Chapter 169 Pulling Firewood
Liu Pandi was pregnant, and she regarded herself as a great contributor to the Shen family. However, she could only act arrogantly in front of Uncle Shen San. Apart from Uncle Shen San, no one in the Shen family cared about him, let alone spoil him.
Who hasn’t been pregnant? Everyone has to work even when they are pregnant. Some even give birth directly in the fields.
It’s not that they don’t feel sorry for their wives (daughters-in-law), but they are forced by life. If they don’t work for a day, they will earn one less work point, which makes them unable to rest at home, and they will get angry with the men.
Liu Pandi was the opposite of them. She was pregnant now, and if Uncle Shen dared to ask her to work, she would get angry with him.
She firmly believed that she was carrying a son, and she spoke very firmly, "Xiangxi, I'm pregnant, and it's inconvenient for me to bend over. Go get some water to wash my feet."
Uncle Shen was looking forward to the baby in her belly, and without saying a word, he went to fetch water to wash her feet.
Liu Pandi deliberately did not go back to the house, but sat in the yard to make her two sisters-in-law envy her. Look, she, Liu Pandi, is now pregnant with a golden baby, she can get whatever she wants!
Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia didn't even look at her. She was so proud now. If she was pregnant with a girl, she would be very sad when she gave birth.
Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia did not have any idea of favoring boys over girls, but the couple in the third room really wanted a son. If the child was a girl, you can imagine how unhappy they would be.
The family has been separated and they are no longer eating from the same pot. No matter how Liu Pan acts now, Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia don't care and completely treat her as air. If she wasn't pregnant, she would still act like this, and Li Caixia would be so upset that she would scold her.
But now she is pregnant. If she chokes her, Liu Pandi will hold her stomach and cry in pain, saying that it is because of her that she is angry. If she insists on paying for the eggs, then she will be at a loss!
Liu Pan's pregnancy had no impact on Shen Shuyu at all. At most, she would just have one more thing to watch when she came back.
After the winter wheat was planted, the weather gradually became colder. Whenever everyone had free time, the whole family, young and old, would go up the mountain to collect firewood. It was very cold here in winter, and they needed to heat the kang, which lasted all winter, so firewood was indispensable.
Shen Shuyu and Gu Jiandong also went to collect firewood every day. They were both very strong and could carry two loads of firewood at a time.
No one in Shenjiaba Brigade had a cart, so they had to rely on manpower to carry firewood down from the mountain. Shen Shuyu found it troublesome to carry the firewood, so he went to the scrap yard several times. On the fifth trip, he found two wheels.
In fact, when the things were brought to the scrap yard, they had already been picked out by the old man at the scrap yard. When Shen Shuyu arrived, the old man was picking out the wheels and was about to take them home. It was also a coincidence that Shen Shuyu arrived.
They paid an extra fifty cents to buy two wheels from the old man and took them home. Old Man Shen and his three sons worked hard for an afternoon and finally made the cart.
After the cart was finished, Old Man Shen pushed it around for several rounds and found that there was no problem. He put his hands behind his back and smiled with his eyes narrowed into a line. "My dear boy is really capable. He can even get the wheels back."
Old man Shen had wanted a cart for a long time, but he couldn't get wheels, so he could only think about it. Now, his eldest granddaughter has got him wheels.
"Yes, Shu Yu is still capable."
"Dad, now that we have a cart at home, it will be much more convenient for us to transport things in the future."
"Yes, you don't even have to carry it on your shoulders!"
There is now one more car in the family, and Uncle Shen and his family are all happy. The cart is very practical. Whenever they want to transport something, they can just load it on the cart.
After the cart was made, Uncle Shen and his colleagues immediately put it to use and pushed it up the mountain to transport firewood.
Shen Shuyu, Gu Jiandong, Shen Jiabao and others had already gathered several piles of firewood. Uncle Shen and his men just had to load them onto the truck and take them back.
After using the cart for three days in a row, the woodshed was finally filled with firewood, all of which was enough for the four families to use for the entire winter.
Their family didn't need a cart anymore, so everyone else wanted to borrow one. Shen Xue was the first one to come and ask for one. This time she didn't go to Liu Pan to ask for one, but to old man Shen.
"Master, Jingchen is weak and can only carry a little firewood each time. I can't carry much either. Winter is coming soon and we don't have much firewood. Don't we have a cart at home? Lend it to me to carry firewood for a few days."
In fact, Shen Xue wanted her three cousins to help her collect firewood, but now her three cousins ignored her, so Shen Xue could only settle for the next best thing and come to borrow a cart.
Old man Shen said with a straight face, "I have already agreed to lend the cart to Erzhu. Zhencao will come over later to pull the cart away."
"Grandpa, I'm your granddaughter, how can you not lend it to me first? Second Grandpa is just a relative, we are a family."
Old man Shen glanced at her and said, "You are my relative. Erzhu is my biological brother."
Old Man Shen wanted to go back to rest. He ignored her and turned into the house.
Shen Xue's visit to Old Man Shen's house to borrow a cart was just a small episode. A lot of things need to be prepared for the winter. All the vegetables in the fields need to be pulled out and stored in the cellar, and sauerkraut needs to be stored. When there is a shortage of food, people have to eat sauerkraut.
These were taken care of by Old Lady Shen and Shen Chunling, and Gu Jiandong also assisted at home. Shen Shuyu was not at home, she was in the mountains.
While there are still prey coming out, Shen Shuyu wants to hunt more wild animals. She doesn't plan to sell them, but keep them in the space to eat slowly.
There is nothing to do in winter, and people basically stay at the kang. If there is no meat to eat for the whole winter, Gu Jiandong, a guy who loves meat, will be very aggrieved. When Shen Shuyu thought of that scene, he hunted even faster!
The pheasant, which was swinging slowly just now, fainted after being hit by a stone by Shen Shuyu!
The silly roe deer that was peeking out of the jungle and tilting its neck to listen to the noise was also knocked unconscious by a big rock thrown by Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu looked around for traces and found several rabbit holes. He killed the whole family, including twelve rabbits.
Today we caught pheasants, hares, and a silly roe deer, so it was a great harvest.
Shen Shuyu left a pheasant in the back cage and threw the rest into the space.
Something flew in, and the other wild animals in the space were startled and ran around in panic.
It was almost six o'clock. Shen Shuyu withdrew her intention to explore the space and ran home quickly. When she was almost home, Bai Luobo came towards her with its tail wagging. When it reached her feet, Shen Shuyu squatted down and touched its head. Bai Luobo spit out a piece of irregular stone from its mouth.
Shen Shuyu pointed to the stone on the ground and asked, "Is this for me?"
The dog nodded, "Woof...Woof woof."