Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 658 Roof Replacement

Ding Xiaojuan knows this is Zhao Xiaoli making things convenient for her. She feels a bit moved, those past events, maybe people just laugh them off.

The way she treated Zhao Xiaoli at that time, it was all out of jealousy, envying her looks, envying how everything seemed better than her own.

Walking alone on the road, she smiled freeing her mind, thinking about those past things now really feels somewhat childish.

But from these events, one can see another’s magnanimity. From now on, let it be as is. They came here together; overall, they’re closer than others.

Ding Xiaojuan returned home, finding Wu Hong eating and Huang Ying cooking.

These two are really strange; back when they were together, they sympathized with each other quite a bit like good sisters, but how come now that everyone is apart, they’ve fallen out?

She didn’t bother with the two of them, placed the eggs and meat in her own room, truly not trusting the two of them, there are quite a few people eating lunch; there mustn’t be any mistakes.

After locking the door, she took the basket she had used for the eggs, went to return it to the village head’s home, then picked some wild vegetables, planning that once she moves, she will plant more vegetables; can’t continue like this. Wanting to eat cabbage but having none.

Back then, it was because they were comparing with each other, if you don’t do it, then why should I, so the vegetables planted in such a large yard couldn’t even be eaten come the spring, still had to save it.

"Big sister-in-law, I came to return your basket."

"Ding Zhiqing, why the hurry?"

"Afraid of delaying big sister-in-law’s use." Ding Xiaojuan said with a smile.

"Are you doing this?"

"Going to pick some vegetables."

"Ding Zhiqing, there’s chives at home, I’ll cut a handful for you, they’re delicious fried with eggs."

"That would be great, thank you big sister-in-law.

By the way, I also want to plant chives; I wonder if big sister-in-law has any seeds?"

"Yes, but I think you should go to the county seed station to buy some, it doesn’t cost much, mainly because the chives from there grow well. But I’ll still get you some."

Ding Xiaojuan thanked her, then turned to pick wild vegetables. Even if just for a salad, it’s still a dish, right?

Seeing the time was still early, she went directly to the house site.

Five people were working enthusiastically; because of the heavy rain, the mud was easy to handle, just needed to add dry grass. It seems that five people can finish the work by morning, which is really great.

Checking the thermos, there wasn’t much water left, she said a word, stopping picking wild vegetables, going home to boil water for them.

Chen Hui and the others were working really fast; after a year of labor, a few young men became very strong. So this little work, they didn’t find it exhausting.

"Brother Chen Hui, isn’t it too humid to make adobe bricks?"

"Try after lunch, if possible, it would save a lot of effort."

"Yes, if the weather is good, finishing the roof change by evening by us five would be quite excellent, would save quite a bit of work."

"Chen Hui, if we were to enclose the yard, it would need a lot of adobe bricks."

"Yeah, take it slow; if not this year, there’s always next year." Chen Hui is really not in a hurry. This is unavoidable, because not exactly going to the Zhiqing office today, still thinking about this weather annoyance, but now changing the roof feels as if the rain came just in time.

"Chen Hui, you’ll need to set up a lot of special items, no? If cash or vouchers don’t suffice, I have some here." Fu Xiaoping pushed up his glasses and said.

"Yeah, thanks, if needed I’ll speak up."

After a while, Ding Xiaojuan brought the hot water, hastily went to pick the wild vegetables, she must quickly get to cooking.

With meat now, the lunch stew of potatoes would be very fragrant.

The lunch would be cornbread with stewed potatoes at the bottom of the pot, with wild vegetable salad, and scrambled eggs with pickled veggies; it’ll definitely smell nice.

Ding Xiaojuan felt a bit excited, she was bustling for her own little home, like having endless energy.

Returning to the Zhiqing spot, the two of them weren’t there, not knowing what they went doing on this muddy road. Better if they’re not here.

Quickly washing the wild vegetables, boiling water to blanch them. Then cleaning the pot and boiling water, the cornmeal tastes better steamed with boiling water.

Upon finishing the dough, placing the sliced meat into the pot, seeing the thin slices shiny with oil, Ding Xiaojuan unconsciously swallowed, too fragrant, suddenly thinking, stir-frying pickles should be tasty in this pot.

So she scooped out the meat slices and oil, scrambled two eggs, added the chopped pickles, finally the chives. Then took them out of the pot.

Seeing the pot still greasy, not washing it, putting the meat slices back, adding a big basin of potatoes, and kept stirring.

While working, Ding Xiaojuan was swallowing. This is life; her future days would have such hopes.

Adding a bit of soy sauce, then stir-frying for a while, finally adding water and salt, placing cornmeal pancakes along the edge of the pot, covering it, slow cooking would do.

Picked a head of garlic, crushed into garlic mince, mixing a basin of wild vegetables, adding a bit of vinegar; still tastes pretty good.

When finishing cooking, seeing it was already noon, they should be back soon, hurriedly set the table.

Half-past twelve, hearing noise from the yard, Ding Xiaojuan went to meet them, smiling to thank everyone. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Ding Xiaojuan, did you cook meat? Why does it smell so fragrant?"

"Yeah, bought a pound of meat from Zhao Xiaoli, stewed potatoes, everyone have more later."

After working hard all morning, being able to eat meat for lunch made everyone happy, speeding up their washing routines unconsciously.

Six people gathered around the table for lunch, a large basin of stewed potatoes with meat, a big basin of cornmeal pancakes, a small basin of scrambled eggs with pickled veggies, a basin of wild vegetable salad. All had smiles on their faces.

Just upon sitting for lunch, Wu Hong returned without entering the yard, smelling the rich scent of meat. It was really delightful.

She made a special effort to go to the table to take a look, desperately swallowing saliva, the oily stewed potatoes were too fragrant, had she known such food was there, she’d have surely helped, now Ding Xiaojuan apparently wouldn’t let her eat.

The six people eating saw Wu Hong like this, feeling strongly disgusted, so they ate with heads down, nobody paid her any attention.

Wu Hong suddenly remembered, hurriedly entered the main room, seeing the pot wasn’t cleaned, this was the one for stewed potatoes, hurriedly adding water, gathering firewood to make porridge. This way it also had a meat flavor.

Wu Hong was particularly anxious, wanting to eat it immediately.

The six eating outside glanced at each other, all holding contempt for Wu Hong inside. What kind of person is this?

When Wu Hong drank her bowl of porridge, feeling today’s lunch was too delicious.

It was already past one o’clock, Huang Ying hadn’t returned yet, everyone just thought about it briefly, not bothering.

After lunch, Ding Xiaojuan tidied the table, finding the pot quite clean still, hurriedly cleaning the pot again to boil water to keep for drinking.