Chapter 456 - Chapter 456: Chapter 456: Mother Zuo’s Misfortune (1/2)
Chapter 456: Chapter 456: Mother Zuo’s Misfortune
When the cooked dishes in the kitchen were ready, Liu Sisi finally went down to check the cellar.
The residence’s ground area was not small, and the underground cellar was quite spacious.
Di Yelei had carefully cleaned the cellar after sprinkling quicklime, and then neatly piled up the grain on the shelves.
Seeing Liu Sisi coming in, Di Yelei hurriedly led her out.
“Why did you come down? The air in the cellar is not good, and the space is narrow. What will happen if you accidentally bump into something?”
In the meantime, he shook off the pure flour on his body, choking Liu Sisi with a cough.
“Bastard! Cough cough… You did it on purpose, didn’t you? Cough cough…”
“Hehehe… I really did it on purpose…”
As he spoke, he stealthily stole a fragrant kiss on her cheek, then grinned and laughed.
Liu Sisi twisted his waist hard: “Look at you, an old man with no respect. What if the children see you? What then?”
While speaking, she poked her head inside and took a look: “How’s it going? Have you finished stacking these grains in the cellar?”
“It’s not that fast. I was thinking, why don’t we dig another cellar and put the grain in there. That would be better.”
Di Yelei rolled up his sleeves and wiped a handful of sweat: “If these grains are not stored properly and become moldy and deteriorated, then they will be useless.”
Liu Sisi thought for a moment: “Instead of digging a cellar here, why not bury some of the grain in the cellar on our back mountain, seal the cellar entrance after taking good moisture-proof measures, and use it as emergency food. What do you think?”
These words made Di Yelei’s eyes sparkle! He slapped his thigh right away.
“That’s a great idea! Didn’t I dig two more cellars back there? In addition to the original one, there are three cellars in total. Although there are some sundries inside each, they are not many. It just so happens that I also rented a carriage from the Carriage Shop. I’ll take them with me to transport the grain back overnight and then hurry back under cover of darkness. Tonight, the rain has stopped, and I can move the sweet potatoes in the cellar back.”
Di Yelei became more and more excited as he spoke, and turned to call people.
Liu Sisi hurriedly reached out and grabbed him: “Are you confused? How can you do it at this hour? Eat first, and do things when you have the energy.”
“Yes, yes, yes, I’ll listen to my little kitten!”
Di Yelei grinned with an honest face!
Liu Sisi rolled her eyes at him: “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and fill this cellar with grain, seal it, and get ready for dinner.”
With that, she turned and left.
“Ai! Coming!”
Di Yelei happily shouted with his throat, then cheerfully hummed a tune as he went back to the cellar.
After dinner, Liu Sisi brought out the cotton and bedding on one side for Granny Hu and Ms. Gao to renew the quilts, and even seven or eight-year-old Xue Lan and Xue Yi came to help. On the other side, Di Yelei led Old Cheng, Hu Daniu, Hu Erniu, and others to harness the carriages. Two carriages plus one horse were quickly loaded, and they quietly left the courtyard under the cover of darkness, heading straight for Upper Village.
Because the cotton had not been carded, Granny Hu and Ms. Gao used cotton thread to sew cross lines to renew the quilts, sandwiching the cotton wadding in between, a similar method to making cotton-padded clothes.
The needlework of the two was extremely skilled, and compared to Liu Sisi’s half-baked level, the difference was like day and night.
Liu Sisi knew that her needlework was not good, so she assisted them from the side, helping with the cotton renewal.