The paper roughly outlined the terrain and slope of the back hillside.
It clearly indicated where to drive stakes, where to dredge, and where to set up nets.
Although Old Man Yun couldn't read blueprints, a quick glance told him what his youngest daughter meant...
Old Man Yun was overjoyed. He scooped up Little Xi Tian, his eyes wide, "Daughter, can this... can this really hold?"
He knew that his daughter would find a way when the family was in their most difficult moments.
Little Xi Tian nodded emphatically, "Temporarily!~"
It would be fine for ten days to half a month.
During this time, the family had to hurry to dismantle the houses and transport the bricks, tiles, and lumber out...
Yun Da Man and Yun Er Man also crowded over, their eyes creased into slits.
"Haha, I knew sister had a plan!~"
"This way, our family won't have to buy materials to build a house!"
Gu Shi also picked up the blueprint and looked at it, a warm current flowing through her heart.
To save the family money, her youngest daughter had thought of everything, even a method for slope protection...
In fact, Little Xi Tian could have easily summoned over a dozen cows or a large flock of sheep from her space.
She could sell them and get money.
But if it continued like this, it would foster a sense of laziness in her family.
If they didn't rely on themselves, the Yun family would become a scattered mess.
If they depended on her for everything, without their own ideas or opinions, that would be terrifying...
Of course, except for the second daughter-in-law, no one else in the Old Yun family had any intention or thought of "mooching off the child."
"Tch, what a waste of effort!~" Liu Cui Rong rolled her eyes.
"If the entire mountain slides down, the whole family will have to be buried with you."
Liu Cui Rong pointed her finger at Little Xi Tian, speaking sarcastically, clearly not wanting to dismantle the house and work...
This was no small undertaking. Moving bricks and carrying lumber from collapsed houses was not something a woman like her could handle.
Gu Shi glanced at Liu Cui Rong and curled her lips, "Second daughter-in-law, after the slope protection is done, you bring Huai Hua and Xi'er over to move bricks!~"
"Huh?" Liu Cui Rong frowned, "Mother, you're not joking, are you? Your daughter-in-law's shoulders can't carry and her hands can't lift, she can't endure this hardship..."
Gu Shi narrowed her eyes upon hearing this, "Since you can't do anything, what use do we Old Yuns have for you?"
"Er Man, send her back to her maiden home. She's not allowed to come back to live after the house is built!~"
The Yun family did not support idlers.
Liu Cui Rong had made several mistakes before, but she had tearfully begged Gu Shi for forgiveness.
Considering the pleas of Xiao Bao and Jin Shan, Gu Shi hadn't taken her seriously...
But now, when the Yun family was in a precarious situation, Liu Cui Rong could still spew such nonsense.
It was evident that she didn't consider herself a part of the family at all.
"Cui Rong, get out!" Yun Er Man roared.
Having learned from past experiences, Liu Cui Rong had become cunning.
She picked up a chair and, shrinking her neck, walked out, "I, I'll help you move!~"
As long as she worked hard, her mother-in-law wouldn't drive her out.
Gu Shi: "......"
Yun Da Man went to the county town and hired several carriages to transport the netting, stakes, and logs needed for the slope protection.
Little Xi Tian changed into rough cloth clothes and climbed to the back hillside, holding a cornmeal pancake in her hand, eating and watching her family work.
Despite the labor, the Yun family uttered no complaints.
Hu Xi'er even sang a song for everyone, livening up the somber atmosphere...
The morning passed quickly. At noon, no one rested. They went back to eat and then continued working under the scorching sun.
Xiao Jin Heng, with his hands behind his back, looked into the distance, "Commander Kong, what are they doing?"
This bustling activity was somewhat like Yu Gong moving mountains.
Kong Xing Zhuo said helplessly, "Young master, they are building slope protection!~"
Alas, the Yun family was truly stubborn.
Why bother with so much effort? They could just move into the grand house after it was built...
If they lacked money, the young master could sponsor them for free.
Xiao Jin Heng squinted his eyes, looked at Yun Da Man and Yun Er Man working bare-chested, and asked, "Why are they doing slope protection?"
This mountain was bound to collapse sooner or later, didn't they know that?
Kong Xing Zhuo scratched his head, "Your subordinate heard that their family plans to dismantle their house and use the old bricks and tiles to rebuild it!~"
"What?" Xiao Jin Heng was somewhat surprised.
Recycling?
Even if they suffered and toiled, enduring the scorching sun, they wouldn't accept his charity?
Xiao Jin Heng felt a surge of anger in his heart...
He suddenly felt he had underestimated the Yun family.
It was a spirit of striving for progress and the integrity not to bow to meager rewards.
Among the countless villagers in the Daliang Kingdom, who could remain unmoved by money?
Kong Xing Zhuo hesitated for a moment and tentatively asked, "Young master, should we send people to help them?"
"No need!" Xiao Jin Heng clenched his fist, "If they want to do it, let them do it!~"
Although he said that, he deeply admired the Yun family's tenacious cohesion...
"Go tell the kitchen to make a good meal and send it over to them!~"
"Yes!"
"Little village child likes to eat ice cream, put more sugar in it!"
"Okay."
"Go to the county town and buy a few roast chickens, not too salty."
Kong Xing Zhuo continued to nod, "Oh!"
"Instruct the kitchen to make steamed dumplings with donkey meat, with plenty of filling."
Kong Xing Zhuo: "......"
Young master, why don't you just move the kitchen over there?
Alas, when would this tsundere habit be corrected?
Old Man Yun was carrying a thick log, climbing towards the middle of the mountain.
Suddenly, his foot slipped, and he began to fall backward.
At the critical moment, a pair of strong hands caught him, steadying Old Man Yun.
"Dad, I'll help you with the work!~" Yun San Man said with a smile.
Old Man Yun was surprised, "San Man? Why are you here?"
When it came down to it, family was the most reliable...
Old Man Yun easily shouldered the log, "Jin Shan told me."
"How could Dad not say anything when such a big thing happened at home?"
His brothers and sisters-in-law, his parents, sister, and nephew were almost buried by the earth. If he remained a turtle in his shell, would he still be human?
Old Man Yun said, "Then... then what about the family's shops?"
"Hmph, they won't fail, Dad, don't worry about it!~"
Da Man and Er Man were overjoyed to see their brother arrive.
With the family gathered together, lively and bustling, it felt like the work was less tiring.
Granny Jin, along with two maids, Ru Yue and Ru Hua, brought over the ice cream, roast chicken, donkey meat steamed dumplings, and white rice...
"Come, come, eat while it's hot!~"
Granny Jin called out to everyone, "You're doing slope protection here, and my young master is also safe. This is what he specifically made for you!~"
Looking at the entire village, the Old Yun family was the most dependable.
On the horizon, a patch of dark, heavy clouds drifted over, quickly condensing into a mist above Da Shui Village...