Chapter 187 Wan Lao Si takes care of Su Changsheng
Wan Laosi pushed through the crowd and saw Su Changsheng at a glance. This was the man who came to the shop to cause trouble last time. Why was he here again today?
He retreated calmly, stood behind the crowd and listened for a while, and roughly knew what had just happened.
He had a gloomy look on his face, this guy really was haunted.
Wan Laosi turned around and went to the backyard, drew a bucket of water directly from the well, and ran forward with the bucket in his hand.
"Oh, I heard there's a fire. Everyone, make way. I'm here to put out the fire."
Wan Laosi pushed through the crowd and walked inside. As soon as he saw the blue shadow out of the corner of his eye, he poured the bucket of water directly onto Su Changsheng's head.
"Splash!" A bucket of water poured over everyone, making them feel cold all over. At this time, everyone was still wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, which absorb water. Most of the bucket of water was absorbed by the clothes.
"Oh, there's no fire? I was wrong, I was wrong. I just heard someone shouting that there was a fire in the front. When I saw everyone gathered here, I thought there was a fire. I'm so sorry. Let me clean it up for you."
As Wan Laosi spoke, he took off a sweat towel from his neck. He didn't know if it was intentional, but he didn't hold the towel tightly and it slipped to the ground. The ground was covered with mud due to the coming and going of people. The bucket of water had just been poured, and the ground was covered with black mud. The sweat towel fell into the mud, and Wan Laosi picked it up and wiped it all over Su Changsheng's body in a panic.
Su Changsheng's originally clean and beautiful clothes were now covered with mud due to Wan Laosi's sweat towel.
Su Changsheng was doused with cold water and shivered from the cold. His upper and lower teeth chattered and his lips turned dark purple from the cold.
With trembling hands, he pushed Wan Laosi away, turned around, squeezed out of the crowd, and ran home.
Wan Laosi's actions drew applause from everyone.
Su Changsheng had a weak constitution to begin with, and he would definitely catch a cold after being frozen. It would be no big deal for him to lie in bed for ten days or half a month. Recently, the Wan family shop could finally have some peace and quiet.
After Su Changsheng left, the store returned to its usual bustle. Everyone lined up in an orderly manner and waited for their turn. If Wan Lao Si and Wan Lao San were too busy, everyone would go to the window to get their food when they heard the bell.
Busy days always pass quickly. In a blink of an eye, spring plowing is over and the days have quickly come to May.
The scorching sun at the border in May was burning the earth. The Wan family, who had just celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival, had already begun planning to buy a residential plot and build a house.
After dinner that day, the Wan family sat in the yard and chatted. Liu, with her big belly, sat aside and listened to the news that Boss Wan had recently heard.
"I went to the town today. The shop in the trade center has taken shape. It should be completed before the end of the year. Next year, our shop can double in size. But the shop is really short of manpower. My third brother's wife told me today to ask in the village if there are any reliable people who can find two people to help in the shop."
The first person that Old Lady Wan thought of was the village chief's wife, Li. From the spring plowing season to now, the village chief had blocked many people who came to borrow cows for their family, which made their family have fewer enemies. However, the village chief's family was not wealthy, just slightly better off than ordinary families.
The village chief's wife, Ms. Li, is filial, efficient, and hardworking. She is a well-known virtuous woman in the village.
"What do you think of the village chief's wife, Li?"
When Old Lady Wan brought it up, no one had anything to say. This was definitely a good candidate, but Boss Wan hesitated and said, "She's a good person, but she's the wife of the village chief. Will she be willing to help in our store? I don't think so."
"Whether it's possible or not, I'll know tomorrow after I go ask. There's another person I think is also possible, Ergou's mother at the end of the village. It's not easy for her as a widow to raise two children. Her Ergou and our Wanquan get along well, and Ergou's sister and little Fubao also get along well. Ergou's mother likes to be clean. People say that widows are prone to gossip, but when have you ever heard of gossip about Ergou's mother? This shows that she respects herself, which I think is rare."
No one objected to the person mentioned by Old Lady Wan. Second Sister Wan smiled and said, "I'll go ask about Er Gou's mother tomorrow. Her family doesn't have much land, and it's probably difficult for them during this period of scarcity. With this job, our family can be considered to have done a good deed."
"Okay, tomorrow you go to Ergou's mother's house, and I'll go to the village chief's house."
Shen was too embarrassed to speak: "Aunt, I have lived in your house for almost half a year. Logically, I should take the initiative to go to the town to help, but my brother wrote to me a few days ago and said that he would send someone to pick me up to the county town. I..."
When Boss Wan heard Shen mention this, he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he felt depressed as if he was choking with anger.
Old Lady Wan smiled and held Shen's hand and said, "My girl, what's the big deal? You have been recuperating in my house. Haven't you worked too hard in the past six months? I am not lucky enough to marry a daughter-in-law like you, and I don't know which family will be lucky enough to marry you in the future. I am envious."
Shen's face turned red due to the teasing of Old Lady Wan. She looked at Boss Wan shyly. Boss Wan was looking at her, and their eyes met. They both saw a hint of love in each other's eyes.
Shen hurriedly smoothed her hair, her face flushed, and she lowered her head in panic, her heart pounding.
Old Mrs. Wan sensed the subtle atmosphere between the two, smiled calmly, and then changed the subject.
"Big brother, when you have time, go ask the village chief if there is any suitable housing land in the village and approve a piece for our family. It's time to build a new house. We should spend the New Year in our own new home. I always feel uneasy living in someone else's house. I don't even have a nest of my own. What if mom passes away suddenly one day, and passes away in someone else's house? Mom will not be willing to accept that."
Boss Wan nodded quickly, "Mom, look at what you said, you can live a long life, but I have already asked the village chief about the homestead. Now there are several places for our family to choose from, some big, some small, at the head and end of the village, but there is no space inside the village."
"We have a big family, so we need to pick a big one and build a big yard, so we don't need to look at this small one. Wanquan will be getting married in two years, so we can't have a house that is not spacious."
"Okay, let's go take a look together tomorrow. There is a large piece of vacant land in the south of the village. I've seen it and I think it's suitable. Mom can go take a look if she has time tomorrow. If you think it's good, we can choose that piece."
"Oh! Mom, my stomach... hurts..."
As soon as Boss Wan finished speaking, he heard Liu, who was sitting next to Second Sister Wan, suddenly call out.
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