Yu Xiangyan discussed with others and exchanged the mud molds that had already been made by other families. Those who were not in a hurry to build a house were willing to give him the mud molds for a little convenience. Anyway, he would return them later and it would not delay things. It was not like this young man who wanted to get married and could not wait.
Soon, with enough help from him, the new two and a half houses were built.
Wen Yizhen knew that he had his own room, but he was unwilling to live there.
He is a burden.
He didn't want to burden his sister.
His sister is 22 years old this year, and she finally agreed that he could no longer accept her care.
But he was still persuaded by his future brother-in-law.
He is not afraid of doing housework, and now that he has a little nephew, he can help his sister take care of the child.
And he will work harder.
The good day was chosen relatively close, and Yu Xiangyan couldn't wait any longer, so he deliberately picked the nearest day.
Every day after coming back from the fields, he would think of ways to decorate the house.
The walls were covered with old newspapers, and the furniture was made by villagers. It was simple in style and did not affect usability. It had everything that was necessary for household life, such as bowls, chopsticks, oil and salt, which were purchased little by little. When he came back, if he saw any beautiful flowers and plants on the roadside, he would dig them up and plant them in the yard.
Little by little, their little home became better and better.
Seeing him like this, Qu Lingshan clicked his tongue twice again and said, "Don't you think your yard is lacking something?"
Yu Xiangyan humbly asked, "What else is missing?"
"Don't you think this place is missing a fruit tree? Think about it, when the fruit tree bears fruit, you can eat the fruit with just a lift of your hand. If it doesn't bear fruit, you can get more shade in the summer."
Yu Xiangyan thought it made sense: "I'll go ask her what kind of fruit trees she wants to plant. The sooner they are planted, the sooner they will bear fruit."
After saying that, he left.
Qu Lingshan: “…”
Why do I suddenly feel choked again?
Not long after, it was the wedding day. Yu Xiangyan prepared the materials in advance. Today he was the groom, so the kitchen chores were handed over to other people who came to help. Then he entertained the educated youth from the Youth Home, the team leader and secretary, and several good villagers.
There were also two tables of people sitting there.
The dishes were quite rich, including chicken and fish, and everything was delicious.
Then, in front of the Chairman’s portrait, we made a declaration of common progress and became a family.
Normally speaking, for such a big happy event as young people’s marriage, the elders of both families should show up, but the man cannot take leave for the time being, and no one else knows the specific situation of the woman, as her father is still sent down to the countryside.
It was basically the same for other educated youth. It was not realistic for them to come all the way here.
But Yu Qingshan wanted to go.
His son was getting married, and he wanted to go and have a cup of tea with his wife, but the situation at the factory meant he couldn't leave for that long.
So I had to give up.
But he can't do it, but Yu Xianghai can.
Unlike Yu Qingshan who is a master chef, he is not that capable yet. If he coordinates with others in advance, he can get three days of vacation.
If it’s not possible during this period, then we can wait for some time. It’s too late to attend the wedding anyway, so it’s all fine.
As for whether it was safe for him to go alone...Yu Xianghai was tall and strong, and the place wasn't too far away, so what could go wrong?
Yu Xiangan was a little eager to go and have a look. Maybe there would be other opportunities on the way.
However, Yu Qingshan refused. He thought his daughter had only been working for a short time and it would be better for her to behave herself. Besides, the round-trip ticket was not cheap.
A month's salary is gone. Wouldn't it be better to use the money to buy some food?
Just one person to represent is enough.
…
Yao Cuifen came out of the supply and marketing cooperative happily. She had just bought some scraps of cloth from Ye Qijiajia without any tickets.
These scraps of cloth cannot be used to make clothes, but they can be used to make shoes. She plans to make a pair of shoes for her little granddaughter.
A few days ago, she came to give me some pickled beans that she had made herself. She found them delicious. This granddaughter's cooking skills are getting better and better, but she is not without shortcomings.
She can't make clothes or shoes.
She is now wearing a factory uniform, but what she wore before was made by her sister-in-law. Her own skills are limited to sewing and mending.
The stitches that were mended are far from satisfactory.
She saw that her shoes were old and thought of making her a pair.
But after walking a few steps, she met Yang Xizhi.
Yang Xizhi also saw her, held his breath, turned his head and quickened his pace to pass her.
As she passed by, Yao Cuifen snorted and Yang Xizhi walked faster.
I can only pretend I didn't hear it.
She had to retire and stay at home, and she could only stay at home quietly and do nothing.
Her vacancy was filled by Director Chen's relative, and she couldn't say anything. Her older sisters who were unaware of the situation asked why her position was not given to her granddaughter-in-law. What could she say? She could only say that they felt sorry for her frail daughter-in-law and didn't want her to work so soon, and would let her take over her daughter-in-law's job later.
It sounded nice, but in reality, her heart bled every time she thought about it. If her grandson wasn't so incompetent, why would she give up this job like that?
Originally, if Yu Xiangan wanted to take over her position, she had worked there for so long and had many friends. It would be easy for her to suffer a little and make herself feel better. However, the other party used connections to become an accountant. Now, if she really made an excuse to make her look bad, her old friends might not be happy. After all, accountants hold the money in their hands. What should they do if the other party is difficult to pay wages?
So she didn't say anything, and she couldn't say anything.
Ding Minxiu's belly was there, and if it got bigger, it would be the end of her. And no matter what, even if she was dissatisfied with her and thought that she had led her precious grandson astray, she was willing to give her some face for the sake of the flesh in her belly.
After walking a distance, she turned her head and sighed as she looked at Yao Cuifen's leaving back.
How great it would be if Yu Xiangan was her granddaughter-in-law. Of course, she prefers Yu Xiangan between her and Ding Minxiu, both in terms of appearance and personality.
Moreover, one is Yu Qingshan’s biological daughter and the other is his stepdaughter. Everyone knows who is more important to him.
Yang Xizhi shook her head. There was nothing she could do. Things were like this now.
Yu Xiangan is now immersed in the joy of harvest.
The chestnuts on Xixi Farm are ripe and full of fruits. Although there is only one chestnut tree, it is very lush and leafy.
And although chestnuts have thorns, the game was designed so that they can be harvested with one click. What you harvest are chestnuts with the shells removed, which saves her a lot of effort. Otherwise, it would take a lot of time to remove the hedgehog shells one by one.
As soon as she received it from the warehouse, she sifted out the fine sand and fried a chestnut for herself. It was the kind of sugar-fried chestnuts commonly seen on the roadside. It was not only fragrant, but also sweet, sticky and filling in the mouth. It was especially delicious.
She just felt a little irritated, which makes her prone to acne. She didn't eat too much at once. She ate a small plate to her heart's content, and then started making chestnut cake.
Nowadays, her stove has been expanded. Originally there were two, but now there are four. But unfortunately, there is still no iron pot.
Now there is a clay pot, a clay pot, and a carefully selected flat stone slab.
There's no way, iron products are just so hard to buy.
When the steel production was in full swing, all the iron in every household was taken away. Fortunately, everyone ate from a big pot at that time, otherwise there would be problems with cooking for each individual. Later, iron products were no longer collected, but what was taken away before would not be returned, and the melted iron would not appear out of thin air again. So they had to find a way to buy more. They had no iron ore here, so all the iron had to be shipped in from other places.
In addition to the stove, there are flocks of ducks, the small fish pond has expanded from one to three, soybeans occupy an acre of land, and fruit tree seedlings are thriving. Yu Xiangan has not given up yet and is trying every way to add new species to the farm. She has thought of many ways, such as selecting fertilized eggs and bringing them to the farm, and then having them incubated by ducks, but according to the time, the chicks should have broken out of the shells, but there was still no movement and they could not be hatched.
It should have been possible in theory, but she couldn't hatch any of the more than a dozen fertilized eggs, so she knew it was a problem with the settings of the farm.
It turns out that you can't take advantage of loopholes.
The chestnut cakes were ready, and Yu Xiangan was ready to harvest the honey. She was fully armed, wearing loose clothes that covered her from head to toe, and prepared a simple barrel centrifuge.
Because she prepared beehives for these bees, which is a rectangular box with almost no gaps on the outside, except for two gaps at the bottom for the bees to enter and exit. She used grid frames to build nests for the honey inside. When it is time to harvest, she took out the grids and put them on a centrifuge to rotate at a constant speed. The honey inside will slowly be thrown out of the hive and then put back. These bees will diligently make honey for her.
The bee colony has expanded now because she has grown so many soybeans here, and the fruit trees will bloom.
Right now, for example, her chestnuts are ripe and her pear trees are in bloom.
After a busy period, Yu Xiangan harvested nearly two kilograms of honey and was very satisfied.
There were only a few bees before, but now there are more flowers and the bee colony has expanded, so we can harvest so much. It is foreseeable that there will be more and more in the future.
Honey is a good thing. It has many functions and tastes sweet.
Yu Xiangan deliberately set aside one pound, intending to give half a pound to his family and half a pound to his grandmother.
If they treat her well, she will treat them well too.
She took the rest into the warehouse, and once inside, she saw a lot of jars piled up next to the warehouse.
She still occasionally goes to the black market now and then. If she comes across something good, she will buy it in time. She also occasionally sells some things, but not apples, as apples are too conspicuous. What she sells are some processed products.
For example, tofu.
Sometimes she wanted some agricultural products, such as cucumbers grown by farmers themselves. She could exchange a few pieces of tofu for a bunch of them. She used the dried tofu to entice some children to help her pick some flowers for scented tea. Children have endless energy and their families don't need their help. They know that they can get delicious food by doing a little work, so they all work very hard.
With their help, she made more things, including scented tea, health tea, soybean paste, mushroom paste, peanut butter, sesame paste, meat paste, dried vegetables, pickled bamboo shoots, fermented tofu, dried tofu, jam, and even a small jar of fruit wine brewed from wild fruits, and the soy sauce she is making now.
In addition to these, there are also salted duck eggs, preserved eggs, and century eggs that are being pickled. These jars and cans look quite spectacular.
Every time Yu Xiangan saw it, his chest felt sore and full of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.
It’s not easy to go from nothing to where we are now.
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