He took Yaya back to the house, turned on the light, took out the package of things that Shen Gongqi had just given him from his pocket, found a small wooden box in the space, took it out, put the things in it, and sent it back to the space. Put it in.
Early the next morning, Shen Gongqi borrowed the village's ox cart and hurried to the nearest brick kiln to buy bricks and tiles for building a house.
After pulling several carts back and forth, I finally pulled all the things I needed, including cement and sand, and then I went west to pull everything back. The day passed like this.
He ate at Fang Nuo's house all day. In the evening, he first picked up Fang Nuo's house, who brought all the food and vegetables at home.
There were a lot of delicious things inside, including fruit. He asked Fang Nuo and Yaya to wash them and eat them, and then he would cut them up and buy them back.
Fang Nuo knew where he bought these things without asking.
I just told him to be careful when he went there and didn't ask much else.
On the third morning, soon after Fang Nuo got up, he heard someone talking next door. He thought it was work starting there.
After she finished washing, she opened the courtyard door. After a while, Shen Gongqi came over and boiled a pot of water, ready to carry it to the next door for the workers to drink.
Seeing that the first thing he brought was plain water, Fang Nuo stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, go boil the water some more. I have some tea leaves here. You can throw some into the pot later."
"No, tea is valuable, you can keep it for yourself," Shen Gongqi said.
"Just listen to me," Fang Nuo said
"Okay, I'll boil the water right away," Shen Gongqi immediately agreed.
After he went to the kitchen, Fang Nuo returned to the house and took out a small pack of tea leaves wrapped in oil paper. The tea leaves were not very good, but they were not cheap in this era.
The small package in her hand cost one and a half yuan.
She has better tea leaves in her space, so she bought this because she thought she could use it to entertain guests when someone comes over at home.
This tea has been stored at home for almost a year. Fortunately, it has not become moldy. She has kept it well. If I don't drink it, it will become old tea.
He took the paper bag to the kitchen, handed it to Shen Gongqi and said, "That's it. You can put it in the pot when you get there. It smells like tea."
"Okay, then when the house is built, I will take you to buy some more," Shen Gongqi said.
"Well, let's go over there quickly. By the way, should I do the cooking for you, or should you cook separately?" Fang Nuo asked
"When I hold the pot over there, I will take over your dining table to put the vegetable basin. Then I will put the vegetables in the bowl for them, and I will find a place to sit and eat with it," Shen Gongqi said.
"Sure, I'll go over there later while we're cooking," Fang Nuo nodded and said.
"Yeah, don't worry, I've invited Aunt Dahua to come over and cook for a few days. Just go over and take a look," Shen Gongqi said.
"Since I hired the big flower aunt, I can still be free. You can help with your work and leave the cooking alone," Fang Nuo said.
"Well, you can do less then." Shen Gongqi also thought at this time that the relationship between the two is very good.
After Shen Gongqi made the tea and carried it over, he went to the mountain again and carried down the iron pot and bowls and chopsticks he used for cooking.
After moving down this time, I didn’t plan to move back again, so I moved it very clean, leaving only the bedding for him to sleep on.
A stove was quickly set up there, and an iron pot was put on it. Shen Gongqi went to town again and brought back all the grain and vegetables for cooking.
It's mostly Chinese cabbage, potatoes, and half a pound of pork, and the food is cornmeal.
Fang Nuo waited for Yaya to wake up, cleaned up for her, cooked breakfast and fed her, and then took Yaya out of the yard.
Auntie Dahua had just arrived over there. When she saw her coming out, she came over with a smile. She picked Yaya up and kissed her, saying, "It's still early now. I just woke up with the cornmeal." If you knead and steam the wowo first, the dish will be much simpler.”
"Well, I'm sorry, auntie," Fang Nuo said with a smile.
"Come on, why are you so polite? Today I said that the Shen family boy was talking to us without saying thank you," said Aunt Dahua.
"Okay, I won't say thank you," Fang Nuo said quickly, fearing that Aunt Dahua would lecture her.
After waiting for a while, the two began to steam the wowo. The staple food of the day was steamed in the morning, and in the afternoon they were only heated and stewed.
The lunch meal is meat slices and cabbage stewed with potatoes. All the vegetables are cut, and the pork slices are stir-fried first to release some meat oil, so that the stewed cabbage will be fragrant.
After a while, the people who were working were attracted by the smell of the food. Seeing that they were almost done cooking, Shen Gongqi called a few people to wash their hands.
After a while, each person was holding two bowls and starting to line up to get vegetables and get the cornbread.
Shen Gongqi's house was built for a week before the house was completed. Later, he went to move some stones back and built the courtyard wall.
There is also a kang in the house. After several days of drying, it is almost done.
After the wall was built, he planned to invite several familiar families in the village to come over and burn the bottom of a pot, and then move in.
The two of them were having dinner that day, and Shen Gongqi asked: "What kind of furniture do you like? I want to take advantage of now and go find a carpenter to make the furniture first."
"Isn't it too early to start building furniture now?" Fang Nuo paused and said.
"It's not early. It will take a month or two to finish all the furniture. At that time, let the room be airy for a period of time to let the wind disperse the smell. After we get married, we can move into the house for use," Shen Gongqi said.
"In that case, let's do it. When you get there, you can measure the dimensions of the room and then order a few things. I mean, can you get me a mirror on the wardrobe so that I can look at my clothes while I'm wearing them? "Fang Nuo said
"Okay, I'll ask then. If there isn't one here, I'll order a large mirror separately and find a way to put it on the wardrobe for you," Shen Gongqi said.
He said this because he was afraid that the carpenters here couldn't do this kind of thing, so he had to ask first.
Afraid that Fang Nuo would be disappointed if he said it wasn't available, he first said that if it wasn't available, he would get it for her.
"Hmm, let's eat quickly. The wall is still a little short of the stone. If there are not enough stones, you can just tear down some of the middle wall. They all have to be demolished anyway," Fang Nuo said.
"Yeah, let's see when the time comes. If it's not enough, I'll tear it down," Shen Gongqi said.
At this time, Yaya on the side said: "Mom, I want some vegetables."
"Cai Cai? Wait, I'll pick a tender piece for you." Fang Nuo selected among the stir-fried vegetables for a while, picked a small piece of cabbage heart, put it into her small bowl and said, " Tell me, do you want anything else?"
Yaya shook her head and said she didn't want it anymore, then grabbed the cabbage and put it in her mouth to eat.
"Have Yaya lost two more teeth recently?" Shen Gongqi asked.
"Well, she can chew vegetables better, and her meals taste better," Fang Nuo said.
"It is a blessing for children to eat," Shen Gongqi said.
After the three of them had a good meal, Shen Gongqi washed the dishes, sat in the courtyard and rested for a while. After drinking a cup of tea, he took a small pot of tea and went next door to continue working.
After his family's house was built, he stopped asking anyone to help with the fence.
