Returning to the village to farm starts with activating the spiritual veins.

Chapter 31 Repairing a House

"Old woman, there are still a few tiles to replace. Could you pass them to me?"

"Oh, wait a minute, I'll bring it up to you right away..."

"Be careful climbing the ladder..."

After finishing the work in the fields, we still need to thoroughly check the house before the typhoon arrives.

After all, these are all old houses. Although they are fine to live in normally, it is hard to say whether they can withstand strong winds and heavy rains.

Sun Bolang is the village head, and he has a lot to do.

Some elderly people in the village are too old to move around easily, so he definitely has to go to their homes to check on them and help them with their health.

In addition, there are several public buildings such as ancestral halls that also need to be inspected and reinforced.

This means I can't take care of my family anymore.

Because she was worried about the two elderly people, Zhou Yue'e hurriedly finished lunch at home and, without even having time to look at her own house, brought Sun Ran and the others here first.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw that the old man had already climbed onto the roof.

The old woman was carrying a bamboo basket and was about to climb the ladder to deliver the tiles.

Startled, Sun Ran quickly ran over to help the old lady: "Grandma, let me and my uncle handle these things. You're both so old, you need to take care of your health."

Zhou Yue'e also chimed in, "Yes, Mom, Ranran can handle these things."

"Yes, An'an can help too."

The little girl looked very serious, and although Sun Ping didn't say anything, he nodded vigorously.

"Hehe, it's alright. The third brother and the others still have village affairs to attend to. We're not old and frail that we can't walk anymore."

The old lady smiled and patted Sun Ran, handing him the bamboo basket: "But since my dear grandson is here, I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, she bent down and patted the two little ones' heads: "Pingping, An'an, are you hungry? Grandma has some walnut cookies here, would you like some?"

Slurp~

The little girl swallowed hard, her face contorted in a struggle for a moment, before finally shaking her head with difficulty: "An, An'an won't eat anymore, An'an came to help with the chores~"

Hahaha~

His expression, a mixture of resisting temptation and reluctance, made everyone around him burst into laughter.

"Okay, An'an, you have to do your best!"

Sun Ran smiled and patted the little girl's head. He then filled the bamboo basket with more tiles from the base of the wall and climbed up the ladder.

Crunch crunch~

Climbing the bamboo ladder to the roof, he said, "Grandpa, let me help you. Where do you need the tiles replaced?"

"Here, bring me two pieces first."

The old man glanced up at him and waved his hand: "Be careful where you step, don't break it before we even replace it."

"Hehe, that definitely won't happen!"

Sun Ran chuckled and handed over the tile: "Grandpa, you're still going strong for your age! But it's quite dangerous up there, why don't you go down first?"

"Go down my ass! When I was replacing the roof tiles, you brat were probably nowhere to be found."

The old man glared at him, his beard bristling and eyes wide, then pointed to the ground beneath his feet: "Which of these tiles didn't I replace? Do you need to worry about me?"

"If I leave you up there, do you know which piece to replace it with?"

In his excitement, the old man loosened his grip on the roof, and suddenly felt his foot slip. He quickly stomped on it...

slap~

I am most afraid of the sudden silence in the air...

"Alright, alright, you must be very experienced, but I'm not bad either. How about we replace the soles of your feet first?"

Sun Ran suppressed a laugh and handed over a piece of tile.

That just now really scared him; he even reached out to grab it, but thankfully the old man stopped in the end.

Now he dares not tease the old man anymore.

"Nonsense, do you need to tell me that?"

Sun Zhonghua glared at him irritably, took the tile, and carefully moved his foot away.

After removing the broken tiles and cleaning the roof, he stuffed new tiles in and packed them in firmly. After checking that everything was in order, he breathed a sigh of relief and straightened his back.

"By the way, you didn't tell your grandma about what happened last time, did you?"

After replacing one tile, the old man looked at his grandson who was inspecting the roof tiles, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice.

"What happened last time? What happened?"

Sun Ran turned around, a mischievous smile on his face.

"nonsense!"

The old man, seeing his knowing look on his face, became so angry that his voice suddenly rose.

"What's wrong? Did you run out of tiles?"

Hearing the old woman's voice below, the old man shrank back, gripping the roof tiles as he leaned closer to his grandson and lowered his voice:

"It's about... that phone from last time!"

"Oh, you mean that matter?"

Sun Ran deliberately drew out his words, and seeing his grandfather's face growing anxious, he changed his tone:

"Don't worry, I've already taken hush money from you, why would I say anything nonsense?"

Many elderly women from nearby villages like to come to the family supermarket to buy things when they have nothing to do. The business here is quite successful and they have made a lot of money, but I have never heard of the old man getting into any scandals.

Even my grandmother didn't say much about this kind of thing.

So he didn't take it too seriously and naturally wouldn't say anything like that to the old lady.

"But Grandpa, it's fine if you just watch people dance, but please don't spend any money on it."

However, he was still a little worried after saying that, so he added another word of advice.

My main concern is that the elderly person is getting old, and it would be bad if their mind became confused.

"Go, do you even need to tell me?"

The old man rolled his eyes at him: "In all my years, when have I ever spent money on any other woman besides your grandmother?"

"I can't be bothered with any of the people who want to spend money on me!"

"Hey, Grandpa, you've got quite the nerve..."

"Nonsense, do you think I'm like you? You've never even had a girlfriend in your life, you're a disgrace to me."

Looking at the old man's disdainful gaze, Sun Ran felt a tightness in his chest.

How can you say that? You're really hitting a sore spot!

He turned around and ignored the old man, then silently began replacing the tiles.

The old man and the young boy inspected the roof tiles, removing and replacing any that were damaged.

While we were at it, we also cleaned up all the trash in the drainage ditches around the roof.

When the tiles are used up, they call out to put the basket down.

The two little ones huffed and puffed as they helped carry the tiles one by one, put them into the basket, and then handed them to Zhou Yue'e to climb the ladder and pass them up.

The family worked together, checking the main hall, the east wing, the west wing, and the back hall, and quickly inspected the entire roof.

The roof is finished, and so are the doors and windows.

If it's loose, hammer in the nails; if that doesn't work, add another wooden board to secure it.

Tape strips were also applied to the glass, and any gaps were sealed with glue.

The whole family was busy from beginning to end, and even the two little ones and the big yellow dog that came with them were not idle.

Although he wasn't very strong, he followed behind a group of adults, helping to carry hammers and nails, and he did a lot of work.

The family chatted and laughed as they inspected the old house.

Every now and then, the old lady would ask the old man a few words of concern, or Sun Ran and the old man would bicker, or everyone would praise the two little ones...

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye. After checking the house inside and out, it was almost time for dinner.

After discussing it, the old lady and Zhou Yue'e realized that it was getting late to go back and cook, so they decided to cook together.

So, more than an hour later...

"Here you are! Everyone, come and try my steamed chicken, how does it taste...?"

Sun Ran came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of steamed chicken, placed it on the table, and said with a smile.

"Here, Mom and Dad, this leg is for you..."

Uncle Sun Bolang got up, tore off two chicken legs and put them into the bowls of the old man and woman, and then tore off a pair of chicken wings for the two children.

Finally, he tore off a chicken foot and put it in his mouth, his face still showing some disdain: "Don't all chickens taste the same? You can't expect yours to be different..."

"Holy crap, this chicken is so fresh!"

Before he could even finish his sentence, he took a bite of a chicken foot and his expression changed, letting out a gasp of surprise.

We raise chickens at home. Although we don't raise many and can't eat them every meal, we can always have one every month or two.

So when his nephew first started talking, he didn't take it seriously at all.

This steamed chicken doesn't require any special cooking skills. Just wash the chicken, rub it with salt, sprinkle some scallions and ginger, pour in some cooking wine, and steam it over water.

Aren't they all the same?

But as soon as he took a bite of the chicken foot, he realized something was wrong.

Why is it so fresh?

Is it because I'm so tired from working today that everything tastes good?

He looked at the chicken feet in his hand with some disbelief, and then took another bite.

Then the action of gnawing on the chicken feet started to get faster and faster, until it was almost a blur...

The old man and woman on the other side glanced at their youngest son, somewhat speechless.

Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over just eating a chicken foot?

I reached out and picked up a chicken leg, intending to exchange it with the two little ones, but I didn't expect that little Sun An'an had already stuffed the chicken wing into her mouth.

While eating, he kept shouting and laughing, which made them both amused and exasperated.

In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly, pick up the chicken leg, and put it in his mouth...

"Mmm, this chicken really tastes good!"

As a result, when the old man and woman took a bite of the chicken leg, their eyes lit up instantly.

Tender and juicy, with a sweet aftertaste.

They've been eating their own chickens for so many years that they're used to it, but they never expected to taste something different today.

"Is it really that delicious?"

Watching the old and young people quickly eating chicken and gnawing on chicken bones, Zhou Yue'e and Liu Huiying looked at each other in bewilderment.

Somewhat puzzled, he picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of chicken, and put it in his mouth. But he immediately joined the group, wielding his chopsticks rapidly.

Sun Ran couldn't help but smile as he watched everyone at the table happily eating chicken.

I picked up a piece of chicken, put it in my mouth, and chewed it slowly...

That evening, when his grandmother was about to kill a chicken, he had a sudden inspiration. He stopped her and volunteered to go home and catch one.

Since everyone's here, why not try feeding your own chicks with the spiritual spring water?

Hmm~

Sun Ran swallowed the chicken in her mouth. Hmm, this chicken really tastes good...

It seems like raising chickens is something I can start considering later...