Yi Qingqing felt that the sweet potatoes she had for lunch were delicious probably just because the sweet potatoes in Xiangshui Village were good, and it was probably not because of the sign-in.

Because this roast chicken smells good, but doesn’t seem to taste that amazing, so it’s just okay, and feels just normal.

She didn't expect that Yun Guyuan's barbecue skills were not good, because the various seasonings he prepared and the appearance of the roast chicken looked quite authentic.

Yi Qingqing had just eaten lunch, so she only ordered a chicken wing. The other two probably hadn't eaten lunch yet, so she just wanted to get some meat. She mainly wanted to try what the chicken produced by this system tasted like, and at the same time to avenge the previous bite.

"Uncle Yougen is probably coming, so I'll go back first," Yi Qingqing planned to leave after finishing her meal.

"Let's go, let's go. Don't tell anyone what's happening here!" Gao Beizhu reminded them. He is worried about his life!

Yi Qingqing was too lazy to pay attention to him, and said to Yun Guyuan, "Comrade Yun, goodbye."

"Goodbye," Yun Guyuan nodded slightly.

"Brother Yun, is it really that beautiful?" Gao Beizhu saw Yun Guyuan staring outside the shed without even taking a bite of the meat.

Yun Guyuan suddenly turned around with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Gao Beizhu felt that his brother Yun's eyes were creepy.

"Since you call me Brother Yun, I have to remind you to go home and tell your parents to help you find a partner as soon as possible. You will definitely be single if you count on yourself." Yun Guyuan said, and then he stood up and left, "Remember to pack your things."

"Partner? What does this have to do with chicken?" Gao Beizhu scratched his head. "Forget it. There's still meat left to eat. I'll just ignore it for now."

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When Yi Qingqing walked outside the primary school, she saw from afar someone standing next to the private plot of land she had cleared.

"Uncle Yougen, you're here so soon?" She hurried over.

There was a pile of loess next to the private plot, as well as a bundle of dry straw and wooden brick molds. It was estimated that they had been used several times.

When Yi Qingqing went down the mountain, she put some wild vegetables and firewood in her backpack. Zhao Yougen saw what she was carrying and asked, "Are you going up the mountain to collect firewood in the middle of the day?"

Yi Qingqing nodded, "There's not enough firewood at home."

Zhao Yougen nodded and pointed to the pile of earth next to him. "I have prepared all these things. There is no need to be as particular about building the outer wall as for the house. Stack the earth bricks today, let them dry overnight, and I will build them for you tomorrow afternoon. As for the back door, do you want to install it now?"

"Now," Yi Qingqing put her backpack aside, "I'll come and help break the door hole so I can get you some tea."

"No, no, just stand aside and watch, I'll fix it for you in a while." Zhao Yougen didn't dare let her do it. If she didn't do it properly, her house would be ruined.

As Zhao Yougen spoke, he marked out the seats and started to work.

After a while, a doorway big enough for people to enter was created.

Yi Qingqing and Uncle Yougen pushed the fallen earth and rocks aside, then went into the house to pour water.

She was thinking in the morning that someone would come to help in the afternoon, so she specially made a large pot of thinner sugar water and placed it in a water tank to cool.

Pour a big bowl of it now, it tastes cool and a little sweet, refreshing and not greasy.

The water was in a wooden bowl. Zhao Yougen didn't notice it at first. He took a big sip. After the water went down his throat, he felt something was wrong. He smacked his lips and said, "This is such a waste."

He doesn't work for free by building the wall, he can get two dollars!

No worker is so generous as to give me sugar water to drink. I have to step on the mud a few more times today to make it firmer to repay their kindness.

Yi Qingqing also knew from their previous interactions that Zhao Yougen and the old carpenter were both honest people. If you show them some respect, they will not take advantage of you. Instead, they will reciprocate because they feel a little uneasy. That's why she decided to treat them well this time.

I will be staying in the countryside for several years in the future, so it is necessary to establish good relationships with the villagers.

Especially those relatively simple folks.

Anyway, from what she had seen during this period, although Xiangshui Village was remote and poor, it was still a place of beautiful scenery and fertile land. When the harvest was poor, people often went hungry, but when there was famine everywhere, no one starved to death here.

Therefore, most of the villagers are still relatively simple and honest, but they still have some minor problems such as taking advantage of others, gossiping, and being jealous, all because of their poverty.

Yi Qingqing doesn't like it, but she won't stop interacting with people. She can still handle these relationships with the right methods. If it really doesn't work, she is not afraid of trouble.

It is relatively easy to open the door hole, but making the earthen bricks is a bit troublesome.

Yi Qingqing had talked to Uncle Yougen about building the courtyard wall a long time ago. At that time, he reminded her not to plant anything after clearing the private plot, as it would be used to place bricks later.

I saw him spreading the soil he brought on his private plot, crushing it bit by bit, loosening it, and then softening it with water.

He did all these tasks for others, because the proportion of water had to be controlled well, neither too much nor too little. After soaking, he turned the soil over twice and sprinkled half an inch thick grass nodes on it.

Yi Qingqing helped to chop this grass node, which is about 20 cm long.

Then use a spiked rake to mix the soil and grass nodes together, and then comes the step of stomping the soil, making sure to stomp it all over.

Yi Qingqing also took off her shoes and rolled up her trouser legs to go on stage. It was quite fun, except that the grass knots were a little prickly for her feet, but it was much better once she got used to it.

Section 22

It was quite interesting to see how she stepped on it. I had never seen anyone making earthen bricks like this in the city. Qian Lailai also joined in.

Yi Qingqing did not hide the fact that he wanted to build a wall and open a back door. Moreover, the children in the village went to and from school, and the educated youth went to the back mountain through this side. Unlike Yun Guyuan and his friends, few people passed by on this side. He opened the back door quietly without her knowing.

So Li Mengxue, Zheng Xiaolong and others are here too.

Li Mengxue and her family were not interested in cultivating their own private plots. She was too lazy to even cultivate public land, so she didn't want to suffer here!

She gave Qian Lailai her private plot behind her house, and spent money to gain the right to pick vegetables from Qian Lailai's plot in the future.

Even Zheng Xiaolong and Chen Zhihe did the same.

Because among these people, apart from the money, no one knows how to grow vegetables.

They came to see her now because Li Mengxue wanted to open up the back alley and open a door at the innermost part to facilitate entry and exit.

Because of this door, Qian Lailai, who originally wanted to open up the house, gave up the idea. It doesn't take too long to go in and out through this back door.

Therefore, Yiqing was the only one among the educated youth who added adobe walls to their private plots.

Even Xie Shiyan's private plot was just surrounded by a fence made of branches.