The neighbor's child's eyes burned even brighter as he looked at the sponge cake in Lin Ying's hand.
When Lin Ying waved for him to come over, he finally couldn't resist the temptation and came over.
Lin Ying's kitchen was originally just a shed, or rather, a pavilion. It was supported by tree trunks on all four sides and covered with ula grass for waterproofing.
The kitchen cabinets and stove were made of stone and cement, so they were quite sturdy.
However, the only thing that could be concealed in their kitchen was the height of the stove. This meant that whatever they ate at home could be seen from outside, not even smelled. And Lin Ying had previously frequently hunted wild game.
These days, it's a big deal if a family has meat, so Lin Ying always prepares and cooks it on the mountain, or eats it there, and brings back any leftovers to cool before eating.
We absolutely will not let the smell escape.
However, now that the taste problem is solved, anyone coming out of Li Yue'e's house can see her kitchen. She can't hide in her room to eat every day in the sweltering heat. People weren't suspicious before, but this makes them even more suspicious.
So Lin Ying simply strung up a rope and hung mats on three sides.
Today, for some reason, the mat wasn't there, and this little guy happened to see it while I was eating.
Seeing the little guy come over, Lin Ying didn't tease him on purpose. She simply handed him the sponge cake through the cupboard and across the walls of the two houses.
The little guy blushed completely after receiving the sponge cake: "Thank you, Auntie!"
Lin Ying smiled and gestured for him to go eat. The little guy then took the chicken cake with both hands and ran back to his room.
She remembered that the little guy was called Xiao Shuai, and his older brother was called Xiao Qiang. When she learned that the older brother's name was Xiao Qiang, Lin Ying couldn't help but laugh. She remembered that in one of her son's memories, Xiao Qiang was the name of a pet in a movie.
After finishing her meal, Lin Ying adjusted to the soreness in her body, tidied up the kitchen, and then went to fetch water.
After that, Lin Ying took the newly bought axe and machete up the mountain.
Lin Ying was actually faster at chopping trees with an axe than with a saw.
This time, Lin Ying only cut down one tree before heading back.
She plans to use the remaining time to treat the trees in her yard. Wood that isn't dry is unusable, and without treatment, it would take at least one or two years for the wood to air dry naturally.
So Lin Ying planned to first peel off the bark from the wood, and then saw it into planks.
It was only then that Lin Ying realized that sawing planks was more troublesome than chopping wood. She needed to elevate the wood first, which required her to build a wooden platform.
The wooden platform that was made was similar to a horse stool, only wider and longer.
To prevent the timber from moving around, it needed to be secured to the wooden platform. Lin Ying simply found some rope and tied the timber to the platform.
Then I used the junction box to snap a line and started sawing wood.
This scene instantly reminded Lin Ying of a nursery rhyme: "Pull the big saw, pull the big saw." It was at this moment that Lin Ying realized that this phrase must have originated from here.
Although Lin Ying was strong, sawing was a skill that required even force, and at first Lin Ying really couldn't figure it out.
After struggling for more than half an hour, Lin Ying finally got the hang of it and her speed increased.
At that moment, Lin Ying had just held up a board.
Because Lin Ying was so focused on what she was doing, she didn't notice that the neighbor's child was watching her.
When she finished reading and looked up, she saw Xiao Shuai from next door standing right in front of her.
Seeing Lin Ying looking at him, the little boy scratched his head a little shyly: "Auntie, what are you doing?"
Lin Ying wanted to write him a message, but the child was only six years old and couldn't recognize many words, so she made a tapping gesture instead. Seeing his bewildered expression, Lin Ying made sure he was in a safe position and then left him alone. As for how he understood it, Lin Ying wasn't responsible.
Even if Lin Ying is very fast, it still takes her an hour to saw a piece of wood that is 20 centimeters in diameter and 3 meters long.
When Zhao Qinghuai returned, Lin Ying was still sawing the last piece of the first timber.
Xiao Shuai got bored after watching for a while, and when he saw Xiao Qiang come back to drink water, he happily followed him to play.
Seeing Lin Ying struggling with the saw, Zhao Qinghuai frowned: "Why don't you just buy a chainsaw? They should sell them in the provincial capital."
Lin Ying thought it was a good idea to refuse, saying, "It's too eye-catching and will attract jealousy. These days, even the chainsaws at the forest farm aren't enough. It's not appropriate for us to buy one for personal use. Besides, this way I can kill time and get some exercise, which is not bad."
Zhao Qinghuai didn't say anything more, but Lin Ying was also filled with helplessness because it was really too much trouble.
It only takes her an hour to cut down a tree and go back and forth, but it takes her half a day to saw the wood.
She first spent two days processing all the timber in her house, and then went up the mountain in the morning to dig for "wild vegetables," then cut down a tree and processed the "wild vegetables" she had gathered, and processed the tree in the afternoon.
Even so, only preliminary sections have been prepared, so there's no way to use them yet.
That day, because of the rain, Lin Ying couldn't go up the mountain. Looking at her home, where it was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside, Lin Ying felt that she still had a lot to do.
It's not that she looks down on the houses here now; in fact, her house is not as good as the one her son built in the wilderness.
It's May now. Li Yue'e said that it will get cold here after September. She doesn't know if the house will last until then. Even if it does, she thinks the winter will be tough.
Just as Lin Ying was collecting rainwater in bottles and jars in the room, she suddenly heard someone shouting outside.
"Hey girl, Lin Ying, are you home?" Lin Ying knew it was Li Yue'e from the voice, so she quickly shook the bell and opened the door.
I saw Li Yue'e outside with an umbrella, followed by a little tail.
Xiao Shuai is a frequent visitor to Lin Ying's house; all of Lin Ying's chicken cakes end up in his stomach.
The older kids weren't willing to play with the younger ones, and Li Yue'e couldn't stay home with him every day, so he came to watch Lin Ying saw wood. Lin Ying would then give him chicken cakes and sugar water.
This kid started coming even more frequently.
However, the little guy was clever enough to know that if he bragged about it at home, his older brother would definitely be unhappy. If his brother came with him, then his aunt wouldn't be willing to give him an extra portion, and he wouldn't get any either.
Besides, if the adults in the family found out about this, they wouldn't want their son to come to other people's houses every day and take advantage of them.
“A few days ago, Commander Zhao asked me to help you make clothes. I was busy, but it's raining today, so I have some time. You have a sewing machine at home, right? Just cut out the pattern, and the sewing machine can finish it in a day.”
As soon as she entered the door, Li Yue'e quickly stated the purpose of her visit.
Then I saw that it was drizzling inside Lin Ying's house, and I couldn't help but say, "Sigh, the conditions in our family compound are indeed a bit poor. When it was built, the houses were all thatched with mud and grass."
This house is nice, it's warm in winter and cool in summer, but the grass here can only last for two years at most, and it has to be replaced in the third year.
Everyone moved out in the spring; we didn't expect anyone to live here. You all came in a hurry, so you should have moved out first before moving in.
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