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Chapter 41 Repairing the roof

"Ms. sir..."

Grandma Xiang returned the deed of the house to Mr. Xiang, but stopped talking.

They have not separated their families. If the old man's name is written on the house deed, no one will have any objection. But if Xiang Fugui's name is written, although the ginseng was obtained by Fu Bao, people are separated from each other. Who knows what the Ping An family will do?

Won't be unhappy.

Mr. Xiang did not say anything. He originally wanted to buy two houses in the county, but he thought that the plan would not keep up with the changes, and he did not make it clear in time.

But that's okay, now he wants to see how the other children will behave if Fugui's name is written on the house deed. Anyway, Jixiang and Ping An have made it clear that Fugui's name should be written on the house deed.

The two of them thought that the money to buy the house was exchanged for century-old ginseng, and the century-old ginseng was obtained by Fu Bao. As Fu Gui's biological father, it is not an exaggeration to write his name on the house deed.

But he didn't know what the eldest daughter-in-law, Xiangchu and the others thought. If they were unhappy about this, they would consider separating the family.

"You can't buy that haunted house from the Ping An family, but this house in the county has Fugui's name written on the deed. I don't know if you..." Mr. Xiang used his brain to figure out how to explain it to his eldest daughter-in-law.

"Dad, what are you talking about? It's originally Fu Bao's thing. What's wrong with writing Fugui's name? After all, it's our big house that takes all the money. Now not only can we have enough to eat, but even Xiangchu can go to a private school.

It's over." The sister-in-law said frankly.

Xiangchu beside him nodded repeatedly, and Xiangshan and Xiangyuan were also very happy. When they move to the county town, they will also have the opportunity to study.

Mr. Xiang looked at his eldest daughter-in-law and grandchildren, and a warm current surged in his heart. This is how family members should support each other and be grateful to each other. Only in this way can they grow stronger.

Early in the morning on the winter solstice, the Xiang family became lively, or the whole village became lively. Everyone took yellow paper and incense burners to the back mountain to worship their relatives.

Mr. Xiang took his two younger brothers and brother-in-law to the back mountain, where their parents' gravesites are. This was the first time the three brothers went to the back mountain together since the separation.

Mr. Xiang and his brothers worked together to clear the snow, lit incense candles, served chicken, duck and fish, burned yellow paper, and muttered words to tell their parents that the brothers had finally settled their differences and reconciled.

Looking at the smoke that was floating everywhere in the past years, the smoke today was curling up. Several people looked at each other and smiled. If they had known it, why would they do it today?

"Eldest brother, second brother, and brother-in-law, are you free tomorrow? I want to strengthen the roof of my home. The materials are all ready. By then, the younger brother will definitely prepare drinks to entertain the two brothers and brother-in-law." Xianghanhe clasped his fists.

said.

"I'm free. I'll bring Fugui over tomorrow. As for the drinks, I won't need them. I'll just make some ginger tea." Mr. Xiang agreed without hesitation.

"Then let me come over too. The eldest brother is right. What kind of wine do you want to drink? Just get more ginger tea to relieve the cold." The second brother Xiang Hantu also said cheerfully.

The butcher didn't say anything, but just nodded in agreement. His wife finally got pregnant. If he refused, what if his wife was unhappy and hurt the baby in her belly?

The next day, Mr. Xiang brought Fugui to Xianghanhe's home. In fact, Xianghanhe and Xianghantu's home were together, separated by a yard.

This is the real old house of Mr. Xiang. Because Mr. Xiang spent too much money at home, which caused dissatisfaction among his younger siblings, he left the old house and took his parents, wife and children to find another land to build a house.

When he came to a familiar place, Mr. Xiang felt distressed for a moment. This is the place where he was born and grew up. It's a pity that he didn't live up to his expectations. Hey, I don't want to think about it anymore, let's just work.

It took me a whole morning to finally repair the roof of my younger brother's house. Not to mention, the house in the old house is very strong. It has been decades and it is still as strong as ever.

"Big brother, little brother, and brother-in-law, why don't you come to my house for lunch, and we can also integrate the roof of my house in the afternoon." The second brother, Xiang Hantu, said a little embarrassed.

"By the way, brother, my younger brother and I will go to your house tomorrow to repair your roof. I saw it last time and found that your house is a little thin." Xiang Hantu continued.

"Yes, the little sister is pregnant. We also went to the little sister's house to integrate their roofs. Everyone will have a good year." Xiang Hanhe nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, let's go to Hanqin's house tomorrow first, and then go to my house when we have time. We won't eat anymore, and everyone's food is precious. I will bring Fugui over in the afternoon." Mr. Xiang nodded and agreed.

The butcher's home was far away, so he went back for dinner with Mr. Xiang. Compared to the two brothers, the butcher still felt that Mr. Xiang was easy to get along with. The wild boar had made him a lot of money.

"Brother, when spring comes, can we go up the mountain again and hunt down a wild guy?" the butcher asked on the way back.

Mr. Xiang shook his head. If Fu Bao hadn't arrived in time that day, he and Fu Gui would have found out where they were. The wild boar was not easy to mess with.

Seeing that the elder brother disagreed, the butcher had no choice but to give up. After a simple lunch, the three of them put on cotton hats and homemade cotton gloves, and tied their feet tightly with hemp rope so that the snow would not fall into their pants.

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The second eldest son, Xiang Hantu, was already shoveling snow on the roof with his two sons. Layers of snow were shoveled down, while the third eldest son, Xiang Hanhe, and his only son were sweeping down below.

Seeing Mr. Xiang coming, he hurriedly waved: "Brother, a few pieces of the small green tiles here are broken, but I don't know how to stack them. Why don't you trouble me to help replace them?"

Mr. Xiang nodded repeatedly. Ever since he failed to pass the examination as a scholar, he has been working wholeheartedly on farming. He can still replace the small green tiles on the roof.

I climbed up the wooden ladder to the roof and carefully inspected the degree of damage to the green tiles. If they were not replaced, a heavy rain would definitely make you doubt your life.

When he saw the new green tiles nearby, he knew that his eldest brother had been waiting for him to help him change the tiles, so he simply pulled his eldest brother and asked him to watch how he changed the green tiles. He must learn how to do it.

Xiang Hantu also obeyed and watched carefully as his elder brother took away the upper green tiles, then replaced them with new green tiles, then covered the top tiles, and pulled them back and forth a few times with his hands.

Make sure to cover it tightly.

"Thank you, brother. You are more careful. If it were me, I would have pulled it out directly. Fortunately, I have you, otherwise..." Xiang Hantu couldn't go on. He finally knew that barbaric construction would definitely not work.

Mr. Xiang smiled slightly, stood up and took a look. A small half of the roof had already been cleared of snow. Let Fugui come up and clean it instead of the second brother. The two brothers were old and couldn't stand the cold wind everywhere.

"Let's go down, let Fugui and your two boys clean up above."
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