Chapter 124: The Living Treasure

The next morning, Cheng Ming drove his sister to Zhao Lei s house, the coal was unloaded in front of the yard last night, and the efficiency of the action was good.

Zhao Lei squatted on the ground with a hammer, smashing the large chunks of coal, looked up at Cheng Ming and Cheng Li, and laughed helplessly, “I didn’t say I don’t need you guys to help, coal is dirty.”

“Anyway, I’m idle, instead of sleeping at home, why don’t I come and help you guys work, making honeycomb coal is also considered physical labor. If you don’t have the strength to press the coal tightly, the honeycomb coal you make will be short of pounds, not resistant to burning, and easy to break.”

“Coal isn’t cement, although it’s dirty, it’s quite good to clean, you’re the only one in your family who is a complete combatant, plus I’m only two, and there’s another one over here who makes trouble to add to the mess.” Cheng Ming said as he touched his sister’s head.

Cheng Ming and Cheng Li both changed into dark old clothes, belonging to the kind that doesn’t hurt when they get dirty, and Mom doesn’t fight when she sees them.

My sister also reluctantly put on small water shoes and a duck-tongued hat under Cheng Ming’s strong suggestion for protection.

“Don’t look down on me brother, Rei and I are one plus one together.”

Cheng Li slapped away Cheng Ming’s big hand, ran over to hold Zhao Ren’s small hand, and said, “Ren, yesterday’s patties were delicious, and mom even told you to come to my house as a guest when you’re free.”

The two held hands and spun around in place.

“I haven’t eaten my share yet, do you want it now? It looks like it’s going to spoil if I don’t eat it.”

“To eat!”

“Just finished breakfast, save it for noon.” Cheng Ming said as he grabbed the back of Cheng Li’s collar.

“How is this ……” Cheng Li flailed his arms and legs and lost his head.

Zhao Lei brought back the accompanying sticky rice cake from abroad. In addition to one for his family, he also gave one to Cheng Ming.

However, when Ming took Zhao Lei with him when he went to ask the village chief for help, he gave the village chief the accompanying gift in passing.

When it came to human affairs, Cheng Ming was actually not too cold in his previous life.

Whether it’s a college roommate or a corporate colleague, there’s only the surface to deal with.

Supervisors and bosses, on the contrary, quite like him this kind of tool man subordinates, and not afraid of offending people, the real end out of the back of the pot.

Relying only on Dad’s relationship as a bond, that favor is just expendable, fragile, and less valuable the more you use it.

So it’s important to use Dad’s relationship as a lead, to build a bridge and lead the way, to establish a relationship between him and the village chief, or between Zhao Lei and the village chief.

Whether it’s to open a kiosk or to help take care of the elderly and children in Zhao Lei’s family, it’s good.

“I should have known to buy three boxes.” Zhao Lei said remorsefully, intending to give Cheng Ming the box of sticky rice cakes he had given to Xiao Ren and Grandpa.

Cheng Ming said that half of each person, just a thought, next time it is not too late to make up.

The sun is shining and it’s also a great day for drying.

Cheng Ming shoveled the coal ash knocked up by Zhao Lei and Zhao Ren in one piece, piled it up like a small mountain, dug a big hole in the center, and then added water and loess to it, somewhat similar to churning cement.

Cheng Li, on the other hand, is responsible for refilling the water.

Cheng Ming shoveled up dry coal ash to cover the way the running water went, trying not to let the water overflow.

Cheng Li was very energetic at the beginning and kept adding water with the ladle in his little hand.

“Xiao Li, there’s too much water, don’t add more, it’s thinning out.” Cheng Ming hurriedly shouted.

But his sister didn’t have the slightest intention of stopping, Cheng Ming could only add more coal ash and clean up the mess, and under his sister’s one fierce operation, what was originally a small pile of raw materials swelled more than double.

“That was hard work.”

Cheng Li wiped his forehead, which hadn’t produced a single drop of sweat, and sat down on the shaded steps to rest.

Cheng Ming picked up the metal mold for the honeycomb coal, dipped it in a bucket of water first, pressed the honeycomb machine onto the pile of coal ash, repeatedly using the giant dragon to bump and rotate it, making sure to hold up the entire mold and then take it out and press it out on a flat, clean surface.

Honeycomb coal has a dark color, smooth appearance, full shape, moderate viscosity, and doesn’t look flimsy, no need to add more topsoil.

The nine ventilation holes that are through and through are not clogged; if they were, they would have to be poked through when they dried out.

Zhao Lei also picked up the honeycomb coal mold and joined Cheng Ming in outputting against the pile of coal ash.

At first it was fine, after doing a dozen or so honeycombs, Cheng Ming gradually became a bit sore in his hands. Especially the inside of his fingers, this body was more delicate than expected ah.

Although there had previously been a so-called summer exercise program, the program was just a program, so I was able to get up early, but not a single morning run.

My sister and Ren looked at it, and Cheng Ming could not say no so early, so bite your teeth and hold on a little longer.

There are a lot of free-range chickens and ducks in the countryside, and as the number of honeycomb coals grows, crowding the roads, passing chickens and ducks leave footprints on the coals.

If you don’t break it, you can make do with what you’ve got, but if you break it, you’ll have to go back to the drawing board and rebuild it.

Cheng Ming shouted towards Cheng Li, who was happily groping the fish, “Xiao Li, please go and drive away the chickens and ducks in the neighborhood.”

“Just leave it to me, ohhhhhhhh!”

Cheng Li copied the bamboo broom at hand and rushed up, dancing with a wind and fire wheel.

The chickens and ducks were so frightened that they fled in all directions, dropping feathers and leaving a few more footprints on the honeycomb coals.

Cheng Li did not pay attention to her feet, directly stepped on a cracked honeycomb coal, this destructive power, I really do not know which side she was sent.

“Brother, give me the tools you have in your hand, I have to fix the things I broke myself.” Cheng Li dropped the bamboo broom and said with bearing.

“It’s heavy, I’ll do it, I’ve been wiping your your ass since I was a kid anyway, I’m used to it.”

“Who are you looking down on, brother! Well, it’s heavy ……”

Cheng Li grabbed the mold in the hands of Process Ming, and with the handle in his small hand, he stumbled to the coal ash pile.

Cheng Ming was afraid that she would smash herself.

Cheng Li hard to lift the mold, and then fall, waste of effort to stuff the mold, dragging the mold to the drying place, sprinkled all the way to the coal ash, metal friction on the ground, issued a harsh noise.

But Cheng Li’s hands were too small to hold down the top lever.

Cheng Ming helped his sister depress the lever and pressed out a misshapen honeycomb coal, collapsed on one side not to mention loose.

“It feels like constipation; it’s better for me to protect the honeycomb coal.”

Cheng Li is quite self-aware to pick up the bamboo broom on the floor and aggressively go after the distant chickens and ducks.

Woof woof–

Cheng Li came running back from the fall, chasing an earth dog behind him.

“Brother has a dog!” Cheng Li cried out as he pounced on Process Ming’s arms.

“Oh, it’s Rhubarb.”

Cheng Ming patted Big Yellow’s doggy head and said, “Please watch the field, don’t let the chickens and ducks come near, and I’ll treat you to a delicious meal at noon.”

“Does it understand human language? Won’t it step on the honeycomb coals? It will only help, right? It looks naive and stupid.” Cheng Li hid behind him and chanted.

“Rhubarb is pretty smart and won’t step on it.”

“Are you saying I’m not as smart as a dog, brother?”

“It’s the rhubarb that doesn’t dare to step on it for fear of being hit, you don’t see it avoiding the honeycomb.”

In the village, there are quite a lot of people who dry honeycomb coal, and most of them dry it directly on the road. If Rhubarb stepped on it, it would inevitably be chased and beaten up, and over time, he also knows that he can’t touch that thing.

“I see, brother means to say that I owe a beating right?” Cheng Li poked Cheng Ming’s back and said.

“What do you think? Don’t move, there’s dirt on your nose, it’s turning into a little flower cat.” Cheng Ming said as he reached out to scrape the black scum off his sister’s nose.

“Aaaaahhhh, brother you actually touched me with your dirty hands, look at me.”

Cheng Li stood on her tiptoes and greeted Cheng Ming’s face directly with both hands, leaving black paw prints, and after wreaking havoc on Cheng Ming, Cheng Li ran to touch Zhao Ren’s little face again.

Her sister, who was like a living treasure, did not make people angry, and Zhao Lei and Zhao Ren were also amused by her from time to time.