"You've been gone all day and only brought back this little bit of firewood?" Zhang Sumei was doing needlework under the grape vine in the yard.
Upon seeing Liu Shihua return carrying a bundle of firewood, he said with a disapproving expression.
Liu Shihua gathered dry firewood from the pine trees. Although it was only one bundle and seemed a bit small, it burned much better than thatch. Shouldn't she be criticized as soon as she got back?
He was a little puzzled. What was wrong with his mother this time? She seemed particularly abnormal lately, so he just smiled and said, "She went a bit too far."
"I bet you've been out fooling around. Bring me back a few more bundles of firewood tomorrow, or what will we be burning at home when you all go to school?"
Their family has no land, so they can't grow grain or firewood. All of these things need to be done by someone, or they have to buy them with money.
At this point, Zhang Sumei glanced at Liu Shile, who remained unmoved by reason, and said, "Shile will go with you tomorrow. You two should go and gather as much firewood as possible!"
She's in a bad mood today, probably because she spent a lot of money.
At this point, she added, "Liu Shihua, you need to hurry up and take those two bags of grain from the house to the well-drilling team's office. It's getting late, so you have to get going!"
"Okay, I'll go right away." Liu Shihua didn't want to hear any of this; she was just happy to have something to do.
Thinking that Mom wanted her younger sister to go to the mountains with her, that was perfect. Tomorrow she would go to the mountains and find a place to make medicinal food for her sister.
However, he still needs to find a way to get some of these medicinal herbs and ingredients, so it seems he'll have to ask his friends for help.
With that thought in mind, he arrived at the main room and saw the two large bags of grain. Without much thought, he picked them up and headed straight for the well-drilling team's office.
Zhang Sumei was taken aback when she saw him carrying out the grain she had painstakingly prepared without much effort. She wondered if he was really that strong.
Then, as if she had just realized something, her eyes blazed with fury. So, they all know how to hide their talents in front of her now, don't they?!
That brat must have been holding back his strength all this time, not putting in any effort! Otherwise, how could he be so strong, suddenly lifting such heavy things?!
Then she saw Liu Shile, who was also about to go out, and immediately said angrily, "Shile, what are you going to do? You don't even know to tell your family before you go out?"
Liu Shile didn't care about the cold look on her face, and just smiled and said, "Mom, I'm going out for a walk. Is there anything you need me to do?"
Her nonchalant, smiling demeanor made Zhang Sumei feel like she had punched a cotton ball.
She would rather this brat be like before, always keeping her head down when she says something, so she could keep nagging her.
Instead of looking at you with a smile, making her unable to utter those harsh words.
Finally, she could only say, "Go wash the dirty clothes. Can't you see how busy your older sister is all day? You're all so clueless!"
After saying that, she stopped looking at her and started doing her needlework again. However, she didn't put a needle in for a long time. She felt a little irritated, but she didn't know why.
Liu Shile has memorized many medical books, but since she is a beginner and has not yet started making diagnoses, coupled with her preconceived notions, she does not think there is anything wrong with what her mother is doing.
Because she was born in a post-apocalyptic world, where people's physical and mental health have been optimized, menopause and the like do not exist.
So she just glanced at it again and smiled, "Mom, the clothes are all washed, I'm going now."
After saying that, he left quickly without waiting for her to speak.
She knew that Liu Duofu had gone to the county. If they were coming back by car, they should be back around this time.
So she decided to go out for a walk and see if she could run into Liu Duofu and his companion.
She felt that the person who had plotted against her family was very likely the one who had been with Liu Duofu this time.
Unfortunately, Wang Guangying didn't know who the person was; he only said that someone had gone to the county town with Liu Duofu.
"Lele, I knew you would come out." Liu Shihua put the load down at the corner and smiled when she saw her sister appear.
Uh, cough, it seems Second Brother has become smarter. She should have come out with him earlier.
"Second Brother, it's getting late. Let's deliver the grain first and wait for the others. Anyway, we can see if any vehicles pass by as we walk."
However, Liu Shile wasn't embarrassed at all, and smiled with her eyes crinkling as she spoke.
Liu Shihua nodded, squatted down, picked up a load of grain, and headed towards the well-drilling office.
Since she had nothing better to do, Liu Shile simply followed him for a walk, without intending to share the burden.
She's a 'delicate' girl, how could she possibly help with this?
Li Zhicheng knew Zhang Sumei, but not Liu Shihua and her brother, so he was a little surprised to see them.
In particular, Liu Shile's cute and playful short hair made her look youthful, lively, and beautiful. If it weren't for the patched clothes she was wearing, he would have thought she was from the city.
"What brings you two young comrades?" However, he still greeted them very warmly.
Liu Shihua smiled and said politely, "Hello, Comrade Li, I am Liu Shihua, the daughter of Liu Weisong. My mother asked me to bring grain over to pay the deposit."
Li Zhicheng was genuinely surprised to hear him say this. So many things had happened to the Liu family, yet these two children were quite good-looking.
Despite his surprise, he still took the grain, weighed it, and wrote down the weight.
Finally, he turned around, took a paper package from the cabinet next to him, and handed it back to them, saying, "Take this back with you. We don't do this kind of thing here."
Liu Shile glanced at him in surprise, thinking that the man had accepted the gift.
She noticed that her mother had taken some milk candy with her when she went out in the morning, but it was gone when she came back. She thought the person had accepted it, but she didn't expect that the person would return it to them now.
Since she came to this era, she has indeed seen quite a few people like that.
She really didn't understand why they did this. Even though it was official business, why didn't they accept gifts when no one was around?
You see, in the apocalypse, if you want to get anything done, you have to give gifts.
If you give it too lightly, they might not even bother with you.
She shook her head, unable to understand what was wrong with people in this era.
However, she has always been easygoing, so since she couldn't figure it out, she simply stopped thinking about it.
She then turned to observe her second brother, wanting to see how he would react.
Then she saw that her second brother was blushing a little and seemed a bit at a loss.
Then he quickly picked up the carrying pole and his own basket, grabbed his younger sister, and ran.
Liu Shile...
Is this really the right way to handle this matter?
The man looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. My mother clearly recognized him and even brought some milk candy, presumably because there were children at home.
If someone refuses a gift, you shouldn't run away in despair; you should try a different approach.
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