This time, Wang Guangming had no excuse. Indeed, Wang Xiuqin's family had only come to the wasteland once before the Lunar New Year, and had not been seen by them at other times.
No wonder, after Lin Gou Dan was crushed by the wall and then caught a chill while lying on the ground, his body was already extremely weak. He was already lazy, and now he just lies in bed all day and doesn't get up.
Lin Jianguo was frightened last time, and his health has not improved. He coughs all day and dares not get out of bed.
Wang Xiuqin was quite energetic, but with fifty yuan in her hand that she had gotten from Lin Cong, she was overjoyed and had no intention of working hard.
Seeing that Wang Guangming didn't speak, Xu Erlai became even more enthusiastic, insisting that he go and call the Lin family over, otherwise he wouldn't do any work.
"What's all the fuss about? We've kept track of everyone's work every day. If their family doesn't contribute, they'll definitely get less grain when it's distributed. If you don't want to work here, leave now and stop dawdling." Even the usually good-natured Wang Guangming's face darkened.
Zhou Ling, who was working not far away, had her hands red from being pulled by the grass. Hearing the commotion, she really wanted to come over and question Wang Guangming as well, asking why the Lin family wasn't sending anyone to pull the grass.
Besides Zhou Changsheng, his family also sent her; it's all the Lin family's fault.
If the Lin family hadn't kicked her out, she wouldn't have to put up with her sister-in-law's attitude. Not long ago, in order to bring her sister-in-law home for the New Year, Zhou Tianbao agreed to two conditions before she would come back.
One of the conditions was that Zhou Ling had to work in the fields from now on, otherwise there would be no food for her at home.
No matter how much Guo Hongxia wanted to protect her daughter, she had to consider the opinions of others, so she had no choice but to persuade Zhou Ling to agree.
Another plan is that after the New Year, she needs to find a family to marry Zhou Ling off to. This time, the marriage must be far away. Whether it's to a fool or a cripple, as long as they don't kick her out of the house, everything will be fine.
In order to get a full meal, Zhou Ling had no choice but to agree in humiliation, harboring deep resentment towards her sister-in-law.
Of course, at this moment, she resented Lin Gou Dan even more. He kept saying he would protect her, but after marrying her, he didn't know how to cherish her. She was really blind.
She wanted to kick him while he was down, but then she remembered how badly Xu Erlai had treated her. She'd suffered so much at his house, even being beaten so badly she'd miscarried. He wasn't a good person either. That was a life! How could they be so cruel?
Neither of them were good people, and it wouldn't be good for me to step forward. After thinking about it, I decided to keep quiet and just stand aside and watch the show.
Unfortunately, Xu Erlai was a bully who preyed on the weak. As soon as Wang Guangming said something harsh, he chickened out and obediently went to work.
Just as things calmed down, Wang Xu came over with a flushed face. He had obviously run quite a distance, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
"Dad, we've moved all the things over here. Grandpa brought them over in his oxcart. Mom wants you to go home early. Grandpa will go home after lunch."
His words immediately attracted everyone's attention, and a few older women even joked, "Captain Wang, your wife is here! Go back quickly, we'll definitely work hard."
"The couple still have to live together, otherwise they won't even have a hot meal every day."
They chattered away, but Wang Guangming just smiled and ignored them, then walked towards the brigade headquarters.
Wang Xu followed closely behind him; the father and son, who were about the same height, attracted a lot of attention.
"Wang Xu~" Lin Xiaocui looked up and suddenly saw him.
"Dad, I'm coming over for a bit." Wang Xu greeted Wang Guangming and darted over like a rabbit.
"You've come to see your dad again?" Lin Xiaocui asked with a smile.
After greeting Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing, Wang Xu naturally walked over to her side and helped her with her work while saying, "Hehe, this time, our whole family came. My little sister is young, and it won't do if she doesn't see her dad for a long time."
Actually, it was Wang Xu who suggested the move, and Chen Xiangxiu, who was also interested, readily agreed.
With this idea in mind, Wang Guangming came to the production brigade right after the New Year and also submitted a report to the commune.
The commune agreed to provide a large house for Wang Guangming's family to live in.
There's no large building for the brigade headquarters, but they can provide two dormitories. As for cooking, it'll be the same as before, using the stove provided by the educated youth. Anyway, the two places are next to each other.
Lin Xiaocui was overjoyed when she heard this, because they could go to school together from now on.
When Lu Wanqing heard that Chen Xiangxiu had come, she was very excited and asked Lin Xiaocui to pick more vegetables and send them over.
Lin Xiaocui and Wang Xu each carried a basket of vegetables and walked towards the brigade headquarters.
The two were laughing and joking when they passed by Aunt Luo's house and saw Luo Chunlei teaching Kunkun to do his winter vacation homework in the yard.
"Luo Chunlei, I moved in today. We'll go to school together after school starts. Come find me then," Wang Xu called out to him.
"Who wants to go to school with you!" Luo Chunlei was a hundred times unwilling, but when he thought of his good relationship with Lin Xiaocui, he agreed without much thought.
He lazily raised his eyelids and said "okay," but Lin Xiaocui said sarcastically, "You're letting him come with us? Aren't you afraid it will affect the top student's grades?"
Luo Chunlei jumped up and glared at her. "Hmph, I'll be waiting for you to call me big brother!"
"That's hard to say. Don't try to cheat if you lose!" Lin Xiaocui stuck out her tongue at him.
Although Luo Chunlei was very angry, it didn't stop his ears from turning red, and he found her appearance really cute.
Seeing that the two had started arguing again, Wang Xu had no choice but to act as a peacemaker. "You two shouldn't make fun of me. You're both top students, and the difference in scores isn't that much. I'm just average. But I should be able to get my high school diploma. I just don't know what it's for."
High school students were very rare in those days. Not only did they have to be top students in junior high school, but their families also had to be able to afford it. Sometimes only a few people from a whole village could go to high school.
Of course, high school graduates have more options than others. Some can work in township enterprises, some can take the exam to become private school teachers, some can join the army, and the worst option is to go back to farming.
“Wang Xu, your dad is the brigade leader. Even if you go back to farm, you can become a village cadre or something. Why do you need such good grades?” Lin Xiaocui disagreed with his statement that graduating from high school was useless.
She wanted to work at the county soap factory, as each year several factories in the county would allocate a few positions to schools.
Luo Chunlei listened to their discussion and fell into deep thought. He had never thought about what he would do after graduation!
After chatting for a while, the group said goodbye, and after walking for a few more minutes, Wang Xu arrived at the brigade headquarters.
As soon as they arrived at the dormitory, the two heard Chen Xiangxiu vomiting.
Wang Guangming patted her back, trying to comfort her, and in front of her father, he whispered in her ear, "You're not pregnant again, are you?"
Chen Xiangxiu glared at her, "How could that be? I must have eaten something wrong."
Wang Guangming breathed a sigh of relief. His younger sister was only a few months old, and her body couldn't withstand another pregnancy.
Chen Xiangxiu's expression suddenly changed, and she said anxiously, "I have an upset stomach and can't breastfeed Yaoyao. What should I do?"
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