And Wu Zhaodi had no interest in this either.

She looked towards the west room and lowered her voice, "Shen Jun, do you think the second sister-in-law will get up to cook tomorrow?"

"Who knows? I'm not your second sister-in-law. Okay, stop talking and take a rest."

Shen Jun was a little impatient after a tiring day.

Wu Zhaodi curled her lips and said, "Anyway, I won't be the one cooking tomorrow."

Then he mumbled something and after a while, the main house of the Shen family fell into silence.

The next morning, the sun was hidden in the clouds and the air became even hotter and sultry, as if a storm was really coming.

Shen Yu got up early and stood in front of the door, frowning as he looked at the thatched hut where he, his wife and children had lived for decades.

It seems that if there is another storm, the roof of this thatched house will be blown away.

Even if they split up today, they couldn't move away immediately, and the storm was about to come.

He called out Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan, and he gave orders from below while his two sons secured the roof again with straw ropes.

At this time, the sky was bright.

There was no sound in the main house or the kitchen.

Shen Yu looked towards the main house and shook his head slightly. If he guessed correctly, Ji Daju had a hundred reasons to avoid today's housework.

As expected.

Ji Daju pretended to be sick and couldn't get up from the kang. She lay there groaning, feeling pain here and there, but she just refused to get up to cook.

Wu Zhaodi's face is thicker than Ji Daju's.

If the second sister-in-law can do this, what is she afraid of?

So she also said that her ankle was not healed and she felt very uncomfortable...

So everyone's eyes turned towards the main house and towards Chen Li.

Just when everyone thought that the three siblings would stand up to defend Chen Li again, Shen Yu spoke up, "From now on, there will be rules for the Shen family's housework. Whichever room it is will cook. If women can't do it, there are men. If men can't do it, there are children..."

Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen looked at Shen Yu in shock. For so many years, their eldest son had been submissive and never dared to refute them. When something happened at home, he would not say anything unless he could. His sense of presence was really low.

What happened today? Why did you say these words? Shen Mingxi held Chen Li and raised his voice and said, "My dad is right. Let's do it this way from now on. If anyone has any objections, then we will cook separately."

Looking at the big room huddled together, Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen were unexpectedly silent.

At this time, the weather became increasingly gloomy, just like everyone's mood at the moment.

Shen Jiawen, who had been silent the whole time, continued, "There is also the work of carrying water. Qingshan and I have been carrying water for our family since we were 10 years old. Sanwazi is already 13 years old and can do this work. But we are the older brothers, so don't accuse us of bullying him. He just needs to carry two buckets of water every day."

You have to know that this family of more than 20 people uses a lot of water every day.

Every morning, Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan have to carry more than a dozen buckets.

Whether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter, it has never been delayed.

So, no matter what Old Lady Shen cried out next, it sounded boring, just the same few sentences over and over again.

The final result is——

Ji Daju got up to cook. There was nothing wrong with her, and she couldn't let her husband or Bao Yatou cook.

Shen Qingshan called Sanwazi out, grabbed him by the collar, and put the carrying pole on his shoulders.

The three cousins ​​went out to fetch water.

Shen Hai looked at Shen Yu standing in the morning light in doubt and uncertainty. For some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if, from now on, the Shen family would never be the same again.

His eyes gradually gathered a look of resentment.

If the first wife continues like this, the second and third wives will have less and less say. Isn't it obvious? It can be seen from this morning that the first wife is dominating them.

That won’t do!

From childhood to adulthood, he has been the only one who has taken advantage of others, so there is no reason for others to take advantage of him.

It seems that we really need to find a way to separate their family.

Shen Hai looked at Shen Yu again, turned and walked towards the main house.

There was a heavy rain that lasted for three days and three nights.

In addition to wheat, the crops in the fields drank enough rain water. Just when everyone was worried, the heavy rain finally stopped.

The water level of Fengquan River rose ten centimeters and spread onto the beach.

During these three days, although the Shen family was noisy, they surprisingly managed to persist in taking turns to do the housework.

After two rounds, Ji Daju and Wu Zhaodi became much more obedient.

It seemed that they knew that the eldest wife was determined this time and they would not be able to gain any advantage. Mrs. Shen's words of punishing them at every turn were just lip service for the time being.

For the first time, they felt wary of the people in the first wife's family.

So the atmosphere in the Shen family became a little weird.

However, Shen Mingxi and his two sisters did not take it seriously, because the heavy rain came quickly and suddenly, and because there were continuous thunders for the past three days, they started preparing to enter the mountains when the sky cleared.

There was not much work to do at the brigade headquarters for the time being, and because it had rained heavily for the past three days, an announcement was made over the loudspeaker early in the morning that the members could rest at home for two days.

This is also what Mr. Shen Sanye does for the sake of the villagers in Kaoshantun.

Because at this time of year every year, a kind of mushroom called Leiwozi will appear on the mountain of Longpan Mountain after a thunderstorm.

Its scientific name is Agaricus tetrasporus, and it is also called Agaricus oleifera in some places.

Most of them appear after thunderstorms, in piles and clumps. The mushrooms are thick, delicious and nutritious.

Wash the freshly picked leiwozi, blanch it and then stir-fry it with cabbage, add chili peppers, and serve it with freshly cooked sorghum rice. It is simply a delicious delicacy.

If you have the conditions at home, you can steam a pot of white rice and put a few slices of pork belly in the mushrooms. It will definitely be the most delicious dish.

If you can’t eat fresh mushrooms, you can dry them and use them to stew chicken in winter.

Unlike the grassy smell of straw mushrooms, when stewed with chicken, Leiwozi is more fragrant than chicken.

So as soon as the heavy rain stopped, it was the perfect time to go into the mountains to mine for mines.

Shen Mingxi and his two siblings, as well as Chen Li, go picking them every year.

If you are lucky, you can pick a large basket. If you are unlucky, you can only pick several pounds, but you can still stir-fry a few dishes.

But most of it went into the stomachs of the second and third wives.

People who work hard to climb mountains and cross ridges to pick mushrooms can only eat a few bites.

Especially at this time last year, they picked two large baskets and dried them because the weather was good, but until now, Shen Mingxi has not seen a single mushroom.

Not to mention eating.

I don’t know where they all went.

There were plenty of wicker baskets at home, and the three siblings prepared to carry one each. Shen Qingshan followed them to see if he could get some food back from the mountains.

Wild fruits and other things are almost ripe at this time.

But Shen Mingxi has his own plans.

(End of this chapter)