The whole family traveled through ancient times with their house

After Zhang Xiaoqi finished speaking, he laughed first.

When Guan and the three eggs saw him laughing, they also started laughing.

After the four mothers had laughed enough, Guan and Sandan placed the grain bags, pots, pans, and bedding they were holding in their arms on a piece of dry grass that looked relatively clean.

Zhang Xiaoqi also put the repair tools he had brought aside, looking like a man who would work hard and follow his wife's instructions without complaint.

"Sister Jiang, there are ten kilograms of mixed grain flour in this bag, as well as these pots, pans, and bedding. You two should make do with what you have for now. No matter what, we can't let you two starve to death."

Jiang Yan: Even though the so-called pot was just a clay pot, it was enough to move her for half her life.

The same goes for Yichen.

When Zhang Xiaoqi and his family saw Jiang's mother and daughter standing there in a daze, not moving at all, they guessed that they were moved.

Indeed, this was the first kindness Jiang Yan and her daughter received after traveling to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Fortunately, both mother and daughter had seen the world and quickly reacted. Jiang Yan tried to figure out the humility women in this era should display, but she couldn't learn it, so she had to sincerely thank Zhang Xiaoqi and his wife in her own way.

Guan was straightforward and liked Jiang's straightforward nature, so the two of them soon started chatting enthusiastically.

Zhang Xiaoqi: He doesn't understand the world of women, especially the world of aggressive women.

However, he is not stupid since he can sit in Xiaoqi's seat.

It is not easy for his wife to find a like-minded chat partner (his wife doesn’t like ordinary women. She just says she doesn’t want to bother with them and the conversation ends.)

At this moment, seeing that his wife was in high spirits, he couldn't bear to disturb her, so he set his sights on the little girl who was watching the fun on the side.

"Girl, did your mother tell you which house you want to renovate?"

Yichen was just thinking about how to talk to Zhang Xiaoqi about building a shack when he spoke first. She immediately ran to a sturdy, five-foot-tall tree in front of her and said, "Master Xiaoqi, my mother and I want to build a shack here for a while."

There was a reason why Yi Chen chose this short tree. It was a Sophora japonica tree. Its crown looked like a big open umbrella, covering the sky above it.

"If we build a circle of branches under the tree canopy, cover the canopy with thatch, press mud on top of the thatch, and smear mud on the branches around it, we can build a simple hut."

Zhang Xiaoqi listened to the little girl's eloquent explanation and couldn't help but glance at his three sons. Even though the eldest son was about to get married, if something really happened, he might not be as smart as this little girl.

Faced with such a clever little girl, Zhang Xiaoqi wanted to make a good relationship with her. He foresaw that this little girl would have a great future.

Zhang Xiaoqi's gaze fell on Guan and Jiang again. The two were talking excitedly, laughing and smiling. His wife even made a solemn promise to Jiang: "Xiaoyan, I am your sister now, and you are my sister. If anyone dares to bully you and your daughter again, tell me, and I will beat them to a pulp."

"Thank you, Sister Guan."

"There's no need for us sisters to exchange thanks. It's too estranged."

"I'll listen to Sister Guan."

Zhang Xiaoqi: I used to think my wife was a big talker, but now I realize it's actually quite good. Maybe she can even help the family out.

Zhang Xiaoqi was so excited that he worked with great enthusiasm. He first cleared the dry grass under the tree, then led his three sons to cut branches.

The actions of the father and son could be seen by people on the other side of the river.

Old Yu went to the river to fetch water. He saw Zhang Xiaoqi's family working from a distance and offered to go over to help.

Strength lies in numbers, so Zhang Xiaoqi was certainly willing to do it. With the help of the four members of the Yu family, they quickly completed the work by building a framework made of locust trees.

Old Yu was amazed. After walking around the simple shack, he exclaimed in admiration, "Master Xiaoqi, how did you come up with this idea? Most people wouldn't be able to come up with it. Hey, having a window is also great. It makes the shack much brighter."

Zhang Xiaoqi didn't take credit for it. He pointed at the little figure, which was only as tall as his knees, and said, "This idea wasn't mine."

"Could it be this little girl?"

"It's this little girl."

"Oh, the Shen family..." Old Yu wanted to say, "Out of evil comes good." But he and the Shen family didn't get along, so he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He didn't want to remind the family to take the mother and daughter back.

Haha, he wanted to see Old Man Shen regret it.

Zhang Xiaoqi and Lao Yu both thought of the same thing: if they were nicer to the mother and daughter, they might get great benefits in the future.

As a former scholar, Lao Yu's mind worked quickly, "Master Xiaoqi, our family will go cut thatch."

"Well, cut more."

"Yes." With Zhang Xiaoqi's permission, Old Yu took his wife and two sons to a place with dense thatch.

"Husband?" Tian couldn't understand why her husband wanted to help Jiang's mother and daughter.

"Madam, we helped her before just to curry favor with Zhang Xiaoqi. But now it seems that little girl is not someone you can easily find. I'll have to trouble you to spend more time with them in the future."

Tian was a woman who regarded her husband as her life's most important thing. Of course, she would do whatever her husband asked her to do without any principles.

Seeing his wife agreed, Old Yu instructed his two sons, "Da Mao, Er Mao, you two brothers must take good care of the little girl in the future. Especially when those brats from the Shen family bully the little girl, you must help them if you see them."

"I know dad."

"Dad, we remember this."

The family of four chatted quietly and quickly cut several large bundles of straw.

The thatch at this time of year had long lost its toughness after experiencing the erosion of wind, frost, rain and snow in autumn and winter. This was also the main reason why Zhang Xiaoqi asked them to cut more.

In the evening, when the sky above the cliff was once again dyed red by the setting sun, Zhang Xiaoqi took the two families and Jiang's mother and daughter to say goodbye.

Thousands of words of gratitude finally come together into a deep bow.

The two families opposite seemed to have made an appointment beforehand, smiled and turned away.

While it was still daylight, Jiang Yan went to pick up wormwood and branches.

"Mom, I'll help you."

"No, Mom will just pick up some nearby, enough for tonight."

Seeing that her mother wouldn't let her help, Yichen carried some straw into the shack.

The space inside the shack was not big, probably only slightly larger than a double bed, but it was enough to temporarily shelter the mother and daughter from wind and rain.

The ground was wet with water.

Yichen carefully approached the wall, stretched out her little hand to touch the uneven and thick grass and mud on it, hoping that it would dry quickly.