Ji Xia was also satisfied with Chen Zhigang and Shang Zhikun. These four educated youth had a good reputation in Jijia Village. After the matter was settled, she went to find Carpenter Yang.
Carpenter Yang is not only a skilled carpenter, but also a good stove maker. When his stove burns, the fire is not only strong but also smokeless, without being irritating at all.
Seeing Ji Xia coming, Ji Rongbin, who was learning to make bamboo strips with Carpenter Yang, jumped up immediately and said, "Sister Xia, you're here!"
Ji Ronghua heard the noise, came out of the house, and hurried to light the stove to boil water for Ji Xia.
There is no thermos at home, so I have to boil water temporarily to drink.
"Xia Xia is here!" Carpenter Yang came over, limping. "We'll have dinner at home today."
After hearing this, Ji Ronghua ran out quickly and said, "Sister, you can stay at our house for dinner today. I will make you white flour buns."
Ji Xia smiled and touched Ronghua's head, "Another day, my sister is busy this time, come over for dinner next time. Our Ronghua can also make steamed buns, it's amazing!"
Ronghua was very happy. "The steamed buns I made are delicious. Father Yang said he has never eaten such delicious steamed buns."
"Really?" Ji Xia was grateful that the children from poor families had grown up early. This child, who was only a few years old, could actually make steamed buns.
Ji Rongbin couldn't bear to listen any longer and coughed lightly, "Sister, the steamed buns my younger sister made... were made with unleavened dough, not the kind that's been fermented properly. She didn't know to use yeast, so they don't taste good."
"Brother, you just know how to lie. Dad Yang clearly said it was delicious." Ji Ronghua walked into the kitchen angrily.
Ji Xia knew that Carpenter Yang must have said it was delicious just to comfort Ronghua. She also laughed, "Ronghua is still young, and he is so capable now. Maybe he will be able to make steamed buns next year."
Ji Ronghua was originally very sad. She wanted to make something delicious for Sister Xia, but her brother actually ruined her plan.
Hearing Sister Xia's comfort, she was overjoyed. She brought out the boiled water and reminded Ji Xia, "Sister Xia, it's a little hot. Drink it slowly. It's cold, and you'll feel much better after drinking hot water."
This winter, they had clothes and quilts given by their sister, which made their life much better.
After the greetings, Ji Xia explained her purpose and asked Carpenter Yang to help her build a stove at home.
When Carpenter Yang heard that she had asked the educated youth to come and help look after her house, he nodded and said, "A house needs people to live in it to prosper. A house without people will decay in a few days."
The house he lived in before had its roof and walls collapsed within just a few days, but it didn't matter. He would live here and watch his two children grow up.
Ji Xia gave Ji Rongbin 20 yuan and asked him to go to the village to help buy some clay blocks to make a stove. He went and worked hard and came back, "Uncle Dazhuang, Uncle Erzhuang, and Uncle Xiaozu all have some at home. When they heard that you wanted some, they offered to take them home for free. They said they would help bring them home soon and let you go over to see where to build the stove. They would move it directly to the spot."
Ji Rongbin gave Ji Xia twenty yuan, and Ji Xia took out another yuan and gave it to him, "This is for running errands."
The naughty kid refused to accept it no matter what. When Ji Xia wanted to give it to him, he got angry, so Ji Xia had to give up.
When Ji Xia returned, Yang Dazhuang and the other two had just arrived with a small cart of dried clay blocks. "Xia Xia, Rong Bin said you only need to build a stove. These clay blocks are enough for a two-burner stove. Where do you think we can put them?"
Ji Laotai had already made preparations for dividing the family property. He built two sheds on the left and right sides of the house, with an area of less than ten square meters. Even the platform for storing firewood was ready. On the right side was a two-burner stove. Ji Xia had someone put the bricks on the left.
The three of them worked for a while and finished the job. Ji Xia wanted to pay him, but Da Zhuang pretended to be angry and said, "Xia Xia, you are still so polite to me. Should I pay you too? I got the chance to drive a tractor because of you."
"Let's put one thing in perspective!" Ji Xia said.
The three refused to accept it and threatened to get angry if they gave it to him again, so Ji Xia had no choice but to give up.
When Xie Sufen came back from the vegetable garden, Ji Xia told her about renting a house. "That's good. I can live at your father's workplace and feel at ease."
Ji Xia took out three bags of brown sugar and three boxes of biscuits from the space, all unpacked, and handed them to her mother. "I don't want any money, Mom, you should just deliver them to my house!"
Xie Sufen felt reluctant to give such a generous thank-you gift. Ji Xia said, "Our family is not short of money, so why be so stingy? You are usually alone at home. If you have a good relationship with your neighbors, Dad and I will feel at ease."
Xie Sufen thought this made sense. After separating from Old Lady Ji, life at home became much better. With Qin Xiao earning money to support her daughter, she no longer had to worry.
Xie Sufen handed over the biscuits and brown sugar, and naturally there was another tug of war with Dazhuang's wife and the others, and Xie Sufen naturally won the argument.
On the way back, I saw Liu E, with her belly bulging, talking to her close wives in a deliberately loud voice, "What's the use of having money? You still need someone to support the family. Otherwise, no matter how big the house is, it will belong to someone else in the future."
Xie Chunhua saw Xie Sufen coming over and said with a smile, "Yes, Sister Liu E, you are pregnant with a son, right? When will the birth take place?"
Liu E touched her belly and said, "It's almost time, maybe before or after the New Year!"
A face full of pride!
"Sister-in-law, I heard that there are so many houses in your family that no one lives in them, and you want to rent them out to educated youth. In my opinion, it would be better for you and your elder brother to try harder and have a boy. Otherwise, these houses will not be cheap for my little treasure in the future!" Liu E said, touching her bulging belly.
Not having a son has always been a pain in Xie Sufen's heart. When she was Mrs. Ji's son, she had always lived under the tyranny of Mrs. Ji. But now, under Ji Jianguo's persuasion, and with no one to bother her, her life has become so easy that she is too lazy to think about these things anymore.
In Ji Jianguo's words, her mother gave birth to two sons, but what was the use? In the end, she was angered to death by her daughter-in-law.
"Does your little treasure still need our shabby house? Even if Ji Lao Er doesn't have a house, doesn't the Luo family have plenty of houses?" Xie Sufen no longer gave her face and directly exposed the well-known scandal that the child in her belly was Luo Guangliang's.
Basically everyone in the surrounding villages knew about this matter, and it was not discovered by others, but was told by Liu E herself.
This is the difference between people. If a person has no shame, no one can do anything to him.
"Xie Sufen, what do you mean?" Liu E said it was okay, but others said it was not okay.
"Don't you know what I mean? You shameless thing, you think it's a big deal just because you're pregnant. It's not the Ji family's child, so why are you showing off? Only that coward Ji Tongping doesn't care. Any man with blood would want the bastard in your belly?" Xie Sufen scolded.
When they lived under the same roof before, Xie Sufen often felt ashamed of this scandal and was talked about by others.
Liu E cursed, "Even if it's a bastard, it's better than a chicken like you that doesn't lay eggs. What's wrong with me stealing people? Do you have the ability to steal? Don't you look at yourself? In this village, only a blind man like Ji Jianguo would be interested in you. You don't have a man to steal yourself, so you can't stand seeing others doing well!"
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