Chapter 27: Building a Chicken Coop
Chapter 27: Building a Chicken Coop
Unexpectedly, when they were invited to have the warm-house meal, they actually brought food with them. They were probably afraid that she would refuse, so they put the food by the door before entering.
Wen Xi shook her head and smiled helplessly, then brought the food in. Since people had secretly put it here without letting her know, they naturally didn't want her to send it back. So she could just keep it. At worst, she could send them something else next time.
Afterwards, Wen Xi, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue went to clean the house and put away the dishes. By the time they finished everything, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
Wenxi started to boil hot water for washing in the evening.
Suddenly, there was a slight knock on the door. Wen Xi put the firewood in his hand into the stove, patted the dust off his body, and then went out. When he came to the gate of the courtyard, he lowered his voice and asked, "Who is it?"
After what happened last night, Wen Xi is now extremely cautious. If it is someone she doesn’t know or has never met before, she will not open the door to let them in.
"It's me, Jin Changfeng." Jin Changfeng's voice came from outside.
Wen Xi exhaled lightly, then opened the courtyard door and looked at Jin Changfeng, who was holding a bundle of bamboo, in confusion, "Comrade Jin, what are you doing?"
Jin Changfeng didn't answer, but walked in directly. "Didn't you say you wanted to build a chicken coop? Where do you want to build it? What does it look like?"
Wen Xi was extremely surprised. She didn't expect that Jin Changfeng would come to help her build a chicken coop. She was immediately touched. She had only mentioned the matter of raising chickens to Aunt Meihua at the dinner table. There were not even any chicks yet, but Jin Changfeng came to help her build the chicken coop.
"Comrade Jin, thank you. Let's build the chicken coop in this corner!" Wen Xi walked to the corner near the alley and said to Jin Changfeng, "It only needs to be two meters long and one meter wide. Then we can build a pavilion so that the chickens can have a place to hide when it rains."
Jin Changfeng nodded, "I roughly know what you want. Okay, go and do your thing. Come over occasionally. If I do something wrong, tell me and I'll adjust it."
"Then I'll trouble Comrade Jin." Wen Xi handed the chicken coop to Jin Changfeng, and turned back. Seeing Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue standing by the gate with wooden basins in their arms, looking at him with a smile, Wen Xi raised his eyebrows and glared at him, "Why don't you go wash up? What time do you want to rest?"
"Go wash up now." The two looked at each other, then carried the wooden basin to the kitchen, scooped hot water from the pot, and went to the bathroom.
There is a hole in the corner of the bathroom for pouring water, so you can pour out the used dirty water directly later.
Wen Xi filled the iron pot with water again and stuffed two pieces of firewood into the stove. When the fire was burning well, he went to the yard to see if Jin Changfeng needed any help.
But she didn't have the right tools, so she could only squat beside Jin Changfeng and help him with the flashlight. She watched Jin Changfeng skillfully split the long bamboo pole into two parts and sharpen the lower end to make it easier to insert into the mud.
"Are you okay last night?" Jin Changfeng asked.
Wen Xi knew that he was asking about the incident of being framed as a thief yesterday, so he shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's all dealt with."
Captain Qian made this matter public at a meeting today. As long as Jin Changfeng was in the village, he would know about this.
"I'm sorry, I just found out about this this morning. I came to look for you this morning, but you were not at home. If something like this happens again in the future, remember to come find me." Jin Changfeng lowered his eyes and looked into Wen Xi's eyes, and said seriously.
Wen Xi smiled and said, "It's okay, they are just some minor things, I can handle it. If there are things I can't handle in the future, we can talk about it later!"
They have nothing to do with each other, so why go to him if there is something wrong? Wouldn't it be more efficient to report it directly to the police?
After Jin Changfeng finished processing the bamboo, he stood up and went to build the chicken coop. Wen Xi also stood up. His eyes went dark and his body swayed. Jin Changfeng hurriedly reached out to support Wen Xi. A gust of fragrant wind blew towards him, making Jin Changfeng's heart seem to miss a beat.
Jin Changfeng controlled his madly beating heart, looked down at the innocent little face, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just got too excited. I might be a little anemic." Wen Xi shook his head. Realizing the actions between the two, Wen Xi felt a little embarrassed, so he stepped out of Jin Changfeng's arms, then bent down to pick up the flashlight that fell on the ground, and continued to help Jin Changfeng light up.
Looking at his empty arms, Jin Changfeng felt a little lost, but he quickly adjusted himself and helped Wen Xi build the chicken coop.
Jin Changfeng worked quickly and built the chicken coop in less than an hour. He also built a small pavilion against the corner to provide shelter from the rain, so that he wouldn't have to worry about the chickens getting soaked when it rained.
Now everything is ready, except for the chicks.
"Comrade Jin, thank you. I don't have anything to repay you right now. I will cook something delicious for you when I have time." In the more than ten years in her previous life, her cooking skills had been perfected.
Because the old man's mother was the eldest daughter in the past, with a strange temper and many demands. She treated her like a nanny sent by others and made all kinds of trouble for her.
All I can say is that the sufferings she endured in her previous life have now become her ability to make a living. With her cooking skills, she can open a big restaurant in a few years and definitely become rich and powerful.
But the prerequisite is that she can live to that time.
Now she has an older sister in her hometown, so she has to be careful and guard against her. When her older brother-in-law gets a promotion and a raise, the two of them will definitely set their sights on her like they did in her previous life.
Jin Changfeng lowered his head and looked at Wen Xi with deep eyes. Under the bright moonlight, he couldn't see that much, but he was reluctant to look away. After a long while, he turned around and left. However, just as he reached the gate of the courtyard, the flashlight in his hand suddenly went out.
"What's wrong? Is the battery dead?" Wen Xi stepped forward and handed over the flashlight in his hand. "Comrade Jin, please use my flashlight first! Just give it back to me next time."
She brought this flashlight from home because she knew that there was no electricity in the countryside and they had to grope in the dark at night. She just didn't expect that there was electricity here, but there was no electricity in the house where she lived!
As for the flashlight she got when she signed in, she kept it for herself because there were some differences between that flashlight and the flashlights of this era, and she was also afraid that the perceptive Jin Changfeng would notice something wrong.
After all, people like them have long developed a keen eye, and no evil ways can escape their eyes.
"Thank you." Jin Changfeng took the flashlight handed to him by Wen Xi. There was still a faint residual warmth on the flashlight, and his ears couldn't help but feel hot. He looked at Wen Xi again and walked out of the yard.
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