The next morning, Yu Weimin and his family got up early. They had to demolish the house and lay the foundation first.
When the family arrived at the old house, a group of young men had gathered outside the house.
"Uncle Weimin, I heard your family is going to build a house. My parents asked me to help."
"Me too. Thanks to Uncle Weimin who taught us how to grow greenhouses, things are much better this winter. There's nothing else I can do to help, but please don't begrudge my strength, uncle and aunt."
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Yu Weimin looked at these young men, some of whom were from several nearby production teams.
There are about thirty people in total.
There had been little work in the fields recently, so Yu Weimin didn't hesitate. Although he looked ten years younger, he wasn't good at hard labor.
It is not easy to demolish a house and break the foundation.
"Okay, then let's get started!"
A group of people were working hard. Not long after, groups of three or four came pushing wheelbarrows to deliver clay bricks.
"They were all dragged and dried in the summer, perfect for building a house and yard."
Cao Xiu was just about to go out and borrow some, so he said, "I was just thinking of borrowing from you guys. Okay, how about I buy it by the coin?"
"Aunt Yu, this is really too formal. Your family is allowed to do good things for the villagers, so shouldn't we give you something? Besides, we did all this by ourselves and didn't spend any money."
Although it didn't cost any money, it still took effort and time. Seeing everyone's sincerity, Cao Xiu happily accepted it.
A good relationship is one where there is give and take. To give without expecting anything in return is like being a saint, and she cannot be one.
Yu You cooked mung bean soup at home to quench everyone's thirst and asked Yu Yuan to deliver it to everyone.
The men all came to help, while the women prepared lunch for these people.
Including the family members, there are more than 40 people in the family. There are not enough bowls and chopsticks at home, so we have to make something convenient.
Cao Xiu decided to make steamed buns with meat and vegetables.
Wang Yuerong and Qin Zhichu were responsible for steaming buns, Yu You was responsible for washing and cutting vegetables, Qin Zhiya was responsible for lighting the fire, and Cao Xiu was responsible for cooking.
Pour oil into the pot, add star anise, peppercorns and cinnamon to enhance the flavor, then add chopped green onion and shredded ginger to stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the diced pork belly.
Fry the meat until cooked, add in homemade bean paste and stir-fry evenly, add some rock sugar and simmer for a while.
The fragrant fried meat sauce is ready.
Fry the dried chilies first, then add the washed and chopped potato shreds and stir-fry, add some vinegar, and add salt and minced garlic when serving.
The fried potato shreds are ready.
Finally, cut the chives into sections and mix them with eggs to make scrambled eggs with chives.
As for drinks, everyone who came to work brought a teacup, and each person had a teacup of egg soup.
When people were eating at noon, they were all very curious.
On the floor was a large basket of steamed buns made from two-grain flour, and on the table was a large bowl of meat sauce, a large bowl of stir-fried shredded potatoes, a large bowl of scrambled eggs with chives, and a large bowl of egg soup.
Everyone breaks the steamed buns and takes what they like. It is convenient and quick, and saves on dishes and chopsticks.
"There's even this way to eat it! You say Uncle Wei Min is smart, isn't he? This aunt is pretty smart too!"
"It's so delicious to eat this way. Auntie's cooking tastes so good."
"Who says it's not? I can eat five or six of them this way!"
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In the afternoon, everyone worked hard. By mid-afternoon, not only had the house been demolished, but the foundation had also been laid.
Yu Weimin asked everyone to stay and finish their meal, but the young men said they didn't want to eat anything.
The way they eat is going to bankrupt the village chief's family. They are here to help, not to eat for free.
Supply and marketing cooperative.
Yu Rou went out in the morning and thought of going to the supply and marketing cooperative to inform people about the mung bean cakes, so she hurried back to help.
But as soon as she entered today, she met Feng Xudong.
Ever since Feng Xudong was beaten by Yang Song, his face was bruised and swollen and he couldn't see anyone.
I took a few days off and have been recuperating at home. I just came back to work today.
Who would have thought that I would see Yu Rou just as the supply and marketing cooperative opened? I am so lucky!
He could see that Yu Rou was shy and timid, so he had to be cautious in what he said and did.
Yu Rou said politely, "Manager Feng, I'm here to tell you that we're building a house right now, so we won't be sending you the mung bean cakes for the time being."
"Build a house? When will we start building it?"
Feng Xudong didn't mention anything about the two of them, and Yu Rou felt a little relieved.
"We'll start tearing down the house today, and then we'll rebuild it."
Feng Xudong asked again: "Build a brick house or an adobe house? How many rooms should it have?"
Yu Rou had heard her mother mention this yesterday: "Building with adobe. The brick factory has a long queue. Our old house can't hold up anymore, so we'll build with adobe. We have to build at least four or five rooms."
"Come to think of it, we've been working together for so long, but I've never visited you. I have to go and take a look at this house being built."
Feng Xudong acted like a good friend, and Yu Rou felt more relaxed.
"You're welcome. We're just staying out right now. But when the house is finished and we're warming up, we'll invite you to dinner."
Feng Xudong: "You're moving into a new house, so you'll need to prepare a lot of things. The supply and marketing cooperative has quite a few defective items, but they're all usable. Would you like to take a look first?"
Yu Rou thought that her mother had indeed told her to bring back anything suitable from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The defective products of the supply and marketing cooperatives are generally those with poor printing. The products are good and cheap, and the key point is that defective products do not require tickets.
Her family has to buy a lot of things this time, which can save a lot of money, so naturally she was tempted and wanted to take a look.
"It does require a lot of things, so how about I take a look?"
Feng Xudong led Yu Rou to the warehouse, and Yu Rou followed him. Her little mind had been distracted, and for a moment she didn't remember the previous ambiguity.
There are a lot of things in the warehouse, and the defective ones are all placed on one shelf.
The two of them picked carefully together, and Yu Rou actually missed a lot of things.
There were washbasins and foot basins with crooked patterns, towels with a little thread coming out, and a cutting board with some scratches.
"Manager Feng, thank you so much." Yu Rou smiled widely.
Like a blooming lily, Feng Xudong suppressed the urge to touch her hair.
After helping her pay the bill, he walked her all the way to the door of the supply and marketing cooperative.
In fact, he wanted to send the person home, but this had to be done step by step and slowly.
Feng Xudong turned around and went back, and asked for two days off.
The long-faced salesperson said, "Manager Feng has always been punctual for work. How come he's been off for so many days in a row this time? How much should be deducted from his salary this month?"
The person in charge is confused, but the bystander can see clearly. The round-faced salesman did see something, after all, not everyone can enter the warehouse.
And every time this girl comes over, their manager will come out specially.
But she was smart, so she smiled and said, "Anyway, you earn a day's pay for a day's work, so just invite them. We just need to focus on our own work."
Of course Feng Xudong is not taking a leave just to have fun. Isn't he trying his best to pursue his wife?
If you don't take action, are you just waiting for your wife to come to you?
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