As they were talking, they gradually became quiet and fell asleep.
The next day, Su Nian got up early. Qin Yuxian and Sun Yanyan did not slack off either. Seeing Su Nian get up, they did not sleep anymore and got up too.
When Su Nian came out, Qin Yulin had already carried two wooden buckets of water and placed them in the kitchen, and was sitting in the yard chopping firewood.
"Good morning, Qin Zhiqing!" Su Nian greeted Qin Yulin with a smile.
"Good morning!" Qin Yulin nodded, responded, and then concentrated on chopping wood again.
After Su Nian washed up, she went to the kitchen to cook.
Qin Yuxian and Sun Yanyan followed closely behind.
Su Nian and the others were still making sweet potato porridge, a pot of multi-grain pancakes, and stir-fried shredded radish with chili. They didn't have the conditions to make anything else, as they had them right now.
After finishing the meal and washing the pot, the people in the next room got up and wanted to cook, but they found that they had not collected firewood yet.
"Yulin, can you give us a bundle of firewood?" Jiang Beichuan walked up to Qin Yulin and asked.
"The firewood was picked up by everyone and is for public use. Go ask Su Zhiqing, she is the one who makes the decision in our group!" Qin Yulin said coldly without even raising his head.
“…” Jiang Beichuan felt a little scared when it came to Su Nian being the one in charge.
"Qin Yulin! We are friends! Can't you just give us a bundle of firewood first?" Shu Lan said with a cold face and dissatisfaction.
"No!" Qin Yulin refused directly with a cold face.
"We are from the same hometown and also friends. How about giving me two kilograms of your rice?" Qin Yuxian couldn't help but retorted when she saw Shulan talking about Qin Yulin.
"How can rice and firewood be compared?" Shu Lan said in a sharp voice.
"We collected firewood from all over the mountains and plains with great difficulty. How can we not compare? In my opinion, our firewood is more valuable than your rice!" Qin Yuxian said with her neck stiff.
"Yuxian! I'll give you rice!" Jiang Beichuan said while looking at Qin Yuxian lovingly.
"...Brother Chuan, I didn't say anything about you!" Qin Yuxian frowned and said, her energy and spirit withered when she saw Jiang Beichuan speak.
"It's no use for you to make things difficult for Yuxian! The firewood is not given away for free! The fruits of everyone's labor don't belong to just one person!" Qin Yulin saw that Qin Yuxian still had no confidence when facing Jiang Beichuan, so he stood up and said.
He was afraid that Qin Yuxian would betray Jiang Beichuan after hearing a few kind words from him, so he could only say this first.
He had to change his sister quickly, otherwise, if she caused trouble for Su Zhiqing and Sun Zhiqing, she would become disliked.
"We can just exchange two eggs for it!" Shu Lan said quickly when she saw Qin Yulin was about to get angry again.
"An egg costs three cents, and firewood costs three cents a pound! And you still think you're at a disadvantage?" Sun Yanyan couldn't stand Shu Lan's attitude and said with disgust.
"Three! I'll give you three eggs!" Seeing that it was getting later, Shu Lan became anxious and hurriedly ran to get three eggs to exchange for a bundle of firewood from Su Nian and the others.
Su Nian curled her lips, locked the eggs in the cabinet, and gave them a bundle of firewood.
After all, their firewood was all branches from the mountains, and there was basically nothing good to chop, so they could exchange it for three eggs.
It turns out that I just didn't want to change it, that's why I argued with her. Now if the price is worth it, then just change it!
After changing, Su Nian and the others each took two biscuits and a water bottle, then left the yard and gathered at the construction site.
Shulan and the others started to make a fire and cook.
When Su Nian arrived at the cabin where he collected tools, he saw that quite a few people had already gathered there.
They were all wearing gray, blue, gray, and dark-colored homespun clothes and patched clothes. Many of them wore tattered cloth shoes, and even fewer wore rubber shoes.
Despite this, everyone was in high spirits, looked energetic and full of fighting spirit.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the young cadre in charge of agricultural supplies began to distribute shovels.
After the distribution, everyone lined up and carried the shovel handles upwards on their shoulders.
Su Nian and the others followed suit and stood in line as well.
"We will continue digging the reservoir today and try to complete the task before winter! Let's go!" Captain Chen shouted and waved his hand, and the members set off.
I saw the members standing in neat rows of four, marching in neat steps, carrying shovels as if they were guns, shouting slogans, holding their heads high, and walking on the dirt road in the village with high spirits.
“…”
Only at this moment did Su Nian truly feel the fighting spirit and enthusiasm of the working people at this time. This was not just going to work in the fields, but clearly carrying guns to fight on the battlefield!
Su Nian was infected by this atmosphere, and he also carried a shovel, strode forward, and walked quickly to keep up with everyone's pace.
Qin Yuxian and Sun Yanyan thought it was quite fun and followed the team with their mouths wide open.
When they arrived at the site for digging the reservoir, the men rushed into the pit to dig soil, while the women began to carry the soil on their backs and lift it to fill the farmland.
In this way, a reservoir can be dug and the area of arable land can be increased, killing two birds with one stone.
However, at this time it is purely manpower, and only when you start doing the work will you realize how difficult it is.
Su Nian put on work gloves and a straw hat, and she took a backpack to carry the soil.
Fill the big basket with soil, carry it on your back, and walk out along the slope.
"It's so heavy! Nian Nian! I can't carry it!" After walking for a while, Sun Yanyan's shoulders were hurt and she couldn't help but put down the basket and complain.
"Don't be lazy! Otherwise you won't get any work points!" The scorekeeper passed by Sun Yanyan and the others, and seeing her slacking off, he couldn't help but shout.
"Swallow! Come on!" Su Nian said with a smile, then left with the basket on his back.
Su Nian is very strong. Although he doesn't feel particularly tired when doing the work, his shoulders hurt, but he still perseveres.
Everyone worked for a while before Shulan and the others came over and were criticized by Captain Chen.
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