Shoveling snow is hard work, and he's already getting so hot that he can't stand it anymore. He'll be racing against Gu Bin later, so he has to go all out.
Without the constraints of thick cotton-padded clothes, Xie Yan moved much faster, and before long, the three of them had finished sweeping together.
Xie Yan had just put down his shovel, intending to take a break, when he remarked, "This work really needs more people; look at this speed..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Yuehua grabbed him and pulled him into the house, saying, "Go find two baskets and carry the snow out of the house while you're at it."
Thank-you banquet "..."
Having such a capable brother-in-law is a real headache!
Yu Yuehua, unaware of Xie Yan's thoughts, entered the house and, seeing the snow still clinging to the eaves, immediately asked Xie Yan, "Why haven't you cleared the snow off the roof?"
Xie Yan looked up and realized, "Oh dear, I forgot about that." He quickly added, "I really don't know how to do this. I was thinking of asking you for help after I finished sweeping the snow in the house."
Yu Yuehua gave Xie Yan a meaningful look. "You haven't forgotten, have you?"
Xie Yan felt a pang of guilt, but he still pretended to be calm. "How could that be? You know that Yue Hui is not very mobile right now. I don't want her to come down and get cold, so I can only rely on you."
Hearing this, Yu Yuehua nodded in satisfaction. "Wait here, I'll go back and get the long bamboo pole from home. You bring the ladder over first."
Xie Yan responded and hurriedly went to the small house outside to carry the ladder over. He placed it steadily on the eaves, swaying it left and right to check it carefully before letting go, making sure it was stable.
Seeing Xie Yan's actions, Gu Bin couldn't help but laugh and tease, "Tell me, did you really forget just now?"
Xie Yan smiled and looked at him, then asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Gu, have you swept the snow off your roof?"
Gu Bin: "..."
He then tried to salvage the situation by saying, "I didn't know this snow could be brought down! We didn't manage to get it down at the educated youth settlement last year."
Xie Yan rolled her eyes. "You didn't know anything. Now that you do, are you going back to get it done?"
Instead of answering, Gu Bin asked, "Hey! Your family didn't do it last year either, so why did you do it this year?"
Xie Yan silently rolled her eyes at him again, "There's a pregnant woman at home. If the sun comes out later and the snow melts, the water will flow into the yard, and it will be very dangerous for my wife to walk around!"
After saying that, she looked at Gu Bin with a smile and said, "You should study hard later, so that you can get the snow off the eaves of your house when you get home."
Gu Bin wasn't going to fall for his trick. If the snow on the eaves were easy to remove, why would everyone choose not to remove it and instead let it melt slowly on the eaves?
Shoveling snow must be a very tedious and troublesome task. "My wife isn't pregnant, so I won't do it for her."
Xie Yan chuckled and said, "Who knows?"
With just that one sentence, Gu Bin dropped a bomb on his calm Xinhu Lake, making him so angry that steam rose from his head and his usual smile vanished. Yes!
Why was he so certain that his wife was not pregnant?
What if she's pregnant but they don't know?
After a moment of stunned silence, she looked at Xie Yan with delight, "You figured it out?"
Xie Yan smiled and nodded, and amidst Gu Bin's ecstatic gaze, said calmly, "I haven't seen your wife recently. How could I tell? Do you think I can predict the future?"
Gu Bin was annoyed, "Then why did you say that just now?"
Xie Yan looked at Gu Bin calmly, "I didn't just say for sure, did I?"
As the two were talking, Yu Yuehua returned, carrying a long bamboo stick with a rake attached. Looking at the snow in the yard that hadn't been touched yet, she asked, "Have you two been chatting all this time?"
Xie Yan: "..."
Gu Bin: "..."
Xie Yan quickly changed the subject, saying, "Brother, let me hold the ladder. You demonstrate to me how to quickly remove the snow, and then I'll continue."
Following his words, Yu Yuehua shifted her attention and replied, "Okay, I'll demonstrate it once, but you'd better watch carefully."
Xie Yan nodded quickly, looking very serious.
Yu Yuehua nimbly climbed the ladder. With practiced ease, he raised a long bamboo stick with a rake attached and forcefully raked the snow on the tiles, causing a large chunk of snow to fall with a "whoosh".
As he pulled the snow down the tiles, he patiently explained, "This old house has been around for a long time, and the tiles are covered in rust. You have to be careful when you're pulling the snow down; you have to use some force."
But you can't just rely on brute force; you have to figure it out gradually, see which side is more likely to slip, and then apply force to that side.
Xie Yan and Gu Bin stood to the side, listening attentively, and nodded in unison to show that they understood.
After Yu Yuehua smoothly pulled down three chunks of snow, Xie Yan was eager to try it out. He wanted to see how relaxing and fun it looked.
Yu Yuehua did not refuse. She climbed down the ladder and asked Gu Bin to hold it while she stood a little further away, ready to provide remote guidance.
Xie Yan watched as Yu Yuehua operated the equipment with ease and didn't find it difficult at all.
But when I climbed the ladder and grasped the rake with the long bamboo stick, I truly realized that this was not a simple matter.
Because the bamboo stick was too long, the force applied was greatly reduced. Xie Yan tried several times, and the snow only loosened a little, but no large chunks fell.
Taking a deep breath, thinking about the people standing below, I mustered all my strength and, after some trial and error, gradually found the knack.
As he mastered the technique of applying force and the angle of following the direction of the tiles, large patches of snow quickly began to fall.
Before long, the snow on the eaves of the main house was successfully cleared.
As soon as Xie Yan came down the ladder, Gu Bin couldn't wait any longer and shouted that he would take care of the rest of the house.
Xie Yan's arms were already sore and swollen, and he was more than happy to do so, so he quickly handed over the next task to Gu Bin.
I sighed to myself. Watching others do this job seemed stress-relieving and easy, but when it came to doing it myself, I realized how tiring it was. I couldn't even lift my arms anymore, and it was only because someone was supporting me that I was able to.
While Gu Bin wasn't looking, he secretly rubbed his sore arm.
At the beginning, Gu Bin, like Xie Yan, couldn't find the knack for exerting force, and the snow fell in scattered patches.
With Yu Yuehua's patient guidance, he finally mastered the trick.
Once he started, Gu Bin became quite addicted. The chunks of snow he pulled down were large and fast, which looked very satisfying.
However, such high-intensity pulling consumes a great deal of physical strength.
Gu Bin's arms started to ache after a short time, even shorter than Xie Yan's.
That's what happens when you use all your strength right from the start!
But to make him admit that he lost to Xie Yan is absolutely out of the question!
How could he allow himself to lose to Xie Yan in terms of physical strength?
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