Chapter 184 Repairing the Cellar
Shen Yi wanted to use the steel and cement prepared by Su Tai. It was not easy to expose steel bars to Song Yongnian, so he could only go up the mountain and cut some wood to hide it from others.
The wood must be dried before it can be used.
Shen Yi said to him: "The next step is to seal the roof. This is a simple job. I will do it slowly. You first pull back the bricks and dig the cellar before it snows."
Song Yongnian had no doubt that he was there and was very grateful to Shen Yi, "Brother Shen, I won't say thank you anymore. You are my brother. If you need my help with anything in the future, just ask."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded, asking for help to deliver the building materials to the Song family in Dongmen Village.
As soon as Song Yongnian left, Su Tai immediately went to Jinshikong to find the owner of the tool customization shop and take away a batch of steel bars he had ordered.
When the boss saw her, he couldn't help but muttered: "These days, there are still people going to custom hardware and tool shops to buy steel bars. Really, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds!"
Su Tai pretended not to hear, grabbed the goods and ran away.
When Shen Yi saw the thing, he immediately followed Su Tai's instructions and tied the steel bars one by one, laid out the wooden boards, put them up, and poured cement.
After finishing these tasks, Shen Yi can rest for two or three days, waiting for the cement to dry before he can continue working.
Su Tai thought he would take the opportunity to take a breather, but it turned out that this man was a hard worker and couldn't stop at all.
He went to Dongmen Village without stopping to help Song Yongnian.
Su Yan held her newborn son in her arms and watched them working in the yard, with curiosity and a little excitement in her eyes.
"Brother Shen Yi, can food really be stored in a cellar for several years?"
While working, Shen Yi replied, "It's true if it's well preserved. Otherwise, how do you think the old grains in Ma's Grain Shop come from? We used to have a hard life, let alone storing grains. It's good to have a full stomach. Now If you have too much food, you have to find a way to save it and not waste it. "
Su Yan nodded seriously, "I think so too. If the cellar really works, I will go to my father and ask him to tell the villagers to dig the cellar, so as not to be helpless in the event of natural disasters or man-made disasters."
Shen Yi gave Su Yan a thumbs up, "You are still thoughtful, but you can't force this kind of thing. If people don't want to, they can't force it, lest the villagers feel resentful."
Su Yan nodded hurriedly.
Then she went back to her parents' house with the child in her arms and told Su Changxi about the situation.
When Su Changxi heard that it was Shen Yi's opinion, he immediately took it seriously and went back home with Su Yan to see Shen Yi and Song Yongnian working with his own eyes.
Questions come one after another.
After learning that the floor tiles were custom-made and not cheap, he immediately frowned and murmured to himself, "If this is the case, many people in the village must be unwilling, so why can't they be replaced with something else?"
Shen Yi raised his head suddenly and said seriously: "Village Chief, in fact, the cellar does not have to be made of special bricks. I wanted to save it once and for all, so I spent more money. If the villagers don't want to spend this money, let them use adobe bricks to build it." It’s okay, but the roof of the cellar needs to be made stronger so that it doesn’t collapse.”
Su Changxi laughed loudly when he heard this, "Even if the food collapses, it won't escape. It won't be a problem, as long as other materials can be used. I'll discuss it with a few village elders later. We really should build a cellar just in case."
He watched for a while and saw that Shen Yi and the others were too busy and left.
Within a short time, many villagers came to the Song family to watch the fun.
Most people were scared off by the price of custom-made adobe bricks. Only Su Chunlin decided on the spot to let Shen Yi get him an identical one. After all, he is his father-in-law, so Shen Yi must agree.
When Su Tai found out, without saying a word, she went to the Huoshikong Brick Kiln Factory to order building materials for 10,000 virtual coins.
The people of Dongmen Village are carrying out construction projects in full swing.
The news reached Zeng Kuan, the head of Zhongmen Village, and he took it into consideration and ran to talk to Old Man Han. He asked Old Man Han to go to Su's house to tell the news.
Old Man Han's status in Zhongmen Village has risen sharply because of his son-in-law's ability.
He agreed as soon as Zeng Kuan opened his mouth.
When he returned from Dongmen Village, news about the construction of cellars in Dongmen Village also spread.
Zeng Kuan struggled for two days and called the villagers over, "You must have guessed what I want from you. Dongmen Village has developed rapidly in recent years and is great at everything. We can follow them even if we can't eat meat. Have some soup. Now they are building a cellar, and I want the villagers to join in building it. This is a voluntary matter. Let’s think about it. "
The villagers have survived severe droughts and are well aware of Shen Yi's abilities. The incident in Dongmen Village was initiated by Shen Yi, so they will naturally not rely on him.
Anyway, it is a laborious matter and does not cost much money. It is also a good thing for them to be able to store food. At that moment, the villagers agreed one after another, and most of them agreed.
As soon as construction started in Zhongmen Village, Ximen Village also received news.
Having learned from the past, Gao Zhi did not dare to be as arrogant as before, and immediately called the villagers over for discussion.
When Xiong Kai heard that it was Shen Yi's idea, he refused without thinking and said sarcastically: "Village chief, Shen Yi was able to find something to dig wells before because he is a man who crosses the river and understands that when it comes to farming, he I'm afraid he can't even compare to the three-year-old child in our village. You heard him say that wind is rain, it's just nonsense!"
Mo Laotian nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "Xiong Kai is right, I have never heard of a cellar storing grain. As long as the house is made drier and the grain tank is built, grain can still be stored. Is it possible that the cellar is stronger than the house? Or is it different from a house? Only a fool can do such a thankless job."
The villagers who were originally eager to give it a try were shaken because of Xiong Kai and Mo Laotian's singing.
Of course, there were many people who believed that Shen Yi was really capable, but they just didn't say anything to them.
Gao Zhi silently looked at the villagers' thoughts and waved his hands tiredly, "Okay, I've said it anyway, it's up to you whether you want to dig or not."
Xiong Kai and Mo Laotian looked at each other and left silently.
The two thought that if they said this, the villagers would definitely not follow the example of Dongmen Village and Zhongmen Village.
Unexpectedly, several houses in the village started construction the next day, and several third houses joined in. Slowly, almost everyone in the village was digging cellars, even the village chief’s house was no exception. Mo's family was silent and appeared to be independent.
Xiong Kai was so angry that he complained to Mo Laotian's family, "The villagers are simply obsessed. I advised them not to dig, but they even said that I had bad intentions."
Mo Laotian's face was not very good-looking. He also persuaded his next door neighbor in the same way, but he was scolded for more than half an hour.
"Forget it, they can do whatever they want. It won't affect us anyway." Mo Laotian was a little tired.
Guan was cursing on the sidelines, sometimes scolding Shen Yi, sometimes Su Chunlin and Su Tai, and then Xiong Kai. During this period, he was also scolding Mo Laotian.
It makes people angry.
Xiong Kai was not happy at all. When he heard Guan's words, he stood up suddenly and said with a cold face: "I'm going back first."