More than a month later, all the burned houses were demolished, but the villagers were still busy all day long.
Originally, making mud bricks was a collective effort, but there were always some people who went back secretly to prepare the ground. Others would be unhappy when they saw this, because who doesn’t have land?
After Zhou Dafu and Zhou Ergui knew about this situation, the two brothers had no choice but to renegotiate.
Now that it has rained, every household wants to grow something. It is natural for farmers to want to grow crops. Building houses is important, but eating is more important.
Therefore, Zhou Dafu announced that from now on, each family would have to make their own bricks for building their own houses.
Each family contributes 1 to 2 laborers to build houses in the village, and the village will not care about the rest of the people, whether they are preparing the land or doing work.
Song Yuehua heard that Ji Ming also bought three acres of vacant land at the end of the village and paid villagers to level the land and build a new yard.
It is not a good idea for Ji Ming's family of four to always rent a house. It would be nice to build a yard. Besides, I heard that Ji Ming pays people for building houses.
He also paid for the bricks used by the villagers. At this time, as they could make money, the villagers not only did not hesitate, but were also happy to work for him.
When Song Yuehua happened to pass by that place and saw the foundation, she was shocked. She went to ask Ji Ming if he was going to build an inn and why it was so big.
Ji Ming chuckled and said, "Guess."
Song Yuehua, "..."
Time flies and it is August 15th.
On the first Mid-Autumn Festival after the disaster, not many shops were open in the county, and Song Yuehua only bought a small bag of glutinous rice at the grocery store.
How to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with only a bag of glutinous rice?
After returning home, Song Yuehua stared at the glutinous rice in a daze. She had been eating roujiamo for two years, and if she continued to eat more, roujiamo would be the must-eat food for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I’m not making roujiasan this year. On the one hand, I want to change Dabao and Xiaobao’s impression of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and on the other hand, it’s because I’m out of flour.
In short, steam the glutinous rice first, then pound it into paste with a wooden hammer. Fortunately, Song Yuehua is very strong, so she doesn't need help from others and can do it by herself.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Dabao leaned over and watched.
"Want to give it a try?"
"Yes!" Dabao took the wooden hammer excitedly.
Xiaobao watched from the side, and Song Yuehua asked her, "Do you want to give it a try?"
"No." Xiao Bao immediately refused.
These two siblings, one active and the other quiet, are in stark contrast.
"Xiaobao, today is a holiday. Go call Master Yi and Madam Xia over so we can celebrate together." Song Yuehua said.
Xiao Bao thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said happily, "I'll play chess with Master Yi."
"Okay." Song Yuehua said.
During this Mid-Autumn Festival, Xie Yu went home. Master Duan went to accompany Zhang Rushan to the imperial examination. Only Master Yi, Madam Xia, and Liu Xuebai came to the house.
"What is this called?" Liu Xue looked at it curiously.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "This is baked rice cake. You can try it. Add more oil and spread some sauce on it when it's almost done. I'll go cook."
Liu Xue took the chopsticks inexplicably, "Master, I can't do it!"
She shouldn't have asked this question, but looking at the sizzling rice cake on the plate, she was afraid it would burn, so she had to flip it over in a panic.
When Lady Xia passed by with her vegetable basket, she took a closer look and said, "It's grilled well."
"Aunt, please help me." Liu Xue wanted to pass on the blame immediately.
Madam Xia smiled and said, "No, I still have to help the girl cook."
"Sister, how about I help you?" Bai Shu came over and said.
Liu Xue sighed, waved her chopsticks and said, "You are even more unreliable than me. Go play with Dabao."
Bai Shu was speechless. At his age, he could no longer play with Dabao. After thinking about it, he decided to go and watch Xiaobao and Master Yi play chess.
In the guest hall, Master Yi and Xiaobao sat opposite each other. Both of them had serious expressions and stared at the chess pieces on the board.
Bai Shu doesn't know much about Go, but judging from the expressions of the two people, the situation on the board should be quite serious.
Compared to the solemnity and quietness in the living room, the scene in the courtyard was completely different.
Liu Xue slowly got the hang of it. Dabao drooled at the aroma. Liu Xue said, "If you want to eat, go get a bowl from inside and I'll get you a piece."
Dabao came to the kitchen to ask for a bowl. Song Yuehua felt that it was not good and said gently, "Wait for everyone to eat together?"
"Hmm..." Dabao pouted and hummed reluctantly.
Seeing that he was drooling, Lady Xia said, "This isn't a good meal. We still have some time before dinner, so why don't we each try a piece first?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Dabao nodded vigorously, "Everyone try a piece."
Song Yuehua said helplessly, "Okay then."
Everyone got a piece of rice cake, and Dabao got his share. Seeing that Dabao was eating in a hurry, Liu Xue quickly pulled him aside and said, "Eat slowly, it's hot inside. I'll bake it again after you finish."
"Then I'll eat a lot." Dabao's eyes sparkled, and Liu Xue smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll bake as much as you want."
Madam Xia was sitting on the side picking vegetables, watching the two of them and jokingly said, "It seems that they have succeeded in forcing the issue."
"That's not true," Song Yuehua said after hearing this, "After all, she is Xie Wenwu's junior sister."
Liu Xue cried out, "Master..."
Several people in the yard burst into laughter.
If you want to eat fresh vegetables, you have to wait for some time. This time, we mainly eat dried vegetables and pickled vegetables. Madam Xia planted the vegetables early, so now we can pick a handful of green vegetable seedlings to eat. Finally, we can taste some fresh vegetables.
Song Yuehua prepared all the bacon and dried chicken, so today's dishes were quite rich.
After dinner, Master Yi continued playing chess with Xiaobao.
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