Chapter 20 Chapter 20 She hopes I will never go up the mountain in this life...
"So soon?" Yang Dai was a little surprised, but then she thought about what happened before and quickly changed her tone. "I knew our comrade Han Lin was capable. He keeps his word, and I feel at ease at home."
"If the future could be like these days, we wouldn't have to worry about running out of money." The smile on Yang Dai's face was one of joy and satisfaction.
Han Lin felt happy and guilty at the same time. Thinking about what happened on the construction site today, he felt more motivated to work harder.
Life is so poor nowadays, and the family's daily expenses all depend on Yang Dai's dowry. Han Lin feels that he should work harder.
I should stop observing and seize the opportunity to change the status quo.
"Don't worry, these days won't last long." Han Lin promised again.
Yang Dai nodded with great confidence and urged Han Lin to eat.
Tonight's meal was sent by two families and is now heating up in the pot, so Yang Dai doesn't need to do anything.
Watching Han Lin wash his hands and clean up the place for dinner, Yang Dai's mouth curled up slightly.
She always thought that Han Lin, as the crown prince, was moody and unpredictable.
But now Yang Dai has completely given up this idea. She feels that Han Lin’s emotions are easy to understand.
Once the emotional fluctuations in the heart become greater, one will become quieter than usual, but the frequency of eyelash trembling will increase.
Moreover, Han Lin is actually surprisingly easy to coax. Just a few words are needed and Han Lin will give himself more motivation and pressure.
This made Yang Dai very satisfied.
Besides, she was not worried at all about living beyond her means.
When wealthy families prepare dowries for their daughters, they always prepare enough for a lifetime, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
There are even some high-quality wood prepared in Yang Dai's warehouse, which is the coffin that her family will prepare for her in the future.
It means that even if my daughter marries into your family, we are actually capable of supporting her for her whole life.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, nowadays, even if Yang Dai does nothing, except suffering a little injustice in terms of food, she can get everything else in her warehouse.
But she didn't want to do that.
It was too risky for her to keep taking things out of the warehouse.
She also discovered that the people in the Huangzhuang Brigade actually had no concept of privacy.
Although the wall of their yard has been raised, it is still low overall. If you look carefully, you can see everything in the yard.
Moreover, as long as the gate was not locked, people would come into the yard from time to time. Although these people would shout in the yard, sometimes they would directly break into the room before Yang Dai responded. Yang Dai was not used to this.
But after she said it, Yang Dai's mother accused her of being picky. Yang Dai could only be as careful as possible. Even if she took something from the warehouse, she would put it back into the warehouse quickly after use.
On the other hand, Yang Dai is actually very interested in things of this era.
Although it looks poor, some of the things there are interesting and useful. Yang Dai wants to get more exposure so that she doesn't have to worry about being exposed in the future.
Han Lin and Yang Dai actually have the same idea on this point.
Use the things in the warehouse as little as possible. Although it is a bit tiring to be down-to-earth, there will be no extra worries.
After dinner, Yang Dai arranged for Han Lin to deliver the harvested pheasants and rabbits to the Yang and Han families separately.
After all, it’s impossible to light a fire at home these days.
Yang Dai has been practicing needlework since she was a child, so even embroidery is no problem for her. It is not difficult for her to sew a few masks.
Before pushing the cart out, Yang Dai thought for a moment and took out two more masks and handed them to Han Lin.
"When building a house, there will be a lot of dust every day. If you wear a mask, your nose will feel much better." Yang Dai never asked Han Lin about his working environment, but when they separated and built a house, she came to see it and saw that it was dusty every day.
Han Lin has now gone to the county town to build houses for people. I heard that the place is very big and there should be more dust.
Yang Dai felt that Han Lin had promised yesterday that they would live a good life in the future, and that he would bring back a stove today, so she should give Han Lin some appropriate rewards.
"I don't carry this thing." Han Lin's expression twisted when he saw the mask, but although he refused, his hands did not slow down at all, and he stuffed the mask into his pocket very neatly.
Yang Dai pretended not to notice Han Lin's actions and advised, "At any time, health is the most important thing."
Han Lin went to the county town to work with full motivation. Yang Dai also had to ride a bike to another brigade to draw propaganda posters today. Both of them were very busy and left home in a hurry.
When the sun was halfway up in the sky, a couple came to Yang Dai's door, but the door was locked. They asked the neighbors next door, but finally had no choice but to leave.
Wearing a mask, Yang Dai's work efficiency was much higher than yesterday, but because the distance was a bit longer, the time she took to get home was still about the same as yesterday.
There was no one at home, so Yang Dai quickly took a shower and started thinking about her current home.
In short, the longer I live here, the more shortcomings I feel, but you can't become fat in one bite, so I can only take it slowly.
Han Lin came back earlier today than yesterday and brought back a brand new stove.
"I've ordered coal blocks, but I need to wait in line for two days. Then I'll find a cart to push the coal blocks back, and the stove can be used normally." Han Lin gave a few more instructions. Yang Dai looked around the stove. It was bare and could only be looked at but not used.
However, even though she expressed disdain, Yang Dai still looked at it again and again. After all, it was new.
Both the Yang and Han families used a large stove to cook. Yang Dai and Han Lin knew about this kind of stove because they had seen it when they were in school.
It is cold in winter, but schools are very poor nowadays. The high school in the county does not have heating installed, but uses this kind of stove for heating.
A thick curtain was hung at the door, the windows were sealed, and the stove was kept burning from morning to night to prevent the students' hands from being frostbitten.
The two were talking around the stove when Han's mother and father came over with something in their hands and gloomy faces.
"After today's meal, go to bed early." Han's mother's face was dark and her voice was harsh.
But this anger was obviously directed at Han Lin.
Yang Dai lowered her head and ate in silence.
Han Lin was also very hungry. His mother's nagging beside him did not affect his eating at all.
Father Han waved his hand and said, "He's hungry too. Let's talk after dinner."
The two of them went home pulling each other.
"How did you offend my mother?" Yang Dai looked up and asked at this time.
Just now, Han's mother had a dark face and spoke in a harsh tone. Yang Dai was worried that Han Lin would suddenly lose his temper, but unexpectedly, Han Lin did not seem to be angry at all, and even seemed to be in a good mood.
"It's because of the mountain climbing incident. She hopes I'll never go up the mountain again in my life."
Han's mother's thoughts are easy to understand. The place where Han Lin went up the mountain is a very dangerous forbidden area. If something really happened, it would be a big deal.
Now Han Lin can earn a steady salary in the county town, so there is no need for him to go up the mountain just for a bite to eat.
But there was no way Han Lin would agree to that.
The first two times I went up the mountain to catch wild animals, I really wanted to satisfy my appetite.
But now when I go up the mountain, I want to see who is active on the mountain.
Han Lin now has some clues.
There should be quite a few people active in the mountains, but these people are not active every day. They seem to have a fixed pattern and appear every once in a while. Han Lin has not found any traces of large wild animals in the mountains. They should have been cleared out by these people.
After every large-scale activity, these people would carefully wrap it up, as if they didn't want to be discovered.
If it were in the past, Han Lin would suspect that the bandits had taken over the mountain and wanted to fight against the imperial court.
But now Han Lin feels it is impossible.
In the past, apart from being born evil, a large number of bandits were poor people who could not make a living and had no choice but to do so.
But now the social system has changed and there will no longer be such large-scale bandits.
Moreover, even if they want to occupy a mountain and become a bandit, they will choose a mountaintop carefully. They will never choose one deep in the mountains, where it is inconvenient to go up and down and transport supplies.
"Do you really want to go up the mountain? What's so good about this mountain?" After dinner, Han's parents came over again, but this time they were not as noisy as before.
Instead, his face was calm, as if he was preparing to have a long talk with Han Lin.
"There are a lot of things on the mountain. It is precisely because most of the people in the team don't go up the mountain that I can find more things."
Han Lin's expression became much more serious. He looked up at his father and said, "I won't be able to work in the Housing Management Department for long. Besides, I can't give up other ways just because I can make money in the Housing Management Department."
"As you said, I've grown up now. Now I have to support my family. I also want to have rice, white noodles and meat at home every day."
Han Lin's speech was not fast, but his voice was firm.
Han's mother opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by Han's father again.
"Since you have your own ideas, we won't say much." Father Han patted Han Lin's shoulder, "But you have to know what is the most important thing."
After saying that, he opened the things he brought and handed them to Han Lin, but his eyes shifted away and he refused to look at Han Lin.
"Don't brag. If there really are wild boars and tigers in the mountains, you won't even have time to cry."
"Take this earthenware dart. Even if you encounter a large wild animal, you'll still have a chance of escaping."
Father Han seemed to feel that he shouldn't have said these words. After handing the things to Han Lin, he left in a hurry.
Han's mother was in a hurry to catch up with Han's father and didn't say anything more to Han Lin.
Han Lin and Yang Dai were left alone in the room, looking at each other.
"Is this thing really useful?" Yang Dai was a little curious and wanted to touch it.
As the legitimate daughter of Duke Cheng, although she did not learn martial arts, she was well aware of what weapons people used in wars, otherwise her dowry would not have included various swords, axes, and spears.
This was the first time she had seen this thing, and she subconsciously wanted to take a look at it to see if it was new.
Unexpectedly, Han Lin dodged it, leaving her hand empty-handed.
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