In the early morning, He Jinshu was the first to wake up from his dream. Recently, Chen Zhen had been feeling unwell, so he woke up relatively late.
After He Jinshu woke up, he kissed Chen Chen's cheek first, and then prepared to get up.
Unexpectedly, his movement woke up Chen Zhen. Chen Zhen half-opened his eyes and said to He Jinshu in a daze, "Ah Shu, my leg is a little itchy, can you help me scratch it?"
When He Jinshu heard this, he scratched his itch.
Then she covered him with the quilt, kissed his face, put on her clothes and walked out.
Now it has been several days since the road was repaired. The materials purchased before have been delivered one after another. Foreman Liu has also agreed that today is the day for the workshop to start work. After breakfast, He Jinshu prepared to go there to take a look.
When Chen Zhen woke up, He Jinshu had already gone to the construction site. When Grandma He saw Chen Zhen wake up, she said, "Brother Zhen, go sit in the main hall first. Grandma will get you some food."
As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and went to the kitchen.
Chen Zhen originally wanted to say that he could go and get the food himself, but when he saw Grandma He walking too fast, he gave up. However, he did not go into the main room, but followed her to the kitchen, served the food with Grandma He, and then returned to the main room.
Grandma He sat beside her sewing clothes while chatting with Chen Chen: "Brother Chen, do you have any style of clothes you like? You can tell grandma and grandma will try to make it for you."
While eating, Chen Chen said, "Anything is fine, as long as it looks good." He himself doesn't know how to sew, so he is not picky about this, as long as it looks good.
Hearing this, Grandma He said, "Then I'll do it myself."
"Okay." Chen Chen responded.
After talking about this, Grandma He said, "Xiaoshu said you don't have to go to the construction site later, he will be back soon."
Chen Chen didn't agree, and only said: "Let's talk about it after dinner. If he doesn't come back, I'll go over and take a look."
He wasn't worried about the construction site, he just wanted to go out for a walk.
Grandma He didn't try to persuade her after hearing this. Anyway, as long as He Jinshu was not at home, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to get Chen Zhen to stay at home peacefully. Even if He Jinshu was at home, Chen Zhen might not be able to stay.
So he wanted to go out, and Grandma He let him go.
But before Chen Zhen finished his meal, He Jinshu came back first.
When Grandma He saw He Jinshu coming back, she took her sewing box and went to the corridor to find Grandpa He, leaving the space for them.
He Jinshu sat down next to Shen Zhen, rubbed his abdomen and said, "How many bowls have you eaten?"
"That's three bowls," Chen Chen said, wiping his mouth with a handkerchief. "Aunt Wen's preserved egg and lean meat porridge is getting better and better."
For breakfast today he had three bowls of porridge, two buns, an egg and a plate of vegetables, and finally he was full.
After that, he asked, "How's it going on the construction site?"
"It's no big deal. Uncle Liu said he would help keep an eye on it, so we can rest assured." He Jinshu said.
Because of the profit sharing, the villagers all went to the workshop to help with the work on their own initiative, and they didn't ask for any wages.
They didn't want it, and He Jinshu and Shen Zhen couldn't just let them work for free, so they found someone to cook for them, providing two meals, each with two dishes, one meat and one vegetable.
The villagers gladly accepted it upon seeing this. After all, everyone who had worked for the He family before knew that their food was very good and tasted delicious.
Chen Chen nodded upon hearing this, and then said to He Jinshu, "Lin Yi and the others have been training for almost three months, right? Before the workshop is built, I plan to take them to Lao'an Mountain. What do you think?"
Laoan Mountain is located in the southwest of Linshe County, 20 kilometers away from Fengyuan Town. It is the southernmost border defense line of Dongli State.
The jungle there is dense, dangerous and full of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts. It is a very dangerous primeval forest.
In the past, Chen Zhen would take Brother Shen and the others there to play every year, but this year he was busy with his wedding and didn't have time to go.
Now that everything has been settled temporarily, he wants to take these people to Laoan Mountain. One reason is to train their abilities, and the second is that he himself wants to see if there is anything new in there.
He Jinshu had heard Chen Zhen talk about Laoan Mountain before. It was said that the altitude there was very high, nearly 3,000 meters, and it was also very dangerous. So when he heard that Chen Zhen wanted to go, He Jinshu directly refused and said, "No, I will go with you after you finish taking your medicine. You can't go now."
"It's okay, Ah Shu, you have to believe in my ability. I won't let anything happen to me." Chen Chen persuaded.
"That won't work either. What if something unexpected happens? I can't afford to lose you." He Jinshu said in a cold voice.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhen sighed and said, "Hey, if only I wasn't your brother, if only Ah Shu was your brother, I would definitely take you wherever you want to go and make sure you don't get hurt at all."
He Jinshu's heart softened for a moment when he heard this, but he still didn't agree to let Chen Zhen go to Lao'an Mountain. After thinking for a while, he first raised his hand to pinch Chen Zhen's earlobe, then whispered in his ear: "If you promise me that you won't go to Lao'an Mountain while you're taking the medicine, I'll give you a treat tonight."
Chen Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he restrained his gaze and bargained with He Jinshu in a cunning way, "It's still a long time. You can't just enjoy it this once, right?"
He Jinshu was amused by his overreaching behavior. He twisted his ear hard and said, "So long? Have you forgotten what Doctor Xue told us?"
Chen Zhen dodged while laughing and said, "I just want Ah Shu to feel comfortable a few more times, right?"
He Jinshu ignored his playful smile and said calmly, "Tonight, whether you want to or not, forget it. If you insist on going to Laoan Mountain, I will tell my parents and eldest brother and see how they deal with you."
"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Chen nodded quickly, and at the same time muttered to He Jinshu in a low voice: "Ah Shu, how come you have become so cunning now? You have even learned to look for help."
"It's because you never listen to me." He Jinshu glanced at him helplessly and said.
"How could I not listen to you? Then I won't go to Laoan Mountain. I just want to get more interest from you." Chen Chen retorted dissatisfiedly.
He Jinshu said calmly, "I'll pay the interest later."
"When will it be given?"
"It depends on your performance."
"Okay then, I will definitely behave well tonight."
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