Chapter 6: Four New Brothers and Sisters
At night, after practicing the visualization method, Liang Zifeng suddenly found that his mental power seemed to have a small breakthrough. After extending to the limit, it could actually extend to about 20 meters. He smiled with some joy.
Then, he used his mental power to see that the three little ones were sleeping soundly, each with a smile on their face. The little girl even smacked her lips a few times, probably because she was dreaming about something delicious.
After dinner, he used the soapberry and some other ingredients he bought to simply make a shampoo for washing hair. He washed his brothers and sisters' dirty hair several times, and finally their hair felt fresh.
The next morning, the brothers and sisters got up early. Liang Zifeng was making breakfast when he heard a scream from outside.
"Brother, the cow seems to be more energetic than yesterday. Is the medicine I took last night working?"
After the third child got up, he ran straight to visit the cow. He shouted in surprise, attracting the attention of the fourth child and the youngest sister, and then there were two more exclamations.
"Haha, who said that Chinese medicine is slow to take effect? As long as the medicine is used correctly, it will not be slower than Western medicine." Liang Zifeng said secretly in his heart.
After breakfast, Liang Zifeng took his two younger brothers to practice standing still. Although the younger sister was too young, she also imitated them very well, and soon ran off to see the buffaloes by herself.
After the standing meditation was over, some villagers who had heard that the Liang brothers and sisters had bought a cow came over to watch the fun.
"Huh? Why do I feel that this cow is more energetic than yesterday?" These were the villagers who went to the market together yesterday. They knew what the cow's condition was yesterday.
"Erguo, give Niu Niu the medicine." The little girl's voice suddenly sounded from beside the villager.
The girl had just gone outside to get some grass, and was now planning to feed the cows. She spoke after hearing the villagers' discussions.
"Oh? You are worthy of being a medical practitioner. You can even cure cow diseases." Then the villagers praised Liang Zifeng again.
"Thank you for the compliment. It just happens that I can cure this cow's disease."
Liang Zifeng, who was carrying a basin of medicine and was here to feed the cow, happened to hear these words, so he started to explain.
When the villagers who were watching the fun discovered that the cow actually drank the potion on its own initiative, they all praised the cow for being well-behaved and obedient, saying that the Liang brothers and sisters were very lucky to have bought such a spiritual cow.
After feeding the female buffalo with medicine, Liang Zifeng started to go to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo. He planned to build a cowshed first, otherwise it would be very troublesome if it suddenly rained one day.
With a machete, it is very convenient to cut bamboo. Liang Zifeng only went into the bamboo forest for a few minutes, and then came back with the machete. He handed the task of carrying the bamboo to his two younger brothers. They only had to carry one bamboo at a time and move it slowly.
After returning home, Liang Zifeng began to plan the location of the cowshed in the yard, and then started to dig the foundation. Yang Tiezhu saw the three brothers building the cowshed, and without saying anything, he came over to help. Then other villagers saw it and ran over to help.
As a result, by the second day, the third and fourth brothers had nothing to do. Seven or eight adults helped together, and the cowshed was built at noon on the third day. However, looking at the thatched straw on the roof, Liang Zifeng wondered if it would be eaten by the cows.
By the time the cow and calf were moved into the cowshed, the cow's illness had been cured and the calf's condition had also improved a lot.
It has been three days since Liang Zifeng came back from the market. He has been so busy with the cowshed and treating the two cows that he even forgot to make clothes for himself and his siblings.
As for clothes, he does not plan to make Hanfu for the time being. Instead, he will make two sets of modern casual clothes first. The requirements are not high, as long as they can be worn and are convenient for activities. As for Hanfu, it will not be too late to make it when he has time in the future.
On the fourth day after returning, which was May 12, Liang Zifeng drove his younger brother and sister out of the thatched hut. He didn't want anyone to know that he had psychic powers.
His younger brothers and sisters thought that his second brother was afraid that they would see him making clothes. After all, clothes makers are usually women, and they thought his second brother was shy.
Liang Zifeng was too lazy to explain and directly used his mental power to control the scissors to start cutting the cloth. The cloth was also fixed in the air by his mental power, so the cutting was very fast and precise.
After the fabric was cut, he controlled the needle and thread to sew according to the pattern designed in his mind. The needle and thread controlled by mental power were no slower than the sewing machine in his previous life.
By noon, everyone's clothes were ready, two sets of clothes for each person, and two pairs of boxer briefs.
When the younger brothers and sisters saw their second brother who had changed his clothes, the two younger brothers immediately looked disgusted. But the little girl loved her little skirt very much. After all, her clothes were the ones Liang Zifeng put the most effort into.
Although the two younger brothers disliked the new clothes, they thought it was better than having nothing, so they put them on according to Liang Zifeng's instructions. They just felt that their second brother was too stingy, as he bought so much fabric but only used so little to make clothes.
The four siblings who put on new clothes once again became the focus of the village. Although the villagers thought that the clothes of the four siblings were strange, the adults who worked regularly thought that the clothes made by Liang Zifeng were very convenient to use for work.
As for the little girl's dress, the women in the village were amazed. They felt that the little girl was like a different person when she put on this casual dress. With her clean long hair, she was cuter and more beautiful than the ladies from the rich families in Majiazhuang.
Liang Zifeng made one set of clothes, one in black and one in blue, for his brother, both of which were solid-colored clothes, while the skirt he made for his younger sister came in three colors: blue, black, and white. Even in modern society, it would be a very beautiful piece of clothing.
Now that they had the cowshed and clothes, the next thing was a place to live. Liang Zifeng decided to rebuild a three-story building, but he had no bricks and tiles, so he planned to discuss with the villagers and build a brick kiln together.
This nameless little mountain village has no village head or anything like that. Whenever there are conflicts or problems, a few elders in the village will step in to deal with them.
Liang Zifeng took the brick kiln blueprint he had drawn and found the elders. After he explained his purpose, they immediately became excited.
It’s not that they don’t want to build brick kilns, it’s just that no one knows how to build them and how to burn bricks and tiles. Otherwise, every household wouldn’t have a thatched house made of mud.
With the drawings provided by Liang Zifeng, the villagers had guidance on the methods. Liang Zifeng only needed to go over and give them guidance from time to time, and he didn't have to do anything else.
However, Liang Zifeng still proposed that the bricks and tiles produced by this brick kiln should be the property of the village. Villagers can use the bricks and tiles for free, but they have to work for the village to repay the cost, such as cleaning, paving roads, or digging drainage ditches.