Chapter 183 The Wall is Completed

Chapter 183 The Wall is Completed

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, people were basking in the sun and their bodies were burning hot, with large beads of sweat dripping down.

Lin Youcai took the glass of ice water and drank it in one gulp.

Lin Zisu took the empty cup and asked, "Would you like another one?"

Lin Youcai shook his head, "No need." He picked up the wet towel and wiped his face, then wiped his neck. He felt much cooler after that.

"Uncle, can you give me a glass of water?" Lin Zisu reached out to Lin Youfu. Lin Youfu took off the bamboo cup from his waist, handed it to her and filled it with ice water.

Each person had a bamboo cup hanging around his waist. These cups were given to the people by the government, and each person received one. There was a small hole in the cup, and a straw rope was passed through it so that it could be hung around the waist. On the cup, you could just use a knife to carve your name.

It is very simple to make a bamboo cup yourself. Just use a bamboo stick as thick as an adult's arm and cut it into sections with a cutting machine. The bamboo cup is the original bamboo tube, but with a smooth cut. You can use it to drink water after washing it.

After the government loan policy was announced, many people applied the next day. A week later, Lin Youcai and his group were all approved.

Lin Youcai's family was the first to be approved for application, and Plot No. 16 was the first to be weeded, cleared of stones, and leveled.

Every day after school, despite the scorching sun, everyone wore long coats and long pants, and straw hats to clean the land. Each family helped each other and cleaned up one by one.

When Lin Zisu's RV was clearing the land from her home, she drove to Qingxi Town to provide drinking water for everyone. A canopy was also set up on the cleared land for everyone to rest in the shade.

The Xinghai government only gave them two months to rent a house, plus the remaining 20 days in Qingshui City, so they had a total of two months and 20 days. Xinghai City was under construction everywhere, and it was impossible to find people to build houses, so everyone had to do the work themselves. The government only provided building materials and technical personnel to provide guidance.

The weather is too hot and everyone has to go to school and work. If they don’t work, their families will have no income, so they can only make use of the afternoon time to work.

Although Lin Youcai's family was the first to pass the application and the first to receive building materials, Lin Youcai didn't want everyone else's land to be empty while his house had already been built. It's not just about scarcity, it's about inequality. It's always better to keep a low profile when you first arrive.

Lin Zisu's RV has never returned since it arrived in Qingxi Town. After the remaining rental days in Qingshui City were used up, the yard was returned.

Because her family's building materials were delivered first, they had to be piled in the yard and someone had to watch over them. So the whole family simply moved in and lived on the empty land. With the RV, their lives were not affected. The mother and daughter slept on a small bed in the RV, and the big bed was piled with household items bought in China. The father and son slept in a tent on the roof of the RV.

When everyone saw that Lin Zisu's family had given up their lease and moved to live on a vacant lot in Qingxi Town, they also wanted to come and build a shed on their own land. They had been escaping all the way, using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed, and everyone had long been accustomed to it. It was still Lin Youcai who persuaded everyone that now was not the time to escape.

Everyone had bought a lot of household items in Qingshui City. Moving here would make it easy for people to steal things, and the women in the family would not be safe. It was not like being on the road without anyone to take care of them. If something happened, they would just pick up their weapons and attack, injuring people at will, killing people and dumping their bodies.

Everyone rented the yard for another month. When the walls of each house were built and the main frame of the house was erected, they moved back to their own yards to build shacks to live in. It was summer now, so they could sleep with the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed.

The staff of the housing center are eager for people to cancel their leases. The situation in Xinghai City is different from that in Qingshui City. Xinghai City has a steady stream of people from other places coming here to settle down, and they need places to live. The government's rental housing is very tight, and they are eager for the new residents to build houses quickly and move out of the rented yards.

For safety reasons, Lin Zisu's family built the courtyard wall as soon as the building materials arrived. The construction department sent two staff members to guide them, and everyone got to work. Every family had to build a wall and a house, and everyone came to help, regardless of who they were.

There is strength in numbers. After three afternoons of work, the wall of Lin Zisu's house was completed. If she was not new to wall-building and had only one afternoon free every day, she would have finished the work in half a day.

The courtyard wall is 3 meters high and is made of cement, sand, red bricks and steel bars. Unfortunately, due to limited conditions, the Lin family filled the top of the courtyard wall with broken pottery shards. Lin Zisu and his family originally intended to fill it with sharp metal spikes.

Everyone looked at the finished wall with envy. Some people planned to build a wall like this for their own family, while others gave up after seeing the price of cement walls.

After the wall was built, the price list came out. One copy went to the government construction department, one to the finance department, and one to the people.

Before construction, the construction department will calculate the approximate price, and the people will sign and stamp the budget sheet if they can accept it. Generally, the price after construction will not differ much from the price on the budget sheet, unless additional building materials are added during construction, or the construction plan is changed.

The final amount of money to be paid to the government is based on the actual settlement statement. Asking the people to sign the budget statement is to prevent people from arguing during or after the construction.

In the evening, the family of four and a dog had dinner and rested in the RV with the air conditioner on. Lin Youcai took out the bill for the courtyard wall, and the whole family couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Zisu: "The total cost of the courtyard wall is 5749 yuan. If you work 30 days a month without rest, and work every day, the average wage is 30 or 40 yuan, even if you don't eat or drink, it will take more than 5 months to earn that much."

Lin Youcai: "We still have a lot of money from selling instant noodles, don't worry. We have been in Heguo for more than three months. The royalties you two have earned, and the money your mother and I have earned from working, minus the expenses of the past few months, there is still a lot left."

Lin Zisu: "This is just the money for building the wall, and there is also the house! Although it is a national loan with low interest, it is better not to owe money if you have money!"

Shen Xianglan frowned and said, "I don't like being in debt either! We have to work hard to make money! Now we are busy with construction everywhere. I will collect Chinese medicine first, and I can make medicine to sell after I'm done with this."

Lin Zisu: "If I make and sell medicine myself, do I need to apply for a license? Are there any formalities?"

Lin Xianwen: "I'm afraid it needs official inspection before it can be sold, right?"

Lin Youcai: "You will know when the time comes. You are still not confident about the medicine made by your mother! In this era, most people rely on barefoot doctors to treat diseases. There is a shortage of doctors and medicine everywhere. As long as your mother's medicine is not expensive, there will be no problem selling it."

Lin Zisu: "I know all of this! What I'm worried about is the government's rules and regulations. If you live in a country, you have to abide by their rules! After all, medicine is something you import to cure diseases and save lives. When we make money, there will definitely be people who will be jealous or something!"

Shen Xianglan: "If an enemy comes, we will fight him with our own army; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Before doing anything, we should go to the government and find out clearly."

Lin Xianwen: "At worst, we can sell it outside the country! We are not dealing in drugs, we are selling serious medicine to cure diseases and save lives."

Lin Zisu's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea! Selling it outside will earn you real money! My two uncles, you've been looking for opportunities! We can talk after we finish the house business."

Lin Youcai: "If you lose money, you can earn it back. If you lose your life, you lose everything. For the sake of safety, the money spent on building the wall is worth it!"

"I think it's worth it! Now that the wall is up, the feeling of living in the RV at night is different from living on the bare ground a few days ago!"

Lin Xianwen: "My sense of security has increased a lot!"

Shen Xianglan: "Wait until the gate is built and installed! Once the gate is closed, we will feel safe!"

"Woof~Woof~" Dahei wagged his tail and looked at them with bright eyes.

Shen Xianglan reached out and rubbed Dahei's head, and said with a smile: "Dahei thinks so too~"