Chapter 223 Building a Wall
Originally, the women were just chatting, without much sense of crisis or tension.
But as they chatted, they began to worry.
Aunt Li looked at Shuiqing and asked worriedly, "Shuiqing, our village is remote, they won't really come to our village, right?
Now the strongest men in the village are out, and the rest are all the old, weak, women and children. What should we do if they come?"
The people in the house were only worried about the dangers of the men who went out. After hearing what Aunt Li said, they realized that it was not only the danger of going out, but also that they were not absolutely safe here!
Shuiqing couldn't say for sure. It hadn't been long since the flood. Even if the victims were not desperate, they would not take risks. Moreover, most of the victims were honest farmers, and they would not think of stealing other people's things first.
But I am afraid that some bad people will get involved, instigate, maliciously incite, and use them as guns and stepping stones, forming a large-scale and organized refugee group, which is the most dangerous.
Everyone in the room looked at her, as if they trusted her as if she was the backbone.
She thought for a moment and said, "First, the men will not go back after they come back."
The people in the room bit their lips and shook their heads in unison.
It is important to have children and property at home, but it is also important for the men to go out and earn money. Without money, there will be no harvest in the fields and no money to sell, and there will be no doctor to treat the three diseases and two pains.
Not to mention that there are other things that need money to buy. How can you live without money?
After all, you can't stay in the village and not go anywhere, and you don't earn money even if you have money.
Sun Jinhua shouted directly: "That won't work!"
Fan Sanzhu replied: "My family still relies on the eldest brother and the second brother to earn money to buy food and salt."
Most people in the village are now better off than their family. They don't need to earn money, but their family does. Don't delay their family from earning money!
Li Tiantian, Zhang Xiaocao and other juniors glanced at Fan Sanzhu and suppressed their mouths. Everyone was discussing, but he had to show up in a hurry, as if his family's rice bowl was ruined.
He didn't think that this rice bowl was originally the credit of Shuiqing's sister-in-law. Without Shuiqing's sister-in-law and her family, there would be no chance to go out and earn money!
Shuiqing simply ignored Sun Jinhua and Fan Sanzhu and said his true intention: "The second item is that we can't rely entirely on the group of people who go out. The people who stay in the village must also play a role!"
"How to play?" Wang Guifen asked anxiously on behalf of everyone.
"The ones who go out are only the strongest men in each household. There are still many men in our village. Now is not the busy farming season. It's hot and there are few mushrooms on the mountain. They have nothing to do. Can we make a wall with adobe?"
The prevention and control of bandits, mountain bandits, and vagrants in all dynasties has been based on the village or clan as a whole. Building a courtyard or a village to protect the entire village or clan, making it difficult for outsiders to attack and easy for people inside to defend.
Especially the elderly, children and women, they can be well protected inside.
Shuiqing thought this was a good opportunity!
Taking advantage of the flood to build the wall, it will be more useful if the vassal king rebels in the four-year war later!
It is tiring, but it will be done once and for all.
Sun Jinhua, Aunt Zhang and others did not say anything.
Sun Jinhua has three men in the family, and she thinks it is too much of a loss to send three men at once.
Aunt Zhang thought that her man was tired of going out to earn money, and it was tiring to make adobe to build a wall without money, so she felt that it was a waste of time.
The two did not say anything, and the other women's eyes were black and bright. After careful consideration, they felt that this was a good way to suffer first and then enjoy the sweetness!
"Now they are idle anyway, so it is just right to take this opportunity to make adobe. There are many people in our village, and each family is responsible for a section. It is estimated that it will be completed in less than a month." Aunt Li said with a smile.
Building a wall is not more troublesome than building a house. The foundation does not need to be too deep, and there is no need for beams and roofs on top. It only needs to be two meters high, which is much lower than the wall of the house.
Then put sharp spikes on the wall, and see who dares to climb it!
Wang Guifen and other young wives thought that after the wall was built, they would not have to worry about their children running around. Even if they could not go out, the whole village would be enough for them to play.
"This is a good idea. It's best to get it done before planting potatoes."
"We'll build the wall while making adobe bricks in the village, and the men will go out to deliver potatoes. When the wall is built, it won't delay the family's money. With safety, we can also earn money!"
"It's good to have a wall. Leave doors for entry and exit, and have a patrol team, so we can rest assured!"
"Guifen, when you go back later, talk to your father-in-law and let the old village chief allocate it to see which family gets which section."
Aunt Zhang was anxious when she heard it, and quickly expressed her opinion: "That won't work. There are only four people in my family. What if I get too much?"
Sun Jinhua nodded. She has a large family, so don't divide it too long, otherwise she will be exhausted.
Seeing that no one responded, Aunt Zhang swept her eyes around and landed on Qin Yilin, trying to win over the alliance: "And the Ding family, both of them don't know how to make adobe bricks, and Ding Jiajia is a girl, how can she have the strength to make adobe bricks? Isn't this embarrassing for them?
This method won't work, it can't be done."
Qin Yilin sat quietly:...Why, her family has become a shield?
Other families can do it, but her family can't do it, and Jiajia is a girl, so there is no way?
Oh, not everything in this world has to be done by yourself!
She looked at Aunt Zhang. In the past, she only thought that she was pitiful, and the husband she married was lazy and irresponsible and ignored his wife and children. Today, when they got along, she found that she was not a good person either.
"There is no problem with my family. The old village chief is in charge of the division. Whatever part is assigned to it, it will be as long as it is."
This was a generous statement with absolute trust, and Wang Guifen felt particularly relieved to hear it.
Second Aunt Zhang was furious, "You only have one daughter, how can she have the strength to make adobe bricks!"
Mother Hu hated to see her daughter being talked about. She was injured after giving birth to Qing'er and had not been pregnant for many years. There were also many such words around her. It can be said that she was deeply hurt and knew the pain.
She said first: "It's okay, don't we have Wenhua? He is strong and can do two people. He guarantees that the Ding family's share will be done quickly and well."
Qin Yilin didn't want Hu Wenhua or the men of Shuiqing's family to help. She had money, so she could just hire a few people. However, she couldn't spoil it because Sister Hu was supporting her, so she looked back with a calm smile on her face.
Second Aunt Zhang didn't expect Mother Hu to let Hu Wenhua go to help the Ding family.
Hu Wenhua was a big, strong man. She had seen him before. He could fight two men, but he could fight three or four men like the head of the family!
But why did Hu Wenhua help the Ding family?
She looked at Ding Jiajia in front of her. The girl had black hair, fair skin, and plump cheeks. She was completely different from Chunhua, who was used to doing farm work. She looked more like a rich lady.
"That's Jiajia, right? I haven't seen her for a while. She's grown up now. Is she old enough to avoid suspicion?"