Chen Ye is sometimes stingy and sometimes extremely generous. In fact, after the old couple came, Chen Ye felt that she could save more money. She didn't have to worry about her own food and drinks. She had nowhere to spend money, so she could only buy some clothes for the old couple occasionally.
Otherwise, if she only accepted without giving anything in return, she would feel anxious.
Seeing how harmoniously the grandmother and grandson were getting along, Cen Zixiang joined in the fun: "How about, grandma, you come with me tomorrow, and I'll let you choose the one you like."
Grandma Cen smiled and patted her grandson: "Go wash the dishes quickly. There are a few pieces of watermelon left in the kitchen. I'll give them to you as a reward."
"Oh, there's this good stuff? I have to work quickly."
Cen Zixiang held down his little sister who was about to get up to help, and went to work while humming a little tune with a smile.
While it was still daylight, the old lady put several dresses she had found in the basin to wash. Chen Ye quickly grabbed them and washed them herself. Clothes that had never been worn just needed to be rinsed.
She was too embarrassed to ask the old lady to wash her clothes and just eat and drink for her, but that was really not acceptable.
Cen Zixiang came out after washing the dishes and saw this. He didn't want to rush to wash his little sister's clothes. "Do you want to use well water? Fourth brother will go get it for you."
After having his own well, Chen Ye rarely used tap water. He always felt that tap water had a smell and was not as sweet as well water.
"Okay, Fourth Brother, if you're not in a hurry to go back, can you help me convert that well into a pressurized well?" She could do it herself, but there were some materials she couldn't get, such as cement.
She couldn't go back to the village to burn some cement just for this little bit of cement. She didn't have that much vacation time. She was the only one working, and it was hard to find someone to take her place.
"Okay, I'll leave this to Fourth Brother. If you need anything else, tell him. I'll stay a few more days and get it done for you."
"And the wood you requested, the truck I hired will be here the day after tomorrow and will be delivered then. By the way, are you really planning to redo both of your yards?"
"That's what I think. Let's do it first and then we'll talk about it." There are too many rooms, and it's easy to get some other things, such as wood. If there are not enough in the village, we can exchange some from other villages.
But that kind of solid steel frame is really difficult to build. Her idea is that there is no rush to move in, so she wants to build as many rooms as possible.
"Will you sleep upstairs with your grandparents at night, or go directly to the yard next door to sleep?" The yard next door has been renovated into three rooms, which can accommodate even more than a dozen people.
"I'll sleep upstairs with my grandparents. I got you two more foam mattresses. I can send them over with the car the day after tomorrow. Do you want them later?"
"Yes, that stuff can be used to make mattresses and chair cushions. I also want to collect some of the Ula grass for me. Did you ask for the leather I asked you to get?"
"I asked, there aren't many people in the village, but I went to Xiaoliu Village and asked, and there are a lot of sheepskins there. Is sheepskin okay?"
"Sure, of course. I'm thinking of getting two leather mattresses for grandpa and grandma to keep them warm in the winter. If I had roe deer and deerskin, I could make them a pair of winter boots each. It's much colder in the Northeast than in the capital, and I'm really worried they can't stand it."
"It's no wonder our grandparents are partial to you. You're so thoughtful. I haven't even thought of these things. Will you go back when we close the mountain this year?"
"Go back. Bring grandpa and grandma back with you to relax. It's boring to keep you watching over me all day. Go back and tell little grandpa and the others that I won't be back for the next two or three months. Save up some vacation time and see if we can take some time off together."
"Okay, you can make your own arrangements. I'll go back and tell Grandpa Chen and the others where our grandparents are."
"I'm going to water the vegetable patch next door. I'll get some more wild grapes in the fall so we can make some wine. The old man who promotes blood circulation likes it. I've saved up a lot of rock sugar, which I'll use to make wine."
"Yes, that will require a lot of rock sugar. I'll ask Lao Hei to keep an eye out for it when I get back. There are plenty of wild grapes on the mountain, so I'll make some more when the time comes."
"You're busy, I'm going to go see grandpa and grandma, and take a look at your vegetable garden."
"Don't leave yet. Tell me how the cotton in my yard is doing."
Chen Ye has a vegetable garden. The vegetable garden at his home in the countryside is empty, so Chen Ye asked Cen Zixiang to help plant cotton. This thing is too difficult to buy, so it is better to see if he can grow it himself.
"That's good, seriously. Your brother Gao and I can't do it, but Grandpa Chen and the others are all experienced farmers. With their guidance, it won't be bad. You just have to wait until the season comes to harvest cotton."
"Grandpa Chen is in charge. I also planted some beans and corn for you. Luckily, not many people go there, so we might get a lot when we harvest it."
Chen Ye nodded to show that he was satisfied: "You can go visit grandpa and grandma. There is a big vegetable plot. You can help carry water."
Her grandfather might be trying to show off, not caring about his own health. He is so curious about drawing water from the well all day long that he secretly gets a bucket of water for you.
Cen Zixiang smiled and went through the small door to the next door. The two courtyards here were merged into one, and a lot of green bricks with leaves had been turned into vegetable plots. It looked quite spectacular.
When I saw the variety in the vegetable garden, I thought: "Wow, this is so lively, there really is everything!"
The old man and his wife listened to their grandson's praise with a smile: "Well, look at our skills, they are not inferior to the dealer's, right? This is much more interesting than going out every day to find someone to play chess with."
The old man and the old woman really thought so. When they were in the compound, their daily activities were to find people to chat with, or play chess and drink tea. They were always very careful, for fear that they would say something wrong and give people a reason to attack them.
It’s nothing like now, life is so leisurely and worry-free, and you don’t have to worry at all about someone keeping an eye on you and making mistakes.
Cen Zixiang was happy when he saw the smiles on his grandparents' faces. In the compound, his grandfather was a leader and his grandmother was the leader's wife, so they had to be dignified all the time and pay attention to their appearance.
If you didn't say anything now, you would think that these two were just ordinary retired workers. Suddenly, they heard a cackle, and Cen Zixiang looked in the direction of the sound and laughed.
"You not only have a big vegetable garden, but also a breeding garden?" Look at the chickens and ducks, they are all well raised.
"Why don't you raise two big geese? That one would be more delicious when stewed."
Grandpa Cen's face changed, and Grandma Cen laughed out loud: "Your grandfather is afraid of geese. He said that when he was a child, he was twisted by that thing and was not allowed to keep it."
"Ah! There is such a thing?" My grandfather used to be a young master, so how could he be exposed to this?
"Don't mention it. I can still remember that thing. A big goose flapped its wings and chased me for several blocks. Its body was covered with bruises. How could that thing be so powerful?"
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