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The six newly woven large bamboo baskets from their home had come in handy. Xiao Yishan tied them together with hemp rope, making them into three sets of baskets. Together with the two existing baskets, there were eight baskets in total, enough for carrying soil and stones.
The next day, early in the morning, as the sky brightened, there was activity outside the Xiao Family's courtyard door.
The little bastard dog barked loudly at the outside courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, there were three people waiting - Zhou Fuquan, Zhang Ping'an, and Zhang Youlai. Each of them brought their own hoes. Zhang Ping'an even returned the bowl that the Xiao family had taken yesterday.
The Xiao family had risen early to eat breakfast.
Chuan and Dashan were both satisfied with how early the three men had gotten up. They both borrowed two hoes from their neighbors yesterday.