Chapter 90 "Support"
Lin Zhao felt relieved and smiled slightly.
It's easy to communicate with smart people.
"Wait and see what your sister thinks. If she is willing, arrange for the two young people to meet. If she is not willing at all, don't force her. A good girl will find marriage sooner or later." Li Fen added.
She was also worried - worried that the girl had just been broken off from her engagement, and faced with the gossip around her, she would be anxious to get married, and impulsively nod her head. Then when she got married and started living together, she would hear neighbors gossiping about her brother's injured leg, and she would regret not marrying someone with good legs and feet, and become resentful, causing chaos in the family.
Lin Zhao understood Li Fen's worries and comforted her softly, "If the two of them are really attracted to each other, wait until they get to know each other better before talking about marriage, so as to avoid regrets later."
These words hit Li Fen's mind exactly.
"That's right. Marriage is a big deal, so don't rush it."
But ah.
It had been nearly half a year since a matchmaker came to propose marriage to her brother. Suddenly a suitable girl appeared. Li Fen couldn't help but be anxious. She was restless all morning.
noon.
Song Yunjin came to bring food to Lin Zhao.
Li Fen's husband also came to the supply and marketing cooperative.
He was too lazy to lock the car and didn't come in. He just stood at the door and waved to his wife.
Li Fen took the pasted matchbox and went out, handing it to the man, "You came just in time, take this back by the way!"
Then, he instructed: "Send some materials after the inspection."
When the man heard this, he understood that his wife wanted to give this job to a colleague.
"Okay." He responded and handed over the aluminum lunch box.
Seeing that Li Fen was a little absent-minded, he asked with concern: "Are you okay? You look weak, are you hot?"
"No." Li Fen pushed away the man's hand that was reaching for her forehead, her fingers tightly grasped the lunch box, and said, "I don't have heatstroke."
Before her man could ask further questions, she started mumbling.
"I asked Comrade Tolin to help me find a suitable unmarried girl. She mentioned someone, her cousin. After listening to her, I felt that the age and other things were quite suitable. This... I am a little nervous."
Li Fen's husband knew that his wife was worried about her brother-in-law.
Every night I dream that my brother-in-law will never get married and will live out his life alone.
He said, "Why should we be so nervous? Let them meet first. If they get along, we can talk. If not, then it's over."
Li Fen wanted him to shut up. Everyone understood the truth, but she just couldn't figure it out when the problem happened to her.
"Stop talking."
The lean and agile man shut up instantly.
Okay.
Whatever you say is wrong.
"Let's eat first and leave tomorrow's worries for tomorrow," he said.
Li Fen stopped worrying and took her lunch box back to the supply and marketing cooperative. She took two steps and paused, saying, "Come back early in the evening. We'll make dumplings today."
The man's eyes sparkled, "Really?"
There is only so much food every month, and the kids at home are all old enough to eat. His wife is frugal every day, for fear of going hungry at the end of the month. She won't eat dumplings unless it's a festival, and today she actually brought it up on her own initiative. It's strange.
"Of course!" Li Fen rolled her eyes but smiled, "Don't dawdle after get off work."
"Hey!" the man responded, jumped on the bicycle, and smiled, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth.
The back of the person riding away revealed his happiness.
Li Fen smiled and the anxiety in her heart was soothed.
Liu Chunhong took a leave today, so without anyone to spoil the fun around, the atmosphere in the supply and marketing cooperative is much better.
Lin Zhao opened the lunch box and found braised eggplant and cold shredded carrots.
Before eating, she reached into her bag, took out two tangerines, and handed them to her little cousin with her palm facing up.
"Yunjin, please have some oranges."
Supplies were really scarce these days, fruits were easy to spoil, preservation technology was not up to par, and transportation costs were high, so they were basically rare.
Song Yunjin's eyes lit up and she shouted excitedly, "Sister!"
Its eyes are as bright as little amber begging for food, so cute.
"Eat it." Lin Zhao chuckled, "If you like it, I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Then he remembered that there were still two apples left, so he said, "I'll bring you two more apples."
Song Yunjin swallowed his saliva, picked up the orange and put it to his nose and smelled it. It smelled so good, he really liked it.
"Thank you, sister. You are really my sister." At his age, he has a big appetite. He would feel hungry again soon after eating. No matter how much he eats, it is useless. In the final analysis, it is because his stomach is not full of oil and water.
Lin Zhao looked up at him with a puzzled look, "Why are you so excited? Are you not full?"
"It's not that I'm not full, it's that my stomach is empty. I get hungry all the time." Song Yunjin really thought that it would be better to send him to the countryside to raise pigs so that he could have meat to eat.
His family had meat coupons, but meat was hard to buy. He went to queue up early every day, but couldn't even buy a meat bone.
The meat was bought in advance by people with connections, alas!
Lin Zhao had a lottery wheel and won a lot of meat. She hasn’t eaten it all yet. It has been a while since she worried about eating meat.
Hearing Yunjin say that she was starving, I recalled the days when she had to cook for herself once a month, and it felt so miserable.
She didn't say anything, took the bag again, took out the money from it, and said to Song Yunjin, "Run an errand for me."
"What do you want to buy?" Song Yunjin came over and asked very actively.
"Go to the state-owned restaurant and buy twelve bottles of soda," Lin Zhao said casually.
The supply and marketing cooperative also sold soda, but the supply was limited and it was sold out in half an hour.
Twelve bottles?
Do you want to do wholesale? !
Song Yunjin held his chin with his hand, looking stunned, "Why buy so much! Bring it for the villagers?!"
Are the villagers willing to buy soda? !
"Your brother-in-law and I are going to take the children to the movies later. Let's buy some soda first. I'm worried that they will run out." Lin Zhao explained.
"Let's go to the movies, sister. I want to go too~!" Song Yunjin stared at his sister with his dark eyes and said coquettishly.
Lin Zhao raised her eyebrows slightly, and glanced at him calmly, bright and charming, "You're not going to school?"
"It doesn't matter whether I go to school or not. The school is a mess." Song Yunjin stopped smiling and pouted, sounding dissatisfied. "I hope classes can resume tomorrow. Otherwise, when will I graduate?"
He had no interest in fighting others, he just wanted to study hard, get into high school, and get a job in a factory.
"You didn't participate in those things, did you?" Lin Zhao raised her eyes, and the light in her dark and bright eyes did not look as warm as usual.
If he dared to nod, he would be beaten up.
The little animal instinct told Song Yunjin that he must not nod, otherwise he would be beaten, and not just once.
"No, no, I didn't!" He shook his hands like rattles, panicking, "My classmates asked me to come along, but I didn't go."
That day, he saw his classmates beating and scolding their teacher. The familiar people suddenly became strangers, and the fanaticism on their faces frightened him.
He couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said, "Enough is enough."
Then.
Everyone turned to stare at him, probing, doubting, and thoughtful. The look was very complicated and even malicious.
Those glances made him feel cold all over.
After this, he knew that even if he felt uncomfortable, he couldn't say it.
If you say it, you will be unlucky!
"You can't go anymore." Lin Zhao frowned slightly, looking serious.
Song Yunjin nodded repeatedly, saying, "I'm not going. I don't want to go. I'm not interested in that."
If he was interested, he would have tied a red pendant on his right arm long ago!
and.
He has shallow eyes and cannot bear to see the sufferings of the world.
Those teachers don't deserve such a crime.
"Well, go ahead. I'll buy you a bottle too." Lin Zhao concealed the coldness on his face, waved his hand, and sent him away to run errands.
"Hey!" Song Yunjin responded, and walked briskly out the door. After a few steps, she stopped and asked, "Sister, is your bicycle here?"
"No, your brother-in-law rode back. Did you walk here?" Lin Zhao asked.
Speaking of this, Song Yunjin has something to say.
He rushed to the counter again.
"My dad took away the bicycle at home, and my neighbor's bicycle was also not there, so I had to walk here." He said this with a relatively stable mood.
He uttered the following words, full of resentment.
"My mom started to shoo me out after 11 o'clock, saying that I was doing nothing at home, so I should go out early and take it as exercise."
Song Yunjin was full of resentment.
Lin Zhao only asked one question, and he started to complain like beans, chattering non-stop.
"Sister, swear to God, the school will be closed for only a few days."
The boy stretched out his arm and made a loud “2” sign. “I’ve only been home for two days. Just two days! Two days and my mom is already getting annoyed with me!”
His pronunciation became heavier, full of resentment.
Lin Zhao couldn't help laughing, a smile appeared in the corners of her eyes and brows, and she almost choked on her food.
Meeting her cousin's resentful gaze, she smiled and said, "My house has started to be built. I estimate that it will be completed in a month at the latest. If not, you can stay at my house and teach the twins to read for me."
It also helps to avoid being led astray by those people in the county.
"Is it okay?" Song Yunjin's eyes were full of anticipation.
"What's wrong with that?" Lin Zhao said, "Your brother-in-law's brother is also a junior high school student. He will be back soon. You two should have something in common and can play together."
"Okay!" Song Yunjin was instantly coaxed by his sister.
Lin Zhao turned to Wang Ju to borrow a bicycle, gave the bicycle keys to her cousin, and told him to go and come back quickly.
Song Yunjin left quickly.
Lin Zhao was quite surprised to see his brisk steps.
I was walking awkwardly yesterday, but I was completely fine after just one night!
You have to be young, so you can recover quickly.
…
There was no one sitting on the back seat. Gu Chenghuai rode the bicycle very fast and returned to the team in a short time.
Remembering his wife's words, he went back to the house to get some things from the cabinet, then went to the captain's house, paid two eggs as a thank you, and successfully borrowed a bicycle.
Then.
I went straight to the brigade where my eldest sister was.
He wanted to bring back two stones, but a women's bicycle was not convenient for him, so he had to use a bicycle with a beam to accommodate them.
Gu Chenghuai rode his bicycle out of the village entrance.
After walking a distance, he noticed some movement behind him, so he stopped the car, supported himself with his left leg, and looked back.
It turned out that it was Da Huang who was following him.
"Go back." Gu Chenghuai waved at the guarding dog, signaling it to go back.
Unexpectedly, Dahuang didn't listen and ran over, wagging his tail.
It squatted in front of him, raised its dog face and looked at him with bright eyes.
Gu Chenghuai: “…”
The man and the dog confronted each other for a moment.
The man sighed, "...If you want to follow me, just follow me."
It won’t take much longer anyway.
"Woof!!" Big Yellow barked and quickly followed.
…
Wei family.
Gu Chan didn't know yet that her family members who supported her were on the way and would be there soon.
She is dealing with Mrs. Wei.
But it turns out that——
After the family split up, the second wife moved out immediately, and most of the labor force in the family was gone. Mrs. Wei was not a hardworking person. She had to wash clothes, cook meals, clean, and water the vegetable garden...all of which were miscellaneous tasks, and she also had to go to the fields to earn work points. She was simply too busy to handle it all.
In just two days, she regretted it! !
He came to ask for peace in a preachy tone.
"Sister-in-law, even if the family is divided, your parents are still your parents-in-law, your parents-in-law. You can't just ignore everything. If outsiders find out, they will poke you in the back."
Mrs. Wei always stands on the moral high ground and uses filial piety to pressure others.
Gu Chan frowned, "Xiangdong and I didn't say we don't care. The division agreement is not very clear. When Dad and Mom are over 60, we will give them pension money, so you don't have to worry about it."
"That's not what you mean!" Mrs. Wei was full of twisted ideas and didn't agree with what she said.
"Dad and Mom are still a few years away from turning 60, what are we going to do in the next few years?"
"You two are not going to just throw up your hands and not do anything, are you? If that's really your plan, I'll have to talk to someone and ask them why."
Gu Chan took a deep breath, not wanting to say anything more, and said calmly: "Oh, whatever you want."
Mrs. Wei felt as if her fist was hitting cotton and her chest felt as if there was a stone blocking it.
"Sister-in-law, if you have nothing to do, please go back. I still have to cook and don't have time to chat with you." Gu Chan's tone was calm, but her words were merciless.
"Xiangdong said that he would discuss the issue of my parents' retirement with my eldest brother and asked me not to interfere."
"Gu Chan, are you still a member of the Wei family?" Wei's wife yelled angrily, her voice sharp, like a wild cat whose tail was stepped on.
Gu Chan's rebuttal was powerful.
She spoke every word clearly, and every syllable was delivered accurately to her eardrum.
"My last name is Gu, and I am a member of the Gu family."
"Wei Xiangdong and I just formed a new family, but this does not mean that my last name is preceded by the last name Wei."
"I was born with the surname Gu, and I will keep it for the rest of my life. My eldest sister-in-law was the one who rushed to change her surname, but don't assume that everyone wants to change it."
No matter how dumb Mrs. Wei was, she could tell that the words were a sarcasm towards her, and she got so angry that she rushed forward and wanted to hit the person.
She was a head taller than Gu Chan, with broader shoulders. She pressed her body forward, her eyes full of malice, and the corners of her mouth raised in a malicious arc, as if she wanted to do something.
"sister."
A sound like jade knocking on ice came from outside.
Gu Chan looked delighted, pushed Mrs. Wei aside and ran outside.
When he saw his brother, his face was all smiles.
"Cheng Huai."
"Sister, are you okay?" Gu Chenghuai asked puzzledly.
Just as he said this, he caught a glimpse of another person and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Why are you here?" He frowned slightly.
Zhao Zhao said that this person always targeted his sister.
His sister has moved out of the Wei family, but she still came to the door, and took advantage of Wei Xiangdong's absence. It is impossible for her to have no bad intentions.
There was no way Gu Chenghuai would give her a good face.
Mrs. Wei is a mean-spirited and timid person, and she felt extremely guilty because she had just tried to do something bad.
Her heart was about to jump out of her chest as Gu Chenghuai stared at her. She stuttered and her mind was in a mess. She came up with a random excuse, "I...I, my family needs to cook meat. I'll call the two stones back to the old house for dinner."
In fact, the Wei family had so little meat that they didn't even have skin.
Gu Chenghuai sneered and warned in a deep voice: "Since we have separated, we are two families. You are not welcome here. Don't come here no matter what you have to do."
Mrs. Wei didn't dare to stay any longer. After saying "I know", she trotted away like a dog being chased.
As soon as she left, Gu Chenghuai's frown relaxed.
"Sis, if she comes again, don't open the door."
Gu Chan smiled bitterly and explained, "I didn't think it through. The gate wasn't repaired, so she forced her way in."
Hearing this, Gu Chenghuai turned around quickly, rushed out, and strode towards the Wei family.
In a flash, I saw Mrs. Wei in front of me.
"Stop," he shouted.
Mrs. Wei recognized the voice and knew that she could not escape it even on the first day, so she did not dare to move.
Turn around and wait for him to come forward.
The imminent figure was approaching.
She stepped back in fear, saying, "What do you want to do? I didn't have time to do anything."
Mrs. Wei was so flustered that she blurted out, "I wanted to hit her, but that was because she was so irritating."
moment.
The surrounding temperature dropped suddenly.
The cold gaze that could not be ignored fell on him.
Gu Chenghuai's temperament was as cold as a blade tempered with ice, and his voice was deep, "Do you still want to hit someone?"
The aura that was usually restrained leaked out.
Like a wild beast baring its sharp fangs, it makes people feel chilled to the bone.
Mrs. Wei felt that there was a terrible monster in front of her, and she was so scared that she wanted to kneel down.
"I didn't, I didn't want to hit her, I didn't, I didn't." She shook her head violently, this time she was really scared.
"I went there to make peace. I wanted her to help me. I didn't want to offend her. I didn't dare..."
Gu Chenghuai had no expression on his face and said sternly, "There's no need to negotiate. Don't come to my house again. If you dare to do that again, I'll bring people to tear down your house."
He is a soldier and of course he would not do anything against discipline. But when dealing with such a bad person, he cannot show weakness and must scare her.
"No more, no more, never again!" Mrs. Wei said hurriedly.
She had only seen Gu Chenghuai a few years ago and didn't think he was that scary, but when she met him this time, she felt that he was really scary.
This man has definitely killed someone.
"You broke my sister's door, you have to pay compensation, five dollars." Gu Chenghuai said coldly.
"?"
Mrs. Wei’s face darkened.
"A goal like that, both points..."
Just as she was about to retort, she looked up and met that pair of deep, cold eyes. Immediately, the words on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back into her stomach.
The stingy woman's heart ached and she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll pay for it."
"I'll pay!"
Oh my God, I didn’t gain any advantage and I suffered heavy losses.
"I'll give you ten minutes to send the money over. Don't make me come to collect it." Gu Chenghuai left this sentence and turned away.
Mrs. Wei: “…” She dared not, dared not let you come to her house, and she did not want to rebuild the house.
She returned home weakly, took out the iron box from the rat hole, counted out five dollars and stuffed it into the head of the family's hand.
Brother Wei thought his wife had a change of heart and gave him some private money. His eyes lit up and he asked with emotion, "Wife?"
"...Send it to the second room." Mrs. Wei was almost in tears. She suppressed her urge to snatch the money back, rushed back to the room, fell beside the bed, and howled like a bereaved mother.
Brother Wei was completely confused. He rushed into the house and hit his shoulder against the door frame, causing dirt on the wall to fall down.
"Why?"
"This is five dollars! Five dollars! What are you going to give it to the second wife for?!" he asked anxiously.
"Just deliver it if I tell you to! Ask, ask, ask. If you don't want our house to be in danger, then deliver it quickly." Mrs. Wei had a distorted expression.
After hearing what his wife said was so serious, Brother Wei didn't dare to delay any longer and ran to the second room, his mind uncontrollably wandering on the way.
Only when I went to the second room did I know what his wife had done.
"Compensation for the door? That door?" Brother Wei pointed at the door that could collapse at any time, his face full of disbelief.
Such a broken door is worth five dollars?
"Just this door, and compensation for my sister's mental damage. I don't ask for much. If there is a next time..." Gu Chenghuai paused subtly and doubled the threat.
Isn’t this too much?
Brother Wei could hardly look directly at the three words "I didn't ask for much".
He looked at the young man and wanted to bargain, but after meeting his cold eyes, he was speechless. He put the money down reluctantly and left quickly.
Gu Chenghuai didn't think he was going too far.
The couple in the eldest wife's house took a lot of advantage of his sister's family. After the family split up, they still dared to bully his sister. Five dollars is considered a small amount.
"Sister, keep it and ask someone to build a solid door."
Gu Chan didn't bother to be polite with her brother. She put the money away and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll give you a good deal. This is the first time I've taken advantage of the eldest wife, so I must give you a good deal!"
Outside the door, a child's voice urged.
Then, big stones and small stones ran in.
"Third uncle." Dashitou shouted.
He had no impression of his third uncle, but he recognized the military uniform.
Just as he was about to ask his brother to call for help, Little Stone ran over quickly, opened his arms to Gu Chenghuai, and said proactively, "Third Uncle, hold me down."
Gu Chan was slightly stunned as she had never seen her youngest son so fearless.
Knowing that his third brother was aloof and didn't like to be close to others, he hurriedly tried to pull his son away.
But Gu Chenghuai bent down and picked up the little stone.
The child was covered in dirt while playing, and the dirt stuck to his green military uniform, making it very conspicuous.
When Dashitou saw this, he walked forward to pat his uncle. When his hands fell on the military uniform, his movements were very gentle and his expression was full of admiration and respect.
A faint smile flashed across Gu Chenghuai's eyes, and he let his nephew take pictures of him.
He looked at Gu Chan and said, "Sister, my wife said that she wants to take Da Shitou and Xiao Shitou to see a movie. I will take them back to the brigade later and let my parents see them."
"Ah...?" Gu Chan opened her mouth slightly, surprised: "Why did Zhao Zhao suddenly want to take two stones to see a movie? Is there something good?"
"No, the four kids kept asking to see it, so Zhao Zhao wanted to take all the children with her." Gu Chenghuai smiled, his eyes bright.
"I see. Zhao Zhao is really thoughtful." said Gu Chan.
She earnestly warned her brother: "Cheng Huai, be good to Zhao Zhao."
"Um."
Gu Chan said to her two sons, "Take good care of your uncle. I'll go find some clothes for you two. You can't wear anything too dirty or torn when you go to the county."
We can’t let people laugh at Zhao Zhao and Cheng Huai.
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