Sister Chen: "Just like the lord now, he rolls up his sleeves and gets to work! He's so diligent!"
System: “This is really humorous.”
Qiao Xuejun: “…”
Master Zhang next to him realized that something was wrong and cleared his throat: "Wife, help me get the kettle and pass it to me."
Sister Chen didn't realize there was anything wrong. She went to get a kettle for Master Zhang and scolded him, "You didn't let me say anything. You were like that at that time! What's there to be embarrassed about?"
She brought the kettle, unscrewed the lid and fed it to Master Zhang.
Zhao Xian, who was standing next to him, said, "Master Zhang, how many years have you been doing this? Did you do this before you got married? Why did you come to the south?"
Before Master Zhang could say anything, Sister Chen said, "Yes, we are both from the north, and he does this. We have been married for more than 20 years, almost 30 years. It was my idea to come to the south, and he is just in love! He listens to whatever I say!"
Zhao Xian smiled: "It's good to have a love brain."
Master Zhang finally said, "Because what you said is right."
Sister Chen: "You're right, of course!"
The two talked for a few words before Sister Chen said, "We came south to escape the heat during the hot season. We had a relative here, so we came to live with him. But when we got there, we found that all our relatives had died of mad cow disease."
She sighed and said, "It's a good thing I came down, otherwise this winter... Gongzhou is like this. It's even colder in the north."
You know, even in winter, the temperature in Gongzhou is usually -4 or -5 degrees Celsius. Now it's -10 or -20 degrees Celsius. I can't imagine how low it will be in the north.
Normally the temperature in their corner can reach minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Also because I was here to escape the heat, I didn’t bring any warm clothes, otherwise it would be more than enough to cope with this kind of winter.
A group of people were talking and chatting.
Qiao Xuejun couldn't help much, so she went out to the growing area to pick mushrooms.
The mushrooms planted before have been growing steadily. After being cut, new ones grow again. Qiao Xuejun also bred some more. After all, mushrooms do not take up space and can be planted using only large mineral water bottles. She planted two large rows.
Wang Juanfeng, who was working on the kang, couldn't help either, so he went to the planting area with Qiao Xuejun.
As Qiao Xuejun cut the mushrooms from the stems with a knife and put them in a bag, she said, "I plan to get some mushrooms for Lord Zhao to take back as a token of gratitude."
After all, Master Zhang and his friends came to help and agreed to exchange down jackets for them. It was not easy to come here, and in addition to down jackets, she could also give a scarf, but Zhao Xian just came here to help without asking for money.
Qiao Xuejun felt that there should be some feedback.
Wang Juanfeng also helped to harvest: "That's what I should do."
Qiao Xuejun picked some particularly large mushrooms and became more and more satisfied as she picked: "My mushrooms are growing really well."
Mushrooms can also provide a lot of protein.
Wang Juanfeng also praised: "It can be used for cooking, making soup, and can also be fried and preserved." The key is that it tastes delicious. The unique freshness of the mushrooms is a rare delicacy at this time.
After a while, Qiao Xuejun picked a big bag of fruits, without seeming to feel sorry at all.
Wang Juanfeng looked at the big bag that was quickly filling up, and said with a subtle hint of ridicule: "There are so many. Lord Zhao will definitely be very happy."
Qiao Xuejun replied naturally: "He takes good care of us. It is only right that we repay him."
Wang Juanfeng had a subtle look on his face: "To us? - He takes good care of us?" Isn't he taking good care of you?
Qiao Xuejun: "Isn't it? He even came to help us make the kang!"
This is truly a condescension, and not every leader can do that.
Wang Juanfeng smiled and said, "You are right."
Who says it isn’t? Strictly speaking, it’s still Kuang Shen’s kang.
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Three hours later, Qiao Xuejun heard Kuang Qianli calling her from the room.
She quickly put down the work in her hands and ran over.
A complete yellow mud kang has been formed.
Because all the materials were prepared in advance, Master Zhang was very skillful, and with the help of a group of people, a kang was ready in three hours.
Master Zhang called Qiao Xuejun over and said, "Light up the smoke and try it out."
When she lived with Zhao Xian before, Qiao Xuejun had never looked carefully. But now she saw that there was a furnace in front of the kang bed. When firewood was burned in the furnace, the smoke would circulate along the flue under the kang, go all under the kang, and then be exhausted through the smoke pipe.
These warm smoke can warm the kang.
Master Zhang is an experienced hand. He succeeded in the first attempt to light the fire, without any smoke leaking out. He said, "It's OK. But you can't sleep for the first two days. You have to warm it up and wait for the mud to dry thoroughly."
With his hands full of yellow mud, Kuang Qianli wiped the sweat off his forehead with the corner of his elbow sleeve: "Okay, I know!"
Qiao Xuejun looked at Zhao Xian. This guy was the same. It was rare to see his hands not wearing the black combat gloves. Instead, they were covered in yellow mud.
Qiao Xuejun couldn't help but smile: "Thank you for your help, come and wash your hands, there's hot water on the stove."
Master Zhang and his family of three, along with Zhao Xian, washed their hands and faces and wiped them clean.
Qiao Xuejun wanted to ask them to stay for dinner, but they refused. Master Zhang said, "My mother has prepared food at home and is waiting for us to go back. She will be worried if we go back too late. Come back tomorrow."
Zhao Xian was even more so. He wanted to stay, but he was busy.
He took out his combat gloves and put them on his hands slowly: "I'll take Master Zhang and the others back. I'll come again next time I have the chance."
Qiao Xuejun didn't stay any longer. She took out the rewards for the two and gave the down jacket to Sister Chen.
Sister Chen pinched the down jacket and said, "Thank you so much, Teacher Qiao!"
Qiao Xuejun: "You're welcome. It's a deal. We're here to express our gratitude. And this scarf. It's not easy for you to come out in this environment. We're here to express our gratitude as well."
Sister Chen refused: "How can this be so embarrassing? I don't want the scarf anymore."
Qiao Xuejun stepped forward and put the scarf around Sister Chen's neck: "I'll have to trouble you to make another trip later."
Sister Chen couldn't refuse, so she accepted it embarrassedly: "We'll come early tomorrow!"
Sister Chen squeezed the down jacket in her hand.
The down jacket that Qiao Xuejun gave her was also very thick, and felt very warm and fluffy, probably because it had been warmed up in advance.
Sister Chen called her son: "Xiaoyong, come and try it on. It's your size!"
Sister Chen and her son were trying on down jackets. Qiao Xuejun looked at Zhao Xian and said, "Lord, wait for me."
Qiao Xuejun ran away, and came back a short while later with a big bag in her hand. She stuffed it into Zhao Xian's hand and said, "These are mushrooms I grew."
"I don't have anything to thank you for, but these are all I have. You can take them back and share them with the soldiers."
Zhao Xian looked inside the bag. The fresh mushrooms looked good. It was a big bag full of several dozen kilograms.
Zhao Xian raised his eyes: "Share it with them? I can't have it all to myself?"
Qiao Xuejun was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously: "That's fine. But there are so many, can you finish them?"
Zhao Xian smiled and said, "Just kidding. Of course we have to share. Everyone has to have a bite."
Otherwise, how would they know that Teacher Qiao gave him something alone?
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