Chapter 181 Lack of Building Materials
The rain was pouring down, and the sky and earth were all covered in water. An hour later, the dark clouds dispersed and golden sunlight shone down.
"Look, there's a rainbow over there!" Lin Qiuyue stood on tiptoe and pointed at the colorful rainbow in the sky not far away.
Yang looked up outside the classroom and saw a rainbow hanging in the sky.
Lin Yougui: "The rain has finally stopped."
When the last class at Xinghai School started, it suddenly started to rain heavily outside. The rain did not stop until school was over. The rain came quickly and would stop soon. Everyone sat in the classroom chatting and waiting for the rain to stop before leaving.
Feng turned her head and looked at her mother-in-law and asked, "Mother, shall we go to Qingxi Town later?"
"What's there to see? It's just mud and grass." Old Lady Wang raised her lips and turned to look at the old man. "Are we going to go back to the house we rent, or go to Qingxi Town?"
"We go to see it every day, but there's nothing good to see. We go back and have lunch and then have a rest, but the kids still have to go to work at night. Without money, it will take forever to build this house!" Old man Lin's face was filled with worry when he talked about Qingxi Town.
It has been more than half a month since the last land and farmland lottery. It is already the end of June, but building a house is still a long way off.
The government gave the land and fields to the people for free. The people were happy and excited, but they were also worried about not having the ability to build houses!
Lin Youfu: "I wonder how Fourth Brother did in the exam."
Old Lady Wang: "Your fourth brother will definitely pass the exam. He has been looked after by the God of Literature since he was young!"
Lin Qiuyue lowered her head quickly, biting her lips, and almost laughed out loud. She thought that if Zi Su was here, she would have a few words with her grandmother after hearing what she said. Then her grandmother would go to the side angrily and ignore Zi Su. She wanted to laugh when she thought of that scene, hahaha. . .
Lin Xianwan: "Sister, what are you laughing at? What are you so happy about?"
"No... I'm not laughing at anything! I just felt happy seeing Tianhong. I haven't seen Tianhong for a long time." Lin Qiuyue held back her laughter and made up a random excuse.
"The rain has stopped. Dad and Mom, should we go back now or wait for the fourth child to come?" Lin Youfu stood up from his seat, stretched his body, looked at his parents and asked.
Old Man Lin: "Let's go back quickly while the rain stops!"
"How can one ox cart accommodate so many people?" Old Lady Wang said unhappily.
Old Man Lin: "Ask my in-laws, the Zhao family, and the head of the village, and see who is going back. If there is an empty seat on the bus, just take a seat!"
Lin Yougui: "Or, let's wait for Fourth Brother!"
"Women and children take the bus, and men can walk back! It's not far, and we have nothing to do this afternoon anyway." Lin Youfu said as he took out the cloth bag from the desk and asked everyone to go out first. After staying in the classroom for a whole morning, I felt dizzy.
Five cargo ships sailed downstream from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the mouth of the Yangtze River and stopped at Pier No. 1 in Xinghai City.
After Lin Youcai finished his civil service exam, he was about to leave the Xinghai government office in his mule cart when he saw 10 staff members coming out with a stack of documents. They stood aside and waited for a few minutes, and two donkey carts came out of the parking yard and passed by Lin Youcai's mule cart.
Two donkey carts stopped in front of the staff, and as soon as the donkey carts stopped, they hurried to get on. The donkey carts quickly walked out of the gate of the Xinghai City Government courtyard. Lin Youcai vaguely heard a few words: the big ship arrived at the dock and the goods were handed over. Now there are materials for building houses...
When Lin Youcai heard the word "building a house", his ears pricked up. It seemed that he would go to the Information Square in the afternoon to see if there was any new information posted, and then go to the Xinghai government to ask about the house building.
The government distributed land and fields, and then just ignored the people? He thought it was impossible. The government must know the economic situation of these outsiders.
Over the past half month, Lin Youcai has been asking around for construction workers and materials, but either they were too busy or they didn't have them.
A good cook cannot cook without rice, and building a house is a waste of energy.
Lin Youcai hurried to Xinghai School, and the Lin family stood in the square waiting for the bus.
"Dad, Mom, I'm here at the right time! Everyone, hurry up and get on the bus!" Lin Youcai stopped the mule cart and asked them to get on.
"You guys get on the mule cart first, we'll wait for the eldest son to drive the ox cart over." Old Mrs. Wang asked Old Man Lin, his son, and his grandsons to get on the mule cart and leave the school first, and she, her daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and other children waited for the eldest son to drive the ox cart over.
Lin Youcai turned the mule cart around and said, "Hurry up and get on the cart. Don't get stuck here."
On the way back, Lin Youcai couldn't help but nag again: "Dad, brothers, you guys should pay attention in school and put in some effort! It doesn't matter if you don't study in the intermediate or advanced class, just hurry up and get the graduation photos for the elementary class!"
Lin Youfu sighed, "I feel dizzy just sitting in the classroom~"
Lin Yougui said with difficulty: "My eyes hurt just looking at the words!"
"It's uncomfortable to go to school..." Lin Youxiang said with a frown.
Old man Lin bent the index and middle fingers of his right hand and knocked at his three sons, who were already old.
Lin Youfu looked at his father resentfully, "Your grandchildren are all here!"
Old Man Lin: "You still have some dignity!"
Lin Youcai said earnestly, "Dad, is it that difficult to get 60 points? Remember what I told you and write it down several times in your notebook. It will be no problem to get 60 points! And you kids, at least get an intermediate class! Did you hear me? Now going to school is free, so grab the opportunity!"
The carriage suddenly became quiet, and the teenagers became very obedient, nodding in agreement.
Lin Youcai: "After lunch, I'm going to the Information Plaza to check the news."
"What's the matter? What notice did the government issue?" Old man Lin became alert when he heard this and asked hurriedly.
Lin Youcai: "I came out of Xinghai government after taking the exam and heard a few things. It seemed that a ship came to the dock, carrying a lot of materials for building houses, and the staff were busy receiving the goods."
Lin Youfu: "Houses are being built everywhere in the city, and the city walls are also being built. Bricks, stones, and wood will definitely be transported in from outside."
Old Man Lin thought about it, and the joy on his face disappeared. "The city needs bricks, stones, and wood everywhere. I don't know when it will be the turn of the common people."
Lin Youcai: "If it was the Dahuan Dynasty, there would be no such good thing at all! The Heguo government must have taken the common people into consideration, and specially transported so many people to Xinghai City and distributed land and fields for free. Is this a joke? Wait, there must be a policy! Xinghai City is short of building materials, and it will take time for the government to transport them from outside! With such a large demand, it will take time to collect them!"
The people in the car heard him say this and they all thought it made sense. The government has a lot of things to do, and everything takes time.
Speaking of building wood, Lin Youfu remembered what his fifth sister said, "I heard from my fifth sister that Uncle Shi and his brother-in-law are very busy. They work on the woodworking until very late every night before they can rest. It's good to have a skill! You don't have to worry about having nothing to do or not making money."
Old Man Lin smiled proudly and said, "Your father and I have good taste. When choosing a husband for your sister, your mother and I spent a lot of time looking for good families and chose again and again."
Lin Youcai laughed and said in agreement: “Hahahaha… That’s right! My parents have excellent taste!”