Chapter 39 Ding Shilei’s work
We went to the same restaurant as last time, and we didn’t meet any bad people this time. The three of us had a great time.
After dinner, Gao Wen saw that the two of them were in high spirits and decided to indulge for the day and continue to visit the county town.
Hearing Gao Wen's decision, Ding Xiaolan and Ding Shiping were extremely happy.
Even with my legs stretched out, I don't feel tired.
There was a man selling popsicles on a bicycle on the roadside. Gawain bought three popsicles, each costing only 2 cents.
Popsicles are really just big ice popsicles. There should be nothing else except water and sugar as raw materials.
But even with such simple and cheap popsicles, Ding Xiaolan and Ding Shiping rarely ate them before.
Ding Shiping licked the popsicle carefully, like a kitten, and Gawain couldn't help but stroke his head.
Noticing her movements, Ding Shiping raised his head and narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaoping, look, is that the second brother?" Ding Xiaolan suddenly exclaimed.
Gao Wen and Ding Shiping looked in the direction Ding Xiaolan pointed, and sure enough they saw Ding Shilei's figure.
Across the road, there is a family building a house with large red bricks and tiles.
At this time, the houses built in rural areas were basically adobe houses, and only wealthy urbanites could build brick houses.
At this time, Ding Shilei was going into battle shirtless, transporting red bricks.
He worked with another person to move a few bricks onto a cart at a time, and then pushed them into the house after the cart was almost full of bricks.
It is not easy to push a cart full of bricks. It requires one person to push it and another person to support it on the side to push the cart full of bricks up to a high place.
Ding Shilei looked shabby and his clothes were almost soaked.
"Sister-in-law, can you buy a popsicle for my second brother too?"
Ding Xiaolan's eyes were slightly red, she looked at Ding Shilei distressedly, and begged Gao Wen in a choked voice.
Ding Shiping also said: "Yes, sister-in-law, just buy my second brother a popsicle."
Gao Wen's throat was clogged. Although he knew that Ding Shilei's job must not be light, he didn't expect it to be so tiring.
The anger she had towards Ding Shilei suddenly disappeared.
I bought two popsicles and two bottles of water and asked two people to deliver them.
When the two of them came forward, Ding Shilei noticed them and asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"We were shopping with my sister-in-law, and I saw you across the street. My sister-in-law asked us to bring you popsicles and water," Ding Shiping said.
Ding Shilei glanced at Gao Wen opposite him, took the popsicle from Ding Shiping's hand, and gave one to another worker.
"The water has receded and there is well water here. It is a waste of money to buy water."
Ding Shiping and Ding Xiaolan looked at each other, undecided.
"Okay, you guys go quickly. Second brother will go home after finishing his work." Ding Shilei urged.
If he doesn't work anymore, his master should tell him something.
Ding Xiaolan and Ding Shiping had no choice but to go to Gawain, gave the water to Gawain, and asked her to make up her mind.
"How can I return the water after I bought it? You two should drink it."
Gawain persisted, so Ding Xiaolan and Ding Shiping drank one bottle and gave the remaining bottle to Gawain.
Seeing that the two of them were thinking about him, Gawain smiled and drank.
In the evening, Gao Wen made an excessive amount of rice and meat dishes, making Ding Shilei full.
Ding Shilei ate three large bowls of rice. You must know that today's bowls are twice as big as modern bowls.
Gawain wanted to say: I told you to eat hard, but I didn’t ask you to eat like this. If you eat so much at night, will you really not accumulate food?
"Ding Shilei, stop doing such heavy work. The little money you earn is not enough for this meal tonight."
After eating, Gawain hesitated for a long time and finally spoke.
Chapter completed!