He Lixuan and the other two were exhausted after working today!
They had never suffered like this before in their entire lives.
Although the three of them were looking forward to starting construction on the house as soon as possible so they could move to the educated youth settlement, none of them actually knew how the adobe house was built.
I learned a lot today.
Early in the morning, the six educated youths followed the brigade leader Sun Yongfu and a group of people who came to help to the riverbank, where they dug soil.
Only then did they learn that building adobe houses required first digging up this special yellow clay, then wetting it with water until it reached the right humidity before they could start making the adobe bricks.
It is said that there is a skill involved in making clay blanks, and you can't do it at all without learning it.
Sun Yongfu also said that he would find someone to mentor them.
But let's not even talk about making the clay now; just carrying mud—three people would be skinned alive after a day!
My shoulders were burning, and I was even unsteady on my feet when I walked.
That wasn't all. After finally finishing work, He Lixuan proposed to build a wall around Shiyue's house.
We should also carry a few loads of clay over to her house.
With the idea that good brothers should share hardships, neither Jiang Dong nor Ye Pu'an refused.
But after carrying these loads for several days, I'm practically risking my life!
Especially Ye Puan.
He was already the thinnest of the three, and now he simply slumped on the ground, leaning against the wall, unable to stand up even when Yu Chuxia returned.
Upon hearing about the delicious food, Jiang Dong's eyes lit up, and he seemed to regain his strength.
He threw down his carrying pole and went to greet Yu Chuxia: "What delicious food is there? The three of us only ate one multigrain pancake at noon, and we're starving now."
"Quick, quick, bring out all the good food! I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now!"
Yu Chuxia ignored him.
She nimbly turned around and stood in front of He Lixuan, grinning at him: "Third Brother, guess what it is? If you guess right, I'll let you eat a few more!"
He Lixuan glanced at Yu Chuxia but remained silent.
But the little girl clearly wasn't going to let him off the hook. She ran over, grabbed his sleeve, and shook it: "Third Brother, guess, guess quickly!"
He Lixuan hadn't seen his little cousin so happy in a long time. Although he wasn't interested in riddles, he didn't want to discourage her.
He glanced at Shiyue standing to the side.
She sensed He Lixuan's probing gaze, but Shiyue chose to ignore it.
Thinking of how pitifully Yu Chuxia had cried just now, and seeing that she still had the mind to tease others, Shiyue was willing to cooperate.
and--
She actually quite wanted to see the expression on this person's face when he was startled by a bug, someone who seemed to have everything under control and was always aloof.
Seeing that Shiyue didn't seem to be giving him any hints, He Lixuan looked away.
But I was already somewhat prepared.
He thought for a moment and said, "Fruit?"
"No!" Seeing that he couldn't guess Chu Xia's identity, she immediately became happy, her expression full of smugness.
"Sweet potato?" Jiang Dong guessed from the side.
"No! Guess again!"
"A rabbit?" Even Ye Pu'an, who was slumped against the wall, became curious and forced himself to stand up and walk over.
"No, guess again!"
Yu Chuxia was so smug she was practically bubbling with pride, grabbing He Lixuan's arm and shaking it vigorously.
He Lixuan slapped her hand away in disgust, picked up the carrying pole, and said, "I'm not guessing anymore. You go and cook, and we'll carry the mud into the yard."
Seeing that he was ignoring her, Yu Chuxia became anxious.
She disregarded her fear, took the split bamboo tube wrapped in leaves from Shiyue's basket, and shoved it directly into He Lixuan's hand.
"Third brother, here you go! Open it and take a look!"
He Lixuan quickly withdrew his hand, and the bamboo tube was caught by Jiang Dong beside him.
The leaf package opened, and inside the separated bamboo tube, a bunch of fat, white worms huddled together, wriggling...
Even Jiang Dong, who considered himself unafraid of insects, felt a chill run down his spine when he suddenly saw such a large pile of them.
Ye Pu'an, who was standing next to him with his head almost touching the bamboo tube, screamed in fright and took several steps back!
“Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!”
Yu Chuxia burst into laughter!
Shiyue was amused by their disheveled state and smiled.
But she soon realized something was wrong.
Standing to the side, He Lixuan, who had luckily escaped this prank, turned pale.
Shiyue had never seen this person look so pale.
She quickly went over and took the bamboo tube from Jiang Dong, who was still standing there stiffly.
He even pinched the two bamboo worms that had crawled into his tiger's mouth back into place.
Then she silently took two steps back and gave Yu Chuxia, who was still laughing uncontrollably, a look that said, "Good luck to you."
Sure enough, Yu Chuxia was quickly dealt with by her brother.
He Lixuan took a bamboo stick with leaves still attached from Shiyue's bamboo basket, walked over and whipped Yu Chuxia's buttocks!
"Ah!" Yu Chuxia screamed in fright.
He jumped up immediately after being hit!
"Who!" she complained angrily.
Turning her head, she met He Lixuan's dark gaze.
Yu Chuxia shrank her neck and ran forward as fast as she could.
Without saying a word, He Lixuan chased after him.
Shiyue put down the bamboo basket, walked over and opened the courtyard gate amidst the shouts of Chuxia and Jiang Dong, and then went to the wall to help Ye Puan.
"Thank you." Ye Pu'an was so surprised that Shi Yue would come to help her that her ears turned red. She quickly thanked her.
"It's alright." Shiyue supported his arm, helped him stand against the wall, and then grabbed a carrying pole to pick up the two baskets of clay.
It wasn't that she was kind-hearted; it was mainly because she saw that this person could barely stand.
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