Chapter 34 Aren’t you and Lu Jinkun sworn enemies?
Wen Sining's words surprised Wen Jun a little.
"You mean, he helped you?"
"Yes!" Wen Sining took this opportunity to resolve the misunderstanding between his grandfather and Lu Jinkun.
"Brother, Lu Jinkun is a very good person and he takes good care of me. He didn't give me this pork for free."
Wen Yun frowned and asked, "Isn't it a free gift? What conditions did you agree to?"
Wen Si Ning knew that her grandfather would not give up until he got the answer clearly, so she omitted the details and said, "His grandmother has a poor appetite, and Lu Jinkun's cooking is not good. He wants me to cook for her grandmother in exchange for giving me a piece of meat every day."
"Is that it?" Wen Jun felt that it was not that simple.
A meal in exchange for a piece of meat, no matter how you look at it, his sister is the one who makes a profit. When did Lu Jinkun start doing business at a loss?
Wen Sining nodded helplessly, "Brother, that's true, and a piece of meat is nothing to Lu Jinkun. Maybe in his eyes, he still made a profit?"
Wen Yun thought about the previous conflict between him and Lu Jinkun. If it was really as simple as Yan Yan said, it would not be a big deal.
But if this is not the case, then the relationship is very serious.
"Anyway, from now on, don't take his meat. We have money, you can buy meat yourself. If his cooking is not good, then you can ask him to come to our house and I will teach him how to cook."
Wen Sining looked at Wen Jun in disbelief, "Brother, you taught him how to cook? Aren't you and Lu Jinkun sworn enemies?"
"Sworn enemy?" Wen Yun frowned. "Where did you learn these words?"
Wen Sining laughed dryly and said, "I heard this from the aunt in the village."
"Girls, don't listen to this anymore. There's no major conflict between Lu Jinkun and me. In the army, I learned how to cook from the squad leader of the kitchen squad. If he really wants to learn, I'm happy to teach him."
She asked why grandpa’s cooking was so delicious, and it turned out he learned it from the kitchen team.
Sure enough, a man who can cook delicious food is really attractive!
"Okay, okay, I'll talk to him next time." Wen Sining just wanted to get around this topic as quickly as possible so that she could go to bed early.
After resolving this major issue, Wen Jun's heart finally settled down. He looked at the time, asked Wen Si Ning to go to bed first, and he strode out the door.
Wen Sining saw his grandfather's actions and nodded in satisfaction.
That’s good. Grandpa knows that he is worried about grandma without her reminding him.
Seeing this, she could go back to her room and sleep without worry.
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When Xu Zhiyi arrived at the educated youth site, everyone was helping. When they saw the flash of yellow light, several people looked towards Xu Zhiyi.
Xie Wenzhe put down the tools in his hand and asked her in surprise: "Zhiyi, why are you here?"
"I am a part of this place, and I want to help." Xu Zhiyi is not squeamish.
The educated youth center was where several of them lived together, so she should do her part.
Moreover, she felt bad about relying solely on four male educated youth to work overtime.
Now manpower and time are limited, so they can only build simple wooden houses. After the cabins are built, they will cover the outside with loess.
At this time, they are cutting the collected wood into the appropriate height.
Sawing requires a lot of strength, and after sawing for a while, your hands will develop thick calluses, and in severe cases, the skin will break and bleed.
This job is not suitable for girls.
Xie Wenzhe's eyes fell on Xu Zhiyi's hand. He smiled and said to her, "Zhiyi, it's dark now and the light is too dim. Can you help us light the way?"
Xu Zhiyi followed his gaze and looked at the flashlight in her hand.
Indeed, it is very dark now, and there is no electricity in this remote mountain village. Kerosene lamps are extremely precious and cannot be used here.
In order to have the educated youth center built as soon as possible, Xu Zhiyi nodded and agreed.
She turned on the flashlight, and a beam of yellow-orange light fell, illuminating the area.
They laughed and felt full of energy.
"Xu Zhiqing, thanks to your flashlight, we can complete the mission early tonight."
"Yes, Xu Zhiqing, you don't know that last night we were sawing wood in the dark and almost cut our hands off."
Xie Wenzhe reached out and placed a piece of wood behind Xu Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, sit here. Thank you for holding the flashlight."
Xu Zhiyi held the slightly warm flashlight and became a little worried.
It wasn't hard for her to hold it, but she was worried that if the flashlight ran out of battery, how would she explain to Wen Jun?
Xie Wenzhe and three other male educated youth worked hard to saw the wood. Finally, the four of them lifted the wood together and tried to hammer it vertically into the foundation.
Perhaps because they had just used up too much energy sawing the wood, they lifted the wood tremblingly. Before they could move the wood to the foundation, one of the male educated youth was really out of strength, his arm was weak, and the whole wood was about to fall on him.
A pair of strong arms pressed against the wood.
The male educated youth looked up and looked at Wen Yun in surprise.
"You sit aside and rest, I'll help you hold it."
The people present went from being flustered at first to being extremely surprised.
Wen Yun said to the other three, "It's very tiring to carry things blindly like this. Listen to my command. When I count to one, two, three, start carrying. When I say stop, put it down and adjust your breathing."
The three of them nodded and followed Wen Yun's arrangements.
When he shouted one, two, three, they lifted the wood together and walked towards the foundation. When Wen Yun shouted stop, they tacitly put down the wood, adjusted their breathing, and prepared for the next lift.
This cycle repeated three times before a piece of wood was finally inserted vertically into the foundation.
They breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground gasping for breath.
But Wen Yun continued walking towards another piece of wood as if nothing had happened.
Under their gaze, he was able to carry the wood by himself, walk to the foundation with nimble movements, and set up the second wood.
"Put these pieces of wood side by side and fix them with screws first. Once a wall is complete, nail it in place before moving it to the wooden frame. It's best to pile stones under each wooden beam for better reinforcement."
"After the wooden house is built, it is best to apply a layer of wood oil inside and outside the wood, and then ventilate it for seven to ten days until the wood oil is completely dry. This will effectively prevent moths."
Several male educated youth were stunned. The structure of the cabin was originally proposed by Xie Wenzhe, but after hearing what Wen Yun said, they felt that what Wen Yun said made more sense.
"Comrade, what you said makes sense, but none of us have ever built a house. We understand it, but the actual operation is confusing. Could you explain it to us in more detail?"
Wen Jun looked at Xu Zhiyi, who was holding a flashlight carefully, and asked them, "How long will it take before we can get off work?"
Xie Wenzhe replied: "Today's tasks are all completed."
"Well, I will help you build the wooden house tomorrow night. It's too late today, and the ladies should go back and rest. We still have to work tomorrow." Wen Yun reminded.
Xie Wenzhe then remembered Xu Zhiyi who was standing beside him. He said to her with an apologetic look on his face, "I'm sorry, Zhiyi, I took up too much of your time tonight."
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