PFC Chapter 113 Life
Chapter 113 Life
Grandpa Guo nodded, signaling Grandma Hu to speak. Grandma Hu turned to look at Sha Zhu and said...
"Um, He, He Yuzhu, right? Can I call you Zhuzi?"
When Sha Zhu heard Aunt Hu call his name, he stood up and said...
"Aunt Hu, you're getting on in years, just call me Zhuzi. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Aunt Hu said, "It's like this, my son Da Niu is getting married before the new year, so I'd like to ask if I can borrow your bicycle then."
Originally, Aunt Hu planned to find Sha Zhu privately, but then she remembered that Sha Zhu was also a simpleton.
Despite their young age, the uncle and nephew surnamed Liu didn't get the better of this kid; in fact, they suffered a great loss.
Now that Sha Zhu has come to their courtyard for a meeting, he took advantage of the fact that everyone was there and brought up the matter of borrowing the bicycle.
When Sha Zhu saw that everyone was turning to look at him, he quickly said...
"Why not? I'll be everyone's neighbor from now on, so I'll need everyone's help."
If anyone needs it urgently, or if it's for their child's wedding, feel free to borrow it from me.
However, if you're borrowing my car and it's not urgent, please don't use it during my commute.
A young man stood up next to Aunt Hu. He looked slightly older than Sha Zhu and was quite sturdy.
Looking at Sha Zhu with a slightly embarrassed expression, he scratched the back of his head and said, "Um, He, He Yuzhu, I, I can't ride a bicycle yet."
Aunt Hu slapped the young man on the head, "You even stutter when you speak, and Zhu Zi already agreed!"
Then he looked at Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, this is my eldest son, Hu Daniu. Do you have time to teach this kid how to ride a bicycle?"
Sha Zhu looked at the young man who had stood up and knew he was an honest man. He was almost married, yet still so shy. He laughed heartily and said, "Aunt Hu, how about this weekend?"
I'll have Brother Da Niu come find me and take the bike away. Let's practice at the southwest corner of the street.
There's a big open space over there, and you don't need to teach anyone to ride a bike. Just find someone to hold your hand, and you'll be able to ride it after a couple of laps.
Seeing that everything was alright, Grandpa Guo said, "If there's nothing else, let's call it a day," and then turned around and went back to his room in the main house.
Aunt Hu led her eldest son to Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, could you teach my child after get off work?"
Sha Zhu shook his head upon hearing this and said, "Auntie, you don't need to teach me how to ride a bicycle at all. You'll know how after riding it a couple of times."
"Have Da Niu find a young man from the yard this weekend to help him ride a couple of laps around the open space. If he can't learn, then come back to me. I guarantee it won't delay your son's marriage."
I thought to myself, wouldn't it be better to come home from get off work every day, lie on a recliner, drink tea, and read a book? In this cold weather, why would I go out into the cold wind after get off work? I'm not stupid.
Sha Zhu then promised to take responsibility if his son couldn't learn the skills, and only then did he send Aunt Hu away.
We called on Yushui, who was still playing with the children in the courtyard, and prepared to go back.
"Brother, why don't you go back first? I'll go back by myself later."
Yu Shui picks me up and drops me off by bicycle every day. I didn't even know that several of my classmates live so close to me. When we finally bump into each other, I want to play with them a little longer.
"No way! Look, it's getting dark. You can play all you want later. If you don't leave, I'm not going to take care of you anymore."
"There are people in the alley outside who specialize in carrying children after dark. If they take you away, you'll never come back," Sha Zhu said, his face dark as he tried to scare Yu Shui.
Rain listened to her brother's words, and although she didn't believe him, she still stood up and reluctantly said goodbye to the other children.
After returning home soaked from the rain, Sha Zhu thought for a moment. Everyone else had their stoves lit at night, and the weather was getting colder and colder. He decided to light his fireplace too.
After mentally checking the smoke vents, the connection between the smoke vents and the firewall, and the firewall ventilation openings, and finding no problems, I carried some firewood into the hall.
When Yu Shui saw this, her initially unhappy face brightened, and she followed along, watching her brother light a fire in the fireplace in the living room.
Rain asked curiously, "Brother, my classmates all put a stove in the house to cook, but why is there a hole in our wall? Won't it set the house on fire?"
Sha Zhu threw the firewood into the fireplace and casually said, "It shouldn't be a problem. If the house catches fire, we'll run away and not stay here anymore. We'll go stay at my master's house."
Upon hearing this, Rainwater knew her brother was starting to talk nonsense. Ignoring Shazhu's ramblings, she continued to ask,
"Then we won't need a stove at home anymore?"
As Sha Zhu watched the fire in the fireplace gradually grow stronger and the temperature in the living room rise, with warm air wafting in, he casually remarked...
"Use it, use it later. Let's try this fireplace first."
After saying that, Sha Zhu moved the recliner to the fireplace, then moved the table over and poured a pot of hot tea.
She then ran to the bedroom to bring over her books and some pastries.
When I returned to the living room, Rainwater had already settled on the deck chair and taken over its spot.
Sha Zhu said angrily, "Rain, get out of the way! Didn't I prepare a deck chair for you? What are you doing occupying mine?"
"No, brother, our recliner is too heavy, I can't move it. Why don't you go and move it yourself? I'm going to lie on it anyway."
As Yu Shui spoke, she gripped the handle tightly, refusing to let go, and showed no intention of coming down.
Sha Zhu was furious; this little girl was always trying to slack off and take advantage of others.
Sha Zhu had no way to deal with the rainwater, so he had to run to the rainwater room and move another recliner to the living room.
At this moment, Yu Shui was already eating the pastries that Sha Zhu had brought with her left hand, and holding the teacup that Sha Zhu had brought her with her right hand. The teacup was steaming, indicating that Sha Zhu had just left a short while ago.
The rainwater has already poured the tea into the teacup on its own.
Seeing that Sha Zhu was angry, Yu Shui quickly said, "Brother, go to my room and get my teacup."
Sha Zhu, looking like a doormat, ran back to his room and grabbed a teacup.
After Sha Zhu poured the tea into the teacup, he was just about to sit down on the recliner.
Rainwater put the book he had taken from the table back on the table and said...
"Brother, why are you looking at this postpartum care for sows again? We don't raise pigs. Could you go and get my comic books for me?"
"Keep dreaming. Do it yourself and you'll have plenty to eat and wear."
Ignoring the rain, he took his book and lay down on the recliner, even grabbing a piece of pastry to eat.
With no other option, Yushui got up from the deck chair and went to get her comic books.
After coming out of the house, I could clearly feel that the living room was a bit too hot, so I took off my coat.
She climbed onto the recliner, watched her brother engrossed in reading, and said, "Brother, is the book you're reading really that good?"
“Yes, this book explains how to raise pigs. Once I learn how, I’ll raise you to be fat and healthy too. When you’re all grown up, I can have a prosperous New Year,” Sha Zhu said, taking a sip of tea.
"Hmph, so what if you raised me, married me off, and then demand a bigger dowry? You think I don't know what you're thinking? I'm ignoring you now." After saying that, Yu Shui picked up a comic book and started reading.
Sha Zhu smiled and said, "By the way, Yu Shui, we just had a meeting in the courtyard next door. Are all those kids your classmates?"
"No, that's not true. Two of them are my classmates, and three are from other classes. One of them is from an older grade."
"Oh, right, brother, wake me up early tomorrow. I'm going to school with my classmates, so I don't need you to take me," Rainwater said.
"You're not going to ride your bike to school anymore?" Sha Zhu asked.
"I'm not sitting here anymore, I'm going to walk there with my classmate."
"If I wake you up tomorrow morning, you won't say you want to sleep for another five minutes, will you?"
"Ugh, bro, you're so annoying, I'm not talking to you anymore."