She took Jin Haiwen outside and had him sit while she moved the things over to Mr. Zhou's place. She had already made arrangements with him. Jin Haiwen didn't have much, so she only had to make seven or eight trips back and forth to get the job done. After the move, she started tinkering with the house, and Jin Haiwen went up to help.
Zhang Xingrong felt so distressed when she saw him crawling on the ground carrying wood that she quickly went down to stop him: "Uncle, just take a rest. While we're here, you can have a few days of leisure. After we're gone, you'll have a lot to do!"
Jin Haiwen disagreed: "It's too much trouble for you to run up and down by yourself!"
"No trouble!" Zhang Xingrong said, "Uncle, I'm busy upstairs. What if something hits you if I'm not careful? Just let me do it alone. That way I can be faster!"
In the end, he couldn't persuade Zhang Xingrong and had to stay inside. But he didn't want to stay inside either, so he simply took his crutches and slowly walked to the foot of the mountain to find some wild vegetables. He would make them something delicious for lunch!
After persuading the other man to leave, Zhang Xingrong focused on repairing the house. The main structure wasn't damaged, but the roof beams were in bad shape. She replaced the beams, cut some more wood, and then added thatch.
This series of work is quite a lot, but fortunately the house is not big, so it should be completed in about five days.
She was busy all morning. When people from the relocated area came back and saw Zhang Xingrong repairing her house, they were immediately envious.
Not only do my relatives and friends not mind me, they are willing to come visit me and even help me repair the house. I am so lucky!
Seeing everyone coming back, Jin Haiwen told them to wash their hands and eat. At this moment, Liu Qing came over on time and went to see Zhang Xingrong.
"Oh my, this girl can actually repair the house, she's really capable!"
Not to mention Liu Qing, Wen Shizhe couldn't help but take a few more glances. This girl can actually repair the house?
"I'll just do some repairs!" Zhang Xingrong smiled. She packed up and climbed down from the roof.
"Everyone, come in and have dinner!" Jin Haiwen called out.
Everyone went into Mr. Zhou's room together. This time, Mr. Zhou greeted Liu Qing and no longer had a stern face like yesterday.
Liu Qing felt strange. Did this old man change his temper?
Jin Haiwen stir-fried wild vegetables with garlic, following Zhang Xingrong's verbal instruction. He also cooked hericium erinaceus and bacon. Because there were plenty of hericium erinaceus here, Jin Haiwen had been harvesting some from time to time, and they were delicious when fried with bacon. There was also a large pot of porridge, with chili sauce Zhang Xingrong had brought on the side.
These things are already very rare.
Liu Qing started eating without any hesitation, and everyone followed suit.
After the meal, everyone was very satisfied. Everyone had meat, so how could they not be satisfied?
Liu Qing didn't rush to leave today; he stayed to chat. He really liked what Zhang Xingrong had brought him today. Especially the mushroom sauce, which was even better than the meat and had so much oil in it! So he'd stayed to chat and exchange ideas. After finishing two cans, wouldn't there be more later?
"By the way, if you guys finish Jin Haiwen's last task, he'll go to the cafeteria over there and help wash dishes. He won't have to work outside anymore!"
This news shocked Jin Haiwen and others.
Old Zhou and the others looked at each other, then turned to look at Zhang Xingrong. This girl is amazing, she really bribed Liu Qing!
They did have a canteen, but it was a farm canteen where the educated youth and others ate. However, that canteen had nothing to do with the area where they were sent down to work. People from the sent-down areas were not eligible to eat there.
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