Chapter 75: The first update: Noobs fighting each other

Leaving the shadows of the eaves and the courtyard gate, several dark shadows were suddenly exposed in the moonlight.

Flying in the front was a gray little sparrow, still as small as it was before the Spring Festival; the other one that could also fly was a little yellow chicken.

In other words, it is no longer a little yellow chicken. It is about two times bigger than its classmates, Little Yellow Chicken No. 2 and No. 3, and has already surpassed the little sparrow. However, it has not yet reached the awkward stage. Its feathers are still fluffy yellow and it is still very cute.

"It's the reserve grain and No. 1," Xu Fei said, slapping his forehead. "I almost forgot about them. I haven't fed the chickens yet."

"Feed the chickens?" Ye Yu seemed to have heard something unbelievable. "Didn't we already hand this over to the grain reserves before we left?"

Xu Fei: "..." How could anyone give the job of feeding chickens to a sparrow!

What's even more outrageous is that Ye Yu is absolutely serious about this matter, and he actually caught loaches, grasshoppers, and insects in front of them to feed the little yellow chickens No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

In winter, with its freezing snow and icy conditions, it was incredibly difficult to catch insects outside. They were even allowed to take a few grains, but they were not allowed to waste them. How could a sparrow understand such ridiculously high standards? Every time they saw a sparrow feeding insects to its chicks, Numbers 2 and 3 would burst into tears.

Hua Feifei kept nagging that the sparrow had become a spirit. To be honest, even a staunch materialist like Han Jing felt that it was a bit too much. He could only fool himself by relying on self-hypnosis, "Metaphysics is just science that cannot be explained for the time being. Long live science, long live technological progress."

"Chirp, chirp!" The very scientific little sparrow stopped in front of Ye Yu and chirped a lot. During this time, it seemed to stretch out its wings and point at the little yellow chicken twice.

Especially anthropomorphic.

Xu Fei helped translate or explain: "The reserve grain is very obedient, but No. 1 is always provoking it. No. 2 and No. 3 are more obedient to No. 1. They have fought several times. Out of spite, the reserve grain is only fed to No. 2 and No. 3. No. 1 then snatched all the rations from No. 2 and No. 3. It's too chaotic. I replenish the rations once a day. It doesn't take much time."

Ye Yu landed on Little Yellow Chicken No. 1. Okay, it was almost confirmed that this chicken, like the reserve food, had evolved. She stroked the down on the reserve food that had been delivered to her door and said to No. 1 seriously, "You know what will happen if you can't lay more eggs. Roast chicken is delicious, and chicken soup is also good."

“…”

Han Jing and Xu Fei looked at Ye Yu in disbelief as he seriously threatened a chicken. What made them feel even more outrageous was that the chicken seemed to understand.

You know, Chicken No. 1 is the most ferocious and energetic of the three chickens. It always holds its head high, clucks when it disagrees with something, and uses its mouth to pick up its enemies, especially the sparrow flying around.

But at this moment, this proud little yellow chicken lowered its proud head and rubbed Ye Yu's palm, chirping in a very sweet and coquettish voice.

Xu Fei's pupils were shocked: "Do you really understand?"

"How is that possible?" Ye Yu looked at him as if he were the landlord's stupid son. This little yellow chicken just had a sharper instinct as a beast and sensed the murderous aura she released towards it. Everything else was learned from the sparrow. Maybe in its eyes, she was also a little yellow chicken, and a leader at that.

As for the increasingly human-like movements of Chicken No. 1, they were also learned from humans. The same goes for the little sparrow. Didn’t the previous movement of using wings as hands look very much like Hua Feifei?

"Hahaha, that sounds reasonable." Xu Fei scratched the back of his head and slapped Han Jing who was nodding vigorously. Why are you still supporting the main role at this time?

Boil water for a bath.

Ye Yu took a bath quite frequently during the Chinese New Year, but he never washed his sweaters or coats. Most of the time, it was done by his brothers Ye Baoguo and Ye Weiguo, but now he has to wash them himself.

The main thing is that in this era, there's still a strict separation between men and women. Hiring villagers to wash is a petty bourgeois idea, but piling it all on Hua Feifei seems a bit cruel. How long does it take for a girl to grow up? Should we take on a few more female disciples?

Sure enough, laziness is the source of human sin and also the source of progress. Because she, who has always been too lazy to think, is also thinking about the principle of washing machines. It doesn’t seem that difficult?

Lying in the soft quilt I hadn't felt in for a long time, I sighed and fell asleep while thinking.

Sleep until you wake up naturally the next day.

He woke up naturally but didn't get up. He rolled around in the quilt until Xu Fei finished cooking and called them to get up. Only then did he get out of the quilt with his hair all over his face.

Because of the things Han Jing and Ye Yu brought from home, and Xu Fei was not a glutton, he could not finish all the food stored in the educated youth camp in ten or twenty days.

The breakfast was quite rich.

Not to mention bacon and sausage, there are also tofu and bok choy, chicken soup with white pepper, sweet soy milk and peanut porridge, and soft cornmeal buns.

Ye Yu ate with great relish, and even took the time to praise Xu Fei for his improved cooking skills.

"I learned it from Sister He."

Mrs. He is the wife of the team leader Wang Zhiming. Xu Fei smiled and told about how he had eaten at the team leader's house on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Not only on the first day of the Lunar New Year, there are many other families who invite him during the first month of the lunar year. If he is really willing to put aside his pride, the educated youth center may not even have to open fire during the Spring Festival.

Ye Yu rolled her eyes. If someone invited her to their home, she would definitely eat everything in every household.

Xu Fei was speechless. Did the villagers not invite Ye Yu because she was unpopular?

Of course not.

In an era dominated by hard work, or in any era, the strong are more admired.

Ye Yu was half from Wangjiagou, and his popularity was just as high as his. The villagers just knew that they couldn't afford to invite Ye Yu, and that once invited, Ye Yu would surely go with joy, so they didn't even dare to say polite words.

In addition, Xu Fei felt that even though he could spend the New Year at the team leader's home and the villagers were very welcoming to him, it would be a bit lonely to be alone at the educated youth site during the Spring Festival. This is also the reason why his cooking skills improved significantly.

"It's not just the cooking skills that have improved." Speaking of this, Xu Fei looked at Han Jing proudly.

Han Jing understood immediately:

"A sparring match?"

"Alright! Let's spar!"

Young people are quick to act. The two of them finished the food in their hands in big mouthfuls, put down their bowls, and started punching and kicking in the yard.

Ye Yu ate while watching the show.

I have to say that Xu Fei really didn't waste any time during the Spring Festival. He didn't fall behind in practicing martial arts at all, and he seemed to have gained some insights. The movements he learned were more coherent than before.

But it is still a little worse than Han Jing, and Han Jing had already learned all 108 movements during the Spring Festival, but he still couldn't perform them in a coherent set.

The winner between the two is self-evident.

But Han Jing and Xu Fei both tacitly agreed not to end the fight quickly, but to prolong it, mainly to counter each other's moves and practice their tactics.

In Ye Yu's eyes, they were no different from kindergarten kids fighting.

"The chickens are fighting each other."

After breakfast, Han Jing and Fei washed the dishes.

There is no need to start work today. The snow outside has not completely melted yet, and it will take some time for the snow to melt and the weather to get colder. The preparations for spring plowing can be carried out in rotation.

Therefore, they are still very idle.

Xu Fei told Han Jing and Ye Yu another good news. Influenced by their efforts, at the village meeting at the end of the year, the team leader asked about the establishment of a village primary school, and 70% of the villagers agreed.

It's basically settled.

The location has been finalized, it is on a flat area at the lower slope of their Dongshan Mountain.

Firstly, according to the saying "Bamboo forest in the west mountain and mushroom in the east mountain", there are wild vegetables and fruits in the east mountain in spring and summer. It is convenient for students to help with the work after school, and they can also earn some work points by cutting grass for pigs.

Secondly, Dongshan is close to the educated youth training center, and the villagers believe that the best teachers are in Dongshan. They hope that the children in the mountains can also learn from the educated youth and make money with their own abilities.

Speaking of teachers, Ye Yu refused to accept Xu Fei and Han Jing's gazes: "Why are you looking at me? In order not to teach bad things to children, I will definitely not be a primary school teacher."

Han Jing couldn't imagine himself being a teacher. He thought it was more like playing with a child than teaching. Teaching was too much trouble. He patted Xu Fei on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I'll leave it to you and Feifei."

Such a job as a teacher, which is easy for everyone to get full marks for, certainly cannot be done entirely by educated youth. Two people from Wangjiagou’s own village will also be selected to achieve a balance between the two sides.

As for how to select people, Xu Fei suggested taking exams, and the team leader also thought this was fair.

Ye Yu and Han Jing confirmed their withdrawal, which meant that there was no need for competition among the educated youth. It was obviously an easy job that did not require working in the fields or being exposed to the sun and rain, but the two of them despised it and were reluctant to leave, leaving Xu Fei at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

In short, the team leader's plan is to build Wangjiagou Primary School before the spring plowing.

To this end, Xu Fei personally went to the town commune with the team leader to apply. When the president heard it was Wangjiagou, he agreed. The commune president also hoped that the educated youth would teach more local celebrities.

But there is a problem.

Because there was no brick factory in the town, they wanted to build a better primary school classroom, so they needed to purchase a batch of bricks and stones from the county brick factory in the name of the brigade.

However, the Spring Festival is a good time for some institutions, factories, and even communes to renovate, and brick factories in the county town also need to make reservations for purchases.

Firing is secondary, and transportation is even more inconvenient. The brick factory has limited trucks and gives priority to large orders from towns and cities.

The price is not cheap either. Even though Wangjiagou now has tractors, it cannot hide its poverty. The village community works hard all year round but does not earn much money.

Ye Yu:

"Can't you burn it yourself?"

Han Jing and Xu Fei looked up at her at the same time. Does Ye Yu also know how to make bricks?

Ye Yu:

“…”

She didn't know much about more complex building materials, but she knew a little about things like ice houses, earthen brick kilns, and cement that were made from local materials. Not only did she know this from watching various videos, she had also briefly participated in the construction of a doomsday base.

To make bricks, you must first select the soil. The requirements for making earthen bricks are higher than the craftsmanship. Pick out stones and other debris, break the soil, add water and mud, pile the soil and trample it with gravity, and then use wooden brick molds to make bricks.

All of the above are very simple and require very low technical content. Normal people can imitate them. The only thing that requires technology is how to build a brick kiln.