After trying it out, Yu Chuxia and Ye Puan were kicked out to work again by Shiyue.

Shiyue went back to her room to get her food rations.

Since she had promised to provide meals for these people, Shiyue was generous and scooped out a full bowl of cornmeal.

He scooped up almost all the flour he had ground over two days.

But looking at the dough that had just been covered with the bottom of the basin, she was still conflicted.

This amount of noodles is definitely not enough for five people.

They did such heavy work for us, so even if we don't expect them to be full, we should at least give them a six or seven-tenths portion of food, right?

Shiyue gritted her teeth, took out the whole wheat flour she had bought earlier from the small house, scooped out half a bowl and put it into the basin, then mixed it well.

It's not that Shiyue is reluctant to part with it, but mainly because this whole wheat flour looks black, yet its texture is incredibly delicate.

Yesterday, she only used a little oil when making pancakes, but Sun Xiaohong praised it highly, saying that she was generous with the oil and that it tasted especially good.

If too much is put in, it's fine for other people, but He Lixuan is meticulous, and Shiyue is afraid that he will discover something.

But there was really no other food left at home.

It's rare for me to cook something delicious, so Shiyue doesn't want to boil dried sweet potatoes again.

"That's fine. If he really finds out, we'll never give them any more!" Shiyue said softly.

His tone was fierce, and his expression showed a hint of annoyance.

While Shiyue was complaining about someone's meticulousness in the kitchen, that person was packing their luggage.

To get from the river to Shiyue's house, you have to cross almost the entire village, and the village head's house, where they are temporarily staying, is in the middle of it.

When they reached the captain's house, He Lixuan stopped, told Jiang Dong that he needed to go back to get some things and was coming back first.

He took out a striped bed sheet that was about 80% new from the wooden box, thought for a moment, then used the fruit knife he had brought to cut a slit and tore it in half!

He folded the torn bed sheet and stuffed it inside his cotton-padded coat before coming out of the house.

It was only a short while late, but by the time He Lixuan returned to the Shi family home with the mud he was carrying, the house was already bustling with activity.

Everyone was crammed into the kitchen, and He Lixuan could hear Jiang Dong's shouting from a distance.

"That's not fair! You two have already eaten, why can't I have some too?"

“My brother will be back soon. What are you trying? With your big mouth, I’m afraid you’ll finish the whole plate in one go.”

"Who's a big mouth? How am I a big mouth?"

...

He Lixuan ignored the few people inside who were talking nonsense and went to the center of the yard to dump the mud into the pile he had been using before.

"Early summer!" he called out towards the kitchen.

But the people inside were chatting happily and obviously didn't hear anything.

However, Shiyue opened the door and came out of her bedroom.

Shiyue looked at him and said, "You're looking for Chuxia? I'll go call her for you. Wash your hands first, dinner will be served soon."

He Lixuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Giving it to you is fine too."

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward and pulled out the bed sheet that had been torn into two pieces from his pocket.

Shiyue could tell at a glance that the bed sheet had just been torn, and couldn't help but hiss, cursing inwardly, "What a spendthrift!"

She had never seen such a spendthrift man!

What excellent material this is!

How much would a foot of this fine cotton fabric with such beautiful blue stripes cost?

I doubt you could buy it even if you had the money!

How could he tear such a beautiful bed sheet?

Shi Yue stared at He Lixuan in shock, thinking that this man must have something wrong with his head!

He Lixuan had no idea what Shiyue was thinking.

He casually shoved the bed sheet into Shiyue's hands and said, "After dinner, we'll nail the windows for you and Chuxia together with wooden strips."

I already asked the team leader for nails and a hammer at noon. You two hang these curtains up tonight.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I guess we'll have to sew the edges again. You know how to sew, right? I doubt Chu Xia does."

"I can sew," Shiyue answered instinctively.

"That's good then." He Lixuan felt relieved, as he thought the task was complete.

He clapped his hands: "I'll go wash up first."

"Wait a moment!"

Shiyue then realized that the bed sheet was actually for her, and immediately felt embarrassed.

She quickly refused, saying, "I can't accept this; it's too expensive!"

He Lixuan turned to look at her: "Don't you want me to take it back? What would I do with half a bed sheet?"

Shiyue: "..."

She thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."

Shiyue decided to ask in the group that night if anyone was selling fabric or bed sheets, and then buy something similar to return to him.

He Lixuan waved his hand dismissively and strode away.

Shiyue's vegetable dumplings were filled with plenty of filling.

Not only did she add a lot of dried and chopped bamboo worms, but she also soaked the wood ear mushrooms she had picked earlier, dried radish shreds and dried green vegetables provided in early summer, and she even chopped some pickled cabbage pieces in.

The key point is that she also used the wild onions that He Lixuan and the others picked to make oil, which she then poured over the filling...

That taste, let alone in those times of scarcity, would be something to exclaim "delicious!" even in times of abundance.

As soon as the lid was lifted, the group of people who had been laughing and joking just moments before all fell silent, their eyes fixed on the large bowl of dumplings!

"Eat up, stop staring." Shiyue said, handing a dumpling to Yu Chuxia.

"Sister Shiyue, you should eat too."

"I'll make another soup, you guys eat first."

Having just received gifts from He Lixuan, Shiyue felt she had to reciprocate.

She picked and washed some goosegrass that she had just picked that day, and asked Yu Chuxia for an egg, preparing to cook a pot of vegetable soup for everyone to enjoy.

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