Ye Xiaoxiao, who was cooking at home, suddenly received a notification from the system.
[Task completion rate 9%, reward 100 yuan.]
"How come you've already completed a little bit?" Ye Xiaoxiao was feeling annoyed because there was no water at home and Li Chenyang wasn't around, but receiving the money made her feel much better. She immediately took out three cents.
"Fifth brother, come here."
The fifth brother is here with his younger siblings, playing around and helping to look after the kids.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
"Go fetch water from Uncle Chen's house up ahead. There's no water left to cook. Take this three cents and buy some melon seeds."
"Okay." The fifth brother took the money and immediately called his two younger brothers over, grabbed the buckets, and ran off.
After sending the fifth brother and his two younger brothers to fetch water, Li Chenyang and the third and fourth brothers had already brought the stove home.
Li Yanni pushed the child back, shouting:
"Sister-in-law, my brother and the others are back."
Li Yanni was very happy. Regardless of what they brought back or whether they would use it or not, children are always happy when they see new things added to the house.
"Sister-in-law, I've brought the water back."
The fifth brother and his brothers took turns carrying water, and all three of them now had some melon seeds in their pockets.
When the fifth brother came back, he stuffed a handful of money into his younger sister Li Yanni's pocket. When Ye Xiaoxiao saw this, she felt that no matter whether her younger siblings got along in the future, they were still very close now.
"My older brothers are back. They're inside now." Li Yanni was overjoyed. Her fifth brother even gave her some melon seeds.
"Really? Then let's go take a look."
As soon as the group of boys heard that their older brother was back, they rushed into the house, eager to see what they would be carrying in their cart.
"What is this? It looks like an iron table."
The sixth and seventh brothers were still somewhat disappointed. It was just a table, made entirely of iron. They couldn't even lift it; what use was it?
Ye Xiaoxiao poured the water into the vat and quickly started cooking.
As for the brothers inside the house, Li Chenyang asked them to help set up the stove and install the chimney.
"Brother, this stove is so heavy, how much does it cost?" The fifth brother tried to lift it, and could only manage to move it a little.
"You'd never guess, it's 150." The fourth brother was straightforward and had long forgotten what his eldest brother had told him not to tell anyone.
"Fourth brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Chenyang now gets chills whenever he hears the number 150. That fourth brother, with his big mouth, says everything.
"Oh, this stove was a gift from my brother's family's chef. Don't go spreading rumors when you go out."
The third brother quickly warned his three younger brothers and sisters, but his face was full of gloating smiles.
They told their older brother it was a secret, but they didn't take it seriously at all.
Soon after, several neighbors came into the house.
They all saw Li Chenyang and his group bring something in from outside.
I'm curious to see what new things Old Li has come up with at home.
As everyone entered, they watched Li Chenyang put the glowing coal briquettes from the small coal stove into the furnace, and then add more coal.
After covering the stove with the lid, there was no smell in the room.
"What's the point of you making this thing? It's just a stove, and you even put the lid on. What's the use?"
Old Chen sat down at the iron table, and soon he felt the fire in the furnace start up, making a whooshing sound.
The desktop started to warm up.
"Hey, this thing is really useful. It's burning hot inside, and I can feel my body getting warm now."
"Yeah, that's true. There's hardly any smell in the room, and the pipe is hot. This stuff is great; the room is much warmer than before."
Grandpa Wang also echoed Dong He's words.
"Hey, how much does this thing cost?"
Grandpa Wang became curious. If it weren't expensive, he would want to get one.
"This... was given to me by my master. His family didn't want it anymore, saying it was worth exactly 150 yuan."
They used radiators in their building. So I brought it back and used it.
Li Chenyang glared at his younger brothers, then quickly answered himself, speaking with great conviction.
"One hundred and fifty? Goodness! That's way too expensive. Is your master the leader you met at the farm?"
Grandpa Wang used to work on the farm; they paid people to work there. Fifty cents a day.
"Yes, that's him."
Li Chenyang kept apologizing to his master in his heart. He would tell his master properly when he planned to bring some nice gifts for the New Year, so that his master wouldn't let it slip again.
Ye Xiaoxiao had no idea what they were talking about inside the house. By now, the meal was almost ready. She called Lao Wu and the others to clear the table and get ready to eat.
As soon as the two old men heard it was time to eat, they left immediately.
"You two are having dinner at home? The food is ready." Li Chenyang said politely as he followed behind the two old men.
"No, no, it's almost time for dinner at home, you guys go ahead and eat."
...
After lunch, it was already afternoon. My younger siblings were also going home.
However, by this time, the two old men had spread the word that Old Man Li's family had bought a large iron stove. The village was only so big, and with everyone talking about it, the whole village knew about it in no time.
The Li brothers came from the east, and many people inquired about them along the way.
However, the third and fourth brothers, after being reminded by their eldest brother, both replied that the stove was a gift from the village leaders. They didn't know how much it cost.
When we got home, the fifth child and his two younger brothers were playing hopscotch outside.
Aunt Wang was chasing her chickens past the Li family's door when she saw Lao Wu and greeted him warmly:
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