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

The next morning, the team leader brought Chen Shanming and some members of the team to the Youth League Home.

"Shen Zhiqing, we can start work today. We will try to build the house for you before the busy farming season begins." The team leader directed the members to the backyard.

Shen Nian nodded repeatedly and greeted the captain: "Okay, Captain."

Because it is not the busy farming season, many members come to help. After all, the team leader said that Shen Zhiqing will provide two meals for everyone, which can save two meals for his family.

Shen Nian didn't know that if the team leader hadn't selected only diligent members, more people would have come.

With the help of the team leader, Shen Nian also bought building materials from the team, and the members had already started moving bricks and wood. Some educated youth from the educated youth compound also came to help with the moving, but some did not come.

Chen Shanming roughly outlined the structure of the house to Shen Nian, who nodded in understanding. Finally, he asked Chen Shanming to help build a toilet and a bathroom, and Chen Shanming readily agreed, stating that these would definitely need to be built.

Chen Shanming directed the members to start working, some digging the foundation and some moving materials.

Shen Nianle and Shen Nian'an also followed to help. Although they were not very strong, they also wanted to try their best to do what they could.

Shen Nian was not idle either. She planned to cook a pot of mung bean soup for the members in the morning and evening to relieve the heat. She hoped that they would not get heatstroke in such hot weather.

As soon as she finished cooking the mung bean soup, Zhao Xue came over with a large bowl: "Shen Zhiqing, you cooked a lot of mung bean soup, give me a bowl." As she said that, she was about to reach out to take the spoon in Shen Nian's hand.

Shen Nian moved the spoon aside and said, "Zhao Zhiqing, this mung bean soup is for the members who are helping to build the house later."

Zhao Xue curled her lips: "What are you saying? Can't I drink if I don't go to help? We are from the same educated youth institution."

"You're right, those who didn't help can't drink it." Shen Nian was too lazy to argue with her. He poured all the mung bean soup into the wooden barrel, carried the barrel and walked around her out of the kitchen.

Zhao Xue saw that there was not a drop of food left in the pot on the stove. She said "Pah!" and said, "How stingy! He didn't invite us to eat dumplings last night, and now he won't let anyone drink the mung bean soup today!"

Shen Nian heard Zhao Xue muttering behind him but ignored her. It was her first time and she wasn't going too far, so he could tolerate her for a while. But she still wanted to eat her food for free. Did her food come from the wind?

Many members came to help. Shen Nian thought about it and decided to ask the team leader's wife to help with cooking. She grew up in the south in her previous life.

Although she knew how to cook some northern noodles, she had never cooked for so many people at once and was afraid that she would not have enough time, so it would be better to ask someone to help.

Shen Nian took out a handful of fruit candies and a bag of white sugar from the box and put them together, then went to the captain's house.

"Auntie, are you home?" Shen Nian shouted into the yard.

"Yes, I'm at home." The captain's wife replied.

"Oh, it's Shen Zhiqing. Come in and sit down." The captain's wife greeted her warmly.

"Aunt, I came to see you for something." Shen Nian nodded to the captain's wife with a smile on his face and walked into the yard.

"Shen Zhiqing, what do you want to talk to me about?" the captain's wife asked curiously.

"Well, I brought my two younger brothers to the countryside, and it's inconvenient for them to live in the Youth House, so I decided to build a house for myself."

"I heard about this from your captain uncle. It's a good thing. Apart from anything else, it's convenient for you to live here." The captain's wife nodded.

"Here comes the problem. The team leader said that work will start today and many team members have come to help. I would like to ask you to come over and help cook for them." Shen Nian explained.

"Oh, I thought it was a big deal. It's no problem. I'll go cook for them right now." The captain's wife agreed readily.

"Aunt, thank you so much, otherwise I don't know what to do." Shen Nian said as he handed the sugar and candy in his hand to the captain's wife.

The captain's wife was obviously stunned for a moment, but she didn't refuse and accepted it readily.

"Do you have any vegetables?" the captain's wife asked Shen Nian.

Shen Nian shook her head: "No, Auntie, I was just thinking of going to the team to buy some more food and exchange for some vegetables."

Private transactions are not allowed now. On the surface, it is said to be an exchange, but no one cares whether you exchange it with money or something else in private.

"Don't change the vegetables today. I have plenty grown here, so you can just pick them from here." The captain's wife said as she walked towards her own vegetable garden.

Shen Nian was immediately happy. This was a great idea. It also saved her from having to go to the team to change.

"Thank you, auntie." Shen Nian followed her into the vegetable garden.

"What are you thanking me for? These vegetables are not worth much." The captain's wife said to Shen Nian while picking vegetables.

"How can they be worthless? The vegetables can grow so well because my aunt has spent time and energy to take care of them." Shen Nian disagreed.

The captain's wife laughed out loud, "You little girl, you have such a sweet mouth."

"Aunt, there are probably about twenty people helping out. Do you need to invite a few more people to cook together?" Shen Nian asked Wang Zhaodi.

The captain's wife thought for a moment and said, "Twenty, right? Then I'll go find Aunt Zhang later."

"Then I'll trouble you, auntie."

After picking the vegetables, Shen Nian carried the vegetables back to the Youth League Home first, while the team leader's wife went to find Aunt Zhang.

Shen Nian went to the team accountant and bought some cornmeal and flour.

The captain's wife and Aunt Zhang did as Shen Nian said and prepared two meals a day. They cooked a big pot of corn porridge, steamed buns made of corn flour and white flour, made a cold cucumber salad, and added enough oil to the stir-fried dishes as Shen Nian said.

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal and praised it highly. The dinner was also generous and greasy. For the next period of time, everyone was full of energy to work.

Shen Nianle and Shen Nian'an also helped with some simple moving and cleaning work under the guidance of the craftsmen. Although young, the two boys were very capable and won praise from the members.

With the help and efforts of the educated youth and members of the commune, a small house with a main room and two rooms finally took shape on the open space.

Shen Nian looked at his new house, his heart filled with satisfaction and joy. Whenever he saw the progress of the house moving forward bit by bit, Shen Nian felt extremely satisfied.

The educated youth looked at the house with nothing but envy, and some even said something sour behind her back. Shen Nian didn't care. As long as it didn't cause any trouble for her, everyone could just save face.

Ye Jiaojiao watched the new house of Shen Nian and his brother being built day by day, and she couldn't wait any longer. She went to find the team leader that day and said that she also wanted to build a house. The team leader naturally nodded in agreement happily. If more educated youth like this came, there would be no need to worry that the youth home would have no place to live one day.

After more than twenty days of hard work, Shen Nian's house was finally built. It was a simple and warm little house.

In the middle was the main room, with spacious bedrooms on either side, and a small kitchen in the front. There was also a well in the yard. This well was dug by Chen Shanming when they were building the house, as he found the yard to be a good place for a well. Shen Nian was very satisfied with the well, as it saved him the trouble of carrying water.

There are several small windows on the walls of the house, allowing sunlight to shine into the house, filling the whole house with a warm atmosphere.

Shen Nian and Shen Nian'an looked at their new home, their hearts filled with satisfaction and joy. They both knew that this was not just a place to shelter from the wind and rain, but also their home.

When the house was finished, the team leader allocated more than two mu of land for Shen Nian and her three siblings to use as a yard. Chen Shanming also helped them build a two-meter-high wall. For safety reasons, Shen Nian also had bamboo shoots inserted into the top of the wall. A toilet and a bathroom were built in the two corners of the wall. At this point, the house for Shen Nian and her three siblings was completely built.

On the day the house was completed, Shen Nian and Ye Jiaojiao asked the captain's wife and Zhang Sanmei to help prepare a sumptuous dinner to thank everyone, because Ye Jiaojiao's small room was also built.

"Shen Zhiqing, your house is so well built. We are so envious of you." Zhao Xue said with a smile.

"Yes, we also want to have our own house, but unfortunately we don't have enough money." Wang Ju sighed.

Shen Nian looked at the two of them. She didn't help them build the house. Then she looked at the dining table. The educated youth, whether they helped or not, had all come up to eat.

Shen Nian smiled and shook her head secretly. She knew that where there were people, there would be smoke of war. Fortunately, the house was built. She would have a good talk with them after moving in.

Zhao Xue seemed not to notice her expression, and continued to say to herself: "If I could live in Shen Zhiqing's house, I would wake up laughing in my dreams." After saying that, she kept picking up the meat on the plate.

Shen Nian... Very good, I can stop being so intolerant tonight.

"Of course. If we could build a house like that, we would all wake up laughing." An educated youth said.

After dinner, the members left one after another. How could they not leave? Although Shen Zhiqing kept smiling, they always had a feeling that a storm was about to come.

The educated youth were cleaning up the mess in the yard. Shen Nian was squatting on the ground washing dishes with Zhou Xiaoqin, and chatting idly with Ye Jiaojiao who was also squatting nearby.

Zhao Xue took a spoon and saw Shen Nian squatting to wash dishes, so she threw it into the water in front of her. She was secretly happy to see the water splashing on Shen Nian.