Chen Chao’s family is next to Chen Xu’s grandmother’s house. The two of them are the same age. They often play together when they were young and have a good relationship. When they were in high school, they were in the next class.

"When did you have a girlfriend?" Chen Chao asked with a frown.

Chen Xu glanced at Yang Jinxia in his arms, and saw that she had no intention of letting go of her hand, he smiled and said, "Just now."

"Okay."

Chen Chao thought his girlfriend was shy, so he gave him a thumbs up and said, "Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. I'll go find you later."

"Okay, see you later." Chen Xu waved his hand.

After the car left, Yang Jinxia asked lazily, "Your friend?"

"Yes." Chen Xu heard the sound of a car behind him and said, "There is another car coming."

"I don't care." She said without opening her eyes, "I want you to hold me like this."

Chen Xu continued to hold her, but just adjusted his position a little so that he could see the situation on the road.

When the car passed by them, it slowed down and the window was Chen Chao's brother, "Chen Xu?"

"Hi." Chen Xu showed an embarrassing but polite smile on his face.

"You're busy." Chen Chao's brother waved his hand, closed the car window, and left quickly.

A few minutes later, another car came over. This time, it was Chen Chao's cousin, who also stopped and said hello to him.

Fortunately, no acquaintance passed by afterwards. The two of them hugged each other for more than half an hour.

Chen Xu said, "Let's go back."

"Yeah." Yang Jinxia finally let go of her hand, held his arm, and walked in the direction she was going.

"A few of them just now are your friends?" she asked after walking for a while.

"They are cousins, and their homes are next to their grandmother. They often play together when they were young. The first one I met just now was Chen Chao. The same school I attended in high school and was in the next class. After going to college, they were far away and didn't have much contact. They just gathered once every year during the Chinese New Year."

As the two of them said, they returned to their grandmother's house. In front of the house next door, there were three cars I had just met. The door was open and the people inside were cleaning.

Chen Chao’s grandfather’s generation was gone, and his parents were all taken outside to live. The house was usually empty, and every time he came back, he had to clean it up.

Chen Xu asked Yang Jinxia to go back to the house to take a nap. He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and went over to help.

Grandma and Chen Chao's family had a very good relationship. When Chen Xu was in elementary school, his grandma's family also planted rice. Every time he sowed and harvested, he relied on Chen Chao's family to help.

The three brothers Chen Chao and his family were all with their families. With Chen Xu and four men, it took more than two hours to clean the house. As for the three women, they were packing their luggage while watching the children.

"Go away, go to the kiln."

After finishing work, Chen Chao greeted Chen Xu, picked up a box, and walked out.

Chen Xu was not surprised at all. This is a must-have program for them to go back to their hometown every year, and there is also fishing.

Chen Chao and his brothers were each carrying a box. They went to the next door first. The women had already packed their luggage and took their children to Chen Xu's grandmother for tea.

As soon as Chen Xu entered the door, he saw Yang Jinxia sitting next to his grandmother, talking and laughing with them.

She changed into another dress, a lilac coat, the style was not ostentatious, but it made people feel bright.

"Is this your girlfriend?" Chen Chao was shocked when he saw Yang Jinxia after entering the door. Just now, she had been lying in Chen Xu's arms, and he did not see her appearance.

"Hello." Yang Jinxia walked over and took Chen Xu's hand naturally.

Chen Chao looked at Chen Xu and immediately looked different, saying, "Okay, it's hidden very deeply. Two months ago, Aunt Li called me to ask if there is any suitable girl and I want to introduce you to a girlfriend. I didn't expect that you were so fast."

Aunt Li in his mouth was Chen Xu's mother.

Chen Xu explained, "My mother didn't know about it before."

Chen Chao's wife urged, "Okay, if you want to go, hurry up, it will be dark in a while."

At this time, my grandmother said, "You can come to me for dinner tonight. Xiaoxu took a goose today, and we couldn't finish it."

Chen Chao and the others did not refuse and responded, "I'm going to bother my uncle again."

…………

Chen Xu and his group found a field that had just been planted with sweet potatoes this year. When they were dug out, they brought out a lot of mud, which was the most suitable place for kiln building.

The four men found a place and piled up each of them.

Chen Xu first went to find the right size mud blocks, and Yang Jinxia also came to help. The quantity was almost the same, so he dug a soil pit nearly ten centimeters deep, and then used three large mud blocks to make a door for burning fire.

Then, use smaller pieces of mud to form a circle along the soil pit, then stack it up layer by layer, and continuously narrow it upwards. About ten layers were about to be topped off, forming a conical earth kiln.

When Chen Xu finished, the other people were half talented. His hands are not only flexible, but also have different control abilities. Setting up a kiln is just a small matter.

"Okay, let's pick up some hay and dead leaves." Chen Xu patted his hands covered with soil and took Yang Jinxia to pick up firewood.

"The more powerful the fire in the kiln, the better."

Chen Xu walked and told her, "Don't have too big branches. Burn too slowly, you have to find that kind of thin one. This kind of leaves are not good, there is still moisture in it. The best thing to burn is the dried ferns, which are very hot when burned. Well, the dried straw is also good."

"However, when I was a child, no one could afford gas. These two things were used by adults to cook vegetables. If you dare to use them to burn a kiln, you would be beaten to death."

While talking, the two walked to a bamboo forest.

Chen Xu said, "We usually use dried bamboo leaves and bamboo branches. The thinner the better. There are also these bamboo shells that are easy to burn. Don't move, I'll take them, don't dirty your clothes."

"Then I'll take a little less." Yang Jinxia didn't think it was dirty and picked up a few pieces of dry bamboo from the ground.

The two of them ran back and forth a few times, and Chen Xu felt that it was almost done and started to make a fire.

At this time, Chen Chao and his brothers finished the kiln and went to pick up the things that burned the fire.

Chen Xu from time to time stuffed some dead bamboos and dead leaves into the kiln, held a branch in his hand, and lifted it in a few times to make the fire burn more vigorously.

The mud in the kiln body turns black first, and then becomes redder the more it burns.

"It should be almost done." Chen Chao also lit a fire, walked over and took a look, and said.

Chen Xu also felt that it was almost done, so he stuffed the last handful of leaves in and asked, "Where is the food?"

"Here you." Chen Chao's wife came over with a box, opened it, and took out a chicken wrapped in tin foil from it, saying, "This is from last night to now, it must be delicious."

Chen Xu remembered last year, and he started preparing after returning to his hometown. It was too hasty, and the marination time was not enough and it was not tasty. In the end, no one ate much.

It seems that this year I have learned a lesson.

At this time, the fire in the kiln became weaker. He used the branches to dig out all the ash left after burning inside, and then prepared a large piece of mud to block the door.

Then, he poked the mud on the top of the kiln, revealing a large enough hole, put the chicken wrapped in the tin foil, and threw a few sweet potatoes on both sides. He then picked up the big stone and smashed the mud kiln, and the mud blocks were all made into soil.

After slapping the flat, he dug some soil from the side and covered it.

Next, I'll wait.

Chen Xu and the others went to the field to rest first. The women were not idle either. They moved a table and a few low stools to sit and rest.

After a while, Chen Chao and the others also prepared one after another, came and sat down, and everyone chatted together.

Not long after sitting, the four women went back together and said they were going to the bathroom.

"How did you get it so beautiful?" Chen Chao couldn't help but ask curiously as soon as the person left.

You may not believe it if you say it, it was her who pursued me.

Chen Xu thought to himself, but saying this is a way to cause hatred. It would be better to be low-key, and said, "I just tried to chase after it, but I didn't expect she really agreed."

Try chasing it, and it's all done?
Chapter completed!