"I saw that you didn't have much firewood at home, so I went out to ask and buy some for you. Why didn't you prepare more firewood?" It's not easy to buy firewood in this cold weather. If there is no firewood, people will really freeze to death.
"Oh, it's not that my yard is small, I agreed with them to deliver firewood once a month, and the date hasn't come yet. Where did Brother Gao ask? Call them back quickly."
"No, just prepare more firewood. I see you have a clay stove here, so you don't have to worry about not being able to burn all the firewood. Why didn't you think of getting some gas?"
"Is there gas in the city now?" Chen Ye really didn't know this. She was like a transparent person at work and rarely talked to anyone, so she didn't ask about this.
"Yes, we've had it for a long time. Isn't it said that it burns very cleanly? I use that at home. It's really convenient. I can just light a match whenever I want to use it."
"How about I go out and ask you where to get the gas here?"
"No, it's still cold now, but we have to light a fire. This fire is just right for cooking. If we had gas, we wouldn't have to light a fire in the house when the weather gets warmer. I'll go buy some."
"That's fine. Hey, your brother Gao is back. He's really nice and actually bought some firewood. You cook and I'll go out and help." Cui Zheng quickly put on his coat and went out to help move the firewood.
Chen Ye took a look and didn't follow him out. She had three pots burning on her side. Rice was simmering on the stove used for floor heating, and the remaining two large pots were used to cook dishes.
Gao Yuan and Cui Zheng were not the kind of people who were afraid of working. They got the firewood into the yard, found an axe, and started chopping it. The meal was ready soon, and they also stacked the chopped firewood neatly.
Now that the house has been renovated, there aren't many pieces of wood left from the previous move, and the small yard has been cleaned up. The place looks a lot more spacious than when we first moved in, so at least we don't have to worry about having no place to step.
Otherwise, next time when that person delivers firewood, ask him to deliver more at a time so that he doesn't have to deliver it here every month.
"Are you exhausted? There's hot water in that water tank. Just turn on the faucet below and water will come out. You two can wash your hands and faces and have dinner."
The second floor here is built higher, with a movable ladder on top. Unless it is opened, you can't tell that there is a second floor. It looks like the house has a suspended ceiling.
The mat on the kang was taken from the one-eyed grandfather. It was a rare bamboo mat that looked lighter in color than the straw kang mat. She spread out this mat and also made a few butt pads, as sometimes if she burned too much fire, her butt would get burned easily.
After Chen Ye moved out, this place was used as a dining area. It was comfortable to sit on the warm kang and eat in winter. There was no need to go out of the house to serve the food. It was very convenient to just go through a small door.
Chen Ye put the cooked rice on the kang: "Why are you still looking at it? Eat it quickly. Even though the room is warm, the food will get cold quickly."
"I'm waiting for you. Come and eat with me. Your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Taixu Ye Zi didn't agree with this. Her skills had remained the same for four years, except that she knew more styles.
"If it tastes good, eat more. I have some wine at home. Do you two want some?" Ye Zi didn't like alcohol. It could be said that she didn't like anything that was bad for the body. This wine was what she saved every month and she wanted to take it back to the countryside.
Gao Yuan quickly waved his hand: "We have to go back to the army soon, so we can't drink."
"So anxious?"
Cui Zheng took a bite of the braised pork and interrupted, "It's so close. We'll come over to see you when we have time. It's delicious. Boss, don't just watch and eat quickly. Ye Zi's cooking skills are better than my wife's."
Gao Yuan couldn't bear to watch: "Eat yours." After all, he and Cui Zheng were grown men, and Ye Zi was grown up. If they stayed there for too long and were seen by others, people would gossip about them.
Chen Ye also advised: "Don't be so polite to me all of a sudden, there are so many dishes and rice. Eat as much as you can, otherwise I will be left alone and it will take me a long time to finish it."
"Don't worry, we won't be polite with you." Cui Zheng said casually.
That was really rude. Ye Zi looked at the big bowl of rice. The last bit was poured into the sauerkraut by the two of them. They ate both the soup and the rice, and they felt very bloated.
Ye Zi always thought that she had a big appetite, although it couldn't compare with her fourth brother and Gao Fei. But these two had never been full when they were guests before. This one ate more than her fourth brother and the others. They were real gluttons!
Cui Zheng saw the shock in Chen Ye's eyes and almost spit out his food: "Are you scared?"
Chen Ye quickly shook his head. Even if he was frightened, he couldn't say anything. "That's not the case. I was just wondering, when you were guests in the past, did you never have enough to eat?"
"It's okay, I can eat until I'm 60% full. If we eat as much as we can, we can eat as much as you have for a week." How could they eat as much as they want?
"That's not the case. I don't eat that little. Are you full? Do you want to heat up some more steamed buns?" There were frozen steamed buns and bean curd at home, which she made when she had nothing to do.
"No, I'm a little full." Cui Zheng burped with satisfaction. They were soldiers and they exercised a lot, so they could eat a lot. They rarely ate too much. They only needed to be 70% to 80% full.
Chen Ye nodded. It seemed that she would have to cook more next time the two of them came. She couldn't let the guests come with gifts and not even have a full meal.
After dinner, the two of them took a rest, helped Chen Ye clean up the kitchen, put on their coats and left. Chen Ye did not try to keep them. These two were different from her fourth brother. After all, they were not related by blood, so it was not easy for her to keep them any longer.
After closing the door and locking it, Chen Ye shrank his neck. The weather seemed to be getting even colder. Was it probably the coldest days of winter?
The days seemed to pass quickly. Chen Ye looked at the sounds of footsteps outside from time to time. There was no expression on her face, but her eyes were full of envy. Why didn't she have such a busy time?
At the end of the year, all departments became busy, even their office was very busy. There were also people who looked after the warehouse. It was said that in order to ship the goods, they sometimes had to work overtime until midnight.
Look at her again, she is so idle all day long. Even if she wants to be busy, there is nothing to do to keep her busy. Just look at her small warehouse and the pencils used in the office are neatly arranged by her, which shows how idle she is.
I picked up the sweater thrown aside and took a look at it. It was still the length of a palm. The good new wool now looked as curly as instant noodles. This was caused by repeatedly unraveling it.
Why is this thing so difficult? She didn't think it was so difficult when she was learning. It seems that she has to take the wool back to the village and ask the villagers to help knit it, otherwise she will ruin the good wool.
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