After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

He left the kids at home while he went to the foundation at the back to check on the progress of the construction.

After Lu Fa was driven away, six men and four women remained. Uncle Li Hai marked out the ground and directed the men to dig, ensuring they could not dig in a messy manner. If there were any rocks, they had to be pried open with a crowbar.

It looks difficult, but it is not easy at all.

Fortunately, it wasn't hot recently, so the foundation was dug in a few days. Zhao Huanxi settled the workers' wages and gave them a day off.

These days, Zhao Huanxi thought that some people would come to cause trouble, but after waiting for several days, the foundation was dug and no one came to destroy it.

The black snakes at the back eagerly waited for her to feed them every day. Now the two black snakes could understand some simple words, which saved Zhao Huanxi a lot of worry.

This morning, Mrs. Tian came to her house to tell her that the wood had been delivered. She was told that the wood would be delivered in two days, but it was delayed for a few days and would be delivered in the afternoon.

Even the main beam was found, but it's a bit expensive.

As the saying goes, "A house with Chinese toon wood for the roof, jujube wood for the pillars, and elm wood for the beams is a sign of wealth." In order to find a suitable elm wood to serve as the main beam, Old Master Lu spent a lot of effort.

Yesterday afternoon, wages were paid for eight days' work. Excluding Lu Lin and his wife, who were paid two taels of silver, Lu Lin and his wife were paid over six hundred wen.

The timber cost five hundred coins each, twenty pieces in total, plus two taels of silver for the elm main beams, which came to twelve taels of silver.

Adding up all the miscellaneous expenses, he counted his money box, left and right, and found that there was only a little over ninety taels left in the box.

It is said that it is easier to spend money than to earn money. Fortunately, the remaining money is enough.

That day, I took Xiao Pan to become his disciple. I paid two months' tuition fees all at once. I also brought some brown sugar, celery, and bacon from home as a simple gift. Sister Xiang was so scared that she almost didn't dare to accept him as her disciple.

Fortunately, after some persuasion from Zhao Huanxi, Xiang's sister-in-law accepted it with a smile and took Xiao Pan's apprenticeship tea.

Xiao Pan was not at home in the morning these two days. He went to his sister-in-law's house early to study for the whole morning, then returned home at noon and practiced at home in the afternoon.

This kind of life was fulfilling and happy, but Zhao Huanxi did not let down her guard. She knew that the closer the house was to completion, the more jealous people hiding in the dark would become.

Fortunately, Zhao Huanxi didn't have to wait too long that day. On the second night after the main beam was delivered, Zhao Huanxi had just fallen asleep when he heard the screams of a pig being slaughtered coming from the foundation, one after another.

It was so late, so Zhao Huanxi quickly put on his clothes, calmed the maids, lit a torch, and dragged Dahei and Xiaohei to the backyard.

During this period, Dahei and Xiaohei have grown a little, but they are still very small and cannot cause any harm to others.

When they reached the foundation, the torch in Zhao Huanxi's hand seemed to reflect two black things. When they saw Zhao Huanxi getting closer, they slipped into the gap and disappeared.

At this time, the screams in the foundation trench slowly stopped. Zhao Huanxi held the torch in his hand closer, wanting to see who was causing the trouble.

"Who are you! What bad things do you want to do by coming to my house so late?" Zhao Huanxi shouted loudly.

Unexpectedly, it was not the people in the pit who spoke first, but a person with a torch came behind him. Zhao Huanxi turned around and saw Xu Qingzhao with a nervous look on his face.

"Huanxi, are you okay?" It was obvious that the man was running in a hurry, and his breathing was a little rapid.

"I'm fine. How did you get here, Brother Xu?" Their two homes were almost two hundred meters apart. Could this person's hearing be so good?

She didn't know that Xu Qingzhao was very uneasy tonight. She always felt that something was going to happen, making her feel uneasy. She was simply looking at the moon on the roof of her house. When she heard the noise, she immediately ran over.

Seeing that Huanxi was fine, Xu Qingzhao felt relieved and followed Huanxi's example, bringing the torch closer to the man's face.

"Brother Fa! Why is it you?"

Xu Qingzhao knew this man. He was the cousin of the village chief's uncle. He looked honest and simple. Why did he come to Huanxi's house in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?

"Lu Fa? Why are you coming to my house? What are you holding in your hand?"

Zhao Huanxi's face instantly turned cold and he questioned the man in the pit.

Lu Fa was no longer screaming, but looked terrified. He shouted to Zhao Huanxi:

"Zhao Huanxi! There's a monster in your house! You are a monster!"

Xu Qingzhao frowned, snatched the thing from Lu Fa's hand and took a look, his expression changed instantly.

"Lu Fa? Are you trying to curse Miss Zhao?"

At this time, several people who came to watch the fun got up from their beds and came over. Among them, Uncle Li Hai's family was the closest, and his family also arrived the fastest.

Now seeing Xu Qingzhao holding a bag and questioning the people in the pit, Li Hai also walked closer and looked at the contents of the bag out of curiosity.

"Oh my god! Where did you get this stuff? If this filthy stuff is buried in the foundation, it will clearly mean that the Zhao family will never live in peace again!"

Inside the bag lay a small dough figurine, smeared with cinnabar and pierced with soapberry thorns, covering the figurine's heart and head. This thing looked strange and unpredictable; I wondered where Lu Fa got this sorcery from.

Zhao Huanxi didn't believe this in her previous life. But then she thought, damn, she could travel through time and hear tigers talking, so now she was half convinced. Seeing such a strange thing, she felt a sudden chill on her back.

"Uncle Li Hai, are you saying this thing is to be buried in the foundation?"

"Yes, this thing was made by the former carpenter to do harm to the master. This kid Lu Fa seems to be an honest man, but I didn't expect that he could be so vicious." Uncle Li Hai said this with great sorrow. He had watched this kid grow up.

"Huanxi, don't be afraid. I'll call the village chief. This kind of thing is strictly prohibited by the court. The village chief will take care of it for you." Xu Qingzhao seemed a little anxious.

"Thank you very much, Brother Xu, for taking the trouble to come."

After saying that, Xu Qingzhao ran to the village chief's house with a torch, leaving the remaining people looking at each other in bewilderment.

At this time, Lu Fa in the pit climbed up from the ground, looking guilty and ready to slip away.

"Lu Fa! Don't even think about running away! I'm going to report you to the authorities! How dare you use something banned by the imperial court to harm others? It seems like this isn't the first time you've done this! Tell me! How many families have you harmed?"

After Zhao Huanxi finished speaking, some people began to feel scared. Many people had renovated their houses in the village over the years, and most of them had called Lu Fa for help. What if Lu Fa had used the same method on those people?

Most of the people in the crowd were relatives, and some of them went to call those families that Lu Fa had helped.

Even some people who had invited Lu Fa to help with the beam raising went to notify everyone. In less than half a cup of tea, a lot of people gathered at Zhao Huanxi's new house.

Seeing more and more people coming, Lu Fa suddenly started to panic and cursed at Zhao Huanxi:

"Don't be so slanderous, you bitch! I'm just mad at your family. Besides, you saw me poop and you say it was me? You're talking nonsense!"

"Hmph, you're just being stubborn!" Zhao Huanxi said disdainfully. This was the first time she had the thought of killing someone and she even had a plan in mind.

"Do you remember two years ago in the village, the cripple's new house collapsed within a year, and it seemed that it was Lu Fa who helped put up the main beam."

"You know what? I also remember one thing. After the Sun family built their new house, the whole family was either sick or injured. Lu Fa was there when they were digging the foundation."

"Oh my God, how could this person be so harmful?"