jinghan and Fu Biao happened to be strong enough to help Jiang Yu fix the wooden wall that had been nailed.

Xue Li and Wu Aiqing were assigned the task of filling the gaps. As for Yi Chi, they all refused to let him help, mainly because he looked like a matchstick and they felt embarrassed to exploit such labor.

Jiang Yu stood on the ladder and pounded the supporting logs of the old house into the ground with a few bangs.

When Fu Biao and Chen Jinghan saw that she had finished her work, they stuffed the wooden wall into the gaps between the bricks and stabilized it.

Jiang Yu took the long nail and smashed it again. After smashing the east wall, he moved on to the north wall, and then the west and south walls.

Xue Li and Wu Aiqing stood one inside and one outside, scooping up wet mud with a scoop and pouring it on the edges of the brick and wooden walls, waiting for the fine particles of mud to fill the gaps and strengthen the connection between the wall and the ground.

After the four walls are completed, it is time to put up the beams. Although there should be a ceremony for putting up the beams of a house in the countryside, the situation in Yichi is special, so this procedure is naturally avoided if possible.

Jiang Yu and Fu Biao each took one side, carrying the fragrant logs to the top of the wall and placing them in the appropriate positions.

Next is the triangular roof. Jiang Yu used new wooden boards mixed with old ones to completely seal it up, and deliberately made the eaves around it a little bigger so that the area around the house would not get wet when it rained.

As it was getting dark, Fu Biao stayed behind to hand her the wooden board, while the others went back to the educated youth site. The walnuts, chestnuts and herbs that were drying outside had to be collected, and dinner had to be prepared.

Several people said goodbye to Yi Chi politely, and said that they would come to warm up his house after his house was ready.

After hearing this, Yi Chi felt warm in his heart, "Okay, I'll prepare some delicious food to treat you then."

"That's what I've been waiting for." Fu Biao patted his arm cheerfully, then raised the wooden board above his head and handed it to Jiang Yu.

The others also looked expectant. Before leaving, Chen Jinghan pointed at the beams in his house and said, "You invited villagers to build a kang? Then you'd better cover this up. The captain's old house also has this. People who go in and out will be infected with this smell. The Liang family has been waiting to find your flaws."

Yi Chi was immediately shocked. Yes, he was careless. He actually used this wood to make the beams. Wouldn't that expose the fact that he had hidden treasures? But now it has been put in, and the sides have been sealed with wooden boards and mud...

Jiang Yu bent down and said, "Wrap it with pine bark, and then use hemp rope to make some buckles to hang things. Then go to the mountains to find something with a strong fragrance and put it in the house. If anyone asks you, just say it's to get rid of the smell."

Yi Chi nodded seemingly obediently, then put the sawed wood into a bag.

In fact, after thinking about it, I felt that being exposed was not entirely a bad thing. Some things, like rats, were time to be cleaned up.

After all, it's winter, and the wild beasts have come down the mountain, so it's normal for a few people to die.

The others didn't know what he was planning to do, so they just said hello and left together.

After Jiang Yu finished fixing the roof, he came down from the ladder and said, "Prepare the mud and hay. If you can get some tarpaulin or waterproof cloth, lay it underneath, cover it with hay, and then pour mud on it to secure it."

"Okay." Yi Chi certainly had no shortage of waterproof cloth. He would go find it and cut it and lay it out tomorrow.

Jiang Yu and Fu Biao used the wooden strips they had prepared at the beginning to fix the frames of the doors and windows. By this time it was already completely dark.

"There is still some wet mud. You can light a torch, smear it on the gaps, fill it up and let it dry." Jiang Yu patted the dust on his hands and took the toolbox that Yi Chi had put together at some point.

Yi Chi said "OK" again, then looked at Jiang Yu and opened his mouth, wanting to ask her if she would come tomorrow, but he felt that she also had her own things to do, so he couldn't bring himself to ask.

Jiang Yu touched his stomach. He had been busy all afternoon and was a little hungry. Seeing that Yi Chi had nothing to say, he called Fu Biao who was washing his hands and prepared to go down the mountain. Before leaving, he remembered that the doors and windows had not been installed yet, so he turned back to Yi Chi who was getting wet mud and said, "I'll come over to install the doors and windows for you tomorrow morning."

"Okay. I'll prepare breakfast for you." Yi Chi smiled instantly, his amber-like eyes sparkling in the firelight, and he did not forget to hand over the newly assembled wood.

Jiang Yu took it and muttered to himself, "It's quite beautiful." Then he and Fu Biao went down the mountain together.