Military marriage, the last big man married the soldier king, the stronger the stronger

"Build a house?" Bao Zhiguo was stunned. Wasn't it about building a fish pond? How did it get to building a house?

In the minds of ordinary people, building a house is a big deal. A house is the foundation of their livelihood and reproduction. Even if they only build an adobe house, it is the beginning of their hope.

"The fish pond needs someone to watch over it. What if someone steals the fish in the middle of the night, or tries to poison the fish pond?"

Jiang Yan said, "We also raise fish in winter, so we need someone to watch over them and keep watch."

When they heard that fish farming would not be affected by winter, everyone smiled and said, "We have to build a house. At least it has to be warm and habitable." We can't let people get frozen to death.

Jiang Yan turned her head and looked at Si Lu, "What do you think?"

"It is more convenient to build a house. Even though it is just a small puddle now, the scale of the fish pond will continue to expand in the future. This is a necessary investment."

Bao Zhiguo nodded continuously, "Captain Si is right, then let's plan carefully where to build the house and how many houses to build."

"Two rooms are enough, right? We don't need too many people on duty. Two or three people, two rooms, and a little space to boil water, cook, etc."

Li Changsheng's proposal made Bao Zhiguo nod his head repeatedly, "We have to build at least two houses. When the time comes, we'll see if anyone in the village has adobe bricks and borrow them first. They'll all belong to the village."

Accountant Ma pondered for a moment, "There is a gentle slope going up from the puddle, and there is a flat land next to it. I think it would be better to build the house there. The land is high, and I can see the general situation as soon as I open the door."

They were all born and raised here, so they knew what Accountant Ma was talking about and expressed their agreement.

"You know what, that piece of land is really suitable. We can even set up a shed next to it and store some tools."

"agree."

This was how production teams were in that era. The team leader could be said to have the final say, and there were only two or three members in the so-called team. Basically, things would be decided once they met.

As they were discussing this, Li Caiying and Bao Tielu came to deliver food.

"You all must be hungry. I rolled some noodles. Let's eat them while they're hot." Li Caiying put the basket on the table and lifted the covering cloth.

There were several large bowls in the room, filled with white noodles, topped with green vegetables and chopped green onions, and fragrant meat sauce.

Although the weather is a bit cold, who can resist white noodles with meat sauce!

"I have everything. If it's not enough, I'll go back and roll more."

"Enough, enough! This is fine grain, it's enough to fill you up!" Food is precious these days, you can't just take advantage of it and never have enough!

Li Caiying was naturally happy to hear this. She glanced at Jiang Yan vaguely with a flattering smile on her lips.

Jiang Yan was still puzzled. The captain's wife was a straightforward person, but today she seemed to be trying to please him.

Just as she was thinking about it, she poked her chopsticks and pulled out a poached egg from the bottom of the bowl!

Li Changsheng ate quickly and finished the last mouthful of noodles right away. He didn't have any poached eggs.

Accountant Ma saw this and quickly looked around with chopsticks, but there was nothing in the bowl.

Bao Zhiguo knew his wife's character, so without even looking through the books, he said confidently, "It must be only the educated youth Xiao Jiang who has it. Commander Si is a guest, so maybe he has it too."

It was so obvious that even Si Lu laughed.

Jiang Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Is that so? Come and have a look."

Si Lu picked up the egg with chopsticks and found a golden poached egg at the bottom of the bowl.

The two smiled at each other, and Jiang Yan quickly thanked Li Caiying.

"Don't be polite!" Li Caiying felt relieved. Xiao Jiang, the educated youth, was still the same to them as before. Captain Si knew the whole story and had no intention of blaming her. It seemed that her previous worries were unnecessary.

She was happy in her heart, and while secretly praising Jiang Yan and Si Lu for their good character, she couldn't help but scold Su Yun a few words.

You're having a good time, but you have to make things uncomfortable.

Soon, everyone finished their dinner. Bao Tielu tactfully began to collect the dishes and put the dishes and chopsticks he had brought into the basket.

"Okay, you guys keep busy, I'll go back and take care of Xiaobao."

Ever since Bao Shengli and Su Yun divorced, the child has been raised by Li Caiying. There is no reason to give the Bao family's child to anyone else.

After Li Caiying left, everyone started discussing building a house.

Jiang Yan had always wanted to live on her own. Instead of building a house for the night watchman to live in, it would be better...

"Captain, I will build this house myself."

"Xiao Jiang, you spent a lot of money to build this fish pond, how can you spend money to build a house?"

"No, I mean, I want to live by myself." Jiang Yan said, "It's not very convenient to live here because there are too many people and too many eyes. And considering what happened with Song Zhiqing and Xiao Zhiqing before, I think it's better for me to live by myself."

Bao Zhiguo waved his hand, "No, that won't work. Xiao Jiang, you know the place we're talking about, right? It's so remote, and it's not safe for a girl like you to live here by yourself. If someone does something bad to you, you'll regret it too late."

"Besides, there are wild animals coming down from the mountains, causing some trouble from time to time. Don't we feel uneasy about you living here alone?"

"That's right." Li Changsheng also agreed with Bao Zhiguo, "Can you be a night watchman if you live here? When we select night watchmen, we have to pick strong and young guys. If you finish building the house and they go to the fish pond to be night watchmen, it will have a bad influence and people will gossip about them."

"Ah?" Jiang Yan hadn't considered this point. She was a little discouraged, forgetting that in this era, it was very important to keep a clear distinction between men and women.

"Forget it then!" It's pretty good to live with Chang Li and Dong Shuang. These two people are not troublemakers and are easy to get along with.

"You want to live on your own?"

Jiang Yan nodded. She would still be staying here for four years, so it would of course be more convenient for her to live alone.

Situ pondered for a moment before saying, "Captain and Brother Li are right. The fish pond is too far away, and I'm worried. They build theirs, and we build ours."

"Can it be covered?"

"That depends on the team leader." Si Lu glanced at Bao Zhiguo and said, "Is there any residential land in the village? Can you approve a piece for her? It shouldn't be too big, but it should be quiet and the neighbors should be easy to get along with."

"Really?" Bao Zhiguo looked puzzled. The place where the educated youths were staying was very big and it was free to live there, how nice it was.

"Build it!" Si Lu said without hesitation, "It's better to build an outer wall. Safety first."

"The house and the yard, plus the materials and labor, will probably cost a hundred yuan. If Xiao Jiang returns to the city or joins the army in the future, he won't be able to take the house with him."

The two words "follow the army" greatly pleased Si Lu.

"It's okay. Maybe there will be more educated youth going to the countryside in the future. No matter how big the place is, there won't be enough space for them. If she wants to build a house, let her build it. It's not much money anyway, right?"

Jiang Yan nodded desperately, "We can still sell it after we leave."

Si Lu naturally took over the conversation, "It doesn't matter if you can't sell it, as long as you like it."

The expressions of the people around were indescribable. This was too much pampering.