The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

Under the command of the master, the four people gradually got into the working state. The three of them rotated every hour, which was not too tiring.

The old master's surname was Xin, a very rare surname. In addition to directing, he returned to a small shack to rest.

He has an alarm clock. When the alarm clock rings, he will come out of the shack and direct everyone to work, or he will go around the "workshop" from time to time, touching and tapping with his hands from time to time.

When it was Li Yuan's turn to transport materials, he discovered that many of the broken pieces of iron were actually broken iron pots or kitchen knives.

At noon, the master pulled down the tap hole, poured the molten iron into a sand trough with the prepared crucible, and finally formed a "steel ingot".

But looking at the gray appearance, it is difficult for Li Yuan to associate it with steel.

The day's work was very mechanical, and the four of us gradually got to know each other.

At this time, Qin Huairu's charm is revealed. During the break, the three gentlemen will help pack the materials.

A few chats and jokes kept everyone from feeling too tired.

This is the true meaning of matching men and women to work without getting tired!

Time soon entered the night. The weather today was good, with only a slight breeze. Two high-power light bulbs illuminated the place as if it were daytime.

Everyone takes time to eat. Basically, what I bring are mustard dumplings and steamed buns. Erhe noodle steamed buns are considered a luxury.

Li Yuan found a branch, picked a steamed bun, placed it close to the slag outlet, and slowly heated it.

At this time, no one paid much attention to whether there were harmful substances in the slag outlet, so Li Yuan could only do as the Romans do.

After baking, Li Yuan walked up to Qin Huairu with the steamed buns and said politely: "Would you like some?".

A person from a large courtyard should still be polite. Qin Huairu asked him about it at noon.

"You're not hungry, you can eat." Qin Huairu lowered his head to work.

Her answer made Li Yuan a little confused, and he thought to himself, "What do you mean? You shouldn't have said that you have eaten. Why do you say you are not hungry?"

"Where's your dry food? Can I heat it up for you?"

"Gone".

To be honest, this is the first time Li Yuan has encountered such an embarrassing situation.

He hesitated, broke it in half, and handed it to her, "It will take another night to make up for it."

"don't want!"

When the two of them were alone, Qin Huairu showed obvious hostility. Li Yuan was not the kind to be hot-tempered, so he shrugged and turned back to the small blast furnace.

In the second half of the night, Qin Huairu obviously couldn't bear it anymore and walked over slowly.

"Well, Li Yuan, let's change jobs."

Seeing her shivering a little from the cold, Li Yuan didn't say anything. He handed her the hook and watched her operate it a few times. When she felt that it was about the same, he turned to leave.

Suddenly he stopped again, took out a steamed bun from his pocket, inserted it into the tree branch, and handed it to Qin Huairu.

The other party hesitated for a moment, then thanked him and took the steamed bun. Because now she felt not only cold, hungry, but also a little dizzy. She knew it was a sign of hunger.

So she didn't hesitate anymore and took it.

Looking at Li Yuan leaving, Qin Huairu's heart felt a little warm. "Hey, he is still a naive little kid," she murmured to herself.

When it was time to transport materials, Uncle No. 1 consciously went to distribute the materials instead of taking over Qin Huairu's work.

She thanked Uncle No. 1 from a distance.

Today, she felt the care of these men, and it was the kind of care that was not mixed with other conditions, just like the care of her father and brother at home before leaving the government.

Suddenly she couldn't see the slag outlet clearly, so she quickly wiped her eyes and pulled out the few slag inside.

In the middle of the night, another pot of "molten steel" came out, and the old master was obviously relieved.

At dawn, Li Yuan felt a little tired given his physical condition, and the other three were basically mixing garlic while walking.

Li Yuan tried to do more work of delivering materials each time to let them take a break.

Every time he looked at the red feed opening, he was worried that someone would fall in.

Thinking again of the general Mo Xie, maybe someone fell into the trap, and the small blast furnace could really produce a furnace of good steel.

Finally, the next group of people made it to the next group of people. Except for Li Yuan, the four of them could still hold on. The other three all wanted to fall down and sleep immediately.

Not only staying up late, but also the non-stop feeding of materials, 32 steps, they can remember the characteristics of each step.

When we went back, we still had a good journey, and we were not far from home after walking and resting.

Qin Huairu sat down on the foundation behind a house and didn't want to get up for a long time.

Supposedly they are all women, she is a bit younger, but compared to the lesbian yesterday, she is obviously in worse health. Thinking of her family, Li Yuan also figured out the key.

According to the custom of this period, the dry food at home was reserved for heavy manual laborers, as long as the women in the family did not starve to death.

Over the years, no matter how good your physique is, it will break down. Now that she is young, it is not obvious yet. But if this continues, it will be a matter of time before it collapses.

The feeling temperature in the morning was very low. Fortunately, the wind had stopped, otherwise it would have been even more unbearable.

Seeing her shivering body, Li Yuan stepped forward to help her up and held her arm, "walk, don't sit, you may catch cold easily."

She struggled a bit at first, but seemed to have no strength to scold him, and followed Li Yuan silently.

After walking for more than ten meters, although she tried hard to distance herself, her body was so tired that she couldn't help but lean on Li Yuan.

In the end, she accepted her fate. Fortunately, Li Yuan was still polite today and did not take advantage of the situation, which gave her some peace of mind.

She acted as a pendant for more than ten minutes and finally regained some strength.

The temperature on Li Yuan's body seemed to insulate her from the cold.

Looking at the alleyway approaching the compound, she whispered: "Put me down and I'll go by myself."

The voice was soft and soft, without the boredom of the past.

Of course, Li Yuan knew that people's words can be scary. Although it was still early and it was not time to go to work yet, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be people who got up early and they would start talking again.

Although it only lasted ten minutes, Li Yuan was actually on high alert and was ready to push her away at any time.

Seeing the familiar alley, Li Yuan slowly let go. Seeing that she could stand firm, he took a step back.

"Thank you", Qin Huairu lowered her head and walked slowly, her voice sincere.

"It should be".

After spending this day and night together, Li Yuan was also surprised by his own changes.

In the past, he always looked for opportunities to take advantage of Miss Qin, and he felt a sense of pleasure when she was angry.

But this time they got along, he saw her persistence and reserve, her ease in getting along with everyone, not too close, not too far, just the right distance.

In the morning, when she saw how pitiful she was, with her gurgling stomach and trembling body, she didn't complain, nor did she think about asking Li Yuan for help. She just gritted her teeth and persisted.

He seemed to see a tragic scene, and suddenly felt a little sympathy for this poor, struggling woman.

In order to avoid suspicion, Li Yuan deliberately walked a few steps quickly, pushed open the courtyard door, and entered the courtyard early.

A minute later, Qin Huairu was seen holding the door and walking into the courtyard.

After working hard day and night, Li Yuan also scorned the Jia family's arrangements, which proved from another aspect that Jia Dongxu was also a cold-blooded person.

I never got to know each other deeply in the past. As we get older, each has his or her own agenda, and usually it’s more of a nodding friendship.

This shift allowed him to get to know Jia Dongxu and the Jia family clearly.

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