She silently thought that if it really happened, she would try to handle it herself.
Don't cause trouble to anyone.
Old Lady Li said, "I'm going to the stone mill in front of the village to grind soybeans. I'll come to the old house later to drink tofu pudding."
Li Lizhu said immediately, "Mom, I washed some dried sweet potatoes yesterday. I'd like to go with you and grind them into flour to make pancakes."
The two of them talked and pulled Sun Jiaxue out of her worries.
"Second sister-in-law, mother, tell me when you're making pancakes that there are no more pancakes at home."
"Okay, I think we should do it tomorrow."
Li Danniu and several other children followed her to the stone mill.
This year, the children have grown a lot taller, which is just right for pushing the millstone.
Xiangdong was the most active. As soon as he arrived, he stood next to the millstone and held the wooden stick tightly.
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "No one is competing with you for this. This is not an easy job."
"Uncle, I'm very strong."
"Okay, we'll wait and see how capable you are. But if you get tired, just switch to someone else. Don't force yourself."
None of the kids wanted to give in to the other and they all wanted to try pushing each other.
Sun Jiaxue smiled and said, "You'll know how tired you are soon."
"These little brats are quite capable and have endless energy."
Li Mingqing stood aside holding Niu Niu, wanting to see how long he could hold on.
I think he didn't push it back then.
Several children took turns pushing the millstone without letting the adults do so.
They were still not satisfied after grinding a bucket of soybeans.
He finally understood why he could eat so much at every meal. It was really not a wasted meal.
Old Lady Li smiled and said, "You've grown up and become useful."
Li Lizhu said, "Maybe they've been eating well these past two days. The children have grown so fast, and it's especially obvious when compared to the other children in the village."
"Eating meat every now and then, along with the malted milk and milk powder Ming Qing gave him, it's only natural that he's growing taller."
"No one in my family is short to begin with."
Li Mingqing went for a stroll by the nearby well.
The mouth of the well is made of thin stone slabs and is about one meter long.
There are also drops of water dripping from carrying water next to it.
The traces of water dripping down the path are clearly visible.
The water is so clear that you can even see the dead leaves that have fallen into the well.
Fortunately, a pumped water well was dug at home.
Otherwise it would be tiring to carry water here all day long.
Wang Daya came over carrying two iron buckets and a basin of clothes in one hand.
Although the river has not frozen yet, the water is very cold. In comparison, the well water is quite warm.
Every day people come to the well to wash clothes.
Li Mingqing walked back when he saw her coming.
Zhou Xiaoshou came over with a bucket in his hands.
Said: "You left when you saw me, are you saying something bad about me?"
"Why would I waste my saliva saying bad things about you? You really think you're a big shot, being suspicious all the time."
His words made Zhou Xiaoshuang's face turn green with anger.
"How can you speak like that? It's so rude."
"Reflect on yourself more. You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."
After saying this, Li Mingqing put his hands in his pockets and walked away humming a little tune.
Wang Daya sighed and said, "Xiao Shuang, tell me why you provoked him."
"I just said it as a joke."
After Zhou Xiaoshuang finished speaking, he muttered something in a low voice, and Wang Daya didn't hear it clearly.
When Li Mingqing returned, all the soybeans had been ground.
Li Lizhu was about to touch the dried sweet potatoes.
"Second sister-in-law, mother and I will go home first."
"Go back."
Yang Daya stayed to help.
Li Mingqing never expected that a fight would break out in just five minutes when he passed by the path next to the well again.
You won’t know until you see it.
The good guy Zhang Tiezhu and Zhou Xiaoshuang started arguing.
"What does it have to do with you? It's not my house. What's it to you if I pour water here?"
"Liguo's wife, you can't say that. This well feeds the whole village, how can you dump the dirty laundry water here? Just look at Daya and you'll see she's pouring it into the shallow ditch she dug."
"What do you care about me?"
"You also drink water from the well. I really don't know what you are thinking."
Zhou Xiaoshuang was so lazy that he poured the dirty water from washing clothes directly into the well.
Zhang Tiezhu came to fetch water without any intention of interfering, but when he stood by the well and looked down, he couldn't suppress his anger.
The originally clear well water became very turbid.
This is water for people to drink.
What a waste.
No one could stand it here.
Wang Daya was washing clothes with her head down and didn't pay attention.
It wasn't until she saw the well water that she reacted.
The well water is not drinkable today. The washing water is washed down along with the mud.
The wells built with stones have no filtering effect at all.
That's why every household fills their water tanks before it rains.
Although the Li family didn't drink the water from this well, Old Lady Li still said, "What you did, Liguo's wife, was definitely wrong. How could you pour this dirty water here? Isn't there a place for pouring water nearby?"
"Just washing clothes is exhausting. It's too far away, and I'd be tired carrying water."
"That's not right. How are the villagers going to drink?"
Zhou Xiaoshuang said in annoyance: "Okay, I know, I won't do it again next time."
Wu Liguo originally came to help carry water, but when he saw the Li family and Zhou Xiaoshuang's face full of impatience, he thought that the Li family was bullying others by taking advantage of their power.
"Ming Qing, I know you've done a lot for the village, and I'm grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. But you, the Li family, can't bully my wife by relying on your numbers. That's outrageous."
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