At the educated youth point, Shen Lingling served out the remaining food and put it in the pot to warm it up. She talked to Lu Wensheng while waiting for Xiao Mengzi to come back for dinner.
Although Lu Wensheng had told Meng Qingtang to come back early for dinner before he left, she was actually not sure whether little Mengzi could come back on time.
Apart from other things, his filial piety is unmatched by most people. She was just talking to Shen Lingling:
"Let me tell you, Lingling, with how filial little Mengzi is, he'll probably be moved and stay if the teacher cries a little. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet."
Shen Lingling shook her head without even thinking: "No."
Because she and Shengsheng wanted to go together, and she still remembered that when they went to the cowshed to ask for help with their homework, the teacher said that this kid was smart and cunning, but his only weakness was that he was too filial.
"How filial is he? Let me put it this way. That year I was just demoted from the farm to the Ping'an Brigade. I don't know through whom Xiaotang was assigned here.
I still remember that when he came it was the autumn harvest time. I was cutting rice that day. I hadn't eaten for several days and I felt dizzy standing under the hot sun.
You don't know how I felt when I saw him.
At that moment, I felt all the blood in my body rush to my head, and my world collapsed...
How could such an excellent child like Xiaotang come to a place like this to suffer for me? There is no future or hope here!
Because I was too shocked and hadn't eaten, and the weather was quite hot, I couldn't hold back and fell to the ground. I don't know what happened after that.
I have to admit that Village Chief Li is indeed a good man. Later I heard that he had people carry me back. He not only fed me food, but also gave me a bowl of medicine. Otherwise, I might not have survived.
When I woke up again, it was already dark. Xiaotang was squatting beside the bed, wiping his tears. He was a big guy, crying with snot and tears. My eyes hurt when I think of that scene now...
That night he stayed by my bedside all night long without sleeping, and he didn't even dare to turn on the light for fear of being seen.
Later on, he would rather not eat or drink and save his rations for me.
He was only fifteen or sixteen years old that year. How could a young man have that much strength? He was not very good at working. He had a hard time feeding himself, and he had to support an old man like me. He really had a hard time during those years.
My father and I endured this year after year, and he never complained.
In the past few years, he has done more work than anyone else, but he has eaten less than anyone else. I have caused him trouble...
In fact, he didn’t have to go to the countryside, it was me who caused him trouble…”
Obviously, Lu Wensheng also remembered what Su Qishan said and wanted to say something. He opened his mouth and changed the words that were about to come out of his mouth to:
"Then wait a little longer."
But just as she finished speaking, she heard a familiar voice coming from outside:
"I'm back!"
Lu Wensheng and Shen Lingling instantly came back to their senses from their sadness and looked at each other:
"Huh??? You're back? No way!"
"No, he's back now?" He wasn't detained? This is unscientific...
So when Meng Qingtang entered the room, he saw two incredible faces.
Of course he knew what the two were thinking. He touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly and explained:
"Well, I didn't even enter the door before I gave the things to Xiao Luzi..."
He was too embarrassed to say it. When Ma Yingjie asked him to come in and sit down, he made an excuse that he had to go feed the pigs...
"Yeah, you're glad you're back. Hurry up and wash your hands and get ready for dinner." Lu Wensheng couldn't help laughing. This guy is really!
"Yes, yes, yes. Wash your hands quickly. I'll go call Han Muchen. Shengsheng, you two go set the table first." Shen Lingling also echoed.
"Okay, go quickly and come back soon."
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In fact, Han Muchen had returned a long time ago. Seeing that dinner had not yet started, he returned to his home because the team leader found him and Meng Qingtang in the afternoon and said;
He and the village chief and others were busy cleaning up the mushroom house these days, so he delegated the road construction matter to himself and Meng Qingtang. He only needed to report the progress to them every day, and they could make the rest of the decisions.
So he is now familiarizing himself with the plan!
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but it's really shocking when you do.
I immediately warned myself in my heart not to offend Comrade Lao Meng, because this guy is really a revengeful person.
He has always known that the road construction plan and personnel list were written by Lao Meng, but he didn't know that he would actually use his public power to settle personal grudges!
Putting aside other things, Han Muchen roughly flipped through these papers and saw that anyone who had offended him and Shengsheng, including the team leader and the village chief, was assigned to do the hardest and most tiring work.
He originally thought that it was a coincidence that those gossipers went to clean the manure pit, but now it seems... it was actually Old Meng's work.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I can't tell!"
Not only did he vent his own anger, but most importantly, this behavior also implicitly pleased the village leadership team. He really deserves to be called such a great man!
Han Muchen was watching in amazement when he heard a knock on the door:
"Who is it?"
Shen Lingling stood at the door and shouted, "I, come out and eat quickly."
"Coming soon!"
Han Muchen responded, immediately put down what he was holding, turned around and opened the door, and said with a gentle smile on his face:
"We can have dinner so soon. What delicious food are you going to make today?"
Shen Lingling rolled her eyes at him and said, "There's no way we can have so much delicious food every day. These are just some leftovers from lunch and a few pickled vegetables. Don't get your hopes up."
Han Muchen didn't care and muttered softly: "Everything Lingling cooks is delicious!"
He followed Shen Lingling all the way back, and kept talking about the little secret of little Mencius that he had just discovered.
By the time the two of them arrived at the kitchen, the meal had already been served, and everyone was sitting around talking and laughing, having a great time.
Han Muchen seized the opportunity and put the few pieces of ribs in the bowl into Shen Lingling's bowl, "Lingling, you've worked hard, eat more."
Not to mention others, his action even frightened the person involved. Shen Lingling's face instantly turned red. She never thought that Han Muchen would do this. She scolded:
"What are you doing, there are so many people here."
Han Muchen's face also turned red. He felt like his face was burning. Afraid that Shen Lingling would be angry, he lowered his head and stammered:
"I saw there were no spareribs in your bowl..."
Shen Lingling was stunned for a moment. She didn't have spareribs because she ate too much in the afternoon and was afraid that she wouldn't digest it, not because she couldn't bear to eat it...
Meng Qingtang also laughed and said, "Oh, I never knew that our old Han is really good at taking care of people!"
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