Chapter 253: Straw Mat Gloves
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Yanming to refuse, he started to move like him, and Chen Shunwei followed closely behind.
In fact, Shen Yanming didn't want to refuse. After all, he had been outside for quite some time.
But Shen Yanming felt a little guilty for asking others to help him in such a cold weather, so he asked, "Have you prepared the land at home?"
“Well, I came here to clean up this afternoon when I saw that the weather was not right.
We had no experience with the last temperature drop and some of the vegetable seedlings in the field were frostbitten. It was only after watching the news that we realized we had to take measures to keep warm.
The family members quickly went to the uncultivated wasteland in the back mountain and spent three whole days pulling out the dead weeds.
My hands were all raw before I managed to collect enough, and it took me a lot of effort to weave them into a straw mat.
I came here this afternoon to lay the straw mat, and it was done in half an hour, which is much faster than this." Chen Shunwei said.
Shen Yanming smiled awkwardly, “After the wheat is harvested, I will save the wheat straw and make it into straw mats, which will be convenient to use in the future.”
Chen Shunwei nodded, "That's right. Now it's impossible to build a greenhouse without some connections. We might as well use these local methods."
"Yes, waste must be put to good use."
Shen Yanming suddenly thought of something and asked Chen Shunwei: “Didn’t your family members wear gloves? How could they get hurt when pulling out dead grass?”
"Yes, but not that much. In order to save time, we have to do it this way, for fear of a second drop in temperature.
Besides, who could have thought that the temperature would drop so quickly? We had only been making straw mats for a few days when the weather changed."
"Oh, I see. I think there's some old wool at home. If you don't mind, I'll ask Qiao An to find it for you. You can knit some gloves for it."
"Okay, there's nothing to mind about it. It's not like we came here when supplies were plentiful. We can buy new things if we want.
These days, it’s not bad to have an old one!” Chen Shunwei said with a smile.
In fact, he and Wang Lai came here for patrol, but by 7:30 everyone had almost left.
They were just about to go back when they saw lights in Shen's field.
The two thought that they hadn't seen Shen Yanming for a long time, so they came to say hello to him. Later, they saw him working alone, and they had time, so they thought of coming over to help.
But I didn't expect there would be such a surprise.
But if he had it, he would gladly accept it.
Shen Yanming also liked his generous and unpretentious personality.
Wang Lai was a little anxious when he heard the conversation between the two. He raised his right hand and said to Shen Yanming: "Me, and me! Brother, if you have a lot of wool at home, can you knit me a pair of wool?"
Only then did Shen Yanming notice that Wang Lai was actually helping him with the work with his bare hands. He instantly felt guilty and cursed himself in his heart for being so careless.
"Why are you here to join in the fun without gloves? Don't you know how cold it is?" Shen Yanming felt guilty and anxious, so his tone was a little heavy when he spoke.
Wang Lai was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that Brother Shen would lose his temper with him.
However, he could sense a hint of concern in the other person's tone.
Wang Lai reacted and waved his hands, smiling at Shen Yanming: "It's okay, brother, I can stand the cold! It's getting late, can we finish it first?"
Shen Yanming sighed and could only bend down and continue.
He is not Bi Qiaoan, who carries a bag with him at all times. If he encounters a situation like this, he can even take out a glove from his bag and give it to Wang.
Wang Lai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shen Yanming didn't hold on to it. He bent down and continued to lay out the corn stalks.
However, as time went by, he drifted further and further away from Shen Yanming.
There was no way, he was afraid that the other party would lose his temper.
Shen Yanming naturally noticed it, but what could he do? He could do nothing!
Seeing this, Chen Shunwei took advantage of Wang Lai moving the corn stalks and whispered in Shen Yanming's ear, "He is alone, and he usually follows us in everything he does.
I used to have a pair of thick white gloves, but when I went to look for them today, I couldn't find them. I had no choice but to work with bare hands.
This kid is a nice person, but sometimes he is too honest and doesn't have much suspicion of others.
The gloves were left outside. There were several people in his dormitory, and I didn’t know who took them and used them.”
Chen Shunwei actually likes Wang Lai very much, otherwise he wouldn't have done everything with him and would take him wherever he goes. It's just that this kid really doesn't have any brains, otherwise he wouldn't have lost his things.
When he called Wang to work today, he found that Wang had nothing in his hands, so he asked him, "Where are your gloves?"
At that time, Wang Lai touched his short hair and said uncertainly: "I can't find it, let's talk about it when I come back!"
Chen Shunwei immediately gave him a slap on the head, "Why don't you get rid of yourself too? I asked you to pack your things, and this is how you pack them. Don't you know it's hard to buy anything nowadays?"
"Maybe, maybe one of them took it by mistake. I'll ask them when they come back."
Chen Shunwei couldn't help but roll his eyes and thought to himself, "What a silly boy, who wouldn't put down their gloves if they took the wrong one.
Besides, I still have to work today. What’s the point of returning the gloves after today? How about the suffering in the cold wind?
Besides, are you sure your gloves can be returned?"
Chen Shunwei felt weird in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't say it out loud.
After all, these are just my own subjective conjectures, and we still have to rely on evidence to find out what is really going on.
I could only silently sympathize with Wang Lai, and then couldn't help feeling lucky that he lived at home and didn't have these problems.
After Chen Shunwei told Shen Yanming about what happened today and what he was thinking, he sighed, "I know the temperature is low today, and it's uncomfortable for him to work with bare hands, but this kid won't learn his lesson unless he suffers a little."
Shen Yanming glanced at Wang Lai who was working seriously, and then said to Chen Shunwei: "I'm just worried that his hands will get frostbite. You know, the weather is getting colder and colder. If he really gets frostbite, I'm afraid it will recur every year and it won't go away completely."
"That can't be helped. Time waits for no one. The weather is about to change. How can we ask him to borrow a pair of gloves? Don't you see that everyone on Green Lemon Mountain is working?"
Shen Yanming naturally knew all this, but since there was no other way, he stopped thinking about it.
However, he asked a question that he had not paid attention to: "Was there a big loss from the last rainfall?"
“It can only be said that there is a certain amount of loss.”
Chen Shunwei explained: "In our central region, the time for planting radishes and cabbages is later than in the north, but we didn't expect the temperature to drop suddenly.
At that time, many vegetable seedlings were frozen. Later, thanks to the timely reminder of the Qinghe Alliance, everyone bought plant repair agents and sprayed them, which helped most of the seedlings recover.
As for the wheat seedlings, it was probably a coincidence.
The temperature drop here is similar to that in the north, and we are planting winter wheat, so there is basically no loss."
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