70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 360

Head Zhao's daughter-in-law Xie Xiaonian had seen her in the compound before, but she was just an acquaintance, so she was not very familiar with her.

I only know that she is from the south, she is small and exquisite, with a smile on her face all the time, giving people a very gentle feeling, and she also speaks softly, unlike the people on their side, who have a loud voice.

After everyone politely greeted Zhao's family, they began to talk.

"Xiao Nian, we might be neighbors!" At the beginning, Chen Xiuhong couldn't wait to say to Xie Xiaonian.

"Why, your family also wants to apply for a house under Guoquan's house?" Xie Xiaonian asked.

"That's right, Xiaoxia's family is also applying? It would be great if both of us are selected." Chen Xiuhong said happily.

"I hope so!" He said so, but Xie Xiaonian felt that it was difficult for them to choose between the two.

Even if the two of them are related, but now so many people are staring at this matter, both of them are not poor, and they can afford the briquettes in winter. There are few children, and the elderly have no chance of being selected. very small.

The others obviously had something in their minds, and Yuan Xiaoxia didn't have much hope, but everyone didn't want to hurt Chen Xiuhong, so they didn't expose it, thinking about making her happy for two days first!

"Now we don't need to worry about the bricks and slabs. The troops have already booked with the brick factory and the slate factory in the afternoon, and they can be shipped back tomorrow morning. In this case, we only need to go get some loess and come back tomorrow morning. You can start working on the kang in the afternoon." Wang Gangyi cut straight to the point.

"Loess is easy to get. Isn't there a piece of wasteland outside the compound? You can just go there and get it. Anyway, what you need is not too much. With so many of us, we can finish it in the morning tomorrow." Head Zhao continued .

"Chief Zhao's family are all from the south, and they should be most afraid of the cold, so we might as well give his family a kang tomorrow afternoon." Xu Zhongjun suggested aloud.

"No, no, how can you give it to my family first? Zhongjun, your child is the youngest, so I should give it to your family first. Both of my children are grown up, and they are still boys. They have strong firepower and are not afraid of the cold. Later It's fine for a day or two." Head Zhao quickly refused when he heard that he wanted to put his family on the kang first.

He was originally here to ask others for help, so how could he rank ahead of everyone?
"My children are used to it. I also make down jackets for them. They are not afraid of the cold. Let's go to the head of Zhao's house first. The south is warmer. If you come here suddenly, you must not be used to it. Don't be afraid of the cold." You're welcome." Xie Xiaonian said out loud.

"Yes, yes!" Wu Shuqin and Zhang Chunping also agreed.

"No, I really can't, no matter what, I can't let my house go first." Zhao's daughter-in-law refused embarrassingly.

Seeing that several families were arguing and arguing with no results, Wang Gangyi said directly: "Don't argue, the few of us here are divided into two groups. In one afternoon, we should be able to make four kangs. Since no one wants to To take advantage, let’s plate one for each family tomorrow afternoon, put the plate in the living room first, and take your time in the bedroom, so that no one will be frozen.”

"That's a good idea, I agree." Xie Xiaonian nodded in agreement.

"I also think it's feasible, so let's fix it like this. The family will make one in the living room first. If it's cold, you can sleep in the living room first." Zhang Chunping also nodded.

The living room and the bedroom of the four families have a total of 14 kangs. After finishing the kangs in the living room tomorrow afternoon, the men will have to work overtime after returning from the army at night in the following days.

Fortunately, two groups of people can do it at the same time, so it will be completed in about four or five days.

"Where should the kang be placed in the living room? I'll clean up the house first." Zhao's daughter-in-law asked unclearly.

"Is it okay to build it next to the east wall of the living room, just so the windows can shine through, and it would be nice to sit on the kang to bask in the sun in winter." Xie Xiaonian suggested.

"That place is not good. If it is in that place, we will have to build another kang, not to mention waste firewood, and it will be inconvenient to burn. And if this is the case, the firepower for cooking in your kitchen will also be wasted. I feel that the living room The kang in the house is still the same as in my hometown, and it would be better to be connected to the stove in the kitchen!" Wu Shuqin said disapprovingly.

"I also think that the back wall near the kitchen is better. The dining table can be removed, and you can eat on the kang in winter." Zhang Chunping agreed.

"But now there is no stove at home, why not build another one? Wouldn't the back wall have to dig a hole? Will the army allow it?" Xie Xiaonian asked suspiciously.

She has room for this cheating device, and she really didn't think about the useless thing before.

"Since you have been asked to cook the kang, you will definitely agree to let it dig, and it is not troublesome to build a stove, and it will be much more convenient to cook in the future." Zhang Chunping continued.

"If it's a built-in stove, there must be at least one big pot and one small pot at home. My house now only has one small pot. If there is no big pot, do I need to buy another big pot? Is it too late?" Head Zhao asked the daughter-in-law.

"It's easy to buy a pot. You can buy it when you go to the county. Now it's not like it was a few years ago. It's hard to buy an iron product. When you build the stove, you don't have to install the pot right away. You can wait a few days to buy it back. Install it again, it doesn’t need to be affected.”

"I think it's very good. Then we can do it in this way, which can save a lot of firewood. However, when my family prepared the firewood, they didn't reserve firewood for the kang. I'm afraid there won't be enough." Xie Xiaonian Said.

"It's all right. After the kang is finished, let's hurry up the mountain to get back all the firewood we need in winter, as long as we can save enough firewood before the snow falls, but then, we have to be busy." Wu Shuqin continued .

"Chopping firewood is a labor-intensive thing. Compared with saving a sum of coal balls, this is more cost-effective. If this is the case, my children may be able to add a gown for the Chinese New Year this year!" Zhang Chunping continued with a happy smile.

"That's fine, that's it. Tomorrow morning we'll dig the soil, and in the afternoon we'll go door-to-door on the kang." Wang Gangyi said directly.

"Tomorrow will be the last one at my house. Shulin and I just want to treat you all to dinner. He Hongmei has caused you a lot of trouble before. I just take this opportunity to apologize to everyone." Waiting for everyone to discuss Afterwards, Zhang Chunping said.

"Why did you bring this up again? How long has it been? It's not the fault of you two. Why are you apologizing?" Wu Shuqin said reproachfully.

"That's right, it's going to be winter soon, so you have to eat up all the rations your family has saved." Chen Xiuhong said in disagreement.

"Xiao Nian mentioned a hot pot before, saying that it is suitable for eating in winter, and the dishes are all vegetables, so I don't need food, so I thought I would ask Xiao Nian to cook the ingredients for me tomorrow, and then treat everyone to have a hot pot. Cabbage and potatoes Winter melon, mushrooms, fungus, etc. There are a lot of them at home. Except for a piece of meat, everything else is worthless. Don’t refuse it. It’s a treat for everyone. Burned dry." Zhang Chunping smiled and said.

"Okay, tomorrow I will help you stir-fry hot pot ingredients. I am the best at this thing. It happens that you have two small pots at home. We will make a mandarin duck pot at that time. It is cold now, and it is not too beautiful to eat a hot pot " Xie Xiaonian readily agreed.

"Since Xiao Nian agrees, I will let your family spend money tomorrow. I just want to taste what hot pot is like!" Wu Shuqin said with a smile.

"I've eaten hot pot before, and we also have it over there. It's really suitable for eating in winter." Head Zhao's daughter-in-law nodded and said.

"The more I talk about it, the more I look forward to it. I really want to eat it now, but what is the mandarin duck pot?" Chen Xiuhong licked her lips and said greedily.

"Haha, look at your prospects!" Yuan Xiaoxia teased with a smile.

"Food and sex, I love food so much, it's normal to be greedy." Chen Xiuhong didn't feel ashamed, and said very seriously.

"That's right, I'm getting hungry too, but Yuanyang Hot Pot has one spicy and one non-spicy, and everyone can choose according to their own taste!" Xie Xiaonian explained with a smile.

"I can eat both, and I will try both!" Chen Xiuhong said very positively.

"Sister-in-law, isn't your family from the south? Then what do you eat over there? Is it delicious?" Zhang Chunping asked with a smile when she saw that Zhao's daughter-in-law was still a little reserved and didn't speak much.

"The food we eat over there is not much different from that over here, except that the food is different. We like to add a little sugar when we cook over there." The wife of head Zhao replied.

"Add sugar? That dish is already sweet, can it be delicious?" Zhang Chunping said somewhat unacceptably.

"It's delicious, but if you eat it for the first time, you may not be used to it, but I think it's delicious. If there is a chance, I will make it for you to try." Zhao's wife said enthusiastically.

Although Chen Xiuhong, Yuan Xiaoxia and Wu Shuqin have all eaten southern dishes, they are all improved and not so authentic, so they all want to try, what is the taste of southern dishes?

So after listening to the invitation from head Zhao's daughter-in-law, they all happily nodded and agreed.

Xie Xiaonian is influenced by everyone and is full of expectations.

A group of grown men saw that they had finished discussing business matters, and the women were chatting happily again, and they couldn't get in the way at all, so they went to talk silently at the dining table on the other side.

After about 9 o'clock, a group of talented people came out of Wu Shuqin's house, ready to go home.

"Xiao Nian, I heard that you and Zhongjun were the first to bring up the matter of Pan Kang, why didn't you tell me earlier, so that I could apply to move to Zhong Guoquan's building earlier, and I don't have to wait for Monday's appointment. It's time to grab it with the people in the compound!" After leaving the door, Chen Xiuhong complained to Xie Xiaonian.

(End of this chapter)