Chapter 173 Lao Yang, what are you doing?

Chapter 173 Lao Yang, what are you doing?

Shen Shuyu brought back these two large bags of cotton at the right time. Old Mrs. Shen was thinking of going back to her parents' home tomorrow to ask her neighbors if they had any extra cotton so that she could exchange some for it. Now, she didn't need it.

There is so much cotton that I can't use it all. I can make two quilts with some left over.

But there is no need to make a quilt. The most you can do is add some more cotton in it. When you heat the kang in winter, the room will be very warm. Even if you don't add more cotton, it won't be cold.

After getting the cotton back, Old Lady Shen and her daughter stopped doing other things and sat down to make cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded shoes and cotton-padded trousers.

It was no longer time to go to work, and Zhang Cuicui and the others had nothing to do, so they went back to their room to get needles and thread and help with the work.

The sooner my parents-in-law finish their cotton-padded clothes, trousers and shoes, the sooner they can distribute the remaining cotton.

The cotton was grown by Shen Shuyu herself in the space. The color was not pure white, but light yellow, and there were some small black spots on the cotton balls.

The black spots on it don't look very nice, but it doesn't affect it at all.

Gu Jiandong grabbed a handful of cotton and rolled it into a ball. He called Shen Jiabao, Jiawei, Jiaguo, and Shen Qiu to join him.

They were playing ball tossing in the yard, and they were having a lot of fun. Shen Shuyu was sitting next to Old Lady Shen. She was not very good at needlework, but she could sew clothes, but the results were not very good-looking.

Today she became interested, so she picked up the needle and thread and cotton and sewed a rabbit-shaped puppet for Gu Jiandong.

After sewing it, she showed it to Old Lady Shen, Shen Chunling and the others, "Grandma, Second Aunt, and Great Aunt, do you think the puppet I sewed is pretty?"

Old Lady Shen was about to praise, but when she saw the odd-looking puppet in Guaibao's hand, she spoke carefully, "Oh, this is really beautiful. Is this a duck?"

Shen Chunling laughed, "Mom, you must be dazzled. This is not a duck, it's clearly a goose!"

Zhang Cuicui shook her head, "Mother, you two are wrong, what Shu Yu sewed is clearly a chicken."

Li Caixia said, "This is not a duck, goose or chicken, it's obviously a dog."

Liu Pan looked at it and said, "It's not a dog, it's a bird!"

Shen Shuyu: "This is a rabbit. I sewed a rabbit for Gu Jiandong."

"..."

Grandma Shen took a sip of water and said, "It's a rabbit. Alas, I'm old and my eyes are blurry. I didn't recognize it. My sweet baby is really clever and skillful. He sewed it just like the real thing.

Sewing puppets is a waste of your eyes. Whatever you want to sew, tell your second aunt next time and let her sew it."

Liu Pandi: Her mother-in-law is lying with her eyes open!

Liu Pandi complained in her heart but didn't dare say it out loud, because she still wanted cotton.

Shen Shuyu was quite satisfied with the rabbit doll she had sewn. She waved and called Gu Jiandong over. "Gu Jiandong, I sewed this for you. Do you like it?"

Gu Jiandong pinched the doll, his eyes smiling into crescents, "I like it!"

Gu Jiandong treasured everything Shen Shuyu gave him. He would play with the ball and put the dolls back in the house before coming out.

Seeing White Radish return to the house, he thought for a moment, then turned back and locked the doll in the box, not allowing White Radish to touch it.

White Radish came out with its head hanging down, and kept scratching Shen Shuyu with its paws, indicating that Shen Shuyu should sew one for it as well.

Shen Shuyu sewed a puppy-shaped doll for it. White Radish held the freshly made doll in its mouth and went out to show off to its good friend Dahuang.

At night, Shen Shuyu went to the cowshed while the family was asleep. It was cold, so Shen Erzhu moved them to a new room opposite the cowshed.

They were sent down to the countryside, so if they wanted to live in a better house, that was out of the question. The house they lived in could at best shelter them from the wind and rain, which was considered pretty good.

The captains of other brigades didn't care about the lives of the people in the cowshed, and naturally they didn't care about the houses they lived in.

Seeing that the weather was getting cold, Shen Erzhu came over to move them to a new house because the previous house had no kang and could not block the wind, making it uninhabitable in winter. He was a rare good captain.

Shen Shuyu thought she would have to spend a lot of time to convince her second grandfather, but she didn't expect that her second grandfather would change the house for her grandparents without her even saying anything.

The thatched hut they lived in had no door, so Yang Zhen found two wooden boards to serve as a door.

Shen Shuyu knocked on the wooden board before entering the room and then pulled it open.

Taotao was still awake. When he saw Shen Shuyu coming, he rushed over and hugged Shen Shuyu's thighs, "Sister, you are here. Taotao missed you so much."

Taotao spoke softly and looked very cute. Shen Shuyu liked this little brother very much in her heart. She touched his head and hugged him, "Sister misses Taotao too."

Liang Jun was folding clothes, turned his head and said with a smile, "Shu Yu, Taotao is a heavy child, put him down, don't let him get tired later."

Yang Zhen took the little grandson without saying anything and patted his butt, "After the New Year, you will be six years old, and you still let your sister hold you. Aren't you ashamed?"

Taotao giggled with his broken front teeth showing, "I like my sister to hug me. My sister smells so good, just like mommy!"

When the couple heard their grandson talking about his daughter-in-law, there was a hint of sadness in their eyes. Shen Shuyu saw this scene.

"Grandpa, Grandma Liang, the weather is getting colder and colder. You don't have thick cotton coats and trousers, so I brought them for you."

This time, Shen Shuyu brought three sets of cotton coats and trousers, one set for each of them, as well as three pairs of cotton shoes and a quilt.

Shen Shuyu sewed patches on the cotton-padded jacket, quilt, cotton-padded trousers, and cotton-padded shoes. Shen Shuyu's needlework was really ugly. The torn patches, coupled with her terrible needlework, made the cotton-padded jacket, cotton-padded trousers, and cotton-padded shoes look torn and tattered.

Taotao put his little face on the quilt and said happily, "Quilt, grandpa, grandma, and sister brought us thick quilts, as well as clothes, pants, and shoes. With these, we will never catch a cold when we sleep at night."

"Yes, yes, we won't catch a cold at night. Sister is so good to Taotao, Taotao must always remember it in his heart, okay?"

"I know. Sister is good to Taotao and to Grandpa and Grandma. When Taotao grows up, he will be good to sister and protect her!"

Yang Zhen smiled with relief!

When Shen Shuyu came this time, Yang Zhen gave Shen Shuyu an address. Shen Shuyu was confused and asked, "Grandpa, what is this address?"

Yang Zhen said solemnly, "Child, if it is convenient for you, please go on a long journey and help Grandpa take out the things on the address and hide them in a safe place."

Liang Jun, who was standing next to him, looked unhappy. He opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.

Shen Shuyu put away the note with the address on it and didn't ask anything else. She just said, "I'll go buy the ticket tomorrow and I'll leave as soon as I buy the ticket."

"Be safe. If you find something wrong, ignore it. Your safety is the most important thing."

Shen Shuyu nodded and talked to Liang Jun for a while, then left the cowshed.

When she left the cowshed, Liang Jun's face changed and she got angry with her husband for the first time.

"Old Yang, what are you doing? If you know Shuyu's safety is the most important, why did you let her go? Shuyu has grown up, and we have never been by her side to protect her for a day. Why let the child risk her life to get those things out? Don't you know how cruel and vicious those people are?"