Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Hope Primary School

On the way back to the village, Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei were no longer as ferocious as before. Even with luggage on their backs, they could still talk and walk like the local villagers.

After hearing about Han Jing and Xu Fei's experiences over the past two days, Hua Feifei was extremely envious and regretted very much that she did not leave two days earlier and missed the bonfire party.

Although she is not very good at playing games, she is definitely a better dancer than Ye Yu.

Han Jing and Xu Fei: "?"

Hua Feifei said that she had learned from a teacher in the Shanghai Cultural Troupe for several years. She lamented: "If I hadn't lost my height and my physical strength wasn't good enough to enter the cultural troupe, I wouldn't have been forced to apply to go to the countryside. But it was because of going to the countryside that I was lucky enough to meet you. My mother said I was lucky after hearing about my experience of going to the countryside."

This is probably one of the reasons why she has better body flexibility after practicing martial arts.

Hua Feifei was no longer sleepy when this was mentioned. She suggested: "How about we organize a cultural troupe in our village? During the winter leisure time, we can perform in various places and combine it with the bonfire carnival. Which production team would not envy and look forward to our Wangjiagou?"

Han Jingding had only seen performances by the art troupe, but Xu Fei knew nothing about the art troupe. Is it allowed to exist? Does the township have an art troupe? Can it perform everywhere?

"Maybe it's not called an art troupe. It's most likely related to the trade union. Where is the trade union in Pingquan Town? I'll ask around next time I go out." Hua Feifei has already included this cultural performance in her New Year plan.

Han Jing and Xu Fei didn't say anything either. They didn't understand cultural performances, but they enjoyed watching the shows and playing games, and expressed their support for Hua Feifei's idea.

They talked about brick kilns again.

"She knows this too?" Although she knew that Ye Yu knew a lot, Hua Feifei still found it unbelievable. She didn't know why, but looking at that fair face, which was prettier than the teachers in the art troupe, her appearance had nothing to do with brick-making.

Xu Fei:

"Ye Yu said she had been to the brick factory before."

Generally, Ye Yu can answer this question by searching his memory and recalling the time when he played outside the brick factory when he was young. It can only be said that Yanjing is so big that there is everything, but the water content is at least 80%, so the ability to burn bricks has nothing to do with this.

Hua Feifei had no doubts and nodded: "She really likes to play, and she can even make ice sculptures."

"Yes, yes, the Great Wall that Ye Yu carved before was simply amazing. Children could walk on it without it collapsing... Unfortunately, after you left, the weather warmed up for a few days, the snow melted, and the ice sculptures melted too. The children in the village were looking forward to her return, but who knew that she would cause such a big fuss on her first day back..."

According to the law of friends, people gossip about whoever is not around, and when Ye Yu was not around, they talked about her the most.

The time spent chatting passed very quickly, and before we knew it, we arrived at Wangjiagou.

The villagers they met along the way greeted Hua Feifei warmly and said that she had become plump.

Indeed, Hua Feifei ate and drank well at home during this Spring Festival, and her face became rounder. Her chubby apple-like face looked even cuter and more like a child. Many boys and girls in the village who were younger than her looked more mature than her.

In this day and age, praising people for being wealthy is a good word, but there are so many people who want to be fat but can't.

Therefore, Hua Feifei was very happy to be praised for her plump figure, but what she wanted to be praised for most was not her round face. She stood on tiptoe and asked again: "Auntie, take a look, besides this? Are there any other changes?"

Aunt Wang was confused.

Not to mention Aunt Wang, Han Jing and Xu Fei who had been following along were even more confused. They didn't even notice that her face was round.

"Height, height."

Hua Feifei didn't know when she grew taller. This year, she measured herself against the wall when she got home. She hadn't grown in height since junior high school, but now she had grown... 2.5cm, from 151cm to 153.5cm.

Highlights:

"Two and a half centimeters."

She is 0.5cm taller than her mother, so she is not the shortest in the family.

Hua Feifei's mother:

“…”

Filial piety is so great.

Han Jing and Xu Fei, who were not anxious about their height, said: "...Oh." Such a small change in height is really hard to notice.

"You have all grown taller, so should I?" Xu Fei touched his head uncertainly. He seemed to be almost the same height as Ye Yu now.

This martial art is really learned correctly!

Aunt Wang shook her head in amusement as she watched them leave side by side. Even Hua Feifei was not short in their village, Han Jing was almost the tallest, and Ye Yu and Xu Fei were already in the top five. No wonder they were all so outstanding!

Approaching the Youth House, Hua Feifei shouted: "I'm back!"

Ye Yu was sitting on a lounge chair under the eaves, teasing sparrows and chickens. The lounge chair was ordered by Carpenter Zhang from there and was covered with thick, soft rabbit fur. She often sat on it in the yard to bask in the sun or watch the snow. She was the only one who could ignore the weather like this.

Hearing the sound, one person looked up:

"oh."

A sparrow and a chicken followed closely behind:

"grumble."

"Gu."

Seeing the three people carrying large and small bags, his eyes lit up and he added: "Welcome back."

Not to mention Chicks No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, the sparrow still remembered that Hua Feifei had fed it many times, so it flew over and circled around her before flying back.

Hua Feifei grabbed it and said, "......嘤."

Ye Yu commented: "I have had such a good time over the years that I have not only gained weight and height, but my physical abilities have also declined."

Isn’t the word “growing fat” used to describe pigs?

Hua Feifei was so angry that she jumped up and down. Even though she was praised for being taller, she wasn't that happy. Well, she was a little happy.

But she was absolutely unwilling to accept the fact that her skills had declined.

Hua Feifei's desire to learn martial arts was not that strong, but she persisted because she had something stronger than Han Jing and Xu Fei, and it was a healthy competition. This time when she returned home, she was able to show off her skills many times without realizing it. It's good for a woman to be strong. Her mom and grandma both advised her to study hard and not to listen to what others say about being bossy or not.

“I practiced throughout the Chinese New Year!”

Ye Yu holds her chin in her hand:

“So it’s a solid circle?”

What is a solid circle? Is it a round face? In winter, cotton-padded clothes are thick, and even a short person will be wrapped up and look round.

"puff."

Han Jing jumped to the side to avoid Hua Feifei's attack, and held back his laughter under Hua Feifei's glare.

He also took the opportunity to talk about the help of his childhood friend's herbal bath, praising it as really useful. This made Xu Fei and Hua Feifei at a loss for words. It was Ye Yu who taught him, but they were the ones who benefited.

Tonight's dinner is also very rich. In addition to local specialties, the remaining food is prepared by Chef Xu Fei and Chef Han Jing.

Hua Feifei was tired after being on the road for several days and walking for such a long time, but she still had the energy to go into the kitchen to teach them cooking and cook a big pot of rock sugar and snow pear soup.

Ye Yu was responsible for fetching water and firewood, as well as eating and drinking. The division of labor among the four was clear.

The evening gathering was still lively. Hua Feifei did not forget to show off her dancing skills. It was obvious that she had some folk dance skills. But no matter what she danced, it made people feel festive for some reason.

Maybe it has something to do with her face? Or maybe they've been together for so long that they've figured out her personality?

“Is it still about the face?”

"Ahhh, I hate Ye Yu!"

"Don't bother me, don't bother me. How about I show you how to use a sword?"

"Whose... beautiful!"

A few days later, when the snow had melted, the bricks that Wangjiagou had bought finally arrived. The people from the brick factory were only responsible for delivering them to the town, and the villagers carried them back in baskets.

The construction of brick kilns is put on the agenda.

After all, it involves high temperatures. Ye Yu suggested that the brick kiln be located farther away from the mountain and on flat ground at the foot of the Three Mountains. Although this may have a certain impact on the local air environment, given the output of Wangjiagou, this impact will not be too great.

First, build the foundation of the kiln with bricks.

Then, the most important thing about a brick kiln is the layout of the flue and the fire duct.

The flue is recessed into the kiln wall, half a brick wide and one palm deep. There are three chimneys on the top of the kiln for exhausting smoke. As for the fire duct, considering that Wangjiagou burns more firewood rather than more expensive coal, and firewood has low flame power, it is best to leave one on each layer of kiln bricks, so that the heat can be evenly distributed.

In addition, a "kiln eye" needs to be reserved to observe the internal fire during kiln firing.

The finished brick kiln looks like half of a steamed bun with a round belly in the middle. It cannot be used immediately and needs to be dried for more than half a month. It is shorter in summer, but this is winter.

The drying time is not short, and you may need a little help from external means.

During this time, you can prepare tools and materials such as shovels, brick molds, clay, etc., and then you can break up the soil, sift the soil, mix the mud, make the blanks, and dry them in the sun.

After the kiln is dried, the bricks are loaded into the kiln, one by one, one row by one row, one layer by one layer.

The bricks are fired for about two days. When you look through the kiln hole and see that the inside is yellow, the kiln is sealed.

The first brick Ye Yu fired was the relatively simpler red brick. In addition to the differences in materials and firing temperature, the worst thing about red bricks and green bricks is that red bricks can cool naturally, while green bricks have an additional process of cooling by injecting water, which requires more technology than controlling the kiln temperature. Red bricks do not need water cooling and sealing the kiln.

After cooling, it is taken out of the kiln.

When one red brick after another was taken out of the kiln, everyone laughed.

This is not easy.

Their hearts beat with fear as they followed Ye Yu's movements. Some of them silently prayed to God and their ancestors for blessings a hundred or eighty times every day.

It’s not that I don’t believe it, it’s just that the consumption cycle is too long, and I’m afraid of what might happen.

Ye Yu indeed sang the minor tune many times.

Building a kiln is indeed complicated, but after the kiln is built, they do not need to build a kiln again for a long time to fire bricks. They only need to repeatedly make blanks, load the kiln, fire, seal the kiln, and take out.

The second round of bricks has been put in, and the third and fourth rounds are waiting.

Ye Yu felt that he didn't even need a supervisor, as others could complete the task well.

She doesn't like the environment of the brick kiln and prefers farming, except for fertilizing with fertilizer.

Others: "..."

After discussion, the village officials decided that regardless of whether Ye Yu farmed or not, she would have a share of the kiln factory's extra work points, and they also gave her the position of the first kiln factory director.

The other villagers had no objections at all.

Of course, Factory Director Ye didn't have any, after all, work points meant food at the end of the year.

At the same time, the team leader also seized the time to lead the team members to build the primary school in Dongshan. Because it was a townhouse, there was no concrete or steel bars, and it mainly relied on wall building technology. He also invited two old teachers from the town to provide guidance.

As the primary school was being built day by day, Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei began to discuss the name of the school.

A villager asked:

"Is Wangjiagou Primary School not good?"

"It's not that it's bad, it's just not heroic enough." The young people's thoughts are understandable. The Red Flag Brigade even changed the name of the entire village.

They proposed several names, including Red Star, Defending the Country, Founding the Army, and Sunshine.

When asked about Ye Yu, the first thing that came to her mind was: "Hope."

"A newborn seedling is the hope of the country. This name is great!" The three of them decided on "Hope Primary School" on the spot and told the team leader. The team leader also thought the name was good, and the villagers also said that the name was catchy.

Yeah, this name

——

A bit charitable.