Construction of Chen Chunhua's new house has started again, and the daily routine from the New Year is still repeating.
She went out to deliver eggs in the morning, and Lin Yulan was watching over the farm. Sanni helped with lunch. When she came back, she made snacks in the afternoon and worked on the construction site together. Even if they could speed up the process by a minute, it was still speeding up.
The steel bars and cement were delivered in batches. There was no other way. They couldn't produce so much at once, and they had to find a place to store what they couldn't use up. It was better to deliver it bit by bit.
The city is going to deliver steel bars again today. The day before, Chen Chunhua specifically told Sanni to cook an extra meal for one person at noon.
Their rebar was only delivered through Lao Shi's backdoor. The steel mill worker was also working on a private job, usually delivering public goods first, then theirs. It was already lunchtime, so he had to offer to keep the worker company company for lunch before leaving.
Sanni took note and washed extra rice and vegetables today. She'd heard the workers at the steel mill had good food, and she wondered if the chef would be accustomed to her cooking.
A steel mill driver.
Suddenly, for some reason, she thought of Qi Jinzhou.
Isn't that guy also a driver at the steel mill? I think I owe him a meal last time.
Sanni couldn't help but sigh. Honestly, she didn't really want to treat him to this meal. This guy looked creepy, and when he called her, it felt a bit glib. She didn't like him very much.
Besides, he is a driver at a city steel plant, so he shouldn’t mind a meal.
It seems that her uncle is quite familiar with the steel plant. Why not buy some gift boxes next time and ask her uncle to bring them over? However, she could only promise to buy the best things within her means. Whether others like them or not is their business.
After all, he is a city dweller and I am a country bumpkin, so there is a gap between us.
Sanni had a mess in her mind, so she carried today's rice bucket to the stove and started steaming it.
On this side, Qi Jinzhou drove a big truck and swayed to the gate of Sihe Village.
Well, there is a big difference between watching it during the day and watching it at night.
It looks a little more earthy during the day.
Qi Jinzhou rolled down the window and stuck his head out, "Hey! Master!"
A middle-aged man dressed in typical peasant attire stopped and turned around. Qi Jinzhou's smile widened.
"Master, I'd like to ask, where is Lin Guoqing's home? I'm here to deliver steel bars."
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After Sanni finished cooking, she didn't rush to carry it over. Chen Chunhua would be back before lunch, and she could pedal the tricycle to deliver it.
The new house was actually quite a distance away from the old one. The old house was closer to the village entrance, while the new one was already at the other end of the field. It would take 10 minutes to get there on a tricycle. Not to mention walking there with a rice bucket on my shoulder.
I’m afraid that when I put the rice bucket down and come back to get the dishes, the rice inside will be cold.
Two large buckets of rice, pickled green fish, steamed bean curd sheets, braised pork with preserved mustard greens, scrambled eggs with cabbage, stir-fried celery with dried tofu, stir-fried leeks with mushrooms, and a large pot of hot pickled cabbage and bamboo shoots soup. That's all there is for twelve people's lunch.
The dishes were mostly served in bowls. Since they were all men, they worked hard and ate a lot, so there was never any leftovers. Sanni even worried she might have cooked too little. Everyone brought their own aluminum lunch boxes and chopsticks, so they didn't have to bring their own bowls.
The rear compartment of a tricycle had just been folded flat, and Sanni could only sit carefully on the railing.
From a distance, she saw a blue truck parked over there. It looked familiar to her, but she wasn't sure, after all, the perspective at night was very different from that during the day.
But suddenly, I heard Chen Chunhua say,
"Hey, did Master Zhang change his car today? I remember his was green."
Sanni: ...I have a bad feeling for some reason.
When the tricycle stopped, I heard Lin Fuqiang shouting,
"Hey, Chunhua, you're here! Sanni! Didn't Xiao Qi just save you a few days ago? He's here in our village again today delivering steel bars. What a coincidence!"
Sanni glanced over and saw Qi Jinzhou jumping out of the car. In the middle of winter, this guy was shirtless?! Wasn't he cold?!
Qi Jinzhou wasn't cold at all. He'd just carried all the steel bars off the truck. Did he feel cold? He was sweating, and the temperature outside was surprisingly low. His muscles, cold outside and hot inside, looked particularly red, yet he felt his blood surging.
Qi Jinzhou didn't feel embarrassed to be shirtless in front of female comrades. He just grinned and greeted them.
"Hey, Comrade Sanni, nice to meet you again."
Sanni: ...
Chen Chunhua was quite happy. She parked the car, got out and lifted the quilt covering the carriage, saying,
"That's such a coincidence. Xiao Qi, come and have a bite with us! The food here definitely won't be as good as the cafeteria at your steel plant, but just consider this as a makeshift place. Do you have anything to do this afternoon? If not, why not have dinner with us tonight?"
Sanni's eyes widened when she heard this. "Aunt! You must be very busy, right?"
Chen Chunhua gave her a glare. When did this girl become so incapable of speaking politely? She took down a bucket of rice and handed it to Sanni, asking her to carry it in. She was still talking to Qi Jinzhou.
"You saved the Sanni sisters the day before yesterday, and her parents are still thinking about you. They said it was too late that day and they didn't even let you drink water. Otherwise, they would have made you eat at home before leaving. You must eat before leaving today!"
"It's definitely not possible in the evening. I'm here to help my master deliver the goods today. You see, I still have a lot of steel pipes in my car. I have to go to the provincial capital this afternoon, so I came here because it's convenient for me."
Qi Jinzhou casually picked up the cotton sweater he had just taken off and put aside and wiped it on his face. He was sweaty when he put it on, but he felt cold without it. He felt that he was difficult to please.
"But lunch might be really troublesome... Aunt, I forgot to bring my food coupons. Just don't think I'm shameless and eat too much, aunt."
Good-looking and polite young men are always popular among women of all ages, regardless of the era. Chen Chunhua smiled and narrowed her eyes.
"So Master Zhang is your master. I was wondering why it was your turn today. What's there to be dissatisfied with? Master Zhang was also here at noon last time. I specially asked Sanni to make a lot more today!"
"Did Sanni make this meal?"
"Yes! Her aunt was busy in the morning, so Sanni cooked lunch for us." Lin Fuqiang and several other men came forward to help carry the vegetable trays, praising them as they did so. "This girl cooks really well!"
"Really? Then I'll have to try it later."
Qi Jinzhou looked at Ma Sanni with a smile. The girl put down the rice bucket and kept staring at him. When he walked over, he heard her say in disbelief,
"Who are you calling aunt?"
"You can call me aunt, but I can't?"
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What should I do? Did I write Qi Jinzhou too badly?
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