Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

What a shame! What gift should I give in return?

Oh, I’m so worried.

"Since you are here, why don't you stay and have a simple meal tonight?"

In the happy atmosphere of everyone being nice to each other, Lin Xiaoyue finished her bowl of noodles, looked up and suddenly asked, "Are you guys free?"

"Yes... I'm free." Under the calm gaze of the little girl, the seven of them held their breath nervously, their hairs standing on end, and subconsciously couldn't say no.

"That's good. Since you are here to stay and have some free time, I think you won't refuse to help us with some small favors, right?" Lin Xiaoyue smiled innocently and asked everyone to take seven people to the backyard to help... dig a hole.

The seven people were still in shock when all kinds of shovels and hoes were stuffed into their hands. Looking at the farm tools in their hands, the seven people were inconsolable. How did it suddenly come to this? ?

Is there some misunderstanding? They are not here to farm.

A few people wanted to resist again, but when they turned around, they saw Lin Xiaoyue looking at them with a smile. That smile was so creepy that it made them feel uneasy.

I don’t understand how it got to this point?

Oh my God, these people might be poisonous.

Completely ignoring the seven people's tragic cries, Lin Xiaoyue watched the seven people go down the pit, turning their grief and anger into strength, and digging the soil with all their strength. Well, as expected, the martial artists were much more powerful than the farmers when digging the soil.

Very good, very good, young people are really enthusiastic about their work.

In one afternoon, with the participation of seven people, the progress of digging the pit was so fast. Unconsciously, everyone was talking and laughing, working non-stop, helping each other, and being so busy that the barriers between them quickly melted and became closer.

Seven people: Which eye of yours saw that we were happy? Are we happy? That's called wanting to cry but having no tears.

……

"Dinner is ready, dinner is ready, come and eat."

An afternoon passed quickly in a sweaty mood.

The seven people were surrounded by the enthusiastic crowd and returned to the front hall. As soon as they stepped into the hall, gusts of cool air hit their faces, cooling off the scorching heat that had been burning them.

This……

Everyone was attracted by the six large ice basins placed in the corners of the hall and gathered around to see the curio.

The seven people were surprised, "Is this ice? How do you have ice?"

You should know that although wealthy families generally have the habit of storing ice in cellars in winter, they take it out to cool off when the summer heat is unbearable. There are even a few shops on the market that sell stored ice.

However, the preciousness of ice has always kept its price high, not to mention the extremely hot weather today. Even wealthy people cannot buy ice to cool off.

And these foreign refugees were so extravagant that they placed six basins in the hall.

The shock in the seven people's hearts could no longer be described by surprise.

Ahhh, this is also called a refugee??? Do they have some misunderstanding about refugees?

The Lin family members were very well adapted to all this. Wasn't it just the ice they made when they distilled the liquor? It was just that the ice basin in the hall was bigger and taller than the one used for cooling the distillation. What was so strange about it?

Besides, the third girl has told everyone that the method of making ice with saltpeter is to put a small basin inside a large basin. After the saltpeter is dissolved in the water in the large basin, the water in the small basin will cool down and freeze.

Don't pour out the big basin of water. It's so hot today, put it in the sun to evaporate and crystallize, then you can extract the saltpeter and reuse it.

So, there is no such thing as waste. So what are you afraid of? How can you keep cool if you don't make a few more pots? !

Everyone: Stay calm, stay calm.

The seven people shook their heads frantically in their hearts: How can we stay calm? We can’t stay calm. We’re going crazy.

Then, during the whole meal, the seven people were testing each other openly and covertly, asking where did you buy the ice? Is there any more?

purchase?

That's impossible, I just made it at home. As for how to make it, I definitely can't tell you, it's a secret recipe.

With the previous experience of the Luo family's backstabbing, everyone concerned about the secret recipe kept their mouths shut and strictly confidential.

It was through the seven people's inquiries that Grandpa Lin thought that it would be feasible to bring them some ice cubes as a return gift.

It would definitely be too late to make large blocks right now, and we cannot expose the method of making ice with saltpeter. We can only open the ones we made in the afternoon. If they are not completely melted in a while, we will open them and let them take them away first.

I just wonder if they mind if this half-melted ice is used by themselves?

Seven: No, no, no, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind at all, how could I mind? This is a good thing that I can't buy even if I want to.

Grandpa Lin thought about taking some distilled liquor from the backyard back home with them. After all, he felt embarrassed to accept so many real supplies from them.

Why not just give me a jar of wine?

They can't afford more, as they still owe the restaurant fifty jars.

To be honest, Grandpa Lin and everyone are really grateful to the seven people.

With their joining, the pit that they would have had to work all night to dig was now completed in just one afternoon with the help of seven people.

What a cause for celebration! I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight.

When the seven people were helping to dig holes in the afternoon, they also wondered why they were digging so many holes in the yard, and they were so deep. Wasn't this crazy?

But then I saw the inconspicuous nails scattered under the courtyard wall, as well as the sparsely scattered foot clamps, and suddenly I realized that these people were guarding against thieves.

It was true that when they first arrived in an unfamiliar place, they were bound to be bullied. Moreover, these people were able to live in such a large manor when they first arrived. In the eyes of those outsiders who were not very knowledgeable, they might be nouveau riche, with many valuable treasures hidden in their hands. If they were not attacked, it would be unfair to them because they had just arrived and were unfamiliar with the place.

However, when they thought of the big holes in the yard, the nails and the clamps on the ground, they suddenly no longer felt sympathy for these outsiders. Instead, they felt full of sympathy for the thieves who were hiding their heads and tails when they came here at noon.

Life is precious and theft is risky. So, take care of yourself.

I don't know if it was because they were exhausted from working hard all afternoon, and their stomachs were empty, but the noodles they had seen the two girls eat at noon were on the table. This time it was their turn to eat, and they also thought it was particularly delicious.

Fragrant, really fragrant.

Lin Dahua: Really, it’s just simple pork bone soup noodles, nothing else.

The dinner ended with laughter and conversation. When the seven people left, they were led by Grandpa Lin, who carried a jar of distilled liquor and a large bucket of ice cubes for them to take back.

The seven people were greatly surprised. Besides doing hard labor, they actually got gifts in return?

The key point is that this return gift is quite substantial. Just that bucket of ice cubes emitting cool air is worth the money.