klisemfg Chapter 208 Barbed Wire
Chapter 208 Barbed Wire
After planting the land, the Xu family had a much easier time. Except for the good fields that needed weeding and irrigation, the rest of the wasteland and secondary fields did not need watering, because Qicheng had plenty of rain, so they only needed to weed occasionally. Old man Xu was thinking about the wire mesh that his precious granddaughter mentioned. The weather was getting hotter, and using thick straw mats would really kill the rabbits with heat.
Just after breakfast this day, Old Man Xu couldn't wait to ask his precious granddaughter when the Internet would be installed.
"Yiyi, Grandpa remembers that you mentioned before that you wanted to install a net on the rabbit house. Now that the weather is getting hotter, we have to hurry up and do it."
Hearing this, Xu Cong was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his forehead and showed a somewhat annoyed and apologetic smile on his face: "Oh, Grandpa, look at my memory, I'm so busy that I'm confused! How could I forget such an important thing! Don't worry, I'll do it today! When you and Dad go to the rabbit house later, remember to call me, we'll go together to install the wire mesh so that our little rabbits can also enjoy a cool summer."
After a short break, Xu Congyi asked his grandfather to bring his carpentry tools, and the three of them went to the rabbit house together. Old Man Xu and Hunter Xu lifted the straw mats they had hung the night before, and they could feel that the temperature inside the rabbit house was higher than outside. Fortunately, a row of fist-sized ventilation holes were left on the wall of the rabbit house, otherwise the rabbits would be suffocated.
Xu Congyi took out the wire mesh from the space. She deliberately chose the dark gray color. In modern times, this kind of wire mesh is green for the sake of being eye-catching, but here the more low-key the better, which is not easy to attract attention and can effectively play its protective role.
"Grandpa, Dad, look, this is the wire mesh I prepared for the little rabbits." Xu Cong said as he slowly unfolded the wire mesh. The fine mesh glowed slightly in the sunlight, appearing both sturdy and beautiful.
"Yiyi, this thing of yours is really great! It is breathable and can protect against wild animals in the mountains!" Old Man Xu praised. Hunter Xu even tried it himself and pulled the wire mesh hard. The solid texture made him nod in praise.
The wall facing outwards of the rabbit house is a half wall, and the door is only the lower half, so Xu Congyi asked her grandfather to bring carpentry tools, one to make a window frame to facilitate the fixing of the wire mesh, and the other she also planned to replace the door with only a door frame, and then install the wire mesh on it.
Then, the three of them got busy. Old Man Xu used the carpentry tools he brought to skillfully make window frames to better fix the wire mesh. Meanwhile, Hunter Xu was not idle either. He was busy around the doorway with a shovel and a broom. He first cleaned up the weeds and gravel around the doorway to make sure the ground was flat and unobstructed. Then, he carefully checked the size and shape of the doorway to ensure that the new door frame could be installed perfectly. Xu Congyi herself set up her position in an open space to the side and began to cut the wire mesh. She had measured the dimensions of the windows and doors in advance, marked them, and carefully cut according to these marks.
After some work, the renovation of the rabbit house is finally coming to an end. The new window frames have been installed, and the wire mesh has been cleverly fixed on them; the original heavy wooden door has been replaced with a simple door frame, and the wire mesh has also been installed, giving the whole rabbit house a brand new look.
In order to prevent the rabbits from running out, Xu Congyi first brought the finished door frame back into the space, drilled holes in it with an electric drill, and then passed a thick iron wire through the holes and screwed it directly onto the wire mesh, so that the door could be fixed.
After the renovation of the rabbit house was completed, Xu Congyi stood aside and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction. Old man Xu was very pleased. He did not expect that his craftsmanship as an old carpenter could be revitalized in the hands of his granddaughter. Hunter Xu also praised Xu Congyi's intelligence and said, "Yiyi, you have a really smart brain. I have never thought of such a renovation method before."
"Okay, grandpa and daddy, please stop praising me," Xu Congyi felt a little embarrassed.
It was getting late, so Old Man Xu and Hunter Xu planned to clean the rabbit house in the afternoon. After the three of them left the rabbit house, Xu Congyi stopped when he saw a large open space next to him.
"What's wrong?" Hunter Xu couldn't help asking when he saw his daughter stop and look at the open space thoughtfully.
"It's nothing, Dad. I was just thinking about how to plan this place if it was built into a chicken coop," Xu Cong came back to his senses and took a few quick steps to catch up with his grandfather and dad.