Chapter 107 Making the Boss Climb the Roof
Six or seven out of ten are in the hands of the big boss.
The remaining one or two are in the hands of people in another area after crossing the city; once they leave the province, they deal with people from outside the province.
If we're going by waterway, Jiang Zhengang could provide some information; he's been transporting goods on the river for over a decade.
Xiao Cheng pursed his thin lips, seemingly lost in thought.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Fugui said thoughtfully, "If it's something to be resold to other provinces, it's better to go by water. There are fewer checkpoints, it's less conspicuous, and the inspections are less strict. It's just that it will be slower than land transportation."
Taking the waterway is more convenient than land transportation, as the fees are paid in one go and there are no checkpoints.
With Jiang Zhengang helping to cover things up, checking the goods wasn't a difficult task.
Xiao Cheng stroked the teacup in his hand, looking at the girl across from him who was chatting with confidence and radiance. A ripple in the depths of his eyes softened and gradually turned into a gentle color.
I need to make some time to meet up with an old friend for tea.
After seeing Wen Xiuyun and the others off, Bailu took a stroll in the vegetable garden and picked some greens for lunch.
The old vegetable leaves and the few leaves that had been eaten by small insects have already been picked off from the vegetable garden and fed to the old hen.
Back in the front yard, Bai Lu went to the well to pump water to wash the vegetables. As she washed, something came to mind.
I still washed the vegetables carefully and thoroughly, then put the small vegetable basket back on the kitchen bucket to drain.
He then ran to the stove to watch the master roast chestnuts.
To be precise, it should be "watching," referring to the bigwigs who were supervising the electric chestnut roasting machine.
After watching for a while, Bai Lu casually brought up a topic: "The sun is so bright today, the weather is so nice."
In the past, when Bai Lu brought up such trivial topics, Xiao Cheng would glance at her first and then let her say whatever she wanted, clearly knowing her little secret desire to speak up.
But now, Xiao Cheng not only didn't even glance at her, but also replied with three words in a serious tone: "It's pretty good."
Bai Lu was speechless for a moment.
Remembering his volatile temper these past few days, I decided to use a more tactful approach.
"The sun is so nice today, it's perfect for airing out the blankets. Once they're warm, they're perfect for moving to the storage room to sleep on, as they're draft-free and won't get cold."
Xiao Cheng turned his head, spatula in hand, his deep eyes fixed on Bai Lu, as if to drag her into an abyss.
The spatula also made a creaking sound.
Bai Lu thought Xiao Cheng was about to hit her because he was in a bad mood.
He then said, "Last night the wind blew off the tiles of the storage room, so it's leaking air, rain, and hail."
Even though it's not raining now and there's no hail this time of year, he still gave a comprehensive warning.
Bai Lu was a little confused: "Wasn't the roof just repaired not long ago? How come the tiles were blown off by the wind again?"
"I don't know," Xiao Cheng replied expressionlessly.
"Was it windy last night?" Bai Lu remembered that she didn't feel any wind before going to bed.
Xiao Cheng remained calm: "Shave it."
After saying that, he turned back, holding a spatula, and casually scooped up some sand that had been accidentally turned up by the electric stir-fryer because there was too much sand and chestnuts on the side of the pot and stove.
Toss it back into the pot and let the stir-fry machine continue to stir-fry.
Filled with doubt, Bai Lu hurriedly ran to the storage room to check if the roof was really leaking air again.
It's obvious.
Yes.
As soon as Bai Lu stepped through the door, she was bathed in beams of light shining through a large hole in the roof.
Like a sun rabbit whose whole body glows.
He stood there dumbfounded, looking up again and again, his eyes wide with astonishment.
The black-tiled roof, which had just been repaired not long ago, had several tiles blown off by the wind, leaving several large holes that let in drafts.
It leaks even more than last time, and six out of the seven holes are above the bed, so it leaks air whenever there's a breeze.
When it rains, you get soaked from head to toe.
Even a small hailstone can hit you from head to toe.
Bai Lu hurriedly ran to the back corridor to take a look.
Fortunately, the tiles are still there. The roof was blown into a big hole by the wind, but it's okay, there are new tiles to repair it.
After roughly counting the tiles, there were more than enough to patch the hole, so Bailu ran back to the kitchen to find Xiao Cheng.
"After you finish roasting the chestnuts, I'll get you some roof tiles so you can go up and patch the hole in the roof, okay?"
Xiao Cheng didn't even look up, and had a legitimate reason to refuse: "Xiao Dazhuang borrowed the ladder."
"This..." What a coincidence!
Bai Lu ran back and searched the house inside and out, even along the walls, under the chestnut tree, around the vegetable garden fence, and in every nook and cranny, but she couldn't find the ladder.
Did Xiao Dazhuang really borrow the ladder?
But yesterday, apart from going out to buy groceries, she stayed at home the whole time, and Xiao Dazhuang didn't come to her house to borrow a ladder.
Even when going to buy groceries, Xiao Cheng would leave first. Xiao Wei had gone to school, and no one was home. Even when Xiao Dazhuang came, he couldn't get in because he couldn't borrow a ladder!
Could it have been borrowed early this morning?
When Bai Lu woke up this morning, Xiao Cheng had already eaten breakfast and was roasting chestnuts. There were also roasted chestnuts in the front yard.
Xiao Dazhuang must have borrowed the ladder around that time.
Bai Lu could only accept this sudden and cruel reality. "Did Xiao Dazhuang say when he would return the ladder?"
Xiao Cheng pursed his lips: "I don't know."
"Didn't he say?" Bai Lu pressed.
"He didn't say."
Bai Lu, like a wilted eggplant, was still reluctant to give up: "Xiao Dazhuang's house is also drafty, and many tiles have been blown off by the wind. Will it take a long time to repair?"
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly: "Mm."
Bai Lu walked over, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Could you climb up and fix it?"
Xiao Cheng glanced down at the small hand swaying in his sleeve, a barely perceptible smile flashing across his eyes.
When he looked up again, his expression was calm and his tone was natural: "Without a ladder, how am I supposed to get to the roof?"
Bai Lu shook his sleeve: "You climb up."
"I can't climb it." This was the first time Xiao Cheng admitted that there were things he couldn't do.
Bai Lu changed her approach and hugged his arm, shaking it: "How do you know you can't climb if you don't try? Try climbing..."
"I can't climb it." Xiao Cheng refused without changing his expression.
Bai Lu continued to shake his arm: "How will you know if you don't try? You used to be able to climb trees when you were little. Climbing trees is as easy as climbing walls. You can climb up there in no time."
Xiao Cheng turned his head and stared at her intently: "How did you know I could climb trees when I was little?"
Bai Lu's smile froze, her arm-waving motion involuntarily stopped, her mind paused for a second, then raced through her thoughts.
The final reason was far-fetched, yet quite plausible: "I guessed."
“It’s normal for boys to be able to climb trees when they’re little. You’re so good at everything, there’s no reason why you can’t even do something as simple as climbing a tree!” Bai Lu praised and admired him: “So, you can definitely climb rooftops too.”
"There's so much stuff in the storage room, it'll get wet and damaged in the rain, why don't you climb up and fix it..."
After hearing her explanation, Xiao Cheng gave her a deep look and continued to refuse: "I can't climb."
Heartless!
Without saying a word, Bai Lu let go of his arm and shook him off. Then, her mind raced and a brilliant idea flashed into her head.
"I'm going to borrow a ladder from Wang Cuihua. I saw a ladder there when Xiao Dazhuang helped her fix the chimney last time!"
Big babies and little cuties
Tomorrow's update time has been changed to 11:30 PM, a massive 10,000-word update, plus New Year's greetings from the big boss and Lulu!
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