NOVEL NEXT Chapter 52 Garden and Fish Pond
On the 13th day of the fourth lunar month, eldest brother Lin Yue's house also had girders, and the tile roof was built in one morning.
In the afternoon, everyone continued to help move stones. My sister-in-law was jealous when she saw the stone floor made by Lin Heng. She became envious and made one herself.
On the 14th, in one day, with everyone's help, the earthen courtyard walls of the two houses were completed.
At this point, the main structures of the two houses are completely completed, and all the workers have been paid. After a feast, there will be no need for so many people behind.
Only a few relatives of his own were left to help, mainly Uncle Lin Heng, his third uncle, his younger uncle, and his third father.
My second uncle had left yesterday because of family matters.
Early on the morning of the 15th, Lin's father borrowed a wooden cart and pulled it with his own oxen. He and his elder brother Lin Yue went to the town. They went to haul gypsum powder and buy some things on the way.
Because it was an earthen house, the materials were not very expensive. Including labor and other expenses, the total cost was only more than 300 yuan.
So Lin's father decided to plaster the walls inside and buy some pots and pans to make it easier to use after the separation.
After breakfast, Carpenter Liang went to Lin Heng's house to continue his carpentry work. He would have to stay for a long time before leaving.
Xiulan and Lin Heng went to clean up the yard together, and Lin's mother helped Liu Juan clean up her house.
"Honey, pass the stone to me and I'll fix the rest." Lin Heng came to the fish pond and said.
He built the stones in the fish pond himself and built a circle around the inner wall of the fish pond.
The reason is the same, because there is no cement, and you can only use stones to retain the soil. Otherwise, after the water is released, the inside of the soil fish pond will easily collapse.
"good!"
Xiulan nodded and handed him the stones piled in the yard.
Lin Heng's fish pond is a large, approximately rectangular pond, four meters long, two meters wide, and more than two meters deep.
Originally, Lin Heng's brickwork was only 30 centimeters from the edge. It didn't take much work and was completed in half an hour.
"Is that enough?" Xiulan looked at him.
"Of course not. There are also stones built beside the stream."
The well and fish pond are both on the west side of the yard. The backyard is 100 square meters, 12.5 meters wide and 8 meters long. Lin Heng's fish pond takes up about half of the space.
From the secondary reservoir coming out of the well to the fish pond, Lin Heng made a stream more than five meters long, one meter wide and fifty centimeters deep, with two turns.
The inner walls on both sides of the stream also need to be paved with stones.
After waiting for everything to be preliminarily prepared, Lin Heng placed the strange-shaped stones that he had selected and had people help move down from the mountain on the edge of the fish pond and stream, both as a shield and as a beautification.
Some of these stones are volcanic stones, some are natural water-absorbing stones, with different shapes, and many of them are covered with moss. They are placed on both sides of the fish pond, which immediately makes the fish pond look much better.
"Okay, let's put some water in it first, then plant some aquatic plants like calamus, surround it with a railing, then build a small wooden bridge, and build a wooden pavilion next to it, it will be perfect."
Lin Heng put the water on and said with his hands on his hips.
Xiulan looked at the fish pond. It didn't look very good when it was being repaired, but after it was decorated, it really had a different feel. Coupled with what her husband said, she thought it would be a very nice landscape.
"Honey, should we build a chicken, duck, or pig pen in the yard first?" Xiulan suggested, looking at the remaining half of the yard that was bare.
"No, building these things in the yard is too smelly and bad for your health. I'm going to convince my eldest brother and the others to build the pig and chicken pens in the woods behind."
Lin Heng shook his head. In rural areas, for convenience and safety, they would build chicken and pig pens in front of their houses. In fact, this poses a huge health hazard and is very bad for people's health.
"But if someone steals chickens or poisons pigs later in the repair, it won't be easy." Xiulan is a little worried. There are not always bad people in the countryside, and trivial things happen wherever there are people.
"It's okay. This is very simple. You can just keep two dogs. Then use pyracantha trees to make a fence around it. It will be difficult for others to come in." Lin Heng said.
"Okay, that's okay." Xiulan nodded and looked at the yard: "Then what are our two big yards used for?"
"Of course it's for living." Lin Heng chuckled.
"What do you mean?" Xiulan didn't quite understand and looked a little dazed.
"Just watch me make some plans for you." Lin Heng grabbed a handful of white ash and started to make plans.
“As for the backyard, I’m going to plant a grape vine in the remaining half, build a trellis, and plant some flowers and plants underneath.
Plant some small trees next to it, get a swing chair, and get a set of tables, which is equivalent to a garden. You can eat and rest here in the future. "
Lin Heng simply laid out two roads. These two roads he planned to pave with cobblestones like a catwalk. The pavilion for eating and under the grape trellis were all prepared to be paved with stones collected from the mountains.
Xiulan looked at Lin Heng's plan and was a little surprised: "Where did you learn this? It feels very novel. I think only the leaders would play with these flowers and plants."
Listening to her husband's explanation, a very beautiful picture appeared in Xiulan's mind.
"As for the front yard, we will leave some extra space for a vegetable garden, grow fruits and vegetables, plant two trees by the way, and build a thatched corridor on the middle road leading to the gate to protect it from rain."
The current rural areas are still at the stage of barely having enough to eat, and there is not much pursuit of aesthetics and the like.
Lin Heng had experienced too much in his previous life, and he had done yard repair work for the rich, so these were easy to do.
A small garden-type yard is enough, and it is more economical to plant some fruits and vegetables in the large yard in front, and go out to pick them when you want to eat.
"This is good." Xiulan nodded vigorously.
This was to her heart's content. She was just thinking about how to persuade Lin Heng not to turn the front yard into a garden. Although it looks good, she would rather plant some edible fruits and vegetables.
"Hehe, of course I understand your thoughts." Lin Heng smiled.
"Then let's start cleaning up, clean up the yard, and then do it according to your plan." Xiulan took the shovel and was full of motivation to build a new home.
Lin Heng focused on building his backyard today. He took a backpack and spent fifty cents to find an uncle from the village to help him, and went to the river to carry pebbles together.
It's strange to say that when you do something you are interested in, you don't feel tired when carrying heavy pebbles.
At around 4pm, the pebbles he had carried were finally enough to fill the two paths planned by Lin Heng in his backyard.
Small pebbles were laid in the middle of the road, and large pebbles were laid on both sides of the road to be used as curbs. Finally, the stones were smashed into the soil with a mallet, and some gravel was laid between the pebbles. The path was completed.
Before it got dark, Lin Heng arranged the remaining stones he had moved from the mountain, and cleaned up the mess. A beautiful farmyard had its basic outline.
The path was completed, and the water in the fish pond was clear, flowing out of the outlet and draining outside the yard.
All that was left was to build a grape rack, plant grapes, and plant flowers, plants and trees, and the whole yard would become completely full of vitality.