Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

"Okay." Jiang Yu nodded in agreement. Because firing the kiln requires high temperature, a large amount of fuel, firewood, coal and other things must be prepared.

It is actually quite troublesome for her to build a kiln and burn something by herself. From laying the bricks to burning charcoal, it would take her about the New Year to build a small clay stove by following the steps.

But if the village organizes it, there is strength in numbers. Not only can she free herself to do her own thing, but she can also burn what she needs. It seems that it will be possible.

She doesn't need much. If she can use the brick kiln after it is successful and get gratitude from the villagers, it will be a good thing for her. I just don't know if she can get some tangible benefits besides this.

"Hey, thank you, Xiao Jiang, the educated youth. Thank you! Thank you so much." When the villagers nearby heard her agree, they cheered and thanked her in unison, as if they had rehearsed it in advance.

Jiang Yu has skills. In the past, she was the master. An apprentice is like half a son. Not only should the apprentice be filial to her, but he should also take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life!

Young educated youth Jiang was generous. She agreed without even hearing about the benefits. What else did she need a bicycle for? If she wasn't so young, many young guys would have wanted to kowtow to her!

"Xiao Jiang is a good educated youth. It is a blessing for our village to have such an educated youth! We must cherish our blessing and repay Xiao Jiang well!"

"That's right, Captain, we have to apply for a reward for the educated youth Xiao Jiang!"

"Of course we should. We need to think of something good to give to the educated youth Xiao Jiang!"

Zhuang Shouren quickly stopped the men from talking and began to arrange the work. "Let's do this, Xiao Jiang, no, Comrade Jiang! Hey, how about we call Master Jiang? Master Jiang, let them carry these two baskets of mud back, and you take us to where you dig mud. We have more people, so we can dig the mud as soon as possible and go back to build the kiln!"

Jiang Yu naturally would not refuse. She handed the basket to the villager who came up to take over, and turned around and led the large group to the big river beach halfway up the mountain. The mud there was fine and sticky enough, suitable for stabilizing the bricks of the earthen kiln.

"Can we get some cement? We don't need a lot, just mix it with mud and sand." Jiang Yu asked Zhuang Shouren beside him.

"Okay, I'll go find someone to buy cement tomorrow." After all, Zhuang Shouren has been the team leader for so many years, so he must have some connections.

"We need to build a simple brick kiln first and find some strong bricks..."

"Making bricks? Making bricks is good! We can't make a simple one... A simple one is fine, but after the bricks come out, we have to build two kilns, so we can make both bricks and plates." Zhuang Shouren was so happy, this ginger fish was really a treasure!

He can even make bricks. What a talent! It is absolutely right for the country to encourage educated youth to go to the countryside. However, talents like Comrade Jiang Yu are still too scarce. Otherwise, why would we worry about the backwardness of rural construction?

Jiang Yu didn't care. After all, it was the villagers who took action, so he could do whatever they wanted, one or two at a time.

I thought it was a day of good rest, but the men in the village came out of the mountains panting, carrying baskets of mud.

"Let's find a flat piece of land on Yaoer Mountain to build a kiln. If we build it in the village, it will produce a lot of smoke and pollute the environment," Jiang Yu suggested.

Zhuang Shouren agreed to everything, and then took her to a place halfway up the mountain near the main road on Yaoer Mountain. The place was flat and there were few trees.

The next morning, Jiang Yu got up, took the cornmeal buns and boiled eggs given by the villagers, and went up the mountain to start digging the foundation with the villagers.

Others went to the village to collect adobe bricks.

I was so busy that I actually forgot about building a kang for the new educated youth.

When Luo Xinci and Yuan Jiaojiao found the brigade headquarters, there was no one there. Did all the village cadres disappear?

Not really. Everyone went to the mountains. If someone was working, then naturally someone would record the work points and maintain order.

It was not until noon when the main force went down the mountain that Zhuang Shouren was stopped by Luo Xinci on his way home.

"Build a kang? Oh, yes! I was so busy that I forgot about it. How about this, I'll go find someone after dinner and then go to the educated youth camp to talk to you about this, okay?" Zhuang Shouren slapped his forehead and smiled awkwardly. He had forgotten what he had agreed to do before. Maybe it was because he was getting old...

What else could Luo Xinci do? Of course she could only agree.

Xue Li grabbed the ginger fish that finally appeared and asked her curiously, "What are you busy with? You disappeared when I woke up in the morning. Did you go to the mountains?"

Jiang Yu pulled his hand back, poured a bowl of water to quench his thirst, and said after drinking it, "Didn't I say before that I wanted to build a kiln? Now the village has taken over the task. They want to build a big one, which will be convenient for them and can also generate income. I was invited to be the master. After all, they don't know anything, so I can only work hard."

"Ah? Then Xiaoyu'er, you are going to make another contribution!" Xue Li jumped up in surprise, "This is a good thing! Although everyone can't call you master, but just for this matter, the villagers will have to respect and protect you in the future. Not bad! You have become one with the villagers in no time~ But you still have to be careful."

"I know." Jiang Yu didn't think too much about it, but in the past six months, the villagers seemed to have good character, and there had been no conflicts so far. The captain also took care of them. Besides, this matter would only benefit her and not harm her, so she agreed.

Judging from the current situation, we can only say that she and the villagers have achieved mutual success.

But now it seems that the shadow brought by the beheading in her previous life is slowly disappearing. In this place where the atmosphere is still harmonious, her mood is gradually turning to peace. Is this a good thing?

After several male educated youth learned about her story, they silently gave her a thumbs up. We can only say that some people are just exceptionally capable, and knowing a lot is amazing!

After finishing his meal, Zhuang Shouren visited the homes of several experienced kang builders. When they heard that they were going to build kangs for the new educated youth, they were a little reluctant at first because the kiln on the mountain had already started construction and they definitely wanted to get involved and learn more.

However, Zhuang Shouren thought that the speed on the mountain would not be that fast, so he persuaded them that as long as they were quick, they could finish the work at the educated youth point in the afternoon and tomorrow, which would not affect their studies and they could earn money. After much persuasion, they finally agreed.

Then, when it comes to bricks for building kangs, almost all villagers stock up on earthen bricks, but this morning everyone carried the bricks up the mountain! What should we do?

Zhuang Shouren touched his forehead and said, "I'll go ask Jiang Yu how many bricks she needs and see if I can give her some. It won't take too many to build two kangs..."

After saying that, he hurried to the educated youth point.

The men were left alone and didn't know what to do.

Luo Xinci was eating in the room in the backyard. The lunch in the front yard was made by Ma Yanna and Chen Lei. It was cooked and you wouldn't die after eating it...

Hearing Zhuang Shouren's voice, she hurried out of the house, "Captain, when can we build the kang? Should I move my things out now?" She was also anxious. When she lived with Fang Qianqian and Chen Xiaohua before, she didn't dare to take out her own things to use because those two people were not very clean.

Yuan Jiaojiao also followed to greet him.

Zhuang Shouren quickly stopped them and said, "Wait a minute, I want to ask Master Jiang something, please wait for me."

Master Jiang? Luo Xinci and Yuan Jiaojiao were confused by this title.