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The old house at the edge of the village was worse than what Shen Luxi remembered.

There were several cracks in the adobe wall, and half of the thatch on the roof collapsed, exposing the sky.

The door panel hung crookedly on the door frame and creaked when pushed. The room was filled with dust and broken soil, and there were mouse holes in the corners.

Liu Qiaoniang stood at the door and took a look, pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

Shen Dashan knelt down and touched the base of the wall, and said in a low voice: "The base of the wall is still strong and can be repaired."

Father Liu walked around the house and patted the adobe wall: "The main body has not collapsed, but the top needs to be re-paved. Qingshan, go back and pull over the bundle of thatch from home. Qinghe, go to the entrance of the village to see who has extra wood and buy a few pieces back."

Uncle Liu Qingshan turned around and walked out without saying a word.

Second uncle Liu Qinghe took out his money bag and shook it: "Brother-in-law, I will pay for the wood."

Shen Dashan blushed and opened his mouth to say something, but Liu Qinghe had already ran away.

Shen Luxi rolled up his sleeves and began to move the gravel and mud out of the house.

"Mom, go get two buckets of water. Dad, take off the door panel and repair it." Shen Luxi said, turning to look at Shen Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, go collect firewood, we will light a fire to boil water later."

A family of four, including Father Liu, rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

Father Liu had been doing manual labor all his life, and his hands and feet were very nimble. He used a hatchet to straighten the crooked beams, and tied them tightly with hemp ropes. He cursed: "Wang Guihua, that black-hearted old woman, has the nerve to call it a house after being given such a shabby shed."

Shen Luxi smiled while moving the stones: "Grandpa, it's enough to have a shelter from the wind and rain. I will build a new one when I make money."

Father Liu glared at her, cursed, and worked faster.

Liu Qingshan quickly came back with a cart of thatch, along with the wood that Liu Qinghe had purchased, and also borrowed a set of tools along the way.

Several men went up to the house to spread thatch, while Shen Luxi and Liu Qiaoniang were cleaning the house.

Several dustpans were used to sweep out the dust, the mouse holes were plugged with gravel, and the cracks in the wall were filled with mud.

The ground was made of rammed earth. Liu Qiaoniang poured water on it and brushed it back and forth with a broom several times. Finally it looked a little cleaner.

I was so busy that the sun set to the west, and I could finally see what the house looked like.

There is only one main room and a small kitchen in this house. The main room is big enough for a kang and a table, and the kitchen is big enough for a pot.

There are almost no belongings.

When moving out of the Shen family compound, Wang Guihua was only allowed to bring her own bedroll and a few changes of clothes from the second room, and she was not allowed to touch anything else.

There were no pots and pans.

Shen Luxi had already prepared for this.

"Grandpa, please rest first while I go to town."

Father Liu wiped his sweat: "What are you doing in town? It's almost dark."

"Buy a pot. I don't even have a pot at home. What are you going to eat tonight?"

Father Liu touched the money bag at his waist: "Grandpa will pay for the pot..."

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