This autumn, the village had an extra activity compared to previous years—collecting acorns. Everyone was waiting to use the acorns to feed their pigs, so the house construction couldn't be delayed. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find anyone to help.
Zheng Changhe and Yang Family personally went to Xiatang Market to buy green bricks and small tiles, hiring an ox cart to haul them back in many trips.
The Zheng Family Courtyard was suddenly in disarray, piled high with lumber, bricks, and tiles, along with sand Qingmu had hauled from the riverbank and yellow clay he had dug from the mountains.
One day, an autumn rain began to fall, making the courtyard seem even more cluttered. The entire Zheng Family was worried, afraid the rain wouldn't stop.
Fortunately, the sky cleared the next day. Only then did Zheng Changhe relax. He and Qingmu started making adobe bricks, and in their spare time, they gathered stones and hauled them home.
