Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

"Your aunt is a good cook. Ask her to give you some spices when the time comes." Zhuang Shouren was not being falsely polite. Although the spices were quite expensive, Jiang Yu and Xue Li were never stingy when dealing with them, so they naturally wouldn't be stingy.

Jiang Yu nodded, and then talked about his purpose, "Does anyone want the bricks I made earlier?"

"No, they all thought you might need them, and there weren't many bricks left, so they were kept at the brigade headquarters." Zhuang Shouren looked at her in confusion, "You want to build a house? There aren't enough bricks, how about we put the tiles aside and burn some bricks for you?"

"It's not me, it's for Yi Chi. His house needs to be demolished and rebuilt, otherwise he won't be able to survive the winter. It will collapse when it snows heavily." Jiang Yu had told him about Yi Chi's matter last time, so it wouldn't seem out of place to mention it now, so he didn't make an excuse. Anyway, the house was built and everyone could see it. How long could he keep it secret?

Zhuang Shouren didn't expect her to say this, and was stunned for a moment. Why was she going to build a house out of the blue? Or was it Jiang Yu who was going to build it for Yi Chi? ? But he still calmed down, thinking that the broken house was indeed very old, "It's time to renovate his house, that's it..."

"No need to find anyone, just give him the bricks. Didn't you say that all the usable things in his house were divided up? Consider the bricks as compensation. It doesn't make sense to rob someone else's things and act like nothing happened. No, tell me who robbed his things. I have to think about it. I won't dare to do business with such a person in the future. I might even be blamed." Jiang Yu had a very good impression of most of the villagers, but if there were termites, he should still be on guard.

Zhuang Shouren opened his mouth, a little embarrassed. How should he explain this? Is there anyone in the village who didn't participate? "That happened several years ago. Some of the people who participated are gone. It's still..."

"The Liang family must have participated. As for the other families, I can guess more or less if I just go and see what good things they have in their houses. You can tell me if you want." Jiang Yu was busy and didn't bother to listen to his nonsense. "Okay, where are the remaining bricks? I'll go pick them up."

Zhuang Shouren frowned, then jumped off the kang, put on his cloth shoes and took her out to the brigade headquarters.

Most of the bricks fired in the first two times were used to build the new kiln, and only a few hundred were left. Jiang Yu thought that they should be enough to build a circle of foundation. If there were fewer, he could fill them with stones and plug the gaps with mud.

When Zhuang Shouren saw her picking up the bricks by herself, he quickly called his son to help.

Four people pushed the cart and carried the shoulder poles and walked a few times, and they transported all the bricks to the reservoir halfway up the mountain.

Yi Chi hurried over to thank him.

Zhuang Shouren patted the dust on his hands, looked at Jiang Yu's indifferent expression and didn't know what to say. He just smiled and went down the mountain with his sons.

Yi Chi looked at Jiang Yu in confusion.

Jiang Yu brushed the dust off her hands, squatted down and washed her hands in the reservoir, "Is the meal ready?" She had just moved a lot of bricks and was hungry.

Yi Chi nodded quickly, "Okay, okay, do you want to eat with us or...?"

"Please serve me a separate portion." Jiang Yu didn't want to stay with strangers.

"Okay, then you wait here for a while and I'll serve it to you." Yi Chi had been observing her for a while and found that although she got along well with the villagers and was even closer with some educated youth, she still acted alone most of the time. She must be a relatively independent person.

It's not without reason that Yi Chi is confident in his cooking skills. The wild boar meat is stewed until it's soft and tender, with rich oil and red sauce, which is especially suitable for eating with rice.

He first learned the cooking skills from the cook in the army. When his uncle first came to recognize him, Yi Chi was thin and small, and looked pitiful. He felt sorry for the child, so he would bring him back to the army every now and then to supplement his nutrition.

Yi Chi was embarrassed to eat plain rice, so he always worked as an assistant in the kitchen. Because he was born with a sensitive tongue, he could tell the ingredients of everything he ate, so he was treated as a treasure by the cooks and taught many skills.

Later he put in some effort to study it on his own, so his skills are really impressive.

Jiang Yu ate to his heart's content, secretly exclaiming how delicious it was. He wondered if Yi Chi would agree to help him prepare food in the future? Considering the house repair, it should be possible, right?

After the meal, the soldiers began to transport stones and mud again.

Jiang Yu began to lay bricks around the foundation.

Using a new wooden board as a balance line, she began to stack bricks with the mud mixed with straw.

Yi Chi handed her a brick and looked at Jiang Yu who was working hard with focused eyes, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Yu took the time to look at him, then continued to work with his head down.

Yi Chi was startled and lowered his head suddenly. The next second, his ears and cheeks were flushed.

After the foundation of the ginger fish was built, gravel was poured in basket by basket, and finally mud was poured on it. It was smoothed with a shovel with light movements, and care had to be taken not to squeeze and shift the bricks outside.

When the foundation was ready, it was time for the soldiers to go back. Yi Chi took out a few rabbits from the cellar and handed them to Uncle San's orderly, "Just some meat, not much."

He didn't refuse, otherwise Yi Chi would bring more things to the army next time, so it's better to take it now to make him feel at ease. "Okay, then we'll go back. When your house is repaired, come and let me know, otherwise the battalion commander will definitely miss you and may even send someone to see you."

"I understand. You guys should go back quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to walk when it gets dark." Yi Chi nodded in agreement.

After watching those people leave, Yi Chi and Jiang Yu began to spread firewood and move out all the things in the cellar. As for where Yi Chi moved them to and hid them, Jiang Yu didn't care.

A raging fire soon broke out near the reservoir.

Jiang Yu stood outside the firebreak and asked him where he was going to stay that night.

Yi Chi pointed to the mountain and said, "There are many caves inside. I can just go there and make do for one night."

"Then remember to bring thick clothes, and don't forget to eat and drink." Jiang Yu sighed when she heard that they were living in a cave. Because she had lived there before and was bitten by a snake, but fortunately it was not poisonous. So she warned him and turned to go to the brick kiln.

Yi Chi watched her figure getting smaller and smaller. He didn't know if it was because the fire was too strong, which made his face hot. He touched his cheek, but it was round and rough. He frowned. This edema was really...

But Jiang Yu shouldn't care about appearance, otherwise wouldn't Fu Biao, who is with her, have more advantages than him? He is strong, handsome, and has a good family background...

Yi Chi suddenly came to his senses, and then his eyes widened in surprise. What am I thinking? Crazy! A little kindness from others can make me imagine... Really, stop it, stop thinking about it! A black five category dares to dream of a capable and powerful female educated youth like Jiang Yu? It's really like a toad wanting to eat swan meat!

He secretly despised himself, cursing as he bent over to pack his thick clothes and rice. Before leaving, he looked at the things in his hands and suddenly recalled Jiang Yu's instructions just now. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

It's really crazy. The emotion came too quickly and suddenly. It's impossible to guard against it!