1970s: The Capitalist Heiress Goes to the Countryside to Repair Tractors

Zhong Wanwan accidentally transmigrated into a novel, becoming the eldest daughter of the capitalist Zhong family in Jincheng in 1971.

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Chapter 14 Building the kang (heated brick bed) and constructing the courtyard wall (2/2)

Zhong Wanwan also preferred large blue bricks, as they would make the room not only clean but also beautiful. Zhong Wanwan agreed:

"For professional matters, we should listen to the professionals. Let's build it according to Brother Wei's suggestion!"

Brother Wei was very happy to be recognized by Zhong Wanwan, because in his mind, Zhong Wanwan, who could repair tractors, was quite amazing.

Soon, Aunt Zheng's stewed chicken with mushrooms and vermicelli was ready. Because there were many people, she put in a lot of mushrooms and vermicelli, so Aunt Zheng used two small bowls to serve it all.

Besides chicken stew with mushrooms, Aunt Zheng also made a cucumber salad with her own soybean paste, which was both delicious and refreshing.

As soon as the food was served, everyone who had been working all morning didn't stand on ceremony and started eating.

The three Wei brothers had a hearty and oily lunch, which gave them even more energy to work in the afternoon!

I originally thought that adding firewalls to both rooms would be much more troublesome than building a kang (heated brick bed), so I wouldn't be able to get it done today.

But the three brothers were full of energy and stayed up late, and they actually managed to finish it in one day!

Looking at the neatly built kang (heated brick bed) and heated wall, Zhong Wanwan praised the three Wei brothers to Aunt Wei, saying:

"Aunt Wei, my brother Wei and his two brothers are really amazing! The kang (heated brick bed) and the heated wall they built are so smooth. And they're so fast, they finished it all in one afternoon!"

Aunt Wei also felt that her three sons had handled the matter well, and laughed heartily:

"It has to be done quickly and well, or you'll see if your auntie doesn't give them a piece of her mind!"

Zhong Wanwan also laughed and said:

"My auntie still loves me the most. She's my own auntie!"

Aunt Wei, worried that Zhong Wanwan was too young and impatient, gave her further instructions.

"Don't rush to sleep on this kang (heated brick bed). Let it air out for at least five days, otherwise the dampness will make you sick if you sleep on it!"

Zhong Wanwan accepted the instruction:

"Okay, Auntie, we're definitely not in a hurry to sleep. We'll move onto the kang (heated brick bed) to sleep after it's completely dry!"

Aunt Wei then instructed Brother Wei:

These kang beds, you'll need to heat them thoroughly for Zhong Zhiqing these next few days, you hear me!

Brother Wei replied:

"I know, Mom, don't worry, I'll definitely treat this like my own home!"

After setting up the kang (heated brick bed), the next step was to repair the courtyard wall. The three Wei brothers knew perfectly well that their sister had been given a job and that the man had genuinely taught her. The eldest brother, Wei, discussed it with Zhong Wanwan:

"My family has some mud bricks for building the courtyard wall, and Uncle Zheng's family said they also have some. We can use our own first, and if we don't have enough, I'll go and choose some for you. I'll definitely choose the ones that are sturdy enough to break easily!"

"Then there's the matter of personnel. I think hiring three more people to assist the three of us brothers would be enough. More than that would just create chaos. Zhong Zhiqing, what do you think of this arrangement?"

Zhong Wanwan had just finished building her own service area in the modern world. Although she hadn't actually done these things herself, she wasn't completely ignorant of them.

Knowing that Brother Wei's words were both practical and useful, Zhong Wanwan agreed:

"Brother Wei's arrangement is perfectly reasonable. We'll leave this matter to Brother Wei!"

“I want to build the courtyard wall 2 meters high, using leftover blue bricks at the bottom and adobe bricks on top. This is the money for buying adobe bricks.”

As she spoke, Zhong Wanwan handed the two ten-yuan bills she wanted to use to buy mud bricks to Brother Wei.

Brother Wei only drew one of the cards and said:

"You won't need those. The mud bricks from our house will be enough for half of it. You won't even need the remaining ten yuan. I'll bring the rest back to you later!"

Zhong Wanwan didn't refuse Brother Wei's offer. It wasn't that she was being unreasonable, but rather that she had already troubled him so much, and it wasn't something that could be solved by giving him an extra 10 yuan!

Zhong Wanwan decided that she would definitely send enough cotton to the three Wei brothers, and bring out cotton-padded clothes and pants for Wei Maisui and Zheng Nannan!