Lu Wanqing had a bad feeling, but when she thought of the agreement she had signed with Huang Ming, she quickly chased away the bad thoughts.
Lin Xiaocui, however, said bluntly, "Huang Ming isn't going to break the agreement and not want the cheongsams we made, is he?"
Lin Chunhua quickly pulled her aside, "Since he accepted the cheongsams we made, it proves that there is profit to be made. Why suddenly stop? Why don't we wait a couple more days?"
Lin Ye realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly comforted Lu Wanqing, saying, "Don't worry, or I'll go to the county town to ask Yu Meifeng."
Lu Wanqing stopped him, paused for a moment, and said, "If it's going to rain, it's going to rain; if a mother wants to remarry, it's going to rain. There's no use in finding someone else if he really doesn't want it anymore. Fortunately, we've earned quite a bit these past few months. Besides, these clothes are so exquisite and beautiful, we're not worried about them not selling. Aye, you should go and take care of the construction team."
"Should we still make those cheongsams?" Lin Chunhua asked tentatively.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "Of course I'll do it. If they don't want it, I'm planning to create my own brand."
Lin Chunhua and Lin Xiaocui nodded knowingly. Seeing that they seemed to understand, Lin Ye asked anxiously, "What kind of riddle are you playing? What does 'brand' mean?"
The gloom on their faces vanished, replaced by smiles. "We won't tell you!"
Lin Ye was so angry that he drank half a bowl of porridge in one gulp. He thought bitterly that he would make his wife beg for forgiveness and tell him tonight.
After dinner, Lu Wanqing and the others started making clothes again, while Lin Ye went to discuss something with Luo Hao.
There are many things to solve when setting up a construction team, and we can only discuss and do them one by one.
Early in the morning, Wang Xu and Luo Chunlei went to the county town to buy books, while Wang Guangming wrote an application overnight and submitted it to the commune leaders.
Lin Ye and Luo Hao plan to go to the next brigade today to find people, see who is building a house, and learn from their experience while also recruiting people.
Each of them held a notebook, like humble schoolchildren, looking around and asking questions, writing everything down in their notebooks.
Actually, building a house isn't that difficult. In those days, most houses were built with mud bricks, and only a few families could build red brick houses, and they were only one story. As long as the foundation was dug well, there was no problem with living in the house.
A construction team typically consists of one leader, one drafter, and the rest are bricklayers and carpenters.
The bricklayers even did the painting work.
There's a carpenter named Tan in the team; he's very skilled, so we can bring him in. We can also find a few bricklayers, and then the construction team will be complete.
The two ran around several brigades. When they got hungry at noon, they found a fellow villager's house to eat at. It was almost dark when they started walking home.
When Lin Ye got home, the first thing he asked was whether Yu Meifeng had come.
Lu Wanqing shook her head. "Xiao Cui went to Secretary Yu's house today to ask. They said that Yu Meifeng hasn't been back to her parents' home for a long time, and they don't know anything about her situation."
However, after Lu Wanqing finished speaking, her expression became serious again. She said, "Mu Xiaoting had an accident. After she finished eating at noon, she suddenly turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat. Aunt Luo was terrified. She said it was food poisoning. In the end, I made her some mung bean soup and sent it over. She recovered."
"How could someone get food poisoning out of nowhere?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled.
Lu Wanqing wasn't sure either. "Let's ask Mu Xiaoting for some specific details after she recovers!"
"Well, wife, you have to be careful when you eat. You can only eat what we make..." Lin Ye started nagging again.
Whenever something happens to someone, he always thinks of her and repeatedly reminds her.
After discussing Mu Xiaoting, Lin Ye changed the subject and brought up Wang Tiegang.
Today, they unexpectedly spotted him at a construction site.
He was doing masonry work, and in the sweltering heat, he was wearing a vest and sweating profusely.
"It seems Jin Qiao is pressuring him a lot. She has several children to support, and she's finally found a man, so she's squeezing him dry!" Lu Wanqing said.
"Should we tell Sister Chunhua?" Lin Ye asked.
When this was told to Lin Chunhua, it was unclear whether she felt heartache or anger.
Lu Wanqing felt there was no need to hide it; they were not divorced yet, and she had the right to know who her husband was earning money for.
During their evening walk, Lu Wanqing brought up the matter with Lin Chunhua.
She remained remarkably calm.
“Before, when I heard about him doing this and that for Widow Jin, I would get furious and think about how to get revenge on him. Now, when I hear news about him, I feel no emotion at all,” Lin Chunhua explained.
"What I care about now is whether today's clothes are done well and why Yu Meifeng hasn't come to pick them up yet. As for Wang Tiegang, he has become a stranger to me. His affairs are no longer my concern."
Lu Wanqing saw a calm and collected expression in her face.
As a writer once said, marriage is like a besieged city. Those outside want to get in, and those inside want to get out. But those who want to get out have to go through excruciating pain and shed a layer of skin before they can finally walk out.
Having made her decision, Lin Chunhua thought she should hurry to Wangjia Village to complete the formalities.
When they arrived, Lu Wanqing instructed Lin Ye to accompany them, and to smash up Wang Tiegang's house if he brought up money again.
The divorce did not go smoothly, but under Lin Ye's assertive attitude, Wang Tiegang eventually compromised.
Ignoring Jin Qiao's unreasonable demands for money, he went to the commune with Lin Chunhua to complete the formalities.
From then on, they went their separate ways.
Continuing this conflict will only result in mutual harm. It would be better to forget each other and start a new life together!
However, when she saw the impure look in Jin Qiao's eyes, she was already certain that things wouldn't go well for the two of them. Just wait and see what happens!
After Lin Chunhua got divorced, Lin Ye invited everyone to gather together again.
Lin Chunhua was cooking in the kitchen, making one dish at a time and then taking it out. When she was making braised pork, Luo Hao came in to serve the dish. Unexpectedly, she tilted her spatula, and hot oil splattered everywhere, burning her left hand with a large drop of oil.
Luo Hao quickly put down the plate, pulled her to the basin, scooped up some cold water with a gourd ladle, and rinsed her hands.
Luo Chunhua gasped in pain, but Luo Hao told her that she had to rinse it long enough to prevent blisters.
After rinsing, he went outside and asked Lin Ye if he had any burn ointment to apply to Lin Chunhua.
Lin Chunhua was a little embarrassed. When someone is cooking, they are bound to get splashed with oil sometimes. Why make such a fuss?
Lu Wanqing hurriedly said that the family had no shortage of burn ointment. She had prepared a lot when Lin Ye was burned last time, and told him to go and get some.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Lin Xiaocui, who had been tending the fire, went inside to retrieve the burn ointment and applied some to her burns.
A warm feeling welled up in Lin Chunhua's heart. Although she had lost a husband, she had gained more friends and relatives.
Mu Xiaoting, who had recovered and regained her vitality, also came. Seeing this scene, I felt inexplicably sad.
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