At this time in the Shen family yard, Shen Rong, Dalang and Erlang, who had just returned from school, also joined the team to dig the cellar. With more manpower, the work could be done faster. The cellar was soon dug, and Grandpa Shen also made a cover for the cellar entrance.
After cleaning up, they sat in the yard to rest and talk.
"Why haven't the second and third sons come back yet? Don't let them lose my lovely granddaughter." Old Mrs. Shen murmured worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mom. Maybe he was delayed by shopping. He should be back soon." Song comforted her, but she was actually a little panicked. It was already dark, why hadn't he come back yet?
As they were talking, the sound of car wheels turned was heard outside the door. Song acted faster than he thought and ran over to open the door.
She took a quick look and saw that it was Shen Yu'an and his companions who had returned, and the second brother had also driven back an ox cart.
"Oh, where did this ox cart come from?" Song asked in surprise.
"Sister-in-law, let's go in first and talk." Shen Yun jumped off the ox cart and signaled Song to speak in a low voice.
Song also realized that they were outside the door. She smacked her lips in annoyance, turned around, opened the door, and let Shen Ming drive the ox cart into the yard.
As soon as Shen Ming drove the ox cart in, people gathered around and started asking questions.
"Oh, mother, please give us a break before asking." Shen Yun said to Old Lady Shen.
As expected, as soon as Shen Yun finished speaking, Old Lady Shen was about to slap him, and he was so scared that he quickly hid behind Shen Yu'an.
"Grandma, let's drink a bowl of water first and then I'll tell you about what happened in the afternoon." Shen Yu'an smiled and walked forward to hug Mrs. Shen's arm.
Old Mrs. Shen's anger subsided immediately, and she felt heartbroken as she asked a few boys to bring the cold boiled water that had been prepared long ago.
After drinking a bowl of water, Shen Yu'an began to talk about what happened this afternoon, the purchase of ox carts, food and cloth.
Zhao looked at the clothes piled on the grain and said with pity, "Why did you buy so many clothes and fabrics? What a waste! Aren't the clothes we have good to wear good too?"
"Second Aunt, our clothes are too old. Since we have money now, let's prepare some first." Shen Yu'an explained.
In the Shen family, only Shen Yu'an and her father Shen Rong's clothes were better, without patches on them. Shen Rong was going to teach in the school, so he had to pay attention to his image. The clothes Shen Yu'an wore were because the Shen family gave her all the good materials.
In contrast, the clothes of the other people were all patched to varying degrees, even Dalang and Erlang's clothes when they went to school had patches on them.
And Shen Yu'an also had her own ideas. Although the original book did not introduce Shenjia Village in much detail, Wang Zhicai, who lived in Shenjia Village, was also among those fleeing famine. Shenjia Village was probably also in the disaster-stricken area, so the clothes she bought were all made of coarse cotton, which was wear-resistant and comfortable.
"Girl An is right. We will wear it after we buy it." Old Mrs. Shen was more open-minded. She thought that if it was really as her granddaughter said, then she didn't know what the future would be like. It would be better to live a good life now and enjoy life while it lasts!
I have to say that the people who are most open-minded about this matter are the elderly in the family.
When Wulang and Liulang heard that there were new clothes, they couldn't wait to climb onto the ox cart. Sanlang and Silang were older than them and could hold back, but Sanlang was always a mischievous boy. Seeing that Wulang and Liulang had been trying to get off the clothes for a long time without success, he ran over and joined in the rummaging.
Over there, Chen Yun took out the cloth that Chen Yu'an bought specially from the ox cart and brought it to little Zhang: "This is what Miss An bought specially for our child. You can make some small clothes for her."
Little Zhang touched the smooth cloth in her hand and smiled gratefully at Shen Yu'an, who smiled back.
Old Lady Shen was getting a headache from the kids climbing onto the cart. She slapped Wu Lang on the butt and said to the people standing there, "Unload the things on the cart first. Take the clothes and fabrics to the living room and divide them up later. Move the grain 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 move the clothes.
Shen Ming took the clothes from the grain bag and handed them to the boys who were waiting eagerly nearby, and asked Zhang and Zhao to carry the cloth in.
The rest of the people carried a bag of grain each and moved it to the cellar.
Shen Yu'an was very strong. After bringing the cloth into the house, he grabbed the middle of a bag of grain with one hand and lifted it up easily.
The Shen family knew that she was very strong, so they didn't think it was strange.
By the time they finished moving the grain, it was already completely dark. While they were moving the things, Old Mrs. Shen and Little Zhang were cooking, and now the meal was ready.
The Shen family is large, and the dining table is a large wooden square table, but it can't accommodate all of them.
Sanlang, Silang, Wulang and Liulang stood up to eat with their bowls and chopsticks in hand. When they wanted to eat something, they would pick it up with their chopsticks.
After the meal, Shen Yu'an washed up with his tired body and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, before Shen Yu'an woke up, the yard was already bustling with activity, and the crowing of roosters became louder and louder.
Shen Yu'an squatted in the yard, frowning and brushing her teeth with a willow twig. She felt very uncomfortable without a toothbrush here.
I still have to find a way to get out the toothbrush and use it. Brushing my teeth with willow twigs always feels unclean and uncomfortable.
"Girl, are we going to the town to buy food today?" Shen Ming asked.
"Buy it, but I won't go today. Remember to buy it from another grain store to avoid attracting other people's attention." Shen Yu'an said.
Shen Yu'an thought that since she bought 800 kilograms of food yesterday, there would be some left after the crops were harvested. It should be enough for them to eat for the next few months. Even if it was not enough, she still had her space.
He asked Shen Ming and Shen Yun to go buy food for another reason...
"We have almost enough food at home, but we don't know what the situation is like in my mother's and sister-in-law's families. Let's prepare first. If they don't have food, we will give them the purchase price. It will only trouble Second Uncle and Third Uncle to make two more trips." Shen Yu'an said.
In Shen Yu'an's memory, her grandmother was very good to her mother and her, and her two uncles were also good, but they only came to Shenjia Village very often. After all, their daughter was married, and they came more often for fear of being accused of living off their daughters.
Xiao Zhang's maiden family is Old Lady Shen's eldest brother. Of Old Lady Shen's generation, there are only her and her eldest brother, and all the elders before her have passed away.
Little Zhang often came here to play when she was little. She and Shen Yun grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Old Madam Shen also wanted to know her background well, so she decided to arrange a marriage for Shen Yun and little Zhang.
On the contrary, Zhao's relationship with her natal family was not very close. After all, that family would like to drink more blood from their married daughter. Shen Yu'an looked down on that family in his heart.
Song, Zhao and Xiao Zhang all heard what Shen Yu'an said just now, and it would be a lie to say that they were unhappy.
After Shen Yu'an told them about the dream, it wasn't that they didn't want to tell her parents, but they were afraid that the more people knew about it, the more dangerous Shen Yu'an would be, so they never dared to mention it. Now that Shen Yu'an talked about it, it felt like a huge weight was lifted off their shoulders.
Mrs. Song and Mrs. Zhang were both very happy, but Mrs. Zhao looked calm and no one knew what she was thinking.
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