1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

Although she reluctantly accepted Chen Tiezhu's perverse explanation yesterday, Han Xiuying still felt a little unhappy.

Because her first life ideal was to join the army, but her family disagreed.

As a second choice, she chose to be a police officer in order to catch bad guys, but she has not caught any yet.

The next morning, after breakfast, she rode her bicycle to Erdaoling Village.

Her job is really important. She has to supervise Chen Tiezhu to grow mushrooms well. This is also her job.

And she has to keep an eye on him. The Zhang family is obviously not a good family.

Most importantly, she is really worried that Chen Tiezhu doesn't have many people to help with the work.

It's not that easy to build a mushroom house roof. It requires a serious craftsman.

But when she arrived at Chen Tiezhu's house sweating, she was dumbfounded. Why are there so many people working?

"Oh, Yingzi is here. Hurry up and introduce her to you." After seeing her, Chen Tiezhu hurriedly greeted her and led her to the Hu brothers who were working together to saw a large saw.

"These two are carpenters in our village. According to seniority, we have to call them uncles. Uncle Dong and Uncle Nan, their carpentry skills are top-notch. Many families in our village have their furniture made by these two brothers."

"Uh... Hello, Uncle Dong and Uncle Nan." Han Xiuying greeted them confusedly.

Hu Yadong, who had a pencil on his ear, looked at Han Xiuying with some restraint, "Hello, hello, take a rest over here, Tiezhu's work is nothing."

Chen Tiezhu grinned and came to the middle-aged man working with straw and yellow mud over there, "This is Brother Qi Lianshan, the best bricklayer in our village."

"Let me put it this way, if someone builds a house without Brother Lianshan, your wall won't be built straight. For ordinary walls, Brother Lianshan doesn't even need to hang a line."

"What nonsense! How can I be that capable?" Qi Lianshan said with a smile.

"Comrade, Tiezhu's work is very simple. It can be done in two days. The roof is not heavy. Just yellow mud and green bricks are enough. No cement is needed."

"Wait for Jianxin to finish weaving the roof foil and spread it on top. Add another layer of yellow mud and straw. After it dries, apply oil and sticky paper to keep warm and prevent water leakage."

"Hehe, Brother Lianshan is busy first." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile, and then led Han Xiuying to Huang Jianxin who was weaving the roof foil.

"This is my old classmate. He is very promising now. Look how well the roof foil is woven. He said he would weave straw curtains for me with the remaining straw."

"How can I be promising? You are the real one now. If this mushroom is grown well, Uncle Jianguo said that it can make everyone make money." Huang Jianxin said with a smile.

"That's also very impressive. When we build a house here, unless we build a real bungalow, we must have a good roof foil." Han Xiuying said with a smile.

"Tiezhu, why don't you introduce us?" Wang Chunsheng, who was helping out, joked.

"What's the point of introducing? We've already had dinner together. What's the point of introducing?" Chen Tiezhu replied.

"Haha, you should keep track of the time. Don't forget to stew the pickled cabbage when the time comes." Zhou Jun said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I can't guarantee anything else when you work in my house, but I'm sure you'll get the food and drink you deserve." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Comrade Han..., forget it, I'll call you Yingzi like Tiezhu, otherwise it'll be too weird." He Jianguo said.

"Tiezhu's work here is not considered work, you just need to keep an eye on him. It's not easy to grow mushrooms, he's a little rough, you have to check him."

"When you have some spare money, clean up his house. And make the house nice, so it'll be comfortable to live in."

"Uncle Jianguo, I'll definitely keep a close eye on him in this regard." Han Xiuying said with a forced smile.

I was a little confused when I first came here, but now I feel something is wrong when I hear these people talking.

What did this guy say to everyone behind their backs?

"Sister Yingzi, Dad left you some roasted sparrows and roasted sticky buns." Doudou finally had a chance to speak and grabbed her hand.

"Yes, it's still in the stove, and it should still be warm now." Chen Tiezhu said hurriedly.

"What did you say to everyone?" Han Xiuying asked with a cold face.

"Nothing? Let me tell you, the craftsmen in our rural areas are also top-notch." Chen Tiezhu began to interrupt.

"Uncle Dong and Uncle Nan looked at the wood and said that they could save three to four logs. This is their ability, and they will never waste it for the owner."

"Well, Doudou, take Sister Yingzi to eat roasted sparrows and sticky buns, and Dad still has to work here. Can you complete the task? "

"Yes."

The little guy replied seriously, then took Han Xiuying's hand and walked into the house.

Han Xiuying gave Chen Tiezhu a warning look, and her mind really turned to the roasted sparrow and roasted sticky buns, which she had never eaten before.

Little Doudou came to the stove, sticking out her little butt and picking inside with a small stick.

After a while, four small black lumps and a big black lump were picked out.

"Sister Yingzi, the roasted sparrow is delicious, I ate it all..."

The little guy stretched out his two little hands and wanted to count them.

After fiddling with her fingers for a long time, she gave up and couldn't count.

"Hahaha, how do you eat this?" Han Xiuying asked, picking up a roasted sparrow.

"Doudou will teach Sister Yingzi."

The little guy happily picked up one.

"You have to remove the outer hair, and don't want the head. Just pull it out with a little force, and you can empty the belly, and then you can have a mouthful of delicious food. "

Demonstrating seriously, he also stuffed the roasted sparrow into his mouth.

The little face was full of doubts. This was reserved for sister Yingzi, why did he eat it himself?

"Haha, sister Yingzi, just taste it. "Han Xiuying was so happy.

This must be what Chen Tiezhu taught the little guy, otherwise he wouldn't be able to say it so smoothly.

He also picked one and stuffed it into his mouth.

Although there is not much meat on the sparrow, the fragrance is really special. The more you chew, the more fragrant it is.

Not only the roasted sparrow, but also the roasted sticky bun tastes very good.

Even though I have already eaten breakfast, I tasted it and finished the fist-sized roasted sticky bun.

I was a little worried. When did I become so greedy?

I looked at the back garden through the open back door. The work here was also in full swing.

Just like Chen Tiezhu said, there are really many craftsmen in the village, and there is no need to worry about the work here.

But what did this guy say to everyone?