"That's embarrassing. You guys keep it for yourself." Li Dazhu quickly waved his hand and refused.
Li Dabao didn't say anything. Xiao Ce took the two bowls from Li Dazhu and stuffed the cold noodles into Li Dazhu's hands.
Li Dazhu felt really embarrassed. Lin Shuang was really generous. Looking at her useless son, she felt a little ashamed.
"Thank you, sister. I'll bring the bowl over later. Dabao, let's go home."
Li Dabao looked at Lin Shuang and wondered what he had done before, and immediately lowered his head.
The 8-year-old boy felt very ashamed at the moment and realized how shameful what he had done before was.
Lin Shuang raised the corners of her lips, as if Li Dabao could still be saved.
Li Dazhu took Li Dabao back home, and Lin Shuang also took the children to the village chief's house and Aunt Li's house.
"Shi Tou, come out quickly, my mother has prepared some delicious food again." As soon as Xiao Jingyu arrived at the village chief's house, he was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.
Several children immediately started whispering to each other, and Xiao Ce had already gone to deliver it to Aunt Li's house.
"Lin Shuang, why are you sending more food? Leave it for the children to eat." The village chief looked disapproving.
"Uncle Village Chief, it's okay. The children and I have already eaten. You can continue. I need to borrow your ox cart tomorrow."
Lin Shuang said with a smile, and handed the cold noodles she brought to the village chief's wife.
"What's the big deal? Just come over tomorrow morning and get it."
After a few pleasantries, Lin Shuang called the children.
"Wangshu, Jingyu, Nanxin, go home."
When the three children heard this, they immediately ran to Lin Shuang's side.
Lin Shuang first went to Li Sheng's house.
"Uncle Li Sheng, is the folding wooden table ready?" Lin Shuang spoke politely.
Li Sheng was looking at the folding wooden table he had made, with a look of joy and satisfaction on his face. Turning around, he saw Lin Shuang and a few children walking towards him.
"Lin Shuang, it's done. Take a look. Is it what you want?"
Lin Shuang walked closer and saw that it was indeed done very well.
"Uncle Li Sheng, how much is it?"
"Well, Lin Shuang, I want to discuss something with you. If you sell me this blueprint, you don't have to pay for this table."
Li Sheng said embarrassedly.
"Uncle Li Sheng, I'm afraid this isn't a good idea. How about a share in the company? For every folding table you sell, you'll have to give me 30% of the money. I won't ask for much, just 30%, since you're the one making it after all."
Lin Shuang directly put forward the idea, and Li Sheng fell into deep thought.
"Uncle Li Sheng, I have a blueprint for a wheelchair."
"Okay, I promise you, I'll write a note now."
Li Sheng was tempted by Lin Shuang's wheelchair blueprint and agreed immediately.
After writing the document, Lin Shuang took the small wooden table and the children home.
When Lin Shuang walked to the door of her house, she saw Xiao Ce standing there.
He took the bamboo basket and bowl for Lin Shuang.
"Sister, wait a minute." Li Dazhu's voice sounded behind him.
When Lin Shuang and the others turned around, they saw Li Dazhui and Li Dabao coming over. Li Dabao was holding a bowl and Li Dazhui was holding a pheasant.
"Sister, I can't eat your food for free. This is a pheasant I shot in the mountains. Please take it."
Lin Shuang was surprised for a moment, but accepted it.
"Thank you, Brother Dazhu."
"You're welcome." Li Dazhu waved his hand.
Li Dabao plucked up his courage, took out five bird eggs from his pocket, and put them in Xiao Jingyu's hand. His face flushed slightly, and he looked at Xiao Jingyu anxiously, afraid that he would throw them away.
Xiao Jingyu looked at Li Dabao in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Li Dabao stammered, "Here, eat them. These are the bird eggs I dug out from the tree myself. They're cooked."
Seeing that Li Dabao was sincere, Xiao Jingyu accepted it and gave one to each of them.
The father and son went back.
A few people returned to the house and ate all the bird eggs. Each one was so small that it could be eaten in one bite.
While the pheasant was still alive, Lin Shuang boiled some water, scalded the chicken's feathers, cleaned all the internal organs, and then packed the chicken and hung it in the well.
At this time, it was completely dark. Lin Shuang cooked some rice porridge to feed Xiao Yi, and then took the children to bed.
The night slipped away quietly without a sound.
When it was just getting light, Lin Shuang had already gotten up. After making breakfast, Lin Shuang started to make ice jelly.
After the ice jelly was ready, the children slowly woke up.
They all got dressed and started cleaning. Xiao Wangshu washed clothes, Xiao Ce swept the floor, and Xiao Jingyu and Xiao Nanxin were asked by Xiao Ce to watch from the side.
Lin Shuang prepared everything and went next door. She had forgotten to get the bamboo tube yesterday.
"Aunt Li, are you up?" Lin Shuang shouted outside the courtyard gate.
Li Qiuping immediately trotted out, opened the door, and welcomed Lin Shuang in.
"Lin Shuang, come in quickly. The bamboo tube is ready. I'm so sorry I didn't send it to you last night because it wasn't ready yet."
Li Qiuping apologized, but Lin Shuang could see the fatigue and dark circles in Li Qiuping's eyes.
Lin Shuang asked tentatively, "Aunt Li, you didn't sleep all night?"
Aunt Li nodded and said, "We couldn't finish it yesterday, so Qingzi and I did it together. Your uncle De couldn't do it with his body."
"Aunt Li, you can find some people you have a good relationship with to do it together." Lin Shuang made a suggestion.
"Okay. I asked Qingzi to polish and clean it, so don't worry." Aunt Li took Lin Shuang home.
Lin Shuang looked at all the bamboo tubes that had been polished and cleaned, and then made a small hole around them and tied them up with a rope.
It will be pulled onto the ox cart later.
"This is my wages. It's a little less, please don't mind." Lin Shuang counted out 50 coins from her purse, one coin for each of the two bamboo tubes.
"Lin Shuang, why are you giving so much? Take it away quickly. These are just small jobs and you don't have to pay for them." Li Qiuping was frightened. She didn't expect Lin Shuang to give so many copper coins.
"Aunt Li, I need this for a long time. Don't refuse. You are not free laborers. Come on, there will be more every day in the future."
Li Qiuping's eyes were a little moist. She took the 50 coins with trembling hands and looked at Lin Shuang with gratitude.
After sweeping the floor, Xiao Ce walked to the village chief's house.
"Grandpa Village Chief, I'm here to pull the ox cart."
"Xiao Ce is here. The ox cart is over there. Go and get it." The village chief looked at Xiao Ce lovingly.
"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief."
Xiao Ce drove the ox cart towards home.
Lin Shuang saw that there was already a bullock cart parked at the door of her house, so she went home.
"Xiao Ce, wash your hands and have dinner. Oh, and what about your dad being home alone?"
"I'll stay at home and look after Dad." Although Xiao Ce also wanted to go to town, his father was home alone.
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