Chapter two hundred and seventy fifth unyielding heart
"Don't worry, we've already discussed it. You can squeeze in at my and my eldest brother's house first. There are plenty of bricks here. We can build a house tomorrow. When the house is built, everyone can live in it comfortably."
Li Jingcheng's face was covered with dirt and sweat, and he grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.
The comrades' home was far away from the brick and tile factory, and looking at the tired looks on everyone's faces, one knew that they had come on foot.
"Brothers, our factory has just made a profit for the time being, and the conditions are not very good. I am very happy that you can come.
You guys can play here for a few days first. If you don’t like it, ask Zhao Wenhu to take you back. You have been tired from coming here today, so come with me to my house to have a rest and drink some water!"
This group of people knew very well when they came here that they were not here to play. They were just farming at home. They had no extra income and had to rely on the weather for food. If they could get out, they were in no hurry to go back.
Everyone looked at each other. They were indeed hungry and thirsty after walking for a day, but everyone was focused on making money and had no intention of causing trouble to Li Jingcheng, so they were unwilling to leave.
"Squad leader, we are not thirsty. Tell us where to build the house and we will start building it now. We are a bunch of people who can do anything. There is no need to be polite to us, squad leader."
The speaker's name is Sun Jian, who is the same age as Li Jingcheng and is the deputy squad leader of the same class. Since he was discharged from the army, he has not had a full meal. After walking for a day, his lips are dry and white, but in a pair of sharp eyes,
Full of stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat.
"Yes, squad leader, we are not tired, so just let us work."
"yes."
Everyone was full of fighting spirit and stood still.
"Squad leader, just tell us what we should do."
Sun Jian looked around, found a flat place, pulled out a handful of hay and spread it on the ground, then placed his luggage on it, and everyone else followed suit.
Seeing his comrades being so active, Li Jingcheng suddenly felt heavy.
He observed carefully that the clothes on their bodies were washed white, but the patches on them were new. It looked like their lives were not much better.
After not seeing each other for several years, reality may have smoothed their edges. It's not that they don't want to rest, but they are afraid of losing the opportunity to support their families.
He swallowed even more, hiding his grief, and pointed to the place where lime powder was sprinkled not far away.
"That place is the house where everyone will live in the future. There are two people per room. We will build sixteen rooms for the time being. If you really don't need to rest, you can start working now."
No one knew how uncomfortable Li Jingcheng felt in his heart when he said these words. He watched a dozen people pick up the tools and start working in an orderly manner, and his heart was filled with waves one after another.
Li Jingming, who was not far away, couldn't help but frown when he saw this scene.
Jingcheng guy, his comrades have been walking on a mountain road for a whole day, and they don't want to let them take a rest. Why do they let them work so quickly?
He walked in and saw Li Jingcheng's red eyes, looking at the backs of the group of people working hard, and felt very depressed.
"They are all your comrades, so don't be too harsh. I will kill a few chickens tonight to celebrate your reunion. You can watch from here and forget about dinner."
Although Li Jingming has never been a soldier, he knows that the friendship between comrades is extraordinary. Just looking at the relationship between Zhao Wenhu and his second brother, he knows that it must be a life-long friendship.
Li Jingcheng was very happy, but at this moment, he felt that the reality was unfair.
They worked hard in the army, but lived in poverty.
In this passionate youth era, they have gone through many hardships in life, but they also have a heart that will never admit defeat.
We are all soldiers for one year, and if we don't have the support of our elder brothers and sisters-in-law, our lives will be very tight.
The elder sister-in-law is kind, and the elder brother is kind. Whenever anything good happens, he always thinks of his younger brother first. In this life, he has nothing to repay and will only silently help his elder brother.
Today, when his comrades came, he was so excited that he completely ignored their dinner. Looking at his eldest brother's back, Li Jingcheng was not idle either. He sent someone to tell Sun Yuxiu that he would send a pot of tofu to his eldest brother in the evening.
His comrades-in-arms were able to eat and work well. No matter how much salary his eldest brother paid them, he had to find a way to keep them fed.
After Li Jingming returned, he picked out three fat roosters without hesitation, disposed of them quickly, and then heated up a large pot of steamed rice. He was afraid that the food would not be enough, so he heated up a dozen white-flour steamed buns.
Li Jingming looked at the three chickens and wondered for a while whether it was better to stew them plain or braise them in braised sauce.
After simmering it, the soup was light and watery, but when it was braised, I was afraid it would not be enough. When I was in a dilemma, I thought it would be nice if my little wife was here.
Li Jingming was so busy that he didn't pay attention to the time at all. Now he saw that the sky was getting dark and he looked at the time. His wife should be back.
While I was wiping the handle, I heard footsteps in the yard. I poked my head out of the kitchen and saw that my little wife was already standing in the yard with big and small bags in her hands.
Yang Lina didn't see Li Jingming when she got out of the car, so she thought he was busy. When she passed by the brick and tile factory, she met Li Jingcheng, and Li Jingcheng had already told her.
"Daughter-in-law, I'm sorry, I was busy just now and forgot the time."
Li Jingming looked remorseful and quickly took the things from his wife's hands.
"It's okay. It's a good thing that our comrades from Jingcheng are here. Besides, they are here to help you. As a boss, you should entertain them."
Yang Lina smiled without getting angry, rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands quickly and went into the kitchen.
Looking at the large pot of chicken, Yang Lina was also worried. After thinking about it, she decided to make it braised.
It's already seven o'clock now, and it takes two hours to prepare meals for more than a dozen people.
"Husband, go and wash a dozen potatoes for me, and then peel some garlic."
Yang Lina arranged it, and Li Jingming quickly moved a stool to wash potatoes and peel garlic.
Yang Lina poured water into the pot, first blanch the cut chicken pieces with water, then poured oil and sugar into the pot, heated the oil and sugar to foam, poured in the chicken pieces and stir-fried, then added seasonings, stir-fry for a while and poured water to cover.
chicken.
She put all the rice in a large pot of rice into a basin, fried the potato pieces in another pot and took them out. When the chicken was almost cooked, she poured it into the chicken, stirred it well, added green and red peppers, and then fried it again.
It will take a while to cook.
Li Jingming didn't dare to express his anger for fear of disturbing his wife's cooking. When he saw beads of sweat on his wife's forehead, he felt heartbroken.
"Daughter-in-law, what is the next dish? You arrange for me to cook it."
Li Jingming saw that Yang Lina was about to clean the pot, so he took Yang Lina aside and washed the pot cleanly.
Taking advantage of this moment, Yang Lina had already beaten twenty eggs in the basin and cut seven or eight tomatoes.
"Then you fry some tomatoes and scrambled eggs. I'll go to the vegetable shed to pick some tomatoes and cucumbers. I'll make some tomatoes and cucumbers mixed with sugar. They are comrades in Jingcheng and will also be your friends in the future. We can't treat them badly."