Chapter 243: Prepare to Warm the House
After it was confirmed that the village had electricity and a factory, the members of Shuangshan Brigade jumped for joy like children.
Some burly men took off their shirts and ran around the village threshing ground several times to vent their excitement.
"Captain, our team is really going to build a factory. Are you kidding us?"
Lin Fu felt both proud and sad, and patted the person who spoke on the shoulder.
"It's true. I'm not kidding."
A village woman hurried over, her tone worried.
"Captain, we have to pay for electricity to every household in our village, right?"
Electricity shouldn't be cheap?
This is not just a concern for one family, many households in the village are worried.
Lin Fu smiled and gave the members a shot of prevention.
"Don't worry, the brigade will cover the electricity costs first, and we'll deduct them from the money when the sauce factory makes money."
After hearing this, everyone not only did not feel reluctant, but felt relieved.
The brigade cadres thought the sauce factory would make money, and they would only be happy.
"Okay, we trust the captain!"
A man clapped his hands together, his face full of joy.
"Our brigade is going to have electricity. Then we won't need kerosene lamps anymore. Hehehe, that's great."
"Of course not! If electricity were really available, our village would be the first among the brigades. Oh, I never thought I'd see the day when our village would have electricity."
"Building a factory is good. It can provide electricity! Even if we don't make much money, we'll still make money."
Because of the electricity supply, the entire Shuangshan Brigade became lively.
The child held his parents' hands and said happily, "Dad, is our brigade going to install electric lights in the city?"
His father nodded happily, "Yes, we need to install electric lights."
The child jumped for joy.
Hehehe laughed.
"It's great to have electricity. I don't have to drain the water in the dark at night."
The woman patted her son's head and said, "You have to use electricity sparingly. The electricity bill costs money."
The young man nodded repeatedly, "I know, it's hard to make money, and every penny has to be spent in multiple ways."
"I'm glad you know!"
The courtyard of the second branch of the Lin family is almost finished.
The five brick and tile houses look particularly imposing from a distance.
The vegetable garden in the yard was not much touched, it was just surrounded by a fence.
The yard is paved with gravel, clean and flat.
A washbasin was built next to the vegetable garden, where you can wash clothes, wash your face and brush your teeth.
The windows were equipped with glass windows that could be slid out from the inside, making the house bright and spacious, much better than before.
Whenever villagers build a house, they will invite the villagers to have a house-warming meal.
Meat was in short supply. People with urban household registration could only get a few pounds of meat from time to time to satisfy their cravings, but those who worked the land could not count on one hand the number of times they ate meat in a year.
The national supply is not enough!
Forget about meat, even whole grains are not enough to fill you up.
There are three people in the second branch of the Lin family who have stable jobs, so we definitely can’t mess with them casually.
It would be unacceptable not to have some meat dishes.
The meat supply from the meat processing plant is limited, and the pigs are slaughtered on the spot.
The meat is often sold out as soon as it is released.
Some people line up in long queues early in the morning before the butcher stalls open to buy meat, and they may not be able to buy meat even if they wait for a whole morning.
The second branch of the Lin family had something to do, so the first and third branches brought all the meat coupons and money they had saved up in the house.
Lin Fu: The second son has built a brick house, so there isn’t much money left at home, right?
Lin Shou: My second brother needs to warm the house, which is a big deal. I can’t help with the big things at home, but I can still help with some meat tickets and money.
Gao Ping and Zhang Hongyan naturally had no objection.
That afternoon, after dinner, the two sisters-in-law went to the second house's temporary residence.
After arriving, they asked about the greenhouse and gave the money they had collected to Li Xiuli.
Gao Ping spoke on her behalf:
"Xiu Li, our first and third wives have pooled some money together. You and the second brother can keep it."
"There are already quite a few people in our Lin family who eat government food. Please prepare good food for the dinner, otherwise people will gossip about you."
Although no matter what, there will always be some people who treat others with the standards of saints and treat themselves with the standards of villains, it is better to spend money and avoid trouble.
The first wife gave five catties of meat coupons and five yuan, and the third wife gave three catties of meat coupons and three yuan.
Li Xiuli stared blankly at the money stuffed into her hand and quickly pushed it back.
"No, no, we have plenty of food at home. Tangtang sent a message saying that she had ordered meat from her aunt in advance, so we have everything we need."
"Sister-in-law, Hongyan, take the money back. It's not easy to save this."
She didn't lie.
Lin Tang did ask his aunt Lin Anan to save some meat in advance.
But there are only three pounds of meat.
Lin Tang took out the stock in the system space, intending to collect ten kilograms to take home.
Let’s get back to this moment.
Gao Ping pressed down Li Xiuli's hand and said seriously, "You take it!"
"Housewarming is a big deal, so what's wrong with my sister-in-law giving you some?"
She likes it most when her two sisters-in-law know their limits.
Not greedy, not taking advantage of others, honest, kind-hearted...
Because of this, she has a good relationship with her two sisters-in-law.
Zhang Hongyan also smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't be so formal. We are a family and we help each other. We don't have to talk behind each other's backs."
She has suffered from the pain of having no one to help her since she was a child.
When looking for a partner, the number of brothers and sisters the other person has becomes the first criterion.
Ever since she got married, she has been making sure to build good relationships with her sisters-in-law.
After getting to know each other, I found that both sisters-in-law were nice people, so our relationship became closer.
We have been getting along very well over the years!
Seeing the expressions of her elder sister-in-law and third brother's wife that refused to be rejected, Li Xiuli smiled and shook her head, feeling very warm in her heart.
"Then I'll take it. I'll take it back with you after you build the house." She said with a smile.
Gao Ping looked longing and sighed, "Then I'll borrow your auspicious words."
The conditions of the big house are not bad. After all, I have a soldier son, so I can build a brick house.
It was because the situation was bad in the past two years and we wanted to use the money to buy food, so we didn’t build it.
When the head of the household saw the house built by the second wife, he was moved.
The third house now has someone who earns a living from the government, and with the income from selling vegetables, most of the pressure is gone.
Zhang Hongyan has now figured it out. Even if her daughter gets married, she is still her daughter.
Xiaojing having a job does bring more benefits than Qingya having a job.
The girl has a job and is financially independent. As long as she keeps her head clear, she will be strong no matter where she is.
"It will probably take a few more years for my family." Zhang Hongyan smiled calmly, "There's no rush, let's take our time."
"Qingya just broke off the engagement not long ago, and he doesn't want to date for the time being. His father and I don't dare to push him."
"Alas! Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, let them toss around on their own."
"My boss and I will work hard to earn work points and save some money. While we still have the strength, we will help them as much as we can."
Li Xiuli saw that her third brother's wife's eyes had softened a lot.
The indifference condensed deep in the eyes is like ice and snow melting, leaving behind a touch of tenderness.
She kindly advised:
"It's good that you can think it through. Xiaojing is a filial child. I've seen you being indifferent to her over the years. I feel..."
(End of this chapter)
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