Lu Wanqing called her mother-in-law and Xueqiu, and the group walked towards the river.
Behind the Lin family's house, there was a small bamboo grove, and behind the bamboo grove was the Tuanjie River, which was very close.
Walking west along the riverbank leads to the riverbank that was allocated to the Lin family.
The riverbank and marshland are separated by a path.
The riverbank was originally a swamp. Someone had a sudden idea to reclaim land from the river. However, for some reason, the land they created failed to grow rice, sweet potatoes, soybeans, and peanuts, wasting many seedlings. Eventually, no one planted anything, and weeds grew rampant.
When the private plots were being distributed, the brigade leader, Zhou Changsheng, gave this plot of land to the Lin family.
"This plot of land is quite large, but the grass is already taller than the rice seedlings not far away," Lu Wanqing said regretfully.
Lin Ye followed silently behind her and said in a deep voice, "It must be the soil quality that's the problem."
Changing the soil requires a lot of fertilizer and a lot of effort, which is a thankless task.
Suddenly, they came to a huge blue stone. The stone was large and slightly tilted, with half of it hanging over the swamp.
When Lu Wanqing saw the spacious flat surface on the bluestone, she became very playful and insisted on climbing up it.
The stone surface was over a meter high, and she was wearing a skirt, making it difficult to climb. She turned her head and blinked her wet eyes, asking Lin Ye for help.
He was very familiar with this rock; he and his sister had climbed it many times when they were little. However, as he grew up, he had long lost the desire to climb it.
Lin Ye nodded gently, his two large hands gripping her thighs like pincers, and with a lift, he easily lifted her onto the stone slab.
Lu Wanqing stood on the stone slab, jumped up excitedly, and called her mother-in-law to come up too.
Elaine Chao was playing with a snowball while pulling weeds when she heard her call. She seemed to understand and started clamoring to go up too.
"Let Aye hold the snowball!" Lu Wanqing said to Zhao Xiaolan.
Just as Lin Ye was about to refuse, Xueqiu was lifted high and stuffed into his arms.
Snowball felt that his vision had broadened considerably, but why did the man holding him look unhappy?
This is their first close encounter, and it's so cute, so why is it making such a long face?
How could its canine existence possibly know that same-sex repulsion exists, and that there is a natural barrier between two people?
"Hmph~ You little brat!"
Seeing Lin Ye's sour face, Xueqiu also turned her face away, not intending to look at him!
Zhao Xiaolan was quickly pulled onto the stone slab by Lu Wanqing, and the two of them jumped and hopped on it.
"Hey~ I'm here! I'm going to live here from now on!" Lu Wanqing exclaimed excitedly, cupping her hands to her mouth as she shouted towards the Tuanjie River.
At this moment, the Tuanjie River is a beautiful sight, with the water and sky merging into one, and water birds flying gracefully in the magnificent sunset.
With the most pristine scenery and the most genuine people, Lu Wanqing felt incredibly happy.
Zhao Xiaolan glanced at her and imitated her, calling out the same thing.
As Lin Ye watched them unleash their natural instincts, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips, his deep gaze fixed on the sky where their shouts were echoing...
......
In the east room of the Lin family home, Lin Gou Dan was munching on dry cornbread and eating vegetables without a drop of oil, feeling utterly miserable.
His own mother was too cruel; she took away his white rice.
"What are you glaring at me for? You only earned two work points today and you're already slacking off, while I earned six!" Wang Xiuqin said to him irritably.
As for the fact that he ate a whole jar of beef sauce by himself, she didn't mention it again. If she did, no matter how afraid Lin Jianguo and Lin Xiaocui were of her, they would still have objections.
The family was having dinner when He Shujuan came over for a visit.
"Is this all you're eating?" He Shujuan raised her eyebrows, looking surprised.
She clearly came by the smell, like the aroma of pressed lard, but there were only a few plates of leafy greens and pickled vegetables on the table.
Wang Xiuqin must have hidden the oil residue.
These days, no family is well-off. You have to be careful when eating meat. If someone comes over, do you think you should give it to them or not?
He Shujuan didn't get to eat any fried pork cracklings, but she didn't leave. After refusing their request to eat with her, she moved a chair next to them and sat down to chat and joke around.
"Tsk tsk, if you ask me, your family's division of property wasn't worth it! That educated youth Lu's family is really rich, she doesn't hold back when buying things, why don't you win her over so she can live a life of luxury in the future!"
He Shujuan sat with her legs crossed, almost holding a handful of melon seeds. The way she spoke was something you couldn't learn without twenty years of experience as a gossipy woman in the countryside.
"Bullshit! That little vixen is stingy! She's not a three-year-old, she's not so easy to fool. A while ago, I went through a lot of trouble to get a little something out of her fingers. And she calls herself a city educated youth, so stingy." Wang Xiuqin scoffed, her expression and demeanor no different from He Shujuan's.
Lin Xiaocui couldn't stand it anymore, "Why are you always trying to take advantage of others! They can do whatever they want with their things; it's none of their business to covet them..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Xiuqin smacked him on the head with her chopsticks: "You've only been to school a few days, and you've already learned to contradict your old lady, haven't you! You might as well quit studying and come work with me!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaocui immediately shut her mouth; she had no intention of digging for food in the fields!
Lin Xiaocui silently lowered her head and ate her rice.
Just then, Lu Wanqing and Zhao Xiaolan's shouts came over, which annoyed Wang Xiuqin.
She threw down her bowl, went into the yard, and shouted at them, "Are you trying to call back the soul?! You damned bastards!"
She still had the energy to shout; she had worked all day and was exhausted with a sore back and legs.
In the past, when she was at home, she would force Zhao Xiaolan to do laundry and sweep the floor behind Lin Ye's back, and she would complain about being tired every day.
She had worked all day and still had to cook when she got home. That's when she realized that when you're really tired, you don't want to talk at all. You just want to finish eating, get ready, and go to bed.
That bitch Lu Wanqing still has the energy to yell and scream, which proves that she lives a carefree and unrestrained life and is not tired at all!
Bah! Just wait until it's over, then you'll know how bitter life is!
When it comes to cursing and swearing, He Shujuan is indispensable. She joins Wang Xiuqin in a back-and-forth, skillfully using veiled insults, regardless of whether Lin Ye and the others can hear her or not, and they hurl their insults at them.
Half an hour later, Lin Ye, with a gloomy face, led his mother and Lu Wanqing back to the courtyard.
Wang Xiuqin and He Shujuan immediately fell silent; they wouldn't dare to scold her to her face.
Lin Ye's fists are incredibly hard; he's not someone to be trifled with.
He Shujuan was turning away awkwardly when Lu Wanqing called her back with a smile.
"What are you doing? Don't name names when I'm cursing, and don't take it personally." He Shujuan pouted, her face full of arrogance.
Wang Xiuqin cast an approving glance at her; she truly lived up to her reputation as the team's notorious gossip.
Because of her family's bad social standing, she was looked down upon in the team. She had to become strong herself to avoid being bullied to death!
She and Wang Xiuqin were old best friends who lived by the river. They had been exchanging tips, bragging, and joking with each other for over ten years, and had mastered the art of cursing and swearing to perfection.
"Aunt Xu, I don't mean anything by it, I just want to ask if you can rent me that piece of land on the riverbank?" Lu Wanqing asked directly.
He Shujuan was momentarily stunned.
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