small farmer

Chapter 452 Overhauling the Roof

a winter passed

The wild flowers in the yard also withered.

After delivering the goods and returning home, Zhang Feng began to clean up the flowers and plants in the yard.

Pull out all the dead flowers and plants, and prepare to plant new flowers and plants.

The morning glory on the east courtyard wall has already withered and withered, leaving only dry branches and leaves crawling on the wall. Don’t think that this morning glory is dead and will not bloom this year.

In fact, it has left seeds before withering. As soon as spring comes and there is one or two heavy rains, the morning glory seeds will take root and sprout again under the courtyard wall.

From the buds, they grow rapidly and cover the entire wall. In April and May, colorful morning glory can bloom.

Every year when the flowers bloom, the entire wall is covered with flowers. From a distance, it looks like a beautiful picture, extremely beautiful.

Growing up watching the morning glory beside the courtyard wall, Zhang Feng was delighted every time the morning glory bloomed, just like a friend reunited after a long absence, his heart was full of warmth and happiness.

Every time I see the morning glory, I will think of the beautiful memories of my childhood, and there is a kind of warmth of home. Therefore, Zhang Feng hopes that this morning glory can live and multiply on the courtyard wall forever.

After tidying up for about half an hour, Zhang Feng finally cleaned up the yard, and all kinds of dead branches and leaves in the garden were piled up in the corner.

As Gong Zizhen's poem said: Luohong is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers.

As long as there are a few winds and rains, these dead branches and leaves will rot into mud and become the nourishment of flowers and plants, making the flowers and plants in the garden grow more lush and more beautiful.

The fallen stones were also put back on the wall by Zhang Feng, and the whole yard became clear again.

"Finally done!!" Seeing the brand new garden, Zhang Feng nodded triumphantly,
I bought myself a cup of bitter tea and drank it with a gurgle. If the old man saw it, he would probably feel heartbroken again, thinking that Zhang Feng was chewing peonies, and he was really blind to such a good tea.

But Zhang Feng is just a common man, so there are so many sentiments, drinking tea is mainly to quench his thirst.

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Today is the middle of February.

The rainy season in the south is coming, so Zhang Feng has to check the roof tiles of his house quickly, and cover the tiles trampled by wild cats again to welcome the arrival of the rainy season.

He clamped a four- to five-meter-long ladder under the eaves, and found two big stones to support it. Following the wooden ladder, Zhang Feng climbed to the roof in two or three steps.

At this time, Zhang Feng's movements were light and agile, not like the timid appearance when he went up to the roof for the first time.

Thinking about that time, I was trembling when I stood on the roof, my feet were weak, I didn't dare to straighten my waist, and my limbs were crawling on the roof tiles.

But now Zhang Feng is a bold man, his body has not only been transformed by genetic fluid, but also long-term strengthened by gymnastics, and his physical fitness has improved by more than ten times.

"Hee hee, brother, you are about to go to the house to remove the tiles, right?" Seeing Zhang Feng going to the house to repair the roof, the little girl asked jokingly.

"You girl, stay away from me, the tile I threw will hit you later." Zhang Feng smiled wryly and shook his head, then said.

"Hee hee, got it bro!"

It has been more than half a year since the last overhaul.

Anyone who has lived in a tile-roofed house knows that every year when the cats are in spring, they will chase and fight on the roof, so the tiles in the house must suffer, and they will be trampled in a mess every time.

Therefore, every year around the Chinese New Year, before the rainy season at the latest, the villagers will rush to repair the roof tiles, replace the broken tiles, or re-cover the slipped tiles.

"Xiaoyue, pass me two good tiles!" Because the tiles were more broken, there were not enough tiles on the roof.

Without waiting for his sister to respond, Zhang Feng quickly said, "Forget it, I'll come down and get it myself!"

Zhang Feng was worried about letting Zhang Yue climb such a high roof, so he decided to come down and get it by himself.

Hearing Zhang Feng's words, Zhang Yue also breathed a sigh of relief. If she was really asked to help, she didn't know what to do. Seeing such a high roof, her legs were weak, and she might be frightened by fear of heights. come out.

There are a lot of black tiles piled up under the eaves on the west side. I don’t know when these tiles were left over from use. The roof can just be replaced after the inspection.

With more than a dozen tiles in one hand and a ladder in the other, Zhang Feng slowly climbed to the roof.

After more than half an hour of hard work, Zhang Feng finally overhauled the tiles on the roof.

Now even if the rainy season comes, there is no need to worry about rain leakage at home.

"Okay, it's finally done!" Climbing down the stairs, looking at the brand-new roof, Zhang Feng patted the dust off his hands proudly, and said.

"Hee hee, our family is done, what about sister Yiyi's family?" The little girl immediately said with a smile.

"Eh! Don't you say I've forgotten it??" Zhang Feng immediately slapped his head. The old man's house must be repaired, or it will leak after a long time.

Besides Yiyi's family, there is another family that also needs help, and that is the house newly built by Mr. Zhou.

"Xiaoyue, clean up the broken tiles in the yard. I'll go to Yiyi's house for overhaul." After telling his sister, Zhang Feng carried the stairs and walked to the old man's house.

The houses of the two old men's houses were newly repaired last year, so the roof tiles were not damaged much. It only took Zhang Feng half an hour to overhaul the two houses.

Then he cleaned up the yard and put all the broken tiles in the corner of the wall. Then Zhang Feng carried the ladder, closed the door, and went back home.

"Brother, shall we eat fried chestnuts later?" Zhang Feng had just sat down to rest for less than 2 minutes, when the little girl came out with a small bag of chestnuts, asking Zhang Feng expectantly.

"Okay, just call me when you're done frying." Although he knew that the little girl definitely wanted to fry chestnuts for him, Zhang Feng still pretended to be confused on purpose to tease this gluttonous little girl.

"Oh, if I know how to fry, will I still need you?" Knowing that the elder brother was teasing herself, the little girl immediately raised her mouth and said angrily.

"Hehe, it's alright, you go and get two knives, let's cut the chestnut first." Zhang said with a smile.

"Hee hee..." The little girl happily ran into the kitchen, and ran out with two kitchen knives after a while.

"Be careful, don't cut off your hands!" Seeing the little girl holding a knife, Zhang Feng was a little worried, so he hurriedly told her.

"Understood, it's not like I haven't cut it before, it's that simple..." the little girl said indifferently, pursing her lips.

Due to the long storage time, these chestnuts have rotted a lot, almost one-third of them are rotten and moldy. When the chestnut shell is cut open, the meat inside turns into a lime-like white. When you crush it with your fingers, it instantly becomes powder.

After careful selection by the brothers and sisters, only three or four catties of intact chestnuts remained.

(End of this chapter)