The couple in the last days traveled to ancient times, farming and storing grain and meat in the war

Even after the locust plague, the drought showed no sign of ending, which naturally affected the planting of crops in the second half of the year. All the crops died from the drought.

In the first half of the year, the crops were completely destroyed. In the second half, the crops were either killed by drought or could not be grown at all. People in the north have no hope this year.

Even now, many people in the north have begun to rely on relief food distributed by the government to survive.

Jiang Ningning checked and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the house, so she paid the remaining money to Uncle Chen.

And he said to Uncle Chen Qi: "Uncle, you still have to help me build a house. That's it."

Jiang Ningning took out the blueprints and said, "Just use ordinary bricks and tiles. They don't need to be complicated or fancy, just keep it simple, but they must be strong."

Uncle Chen took a closer look and saw that it was a large courtyard with several rooms in the middle. On the left side of these rooms, there was a toilet with several cubicle toilets; on the right side was the kitchen, which was also quite large, but it required several stoves.

Behind these rooms, there are several small rooms.

In front of these rooms, there was naturally an extremely spacious courtyard, and the ground in the courtyard had to be paved with bricks and even some circles had to be drawn.

The house is simple, and he can build it, but Uncle Chen really doesn't understand why he wants to build such a house.

"Are you sure the toilet needs to be built so big, with so many cubicles and squatting toilets? And there are stoves, four stoves here, right?" Uncle Chen asked.

Jiang Ningning nodded.

Uncle Chen looked at Jiang Ningning for a long time, hesitant to speak, and then asked again: "What do you use this house for?"

If I lived at home, I wouldn't need so many squatting stalls.

Besides, he also knew that Jiang Ningning and the others had built two houses with blue bricks and large tiles. Those houses should be used for living.

Jiang Ningning didn't rush to tell Uncle Chen Qi that the house was used as a school. Instead, she smiled and said, "You'll know what I'm going to use it for when you finish building it."

"Okay!" Uncle Chen stopped worrying about it. He felt that even if he thought about it, he probably wouldn't be able to figure out what the other person was trying to do.

After all, everyone in the surrounding villages knows that Ning is smart and her head is full of ideas and thoughts.

Otherwise, the lives of Ning's family, Yan's family, and those of the Xiao family would not be so easy now.

Even he, an outsider named Chen, had a much better life.

Jiang Ningning didn't say it now to prevent the Xiao family from knowing that this was mainly for the school built for the family, and they would try to find ways to raise money to run this school.

It’s better to act first and report later.

Once the house was built and she had paid the money, there was nothing she could do even if others found out.

Uncle Chen calculated carefully again before quoting a price to Jiang Ningning. Jiang Ningning then went to the village chief to mark out the foundation. Anyway, including the money for marking the foundation, the total cost was forty taels.

Jiang Ningning currently only received thirty taels of silver from the soy products workshop, so she naturally added some money of her own.

Uncle Chen Qi's clansmen originally thought that the house was completed, and they didn't know if they could still find work. Suddenly, they heard Uncle Chen Qi say that Jiang Ningning asked him to build another house. Although it was not as big as the house, it was also quite big. Naturally, the members of the Chen family were all very happy again.

Village chief Chen was also very happy. He felt that everyone in his clan would have a good New Year this year.

No, it’s that almost everyone in their village can have a good New Year.

After all, when building a house, laborers like those are hired nearby to save costs.

Even if Jiang Ningning and the others contracted out the construction of the house and the two courtyards, they still had to hire people.

Naturally, they had to hire people from their own village or other villages within ten miles.

What's more, Jiang Ningning's two barbecue shops also hired a lot of people from the village.

The house for growing white fungus has been built. It is so big that I guess they will have to hire people when the time comes.

Village chief Chen felt that there was hope for the future.

On July 26th, the house with two courtyards was completed, and even the well inside the house was dug.

Jiang Ningning had gone to buy furniture with the Tian family and the other three a few days ago, but the shop had not delivered it yet.

Now that it's all built, naturally we asked the shop to deliver the goods.

There are dressing tables, screens, etc.

Once everything is put in place, the house naturally becomes more grand.

Many people in the village were curious about the layout of the house and came to visit.

This was their first time entering a house like this, and they were like they were entering some kind of fairy cave, admiring the rare things everywhere and praising it non-stop: "This is so beautiful and grand! I guess those wealthy families must have houses like this."

Sun, Tian, Jiang Shengcai, and Xiao Fushan were so happy that their faces almost broke. They all said, "We are still far from being rich."

The villagers flattered him, saying, "You are so modest." After all, it was a level they could never reach in their dreams.

Because of these two houses, the surrounding villages seem to have improved a lot in quality.

Now that the house is built, it’s natural to hold a move-in party and move into the new house.

The housewarming party is held on the day of moving into a new house. It is jointly held by both families. Anyway, the houses are built on the same piece of land, and there is a moon-shaped door in the middle connecting them.

To have wine in the house, just invite relatives over for a meal.

Because Xiao Yan would take part in the provincial examination in a few days, he was not asked to take leave. The wine was chosen to be served on the day when Honghu Academy was closed, which was July 29th.

Naturally, Mrs. Sun and her family also came into the house to eat and drink.

"You guys go back. Mom will stay here for a few days." After they finished eating and drank wine in the house, Sun Wansong was anxious to go back, so Mrs. Sun said to him.

I know that Sun Wansong and his family still have fields to work on and can't stay here.

Sun Wansong said cheerfully, "Then mother, you can stay here with me for a few days."

Old Mrs. Sun kept smiling and nodding: "Yes, yes." She never thought that she would be able to enjoy the blessing of her own daughter in her old age.

Then Jiang Shengcai sent Sun Wansong and the others back, but Old Lady Sun stayed for a few days.

It is only now that there is a vacant room that we can let Old Lady Sun stay. Last time Old Lady Sun came, even if she wanted to stay, there was no way.

Xiao Yan originally planned to help his future father-in-law send Sun Wansong and the others off, but Jiang Shengcai disagreed.

I’m afraid it will delay his exam preparations.

Because everyone knew that he was about to take part in the provincial examination. Ever since he won the first place in the examination, not only the surrounding villages, but also the entire academy, and even students from other academies, were paying attention to his provincial examination.

Tian, Xiao Fushan, and Sun didn't let him do any work, not even helping with cleaning the dishes. They didn't insist on him passing the exam, nor did they put pressure on him. They were just afraid that it would be bad if they delayed him.

Xiao Yan had no choice but to look at his wife helplessly.

Jiang Ningning blinked, looking helpless.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan sighed softly, then went back to his room to read obediently.

But after a while, Jiang Ningning went to find him.