Master Li led the crowd to the foot of the mountain and said, "We'll build the house here. Dalang, you stay here and lead the others to lay the foundation first. Madam Liu, you and the others, come with me to get some clay. We'll bring it back later to make adobe bricks!"
After Old Man Li left, Li Dalang led the rest of the people to start digging the foundation. They were all used to doing hard labor, so they were very good at this job. Soon, holes in the four corners of the house were dug out.
On the other side, Old Man Li pulled a cart and found mud that could be used to make bricks, and stopped the cart.
Several people started digging the clay. Because of the special favor shown by Mr. Li in the morning, the three women worked even harder and soon shoveled a cart of clay.
Mr. Li said to the three of them, "You guys take a break, I'll take the car over first!" After that, he drove the car away.
Madam Liu followed him tactfully at this time: "Uncle, I'll push the cart for you!" After that, she pushed the cart and followed behind Mr. Li's car.
The other two women saw Madam Liu's actions and dared not slack off. When Old Man Li returned with the cart, there was a lot of clay piled on the ground.
Although Mr. Li didn't say it, he was actually very satisfied in his heart. Everyone was an honest person and didn't do things in a dishonest way!
The villagers were busy as hell, and Li Yan and Li Xiaomei also started preparing meals early.
Since half of the meat they bought that day was still left, Li Xiaomei said to Li Yan, "How about we make some braised pork with radish today?"
Li Yan nodded: "Auntie, I'm afraid we don't have enough meat. Today is the first day of work, let's stew yesterday's fish as well!"
"That's fine. Go get some vegetables from your grandma and I'll stew them!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yan put down the work in her hands and ran next door.
When Li Yan found Wu, she was standing by the vegetable patch, looking worried. Li Yan approached Wu and asked, "Grandma, what are you thinking about?"
Mrs. Wu handed the plucked vegetables to Li Yan. "I'm worried about your family. These vegetables are almost gone. You have so many mouths to feed. What are you going to do in the future?"
It turned out that Mrs. Wu was worried that there would not be enough vegetables in the backyard and was worried!
Li Yan held the vegetables in her hand and said, "Grandma, the vegetables you helped us plant in the backyard last time will be ready to eat in a few days!"
I heard my granddaughter say, "It will take some time for your vegetables to grow!"
"Don't worry, grandma. Every household grows these vegetables. I'll go to Xiu'er's house later and buy some from her!"
Afraid that Wu would continue to nag, Li Yan took the dish Wu handed her and said, "Grandma, I'm leaving now. Auntie is waiting for me!" Then she ran away!
When Li Yan returned home, Li Xiaomei had already stewed the meat in the pot.
Li Yan washed the vegetables and gave them to Li Xiaomei.
I also went to help Lin steam multi-grain buns for more than ten people to eat. Even if each person had two multi-grain buns, it would still cost a lot of food!
After Li Yan packed the food in a large wooden basin, she and Li Xiaomei drove it to the foot of the mountain.
When everyone saw the two people delivering the food, they kept looking over here.
When the lid was opened, the aroma of food immediately wafted into everyone's nose.
Mr. Li invited everyone to go to the stream to wash their hands and come over to eat. Everyone dropped their work and ran to the stream, fearing that they would miss out if they were too late!
After everyone washed their hands and hurried over, Mr. Li said to them, "I'm sorry, everyone. I can't provide enough food for everyone. This is all I can do. I hope everyone can be understanding!"
Everyone looked at the two large wooden basins filled with dishes, including fish and meat.
This is not a meal that can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year. Everyone stared at it with their eyes wide open, and Li Yan even heard the sound of swallowing saliva.
Everyone said that Mr. Li was too polite.
Seeing everyone's naked eyes, Master Li didn't waste any words. He took out a bowl from the bamboo basket brought by Li Yan, filled it with meat and vegetables, and took out two multi-grain steamed buns from the basket next to him and handed them to the person in front of him.
Everyone lined up, received the food, and squatted aside to eat it with relish!
The food made by the Li family is delicious. Even the multi-grain steamed buns are softer than those at home.
Everyone ate up the food they were given, even mopping up the soup in the bowl with their steamed buns. They were still not satisfied!
After everyone finished eating, Li Yan and her aunt cleaned up the dishes and took them back to wash.
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