"Mom, Xiaoning, Uncle Song said that our house will be completed in about ten days."

"So fast? Wasn't it supposed to take another month?"

"Knowing we were in a hurry, they added more people. Today, all the able-bodied people in the village came. More people means faster work. I've seen it done, and the work is quite good. Uncle Song and Uncle Village Chief are both watching!"

"That's good!"

She just wants it built sooner rather than later; with people coming and going every day, she can't feel at ease.

"Once the house is built, the village chief's dog can be returned to its owner."

"Yes, thankfully we had it and our in-laws during this time."

Fang Xiaoning paused in her eating of dumplings. So, her father is now on par with a dog?

After the meal, Su and Song An continued to pick leeks by the light of an oil lamp, while Fang Xiaoning and Song Feng were busy soaking acorns and changing the water.

The next day, before dawn, Fang Xiaoning got up to make chive boxes.

Song Feng followed her and helped her knead the dough.

"Have breakfast and then go back to bed. You're up way too early."

"No need, I can sleep a little longer during my lunch break." Cooking takes time, especially cooking for the whole family.

She scrambled the eggs and chopped them, cut the tofu into small cubes, chopped the chives, added some lard and salt, and stirred.

White rice porridge is simmering over a low flame in an iron pot.

The dough here was well-made, and after resting for fifteen minutes, Song Feng rolled out the wrappers, and she filled them.

"You start the fire, keep it low, I'll fry it."

"it is good."

As soon as Su reached the kitchen door, she smelled the delicious aroma. "Why are you two up so early?"

"I'm making something delicious, Mom. Go wash up. Is Xiao An up yet? Dinner will be ready soon!"

"He's up. Just ask me to do it next time. You can sleep a little longer."

"Hey!" It's impossible to call her; she's so weak.

There were eggs in today's chive dumplings, so she didn't boil any. Now, everyone in her family gets an egg every morning, and sometimes when they're hungry, Fang Xiaoning even makes them a poached egg soup.

"Sister-in-law, it smells so good!"

The steaming hot chive boxes are served, golden and crispy on the outside, and bursting with fresh flavor with every bite.

"Be careful of the burn."

Fang Xiaoning then brought over a small dish of pickled vegetables to accompany the porridge.

During the meal, the workers arrived one after another. "Brother Feng, go and call the village chief and the foreman. Let's have a couple of meals."

It's impossible for everyone to eat; she can't afford it. When the village chief and the foreman were pulled over, they thought something had happened, but when they saw them eating, they immediately turned to leave. In the struggle with Song Feng, the gluttonous Fang Youcai arrived.

"Hey, time to eat!"

He rubbed his hands together happily. It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Although he had already eaten at home, he still had some food left in his stomach.

“Father-in-law, Xiao Ning made some chive boxes. You and the village chief can eat two together, have a bowl of porridge, and then get back to work.”

"Sure!" His deeply lined face broke into a wide smile.

Zhao, who came with him: ...

I just want to crawl into a hole and disappear. This person, once the house is built, can't come back!

The village chief and Foreman Song: ...Shameless! They've never seen such a shameless person.

Everything from the Song family is delicious and good; they have no right to keep freeloading off them.

After having breakfast, Fang Youcai ate four more leek dumplings and a bowl of white rice porridge, then leaned back contentedly in his chair. It wasn't that he didn't want to eat more, but Zhao Shi's murderous expression intimidated him.

Wow, how come my daughter's cooking is so delicious?

Another day of regretting marrying my daughter off.

Fang Youcai sat at the door, basking in the sun and dozing off. When Zhao came out and saw him like this, she kicked him.

"what!"

Because of the large number of people, the house was completed in less than half a month.

The two families were cleaning their new houses when Song Feng took a bag of pastries to the village chief's house to return the dog.

"My dear in-laws, this new house is so bright and spacious," Zhao said enviously, looking at the rows of blue brick and tile houses.

"Both children are capable, especially Xiao Ning. My dear in-laws, it's truly Fengzi's good fortune that Xiao Ning married into our family."

"Not at all, Fengzi is excellent too."

Her daughter told her yesterday to hurry up and fix the house before it gets too cold. Fengzi spoke to Foreman Song on her behalf today, and he said he'd bring people to fix the house in five days.

Thanks to my daughter, I shouldn't get cold this year.

"Xiao Ning, have you ordered furniture from the carpenter yet?" Zhao suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to remind her daughter to get the furniture made sooner.

"I've bought it. I bought it ready-made in town. I'll have the shopkeeper deliver it to me tomorrow after the tofu is delivered."

She doesn't interfere with what kind of things they buy, as long as they buy them.

After Song Feng returned home, he closed the courtyard gate and looked at the clean and tidy little courtyard and the blue brick house in front of him. He finally had a home of his own.

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