According to Li He''s idea, the three earthen houses at the back will not be demolished for the time being.
His side of the house is empty, and the residential land is also his own.
He will just build three tiled houses in front of the door, leaving a yard in the middle and putting up a wall.
When conditions improve in the future, he will demolish the earthen houses and replace them with two- or three-story buildings.
"We don''t plan to tamp the earth but use red bricks entirely.
We''ll spend 1,000 yuan to buy materials and build at the same time."
Li He looked at the small account book.
The loach and eel harvested this time were more than 2,000 kilograms more than yesterday.
People from the neighboring village have started delivering them here.
There is no problem in collecting 6,000 kilograms by the evening.
Da Zhuang was a little anxious.
"Li He, two donkey carts are not enough.
I guess there are more behind.
It may be difficult to borrow more animals."
Li He thought that was right.
The production team was already doing him a favor by lending him two donkey carts.
If he used horses or cows, they might be a little dissatisfied.
So he said, "You and Lao San, go find someone who has a flatbed or wheelbarrow.
No matter if it''s from the production team or any household, borrow them for 2 yuan.
At worst, we can pull them ourselves.
We can borrow at least four."
Once the tractor was borrowed, it needed someone to pull it.
Li He told Li Fucheng about this and asked him to help find someone.
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He promised to pay 10 yuan for each trip.
When he heard about the ten yuan, Li Fucheng smacked his lips.
He wanted to ask his second and third sons to come over, but he was in a dilemma.
One was his eldest grandson, and he wanted to help, but the other two were his sons, and he didn''t want to let them work for nothing.
So he said, "No need to find anyone else.
Your second uncle and third uncle, I will go over and say hello later.
As long as you know the situation and don''t lose money, just let them take 5 yuan."
Even 5 yuan was not a small amount.
A carpenter or a builder could only get 2 yuan at most.
Li He felt that 10 yuan was cheap.
Besides, Da Zhuang had given 10 yuan, and his own uncle would be gossiped about if he only gave 5 yuan.
So he just did the favor and said, "Grandpa, it takes more than 5 hours to go to the provincial capital by pulling a cart.
The road is also bumpy.
It''s a pain.
Besides, I will definitely make some money, so you don''t have to worry about it."
Li Fucheng said, "You are willing to take care of your uncle, so I won''t say much.
I will also pull a cart with you.
You don''t have to give me anything.
I am your father, so I should do my share."
Li He knew the old man''s temper, so he didn''t say much.
There was a lot of noise at the door, with people coming and going.
Li He simply set a time period and would only collect tickets from 4 to 6 pm every day.
He would not collect tickets after this time.
"This way, I can free up time to do other things.
If I have to build a house in the next stage, it will be a mess, and I won’t be able to cope with anything."
During dinner, Li He mentioned the plan to build a house.
Wang Yulan was stunned.
"Hey, kid, your dad is not at home.
How can you make the decision on your own about such a big thing as building a house?"
The brothers and sisters looked at each other and could read each other''s thoughts.
They knew that they would not be able to drink in the northwest until their father came back.
Li He didn''t disrespect Wang Yulan, but his mother was too indecisive and a little soft-tempered.
So he said, "Mom, our father may come back someday, and we are all so old, we can''t live together anymore.
Besides, the third child is so old.
How can he get married if we don''t build a house?"
Although Wang Yulan had a bad temper, she was not stupid.
With two sons and no wife yet, she could only worry.
"But where will the money come from?
It will cost a lot.
Your uncle renovated three tiled houses last year and spent more than 500 yuan."
Li He got up and served a bowl of rice, then continued, "Anyway, we two brothers are grown up, so don''t worry about it.
I have already made an agreement with Grandpa that I will come to work when the time comes.
You just need to cook the meals."
On the night when the roof beams were being put up, Li He asked his grandfather Li Fucheng to take him to secretly pay each household according to the type of work done.
4 yuan for manual labor and 5 yuan for skilled labor.
Everyone thought that the second son of the Li family was generous.
So Li He and his family did not have to worry about anything when it came to whitewashing the walls and laying tiles at the back.
Li Mei was the happiest person, but also the most annoyed.
She really couldn''t find anywhere to hide the money.
After deducting the money for buying sand, bricks, and beams, she still had a huge sum of more than 2,000 yuan in her hands, which she had never dared to think about before.
Li He didn’t worry about this.
Looking at the new house that he would soon live in, he couldn''t stop feeling happy.
This was the most fulfilling thing after his rebirth.