Chapter 124 is in full swing
“Don’t worry, Yu Qiang is going to move the ladder. Let’s cut off all the branches first.”
“Uncle Fugui, ladder.”
< br>"Okay, brother Xian, please stop, we have to saw off the tree first."
Wang Lixian and others stopped what they were doing, and a few young people rushed to Chen Ling's house. His ladder and Chen Yuqiang's ladder were leaning against two trees respectively. Then he climbed up with a hatchet and saw and started clearing the branches.
"Hey, this guy, there are so many bird's nests on the tree."
"I'm here too, I just touched the bird droppings on my hand."
"Uncle Dajiang, Uncle Dajiang, the tree Are there any bird eggs?”
“There are no bird eggs. It’s so hot. There are birds hatching. I’m about to start sawing. Stay away and be careful not to hit you.”
Cut like this. For a big tree, you must first clean up the small branches and leaves with a hatchet, then saw off the branches, and then cut down the trunk.
There were many people here today, and the work was done quickly. It took more than half an hour to knock down two old locust trees.
After Chen Dazhi loaded the two trees with branches and leaves and pulled them out on a donkey cart, Chen Ling looked back and forth and said, "The roots of the trees are no longer dug. These two trees are decades old." , The tree has big roots and is very time-consuming and a waste of time."
"That will save trouble. Brother Xian has prepared the iron rods and hooks. Let's start cleaning the house."
< br>While he was talking, I don’t know where he was affected, but the green tiles on the roof of the old house slid down, shocking everyone.
“Damn, this half-beat house is scary.”
"Li Xian, tell me how to peel it off. The previous peeling method will definitely not work. Most of these main rooms have collapsed. If you lift the roof, it will easily hurt people."
Excluding the main room, the other several Wang Lixian of local old houses would first remove the roof, remove the purlins, beams, etc., then remove the load-bearing materials, and finally remove the walls. He wanted to leave more materials for Chen Ling to wait for. It can also be used when you want to build two rooms in the field.
Originally, the main hall was planned to be demolished in this way, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.
As the saying goes: "An old house that has been standing for a hundred years cannot withstand the ups and downs."
The meaning of this saying is very simple.
Many old houses in the countryside look shaky, as if they are about to collapse, but as long as no one demolishes them and no major disturbance is caused, they may not collapse for decades.
But as long as the wall is bumped back and forth a few times, or the foundation is affected, it will easily collapse.
This is what Chen Ling’s old house looks like now.
After being submerged by the flood, the two big trees just fell to the ground one after another. The half-collapsed main house was somewhat shaken, and it could not withstand people climbing up and slowly demolishing it.
After hearing this, Wang Lixian looked at Chen Ling: "Fugui, you make up your mind."
"It's too dangerous. It's easy to hit someone. Just tear it off."
Chen Ling shook his head: "I'll unload the ox cart and dismantle it with you."
So Chen Ling Leading the cattle, shouting slogans with others, using hooks and iron rods to tie up the wall of the old house. Several waves of people pulled the long rope and worked hard together. Within a few back and forth, the old house collapsed. They collapsed one after another and dust flew into the air.
"There are still two sections of the courtyard wall on the east side that have not collapsed. Fugui, let's go and push that side down."
After the old house was demolished, Chen Dazhi saw that the wall on the east side of the courtyard was still there. There were two sections that didn't fall down completely, so I called Chen Ling to push them down.
"No, I can come alone."
Chen Ling waved his hand, walked over and kicked it directly, and the two sections of the earth wall were kicked down.
“Wow, Uncle Fugui’s kicks are stronger than those of a donkey.” Liu Nier clapped her hands and shouted, making everyone laugh.
“Get out of here, you won’t even praise me if you praise me.”
Wang Lixian scolded him with a glare, and then he was afraid that they wouldn’t run away here, so he said: “You guys Go get some grass and come back, feed the cows and donkeys, and buy you some popsicles at noon.”
"Okay."
The children's eyes lit up when they heard there were popsicles. They went to the front yard to ask for a basket from Wang Susu, and then happily went to collect grass outside the village.
A lot of people came today, not just men, but also mothers-in-law. They helped Wang Susu make noodles and steam buns in the front yard. Some, like Sister-in-law Xiuying, brought My sister Wang Xiuhua and others went to each house to borrow bowls, chopsticks, tables and benches.
After a while, groups of women and daughters-in-law rushed over carrying baskets full of bowls, chopsticks, porcelain basins, benches, and tables.
Every house has a spare of these things, but many of them are not used on a daily basis and are dirty and full of mud, so they need to be cleaned in advance.
"Xiuying, are the dishes, chopsticks and benches marked?"
"Don't worry, Auntie, they are all marked, so you can tell whose family they belong to."
"Sister-in-law, my family is The bowl has been flooded with water. I’m afraid it won’t be clean after being washed with cold water. How about boiling it a few times?”
“Oh, why did I forget about this? The pot is occupied now, how about I go?” Go home.”
“No, no, go to my house. My house is close.”
"Okay, then we'll all go to Yu Qiang's house."
"Well, it's convenient for me. I told Yu Qiang when I got up early that if there are many people coming to Uncle Fugui's house, I can also use the stove at my house. Come on, I’m so busy that I can’t take care of it.”
“It’s okay. I’ll tell Su Su later and see what happens at noon.”
Now I’m back home. After cleaning it several times, I carried it to Chen Yuqiang's house again.
Before they finished carrying it to Chen Yuqiang’s house, a group of people from the city’s engineering team came to the entrance of the alley.
"Aunts and ladies, are brother Fugui at home? The lime and tamping machine were brought here. Where are they placed?"
"Oh, I also sent a tamping machine. Fugui is busy in the backyard, I I’m going to shout for you.”
Good guy, this is a busy job.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu didn't have a moment of free time. Fortunately, Chen Dazhi and Wang Lixian were helping to take care of things. Otherwise, in today's situation, the young couple would have never experienced such a scene, and they would probably be even more confused.
It was almost noon, and the steamed buns were coming out of the pot on the large stove. Chen Ling went to the front yard to take a look, and guessed that they were not enough to eat, and would have to be steamed in another pot.
This is how it is when employing people. Not to mention other places, when it comes to food, you must have more but not less. Otherwise, if you are not full and have no food, it will be a joke.
There is no other way. I will definitely have to use the stove to cook another pot, so I can only go to Chen Yuqiang’s house to cook.
Today, Chen Ling is going to make a big pot dish, which is tofu, meatballs, vegetables, pork, and vermicelli stewed in one pot.
In many places in the north, it is called stewed vegetables, stewed, or stewed. In the northeast, it is called pork stewed with vermicelli. Over here, large pot dishes are generally called stewed. In some places, it is called stewed salty soup. They are all the same thing. .
The pork and tofu are very fresh. Wang Jusheng bought them from the county town. He has been helping Chen Ling take care of them these two days. Otherwise, the summer things cannot be stored for a long time. The wells are used from time to time and cannot be left in them. , many other people's wells have not been completely cleaned and cannot survive. So when he planned to cook something, he asked Chen Ling to write a note in advance, and he drove the donkey cart to the county town to buy it.
Today I not only bought pork and tofu, but also bought a lot of cigarettes and alcohol. On a hot day, when working in the countryside, you can have less alcohol, but cigarettes are indispensable.
The kitchen at Chen Yuqiang's house is tidy and the stove is very clean. The ladies came over and cleaned it several times in the morning.
This saved Chen Ling a lot of trouble. After washing up, he put on an apron and went into the kitchen to wash vegetables, make meatballs, and make vermicelli.
Wang Jusheng helped light the fire and helped him.
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"Good guy, it's only what time, and the aroma is already wafting out."
"It's half past eleven, Fugui has probably cooked the dishes." "Uncle Dazhi, what's the dish for noon today?" "
"I don't know, it smells like a lot of meat, and wealth is really not stingy."
"Hahaha, you are always talking about it. Come here to have a meal, how dare you be stingy when you are rich?”
"That's true, but we agreed in advance that no matter how good the lunch dishes are, no one is allowed to drink, do you hear me?"
"You know, you know, we are not stupid, we are still working in the afternoon."
While they were talking, Wang Jusheng ran out and greeted: "The food is almost ready. Everyone, wash your hands and faces and get ready for dinner. It's hot. Go back early and take a rest after dinner. In the afternoon Let’s work again.”
“Jusheng, what kind of food does Fugui cook? It’s so delicious.”
“Haha, it’s a big pot of food, with more than ten kilograms of pork in it. Yes, can it not be delicious? ”
Wang Jusheng gestured, and when everyone heard it, everyone's eyes turned green. It was a big pot stewed with more than ten kilograms of meat, and each person was not allowed to get half a bowl of meat. How delicious is this?
"Fugui said that if there are children or elderly people at home who are not with us, go and call them too."
"Oh, this child is benevolent and righteous."
Men Everyone was smiling happily. When they went to the front yard to tell their mother-in-law, the whole family was happy.
Wang Laishun was leading Qin Qiumei and several other village leaders to the village at this time. Hearing this, the corners of his eyes twitched. This kid just can’t have money in his hands. He has two eldest sons. I started messing around. The dog's belly couldn't hold two ounces of sesame oil or more than ten kilograms of pork. It was stewed in one go. You can't make it this way even if you sell the vegetables? Susu didn't know how to persuade her.
The old party secretary was upset, and when he walked up to him, he muttered: "There is a lot of meat at noon, so let's just get a bowl for each person. If we eat too much, it will affect our work in the afternoon. There will be leftover food in the big pot until the evening. The second meal will be more delicious."< br>
"Hahaha, Fifth Uncle, even if you are rich and noble, why do you feel bad for him."
Chen Ling also walked out with an apron on at this time, and smiled when he saw these people. : "Fifth Uncle, Director Qin, and all the leaders have just transferred here. Let's eat here at noon."
As he spoke, Wang Jusheng took out two packs of cigarettes and gave them to the villagers. People dispersed and said: "The rich and powerful buy good cigarettes. Director Guo and Mayor Liu smoke them."
"Jusheng, Party Secretary Wang, these are the little brothers you mentioned a few times ago."
"Yes, his nickname is Chen Fugui and his elder name is Chen Ling. His father used to be a postman in the county."
"What a good comrade and a talented person!"
"When will you think about it?" OK, if you want to come to work in the countryside, you will always be welcome here."
The leaders lit up their cigarettes, had a few laughs with Chen Ling and others, and then left.
The men and women who came to help with the work were surprised. They all came to Wang Susu and asked the mayor why he wanted Chen Ling to work in the countryside. Was he going to become an official?
As a result, before Wang Susu could say anything, Zhang Qiaoling started speaking with her head in her arms, which shocked everyone after hearing it.
“Oh my God, I’m so rich. I almost became an official.”
“Look, the little daughter-in-law from the family planning office is still talking to Uncle Fugui and refuses to leave. "
"That's Dongmei's sister. I don't know what to say to Fugui. Let's go and listen."
Not only the mayor is here, but also the county. The director of the local people's livelihood office came to inspect the post-disaster reconstruction work, but Qin Qiumei definitely didn't stay for this reason.
"Dahai has thought about it a long time ago and said he would give you and Jusheng something. Even after the disaster, he can't be as leisurely as before. He is a little unable to get away. He has something to do and returned to the city a few days ago. , just call me and tell you I'm sorry."
"It's okay, what's the matter? Everyone is busy due to the floods this year."
Between people. It's nothing more than a relationship. As long as we don't hate each other, we can eventually become friends after going back and forth frequently.
Zhao Dahai felt that he was very comfortable getting along with Chen Ling and Wang Jusheng. The last time he met them in the county town, he said that he would come to meet them after the disaster. However, he was never able to come, mainly because the village was hit by a disaster. But after taking a look at it, I felt very sad.
Let Qin Qiumei bring a message.
"Let's eat here at noon."
"No, today Chunyuan went to my mother's place to call Dongmei, and I have to rush back."
"That's okay, follow me next time Come back together."
"Sure. You are busy today, go back quickly."
Qin Qiumei smiled, waved to Wang Susu in the courtyard, and turned to leave.
But she didn't go far when she smelled a strong fragrance wafting over. It was just time for dinner. Her stomach couldn't help but growl, and she immediately regretted it.
This food is so delicious, I might as well have a meal before leaving.
The big pot of vegetables was ready for stew. Chen Ling and Wang Jusheng carried the big wooden basin from Chen Yuqiang's house to the yard. The scent of that guy wafted all the way and could be smelled by half of the village.
“It’s time to eat, it’s time to eat!”
“Wash your hands and bring the bowls over to serve the food. There is a lot of meat today, so you can work hard to catch it. You can also eat the steamed buns as you like. No need to save it for me.”
Chen Ling shouted loudly.
The little kids who were clamoring to buy popsicles suddenly fell silent and ran back to their parents to get bowls and chopsticks to serve the food.
The hot pot dish, the oily fatty pork, accompanied by tofu and meatballs, had a thick layer of oily star seeds floating on it, and it was still bubbling.
“It’s so fragrant, so rich in oil and water!”
The whole big wooden basin was full of vegetables, with sharp tips. After a while, more than half of them were gone, and the men were holding bowls and steamed buns. , squatting in the shade at the base of the wall, plucking it into his mouth, his mouth full of oil.
The women set the table and sat under the shade of the trees to eat.
The meat is fragrant, and the steamed buns are also fragrant. Everyone eats them with their bellies open.
"The food is so good, we can't just do chores in the afternoon. We should help Fugui clean up the backyard and try to lay the foundation tomorrow."
"What my aunt said is, Just leave a few people to help Susu wash the pots and dishes. We still have to cook the food, so we have to work."
The ladies were discussing in a low voice while eating.
At this time, Chen Ling came over and shouted: "Sisters-in-law, if one bowl is not enough, there is still more in the pot."
There is a lot of fat in the pork today, and the fat does not weigh on the scale. The same weight ratio The pieces of pure lean meat are large, and the pork these days is not a feed pig. Unlike in later generations, the meat will shrink when cooked. At this time, the pork will swell when cooked, which makes it appear that there is a lot of meat and it is very fragrant.
“That’s enough, that’s enough, you don’t have to worry about us if you are rich or noble.”
“…”
“This baby is really good, and it’s getting better and better in the past six months. , I will tell my daughter that her husband’s family will look for wealth.”
"No, we used to say that people with wealth can't achieve anything. Now you compare with your opponent, don't you find out in a moment?"
"We just heard what the little daughter-in-law from the family planning office said to wealth. , Chunyuan went to her parents' house to invite Dongmei, and the couple might reconcile."
"Oh, my mother, these two are not fuel-efficient lamps, can they calm down?"
“Who knows.”
Women gossip, but the more they talk, the more energetic they are at work.
After dinner, I went home and rested for a while. Everyone came early in the afternoon. Except for a few who stayed to help Wang Susu clean the pots and stoves, the others went to the backyard to help. After eating and drinking, they all worked hard and worked hard. That's called a hot day.
(End of this chapter)