Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 269 Digging a cellar

Ever since Daniu Ale and his family built their house, An Yue asked them to open a small door in the kitchen leading to the backyard.

The small backyard is to the east of the kitchen and the east ear room. The two rooms further east of the small backyard are Daniu A'er's room.

The small backyard is not big, only about 50 square meters.

Directly east of the kitchen, An Yue chose to build a shed to store firewood.

After choosing the location for digging the cellar again and again, we finally decided to dig it at the foot of the window wall of the east wing.

An Yue finally decided to dig at the foot of the window wall of the east ear room, because the terrain there was higher than the firewood shed, and even if it rained heavily, the cellar would not easily get flooded.

After the location was determined, Ale said, "Miss, let's go find a hoe and a dustpan."

"Yeah, okay." An Yue responded and continued to study the size of the cellar.

First determine the approximate location of the cellar entrance, then extend it from the cellar entrance and carve out a rectangular cellar shape.

Soon, Daniu and Ale found two hoes and two dustpans and started digging.

The hoe was raised and lowered again and again, and in a short while, a pile of soil had been dug out.

At this moment, their clothes were soaked with sweat. An Yue stood by, occasionally handing them a bowl of water while also directing them on the specific location to dig.

The two dug for an hour and the depth was nearly two feet.

Ale used a hoe to dig layers of steps at the entrance to make it easier to go up and down the cellar.

The big ox put the excavated soil into a dustpan and carried it outside.

An Yue looked at the cellar getting deeper and deeper, and felt very excited.

With a cellar, we no longer have to worry about having no place to store the potatoes and radishes we dig out.

In summer, the cellar is the coolest place and very suitable for preserving freshness. All kinds of fruits and vegetables that need to be refrigerated can be placed in the cellar for short-term storage.

After taking a short rest, Daniu and Ale continued to work.

An Yue planned to dig a few more holes on the inner wall of the cellar and make a few layers of shelves. This way, she could make better use of the space and place more items.

The deeper you dig, the stronger the smell of earth in the cellar becomes.

The cellar has now taken shape. There is no need for An Yue to watch and direct. Daniu and A'er just need to continue digging.

An Yue returned to the main hall to drink some water and sit for a while, then she changed her mind and decided that after the depth of the cellar had been dug, she would have to seal the roof.

An Yue walked out of the yard and looked around to the east, where she found some large logs and bamboos left over from the construction of Ale Daniu's house, which could be used to cover the roof.

She envisioned cutting the thick logs into lengths appropriate for the cellar and using them as roof supports.

Of course, she didn't want the cellar to be filled with dirt when it rained.

So she thought of splitting all the remaining bamboos in half and then laying them out in neat rows on the roof.

When An Yue was worrying about what to use as the base, Chunzhi just came out of the east ear room holding wheat straw.

She thought of using wheat straw to cover the roof to isolate it from the soil.

Then lay a layer of bamboo strips or tree branches on the wheat straw, and finally cover it with a thick layer of soil. In this way, a perfect cellar cover is planned.

As the sun sets, the cellar is about four feet deep.

Daniu and Ale came out of the cellar, brushed off the dirt on their bodies, and went to the main hall to drink a bowl of water.

"Miss, how deep do you plan to dig?" After drinking the water, Da Niu walked out of the main hall and asked An Yue.

Ale, who came from behind Daniu, waved his hands and said, "Ah! Even if the young lady told us how deep to dig, we don't know how to measure it!"

An Yue, who was chopping bamboo in the yard, turned around and said to them with a smile, "It needs to be about eight feet deep!"

Daniu scratched his head and said with a silly smile: "Hehe, I...I Daniu really don't know how deep eight feet is."

An Yue paused what she was doing, looked up and thought, "Well, let's put it this way, you two can finish it if you dig for another day tomorrow."

At this time, Meng Xiuer was already preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Ale asked, "Where is sister Chunzhi?"

"She just went out to pick mulberry leaves!" An Yue said while chopping bamboo.

Ale walked to the chicken coop, picked up two backpacks, and said to Daniu, "Let's go! Sister Chunzhi is picking mulberry leaves, so let's go cut grass for the pigs!"

Then, the two of them carried the baskets and walked out of the yard gate.

An Yue looked at the sky and prepared to call it a day.

She put the chopped bamboo aside, went to the cellar to check, and after confirming that there was no problem, she left.

The sunset glowed in the sky and smoke rose from the village.

Just like that, another day passed.

The whole family cooks, washes dishes, and raises poultry and livestock, living a simple and happy life for ten days.

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The next day.

After the family had breakfast, An Nian went to school.

An Yuechunzhi and three others stood in the yard, preparing to drive the ducks to the fields.

An Yue arranged: "Chunzhi, you will be in front and call them forward."

Haruji nodded and said, "Yes, okay."

Then, An Yue said to Daniu Ale, "Daniu Ale, you two run fast, pay attention to the left and right, don't let them run away."

"Yes, miss." They both answered at the same time.

After arranging everything, Chunzhi released thirty ducks from the chicken coop.

When they came to the yard, they quacked excitedly, then stood in the yard, first took a dump, and then flapped their wings.

Eighty, who was lying under the eaves, saw the yard full of ducks. It seemed that it understood what An Yue had just said.

The four of them began to drive the ducks out of the yard, and Eighty followed them out.

"Miss, can't we just carry it directly to the field?" said Ale.

An Yue shook her head and denied it: "That won't work. This is to let them get familiar with the road first. After chasing them a few times, they will go home by themselves."

The four of them surrounded the ducks and drove them all the way to their own paddy fields.

Halfway through the journey, a few ducks saw locusts on the side of the road and ran to chase them, but were pulled back into the flock by the eighty-fierce duck nearby.

An Yue saw Ba Shi helping and couldn't help but ask Ba Shi: "Ba Shi, I didn't expect you can also drive ducks?"

Ba Shi looked at An Yue, wagged his tail, barked twice at her, and then continued to run beside the ducks.

"Miss, this puppy seems to understand what you are saying. It seems that Eighty can help herd ducks in the future."

Chunzhi, who was walking in front, looked back and laughed: "Haha...it can understand. When the young lady named it, it peed on her leg."

"Chunzhi! You really are talking about things that are not relevant to the topic. The urine of that stinky dog ​​is so smelly that it can kill people." An Yue said with a helpless look.

At this time, Ba Shi understood what An Yue said again, and seemed a little unhappy.

It ran to An Yue and looked at her with an unhappy look.