Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Hope Primary School

On the way back to the village, Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei were no longer in their miserable state. Even with their luggage on their backs, they could still talk and walk like the local villagers.

After hearing about Han Jing and Xu Fei's experiences over the past two days, Hua Feifei was indeed extremely envious and regretted very much that she had not set out two days earlier and missed the bonfire party.

Although she is not very good at playing games, she is definitely a better dancer than Ye Yu.

Han Jing and Xu Fei: "?"

Hua Feifei explained that she had studied with teachers from the Shanghai Art Troupe for several years. She lamented, "If I hadn't fallen behind in height and hadn't had average stamina, I wouldn't have been forced to sign up for the rural program. But it was precisely because of that program that I was lucky enough to meet you. My mom, upon hearing about my experience, said I was incredibly lucky."

This is probably one of the reasons why she has better body flexibility after practicing martial arts.

Hua Feifei's sleepiness faded when she heard this. She suggested, "How about we start a cultural troupe in our village? We could have performances during the winter break, and combine it with the bonfire carnival. Which production team wouldn't envy us like Wangjiagou?"

Han Jing had only ever seen a performance by an art troupe. Xu Fei was completely clueless about the art troupe. Was it even allowed to exist? Did the township have an art troupe? Could they perform everywhere?

"Maybe it's not called an art troupe. It's most likely related to the trade union. Where is the trade union in Pingquan Town? I'll ask around next time I go out." Hua Feifei has already included this art performance in her New Year plan.

Han Jing and Xu Fei didn't say anything. They didn't understand artistic performances, but they liked watching shows and playing games, and expressed their support for Hua Feifei's idea.

They talked about the brick kiln again.

"She can do this too?" Although Hua Feifei knew that Ye Yu knew a lot, she still found it incredible. There was no reason, but looking at that fair face, which was prettier than the teachers in the art troupe, her appearance had nothing to do with brick-making.

Xu Fei:

"Ye Yu said she had been to the brick factory before."

Generally speaking, Ye Yu can answer this question by searching through his memories of playing outside the brick factory when he was young. He can only say that Yanjing is so big that it has everything, but at least 80% of it is water, so being able to make bricks has nothing to do with this.

Hua Feifei had no doubts and nodded: "She really likes to play, and she can even make ice sculptures into something special."

"Yes, yes. The Great Wall that Ye Yu carved earlier was absolutely amazing. Even children could walk on it without it collapsing... Unfortunately, after you left, the weather warmed up for a few days, the snow melted, and the ice wall melted too. The children in the village were all looking forward to her return, but who knew she'd make such a big fuss on her first day..."

According to the law of friends, people gossip about whoever is not around, and when Ye Yu is not around, they talk about her the most.

The time spent chatting passed very quickly, and before we knew it, we arrived at Wangjiagou.

The villagers they met along the way greeted Hua Feifei warmly and said that she had become plump.

Indeed, Hua Feifei ate and drank well at home during this Spring Festival, and her face became rounder. Her chubby apple face looked even cuter and more like a child. Many boys and girls younger than her in the village looked more mature than her.

In this day and age, praising someone for being wealthy is a good word, but many people want to gain weight but can't.

Therefore, Hua Feifei was very happy to be praised for her plump figure, but what she wanted to be praised for most was not her round face. She stood on tiptoe and asked, "Auntie, take a look, besides this, are there any other changes?"

Aunt Wang was confused.

Not to mention Aunt Wang, Han Jing and Xu Fei who had been following along were even more confused. They didn't even notice that her face was round.

"Height, height."

Hua Feifei didn't know when she grew taller. This year, she went home and measured herself against the wall. She found that her height, which had not grown since junior high school, had actually grown... 2.5cm, from 151cm to 153.5cm.

emphasize:

"Two and a half centimeters."

She is 0.5cm taller than her mother, so she is not the shortest in the family.

Hua Feifei's mother:

“…”

Filial piety is so great.

Han Jing and Xu Fei, who were not anxious about their height: "...Oh." Such a small change in height was really hard to notice.

"You all have grown taller, so I should have grown too, right?" Xu Fei touched his head uncertainly. He seemed to be almost the same height as Ye Yu now.

This martial art is really the right one to learn!

Aunt Wang shook her head in amusement as she watched them leave side by side. Even Hua Feifei's height was not short in their village. Han Jing was almost the tallest, and Ye Yu and Xu Fei were already in the top five. No wonder they were all so outstanding!

Nearing the Youth House, Hua Feifei shouted, "I'm back!"

Ye Yu was sitting on a lounge chair under the eaves, teasing sparrows and attracting chickens. The lounge chair was ordered by Carpenter Zhang from there and was covered with thick, soft rabbit fur. She often sat on it in the yard to bask in the sun or enjoy the snow. She was the only one who could ignore the weather like this.

Hearing the sound, one person looked up:

"oh."

A sparrow and a chicken followed closely behind:

"grumble."

"Gu."

Seeing the three people holding large and small bags, his eyes lit up and he added: "Welcome back."

Not to mention Chicks No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, the sparrow still remembered that Hua Feifei had fed it many times, so it flew over and circled around her before flying back.

Hua Feifei emptied the bag: "...嘤."

Ye Yu commented: "I've had such a good year. Not only have I grown fatter and taller, but my physical abilities have also deteriorated."

Isn’t “growing fat” used to describe pigs?

Hua Feifei was so angry that she jumped up and down. Even though she was praised for her height, she wasn't, well, a little happy.

But she absolutely refused to accept the fact that her skills had declined.

Hua Feifei's desire to learn martial arts was not that strong, but she persisted because she finally had something stronger than Han Jing and Xu Fei, which was a healthy competition. This time when she returned home, she was able to show off her skills many times without realizing it. It is really good for a woman to be strong. Her mother and grandmother both advised her to study hard and not listen to what others say about being domineering or not.

“I practiced throughout the New Year!”

Ye Yu holds his chin in his hand:

“So it’s a solid circle?”

What's a solid circle? Is it a round face? In winter, thick cotton-padded clothes wrap up thickly, and even a short person looks round.

"puff."

Han Jingxian jumped to the side to avoid Hua Feifei's attack, and under Hua Feifei's glare, he held back his laughter.

He also took the opportunity to talk about the herbal bath assistance from his childhood friend, praising the herbal bath as really useful. This made Xu Fei and Hua Feifei at a loss for words. The one who was teaching Ye Yu was the one who benefited, but they were the ones who benefited.

Tonight's dinner is also very rich. In addition to local specialties, the rest of the meal is prepared by chefs Xu Fei and Han Jing.

Hua Feifei was tired after several days on the road and had walked for such a long time, but she still had the energy to go into the kitchen to teach them cooking and cook a big pot of rock sugar and snow pear soup.

Ye Yu was responsible for fetching water and firewood, and for food and drink. The four of them had a clear division of labor.

The evening gathering was still lively. Hua Feifei did not forget to show off her dancing skills. It was obvious that she had some folk dance skills, but no matter what she danced, it inexplicably made people feel festive.

Maybe it's because of her face? Or maybe they've been together for so long that they've gotten to know her personality better?

"It's still about the face, right?"

"Ahhh, I hate Ye Yu!"

"No problem, no problem. How about I show you how to use a sword?"

“Whose… looks good!”

A few days later, when the snow melted, the bricks and stones purchased by Wangjiagou finally arrived. The people from the brick and stone factory were only responsible for delivering them to the town, and the villagers carried them back in baskets.

The construction of brick kilns is put on the agenda.

After all, it involves high temperatures, so Ye Yu suggested that the brick kiln be located farther away from the mountains and on flat ground at the foot of three mountains. Although this may have a certain impact on the local air environment, given Wangjiagou's output, this impact will not be too great.

First, build the foundation of the earthen kiln with bricks.

Then, the most important thing about a brick kiln is the layout of the flue and fire channel.

The flue is recessed into the kiln wall, half a brick wide and one palm deep. There are three chimneys on the kiln roof for exhausting smoke. As for the fire channel, considering that Wangjiagou burns more firewood rather than more expensive coal, and firewood has low flame power, the fire channel is also very important. It is best to leave one on each layer of kiln bricks, no matter how high they are, so that the heat can be evenly distributed.

In addition, a "kiln eye" needs to be reserved to observe the internal fire during kiln firing.

The built brick kiln looks like half a steamed bun with a round middle and a big belly. It cannot be used immediately and needs to be dried for more than half a month. It is even shorter in summer, but this is winter.

The drying time will only be longer, not shorter, and a little external help may be needed.

During this period, you can prepare tools and materials such as shovels, brick molds, clay, etc., and then crush the soil, sieve the soil, mix the mud, make the blanks, and dry them in the sun.

After the kiln is dry, the bricks are loaded into the kiln, one by one, one row by one row, one layer by one layer.

The bricks are fired for about two days. When you look through the kiln hole and see that the inside is a fiery yellow, the kiln is sealed.

The first thing Ye Yu fired was relatively simpler red bricks. In addition to the differences in materials and firing temperature, the worst thing about red bricks is that red bricks can cool naturally, while green bricks have an additional process of water injection cooling, which requires more technology than kiln temperature. Red bricks do not need water cooling to seal the kiln.

After cooling, take it out of the kiln.

Everyone smiled as one red brick after another was taken out of the kiln.

This is really not easy.

They followed Ye Yu's actions with trepidation, and some of them silently prayed to God and their ancestors for blessings a hundred or eighty times every day.

It’s not that I don’t believe it, it’s just that the process takes too long, and I’m afraid of what might happen.

Ye Yu did indeed sing the ditty many times.

Building a kiln is indeed complicated, but after the kiln is built, they do not need to build a kiln again for a long time to burn bricks. They only need to repeatedly make blanks, load the kiln, burn, seal the kiln, and take out bricks.

The second round of bricks has been delivered, and the third and fourth rounds are waiting.

Ye Yu felt that he didn't need a supervisor, and others could do the job well.

She doesn't like the environment of the brick kiln and prefers farming, in addition to composting and fertilizing.

Others: “…”

After discussion, the village cadres decided that regardless of whether Ye Yu farmed or not, she would have a share of the kiln factory's extra work points, and they also gave her the position of the first kiln factory director.

The other villagers had no objections at all.

Of course, Director Ye didn’t have any either. After all, work points meant food at the end of the year.

At the same time, the team leader also seized the time to lead the team members to build the primary school in Dongshan. Because it was a townhouse, there was no concrete or steel bars, and it mainly relied on wall-building technology. He also went to the town to invite two masters to go to the countryside for guidance.

As the primary school was being built day by day, Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei began to discuss the name of the school.

A villager asked:

“Isn’t Wangjiagou Primary School good?”

"It's not bad, it's just not heroic enough." The young people's idea is understandable. The Red Flag Brigade even changed the name of the entire village.

They proposed several names, including Red Star, Defending the Country, Founding the Army, Sunshine, etc.

When asked about Ye Yu, the first thing that came to her mind was: "Hope."

"A newborn seedling, the hope of the country, this name is so good!" The three of them immediately decided on "Hope Primary School" and told the team leader. The team leader also thought the name was good, and the villagers also said that the name was catchy.

Yeah, this name

——

A bit charitable.