"Girl, can you teach us how to light this earthen stove? We haven't been able to light the fire for a long time." Xu Zhiwei had been lighting the fire just now, and he didn't know when the soot on his hands got rubbed on him, and when he wiped his face, his face got dirty.
"Lin Zheng, come here and teach these new educated youth how to make fire." Lin Qingmei shouted in the direction of the new house. After a while, she heard the sound of Lin Zheng running over.
"Second sister, I'm here." Lin Zheng ran too fast and almost bumped into Lin Qingmei who was standing at the door.
"Well, go and teach them how to make a fire quickly, and don't let the old house burn down." Lin Qingmei said and went back. She still had food cooking in the pot, and she wanted to make sure it didn't get burnt.
Lin Zheng walked into the kitchen and took out all the dry firewood in the stove. "Don't put so much firewood in when you make a fire. Too much firewood will not burn without air. There is a trick to making a fire on this earthen stove. First, put hay or finely chopped firewood in to start the fire." As he said this, he skillfully lit a handful of hay with a match and put it in. Soon, a small flame came out.
"Look, now slowly add some small branches, and place them a little higher so that air can get in and the fire will burn brighter." Lin Zheng explained while operating. Xu Zhiwei and others stood behind him and watched without blinking, afraid to miss any details.
Once the fire started, the smoke in the kitchen would slowly dissipate.
Xu Zhiwei admired Lin Zheng for being so capable at such a young age. When he was Lin Zheng's age, he could only play around in the courtyard.
They don’t know anything here at first, so they should learn more from the locals.
"Hello, little brother. My name is Xu Zhiwei. You can just call me Brother Xu. Can you tell me your name?"
"Hello, Brother Xu, my name is Lin Zheng." Lin Zheng smiled shyly at Xu Zhiwei.
"Oh my god, thank you so much. Without your help, we would have gone without food for several days."
"You're welcome, but are you sure you want to use such dirty water to cook?"
Lin Zheng frowned as he looked at the dirty water in the pot. The pot in the kitchen of the old house was still an old pot from Lin Qingmei's family. When he moved to the new house, he bought a new pot and did not move the old pot over.
The pot had become rusty after not being used for a few days, and these new educated youth poured water into the pot without even cleaning the rust from the bottom of the pot.
"Ah? Is the water dirty?" Xu Zhiwei was so busy studying how to light the fire that he didn't even notice whether the pot was washed. When he got closer to take a look, not only was the bottom of the pot dirty, but the water was also covered in dust. He got angry and started scolding the others. "Who of you washes the pot? Who is going to eat with such a dirty pot?"
"Xu Zhiwei, if you think I can't wash it clean, why don't you wash it yourself? The pot is so dirty, what if it gets my clothes dirty?" Liu Ran felt extremely wronged. He had clearly done the work, so why was he finding fault with it?
"Xu Zhiwei, don't go too far. Liu Ran didn't do it on purpose. The kitchen is indeed too dirty. I don't know why the person who lived here before was so sloppy and didn't even clean up the dirty kitchen." After Wang Feilong finished speaking, he glanced at Lin Zheng. He was implying that Lin Zheng and his family were unhygienic.
Of course Lin Zheng also understood the meaning of his words. He was so angry that he turned around and left. Humph, these educated youth are too annoying. Don't ask him for help in the future.
"You guys are right because you don't do your job well? I'm so unlucky to meet you guys." Xu Zhiwei was almost mad at these people. What sin had he committed? Why did he have to live with such a group of people?
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