Chapter 121: The Dog-Blood Topic Triggered by Building a House
Most villagers had seen the bricks and tiles being transported back to Zhao Dong’s Residence. The sight of batch after batch of bricks and tiles being delivered stirred up excitement in the village.
Many children gathered together, running and shouting after the carts.
Villagers who had been chatting idly in the village all looked on with astonishment as cart after cart of bricks and tiles were hauled into the village.
"Wow, are all these bricks and tiles really for Zhao Dong’s house? There are just too many of them."
"They must be. Didn’t you see Zhao Dong following behind the carts?"
"They’re going to build a brick and tile house! And look at the amount of bricks and tiles; the house they’re building must be huge. Zhao Dong’s family must have made a fortune!"
"Hey, Zhao Dong is coming over."
It’s no wonder the villagers were making such a fuss; the village was simply too poor. As far as the eye could see, there were hardly any brick and tile houses in Zhao Village. Most houses were made of mud, had thatched roofs, or were constructed from wooden boards.
Therefore, seeing so many bricks and tiles being brought back to Zhao Dong’s place caught everyone’s attention.
At that time, Zhao Dong was walking behind the last two carts.
Tie Zhu’s wife—Mrs. Zheng, who always flattered Zhao Dong’s stepmother—said with sarcasm, "Oh, Brother Dong, what are you going to do with all these bricks and tiles? Are you planning to build a mansion?"
Zhao Dong knew that news of their house construction would soon spread throughout the village. After all, it was impossible to keep such a huge event a secret. Seeing Mrs. Zheng’s expression, he calmly nodded. "Yes."