Lili winked mysteriously, but none of the Shen family members got it and were completely baffled.
Shen Lao Er, on the other hand, didn't worry about it too much. For him, woodworking was just a pastime, a way to relax after a long day, and not a burden.
The fact that Lili liked the little bed he made and wanted to give it as a gift to someone else is also a form of affirmation for him.
Shen Lao Er not only didn't feel embarrassed, but was also very happy.
Besides, Shen Lao Er has always doted on his niece. Since Li Li has spoken up, he has no choice but to do this well.
Old Shen chuckled and patted his chest, assuring everyone, "It's no big deal, leave it to your second uncle!"
Lili breathed a sigh of relief and clapped her hands happily: "Yay, thank you, Uncle! Uncle is the best to Lili!"
Yang was still confused about what her daughter was planning, and even a little unable to keep up with Lili's jumping thoughts.
An elderly woman who has a very, very serious illness?
Who is it?
After thinking for a long time, Yang couldn't remember which seriously ill old woman Lili knew, so she asked, "Lili, who are you talking about?"
Lili said, "Um... she's Uncle Liu's mother, Grandma Liu."
Ms. Yang suddenly realized that it was Mr. Liu's mother.
After realizing this, Yang became confused again.
Why does Lili suddenly want to send something to Mr. Liu's mother?
"Lili, why do you suddenly want to send something to Old Madam Liu?" Madam Yang asked. "I don't remember you seeing that old lady, do you?"
"Hmm, no, I've never seen it before."
Lili said frankly.
Hearing Lili say this, Madam Yang became even more puzzled.
"Then why did you suddenly send a gift? And, what about Old Madam Liu...?"
Yang hesitated, but the Shen family members were all completely bewildered, not even knowing who this Old Madam Liu was.
Seeing her daughter-in-law's hesitant expression, Old Lady Shen couldn't help but ask, "Who is this Old Madam Liu...?"
Yang quickly explained the relationship between Mr. Liu and Shen Laosan to her family, and also mentioned that Old Madam Liu was currently bedridden and did not have much time left. Only then did the Shen family understand.
Upon hearing that this Madam Liu was the mother of his second brother's teacher, Shen Lao Er felt even more strongly that it was indeed necessary to send this gift, and secretly decided to speed up the process of making the bed.
Lili wanted this small bed, but not to help her father manage his interpersonal relationships.
Given Mr. Liu's status as a literary giant in Liucheng, if we could use his influence to promote my second uncle's craftsmanship, wouldn't that be killing three birds with one stone?
As for what these three carvings are...
Firstly, this bed is indeed very convenient for bedridden patients.
Secondly, my second uncle's culinary skills can also be showcased during this opportunity.
Thirdly, it would also be a way to do his father a favor.
After the Shen family found out the identity of this old lady Liu, they also felt that they should send her something.
Mr. Liu can be considered Shen Laosan's teacher. Since the teacher's mother is seriously ill, he should at least show some appreciation.
However, Mr. Liu rarely mentioned Madam Liu in front of his students. Madam Liu herself did not want her son's students to feel sorry for her because of this. In addition, Mr. Liu claimed that he did not like to accept gifts, so the students did not dare to give her anything casually.
The same goes for Shen Laosan.
However, Lili wasn't afraid that Uncle Liu wouldn't accept it.
Because she also wanted Uncle Liu to help her promote it. It's a win-win situation, isn't it wonderful?
………
Almost another month passed, and the village's underground canal was finally completed.
During this time, Lili would always find time to go to the side to watch, and together with Yang, she would deliver food to Old Man Shen and his sons.
The boys weren't originally in this group.
However, since Lili had previously mentioned making that special bed for Old Madam Liu, Shen Jiahao and the others who doted on their younger sister couldn't offer much help. Apart from taking care of Doctor Sikong's Shen Jiaqing, they volunteered to take over for Shen Lao Er.
The four younger ones replaced the older one, and even Shen Jialuo, who wasn't much older than Lili, took her place.
Although they were young, Shen Jiahao was very strong and worked just as well as the other men. He could even move the things that would take two or three people to move by himself.
Even Village Chief Ma praised him as "amazing" when he saw him.
Moreover, Shen Jiahao is not only highly efficient, but also has a longer standby time than others.
While the other men sat down to rest, panting and red-faced, Shen Jiahao continued hoeing the ground without changing his expression.
Lili asked him, "Brother, are you tired? Uncle Village Chief said there's no rush, no need to be in such a hurry!"
Shen Jiahao waved his hand and wiped the sweat from his face: "It's nothing! I just have too much energy to spare, so I'll just treat it as a good workout!"
After saying that, Shen Jiahao went back to his work.
Shen Jialu and his two younger brothers stood by, dumbfounded. The three of them combined did less than half the work of their eldest brother!
Lili clicked her tongue as she looked at her older brother's six-pack abs and solid muscles after he took off his shirt because he was hot, and then shut her mouth.
Sigh, it feels like my older brother is wasting his talents doing farm work at home.
With your physique and strength, you'd definitely be a candidate for the King of Soldiers in modern times!
There aren't many techniques yet.
Lili pondered that there were still two years before her brother's time to get together, so she needed to think carefully about how to lay a good foundation for him.
The massive canal-digging operation in the village only lasted about two months, much faster than Village Chief Ma had expected.
Although they already had the foundation laid by their predecessors, all they needed to do after finding the water source was to dig a new channel to divert it into the existing channel, but it was still unusually fast.
In response, Village Chief Ma attributed part of the reason to Shen Jiahao's extraordinary ability to act as if he were one of three people.
If villagers work together on public tasks and neglect their own jobs, the village will pay them wages.
However, since this matter was beneficial to the whole village, and the amount of money was not much, it was distributed according to the amount of work done by each household, based on labor.
In the first month, the two men in the Shen family worked, and the amount of money they received was about the same as everyone else.
But in the second month, Shen Lao Er was replaced by a few young men. Shen Jiahao worked like an ox, with all his strength, which everyone could see.
The amount of silver the Shen family received in the second month was simply unparalleled, yet no one complained.
One day, Village Chief Ma sighed to Old Man Shen, "Uncle, Jiahao is incredibly strong and has incredible stamina. I have to say, he's really a good candidate for the army!"
Old Man Shen smiled, waved his hand, and said nothing.
When Jiahao returned to the house that evening and told his mother about it, she remained silent for a long time before sighing, "Jiahao was strong when he was little, but I just thought it was because he was healthy. Although Jiahao didn't say it, I knew that he genuinely wanted to learn martial arts."
Old Man Shen nodded: "Old woman, I was thinking, if Jiahao really wants to join the army..."
How could Old Lady Shen not know what Old Man Shen was thinking?
So Old Mrs. Shen said, "Children and grandchildren have their own destinies. Let them do what they want. Besides, this is just our guess. He wants to learn martial arts, but that doesn't necessarily mean he wants to be a soldier, does it?"
Old Man Shen also sighed: "So be it."
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