Hua Chengtian instinctively wanted to refuse, but seeing the child's clothes already soaked and the child's resolute eyes, he could only compromise.
"If you want to help, then help. Besides, there's not much work left. Later, we'll add another layer of mud and put up a door for safety. It should be enough, and essentially there's nothing to fear."
As for the mud, straw, and other materials, they were of course prepared in advance, neatly stacked bag by bag inside the cave.
The elders worked quickly. The fourth child and his sister took on the task of moving stones, while the second brother of the Hua family went to help father build the walls.
The elder of the Hua family, his wife, and the daughter-in-law were inside the cave doing more detailed organizing, adjusting the position of the things they brought, and then using oilcloth to completely wrap the shelves for storing grain.
