Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 205 Smart Grandpa Zhao

"Well, then we'll start cutting down trees tomorrow, and then transport the bricks back from outside," said Lu Chuan.

"Okay, it's decided. Let's go to bed first and start preparing to build the house tomorrow!" said the Taoist priest happily.

Just as everyone was getting ready to rest, Xu Han saw Grandpa Zhao's mouth move, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

As if he had something to say, he asked, "Grandpa Zhao, do you want to add anything?"

Grandpa Zhao was startled by the sudden call, but then he reacted and said, "It's okay, everyone go to bed early!"

The Taoist priest immediately became furious upon hearing this and said, "I'm not saying anything bad to you, old man Zhao. If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating like that?"

"Oh, I told you it's okay, it's okay. Go take a shower quickly, you stink." Grandpa Zhao also yelled.

Hearing this, everyone stopped asking questions. Forget it, let's wait until Grandpa Zhao wants to talk! Everyone is tired after a day, so let's rest early!

The next morning, when Xu Han got up, the three of them had already finished their morning exercises.

When the Taoist priest saw Xu Han coming out, he asked loudly, "Didn't you say you would exercise with us? Why aren't you getting up? Hahahahahaha"

Xu Han blushed for a moment when she heard the Taoist priest say this on purpose, but she still said stubbornly, "I was too tired from traveling the past two days. I will definitely get up and exercise tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

After saying that, he ignored the louder laughter behind him and went into the bathroom to wash up.

After Xu Han finished washing up, everyone started to have breakfast. After breakfast, they took their tools and went to the mountains to select trees suitable for use as beams.

The tree used as the beam must be thick and straight enough. Of course, it can't be too thick, otherwise it will be too heavy to be put up at all. But it must be very straight as much as possible. If it is crooked, it will be completely useless.

Moreover, the beams of the house must be made of trees with good hardness, otherwise they will not be strong.

Lu Chuan took the three of them for a walk in the mountains. After finding a suitable tree, the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao were responsible for sawing the tree down and placing it there to dry in the sun, and then taking it away when needed.

Lu Chuan took Xu Han to look for other trees. The selected trees were marked and they could be cut down directly when they saw the marks.

At noon, the four of them ate the dry food that Xu Han brought, and drank some warm water, and they were full.

It was not until mid-afternoon that Lu Chuan and Xu Han finally found all the trees they needed, and then they went towards the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao.

Before Xu Han even got there, she shouted, "Master, Grandpa Zhao, how many trees have you cut down?"

Grandpa Zhao heard the sound and responded loudly, "The third tree. Xiaohan, you and Xiaochuan, don't come over yet. This tree is about to fall."

Hearing this, Lu Chuan quickly pulled Xu Han who was walking forward, then stepped back and said, "Got it, Grandpa Zhao. We'll wait here first."

It was not until the big tree fell down with a crackling sound that Lu Chuan took Xu Han to the Taoist priest and the others.

As soon as he approached Xu Han, he said, "You guys are pretty fast! You've already cut down three trees in just half a day."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the fallen tree not far away, and immediately changed his mind and said

"You're praising me too early. It seems you just fell down and didn't clean it out!"

When the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao heard Xu Han ask this, they laughed embarrassedly.

Helplessly, Lu Chuan and Xu Han took out their machetes and joined the team trimming the branches.

All the branches on the entire tree need to be trimmed cleanly, and this job is much slower than cutting down a tree.

Fortunately, the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao also started to deal with the branches together when they saw the situation. When it was almost dark, they finally cleared out two big trees.

Helplessly, the four of them could only start their journey back home. It seemed that they had no time to transport bricks today.

In order to store everything in the house into the space, Xu Han deliberately placed the bricks and tiles not far from home. Although there was no one else in the valley, Xu Han was still a little worried that someone would steal the bricks.

Xu Han finished her dinner absentmindedly, but couldn't help asking, "Do you think someone has stolen our bricks? If they have, we will have no bricks to build our house."

The Taoist priest rolled his eyes at Xu Han and said, "So this is why you've been so absent-minded since you came back! I thought something had happened!"

"Is it so obvious? Did you all see it?" Xu Han asked.

Hearing this, Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao nodded, and then Lu Chuan said, "Don't worry! There is no one else in the deep mountains. We won't get lost."

"Haven't the villagers at the foot of the mountain been going deeper and deeper into the mountain recently? Am I not worried about being discovered by them?" Xu Han said unconvinced.

"They are going deeper and deeper into the mountains, but we are too far from here. It will take us a whole day to walk down the mountain even if we do it by ourselves! Don't worry! We haven't come here yet." The Taoist priest said comfortingly.

"Okay then! It's too far away. I feel uneasy if I can't see it." Xu Han pursed her lips.

Grandpa Zhao, who had been silent, said, "If you're worried, you can bring all the bricks and tiles back first."

Everyone looked at Grandpa Zhao after hearing this. Grandpa Zhao paused and continued speaking.

"Everyone is here today, and I will say some things directly. I know that some things are not suitable for me to know, but I see that you obviously have easier ways to do these things, but you still have to put on an act in front of me.

I didn’t think it was a big deal at first, but we’re going to start building a house soon, and I don’t want to see you guys so tired.

My intuition told me that this thing would make it easier for us to build a house. I'm not stupid, and I guessed some things.

From now on, you can do whatever you want! No need to cover up for me!

Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will pretend not to see anything I see, and I will never ask any questions that I shouldn't ask, and of course I won't tell anyone else about it."

After hearing this, everyone didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Finally, Xu Han thought about it and felt that instead of continuing to hide it and hurting their relationship, it would be better to say it openly now!

During this time, both of them got to know Grandpa Zhao's character. Living under the same roof every day, they saw him every day. Although they had been very careful, the smart Grandpa Zhao must have noticed the difference long ago.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan looked at each other and understood what Lu Chuan meant. Finally, he said, "Grandpa Zhao, we didn't mean to hide it from you.