Deep in the forest.
Cheng Wanwan walked out, followed by her three other sons.
She walked straight to Sun Shuiqin and said: "I just heard you say that it was Zhao Shagen who was pestering you. This kid usually looks honest and honest, but he never expected to do such a thing. Since this food belongs to him If I insist on giving it to you, my aunt will return it for you and smash it directly in his face."
She reached out to pick up the food, but Sun Shuiqin was reluctant to let go.
She clutched the grain bag tightly and pursed her lips: "Aunt, aunt, I, I..."
"Miss Sun, our second dog likes you, and you also like Ergou, why not settle the marriage as soon as possible." Cheng Wanwan continued, "You are beautiful, and Zhao Shagen must not be the only man pestering you. Wait. After you get engaged, whoever dares to pester you will be going against our old Zhao family, and see if I don’t tear his face to pieces!"
Hearing this, Zhao Ergou's face suddenly turned red.
From the first moment he met Sun Shuiqin, he had already thought about what the wedding would be like, and even named their children. His biggest wish was to marry Sun Shuiqin.
Sun Shuiqin lowered her head and twisted her fingers nervously. After a while, she said, "Where will I live after I get married?"
She had been to Dahe Village many times and knew the situation of the Zhao family very well. There were only three rooms. Unless Zhao Ergou's eldest brother and sister-in-law moved out of that room, she and Ergou could live alone together. Otherwise, they would have to live with her mother-in-law. It's a nightmare to squeeze into one room.
"Are you still worried about having no place to live?" Cheng Wanwan laughed, "I have already thought about it. Let Ergou build a straw shed next to the house. It can be as big as you want. Your baby will also have a place to live when he is born. …”
Sun Shuiqin's eyes widened: "Grass, thatched shed..."
Her family was so poor that they lived in adobe houses. She didn't ask for a blue-tiled house, at least it couldn't be worse than the one she lived in before she got married.
Zhao Ergou looked moved: "Mom, you are so good to me. Shuiqin and I will definitely be filial to you in the future..."
He thought that his mother would let him and his wife sleep in the hall, or make a bed on the floor, so that he could have his own straw shed. This was something he had never thought of.
"Just be filial to me, I can still move." Cheng Wanwan smiled even more gently, "After Shuiqin comes in, there is no need to set rules in front of me. It will be inconvenient for your sister-in-law to work because she is pregnant. In the future, you will have to wash your hands at home." All the clothes, cooking and cleaning are left to Ergou's wife..."
Sun Shuiqin's face became increasingly stiff.
She squeezed the grain bag in her hand tightly, and her eyes instantly filled with tears: "Aunt, aunt, things are not what you think... I, Brother Ergou and I have nothing to do. I have always regarded Brother Ergou as my brother. I have never I thought about marrying into the Zhao family..."
Cheng Wanwan twitched the corners of her lips. She didn't expect that in ancient times, she could still hear such tea chats between brothers and sisters.
She glanced at Silly Ergou and saw the boy's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. Things had come to this point, and this boy was still harboring fantasies.
She asked: "Miss Sun, have you really never thought about marrying into the Zhao family?"
Sun Shuiqin nodded quickly and said with tears in her eyes: "This is just a misunderstanding... I really think Brother Ergou is my elder brother..."
"Our Ergou family has four direct cousins, and we don't need you as a sister." Cheng Wanwan's face gradually turned cold, "If you don't have the intention of getting married to our Zhao family, don't come to borrow food. It will be looked at by others." It’s affecting our Ergou’s reputation. Also, the jade bamboo shoots you have are lent by me to Ergou’s future wife. It has nothing to do with you, just return them.”
Before Sun Shuiqin could understand, the jade bamboo shoot in her hand was snatched away by Cheng Wanwan.
She bit her lower lip in embarrassment. No wonder people in Dahe Village said that Zhao Ergou's mother was a difficult woman. It turned out to be true. She could still get back the things she gave away. Fortunately, she didn't agree to marry her. Get over it, otherwise how miserable it will be in the future.
"Forget the ten kilograms I lent you before. It's not that our family doesn't lack these ten kilograms of food. The main reason is -" Cheng Wanwan's voice became colder, "I don't want you to come to the Zhao family again, let alone come to us again. My two dogs, please go back to your Osmanthus Village as soon as possible."
Sun Shuiqin was almost in tears. She didn't dare to stay any longer for fear that Cheng Wanwan would say something more embarrassing to her. She carried the food bag and walked quickly towards Osmanthus Village, and her figure quickly disappeared into the dense forest. .
Cheng Wanwan turned to look at her sons beside her, thinking that the four boys would be surprised by her fighting ability, but she didn't expect that they were extremely calm.
Well, if the original body had encountered this kind of thing, I'm afraid she would have rushed over and scratched Hua Sun Shuiqin's face. She was a little too gentle just now.
Her eyes fell on Zhao Ergou, who looked completely lost.
The young man's broken love came so unexpectedly, this boy was afraid that his heart would be broken.
She changed the topic calmly: "Er Gou, you are the smartest child in our family. How can the water from the mountain be brought down the mountain? You should think about this carefully."
Zhao Sidan was not convinced. He felt that he was also very smart.
He must come up with a good idea faster than the second brother.
The mother and son were digging wild vegetables and looking for mushrooms while thinking about how to divert the water.
"Mom, I thought of it!" Zhao Sidan said excitedly, "There are a lot of bamboos on the mountain. The middle of the bamboo is hollow. If we open the bamboo joints and connect all the bamboos, can we lead the water from the mountain to the door of our house? ?”
Cheng Wanwan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Sidan, you are so smart, but the diameter of the bamboo is small, and the amount of water drawn down the mountain is not enough. It can only cope with daily life. Is there a better way to draw water from the mountain to the rice fields? This way Even if it doesn’t rain, there will be no harvest this year.”
She actually already had a rudimentary idea in her mind.
"Mom, can you dig a ditch?" Zhao Ergou said slowly, "Dig a ditch from the valley on the mountain. The water will automatically flow down from the mountain, as much as it flows..."
Cheng Wanwan laughed: "Ergou, you and I thought we would go together. Now there is another question. How long is the distance from the mountain to the bottom of the mountain? How much manpower is needed to dig the ditch? How long does it take to dig? You have to do these things carefully. Think about it.”
Zhao Ergou stood up and walked four or five steps, about one foot. He estimated: "It is so long that one person can dig it in an hour. From the foot of the mountain to here, it takes more than two to three thousand people to dig in an hour." …”
Cheng Wanwan continued to guide: "There are about four to five hundred prime-age laborers in the village. How long will it take to get them all together?"
Zhao Ergou scratched the back of his head: "Mom, I can't figure it out..."
Cheng Wanwan held his forehead. This is an arithmetic problem that seven or eight-year-old children in modern society can do. It turned out that not many people in ancient times could do it.
The first thing to do after settling down in life is to teach these boys to read and learn arithmetic.
