Pig Killer

Shen Yun'e shuddered and said, "As for joining the army, you can't ride or shoot, and you're not as strong as men. You'll die on the battlefield." He looked straight at her and said, "There's no war now, so just give up the idea! I've never seen a woman go to the battlefield."

"That's all I'm saying." Shen Hui'e looked at her nervously and said with amusement, "War is not good. People will die, including the sons of their mothers, the husbands of their wives, and the fathers of their children." She added with a stern look in her eyes, "Of course, if anyone wants to prevent us from living a peaceful life and farming, then we should take up our swords to defend our own homes."

"Haha..." Shen Yun'e looked at her with bright eyes and chuckled, "Second sister, you must have gained courage by killing the pig."

"Mother just said not to kill anyone." Da Chong looked at her and said with a smile.

"Who said I wanted to kill people?" Shen Hui'e flicked his head with her finger and said, "Beat them into submission, bring them back, and let them farm."

"Haha..." Shen Yun'e shook her head and laughed, "Second sister suffered a lot during the spring plowing."

"Yes! I'm exhausted." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, pointing to her head, "Now think about the summer harvest and the fight for food. My head is overwhelmed." Pointing to the sun, "The scorching sun is overhead, and the wheat awns are pricking my head!" She said with a distressed look, "Oh no! I can't think about it."

"Don't worry! We will help you with the summer harvest." Tie Feng said honestly.

"Thank you. It's hard work for everyone." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "Even if you don't die, you'll lose some skin."

"We don't lack land now, but we lack people! Okay." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"Farming is inseparable from people, and it's just like that." Shen Yun'e looked at her gently and said, "Our ancestors have been farming like this for generations."

"Every grain of rice is hard-earned." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her glassy eyes and said, "We can't waste food."

"Second sister, there is not enough food, so how dare we waste it!" Shen Yun'e looked at her with amusement and said.

"We don't waste, but it's hard to say for some people." Shen Hui'e said with gloomy eyes.

Shen Yun'e understood immediately, "Since they don't have to farm, they naturally don't understand the hardships involved."

"Mother, who are you talking about?" Li Nu looked at them with puzzled eyes.

"Rich people don't cherish the fruits of our labor." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her ink-black eyes.

"Then just go hungry for a few meals." Li Nu said without thinking.

"Haha..." Shen Hui'e laughed when she heard that, and reached out to touch her head and said, "You're right!"

"Mother, we are back." The big tiger ran in and said.

Liu Ding came in later and bowed to them, "Second sister-in-law, Tiege, what do you want me to do?"

Tie Feng stood up and bowed in return, "It's very important."

Shen Hui'e bowed and smiled, "Sit down, let's sit down and talk."

"Oh oh oh!" Liu Ding responded hurriedly. After watching them sit down, he sat down too.

"I asked you to come here because I want to make something like a leather bag to increase the firepower." Tie Feng said straight to the point.

"Um... Tie Ge..." Liu Ding scratched his head and looked at him and said frankly, "I can't do it!"

"I know. This is my idea. Let's discuss it and see if we can do it." Tie Feng held the cut leather bag and gestured to Liu Ding.

Liu Ding, who was doing carpentry work, understood and said, "Brother Tie, I want to use wood to make an effect similar to blowing flames from a leather bag."

"Oh! That's right." Tie Feng said excitedly, "This is how I envisioned it internally." He dipped his index finger in water and drew on the long table.

Liu Ding looked at it carefully and said, "I can make it, but I don't know if it can achieve the effect you want."

"Just do it. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes. You won't be short of money." Tie Feng said generously.

"Then I really did it!" Liu Ding responded readily.

"Yeah!" Tie Feng nodded.

"How are you going to fix this plug?" Shen Hui'e pointed at the long table and asked him, "It can't leak, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted." "How do we fix it? It's a difficult problem?"

"How about using wood chips to inlay this plug first? And then try using comb teeth and mortise and tenon joints?" Liu Ding looked at them with his dark eyes and said, "Try both and see which one works better."

"Comb?" Shen Hui'e looked at him puzzledly.

"It's the comb we use to comb our hair, it's very dense!" Liu Ding explained.

"No matter how dense it is, there will be gaps!" Shen Hui'e said, gesturing with her thumb and index finger.

"So let's give it a try?" Liu Ding said with a smile.

"I won't say any more." Shen Hui'e said embarrassedly. Professional matters should be left to professionals.

"It doesn't matter." Liu Ding said nonchalantly, "One person's plan is short, but two people's plan is long."

"I'm going to say too much again." Shen Hui'e pursed her lips and looked at him.

"Second sister-in-law said." Liu Ding looked at her with his dark eyes.

"We have to consider the problem of wood deformation." Shen Hui'e looked at him with concern.

"Yes, yes, yes! It can't leak because of deformation." Tie Feng said hurriedly.

"I used aged wood for Tie Ge." Liu Ding smiled and said, "Even if it deforms, it won't be too exaggerated." He smiled and asked, "Anything else you want to say?"

"Hurry up and do it! It's just a small request, I'm waiting to use it!" Tie Feng urged embarrassedly, "I know you've been busy these days."

"It's okay! These benches and wooden tables are easy to make. They don't require detailed work. I can do it with my eyes closed now." Liu Ding looked at them with a smile on his face and said, "It's early now, and I have time."

"That's good." Tie Feng said happily like a child, his eyes fell on his aunt and said, "I made an appointment with you. The masons will come to build a stove for you tomorrow morning."

"We will deliver the adobe bricks to you later." Tie Feng looked at her with his dark eyes and said, "See where to pile them."

"I have already prepared the place." Shen Hui'e pointed to the wing room next to her and said, "We don't need to build the stove that high this time. Just knee-high will do."

"Why?" Shen Yun'e looked at her with puzzled eyes.

"This stove doesn't cook all the time." Shen Hui'e looked at her with amusement and said, "Three meals a day at most." Pointing to the small bench in the yard, she said, "I can just sit on the bench and cook."

"This is much easier." Shen Yun'e's eyes lit up when she heard this. "It's so tiring to stand in front of the stove in front of the meat stall!"

"It's okay!" Shen Hui'e looked at her with her dark eyes and said, "There's a bench. You can take a rest."