Xu Youyou cut half a catty of the remaining pound of pork belly from yesterday and stir-fried chili peppers, steamed a pot of steamed buns with noodles, and cut a small plate of pickles.
At the dinner table, the atmosphere was more harmonious and natural than before. Zhou Yao would give Xu Youyou a piece of meat from time to time, and Xu Youyou also asked him to eat more.
"Zhou Yao, let's raise two chickens at home." Xu Youyou said.
Zhou Yao was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Okay, Zhou Hongjun's hens hatched a dozen chicks a few days ago. There should be more. I'll ask in the afternoon."
< p> Ms. Zhou Hongjun is good at hatching chicks. People who want chicks usually go to her place and return two chicks to raise.Thinking that there was no chicken coop in the garden, Zhou Yao thought for a while and then said: "When we are done with this period of work and the autumn harvest is over, Zhou Chen's house will also be built. Then we will build it in the front garden. What do you think about a bathroom and a chicken coop next to it?"
Xu Youyou bit her head and looked up at Zhou Yao with surprise in her eyes. I was just thinking about telling him about this, but I didn't expect that he had already thought of it.
"Okay!" Xu Youyou responded with a smile, and then said: "I still want to... can I build a toilet?"
"I really feel sorry for the latrines in the village. No, if it's winter, late at night..."
"Okay." Before Xu Youyou could finish his explanation, Zhou Yao agreed.
"But this toilet is built at home. I have only seen it in the homes of military leaders. This is the first time I have heard of it in rural areas. We have to think carefully about how to build it."
If it were another man, try building a toilet at home and see if he doesn't scold you and then say you're hypocritical and everyone goes to the toilet, but you can't stand it and insist on building a toilet at home.
Doesn’t that mean living with the smell of shit every day?
But Zhou Yao agreed, and Xu Youyou was very happy.
After eating, Zhou Yao moved his cart again. After finishing the finishing work, he went to work.
Xu Youyou designed the toilet at home in the afternoon. She tried to design it based on modern toilets, so as to reduce the smell.
Considering that in this era there were no such businesses as toilets and squat toilets, but cement could still be obtained, Xu Youyou planned to get a mold and then use cement to make a squat toilet.
As for the sewage pipes, there were no plastic pipes, so she also used molds to make some pipes.
Xu Youyou was fortunate that she bought a rough house in modern times, and she completed all the decorations with her hands on, especially the bathroom, which she had put a lot of thought into designing.
Then based on her modern memory, she drew one by one what a squat toilet would look like, the various pipes needed, and the final renderings. Then she went to the front and rear yards to do the actual work from the inside to the outside. After an inspection.
The house is surrounded by flat land and there are no small drains for sewage. Besides, rural manure is now a very good fertilizer.
So Xu Youyou finally decided to put the toilet and bath room together. The water after bathing can be left to flush the toilet. In this case, just modify the west ear room.
After the idea of building a toilet and shower room was smoothed out, Xu Youyou felt better and better.
Before Zhou Yao finished work, she made a simple chicken coop out of the leftover scraps from the wooden cart.
In the evening, Zhou Yao came back with two chicks. The two fluffy chicks ran all over the garden as soon as they were put down.
While Xu Youyou was cooking dinner, Zhou Yao went to the back garden to dig the ground again.
After plowing the back garden, Xu Youyou wants to take advantage of this season to plant some peanuts and corn.
After dinner, Xu Youyou took out the design drawings he drew in the afternoon and discussed it with Zhou Yao.
Looking at the design drawing, Zhou Yao's eyes lit up and he became more confident in building this toilet.
He also suggested building the septic tank in the back garden, so that the excrement treated and filtered in the septic tank will be discharged. Although the odor will not be very bad, it will not smell in the front house. Yes, the manure can also be used as fertilizer.
The two of them finalized it, and Xu Youyou looked forward to the autumn harvest coming soon.
However, the autumn harvest had not yet come, so Zhou Yao went out quietly in the middle of the night, pushing a cart.
He didn’t come back until after four in the morning. Xu Youyou didn’t know he was out until he heard the sound of the door opening.
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"Where have you been?" Xu Youyou asked, looking at Zhou Yao's sweating profusely.
Zhou Yao didn’t say anything and directly moved the items on the cart in.
Xu Youyou looked surprised, and had a vague suspicion in her heart that this man might not be reselling things.
Zhou Yao looked at the confusion on Xu Youyou's face and did not intend to hide it from her. He said frankly: "I went to resell goods. This time I earned four bags of cement and some food." "Yes, there isn't much left."
Xu Youyou opened the small vault and saw that there was indeed some change missing. The man must have used it to purchase goods, and then used the difference to buy cement. These come back.
Seeing that Xu Youyou didn't say anything, Zhou Yao felt a little guilty. He knew that this was speculation. If he was caught, he would probably eat peanuts.
"Daughter-in-law, if you don't want me to do it, I won't do it anymore, so don't be angry."
Who knows the next second, Xu Youyou burst into laughter and said: "Do it, why not do it."
Zhou Yao looked shocked. His wife didn't think it was shameful and shameful, so she agreed to him?
"Are you reliable? Is it easy for someone to find out?"Now, if I make some food, can I sell it? "
Xu Youyou pulled him out and asked a series of questions excitedly.
"Daughter-in-law, don't worry, the person who is connecting with me is absolutely reliable. As long as you are careful, you will not be fooled. People discovered it. If you make it delicious, I think you can buy it. "
Zhou Yao breathed a sigh of relief and answered Xu Youyou's questions one by one.
He moved the four bags of cement to the east wing and put them there. Xu Youyou asked Zhou Yao to go back and catch up on his sleep. While packing her things, she was thinking about what kind of business to do.
What she learned most from her grandmother was how to make food.
But she couldn’t do anything else. Things are scarce in this day and age, oil, rice, noodles, and sugar, aren’t they in hot demand?
It’s almost dawn, Xu. Youyou put her thoughts aside and made breakfast.
She cooked a small pot of rice porridge, cut some shredded pickles, and made some scallion rolls.
< p> When Zhou Yao got up to have breakfast, he saw how hard he had worked last night and made him another cup of malted milk."I won't drink it. You can drink it. This is specially bought for you. Yes, I also bought some canned fruits last night. You can eat them as snacks at home. "
After Zhou Yao finished speaking, he quickly stuffed the porridge in the bowl, picked up a flower roll and ate it before going out. Zhou Hongjun and Zhou Chen were already waiting for him at the door.
After Xu Youyou had breakfast, mixed some vegetable leaves and rice bran to feed the chickens, she planned to go up the mountain to have a look.
Their house is at the foot of the mountain, and there are some open spaces behind which no houses have been built. , go in a little further and you will reach the foot of the mountain.
Xu Youyou put on a straw hat, filled the military kettle with water, found a backpack and a sickle in the east ear room, and went out with all the equipment.
She didn’t know the name of this mountain. She usually saw many children cutting pigweed at the foot of the mountain to earn work points. In the spring, many people from the village would also come here to pick it. Wild vegetables.
Xu Youyou walked along the path, paying attention to any useful plants around him, or whether he encountered any pheasants, hares or anything else.
Mountains. The path between the mountains becomes more weedy and difficult to walk as it goes further in. It can be seen that fewer people come into the mountain on weekdays. The towering trees on both sides must be a hundred years old. The branches of larch and elm are thick. It is covered with moss, moss ferns, and some parasitic vines.
The sun is blocked by the dense leaves, and the cool breeze blows. It is quite cool to walk in this forest.
< p> When Xu Youyou reached a place, he made a small sign to prevent him from getting lost in the forest.Suddenly, there was a sound in the grass down the slope, and Xu Youyou stopped. Footsteps.
I thought: I’m lucky today, maybe it’s a pheasant or a wild chicken.Rabbit?
Unexpectedly, what came next was a shy gasp. Xu Youyou was shocked and hurriedly squatted down.