Leisurely Farmer's Family: A Strong Man and His Broken Leg Son-in-law

There are two carpenters in the town. In the past, when people from the village came to buy barrels and basins, they would go to Carpenter Cheng’s house on West Street.

Liu Yu pushed the cart and carried Changsheng all the way to West Street. It was almost noon. Because it was a market, there were many people on the street. Most of them were carrying bamboo baskets or carrying baskets on their backs, and most of them were fully loaded.

Small farmers like them can spend money on purchases all year round, whether they have money or not, whether they have a strong family background or not. During the twelfth lunar month, there are always things that should be purchased, such as yellow paper incense candles and money for the door. To add.

The cold wind blew his chapped and dark hands, and he touched the things he bought with caution. When he smiled, his red and cold cheeks were filled with joy.

When a child is naughty and curious, he will always raise his little hand secretly, trying to lift the tight coarse cloth to take a look. Adults find that they can always touch the outstretched hand quickly and accurately, and finally touch it again. Use your eyes as a warning.

Those women and husbands who are impatient and have bad tempers have to circle their children three times in their stomachs before speaking out, to prevent them from blurting out any unlucky words and affecting their children's health and fortune in the coming year.

Liu Yu's cart carried Chang Sheng through the crowd, and finally stopped at the entrance of a store at the end of the street.

The carpenter's shop with two front doors was quite busy. There were already three or five women and husbands picking out dressing boxes, basin stands and the like.

Seeing someone coming in, a middle-aged man in the store hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. After asking Liu Yu what furniture he wanted, he led Liu Yu to the backyard.

"You two pick carefully. These are newly made kang cabinets, wardrobes, and large boxes for bedding and bedding. Just call me when you have picked them out."

Xu remembered that there was no room in the cart for the two of them, so he took two steps and turned back. He smiled and said, "Don't be afraid that it won't be easy to carry. Our store will deliver it to your door."

Liu Yu smiled and thanked her uncle, then took a closer look with Chang Sheng.

In the open space in the backyard, there are large and small kang cabinets, wardrobes, and large black-painted wooden boxes. The styles are mediocre and there are no new designs. Liu Yu walked around, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he went straight to the corner. Location.

There were barrels, bowls, basins and other small things piled there. Liu Yu moved the barrels away, and saw that the things that had originally exposed a corner revealed their true appearance.

It's actually a bathtub and a bathtub!

Liu Yu took out a large bathtub, looked at it from left to right, and liked it very much.

It is very inconvenient to use a tub for bathing in winter at home. If this tub is not expensive, you can buy one.

Changsheng glanced at the tub that was big enough for two people to get into. He didn't know what he thought of, and his face turned red suddenly.

When Liu Yu asked him whether he preferred a bathtub or a tub, he hesitated and couldn't speak.

Seeing that Changsheng couldn't explain the reason, Liu Yu didn't force it. He made a decision on his own. He selected among five or six bathtubs and chose one with a smooth texture and moved it out.

"Chang Sheng, you should also see what kind of kang cabinet and wardrobe you like." You don't need to buy the big wooden box for the bedding, you already have it at home.

Changsheng saw Liu Yu looking at him with a smile. The winter sunshine hit his porcelain white face, and even the down seemed to be filled with joy.

"Hey!" Changsheng nodded, holding a walking stick, slowly walking around and picking.

In the twelfth lunar month, Dr. Zhao came again and asked him to take off his crutches. I wonder if he had been using the crutches for a long time. After taking off the crutches, he always felt that he could not walk smoothly and would fall.

It was okay at home, just walking slowly. When outside, Liu Yu was afraid that he would fall in a hurry, so she picked a bamboo stick for him to use temporarily as a walking stick.

Changsheng looked at it twice, opened the kang cabinet, and looked at the wardrobe carefully, and found that these things were all similar, that is, the cabinet doors were slightly different.

After careful comparison, Changsheng chose a set of kang cabinets that could hold larger clothes on the lower floor and small clothes on the upper floor.

After he picked out the kang cabinet, he refused to pick out the wardrobe and left it to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu didn't refuse and chose an elm wardrobe with a smile.

After picking the things, the two of them didn't waste any time. Liu Yu called out to the uncle who had just recruited them.

The uncle came very quickly. When he saw a big bathtub on the ground, he smiled and said to Liu Yu: "Young man has good eyesight. This bathtub is for two people. It's cold in winter. I boiled two pots of hot water and soaked in it before dawn." Only when your son gets married and takes a hot shower with your wife and husband can you know the benefits of this bucket."

Liu Yu's face flushed and turned red.

For the sake of convenience, he always wears a forehead belt when he goes out to do business. The red lotus mark on his forehead is completely covered. He has a tall and straight figure and a handsome person. No one doubts that he is a brother.

Liu Yu glanced at the middle-aged uncle with embarrassment, knowing that he couldn't be blamed for this, so she just made an angry voice and asked the uncle to calculate the money quickly.

The uncle looked at the two young men with red faces jokingly. He didn't say anything, but he was laughing in his heart. He didn't dare to joke anymore. He took an abacus in one hand and started to calculate the price.

With a red face, Changsheng pulled Liu Yu behind him, and after the uncle finished counting the money, he started bargaining.

"These are all good woods. They were not cheap when we harvested them. They are all made of fine ash, elm, and poplar. They really can't be much cheaper."

"Manchurian ash is not a very rare wood, and elm is also easy to find. Uncle, the price you are asking for is a bit high."

The bathtub cost 180 cents, the kang cabinet cost 200 cents, and the wardrobe was slightly cheaper, also costing 180 cents. Liu Yu was dumbfounded when she heard this.

"You two also let us make a little money! The whole family lives on these pieces of wood, which my eighty-year-old father made day and night." The middle-aged man said. Then he started talking about how difficult it was for dad.

We are collecting wood from the countryside and rushing to make furniture. We have no leisure time all year round.

"Okay, okay, five hundred Wen, if it's for sale, these will be loaded into the car later and sent to my house with us." Liu Yu stared at the enthusiasm on his face, seeing that the people in front of him were selling miserably, and just wanted to Quick victory.

The middle-aged man looked at Liu Yu inadvertently. When he saw the determined look on the man's face, he knew that this was the price. He sighed and said, "That's all, I'll sell it to you at a discount!"

Liu Yu took out his wallet in pain and took out five strings of copper coins. Fortunately, he had enough money when he went out today.

"The boss will take a careful inventory and refund the excess and make up for the shortfall."

"If you two need anything else, just come to our store and choose. We will definitely give you affordable prices. My surname is Cheng, and my last name is the same as Fang. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Cheng!" Cheng Fang took the money and said nothing. He counted them carefully, glanced at them, weighed them slightly, and said with a smile.

Liu Yu looked at him suspiciously and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Uncle Cheng. By the way, Uncle Cheng, are you Carpenter Cheng's son or grandson? Carpenter Cheng is still doing carpentry work in his eighties. If you can help, Cheng A carpenter doesn’t have to support his family even when he is eighty years old!”