I have been farming since I crossed over.

In the afternoon, Yang Minghu came back with a deed for a homestead, a deed for a wasteland, and a deed for a barren mountain. When he gave them to Wu, Wu handed them over to Yang Mingxi.

Yang Mingxi shook her head and said, "Mom, keep it for yourself!"

Yang Mingxi saw that the upper and lower slopes were on fire, so he went to see Uncle Wu San and Uncle Wu Wu making the modules. The size of the bricks was the same as before, but the thickness was five times that of the original. Such hollow bricks had the best effect.

Yang Mingxi thought of the forklifts in the past. This way, a lot of effort could be saved, and they could be stacked when drying in the shade, saving a lot of space.

With Yang Mingxi's instructions, Uncle Wu Wu finally made a pallet for the forklift. As for the forklift, Uncle Wu Wu also understood it, but he couldn't make it automatic, and the forks of the forklift had to be adjusted up and down manually.

The uncles stayed at Yang Mingxi's house that night, planning to help with clearing wasteland and making bricks starting tomorrow. Yang Mingxi discussed with Yang Laowu, and decided that they still had over 100 taels left. They would borrow 100 taels from their grandmother's family, and also take Lu Jintang's taels. They would also pay back the uncles' family first, as they still had a lot of things to do.

Finally, Yang Minghu and Yang Laowu took the notebook and went to each house to repay the money, and told them not to plant corn in the mountains, and to leave Yang Mingxi to grow bitter melon seedlings and plant bitter melons.

When arriving at the third house, Yang Mingxi specifically instructed her to explain clearly to her third aunt that they could still cultivate their own fields, especially the mountainous land, where growing bitter melon seedlings would be easy and the income should be decent.

After Yang Laowu returned home, Old Man Yang went to each family and said he wanted to help Yang Mingxi's family reclaim the gentle slope. Because Yang Mingxi said that the bitter melons would be planted in twenty days, Old Man Yang asked all the family members to help reclaim the land during these twenty days.

Yang Mingxi asked Yang Minghu to check the work record book and notify all the families who still owed their own work hours, and ask them to come and help with the reclamation.

When Yang Mingxi went to the thatched hut to sleep at night, she saw that the area on the other side of the river that used to be covered with thorns had been made very flat. It looked like a two-story courtyard was going to be built, and the chosen location was similar to that of Yang Mingxi's house. Originally, if one wanted to cross the river to both sides, one had to cross the bridge at the entrance of the village. Lu Jintang and the others were good at martial arts, so they could just jump over it every time.

While having dinner tonight, Lu Jintang mentioned that he wanted to build a bridge in front of Yang Mingxi's house and his own house, but Yang Mingxi had not agreed yet, so construction had not started yet.

Yang Mingxi stayed by the river for a while, then washed up and went to bed.

When Yang Mingxi got up the next day, she found that Uncle Wu had already made many pallets and molds. Each mold was the same size as the pallet, and one mold could produce exactly 100 bricks.

Uncle Wu San moved a lot of molds and pallets up there, and he and Uncle Wu Xiao had already started making blanks from the pulp.

When Yang Mingxi asked about the forklift, Uncle Wu Wu smiled and said, "It should be fine. I'm just afraid the wood won't bear enough force. But if we move less at a time, it should still be possible. Now all we need is two wheels."

Yang Mingxi looked at the work done by Uncle Wu Wu. He was so efficient. He had done so many works in just half a day. No wonder Uncle Wu could make money from carpentry work.

When Yang Mingxi came to the brick-making pool, Uncle Wu San, Uncle Wu Si and Uncle Wu Xiao were already making bricks. Uncle Wu Da and Uncle Wu Er were working in batches in the pool, and they were working hard.

The wasteland was being plowed for the second time, still by three mules and two old cows. On the gentle slope, the three mules sent by Lu Jintang had also started plowing the soil. All the people in the Yang family were mobilized. Some stayed on the gentle slope to help make marks at intervals to prevent the plow from going off track. Another group of people brought the villagers who were still short of work to dig the gentle slope below, and they treated it the same way as the gentle slope above.

Wu led the remaining large army to dig humus soil and pour it into the dug ditch, and then plant the bitter melon seedlings directly on it.

Yang Mingxi called a person arranged by Lu Jintang to plow the land on the gentle slope above the seedling field. They wanted to clear about two acres of land there to plant bitter melon seedlings.

After making some arrangements, Yang Mingxi looked around again and found that there was nothing for her to do. She felt a little redundant.

Back at the thatched cottage, Uncle Wu Wu suddenly saw Yang Mingxi and scratched his head, saying, "Xi girl, have you had breakfast? It's still hot in the pot. I was so busy just now that I forgot to tell you."

Yes, Yang Mingxi got up late again today. It was already mid-morning when she woke up, and now it's almost the end of the hour after a walk. Hearing what Fifth Uncle said, she hurried to the kitchen to eat breakfast.

During this time, Lu Jintang came over and saw Uncle Wu and his family making bricks. He was very curious and said that he would sell Yang Mingxi's bricks to him first after they were baked. He needed a lot of them. Currently, they bought them from the county town, where there were more than 20 mule carts dedicated to transporting bricks. If they transported bricks from here, they could save a lot of mule carts.

Yang Mingxi found Uncle Wu and told him about this matter. After discussing it with the uncles of the Wu family, they asked Yang Mingyu to go there in the afternoon and bring all the children in the family over, and also bring his second aunt over to cook for everyone.

The Wu uncles built a shack behind the thatched house, covering it with tarpaulins removed from the rice seedlings, to rest at night. Yang Mingyu and Yang Mingyang also moved into the shack, giving their room to their second aunt.

In the afternoon, Yang Mingyu came to the thatched cottage with a large group of young men. Only his second aunt and his eldest son came from the official road, driving a mule cart carrying rice, bedding and clothes. They might be late by an hour, which was just enough time to make dinner.

All the boys in the Wu family joined in the work of making bricks. Uncle Wu was busy making templates and pallets. The passage where the bricks were dried in the shade was filled with bricks in a few days, and it looked particularly spectacular.

A week later, the first batch of bricks arrived in the kiln. Uncle Wu loaded twenty pallets of bricks, all the large hollow bricks Yang Mingxi had mentioned, measuring 240mm x 115mm x 265mm. Once fired, they would be enough to build five standard brick houses.

Uncle Wu sealed the kiln door and prepared to start the fire, and then he stayed at the brick kiln. It took a day and a night to burn bricks, plus the final water cooling, which took almost two days.

After that day, everyone in the Wu family, except Uncle Wu San, was busy making bricks. They also sent four people up the mountain to cut down trees and bring back the branches and trunks. This was to increase the fuel supply and ensure sufficient heat for firing the bricks.

Two days later, in the afternoon, Third Uncle Wu finally announced that the brick kiln could be opened. Upon hearing the news, Yang Mingxi, Lu Jintang, and several of the Wu family's uncles excitedly rushed to the kiln to wait, wanting to witness Third Uncle Wu's achievements with their own eyes.

As the kiln door slowly opened, a wave of hot air rushed in, but everyone's attention was drawn to the scene inside. Dark blue bricks were neatly arranged, displaying themselves like works of art. These bricks were not only vibrant in color but also incredibly strong and beautiful.

Yang Mingxi and Lu Jintang exchanged a glance, both showing surprise. They knew that the bricks were of excellent quality, completely meeting their expectations. The Wu family's uncles also nodded in praise, expressing their satisfaction with Uncle Wu's craftsmanship.

Uncle Wu's face beamed with pride. "I carefully crafted these bricks, guaranteeing they are of top quality," he said. He picked up a brick, examined it carefully, and then tapped it gently, producing a crisp sound. He continued, "These bricks are very hard and durable, and can be used in a variety of construction projects."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Third Uncle, you are amazing! These bricks are simply works of art!"

Uncle Wu smiled modestly and said, "No, no, this is just my little skill. The most important thing is that the soil here is good, and the kiln is also good. However, I will continue to work hard and strive to make more and better bricks."

Afterwards, everyone started to get busy, carrying out the fired bricks, and Lu Jintang notified his people to transport them away.

Uncle Wu San continued to stay in the brick kiln, checking the situation inside the kiln and preparing for the next firing.