nycdaug Chapter 45 Roof Beams
Chapter 45 Roof Beams
The girls outside couldn't help but purse their lips, wondering why Zhen'er, who was quite ugly, was so lucky.
At this moment, after entering the house, Zhen'er hurriedly let go of Jing Laoda's hand and then knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Seventh Master."
"Stand up and answer." Boss Jing nodded and then sat down in the chair.
"Seventh Master, we've searched the entire Black City, but we haven't found any trace of Second Master." Zhen'er had shed her carefree demeanor from outside, and now exuded a chilling aura. "However, the Xiao family has all arrived, and Lan Yi has already sent people to their side."
Boss Jing nodded: "Find a way to send a girl to Bai An's side."
Zhen'er nodded immediately: "Yes."
Bai An was Bai Jianming's illegitimate son, but because his birth mother was Bai Jianming's most beloved woman, he received special favor even though he was an illegitimate son.
This time, Bai Jianming was appointed as the Marquis of Zhenbei and took over the responsibility of guarding Tianyang Pass from the Gu family. He then took Bai An with him.
Because Bai An was ignorant and incompetent, neither good at literature nor martial arts, he wanted to gain rewards by accumulating military merits.
However, Bai An was a playboy at heart. Although he pretended to be very obedient in front of his father, this was not the capital city. This was his father's territory, and everyone fawned over him, making him seem like a little emperor.
Ruanxianglou was a regular customer.
"I'm going to rest for a bit," said Boss Jing, leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes slightly.
Zhen'er glanced outside, then sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and started moaning. If you listened from outside, it sounded like the people inside were doing something indescribable.
Yunyi was currently traversing the mountain, not to gather herbs, but to find suitable wood for making roof beams.
There are actually many types of wood that are suitable, but she ultimately decided to use camphor wood for the roof beams because the wood emits a scent that can repel mosquitoes, thus saving the need for mosquito coils.
Of course, she didn't go up the mountain alone. There was a fledgling eagle flying overhead, a monkey jumping around beside her, and a fox squeaking in front of her.
This made Yunyi feel like she had become an animal trainer again.
"Hey boss, look, isn't that tree great?" Sixteen suddenly jumped up and down on a branch.
Yunyi looked up and, sure enough, a straight camphor tree stood in front of her. Its thickness and height were just right to be the roof beam of her house. She nodded and said, "That's it." Then she took out an axe.
Chopping down the tree with that little axe was incredibly exhilarating. If it weren't for Yunyi's good stamina and strength, who knows how long it would have taken to cut it down. Even so, it took more than half an hour to finally bring the tree down.
This startled a flock of birds, scared away many wild animals, and even alarmed the people in the nearby caves.
"Master, it's a girl." Lan Yi returned to the cave after scouting, his expression somewhat complicated. "She's cutting down trees."
The man referred to as "Master" had a full beard that obscured his features, and even his exposed eyebrows and eyes had been simply groomed.
The man's eyes narrowed slightly, then he curled the corners of his lips into a smile. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be the little girl who had saved him that day. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch his wounds. He had been seriously injured, but the girl's medicine was very effective; the wounds scabbed over that very day, and she had also given him half a ginseng root…
Even wealthy families in the capital don't treat ginseng like a radish.
But it was that half a ginseng root that allowed him to recover in just three days.
That woman is interesting; perhaps he should go home and check on her.
Yunyi was unaware that someone was eyeing her, but even if she did, it wouldn't matter. Over the years, through so many missions, how many times had she not been targeted?
The most important thing right now is to build houses.
After pruning the branches, Yunyi dragged herself down the mountain.
Sixteen, eighteen, and nineteen were the first to run back to the village to call for help.
Sixteen is the monkey system, eighteen is the white fox, and then the little black eagle that healed but didn't leave, treating Yunyi as its mother, was named nineteen.
Sixteen was very pleased about this. Look, this woman is his boss, and he is now the boss of those two. He felt his back straighten up a lot immediately.
Although the trees were large and heavy, going down the mountain was much easier. You just had to throw them down. The slope was very steep, and unless something blocked your way, you could slide all the way to the bottom.
As soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they were greeted by the village chief, Xia Guozhong, and others. Old Zhou was also waiting beside them in his donkey cart. He had officially started his job and naturally had to work.
“This tree is good.” Xia Guozhong inspected the trunk. “It’s enough to make a roof beam.” After saying that, he called everyone over to “welcome the beam.”
The village chief had Da Bao light a string of firecrackers. After that, everyone carried the roof beams, making a commotion, to the new house. They then placed them on a makeshift wooden frame, also called a "wooden horse," which was over a meter tall and also prevented anyone from stepping over it.
It is said that if someone straddles the roof beam, the homeowner's descendants will never have a chance to rise in the world.
There are still two days until the roof beam is raised, so someone needs to keep watch, and this task naturally falls to Old Zhou.
Old Zhou simply moved into the new house; since it was summer, he wasn't afraid of the cold.
The village chief gave Yunyi a list of things needed for the day the roof beam was raised.
The next morning, Yunyi asked Lao Zhou to drive her to town.
Because it was broad daylight, there were many people at the new house, including a group of kids with sixteen, eighteen, and nineteen around, so I wasn't worried about anyone causing trouble.
After driving around the town, the donkey cart was almost full, and all the items on the list were prepared. Then, we bought some more snacks, buns, candies, and the like for the kids.
Just as I was about to go back, I suddenly saw the bookstore next door.
He then stopped, went inside and bought several enlightenment books of this era, namely the Three Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, and the Thousand Character Classic, as well as some writing implements, before preparing to set off.
The children need to be enlightened. In this era, the only way to get ahead is through the imperial examinations and military examinations.
However, regardless of whether it was the imperial examination or the military examination, literacy was required.
However, studying in ancient times was really expensive. This little bit of stuff cost nearly twenty taels of silver.
"Girl, are we going back now?" Old Zhou put the things on the donkey cart and then asked Yunyi.
"Let's go back." Yunyi sat on the carriage shaft, glanced at the open-top carriage, and thought that she would ask that carpenter Huang to add a lid when they got back.
The donkey cart quickly left the town, but after traveling a short distance, they saw a fight taking place by the roadside, and there were several familiar faces among them.