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"How would a girl like Liu Qingxi know about these things? How could we not think of it before?" Zhang Deli thought to himself.
Zhang Sanyou worked particularly efficiently, and with the help of the strong Zhang Deli, they managed to strip and replace the damaged areas, add and bind the structural columns, and apply some mud plaster. They laid out half a meter wide drainage in a total of three hours.
In the end, Zhang Deli's house looked completely new, and the masterful craftsmanship left not only the neighbors astonished.
Even Zhang Deli, who was involved in the work, was amazed and couldn't believe he had contributed to it.
"Damn it, pinch me quickly! How can I feel this isn't real? How is that possible?"
He had been focused on working and hadn't paid much attention. Now that he stopped to take a closer look, he realized that the plastered walls were smooth and even; from a distance, they looked stunning.
"Qingxi, we really have to thank you; otherwise, we wouldn't have known this method!" Zhang Deli didn't know what to say.
When building the house, they had simply stacked mud bricks together without any reinforcement measures. As for plastering the interior and exterior walls, who had the time for that?
Moreover, they had no idea such methods existed; it was just how things were traditionally done.
He still remembered when Liu Qingxi suggested doing it this way; he had disagreed at first.
"Uncle De Li, there's no need for that. Since you invited me to work here, I will make sure it looks beautiful and meets your expectations!"
Liu Qingxi felt a strong sense of accomplishment regarding her work.
It was similar to completing the design of a modern building; she found joy and value in it.
"Hahaha, not bad at all! Qingxi, we never expected you had this skill; now even the kids believe it!"
"Yeah, yeah! Deli, look at your house. If someone didn’t know better, they’d think it was newly built! Now I want to renovate my house too!" A villager said enviously to Zhang Deli.
"Hahaha, isn't this person right here? You need to ask Qingxi for help. Alright, I won't keep you any longer; I have to tidy up at home. I'll treat you to drinks later!"
Zhang Deli was in a great mood, and his cheerful promise delighted everyone.
He promptly paid Liu Qingxi the thank-you money, a total of two hundred coins.
Even so, Zhang Deli's family was very grateful to Liu Qingxi: "Qingxi, thank you so much! Otherwise, we would have had to rebuild this house. You've worked hard!"
"Uncle De Li, I didn't do it for nothing!" Liu Qingxi smiled and raised the two strings of coins in his hand.
"Hahaha, this is what you deserve!" In just a short time, Liu Qingxi had won over Zhang Deli's family with his solid professional skills, down-to-earth personality, and strong organizational abilities.
Now they completely disregarded Liu Qingxi's age.
Just as Zhang Deli treated Liu Qingxi like an old friend and started chatting away, a man burst in recklessly.
"De Li, stop talking so much with Qingxi; we need repairs at our place too!" The man was drenched in sweat but spoke without catching his breath.
Liu Qingxi genuinely wondered how the man managed to do that.
"Hey, hey, hey! Can you let the girl rest? Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhang Deli shouted as he pulled the man away from Liu Qingxi.
The man was no less sturdy than Zhang Deli; with solid muscles, he easily shook off Zhang Deli and bellowed loudly, "Have you finished? Our place still needs repairs!"
"You, you, you!" An angry Zhang Deli stomped his feet in frustration.
Liu Qingxi quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Uncle Zhang, Uncle De Li, stop arguing. Don't worry; everything will definitely be fixed for both of you!"
The man who suddenly ran over was none other than Zhang Dafuku, the first person to invite Liu Qingxi to his house to see the property.
After hearing Liu Qingxi's assurance, a happy smile appeared on his dark face. "See, see, Qingxi really knows how to get things done. Unlike you, who just wants to finish your own work and doesn't care if others start quickly!"
Zhang Deli was not pleased. "Hey? Don't say that; don't expect me to help later!" he said with a smug tone.
Zhang Dafuku immediately changed his attitude, approaching with a flattering smile. "Just kidding, how could we do without you!"
Liu Qingxi silently watched the two big men bicker and suddenly found it more interesting than arguments between women.
After a while, the two men chuckled and playfully punched each other. "Alright, alright, let's get busy. Qingxi is waiting; I'll come over to help later!"
"Okay then, let's go!" Zhang Dafuku said with a beaming smile.
The large crack in Zhang Dafuku's house was quite a tricky problem for Liu Qingxi.
Fortunately, in her previous life, she had read a paper on reinforcement methods for earthen walls at the corners of mountain walls that were similar to Zhang Dafuku's situation.
The reinforcement measures she had seen involved embedding steel bars within the walls and applying pre-stress to strengthen the connection between the mountain wall and the vertical wall. In practice, this method had shown good results and effectively controlled the cracks.
Liu Qingxi thought carefully; there was no way to use steel bars in this backward ancient era. Even if they existed, poor farmers wouldn't have the money to buy them for reinforcing their houses.
In her quest for alternative materials, she racked her brain.
As she walked with Zhang Dafuku, the eyes of the villagers in the area followed them, and whispers filled the air.
"Not bad; this girl really has some skills!"
"Isn't that right! I wonder if the Wang family regrets it, kicking such a good child out of the house. Just look at her now, especially the eldest girl, Qingzhi, acting all high and mighty."
"Hey, hey, hey, you might not know this, but Wang doesn't have time to deal with Qingxi," a woman said mysteriously.
In the blink of an eye, the buzzing discussions about Liu Qingxi faded away as everyone gathered around the woman. Her world finally quieted down.
As for the topic of discussion among the women? Sorry, she wasn't interested.
Seeing Zhang Dafuku's house again, Liu Qingxi still found it challenging.
But that was okay; the more difficult it was, the more it ignited her fighting spirit. She was determined to reinforce and renovate this house.
At that moment, Liu Qingxi wasn't thinking about how much profit this house could bring her; instead, she was focused on how much knowledge she could gain from it and how great a sense of accomplishment she could achieve.
When she saw a pile of prepared materials and the necessary tools in the yard, a happy smile appeared on her face, instantly boosting her confidence.
She firmly said to the owner of the house beside her, "Uncle Zhang, with these materials, we can definitely fix it up."
"Really? But these materials are quite ordinary," the man replied skeptically.
Liu Qingxi revealed a mysterious smile; her confident demeanor made it hard for others not to trust her.
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