Age: My Small World

Chapter 49 Stove
I had been thinking of going to my uncle’s house to get some rice seeds if there weren’t enough, but that’s not necessary now.

Thinking of his aunt's sarcastic and mean attitude, Yang Jun gave up the idea of going to the village to find his uncle.

As far as he could remember, he had never liked his aunt since he was a child. It was not uncommon for her to be looked down upon whenever he visited her. Sometimes she would be driven away without even having a meal, and his uncle would not dare to say a word.

Going to get some rice? I'm afraid you won't even get any straw, so you'll be scolded.

Unexpectedly, just as I was about to leave the village, I met a half-grown girl carrying a basket on her back, looking at me timidly, with some nervousness and a hint of happiness in her eyes, and her attitude was a little friendly.

"Brother, why don't you come to my house when you are here?"

Yang Jun was stunned for a moment. Isn't this his cousin Li Cui? Why did she come to the village entrance alone?

My uncle has two children, a boy and a girl. The older one is the sister Li Cui, who should be eleven years old this year, and the younger one is the brother Li Weipeng, who is only eight years old.

Every time the Yang siblings went back to their parents' home with Li Xiaohua to visit relatives, besides their uncle's friendly attitude, only this cousin liked to play with them.

"I'm here to see my aunt, and I'll visit you and uncle next time." Yang Jun explained.

"Oh." The little girl was a little disappointed for a moment.

"Okay, let's go home quickly." Yang Jun pinched her little face.

"Brother, remember to come to my house next time."

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When Yang Jun returned home again, it was already afternoon.

There was no one at home, so I knew without thinking that he had gone out to work.

The corn and wheat in the fields have been harvested, but in September and October, there is still a season of winter wheat to be sown, and the fields need to be turned over.

Although Yang Jun told the production team about the matter, Li Xiaohua still had to be prepared for any eventuality and could not just give up her work and do nothing.

In addition, the wild vegetables and straw sandals that I accumulated last time have all been sold out, and I have to pick and weave them again.

Since there was no one at home, Yang Jun cooked for himself.

First, I cooked corn porridge. This is still the main food and cannot be lacking.

Then, fresh Chinese cabbage picked from the space is fried with a little soybean oil and it becomes a dish.

The two fish I brought back from my aunt were not wasted, and I still stewed the fish with cabbage.

If my mother asks me where the cabbage comes from, I can only say that I bought it.

"Come to think of it, the tableware in this space has been bought for such a long time, but it has never been used once."

"First of all, we need a stove, and firewood is also essential."

Looking at the fish stewing in the pot, he realized it would take some time, so he turned and walked out.

The place where I grow cabbages is not big, but the soil is top-quality loess. Yang Jun directly dug some and put it into the space. Then, under his control, he added water to the loess and kneaded it into the shape of a stove.

There was still some dead wood that I had picked up earlier, so I put it in and ignited it with matches.

Next to the stone platform, there is a stove.

A little smoke rose up, and was then directly absorbed by the surrounding gray fog. There was no fear of smog appearing in the small world at all.

As the flames burned, the loess gradually solidified and took shape.

"This way, you don't have to worry about having no place to cook."

Yang Jun smiled happily, feeling quite accomplished.

It's a pity that he doesn't have an iron pot at the moment, and his stove is the smallest, so he can't cook. The most he can do is make a casserole stew, or at most, braised pork.

It took some time to restore the traces.

"Mom and the others are almost back."

After a while, the mother, daughter and two daughters returned together.

"Xiaoshan, how come you have already prepared the meal? It smells so good." As soon as the second sister entered the house, she smelled the fragrance.

Li Xiaohua sniffed the food and frowned slightly: "Wait, did you stew the fish?"

"We didn't go to the city to sell fish today, so we can take it home and eat it. We can't waste it." Yang Jun said naturally.

"Okay, mom, sit down and eat."

He didn't even give me a chance to say anything.

Li Xiaohua was naturally helpless, but after thinking about it, she said, "We still owe the village 60 yuan, and we must pay it back as soon as possible."

After selling the grain, she had already paid back ten yuan of the remaining money, and now she still owed sixty yuan.

"Mom, just leave the debt problem to me, don't worry about it." Yang Jun looked at the white hair on Li Xiaohua's temples and couldn't help feeling a little distressed. It was really not easy for his mother these years.

Even with the nourishment of spiritual water, everything could not be restored to normal in a short time.

"I understand, baby. When you become a college student in the future, mom won't worry about anything." Li Xiaohua looked expectant.

"I also want to see my brother become a college student." The second sister ate porridge and followed suit vaguely, making the eldest sister laugh.

After finishing his meal, Yang Jun took some spiritual water as usual to strengthen his body.

"How can I impress Mr. Hu? How about I try practicing blindly?"

During the military training in college, the instructor also taught him military boxing. He tried it reluctantly, but he didn't have the same feeling as Mr. Hu Baye at all.

"Well, we still need to find an old trick."

Shaking his head, Yang Jun began to wash his hair in the yard.

I ran all day today, and I feel better after washing my hair.

Suddenly something occurred to him.

"Oops, I forgot about Xiaoyuer."

Xiao Yuer had told him before that he wanted to go to the mountains with him, but unfortunately he had forgotten about it because he was running around all the time.

"I'll explain it to her tomorrow."

On the other side, Xiao Yuer is still busy at the moment.

Unlike Yang Jun who still has time to go out and play, Cheng Xiaoyu has endless work to do when she is at home.

Fortunately, the crops have been harvested, otherwise she would have to go to the fields late at night to guard them to prevent the wheat from being eaten by sparrows.

Sometimes a family always has to send one person to guard the fields to prevent accidents from happening to the crops. The closer it is to the harvest, the later the guard has to stay, because small animals like to steal the crops at night.

"Xiao Yuer, why didn't you go to find Xiaoshan today?" Fan Ping looked at her daughter and asked in surprise.

No matter how busy she is on weekends, this girl would always go to see Yang Jun, but today she acted out of character.

The little girl knitted straw sandals and said with a pout, "He went out for something today."

Fan Ping didn't take it seriously and just smiled and said:
"Xiaoshan is becoming more and more different now. He can help with the housework. Before, he only knew how to study."

"Mom, Brother Xiaoshan is smart. He just liked to daydream before." Xiaoyuer couldn't help but defend him.

"Sister, are you going to marry Brother Xiaoshan in the future? I think Brother Xiaoshan is a good person." Cheng Aimin's words made the little girl blush.

"Ai Min, what nonsense are you talking about? Your sister will laugh to death if people hear it." Xiao Yuer slapped his brother on the head, making him very depressed.

"If you don't want to marry me, then I won't marry you. Why are you hitting me?"

"I told you not to talk nonsense. You deserve to be beaten." Cheng Xiaoyu made a face at him, but a different thought was rising in her heart.

Fan Ping glanced at her girl and said, "You have to study hard anyway."

"I know mother."

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