After saying that, he started moving like Shen Yanming without waiting for Shen Yanming to refuse, and Chen Shunwei followed suit.
In fact, Shen Yanming didn't want to refuse, after all, he had been away from home for quite some time.
Feeling a little guilty about asking someone to help him in the freezing cold, Shen Yanming asked, "Is the land at your house all ready?"
"Yes, I came over and tidied up this afternoon when I saw the weather looked bad."
We had no experience with the last temperature drop, and some of the seedlings in the field were frostbitten. After seeing the news, we learned that we needed to take measures to keep them warm.
The family members rushed to the uncultivated wasteland behind the mountain and pulled up withered grass for three whole days.
My hands were worn raw from collecting so many straw mats, and it took a lot of effort to weave them into straw mats.
"I came here this afternoon to lay out straw mats; it only took half an hour, much faster than this," Chen Shunwei said.
Shen Yanming smiled awkwardly, "After the wheat is harvested, I will keep the wheat stalks to make straw mats, which will be more convenient to use in the future."
Chen Shunwei nodded, "That's the way to do it. These days, you can't build a greenhouse without connections, so it's better to use these traditional methods."
"Yes, even waste should be put to good use."
Suddenly remembering something, Shen Yanming asked Chen Shunwei, "Didn't your family members wear gloves? How could they get injured while pulling up dry grass?"
"Yes, but not that many. We have to do it this way to save time, but we're afraid of a second temperature drop."
Moreover, who could have imagined the temperature would drop so quickly? I'd only been weaving the straw mats for a few days, and the weather had already changed.
"Oh, I see. There seems to be some old yarn at home. If you don't mind, I'll have Qiao An find it for you. You can knit a glove and use it as a substitute."
"Sure, what's there to worry about? It's not like we came back when resources were plentiful and we could just buy new ones whenever we wanted."
"These days, having an old one isn't bad either!" Chen Shunwei said with a smile.
Actually, he and Wang Lai were on patrol, but most of the others had already left by 7:30.
Just as they were about to go back, they saw lights still on in the Shen family's field.
The two hadn't seen Shen Yanming in a long time, so they came to say hello. Later, they saw him working alone, and since they had some free time, they thought they'd come and lend a hand.
But I never expected such a surprise.
However, once the opportunity arose, he gladly accepted it.
Shen Yanming also liked his generous and unpretentious nature.
Hearing their conversation, Wang Lai grew anxious and quickly raised his right hand to Shen Yanming, saying, "Me too! Brother, if you have a lot of yarn at home, could you knit me a pair too?"
Shen Yanming then noticed that Wang Lai was actually helping him with his bare hands. He instantly felt guilty and cursed himself for being careless.
"Why are you coming here without gloves? Don't you know how cold it is?" Shen Yanming's guilt and anxiety were intertwined, so his tone was a bit harsh when he spoke.
Wang Lai was stunned by what he was said; he hadn't expected Brother Shen to get angry at him.
However, he could sense a hint of concern in the other person's tone.
After realizing what was happening, Wang Lai waved his hand and smiled at Shen Yanming, "It's okay, bro, I can handle the cold! It's getting late, shall we finish this first?"
Shen Yanming sighed and could only bend over to continue.
He wasn't like Bi Qiaoan, who always carried a bag and could pull out a glove from his bag for Wang to use in this situation.
Wang Lai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shen Yanming was not holding on any longer. He bent down and continued to spread out the corn stalks.
However, as he continued to lay out the foundation, he drifted further and further away from Shen Yanming.
He had no choice; he was afraid the other person would get angry.
Shen Yanming naturally noticed it, but what could he do? He couldn't do anything!
Seeing this, Chen Shunwei took advantage of Wang Lai going to move the corn stalks and whispered in Shen Yanming's ear, "He's all alone, and he usually follows us around no matter what he does."
I used to have a pair of thick white gloves, but I couldn't find them when I went to look for them today. So I had no choice but to work with my bare hands.
This kid is a good person, but sometimes he's too honest and doesn't trust people enough.
The gloves were left out in the open; several people lived in his dorm, and he didn't know who had taken them.
Chen Shunwei actually liked Wang Lai quite a bit, otherwise he wouldn't have always been in the same group with him and taken him everywhere. It's just that the kid is really naive, otherwise he wouldn't have lost his things.
When he called Wang to do some work today, he noticed that Wang's hands were empty, and asked him, "Where are your gloves?"
Wang Lai touched his short hair and said uncertainly, "I can't find it. Let's talk about it when I get back!"
Chen Shunwei immediately gave him a flick on the forehead, "Why don't you lose yourself too? I told you to tidy up your things, and this is how you tidy them up. Don't you know it's not easy to buy anything these days?"
"Maybe, maybe one of them took the wrong one. I'll ask them when they get back."
Chen Shunwei couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking to himself, "What a silly kid. Who wouldn't put down their own gloves if they took the wrong ones?"
Besides, we still have to work today. What's the point of returning the gloves after today? How will we compensate for the suffering we endured in the cold wind?
Besides, are you really sure your gloves will come back alive?
Chen Shunwei pondered this in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't bring himself to say it out loud.
After all, these are all just subjective assumptions; the truth still needs to be proven by evidence.
I could only feel sorry for Wang Lai silently, and then I couldn't help but feel relieved that he lived at home and didn't have these problems.
After telling Shen Yanming about what happened today and his thoughts, Chen Shunwei sighed, "I know it's cold today, and it must be hard for him to work with his bare hands, but this kid won't learn his lesson unless he suffers a little."
Shen Yanming glanced at Wang Lai, who was working diligently, and then said to Chen Shunwei, "I'm just worried that his hands will get frostbite. You know, it's getting colder and colder. If he really gets frostbite, it might flare up every year and be impossible to cure."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Time waits for no one, and the weather is about to change. Where would we find the time to ask him to borrow a glove? Don't you see that everyone on Qingning Mountain is a worker?"
Shen Yanming was naturally aware of these things, but since there was nothing he could do, he stopped thinking about it.
However, he asked a question he hadn't considered: "Was the damage from the last rainfall significant?"
"I can only say that there were some losses."
Chen Shunwei explained, "Our central region is naturally later than the north when we plant radishes and cabbages, but we didn't expect the temperature to drop so suddenly."
Many seedlings were damaged by frost at the time, but thanks to the timely reminder from Qinghe Alliance, everyone bought plant repair agents and sprayed them, which helped most of the seedlings recover.
As for the wheat seedlings, it was a complete coincidence.
"With this temperature drop, our climate is now similar to that of the north, which is perfect since we planted winter wheat, so there was basically no loss."
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