After crying for more than half an hour, Wang Cuifen finally stopped crying with the comfort of Lin Xiaoman.
After stopping the topic, Gu Zuoyan talked about something else, and Lin Xiaoman asked about the two scumbags at home.
"Oh, it's the same as always. When I went out, your father went to the village entrance to play cards again. I don't know where your brother went early in the morning and he didn't even take care of the children. Oh..." Speaking of the two scumbags of the Mu family, Wang Cuifen couldn't stop sighing.
Mu Weimin likes to play cards. During the slack season, he plays cards almost every day and is addicted to them. However, this scumbag still has some rationality. He plays with a few "like-minded" card puppets in the village. Their levels are similar, and they win and lose sometimes. The maximum amount they win is a few dozen yuan, which is not serious enough to bankrupt them.
Although Mu Huaqiang has no addiction to playing cards, he is idle all day long. He likes to go to the town and wander around with a group of friends. He is a typical scoundrel.
"Mom, you've worked hard." Lin Xiaoman could only comfort Wang Cuifen, who was stuck with two scumbags, and then took out a neatly stacked 100 yuan from his own piggy bank.
"Mom, take this money. If my dad gets drunk, stay away from him. If he asks you for money, be smart. If he's about to hit someone, give him ten or so yuan. Think of it as spending money to ward off evil."
"No way!" Wang Cuifen quickly refused. "How can Mom take your money? Don't worry, I just sold the silk cocoons, and I still have some left. It's enough. And your dad's been doing pretty well these days, just playing cards every day and rarely doing anything. Keep this money for yourself. I'm telling you, keep the money to yourself. If your parents-in-law ask you for it, just cry poor. After all, people's hearts are hidden. From now on..."
"Mom!" Seeing that Wang Cuifen was about to start worrying about Lin Chuan again, and realizing that Wang Cuifen would definitely not accept money, and besides, she was afraid that she would have to pay her instead, Lin Xiaoman did not mention money anymore, and changed the subject with concern, "Mom, don't be too tired, you have to take care of yourself, don't do the heavy work yourself, and if you can't order Dad around, just let Big Brother do more work."
There must be something pitiful about a pitiful person.
Although Wang Cuifen is pitiful and her life is like a melodrama, Mu Huaqiang's temperament, in addition to heredity, is also due to Wang Cuifen's "spoiling" of her son.
"I know, I know, we are fine, but you..."
After chatting in private in the room, around ten o'clock, Wang Cuifen washed her face, and when there was no trace of crying on her face, the two of them left the room together and went into the kitchen to help.
Three women, lunch will be ready soon.
A chicken, half braised and half in soup. Jiang Fengzhen warmly and politely picked up several pieces of meat for Wang Cuifen, and the bowl of rice was piled high.
"It's too much, too much, I can't eat it all..." Although she was polite, Wang Cuifen did not refuse and let Jiang Fengzhen pick up some dishes for her. Then she picked out some good meat and put it into Lin Xiaoman's bowl.
While serving her food, Wang Cuifen kept muttering, "This child has lost weight."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fengzhen, who was already feeling guilty, immediately picked up a chicken leg for Lin Xiaoman and said, "Yes, Xiaoxiao, eat too. Eat more."
Lin Xiaoman had a big lunch.
After eating, Lin Xiaoman reflected on herself and realized that she had fallen into depravity. She was actually satisfied with just a bowl of chicken!
No, no, no, she wants pork, mutton, and beef! A full banquet!
Hold on, after Lin Chuan 'dies' and returns to the Mu family, she can start pretending!
After lunch, Wang Cuifen stayed for a while and then went back.
Lin Xiaoman sent the people to the village entrance and turned back to finish today's work. The third child Lin Xi, who was in elementary school, and the fourth child Lin Shan came back hand in hand. After a while, the second child Lin Yue, who was in junior high school, also came back.
I used the leftover chicken from lunch and fried some loofah and had a simple dinner.
The days went on as usual, and it was the weekend again. Lin Dahai had been out for a week and had called back twice to say that he had not found the person yet and needed to continue looking.
On Saturday, just as the original owner's life had unfolded, the leaders from Linchuan Factory came over.
When Lin Chuan first disappeared, a colleague came to inquire about the situation. This time, two leaders of the factory directly packed up Lin Chuan’s personal belongings left in the factory and brought them back.
They brought a bag of peaches and gave 10 yuan in consolation money. They first expressed their condolences and sympathy, and then the two of them stated their intentions this time. Lin Chuan was fired.
Taking private work is a violation of factory discipline, but generally the factory turns a blind eye. However, Lin Chuan got into trouble because of taking private work. Regardless of whether he is missing or dead, he has not been to work for nearly two weeks. It is impossible for the factory to keep his position forever.
After hearing such bad news, Jiang Fengzhen cried for the whole morning. Then her old illness came back and she lay in the room for the whole afternoon. She had to eat dinner in the room.
In the next few days, perhaps because the shock was too great, or perhaps because Lin Dahai was getting more and more panicked because he couldn't find anyone, Jiang Fengzhen was always sick, and almost all the housework fell on Lin Xiaoman.
Fortunately, it is the slack season now. If it were the busy season, Lin Dahai would definitely not be able to take care of it all by himself.
Day after day, there was no good news. Around June 20th, the 20th day after Lin Dahai set out, the three of them returned.
Maybe the budget was bigger, so I spent five or six more days outside, but unfortunately the result was the same, I lost both my money and my life.
After searching for so long, the locals there advised them, "He must have been eaten by wolves, there's no need to look anymore." After experiencing so much disappointment, when Lin Dahai decided to come back, he was already in despair and had accepted the fact that "his eldest son Lin Chuan was dead."
The person she had been longing for finally came back, but it was a piece of bad news. Jiang Fengzhen, who had finally gotten better, fell ill again.
Lin Xiaoman was heartbroken and cried bitterly in front of her aunts and uncles.
Relatives from all over the family came to visit every day to offer comfort. After a few days of sadness, the whole family accepted and acquiesced to Lin Chuan's death.
Although the body has not been found, it must be buried after all.
After some discussion with several brothers, Lin Dahai decided to build a cenotaph for the deceased. They also had to go through the relevant procedures and contact the factory and the transportation boss to discuss compensation.
Lin Xiaoman, a woman, doesn't need to worry about these things. All she has to do is play the role of a widow whose husband has died. When she meets the aunts, young wives and girls, she starts wiping her tears after talking to them for a few words, and plays the role of a sentimental and miserable person.
Just like the original owner's previous life, the factory did not provide any compensation, but only raised some money for funerals. The transportation boss originally had a bit of a "black" background. Although Lin Dahai had many brothers and nephews, they were all honest farmers and could not defeat them at all. He still had to pay the 200 yuan humanitarian compensation.
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