Chapter 115: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 115: Building a New Home
"I see, I used to be a craftsman!"
Although Wu Zhang didn't understand Chen Xue's meaning, he still answered honestly.
"I'll buy your stuff, clothes and food can be given to you."
"But..."
Wu Zhang was initially overjoyed, but after hearing the last sentence, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"But, we also want to ask you some questions. We won't take the answers for free, we'll pay you for them."
"No problem."
Wu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was nothing much, just a few questions. Compared to his life, these questions were indeed too simple.
Later on, as expected, Chen Xue bought all the items brought by the man, and the man only needed clothes or food, not money at all.
Chen Xue naturally didn't mind, on the contrary, it saved her money.
After receiving the items, Wu Zhang respectfully bowed to Chen Xue, intending to take the items back first and then come back.
Chen Xue agreed, and when the man left, she entered the carriage and returned to the space, bringing out his parents.
"Dad, there will be someone later who can build a bamboo house. We can ask him about the problems we encountered."
Chen Yuan nodded. If they wanted to build a bamboo house in the space, they could only rely on themselves. They couldn't trust others, as the space was her daughter's biggest secret, and they couldn't let outsiders know.
Even the doctor Yang Xiaohua, whom Chen Xue had brought in, wasn't kept close by Chen Xue, as she still didn't fully trust her.
However, Xiaodian was different; she had gone through tests and was accepted.
In short, the secret of the space couldn't be revealed to more people for now, so they had to rely on themselves for many things.
"Later, Xiao Xue will pretend to be curious about the structure of the bamboo house because she saw it before, so she wants to understand it. This excuse should be able to fool them temporarily."
"Alright."
The few of them then discussed what questions to ask.
On the other hand, Wu Zhang returned happily to his wife and daughter.
"What's this?"
"Wow, it's meat!"
The little girl curiously rummaged through the things Wu Zhang brought back and saw a piece of meat, exclaiming happily.
Wu Zhang and his wife were also drawn over. He hadn't checked at the time because he knew his things weren't worth so much. He had already received two sets of clothes and some food.
So, he was worried that the Chen family might change their minds and didn't dare to inspect it in front of them. After all, two sets of clothes were already worth more than his items.
Unexpectedly, there was meat wrapped inside, which was wrapped in oiled paper, so he didn't notice it at the time.
"No, this is too precious!"
Without hesitation, Wu Shi said, but Wu Zhang hesitated a bit. According to reason, he should return it, but when he thought about his wife and daughter, he hesitated.
Now that the weather was getting colder, if they didn't have enough food, they could easily get sick, especially his wife and daughter, who were so frail. How could they hold on until they reached the southern barbarians?
Especially when he saw the hungry look in his daughter's eyes as she looked at the meat, his heart ached.
Seeing her husband's expression, Wu Shi immediately understood his thoughts. "I know what you're thinking, but we got a piece of meat, but we set a bad example for our daughter. How can we expect her to..."
"Although we've been exiled now, our daughter is still young, with a future and opportunities ahead of her... "
Wu Shi's voice became a bit emotional, and Wu Zhang quickly comforted her, "I understand, I just lost my mind for a moment. I'll return the meat right away."
His wife was right. He should set an example for his daughter, not lead her astray.
Wu Zhang then returned the meat to the Chen family. When they saw this, they didn't accept it, nor did they say anything like "It's for you". Instead, Chen Xue directly said, "Consider it payment for helping us with our questions!"
Wu Zhang fell silent, then shook his head. "Just a few questions, it's naturally not worth as much as the meat."
After a few refusals, Chen Xue stopped persuading him and directly began to ask about the problems encountered in building the bamboo house.
Of course, the excuse was what they had discussed before.
Although Wu Zhang was puzzled, he didn't ask much, but told them everything he knew.
Chen Xue breathed a sigh of relief. In ancient times, knowledge about technology was generally kept secret, and they thought Wu Zhang wouldn't tell them. They didn't expect him to cooperate so well.
Moreover, Chen Xue asked one more thing, and Wu Zhang, in gratitude, directly explained how to build a bamboo house.
Seeing this, Chen Xue secretly took out a recording pen and recorded Wu Zhang's words, then asked about some key points and things to avoid.
Wu Zhang spoke until his throat was dry before stopping.
Finally, when he left, Chen Xue handed him the meat, intending to give other food as payment, but Wu Zhang refused, only taking the meat before leaving.
"This person is not bad!"
Seeing this, Chen Yuan nodded. If there was an opportunity, they could consider recruiting this person.
After all, when they arrived in the southern barbarians, everything would have to start from scratch. If they were provided with houses, it would be fine, but if not, having someone who could build houses would be useful, and they would have a place to live by then.
But now, he was afraid of forgetting what Wu Zhang had said, so he hurriedly asked Chen Xue to take him back to the space, and he quickly went to build the bamboo house.
Chen Xue naturally went in to help, and because Wu Zhang's explanation was very detailed, starting from laying the foundation, every detail was covered.
What's more, Chen Xue had already recorded it with the recording pen, so they played it back while building.
It was like having someone guiding them by their side, and all they had to do was follow along.
Sure enough, it was easier to have someone guide them than to explore on their own. They quickly built a three-room house.
There were exactly four people, one room for each person.
With the house built, they didn't need to worry about beds, tables, and chairs; they could use the ones they already had.
Then Chen Xue hung up curtains, arranged the tables and chairs and wardrobes, and a delicate room soon emerged.
The rooms were arranged side by side. The first room on the left after entering was Xiao Die's, the middle one was Chen Xue's, and the innermost one was for Chen Yuan and his wife. The middle part was the living room and dining area.
On the right were the kitchen and storage area.
With everyone's efforts, a home was quickly established in the space.
"Now it feels like home."
Chen Xue lay on the bed, unable to help but sigh. The space had already changed drastically.
It was like living in the countryside, surrounded by fields, vegetable gardens, and lakes, with little houses emitting smoke, like a peaceful painting.
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