1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 141 Rewards for Raising the Roof Beam
Chu Xue had no idea that someone was eyeing her, and she was thinking of finding an opportunity to repay the favor she owed, since she was the kind of person who least wanted to owe favors.

The people Uncle Liangzi found were very capable. The walls of the main house were built in just a few days. On the day of the roof beam raising, the old Party Secretary came to preside over the ceremony. Liu Shanliang was also lifted up by Chuxue, a strong woman, by stepping on the scaffolding.

The first snow was right beside him, helping him complete the procedures that the pillar of the family should do. As soon as the firecracker went off, Liu Shanliang, with a big smile on his face, threw down the small steamed buns the size of a thumb, along with candy and coins, which attracted a scramble from the villagers who had come to watch.

After descending Liushan Ridge, he was surrounded by villagers who congratulated him. He felt a little overwhelmed; the scene seemed unreal.

He felt that ever since he injured his leg, he had actually benefited from the misfortune, with one good thing after another coming his way. He would never have dared to dream of living in such a nice brick house before.

Yesterday, Chuxue had someone build a simple stove not far from the new house. Early this morning, she borrowed the village chief's bicycle, went to the reservoir at the North Suburb Farm, and collected another batch of fish, shrimp, and crabs into her space.

After the roof-raising ceremony was completed on one side, the aunties and grandmas who came to help started getting busy.

Chu Xue saw that many people had come to help. After sending Liu's father home, she took a basket and went up the mountain. Using the water in the space pool as bait, she took down a rabbit burrow and sent the four little ones into the space. She used her mind to set them so that they could only move around on the mountain.

I was hoping to catch a pheasant or something, but unfortunately I didn't find a single feather.

Seeing that it was getting late, we had no choice but to hurry down the mountain, since we couldn't delay the lunch we were going to treat everyone to.

When the aunties and grandmas who were helping out saw the fish, they thought that Liu's mother and her husband were generous. But they didn't expect that just after they finished cleaning the fish, Chu Xue came back with two fat rabbits. The people working on the roof were even more energetic now.

Uncle Liangzi also shouted loudly, "The host has really gone all out today, so everyone has to work harder!"

A group of men laughed and agreed, working enthusiastically.

After the ingredients were prepared, Chu Xue cooked the dishes himself. When no one was looking, he added a little bit of water from the space pool. Since it was a large pot of food, it only served to enhance the flavor, which was enough. Before the food was even out of the pot, everyone working was looking at the large stove with longing.

As soon as the steamed buns made from the two-part dough came out of the pot, Cuihong, who had come to help, shouted, "Dinner's ready!"

Chunxiao, who had just come home from school, was very perceptive and brought a basin of water over: "Uncles and elder brothers, come over here to wash your hands."

Everyone was already craving it, so they obediently washed their hands and quickly took their own large bowls to get the food.

Two spoonfuls of stewed fish pieces, one spoonful of stewed rabbit meat with dried radish, and five steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and vegetables—the aroma of the dishes was so enticing it made one's mouth water.

Some people can't bear to enjoy it all by themselves, so they carry the dishes and steamed buns home in a hurry, wanting their family members to taste it too.

Some couldn't resist the temptation and tried it first, leaving a few bites for their wives and children. Of course, there were also those who heartlessly enjoyed it all by themselves. In short, everyone was very satisfied with today's house-raising meal.

After the main house is erected, Chu Xue will run up the mountain whenever she has free time.

Firstly, we need to find suitable trees for roof beams so that we can return them to the village as soon as possible. Secondly, we want to see if we can find some special species to enrich the space.

Today, we found wild pear trees, hawthorn trees, apricot trees, and two pepper trees. We moved them all into the space. When we were about to return, we also found two small beehives. This made Chuxue very happy.

(End of this chapter)