Start with three days of hunger and nine meals, and become rich and tempting

After two light coughs, the embarrassment was slightly relieved.

"I, I can help you. Just put it all in my backpack."

Xiao Qing, however, looked at the faces of several people curiously.

Wang was very embarrassed. She gave Liu Siyu a cold look, picked up her backpack, and strode down the mountain.

Seeing this, Liu Siyu also hurriedly picked up the backpack.

However, Xiao Qing grabbed the corner of her clothes.

"Sister Siyu, put some in my basket and I'll help you carry some."

Liu Siyu smiled and pinched Xiao Qing's chubby cheek.

"I appreciate your kindness, but I can still carry this little bit."

After two days of busy and lively activities, the workshop finally opened.

Liu Siyu's family also stopped picking acorns.

The other families continued picking acorns for a few more days, and the acorn picking activity came to a temporary halt.

When Liu Fugui heard that Liu Siyu's family bought some wasteland to reclaim this year, he gave up his plan to lead the men in the village to cut wood in the mountains.

This year, Liu Siyu's family's small business has made the villagers' pockets fatter.

You can have a good New Year without going into the mountains to cut wood.

The women started cutting bushes and wood on the hillside almost at the same time as Liu Siyu's family started working on the wasteland.

When the heavy snow came, the whole Yingshan Village was busy.

Liu Siyu bought more barren hills this time and not only invited all the men in Yingshan Village, but also those in Xinghua Village.

There is little work in winter, and it is even harder to find a job that can earn 15 cents a day.

As soon as the news of Liu Siyu spread, all the men in the two villages were left behind.

After half a month of busy work, dozens of acres of wasteland were cleared.

Liu Siyu left behind more than 10 trustworthy men to start preparing the foundation of the five acres of land.

Liu Laosan’s construction team also returned.

Liu Siyu asked with concern: "Third brother, how is it this time, did you lose or gain?"

Liu Laosan scratched his head.

“Although I didn’t make any money this time and lost my time, I did gain experience. I think I will be able to make money next time.”

Liu Si chuckled.

"You've made rapid progress. Just in time, a big deal has come to you."

When Liu Laosan heard about the big business, his eyes widened.

"Big girl, tell me something good."

Liu Siyu pointed to her piece of wasteland and said, "I want to build a row of workshops here, just like the home furnishing workshops, but a little smaller. I will build a small courtyard next to the village, with three main rooms and two side rooms. I'll leave this project to you."

Liu Laosan's dark red face was full of smiles. He looked at the open space that Liu Siyu pointed to and started to think about it.

"How long do you want it to take?"

"Of course, the sooner the better. It would be best if I could move in before the New Year."

Liu Siyu naturally told the truth.

Liu Laosan was a little troubled.

"If there is no rain or snow, I can find more people and have some confidence. If it snows heavily, I can only build a small courtyard before the New Year, and the workshop will probably have to be postponed until after the New Year."

Liu Siyu thought about it and decided that she wasn’t waiting to use the workshop anyway, so she might as well do it after the New Year.

"Then Third Brother, please hold on tight."

Now that she has established a female household and bought some land, she naturally hopes to spend the New Year in her own home.

The courtyard was half built when snow started falling from the sky and the construction was stopped.

The village ushered in a new wave of bustle.

Leaking vermicelli﹎﹎

Early in the morning, Liu Siyu rushed to Liu Fugui's house.

There were already quite a few people gathered in the yard. Xiaohua and Xiaoqin waved to Liu Siyu hurriedly when they saw her.

"Sister Siyu, come over here and stand here so you can see more clearly later."

Xiao Xiuer and Xiao Cuier also came forward.

"Sister Siyu, is your family missing vermicelli this year?"

Liu Siyu touched Xiaoxiu's soft hair.

"Of course I have to leak it. This is the benefit your father fought for everyone. How can I not support it?"

Xiao Xiu'er's rosy cheeks were full of joy.

"My mother was saying a few days ago that your family didn't plant sweet potatoes this year, so I'll bring some vermicelli to your family when the time comes!"

"No, this year many families gave us sweet potatoes, and my mother also ground some flour at home. The whole seven or eight kilograms of vermicelli is enough for us to eat for the whole winter."

The two were whispering to each other when Yufen and Zheng's daughter-in-law Xiaogui also came.

Seeing that there were many girls standing next to Liu Siyu, they naturally came over here.

They asked each other how much sweet potato flour each family had prepared.

It was the first time that Liu Siyu saw handmade vermicelli, and she stared at the other side of the yard with curiosity.

There was a big pot on the newly built stove, and the water in the pot was boiling and steaming.

The sweet potato flour is bubbling in the pot, giving off a faint potato aroma.

A man stood by the pot, holding a long spoon and stirring it skillfully.

His movements were powerful and even, and it was obvious that he was a veteran.

There were several wooden basins of various sizes prepared nearby, all filled with clear water, waiting for the vermicelli to arrive.

I saw the man scooped a spoonful of cooked sweet potato flour and slid it high into the pot.

He stared at the steaming sweet potato noodles very seriously.

After trying it back and forth several times, the man's tightly knitted brows relaxed slightly and he shouted, "Almost done, we can put on the colander now."

The master chef then washed his hands, rolled up his sleeves, and revealed his strong arms.

He picked up the colander, scooped a spoonful of sweet potato flour, dipped his hands in cold water, and kept beating it.

Under the colander, thin strips of vermicelli slid into the basin like silk, as if dancing in the water.

The second person moved quickly and evenly arranged the vermicelli in the water on a thin bamboo pole.

It was cut into lengths of about thirty or forty centimeters, passed into another basin of cold water, and then passed to the next person.

Finally, the man took the bamboo pole with vermicelli and carefully hung it on the rack that had been set up in advance.

There was oilcloth under the shelf. When the north wind blew, some vermicelli broke as if they were not tough enough and fell onto the oilcloth below.

The whole yard was filled with the aroma of sweet potatoes, and busy figures were moving around in the heat behind the stove.

Other onlookers gathered in the cold wind, looking at the rows of vermicelli hanging and discussing happily in low voices.

Liu Siyu's eyes were always on the production process of handmade vermicelli.

She was attracted by this traditional craft, as if she saw the accumulation of years and the wisdom of the people.

At this moment, Yucui's voice came:

"It has already started. I wanted to come early to see the novelty."

Liu Siyu was a little surprised. Among these little girls, Qingxue was the most lively. She always heard the voice before seeing the person.

Today, Yucui unexpectedly took the lead.

Liu Siyu smiled and said, "It's not too late to come now. I'm afraid it will take more than a day to finish the vermicelli for the two villages!"

Qingxue took out the shoe sole from her arms and patted Yucui on the shoulder.

"That's right. I've never seen you so active before. Today you're like a ghost chasing me. I haven't even finished my meal yet, but you keep urging me!"

Yucui pouted her lips.

"Then don't come!"

After saying that, he looked at the sole of the shoe in Qingxue's hand and made a teasing remark.

"Oh, I forgot. Sister Xue'er is a very busy person. She is busy preparing her dowry all day long. If she hadn't come to Yingshan Village, she probably wouldn't have the time to go out!"