These bitches are so noisy!
Even if Xia Juhua were to live her life again and gradually become willing to interact with others, and even by some chance became a production team leader and had to assign work to the team members every day, she still couldn't get used to a group of women chattering in her ears all the time.
In order to make her ears quieter, Xia Juhua had to signal Li Changwang's family several times to maintain order and ask everyone to speak in a low voice, otherwise Xia Juhua would have to repeat over and over again how to make up the words.
"Come on, come on, tell me if anyone has learned it!" Li Changwang received Xia Juhua's gaze again and shouted loudly. Li Changman curled his lips and whispered to the people around him: "She is the only one who can do it, as if she taught everyone. The captain hasn't said anything yet, but she is just yelling."
Xia Juhua looked at Li Changman helplessly, and Li Changman quickly shut up. The people around him laughed quietly. Some who learned quickly shouted, "I got it." There were actually six or seven people, all of whom had been weaving mats.
"Okay, if you think you have learned it, go find Baoling and the others to get reed stalks. Don't be greedy, take as many as you need. You can't just weave by yourselves, you have to teach someone who hasn't learned it yet." Xia Juhua hurriedly said, "Each of you should teach one first and be responsible for teaching."
The people who were designated were all embarrassed, but Xia Juhua was very determined, and no one dared to say to her that they would not guarantee to teach. They believed that if they said this, Xia Juhua would definitely tell them that next time she came up with a new idea, she could not guarantee to teach them all.
Yes, no one dared. Although Xia Juhua had only been the production team leader for two or three days, the women already knew that she was a person of her word, and they did not dare to take the risk.
Soon, the new people around Xia Juhua nodded from time to time, remembering the key points in their hearts. When someone said that he had learned it, Xia Juhua sent that person to take another person who had not learned it yet to find a place to weave mats.
After two or three hours, there were finally no people around her. Xia Juhua put down the reed bark in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief. She silently decided in her heart that in the future, when teaching people, she would not teach them all at once, but would pick a few who learn quickly and teach them first, and then teach a few more separately. This way, the teaching is easy, and the learners can also hear clearly what is being said.
"Sister-in-law, is your throat dry?" An Baoling took advantage of the fact that there was no one around Xia Juhua and sat down next to her with a golden reed stalk. She broke the stalks while watching her weave mats.
Xia Juhua said helplessly: "I didn't expect everyone to want to learn so much. I was afraid that I would learn later than others. A group of people are together, you ask a question, she asks a question, and even those who originally understood are confused by the questions."
An Baoling said with great confidence: "It doesn't matter if others are confused or not, as long as you are not confused. I see that you are weaving faster this time. Can you finish weaving this mat in the afternoon?"
Xia Juhua spent less than a day weaving this mat, and she had already finished more than half of it. An Baoling envied her speed. Xia Juhua looked at the clean reed mat and felt a sense of accomplishment, but she still asked, "Did the third brother say anything yesterday? What's wrong with him?"
Lying on the kang for so many days, Xia Juhua became curious as to whether Liu Sanzhuang had heard what was going on in the Liu family's mess and how he could just lie there like a wooden man and ignore everything.
When Liu Sanzhuang was mentioned, An Baoling was full of grievances. Otherwise, she would not have rushed to Xia Juhua to say, "That heartless Liu Sanzhuang." She directly defined him before saying:
"Sister-in-law, do you think there is such a bad person? He has heard everything these days. He knows everything about how his mother scolded us and how we served him. He also knows everything about the division of the family property. But he can hold back from saying a word or even farting."
The men in the Liu family more or less have the problem of avoiding things when encountering problems. Liu Erzhuang couldn't avoid it as the production team leader in these years. Liu Sanzhuang would only secretly protect his wife when the Sun family bullied An Baoling severely.
So it's not surprising that An Baoling said that Liu Sanzhuang could hear the outside world these days and knew what happened at home. Xia Juhua looked at An Baoling with sympathy and couldn't even say a word of comfort.
What are you talking about? Just say it later. You have already separated from the Sun family. Good days are coming soon. Why did An Baoling angrily mention the separation? How did you separate the family? What was Liu Sanzhuang doing at the time? Thinking about it, Xia Juhua couldn't say it.
An Baoling didn't expect to be comforted by Xia Juhua. She just wanted to find someone to vent her bitterness to: "He still has the nerve to tell me that he has been thinking about why his mother doesn't like him these days. He has no conscience. Bah, I can't see any good in him at all."
"Bah, I wouldn't like him even if I got in his way. He's like a mute every day, can't say a nice word, and rarely even smiles. How can anyone like him?" An Baoling spat heavily, biting the reed skin fiercely.
Xia Juhua looked at the golden reed stalks with some heartache, fearing that An Baoling would accidentally damage the stalks - it was not easy to pick out reed stalks of different colors from a pile of reeds, and Xia Juhua would feel sad if one was damaged.
But now she didn't dare to say anything to An Baoling. She could only listen quietly to An Baoling scolding Liu Sanzhuang for being a good-for-nothing and Sun for being a nobody. She also made a vow that after Liu Sizhuang and his wife came back, she would make them live a miserable life.
"What did Sanzhuang say about Sizhuang beating him?" Xia Juhua remembered the screams she heard after leaving the Red Team's house. She really didn't want Liu Sanzhuang to see the miserable state of Liu Sizhuang and his wife in the future and become soft-hearted again.
"He was still somewhat tough this time. He said there would be no brother like Liu Sizhuang in the future. He also told me not to let Liu Zhiliang and his sister enter my house in the future." An Baoling finally calmed down a little, and the strength she used to break the reed pole became even.
Xia Juhua nodded. It would be best if she could stay away from Liu Zhiliang and his sister, especially Liu Hongjuan. Then An Baoling's voice suddenly lowered: "He also told me that he was heartbroken when the old lady refused to give him money for medical treatment, otherwise he would not have thought about it for so many days to figure it out. He told me not to give her anything extra except food for her old age."
Xia Juhua couldn't help but burst out laughing. If Liu Sanzhuang hadn't wanted to be a filial son, would she have given extra things to Sun's family? I'm afraid she wouldn't even want to give them food for their old age.
An Baoling seemed to know what Xia Juhua was laughing at, and nudged her with her shoulder: "What's so funny? I just listened to what he said, and I remembered it so that I can use his own words to shut him up if he gets soft-hearted in the future."
"Okay, you've thought it through." Xia Juhua smiled and glanced at An Baoling. She had not stopped working and had already started to make the last two words. An Baoling was very happy. Seeing that she was going to make the last two words, she called out to Li Daya, who had been silent the whole time, "Second sister-in-law, come here."
Li Daya had been helping An Baoling look after Liu Sanzhuang and cooking for both families for the past few days, and she had just come to the yard today. She had learned a little bit of mat weaving before, but her weaving did not meet the requirements of the supply and marketing cooperative, so Xia Juhua specifically asked Sun Zhaodi to teach her alone.
Now, one of them was teaching seriously, while the other was being cautious. When they were having a great time, they heard An Baoling's shout. Li Daya didn't react at all. She looked up at An Baoling blankly and asked, "What are you doing?"
An Baoling was almost mad at her. This was the bad thing about the second sister-in-law. She was always a little silly. But there were more advantages. An Baoling would rather deal with such a silly second sister-in-law: "Come here. The eldest sister-in-law wants you to ask something."
Hearing that it was Xia Juhua who called her, Li Daya came over without hesitation. An Baoling pushed a Putian to her and asked her to sit down: "Watch carefully and learn as much as you can."
Li Daya said with some embarrassment: "Zhao Di said that my initial practice is not tight enough and asked me to practice it again."
Xia Juhua couldn't help wanting to laugh again, but she just lowered her head and continued to weave mats without saying anything. An Baoling said in a low voice, somewhat disappointed, "How can what Zhaodi taught be the same as what the eldest sister-in-law taught? She learned it from the eldest sister-in-law."
Li Daya was still a little reluctant - she felt that she had just gained some experience at the beginning and should practice more - and said: "What's the difference? Zhaodi is very patient and tells me whatever I ask."
This sister-in-law is too stubborn. An Baoling looked at Xia Juhua helplessly, and seeing that she was looking at her with a smile in her eyes, she felt a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, I was thinking that my second sister-in-law had learned it earlier, so she could get started earlier."
Seeing An Baoling accompanying Xiao Xiao, Li Daya knew that she was doing this for her own good, and quickly said to Xia Juhua, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I think your teaching is not good enough, but I think we have to take it step by step."
Xia Juhua nodded at her: "Da Ya is right. If you try to run before you learn how to walk, you will be the one who falls. The Xi people we handed over to the supply and marketing cooperative last time thought it was good. This time we must at least reach the level of the last time. . If the edges are not tight and the skin is always peeling, they should not accept our seats next time. "
An Baoling's voice, which she thought was concealed, had already been heard by the attentive women. With such a large mat, who could not see that Xia Juhua had hit upon the crucial point? One after another, several people who had not learned how to do it followed suit.
Now, hearing Xia Juhua agree with Li Daya, some people blushed, and some nodded. An Baoling herself felt a little embarrassed, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, you finally got some peace for a while, and I brought someone back for you."
Xia Juhua said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? I'll teach you sooner or later." Her voice was already a little hoarse when she spoke.
安寶玲聽了內疚的不行，向着圍過來的人說：“好嫂子好兄弟媳婦們，你們聽聽我嫂子嗓子都說啞了，今天就讓她消停的把剩下的席編完了行不行？大家願意看就看，有不懂的地方先記着，明天再問吧。”
圍過來的人就有些不好意思起來，連連說自己不會問，只看着夏菊花咋編就行。還有人說自己學的差不多了，再看一遍應該就學會了，誰要是沒學會的可以問自己。
夏菊花聽了挺高興的，大家從連起頭都不願意教，到現在肯主動開口讓別人問自己，真是一個挺大的進步，她哪兒能不高興呢。因此偶爾有人問上一句，哪怕被身邊的人先翻白眼，夏菊花也是有問必答。
邊說邊幹，時間過的就快，沒等新席編完，陳秋生已經拿着哨子嘟嘟嘟的催着大家下工了。
“隊長，”夏菊花收好席正想回家，聽到有人喊自己，回頭一年是趙華山家的，忙站住了。
趙華山家是平安莊的欠帳戶之一，家裏日子過的緊巴，一家人自己就覺得擡不起頭來，人多的時候很少主動出聲。現在趙華山家的明顯有事兒找她，夏菊花就自己先笑了一下，免得人家不自在。
許是見夏菊花态度親和，趙華山家的聲音也沒那麽緊繃了：“隊長，我剛學了起頭，想帶幾根葦杆回家，晚上多練練行嗎？”
帶葦杆回家，夏菊花有些沒想到——葦牆剛圍好那天，因為下雪夏菊花倒是提出過讓大家登記好帶了多少葦杆，回家去編席。可是因為人人怕錯過學新花樣，沒有一個回家的，這事兒也就放下了。
現在趙華山家的又提出想帶葦杆回家，夏菊花有些拿不準自己該不該開這個口子。趙華山家的見她猶豫，忙說：“隊長你別為難，我也就是想着晚上在家閑着也是閑着，練好了明天就能直接編席。要是不方便，我拿家裏的高粱杆練也行。”
高粱杆和葦杆能一樣嘛，那東西比葦杆又粗又硬，破起來費勁不說，邊緣更鋒利，一個不小心手上就是一道血口子。
夏菊花想了想，對還沒走的婦女們說：“還有誰想跟趙嫂子一樣，晚上想回家練練的，一人拿二十根葦杆，自己在家學着破皮、起頭。不過不許拿顏色深的，只能拿普通的練。”
竟然讓自己拿回去練，趙華山家的有些激動：現在啥東西都是集體的，葦杆也一樣。讓社員拿回自己家裏，夏菊花是冒着風險的，如果有人舉報的話，說不定會有人給她扣一個私分集體財産的罪名。
想到這兒，趙華山家的就忐忑起來，她真不該向夏菊花開這個口，這不是給人惹麻煩嗎？
同樣想到的還有李常旺家的、安寶玲等幾個跟夏菊花關系好、心思也缜密的人，安寶玲就小聲勸夏菊花：“嫂子，趙嫂子一個人拿也就算了，拿的人多了……”
夏菊花搖了搖頭，看着走向葦垛的婦女們：“你看看，去拿的都是新來的，咱們原來編席的人都沒拿。可見大家是真心想把席編好，為啥不讓大家多練練呢。”
說的很有道理，可這只是夏菊花或是平安莊人的理，如果被外人發現，并借此鬧事兒的話，夏菊花還是落不到好。夏菊花見李常滿家的幾個原來編席的人一直堵在葦牆口不讓拿完葦杆的人出去，心裏不是不感動的，沖着她們點了點頭致謝，聲音放大了些：
“大家都知道，讓你們拿葦杆回家練編席，我要承擔一些風險。所以不管你們拿回家了多少葦杆，都要登記好。也不管你們練習的怎麽樣，明天還要把這些葦杆破好的葦皮或是你們已經起好的頭，都帶回來，行不行？”
“行，這咋不行呢。”
“隊長你放心吧，別人要問的話，我就說是我自己拿的。”
“隊長我一定好好練，保證讓供銷社一次驗收合格。”
婦女們七嘴八舌的向夏菊花保證着。剛開始她們見李常滿幾個堵在葦牆口不讓走，心裏還有些埋怨，等聽人說完後果之後，都有些後怕的想把葦杆送回去。
沒想到夏菊花還讓她們把葦杆拿回家，這要是不拿回來，将來讓夏菊花吃了挂落，還是個人嗎？
李大丫也是要拿葦杆回家的人，想了想她還是把葦杆放下了。回家還沒顧得上吃飯，又被叫回來的陳秋生給拿葦杆的人一一登記，發現李大丫沒拿葦杆，問了一句：“嫂子你都學會啦，不拿着回去練一練？”
劉二壯可不再是生産隊長了，李大丫以後的活計不會再如往年一樣輕松。如果學會編葦席的話，可比下地強多了。做為跟劉二壯搭檔了多年的會計，陳秋生還是願意劉二壯家別受他不當生産隊長的影響。
李大丫搖了搖頭：“我不拿了。我們家你還不知道，人多嘴雜的，少給大嫂添麻煩吧。”
還真是，老劉家一大家子擠在一個院子裏，別人不說，就孫氏現在把兩個兒子、兒媳婦恨的只差上前咬人，還有讓人長見識的劉紅娟，如果李大丫把葦杆拿回家去，那兩人不知道會做出什麽事兒來。
陳秋生有些同情的看看李大丫，又看向夏菊花——他知道李大丫以前沒編過席，不練習的話恐怕這個編席的活占不住。
夏菊花也想到了，擡頭看看将黑的天，冬天的天黑的很早，又轉頭看看一臉不舍無奈的李大丫，說：“大丫，我晚上有點兒活兒，你吃完飯來我家幫我幹一下行嗎？”
“嫂子你有活呀，那我先去幫你吧。”李大丫是個實在人，嫂子難得向她開口，她覺得還是越早做完越好。倒是旁邊的安寶玲輕輕擰了李大丫一把，讓她別吭聲了。
嫂子這是要親自給二嫂開小竈呢，這人咋心眼實成這樣。
好在該登記的都登記的差不多了，兩個人的小動作也沒什麽人看見。李大丫尋思過味來，沖着夏菊花笑了一下：“那行，等我吃完飯了去找嫂子。”
說是吃完飯就過來，李大丫跟夏菊花的待遇又不一樣：夏菊花家裏有個王彩鳳，因為不用上工，所以做飯很用心。夏菊花不管什麽時候回家，都能直接端碗就吃。李大丫就不行了，她回家得先做飯，做完飯還得收拾碗筷。
往天這些活李大丫都覺得很輕松，幹起來自己都覺得是天經地義的事兒。可是今天她着急去跟夏菊花學手藝，看着吃完飯就把碗一推，靠着被垛嘬牙花子的劉二壯就有些不順眼了：“我還有事兒呢，你就不知道幫我搭把手？”
劉二壯很奇怪：“大晚上的你有啥事？再說不是還有紅玲、紅翠她們呢嗎，那麽大丫頭了連個桌子還收拾不了了？”
“我要帶着她們兩個去嫂子那邊，咋讓她們收拾？”
“你去嫂子那邊，她有事兒呀？”劉二壯一聽李大丫要去找夏菊花，連忙問了一句。
李大丫點了點頭：“嗯，我不是學的慢嗎，嫂子想讓我晚上去她那兒練練。編席好歹是門手藝，我想着讓紅玲紅翠也跟着學。學會了，以後到婆家了也能讓人高看一眼。”
聽說李大丫要帶着兩個閨女學手藝，劉二壯倒是贊同。就跟李大丫說的一樣，兩個閨女有了手藝，将來說婆家的時候還能多挑挑。
不過他也有疑慮：“場院裏現在不是都在教嗎，咋不帶着她們上場院去學？”
“你沒見場院裏都是結過婚的？”李大丫終于可以鄙視劉二壯一回：“別人家的閨女都不去，就咱們家的兩丫頭去了，要是有人說嫂子偏心侄女咋辦？”
趁着劉二壯在想為啥別人家的閨女都不上場院學編席的工夫，李大丫順利帶着兩閨女出了老劉家。她們娘三個走的急，都沒注意到身後還跟了一個瘦小的身影。
劉志雙來開門的時候，也是把李大丫娘仨讓進去就關了院門，完全沒發現那個跟來的瘦小的影子。看着緊閉的院門，聽着牆內幾個人的寒喧，瘦小的影子跺了跺腳，氣恨恨的跑回老劉家了。
夏菊花家誰也沒想到，又有人暗中記恨上她們了。反而是李大丫在驚嘆：“嫂子，這些高粱稭都是你破開的，可真整齊。”
今天新學的都拿了葦杆回家，夏菊花這個一直教人的當然不能拿。可是她又約了李大丫要教她編席，吃完飯等人的空，已經破好了不少高粱稭。
說起來高粱稭比葦杆硬，破起來很容易割手，對夏菊花來說倒不是事兒。她重點要教李大丫的是怎麽計算長短，還有怎麽起頭能讓邊緣更光滑、緊密不露頭。
劉紅玲、劉紅翠跟着聽的津津有味，上手的時候也是你笑話我我笑話你的姐兩比着學，倒讓夏菊花家的氣氛空前活躍起來。
The two young ladies had not had much contact with Xia Juhua before, and they were a little afraid of this old lady. Now that they saw how patiently and carefully Xia Juhua spoke, their fear of her had long since disappeared.
"Auntie, you are so skillful. If I had learned from you earlier, I could have helped my mother earn work points." Liu Hongling is fourteen years old this year. Knowing that her family has split up and lives independently, she has not received much money yet. She is thinking about sharing more for her parents.
After hearing this, Xia Juhua smiled and said nothing. Liu Hongling felt a little uneasy and looked at her mother. Seeing that her mother was still concentrating on fighting with the mat and seemed not to hear the conversation between her and her aunt, Liu Hongling felt relieved.