SFS Chapter 108: He'd already come up with a plan for "revenge".
Chapter 108: He'd already come up with a plan for "revenge".
Jiang was happily about to stand up and greet Da Niu, who was not far away!
But Lin Xi quickly grabbed her arm, "Mom, we have a lot to do today, let's go home first!"
Jiang thought that made sense; after all, Da Niu was in the county town and couldn't run away!
Seeing her sit down, Lin Xi and Gao Mengli both breathed a sigh of relief!
Hurry up and tell "personal driver" Zhao Chen to hurry up and move the oxcart!
Gao Mengli glanced at Zhao Chen, who was rushing to catch the carriage, and remembered the tissues.
So he said to him, "By the way, Zhao Chen, go back and tell the village chief to send 50 catties of bamboo to each household first."
Two catties for one coin, delivered every two weeks thereafter.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen excitedly turned to look at Gao Mengli, "Two catties for one coin! 50 catties?!"
100 jin a month, that's a net income of 50 wen!!
That's enough to buy several kilograms of wheat flour!
If we buy dark brown flour, we'll buy even more! If the whole family eats it sparingly, it'll be enough for a month!
Bamboo grows quickly and is easy to care for, so every household plants some on the scraps of their dry land or next to their house.
When we need to make winnowing baskets or other similar items, we usually cut a few pieces of wood and take them to his house to weave, paying him a processing fee.
We don't usually use bamboo!
And his family were bamboo craftsmen, so they had even more bamboo!
Zhao Chen became more and more excited as he thought about it, and nodded repeatedly in agreement to Gao Mengli!
Just as Lin Xi was about to say something to Zhao Chen, her eyes suddenly widened in terror, and she shouted at Zhao Chen, "Hey! Watch where you're going! Watch where you're going!"
Everyone then realized that they had asked Zhao Chen to speed up the journey.
Distracted, Zhao Chen turned around and failed to notice the large pothole in the road ahead.
The oxcart was going too fast, and it was too late to brake.
With a loud "boom," the wheels swept across the ditch, sending the people on the oxcart flying into the air due to inertia.
The oxcart is veering off course!
Several people were involved in a "car accident," and just like that, they "flew into the sky," tumbling and landing in the rapeseed field next to them.
Like several large meat buns, they "plop plop plop" crashed into the rapeseed field.
The rapeseed flowers were bent over and swayed, their yellow petals flying everywhere.
"Ouch~"
The crowd erupted in wails.
Gao Mengli quickly climbed off the fat girl and helped everyone up one by one.
Looking at this tragic "car accident scene," she finally understood why later generations said you can't talk on the phone while driving, and you can't drive while talking on the phone.
She now experienced firsthand the consequences of a driver "making a phone call".
"Mother, are you alright?!"
Gao Mengli quickly helped Jiang up and patted the dirt and rapeseed petals off her.
Jiang patted her hand and shook her head.
For a moment, the air was quiet.
"Pfft~", a group of people clutched their stomachs and looked at each other, bursting into laughter.
After a moment, Zhao Chen scratched his head sheepishly, "I'm so sorry everyone, it was a complete accident!"
The crowd waved their hands at him, showing no sign of blaming him.
The group quickly straightened the rapeseed plants that had been trampled and bent over, and then buried them back in the soil.
The chubby girl stood by the roadside, focused her energy, and with a single effort, pulled the oxcart up.
The group of people got back onto the oxcart.
However, everyone's face, hands, and clothes were covered in patches of yellow, and their heads were topped with yellow rapeseed petals and pollen.
The group returned home not long after.
Of the 56 households in the village, nearly half of them cut bamboo and carried it over to find Lin Yong.
As soon as Lin Yong opened the door, he saw a group of people staring at him with burning eyes.
"What's going on here?" Lin Yong was completely confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.
At this moment, Wang Gougou quickly stepped forward with a big smile on his face: "Uncle Lin, we heard that your family is buying bamboo, one coin for two catties! So we rushed over to deliver it."
Look, these bamboo stalks were all carefully selected by us; they're thick and strong.
As he spoke, he shook the bamboo on his shoulder.
He wasn't lying; it's obvious to everyone!
Hehe~
"Huh?" Lin Yong was completely baffled, not even able to find his footing.
At this moment, Jiang, who had just finished bathing, quickly ran out!
He shoved Lin Yong, who was standing at the door, aside and nodded enthusiastically to the villagers, "Yes, yes! Please take them to the riverbank, stack them up, and throw them in to soak!"
Wang Gougou answered cheerfully.
Lin Fei heard that it was his own mother who wanted it.
Quickly grab your money bag, pull Lin Chi along, take the scale, and go to the river with the villagers.
"Hey? Old woman, what are you going to do with this bamboo?" Lin Yong asked, scratching his head in confusion.
Looking at Lin Yong's appearance, Jiang couldn't help but laugh and patted his arm. "This is from the eldest son's family. They say it's made from bamboo and needs to be soaked for a hundred days before it can be used."
You should also hurry and grab a knife; this bamboo needs to be peeled into long strips and soaked in water.
If we can't manage it all, we'll have the villagers help peel the bamboo. For fifty catties of bamboo, we'll add two coins for the peeling work.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Yong was overjoyed and quickly nodded, "Alright! I'll go right away!"
After saying that, he immediately went back into the yard, grabbed his machete, and ran as fast as he could towards the river.
Seeing that he was busy, Jiang turned around and went back into the house. She took out two pairs of shoes and went to the next room.
Pushing open the gate to the neighbor's yard, I saw the chubby girl sitting at the table picking green beans.
"Auntie, you're here!" The chubby girl smiled sweetly at Jiang.
"Hey chubby girl, picking green beans! Stop for a second and see if these shoes fit!"
When the chubby girl saw Jiang Shi approaching, she handed over two pairs of light pink multi-layered shoes, her eyes sparkling.
He quickly ran to the well to fetch water to wash his hands, then dried them and took the water from Jiang's hands, saying, "Thank you... thank you, Auntie!"
The chubby girl held the shoes in her arms, looking at them from left to right, clearly delighted with them.
Jiang was secretly pleased to see how much she liked the little girl.
She knew it! The little girl definitely likes light pink.
The scene of the two happily trying on shoes in the yard "stung" Lin Xi, who came out of the kitchen.
Everyone has a pink heart, and he likes that color too.
He curled his lip, looking at the dark bruises on his feet with disgust.
Gao Mengli nudged him from behind and teased, "I'll secretly buy you a pair when I have time, so you can wear them at home!"
Lin Xi glanced at Gao Mengli with a longing look, "Really, or fake?"
Hmph, if it's fake, then he'll wear her shoes to bed tonight and stretch them out way too much!
Let her go barefoot the next day!
Gao Mengli was completely unaware that if she refused, Lin Xi had already devised a plan to "get back at" her!
Gao Mengli nodded quickly, "Really, really!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile. "That's more like it. I'll remember that!"
Gao Mengli rolled her eyes speechlessly. She had just taken a shower and was even hungrier now.
Unable to contain her curiosity and anticipation, she looked at Lin Xi and asked, "By the way, what are we eating today?!"
Lin Xi chuckled, "Today we're having braised pork with green beans!!"
Before Gao Mengli could nod and praise Lin Xi, suddenly, a "whoosh" came from the courtyard.
The chubby girl suddenly burst into tears, leaving Jiang Shi, who was standing nearby, completely at a loss.