Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

Old Mrs. Cui imitated Old Man Cui and kept rocking her body in the chair, not wanting to get down.

"What's the point of being an official? It's just a chair. We can ask a carpenter to make two and put them in the house..."

Old Man Cui closed his eyes and said, "Let's talk later."

Lin took out two cups, poured water in them and placed them next to Old Lady Cui and the other two. She smiled and went to the yard to help prepare dinner, leaving the two of them to relax in the house.

Six dishes were prepared for dinner. I had asked Cuicui yesterday to leave half a pig's head. Lin planned to stew some braised pork, stir-fry some water bamboo shoots, fry some tofu meatballs, and add two cold dishes.

There was also a basket of crabs, which were saved for the family to eat while watching the moon after dinner.

Compared to the days when they had no food to eat when they first arrived, every family is living a better life now. All the villagers along the way were smiling, and every family was preparing for the festival.

That's how it is in the village. As long as the weather is good throughout the year, you just sow the seeds in the ground and there will be more vegetables than you can eat.

Even after experiencing a drought, after enduring the anxious days, the village will be full of life again within a few months.

"My uncle and his family are here!"

Wulang saw a few people walking towards this side from afar. He looked again and again and found out that it was his uncle's family. He immediately shouted.

In just a few words, Boss Cui and his family arrived in an orderly manner.

Boss Cui was holding a piece of meat in his hand, and Yu was carrying a bundle. They smiled when they saw Lin.

"Where are your parents?"

Lin smiled and said, "Inside the house."

After hearing this, Boss Cui hurried into the house. Yu didn't go in. She handed the bag to Dalang and asked him to go in and give it to the old couple of the Cui family. Then she rolled up her sleeves to help Lin pack.

"I just went to the old house and found nothing. I guessed you guys came here."

"There are many people at home, and this place is spacious, so we might as well come here to celebrate the festival."

Yu had only come here once last time to drink the Shangliang wine. In just a few days, the yard had changed a lot.

The yard is nearly twice as big as that of other houses in the village. The ground is paved with stone slabs. There is still mud on both sides of the stone slabs, but it looks much more tidy.

"This slab of stone is nice. Is it expensive?"

The muddy ground becomes sticky when it rains. You'll get your feet covered in mud after a few steps, and when you get into the house, you'll still be covered in mud and water.

Seeing Lin's yard paved like this, Yu also became interested and planned to ask the price. If it was not expensive, she would also pave her own yard.

"There are plenty of slates on the mountain, but it's a bit troublesome to transport them down. Cuicui's father brought some people to get them. I'll ask for you later."

"Okay, your eldest brother is at home and has nothing to do, so he can help. The only problem is, we don't know how they split the slate."

Cui Chengliang was carrying a table with Silang and the others. He put it down and clapped his hands: "Sister-in-law, do you want to use slate?"

"Yes, I plan to pave a road with stone slabs just like yours."

Cui Chengliang said, "The slate needs to be wedge-driven, split, and carried down the mountain. Just hiring people would cost a lot of money. Sister-in-law, why don't you push two carts of crushed stone from the river? It's less laborious and inexpensive, and they can be used just as well if they're compacted."

After thinking about it, Yu immediately thought that this was a good idea.

Lin didn't expect that she originally wanted to pave the road with pebbles, but Cuicui's father said that the cobblestone road was slippery in rainy days and not as stable as the stone road, so they changed to the stone road.

The stones on the river bank have been washed by the water and have no sharp edges. In summer, many children play barefoot by the river, and the stones will not hurt their feet even if they are paved with water.

"Okay, let your eldest brother go to the river to transport two trucks tomorrow."

"The stones are easy to lay. We can finish it in one day. I'll go over and help you tomorrow."

Boss Cui also came out of the house. After hearing about this, he and Cui Chengliang went to discuss it.

Originally, Old Man Cui brought his wife and children to give festival gifts. He prepared two pounds of meat, and Yu made two sets of clothes. Since they were here, Old Man Cui invited Old Man Cui and his family to stay and celebrate the festival together.

With her two daughters-in-law busy in the kitchen, Old Mrs. Cui simply sat in her chair, waiting for dinner to be served.