"Don't worry, Yu Qiang is going to move the ladder. Let's cut off all the branches first."

"Uncle Fugui, ladder."

"Okay, brother Xian, stop for a moment. We have to saw off the tree first."

Wang Lixian and others stopped what they were doing, and a few young men leaned the ladders of Chen Ling's family and Chen Yuqiang's family against two trees respectively. Then they climbed up with hatchets and saws and began to clear the branches.

"Hey, this guy, there are so many bird's nests in the tree."

"It's the same here. I just touched the bird droppings on my hand."

"Uncle Dajiang, Uncle Dajiang, are there any bird eggs on the tree?"

"There are no eggs. It's so hot. There are birds hatching. We're about to start sawing. Stay away quickly. Be careful not to hit you."

To cut down such a big tree, you must first use a hatchet to clean out the small branches and leaves, then saw off the branches, and then cut down the trunk.

There were many people here today, and the work was done quickly. It took more than half an hour to knock down two old locust trees.

After Chen Dazhi loaded the two trees with branches and leaves and pulled them out on a donkey cart, Chen Ling looked back and forth and said: "The roots of the trees are no longer dug. These two trees are decades old. The trees have deep roots.

Planing is time-consuming and laborious, and it is just a waste of time."

"That will save trouble. Brother Xian has prepared the iron rods and hooks. Let's start stealing the house."

While he was talking, I don't know where he was affected, but the green tiles on the roof of the old house slid down, shocking everyone.

"Damn, this half-beaten old house is scary."

"Li Xian, please tell me how to remove it. The previous removal method will definitely not work. Most of these main rooms have collapsed. If you try to lift the roof, you will easily injure people."

Except for the main house, Wang Lixian of several other old houses in other places would first remove the roofs, remove the purlins, beams, etc., then remove the load-bearing materials, and finally remove the walls. He wanted to leave the materials for Chen Ling.

More can be used when Chen Ling wants to build two rooms in the field.

Originally, the main hall was also planned to be demolished in this way, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.

As the saying goes: "The old house has been standing for a hundred years, but it cannot withstand the ups and downs."

The meaning of this is very simple.

Many old houses in the countryside look shaky, as if they are about to collapse, but as long as no one demolishes them and no major disturbance is caused, they may not collapse for decades.

But as long as the wall is bumped back and forth a few times, or the foundation is affected, it will easily collapse.

This is what Chen Ling's old house looks like now.

After being flooded and soaked by the flood, the two big trees just fell to the ground one after another. The half-collapsed main house was somewhat shaken and could no longer withstand people climbing up and slowly demolishing it.

After Wang Lixian heard this, he looked at Chen Ling: "Fugui, you make up your mind."

"It's too dangerous. It can easily hit someone. Just pick it off."

Chen Ling shook his head: "I'll unload the bullock cart and dismantle it with you."

So Chen Ling led the cow and shouted slogans with everyone. He used iron hooks and iron bars to tie up the wall of the old house. Several groups of people pulled the long rope and worked hard together. It didn't take many back and forth.

, the old houses collapsed one after another, and dust flew into the air.

"There are still two sections of the courtyard wall on the east side that have not collapsed. Fugui, let's go and push that side down."

After the demolition of the old house was completed, Chen Dazhi saw that there were still two sections of the fence on the east side of the yard that had not completely fallen down, so he called Chen Ling to knock it down.

"No, I can come alone."

Chen Ling waved his hand, walked over and kicked it up, knocking down two sections of the earthen wall.

"Wow, Uncle Fugui's kicks are stronger than those of a donkey." Liu Nier clapped her hands and shouted, making everyone burst into laughter.

"Go away, you won't even praise me if you praise me."

Wang Lixian glared and reprimanded, and then he was afraid that they would not run around here, so he said: "You guys go get some grass and come back, feed the cows and donkeys, and buy you popsicles at noon."

"good."

When they heard there were popsicles, the children's eyes lit up. They went to the front yard to ask for a basket from Wang Susu, and then happily went to cut grass outside the village.

There were quite a lot of people here today, not just men, but also mothers-in-law. They helped Wang Susu mix noodles and steam buns in the front yard. Some of them, like Sister-in-law Xiuying, brought their younger sister Wang Xiuhua to lead the people.

Go to various houses to borrow bowls, chopsticks, tables and benches.

After a while, groups of women and daughters-in-law rushed over carrying baskets full of bowls, chopsticks, porcelain basins, benches, and tables.

Every house has a spare of these things, but many of them are not used on a daily basis, are dirty, and are covered with mud, so they need to be cleaned in advance.

"Xiuying, have the dishes, chopsticks, and benches been marked?"

"Don't worry, Auntie, they are all marked, so you can tell whose family they belong to."

"Sister-in-law, my bowl has been flooded with water. I'm afraid it won't be clean if I wash it with cold water. How many times should I boil it in boiling water?"

"Ah, why did I forget about this? The pot is all occupied now, why don't you go to my house?"

"No, no, no, go to my house, my house is close."

"Okay, then we'll all go to Yuqiang's house."

"Well, it's convenient for our family. When I got up early in the morning, I told Yu Qiang that if a lot of people came to my uncle Fugui's house, I would also use our stove. I won't be able to take care of it when I'm busy."

"It's okay. I'll go talk to Susu later and see what happens at noon."

After returning home, the dishes and chopsticks were not washed several times before they were taken to Chen Yuqiang's house.

As a result, before they finished carrying it to Chen Yuqiang's house, a group of people from the city's engineering team came to the entrance of the alley.

"Aunts and ladies, are Brother Fugui at home? The lime and tamping machine were brought here. Where are they placed?"

"Oh, I even sent a tamping machine. Fugui is busy in the backyard, I'm going to help you shout."

Boy, this is a busy job.

Chen Ling and Wang Susu didn't have a moment of free time. Fortunately, Chen Dazhi and Wang Lixian were helping to take care of things. Otherwise, in today's situation, the young couple would have never experienced such a scene, and they would probably be even more confused.

When it was almost noon, the steamed buns were coming out of the oven on the large stove. Chen Ling went to the front yard to take a look and guessed that they were not enough to eat and they would have to be steamed in another pot.

This is how it is when employing people. Not to mention other places, when it comes to food, you must have more but not less. Otherwise, if you are not full and have no food, it will be a joke.

I have no choice but to cook another pot at my own stove, so I have to go to Chen Yuqiang’s house to cook.

Today, Chen Ling is going to make a big pot dish, which is to stew tofu, meatballs, vegetables, pork, and vermicelli in one pot.

In many places in the north, it is called stewed vegetables, stewed, or stewed. In the northeast, it is called pork stew with vermicelli noodles. Here, large pot dishes are generally called stewed. In some places, it is called stewed with salty soup. They are all the same thing.

The pork and tofu are very fresh. Wang Jusheng bought them from the county town. He has been helping Chen Ling take care of them in the past two days. Otherwise, the summer things cannot be stored for a long time. The wells are used from time to time and cannot be left in them. Many other wells are also

It has not become completely clean and cannot be saved. So when I plan to cook something, I ask Chen Ling to write a note in advance, and he drives the donkey cart to the county town to buy it back.

Today I not only bought pork and tofu, but also bought a lot of cigarettes and alcohol. On a hot day, when working in the countryside, you can have less alcohol, but cigarettes are indispensable.

The kitchen at Chen Yuqiang's house is tidy and the stove is very clean. The ladies came over and cleaned it several times in the morning.

This saved Chen Ling a lot of work. After washing up, he put on an apron and went into the kitchen to wash vegetables, make meatballs, and make vermicelli.

Wang Jusheng helped light the fire and helped him.

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"Hey guys, it's only what time, and the fragrance is already wafting out."

"It's half past eleven, Fugui has probably already cooked the food."

"Uncle Dazhi, what's for lunch today?"

"I don't know either. It smells like a lot of meat. I'm not stingy with wealth."

"Hahaha, you are always talking about coming here to get a meal, how dare you be stingy when you are rich?"

"That's true, but we agreed in advance that no matter how good the lunch dishes are, no one is allowed to drink alcohol, do you hear me?"

"You know, you know, we are not stupid, we are still working in the afternoon."

While they were talking, Wang Jusheng ran out and greeted: "The food is almost ready. Everyone, wash your hands and faces and get ready for dinner. It's hot. Go back and rest early after dinner, and then work again in the afternoon."

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"Jusheng, what kind of food does Fugui cook? It's so damn delicious."

"Haha, it's a big pot dish. More than ten kilograms of pork are all in the pot. How can it not be delicious?"

Wang Jusheng gestured, and when everyone heard it, everyone's eyes turned green. It was a big pot stewed with more than ten kilograms of meat, and each person had to scoop out half a bowl of meat. How delicious is this?

"Fugui said that if there are children at home and there are old people who didn't come with us, go and call them."

"Oh, this kid is Renyi."

The men all smiled happily. When they went to the front yard to tell their mother-in-law, the whole family was happy.

At this time, Wang Laishun was leading Qin Qiumei and several other village leaders to the village. When he heard this, his eyes twitched. This kid just couldn't have money in his hands. He started messing around with two big boys. He was so stupid.

It couldn't hold two ounces of sesame oil or more than ten kilograms of pork, and it was stewed in one go. You can't make it this way even after selling the vegetables? Susu didn't know what to say.

The old party secretary was upset, and when he walked up to him, he muttered: "There is a lot of meat at noon, so let's just get a bowl for each person. If we eat too much, it will affect our work in the afternoon, and there will be leftovers for the big pot until the evening. The second meal will be more delicious."

"Hahaha, Fifth Uncle, he doesn't feel bad for being rich or noble, so why do you feel bad for him?"
To be continued...