Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 159 Digging the Earthen Stove

The place was flat, with a small earthen slope similar to a field ridge, which was similar to the stove at home.

After determining the location, An Yue pointed to the spot where the septic tank was to be dug and said, "The three of us will clean up the weeds, trees, and stones here so that they can start digging the septic tank tomorrow."

Qin said, "Okay! Then we should try to separate the dead branches and grass. The dead branches and grass can be used as firewood. We should put the fresh branches aside first and they can also be used as firewood after being dried in the sun for a few days."

An Yuexi smiled and affirmed: "What my aunt said is absolutely right."

When Qin saw An Yue had chosen a location for the small earthen stove, she picked up the sickle in her backpack without saying a word and began to clean the area where the septic tank was to be dug.

An Nian helped drag the freshly cut branches, while An Yue picked up another sickle and cleared the weeds on the small slope.

An Yue quickly cleared all the weeds on the small slope. She picked up the hoe and dug a U-shaped gap on the edge of the small slope, and then dug an angled smoke hole on the edge of the gap.

She put down the hoe, gently placed the iron pot she brought from the old house on the U-shaped gap, and dug the soil until it was just the right size. A simple small earthen stove was ready.

After the small earthen stove was dug, she went to clean up the wasteland where the septic tank was dug with Qin.

The three men paced back and forth in the wasteland.

It is already You time.

Having cleaned up the land for digging the septic tank, the three men packed up their farm tools, put on their backpacks and prepared to go home.

When they got home, the brother and sister cooked dinner with Qin, and then went to bed.

The next day, it was still dark.

An Yue got up early, washed up simply, and went to the main room to help Qin prepare breakfast.

Boom boom boom!

Suddenly someone knocked on the gate of the yard. An Yue hurriedly put down the work in her hands and rushed to the yard to open the door.

When the door opened, I saw three familiar faces outside: my uncle and my grandparents.

My uncle Jiang Chenghai was pulling an ox cart, on which were tied various farm tools, including plows, backpacks, hoes, etc.

An Yue was very surprised and asked: "Grandpa and grandma, why are you here so early today?"

Uncle Jiang Cheng was tying up the cows by the sea, and he complained to An Yue, "Your grandmother was worried because I didn't come yesterday. This morning, before the cocks crowed, she woke me up from my sleep and urged me to finish breakfast and come to you."

An Yue couldn't help but smile and said, "Now that you mention it, my good uncle has suffered so much!"

The grandmother who was walking in the front couldn't help but turn her head and rolled her eyes at her son Jiang Chenghai, saying unhappily: "Look at you, you're almost going to be a father, why are you still so childish! It's really frustrating!!"

"Uncle, how about this? After Yueyue's blue brick and tile house is built, uncle will live here with Yueyue for a while and let Yueyue be filial to you, okay?"

Hearing An Yue's words, he instantly smiled and said, "That's fine! You said it, and then uncle will have to eat meat every meal!"

Grandma smiled and said, "You live here with Yueyue and eat and drink, so are you going to come back home to be a father?"

After hearing what my grandmother said, my uncle scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Then when Baoer is born, I will bring Baoer to live with us!"

The village chief came out politely to greet them, "Brother and sister-in-law, please come in quickly."

At this time, Qin poked her head out of the kitchen and said jokingly, "I was wondering why it was so lively, it turns out my sister-in-law is here!"

Grandmother Zheng walked to the kitchen, went to the stove to help pass the firewood, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I am so sorry! Our family is here to disturb you again."

While making breakfast, Qin said, "Sister-in-law, don't say that. We are so happy that you can come."

Uncle Jiang Chenghai did not enter the main house. He was in the yard taking down the farm tools from the ox cart one by one.

The village chief and his grandfather sat in the main room, drinking tea and chatting while An Yue wiped the table and set the dishes.

Grandfather Jiang Wuwen asked, "What are your plans for today?"

An Yue replied: "I hired people from the village to come here today, and Yueyue plans to dig a septic tank first."

Grandfather stroked his beard, nodded and said, "Okay, we'll come over to help today. Your uncle will come to plow the fields, and your grandmother will help you plant the sweet potato seeds in the fields. What can I do to help you?"

An Yue stopped what she was doing, looked up and thought quickly, then said, "The workers will be here soon, so grandpa will clear the weeds in the wasteland."

Qin prepared breakfast, came out of the kitchen with the food in her hand, and asked with a smile, "What does my aunt-in-law help with?"

"Aunt and Yueyue are preparing lunch together in the wasteland. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay, okay, Auntie, please listen to Yueyue's instructions. Brother and sister-in-law, come over and have a simple breakfast together!"

Grandmother came out of the kitchen and said, "Sister-in-law, our family of three has finished breakfast before coming here, you can eat first!"

As soon as the grandmother finished speaking, An Nian came out of the east room carrying a cloth bag.

An Yue said as she set the rice bowls on the table: "It's been a long time since the beginning! I was thinking of calling you for breakfast after I set the rice bowls on the table."

When An Nian saw that it was her grandmother, she quickly ran into her grandmother's arms and cried out coquettishly, "Grandma, I miss you so much!"

Grandma hugged An Nian, smiled, and said lovingly: "Hey, let grandma see whose little scholar this is!!"

The grandparents and grandchildren hugged each other lovingly, talking and laughing. An Yue urged An Nian, "Okay! Stop being a spoiled child! Come over and have dinner, and go to school early after dinner."

——A quarter of an hour passed.

At this time, it was broad daylight.

After breakfast, An Nian took Li Wu’s ox cart to go to school in town.

The villagers who came to work, carrying their farm tools, also came to the village chief's yard.

They held shovels, small hoes and bamboo dustpans in their hands, and everyone had their own duties.

The grandfather helped carry the iron pot to the wasteland, An Yue carried the oil, salt jars and bowls and chopsticks, and Qin carried the water bucket, and thus they embarked on the first day of the journey of clearing the wasteland and building a house.

After arriving at the wasteland, the village chief took out a sketch and began to give instructions and arrangements. Under the arrangement of the village chief, the working villagers began to dig the septic tank in an orderly manner.

At the same time, my grandfather and the village chief were chatting and laughing while weeding the wasteland.

An Yue took a sickle and carried a basket, while Qin carried a basket on her back and went up the mountain with An Yue. An Yue dug spring bamboo shoots while Qin picked up firewood and sticks.

In the mountain fields in spring, all kinds of wild vegetables grow luxuriantly.

There are shepherd's purse, dandelion, purslane in the fields, and toon, spring bamboo shoots, ferns, etc. on the mountains.

An Yue was digging spring bamboo shoots and Qin was picking up firewood sticks. They were both preparing lunch for a dozen people.

Qin asked curiously, "Yueyue, what are you going to make for lunch?"

"Make two simple dishes, scrambled eggs with Chinese toon, and the pork my aunt gave me, and another dish of fresh bamboo shoots and meat."