"Okay." Mother Gu nodded.
She called Gu Qingzhou over, gave him the list written by Lin Zhao, and asked him to read out the prices.
"Qingzhou, how much is the aluminum lunch box?" asked Gu's mother.
Gu Qingzhou quickly glanced at the price list, "One dollar and eighty cents."
"It's so cheap. I'll go get the money." Huang Xiulan said in surprise.
It costs more than two yuan to go to a supply and marketing cooperative, and you also need industrial coupons.
Gu's mother is not a domineering and controlling mother-in-law. She was also a daughter-in-law before, and she knows what a daughter-in-law is thinking. She allows Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang to keep some money in their hands, so the first and second wives of the Gu family have more or less some private money.
Huang Xiulan went to get the money, and Zhao Liuniang picked up a few pencils with uneven paint on the pen holders.
After seeing this, Lai Mei came over with a playful smile, "Mom, is this for me and my brother?"
Zhao Liuniang said, "No, it's for me."
"Hmph." Lai Mei snorted twice and said shrewdly, "It's definitely not. Yu Yu is so small that he can't even hold chopsticks steadily, let alone a pen."
Take the pencil away.
He kept one for himself and gave one to his brother.
"Brother, use it sparingly and don't use it up too much. I won't lend it to you again!" Lai Mei reminded her brother.
Bang Bang gave him a look and said, "Got it."
Gu Qingzhou saw a defective towel and said, "Mom, it's time to change my towel."
His towel had several holes in it and would break if you applied even the slightest amount of force.
"It needs to be changed." Mother Gu picked out the one with the least obvious flaws. "This one, the stitching is not good. I'll give you two stitches."
Gu Qingzhou smiled and nodded.
It’s hard to make money in the countryside, and everyone’s desire to consume is not strong, so just buy some daily necessities.
Seeing that the family had chosen everything, Mother Gu thought of her old sisters and said, "Qingzhou, go call your Aunt Qian and let her choose first."
"good."
Gu Qingzhou went out to call for help.
Not long after, Mrs. Qian came to Gu's house.
I picked and chose and bought two pieces. There was no shortage of buyers for the others, so they were sold out quickly without me even having to ask.
Mother Gu went to give money to Lin Zhao herself.
"My third wife, all the things have been sold out. Here is the money."
Lin Zhao took it and asked Yu Bao to put it in the drawer of her room. Yu Bao put on a serious face and went to do his work.
Gu's mother was stunned, thinking that her daughter-in-law trusted the child too much and let Yu Bao put all the money in it, not afraid that the child would take it.
In that moment of distraction, Yubao trotted out of the house.
Seeing that his grandmother's expression was not right, the child tilted his head and looked at her with a puzzled look.
Facing her grandson's bright dark eyes, Mother Gu was no longer worried. Yu Bao was the most obedient boy and would never steal money. She really shouldn't have thought like that.
Thinking of this, he touched Yubao's head lovingly.
…
That day, Lin Shisheng came to the door, carrying meat and two bags of red bean cakes.
Lin Zhao raised an eyebrow and glanced at him. Understanding flashed in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his fair face. "Second brother, has the matter you mentioned been settled?"
"That's right." Lin Shisheng was full of energy and smile, "I, your brother, didn't embarrass you. Now I am a temporary worker in the transportation team."
"Congratulations, second brother." Lin Zhao gave him a look of admiration. Second brother did the work himself, which was really amazing.
Lin Shisheng felt as comfortable as if he had drunk an iced soda on a hot day.
Sisters Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng were also surprised.
"Dad has become a worker?!" Zheng Zheng's voice had a rare kind of excitement, and the tone was higher than usual.
Lin Shisheng raised his hand and pressed it down, "Keep a low profile, keep a low profile, it's just a temporary job, wait until you get a permanent job before you're happy."
Zheng Zheng's smile was still as bright as the sun. "Being a temporary worker is already pretty impressive."
The little girl looked at her father with sparkling eyes, "Dad is so awesome!"
Xuanxuan was also happy and said, "Dad, like uncle, is he going to work in the county?"
Lin Shisheng's smile faded a little, and he looked at his two daughters seriously, "I joined the transport team, the kind that follows the trucks. You may not see me for ten days or half a month. Do you mind?"
"No way!" Zheng Zheng said loudly.
She asked again, "Is it that kind of big car?"
Lin Shisheng: "Yes."
"Wow." Zheng Zheng held her face with her hands, her eyes full of admiration. In her eyes, her father was very tall, taller than the mountains and stronger than the trees.
The curve of Xuanxuan's mouth did not drop, and her whole body exuded joy.
"Dad, work hard and strive to..." Thinking about what Lin Shisheng just said, Xuanxuan said, "Try to get a permanent job as soon as possible."
"Okay." Lin Shisheng smiled. When he saw the new hairbands on his daughters' heads and the new clothes on their bodies, he knew that they were made by his sister for the two daughters, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
He said, "When I get my salary, I will go to the provincial capital and buy you new clothes."
Lin Zhao's eyebrows curved, "Clothes are very expensive in the provincial capital."
"It's expensive, but I'm willing to buy it for you." Lin Shisheng said generously.
"Then second brother should save more money to buy new clothes for Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng. They don't have many new clothes." Lin Zhao reminded.
"Buy them all." Lin Shisheng also felt sorry for his daughter. After he started working, he would have a stable income. Whatever the city girls had, his daughter would also have.
He slipped to the foot of the mountain and delivered some things to Meng Jiusi and his two sons. He did not stay long and left the Harvest Team to go home.
Lin Zhao watched her second brother leave.
Wang Chunhua was watering the vegetable patch at the door and asked, "Yu Bao's mother, your second brother from your mother's family is here to see you again?"
"Yes. My second brother joined the county's transport team and came to tell me the good news." Lin Zhao smiled.
Wang Chunhua was stunned. "Transportation team? A transportation team driving around?"
"Yes." Lin Zhao nodded.
"Oh my, this is a good job. Congratulations to your family." Wang Chunhua said enviously, "Your parents are so lucky. All their children are workers."
Thinking about the divorce of Yubao's second uncle, I feel that the divorced woman is so unlucky. She can't even eat hot shit. The good days of the Lin family have nothing to do with her.
Back home.
Wang Chunhua told this to her family as gossip.
The Wang family looked envious.
"Yubao's uncle is also a worker, right?" The eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family sighed, "Yubao's mother is also a worker, and now his second uncle has become a worker too. How come it's so easy for them to get a job?"
Wang Chunhua was not overwhelmed by envy and said calmly: "The Lin family members are all well-educated. Many of their former schoolmates must have jobs. Just ask a few people and you can get the news."
That's what she thought.
So he sighed, "People still need to be cultured."
As he spoke, he stroked his grandson's prickly head and said, "Da Zhuang, you must study hard so that you can have a good future when you grow up, unlike your father who can only do manual labor."
The eldest son of the Wang family, whose children are already several years old, expressed his dissatisfaction. He said that he was born to his mother and his brain was like his mother's, and he was not good at studying... It was obvious where the problem lay.
Da Zhuang smiled naively, "Well, I'll study hard."
The kids love the twins’ room, which has bookshelves full of books and all kinds of toys…
"Grandma, I'm going to find Yubao and Hengbao to read."
Wang Chunhua smiled with relief, "Go ahead."
He also reminded her, "Come back when you're hungry, and don't make a fuss about eating other people's food."
Da Zhuang responded in a clear voice, "I know."
As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up his grid paper and pencil and went to the next room.
Shout out before the person arrives.
"Yubao, Hengbao!"
Dahuang knew the little friend who was on good terms with his young master, and he lay in his nest without even raising his head.
Amber has grown a lot, her body has become round and her eyes are round too. She loves playing with her little master the most. Unfortunately, the little master is reading a book in the house and is playing with a bamboo ball in the yard out of boredom.
Seeing Da Zhuang, he jumped over to him.
“Woof woof…”
The voice is tender and full of spirit.
Yubao looked up and saw Dazhuang through the window. He called him in a brisk voice, "Dazhuang, come inside."
"Hey!" Da Zhuang touched Amber's hand, then touched its front paw, and walked into the house happily.
"Da Zhuang, I'll give you half of the egg cake. You need to wash your hands. You just touched amber. My mother said that you can't eat directly after touching a dog." Hengbao and Yubao sat side by side at the desk, shaking their short legs, and said loudly.
Egg cake?
Da Zhuang has never eaten it.
He licked his lips, "Do you have any?"
"Yes, all of them." said Yubao.
Hearing this, Da Zhuang put down his notebook and pencil and went to the sink to wash his hands.
After entering the house, I found that my good brothers each had half a piece of egg cake in their hands, and Maodan also had one.
There was still half a piece in the small porcelain plate on the table.
"Is this mine?" Da Zhuang asked expectantly.
"That's right." Hengbao picked it up and put it in his hand. Dazhuang had given him eggs a few days ago.
"Thank you!" Da Zhuang thanked with surprise, took it, took a small bite, it was so sweet, even better than the fried dough twist that the twins shared with him.
The child was reluctant to eat it all, so he put it away carefully, wanting to go home and eat it with his sister.
My sister washes his clothes, which is very hard work.
The twins didn't care much. They finished their egg cake, drank some juice, and started writing.
Maodan is older than the twins. His grandmother, Old Lady Ning, comes from a large family in the old society and has read a lot of books. He has been taught by example since he was young and knows quite a few words. He is a well-educated young boy.
He likes Yubao Hengbao's bookshelf very much. There are so many books that he can't finish reading them in a short time. Maodan enjoys it very much.
The children were reading and playing next door, and their clear laughter occasionally reached the main room. Lin Zhao, who was busy writing a letter, smiled knowingly and felt calm.
She got stuck in the middle of writing the letter, propped up her chin and looked out the window.
I just told Wang Chunhua the news that my second brother became a worker in the transport team. It was not just to show off, but also had other intentions.
She wanted this news to reach the Qiu family.
The Qiu family is greedy and vain. If they knew that their former son-in-law had become a worker and that they could not take advantage of him, they would definitely regret it and feel uncomfortable...
Lin Zhao could imagine it.
It's so refreshing.
Everything happened just as Lin Zhao had expected. The news that Lin Shisheng had joined the transport team first spread throughout the Fengshou Brigade, and then quickly spread to the brigade where the Qiu family was located.
The Qiu family finally repaired the roof, but their savings were reduced by one third. They felt sad and angry, and were very upset.
One day, the old couple was stopped on their way home from work.
"Qiu family, I heard that your ex-son-in-law joined the transport team, is that right?"
That damned Lin Shisheng has become a worker? ! !
The Qiu family subconsciously rejected this reality.
No.
impossible.
If he could have gotten in, he would have gotten in earlier. Why would he have waited until now?
Old Lady Qiu pulled down her sour face and uttered cold words from her dry mouth, "Who told you that? It's absolutely impossible. The second son of the Lin family doesn't have the ability to drive a car. If he had this ability, he would have become a worker long ago. Why would he wait until today?"
The person who was speaking smiled and said, "If you think that Lin Lao Er is incompetent, then why did you insist on getting Qiulian to marry into the Lin family? Auntie, your words are a bit harsh, aren't they?"
Another person said, "The news has spread, so it must be true. Your ex-son-in-law who divorced your daughter has really become a worker. It's a pity that your family didn't get any benefit from it."
"Oh, old lady Qiu, your Qiulian won't bring bad luck to her husband, will she?" The superstitious old lady groaned and suddenly exclaimed, "When your Qiulian was still the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, nothing good happened to the Lin family. After Qiulian returned to her parents' home, the Lin family received good news one after another. The eldest son became a worker, and the second son just divorced Qiulian and also became a worker. This..."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the people around him became strange.
No way?!
Old Mrs. Qiu was furious.
She also wanted Qiulian to remarry and receive a dowry, and she couldn't bear to see her reputation ruined.
I was anxious and angry, when suddenly an idea flashed in my mind.
Pointing at the old lady who was talking.
"The whole country is fighting against feudal superstition. If you still dare to believe in it, I will sue you at the commune!"
The old lady had been superstitious for half her life and was used to it. She was not afraid when she heard her say that. She put her hands on her hips and said, "Go ahead, sue me. I'm buried in the ground from my neck down. What am I afraid of?"
She didn't believe that she could be arrested for just saying a few words. If that were the case, how many people would be arrested?
Old Mrs. Qiu was unable to win the argument with her archenemy and was so angry that she had a headache. She ignored those people who were watching her make fun of herself and quickly went home.
The news that spread in the village caused waves in the hearts of the Qiu family.
The whole family was so depressed that they couldn't even eat.
Qiulian's brother drank a few gulps of water to relieve his anger. His anger grew stronger and stronger. He complained, "Mom, how did you teach Qiulian? Among all the girls in the village, only she would do such a shameful thing as to cheat on someone. It's so embarrassing!"
"The Lin family was so good. We had two workers. Even if they showed a little between their fingers, it was enough for us to enjoy a good life..." He was full of regret. "Now, we can't get any benefits at all."
Old Mrs. Qiu felt heartbroken when she heard the complaints from her son.
She looked unhappy. "You coveted the Chen family's meat before, didn't you? It's not like you didn't notice it. Why didn't you say it yourself? Instead of blaming me, I really loved you in vain."
Qiulian's younger brother dodged the hand that my mother was poking at him with an annoyed expression, "Who blames you! I can't say anything! We were almost able to eat meat every month, and now we have nothing..."
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He stood up, and his movement was so big that he knocked over a wooden stool, which fell over with a noise.
The only male member of the Qiu family was not in a hurry. He said with a cold face, "I don't want to eat anymore. I'll go back to my room and lie down."
Lying on the bed, looking at the roof with dirt falling off, I felt unwilling.
If Qiulian wasn't so stupid, he would have a brother-in-law who was a worker. If he made some connections, he might be able to become a worker himself, even if not a formal one, then a temporary one would be fine.
It’s all Qiulian’s fault.
She ruined it all!
courtyard.
Old man Qiu was puffing on his cigarette, smoking leaves he had dried himself, one after another, looking very irritable.
After a long while, he exhaled a puff of smoke, and without looking at the old woman, he complained in his old voice: "You didn't teach Qiulian well. Such a good son-in-law, what a pity..."
Old Mrs. Qiu was unhappy that the father and son of the Qiu family put the blame on her. Her face was full of grievances. "You didn't say anything. You ate the meat that Qiu Lian brought back. You put down the bowl and started to curse. You old man, please have some shame."
Old Man Qiu was so angry that he said, "I am too lazy to talk to a woman like you."
After saying this, he went back to the house angrily.
Regret it.
At this time, the daughter-in-law of the Qiu family seemed to speak casually: "Mom, I haven't seen Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng for a while, should I go over to see them?"
Old Mrs. Qiu’s eyes lit up.
Yes, yes, the two money-losing children born by Qiu Lian are still in the Lin family.
There was a flash of calculation in her eyes, and she slapped her butt and hurried back to her room to discuss countermeasures with the old man.
The thin and yellow-faced woman's eyes flickered a few times and she walked into the kitchen silently.
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