The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 16 The Astonishing Beam Repair

Liu Xiaodao smiled happily, raised his hand and took off the big wicker basket behind his back and said, "Here is the iron tube, if there is something inappropriate, quickly take it and let my father change it."

"it is good."

After sending the knife out, Lu Xiaomi excitedly called on his second brother to help him assemble the iron stove.

The iron stove is not big, thin at the top and thick at the middle, and looks like a big belly man.There is a stove eye the size of a child's fist on the bottom, a four-layer cover on the top, and a cylinder stretched out behind it, connecting several iron tubes, and lifting a pane of window edge paper to stick out.

After stuffing thatch and twigs into the stove, it burned red within a short while after lighting the fire.

Lu Xiaomi took the matching flat iron pot and sat directly on the stove, and quickly boiled half a pot of hot water, and finally smiled, "Uncle Liu is really skillful, this stove is just what I want."

No need to guess, this stove is an iron stove that is common in Northeast farmers in later generations. It is very convenient for heating or boiling water in winter.

But in the eyes of everyone who was born and bred in Dayuan, this stove is too novel and practical.

Compared with the charcoal basin, this stove is naturally warmer.In particular, the smoke from the small iron tube is extremely safe, so you don't have to worry about being smoked by charcoal gas in your sleep, so you have to go to find Lord Hades early.

And that pan is also amazing, it is extremely easy to cook or boil water.

"Well, this iron stove is so simple, but it is very useful."

Lao Yang was the first to praise, and Feng Jian nodded again and again.

Copper is expensive and iron is cheap in Dayuan. The cost of such an iron stove is only three hundred yuan, but it is definitely a good helper for the people in the Northland to survive the winter.

If it can be popularized, it will definitely benefit the country and the people.

Lu Xiaomi was lowering his head to carefully check for any leaks in the flat iron pan, and finally clapped his hands with satisfaction and smiled, "Uncle Liu is really good at crafting, I have to talk to him in a few days, forget it this winter, if it starts in spring The iron-making stove, when it goes to the city to sell it when it snows early next year, it will definitely make a small fortune."

"That's great, I'll go to the city to sell it!" Lu Er Er embraced everything, and slapped his chest loudly.

Boss Lu also nodded with a smile, but Youngest Lu didn't expect his sister to go to such lengths to prepare for his trip, even arranging a stove for heating.His heart was almost overwhelmed by guilt. As an elder brother, he couldn't take care of the family's livelihood and take care of his sister's food and clothing. On the contrary, he wanted her to plan everything. It was really a waste of a man!

"Millet…"

The youngest Lu was a little choked up, seeing Xiaomi was stunned for a moment, but he immediately came to his senses, and changed the topic with a smile, "Third brother is reluctant to go home, don't worry, I will definitely save delicious food for you to eat when you come back!"

Everyone laughed and said jokingly, "That's a bad thing, how are we going to survive this more than a month!"

No matter how reluctant he was, no matter how well prepared he was, Lu Laosan got on the sledge at dawn the next day.Lu Wu was born to be a prodigal son who likes to move but not to be quiet. His subordinates whipped up the whip and excitedly urged the bay red horse to run out of the village before everyone said a few words.

Anzhou has a lot of snow, even if there is no snow in the sky, the north wind is urging the remaining snow to wreak havoc everywhere.

Soon, the figures of the Lu family brothers were engulfed by the snow field.Lu Xiaomi was worried about the bookworm of the third brother and the recklessness of the second brother, and was afraid that something would happen to them on the road, but he couldn't follow the road, so he had to put his mind aside and turn around.

A few days later, Liu Xiaodao brought over the second iron stove, and Lu Xiaomi carried out the wooden frame that had been prepared earlier, and directed his eldest brother to place it in the east chamber.

The iron stove was burning, and the room was much warmer. Feng Jian got off the ground, wearing soft cotton shoes, and slowly walked around the room while holding on to the wooden frames surrounding the room.

Xu Shi was finally able to stand and look at the world, and the depression that had lingered in his heart for many days dissipated a lot at once.

Waiting to see Lu Xiaomi come in with a new cloak and down cotton pants, and the few remaining traces disappeared without a trace...

Lu Xiaomi stirred the eggs in the pottery bowl with one hand, stood at the door and smiled and looked at Feng Jian who had helped Uncle Yang move to the yard, "Sanshu Bi's ointment is really easy to use. Brother Lu's leg injury will heal."

Feng Jian stumbled when he heard this, and Lao Yang hurriedly asked, "Master, is your leg hurting again?"

Feng Jian nodded in response, "It's still hard to bear."

"Then hurry up and go into the house to rest. I'll cook custard right now. Brother Feng eats and sleeps for a while. Sleeping is the best way to heal your wounds."

Lu Xiaomi hurried back to the kitchen to get busy, but she didn't see how Feng Jian couldn't work hard...

On this day, I don’t know if God was recharging his energy for the next big snowstorm, but the sun came out and reflected on the snow surface.The naughty boys couldn't bear it any longer, blocked their ears to block the old lady's scolding, and ran out of the house to play sledges and smoke ice cubes together, shouting loudly.

Lu Xiaomi is grinding in the corner of the yard, planning to grind the sticky corn and glutinous rice that have been soaked for a few days into a slurry. After the excess water is controlled, it will become a sticky noodle. Wrap it with bean filling and steam it in a pan. Common food, sticky bean buns.

Although this kind of eating is not easy to digest, it is the most hungry and the most convenient.In the previous life, the orphanage where Xiaomi lived often ate it. She often followed the old director to make bean buns day and night, and she was proficient in this task and could do it well with her eyes closed.

When Aunt Liu brought a few young daughters-in-law to the door, Xiaomi had already ground a bucket of slurry, and it was too much power to pour it into a cloth bag.

Aunt Liu hurried forward to help, and said angrily, "You girl, why didn't you ask your elder brother to help, and carefully stretched your waist."

"That's right, if your house collapses, there will be no one to cook!"

The young daughters-in-law also rushed to take the bag from Lu Xiaomi's hand, moving the bucket to move the bucket, and those who supported the bag to support the bag, and the rice milk was filled in the blink of an eye.

In the end, one grinds the mill, the other puts the grain, and helps to start the grinding water, which is really quick and simple.

Lu Xiaomi couldn't resist everyone's kindness, so he hurried into the house to get tea and snacks to entertain everyone.

"Why did my aunt and sisters-in-law come here today? The house is not busy?"

Aunt Liu has a straightforward temper and doesn't like to talk too much. She usually knows Xiaomi best, but now she saw a few daughter-in-laws who were all smiling and silent, so she opened her mouth.

"Seeing that it's the twelfth lunar month, how can the family not be busy. But no matter how busy you are, you can't delay the business. Your sisters-in-law begged me to help make peace."

"What's the matter?" Lu Xiaomi was confused when he heard it, wondering if everyone had taken a fancy to her certain food recipes, or the style of her clothes?Do you want to borrow money?
Fortunately, Aunt Liu didn't tempt her, and said directly, "It's not a big deal. People in the village are envious of seeing you so smart and capable after a serious illness. I want the children in the family, especially the little girls, to read and recognize a few." Words, so I found me to ask together."

"Reading to learn to read?" Lu Xiaomi subconsciously looked at the main landlord's room. Maybe Lu's father has not yet overcome the pain of losing his wife, and these days have been very quiet.

She hesitated for a while and said, "My father is not in good health recently, and he doesn't use much food. I'm afraid..."

"Oh, no, you've got it wrong!" Aunt Liu quickly smiled and waved her hands, "Mr. Lu's knowledge is naturally good, but no one in the village expects to be as famous as Brother Qian in the future. A few words, can write letters, and selling fur can be counted as money, just don’t be cheated by others.”

"Ah, so that's how it is!" Lu Xiaomi smiled with relief, "Auntie said so, then I can do it."

"Silly girl, I'm here to look for you."

Hearing what Lu Xiaomi said, the little daughters-in-law who had been holding their hearts all became happy, and the two who were pushing the mill also put down their work and came around.

"My Sanya is smart. I just want her to learn how to write and calculate. It will be easier than others to find a husband's family in the future."

"That's right, my Goushenger is not stupid. He learned skinning from his father, and he will be good at it! But what is the future of being a hunter? If you learn well, you can go to a shop in the city to be an apprentice in the future."

Everyone was chattering, talking about their children with high expectations, which made Xiaomi very envious.No matter when, a child with a mother is a treasure.

It was still Aunt Liu who was mature and cared for Xiaomi, she immediately waved her hand to stop everyone talking, and pulled Xiaomi with a smile.

"Xiaomi, everyone knows that you are the one who manages the affairs of your family, and you rarely have free time. You don't have to teach the children all day, you can take one out every day, no, half an hour is enough. You sister-in-laws are all doing work. Good hands, what kind of work do you have here, let them do it for you. Every month, each child will give you ten catties of corn flour for Shuxiu, do you think it will work?"

"Yeah, of course not. I live in a village, and my aunt and sister-in-law help me a lot. How can I teach the kids a few words and still keep it up?"

Lu Xiaomi shook his head vigorously and refused, "I don't have much work in the winter, but three meals a day are not busy. Tomorrow, I will clean up the west wing room and ask my elder brother to build a clay stove. It will be warm enough for the children to come. I can read and write. I don’t need to use pens, ink, paper and inkstones when I just started to learn to write. Branches and sand trays are fine. However, my family doesn’t have extra tables and chairs, and my sister-in-law’s family has more, just move them for temporary use.”

Everyone was even more happy when they heard that Xiaomi had made the arrangements in a few words. Naturally, it would be even worse to make her work in vain, so they all said, "The table is easy to say, everyone has it. But Shuxiu must take it, otherwise the child will be sent here." We are grateful."

"That's right, that's right, it's three years of work in vain to learn how to hoop a barrel from the master. The children are only learning to write. How can they not be taught?"

Lu Xiaomi got a headache from being quarreled with by several young daughters-in-law, and he had a flash of inspiration when he thought about it.

"By the way, I really want something. If the sister-in-laws insist on giving it to Shu Xiu, why not use that thing instead."

"What?" Everyone was curious, and the more thoughtful daughter-in-law even touched the silver hairpin on her head quietly, wondering if Xiaomi wanted gold and silver jewelry.

As a result, Xiaomi uttered two words, but everyone was so surprised that they all stared and opened their mouths, very suspicious that they heard it wrong.

Xiaomi tugged at her pigtails, smiled and said, "My sister-in-laws heard me right, I just want excrement and urine for beam repair. It doesn't matter if it's pig feces or human excrement, just bring it to me."

(End of this chapter)