Chapter 186 I Have an Idea
After shouting, making sure everyone present heard and understood, Lu Minghai got down from the bench, panting.
He shook the loud speaker in his hand and said, "Doing publicity is really tiring." After that, he glanced at Xu Qingming and turned to ask Liu Chaoxing, "Hey, Old Liu, do you think the members of the team will actively respond?" Liu Chaoxing glanced at the group of people who were talking enthusiastically and said, "It's hard to say."
Lu Minghai scratched his already graying hair and said, "Never mind. As long as the notice is passed on and the place is prepared and arranged, it can be considered a positive response. This is such a great opportunity. It doesn't affect their work time, and they don't have to pay tuition. If they are willing, they can buy a pencil and a notebook. If they are not, they can just pick up a stick and stick it on the ground to learn. What a great opportunity. If I were twenty years younger and had such a good opportunity, I would definitely learn, I would definitely learn."
Liu Zhaoxing chuckled: "You are still young, it's not too late."
Lu Minghai snorted.
The only thing left is registration. Although a mobilization meeting was held, participation is actually voluntary.
Lu Minghai received the notice, did some simple ideological work for the group, and then called a few young men in the team to clean up the shed.
There is no need to dry or harvest grain in winter, so there is plenty of vacant space in the threshing ground.
The thatched hut, open on all sides, was sealed shut by carrying some straw. If you wanted to come to class later, you could just bring your own small stool.
The sun has already risen, and it is time to go up the mountain. The people in the wheat field have not moved yet, and no one has come to sign up. Lu Minghai is not in a hurry. He just needs some time to think about what to do since he has received the notice.
After waiting for a while and seeing no movement, he climbed onto the bench with the loudspeaker in hand and shouted a few times: "This is what it is. If you haven't made up your mind, go back and think about it slowly. We will start tomorrow afternoon. This is a rare opportunity, but I won't force you. Even if you are willing to be blind, I can't break words into pieces and force them into your mouths. Go back and think about it. You can come to me or Liu Chaoxing after you have made up your mind. I still say the same thing. Starting at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when it gets dark at six o'clock, whoever goes there will bring a bench for themselves so that you have a place to put your butts." After that, he got down from the bench, said something to Liu Chaoxing, called Xu Qingming, gave him some instructions, and then put the loudspeaker on his back and walked away staggeringly.
Everyone in the team was discussing this matter, but the homes of Lu Mingjiang and Lu Minghai were exceptionally quiet. The reason was simple: there were literate people in their families, and if they really wanted to fight illiteracy, there was no need for them to sit on the bench in the wheat field.
Lu Changfa was particularly active in making a fortune.
The couple has three children: one son and two daughters.
Lu Mingqing and Lu Dongping were not much different in age, and they were having difficulty starting school, so they couldn't read a single word. The same was true for Lu Cuicui, who was about to turn 18 and was about to meet someone else. Wang Mingfang hadn't thought about this before, but after Lu Minghai's shouting, she finally realized: "At least she should know a few words. Apart from other things, she can't not even recognize banknotes. And the third child should have gone to school too. There's no tuition fee for literacy programs, and girls don't need to go to school that much anyway. Just going and recognizing a few words will be enough."
Lu Changfa said, "Cuicui can go to the literacy program, and Mingqing can go if she wants. Sanya is almost old enough, so she should go to school by the second semester of next year at the latest. Look at Lu Mingjiang's family, Chun'e is in school, so his daughter-in-law is also educated. If you study well, no matter if you are a boy or a girl, you can have a simple life."
Wang Mingfang said, "What are you eating? Girls will get married when they grow up. A married girl is like spilled water. No matter how frugal she is, it is given to her husband's family. She can't even eat a bite. You might as well help with some housework while you're at home. It will make her worthwhile to raise her. Besides, they are all girls. The second one didn't go to school, and the third one went. It's not fair. Who knows how she will complain in the future. I think it's good enough now."
After saying that, he glanced up at the woods and said, "You can go to Mingqing. I missed it in the early years. Now if there is a chance and it doesn't affect my work, I can go and learn."
In the woods above, Lu Mingqing was chopping wood, and Liu Liumei was helping him, using her axe to sort the wood into neat piles. Whenever she had time, she would rake the pine needles and cones together.
The two of them are newlyweds, but they are not as passionate as Lu Dongping and his wife, which is relatively normal.
Lu Mingqing had a bad temper and didn't like to talk much, while Wang Mingfang loved to chatter, and he either had a cold face or a bad tone. Liu Liumei was quite scared when she first came, but after a while, she gradually stopped being afraid.
After all, the two of them had slept together, kissed, and done more intimate things. Thinking about it carefully, Lu Mingqing still had some patience with his wife.
Liu Liumei felt that life at the Lu family was much better than at her own home.
Although she was the daughter-in-law that the Lu family bought with 100 kilograms of grain, and Wang Mingfang nagged her all the time, it was much better than being scolded, beaten, cold and hungry at home.
She was thinking about what the captain had said in the wheat field before, and her eyes kept glancing towards Lu Mingqing but she didn't know how to start.
Lu Mingqing is not a dead person, how could he not know that she is always secretly watching him.
After waiting for a long time without her speaking, he got angry and chopped wood even harder, not knowing whether he was angry with the axe in his hand or the tree in front of him. Unfortunately, Liu Liumei couldn't sense his irritation. After the thought arose in her heart, she suppressed it with guilt.
Life was much better than before. She could no longer think about what she had or didn't have, like literacy. She just wanted to have enough food and clothes. Although she didn't miss work, there was still work to do around the house: washing clothes, cooking, picking grass, and feeding the pigs. Everything needed help.
If you say it out loud, it will definitely cause trouble again and make people feel that you are ungrateful.
In the evening, there was multi-grain steamed bun porridge. Wang Mingfang scooped out the rice. After scooping out the watery rice on top, she scooped out two full bowls of dry rice that sank to the bottom. She gave one bowl to Lu Changfa and the other to Lu Mingqing.
The two men also gave one multi-grain steamed bun to each of them, then broke one in half, gave half to San Ya, and gave the remaining half to Liu Liumei.
Lu Mingqing had never been particular about food; just enough to fill his stomach was enough. Adding a steamed bun, he'd need two large bowls of cornmeal porridge to feel 80% full. After all, he was a grown man, and his stomach was short of oil, so he only had two meals a day.
Liu Liumei broke up half of the hard steamed bun in her hand and put it in the bowl. She had just eaten half of it when Sanya's bowl was empty. She stood up and went to the stove to scoop some rice. Wang Mingfang scolded her: "Eat, eat, eat, why don't you stuff yourself to death? You are not working, but you are so eager to eat."
San Ya curled her lips and said, "I'm not full. My brother eats dry food, while my sister and I drink liquid food. Did you pick us up?"
"You weren't picked up, you're here to collect a debt!" Wang Mingfang cursed and broke off half a steamed bun for her, feeling heartbroken.
Liu Liumei blinked as she held the bowl, not daring to utter a word. She wasn't full either. She'd just had half a steamed bun soaked in rice soup, leaving her with a little food in her stomach. By midnight, she was already starving and feeling awful. But she didn't dare say anything. Even San Ya, her own daughter, would be scolded. If she tried to scoop more rice, she'd be scolded to death.
Lu Mingqing glanced at her, and when he scooped the second bowl of rice, he took another steamed bun. Wang Mingfang wanted to say something, but when she saw his gloomy face, she swallowed the words back.
Lu Mingqing finished his meal and the steamed bun in his hand was gone.
Liu Liumei blinked. She didn't even see the man eat and he was gone. He ate too fast.
After dinner, Wang Mingfang left everything to do. Lu Cuicui was responsible for washing the dishes. But after Liu Liumei got married, Lu Cuicui also stopped caring and would slip into the house without even washing her face after dinner.
Liu Liumei was cleaning the pots and stove with great swiftness. Wang Mingfang sat beside her and muttered, "Why are you so slow? Washing dishes is like embroidery. Is kerosene free or what?"
Liu Liumei would not say a word at this time. She quickly rinsed the pot clean, scooped some clean water into the pot, and then blew out the oil lamp.
The whole family gathered around a fire to roast.
Lu Changfa asked Lu Mingqing, "Speaking of literacy, what do you think? I'm not busy right now, so I'll come back early this afternoon and take a look. It's always good to be able to recognize a few words."
Lu Mingqing said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Lu Changfa said, "What your mother and I meant is that you three brothers and sisters should all go in the afternoon. It won't delay you if you don't go to work now. Your mother and your wife are at home, so they can still come."
Liu Liumei looked up, glanced at Lu Mingqing, and then quickly lowered her head.
Lu Mingqing didn't say anything else, but instead called out to her, "What are you doing here? Go get some water, wash up, and go to sleep!"
Liu Liumei got up, used the firelight to get a wooden basin with water for him to wash his feet. After he finished washing, she washed herself there, then followed him into the bedroom in her slippers.
As soon as I entered the room, I was pushed onto the bed and my pants were stripped off. Without any prelude, I was squeezed in.
Liu Liumei was in so much pain that her body felt tense and her whole body was shaking, but she didn't dare to make a sound.
Because she knows that this man is everything to her, and she will spend her whole life with him. If she makes him angry, she will be even more sad.
Lu Mingqing rushed over her like a wolf, and suddenly his rough hands reached out to touch her face. When he felt her face was wet, he stopped abruptly: "Why are you crying? Don't you want to do it to me?"
Liu Liumei hurriedly shook her head: "No, no."
"Why are you crying if there is nothing going on with you?"
Liu Liumei took a deep breath and whimpered, "It hurts, can you be gentler?" Her voice trembled as she spoke, but it really hurt too much. She had heard the women on the team say that the pain would go away after a day of marriage, but for her, it hurt so much every time!
Lu Mingqing was stunned for a moment and became very angry: "Are you a dead person? You didn't call me when it hurt?" He was not a woman. He always did whatever he felt comfortable with. Who knew that after so many times it still hurt and he even cried in pain.
He said he was being rude, but his movements slowed down, as if the slowing down made him feel more comfortable.
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