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Without realizing that Lin Xuni was aiming for him, Kiki tried to stay away from potential problems. He thought that by separating himself, he would no longer be the target of attention. As a beginner, Kiki found it difficult to complete her tasks and had to continue in the afternoon.

"Aunt Fang Hong, I'll go home and continue later," Kiki told the woman who had given her support.

Aunt Fang Hong has two sons and two daughters. One of his sons was married, and the other was a soldier in the military who rarely came home. Despite this, his military son sent his aunt a monthly payment, making it financially difficult.

However, Fang Hong's aunt kept some of the shipment, pondering that her son might need more money someday. Kiki realized this from their conversation earlier and she felt the glare of Fang Hong's aunt's eyes directed at her.

"only a fool who was unaware of Fang Hong's true intentions approached me," Kiki thought.

"I'll be home soon too, aunt. No one cooked for me at home" she softly said.

Aunt Fang Hong smiled, "Then let's eat at home. I just need to add one bowl and a pair of hehehe chopsticks."

However, Kiki still refused, "No, aunt. I don't want to trouble."

Fang Hong's aunt tried to invite him further, but Kiki gave a relevant reason to reject him. Finally, Fang Hong's aunt had to budge and go to her house.

After seeing Fang Hong's aunt leave, Kiki also packed her work equipment and prepared to go home. Despite living alone, she wanted to take care of her stomach and prepare for lunch. Moreover, he had a few hours to relax at home.

Arriving at home, Kiki was surprised to see some people busy piling mud on the lawn. "The village chief said you want to build walls and wells for a fee. So we took some time off to do this," said a middle-aged man while wiping the sweat off his face.

Despite having just finished working in the fields, the man did not return home. Instead of going home, he was directly involved in the construction of the wall.

Now cement is expensive in the city so they use mud taken in the river. The mud in the river mixes with small rocks so that this can be hardened with the addition of some straw and some other materials.

However, they also had to take some small trees on the mountain to make a mud buffer earlier so as not to easily collapse.

So actually the manufacture of this wall puts more power forward when compared to money.

"it's okay uncle, but don't be too busy either.I'm not pressing anyway" Kiki said.

The talking uncle seemed to hold the task of being a foreman. He was probably a person who was quite familiar with this kind of work.

According to him, the village head has allocated funds for this project and allows them to work and share the results when the work is completed. In this way, the manufacture of walls and wells will not interfere with their working time on agricultural land.

"Thank you for the hard work, Uncle. I am a new citizen here, please help and let me know in the future" Kiki said politely.

The man smiled, "Hehehe, no problem. If there is any need, tell Uncle. If Uncle himself can't, Uncle will find someone who can do it."

Kiki was delighted to see the positive response from these people. The man then added, "Then, just be careful here. We help each other."

Pleased to see the sense of understanding and cooperation in this community, Kiki was amazed at the workings of rural people. They work hard and have a high spirit, even with a fairly low pay.

Not wanting to disturb them, Kiki returned to her home.

Kiki wanted to host snacks for the workers who helped her make the wall. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw some supplies received from the village office last night.

Although Kiki has rice, she does not want to be too conspicuous.So Kiki decided to use the sweet potato that is common in the village as a snack for the workers.

Quickly, Kiki took out a few pounds of sweet potatoes, peeled them and steamed them over the stove. He also started boiling corn coats in another pot.

While waiting for the sweet potato and corn to ripen, Kiki decided to clean herself up and change clothes, while her dirty work clothes were dried outside to wear again when she was about to go to the field in the afternoon.

To perfect the dish, Kiki wanted to add chives. But unfortunately, his private garden has not been processed at all . "Hmm, maybe I can borrow a handful of chives from the Village Chief's house," Kiki thought.

The village chief's house was only a few steps away from Kiki's house. The village chief's wife was at home looking after his grandchildren, so he kindly welcomed Kiki. "Auntie, I want to borrow a handful of chives, is that possible?" ask Kiki politely.

"Oh, of course, just take it without paying," the village chief's wife said with a smile. In this village, almost every resident has private land to grow their own crops.

They did not lack leeks at home.But food is a valuable thing in this country including also in Qingyuan village.

no one wants to give away their stuff for free. People also cannot buy because they are afraid of speculating.

The village chief's aunt invited Kiki to her personal birth and pulled some celery leeks and eggplant.

Kiki initially refuses but in the end she accepts it and thinks of finding an excuse to return this favor.

So when Kiki returned to her house her hands were already filled with a few more things.

Arriving in the kitchen happens to be sweet potatoes and corn grains are ripe.

Kiki deftly crush the sweet potato that has been boiled into porridge, then mix it with some wheat flour and corn grain that has also been boiled. He agilely mixes leeks and celery to add to the dough.

As oil became an expensive item this year, Kiki decided to use the rest of the rabbit soup instead of plain water as a dough liquid. That will give the sweet potato pancakes a seductive aroma with the addition of a meaty flavor.

Without a doubt, Kiki poured the dough into a hot frying pan, resulting in an appetizing hissing sound. It didn't take long, a fragrant scent started to creep out of the kitchen. The workers who were busy in the courtyard were tempted by the scent, and they raised their noses wondering what the girl was preparing in the kitchen.

"You what is that? It felt like good food was being cooked" asked one of the workers.

"Right, it's very appetizing" said another worker.

"Why does my nose smell meat?"

some workers who did not speak clearly swallowed their saliva respectively.

they were all people who had gone through a terrible 3-year famine experience.

so each person so appreciates the so-called food.

Whatever they swallow, they must be grateful for and about whether the food is good or not, that is the second thing.

But the scent they smelled today was something that tickled their stomachs.

Just kissing her made the stomach scream.

Meanwhile, Kikin had no idea he had invited disaster . He attentively watched the sweet potato pancakes that were beginning to ripen in the pan.

After creating a delicious pancake from the dough she cooked, Kiki was delighted. While observing the workers outside the window, he carefully counted them. Create a plan, where each worker will get two pancakes.

However, despite already giving the pancakes to all the workers, Kiki still had some pancakes left. Sincerely, he decided to send the pancakes as an expression of gratitude for the onion leaf assistance given earlier to the village chief.

When he arrived at the courtyard, Kiki placed the basket full of pancakes attentively. He greeted the uncle who served as the foreman kindly. "Uncle, I don't have much stuff at home, but I'd like to share lunch with you guys. Please accept lunch from me" Kiki said. Without waiting for an answer from the foreman, Kiki ran over and rushed towards the village chief's house.

He ignored the views of the workers who followed his every step with curiosity. But their faces changed when they found two pieces of sweet potato pancakes in each hand.

Their eyes were almost glued to the pancakes they held tightly. The purplish brown color of the sweet potato pancakes looks so tempting, and the fragrant smell of them makes their stomachs tick hungry. With hands trembling with excitement, they brought pancakes to their lips, almost impatient to bite them.

When their first bite, they felt a shock. The scent emanating from the pancakes was similar to the delicious smell of meat, even though they knew there was no meat in it. The sweet and legit taste of sweet potatoes blends with a touch of soft sweet corn.

Some workers could not hide his admiration for Kiki. "Unbelievably, he really knows how to make appetizing food" one of them said. "Who would have thought sweet potato pancakes could be this fragrant and taste like there's meat in it" added another worker.

A worker sitting beside her commented, "Kiki is an amazing young girl. He is really good at interacting with the villagers and appreciates our hard work. This is a very noble act."

While chewing on the pancakes deliciously, another worker said ."I'm sure, if Kiki has a bright future in this village. We have to support him completely. He deserves all the help we can give."

At the village chief's house, a friendly and laugh-filled atmosphere was felt as Kiki gave the pancakes as a token of gratitude.

The village chief's aunt even asked how Kiki made this pancake.

Kiki was not long at the village chief's house, and he came home after her to wait for the time to go to the field again.

Where Kiki knew, if the story of his meat-flavored pancakes made his name back in the village before dark.