Chapter 44 Washing Feet

   "Mu Xuan will follow along, I will take care of the house myself."

  Mu Qing knew Mu Xuan's temperament and liked to run around, so she let Mu Xuan go with her.

   "Wang Chun and the others will go into the mountain with us tomorrow, and they will come back together at that time. There is nothing at home, and you can stay at home alone."

  Qiao Yi nodded, agreeing to go with Mu Xuan.

  One more person can pick more mushrooms.

  If it wasn't for the chickens at home, some newly purchased items, and no fence, she would have taken all four of them.

  Being defensive is essential, she always remembers this sentence.

  She is really worried that there is no one in the house, even if the house is not worth much.

   There was nothing to say all night, and the few of them went to bed early. Qiao Yi and the Mu brothers got up before dawn the next day.

  They want to prepare lunch before Wang Chun and the others come.

  Build four tile-roofed houses and two mud-embryo houses, which require a lot of wood.

  Girders, doors and windows all need firewood.

  So a group of people went up the mountain, intending to cut all the firewood directly, and then get it back together.

  In order not to waste time, you need to bring dry food.

  In order to save time, the noodles are reconciled yesterday. After one night of fermentation, the pancakes posted in this way are more delicious.

  Working on the mountain, Qiao Yi was afraid that there would not be enough pancakes, so he made pancakes for twenty people.

   Four yuan per person, a total of eighty yuan.

  People will work for you, and it is better to have leftover food than not enough food.

  The fuller you feed them, the harder they will work, right?

  Five people worked for a long time before pasting the pancakes.

   Filled a large basket full.

  Everything is ready, the sky is still dark.

  At this time, there was a burst of fire in the distance, as well as the sound of chaotic footsteps.

   "Is that Miss Chun in front?"

   Joey shouted loudly.

   "Yes, you wait, we will be right there."

  Wang Chun responded loudly.

  As Wang Chun's voice fell, one could clearly see the rapid movement of the torch.

   Soon Wang Chun came over with more than a dozen people.

   "Sister, are you ready? Alright, let's go quickly. The wood on the northern mountain is better, straight and straight, but the road is a bit far away."

  As soon as he approached, Wang Chun hurriedly spoke.

   "Ready, dry food and water are brought."

  Joy did not hesitate, and followed the crowd neatly.

   "Hey, are they going too?"

  Wang Chun asked in confusion when he saw that Mu Yun and the other three were following along.

   "Well, I thought that just after the rain, there must be a lot of mushrooms in this mountain. Let them get some, and then dry them and save them for winter."

   "This mushroom is poisonous. I heard that two people in your Mujia Village were poisoned to death because of eating mushrooms."

  Wang Chun didn't expect Qiao Yi to be so bold. These mushrooms are not eaten randomly.

   "It's okay, I know which one is poisonous and which one is not."

   "Be careful yourself."

  Wang Chun saw that Qiao Yi didn't care, so he didn't say much.

  Talking too much will make people feel disgusted.

  A group of people took advantage of the darkness and walked until dawn.

  Joy estimated the time in his heart.

  They walked this way for about an hour.

   Calculated according to modern time, that is two hours.

  When he came to the North Mountain that Wang Chun mentioned, Qiao Yi saw a large stretch of straight and slender yellow pine trees in front of him.

  The different ones actually have the thick waist of an adult, or even thicker.

   "Sister, there are many trees here. You choose a few main beams, and then wrap them with this red cloth. We will cut them down later."

"Um."

  Joy took a few strips of red cloth and started to walk through the woods.

   Soon Joey found six pieces of yellow pine wood of about the same thickness.

  Wang Chun saw that Qiao Yi had chosen six, but said nothing. It is common to have one or two extra main beams in the house.

   "Have you chosen?"

  Joy nodded: "I have chosen, just these six trees. If there are leftovers, I won't need them this year, but I will use them next year."

   "Okay, leave the rest to us."

  After Wang Chun finished speaking, he turned around and went to work.

   Qiao Yi did not go to help chop wood, but took Mu Yun and the others to find mushrooms.

  It may be because few people have set foot here, and it has just rained, so you will see mushrooms almost every step you take.

   Even the precious matsutake, Joey saw a few.

  Qiaoyi told Mu Yun and the others which one was poisonous, which one was not poisonous, which one was edible, and which one was precious.

   After that, the three of them were allowed to step on the mushrooms by themselves, while she started to help cut down the trees.

   One more person means more strength. Not to mention her incredible strength.

  With Qiao Yi joining, the speed of cutting down trees is not even a little bit faster.

   Normally, it would take more than a dozen or twenty axes to cut down a tree, but Qiao Yi chopped it down in three or five strokes.

  In the morning, the wood was chopped down to a certain extent.

  After lunch, Wang Chun began to assign people to transport the timber back, leaving two or three to continue cutting trees.

  Mu Yun and the others did not seldom step on mushrooms this morning. Seeing that someone wanted to go back, they followed them back together.

  And Joey stayed on the mountain and continued to cut trees.

  No way, who made Joey strong enough to cut down trees quickly.

  Joy’s idea is very simple. If it’s rare to shovel a tree once, then you should shovel more in a limited time. When the time comes to build a shed or something, you don’t have to come to the mountain to cut it.

  At sunset, Qiao Yi and Wang Chun walked out of the mountain.

   "Sister, this tree needs to be placed in the shade and not exposed to the sun. We will start building the foundation tomorrow."

  Wang Chun and Qiao Yi were talking while walking on the way back.

   "Well, let's find more people, and I'll be relieved to finish the construction sooner. Otherwise, I'll always miss this house."

"Okay, in fact, someone came to see me yesterday. I'm afraid there will be too many people, so I'm not ashamed to tell you for a while. All together, there are twenty people in total, and four of them are carpenters. The house can be completed in about ten days. Build it, and let them build you a set of furniture by the way, anyway, the wood is enough. Although the ones you build yourself are not as good as you can buy, they are practical and not expensive."

  Seeing that Wang Chun was thinking of herself so much, Qiao Yi smiled gratefully at Wang Chun.

   "Thank you, Sister Chun, I don't understand these things, so just watch."

   "Okay, with your words, I will let go and save some money if I can. After all, this money is not easy to earn."

  Wang Chun is a straightforward person. Qiao Yi likes her, so she is so helpful to Qiao Yi. If it is someone else, she is too lazy to worry about it.

  Back home, Joey looked at the pile of wood, as if he had seen a new house built.

   After dinner, Joey planned to go to bed.

  After a day of hard work, I am really tired.

   "My wife, come here and burn your feet."

   At this time, Mu Yun came over with a basin of hot water, and then he was about to wash Qiao Yi's feet.

   "No, I can do it myself, you are tired too, go to rest early."

  Joy doesn't want to move at all now, but they have brought hot water for you, so you have to move if you don't want to.

   "My wife, let me come. You have been tired all day, and your feet are comfortable."

   Qiao Yi saw that Mu Yun insisted on washing her feet, but she really didn't want to move, so she let Mu Yun wash her feet.

  (end of this chapter)