Inside the room, Grandma Wang introduced Wu Gang to them again.

Neither Wang Shang'e nor Wu Gang knew each other's name, so they thought each other was just here to help organize the birthday banquet, and they didn't feel anything wrong.

Grandma Wang was about to make breakfast for them, but was stopped by everyone. She then realized that they had all rushed over after breakfast.

After sitting for a while, Wang Xiao'e asked Grandma Wang when she would go to buy vegetables. If she could buy them earlier, she could prepare them earlier.

After all, you have to cook a large table of dishes, and it takes a lot of effort to wash and cut them.

Grandma Wang smiled and said, "It's cold now, so we don't have to worry about spoiling the food. So we bought some vegetables yesterday. The vegetables are in the kitchen, and the meat is frozen outside. Come on, I'll show you around."

Grandma Wang picked up the kitchen key and went to open the door.

The temperature in the kitchen was no different from that outside. Fortunately, Grandma Wang had insulated the water pipes in advance, otherwise they would have frozen over.

Although the vegetables were bought yesterday, they were all quite fresh. However, the chicken and pork that had been left out were frozen hard and had to be thawed in advance.

"Xiao'e, I'm afraid you're too busy, so I specially called Wu Gang over to help. If you need anything, just call Wu Gang directly."

After Grandma Wang said this to Wang Xiao'e, she turned to Wu Gang and said:

"Xiao Gang, just listen to Xiao E's instructions. Yes, there is hot water on the stove in the main room. There is also an aluminum kettle in the kitchen cabinet. Put a cold kettle on it and bring the hot kettle to Xiao E so that she can wash the vegetables."

Wu Gang responded, took out the aluminum kettle from the cupboard, filled it with water and carried it to the main room. After a while, he came back with another kettle of hot water.

Wang Xiao'e was already wearing an apron and collecting cool water to wash vegetables. Wu Gang came forward with a kettle to add some hot water to her.

Who understands the happiness of washing things with hot water in the winter of this era?

Rural people basically rely on chopping firewood in the mountains. Carrying it down from the mountains one by one is not only laborious but also time-consuming.

It would be easier for other families with more men, but in the Lu family there was only one male laborer, Lu Heping, so the task of going up the mountain to chop wood naturally fell on him alone.

I have no time on weekdays because I have to go to work. So I only have time to go up the mountain to chop firewood during the last month of each year when I don’t have time to go to work.

So he had to make good use of this time and chop back a whole year's worth of firewood.

Usually in the last two months, firewood would be a little tight, and Li Dani would try to get some dry straw and dry leaves to mix it up.

Wang Xiao'e understood that it was not easy for her father-in-law to chop wood, so she usually saved the wood. Even in winter, she would try not to use hot water for things like washing clothes and vegetables.

The water freshly drawn from the well is fine, as it is warm and not too cold to freeze your hands. But once the water has been left overnight, it becomes so cold that your bones ache when you put your hands in it.

She never dared to imagine that she would be treated so well by working here.

At this time, Grandma Wang spoke again, "Xiao Gang, don't let Xiao E drink cool water. Remember to go to the main hall to fetch it for her after drinking."

Wu Gang responded again, and Grandma Wang took Xu Guixiang's hand and walked out.

"Okay, just leave it to them. Xiao Su's mother, come on, you can go to the main room with me and take a nap."

As the two of them walked out of the kitchen, they saw Su Wan sticking her head out of the door.

Just now, Grandma Wang knew that Su Wan might come over to look for someone, so she just closed the door.

"Grandma Wang, Mom..."

Su Wan wanted to ask her mother if she had come over just now. She had just heard some noise at the gate while she was asleep, but when she came out of the space and leaned over the window on the upper floor to look down, she didn't see anyone.

Thinking she had heard wrongly, she returned to the room, washed up, changed her clothes and came out.

Thinking that her mother and Wang Xiao'e would definitely come over soon, she opened the door and wanted to look at the street. When she looked up, she found that the door of Grandma Wang's house was ajar.

She heard voices coming from their yard, so she curiously opened the door to take a look, and just in time she saw her mother and Grandma Wang coming out of the kitchen.

"Mom, why are you here so early? Where's my sister-in-law? Is she here yet?"

"Xiao Su, come in quickly. They are already busy in the kitchen." Grandma Wang waved at her.

Upon hearing this, Su Wan ran over quickly and lay down at the kitchen door to look inside.

She saw Wu Gang and Wang Xiao'e busying themselves inside. The two of them cooperated very well. She smiled secretly in her heart.

Wu Ganggang was in the room when he heard Su Wan outside asking whether her sister-in-law had come over. He couldn't help but be startled.

It turned out that the person who helped was the sister-in-law of the girl next door. He remembered that the day before yesterday his cousin came to him and said that she wanted to introduce someone to him, and she said it was the sister-in-law of the girl next door. Could it be this person?

He had to look at Wang Xiao'e a few more times.

I found that her age was consistent with what my aunt said, and she didn't look like she was over 30.

As he stood there looking at Wang Xiao'e, Su Wan shouted inside, "Sister-in-law, you have worked hard every day."

While washing the vegetables, Wang Xiao'e replied to Su Wan: "It's not hard. Thank you, Wanwan."

"Don't be polite. I am also selfish. If you can stay here in the future, I will be your support in the city."

Wang Xiao'e laughed after hearing this.

After Su Wan finished speaking, she said to Wu Gang, "Brother Wu, my sister-in-law is new here and is not familiar with anything. Please help her a little more."

Wu Gang responded repeatedly, and Su Wan said hello to Grandma Wang and Xu Guixiang who were standing outside the door before going out.

In the kitchen, Wu Gang began to lose focus when he realized that Wang Xiao'e might be the blind date that his cousin introduced to him.

"Brother Wu, can you pour me some more hot water?"

Wang Xiao'e touched the water in the large iron basin where the meat was placed and found that it was already cold.

Add some hot water to make it freeze faster.

Wu Gang responded, picked up the aluminum kettle and poured water into it.

Because his movement was a bit big and one of Wang Xiao'e's hands was just on the edge of the basin, some hot water droplets accidentally splashed on the back of Wang Xiao'e's hand.

Wang Xiao'e couldn't help but let out a cry and quickly reached out to cover the back of that hand.

Wu Gang was frightened. He put the kettle on the table, kept saying sorry, and pulled Wang Xiaoe's hand to check.

Wang Xiao'e's face flushed suddenly.