When Ning Xiyue returned to the Youth League Home, she saw Aunt Qiuju and her men there examining the terrain and measuring the dimensions. Everyone else in the Youth League Home was watching curiously.
"Xiyue girl, you're back. Come here quickly. We are just looking for a place." Aunt Qiuju walked over with a smile and pulled Ning Xiyue to the scene.
He introduced her: "This is Uncle Dajian, an expert in house construction in our team. Building your small kitchen is a piece of cake for him. He can do it easily."
"Hello, Uncle Dajian." Ning Xiyue nodded and greeted the lean middle-aged man in front of her, then pointed to a place and said, "Uncle, what do you think about building my small kitchen in the area behind the house where I live?"
Uncle Dajian looked at the space and nodded. "Yes, that's fine. This way we can use a wall of the house, saving you some material costs. I can also connect the kang to the kitchen. When winter comes, you can heat the kang. Once the kang is burning, no matter how cold the weather is, you won't feel cold."
That’s what Ning Xiyue thought, but there was more than one person living in this room. If she wanted to build a kitchen there, she had to inform the other party.
Seeing that Chen Yechu had returned to the house to pack her things, he went to tell her. After getting her consent, he went to Uncle Dajian and said, "Uncle, it's right there. Thank you."
After determining the location, Uncle Dajian took the tape measure and started measuring. From time to time, he discussed the planning and size of the kitchen with Ning Xiyue. Aunt Qiuju helped and gave some practical suggestions.
In a short while, the area for the kitchen was circled with wood ash, the structure inside was also circled, and the foundation was determined.
A ten-square-meter kitchen can be built as soon as the materials arrive. The materials for building adobe houses are easy to get and will be in place in the afternoon.
"Uncle, how long will it take to build this kitchen?"
Uncle Dajian gave a rough idea: "We will take time to repair it after work every day. It will take a while, about five days to complete. Once the mud is dry, it will take at most ten days to put it into use."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, uncle." Ning Xiyue was not in a hurry. Ten days was not a long time and it would pass in a flash.
After sending Aunt Qiuju and Uncle Dajian to the door, Ning Xiyue sincerely thanked Aunt Qiuju: "Aunt, thank you so much today. You have worked so hard."
She really didn't expect that Aunt Qiuju would be so enthusiastic about her building a kitchen and would always be one step ahead of her in everything.
Aunt Qiuju took Ning Xiyue's hand and shook it, smiling and saying, "With our relationship, there's no need to say thank you or not. Don't worry, I'll make sure you can use the new stove as soon as possible. It's getting late, so you should go back to your work. I'll be leaving first."
"Well, goodbye, auntie."
After sending people back, Ning Xiyue started to cook lunch for them with Chen Yechu. The old educated youth in the educated youth compound were about to get off work, so they had to prepare the meal and free up the pot and kitchen before they came back.
After dinner, Chen Yechu wanted to talk to Ning Xiyue.
After they cleaned up the kitchen and washed the dishes, they went back into the house and closed the door to talk.
"Xiyue, I want to talk to you about partnering up."
Ning Xiyue leaned over and listened attentively: "You say."
"Then I won't beat around the bush and just say it directly." Chen Yechu said straight to the point.
"Before your kitchen is finished, I'd like to cook with you. We'll be back to work soon, and it's harvest time, so the workload is heavy. If we take turns cooking, it'll save a lot of time and we can each slack off a bit. Most importantly, we have similar tastes and some habits that are compatible. What do you think?"
"Let me think about it." Ning Xiyue did not agree immediately.
Chen Yechu continued: "I have already exchanged for a small stove and a small iron pot. I will get them this afternoon. We can use our own kitchen utensils to cook in the evening without having to compete with others for kitchen use."
Hearing this, Ning Xiyue's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, she extended her hand to shake hands with Chen Yechu: "Hello, partner. Let's work together over the next month to create more delicious dishes."
"Hello, partner, let's work hard together." Chen Yechu shook Ning Xiyue's hand with a smile on his face.
The two smiled at each other.
After the initial cooperation was reached, the two had detailed discussions on the specific matters of the partnership, including not only the issue of exporting grain but also the issue of cooking schedules.
Ning Xiyue cooks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Chen Yechu cooks on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and they cook together on Sundays. As for tonight's meal, they will cook together again.
The issue of dinner was happily decided.
The two of them decided to go out and pick up some firewood in the afternoon.
Ning Xiyue was quite satisfied. Compared to competing with others for the use of the big kitchen in the Youth League Institute during this period, she preferred to work alone with Chen Yechu.
In the end, she got the better deal. She was worrying about where to get the small boiler in the morning, and the problem was solved in the afternoon. It was a perfect solution.
After the time was agreed upon, Ning Xiyue started to take a nap with the curtains closed.
In fact, his consciousness sank into the system backpack and he began to check the household knitting courseware that he had signed in at Aunt Qiuju's house in the morning.
The way to open the sign-in items obtained this time is very different.
Two buttons popped up at once. One button said "Practical" and the other said "Exquisite". There was also a picture of a woven vegetable basket on the button.
"Ding, host, please choose the type of learning you want to do. Choose one of the two."
Look at the picture and understand the meaning.
Ning Xiyue could probably guess what different learning contents would be if she chose these two.
The practical baskets we choose are mainly strong and durable, and are like unpolished gems with ordinary appearance but stunning interior.
Choosing an exquisite model is all about appearance, but it is just a vase that looks good but is not practical.
Damn it, this is just like a classmate in her previous life asked her, when choosing a man, would you choose one with average looks but good manners, or one with no special features except for his handsome looks.
But men have no appeal to Ning Xiyue.
Ning Xiyue said at that time: I don’t choose either of them, I am the only one who is beautiful.
But the complete set of courseware for the Household Appliances Weaving Encyclopedia is unique and attractive.
Ning Xiyue now said, "Tongzi, can't we choose both? Can't we make a button that is both practical and exquisite?"
"Ding, trigger the hidden button. A new practical and beautiful button has been added. This button requires the host to consume three sign-in opportunities to light up. Host, do you want to light it up?"
Yeah, it can be done this way. Tongzi is really getting better and better at playing. The sign-in items are actually linked to the choices she makes.
I have to say this is great, it's exactly what she wants and gives her the right to make her own choices.
Ning Xiyue checked the cumulative number of sign-in opportunities in the past three days. There were still eight sign-in opportunities left, enough for her to use.
He said directly, "Light it up. Use the three check-ins closest to the expiration date to light it up."
"Ding, three sign-in opportunities have been used up, and the practical and beautiful button has been successfully lit up."
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