Hearing the praise, Lu Fangfang smiled.
After a busy day, she is still full of energy.
Together with Wang Shufen, she carried the bluestone slabs in the yard to the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) inside the house, according to the numbers written on them.
Because the bluestone slabs are irregular, there are many large gaps around them.
Lu Fangfang shoveled the yellow mud onto the bluestone slab, then smoothed it out little by little with her hands.
Some gaps were too big, so she cut out adobe bricks according to the shape of the gaps, placed them on top, and then smoothed them out with yellow mud.
She used fine mud to cover the entire surface of the kang (heated brick bed), with a thickness of at least four or five centimeters. She smoothed it out very evenly, leaving no gaps.
By the time she finished everything, it was already late at night, and Sister Shufen had long since gone home.
Looking at the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) she had built bit by bit, Lu Fangfang felt a great sense of accomplishment. She couldn't help but admire herself; she was truly amazing.
Unable to wait any longer, she went to the yard, found some dry grass, stuffed it into the stove hole, and lit it.
The hay was burning brightly in the stove hole, and soon a wisp of smoke rose from the end of the stove.
"It's done, it's done, the heated kang bed is done."
Lu Fangfang trembled all over, and a big smile appeared on her face.
"Ugh, cough cough..."
Soon, the room was filled with blue smoke. Lu Fangfang covered her nose and quickly opened the window of the inner room.
After a while, she endured the choking smoke and touched the yellow mud on the kang (a heated brick bed). It was very warm. She touched other places as well, and they were just as warm.
Lu Fangfang finally felt relieved. She quickly went to the outer room and closed the door behind her.
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