strictlysupreme Chapter 424: Building a Donkey Shed
Chapter 424: Building a Donkey Shed
After returning from Lu Xiaocao Town, Li Xin saw Old Yang pulling a cart out, so he followed him.
A group of five people carried the cut bamboo down the mountain, put it on the car and took it home. After arriving home, Zhao Dong found Gu Qingqing and asked, "Boss, have you chosen a location?"
"I've chosen a place a little further back from the backyard door." Gu Qingqing said as she looked at Niu Zhanghe and Niu Yuzhu who were also there, and asked with a smile, "Why are uncle and Yuzhu here too?"
Niu Zhanghe chuckled on the side, but did not say why they were with Zhao Dong.
It was Zhao Dong who explained, "We met them in the mountains. They said they wanted to cut bamboo to build a frame for you."
Gu Qingqing smiled helplessly after hearing this, and said half-jokingly, "Meihua really is. I was just talking to her casually, but she went to find you guys."
"Wuyan is not at home. If I, your uncle, don't help you, who will?" Niu Zhanghe said with a smile in a good mood.
"Yes, yes, yes. When Wuyan comes back, I will set up a table at home no matter what to thank uncle." Gu Qingqing said with a smile.
"And me, and me too." Niu Yuzhu cheered from the side.
"Okay, your brother Wuyan and Qingqing have never forgotten you when they are together, and they don't mind embarrassing themselves. Go and unload the bamboo from the truck." Niu Zhanghe found that his son was becoming more and more unbearable ever since Meihua had the affair.
Why are you getting more and more stupid!
Because it was still early, a few strong men carried some of the bamboo to the location where the donkey shed was to be built, and dragged some directly into the backyard.
They were working on it, digging holes and filling soil, and before dark, they had erected several main poles.
Gu Qingqing didn't care about this matter, because she couldn't help much, so she didn't just stand there and talk and give orders.
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The next day, early in the morning.
Gu Qingqing told Lu Xiaocao who was about to go to town, "If you can't sell all the braised food today, then you can't sell all of it. You should drive the donkey cart back early. In the afternoon, you should drive the cart back home and pick up your mother."
Gu Qingqing brought up the idea of inviting Gu Jia to stay at their home for a few days with Xiaocao during dinner last night. Lu Xiaocao also hoped that her mother could come, so that at least someone could help her elder sister.
Seeing her elder sister reminding her, Lu Xiaocao nodded heavily with a smile on her face, "I understand, elder sister."
"Okay, let's go to town." Gu Qingqing waved at the other party.
Seeing the donkey cart go far away, the sound of the bell became blurred. For some reason, Li Xin, who was standing next to Gu Qingqing, looked up at her and asked, "Aunt, should I go to grandma's house with Wen Xin now?"
Gu Qingqing lowered her head and smiled at her, "Go, just get ready. Go and tell grandma to pack and take a few clean clothes, the rest are available at our house. Also, tell your uncle to eat less at home and not to waste all the food at home." Gu Qingqing instructed Li Xin.
Li Xin thought about it and asked uncertainly, "What if grandma doesn't want to live with us?"
After the New Year, especially after the summer, Li Xin grew very fast. When he came last year, he was still a head short of Gu Qingqing's shoulders, but now he is half a head taller than Gu Qingqing's shoulders.
However, this did not prevent Gu Qingqing from putting her hand on his shoulder, and the two walked towards home. "If grandma doesn't come, you and Wen Xin can act like a spoiled child in front of her, and then tell her more about Gu Qi and Xiao Nuan Nuan. I believe you two can do it."
Gu Qingqing's wrist was still on his shoulder, and she patted his shoulder with her palm, as if entrusting him with an important task.
Li Xin nodded, "Anything else?"
"No more. Go get Wenxin's little bamboo basket. I'll fill it with some water and boiled eggs for you to eat on the way. When you and Wenxin get to grandma's house, don't rush back. Just wait there. Your aunt will drive the donkey cart over there in the afternoon and bring all three of you back. Oh, and bring Dahei with you."
"Can we take Dahei with us?" Li Xin's surprise was written all over his face.
After all, no child can resist having a cool pet.
"Take it with you. In case you encounter anything on the road, you will be safe with Dahei." Gu Qingqing said.
Li Xin shouted happily, and said excitedly, "I know, Auntie. I'll go get the bamboo basket right away."
Gu Qingqing poured boiled water into the bamboo tubes for them, and then used a towel to hold four steamed eggs that she had steamed that morning. Then she thought that Dahei also needed something to eat, so she took a sorghum bun and held it together with the eggs.
When everything was ready, Gu Qingqing sent the two children to the door.
"Mom, let's go."
"Aunt, we will be back in the afternoon."
After the two little ones finished speaking, they smiled at each other and started running.
"You two should drive slowly, walk along the main road, and don't take the mountain road." Seeing this, Gu Qingqing shouted at their backs.
The two little ones listened to her instructions, stopped at the same time, turned around and waved their arms at Gu Qingqing, "Got it, mother\aunt."
Wang Wang~
After running a long way, Dahei saw that his two little masters had not caught up with him, and he urged them anxiously.
Gu Qingqing also waved at them, "Go ahead, tie up Dahei with a rope when you get close to Grandma's Village, so that no one will be afraid of her."
"Well, I know."
Over there, Dahei seemed to understand that he was going to be tied up. He jumped around a few times and barked a few times, trying to protest for himself.
As a result, no one cares about its feelings at all.
The two little ones ran again and then disappeared from Gu Qingqing's sight.
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The faster the work is done when there are more people, the main pole was erected yesterday and in just half a morning today, the donkey shed with a thatched roof was built.
It is a bit simple, but Gu Qingqing can see that they put a lot of effort into it. You see, the whole wall of the hut is surrounded by bamboo, so there is no need to worry about wind or rain.
Niu Zhanghe saw Gu Qingqing coming over and asked, "I was just about to look for you. We have built the shed. I saw that your trough in the backyard was placed on the ground. Now that a new shed has been built, do you want to raise its trough by one and a half feet?"
Gu Qingqing was startled when she heard this, and asked slowly, "Uncle, what is the purpose of raising the feeding trough?"
"Put the food high up so it won't deliberately put its hooves into the trough to step on it when it's full," said Niu Zhanghe.
Gu Qingqing's mouth twitched, "That can't be possible. After all, it's its own rice bowl. If it steps on it, won't it end up eating it?"
As Gu Qingqing spoke, her facial expression became a little stiff. She seemed to have heard Daxin mutter a few times before, and the general meaning was that there was feces thrown into the trough by the donkey's hooves or some trampled hay.
She didn't take it seriously that day, thinking that the donkey was accidentally brought in while walking back and forth in the shed. Now, after listening to what Niu Zhanghe said, she suddenly doubted whether this was the truth?