Chapter 438 Yam
Shen Shuyu was in the army and attended classes every day. After class, she would cook her own dishes at home.
The sisters-in-law had never seen her do any heavy work, although they had heard that Shu Yumei was very strong.
Each of them took it seriously, thinking that no matter how strong a woman is, she is not as strong as a man.
This big bag of bamboo shoots is just a small thing for Shen Shuyu. She can lift it easily. "Sister-in-law, I can carry these bamboo shoots by myself. I don't need two people."
Shen Shuyu only had one sack. She felt that the trip was not easy and there were still so many bamboo shoots left to be dug. If she only carried one sack back, it would be a bit too little.
Seeing that Wang Saozi also had a sack in her hand, Shen Shuyu asked Wang Saozi to borrow the sack.
Seeing that she still wanted to dig, her sisters-in-law continued to help. Half an hour later, they had dug another sack. Shen Shuyu's face was full of smiles.
Shen Shuyu came out of the bamboo forest, carrying a snakeskin bag. "Sister-in-law, I'll walk in front, you guys follow."
They had to go up further, so Shen Shuyu first put the bamboo shoots beside the grass and took them back when they came down.
A group of sisters-in-law followed her and looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched her lift two large sacks with ease.
This sister Shu Yu is really strong. Two snakeskin bags are so heavy, but she lifted them with one hand?
Mrs. Wang had seen Shen Shuyu lift the water jar, but she was not as surprised as the others. "Shuyu is stronger than Captain Gu, so lifting a full water jar is no big deal.
When you guys are chatting, don't gossip about her, or she'll punch you flat."
Among these sisters-in-law, there are two or three who particularly love to gossip about others. Nothing is wrong, but once they say something, it is set in stone.
When Wang's sister-in-law said this, two of the sisters-in-law changed their expressions. "What are you talking about? You don't even know who we are. How could you possibly chew on Sister Shu Yu's tongue?"
They are not stupid. Sister Shu Yu's man is the head of the group. They will never gossip about the head of the group's family. What if he whispers in their ear at night and makes things difficult for their men?
Few of the men among them are as high-ranking as Shu Yu's man.
Shen Shuyu didn't know what they were thinking. She was happy that she had dug so many bamboo shoots, so she walked a little faster.
They walked up for more than an hour before they stopped.
Shen Shuyu looked around. There were wild vegetables here, but not many. With so many of them, at most each person could dig a small handful, enough for tonight's meal.
"If we had known, we should have come last month. The wild vegetables last month must have been more abundant and more tender than now."
After coming up here with great difficulty, Mrs. Wang only found such a few wild vegetables, which made her feel like her trip was in vain.
"That's right. I should have come earlier if I had known."
"These wild vegetables are old. The children don't want to eat them when we take them back."
"If you don't want to eat, just make up for it. Don't spoil them. In the early years, you couldn't eat wild vegetables, but now you can pick them up if you want to."
"That won't do. My mother-in-law protects the child very much. She won't be happy if I say anything to the child, let alone hit him."
The sisters-in-law were chatting while digging. Shen Shuyu saw that these wild vegetables were too old, so she decided not to dig them and walked around with Bai Luobo.
They didn't reach the top of the mountain, so they didn't know if there would be any wild animals here. If there was a pheasant or a rabbit, they could give Shen Qiu a snack when they returned home tonight.
There were no pheasants or rabbits, but Shen Shuyu found wild yams.
Shen Shuyu took the small hoe she brought with her and started digging. Bai Luobo didn't know what she was digging, so he watched for a while and then started digging the soil with her. He also signaled to Bai Luobo, who followed her, to be more observant.
The cabbage beard tilted its head and wagged its tail for a while, before it realized what the white radish was hinting at.
It started to dig the soil with its short legs. After digging twice, it raised its head. After digging twice, it raised its head, and cried, hoping that Shen Shuyu would praise it.
Shen Shuyu was busy digging yam. He touched Bai Caixu's dog's head for the sake of politeness, but ignored it.
The white radish got a little angry when it saw it like this, and nudged the cabbage with its butt, causing the cabbage to somersault twice.
Shen Shuyu took the time to touch Bai Luobo's head again, and only then did Bai Luobo start to like Bai Luobo a little better.
The sisters-in-law finished digging wild vegetables and saw that Shen Shuyu was not there, so they got up to look for her, "Sister Shuyu, where are you?"
Shen Shuyu shouted at the top of her voice, "Over here."
When the sisters-in-law came over and saw that she had dug a big hole, they didn't understand what she was doing. "What is this for?"
"Digging yams. Here are a few yams." Shen Shuyu pointed at the rhizomes.
"Hey, it's really Yam, you have really sharp eyes."
Shen Shuyu was very strong and quickly dug a deep hole. He carefully pulled out a whole yam, then the second and the third.
This yam is a good thing. When the other sisters-in-law saw her dig out such a big one, they also wanted to dig some back.
The sisters-in-law scattered around and began to look for yam, but unfortunately they couldn't find any.
"If we can't find it, forget it. It's getting late. Let's go back."
Shen Shuyu dug up three yams herself, all of which were large. She cut the yams into small sections and gave some to each of her sisters-in-law.
All the sisters-in-law smiled and said, "How can I take yours? This is a good thing."
"If it weren't for my sisters-in-law, I wouldn't have been able to find it. Don't be polite to me."
Each person was given a small piece, and Shen Shuyu only had half a piece left. She secretly transplanted the yam roots into the space. In less than two months, she would be able to grow yams in the space. Then she could have as much as she wanted to eat.
Whenever Gu Jiandong went on a mission, Shen Shuyu would take things out from the space. Most of what he would take out was food, but he would also take some vegetables and fruits.
It was already past seven when Shen Shuyu returned home. When Shen Qiu came back and didn't see his elder sister, he started to cook dinner first.
"Xiao Qiu, I'm back."
Shen Qiu came out upon hearing the noise and saw her elder sister carrying two large bags. She ran over and took Xiaoze from her back into her arms. "Elder sister, where did you go today? What's in the bags?"
"I went to the mountains with my sisters-in-law, and they were full of bamboo shoots."
Shen Shuyu took out the yam inside and said, "I also found three wild yams.
I gave some to my sister-in-law. There is only this small piece left. I will make soup for you tomorrow. Wild yam is nutritious.
Shen Qiu thought that her elder sister went up the mountain to find something good for her, and she was very touched. "Sister, you are so kind."
"I know big sister is good, why don't you let go of my hand." I don't know when her grip became so strong. When she hugged me, I felt like I could hardly breathe.
Shen Qiu let go of her hand and laughed, "Big sister, you must be hungry. The meal is ready. Let's eat quickly."
Shen Shuyu didn't feel hungry, but Xiaoze, when he heard about eating, opened his mouth wide and shouted.
"Xiao Ze, you must be hungry. Auntie will take you to eat."