Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife-Chapter 1426: Asking For A Favor ( 2 )

Liu Piao smiled at them and said, "Brother-in-law, Jueyu, please come inside and have some tea."

Before they entered the living room, Li Chenmo took two jars and a basket from his bicycle.

Once they were seated, Liu Piao poured them each a cup of tea and said, "Jueyu, I haven't even had the chance to visit you and thank you yet, and here you are visiting me again. Is there something you need help with?"

"Sister Liu Piao, why are you suddenly being so polite with me?" Lu Jueyu asked with a chuckle.

After a moment of pause, she opened the bamboo basket's lid and revealed the rabbit furs, leathers, and fabric inside.

When Zhang Ermu and Liu Piao saw the items, they were taken aback. Looking at Lu Jueyu, Liu Piao said, "Jueyu, this—"

"Sister Liu Piao, you have always been good at sewing and making shoes. I came to ask a favor from you," Lu Jueyu said with a smile.

Hearing that she needed help, Liu Piao asked, "Jueyu, what do you want me to help you with?"

Seeing how serious she was, Lu Jueyu chuckled and replied, "Sister Liu Piao, it's almost winter, and I would like to ask you to help me make some shoes, gloves, and hats for my children."

Then, she took out a piece of paper from her pocket, placed it on the table, and said, "I already measured them and wrote it all down."

Liu Piao read the measurements and examined the materials that Lu Jueyu had brought. After calculating for a while, she said, "Jueyu, these materials are more than enough. To make shoes, gloves, and hats for your children, I will only need about half of what you brought."

"Sister Liu Piao, I can't ask you to help me for free. I know you won't take money from me, so I brought extra materials for you," Lu Jueyu replied.

"These materials are too precious. How can I accept them just for making a few pairs of shoes?" Liu Piao refused immediately.

Lu Jueyu held her hand and said, "Sister Liu Piao, these materials were gathered by my husband from the mountains. We just laid traps—we didn't spend any money. So please accept them with ease."

After a moment of pause, she added, "What's more, your mother-in-law has leg problems, and your father-in-law has a weak stomach. During winter, the pain will get worse. Just take the materials and make a leg warmer for Aunt Zhang and a stomach warmer for Uncle Zhang."

Hearing this, Liu Piao could no longer refuse. She knew how difficult it was for her in-laws to fall asleep during cold nights due to the pain. After a moment of hesitation, she finally said, "Then I will thank you on my parents-in-law's behalf."

"Sister Liu Piao, you have earned these through your labor," Lu Jueyu replied.

After they reached an agreement, Li Chenmo said, "Brother Ermu, Sister-in-law, it's getting late. So, we won't bother you any longer." freēwēbnovel.com

Hearing this, Zhang Ermu stood up and said, "Brother Chenmo, Sister-in-law, I will walk you out."

"Okay."

After they left, Liu Piao took out the contents of the bamboo basket and realized there was more than she had expected.

The rabbit fur had been packed so tightly that when she took out just a handful, it was already enough to make a pair of gloves.

When Zhang Ermu returned, he saw his wife inspecting the materials and asked, "Wife, do you think there's enough to make leg warmers and a stomach warmer for Father and Mother?"

Liu Piao nodded and replied without stopping what she was doing, "Husband, not only is it enough for that, we might even be able to make a pair of gloves for each of us."

This time, Zhang Ermu was taken aback and said, "That much?"

After checking everything, Liu Piao put the materials back into the bamboo basket and said, "Husband, we might even be able to make inner vests for your grandparents."

Hearing this, Zhang Ermu whispered, "Wife, can you help me make the inner vests for my grandparents first? The two of them are getting old and can't stand the cold in winter."

"I have been wanting to send them some blankets, but lately a lot of people have been watching them. The cowshed they are staying in is so poorly built, it can't block the wind or snow. I'm worried they will get sick when the weather gets cold," he added with a sigh.

Seeing her husband's concern, Liu Piao held his hands and said gently, "I will make the vests for them first. When you take them over, bring some frostbite ointment too."

"Okay. Thank you, Wife."

As the sky darkened, the villagers returned home one after another and lit their candles. By seven o'clock in the evening, everyone had finished dinner and gone to bed.

Early the next morning, Li Chenmo and his family woke up before dawn. Today, he and his brothers planned to weigh the pigs and examine their physical conditions.

After he and his son prepared a simple breakfast and filled their stomachs, the two of them headed to the pig pen with a flashlight.

The scale used to weigh the pigs was borrowed from Li Lingyun's pig farm. In addition, Li Lingyun had asked some of his men to come over and help.

When they reached the pigpen, everyone had already arrived and begun working. Before weighing and checking the pigs, they first cleaned and sterilized the pig pen. With so many hands, it took them less than an hour to finish the work.

After Li Chenmo and Dong Li processed the manure into fertilizer and returned to the pen, Li Lingyun said, "Third Brother, we have already finished cleaning up the pigs. We can start now."

Nodding, Li Chenmo said, "Okay."

They are divided into several groups. Thanks to their experience raising pigs, Li Lingyun and his men were tasked with checking the pigs' physical conditions. They examined not just the pigs' bodies, but also their hooves, eyes, noses, mouths, and even ears.