"You go home and study how to build a greenhouse first. I have no problem with that. The guys in the logistics team can also help out. If you spend a few days on it and pay them according to the brick factory's standards, they should be happy to do it."

Zhang Laoer nodded.

The crowd gathered around the pile of freshly baked bricks, their laughter almost drowning out the sound of work, and they almost forgot what they were doing.

After Zhang Laoer finished explaining everything to me, he joined the happy crowd.

Watching his back as he walked away, my heart was filled with sweetness, and I secretly vowed to never let Zhang Laoer look down on me.

If you don’t understand anything about the greenhouse, just go to the library and look up information!

"Okay, you can be happy, but don't forget your work. Everyone, get moving. If you slack off, you will have your wages deducted!"

Zhang Laoer's words caused a burst of laughter. Everyone knew that he was half joking and half serious, but they all returned to their positions and continued working.

Later, Zhang Laoer found Fu Zhishang and said, "Dapeng, the bricks are ready. We have to speed up. We can't let the villagers celebrate the New Year in tents."

After a quick calculation, they only had about one and a half months left.

"Don't worry, we guarantee that every household will be able to move into a new house before the end of the year."

Fu Zhishang calculated the time with confidence and was full of confidence that the construction could be completed before the end of the year.

"While speeding up the process, we must also pay attention to safety and seek medical attention promptly if we feel unwell."

Zhang Laoer was thinking in his mind that he must not let anyone collapse from overwork. Well, it was time to put the issue of improving the food standards on the agenda.

"no problem."

Fu Zhishang agreed readily.

Seeing Guo Jiajie and Qi Kai approaching slowly along the winding path with brisk steps, Zhang Laoer whispered to Fu Zhishang, who was busy beside him, to continue with the work at hand. He straightened his back, faced the warm breeze, took steady steps, and walked towards them.

The sunlight penetrated the thin clouds and shone on the three people, adding a bit of warmth to this ordinary meeting.

Guo Jiajie, Qi Kai, and the well-known Carpenter Liu and his son were not included in the daily fixed labor group.

Carpenter Liu's family has almost endless work because of their exquisite craftsmanship; while Guo Jiajie and Qi Kai are carefully arranged by Zhang Laoer to go out purchasing, and at the same time secretly collect all kinds of information around them to provide information support for the development of this small village.

"Are you back? Did you find anything new today?"

Zhang Laoer's smile was filled with anticipation. Seeing that the two brothers had frowned recently but seemed to have happy looks on their faces today, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Guo Jiajie waved his hand gently, motioning Qi Kai beside him to come forward and share.

"Sea, you should speak."

Qi Kai cleared his throat, his tone mixed with a hint of excitement that was hard to conceal: "I heard from an old friend that there is a family on the edge of the county town that specializes in raising pigs, and it seems that they still have some pigs in stock. In addition, the grain store in the county town reopened this morning, and we plan to set off tomorrow morning to check it out."

After he finished speaking, his eyes sparkled with hope.

"This is indeed good news! I will go to my eldest brother to get some money later. As for how much to buy, you can decide based on the situation. If the project goes smoothly, it will be completed in more than a month."

The weight of Zhang Laoer's heart seemed to be lightened a little with the arrival of the good news. He was well aware of the shortage of logistical supplies. This unexpected good news was like timely rain, nourishing everyone's hearts.

"You have good news over there, and we have good news here too."

Zhang Laoer raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of mystery.

"What good news?"

Guo Jiajie and Qi Kai spoke almost at the same time, their voices intertwined, full of curiosity.

"Look over there."

Zhang Laoer turned sideways and lightly pointed his finger, directing everyone's attention to a place not far away.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw neatly stacked piles of blue bricks of equal size, layer upon layer, on one side of the excavated foundation, which was a spectacular sight.

“Are these all newly released?”

The two of them blurted out, obviously they had not noticed the movement at the brick factory before, and now they suddenly saw this scene, and couldn't help feeling surprised.

"Of course! Good things always come in pairs!"

Zhang Laoer's hearty laughter added a touch of warmth to this sudden joy.

While everyone here was immersed in the joyful atmosphere, Xu Liyun hurriedly walked through the crowd towards the logistics team's base, holding the simple greenhouse construction materials that she had painstakingly collected from the library.

Although her steps were hurried, her eyes were full of enthusiasm to bring changes to this small village.

"Sister-in-law, why do you have time to hang around here today?"

It was not mealtime, and most of the villagers who had gone up to the mountains to work had not yet returned. Only a few aunties from the kitchen team were sitting together, carefully washing the dried wood ears.

These fungus were collected from the mountains some time ago. They were originally stored for emergency use, but I didn't expect them to come in handy at this special moment.

"I have something to discuss with Mrs. Guo."

As Xu Liyun spoke, she nodded slightly in greeting.

"Find me?"

Mrs. Guo was concentrating on the cabbage in her hands with her head down. When she heard the call, she looked up suddenly, wiped her wet hands hastily on her apron, and stood up.

"Yes, I'm afraid we don't have much vegetable stock left."

Xu Liyun didn't exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point.

Hearing this, Mrs. Guo's face also showed a bit of anxiety: "That's right, the winter bamboo shoots and wild vegetables on the mountain are almost eaten up. Today is the turn of these black fungus. I also thought that I should go to the village tomorrow to exchange some soybeans and make a soybean stew to satisfy my craving. The meat is almost gone, and it can only hold out for a few more days at most. I am worried."

"That's exactly what I'm here for. Soybeans are indeed for sale, but not for direct consumption. We're going to try making our own tofu and growing bean sprouts."

There was a firmness in Xu Liyun's words.

"I've thought about making tofu, but no one in the village knows how to make it. In the past, if I wanted to eat it, I had to go to town to buy it."

When Mrs. Guo mentioned bean sprouts, her face was full of confusion, "What are bean sprouts?"

"You didn't know?"

Xu Liyun was extremely surprised. Bean sprouts have been around since ancient times, and the original owner clearly had tasted them in her memory.

She turned to Mrs. Zhang, trying to find common ground.

"Sister-in-law?"

There was a hint of doubt in Xu Liyun's voice.

Mrs. Zhang thought about it, soybeans, bean sprouts...

"You mean the 'Ruyi dish'?"

Her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Wishful dish?"

Xu Liyun suddenly realized, "Yes, it is Ruyi vegetable!"

Only then did she remember that the original owner had indeed tasted this kind of food in her memory, but the name was different.

However, the aunts around still shook their heads in confusion, obviously knowing nothing about bean sprouts.

Xu Liyun speculated that perhaps this ingredient had not yet spread to this place, so she stopped pursuing the issue.

"It's okay, I'll do it. Mrs. Guo, tomorrow, try to collect as many soybeans, mung beans, black beans and broad beans as possible. They can all grow into bean sprouts, and in just a few days, we'll be able to eat fresh vegetables."

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