Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife

Seeing that his friend didn't look down on the gift, Chen Jianmin was in a good mood and quickly helped him load the cart. They moved back and forth for almost an hour before filling the carts and Chen Jianmin's bamboo basket with firewood.

For his family, they would need around ten bundles of firewood per month during winter. Since the coldest temperatures would be in December and January, Dong Li loaded a total of 75 bundles of firewood onto the carts.

As for the bamboo basket, it could hold around 5 bundles. Chen Jianmin tied the firewood and used a shoulder pole to carry ten more bundles. With a total of 90 bundles of firewood, it was more than enough for his family to use until winter passed.

When they were done loading, Dong Li closed the gate, and the two of them went to the Chen family's house. Since the cart carried lots of firewood, it took a lot of effort to pedal the bicycle. The speed was not much different from Chen Jianmin's walking pace.

Because of this, they attracted a lot of attention along the way. Before they went to the Chen family's house, they visited Doctor Xie's house.

Seeing them coming, Shitou ran over to open the gate and said, "Brother Ah Li, Brother-in-law, what brings you here?"

Chen Jianmin walked into the yard and asked, "Shitou, where is your sister?"

"My sister went with Grandpa to the hospital today. They need to get some medicine from Brother Song Yan," Shitou replied as he helped Dong Li carry a bundle of firewood.

Hearing his words, Chen Jianmin nodded and said, "When your sister returns, tell her she doesn't have to go to the mountain foothills to get firewood anymore."

"Okay," Shitou nodded.

For Doctor Xie and his two grandchildren, they only needed five to six bundles of firewood each month. So, Chen Jianmin and Dong Li moved thirty bundles of firewood from the carts to the woodshed.

After they were done, Chen Jianmin took out a bag of snacks from his pocket and handed it to Shitou while saying, "Stay at home and don't go to the river or foothills. If you behave well, your Brother-in-law will bring more snacks for you next time."

The moment he received the snacks, Shitou jumped and danced for a while before he nodded and replied, "Shitou will listen to Brother-in-law."

Standing to the side, Dong Li turned his head, unwilling to watch his shameless friend scamming a little boy.

Chen Jianmin gave Shitou some instructions before leaving with Dong Li. At this point, Chen Jianmin was no longer carrying the shoulder pole and walked faster than before.

With less firewood on the carts, Dong Li was also able to increase his speed. Thirty minutes later, they finally arrived at the Chen family's house.

"Jianguo, I'm back," Chen Jianmin shouted as he opened the gate.

Hearing this, Chen Jianguo walked out from the backyard and helped them unload the firewood.

When Chen Gang heard the commotion, he came out of the house. The moment he saw so much firewood, he asked, "Ah Li, you brought so much firewood over. Will your family have enough?"

"Uncle Chen, my father and I plan to go to the mountains tomorrow. We can get more firewood later," Dong Li replied with a smile.

Chen Gang nodded and said, "Help me thank your parents for their help."

Dong Li nodded and said, "Uncle, I still have things to do, so I will take my leave now."

"Okay, be careful on the road," Chen Gang said as he saw him off.

When he noticed the hat worn by Dong Li, he smiled and closed the gate. That hat was made by his wife, and he was glad the boy didn't dislike it.

At the same time, Zhang Dongmei was preparing her clothes and the baby's clothes. She had been feeling stomach pain over the past few days. As her pregnancy had already entered the 40th week, she knew that it was nearing her due date.

Today, when she woke up, she felt the interval between the pains was getting shorter. As someone with experience, she knew that it was almost time to go into labor.

After she finished preparing the bed and clothes, she held her big belly and walked out of the bedroom while calling, "Husband, where are you?"

Li Chenze was outside chopping firewood when he heard his wife calling for him. He put down the ax and asked, "Wife, what's wrong?"

"Husband, can you go fetch the midwife? I might give birth today or tomorrow," Zhang Dongmei said.

The moment he heard this, Li Chenze was surprised. He quickly walked toward his wife, carried her sideways into the room, and put her gently on the bed while saying, "I will inform your mother and go fetch the midwife. Wife, wait for me, don't be afraid."

Noticing her husband's anxiety, Zhang Dongmei grabbed his hand and said, "Husband, I'm fine. It's still a long time before I give birth. You should be careful on your way."

"Alright, I will be careful."

After he said this, Li Chenze quickly went to find his sons in the backyard. Seeing them filling the water vat, he said, "Jingqian, go find your Grandmother. Jingxu, go inform your Second Aunt and Third Aunt. Your mother might give birth today."

The moment the boys heard this, the two of them put down the bucket and quickly left the house. They went in opposite directions.

Li Jingqian had better stamina than his brother, so it was not a problem for him to run to Zhang Village. He was used to running wild in the village and foothills, and also trained with Dong Li, so it only took him forty minutes to reach his grandparents' house.

Before he even entered the yard, his voice had already reached the house. "Grandmother, Grandfather, my mother is going to give birth!"

As soon as he said this, he ran toward the house and said, "My father asked me to come fetch you. Grandmother, where are you?"