Chapter 35 Jiang Huahua, the lion opens his mouth
With the comparison, the three brothers of Shen Jiabao were miserable. Old Mrs. Shen felt that the three brothers were lazy before.
"Look at Jiandong, and then look at you guys. I get angry just looking at you. There is only so little firewood, and you haven't finished it even after ten days or half a month.
Jiandong is alone, how long has it been? He has almost finished splitting, they are all grown-up guys, how come they are so far behind? "
The three brothers were very upset. Gu Jiandong's speed in chopping wood was totally unreasonable.
How can they compare? Not at all.
After the firewood was chopped, Shen Shuyu asked Gu Jiandong to rest on the recliner for a while, fearing that he might be tired.
"I'm not tired at all. I still want to work."
Shen Shuyu: This is the first time she heard that someone wanted to work.
It was the first time that Old Lady Shen and the others heard that these days, if it wasn't for the need to have something to eat, everyone would want to eat and sleep.
Seeing that Gu Jiandong was not happy unless he worked, Shen Shuyu pointed to the water bucket in the corner of the yard.
"Then let's go fetch some water, the water tank at home is running out."
It is too expensive to dig a well, so Old Man and Old Lady Shen were reluctant to spend money. The water used at home was obtained by the three uncles who took turns to go to the brigade headquarters to fetch water every day. The back and forth trip was quite tiring.
"Then go fetch some water." Gu Jiandong picked up the bucket, pulled Shen Shuyu and ran out.
The water tank at home had to be filled five times. Shen Shuyu accompanied him back and forth. When the water tank was full, Shen Shuyu was afraid that he would want to work again, so she quickly called him to take a bath.
"Gu Jiandong, it's too late, go take a shower."
Zhang Cuicui had already prepared some water for him, so he could just take the clothes and wash them.
Shen Shuyu wanted to go back to the room and lie down, but Gu Jiandong wouldn't let her. He would only let her take a bath if she had to sit outside the bathroom.
"I'll be waiting outside, go wash up." Sometimes it's not good for children to be too clingy.
Shen Shuyu was playing with a white radish outside the door, listening to the eldest and second aunts gossiping.
"I heard from Auntie Pang that her son is going to get married, and the wife is an educated youth."
"Educated youth? Which educated youth? Is it the one in our team?"
"She's from our team, her name is Jiang Huahua, she's very rich, she asked for a hundred yuan as a dowry and a bicycle."
Li Caixia's eyes widened, "So much for the bride price? Can Auntie Pang agree to that?" This is not marrying a wife, this is marrying an ancestor.
In their countryside, the general betrothal gift is 10 to 20 yuan, and being able to afford a betrothal gift of 10 to 20 yuan is considered prestigious.
Many families would marry a girl by giving a bag of grain.
"Aunt Fat has no choice but to agree even if she doesn't want to. Her son and Jiang Zhiqing have been in the woods together. If she doesn't give him a betrothal gift, Jiang Zhiqing will sue Heping for being a hooligan.
These days, Auntie Pang has been scolding Jiang Zhiqing at home as a vixen, and she is asking for too much.
It was useless for her to scold him. He had already sneaked into the woods. How serious was this hooliganism? He might even be shot. Could she just watch her son get shot? She could only compromise.
Auntie Pang's family has been extremely worried about the gift these days."
Zhang Cuicui felt that a hundred yuan for the bride price and a bicycle were too much to ask for. They were country people and could not earn much money a year. There were many children in the family and after deducting expenses, they could hardly save any money. Where could they get such a huge bride price?
"Heping looks like a very honest kid, why did he go into the woods with the educated youth?"
"So what if he's honest? He's a hot-blooded young man. Jiang Zhiqing can charm you with just a few glances, and you'll do whatever he tells you to do." Zhang Cuicui even thought that the silly boy might have been tricked.
"Tsk, we have to warn our three boys to stay away from those female educated youth." A hundred yuan for the betrothal gift and a bicycle, their family couldn't afford it.
Shen Shuyu listened attentively, crackling the melon seeds in her hand. Jiang Huahua? This name sounds familiar. In the original plot, this person couldn't stand the heavy farm work and felt that there was no hope of returning to the city. Later, she used some trickery to marry Fang Heping, the son of Aunt Fatty.
In order to marry her, the Fang family spent a lot of money. When Fang Heping's three younger brothers reached the age of getting married, the family could not afford the money and there was no extra food. They had to wait until they were in their thirties to get married.
At this age, the wife you marry is either a fool or a widow.
The three younger brothers hated Fang Heping very much. The brothers turned against each other. Jiang Huahua, their sister-in-law, was not an easy person to deal with. The life of the Fang family was a mess.
Aunt Pang and her husband were caught between their three sons and were almost angered to death by their sons.
Shen Shuyu was recalling the plot, and she didn't even notice Gu Jiandong coming out.
"Shu Yu, why are you ignoring me?"
The white radish was in his arms. When Shen Shuyu looked up, he met two pairs of watery eyes.
The man and the dog are so cute and adorable, and Shen Shuyu's heart is so soft.
"You're done washing."
He nodded, "I've done the laundry, too."
"Gu Jiandong is awesome. I'll give you a candy as a reward."
After he finishes eating the candy, he knows to brush his teeth by himself without being told.
Shen Shuyu put the white radish into the doghouse. Gu Jiandong stood beside the doghouse and was unwilling to leave.
"Why don't you go back to the house?"
"I want White Radish to live in the same room with me."
Shen Shuyu couldn't do anything about him, so he found a snakeskin bag, put some hay on it, and used it as a bed for the radish. Even if the radish defecated, it would be easy to clean up.
Seeing that Bai Luobo and he were sleeping in the same room, Gu Jiandong was satisfied, "Shu Yu, good night."
"Good night."
The two aunts were still chatting, and Shen Shuyu packed some melon seeds for them.
"Shu Yu is still considerate."
Shen Shuyu didn't say much to them and went back to her room to sleep.
The next day, Shen Shuyu was awakened by a white radish licking her. In a daze, she touched a furry thing, which licked her hand with its tongue.
Shen Shuyu thought it was something strange and suddenly came to his senses.
He jumped up from the kang, looked down, and saw that it was Gu Jiandong and Bai Luobo.
Seeing that Shen Shuyu's face was not very good, Gu Jiandong was at a loss. He stood by the kang, lowered his head, lowered his eyes, and said with a hint of crying in his voice, "Shuyu, did I disturb you?"
The white radish seemed to sense Gu Jiandong's emotions and whimpered.
Shen Shuyu felt that Gu Jiandong was about to cry because of her, and hurriedly comforted him, "No, no, I just had a nightmare and was scared."
During these three days, every time she woke up, she would see Gu Jiandong in his room. He knew she was sleeping, but he was very quiet and would comb her hair gently.
"Are you having a nightmare? Shu Yu, don't be afraid, I will protect you and help you defeat those bad guys who bullied you in your dream." Gu Jiandong waved his fist angrily.
"Okay, I'm not afraid as long as Gu Jiandong is here."
Gu Jiandong had already braided her hair. Shen Shuyu looked in the mirror and walked out of the room with satisfaction.
Gu Jiandong followed her, holding a white radish.
During these three days, the Shen family has become accustomed to Gu Jiandong going to Shen Shuyu's room as soon as he gets up.
As soon as Shen Shuyu reached the water tank, she saw Shen Xue running out of the kitchen crying.
"What's up with her?"