Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

Chapter 30 Repair thatched house

The village chief's wife is also a straightforward person. The child is foaming at the mouth from playing with the dog, so how can he not be thirsty?

Regardless of whether Lan Qiyan agreed or not, she pulled him into the house and said, "Auntie will make you some sugar water. Look how thirsty you are."

Faced with the enthusiasm of this lady, Lan Qiyan really couldn't resist it. With love as a backup, she drank a bowl of her sweet soup with peace of mind.

In the evening, the village chief came with his eldest son Yutang. After a look around, they decided to repair the two thatched huts and the kitchen. The rest could be used to enclose a yard, which would cost more than five taels and ten cents.

Brother Yutao waved his hand and said that every five generations of relatives were considered one family, and he would use five taels of silver to renovate their homes.

Yuze meant to ask if the work could be done in two days, because they would be provided with lunch and he was afraid that if they provided the lunch they would run out of food.

Yutang said that the monitor would be completely sufficient. For six people, two or three rough-flour steamed buns per person would make a big pot of stew.

Lan Qiyan went into the mountains again that night. He took great pains to catch three rabbits and exchanged them for some money. He then bought two pieces of pig offal and gave them to Yu Xiu.

When Yu Tang brought his people the next day, Yu Xiu and his brothers were processing pig offal. They would use the offal to stew cabbage and ground beans at noon.

Lan Qiyan was sleeping soundly when he was awakened by a burst of white light.

She opened her eyes in a daze. Where is the fucking roof?

Yu Tang called out cautiously, "Sister-in-law, hurry up and get up. We need to repair the roof."

Lan Qiyan opened one eye and said, "It's Brother Yutang. Okay, you guys fix it. I'll go sleep over there."

As he said this, he rolled over, rolled himself into a big caterpillar and rolled to the corner of the wall.

The people who were working with her didn't understand, "Boss, why is she so sleepy? There are only a few children working outside."

"You know what? This family depends on her. She goes up the mountain to hunt and collect herbs at night, and then exchanges them for money to support the family.

Otherwise, where would the money for repairing the house come from? Look at the wound on her face, I'm afraid it was also caused in the mountains."

Lan Qiyan: Congratulations, you guessed it right, they were all scratched by the rabbit. If there weren’t many men worthy of her attention to her image, she would have cried, with scars all over her face.

"It's not good to have no man in this family."

"Why are you worried? She has six sons. She can enjoy her life when they grow up."

Lan Qiyan: Yeah, that’s what I think.

"Okay, stop talking and get to work. Finish the job in two days."

"Okay."

After Yu Tang and his men repaired the two main rooms, Lan Qiyan slept even more soundly.

She didn't eat the big stew at noon, so Yuze served a bowl of it for her.

In the afternoon, several people repaired the kitchen, and the next day they used the remaining bricks to surround the yard.

Yuze looked very satisfied and gave five taels of silver to Yutang. It was none of his business how to pay him.

It was already dark when Lan Qiyan woke up. Looking at the fenced yard, she suddenly felt safe.

There is always a feeling of being spied on in a fenced yard, “Oh, it’s worth the money.”

"Mom, Uncle Yutang also reinforced our walls. He said we are not afraid of wind and snow anymore."

"Well, this is basically equivalent to a big brick and tile house. Although it's not quite as good, it's fine as long as it can keep out the wind and rain."

"Mom, I will definitely let you live in a big brick and tile house in the future."

"Mother, I will make sure you wear silk and satin in the future."

"I let mother eat delicacies from land and sea."

"I'll let mother ride in the sedan chair."

"I'll make my mother an imperial decree."

……

Lan Qiyan burped a few times. He didn’t need to eat dinner at night. Having more children was good. He could be full by eating biscuits.

Yuze shook his head. Being alive was the best thing. He hoped that the bastard would die suddenly, that a new emperor would ascend the throne, that there would be amnesty for the whole world, and that they would get their revenge...

I hope I will have a chance to repay Qiyan's mother's kindness...

"I'm hungry, do you have any food, Haodaer?"

Yuze came back to his senses, "Mom, the meal is ready."

"Let's eat. Hey, where's your grandma?"

"Grandma leaned on a stick and said she was going to check on the fields. She didn't want us to follow her. I think she will be back soon."

"Yu Xiu, go and greet your grandmother. Your legs are fine. Don't fall again."

"Mom, can you think of something better?"

"Go ahead, why are you talking so much?"

"Oh, mother, please don't eat my meal."

Lan Qiyan took a deep breath and decided that it was not appropriate to hit the child right after getting up.

Yuze quickly chased Yuxiu out, "Mom, don't be like him. He has no brains."

"Well, his brain is not fully developed, and his cerebellum is not fully developed. Why would I bother with him?"

Yuze said quietly, "Mom, please speak with your conscience. If you have the guts, put the knife down."

Lan Qiyan chuckled, "I have no conscience. Let's have dinner. Let him go hungry tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the old lady's shouting, coming from far away, "You little bastard, put me down now."

"Grandma, stop crying. If you're late, there won't be any food."

"You made your mother angry again, little brat."

"I didn't, it's just that mom is narrow-minded. Mom didn't understand that I was drinking and joking with her."

"You were kidding me. If you make your mother angry, I won't forgive you."

Lan Qiyan closed her eyes. It turned out that she must have done a few bad things in her previous life, otherwise why would she be assigned such a good son to make her angry.

After beating Yu Xiu up, the family started to eat dinner.

Old Lady Yu said, "Today is October 21st. We can harvest the sweet potatoes tomorrow. After a few days they will freeze."

"Mom, Yuze has been saying not to dig a cellar, but I think our cellar is too shallow, can it fit?"

Old Lady Yu took out a sweet potato from her bosom and said, "Yanyan, this is our sweet potato. How big a cellar do we need?"

Lan Qiyan looked at the sweet potato that was as big as her thumb and couldn't wrap her mind around it for a moment.

Is this sweet potato?

Aren’t sweet potatoes supposed to be big?

Isn't the output of this thing very high?

Why is it so small?

"Why so small?"

Old Lady Yu sighed, "If the land is not good, the crops will not be good."

"So the ground is weak, then add fertilizer. You don't know how to apply fertilizer, do you?"

"Isn't it about collecting manure? We don't have any livestock at home, and we don't have enough human manure." Yu Xiu answered quickly.

Old Lady Yu added, “I asked them to spread wood ash, but maybe the land was barren to begin with, so the effect was minimal.

I am not good enough to help, and the children are also groping for the land."

Lan Qiyan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'll find a way. I'll go harvest the sweet potatoes tomorrow. Although they are small, they can fill my stomach."

After dinner, the children were responsible for washing up. Lan Qiyan strolled around the yard for a while, pointed at the well and said, "Let's dig a hole here."

She thought of two ways to make compost. She dug a big pit next to the well or toilet and fermented leftovers, waste water from washing pots and dishes, and dead branches and leaves of vegetables in it.

Another method is to pile human feces and dead branches and leaves together, let them ferment, form compost and spread it on farmland to increase the fertility of the soil.

She did it right away. She picked up the shovel and started digging, but suddenly the shovel head fell off with a clang.

Several children looked at her at the same time, with dark lines on their faces.

Lan Qiyan scratched his head and said, "Hey, I forgot there's a big rock underneath. Hehe, sorry."