Chapter 805

As the first triangular beam was set in the middle of the entire house and the copper coins were hung, the second triangular beam was immediately lifted up and set there.

At this step, two wooden boards had to be nailed crosswise between these two triangular beams, and the role of these two wooden boards was mainly to keep the two triangular beams from tilting.

Soon, the other triangular beams were lifted up one after another, and the carpenters Niu Yichen and Niu Dalong, father and son, walked back and forth between these triangular beams to nail the connecting wooden boards.

For a 20-meter-long house, 21 triangular beams were used; such a density of triangular beams can be said to be quite high.

If you count the thickness of the beams, there was less than 70 centimeters of distance between every two triangular beams; looking from a slight distance, visually, the triangular beams were touching.

It must be said that this house, at a glance, felt very sturdy—damn sturdy—and there would definitely be no such thing as "sagging."

Many hands make light work, and besides, for the job of raising the beam of a house, the more people the better, so by evening, that is, around 5:00, all the triangular beams for the two houses were finished.

Tomorrow, these two houses could have the bamboo boards nailed on; the day after tomorrow, grass mats could be laid and mud packed; and then, it would be time to lay the tiles and seal the roof.

Of course, after the house is sealed, there is still a pile of work to do, such as making doors and windows, building partition walls, laying the floor fire dragon, building the kang, building the stove, hanging the ceiling, plastering the walls, etc., etc.

Of course, these jobs belong to interior decoration, and they all have a certain technical content, so the speed definitely couldn't be fast.

In short, these two houses couldn't be lived in for a while.

However, as long as the house was sealed, the progress of the entire project could be considered more than half completed, and those helpers who had no technical skills but only brute strength would very sensibly stop coming.

In this way, whether it was grain, meat, or vegetables, they wouldn't be consumed so quickly.

To be honest, the grain and meat consumed by these 90-odd people every day really pushed Wang An to the limit!

The key is that this time is not like later generations; in later generations, as long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want, and all kinds of things are dazzling and everything is available.

But now, even if you have money, you damn well have nowhere to spend it; many popular items inevitably require coupons, and not only do they require coupons, but they are also limited. Just ask you, isn't it worrying?

So, seeing that the triangular beams of the two houses were all finished, Wang An's mood was actually quite good.

In the countryside, raising the beam is a top priority, so the food at Wang An's house today was quite awesome.

As for the meal, it was still steamed buns made of two types of flour, but the dishes were quite awesome—all meat, a whole big pot full of meat, without even a vegetable leaf.

And besides meat, there was also fish.

Because just yesterday, Wang An led Mu Xueli and Wang Li to the river to catch fish with a fishing net.

The three of them cooperated, and the efficiency of catching fish could be said to be quite fierce; in less than half a day, the three of them pulled back three manure-basket-loads of fish.

Of course, the reason why they caught so many fish was only a small part due to the cooperation of the three, and the main reason was actually because the water resources in Heilongjiang were really too good!

In this era, there were no hateful electric fishing behaviors, nor were there any river-blocking nets that people hated deeply, so there were really too many fish in this river.

Fish, with oil and without oil, definitely taste like two different things after being cooked.

Because Wang An had long realized that the reason he didn't want to eat fish before was because there was no oil.

Stewing fish in salt water, damn, after a few meals, it would make people feel disgusted.

The most important thing is that fish meat is very similar to rabbit meat; these two things basically have no fat on their bodies, and after eating them for a long time, it will only make people thinner and hungrier the more they eat.

Of course, although there are many types of fish in the river, it is also a well-known fact that some fish are delicious and some are not so delicious. Moreover, although the fish caught by Wang An and the three of them were not few, they were still mainly common fish such as grass carp, carp, and snakehead.

So the pot of fish stewed at Wang An's house was basically these three types.

Fortunately, the only thing Wang An's house didn't lack was oil; stewing fish with lard made the helpers eat quite happily.

It is worth mentioning that those who had been helping from the start of Wang An's house construction until now, although they did a lot of work every day, their complexions were no longer the unhealthy sallow color, but had become ruddy.

It gave people the feeling that coming to Wang An's house to work was actually coming to nourish their bodies and physiques.

It must be admitted that this damn thing can also be considered a great wonder.

When sleeping at night, Wang An habitually leaned his ear against Mu Xueqing's already quite large, protruding belly, carefully listening to the sound of the little life being nurtured inside.

Although he still didn't hear anything, every time this happened, Wang An would feel his inner heart particularly peaceful, as if his body and mind had been sublimated.

It was as if the meaning of his own existence was this little life in Mu Xueqing's belly.

After a while, just as Wang An was trying hard to feel his own bloodline with his heart, Mu Xueqing suddenly said to Wang An as if coaxing a child:

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"Xiao An, be good, go to sleep."

As soon as Wang An heard this, the spiritual feeling was immediately interrupted, and he said unhappily:

"Can't you just let me listen properly? Can't I see what my big daughter is doing inside? Every time it's at the critical moment, you interrupt me, really."

Mu Xueqing smiled and said:

"How do you know it's a daughter? What if it's a boy?"

Wang An blinked his eyes, then pretended to be fierce and said:

"If it's a boy, I'll beat him up first. Hmph, without my permission, he came on his own, is that okay?"

Actually, for Wang An, boys and girls are the same, but Wang An found that Mu Xueqing cares more about this.

Because Mu Xueqing always asks Wang An anxiously whether he likes boys or girls, and with Wang An's old, cunning eyes, he naturally knows what Mu Xueqing is worried about.

So Wang An's answer is always that he likes girls, and he never says he likes boys.

And every time Wang An says he likes girls, Mu Xueqing will immediately show a smile, as if only in this way can Mu Xueqing unload all the pressure.

It must be said that although gender equality is being advocated all the time, this idea of favoring boys over girls still exists in the hearts of the vast majority of people.

After Wang An finished speaking, he saw Mu Xueqing pat Wang An with a smile on her face and said:

"You're just weird. Everyone else wants a son, but you're thinking about wanting a daughter every day."

Thanks to "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you, cupping hands, cupping hands.

(End of chapter)