Underground river mouth.
Otter Kai threw logs into the river, and the Big River Beaver hugged the logs, dragging them into the burrow. They worked through the underground stream, piling them all up into the pond.
While the two families were busy, Liang Qu went ashore to go home. On the way, he passed by the Chen Family where the front door was wide open. Five or six laborers were going in and out, and some were pushing wheelbarrows filled with green bricks.
They dumped them down, raising a cloud of dust.
Chen Qingjiang rolled up his sleeves to help with the work. Seeing Liang Qu at the door, he wiped his hands on his trousers, a bit embarrassed, "Our house is a mess today, there's no place to set foot."
"It's alright, Uncle Chen, are you fixing up the house?"