Chapter 472: Sweetness in the Heart
Zhang Hongyan figured it was almost time and stood up. "It's getting late. I have to get busy first. You guys should do whatever you need to do."
She has a reform task, and the time and content of her labor tasks are different from those of other members.
Lin Shou quickly got up and looked at him eagerly, "Wife, I'll go with you."
Zhang Hongyan shook her head decisively, firmly rejecting him for who knows how many times.
"No, I can do it myself."
After saying that, the woman picked up the shoulder pole leaning against the corner and slowly walked out of the yard.
Lin Shou and the other three were obviously used to this scene.
But looking at Zhang Hongyan's receding back, I still felt extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Xiaojing's nose felt sore. "Dad, why is my mom so distant? Can't we finish it quickly if we work together? Why doesn't she let us help..."
She couldn't understand her mother's stubbornness.
Lin Shou and Zhang Hongyan have been married for many years, but he understands his wife's thoughts.
Knowing that Hongyan felt guilty, and not wanting the Lin family to become the center of public opinion in the Shuangshan Brigade again, he was even more afraid that this would be used as a stain to attack the brigade leader, so he simply did everything according to the regulations.
If she is asked to pick up manure, she will pick up manure; if she is asked to reclaim land, she will reclaim land; if she is asked to dig canals, she will dig canals...
Not lazy at all!
Some of the members of the brigade who disliked the Lin family could only look away from Zhang Hongyan when they saw how honest she was.
But secretly, he was always thinking about... wanting to catch the Lin family in trouble.
Wherever there is light, there is shadow. There is no shortage of people in Shuangshan Brigade who are bad-hearted and cannot stand others doing well.
Zhang Hongyan knew it, and Lin Shou knew it too.
Lin Shou patted Lin Xiaojing's shoulder, suppressed the complex bitterness in his heart, and said:
"Forget it, this is your mother's job. If she doesn't let us do it, then we won't do it. It's the same as taking care of the housework. Don't think too much about it."
Lin Xiaojing felt choked up and uncomfortable, and the tip of her nose turned slightly red.
"It's nothing like that. My mother's shoulders are all rubbed raw. My brother is tired doing all that work, not to mention that my mother is a woman."
Lin Shou listened to his daughter talking more and more and his expression became serious.
"Xiao Jing, it's okay to say these things at home, but don't say them outside."
"There's no difference between men and women among those who have undergone transformation. You're only able to achieve your current results thanks to Tangtang's connections. You can only endure it slowly."
Just get through it!
Didn't he feel bad seeing his wife suffer? No, he felt worse than anyone else.
But the world does not revolve around you. When people live in this world, they must follow the established rules.
If you make a mistake, you must be punished.
Otherwise, the world would have been in chaos long ago.
Lin Xiaojing understood what her father meant. She just felt sorry for her mother.
She and her brother finally succeeded, but her mother was suffering greatly.
What child with a conscience could watch something like this without batting an eyelid?!
Suppressing the discomfort welling up in her heart, Lin Xiaojing bit the soft flesh of her lips and said, "Dad, I know everything. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Lin Shou sighed deeply and rubbed his daughter's head with his broad hands. "Go, make some sour plum soup for your mother and send it over."
Lin Xiaojing's attention was diverted.
"I'll go right away."
Seeing his daughter regain her spirits, Lin Shou felt relieved.
Seeing Lin Qingya still standing there, he put on a stern fatherly look and asked, "Are you free?"
"Yes, I still have to go to the surrounding brigades with Qingshui and the others to collect beans and mushrooms." Lin Qingya explained quickly.
"Why don't you leave now?"
Lin Qingya was completely stunned.
What's going on?! He's just wasting air standing in his own yard.
He didn't dare say this to his father for fear of being beaten.
“…I’m leaving.”
After saying this, Lin Qingya carried the broken kettle on his back, feeling the heaviness of his luggage as he left home, and turned to leave the house.
Lin Xiaojing cooked the sour plum soup, but when she came out, she didn't see her brother. She also saw that Lin Qingya's special broken pot was gone.
He muttered, "Why are you in such a hurry? You know I'm making sour plum soup."
Lin Shou, who was repairing a hoe in the yard, froze and looked a little uncomfortable.
Lin Xiaojing muttered something in a low voice and let the matter go.
Anyway, her brother is rough, so it doesn't matter if he drinks cold water.
"Dad, there's still some sour plum soup in the kitchen. I'll give some to Tangtang first and then go to my mom's."
Lin Shou responded readily, "Okay, go ahead."
Lin Xiaojing carried a small wooden barrel and went to her second uncle's house.
When they arrived, Lin Lu was whispering something to Mu Sheng in the yard.
Hearing footsteps, Lin Lu paused, turned around and saw that it was Xiaojing, and immediately smiled.
"Xiao Jing is here, looking for Tang Tang, right? She's in the room, go ahead."
Lin Xiaojing smiled and said, "Those of you who have been here before know me. Uncle, I made some sour plum soup for you."
As he spoke, he filled the two empty bowls beside him with sour plum soup.
Mu Sheng's eyes moved, he glanced at Lin Xiaojing, and then quickly frowned.
No one noticed.
Lin Lu smiled and said, "Sour plum soup. I didn't make it at home. It's just in time."
Lin Xiaojing looked at Mu Sheng.
He didn't even raise his head, his brows lowered, busy with the work in his hands, his face expressionless.
Lin Xiaojing's eyes flashed with disappointment, but then a smile appeared on them again. "Second uncle, I'm going to the house to look for Tangtang."
After saying that, he turned around and went to Lin Tang's house.
Lin Lu found that his apprentice was still planing wood honestly. He was stunned for a moment, then waved to him.
"Asheng, you come too. It's okay to take a break. Don't be so polite in your own home. Rest when you are tired.
Tangtang always said that health is the capital of revolution. If you are healthy, you will have everything. If you are not healthy, you will lose everything.
Whenever the master spoke, Mu Sheng would listen carefully.
Keep Lin Lu's words in mind.
He washed his hands in the sink and sat on the stool next to Lin Lu.
I picked up the bowl and took a sip. It was a sour plum soup I had never tasted before.
Mu Sheng's brows suddenly relaxed.
This sour plum soup was obviously more sour than sweet, but he felt it was sweet to the heart.
"It tastes good, right? It will taste even better if you put it in the well and chill it." Lin Lu said with a smile, "Your mistress was supposed to cook it today, but she's busy in the village. I'm afraid you'll have to wait if you want to try it."
In front of Mu Sheng, he was always very patient, mostly talking about family matters, and never treating Mu Sheng as an outsider.
Mu Sheng felt the warmth of his family. Although he didn't say it on his face, he felt closer and closer to the Lin family in his heart.
I even feel that there is still hope in this world.
If a person is in the deepest part of hell, as long as he is given a ray of light, he will walk towards the light...even if his limbs are festering.
The time spent with the Lin family had a great influence on Mu Sheng's later life.
He stayed kind-hearted and refused to get bogged down in the quagmire. In the end, he got what he wanted in love and also achieved success in his career.
These are later stories, so let’s not talk about them for now.
Mu Sheng's eyes moved slightly as he tasted sour plum soup for the first time in his life.
He suppressed the surging waves in his heart, listened carefully to his master's words, and responded from time to time.
In the house.
Lin Tang was concentrating on her report when she heard the bamboo curtain move slightly. She looked up and said, "Sister Xiaojing, why are you here again? Do you want to hear about Haishi again?"
(End of this chapter)
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