Daily life of female supporting actresses in the 1970s

Originally, only the walled yard at the back was left to be completed, but now several people have to build the wall in the front yard, so this will take another two days.

The team leader seemed very impatient after hearing their request. He complained, "You educated youth really have too many things to do. Isn't there already a fence out front? Why do you still need to build a wall?"

The families here all use wooden stakes to build fences, and no one has built walls yet.

Several people were building the wall at the back. The team leader didn't say anything because he took into consideration that wild boars often came down the mountain from the back, but now they were building the wall in the front yard as well.

Isn't this just looking for something to do? There are a lot of things to do in the fields.

Lin Shaoyang quickly explained: "We thought about building a wall so that we can put a roof in the yard in winter, which will make the house much warmer."

The captain obviously didn't believe him and said, "Do you think I'm a fool? Do you need such a big yard to build a shed?"

Lin Shaoyang chuckled but said nothing.

Although he was dissatisfied, the team leader did not say anything more and went to help replace the bricks and arranged for people to transport them over.

Not every household has earthen bricks. Usually, only those who plan to build a house make them during the slack season, and then slowly accumulate them. It usually takes two or three years to build a house.

Making mud bricks takes time and effort, but there are no additional costs. The educated youth were willing to pay for them, and those who were not in a hurry to build houses were naturally happy to exchange them.

When Lin Xiaomei learned that Jiang Yanqiu and the others were planning to build a wall, she asked indignantly, "Who are you guarding against? They're actually building a wall."

Jiang Yanqiu really wanted to say to her, "I'm just guarding against you."

But there is no way to argue with someone like Lin Xiaomei, just have a fight with her.

After a few minutes, if you are still angry, they will continue to get along with you as if nothing happened.

No one responded to Lin Xiaomei. Her face turned slightly unhappy as she continued to mutter, "I think since we all live in the same yard, there's no need to build a wall. We might as well just fence off the entire back of the yard. Dig up that dirt slope, or wild boars will come down the mountain and destroy our vegetable garden."

Hearing this, even Qiao Lei couldn't help but frown. Lin Xiaomei's train of thought was really speechless.

As expected of a little cannon fodder character, she jumps around all day long, making people want to open her head and see what's inside. She actually has such weird ideas.

Although there was a small earthen slope before, it could not prevent wild boars from entering the yard and they could still climb over.

Besides, can that small mound be more stable than Jiang Yanqiu and their family’s house?

The main reason is that their private plots are all at the back, and they are all surrounded by fences, blocking the road.

If wild boars really come down the mountain, they should first destroy the private plots behind them, rather than running into the middle of the yard to destroy the vegetable garden.

I don't know what she does all day.

No wonder everyone in the educated youth center dislikes her. Who likes to be told what to do for no reason?

Lin Shaoyang no longer gave Lin Xiaomei face and said directly: "If you want to build a wall at the back, you can, and we can all pool our money together."

Lin Xiaomei retorted unconvincedly, "We didn't dig that little mound of earth, so why should we pay for it?"

The captain couldn't stand it any longer and frowned, saying, "Lin Xiaomei, could you please stop looking for trouble all day long? How could that little mound of earth stop the wild boars? Even the huge mountain behind couldn't stop the wild boars from coming down the mountain, and you're still counting on that little mound of earth? What's more, this little mound of earth didn't completely block the road behind. Lin Shaoyang and his family's house is much more useful than that little mound of earth. What are you looking for trouble here?"

When Lin Xiaomei heard the captain say this, she knew he was angry and didn't dare to say anything.

When the captain yells at someone, he doesn't care who the person is.

Although she thought that the captain must have received benefits from Lin Shaoyang and others, which was why he spoke for them, she could only keep it in her heart.

But he murmured quietly: "What a hypocrite, imitating the capitalist style and wasting national resources."

Only Qiao Lei, who was closest to her, heard these words. Qiao Lei shook her head speechlessly and went back to the house.

Since the bricks needed to build the courtyard wall must first be exchanged with people who have bricks, the process is slowed down.

But these two days I have been lighting the kang and the fire wall to dry out the moisture in the house, and we can move in once the courtyard wall is built.

Jiang Yanqiu, Lin Shaoyang and Gu Qingshi decided to treat the people who helped build the house to a meal on the last day as a thank you.

After discussing with Gu Qingshi, Lin Shaoyang decided to go to the mountains to hunt some pheasants and rabbits as a snack.

Different from the description in the book, it is forbidden to go up the mountain to hunt openly.

In fact, the village has clear regulations on hunting in the mountains:

Large wild animals hunted in the mountains must be handed over, and the village will give 30% of them to the hunters as rewards.

If small animals such as pheasants and rabbits are hunted for personal consumption and not for profit, the villagers will not interfere with their consumption.

Pheasants and rabbits are only that big, and even if they are handed over to the team, it will be difficult to divide them!

Moreover, whenever there is a family celebration and a banquet in the village, the villagers will organize people to go up the mountain to hunt big game to prepare the banquet.

The book mentioned that the villagers regarded the educated youth as outsiders and were opposed to them going up the mountain to hunt. Why should outsiders be allowed to hunt the prey in their mountains?

But the mountains here are continuous, how can we say that they belong to one village?

What's more, there are still many virgin forests that no one has ever set foot in. How can we catch all the small wild animals such as pheasants and rabbits?

Jiang Yanqiu had no objection to the two of them going hunting.

However, she didn't want to take advantage of others, so she offered: "You guys are responsible for hunting and making the meat dishes, and I will provide the grain and vegetables. I will also provide the oil and seasonings, and make a scrambled egg."

Lin Yiyang answered readily: "Okay, sure."

Jiang Yanqiu has been here for more than a week, but most of the time she has been at the educated youth site, picking up firewood in the back.

With the team leader around, no one in the village would go around the educated youth site for no reason.

The original owner had always disliked rural people. The worker she was working with liked to talk dirty and she didn't have anyone she was familiar with.

Apart from Aunt Chen, Jiang Yanqiu really doesn't know anyone in the village.

So she asked Aunt Chen to help her exchange some money for some vegetables, as now was the time when vegetables were ripe.

There are so many vegetables in every household’s yard, such as eggplants, cucumbers, persimmons, beans, etc., that they can’t be eaten up.

Jiang Yanqiu exchanged 20 kilograms of cucumbers, 30 kilograms of eggplants, 30 kilograms of beans, and 10 kilograms of persimmons. Except for the beans which were three cents per kilogram, the others were one cent per kilogram, which was not even as expensive as cabbage.

Jiang Yanqiu also exchanged thirty eggs and prepared to make scrambled eggs with persimmons.

In addition, she went to the village office and bought 30 kilograms of corn, which she planned to grind into flour, and added the 10 kilograms of white flour that Lin Shaoyang bought last time to make steamed buns.

Previously, Lin Shaoyang bought ten kilograms of soybean oil from the black market, and Jiang Yanqiu shamelessly gave him five kilograms.

The educated youth were only supplied with four ounces of oil a month, which was only enough to clean the bottom of the pot.

The villagers could use soybeans to make soybean oil, but the educated youth were only given ten kilograms of soybeans a year, which they had to exchange for tofu.

Early in the morning, Lin Shaoyang and Gu Qingshi went up the mountain to hunt.

Jiang Yanqiu asked Aunt Chen and Zhao Lanlan to help with cooking. She couldn't handle the meal for forty or fifty people by herself.