"Look, there isn't much else in our village, but wheat straw is everywhere. It's cheap, so we can use it to weave straw hats. It's low-cost and environmentally friendly!" Shen Qiqi's eyebrows danced with joy as she quickly sketched the pattern of the straw hat on the paper with the pen in her hand. "When the time comes, we can sell it in town and make a lot of money!"
Lu Qing leaned over and looked at the various straw hats drawn by Shen Qiqi, his eyes also shining.
"Qiqi, you have an amazing brain! This is a great idea!" He imagined the scene of villagers wearing the straw hats designed by Shen Qiqi and working in the fields, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
"When the time comes, we can also design different styles, such as this sunshade..." Shen Qiqi said, and drew another wide-brimmed straw hat, "And this one, for children, you can add some small flowers and grass on it for decoration..."
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly after hearing this, his eyes full of longing for the future.
These days, things are about to get better and better!
"What are you doing! What are you doing!" A sharp shout broke the warm atmosphere in the yard.
Old Mrs. Lu stood at the door, her hands on her hips, looking unhappy.
"Mom, why are you here?" Lu Qing quickly stood up.
"If I don't come, you two will go to hell!" Old Madam Lu glared at Shen Qiqi, her eyes as sharp as a knife, "Instead of working hard, you're tinkering with some crooked ways!"
"Mom, Qiqi is not doing anything crooked. She is just trying to find a way to help everyone make money!" Lu Qing quickly explained.
"Making money? How much can you make by weaving a broken straw hat? I think you two are just bored!" Old Mrs. Lu snatched the blueprint from Shen Qiqi's hand and tore it to pieces in a few seconds. "You are not doing your job! You just mess around!" She threw the straw that Shen Qiqi had prepared aside, "Hurry up and get to work! All you do is make useless things all day long!"
Shen Qiqi's eyes instantly turned red, grievance and anger intertwined together, like a volcano about to erupt.
"Grandma, I..."
"What do you mean by 'you'? I said no, and it's no!" Old Madam Lu interrupted her harshly, "The Lu family married you back to work, not to enjoy life!"
Seeing this, Lu Qing quickly stood in front of Shen Qiqi.
"Mom, don't be angry, Qiqi is doing this for everyone's good..."
"What's good about that! I think she wants to bring down the Lu family!" Old Mrs. Lu became more and more excited as she spoke, pointing at Shen Qiqi's nose and scolding, "You restless idiot..."
Lu Qing's face also darkened.
He held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly and said word by word: "Mom, this matter..."
"Mom, I support Qiqi in this matter." Lu Qing's voice was not loud, but it was resounding and full of unquestionable firmness.
He changed his usual obedience, straightened his back, and like a small poplar, firmly protected Shen Qiqi behind him.
Old Mrs. Lu was stunned.
She seemed to have heard something incredible, and the expression on her face was more exciting than if she had eaten two pounds of Aolege. She was like an old hen with its neck strangled, unable to utter a word for a long time.
this……
Or is it her timid third son?
Lu Qing, who always obeyed her, actually dared to talk back to her for this "restless" daughter-in-law?
Shen Qiqi's heart warmed up, and a warm current surged into her eyes. She looked at Lu Qing with eyes full of gratitude.
Lu Qing held her hand in return and gave her a reassuring look.
Between the two of them, a small flame called "love" was crackling and burning, and the air was filled with pink bubbles, so sweet that it was cloying.
"I don't care! Anyway, I won't allow her to do these crooked things!" Old Mrs. Lu came to her senses and stomped her feet in frustration, but she could do nothing.
She knew she couldn't persuade Lu Qing, so she could only walk away angrily, muttering, "You spendthrift! You'll regret it sooner or later!"
Lu Qing looked at the back of Old Lady Lu and sighed helplessly.
He knew that the old man was conservative and would find it difficult to accept new things at once, so he could only guide him slowly in the future.
Shen Qiqi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked determined.
"I must make a straw hat!"
As soon as she said it, Shen Qiqi went to the town's supply and marketing cooperative early the next morning.
She knew that the first step in weaving a straw hat was to have enough wheat straw.
The supply and marketing cooperative was crowded with people, and the air was filled with the smell of various goods.
Shen Qiqi found Li, the member of the supply and marketing cooperative who was in charge of raw materials, and explained her purpose.
"Little girl, why do you need so much wheat straw? This stuff is not valuable." Li, a member of the supply and marketing cooperative, raised his eyelids lazily, looking indifferent.
Shen Qiqi was well prepared. She talked about her plans and ideas in a torrent of words, her tone sincere, her eyes gleaming with longing for the future.
She knew that in order to impress others, she had to first believe it herself.
As Li, a member of the supply and marketing cooperative, listened, his originally careless look gradually became serious.
He looked at the little girl in front of him. Although she was young, she had a spirit of not admitting defeat, and he couldn't help but be moved.
"Okay, I'll try to give you some." Li, a member of the supply and marketing cooperative, finally gave in and got up to search in the warehouse.
Shen Qiqi was overjoyed, and her hanging heart finally settled down.
The surrounding customers also cast approving glances, and the air was filled with a harmonious and friendly atmosphere.
However, when Li, a member of the supply and marketing cooperative, came out holding a small bundle of wheat straw, the smile on Shen Qiqi's face froze.
"That's...that's all?"
"That's...that's all?" Shen Qiqi's voice rose an octave, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
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