Couldn't Help Himself
To bring Xiaomai home as his wife as soon as possible, Wang Yue also did some mental preparation: they could build a house and make furniture after they were married, making their home look lovely and showing that his wife would bring good fortune to the family.
Thinking about it that way, he really did feel it was the right thing to do. It made a lot of sense, too.
Once he had made up his mind, Wang Yue hurried to find the Team Leader and discuss it with him. He could hardly wait.
Wang Yue was eager to marry, and the Team Leader had been looking forward to it for a long time, too. As soon as he heard Wang Yue's request, he immediately got to work and officiated at the weddings of both young couples.
The two weddings were held one after the other, both lively affairs. Wang Yue had finally gotten married in this world, too. To make sure his wife wouldn't feel like she was being shortchanged, the day after the wedding he informed the Team Leader and started working with a few educated youths to build a simple brick kiln for firing red bricks.
Wang Yue had mastered the technique long ago. Back in the world of The Splendid Starry Sky, when supplies had been severely lacking, he had even made red bricks and green roof tiles. Of course, making them in this era was easy.
The Team Leader hadn't believed Wang Yue could really fire bricks. After all, he knew Wang Yue's character well enough to know he wasn't selfish. If Wang Yue had already known this technique, he should have shared it long ago so everyone could live in red-brick houses. Why would he have stayed in a mud-brick house