In order to show how good he is in front of Shengsheng, Shen Qingchen didn't even bother to eat. He rolled up his sleeves and went out to help Shengsheng hang the bacon:

"Shengsheng, just stay in the house. It's very cold outside. I'll go hang up the remaining meat."

Without waiting for Lu Wensheng's instructions, Shen Qingchen quickly walked to the yard, picked up the bacon and prepared to hang it on the roof.

Lu Wensheng: No, if you can do it, then go...

Forget it, forget it, let’s go out and take a look later. It’s too cold, I need to put on thick clothes!

At this moment, Aunt Li next door happened to come over to deliver the bowl, and seeing Shen Qingchen hanging bacon, she smiled and teased:

"Hey, Captain Shen is helping Shengsheng with work, he's quite diligent!"

After hearing this, Shen Qingchen felt very happy. She thought that Shengsheng, her neighbor, was really good at talking, and a sincere smile appeared on her face:

"Yes, Aunt Li, you are too kind. This is what I should do."

Aunt Li looked at the bacon that Shen Qingchen hung, which was uneven. Although she didn't know how to make it, she gave it to her roommate with common sense!

Fearing that he would have to redo the work later, he shook his head and stepped forward to remind him:

“Captain Shen, you’re hanging this bacon incorrectly. You see, this meat should be hung in a ventilated place, and it should be hung higher. Otherwise, it will easily get damp and moldy on snowy days, and it will not be easy to dry.”

After listening to Aunt Li's words, Shen Qingchen looked carefully at the ones that Shengsheng had hung before, and it seemed that they were indeed different from what she had hung... Suddenly she realized:

"So that's how it is. Thank you Aunt Li for your advice."

So, he followed Aunt Li's advice and readjusted the position and height of the bacon.

He worked quickly and swiftly, and soon the bacon was hung up. Shen Qingchen clapped his hands and looked at the fruits of his labor with satisfaction.

Just then, Shen Qingchen came to call him for dinner. Thinking that Shengsheng still had to talk to Aunt Li, he didn't go in to disturb her. Now he had to be sensible...

Aunt Li, who was talking to Lu Wensheng in the room, looked at the bacon in the yard with some envy and laughed jokingly:

"A few years ago, there was an educated youth from the south in your educated youth camp. She also smoked bacon once, but she only smoked two small strips. You must have smoked about 50 or 60 kilograms, right?"

Lu Wensheng smiled and did not give a direct answer. It was more than fifty or sixty kilograms. It was a wild boar, at least one or two hundred kilograms!

"Aunt, to be honest with you, I have a sister in the county town, and they are going to give this meat away to others.

But where can I find a place in the city to smoke this? That's why I came here.

I am basically just a worker here, and after I finish the work, I have to deliver it back to the people!"

Aunt Li suddenly realized: "No wonder! Recently people in the village have been saying that you guys went up the mountain to hunt.

You know, I'm a widow and I seldom go out. It was just today when my wife came to my house and told me about it.

She also tried to find out about your situation, but I sent her away. I came here right after she left."

After saying that, she did not forget to look at her meaningfully. When Gangzi's wife came today, she said a lot of bad things about them, but she blocked them all back.

Over the past six months, their family has been getting along very well with the deer and they have eaten a lot of their food. It is only natural for neighbors to help each other.

Lu Wensheng narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that she had a lot of free time recently because she didn't have to work. Even the crickets were flying around her head. It must be because she had been too honest recently!

Seeing that she understood, Li Guihua did not sit down and said, "Okay, I should go back too. Your sister-in-law is still making sauce at home. You should be aware of it and don't let others cheat you."

Lu Wensheng was very grateful for her reminder and responded: "Okay, thank you, Auntie. Come to my house and play when you are free."

"Okay!" Aunt Li responded happily.

After Lu Wensheng sent the people out, Shen Qingchen had just finished his meal. He stepped forward a few steps to ask for credit, but seeing that Shengsheng's face was not very good, he shut up.

But I was still a little worried and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Lu Wensheng sneered: "The village has been too idle recently, we have to find something for them to do!"

Shen Qingchen asked directly: "What do you need me to do?"

Lu Wensheng shook his head: "No, it's just a small matter, you don't need to do anything."

The sand and stones for the road construction have all been brought back, and the pig pen hasn't been built yet, right? Since you're bored sitting idle at home, why not go do something?

He did what he said. That night, Lu Wensheng asked Meng Qingtang to carry the jar of fermented rice wine to the village chief's house.

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Li Xiangyang drank too much in the cowshed at noon and slept all afternoon. He had just woken up and was eating dinner at the kang table when he saw Lu Wensheng and Meng Qingtang coming.

The most important thing is that he also brought the fermented rice that he had been longing for.

Li Xiangyang smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Xiaolu is here? Hurry up and get on the kang to warm up."

"Where is my aunt? Why can't I see her?" The person who just opened the door for her was Zhenguo's wife.

"I've gone to deliver food to the boss. I'll be back soon. Come and sit on the kang." Li Xiangyang called out again.

Lu Wensheng was not polite either. Under his eager gaze, he sat down on the kang and began to instigate... No, it was a suggestion! Yes, a suggestion.

"Uncle, I came here today to tell you something. I heard that the people in our village are restless recently."

Li Xiangyang's smiling face suddenly became serious and he asked:

"Did you hear anything?"

Lu Wensheng made an embarrassed expression, as if the following words were too hot to speak.

Li Xiangyang understood immediately after seeing her like this. It must be no small matter to make Xiaolu embarrassed! He waved his hand and said loudly:

"It's okay, Xiaolu, just tell me what you want. I'll listen to you."

Lu Wensheng thought about the wording before he said, "Uncle, it's like this. Today, Shen Qingchen told me that someone is trying to get the money from our team."

Li Xiangyang immediately jumped up from the kang, not even eating, and now he was holding his waist and cursing loudly on the kang:

"Damn it, I was wondering why he's been so quiet lately, turns out he's got something bad going on. Who! Who is it? If I knew who it is, I'd definitely let him go sooner or later!"

Judging from the way he jumped three feet high, Lu Wensheng had no doubt that if there was no roof covering him, the old man would be so angry that he would fly to the sky.

Lu Wensheng suppressed his laughter and asked instead, "Who do you think it is? Only those two people know."

The truth is, she doesn't know who it is, because she just made it up...