Chapter 69: Domestic Violence 24
Ten minutes later, Lin Xia looked at the scrap yard and thought, what a great job.
There aren't actually many kinds of things in the scrap yard, but they are all neatly sorted into piles. Broken furniture is in one pile, newspapers and books are in another, as well as various daily necessities, broken glass, toothpaste tubes, and even bones.
Lin Xia actually found complete high school textbooks and newspapers here, and they were extremely cheap; she bought a large bundle for just a few cents.
"Yeah, I told you it's here."
Lin Xia gave Zhong Wenyue a thumbs up.
Zhong Wenyue also had a stack of newspapers in her hand, which she would use to paste on the wall, as the wall was always getting dusty.
After shopping around, it was just in time for the state-owned restaurant to open.
I was unlucky today, there was no braised pork, but there were pork ribs with sauce and braised fish, which made Lin Xia very satisfied. The chef of this restaurant is really skilled.
As always, I packed another portion of ribs.
"Sister Lin, why did you bring a lunch box? I want to take some back too." Zhong Wenyue felt aggrieved.
"Okay, I have another one, go ahead."
Zhong Wenyue's expression brightened and she also packed a portion of ribs.
Lin Xia did not accept Zhong Wenyue's invitation for this meal, as it would not be good to eat and take something at the same time.
After finishing their meal, the two finally remembered their important business and went to the hospital to get a first aid kit. There were only a few medicines in the kit, so they would come back for more after they ran out.
Come to the post office.
Looking at this huge package, the two men looked at each other in bewilderment. It was half a person's height and weighed dozens of kilograms. How were they going to get it back?
Zhong Wenyue didn't care whether she was in the post office or not. She immediately opened the package, found the envelope inside, opened it and saw that there was indeed a bicycle ticket.
Lin Xia was really envious. She asked Heizi to help her keep an eye out for half a month but she still hadn't received any bicycle tickets. It was too difficult.
Now that it was convenient, Zhong Wenyue excitedly went to pick up a 28-inch truck. The two vehicles could easily carry all the things.
When the two returned to the village, they immediately caused a sensation, undoubtedly because of Zhong Wenyue's new bicycle. In the entire brigade, apart from Lin Xia's rented bicycle, only Zhang Qiang and the brigade leader's family had one each, and even the branch secretary's family didn't have one.
The children followed them all the way and did not leave even when they arrived at the educated youth site, coming up to touch them from time to time.
It was the first time for Lin Xia to come to the educated youth site. To be honest, the house was better and bigger than the Sun family’s, but there were more than a dozen educated youth coming in and out, which was a headache to see.
Lin Xia helped Zhong Wenyue carry her things into the main room. On the left side, there were two large rows of bunk beds, which were completely different from when the original owner was here.
After putting her things down, she said goodbye to Zhong Wenyue and left. It was too noisy, with so many children and adults, that she was getting socially anxious.
When I got home, I breathed a sigh of relief. It’s better to have fewer people here.
After putting down her things, Lin Xia went to the brigade headquarters to officially report for work.
Team leader Zhang Zhengbo happened to be there too, and he saw that Lin Xia's eyes were not eyes and her nose was not a nose.
Zhang Zhengbo was blaming Lin Xia. Zhang Qiang had told him that it was Lin Xia who bullied him. If it weren't for Lin Xia's behavior, how could Zhang Qiang come back in the middle of the night and eventually fall into the river and drown.
Lin Xia ignored the old man with a strange temper. Anyway, she had finished her work yesterday. She explained the progress to the branch secretary and all the work was ready to be completed.
Sun Changjian's incident did not affect the branch secretary. Instead, he was even more disgusted with the Zhang family. This old man, Zhang Zhengbo, had always been superior to him in the brigade and had never liked the Zhang family. Now that Sun Changjian's incident had happened, the Sun family had lost all face and they became even more angry with Zhang Zhengbo.
Seeing that Zhang Zhengbo was in a bad mood, Sun Xiaotian felt better.
He introduced Lin Xia to the others with a smile and notified all members through the radio that their team had a barefoot doctor and that they could look for Lin Xia if they had any problems in the future.
Because Lin Xia went to the hospital to get medicine in the morning, even if she came back late, her time would be counted and she would be given full work points starting today.
In the days that followed, Lin Xia began to work from nine to five, occasionally skipping work to eat melons.
The one eating the melon was Zhang Qiang's family. Last time, the factory asked for a list of new employees to be hired within a month, and the Zhang family fell out, mainly referring to the eldest son, the second son and Zhou Guilan.
You heard it right, it was Zhou Guilan. She was only 40 years old, the age to work hard, and she also wanted to work in the city. In the end, Zhou Guilan won this job opportunity by saying that she could not be partial and had to hand over most of her salary, which was the reason used by writers.
That’s right, the expressions of her sons seemed very dissatisfied and angry, and they were very dissatisfied with Zhou Guilan in their hearts.
Lin Xia looked very happy.
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Since Sun Changjian's disappearance, the Sun family has become much quieter. Ever since Lin Xia rebelled against Sun Changjian and left the beaten team, Sun's mother has usually kept silent and just done things silently.
Last time, because Lin Xia bought two kilograms of wool for Sun's mother, Sun's mother cried and said that Lin Xia didn't need to learn how to knit sweaters, and she would do it from now on. She had good skills, so Lin Xia learned a method from her. She still knitted the sweaters for Sun's mother and didn't go to find Zhong Wenyue.
Zhong Wenyue was busy arguing with the male protagonist and had no time to pay attention to anyone, so Lin Xia returned to her solitary life.
All the attention is focused on Sun's mother.
When I asked about my grandson's mother's age, I learned that she was 56 years old. I sighed in my heart and told her not to go to work next year and just do some housework at home.
This frightened Sun's mother so much that she almost knelt down and begged for mercy. After Lin Xia's persuasion, Sun's mother finally realized that she was just trying to make things easier for her.
Sun's mother is a complete tragic character and she had helped the original owner a lot in the past.
It's not that she really feels sorry for the original owner, but more that she regards the original owner as a target. However, life has always been about actions rather than intentions, so Lin Xia is willing to be nicer to her.
Because Lin Xia often brought back some wild animals, Sun's mother's complexion visibly improved. She smiled more and more, talked more, and no longer said the kinds of things that made people's blood pressure soar.
Time gradually came to the New Year.
"Xiaoqing, Chinese New Year is just a few days away. Should we prepare some New Year's goods?" Mother Sun was still feeling uneasy and asked Lin Xia carefully.
"Okay, come with me tomorrow and tell me what your family needs." Lin Xia said casually.
Sun's mother was stunned. She hadn't been to the county for a long time. The farthest she had been was to the commune to buy soy sauce and salt.
"Can I go? I've never been there. How about I just wait for you at home?" Sun's mother refused in fear.
Lin Xia said calmly: "Follow me, what are you afraid of? I won't lose you."
Sun's mother is very careful and takes good care of her life. She decided to reward her with a piece of clothing tomorrow. The one she is wearing now is Sun Changjian's.
And Heizi said last time that the bicycle tickets were in hand and we agreed to meet tomorrow.
Lin Xia and Sun's mother arrived at the brigade's bus stop and happened to meet Zhong Wenyue, whom they hadn't seen for a month.
"Sister Lin, are you going to the county today too?" Zhong Wenyue spoke first.
"Yes, the New Year is coming soon, are you going together?" Lin Xia looked at the other three female educated youth in the car and raised her eyebrows. It seemed that her relationship with the educated youth had improved.
Zhong Wenyue felt guilty for a moment, as if she had betrayed Sister Lin.
"Yes, it's lively today. The educated youth site is also organizing a New Year celebration. There were a few male comrades going too, but they saw there were too many people, so they left early." The answer was given by another female educated youth who was sitting there. She had a round face and seemed to be named Su.
"I remember Comrade Su has been here for several years. Won't he take a leave to go home for the New Year?" Lin Xia smiled.
"Many educated youth have asked for leave, so I thought it would be better for us to stay and celebrate the New Year together."
"Yes, some of our educated youth have asked for leave..." Others also started chatting, and Lin Xia fell silent.
Zhong Wenyue quietly pulled Lin Xia's sleeve, took out a White Rabbit milk candy, and smiled at Lin Xia in a flattering manner.
Lin Xia accepted it and gave her an egg in return.
Zhong Wenyue was surprised. After coming to the countryside, even with the subsidy from her family, the food was not as good as at home. If she ate an egg, people would say a few words. She couldn't cook, so she could only eat from the big pot and couldn't even eat eggs.
If she wants to eat, others will use moral coercion to force her to provide food for everyone. She is not a victim, so the food quality will naturally drop a lot.
"Thank you, sister. You are so nice to me." She giggled and put it in her bag. She didn't want the other educated youth to see it. It would be so bad for Sister Lin.
"Sister, why didn't you come to me to learn knitting?"
"My mother-in-law knows how to do it, so I learned a few tricks. I usually have to go to the infirmary, but there are many sick people during this period, so I don't have time. Now that I have a complete holiday, I have time."
"Okay, sister, I'll come and play with you today when I'm free."
He said he was playing, but his face looked bad and it was obvious that something was wrong.
"Okay, come back this afternoon and come to my house to see me."
Lin Xia agreed immediately, she wanted to eat some gossip.
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