Chapter 172: Dog, I must have done something wrong in my previous life
Shen Shuyu: “…” If she hadn’t seen him sneaking out of the house and carrying a white radish back last night, she would have believed it.
But she still praised him, "Gu Jiandong is awesome, I'll make you some brown sugar steamed cake later."
When Shen Shuyu woke up this morning, she really wanted to eat brown sugar steamed cake. The method is also simple. You can make it with brown sugar and flour. You just have to wait for it to ferment before you can steam it!
Today was a little colder than yesterday. Shen Shuyu went out in a short-sleeved shirt and was so cold that she had goose bumps.
Gu Jiandong noticed this and took off his coat and put it on her. The coat still had his warmth and it made her feel warm.
The coat also had a scent that belonged to him alone, a scent that Shen Shuyu couldn't describe. She was wrapped in this scent, feeling very comfortable and at ease!
Gu Jiandong didn't have as many thoughts as her. He put a coat on her and saw that she was no longer cold.
Sitting under the eaves, he began to crochet a sweater. Seeing that Bai Luobo was sleeping so comfortably in the doghouse, Gu Jiandong called Bai Luobo out.
"White Radish, come here and learn how to crochet a sweater from me!"
After hearing this, Shen Shuyu's mouth twitched and he strode into the kitchen.
White Radish: As a dog, I must have done something sinful in my previous life to have such a master who does not care about anything every day.
White Radish barked several times, and Shen Shuyu could clearly hear that White Radish seemed very angry and seemed to be cursing.
White Radish lay in his nest, not wanting to pay attention to him.
Could Gu Jiandong let it lie in the nest? He took it out and let Bai Luobo sit next to him, watching him crochet a sweater without blinking.
He explained the needlework to the child very seriously, which made Bai Luobo feel drowsy and kept falling asleep.
Gu Jiandong slapped him, "White radish can't sleep. You can only sleep after you learn how to crochet a sweater."
He wanted White Radish to learn how to crochet a sweater, but White Radish was a dog and obviously couldn't learn it.
But Bai Luobo learned to feed him the wool, and with the cooperation of man and dog, when Shen Shuyu came out of the kitchen, Gu Jiandong had already crocheted a small piece of sweater.
Ignoring White Radish's frequent rolling of eyes and baring of teeth, the man and the dog still get along very harmoniously.
Shen Shuyu had things to do today, so she asked Gu Jiandong to stay at home. After saying hello to her grandparents and second aunt, Shen Shuyu carried her backpack and rode her bicycle out.
While it was not too cold yet, Shen Shuyu went to the black market twice, one in the county town and one in the city.
Her space was planted with cotton, and Shen Shuyu took out some of the cotton.
The transaction was over at around five o'clock. After taking off her clothes, Shen Shuyu rode her bicycle home. When she passed by the state-owned restaurant, she went in. The menu on the blackboard had "Pot in Pot".
Shen Shuyu packed a portion of sweet and sour pork, thinking that Gu Jiandong would definitely like it when she took it back.
Gu Jiandong really loves to eat. As long as Shen Shuyu brings it back, there is nothing that Gu Jiandong won't eat.
When she went out, Gu Jiandong was still waiting for her at the entrance of the village with the white radish. As soon as the bicycle stopped, he strode forward and sniffed it.
"Shu Yu, the backpack smells so good, what delicious food did you bring? I want to eat it now."
"Pork in a pot is fried in oil. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it tastes sour and sweet. You haven't washed your hands yet. Wash your hands before you go back and eat it."
There were two sacks tied to the back seat of Shen Shuyu, which were the cotton she had taken out from the space.
Gu Jiandong had no other thick clothes except a military coat, and her second aunt also had no thick clothes.
It's okay now, but after a while, when the wind blows cold and it snows, it will be impossible to withstand it without thick clothes.
Shen Shuyu didn't ride the bicycle, so she asked Gu Jiandong to push the bicycle, and the two of them walked back slowly.
Old Mrs. Shen was sitting in the yard crocheting sweaters. She looked up and saw the two children coming back. She said, "My dear, you're back. What's in those two bulging snakeskin bags behind the bicycles?"
Shen Chunling also saw it and stepped forward to pinch it, "What is it? It's soft."
Gu Jiandong took off the sack, and Shen Shuyu said, "Cotton, prepare for winter, Second Aunt and Gu Jiandong need to make some clothes, Grandma, you and Grandpa also need to make some cotton pants, your cotton shoes are not warm anymore, you need to change the cotton..."
Shen Chunling untied the string on the bag and saw that it was actually filled with cotton. She was speechless, "Shu... Yu, Shu Yu, you, you went to rob?
Oh, you can't just rob it, let's return it to the owner quickly. Shuyu, lead the way. When we get there, just say that it was Second Aunt who robbed it. Second Aunt will take responsibility for anything that happens!"
Old Mrs. Shen was also surprised to see so much cotton, "Good boy?"
It's no wonder they reacted so strongly. Cotton also requires tickets and is hard to buy. In previous years, if they wanted to buy a few more pounds of cotton, they had to exchange tickets everywhere, or find someone to exchange cotton with, and it took a lot of effort to get a few pounds of cotton.
Now Shen Shuyu brought back two snakeskin bags. Shen Chunling's first reaction was that her eldest niece had robbed them. Old Mrs. Shen was worried that her good granddaughter had gone to the black market!
Shen Shuyu knew what they were worried about, and quickly explained, "Grandma, Second Aunt, don't worry, these cottons were obtained from legitimate channels, not stolen or robbed, and not on the black market.
I have a classmate whose relative’s team specializes in growing cotton. Every year, they leave some cotton for my classmate’s family.
My classmate's family didn't need so much cotton, so they kept saving it and it became more and more. I exchanged these two large bags of cotton with her."
Shen Chunling stared at her with wide eyes and confirmed, "Really?"
"real!"
When she said this, Shen Chunling and Old Lady Shen believed it.
Zhang Cuicui, Li Caixia, and Liu Pandi, who were in the house, heard them talking about cotton and ran out.
"Oh my, why are there so many cottons? Is this what Shu Yu brought back again?"
Shen Chunling grabbed a handful of cotton and smiled, "Shu Yu brought it back."
Zhang Cuicui and the others didn't care where Shen Shuyu got the cotton from. When they saw the two large bags of cotton, their eyes were full of excitement.
Zhang Cuicui smiled and said, "Well, Shuyu, can you give some of this much cotton to my aunt?"
Li Caixia rubbed her hands, "Shu Yu, Second Aunt also wants a few kilograms of cotton. Your Third Brother's cotton coat has been worn for several years and is no longer warm. Third Aunt wants to replace it with new cotton."
Liu Pan saw that the cotton-padded jacket was not warm enough, and she also wanted to add some cotton to it. "Shu Yu, Third Aunt wants to change it too!"
The cotton that Shen Shuyu packed was not compacted. It looked like two large bags, but in fact, it only weighed more than 60 kilograms.
"Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, we need a lot of cotton too, and we don't know if there's any left. How about this, when Grandma and Second Aunt have finished making cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded pants, and cotton-padded shoes, if there's any left, we'll share it with you."
She didn't say it was evenly distributed right away, but said that if there was any left, they would distribute it evenly. Zhang Cuicui and the others didn't care. With so much cotton, there must be some left, so they just waited.