In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 220 Shelter from the Wind and Rain

"came back."

Chen Dao nodded, then pointed to Liu Qiaoshou and the others and said, "These are the craftsmen you need. They include carpenters, blacksmiths, bricklayers, and so on. With their help, you should be able to build the chicken farm, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hou's face lit up with joy, and he quickly replied, "Don't worry, Brother Dao, as long as we can produce bricks and tiles, I'm sure I can build the chicken farm!"

"That's it!"

Chen Dao said, "You should have kept the house I asked you to leave for the craftsmen, right?"

"This……"

Chen Houlian looked troubled: "Brother Dao, I didn't expect so many people to come. This house isn't big enough!"

Before Chen Dao left, he asked Chen Hou to make room for the arriving craftsmen. Chen Hou did as he was asked, tidying up the empty houses of the three Chen brothers in the village for the arriving craftsmen to live in.

only……

Chen Hou hadn't expected so many craftsmen to come, and there were as many as twenty of them with their families. Clearly, the house of the three Chen brothers alone couldn't accommodate so many people.

"This is easy to handle!"

Chen Dao thought for a moment and said, "Go and talk to the villagers who have empty houses and ask them to vacate some rooms for the craftsmen to stay in."

After a pause, Chen Dao added, "Also, we need to arrange for more people to build several new houses as soon as possible so that the craftsmen can move into their new homes soon."

Chenjia Village is not densely populated, so there is no shortage of land to build new houses. The only thing needed is time. As long as Chenjia Village is given some time, building houses for craftsmen like Liu Qiaoshou to live in is not a problem at all.

"I understand!"

Chen Hou nodded in agreement.

Chen Dao then said, "Then these craftsmen will be entrusted to you for arrangement. Please arrange temporary accommodation for them, and they can start working tomorrow."

"okay!"

After Chen Dao left, Chen Hou beckoned over three young men who were working, pointed at Liu Qiaoshou and said to them, "These are the young men that Brother Dao recruited. They need a temporary place to stay. Do you have any empty rooms at home? If so, please vacate two or three rooms for them to stay in."

Upon hearing the name Chen Dao, the three nodded hurriedly.

“We have one spare room in our house, which we can offer to them.”

"My family is the same."

"Me too."

Soon, Chen Hou had gathered enough rooms for Liu Qiaoshou and the others to stay in. He turned to Liu Qiaoshou and the others and said, "Come with me, I'll take you to your lodgings."

After saying this, Chen Hou asked three able-bodied men from Chenjia Village with spare rooms to lead the three craftsmen and their families away, while Chen Hou himself led the Liu Qiaoshou and Liu Jiang families to the home of the three Chen brothers.

Chen Hou had already arranged for someone to clean the house belonging to the Chen brothers, so although no one had lived there for a long time, it did not appear dirty or messy; on the contrary, it was quite clean.

"This will be your temporary residence."

Chen Hou pointed to the house of the Chen brothers and said, "This house only has two rooms. One room for each of you is fine, right?"

"no problem!"

Liu Qiaoshou and the others dared not have any complaints. For them, having a place to stay was already quite good, so why would they care about so much?

"Row."

Chen Hou pushed open the door to Chen Jin's house and, while showing everyone around the interior, said, "Don't worry, this place is only temporary. You'll be able to move into a new house soon!"

Liu Qiaoshou and the others nodded in unison. They knew that Chenjia Village would arrange new houses for them since Chen Dao and Chen Hou had not avoided them when they were talking.

"Then I'll go back to work first. You guys pack your things and stay here for now!"

Chen Hou still had work to do and obviously couldn't stay there long, so he left soon after.

After Chen Hou left, Liu Qiaoshou's wife, Qi Hua, looked at the clean and tidy interior and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Although this house is a bit old, it's much better than our shack."

Before arriving at Chenjia Village, Qi Hua and Liu Qiaoshou lived in a drafty shack, which was just as cold as outside. Although the place in front of them was also made of wood, it was obviously made of more solid materials. At least it was not as drafty as the shack and could provide shelter from the wind and rain.

"Yes."

As if her professional instincts were kicking in, Liu Qiaoshou stepped forward and knocked on the wall. Listening to the dull thud coming from the wooden wall, she nodded and said, "The wood in this wall is very thick, and the room is very warm."

"Chenjia Village is located at the foot of Cangmang Mountain, so it must have no shortage of timber!"

Liu Jiang said with a smile, "We're lucky to be able to live in a house like this."

After saying that, Liu Jiang walked to the bedroom on the left, glanced inside, and said, "There are still bedding in the room, that's great!"

Liu Qiaoshou also went to take a look at the bedroom on the right. The bedroom was quite spacious and the bedding was complete. It was enough for the four of them to squeeze in without any problem.

This eased Liu Qiaoshou's anxiety considerably. He still didn't know if coming to Chenjia Village was the right choice, but at least... he now had a new place to live and no longer had to let his children live in the shed and freeze every day.

While Liu Qiaoshou was checking out her place, Su Qiaoxi and Su Shihua were also checking out their new home.

"Manager Su, Miss Su!"

Li Ping led the two into the newly built house and introduced it to them, saying, "There are shops in front of this house, right next to the main road of the village, which is very convenient for treating patients!"

Upon hearing this, Su Shihua and Su Qiaoxi nodded in unison. Apart from lacking some decorations, the hall they were in was not much different from Baicaotang, which showed that Chen Dao had put a lot of thought into it.

"There is a small courtyard behind it."

Li Ping pointed to the small door at the back of the hall and said, "If Manager Su gets tired while seeing patients, she can rest for a while in the courtyard."

As she spoke, Li Ping led the two into the courtyard. Although there were not many green plants in the courtyard, it was quite spacious, and there were also three bedrooms, which was enough for Su Qiaoxi and her companion to live in.

"Mrs. Li, you are so kind!"

Su Shih-hua nodded in satisfaction.

"This is nothing!"

Li Ping smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's a blessing for Chenjia Village that Manager Su can come to our village to be a doctor. Of course, we should provide you with better accommodations!"

After saying that, Li Ping led the two of them to look around the house.

Before they knew it, it was dusk. Su Shihua, who was chatting with Li Ping in the hall, suddenly heard a commotion outside and was startled. He asked, "Madam Li, what's going on outside?"

Having experienced the influx of migrants into the city, Su Shihua was very sensitive to such noises and couldn't help but wonder if something similar had happened in Chenjia Village.

Li Ping listened intently for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Don't worry, Manager Su, the villagers have just finished their work and are coming back!"