They talked for a while before Yao Zhenjiang went out to help the Fu family make adobe bricks.
Brother Chen told him that not only did they need a kang, but they also needed to renovate a small kitchen, which would require even more earthen bricks.
At noon, when Fu Jingchen and Jiang Yuman came back, he and Fu Wangshan made another pile and left them hanging.
Looking at the adobe bricks piled up on the side, Yao Zhenjiang said, "This much is enough. Let them dry. I'll find some more brothers and we'll be able to repair it in two days."
Mother Fu expressed her gratitude: "Zhenjiang, I am so sorry to trouble you. I don't know how to thank you."
Yao Zhenjiang laughed and said, "Aunt, don't be so polite. Brother Qianchen is taking everyone to the mountain to hunt wild boars, and everyone is happy to help."
That being said, helping is a favor, not helping is your duty.
Fu's mother knew what was going on, and seeing that he was sweating profusely, she quickly turned back to get some water.
Zhou Yun's family, who lived next door, stretched their necks to look out the window, and curled their lips when they saw how busy they were with a large piece of earthen bricks lying next to them.
Old Man Yang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Should we also build a brick bed?"
"What are you doing?" Just as he finished speaking, Mrs. Cai turned around and scolded him: "The food is in your stomach, are you uncomfortable or something? You can't wait to do something to waste it all day long."
Old man Yang is like a saw-mouthed gourd. He has no say and rarely speaks.
This time he finally brought it up, but the old woman scolded him angrily and he immediately shut up.
Zhou Yun was not too happy either, "Dad, why bother? Haven't we collected so much firewood? We can just warm ourselves by the fire in the house when the time comes."
Mrs. Cai twisted her lips and said proudly, "That's right, we all went to pick up the trash together. We can pick up more to burn, and they can't say anything."
"Who is like the man next door, who has nothing to do all day long?"
Old man Yang lowered his head and said nothing more.
As for Yang Anfu, he always lies on the bed when he is not in bed. When it is noon, he yells, "Mom, when can we eat?"
Mrs. Cai quickly stood up and said, "Do it right away."
"Mom, aren't we going to distribute food soon? Make some white flour for us at noon tomorrow," Yang Anfu requested.
Zhou Yun was a little dissatisfied: "There are only five kilograms of white flour. I don't know if you will separate the white flour this time."
Yang Anfu was annoyed: "Why do you calculate these things every day? The Fu family didn't get much food this time, but they still eat white flour every day, right?"
Because they shared the kitchen, Zhou Yun and her mother-in-law often came back to complain about this, and their words always implied that she was a spendthrift woman who didn't know how to live.
Yang Anfu didn't say anything, but he actually felt in his heart that that was how life was supposed to be.
Haven't you seen an autumn harvest? Fu Jingchen didn't lose weight at all, but instead looked more energetic?
On the contrary, he became so thin that he couldn't even eat flour.
This is not the way to live frugally. Are you going to keep that little bit of flour and wait for it to get infested with worms?
"Eat it if you want." Zhou Yun felt better when she heard Yang Anfu say that the Fu family couldn't get much food.
I scooped out two bowls of flour, and then made up my mind to add another half bowl.
Two and a half bowls of flour were used to make white flour buns, which the whole family ate with wild vegetables and enjoyed with relish.
Mrs. Cai said, "This wild vegetable is good. I will go dig some when I have time. I have heard from the villagers that there are a lot of wild vegetables on the back mountain."
"That's it." Zhou Yun was also satisfied.
The family ate cleanly and after the meal, they cleared the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted outside: "Everyone from the Shi Nian Zi Brigade, hurry to the square."
"Remember to bring your food bags. The captain will be in charge of distributing the food—"
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