Lin Chunhua held a cloth bag she had sewn herself, which contained dried porcini mushrooms.
"I've cooked and tasted these porcini mushrooms, and they're really delicious. This is dried, and it weighs over two pounds. Ah Ye, next time you go to town, please help me sell them," Lin Chunhua said excitedly.
Lin Ye took the bag. "Okay, I don't know much about the market yet, but I estimate it can sell for more than 10 yuan."
Lin Chunhua: "Any price is fine. It's better for your brother-in-law to have something to do. Now, he goes to the mountains every day to collect a little bit. Every little bit helps. Even if he sells it for a penny, it's good."
Just as she was about to make lunch, Lin Chunhua rolled up her sleeves and began washing the vegetables.
She brought some fresh porcini mushrooms, which are more flavorful when stewed with meat than dried ones.
"Sister, I'm so sorry to always make you do chores when I come over." Lu Wanqing washed with her.
"I can't just eat and drink for free!" Lin Chunhua laughed.
"What are you saying? This is my home too," Lu Wanqing said reproachfully.
Lin Ye usually does the cooking, and she helps out. Today, Lin Ye, who has some free time, started making a bamboo fence behind the house.
The team stipulates that each family can raise two chickens per person, and a family can raise a total of six chickens. In the future, we won't have to buy eggs from the black market in the county town.
The fence surrounds the woods behind the house, allowing the animals to roam freely. They only need to be tossed in some vegetable scraps or leftover food occasionally, requiring very little effort.
Before the family split up, they used to raise chickens, but Wang Xiuqin always managed to kill them. The chickens would be stewed and eaten before they even grew up.
Soon, the aroma of stewed porcini mushrooms filled the air around the semi-open-air stove.
Wang Xiuqin, who lives next door, smelled the odor and moved to the west.
They won't let me eat it, but they won't even let me smell it!
She only had cornbread and radish strips for lunch. Ever since Lin Ye built the stove, all the pots and pans have been moved away, and not a drop of oil has been left.
It's amazing how lucky Lin Ye is to have married a former educated youth. He lives a life of luxury every day. If only he hadn't separated from his family!
I still have a little over 100 yuan left, which I need to save for my son's future wife. I can't afford to spend it carelessly. Seeing the neighbors eating meat every day is making me so envious!
Lin Gou Dan couldn't stand the smell on the bed any longer and hopped out on one foot like a zombie.
"Mom, what are you standing there for? Go and borrow some eggs so I can have a taste!" Lin Gou Dan said irritably when he saw his mother greedily smelling the aroma of meat.
"What a troublemaker! Where would you get the money to spend like this every day?" Wang Xiuqin said, but she still went to the Xu family's house.
My best friend He Shujuan raises a few chickens that lay eggs every day. Whenever she craves eggs, she'll borrow a few from her.
This trip was extraordinary; it brought back tremendous news: Zhou Ling had actually agreed to marry Xu Erlai.
"Mom, you must have misheard. How could Zhou Ling possibly marry Er Lai? What does Er Lai have that I don't? If she's going to marry someone, it'll be me!" Lin Gou Dan couldn't accept this sudden blow.
He's been thinking about Zhou Ling for a long time.
Wang Xiuqin couldn't help but lament, "That's right, in what way is our family inferior to He Shujuan's family? It's such a good deal for them to marry into the team leader's family! Speaking of which, it's not your fault. If your leg hadn't been broken, they might have chosen you!"
Lu Wanqing, who was tending the fire on the west side, twitched the corner of her mouth. "When a person is shameless, they are invincible," she thought.
Lin Chunhua, who was cooking, overheard this and asked nervously, "What's the story behind them mentioning Luo Hao?"
Lu Wanqing then started gossiping with her about Zhou Ling's outburst at Luo Hao's house yesterday.
As they were childhood friends, Lin Chunhua was worried for Luo Hao. Fortunately, Zhou Ling changed her mind, otherwise, she didn't know how this matter would end.
Now that Zhou Ling has found another job, she naturally won't make things difficult for Luo Hao anymore.
When Lin Ye returned after finishing building the fence behind the house, he overheard the conversation and was happy for Luo Hao. He also secretly admired his wife for her clever trick of shifting the blame.
At this point, the Zhou family was in complete chaos.
Xu Erlai went to find Zhou Ling, intending to find out if the child was his. The Zhou family naturally denied the child's existence, but Zhou Ling, who was pretending to be sick and lying in bed, couldn't help but have a sharp tongue and started arguing with Xu Erlai.
Thinking that suing the police would shut Xu Erlai up, they were surprised to find that he insisted that the two of them went into the woods consensually, otherwise why didn't they sue him then?
By the time she realized she had completely let something slip, Xu Erlai had already relayed He Shujuan's instructions to Zhou Changsheng.
Zhou Changsheng was filled with hatred!
What a piece of trash I gave birth to! It's more trouble than it's worth!
Compared to Luo Hao, Xu Erlai is like heaven and earth.
Since things have come to this point, there is no better way. Zhou Ling has already agreed, so let's do it this way.
However, Zhou Changsheng would not agree to He Shujuan's outrageous demands. She wanted a dowry without a single penny of betrothal gifts. She was dreaming!
Zhou Ling fell into the water yesterday, and now she's forced to marry Xu Erlai. Now she's really sick.
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After lunch, Lin Chunhua didn't stay long and left with the soap that Lu Wanqing had packed for her.
When Zhao Xiaolan saw her leave, she waved frantically behind her for the first time ever, as if she remembered something and asked her, but she just smiled and didn't know what to say.
Lu Wanqing thought to herself that giving her the spiritual spring water every day was effective, and her condition had improved a lot, so she couldn't rush things.
In the afternoon, Lin Ye went to work, while Lu Wanqing and Zhao Xiaolan stayed home, studying how to make clothes.
Luo Hao's clothes were designed differently because she didn't want them to be the same as Lin Ye's.
No matter how complex her designs were, Elaine Chao only needed to take a few more glances to understand them and successfully create the printing plates.
The two of them are now working together very well.
One designer, one pattern maker, one cutter, one sewer – a perfect match.
Despite her age, Elaine Chao's face wasn't as youthful as a young girl's, but after finishing each garment, she would dance with joy, just like a young girl, which was quite adorable.
Both of them had long braids, and when they stood together, they were always called "sister flowers" by others.
The two sisters were making clothes when He Shujuan came over with a smile to place an order.
As soon as Lu Wanqing saw her smug expression, she knew what she was up to – she was probably thinking of getting them to make her wedding clothes.
“Aunt He, I understand your request: a bride’s outfit and a groom’s outfit, something proper. I’ll give you a discount, 60 jin of rice. Or you can pay me 10 yuan.” Lu Wanqing said very sincerely.
He Shujuan's lips twitched. What? The rice that was just delivered this morning hasn't even gone into the rice bin yet, and you're already spitting it out?
On second thought, Lu Wanqing pointed out the right way in this matter, so we should thank her. 60 jin is fine. Adding another 10 jin to the bags they sent will be enough!
He Shujuan was quite efficient; after returning home, she had Xu Erlai deliver the rice.
Xu Erlai was beaming with joy. When he left, he even told them to make sure his clothes were made beautiful.
When Lin Ye finished work, he saw the bag of rice placed at the door.
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