After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

"Niannian, Niannian, get up quickly." Ye Jiaojiao gently pushed Shen Nian.

Shen Nian opened his eyes, rubbed them, and sat up: "What's wrong, Jiaojiao?"

"The captain is here and said he wants to see you." Ye Jiaojiao looked at Shen Nian excitedly. If Nian Nian's house could be built, then she would also build it.

"Looking for me?" Shen Nian was a little confused. Could it be about the house? He got out of bed, put on his shoes, and tidied his clothes and hair before leaving the house.

In the main room, Captain Li was chatting with Shen Nianle, and was amused by Shen Nianle and laughed heartily. Seeing Shen Nianle coming in, Captain Li smiled and greeted: "Shen Zhiqing, you are here."

"Captain, are you looking for me?" Shen Nian walked forward and sat down next to Shen Nian'an.

"I came here to talk to you about your proposal to build a house." Captain Li's expression became serious.

Shen Nian was delighted: "Captain, has the team agreed to grant us land to build a house?"

Captain Li nodded, took a puff of his pipe, and then said, "It's a good thing that you educated youth can build your own houses. The team also expressed support. I have already selected a piece of land for you, right behind the educated youth compound."

"Really? That's great!" Shen Nian was a little excited. She thought it would take at least half a month to get approval.

"However, I have one thing to make clear to you in advance. The land can be granted to you, but you can only build a main room and two rooms. You can build a small kitchen." The captain continued.

"A main room and two bedrooms?" Shen Nian was not very disappointed, as it was what she thought.

"Yes, Xiaoan and Xiaole are not educated youth. Logically, only you can be approved for land. I also explained your situation to the team, and finally the team decided to build two houses for you." The team leader explained.

"I understand, Captain. This is already a great help. We are very grateful for the care you give us." Shen Nian said gratefully with a smile on his face.

Shen Nianle also looked grateful: "Uncle Li, you are so kind."

The team leader couldn't stop smiling after hearing Shen Nianle's words: "You can also buy the materials for building the house from the team. As for the craftsmen, the house built by Chen Shanming in the team is suitable. You can also ask the villagers for help. It's hot now, and there is less work in the fields. The team members don't need to be paid for their help, but they may need to be provided with a meal. If they work from morning to night all day, they will need two meals. This way, it will probably take less than a month to help you build the house before the autumn harvest."

"Okay, Captain. I may need to trouble you to get some materials." Shen Nian's face was filled with smiles. Of course she would be willing to build the house as soon as possible. Providing two meals was a small problem.

"Let's go take a look at the land marked for you first. If there are no problems, we can start work in the next two days." Captain Li stood up and slowly walked towards the backyard.

Shen Nian and his sister followed behind, and it was then that Shen Nian noticed that Captain Li was limping when he walked. He didn't seem to be feeling any discomfort, so the injury couldn't be a new one. Thinking of the old photos on the wall of the captain's home, it was obvious that he had injured his leg when he was a soldier.

Shen Nian secretly kept it in mind.

The educated youth watched Shen Nian and others follow the team leader to the backyard, and curiously followed them to the open space behind the educated youth compound.

The team leader pointed to a piece of land and marked it out: "This is the piece for you to build a house. After the house is built, I will give you about two mu of land to grow vegetables."

The educated youth looked at the open space, then at Shen Nian and his sister, their eyes full of envy.

Shen Nian looked at the plot of land the team leader pointed to. It was right at the edge of the vegetable garden of the educated youth compound. It was a bit far from the educated youth, but close to the cowshed behind it, facing it directly. Although the land was not very large, it was more than enough for the three of them.

"If there is no problem, I will first go to Chen Shanming to discuss how to build it for you, and then go to the villagers to see who will come to help." The captain looked at Shen Nian and said.

Shen Nian nodded repeatedly: "Captain, there is no problem, I just trouble you a lot."

"Okay, I'll go first." The captain waved his hand, smoked the pipe in his hand and went to help Shen Nian find someone.

"Shen Zhiqing, you want to build a house? It will cost a lot of money!" Zhou Xiaoli shouted.

Everyone looked at Shen Nian and her two siblings. Shen Nian smiled and said, "I already have two younger brothers with me. They are not educated youth either. It would be inconvenient for them to stay in the educated youth compound and then have new educated youth come."

"Shi Zhiqing's small house cost more than 40 yuan, so your house will cost at least 300 yuan!" Zhou Xiaoli continued.

"Yes, Shen Zhiqing is really rich. He wants to build a house as soon as he arrives. But you three siblings have a really good relationship." Zhao Xue said with a smile.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Shen Nian smiled but said nothing.

Ye Jiaojiao nodded aside: "They have a very good relationship. Building their own little house will make it easier to take care of Xiao An and Xiao Le."

Zhou Xiaoli listened and sighed, "You're right. It's really convenient to have your own house. Unlike us, we have to squeeze in with so many other people in the Youth League House."

Shen Nian looked at Zhou Xiaoli and said, "Zhou Zhiqing, you can also build your own house. Didn't the team leader say that the team supports us Zhiqing in building houses?"

"I... let me think about it." Zhou Xiaoli was a little hesitant. Obviously, building a house would be a considerable expense for her.

Shen Nianle and Shen Nian'an were both excited when they heard that they could actually build a house. Growing up in the city, they had never imagined that one day they would be able to build their own house. This was something they found novel and exciting.

"Sister, can we really build a house by ourselves?" Shen Nian'an asked.

Shen Nian touched the two boys' heads and said, "Yes, didn't the team leader say that construction can start in a few days? When it's finished, you two can sleep in the same room."

"It sounds great. I'm looking forward to our new home!" Shen Nianle said happily.

"We also want to help build the house!" Shen Nian'an said seriously.

Shen Nian smiled and nodded: "Okay, you two can help together."

The newly arrived educated youth are all going to the supply and marketing cooperative in town to buy things today. They just arrived yesterday and many things are out of stock.

After the captain left, Shen Nian stopped cooking. She took out a few peach cakes from the box and handed them to the Shen Nian'an brothers: "Eat some peach cakes to fill your stomach first. When we get to town later, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Shen Nian'an took the peach cake and said, "Sister, we are not hungry."

Shen Nianle bit into the peach cake and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sister, we are not hungry! My brother and I drank malted milk this morning and ate the glutinous rice noodles you packed for me earlier!" After saying that, she touched her stomach and said, "Look! I'm still full now."

Shen Nian touched the tops of their heads: "Xiao An, Xiao Le are awesome!"

"Next time I get up late, you two can eat something else first. I'll make you something delicious when I wake up."

"Sister didn't get up late, it's us who are used to getting up early!" Shen Nianle looked at Shen Nian with disapproval.

"We can go now, Nian Nian." Ye Jiaojiao came over and asked them to set off for the town together.

"Sister Jiaojiao, here's some peach cake for you."

Shen Nianle handed a piece of peach cake to Ye Jiaojiao. Because of the human trafficker incident on the train, Ye Jiaojiao and the brothers had already formed a revolutionary friendship, although this revolutionary friendship was only Ye Jiaojiao's one-sided view. She often gave them food or shared it with them.

Ye Jiaojiao didn't bother to be polite with Shen Nianle: "Okay, I'll buy popsicles for you and Xiao An when we get to town."