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Along the way, I listened to Lao Yangtou's nagging, recounting almost all the big and small things that happened in the unity brigade this month.

Xu Ningyan was amazed. He didn't expect that the always silent old Yangtou was actually a bright spot. Almost nothing in the entire brigade was hidden from his eyes.

Even more powerful is Gu Zhiyuan. When did he get involved with Lao Yangtou?

We were talking and laughing, even though the north wind was blowing on our faces and it was chilly, I didn’t feel uncomfortable anymore.

When I entered the Unity Brigade, I didn’t meet anyone.

The weather is very cold. If the sun comes out, there may be people out to bask in the sun under the wall.

It was a gloomy day, and it looked like it was going to snow again, so everyone stayed at home and warmed up by the fire.

Only the children who were not afraid of the cold were still running around the village with runny noses.

Seeing Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan coming back, several children gathered around them, biting their fingers and looking at them for a long time before they dispersed.

Old Yangtou drove the car to the entrance of the small yard, helped unload the things, led the cow back to the cowshed, threw a bundle of hay for the cow to eat, and then slowly went home.

I haven't been back for a long time. Although the captain and the others were helping to look after the small yard, there was still a layer of dust in the house. As soon as I opened the door, a dull air hit my nostrils.

Open the front and rear windows for ventilation, go to the kitchen first, see that there is enough firewood, and boil a large pot of hot water.

Just use hot water and scrub the whole house.

Uncle Xie had already heard the news and came over with washed and dried bedding.

She had always remembered Xu Ningyan's affection. A few days ago, she took advantage of the sunshine to come over, wash and dry the bedding, and kept it at her home.

Just waiting for Xu Ningyan and the others to come back.

What she brought with her was not only the bedding, but also her pickled side dishes, salted duck eggs and a dried chicken.

Seeing that Xu Ningyan and the others were busy, they simply stayed to help clean up.

The three of us together, the house was not big and there were not many things, so we cleaned it quickly.

Xu Ningyan left Uncle Xie to eat, steamed a large pot of rice, cut half of the air-dried chicken brought by Uncle Xie and steamed them together.

This air-dried chicken is also Aunt Xie's specialty. The local chickens raised at home are slaughtered, marinated for a period of time, and then hung in the yard to let the wind and sun dry.

After the skin of the chicken is golden and the meat has shrunk, it can be put in the house.

This air-dried chicken must be marinated and sun-dried in the twelfth lunar month to have that flavor, otherwise it will always be defective.

If you want to eat it, wash it with water, then steam it in a pot, or cook it directly in water.

Take it out and cut it into pieces. It is salty, chewy and full of flavor.

A delicious dish to accompany wine and rice.

With this air-dried chicken, I fried an egg, chopped a cabbage from the vegetable garden, and mixed it with vinegar to make it very delicious.

Chinese cabbage that has been crushed by frost and snow is the sweetest.

Uncle Xie also helped take care of the vegetable garden. Although it was the coldest month of winter, there were many vegetables in the vegetable garden.

The green spinach is the freshest and tenderest to eat now.

Celery is as tall as a chopstick, with green leaves and white stems. It is most delicious when fried.

There are also red cabbage stalks, which have begun to bolt. The more you break them off, the faster they grow. They are crispy and sweet when stir-fried, and refreshing when eaten cold.

There are also coriander, Chinese cabbage, garlic sprouts, and chives, all of which are growing very well.

After the meal, Uncle Xie saw that there was nothing she could do to help, so she left and went home. .

Xu Ningyan sent her home and gave Uncle Xie a newly made thick cotton jacket, made of maroon cotton, which looked festive.

Uncle Xie loves it so much that after so many years, she has never been willing to make new clothes for herself, let alone a new cotton-padded jacket. It feels thick and soft, with at least a pound of cotton.

This cotton-padded jacket only requires two meters of material at the supply and marketing cooperative. This kind of maroon color is not common, and the supply and marketing cooperative may not be able to sell it?

There is also cotton, and labor wages, which are estimated to be seven or eight yuan.

It was so expensive that she hesitated.

Although she knew that Xu Ningyan was not short of money now, it was still too expensive. More importantly, she was afraid that she would not be able to repay the favor.

Xu Ningyan knew Uncle Xie's temperament, so she simply made it clear. She gave this cotton-padded jacket. Firstly, she really regarded Uncle Xie as an elder. Secondly, she wanted to thank her for taking care of the vegetable garden and home. Thirdly, she also hoped that Uncle Xie would help her in the future. Looking after this yard?

Uncle Xie was not a hypocritical person. After thinking about it, she realized that Xu Ningyan really wanted to give it to her, so she didn't refuse much and readily did it.

But he secretly made up his mind to not only help Xu Ningyan take care of the yard, but also to guard the yard.

She had to help keep those people in the unity brigade who had bad intentions towards Xu Ningyan under guard.

After sending Uncle Xie home, she found that Gu Zhiyuan had already installed the heating table and stove he brought back in her house.

This stove is larger than the previous coal stove and can be specially used for burning firewood.

Throwing a few sturdy wooden stakes in at night can keep the fire burning all night.

The pipe went from Gu Zhiyuan's side, so that the temperature in his room would not be so low.

Xu Ningyan stepped forward and helped, and before it got dark, the pipe was finally installed. The joints were sealed with yellow mud. After lighting it, he tried it. Sure enough, the room quickly became warm.

After a busy day, the two of them turned on the newly installed stove in the evening, made a pot of noodles, went to the vegetable garden to pick up chives, washed the spinach, threw it into the noodles, and looked at the two eggs.

It is really comforting to eat such a bowl of noodles around the stove in the middle of winter.

With this stove, there is no shortage of hot water. After washing up, Gu Zhiyuan personally filled a few wooden stakes into the stove and put a few pieces of wood next to the stove. He was afraid that there would be insufficient firewood in the middle of the night so he could fill it in at any time. After checking the firewood again, he went back to the house.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, the brigade captain and party secretary knocked on the door.

They went to the commune for a meeting yesterday and didn't come back until it was almost dark in the afternoon, so it wasn't easy for them to come to their door.

He came early in the morning and informed the two of them that they would go to the brigade headquarters today to calculate their work points and distribute money and food.

After finishing the distribution, it was time to go fishing in the afternoon.

There are two large weirs and ponds in the brigade, which have not been used for several years. Since the brigade's life is getting better this year, the brigade cadres have discussed releasing the water in the weirs and ponds this year to catch the fish so that everyone can have a good year.

The water starts to be released in the morning, and you can go out to catch fish in the afternoon.

After breakfast, when we arrived at the brigade headquarters, the villagers and educated youths had already arrived early, so they were late.

Needless to say, the villagers greeted the two of them warmly. After all, it was thanks to Xu Ningyan that they had such a good life this year.

The educated youth stood farther away and looked at Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan with complicated expressions.

When everyone was present, the captain announced the start.

The brigade accountant and scorekeeper checked the work points and then began to sing names.

When the name of a family is read, the family will come forward and tell them how many work points the family has throughout the year, how much grain can be exchanged, how many work points are left, and how much money can be exchanged for.