Chapter 35 Slingshot in hand

Author: Unnamed.

Moonlight

Chapter 35 Slingshot in hand

Laziness is a disease and it needs to be cured.

Knowing that Li Cuizhen had given the 'order', the possibility of changing it was very slim. But the habit that had been formed could not be broken overnight. With the idea of ​​putting it off as long as possible and not going if it was not possible, Zhao Mingyu leaned on the bed.

Go up, close your eyes and rest your mind.

Li Cuizhen carried the pig food bucket into the house, her hands were stained with water and turned red from the cold. There was no bright green pig grass in winter, and food was very expensive. People didn't have enough to eat, so naturally they couldn't feed the pigs.

The radish leaves collected in the autumn were dried in the sun and soaked until soft. Then they were cut into pieces and mixed with some crushed corn bones to feed the pigs. It was not a good idea to feed the pigs with something that did not have much nutrition, just enough to fill the stomach and hope to grow more meat.

Maybe. The piglets caught at the beginning of the new year are only about 100 pounds when they are ninety months old.

"It will be the Western New Year soon. Let's kill the pigs in the past two days. It's too cold, so we won't grow any meat. It's going to be hard work."

Li Cuizhen washed her hands, wiped her apron and entered the house.

"Well, let's kill him then." Zhao Mingyu straightened up a little and said, "When work is over in the evening, I will go make an appointment with a few people and kill them as soon as possible tomorrow or the next day."

"That little pig weighing about a hundred pounds can be knocked down by one person. How many people are needed?" Li Cuizhen rolled her eyes: "You are really good at it. What kind of job is that?"

I can’t even do anything anymore, and I’m thinking of finding someone for even the most trivial matters.” It’s just a little more meat, so why don’t we give it to people when they come? Why don’t you just think about it?

"Then I don't have the energy and I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it down?" Zhao Mingyu defended herself and muttered: "I am the only male in the family. If I had a son, I wouldn't have to be so embarrassed."

"Hey, you--" Li Cuizhen was about to open her mouth to curse, but she couldn't help but lift the pot. She just grabbed the scar and opened it when she heard a sound outside.

‘Bang-bang-’

‘Pah-pah-’

…

"What's the sound?" Zhao Mingyu sat up and looked out the window.

Li Cuizhen quickly ran out with her feet up. If you hadn't looked at her big belly, you wouldn't have guessed that she was a pregnant woman.

Zhao Wenduo rearranged the empty bottles, stepped back two meters, pinched two pebbles, put them into the leather pocket of the slingshot, 'whoosh -' the two stones shot out at the same time, 'papa' on the long wooden bench.

The bottle shattered in response.

"What are you doing here?" Li Cuizhen looked at the broken bottle dregs on the ground, and there were two broken wooden boards with holes on them. She heard the sound first in the house just now, so it was probably

This was sent out.

Zhao Wenduo achieved the desired effect and waved the slingshot in his hand: "I just tried this, it's okay. Going up the mountain should have some effect."

"You take this to go up the mountain?" Li Cuizhen pointed to the slingshot made of moringa, "When did you get this thing?... Hey, no, what kind of bottle are you using it to hit? And these two wooden boards, so

These holes are all useless and can’t be used anymore——" I had so many words at the moment that I didn’t know what to say.

"How will you know if it is useful or not if you don't fight? You can take advantage of it before you can get it, but you spent money to buy it." Zhao Wenduo wrapped up the slingshot, took a broom to beat the basket, and cleaned up the broken bottles and wood blocks on the ground.

"Why, you still spent money?" Li Cuizhen stared, and went up to grab the slingshot next to her. In her mind, it was just something for children to play with. It would be a waste of materials to make it by herself. It would be okay to spend money again. It didn't matter for a moment.

Let’s talk about what going up the mountain has to do with this.

Zhao Wenduo had quick eyesight and quick hands. He took the slingshot first and explained in a leisurely manner: "I made this handle from moringa. I bought the rubber bands and leather pockets at a shoe repair shop."

, not even at home."

"Is that what I want you to say? I'm asking you - where did the money come from?" What Li Cuizhen really wanted to teach Zhao Wenduo was to teach Zhao Wenduo a lesson. He was a wasteful child who spent money indiscriminately. When he spoke, he turned around and said,

Changed meaning.

"I earned my own money, don't you know?" Zhao Wenduo didn't know how to be considerate and answered whatever he asked. He kept part of the money from hunting rabbits and pheasants, and he had already said hello before.

Li Cuizhen is so angry. She can't go up or down because of the traffic jam. She can't find any spots on the broom to wipe her body. She wants to beat this prodigal child.

"The money has been spent. What's the point of beating her? How can you beat her back?" Zhao Mingyu walked out with her hands in hand. She had just gotten off the hot bed and was hunched over by the cool air.

His sentence was an explanation. Zhao Wenduo finally understood what Li Cuizhen was really angry about. He blinked his eyes, did not say a word of persuasion, defended twice, and kept silent.

Instead, he turned around, looked at Zhao Mingyu, and said, "It's getting late, it's time to set off."

Li Cuizhen: "..." The sudden change of topic was a bit baffling, and then she shouted: "Yes, didn't you ask for leave today just to go up the mountain? How could you forget about this?"

I had been busy all morning and had no time to think about business.

"Do you really want to go?" Zhao Mingyu made his final struggle and looked at the slingshot next to him unconsciously.

"Really, more real than real gold." Li Cuizhen followed her gaze and felt something in her heart.

"That's okay." Zhao Mingyu turned around and went back to clean up.

For someone who is used to being lazy, this is a happy agreement. Li Cuizhen, who was planning to persuade her a few more words, was slightly surprised.

Zhao Wenduo picked up the slingshot and shook it, twitching the corners of his mouth, half-smiling.

Li Cuizhen immediately understood that it was just as she thought. This slingshot was really made for Zhao Mingyu. It is secondary to try your hand at passing through wooden boards and hitting bottles, but it is more important to strengthen your courage. It goes without saying which one is more courageous.

Metaphor.

Having been a couple for more than 20 years, Li Cuizhen can still understand Zhao Mingyu. It is true that he is sick and timid. It is true that he is asked to follow him to Nanshan. Just the imagined situation in his mind can scare him half to death.

.

She was so determined that if she couldn't go, she would just be too lazy to go. Anyway, she couldn't force him to go. If that was the case, she really had no choice. Maybe she would relent if she felt soft for a moment.

Despite the fact that this third child doesn't talk much usually, she is still very young and old. She knows that if she comes out like this to embolden her father, the effect is really good. At least it can make people move. Do this, then

The money is not wasted.

Near noon, the Zhao family's father and daughter set out from home after finishing packing.

In the morning, those who should go to work go to work, and those who have to go to work go to work. The older children who have weekend breaks are also at home to help take care of the younger children and do some odd jobs. At this time, there are not many people wandering around outside.

No one was encountered on this section of the road inside the village, and it went quite smoothly to the entrance of the village.

Nanshan is actually not that far from the village, less than three miles in all terms, and it only takes about twenty minutes to walk under normal circumstances. This is the speed when the weather is good and the road is smooth.

It's snowing in winter, and there are few people walking on the trails. My pace is greatly affected, and it took me twice as long to reach the bottom of the mountain.
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