Two old men sat together bragging and smoking. Lin Shuang picked up the small vat and prepared to divide the snails. After an overnight period, many of the snails have been attached to the edge of the tank. Lin Shuangyi stretched out his hand, grabbed a handful of snails, and then picked them up one by one. The big ones are thrown into another water tank, and the small ones are thrown into the vegetable basket.

When the sun was overhead, Grandpa Lin turned over the sun-dried rapeseed. Grandma Lin went into the kitchen to cook lunch. "Old Qin, I'll have lunch at my house later. I don't make any dishes, so I just call my old woman to fry a snail. I went to the river to touch this thing myself, and it was fresh. Stir-fry the hot sauce made by my family, and you will be delicious! After a morning of mutual affection, the two old men had already addressed each other by leaps and bounds. You call me Lao Lin, and I call you Lao Qin.

At that end, Qin Ye'an took people back and forth several times, and finally put all the furniture in the house in place. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the pine crane longevity map, and the festive red Eight Immortals table. On the left hand side of the door, it was the bedroom of the old couple. On the right-hand side, it is the old man's recreation room. The bookshelf is placed on the wall, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are complete on a large desk. Sunlight shines in through the front and side windows, respectively, and the light is not bad at all.

After the hall and go back, there is the kitchen on the left, and the stove and kitchen utensils in the kitchen room are ready, just waiting to find a time to burn it, Wangwang House. On the right is a storage room. The rice, flour, oil, salt and so on at home are all placed here. That's how these three cottages work. Go to the end and open the back door, the summer wind blows through the hall, not to mention how cool it is in the house.

The three brothers' houses are nothing to look at, they are all the same size and furnishings. The specific little warm furnishings have to wait for the group of women to get it themselves. Opposite the house of the three brothers was the land allocated to the Qin family. Qin Ye'an also planted half of the flowers and plants according to the requirements of his mother, and half of his favorite side dishes. In order to facilitate the mother's water. Qin Ye'an also deliberately found someone to dig a well.

The distant mountains are white, there are three red tile houses, the grape vines are shady, and the fruit trees are fragrant. Qin Ye'an feels beautiful when he thinks about it.

After everything was placed, Qin Ye'an asked Old Man Qin to come over and inspect. Grandpa Lin also brought Lin Shuang over to watch the excitement. Lin Shuang felt that he couldn't see it with a pair of eyes. Televisions, refrigerators, sofas, everything is not available in the village. At night, Lin Shuangwo was in the arms of his mother, and said to his mother: "Mother, the things in Grandpa Qin's house are so good!" The house is also good, it is the first time I have seen that there is a toilet in the house, and it does not stink at all. Mom, do you think our family can do so well? ”

Liu Xiaoying went to work during the day and did not go to see the furnishings of the Qin family. Hearing Lin Shuang say this, he also thought a little in his heart: "Shuangshuang, our family will also have a beautiful house." Dad said that when I come back for the Chinese New Year this year, I will bring a lot of money back. Then build a beautiful new house for my family to live in. ”

Lin Shuang's eyes were shining: "Mom, I really want my father to come back early." In this way, I will not be afraid of the rain. "It's raining heavily, and it's raining lightly in the Lin family's house. Everything in the house is getting wet and uncomfortable! Liu Xiaoying patted Lin Shuang in her arms, and her heart felt sore. My little girl's big house is red-eyed. As a parent of a little girl, I really have to work hard.

The next day was another sunny day, and Grandpa Lin dried the rapeseed at home again, preparing to carry it early tomorrow morning to extract oil. Three bags of rapeseed with 300 catties were placed on the back seat of the bicycle, Grandpa Lin put the car on the head, Grandma Lin followed behind and held the bag, and Lin Shuang followed. From time to time, I also pick two wild flowers from the roadside to wear.

The oil mill is not far from the village, but there are two villages in between. When the two old men panted and helped their bicycles to the oil mill, it was already early. At this time, the new rapeseed has just come off the market, and many people are rushing to extract the oil. It was a coincidence, and it happened that the family was about to finish when it arrived. Just wait a little longer and it'll be your turn.

The oil mill is hot, and as soon as you enter the oil mill, you can smell a good fragrance and fragrant smell. Lin Shuang felt that this smell was really good: "Grandpa, what is so fragrant?" Suddenly, a strong impact sound, "bump", startled Lin Shuang. Lin Shuang hurriedly hid in his grandmother's arms.

Grandma Lin smiled and touched Lin Shuang's ears: "Touch your head, don't be afraid." That's the sound of oil extraction." Lin Shuang turned his head to look at the voice. I saw a thick pendulum striking, and the oil flowed down the groove. Lin Shuang thinks these are all amazing, why does oil flow out after a few hits? Don't understand!

Lin Shuang's little head kept swinging back and forth with the pendulum. Grandpa Lin saw that she was obediently there, so he and the oil miller owner began to make preparations. Sun-dried rapeseed undergoes another process of removing impurities. This impurity may be the husk of rapeseed, pebbles, or fallen leaves.

To remove impurities, there are two procedures. At this time, the clean rapeseed will be fried in a large pot by the oil miller. After frying, the rapeseed should be put into the pot and steamed, and the taste of rapeseed came out. "Grandpa, the nice smell I smelled just now is this! It's so fragrant! ”

Grandpa Lin smiled, with pride in his expression: "Of course, this rapeseed oil is the taste!" If it doesn't smell, it's not right! ”

When steaming rapeseed, the oil miller will grab a handful from time to time to see if it has been steamed thoroughly. When it is steamed, the masters in the mill will pour the oil into round iron hoops with straw pads one by one, wrap them, compact them, and make them into cake blanks. The finished cake crumbs are carefully stacked into a long wooden trough.

After all the cake blanks are stacked, in the empty space behind, wooden strips will be stacked one by one. Once you're done, you can start beating the oil with the pendulum. In the space that was already filled, another wooden stick was punched in, and when it was beaten to a certain extent, the oil in the cake blank flowed out. Lin Shuang can't get enough of it. But I feel like a good loss.

"Grandpa, why did we take so many bags of things, but in the end we could only produce so much oil?"

Grandma Lin held on to her pocket, and Grandpa Lin was filling her pocket with the remaining cake blanks after oiling. "It's been that way since ancient times. Besides, the cake blank left over after the camellia seed is squeezed is the best fertilizer. When I go home and clean up, I can harvest a little more next year. "In the Jiangnan area, every household knows such a trick of fertilizing the land.

The family returned home with a full harvest. By the time I got home, I had already missed lunchtime, and I didn't feel hungry when I was hungry. When I left in the morning, my grandmother burned mung bean porridge, and now I eat it cold. It's just that Lin Shuang is a little picky: "Grandma, don't burn mung bean porridge, mung beans are not delicious." ”

"I know, the Ming Dynasty will stew you an egg to eat." Grandma's stewed eggs are smooth and tender, and they are delicious. It is one of Lin Shuang's favorites.

Ningxia in June has entered a hot period, and Lin Zhihong feels that the heat is almost unbearable. The construction site contacted by Lin Zhifeng has been done for more than half a year, and the work has also come to an end. Lin Zhihong wiped the sweat on his neck and asked, "Zhifeng, the project is over, what are we going to do?" Go home? ”

Lin Zhifeng was also hot, so he picked up a big scoop from the bucket and poured water to quench his thirst: "Let's take a look again, it is much more profitable to work here than at home." If only I could pick up another construction site. That's for the best. ”

Lin Zhihong remembered that someone asked him to do work a few days ago, and people were willing to wait for him to finish the work on the construction site before doing it for him. Speaking of which, the person also came from the Jiangnan area, but the family has taken root in Ningxia and asked a beautiful Ningxia girl to be his wife, and he is not ready to return to Jiangnan.

People go back to Jiangnan, but the house still wants to live in Jiangnan. So people want to ask Lin Zhihong to help contact him and see if they can get him a room. There is a lot of money, and if this sum can be done, it will be able to go home and start the house. Lin Zhihong is not sure if Lin Zhifeng will finish this project, and if there is a new project.

"If you haven't gotten a job yet, try me yet." Lin Zhihong told Lin Zhifeng about the origin of the matter. Lin Zhifeng slapped his thigh: "Do it!" What not to do! I'm willing to do seven or eight of them! If this single can be done, I will share the money with you equally! Lin Zhihong didn't expect to have this benefit, but it was inevitable, and he always had to give some sweetness when he pulled the business. So, when this project was not completed, Lin Zhihong received the next job.

When writing a letter home, Lin Zhihong's pride was already revealed between the lines. "Xiaoying, when I come back, our new home will be ready to start! Think of the spacious rooms, the bright cabins. I'm a little eager to finish the elementary school project. Then I can finish the next project at the same speed as flying, and then I can go back to my hometown. ”

Lin Zhihong's letter made Liu Xiaoying's mood very beautiful. At work in the factory, she can also hum a little song, and her colleagues are happy to joke if she picked up gold ingots, otherwise why is she so happy! Lin Shuang also felt Liu Xiaoying's good mood. "Mom, why are you so happy?"

"Shuangshuang, Mom wants to do more production and make more money. That way we have more money to build our new house! Liu Xiaoying's face was flushed with excitement.

Lin Shuang nodded: "Mom, how do Shuangshuang make money?" ”

"You can think for yourself!"

Liu Xiaoying's answer made Lin Shuang very dissatisfied, thinking that it was because her mother did not answer her question properly.

During the day, Lin Shuang sat in the house and blew a cool breeze. "Grandpa, Mom works in the factory to make money, and Dad goes out to make money. So how do I make money? ”

Grandpa Lin thought for a while: "You help grandpa work to make money!" All the money earned was eaten up at the time of the market! Lin Shuang thought for a long time, and then said, "Grandpa, I still help you work." But then I got hungry, and I had to put all the money away. Wait until you put more and then use it together! ”