"Wait a minute, let me clean up first."
Chen Ye quickly picked up the things on the ground and put them in the shed he had built in the backyard a while ago. He would work on these handicrafts after the yard was almost cleaned up.
After packing up his things, he said, "Ershuang, can you lend me your bike? I'm going to pick up some rocks over there. Do you want to come with me?"
"I'll go with you. What are we going to do with the stones?"
Chen Ye got two large wicker baskets and took a longer, thick wooden stick and placed it on the back seat, so that there was just enough space for the two large baskets on both sides.
"The yard is all muddy. When it rains, the yard is full of mud. I thought of picking up some big rocks from the riverbed and putting them in the yard. That way, even when it rains, there won't be mud everywhere."
"Really? Why didn't I think of that? My yard is the same way. Do you think I should bring back two baskets of stones to pave the yard?"
Chen Ye...
She looked at Ershuang as if he was an idiot. How stupid could someone be to bring back two baskets of stones after a journey of more than three hours?
This is because he was not tired when he came here!
Ershuang scratched his head: "No, what do you mean by that look?"
"My yard is just like yours, all dirt. What? You can use stones to pave your yard, but I can't?"
She was also impressed by his ability to understand.
"I didn't say no, I just thought of such a stupid idea. How did you come up with it?"
"There's a big river next to the county town. You can't just pick it up right there. Why do you have to bring it back from so far away?"
"What? Did you eat too much and have too much energy? Don't know where to use it?" Chen Ye chattered, mocking Ershuang without any hesitation.
Suddenly, a chuckle came from behind them. They turned around and saw Cui Zheng carrying a large bundle of firewood and Gao Yuan holding a rabbit standing at the door of their house.
Cui Zheng laughed so hard that he fell backwards, as if he had just heard a joke.
Chen Ye...this guy has a really low sense of humor.
Two pairs...what's so funny? No, who is this person?
However, Cui Zheng didn't laugh for long before he felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by the two of them, so he quickly suppressed the laughter that was about to come out.
"Well, I didn't mean to laugh," but what you two said is really funny, just like a storyteller.
"Brother Cui, Brother Gao, this is my friend Cheng You. You can just have two pairs like me."
"Ershuang, these are the grandsons of your grandfather's comrades-in-arms. This one is Gao Yuan, who is older than you, and this one is Cui Zheng, who is younger than you." He almost said, "Just call them by their names."
Ershuang smiled with his white teeth: "Comrade Gao, Comrade Cui." Maybe it was because of his previous job, but he was a little nervous when he saw him in military uniform.
Gao Yuan nodded: "Hello, Comrade Cheng."
Gao Yuan actually knew Da Shuang and Er Shuang, and he saw these two people from the report on the investigation of Chen Ye. These two people were quite good at judging the situation and now they have honestly found jobs.
However, the two brothers are good people, which also shows that Chen Ye is a good girl who knows how to judge people.
Cui Zheng smiled and shook hands with Ershuang: "We can just call each other by our first names. How about I call you Ershuang?"
Ershuang still prefers to deal with people like Cui Zheng who are more familiar with him. "Okay, I'll just call you by your name."
Seeing that the three people knew each other, Chen Ye continued to ask, "You went up the mountain so early in the morning and went directly to West Mountain? Didn't Shuanzhu tell you that this mountain is unsafe?"
Gao Yuan nodded: "I told you, it's fine at the foot of the mountain. You two are going to pick up stones. We will go with you later."
He saw Chen Ye carrying two large baskets filled with stones, which were very heavy. He always felt that Ye was too thin and weak to lift them, and subconsciously forgot that Chen Ye was skilled and must be very strong.
Chen Ye quickly waved his hand: "No, no, Ershuang, just come with me. You just came down from the mountain, so take a break."
Cui Zheng said indifferently: "Why are you taking a break? This is just a small amount of work. It's not as much as the amount of exercise we get during training. Just wait, we will send the things back and join you."
Gao Yuan also nodded: "I saw that Grandpa Chen has a wheelbarrow at home. If we push it together, we can save two trips."
Chen Ye didn't refuse. Is there really anyone willing to work?
I thought I was the only fool like this. Maybe he couldn't do anything in his previous life and had to gasp for breath after walking a few steps. In this life, Chen Ye rarely lets himself have some free time.
I feel that being busy is a good thing, it is much better than lying down and doing nothing.
Not long after, Gao Yuan and Cui Zheng came out pushing a wheelbarrow with four large baskets on it, tied up and following behind.
"Sister, why didn't you call me when you had work to do? I told you I could have done it by now." Why did his sister always forget about him?
"Then I'll ask you to help me when there's work to do in the future." This is another little fool who loves to work.
Shuanzhu agreed happily: "Okay, then sister, we have a deal."
"Brother Ershuang, when did you come?" It seemed that Shuanzhu had just seen Ershuang at this time.
Ershuang rubbed his head, and saw that this kid was only a grown-up, and his eyes were only focused on his sister. "I just got here a short while ago."
He was quite good at tying things up, so he pulled Ershuang to introduce him to Gao Yuan and Cui Zheng.
Chen Ye...should she tell Shuanzhu that she had already introduced him?
The five people ran to the river. It was not the rainy season yet, so the water level in the river was not high. In some places, the riverbed was exposed, as were the stones that had been washed by the river water for many years.
"Ye Zi, what kind do you want? A small piece or a big piece?" Er Shuang pointed at two stones in front of him, one big and one small.
"The size doesn't matter, just choose a flatter stone." Stones that are too thick are difficult to put into the soil.
Knowing what they wanted, the five people started looking separately, trying to find some flat stones. Soon, the six large baskets were full.
These stones were not enough, so Ershuang and Cui Zheng came together to look for them the second time. The two talkative people got together and soon became friends like childhood friends.
Gao Yuan and Chen Ye turned over the soil in the yard at home so that they could embed the stones in the yard.
With more people working together, work can be done faster. The front yard was finished in less than half a day. Even in the back garden, two or three small paths were paved for easy walking.
Chen Ye smacked her lips. If she didn't want to dig the secret room herself, she really wanted to take three grown men to help her dig the secret room. These laborers were really capable.
Chen Ye quickly fetched a basin of clean water and said, "Come and wash up! I'm so grateful to you three for doing this today. It would take me at least two days to do it myself."
"Don't be polite. Ye Zi, do you have any work? I'll help you with it." Er Shuang just thought that since he had come here with great difficulty, he should help Ye Zi with any work he could.
Ye Zi looked up at the sun and said, "There's not much work left. I'll go up the mountain to check on the condoms. Let's eat early today. After dinner, you should hurry back to the county town. Don't you have to go to work tomorrow?"
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