Building a house in rural areas is much simpler and does not require systematic planning. It can be built on the original homestead.

There is not much emphasis on building materials. For better conditions, fired green bricks and red tiles can be used, while for poor conditions, adobe bricks can still be seen in rural areas in the 80s and 90s.

This kind of adobe brick is very simple to make. Just use wood to make a rectangular mold, about 20x30 cm in size. Take the mixed wet clay and put it directly into the mold. Smooth it out with a wooden board. Then remove the mold and put a piece of wet clay into it.

The bricks are ready.

It only needs to be dried in the sun, and a rectangular clay brick is ready. When building a house, a kind of clay unique to rural areas is used as an adhesive between the bricks, and the bricks are built up one by one.

Building a house with this kind of adobe is very fast and relatively cheap, and it can be done by ordinary farmers.

Adobe houses are easier to build than wooden houses and warmer than thatched houses. They have always been favored by the poor in China.

The roofs of more sophisticated homes use green tiles fired by themselves. The green tiles are also made of sticky clay, which was done by the Chinese people thousands of years ago.

Gao Dashuan was ready to use blue tiles. He had originally planned to expand the house after the winter harvest. Now, the Japanese helped him make up his mind.

His family has four generations living under one roof, and two rooms were indeed not enough. This time he planned to build three rooms, one as a kitchen and living room, two bedrooms, and two adobe Kangs in the bedrooms.

His grandmother, his mother, Xiaohua, and the dog live on the same kang, and the two of them live on the same kang. This is much more convenient, and poor families don't have to pay so much attention.

It is said that there is strength in numbers, and with the help of Chu Xiong and others, plus the good sun during this period, the bricks were dried quickly, and the bricks were basically dried in two to three days, so the house was visible to the naked eye.

The tiles were burned before the house was built. The burning material for burning the tiles was wood that can be found everywhere. It was very convenient. Seven or eight people worked overtime to build such a three-story tile house in just a few days.

Watching the house getting up day by day, thinking that the family would soon be able to live in a spacious, bright, and warm new house, Gao Dachuan's heart felt as good as honey. With the Eighth Route Army here, his life was filled with hope.

Chu Xiong watched Gao Shuan happily doing the heavy physical work, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"The Chinese people are really very easy to be satisfied. As long as they have something to eat during the day and a place to live at night, they will be extremely satisfied."

Chu Xiong and Gao Dashuan worked together as a team. After half a day of running in, the speed was very fast, and now they have reached a tacit understanding.

It was almost noon, and several people were working in full swing under the sun. In order to allow the people to move into new houses as soon as possible, almost the entire Gaojia Village was building houses day and night, not to mention during the day. The bigger the sun in autumn and winter, the better. There was no

People think the sun is too bright.

Xiao Hua Puppy is responsible for delivering water to the adults, Da Shuan's wife helps with some chores, and Da Shuan Niang is responsible for cooking.

"time to eat!"

Mother Da Shuan was impatient and was afraid that the Eighth Route Army comrades who helped with the work would be hungry, so she prepared the meal early.

White-flour steamed buns are served with corn porridge, and are served as a side dish of old pickles and dumplings, which are salty and salty. They are most suitable for heavy physical work and to supplement salt.

The independent operation allocated 5,000 silver dollars to subsidize the people to build houses and build common facilities. Da Shuan's family received 5 yuan of subsidies, which was completely enough. There was still a small surplus. They could buy some furniture, buy some chickens, ducks, etc.

In terms of feeding, they will be able to eat meat in a few months.

But now it is a good meal to be able to eat pickles and dumplings. Living supplies in the entire Liu Town are relatively scarce, so it is good to be able to ensure that you are full!

Chu Xiong, who had been working all morning, was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. He, a half-time long-term worker, was still a bit behind him in terms of endurance and hard work. Of course, he would not admit it.

I saw him grabbing two fist-sized steamed buns and taking a big mouthful of steamed buns. Most of the steamed buns disappeared in an instant. Then he picked up a pickle lump and took a big bite. Xian's brows wrinkled and Xiaohua

I giggled when I saw it.

The little girl who was just a few years old saw a joke in the movie, and now she was shamed into the Dabie Mountains!

"Comrade, there is too much salt in these pickles. Now that the conditions are better, we can afford salt. A year ago, how could we poor people afford salt?"

Da Shuan Niang explained with some embarrassment.

Naturally, Chuxiong also knew that these days, those who are willing to put salt in their pickles are fastidious people, and what the coolies lack most is salt.

"Mom, this pickle dumpling is quite strong and delicious. Once you're full, you'll have the strength to work!"

After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he stuffed the remaining half of the steamed bun into his big mouth, then took a big mouthful of corn paste and smacked his lips when he was done, exactly like an old farmer eating.

Da Shuan's mother immediately became happy when she saw how good Chu Xiong and others were eating. Building a house in a rural area was a big deal, so they would hire some helpers. Not only did they have to take care of the food, but they also had to provide meat, and they also had to pay some wages after the completion.

The Eighth Route Army not only helped build houses, but also gave money to each household. If you can't even manage a bite of food, you will be laughed at in the village, and the Gao family also needs face.

The Gao family originally raised several chickens, but they killed them all when they were hiding from the Japs. Even the pickle dumplings were preserved by burying the jars in the crop field.

Farmers can live without meat, but they cannot live without pickles!

The few just chatted about household chores and had a full meal, and then went back to work. They built the house as soon as possible so that the whole family would not have to sleep in the open.

Gaojia Village has almost become a big construction site. Thousands of people are working day and night to build houses. They work by moonlight when there is moonlight and light torches when there is no moonlight. A brand-new Gaojia Village is built visibly to the naked eye!

A few days later, Gao Dashuan's house was finally built. The new three-room tile-roofed house made people happy just to look at it.

Then two kangs and a stove were built in the room. The new house was completed. Nine days after the Japanese burned Gao Dashuan's house, Gao Dashuan, with the help of the Independence Battalion, built another one on the ruins.

We built a larger, warmer, three-bedroom tile-roofed house!

Nine is a very auspicious number, so Gao Dashuan and his family decided to move into a new home on this day. Once they had a house, and after harvesting the winter grain a month later, the family's life would be prosperous again.

Gaojiacun was the village that suffered the most losses in this sweep, and it was also the village that was most completely destroyed by the Japanese. When the Japanese left, the whole village was almost burned to the ground.

According to Nakamura Kawamura, the village has been wiped off the map since then.

In just a few days, a brand new Gaojia Village was built in the hands of the hard-working and intelligent Chinese people!

The Chinese people will not be intimidated by any atrocities, nor will they be defeated by difficulties!

"The devils burn down one of our homes, and we build a more beautiful home!"

This home has gathered the sweat of countless people. Chu Xiong secretly made up his mind that he would never let the Japanese burn it easily again!

To achieve this, the independent battalion must be stronger. Only when we are stronger can we better protect the homes of the people!
Chapter completed!