It has to be said that Wang Lixian is very lucky. His home is located in the northeast corner of the village on high ground. It is the former site of the warehouse of the production team. Although it is an earthen yard, the foundation of the previous warehouse is solid and the house has not been flooded. Except for

Apart from Chen Ling's house, there are very few houses that can still be inhabited.

Furthermore, he did not plant any grain this year. He sold ten acres of watermelons early at a very high price. Except for the second crop of melons that rotted in the field, he had almost no losses this year.

There is nothing to do at hand. I came to help Wang Jusheng this time, and I really tried my best.

After all, Wang Lixian was a master who had been working on the construction site for more than ten years. Chen Ling and Wang Jusheng were not as good as him. He worked in an orderly manner. With him taking the lead, the efficiency was immediately much higher. After demolishing the house, the beams were

The rafters, tiles and other debris were put away, and the bricks and stones that could be used were cleaned up. The remaining abandoned earth walls were smashed with a sledgehammer, and the stone roller was pulled back and forth until the earth was crushed again.

It can be used when laying the foundation.

This year's floods have taught everyone a lesson. We are preparing to build high foundations for our houses, and no one dares to be careless.

This kind of work is a delicate one, and it can't be done quickly even if you want to do it quickly. It took seven or eight people from Chen Ling, Wang Jusheng, and Wang Lixian more than three days to complete it. Next, it was time to lay the foundation.

But except for Chen Ling and his wife, everyone else was very tired, especially Wang Li's waist was not good, and Wang Jusheng had another sterilization. The two men couldn't bear to eat and were tired, so they prepared to take a rest.

Of course Chen Ling had no objection. He was not in a hurry to clean up his backyard. He took this time to grease the two bicycles at home. After being soaked by the rain, the chains and spokes were a little rusty, and it was harder to ride them.

It used to be a lot of trouble, so I greased it again after adding butter.

After that, he was not idle, so he drove the ox cart to carry the bicycles Qin Rongxian and his wife rode, and sent them to the old couple.

When the flood came, I brought a lot of other things with me. I couldn't ride my two bicycles, so I left them at home. Fortunately, they were not damaged. At the worst, I just need to replace the chain and the front and rear tires. Nothing else is major.

hinder.

He went to the county town and sold watermelons, vegetables, eggs and duck eggs. This time he went directly to the vegetable market to sell them. He quickly disposed of them and the price was not low. In the current situation, the price of cabbage has really increased to a dollar.

The price of spring peanuts has soared to more than two yuan per pound, and there are still many people rushing to grab it.

Due to the destruction of large areas of farmland in several neighboring cities, including this city, the supply of vegetables, fruits and vegetables is now in short supply. Even if you plant them now, you will have to wait two or three months. Vegetables are expensive, and meat is also expensive.

Pork, which used to cost more than 2 to 3 yuan a pound, now costs 5 yuan, and beef and mutton cost more than 8 yuan. Many stalls are still empty and out of stock.

After Chen Ling went there, he put the basket outside and within twenty minutes, everything was sold out.

He didn't even use the star scale he brought with him, so he was dragged to be weighed.

The people who buy are either from department stores or grain and oil stores. There are basically no ordinary residents. These people don't care whether it tastes good or not. As long as the quality is acceptable, Chen Ling will unload the goods.

There were several people here who almost got into a fight, just to grab a basket of vegetables.

Watermelons can be kept for a long time, not to mention that good guy Chen Ling raised the price twice, but he didn't even blink an eye and just called out.

After this trip, Chen Ling calculated that it was almost as much as the money sold for two red eels.

Not to mention anything else, the peanuts alone were sold for more than 4,000 yuan, and the watermelons were sold for just over 2,000 yuan. Adding eggs, duck eggs and vegetables, the price of selling two fish is not too much.

"Well, that's good. Now the house and the village can be well planned."

"If we build a TV next year, this guy will feel comfortable just thinking about it."

Chen Ling counted the money in his hands and thought beautifully in his heart.

…

Nearly a week has passed since I took refuge in the county town and returned to the village.

Materials for post-disaster reconstruction and an engineering team to reinforce the dam were finally in place, and now the villagers were building houses at a much faster pace.

The economic losses caused by the floods this year are extremely serious. However, there are too many disaster-stricken areas in the province, so the post-disaster reconstruction work is mainly based on self-construction by the affected households. Counties and towns come to help with construction and assistance, and are supplemented by relief funds.

and supplies.

No, in recent days Qin Qiumei has been leading the propaganda team in the village with loudspeakers and shouting slogans such as "Post-disaster reconstruction cannot rely solely on the government, but must rely on the collective, the masses, self-rescue through production, and mutual aid." This slogan

The villagers didn't quite understand what they heard. Anyway, the materials were delivered to the village and they didn't have to spend their own money to prepare materials and build houses. In addition, the engineering team from the city would help from time to time, so they were very satisfied.

So this month, every house is very busy.

Wang Jusheng and Wang Lixian also had enough rest, and after regaining their composure, they were ready to lay the foundation.

When building a house in rural areas, laying the foundation is the first step.

This year, the city's engineering team is here, and many families in the village have used the engineering team's tamping machines, but they have to queue up. They can't wait, so they still use the old-fashioned methods of the elders.

The elders didn't have machinery, so they had to rely on people to lift and smash the rams.

To lay the foundation, you need to use an oval stone of sufficient weight, which should cost at least three hundred kilograms, and four pine poles as thick as the mouth of a bowl.

The poles and boulders should be tied firmly with thumb-thick hemp rope. To prevent them from slipping, some discarded old shoe soles or sacks will be added in between.

The two things added together are called a rammer.

Laying the foundation is a laborious job.

Three or four people are needed to grab the bar and lift it, but often they can't hold it together, either they can't lift it or they smash it crookedly.

In order to move in unison and lay the foundation well, we had to think of ways to get people to push together hard, so they shouted chants and sang songs, asking everyone to step on it, follow the rhythm, and pound down.

Compared with silently tamping, it is not only faster, but also the foundation is firmer.

But this time when laying the foundation for Wang Jusheng's house, we didn't have to go to such trouble.

He brought a tamping hammer from Wang Lixian's house, which weighed just over three hundred pounds. Chen Ling held the pole with both hands and was able to lift it. After a few tries, he was able to hit it well.

When other people saw it, their eyes nearly popped out.

Wang Jusheng even gasped: "Oh my god, I said you are not as good as Yang Gangdan, but with the strength you have, Yang Gangdan will make you do two big somersaults."

Wang Lixian was afraid that Chen Ling would show off his strength and get sick from exhaustion, so he walked up to him silently, frowned and patted his chest and arms, and saw that his expression remained unchanged and his face was not red.

Without panting, she smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

"Come on, let's do it!"

"Today we have wealth and honor, so we can have a rest."

"Hahaha, I can't just do nothing. I think I should at least kill another sheep. When I finish the work, I can make up for the wealth."

"Otherwise, you'll be exhausted, and Su Su should scold me."

"Screw you, come over quickly and help Brother Xian spread lime."

When laying the foundation, lime is often sprinkled twice so that it can withstand greater pressure and absorb water, which is equivalent to drainage and consolidation. The empty soil can be better compacted, and the soil will have higher strength and

Water resistance.

The foundation created in this way will also be extremely strong, making the house stable and less likely to tilt and collapse.

Quicklime is a material shipped from the city, and each household can receive it according to the area of ​​​​the house.

So Wang Jusheng and Wang Lixian carried a bucket of lime and began to spread it. After sprinkling the lime once, Chen Ling raised the rammer and smashed it on the ground one after another. Along with the banging sound, the lime kept rising.

White smoke and floating soil were smashed into solid porcelain.

Now that Chen Ling's strength is getting stronger, a three-hundred-jin tamping hammer is just a piece of cake for him. The ramming is fast and steady, making Wang Jusheng and Wang Jusheng, who were originally waiting to help take over, become a piece of cake for him.

bystander.

Wang Jusheng saw that he was not needed for the time being, so he held his big head and sang a taming song while keeping time.

"Chen Fugui, come on!"

"Hey, hey..."

“It’s not easy for ordinary people to build houses!”

"Hey, hey..."

"With Chen Fugui this year, it will be really fast to start the fight!"

"Hey, hey..."

"Chen Fugui, you are so powerful, you can cover half an acre of land in the blink of an eye!"

"Hey, hey, hey, hey..."

Not only did it make Da Tou giggle, it also made people working in the distance come running over.

I saw that it was Chen Ling who was tamping alone. The three hundred kilogram tamping hammer was like a toy in his hand, rising and falling, rising and falling, with a very rhythmic feel.

Everywhere he went, there was white smoke of lime. If you look closely, you will see that the ground was smashed hard and solid. Everyone was stunned and dumbfounded.

"Is this really rich, that lazy boy?"

"I used to think that this kid with thin skin and tender flesh would have no strength if he didn't work every day. But then I thought he is stronger than an ox."

"No, this guy is holding the hammer in his hand like it's for fun. Yang Gangdan has to give him a thumbs up when he sees it."

After a while, not only the villagers in the village, but also Qin Qiumei's group from the countryside and the city's engineering team came to join in the fun.

Seeing this, Wang Jusheng took the trumpet from Qin Qiumei's hand and shouted the chant even more vigorously.

"Get on that bump!"

"Hey, hey..."

"Go all the way to the south!"

"Hey, hey..."
To be continued...