Chapter 25: Learn Some Skills
"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Shen." Sheng Ze nodded to Shen Xiao.
Chen Xiao felt a little embarrassed. "We are the ones who should trouble you. You are strong, so you should take advantage of the light snow and carve out a few steps."
No one wants to live with outsiders, so Shen Xiao's invitation to Sheng Ze to live together is not completely selfless.
But Shen Xiao was a gentleman, and a gentleman was open and honest. He said what he was thinking, which made Sheng Ze feel no discomfort.
"Brother Shen, you're too polite. I'll have to trouble you in many more ways later. These are just small matters." Ling Yun replied with a smile.
After the matter was settled, Sheng Ze and Ling Yun handed their luggage to Chen Xiao to put in the cliff cave first, and then began to prepare.
Shengze and Lingyun were both martial artists, so carving a few steps was a piece of cake for them. They didn't need any other tools at all. They just picked up two big stones and got the job done.
While the snow in the sky had not become heavier and the snow-covered branches and leaves had not yet been soaked, the men were responsible for collecting firewood and looking for food in the nearby woods; Jiang Goudan also took people to set a few traps, hoping to catch some wild animals after the snow stopped.
Everything went smoothly for the men, but the women were in trouble.
Wu, Liang and others were all wives of officials before. Let alone weaving straw curtains, they had never even seen what straw curtains looked like in their entire lives.
Shen Qingqian had naturally seen it before, and she could also make it up, but she couldn't expose it. Shen Qingman and the others were at a loss, looking at the hay at their feet, not knowing where to start.
"Why don't we go learn from the aunties in the cliff cave to the west," Shen Qingqian suggested.
Fortunately, there were several families who fled with her. Otherwise, even if she knew how to make up stories, she couldn't learn it without a teacher. There must be an explanation.
Shen Qingman's eyes lit up, and he immediately pulled Shen Qingxiao up, "Third sister, let's go together. After we learn it, we can teach the fourth and fifth sisters."
When Shen Qingqian heard this, she hurriedly said, "Second sister, I want to learn too. I'll go with you!"
Are you kidding? If she is not allowed to learn, how can she "know" it?
"You're not really needed for this kind of rough work," Shen Qingman said with a smile, "Just take care of Xiaowu and Qin'er. When you have time, you can help your sister-in-law look after Jin'er."
Finally, there is a "formal channel" that can explain that she "knows" some farm work. How could Shen Qingqian let it go?
At the moment, she didn't care about anything else and pulled Shen Qingman's arm and shook it, "Second sister, I really want to help. Xiaowu and Qin Ge'er are very well behaved, and they are both staying in the cave. I will just watch while I do the work."
"Second sister, I think Sixth Sister really wants to help. Grandfather said she's smart and quick to learn. Let's take her with us."
The speaker was Shen Qingxiao, the third sister and the third daughter of Wu.
"Yes, yes, yes. Once I learn it, I will come back to teach my fourth and fifth sisters. My second and third sisters can also learn more from the aunts." Shen Qingqian nodded quickly.
Of course, it was impossible for her to come back early, so she had to take this opportunity to "learn" more skills.
Shen Qingman had no choice but to take Shen Qingqian with him.
Weaving straw mats is not complicated. The Shen sisters learned it quickly. Shen Qingqian also followed suit and did it, and then she "learned" it.
Then she pestered Jiang Goudan's wife with questions. She seemed curious about everything, but in fact, every question she asked had a purpose.
For example, "Sister-in-law, what will you do if you don't have enough firewood at home?"
"Sister-in-law, if your Dazhuang is sick, will he go to the city to see a doctor and get medicine?"
"Sister-in-law, where do you usually sell the produce from your fields?"
"Sister-in-law, your home"
Shen Qingman and Shen Qingxiao both felt that Shen Qingqian was particularly talkative today, but they just thought that Shen Qingqian was curious about farm life and did not suspect anything.
Not long after, Shen Qingman and Shen Qingxiao went back, but Shen Qingqian stayed with a reluctant look on her face.
She waited until Shen Qingqian felt it was about time before returning to her own cliff cave.
Next, it’s time to deliver medicine to everyone, otherwise everyone will be sick when they wake up tomorrow morning.
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