Chapter 144: Friends of the Workers' Group
The afternoon passed quickly.
Sisters Xiaoli and Yinghong learned how to pick herbs with Sister Xiuhong today. In the next two days, they went up the mountain with Xiuhong to familiarize themselves with the situation on the mountain behind.
When Sister Xiuhong starts to get busy with the other sisters-in-law's affairs, they will join Honghua and Xiaomei.
Although Sisters Xiaoli and Yinghong did not learn all the herbs, they did manage to find a place.
They applied to the army for the use of the two rear courtyards and received the keys that morning.
Now that they are no longer able to afford it, they can transfer it to other sisters-in-law of Eagle Claw.
In the afternoon, after the sisters-in-law had left, Xiaomei started cooking. In the evening, they simply had noodles with pickles that Lin Qingqing bought from the town's grocery store.
After finishing the meal, Lin Qingqing washed all the radishes she had bought, put them in a basin in the living room, took a knife and a chopping board, and started to cut the radishes into slices.
Xiaomei was processing herbs in the living room, waiting for Lin Qingqing to cut the radish so that she could pickle it.
It was summer, and the yard was filled with the chirping of crickets. The yellow light from the living room cast a long rectangle into the yard.
Lin Qingqing and Xiaomei were busy with their own things in the hall and started chatting.
"Sister, the army wants you to teach the wives of soldiers to identify herbs. Do you want to pay me?"
"No, this is what the family members of officers and soldiers should do. Asking for money would be distorted."
"I see that Sister Xiaoli and Sister Yinghong are here more often today. Your medicine is really effective."
"It was a bee sting. It will heal on its own after a day or two of rest. The medicine is to make the two of you suffer less."
"Today we make dumplings. I'll put some potatoes in them. There are eight sisters-in-law, plus the two of us, ten adults, and a dozen or so children. Each person will eat fifteen dumplings, so we need to make more than five thousand."
"One more person will be added tomorrow."
"who?"
"From the labor union, my friend."
"Another dancer." Xiaomei muttered. She didn't like the people in the labor group.
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The next morning at 7:00 a.m., Lin Qing woke up, but was still lying in bed in a daze.
Suddenly, a trembling scream came from the yard: "Ah~"
Lin Qingqing:?
She quickly got up, dressed, opened the door, walked across the hall and came to the yard.
Outside the door, Jiang Haixia was wearing casual clothes and looked at Xiaomei coldly.
Xiao Meihai kept the door open, with his back to Lin Qingqing, and his expression could not be seen.
Lin Qingqing walked over quickly and saw Xiaomei's face was pale. She asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Haixia: "It's okay, she scared herself."
This is Xiaomei, the one who occupied my position, a coward.
Xiaomei turned around when she heard Lin Qingqing's voice and said, "I was going to the private plot early in the morning. When I opened the door, I saw her standing at our door, her face facing the door, her eyes not moving."
How could a woman have her hair cut so short? She thought it was a man, but after taking another look, she realized it was a woman.
His face was stern as if he owed her a few bucks.
"Come in." Lin Qingqing said to Jiang Haixia.
Jiang Haixia took a step forward to the left, and Xiaomei automatically put her hand down.
She entered the yard and followed Lin Qingqing into the hall without looking away.
Xiaomei: “…” Sister~who are you?
After Lin Qingqing sat down, she asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
Jiang Haixia nodded.
I didn't ask her to have breakfast, she had already eaten in the army.
"Aren't you from the Workers' Corps? Don't you train every day?"
"Zhao Lihai asked for leave for me."
Lin Qingqing nodded: "Sit down."
Xiaomei also returned to the living room at this time. Compared to going to water the private plot, she was more interested in who this person was. She had never seen him before, and he didn't look like a soldier's wife. He was wearing a military uniform. Could he be the one from the labor union?
That's impossible. All female soldiers in the labor corps must have long hair. Sister Xiuhong said that.
Jiang Haixia sat down next to Lin Qingqing and turned her gaze coldly.
This Xiaomei keeps staring at me. Does he think she is blind and can't see?
Come on, look at each other, who is afraid of who!
She deepened the coldness in her gaze by three degrees, adding two degrees of murderous intent.
Sure enough, Xiaomei only persisted for two seconds, then immediately turned her eyes away and went to the kitchen.
Jiang Haixia raised the corners of her lips slightly, revealing a sneer of triumph.
Lin Qingqing: "...very interesting?"
Jiang Haixia: Oh no, she was discovered abusing her cousin.
She immediately suppressed her emotions: "This is a normal reaction."
Lin Qingqing rolled her eyes and said, "What's the difference between what you did and adults bullying children?"
Xiaomei brought the dishes over, put them down, and asked, "Sister, has your friend eaten yet?"
Lin Qingqing: "Let's just eat it."
"Hey." Xiaomei ran back to the kitchen happily and brought two more bowls of porridge.
This is what was just filled.
Lin Qingqing: “…” You two don’t even try to do anything!
Xiaomei happily ate breakfast with Lin Qingqing, and automatically ignored the person sitting next to her with a sullen face.
After dinner, she went to water the land in her private plot. When Sister Xiuhong came, it was time to go to the mountain.
After Lin Qingqing finished her meal, she took out all the herbs in the empty room and put them on the roof to dry. Jiang Haixia automatically followed behind to help.
As soon as they got started, Xiuhong and several sisters-in-law came.
Several people were stunned when they saw Jiang Haixia. They could not see any expression on Jiang Haixia's face, and they didn't even dare to say hello.
Lin Qingqing introduced herself: "My friend Jiang Haixia, from the labor union."
When the 㳔㫧 Workers' Union was mentioned, the smiles on the sisters-in-law's faces faded a little, but they still greeted them.
Jiang Haixia glanced at her sisters-in-law and nodded slightly after hearing their greetings, which was considered a response.
Xiaomei came back soon. As soon as she came back, she took out a few backpacks from the empty room. They were the ones she and her sisters-in-law brought with them when they went up the mountain. There were tools in the backpacks.
Lin Qingqing: "I'm going to go up the mountain with you guys today." She wanted to see if there were any other herbs suitable for selling.
Several sisters-in-law were also happy: "Tai, we are waiting for you."
Lin Qingqing went back to the house and changed into old clothes, long-sleeved shirt and long pants, and then took a long-sleeved shirt for Jiang Haixia to put on.
"Put it on, or the dew on the mountain and the branches will scratch your arms." She thought Jiang Haixia would definitely go.
"Hey." Jiang Haixia no longer had a cold face when facing Lin Qingqing. She took the clothes and put them on obediently.
Xiaomei saw that Jiang Haixia seemed to have changed her face, and she felt resentful in her heart again.
Lin Qingqing closed the door, and the group walked through the yard toward the back mountain.
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