Chapter 7
And that night, at Lu Dashan's house.
In the majestic red brick courtyard, the whole family took advantage of the day before it got dark to prepare the outfits for tomorrow's wedding.
After working all day, Lu Dashan was actually completely exhausted. He just wanted to lie down on the bed immediately and have his wife bring him water for washing his feet.
But thinking that the entire production team and even people from the town might come to his house for a banquet tomorrow, it would be so embarrassing if he didn't decorate his house well.
So in order to stand out in the whole team tomorrow, Lu Dashan gritted his teeth and held his breath and continued to work.
But he was able to hold on, but his younger son Lu Jinbao didn't have that stamina.
Seeing that most of the yard still needed to be swept, Lu Jinbao started yelling impatiently.
"What's the point of sweeping this broken floor? We're going to set up the table for the banquet tomorrow anyway. Who can see what's under the table? I won't sweep it!"
Having said that, Lu Jinbao threw the broom to the ground, turned around and walked towards his room.
"Stop right there. Look at what you're becoming. You can't study well, and you can't do your job. You're almost 20 years old. I wonder what you're going to do in the future!"
Lu Dashan was already tired from working, and now seeing his only son being so disobedient, he became even more angry and could not help but start to teach Lu Jinbao a lesson again.
Lu Jinbao is his youngest son, who is 19 years old this year and is still in high school. However, due to policy reasons in recent years, the college entrance examination has been abolished, so for most people, high school is just a way to spend their days and get an academic degree.
If you have at least a high school diploma, it will be easier to find a job in the city.
And because of this relationship, Lu Dashan forced Lu Jinbao to study until the third year of high school. Unfortunately, the brat not only failed to appreciate his good intentions, but also caused trouble everywhere in the school!
If he didn't have a son-in-law who was a worker in town to help take care of everything, I'm afraid this brat would have been expelled from school!
When he thought of this, Lu Dashan became even angrier.
"Tomorrow is your eldest sister's wedding day. Your eldest brother-in-law has helped you so much, why don't you do more work and help out a little? Are you worthy of your eldest brother-in-law?"
Hearing this, Lu Jinbao snorted indifferently.
"I'm not the one getting married, it's none of my business."
"you--!"
This made Lu Dashan so angry that he picked up his shoes and was about to hit Lu Jinbao. Fortunately, his wife Jiang Guihua ran over and stopped him.
"Hey, why are you so angry with your son? He's still young, can't you just talk to him calmly? Why do you have to beat and scold him? I feel bad for him, not you!"
Jiang Guihua grabbed the shoe from Lu Dashan's hand and threw it to the ground, which made Lu Dashan very angry.
"Just get used to him. One day you will get used to him so much that he will be lawless and too lazy to even sweep the floor. If he becomes useless, I wonder who you will find to cry to!"
Jiang Guihua was unmoved. Her little son Lu Jinbao was the baby she had given birth to at great pains. If she didn't love him, who else would she love?
Besides, he is not the only young man in the family who can work. Isn't there also Lu Chen?
Thinking of this, Jiang Guihua couldn't help but glared at Lu Dashan: "My son's hands are for writing with pens, why is he sweeping the floor? Why not ask Lu Chen to help with such a small matter?"
After saying that, she ignored Lu Dashan's hesitant expression and walked directly towards the small door on the left side of the courtyard wall.
The small door on the flat courtyard wall looked particularly abrupt. More than one person was curious about why Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua would deliberately open a small door on the courtyard wall, and why this small door led to the old house of their Lu family's ancestors.
In response to this, Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua explained that they were reluctant to leave their old house. Although the house was a bit old, it was still a thought, and it would be so convenient to open a small door to connect the two sides.
When others heard what they said, they just thought they were affectionate and loyal, but in fact only Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua knew that the reason they opened such a door in the wall was just to make it easier to call Lu Chen.
Otherwise, if this small door was not opened, Lu Chen would have to go in and out through the main gate outside the yard, and many people would see him.
After all, if other people knew that they had been calling their nephew Lu Chen home to help and order him around, their spines would probably be broken.
After Jiang Guihua opened the small door, she walked directly towards the old house next door.
The old house also has a small courtyard, but unlike the high red brick wall of his own house, the wall of the old courtyard is an old earth wall. Although it is old, it can at least block a lot of sight. What's more, it is getting dark now, and everyone has gone back to their homes to eat and sleep. No one will stare at other people's yards, so Jiang Guihua acted even more recklessly.
Walking quickly into the yard, Jiang Guihua immediately saw Lu Chen cooking dinner in the shed in the corner. Seeing that he had already cooked, Jiang Guihua was immediately delighted, as it seemed that she could save another bowl of rice!
But she said with regret, "Oh, Lu Chen, you prepared the meal so quickly. I was thinking of asking you to come over to help prepare some food and then have dinner at our house."
Hearing this, Lu Chen turned his gaze away from the stove and just looked at Jiang Guihua in silence.
That look seemed as if he was patiently waiting for her next words, and also as if he was silently watching her rehearse secretly, which made Jiang Guihua very uncomfortable.
"Hey, your eldest sister is getting married tomorrow, and we are too busy to come, so we wanted to ask you to come over and help. I was thinking that if you haven't eaten yet, you can just eat at our place after you are done, but I didn't expect you to cook the meal."
Jiang Guihua chuckled, knowing that Lu Chen would not refuse, so she made arrangements directly: "I think it will take a while for your meal to be ready, why don't you go over and help first, and your meal will be almost ready by the time I'm done."
Lu Chen didn't say anything, but was silent for a moment. Finally, he put down what he was holding, stood up and walked towards Jiang Guihua.
Jiang Guihua breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and walked back contentedly, and Lu Chen followed closely behind her.
As soon as Lu Chen arrived at her yard, Jiang Guihua picked up the broom on the ground and handed it to him, saying, "Lu Chen, clean the yard first, then go and clean the main room and your brother's room. Oh, by the way, help your brother fix the window in his room. He always complains that his window creaks and it makes him unable to sleep well."
Jiang Guihua gave a lot of instructions quickly, then left.
When Lu Dashan heard the sound, he quickly walked out of the main room.
Seeing Lu Chen standing alone in the yard with a broom in his hand, Lu Dashan had no choice but to go out, gave Lu Chen an awkward smile, and tried to make amends.
"Your aunt is such a fool. She can't come to call you no matter how busy she is. You've been working outside all day, you must be tired, right?"
He first blamed Jiang Guihua for her ignorance, and then Lu Dashan changed the subject and talked about his own difficulties.
"Hey, your elder sister's wedding was announced so suddenly. I have to work every day, so I really don't have much time to deal with these things. So I have to trouble you to help. By the way, we are going to take a day off tomorrow. Lu Chen, you might as well take a day off and come to help. Anyway, you are efficient at work, so it won't make much difference if you delay for a day."
Lu Chen seemed not to hear anything. No matter what Lu Dashan said, he remained indifferent and just lowered his head and swept the ground.
Seeing that his reaction was no different from before, Lu Dashan finally felt relieved.
Perhaps because he had free labor to help him work, he was in a good mood, Lu Dashan couldn't control his mouth and accidentally talked about a topic that he shouldn't talk about.
"Now that your elder sister is married, you are already 21 or 22 years old, it's time to think about your personal problems. After your elder sister's affairs are taken care of, your uncle will definitely make arrangements for you and try to find a good wife for you, so that your parents in heaven can rest in peace!"
Lu Chen, who had not reacted before, finally stopped what he was doing when he heard the three words "your parents".
He raised his head, looked straight at Lu Dashan, and then spoke in a deep voice.
"My parents, give me the stuff, when and where."
Lu Dashan's eyebrows jumped, and he couldn't help but scold himself in his heart, calling him a talkative person. Why did he have to mention that couple when he could mention anyone else!
"Ha, ha, ha, don't worry, I certainly won't embezzle the things your parents left for you. But you can see that recently we've been busy with farming and your eldest sister's wedding, so your aunt and I don't have the spare time to look for those things."
"But don't worry. When I'm done with this busy period, I will definitely look for it with your aunt. Even if we have to turn our house upside down, we will definitely find your parents' things!"
Lu Dashan made another promise to Lu Chen with a serious face.
I don't know how many times this scene has happened.
Lu Chen stared at him deeply, and his eyes seemed to have seen through Lu Dashan's expression and penetrated his guilt, which made Lu Dashan extremely uneasy.
But fortunately, the next second, Lu Chen withdrew his gaze and continued sweeping the floor.
Lu Dashan heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but he didn't dare to stay with Lu Chen any longer. He just made up an excuse that he was going to the main room to move some things, and quickly slipped into the house.
Inside the house, Jiang Guihua was stunned when she saw Lu Dashan's panicked expression as if a ghost was chasing him.
"What's wrong, are you burning up?"
When Lu Dashan saw her coming out, he immediately pulled her into the inner room, then told her what had just happened in a low voice.
"What should we do? That kid Lu Chen is asking about this again!"
Jiang Guihua's heart sank after hearing this, but she soon calmed down.
Thinking about how they had been able to find excuses to trick Lu Chen several times before, there would definitely be no problem this time as well.
Others may not know it, but as someone who has watched Lu Chen grow up, she knows it very well. Although the boy looks scary, he is actually the person with the most gentle temper.
Especially to his family members, he would never say no, let alone get angry with them.
Therefore, even if he really came to his senses later and realized that they were trying to fool him, it would be impossible for him to really do anything.
After figuring this out, Jiang Guihua rolled her eyes at Lu Dashan and scolded him, "Look at you, can you be more capable? You are his uncle and the only elder he has now. Even if he knows that you cheated him, what can he do? Can he beat you up and make you return his parents' things?"
Besides, even if they wanted to pay it back, they couldn’t.
After all, the inheritance and pension left to Lu Chen by his parents had been almost spent by them, and now the only thing left was this house and the various furniture in it.
However, these things were allowed to them by the old woman when she was around, so it was not as if they were taking them without permission.
If Lu Chen wants to blame someone, just blame the old woman who is already buried. Anyway, she will never agree to ask them to return the money and things!
"Besides, he only heard the old woman say one thing when she was dying. He knew that his parents left him something, but he didn't know what it was. We can't just give him something randomly when he gets really upset. Anyway, he won't know whether it's true or not."
Jiang Guihua thought this matter was very simple.
After hearing what she said, Lu Dashan suddenly felt that the matter was not serious. It seemed that he was just frightened for no reason.
But when we were in the yard, the boy's eyes were really scary.
Lu Dashan recalled the look Lu Chen had given him just now, and shuddered unconsciously.
No wonder his parents died when he was born. Maybe it has something to do with his fate.
After this busy period is over, it would be better for them to have less contact with him!
…
The next day, Meng Yinyin got up early.
When she got up and changed her clothes, she was a little confused for a while.
On the left is a shirt and trousers specially used for work wear, and on the right is a goose yellow waist dress. The upper body is solid color, but there is a camellia embroidered on the hem.
The red petals with green branches blooming on the hem add a touch of brightness to this seemingly plain dress.
She was going to a banquet today, but the banquet didn't start until noon, and she had to go to the bamboo forest to report in the morning.
Meng Yinyin hesitated for a long time, and finally chose the dress resolutely.
It's a job that suits you. She has to choose a partner today. It's too much for her to go to the bamboo forest and get dirty and smelly.
So she decided to go to the team leader and ask for a day off and not go to work today!
She had worked for half a month without taking a single day off, so if she asked for leave today, the captain would not refuse.
Thinking of this, Meng Yinyin no longer had any worries. She turned around, put on her pretty little skirt, and walked out of the dormitory happily.
Almost the moment she stepped out of the girls' dormitory, she easily attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing those male educated youth, and even other female educated youth, all staring at Meng Yinyin, Lin Xiaoxia on the side was so angry that her mouth was almost twisted!
She knew that Meng Yinyin was simply a vixen!
Otherwise, who would be like her, dressing up so flamboyantly to go to work? Is she going to work? She is just going there to hook up with men!
Lin Xiaoxia wanted to shake Song Yue's shoulders so that he could see Meng Yinyin's true face, but the moment she turned around, she saw Song Yue's eyes fixed on Meng Yinyin, not wanting to blink.
Seeing this scene, her eyes turned red with anger again, and then she turned and left with gritted teeth.
Yu Xiaoyu quickly came to her senses and came to Meng Yinyin's side, blocking part of her sight, and then asked in confusion: "Yinyin, why are you wearing this today?"
Meng Yinyin didn't take it seriously, but asked her with a smile: "How about it, does this skirt look good on me?"
"It looks good, but it's not convenient to work in it, right?" Yu Xiaoyu said hesitantly.
Hearing this, Meng Yinyin blinked innocently.
'But I'm not going to work today.'
"Ah?" Yu Xiaoyu was confused.
Then I heard Meng Yinyin talk about her plan.
"I was so tired from working recently, and I didn't have a day off, so I want to have a good rest today. I plan to ask the captain for leave soon."
Yu Xiaoyu's expression suddenly became a little strange when she heard this, and she wanted to say how hard it was for her to earn only two or three work points every day.
But in order to maintain friendship, she didn't tell the truth.
Meng Yinyin didn't care. After having a simple breakfast, she left in a good mood.
She had to ask for leave from the captain before the troops gathered. Otherwise, if she asked for leave after the troops gathered and was seen by so many people, it would be so embarrassing.
After all, her identity now is no longer a "useless educated youth", but a beautiful, generous and elegant young woman waiting to be married!
Soon, Meng Yinyin arrived at the captain's house, and the captain was just about to go out.
When the captain saw Meng Yinyin appearing at the door of his house in a little skirt, dressed up beautifully, he frowned.
Just when I was about to ask Meng Yinyin how she could work dressed like that, I heard Meng Yinyin speak first.
"Captain, I want a day off!"
ask for leave?
The captain's expression finally became serious, and he asked, "What happened?"
Meng Yinyin frowned and said nonsense in a serious tone, "I worked too hard yesterday. I feel uncomfortable all over and weak all over. So I thought I would take a day off and save my energy for tomorrow's hard work."
Captain: “…”
If he hadn't seen how brisk her steps were when she came over, he would have almost believed it.
However, thinking about Lu Chen who had come to him to ask for leave just now, the captain hesitated for a moment but did not refuse.
Waving his hands, he said, "Alright, alright, since you studied hard yesterday morning, I'll let you take a day off. Lu Chen happens to be busy with you today, otherwise I haven't figured out what to arrange for you to do today."
"Lu Chen? Why did he also take leave?" Meng Yinyin looked at the captain in surprise.
The reason why Lu Chen asked for leave was no secret, so the captain did not hide it and just said that Lu Chen had to help his eldest cousin arrange the wedding, so he asked for leave.
Meng Yinyin suddenly realized something, and then she didn't know what she was thinking of. Her eyes rolled around, and she immediately said with a smile: "Announcement of the wedding must be very busy. It happens that I have nothing to do in the morning, so I'll go see if I can help!"
After saying that, Meng Yinyin turned around and left, trotting towards the Lu family where the wedding was to be held today.
The captain behind her remained silent as he watched her fly away like a swift bird.
Where is the feeling of general fatigue?
Meng Yinyin turned around and forgot about the captain. Her mind was full of thoughts about going to Lu's house. If she went there earlier, she might be able to get a good position and watch the whole scene!
Although she had never been to Lu's house, she quickly found her destination.
It's nothing, it's just like Yu Xiaoyu said, the Lu family is the only family in the village with a high-walled red brick house, so it's really hard to find.
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