Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 406 New Farm

Although they live separately, they still eat together.

For now, we'll stick to eating at Yuanyutang.

That day, during lunch, Zhao Yan suddenly suggested to Yuan Yutang, "Uncle Yuan, there are no heated kang beds in the farm. Do you think we should build a few for you?"

Master and Uncle Yuan are both getting old, so sleeping on a heated kang bed is the best option for them in winter.

Before Yuan Yutang could speak, Yang Sanlang wholeheartedly agreed.

“I think it’s a good idea. With a heated kang, Master and Uncle Yuan won’t be cold in winter.”

He looked at Yuan Yutang and said, "Uncle Yuan, let's go find Brother Zhou tomorrow and ask him to help build a few more heated kang beds."

Yuan Yutang thought for a moment, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Good, you've put your heart into this."

But when Yang Sanlang found Zhou Renyu the next day and told him about it, Zhou Renyu shook his head and said, "Building a heated kang is simple, but it won't work without a fire wall connecting to the stove. I'll have to demolish the whole farm and rebuild the houses."

Doing it this way might take a little longer.

Yang Sanlang frowned and thought for a long time before finally saying that he would go back and ask Yuan Bo and the others for their opinions before deciding whether to continue.

When Yuan Yutang heard that the house had to be demolished and rebuilt, he felt it was too much trouble and was about to say forget it when Zhao Yan said from the side, "If it's going to be demolished, then it's fine. Let Uncle Yuan and Master stay at our place first."

“Uncle Yuan, since we’ve decided to settle here, we should make sure we live in the most comfortable way possible. So, I think it’s necessary to renovate the farm. What do you think, Uncle Yuan?”

Yuan Yutang opened his mouth, but in the end, he did not disappoint Zhao Yan's wishes.

"Okay, then we'll do as you say."

The matter was quickly settled.

The house layout will still follow the style of Zhao Yan and her family.

The next day, Zhou Renyu gathered his men and led them to town to order blue bricks.

Yuan Yutang and Su Yanzhi were eventually moved to live with Zhao Yunchen and his two brothers.

After they finished moving, Zhou Renyu started leading people to demolish the house.

To be honest, the farm has been around for quite some time, so it would be perfect to tear it down and rebuild it now.

Zhou Renyu and his team worked enthusiastically for another month and a half, and finally the new farm was completed.

To express his gratitude, Yuan Yutang hosted a three-day banquet, inviting the villagers of Huaihua Village to enjoy a feast.

After the house was almost tidied up, Yuan Yutang, Su Yanzhi, and the others moved back to the new farm.

Sure enough, the new house is different; Yuan Yutang felt much more relaxed.

While everyone was busy building the house, Zhao Yunchen, Zhao Xiaomi, and the other children were also busy. Zhao Yan sent them all to the village school to continue their studies.

That's right.

Don't think that just because they're busy building a house, Zhao Yunchen and his friends can run wild.

Haha, that's definitely impossible.

Now, in addition to Wu Da, the village head Zhou Hu has also hired another slightly younger teacher from the town to teach younger children to read and write.

In Huaihua Village, almost all the children who turn four years old are sent to school to learn to read and write.

Zhao Xiaomi and Yuan Tianbao are always laughing when school is over, but they are miserable when they go to school.

Hey.

I wish I didn't have to go to school.

Zhao Yunqi had even less time to play.

He goes to school in the morning and then spends the afternoon learning to identify medicinal herbs from Yuan Yutang.

Although it was very hard, he never complained of being tired.

Dou Xingyan and Shen Yu had already been brought back to the capital by Dou Qingran's people.

Not long after Yuan Yutang and the others moved back, the winter solstice arrived.

We eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice.

Early that morning, Zhao Yan and Tian Xiu'e brought their families to the new farm.

Zhao Yan handed Xiao Fubao to Yang Sanlang and went to the kitchen with Tian Xiu'e to prepare dumpling filling.

The pork had been bought in advance. Zhao Yan first cut the pork belly into small pieces, and then, holding a cleaver in one hand, began to mince the meat.

She didn't stop until she had chopped the pork bones and tendons into powder.

Then she secretly chopped the scallions and ginger that she had washed beforehand into small pieces and poured them all into the minced meat.

Then came the various seasonings.

Salt, light soy sauce, and a suitable amount of Sichuan peppercorn powder, as well as a suitable amount of peanut oil and sesame oil.

Once a bowl of minced meat is made, you can smell the aroma of meat from a great distance.

Tian Xiu'e watched in stunned silence.

I'll be a good boy.

No wonder her dumplings weren't good before; it turns out they were missing these strange and unusual ingredients.

"Yan'er, what did you put in there just now? It looks so complicated."

Zhao Yan smiled and downplayed the issue, saying, "It's nothing, just some seasonings."

However, she secretly bought all those seasonings from the system's shop; they didn't exist in this era.

Tian Xiu'e blinked, thought of something, gave a faint "hmm," and then didn't ask any more questions.

The seasonings that Yan'er mentioned are probably gifts from the gods; they're all very good stuff.

Zhao Yan finished making the meat filling, and Tian Xiu'e also finished kneading the dough. Then they started rolling out the wrappers and making dumplings.

When the delicious food was served, Zhao Xiaomi and the others ate so much that they didn't want to lift their heads.

Fragrant!

It smells so good!

Even little Fu Niu ate eight dumplings in one go.

"No, little darling, you're still too young, you absolutely can't eat anymore."

Seeing that she had almost finished eating, Zhao Yan quickly told her to stop.

Little Fu Niu still wanted to eat, but Zhao Yan wouldn't give her any, and she was about to cry when she opened her mouth.

Upon seeing this, Tian Xiu'e quickly came over and carried the person away.

"Yan'er, you guys eat first, I'll go and comfort her."

Zhao Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead, speechless.

Little Fu Niu is not even two years old, but she ate eight dumplings by herself. She's definitely a little foodie!

At this moment, Zhao Xiaomi pushed the empty bowl in front of Zhao Yan and said, "Mom, I want to eat dumplings too."