At this time, in the Shen family yard, Shen Rong and Dalang Erlang, who had returned from school, also joined the team digging the cellar. With more people, things could be done faster, and the cellar was dug quickly. Mr. Shen also made up A cover for the cellar entrance is ready.
After cleaning up, they sat in the yard to rest and talk.
"Why don't the second and third children come back? Don't lose my dear granddaughter." Old Mrs. Shen muttered uneasily.
"Don't worry, mother. Maybe I wasted some time shopping, and I should be back soon." Mrs. Song reassured her, but she was actually a little panicked. It was already dark, so why haven't she come back yet?
Just as he was talking, the sound of wheels turning could be heard outside the door. Song moved faster than his brain and ran over to open the door.
She took a quick look and saw that it was Shen Yuyu and others who were coming back outside, and the second one had driven an ox cart back.
"Hey, where did this bullock cart come from?" Mrs. Song asked in surprise.
"Sister-in-law, let's go in first and talk later." Shen Yun jumped down from the bullock cart and motioned to Ms. Song to keep her voice down.
Mrs. Song also realized that this was outside the door. She clapped her mouth in annoyance and turned around to open the door and let Shen Ming drive the bullock cart into the yard.
As soon as Shen Ming drove the bullock cart in, everyone gathered around and started asking questions.
"Hey, mother, you should let us take a breath before asking again." Shen Yun looked at Old Mrs. Shen and said.
Sure enough, as soon as Shen Yun finished speaking, Mrs. Shen was about to slap her in the face, which frightened him and hurriedly hid behind Shen Yuyu.
"Grandma, let's drink a bowl of water first and then talk to you about the afternoon." Shen Yue smiled and stepped forward to hug Mrs. Shen's arm.
Mrs. Shen's anger immediately subsided, and with pain in her mouth, she asked a few boys to get the cold water that had been prepared.
After drinking a bowl of water, Shen Yuyu began to talk about what happened this afternoon, including the bullock carts, grain and cloth he bought.
Mrs. Zhao looked at the clothes piled on the grain and said distressedly: "Why did we buy so many clothes and fabrics? What a waste. Not all the clothes we wear are good."
"Second Aunt, our clothes are too old. Anyway, we have money now, so we should prepare some first." Shen Yuyu explained.
In the Shen family, only Shen Yuyu and her father Shen Rong's clothes are better, and there are no patches on them. Shen Rong has to teach in a school, so he has to pay more attention to his image, while Shen Yuyu's clothes are made of good materials by the Shen family. All given to her.
On the other hand, the clothes of several other people were more or less covered with patches, even the clothes of the big boy who went to school had them.
And Shen Yuyu also had her own ideas. Although the original book did not introduce much about Shenjiacun, Wang Zhicai, who lived in Shenjiacun, was also among those fleeing the famine. 80% of Shenjiacun was also in the disaster-stricken area, so the clothes she bought were all It's made of cheesecloth, which is wear-resistant and comfortable.
"Young girl is right, let's wear it if you buy it." Old Mrs. Shen was more open-minded. She thought that if her granddaughter really said the same thing, then she wouldn't know what to do in the future. She might as well do it now. Live a better life and enjoy yourself in time!
I have to say that the most open-minded person on this matter was the elderly at home.
When Goro and Rokuro heard that they had new clothes, they couldn't wait to climb onto the oxcart. Saburo and Shiro were older than them, so they could bear it. However, Sanro has always been a brat. Seeing that Goro and Rokuro couldn't pull them off after a long time. I also ran over and started writhing together.
Over there, Chen Yun dug out the fabric Shen Yuyu bought specially from the oxcart and brought it to little Zhang: "Girl Yuyu bought this specially for our child. You can make some clothes."
Xiao Zhang touched the smooth fabric in his hand and smiled gratefully at Shen Yuyu, who also smiled back.
Old Mrs. Shen was troubled by a few boys climbing on the car, so she slapped Wu Lang on the butt, and then said to the people standing: "First unload the things on the car, and take the clothes and fabrics to the main room." Go and divide it later. Move the food to the cellar. Don't make a fuss and attract people."
The three boys who climbed onto the car slid down the grain bags and stood aside waiting to help carry the clothes.
Shen Ming took the clothes off the grain bag and handed them to the boys who were waiting eagerly beside them. The cloth was carried in by Zhang and Zhao.
The remaining people each carried a bag of grain and carried it to the cellar.
Shen Yuyu was very strong. After sending the cloth into the house, he grabbed the middle of a bag of grain with one hand and easily picked it up with the handle.
Everyone in the Shen family knew that she was very strong, so they were not surprised.
By the time they finished moving the food, it was already completely dark. Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Zhang were cooking when they were just moving the food, and now the rice is ready.
There are many Shen family members, so the dining table is a large wooden square table, but it cannot seat all the people.
Sanlang, Shiro, Wulang and Liulang ate while standing with bowls and chopsticks in hand. When they wanted to eat whatever dish they wanted, they picked up a pair of chopsticks.
After the meal, Shen Yuyu washed her tired body and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, before Shen Yuyu woke up, the yard was bustling with activity, and the rooster's crow became louder.
Shen Yuyu was squatting in the yard, frowning and brushing her teeth with a wicker. The fact that there was no toothbrush here made her feel too uncomfortable.
I still have to find a way to take out the toothbrush and use it. Brushing my teeth with wickers always feels unclean and uncomfortable.
"Girl, are we still going to the town to buy food today?" Shen Ming asked.
"Buy it, but I won't go there today. Remember to buy it at another grain store so as not to attract other people's attention." Shen Yue said.
Shen Yuyu thought that she bought 800 kilograms of grain yesterday and would have some when the crops were harvested. It should be enough for them to eat in the next few months. Even if it was not enough, there would still be room for her.
He had another idea behind asking Shen Ming and Shen Yun to go buy food...
"Our family has almost enough food. It's just that my mother and sister-in-law's natal family don't know what the situation is now. Let's prepare first. When they run out of food, we will give it to them at the purchase price. It's hard work for the second and third uncles. I made two trips," Shen Yue said.
In Shen Yuyu's memory, her grandmother was very kind to her mother and her, and her two uncles were also nice, but they had not been to Shenjia Village a few times. After all, after their daughter was married, they were afraid of being accused of sucking her blood to live their lives.
Xiao Zhang's natal family is Mrs. Shen's eldest brother. There are only two in Mrs. Shen's generation, she and her eldest brother, and all the elders above her have passed away.
Xiao Zhang often came here to play when he was a child. He and Shen Yun grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Mrs. Shen also wanted to know the truth, so she decided to arrange a marriage between Shen Yun and Xiao Zhang.
On the contrary, the Zhao family was not very close to her natal family. After all, it was just that family, but she wished she could drink more of the blood of her married daughter. Shen Yuhu looked down on that person in her heart.
Mrs. Song, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhang all heard what Shen Yuyu said just now, and they were lying in their hearts if they said they were unhappy.
After Shen Yuxi told her about this dream, it wasn't that they didn't want to tell her parents' family, but they were worried that the more people knew about Shen Yuxi, the more dangerous it would be, so they never dared to mention it. Now that Shen Yuxi talked about it, it was something that made them happy. A big stone is lighter.
Mrs. Song and Mrs. Zhang were both overjoyed. Ms. Zhao looked calm and didn't know what she was thinking.