Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 217 - 217 217 Lin Yongle Returns Home (8)_1

Chapter 217: Chapter 217 Lin Yongle Returns Home (8)_1 Chapter 217: Chapter 217 Lin Yongle Returns Home (8)_1 Unlike Lin Yuan, Xia Zheng’s first move upon stepping outside was to look at the roof of the new house.

Even though the roof was not yet finished, the main beam had been placed yesterday.

If it couldn’t withstand the overnight downpour and collapsed, that would indeed be troublesome.

That’s why he had got up so early to check on it.

Fortunately, the main beam was intact.

As Xia Zheng checked, he silently praised Chief Sun for his diligence and efficiency.

Since it could withstand the heavy rain, the new house’s lifespan was surely going to be long.

Lin Yuan also recognized the significance of this, and she felt relieved that she had not chosen the cheaper option of mud bricks for the house, but instead gone for red bricks.

If it had been mud bricks, she feared the new house would have had to be torn down and rebuilt before it was even finished.

Thinking of the red bricks, Lin Yuan decided to go outside to check on the remaining ones.

Xia Zheng’s cloak could cover her entirely, so she carefully picked up the hem of the cloak to avoid getting stains from the mud splashes.

This tiny gesture made Xia Zheng unable to close his wide smile, thinking that if she valued her clothing so much, she must value him greatly too!

Unaware of Young Master Xia’s smug expression behind her, Lin Yuan deftly avoided puddles and splashes on the ground and also meticulously checked on the rabbits’ nests, the donkey, and the ewe.

Thankfully, she and Liu Limin had taken preventive measures the day before, so apart from looking a bit listless, the little animals were not wet at all.

Lin Yuan was finally reassured.

She was about to reach out and open the gate when a pair of strong hands swiftly did it for her.

Lin Yuan looked at the owner of the hands in surprise, and Xia Zheng raised an eyebrow and smiled very manfully, “Master’s skin is rough and flesh is thick, not afraid of being poked!”

Suppressing a smile, Lin Yuan looked down at his fingers, which were even more delicate and pale than hers, and she did not refute his kind gesture.

Lin Yuan’s house was located on the westernmost part of the village, almost near the village land.

Therefore, there weren’t many neighbors around except for Chen Zhu’s family who came from outside.

When she opened the door and saw the large puddles on the road, she realized she had underestimated last night’s heavy rain.

Luckily, they had pulled Xia Zheng’s carriage into the yard last night; if it had been left out in such weather for an entire night, even if the horse would not have run away, the carriage surely would have been submerged.

It was early autumn, but the rainfall was heavier than in summer.

“It’s a good thing the rain lasted only half the night.

If it had continued for a day or two more, I’m afraid many places would have been flooded,” Xia Zheng said, frowning in a rare display of serious concern for the people’s livelihoods.

Lin Yuan silently nodded, thinking not just of the current economic conditions but considering even modern circumstances, such heavy rain would likely cause huge losses for many.

Worried about the red bricks at home that hadn’t been used, Lin Yuan quickly stepped out of the front door and looked to the east.

What she saw almost stunned her!

“What’s wrong?

Eh!

What happened?” Following close behind, Xia Zheng also opened his mouth wide, looking at the pile of red bricks that was obviously halved, so shocked that he nearly couldn’t close his mouth, “Was the rain that heavy?

Did it dissolve even the red bricks?”

Lin Yuan gave Xia Zheng a look.

Could he stop joking at such a time?

If red bricks were like mud bricks that turned to muddy water after a downpour, wouldn’t the new house in her yard be reduced to piles of mud now?

Realizing his joke was in poor taste, Xia Zheng chuckled awkwardly, “Who would have thought, no one had stolen any bricks during the almost one month of construction, and yet someone coveted the bricks from our house in such heavy rain last night!”

With a resigned shrug, Lin Yuan also found it unexpected.

The new house was essentially finished, and the roof no longer needed red bricks, just some new tiles which Ma family Manor had agreed to deliver today.

However, due to the heavy rain, it would likely be a few days late.