After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

In the evening, Gu Jianhua and his wife and Zhou Zhenhua and his wife came with shovels and hoes to help Shen Nian dig a cellar.

"Uncle and aunt, you are here! Come in!" Shen Nian greeted them warmly and welcomed them into the house.

"Uncle Gu! Uncle Zhou! Auntie, you're here!"

When the two little guys, Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle, heard the sound, they hurried to greet them. Shen Nianle jumped around like a happy little bird.

"Xiao An, Xiao Le are reading books?" Gu Jianhua touched their heads, his eyes full of love.

"Yes, Uncle Gu, we are reading." Shen Nian'an replied, holding a book in his hand.

"Well done, you should read more. Reading more is a good thing!"

Gu Jianhua said as he followed Shen Nian and Zhou Zhenhua into Shen Nian's room. Looking at Shen Nian's clean and tidy room, they were a little hesitant to do it.

"Xiao Nian, are you sure you want to dig a cellar from your room? How about we dig it in the yard?" Su Dingyi thought for a while and said.

Shen Nian shook her head: "It's okay, aunt, just dig from this room!"

Shen Nian has her own ideas. She is almost the only one who goes in and out of her room. It will be convenient for her to put things there, whether in the cellar or in the space.

"Okay, Xiao Nian, where do you want to start digging?" Gu Jianhua asked Shen Nian.

Shen Nian looked around the room, determined the location of the cellar, and pointed to the flat ground in the corner.

"Let's do it here, uncle. The ground is flat. Let's dig from the inside out."

"Okay, then let's start digging from this position." Gu Jianhua said, picked up the shovel and started digging the soil.

Everyone worked together and soon dug out a pile of soil. Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle also joined in. Although they were young, they were full of energy.

As more and more dirt was dug, the outline of the cellar gradually emerged. Zhou Zhenhua's wife Shen Yulan and Shen Nian worked together to carry the dirt to the yard and pile it up.

Night fell, the stars twinkling. In Shen Nian's small courtyard, the sounds of shovels and hoes gradually died down. Thanks to everyone's hard work, the cellar had begun to take shape.

"Xiao Nian, do you think the depth and size are suitable?" Gu Jianhua stood up, patted the dirt on his hands, and pointed at the dug cellar and asked.

Shen Nian walked in and looked around, then looked up and found that the depth and size of the cellar were just right, enough to store the winter supplies she wanted to store.

"Uncle Gu, the size and depth are just right. Thank you for your hard work." Shen Nian said gratefully.

"Xiao Nian, what are you talking about? There's no need to be polite between us." Gu Jianhua waved his hand.

"Yes, we are happy to help you." Shen Yulan also said.

Zhou Zhenhua walked around the cellar and said, "Xiao Nian, get some more mud tomorrow to solidify it. It will be ready to use in a few days."

Several people carried the soil to the yard and piled it up. They chatted for a while before saying goodbye and going back.

Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle reluctantly saw everyone off before taking a shower and returning to their room to sleep.

The next morning, Zhou Zhenhua and Gu Jianhua arrived with buckets of mud. Together, they smeared the mud around the cellar until it looked neat and smooth.

"Okay, Xiao Nian, you can store your things safely after it's dry."

Zhou Zhenhua wiped his sweat and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.

"Uncle Zhou, Uncle Gu, thank you."

Shen Nian said sincerely that there is indeed strength in numbers. After only one night, the cellar is almost usable.

"Hey, Xiao Nian, stop thanking me all the time. It makes us feel embarrassed." Zhou Zhenhua scratched his head and smiled.

Gu Jianhua nodded repeatedly on the side: "Yes, Xiaonian, we didn't do you any favors, so don't be so polite."

"Okay, uncle, I won't say it anymore!"

Shen Nian smiled softly. She felt strange not saying thank you, but after saying it a few times, she realized that it would make them feel embarrassed. So, she decided to say thank you as little as possible in the future.

Gu Jianhua and Zhou Zhenhua smiled with satisfaction after hearing Shen Nian's words. Logically, they should have thanked Shen Nian, as they had already begun to learn to face it calmly.

After the cellar was dug, Shen Nian started going to the mountains again in the next few days. She planned to hunt for some wild game to make cured meat.

There are fewer and fewer people going up the mountain to collect firewood, as most people have already prepared enough firewood for the winter.

A small number of people did not dare to go up the mountain because the firewood outside the mountain had been picked up completely, and now they had to go into the mountain to pick up firewood.

But there are large wild animals like wild boars in the mountains, and few people would go in unless it is necessary.

Shen Nian ran into the mountains. In addition to chasing wild game, she also picked up dry branches and threw them into the space.

Rather than leaving it on the ground with no one to pick it up, she might as well pick it up. Maybe it will come in handy someday.

After wandering in the mountains for more than two hours, Shen Nian gained a lot. He threw a pile of firewood into the space, picked up a full basket of dry branches, and also caught a few wild rabbits.

Just as Shen Nian was about to go down the mountain with the basket on his back, he suddenly saw a wild boar and a few piglets coming out of the mountain to look for food.

Shen Nian's eyes rolled, and she immediately entered the space, waiting for the wild boar and its piglets to pass by her.

Shen Nian quickly left the space. With quick eyes and hands, he took advantage of the wild boar's inattention and lightly slapped it. The wild boar and several piglets appeared in the space ranch.

The wild boar was obviously confused when it saw the suddenly changed grass. It looked around vigilantly, guarding against any sudden danger.

The little piglets had no such worries at all. Seeing that their mother was still around, they stayed in the pigpen and looked around curiously.

After settling the wild boar and piglets in the space, Shen Nian walked down the mountain with satisfaction, carrying the firewood on his back.

When passing by the river, Shen Nian saw Aunt Li catching fish in the river, and Shen Nian was puzzled?

How long has it been? Has Aunt Li still not given up fishing?

Aunt Li heard the voice, looked up and saw Shen Nian, with an embarrassed smile on her face.

"Shen Zhiqing, are you going up the mountain?"

"Yes, Aunt Li, are you still fishing?"

"Hey, your aunt just wanted to catch some fish to improve the family's food supply, but I've been fishing for almost a whole day and haven't caught a single one."

Aunt Li said somewhat depressedly that she was angry for a long time after the last fish she caught was eaten by Xiao Hei.

The angrier she got, the more she refused to accept it. Why could an educated youth from the city catch fish in their team's river, but she, a local from the village, couldn't?

The more Aunt Li was dissatisfied, the more she wanted to come and catch fish. She came every few days. She always had a hunch that she could catch fish in this river.

Shen Nian looked at the river and thought to himself: The fish in this river must be hard to catch, look how fast they swim! The ones I caught were all released from space.

"Auntie, I almost scared away all the fish in the river. You can catch them after I leave." Shen Nian said with a smile.

When Aunt Li heard this, she also laughed: "Hey, Shen Zhiqing, Auntie won't be able to catch any fish today. Are you heading into the mountains?" Aunt Li asked, looking at the firewood on Shen Nian's back.

"Yes, I picked up firewood from the mountains." Shen Nian nodded.

"Is there any firewood on the mountain now? Is there much?" Aunt Li asked curiously.

Shen Nian smiled and said, "Auntie, there's plenty of firewood on the mountain. It's everywhere. As long as you want to pick it up, there's as much as you want."

"That's great. Auntie will go to the mountain to take a look later."

Aunt Li's eyes lit up when she heard Shen Nian's words. If Shen Zhiqing could pick it up, she should be able to do it too, right? Who would be so unlucky as to encounter a wild boar?

"Okay, auntie, just go ahead and pick it up. I will definitely not let you down." Shen Nian said with a smile.

After chatting with the aunt for a while, Shen Nian left and went home. After Shen Nian left, Aunt Li quickly climbed ashore from the river and walked towards home.