With the door now opening to the outside, there was no need to keep bowing to the people from Old Pei's House every time we crossed paths, and with wooden boards pasted on the walls, the room was also cleaner.
The kang bed in the room was re-tiled, and another layer of wooden boards was lined up and nailed to the walls. A new, sturdy, and firm door was installed on the outside.
The old door panels were repurposed for the small kitchen; one was used as a door, and the other was sawed in half to make a cutting board.
A fence was built around the kitchen to another side, forming a miniature courtyard with two main rooms and one small kitchen.
After tidying up, Pei Qin stood in the yard with hands on her hips, quite satisfied, "Though the sparrow is small, it has all its vital organs!"
But the silver was almost spent! Si Ya dragged her little face in dissatisfaction and complained.
