Chapter 113 Dog Lao San's Realization!
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At Qin Tao's house, the male and female protagonists from the original novel had further contact, while Li Shiyue carried a basket on her back and went to the riverbank to look for tender grass.
Even at this time of year, you can see a thin layer of ice on the surface of the water tank in the yard when you wake up in the morning.
This morning, Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian carried the large water vat, which was half the height of a person, into the kitchen.
They walked quite a distance upstream to the riverbank, and the two sisters had only cut about half a basket of grass that looked like it could be given to the horses.
Li Shiyue tucked the machete into her belt. She looked up at the still overcast sky, which was close to noon, and turned to Li Qiutian, saying, "Sister, let's go home. I think it might snow."
Li Qiutian was reluctant to go back so early, but Li Shiyue finally said, "If there's not enough grass, let's feed the horses some beans."
The horse is valuable; feeding it beans is fine, and you can eventually earn back the money by selling the horse.
So the two sisters bounced their baskets on their backs and headed home.
Even when Li Shiyue was still some distance from the houses closest to the riverbank in the village, she could see several wisps of smoke rising from their chimneys.
When the two returned to the Li family home, they found an unexpected person in their yard.
"Third Brother?"
Dog Lao San, who was sitting on the ground opposite Li's mother and braiding hemp rope, immediately looked up at the door when he heard Li Shiyue's shout.
As soon as Li Shiyue returned, Li's mother quickly said to her, "Shiyue is back?"
"Sit down and rest. Your third brother came looking for you, but he didn't see you, so he sat down to help us braid hemp rope."
Before Li Shiyue could reply, Li's mother turned to Gou Laosan with a warm expression and said, "Third brother, stay for dinner today. I'll have Shitou go and fetch your aunt."
Dog Lao San had come to the door with a reason. He only found out after he arrived that the Li family ate three meals a day because Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian were strong and got hungry quickly.
Unlike those families, who only eat two meals a day.
In order to save food, some families would only eat lunch once a day.
So, how could Dog Lao San possibly have the nerve to eat at Li Shiyue's house?
"No, no need, Auntie. I just want to talk to Shiyue for a few minutes. I'll leave as soon as I'm done."
But Li's mother was too embarrassed to let Gou Lao San help her braid the hemp rope for so long.
Therefore, Li's mother kept insisting that Gou Lao San stay and eat with them, but Gou Lao San kept declining. This back-and-forth between the two made Li Shiyue laugh.
After Shi Tou used a gourd ladle to scoop water for her and Li Qiutian to wash their hands, Li Shiyue said directly to the anxious Gou Lao San, "Third Brother, listen to my mother, just stay and have a meal."
"I'll have my brother go and fetch her from Third Grandma's place."
Seeing that Dog Lao San was still unwilling and seemed to want to refuse, Li Shiyue said again, "Third Brother, our friendship along the way, do we really need one more meal?"
"If I go to my third brother's house, does he really think he won't invite me to stay for a meal?"
Li Shiyue had already said so much, how could Gou Laosan refuse? However, he said that there was no need for Shitou to invite his third aunt; he would go to his own home and carry her over.
Therefore, at lunchtime, two more people from the Li family's neighborhood came to eat: Dog Lao San and Third Aunt.
Actually, the food on the table wasn't anything special. It was just a big pot of steamed brown rice mixed with beans. It was the cheapest, old broken rice from the grain store, so the taste was bad, but it was enough to fill our stomachs.
The dish consisted of pickled radish slices and a huge pot of radish green soup. It was definitely not tasty; it was just salty.
Li Shiyue, who ate five large bowls of rice by himself, was the biggest eater at the table.
The bowl Li Shiyue ate from was actually more like a basin. Dog Lao San stared in disbelief as Li Shiyue, despite chewing slowly and carefully, quickly ate the entire basin of rice in front of her.
Li Shiyue didn't know how to explain it; she just ate a lot.
After the meal, everyone cleaned up the dishes together, and then Li's mother urged Li Shiyue to take the dog Lao San into the room where Li Wangming and Shitou were sleeping to talk.
Just before stepping inside, Li Shiyue said to her third aunt, who had just sat down in the courtyard to help her mother braid hemp rope, "Third Aunt, would you like to come in and talk to me?"
Third Aunt was stunned for a moment; she hadn't expected Li Shiyue to call her that.
After a moment of hesitation, she shook her head, her hands still busy braiding the hemp rope, and replied to Li Shiyue, "No, I agree to whatever Lao San does. You two can talk to each other about it."
Only then did Li Shiyue enter the house and sit down facing Gou Laosan.
Li Shiyue picked up the water bowl on the table, poured a bowl of water for Gou Laosan and herself, and yes, it was just water, no tea.
Since her last trip to Sanshan County and then through Qingsong Town back to Liujiatun, Li Shiyue has not left the house again.
Moreover, the horse hadn't been sold yet, and although she still had some money left, it was really not much.
Without money in hand, how could I dare to go out shopping? Let alone buy tea, which is a precious commodity.
After drinking most of the bowl of water, Dog Lao San held his breath for several breaths before daring to look up at Li Shiyue and say, "Shiyue, I... I wanted to come and ask you something." Once Dog Lao San got to the point, he dared to continue.
"If you have any more profitable business opportunities next time, could you call me along?"
At this point, Dog Lao San's face turned slightly red; he was ultimately a little embarrassed.
After all, Li Shiyue had never called him before, yet he took the initiative to come to her door wanting her to help him make money. If you look at it seriously, that would be quite shameless.
However, Dog Lao San was genuinely envious of the money Li Shiyue had made with Li Wangshui and the others these past two times.
Moreover, even before the horse was sold, the villagers had already learned from Li Wangshui and his group about Li Shiyue's principles for distributing money.
"Distribution according to work: more work, more pay; less work, less pay; no work, no pay!"
Moreover, Li Shiyue is not the kind of selfish person who only cares about himself. According to Li Wangshui and the others, if something happens, Li Shiyue will definitely not abandon them!
These two points alone are enough to attract people to want to work with Li Shiyue.
Even if Li Shiyue is a woman, as long as it brings real benefits, who cares whether the leader is male or female?
Not to mention, Li Shiyue is someone who can actually chop off a person's head with a single blow!
With such force, who dares to disobey?
Among the men of Lijia Village, Li Wangshui is currently the most capable fighter.
But Li Wangshui had long been following Li Shiyue's orders.
So, with a smug grin, he thought about how Li Shiyue had entrusted him with the task of reporting the news to Xingsheng Tower when the barbarians entered the village last time. Did Li Shiyue think that he, the third brother, was somewhat useful and not really so useless?
That's why Dog Lao San finally mustered up the courage to come knocking on the door.
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