Shuiqing tried to persuade her several more times, but it was no use.

Hu Wenhua chuckled and said, "Sister, don't try to persuade her. Mother rushed over here to help you. If you tell her to rest, she might as well go back."

After looking around, he asked, "Sister, there seem to be a lot of people helping out. Which job should I do?"

Shuiqing looked at her strong and robust younger brother and pointed to the distant rivers and lakes, saying, "We bought six rabbits yesterday. Go and help build a bigger burrow for them."

When he built the thatched hut last time, he had already built a small nest and surrounded it with stones, enough for six rabbits to run around happily.

However, rabbits have a particularly strong reproductive capacity. These six rabbits will have baby rabbits in a few months, and they will have litters very quickly. It's good to prepare the nests in advance so you won't be in a panic.

After all, these are what we'll be relying on to improve our meals next summer!

Hu Wenhua had built the nest with the thought that it might come in handy when his sister and brother-in-law caught wild rabbits and kept them in captivity. Unexpectedly, it did come in handy, but instead of catching wild rabbits, they bought them.

But it's fine what I bought, they're all rabbits, and rabbit meat is so fragrant and delicious!

He grinned and said, "Sure, I can build it in a day!"

"Once you've finished building the foundation, you'll be in charge of making the adobe bricks. While the bricklayers are here, we can build the pigsty." Shuiqing ordered her younger brother around without any politeness.

We're family, so it's all very relaxed and comfortable.

Hu's mother stood by with a smile on her face, and instructed her son: "You're strong, so you have to hit fast, or people will laugh at you!"

Besides, your dad will be sending piglets over in a couple of days. Without a pigsty, if the piglets don't thrive, your nephews and nieces won't have any meat to eat next year.

Towards the end, they didn't forget to apply pressure.

When Hu Wenhua thought about how this concerned the meals of his nephews next year, he patted his chest and replied generously, "I'll go make adobe bricks right now! After I've made the adobe bricks, I'll build rabbit hutches."

The rabbit hutch isn't urgent, but the pigsty is.

After saying that, he took a long stride and ran away quickly.

Shui Qing smiled and said, "Little brother, the more diligent you are now, the more delicious the meat will be next year!"

While picking and washing the tender green vegetables, Mrs. Hu asked, "What are you going to make for lunch?"

In the countryside, it's customary to provide lunch when building a house.

And it's still dry.

Shuiqing, who was moving a large wooden basin, replied after hearing this: "There are too many people, and we can't afford rice and wheat flour. I was thinking of cooking several large pots of vegetable and egg soup, along with cornbread. It's easy to make and quick to eat."

"What do you think, Mother?"

Rice and wheat flour are too conspicuous. If a farming family were to feed dozens of workers rice and wheat flour for ten days or half a month in a row, the whole of Guangning Prefecture would probably know about it!

Mother Hu thought with certainty that even the wealthy family in Niutou Town only used cornmeal and millet, and served it with egg drop soup. Even without meat, it was still a very presentable meal.

Previously, when her husband brought people to help, her daughter served them rice and flour. Although rice and flour are precious, they were only served for one day. Now, with dozens of people coming for at least half a month, she was afraid that her daughter would serve rice and flour again.

Now that he was relieved, he nodded and said, "It's very good, presentable."

Having gained approval, Shuiqing no longer hesitated to scoop up large scoops of cornmeal with a gourd ladle.

The bright orange color is absolutely gorgeous.

When two people work together, the speed is significantly increased.