The whole family traveled through ancient times with their house

"Yes, yes, the children of our Xishan Hundred Households are the best. They are not only capable, but also brave and resourceful." When talking about those outstanding children, Captain Dong's deep voice was filled with pride, as if he was talking about his own nephews.

Yichen: Good vision.

When Zhang Xiaoqi led Captain Dong and his men over, Jiang Yan and her daughter hurriedly paid their respects to Captain Dong.

"This humble woman greets the Lord of the Hundred Households."

"This humble girl pays homage to the Captain."

This was the first time mother and daughter had met Captain Dong. Captain Dong looked to be about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, dressed in military uniform and estimated to be about 1.8 meters tall. His skin was a healthy tan, and his muscular body and smooth lines made him look like a formidable warrior.

Captain Dong was in a good mood when he saw Zhili's mother and daughter, especially the little girl who was only knee-high and greeted him in a very formal manner.

"Hahaha, she's from our West Mountain Hundred Households Office. She seems to be more polite than the East Mountain Hundred Households Office. Hahaha, especially this little girl. I adore her just by looking at her."

Captain Dong did not speak nonsense nor was he perfunctory. He really felt that he had a bad temper with this little girl the first time he saw her.

As for his mother, he didn't dare to look closely at her. He was afraid that she was just a little woman and would be scared. What if she didn't help them grow rice in the future?

However, one can guess without looking too closely that her mother must be right to give birth to such a smart child.

Look, the captain figured out the whole incident by himself without needing anyone else to explain it to him.

Guan came over quietly and asked, "Sister, the captain is here. What kind of house do you and your mother want to build? Have you decided yet?"

"We've thought it through. We just want to build a solid little yard and two houses inside."

Jiang Yan spoke softly, but she was sure that everyone nearby could hear her.

Captain Dong also heard it, of course. After listening to the young woman, his first impression was that she was a person of integrity and did not ask for too much from him.

The next feeling was that he was right, he was a smart one.

Because the little woman first talked about building a solid courtyard. What does solid mean? Of course, it means the wall must be high and thick, so that it can be called safe.

Just for a few words from this little woman, he would look up to her.

"Come on, brothers, let's get to work." Captain Dong called out, and more than 20 men dressed in the uniforms of the Great Zhou soldiers who were standing by the river watching followed over.

"Hey." More than twenty strong men responded at the same time. The voice was quite extraordinary. Yichen could even hear a hint of awe-inspiring power in it.

The two strong men walking in front were carrying two bags. When they came over, they put the bags near Jiang Yan.

Judging from the shape of the bag, there is no doubt that it is filled with food.

Guan: "It should be multi-grain noodles."

Jiang Yan felt a little embarrassed when she thought about the soldiers working for her family and bringing their own rations. She grabbed Guan and asked her what to cook for dinner.

Guan had already seen the bucket of bean dregs in the shack and immediately had an idea: "Let's make multi-grain cakes. The bean dregs are a good thing. Mix them with multi-grain flour to make cakes. These soldiers will eat them as a delicious food."

Jiang Yan felt that what Guan said made sense. "Okay, I'll listen to Sister Guan."

Captain Dong ignored the women's concerns and walked straight to a piece of land he had his eyes on and stopped.

This place is not far from the river, it is a small slope, and it looks a little higher than the flat ground.

Captain Dong chose this place to help Jiang mother and daughter build a house because of this point: even if it rains heavily, the yard will not be flooded.

Jiang Yan and her daughter also liked this place, and now seeing that Captain Dong shared their thoughts, Yi Chen smiled, her eyes curved, and she almost said: Great minds think alike.

Captain Dong had already started clearing the ground and digging the foundation with his men. "We have a lot of people today, so let's work hard and finish the frame of the house today."

"Sir, how big a house do you want to finish in one day?"

"It's similar to my old lady's courtyard, with one bright room, two dark rooms, and a small side room."

"That's easy!"

Seeing them fighting, Yichen suddenly remembered something and ran towards her mother.

"Chenchen?"

"Mom~" Yichen pulled her mother to squat down and talked to her about the floor heating.

“…” Jiang Yan, if her daughter hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t have remembered it.

"Mom, I'll tell you that this is the idea you just came up with."

Jiang Yan nodded. Having a capable daughter made her feel less worried.

Captain Dong became more and more frightened after listening to the little girl's explanation.

"Is this method something your mother just came up with?"

"Yeah. My mom said the winters here are too cold and long. If we don't build a ground cage, we'll be miserable."

Captain Dong had always thought that the mother and daughter were intelligent, and now after hearing what they said, he found it even more amazing.

You know, everyone present here has a deep feeling about how cold the winter is in Bohai County, which is adjacent to the Northern Barbarians.

Zhang Xiaoqi even recalled that during the coldest winter, they could hear the sound of their upper and lower teeth colliding when facing the wind.

An unspeakable silence was broken by the sound of carriages coming from far away.

And there was a loud voice shouting, "Sir, sir, the stones for building the house have been transported here."

After hearing the shouting, Jiang Yan could clearly see that several mule carts were running towards the end of the dirt road, and on the carts were piled stone slabs longer than two bricks.

"Wow~" Yichen really likes this kind of stone slabs. "Building a house with these stones will definitely look great."

"Yes. A house built with stone slabs like this is not only beautiful but also sturdy. It can accommodate three generations of people." A big man with a beard answered the little girl's question.

"That would be great."

Jiang Yan heard the joy in her daughter's voice, said something to Guan, and then went to the river with a bucket. She had to pull up the straw basket and see how many fish it had caught.

There are so many people today, we can’t do without fish.

Someone asked: "Are four enough?"

Seeing that Jiang had no response, he had no choice but to double the amount.

As a result, people would ask, "What's wrong with my straw basket today? Why is it so heavy?"

A certain person: One fish weighs five or six pounds, so how many pounds would eight of them weigh? Add in the river water, and how heavy would it be?

Dasheng, who was standing not far away, saw it and ran over like the wind.

"Aunt Jiang, let me help you."

Ersheng was not far behind, "Aunt Jiang, there's me too."

Sansheng also wanted to go over to help, but she was a little far away. When she ran over, she saw that her two brothers' eyes were almost popping out.

A few soldiers nearby happened to see it and thought they had witnessed a miracle: seven or eight large grass carp had their heads stuck in the straw basket, their plump bodies dangling outside.

Have you ever seen this happen? I haven't.