The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Wan Lianxing said: "I'll send a few people to help Shang Xi."

Cheng Feng smiled and said, "You came at the right time. We need a few baskets of loess."

Shang Xi said, "We also need two bundles of hay, a few baskets of charcoal, and a bag of limestone. Who of you has the strength to smash the iron ore into powder?"

Suiying rolled up his sleeves and said, "We're all strong." He picked up the sledgehammer and took the brunt of the attack, smashing it with bangs. The large piece of iron ore was smashed into small pieces in a few hits.

Wan Lianxing sat down on a chair, and Huang Chenming sat next to him. The quick-eyed servants brought tea to Wan Lianxing immediately. Then Shang Xi saw Wan Lianxing and Huang Chenming sitting in the shade, talking and laughing while drinking tea. The others were guarding the iron mine and swinging sledgehammers. Shang Xi and Cheng Feng were laying on the ground with a pile of tools that might not be used. Shang Xi whispered to Cheng Feng, "Uncle is not lying on the couch, but coming here to listen to the noise and drink tea. It's obvious that he wants to supervise me while I work."

Cheng Feng was about to say that she was overthinking it, but Wan Lianxing said slowly, "If you have something to say, just speak loudly. I am not deaf."

Shang Xi pursed her lips and muttered, "Who are the people in your family? How can he hear what I say with such a loud noise?"

Cheng Feng laughed. He did not deny that the ears of everyone in the Wan family, from the oldest to the youngest, seemed to be very sensitive. They could hear even the smallest and subtle sounds. Therefore, his uncle could not miss a word of what Shang Xi had just said and must have heard it clearly.

At this time, seeing that the hay she wanted was delivered to her, Shang Xi got up and started to fiddle with the hay. She didn't dare to do anything else, but she was good at making the stove. After all, she had been dealing with stoves since she came to Fengying and had studied various kinds of stoves.

She tied the hay again and stood it on the ground. Outsiders had no idea what the hay had to do with the stove.

A large bundle of grass stood alone in the middle of the field, which made Wan Lianxing feel puzzled. "What are you going to use this bundle of grass for?"

Shang Xi said: "To make a stove, just paste mud on the outside of the grass and the stove will be ready. It's very simple."

Wan Lianxing said, "Can a stove be built like this? Why not ask someone who knows how to build one for you?"

Shang Xi said: "I am the one who understands, you won't go wrong if you listen to me." She was quite confident in the areas she understood. Seeing this, Wan Lianxing didn't ask any more questions. He just sat there and waited for the iron to be smelted. After all, compared to Shang Xi, they were all laymen.

Soon, a truckload of loess was brought back. Shang Xi took a look and thought that it was too much soil. Two or three baskets of soil would be enough for her.

Shang Xi took a pile of loess and put some grass in the soil. This was like reinforcing the soil. The stove made from the mud would be strong and prevent cracking. She directed Cheng Feng to mix the mud. After the mud was mixed, she used her hands to knead it. After it was kneaded into a lump, she mixed the mud with the hay.

At this time, Cheng Youning came running over, holding two quacking ducks in his hands, "Why didn't you call me when you adults were playing in the mud?"

Wan Lianxing said, "This is not a place for children. Why are you here?"

Cheng Youning saw the pile of mud as if he had found a treasure. "I heard a lot of noise in the yard, and when I asked around, I found out that you were all here, so I ran over to check it out. Thank goodness I came to check it out, because you adults actually carried me behind my back to play in the mud."

Shang Xi said: "Do you think I'm playing like this?"

Cheng Youning said, "In my opinion, it is." He stuffed the duck in his hand into Qiao Rong's hand, tucked the hem of his clothes to his waist, grabbed the mud and started to make a ball like his parents. It seemed that he couldn't drive Cheng Youning away for the time being.

Cheng Youning didn't leave until the stove was built, so Wan Lianxing said, "Qiao Rong, take Cheng Youning away from this yard."

Qiao Rong pulled Cheng Youning's sleeve and said, "Young Master, this is not a place for us kids. Let's leave first and then take you to wash your hands."

"I won't leave." Cheng Youning's feet seemed to have nails on them, firmly nailed to the ground, and no matter how Qiao Rong pulled him, he wouldn't move.

Qiao Rong discussed with Cheng Youning and said, "Let's go. I'll go to the kitchen and get you something delicious."

Cheng Youning said he would not leave no matter what, so Shang Xi had to threaten him, "If you don't leave, give the duck back to me."

Cheng Youning snatched the two little ducks from Qiao Rong's hand and stuffed them into Shang Xi's hand, "I'll give them to you. I'm not leaving anyway."

Shang Xi said: "The adults are working, children can't be here."

Cheng Youning said, "Your stove is ready, so you must cook something delicious soon. I won't leave. I'm waiting to eat something delicious."

"Do you think we are going to use this stove to cook delicious food? Can this stove cook?" Shang Xi looked at the stove in surprise. This stove didn't look like it was suitable for making fire and cooking. How could this kid think of using this stove to cook delicious food?

Cheng Youning said, "Of course you can cook. You can roast a chicken in the stove, and you can stir-fry vegetables by putting a pot on the stove. Isn't this what you want to do to make delicious food?"

Shang Xi explained: "We don't need him to cook."

"What's the point of building a stove with mud if you don't cook? Are you going to use it to refine those broken stones?"

Shang Xi held a duck in one hand and shook it vigorously, "Don't refine stones, don't refine stones, don't refine stones."

"What is this stove for?"

Shang Xi couldn't make up a purpose for the furnace at the moment, but he absolutely couldn't tell it was for iron smelting. The child must not know about the loss of his head. If the child didn't know the seriousness of the matter and leaked it out, their whole family would lose their heads.

Seeing Shang Xi didn't say anything, Cheng Youning said, "Look, Mom can't say it anymore. I think you must be doing something behind my back. Tell me, what are you doing behind my back?"

Shang Xi said: "No, no, I didn't carry you on my back."

"Why would you chase me away if you didn't tell me? You must have a secret that you're afraid others will know."

"No secret, no secret. If you don't believe me, ask your father... Cheng Feng, tell your son."

Cheng Feng picked up Cheng Youning with one hand, "What is there to say? Can a child tell us adults what to do?"

Cheng Youning kicked his legs and said, "Daddy, put me down, put me down."

Cheng Feng said, "I have spoiled you and you are becoming more and more unruly. I have decided to send someone to send you back to the governor's mansion to teach you a lesson."

Cheng Youning kicked his legs even harder when he heard this. "I won't go back to the governor's mansion. I didn't do anything wrong. You can't teach me a lesson."

Cheng Feng said: "You didn't make any mistakes today?"

Cheng Youning said: "I just took two little ducks and just returned them to my mother."

Cheng Feng said: "It's too late, I'll send someone to take you back."

Cheng Youning saw that Cheng Feng was really going to send him away, and he got scared, and immediately looked for a savior, "Little Grandpa, save me, Little Grandpa, save me."