Yun Cuihe hurriedly looked at Lu Xinghe: "Xinghe, take your uncle, second uncle, and fourth uncle to the place where we agreed to build the house last night to have a look. When we find a good place, we will take your uncle home for dinner."
Lu Xinghe nodded: "Okay."
Lu Shoucheng was the first to leave the yard: "Then I'll go back and get a hoe. I'll mark the place when I get there."
After the four of them left the courtyard, Chu Yue looked at Yun Cuihe.
"Mom, should we build a brick house or an adobe house?"
Yun Cuihe looked at her: "What are Yueyue's thoughts?"
She now feels more and more that Chu Yue is the lucky star of the family, and subconsciously feels that her thoughts are also important.
Chu Yue thought for a while and said seriously: "Actually, I think our family is not without money now. If we want to build a house with green bricks, it is best. Our village is in the mountains, which means there is a drought this year. In previous years, the humidity was quite heavy. Yes, the adobe house was not built and needs to be repaired every one or two years, so it is not as trouble-free and comfortable as the brick house."
Yun Cuihe nodded, thinking back to the past eight years, when the family was worried that the house would collapse every rainy day, she also felt that what Chu Yue said was reasonable.
But it costs a lot of money to build a brick house.
Chu Yue seemed to notice Yun Cuihe's concerns and stepped forward to hold her hand.
"Mom, don't worry about money." She lowered her voice and said, "Don't I still have money there? We are all a family. After all, money is spent wisely and can be earned back in the future."
When she said this, Yun Cuihe also made up her mind and held Chu Yue's hand.
"Okay, then let's build a house with bricks and tiles! But for the time being, Mom still has the money to build a house. You can save it by yourself first. If you don't have enough in the future, Mom will look for you again."
After Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue went to town to sell things twice, plus the fifteen taels they divided between their families and the one tael they originally had in hand, they still had a total of sixty-seven or eighty taels of silver. It would be better to build a brick house. Barely enough.
At worst, their family can just save some food.
Finally, I have a solid house to live in, and I feel comfortable.
Chu Yue nodded: "Just listen to mother."
Yun Cuihe looked at the bunch of pig intestines hanging on the kitchen and said, "Your uncle, second uncle and fourth uncle are having dinner at home at noon. Take out the pig intestines and fry them. They have been smoked for several days."
Chu Yue hurriedly walked to the kitchen: "Then I will take it and wash it."
After giving orders to Chu Yue, Yun Cuihe looked at the house of the two brothers Lu Xingping.
"Xing'an, go and get two jugs of wine. When you get back, give one jug to your father first, and the other one to your eldest, second, and fourth uncle for drinking at noon."
Lu Xing'an responded, took ten cents from Yun Cuihe's hand and ran away.
"Xingping, go to the kitchen and help your sister-in-law. Today's lunch will be left to you."
After Yun Cuihe finished her instructions, she went back to the house to continue making clothes for Chu Yue.
Lu Xingping came to the kitchen and saw Chu Yue taking down the string of pig intestines hanging on the kitchen beam. He swallowed quickly: "Sister-in-law, should we have pig intestines for lunch? What do you need me to do?"
Chu Yue looked into the pot.
"You go make a fire, and I'll blanch the pig intestines first."
"okay."
Lu Xingping hurriedly walked around to the stove. Soon the kitchen began to fill with smoke, which made Chu Yue almost unable to open his eyes.
She suddenly understood why Lu Xing'an was the one who was busy in the kitchen on weekdays. Although Lu Xingping was quite reliable in other things, when it came to detailed work, he was basically holding back.
Yun Cuihe seemed to have choked on the smoke, and stretched her neck and shouted: "Xingping, do you want to burn the kitchen down?"
Lu Xingping shrank his neck.
"Mom, don't worry, it will be fine soon."
Chu Yue's face was filled with tears due to the smoke: "Xingping, why don't you go pull some grass and feed it to the chickens? I'll be in the kitchen."
Lu Xingping looked at Chu Yue's pitiful appearance with runny nose and tears, and felt extremely guilty in his heart: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry... I'll be fine here soon."
Chu Yue waved her hands hurriedly.
"It's okay, everyone has something they are good at, just do what you are good at."
"Sister-in-law, believe me, I can start this fire right away."
Lu Xingping seemed to be eager to prove himself, so he picked up the fire blower and blew out a big breath. After covering himself with ashes, the fire ignited as expected.
Looking at the disgraced Lu Xingping, Chu Yue couldn't help laughing.
"Xingping, do you usually make fire like this?"
Lu Xingping scratched his head in embarrassment: "I'm just a little rough in what I do, but I can still make a fire. My sister-in-law won't dislike me, right?"
Chu Yue chuckled: "Of course not."
She actually thought it was quite interesting to have such a living treasure at home.
At this time, Lu Xing'an returned home with wine in hand. Looking at the thick smoke outside the kitchen, he shook his head helplessly.
"Lu Xingping, why did you cause trouble in the kitchen again?"
Lu Xingping stuck out his tongue and ran out of the kitchen.
"Mom asked me to help my sister-in-law. Now that you are back, the kitchen will be left to you and my sister-in-law. I will cut the grass and feed the chickens."
After saying that, he took the basket and ran away.
Lu Xing'an hurried into the kitchen, took out some of Lu Xingping's full stove to wet it, and then put up the firewood in the stove again, and now there was less smoke.
Chu Yue put the pig intestines into the pot, threw a few slices of ginger into the water, and left the house for a while before going back in again.
She picked up the pig intestines that had been cooked for a while, washed them again with water, and cut them into small pieces.
At this time, Lu Xingan had already washed the rice and put it into the pot to start making porridge.
When Lu Xinghe brought Lu Laifu, Lu Laicai and Lu Shoucheng home, the porridge had been cooked and Chu Yue was already frying pig intestines.
The villagers in Banpo Village cannot have two meals of meat throughout the year. The smell of fried pig intestines makes the three Lu Laifu brothers' eyes light up.
“It smells so good!”
Lu Laicai craned his neck and took a look into the kitchen. When he saw it was Chu Yue, he immediately praised, "I didn't expect my nephew-in-law to be good at cooking."
"Hey!" Lu Laifu also looked in, "I thought it was the third brother and sister who were cooking, but I didn't expect it to be my nephew's wife. This skill is much better than that of your eldest aunt."
Lu Shoucheng smiled: "It seems that we will have a good meal at noon today."
Lu Xinghe pursed his lips, told his three uncles to rest first, and then went to the kitchen.
"Can you help me?"
Chu Yue looked in his direction and said with a smile: "No, it's easy. The pig intestines will be ready soon. Just stir-fry some wild vegetables."
Lu Xinghe looked at Chu Yue's face and shook his head.
"Why do you cook a meal and make yourself a big face?"
Chu Yue was slightly stunned.
"What happened to my face?"
Lu Xinghe didn't answer her. He turned around and took a handkerchief from outside. He wet it with water and twisted it slightly before entering the kitchen.
