Chapter 151 Repairing the Roof

Early the next morning, after enjoying Aunt Molly's carefully prepared beef burritos with avocado and tomato salsa and egg bacon, everyone set out together. Hannah drove the F150 at the front, and Walker drove a car full of building materials. The pickup truck followed.

Half an hour later, everyone arrived at Hannah's small farm. A gray-haired old Mexican couple, already dressed in formal national costumes, were waiting eagerly at the gate of the farm.

Old Thiago was wearing a chamando like a big cloak and a classic Mexican wide-brimmed straw hat. The old woman was wearing a traditional "China Bobalana" dress with a black background and gold embroidery. Embroidered in red, white and green colors.

"Welcome home, darling."

The wrinkled old woman held Hannah's hand in her palm and stared at her with tears in her eyes. After many years of separation, the little girl when she left has now grown into an adult.

Old Thiago stood aside, holding his corn pipe silently and saying nothing, but his eyes were slightly red.

The two old men were both ranch workers of the Stephens family. Over the years, they have faithfully guarded this small farm for Hannah, and they have also long regarded this place as their home.

A Lexus SUV came speeding from a distance and stopped at the side. A handsome guy who looked somewhat similar to Walker but was younger jumped out and shouted: "Hey guys, I'm not late. Bar."

"I thought you weren't coming today, so come here to help unload the things."

When the old father Bonham saw his youngest son, he threw him a pair of gloves without politeness.

"Liam, brat, how long has it been since you came home?" Walker stepped forward and hugged his brother tightly.

Completely opposite to his brother's image, Liam's cheeks are shaved even more cleanly than Jack's. Although he is also wearing work clothes, he looks more like a working elite than a cowboy.

"Why do you have the nerve to talk so shamelessly here? I don't know who it is. Last time I went to the border to perform a mission, I didn't come back for three months. I just got promoted recently and am a little busy."

Liam hugged his brother equally hard and began to exert force.

"Yes, yes, it seems that we have the most skilled assistant prosecutor in history, but I am still Brother You."

Then everyone watched with laughter as the two brothers struggled with each other.

"Hey, if you two still want to go home for dinner, just calm down and get to work."

Aunt Molly roared, and the two sons immediately turned off the engine. They gestured to each other unwillingly, and Walker obediently climbed into the truck and started moving things.

"Howdy, Hannah, long time no see, is this handsome guy your boyfriend?" Liam hugged Hannah and asked jokingly.

"Sorry, I guess you're not his type."

Hannah looked more familiar with Liam and punched him twice on the shoulder unceremoniously.

Jack was very friendly and took the initiative to reach out. In the original drama, Liam was set to be a J guy. Although he was not very fond of J guys, except for his sexual orientation, he was no different from normal people in terms of relationships. Big, even compared to most old Americans, they tend to be more conservative, and they are extremely kind to their families.

In the original play, Walker chose to escape from the death of his wife, or abandon his family to seek revenge. It was his brother Liam who stepped forward in time and moved back to his parents' house to help the old Walkers take care of the two children who lost their mother. , a child whose father almost disappeared.

Maybe in Texas, even a minority group like Mr. J is unique and different from other places.

The original house of Hannah's family was of good quality. Like the Walker's villa, it was a bungalow-style building with a brick-concrete structure. It was very strong and strong enough to withstand common local natural disasters such as tornadoes and hailstones. This was very different from the wooden houses all over California.

Huge glass windows allow good lighting into the house, and the low-slope roof extends out to provide a large amount of open space, which is also a long porch.

Putting a few rocking chairs under the porch, looking at the cattle on their pasture in the distance, and leisurely enjoying food and beer is the most wonderful daily leisure time for these Texas cowboys.

It can be seen that the old Tiago couple have been maintaining this house very carefully. Although the wooden pillars and guardrails at the porch have been stained by time, they are wiped very clean and the wooden floor is also well protected. Well, after so many years, it is still as bright as new.

What needs to be repaired is the tiles on one section of the roof. Due to the damage to the internal structure, a lot of cement tiles in this section have fallen off and some are leaking. This is not a job that two old Mexicans can complete.

Three strong laborers, one old and one young, a total of five men, unloaded the entire truckload of building materials in less than half an hour. Bonham began to arrange the division of labor among everyone.

The women were responsible for repainting the wooden doors, windows and guardrail posts, while the men gathered together and began to study how to repair the damaged areas.

"The roof on this side needs to be reinforced before it can be re-tiled. Walker, you and your brother go up and measure the dimensions to see how much needs to be removed in total," Bonham said to his son.

Jack walked into the house, opened the ceiling and took a look inside the roof, and then volunteered to come in.

"The damaged wooden structure is about seven or eight square meters. I will deal with the wood first. After you remove the damaged parts, tell me the specific dimensions."

Tools such as circular saws, electric planers, sanders, and air nail guns are all available on site, and Jack feels that he can handle it easily.

"Are you sure you can handle it alone?" Uncle Bonham glanced at him in surprise. He was already prepared to just let this young man take action.

"If you can, just ask Auggie to help. My home in LA is the kitchen and bathroom I decorated myself."

As he spoke, Jack pulled up the photos on his phone, which showed his enclosed kitchen and the super luxurious bathtub.

Uncle Bonham shrugged and joked with a smile, "Then let's get started. I thought you city people were all braggarts. Auggie, come here and help."

Because he had to face the test of his 'mother's family', Jack exerted all his strength. If the system hadn't been short of gold coins, he would have been determined to upgrade his carpentry skills to master in one go, so as to impress these Texas cowboys.

However, although the previous ogre incident allowed him to gain a lot of gold and 2 system gold coins, plus the 3 he had saved before, it was only enough to upgrade a skilled skill to mastery.

So he just thought about it, not wanting to waste it. Although the progress bar of the carpentry skill (skilled) is now almost full, the cheating system will not reduce the cost of gold coins. In other words, it still costs 5 to upgrade. system gold coins.

Fortunately, Jack is still strong now. He just simply collected the wood for roof repair. After the Walker brothers climbed on the roof and dismantled all the damaged parts, he also quickly completed the preliminary processing work.

"This guy is a good worker!"

Uncle Bonham lifted a section of wooden beam, visually inspected the flatness, and rubbed it with his fingers. It felt smooth and without burrs. He patted Jack on the shoulder and spoke to the ladies who were busy on the other side.

There was laughter from the lady's side. I didn't know if it was Aunt Molly or Emily who was making fun of Hannah.