After entering the tent, Li Mai looked at the kneaded dough, took out a small board, and began to divide the dough into portions and roll out the flatbreads.
She didn't have much dough to begin with, so she divided it into three portions, enough to make three large pancakes.
Inside the tent, other families were also preparing things. When they saw that Li Mai had a cutting board and a rolling pin, they were incredulous. Where did they hide these things? They hadn't seen them bring a cutting board before.
"Xiaomai, could I borrow your baking board later? I'd like to make some pancakes for the children too," another woman from the same tent said to Limai.
Li Mai glanced back. This auntie, it seemed, was called Aunt Zhou Sui?
“Okay!” Li Mai replied with a smile.
After lunch, the family took turns resting on the wooden planks.
In the afternoon, after Li Mai stewed the chicken, she had just entered the tent to draw with Zhou Quan when she heard Zhu Zhu, who had gone outside to play, suddenly shout loudly at the tent door, "Mom, Uncle is back!"
Li Mai and Zhou Quan exchanged a glance. Zhou Lin is back? It seems Nanshan Village should be alright.
She turned and went out, and saw Zhou Lin squatting on the ground, taking something wrapped in a burlap sack from his back with the help of his father.
"Xiao Lin, is it done?" Li Mai asked in surprise.
He actually carried it all the way back?
"Yes, sister-in-law, my master and I have been working on it for a while and it's finally finished."
After Zhou Lin took it down, he stood up, looked around, and sighed, "We only heard about the flooding of our village yesterday afternoon. The craftsman worked overnight to finish the job and told me to come home today to check on things."
Li Mai nodded, "Yes, you've seen it too, this is the situation now. Everyone in the village has lost their homes. Your brother is inside, let's go in first!"
Zhou Lin agreed, and he and his father carried the wheelchair inside.
Once inside, they took out the sack, revealing the wheelchair and a basket of things on it.
"These are what my master gave me: some food, pancakes and boiled eggs made by my sisters-in-law," Zhou Lin said, handing the basket to his mother who came in behind him.
Zhao nodded. "Thank you, Master. Is everything alright in Nanshan Village?"
"It's fine over there. It's just a village halfway up the mountain. It's just that it's been raining for more than ten days, and the villagers' houses are leaking. We already helped Master fix the leaks yesterday," Zhou Lin said, waving his hand.
The next moment, he forgot what he wanted to say, and stared wide-eyed in disbelief as his older brother actually stood up and walked over step by step.
"Father, Mother, my eldest brother, he's standing up? He can walk now?" Zhou Lin cried out in fright.
Old Zhou smiled and said, "Yes, he can stand up now, but he can't walk much. He has to rest after a few steps, and he gets tired if he walks too much. Your sister-in-law said he needs to rest more and won't recover to normal so quickly."
Zhou Lin subconsciously looked at Li Mai, who nodded. "Yes, he hasn't walked for two years, so he definitely needs to exercise slowly. The fact that he can stand up and take a few steps means that his bones and meridians are fine. Your wheelchair is just the right time to be made. He can push the wheelchair himself to practice walking, and when he gets tired, he can sit on it to rest."
After Li Mai finished speaking, the whole family was immediately happy.
Zhou Quan looked at the wheelchair, which was larger than a chair and had two extra wheels, with surprise.
"Give it a try!" Li Mai gestured to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan walked over, slowly sat down, and looked down at the wheelchair.
Li Mai gestured for Zhou Lin to push him.
Zhou Lin skillfully pushed Zhou Quan out of the tent. After the tent was finally installed yesterday, he had pushed his master around the yard several times to test it.
The people inside the tent had been watching the family for a while, and now they all went outside to see what was going on.
In a short while, dozens of people gathered outside to watch Zhou Quan's wheelchair.
The clan chief was also alarmed. "Oh, this is good! Xiao Lin, did you make this for your older brother?"
Zhou Lin nodded with a smile, "It's mainly my master who makes it, and I'm his assistant. Uncle Clan Chief, this is called a wheelchair."
"Wow, your master's craftsmanship is truly amazing! No wonder he's known as the Old Monster of Nanshan. How did he come up with such a wheeled chair?"
"Yes, this is the first time I've ever seen a chair like this. Oh, it's a wheelchair."
"But Zhou Quan can walk now, so why does he still need this chair?"
The people around started talking all at once.
Old Man Zhou personally explained to the people, "Yes, it is necessary. Xiaoquan has only just stood up. He has been lying down for more than two years, and his body needs to recover. He can only walk five or six steps now. If he walks more, he will get tired and needs to stop and rest."
Everyone immediately understood.
Zhuzhu happily followed Zhou Quan, watching her second uncle push her father around, full of curiosity. "Dad, can I push you?"
Zhou Quan shook his head. "The ground here is uneven, you can't push it. When we have a level yard later, Dad will let you push it."
"Great, great!" Zhuzhu clapped her hands happily.
Li Mai glanced at Zhou Quan with a wry smile. By the time they had a level yard, his leg would probably be healed by now!
However, she didn't say anything, preferring to give Zhuzhu some hope. Judging from the child's happy expression, she knew the girl hadn't thought that far ahead.
She was curious to see Zhuzhu's expression at that moment!
Thinking of this, Li Mai chuckled to herself. She felt she was being a bit too wicked, but it was exactly like how their teachers had educated them back then.
No matter what it is, teachers are human beings who let them experience things firsthand, and then they use their feelings and experiences to explain the reasons behind these things.
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