Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 124 Can we still freeload here in the future?
Li Ruru looked at the pile of large barrels in the yard and was also at a loss.

However, she quickly came up with a solution.

Smiling, he said to Hai Shi, "Third Aunt, can I borrow your oxcart? My family has an oxcart and a horse-drawn carriage, and with your oxcart, it should be enough."

Mrs. Hai scolded, "Look at you, child. We're all family. You can take it and use it."

She even talked about lending it or not, since her cow has nothing to do at home lately anyway.

He paused, then asked, "Do you have enough people to deliver the goods? If not, have some of your cousins ​​and nephews come and help."

The wheat wasn't ripe yet, so nothing much was happening in the village.

Upon hearing her third aunt's words, Li Ruru immediately said, "You are truly our family's savior."

The incident with the bandits that morning made her realize that the children were still just children. It was hard enough that she had to deliver goods every day, not to mention what would happen if she ran into those people again.

The bandits remembered what they looked like, but they knew nothing about the bandits.

If they had ambushed them on the road, would they have been able to escape safely?
After thinking it over and over, Li Ruru still told Hai about the bandits.

She said somewhat awkwardly, "That's just how it is. I can't guarantee they'll have a safe journey."

Hai was trying to help her out of kindness, and she couldn't just stay silent and harm her cousin and nephews.

After thinking carefully, Mr. Hai said, "You took the side road last time, so I told them to take the main road."

The path goes through crops and woods, but it's shorter, and many people in the village take the path.

The main road was an official road, bustling with people, surrounded by shops and vendors, lively yet safe.

"Third Aunt, I'll add another 5% to your profits."

Li Ruru felt a little guilty and spoke up.

Hai shook his head, "Don't be so polite, 10% is already more than enough. How will you make money if you give it to others?"

Li Ruru wanted to say something more, but Hai pretended to be angry and said, "If you keep being so polite, it means you don't treat me like family. The things have been delivered, we'll head back now."

Li Ruru had no choice but to get up and say to Peipei, "Go and get two baskets."

Without Li Ruru saying anything more, Peipei understood what she meant.

She ran quickly into the inner room and then into the kitchen.

Chaochao also went to help, and soon the two of them each brought over a large basket.

"Third Grandma, this is lard that my mother rendered. You can take it back and eat it," Chaochao said.

“You should take these jujube cakes back with you; my family can’t eat that many,” Peipei said.

He took a closer look and, good heavens, there was a huge jar in Chaochao's basket, filled with white lard.

Peipei's basket was overflowing with jujube paste cakes.

"No, you mustn't. Keep it for yourselves. It won't spoil," she declined.

Li Ruru directly handed the two baskets to Hai's two daughters-in-law behind her, and said with a smile, "Take them back and let the children try them."

Turning around and seeing that Hai was still about to refuse, she said with a stern face, "Third Aunt, don't you consider me family?"

Let's not keep passing this around. It's such a small thing.

The two daughters-in-law stared blankly at the things in their hands, not knowing what to do, and could only look to their mother-in-law.

Hess sighed, "Alright, put it in the oxcart, let's go."

The two of them, as if they had received a royal decree, ran over there eagerly.

Xiao Yishan had already quietly fed the cows, and Hai Shi said with a smile, "This child is really diligent."

Xiao Yishan gave a faint smile and silently went back to his work.

Hai knew that the villagers called him a jinx, simply because he always had a dark face and never smiled, and that he stole things and caused his parents' deaths.

But the person she saw today was clearly a handsome young man with neatly combed hair and clean clothes. He even smiled at her just now.

This isn't some evil spirit at all, it's clearly an adorable little angel.

Hai knew that all of this was thanks to Li Ruru, and her face broke into a wide smile: "No need to see us off, we're leaving now." What a kind-hearted child.

As soon as Hai left, the children immediately surrounded him.

Pulling Li Ruru aside, she asked, "Mom, are we not going to deliver the konjac tofu tomorrow?"

Li Ruru nodded.

"Then... then what are we going to do?" Xiao Yishan was somewhat panicked. His godmother no longer needed anyone to deliver konjac tofu, so wouldn't he just be eating for free if he stayed here?

Will his godmother kick him out?

Chu Xiu and Xiao Wu were also worried, "Godmother, will we still be able to freeload meals here in the future?"

Although I used to be a freeloader, they at least helped with the chores, so I felt like I was still very useful.

Nowadays, they are no longer needed for digging konjac, grinding konjac, or even delivering konjac tofu, so wouldn't they seem superfluous here?

Li Ruru tapped the three of them on the head and said, "Don't worry, there's still a lot for you to do."

The three Chaochao sisters also breathed a sigh of relief; they didn't want the three of them to leave like this.

Chaochao hoped that Chuxiu could stay and continue to teach everyone to read and write.

Yinyin got along very well with Xiao Yishan, so naturally she was reluctant to see him leave.

Peipei also enjoys having many people and a lively atmosphere at home.

Li Ruru pointed to the yard and said to everyone, "Today we're going to dig up potatoes and make them into potato chips."

She originally wanted to make potato noodles, but felt it was a bit too much trouble.

Both potato starch and potato chips can be stored for a long time, but potato chips are easier to make.

Under Li Ruru's guidance, the group quickly dug out the potatoes.

Wash the dug-out potatoes, cut them into thick slices, boil them in a pot until cooked, and finally dry them on a straw mat.

The potato slices made this way are essentially dried vegetables. Next time you want to eat them, just wash and soak them briefly before stir-frying or making soup.

Although there weren't many potatoes in the yard, and the ones we dug up were all small, they still filled several large sacks.

Xiao Yishan also planted potatoes in the reclaimed land in his yard and backyard, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.

Moreover, these varieties were specially selected by Li Ruru, and they have a very short ripening period, which means they can harvest another batch soon.

Before they knew it, it was dinnertime, and Xiao Yishan, Chu Xiu, and the other two were making a ladder in the yard.

Under Chu Xiu's command, the two men selected two sturdy bamboo stalks from the cut bamboo to make ladder beams, and then sawed out more than a dozen short pillars to make crossbars.

As for the connection part, Xiao Wu said he needed to carve out a few bamboo nails.

Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "It's better to use mortise and tenon joints."

The mortise and tenon structure, through the cooperation of the tenon and the mortise, makes the connection between components tight and not easy to loosen.

Ladders made with mortise and tenon joints are sturdy and aesthetically pleasing.

"What is a mortise and tenon joint?" Xiao Wu asked.

Chu Xiu explained in a way that the two of them could understand: "It's like the concave and convex parts of two bamboo stalks getting stuck together."

Xiao Yishan said with difficulty, "But there aren't any bumps or depressions on the bamboo."

Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Then let's create the unevenness and carve it out."

Xiao Yishan and Xiao Wu nodded in understanding and then began to make noise.

Chaochao carried two buckets of water on a shoulder pole, looking around as he walked, thinking to himself: Master Chu is so clever, how does he know everything?

After the ladder was finished, Chu Xiu said, "Godmother, let's go see if the smoked meat is ready."

The group carried the ladder excitedly to the backyard, but from afar they could see thick smoke billowing from the smokehouse opening.

"Oh no!" Li Ruru thought to herself, and hurriedly climbed the ladder to get up.

(End of this chapter)