Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 204 Discussing the Layout of the House

After lunch, they returned the ox cart and hurried home while it was still early.

I have to say that since the drought, we can’t take the boat anymore, so it’s really not easy to come to the county town!

Not only does it take a day and a half to walk there, but there is no market in the county town to sell things. With the current prices, everything is expensive, and there is not much point in coming to the county town if you can't buy anything.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan and Xu Han had foresight and had bought everything they needed long ago. This time when they came to the county town, in addition to buying materials for building the house, they only bought some medicinal herbs and nothing else.

The three of them traveled non-stop and finally arrived back at around eight or nine o'clock the next evening.

"Grandpa Zhao, open the door, we're back." Xu Han shouted excitedly while knocking on the door.

Grandpa Zhao in the yard heard the sound and immediately came over and opened the gate.

Seeing this, the dogs in the yard swarmed over immediately, and Xu Han stroked the dogs affectionately.

After the courtyard gate was opened, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest, who were pushing the cart, immediately pushed the cart in. Seeing this, Grandpa Zhao also helped push the cart full of bricks.

That's right, it was a cart full of bricks. The three of them had already discussed on the way back that they would use the cart to transport bricks to their home several times a day to cover up the situation.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan thought it would be better not to let Grandpa Zhao know that Xu Han had a space. After all, such things were difficult to explain, and they were afraid of scaring the old man.

So when Xu Han brought it up, the Taoist priest immediately agreed.

In recent times, the Taoist priest has actually figured out what Lu Chuan and Xu Han meant, and of course he agreed with Xu Han's proposal.

Ever since Xu Han insisted on buying a cart when buying bricks, the Taoist priest saw through Xu Han's thoughts.

So in the end, not far from home, Xu Han took out the cart and put bricks on it.

Because when loading the truck, Lu Chuan deliberately put a piece of oilcloth on the truck, so it is very convenient to fold and unfold it. You can just touch the oilcloth to put it into the space.

Seeing this, Grandpa Zhao didn't ask anything, but just helped the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan to unload the bricks on the cart.

Exhausted Xu Han sat in the yard to rest. This trip to the county town was really tiring, and there was nothing to sell in the county town.

I guess the next time Xu Han goes to the county town, she will go by boat. At least Xu Han doesn’t want to go there again in the short term.

I really don’t want to walk there at all, I’m in a hurry. It would have been so convenient to take a boat before!

After Xu Han rested, Lu Chuan and the others had already unloaded the bricks and sat in the yard to take a short rest.

In the evening, Xu Han made noodles directly, which was simple and convenient. In fact, Grandpa Zhao made most of the dinner today, and Xu Han just cooked the noodles.

Grandpa Zhao does all the kneading of dough, lighting of fire, and washing of vegetables himself.

After a simple dinner, everyone sat in the yard and chatted and discussed how to build the house.

"We bought a lot of bricks and tiles this time. Lu Chuan and I had planned to build a few more houses, so that there would be places for people to live and rooms for storing sundries.

We will try not to add to the house later, and this time we will arrange everything at once, and even build the children's room at the same time. This will avoid the trouble of building another house in the future." Xu Han said.

"It seems that you and Xiaochuan have already made a plan. This is your home, so of course you have the final say. Just build it according to your ideas! Just tell us directly if you need us to do anything." said the Taoist priest.

"Okay, then I'll tell you about the room we planned before." After Xu Han said that, he went into the room and took out a piece of paper, and then began to write and draw on the paper.

"We built a small courtyard directly at the back, with four rooms in a row. To the east is the bedroom, to the west is the living room, to the west is another bedroom, and to the west is a bathroom and a place to boil water.

This way you don’t have to run to the front yard to take a shower, which is very convenient.

To the south are two west-facing bedrooms, which provides more living space. In the early stages, these two rooms can be used to store sundries or serve as a study.

The overall layout is the same as the front yard, except that the yard is not as big as the front yard, and the southernmost room is next to the house next to the front yard.

A wall was built on the west side connecting to the front yard, and then a door was opened to form a separate small courtyard. It is relatively quiet and will not be disturbed by the front yard and the vegetable garden at the back, and it can also protect personal privacy.

We are building a toilet in the corner here, which will be more convenient.”

Xu Han kept talking and drawing on the paper. The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao listened very attentively.

"I think Xiaohan's design is very good and reasonable. There are corridors between the houses, so we won't get wet when it rains." Grandpa Zhao said.

"I have no objection, let's do it this way!" said the Taoist priest.

Then the Taoist priest asked, "The design is good, but we don't know how to build a house! Don't we still need to ask someone to come in and help?"

"Xiaohan and I have thought about this before. When the house here was built, I participated in the entire process. I know the basic procedures. My construction may not be as good as that of professionals, but I should be able to build it." Lu Chuan explained.

When the idea of ​​building a house came up, Lu Chuan and Xu Han discussed this matter. Building a house is neither difficult nor easy.

To put it bluntly, it's just like playing with building blocks, you just put them together. Lu Chuan himself knows some woodworking, plus Xu Han's theoretical knowledge and hands-on ability, Xu Han and Lu Chuan still feel like giving it a try themselves.

If they really succeed in building it, they will definitely feel a great sense of accomplishment. Besides, they have built a wood shed and a barbecue before, which were both relatively successful, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, Xu Han took out another piece of paper and said, "This is the precautions and solutions we listed in detail before. We have considered all the solutions we can think of in advance.

Whether it will work depends on what problems are encountered during the construction process, and then we can solve the problems according to the actual situation.”

Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest each took a piece of paper and looked at it. Then Grandpa Zhao said, "Since you have prepared so well, let's try it first."

The Taoist priest also said, "It's still early! We have time to build the house slowly, there's no rush."

"Now the bricks, tiles and other materials for building the house have been bought, but there are still trees that have not been cut down! We need tree trunks to make beams, otherwise the house will not be strong." Xu Han said.