Chapter 115 Gathering the Rats
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At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Mi went to find Jiang Shengmei. She was going to go to the field to hoe the weeds that had not been finished in the morning.
There is a vegetable plot near the family courtyard, which was given to the family courtyard by the army before Xia Mi arrived.
Jiang Shengmei led the land reclamation, and a piece of land was contracted by six people. It was clearly divided. Jiang Shengmei had a total of fifteen square meters, which was not big, but enough for a family.
"I remember it was dug out somewhere before."
Jiang Shengmei took a small hoe and dug into the ground to search for it.
Xia Mi was carrying a small bamboo pole on her back and a hoe in her hand. She lowered her head and followed her search.
Ten minutes passed, and the surrounding wasteland was almost completely dug up. If they went further, the land would be completely reclaimed by the two of them.
Xia Mi straightened up his aching waist, raised his hand to wipe the sweat, his cheeks turned red.
"Sister-in-law, forget it if you can't find it."
Xia Mi was worried that if things continued like this, it would delay Jiang Shengmei's work. She would look for it when she had time.
Jiang Shengmei finally dug a hoe. As the soil was dug up, her voice suddenly increased in pitch, "Yes, yes, Xia Mi, come here and see if this is what you want."
Xia Mi ran to the person with a small hoe and nodded when he saw the yellow mud.
"That's it. Please sister-in-law, when my oven is ready, you will be the first one to try it."
Xia Mi thanked Jiang Shengmei, then waved the hoe, and soon the basket on his back was full.
She had to transport it back and forth twice before it was enough. Xia Mi stood on the sink outside the kitchen and washed her hands. She looked at the yellow mud piled in the corner and looked forward to the oven more and more.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law."
Zhang Erqiao's voice came from outside. He was pushing a wheelbarrow with a lot of bricks on it, which were eliminated from the previous demolition of the old house.
Yesterday, Huo Jingchen asked for some and bought some from the army. Zhang Erqiao received the order to deliver them.
Xia Mi was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard the sound, she walked out of the kitchen and saw Zhang Erqiao pulling a cart of bricks. She hurried over to help.
"Sister-in-law, where are you going to put these bricks?"
Xia Mi quickly pointed to the place where the yellow mud was piled, "It's piled next to the mud."
After saying that, Xia Mi went into the room and poured a glass of water for Zhang Erqiao and took it out. When she sent it over, he happened to unload the bricks.
The bricks fell down with a crash, raising dust. Xia Mi raised his hands to cover his mouth and nose, thankful that the enamel cup now came with a lid.
After the dust subsided a little, Xia Mi raised his hand to fan himself and quickly handed over the water in his hand.
"Thank you for your hard work, drink some water."
Zhang Erqiao was not polite. It was a kilometer away from the warehouse to the family courtyard. The sun had not yet set and the temperature was still high. He was already very thirsty when he walked there.
Seeing that the person drank a glass of water in one breath, Xia Mi turned around and poured another glass of water. This time he came out with a tomato that had been soaked in water and chilled.
"Take this and eat it, it's just fished out of the water."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I'll wash my hands now and eat, otherwise I'll get them dirty again on the road."
The moment Zhang Erqiao took the tomato, the coolness spread from his palms to the bottom of his heart, instantly driving away the heat in his heart.
Xia Mi specially bought a lot of ice cubes at the mall and put them in the basin to freeze a few tomatoes bought from the supply and marketing cooperative.
Most tomatoes are collected from communes. Today's tomatoes are purely natural, and their taste is no worse than those improved in later generations. They are also a little sweet. If you eat them chilled, you will feel cool.
People cannot eat cold food suddenly when they are too hot.
Seeing that Zhang Erqiao didn't sweat much, Xia Mi felt free to feed him.
"Wash your hands first, the water is here." Xia Mi happened to be standing next to the sink and motioned to Zhang Erqiao to come over and wash his hands.
After Zhang Erqiao washed his hands, he stuffed the tomatoes into his mouth. It was as refreshing as he thought. A chill went straight to his stomach, cooling down everything it passed.
"Sister-in-law, what are you planning to do?" Zhang Erqiao saw Xia Mi's pile of mud and bricks, "Are you going to repair something more?"
"It's almost the same. Build a kiln that can bake things. Then you can have stew pots and roast sweet potatoes in the winter. It's very convenient."
Just put things on top and light a fire underneath.
Zhang Erqiao finally understood why Shi Daqiang loved to go to his sister-in-law's house so much. His sister-in-law knew too much!
Although he didn't know what a stew pot was, Zhang Erqiao wanted to help.
Zhang Erqiao said impatiently.
"Sister-in-law, can you do it by yourself? Otherwise, you wait until I get off work and I will come to help you do it tomorrow. I will call another person."
Xia Mi wanted to agree, but then he thought about what Huo Jingchen said. They trained all day long and had to do hard work after get off work.
"Next time, Huo Ying made the reservation first this time." Xia Mi smiled and invited him, "When it's ready, I'll ask Camp Commander Huo to inform you to come and try it at home."
Having an oven in this day and age means Shami is prepared to bake a little more at once and cook a little bit of everything.
It was inevitable that the first time he failed to control the heat, and it was shameful to waste food, so Xia Mi came up with an even more shameful way.
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Just find more taste testers to try again and again.
Zhang Erqiao's eyes lit up. This was something he could eat without using dry food. He despised Shi Daqiang even more for not telling him about such a good thing earlier.
"Okay! Then I'll wait for the notification from Camp Commander Huo."
He finished the tomato, wiped his mouth, and pushed the cart away with satisfaction.
Just after sending Zhang Erqiao away, Shi Daqiang walked into the yard with an electric fan in his arms. Before anyone could enter the door, a voice came first, "Sister-in-law, are you making dinner?"
Xia Mi looked at the food in the pot and really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Yes, have you had dinner? If not, just stay at home and eat before leaving."
"After eating, the battalion commander invited me to have a bowl of wontons at the noodle shop while we were waiting for the boat. It was fresh and delicious." Shi Daqiang put the electric fan in the living room, "Sister-in-law, I put the electric fan in the living room."
"Okay, please."
"No trouble, sister-in-law, you have so many things piled up in your yard, why do you want to build something else?"
When Shi Daqiang entered the door, he also noticed the things piled in the corner. It was such a big pile that it was difficult for him not to notice it.
Before Xia Mi had time to answer, Shi Daqiang asked and answered himself, "I remembered, it's called a clay kiln, right? Is it the same as making ceramic bowls?"
"It's almost the same, but mine is not as refined as mine. I just need to bake the food."
Huo Jingchen held her uniform in one hand and a Kunming dog in the other, "The car has to go back to the army. If you don't leave now, you will have to walk back later."
This was said to Shi Daqiang.
"Then I'll leave first."
After a tiring day today, Shi Daqiang didn't want to walk another kilometer back and slip away as if his soles were oiled.
Xia Mi's eyes fell on the small Lang Qing in Huo Jingchen's hand, looking straight at her.
"So handsome."
Xia Mi put down the spatula, walked over quickly, and took the puppy directly from Huo Jingchen's hand, "Is this a Kunming dog?"
"Well, this one failed the training three times, so its IQ may not be good enough." Huo Jingchen couldn't hide his disgust when looking at the dog.
The puppy's fur felt very soft and comfortable. Xia Mi also liked it when he moved the top of his head, chin and legs.
In her previous life, she was too busy and had no time to raise a dog, but she was finally satisfied in this life.
"Does it have a name?"