Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 284. Houses
They built a simple four-room house. They also had some experience from helping the Zhou family before. Although it was a bit ugly, they managed to build the house. However, when it came to putting on the roof tiles, the villagers said they couldn't do it and had to hire someone else.

Gu Kaiping said, "All the chefs in this county have already been hired by others. Where are we supposed to find someone else?"

“Then we really can’t do it,” the villager said, refusing to do it no matter what. “These tiles are precious. If we break them, you’ll have to ask us for compensation.”

Furthermore, we lack the expertise to repair this roof; you should seek assistance from someone else.

The workers were saying they wanted their wages, but they didn't care about anything else, as long as they got paid for today.

Gu Kaiping had no choice but to pay them their wages, as had been agreed upon beforehand.

Seeing these people leave, Gu Kaiping had no choice but to find Gu Baijiang again.

"Go check with Gu Kaiyuan. He's fixed it. Find a mechanic to come over there."

Gu Baijiang really didn't understand how his eldest brother's brain worked. There were so many skilled craftsmen in the village, why didn't he spend money to hire one?

Gu Kaiyuan's side is already finishing up. Those craftsmen are now carrying stones up from the stream every day. They're really idle because they heard that the stones are going to be used to pave the road.

Gu Kaiping actually spent a lot of money to hire two craftsmen from there, but when they saw the somewhat crooked house, they refused to take the job no matter what.

“Sir, it’s not that we’re trying to make money off this, but this is basically built like a thatched hut. If we force the tiles on, the walls won’t be able to support it.”

And look at the slope of this house; a rainstorm or a gust of wind could probably blow the roof off.

They wouldn't dare take on a job that would obviously damage their reputation.

"Then what can we do? We can't just tear it down and rebuild it!" Gu Kaiping really wanted to curse. Why did his family have so many problems when they were building houses?
“No need for that. You can ask that family over there,” the other person said, pointing to Zhou Gang’s house. “They can use that house for the roof. It’s just that it’s hard work to replace it every year, otherwise it will leak and get infested with bugs.”

What wasn't mentioned was that this house could only last for three more years at most before needing to be renovated again.

"Then you can help us repair it with straw," Gu Kaiping said, no longer wanting to argue about these things. After all, they were just temporarily staying here, so they might as well make do.

"Why don't you two discuss this? Actually, you don't need to ask us to do this. You can just find someone from the village, and the wages will be lower than what we asked for."

I regret agreeing so quickly; now I can only try to get rid of this as soon as possible.

"It's alright, I'm not afraid of spending money," Gu Kaiping really didn't care about the small price difference. He didn't want to end up like his second brother, who ended up messing things up after all that searching.

The visitor had no choice but to confirm again, "Then you need to call the head of your household over, and we'll talk to him first."

Judging from the fact that the middle-aged man kept glancing at the old man not far away while he was speaking, it was clear that he couldn't make the decision.

They take jobs in the village and come into contact with too many people. They are afraid that these people will eventually pass the buck and pin all the blame on them.

Having no other option, Gu Kaiping had to call Gu Baijiang. Gu Baijiang was so angry he was about to vomit blood, but he could only suppress his temper and say that these decisions were made by them and had nothing to do with the other party. Only then did the others start working.

Thatching the roof was a simple and quick job, and it had just been finished when it started to rain.

"This is really timely," Gu Kaiping said with some relief, otherwise they wouldn't even have a place to shelter from the rain tonight. "Masters, could we also put this tarpaulin on top?" Looking at the thatched roof in front of him, he still felt uneasy. Gu Kaiping pointed to the somewhat tattered tarpaulin next to him, "Would it reduce the leaks if we put this on?"

After all, some mud was just smeared on it, and if it gets washed away by rain, it could really cause mud to seep out.

The two workers had no choice but to climb up again and cover them up with tarpaulins.

The Gu family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the house was finally completed. They had spent more money than others, but the result was still the same.

Quickly bring all the things that were outside inside, and spread the remaining hay on the ground. Although it was shabby, it was still better than sleeping in the open.

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Looking at the spacious house in front of him, Bai Suihe felt a sense of belonging to this world. This was their house, and he finally understood why his ancestors were so attached to houses.

She had no sense of belonging in the Gu family's courtyard before, and even felt like she was living under someone else's roof. But this house today gave her a home of her own in this world.

Arriving at the main room of his own second courtyard, he found it already furnished with brand-new furniture.

There was a heated kang bed as she requested, and an inner room with a cloth bed. This was a backup plan, so that she could switch beds when the weather got warmer.

As soon as Bai Suihe entered the house, she could feel that it was much warmer inside than outside. "Is the kang (heated brick bed) still burning from yesterday?"

"It's been burning all along. It seems Zhuang Datou's skills are pretty good. The effect is good." Gu Kaiyuan helped Bai Suihe take off her cloak. "We're also preparing to put kang beds in the other rooms so that everyone won't suffer in the winter."

Bai Suihe: "That's right. They've come all this way with us, so we can't treat them unfairly."

Gu Kaiyuan nodded in agreement, "Now that the house is built and the vegetable garden in the back has been cleared, what do you want to plant?"

Bai Suihe: "We are completely ignorant about this place right now. The village chief's wife and his daughter-in-law were both capable people. I wonder if they ever thought of helping us here for a few more days."

We can leverage this connection to integrate into the local community, and we can also learn more about the area from them.”

Although I've inquired quite a bit these past few days, there are still many trivial matters that I can't attend to in every aspect.

"Then let's ask them to help us manage the vegetable garden," Gu Kaiyuan had previously felt that there weren't enough people, and sometimes when things got busy, he would ask Yunni and the others for help.

He dared not let the person go now, because no one knew whether the Gu family would cause any further trouble.
Before the Gu family leaves, they could be implicated at any time.

“That’s a good idea,” Bai Suihe thought for a moment and then said, “How about we hire two more people? Let them help manage the land. Don’t forget, we still have the task of reclaiming wasteland.”

Gu Kaiyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It was true that they were exiled, but the house and the land they bought, including the mountain land, were all under his mother-in-law's name.

Bai Suihe's belly is getting bigger every day, and Gu Kaiyuan wishes he could stay by her side all the time. Of course, he has no mind to cultivate the land. Even when he goes to the county town, he tries to instruct Zhuang Datou and the others to handle it.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I'll talk to the village chief then, and I believe they'll be happy to help."

(End of this chapter)