◎First update◎
There were three skewers of roasted grasshoppers. The grasshoppers were roasted until crispy, but they didn't look very good. Xu Shengya found them a bit scary. The other roasted cicadas were no worse. The black bodies of the insects were scary.
"Baoling used to love roasting insects. Every summer she would go out and catch them, then put a few stones together and roast them. When there was no meat to eat, she would treat roasted insects as meat."
Xu Shengya looked at the skewers of grilled insects and suddenly felt at a loss as to where to start. She looked up and asked her sister-in-law, "Does your sister really like this?"
"Really, she feels like she has nothing to give away, so this is it, all meat."
"Xiao Ya, do you dare to eat it?" Xu Shengjie took a string of roasted cicadas and ate one. The roasted cicadas were very fragrant. When he was in the army, the conditions were not good, so everyone would catch some insects as a snack.
"I dare to eat it!" Xu Shengwei came back from outside and saw the 'big meal'. He took a bite of roasted grasshoppers, and the more he chewed, the more delicious it became. "Wow, so many! Xiaoya, try it, it's really delicious."
"I..." Xu Shengya didn't dare to eat insects, she always felt a little scared. She looked at her family, her eldest brother, sister-in-law, second brother, only grandma was eating happily. She also thought that this was a gift from her sister-in-law and younger sister, so she had to taste it, "Then I'll try it."
Gently biting off a roasted cicada, Xu Shengya wrinkled her little face, mustered up the courage to start chewing, and resisted the nausea. She kept chewing, and kept hypnotizing herself in her heart, this is not a bug, this is not a bug. As she chewed, she actually tasted something, it smelled fragrant, and her face gradually relaxed.
"What do you think?" Liang Baozhen saw that Xiaoya was having trouble eating, and not wanting to make her feel bad, she advised, "If you can't eat, just don't eat it, and you can spit it out."
"It's okay, it seems to be quite delicious."
"Look, look." Xu Shengwei was excited. He said, no one in the world can resist the charm of roasted insects! "It's delicious. If you like it, we will catch it next time. But it's not as easy to catch here as in the village."
Although Xu Shengya had just accepted eating insects, she was not so greedy. "Brother, let's not do that. Just eat these."
That night, there were a few skewers of roasted insects in some of the Xu family's vegetable leaves, which could barely be considered a delicious dish.
Thinking about going to the National Cotton Mill to start work the next day, Liang Baozhen was awake for once. The room was pitch dark, and she turned over gently, trying to find a comfortable position to continue trying to sleep.
"Can't sleep?" Xu Shengjie's voice rang out in the darkness.
"You haven't slept yet?" Liang Baozhen thought Xu Shengjie was asleep, so she was very careful not to wake him up. Now that she knew he was still awake, she moved closer to him until their shoulders were touching. "I wonder if you're a little nervous."
"Don't be nervous." Xu Shengjie put his right hand around his wife's neck and patted her shoulder gently. "Everyone in the factory is very nice. Except for a few comrades with problems, everyone else is honest."
Some comrades with problems, Liang Baozhen heard who Xu Shengjie was talking about, and she thought of the figure of Chen Siming she saw in the morning. This person always haunted her, "Did he look for you this morning? What did you talk about?"
Xu Shengjie's eyes suddenly became fierce in the darkness as he recalled the nonsense Chen Siming had said to him this morning.
"Baozhen married you out of sheer greed. Just wait, she will regret it soon. No one would be willing to marry an ordinary worker instead of the factory director's son." Chen Siming said arrogantly, hoping to see a hint of weakness or fear on Xu Shengjie's face.
Who knew that Xu Shengjie only gave him a cold look.
Putting away the memories, Xu Shengjie softened his tone, "You want to know what the dog is barking about? You might as well go to bed early."
"Why don't you tell me?" Liang Baozhen couldn't tell him that Chen Siming was the younger brother of the male protagonist in the book and that he had a halo, but if this man kept coming to her house to make trouble, she would have to think of a way.
There is still half a year before Chen Siming's big handle, corruption and bribery, is exposed. Before going to bed, Liang Baozhen prayed silently in her heart that if this person could start earlier, she wouldn't have to wait so long.
"Don't worry about it. This is our business." Xu Shengjie pushed the man to his side and said to Liang Baozhen, "Remember to tell me if anything happens in the factory. Usually, the workers are here, so he probably won't dare to provoke you. If he really goes, remember to find me immediately."
"I know, I know." Liang Baozhen lay in Xu Shengjie's arms, listening to the usually taciturn man talking to her for a long time, and her heart was warm, just like the gentle man in her dream more than ten years later. She raised her head and kissed the man on the cheek, "I feel like you are already over thirty."
Liang Baozhen was talking about Xu Shengjie's age in the dream, but Xu Shengjie didn't understand. He thought his wife was insulting him, so he said in a deep voice with a smile, "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm too old?"
As he spoke, he stroked Liang Baozhen's cheek with one hand and put it close to her ear. Their breaths intertwined. Liang Baozhen keenly sensed a hint of danger and quickly begged for mercy.
"I was wrong, Comrade Xu Shengjie, you are young, handsome, and strong... um..."
Before she could finish her words, the man blocked her mouth. That whole night, Liang Baozhen truly experienced the strength of a strong man.
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When I got up the next day, my waist was still a little sore.
Liang Baozhen yawned and brushed her teeth and washed her face. Xu Shengjie had already put on his clothes and was cooking porridge and steaming taro dumplings on the stove.
There was not enough food at home, but the twenty pounds of dried taro that I bought with five pounds of food coupons last time could last for a while. I steamed the dried taro until it was soft, mashed it into a paste, mixed it with a little cornmeal, and steamed it into steamed buns.
It tastes sweet and pink, and not too irritating to the throat. Xiao Wei and Xiao Yat especially love it.
While stirring the pot, Xu Shengjie watched Liang Baozhen brushing her teeth. There was some toothpaste foam on the corner of her mouth. She took a sip of mouthwash, tilted her head back, gulped it down and spit it out. When she noticed the man looking at her, Liang Baozhen glared at him.
I don't want to bother with him!
Xu Shengjie knew he was in the wrong, so he picked out the roundest taro dough for his wife and put it in the bowl.
"Baozhen, don't be scared on your first day at the factory. Just ask if you don't understand anything." Zhou Yun has seen that her grandson's wife is generous and smart, so there shouldn't be any problems. However, she reminds her grandson as usual, "Xiaojie, remember to take good care of your wife."
"Got it, grandma, don't worry."
Xiaowei and Xiaoya knew that their sister-in-law was also going to work in their eldest brother's factory, and they both followed suit.
"Sister-in-law, what do you want to do with my brother?"
"Big brother knows everything. Remember to tell him if you are wronged." Xu Shengya drank the last mouthful of porridge and muttered to herself. This is what her big brother told her.
Liang Baozhen: “…” It was as if I was back to my first day in primary school when my whole family was giving me lots of instructions.
Xu Shengjie, who was highly expected by the whole family, held the baby in his hand, glanced at his daughter-in-law who was looking at him, but did not say a word.
The two of them set out for the factory together. From time to time, they met factory workers who lived nearby. Liang Baozhen watched the large crowds of people in blue work clothes heading into the factory, and it was a novelty to see herself joining them.
As I was walking, I was suddenly stopped by a voice from behind.
"Xiao Xu, baby?"
Liang Baozhen turned around and saw that it was Cheng Caili who lived in the back house in the large courtyard.
She was seen wearing a beautiful blouse, looking energetic and carrying a shoulder bag as she hurried forward, greeting the two of them with a smile.
"Sister Cheng."
"I heard from someone in the hospital yesterday that you have secured a job? From now on, you two will be both full-time employees."
"Yes, it has just been arranged."
"That's amazing. There are not many couples in our hospital who are both employees. Xiao Xu is really quick."
Xu Shengjie smiled slightly when he was praised by someone. He looked around but didn't see Cheng Caili's man. He couldn't help wondering, "Sister Cheng, you're joking. By the way, where's Brother Lu?"
"He's on a business trip and hasn't been home these few days."
Lu Yuan is a third-level worker in a steel factory. Sometimes he goes to neighboring cities to learn technical skills. The factory values him very much.
"I'm going to be late." Cheng Caili said goodbye to the two of them, leaving behind a few words before rushing to the supply and marketing cooperative where she worked. "Baozhen, let's go out for a walk when we have time. Lu Yuan is not at home, and I'm very bored!"
Liang Baozhen was suddenly invited by her neighbor, and she only had time to nod before watching Cheng Caili's graceful back as she left.
"Sister Cheng is so cool, coming and going like a gust of wind."
"Sister Cheng has always been like this."
Xu Shengjie arrived at the National Cotton Mill and sent Liang Baozhen to the carding workshop. Today she had to follow the instructions of the workshop director.
"You..." Xu Shengjie felt like Xiaowei and Xiaoya were on their first day of elementary school. Looking at Liang Baozhen who was curiously looking around, he suddenly started to nag, "You will listen to the instructions of the workshop director in a while. I guess they will find a master to guide you. You won't be assigned too much work at first, so just learn slowly. If you don't understand something, just ask. If you have any questions, feel free to find me. If I'm not here, you can find Hong Saner."
"I understand. You should go back soon." Liang Baozhen was mostly excited and curious at this moment. She just wanted to fit in quickly and urged the man to go back to work.
When Xu Shengjie walked out of Liang Baozhen's workshop, he ran into the workshop director Yang Jianlin. He and Director Yang had met a few times because of work. Director Yang was a nice person, but they didn't have any more interactions.
"Director Yang." Xu Shengjie pointed at the woman behind him, "My wife is here for her first day at work today. Please take care of her."
After saying that, he took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket, shook out a cigarette and handed it over. For men, cigarettes are the best weapon to narrow the distance.
Yang Jianlin looked at Liang Baozhen standing there and understood, then took the cigarette from Xu Shengjie and said, "Don't worry, we are all from the same factory, we will definitely take care of each other."
Xu Shengjie thanked him and went to his own workshop. After a few steps, he looked back and found that he was already talking to the workshop director Yang Jianlin.
Xu Shengjie was worried about Liang Baozhen the whole morning. He looked at the workshop entrance from time to time, but he didn't know how she was doing.
Hong Saner jumped over and shouted, "Comrades, there are delicious dishes in the cafeteria today!"
The workers around asked one after another, "What's the dish?"
"Grilled hairtail fish, pork trotters with soybeans!"
"Wow! Then I have to leave early! If I'm late, I won't be able to fight."
Xu Shengjie listened to it and his heart moved. He felt Hong Saner put his hand on his shoulder and said, "What do you mean? Let's leave early."
"You should eat with them today."
"What's going on with you?" Your dinner partner just ran away like that?
"My wife came to work today, I took her to get familiar with the place." Looking at Hong San'er who was not married yet, Xu Shengjie curled his lips and patted his shoulder, "You are a lonely man, you don't understand."
"Tsk~" Hong Saner raised his noble single young man's head with a look of disdain, and shouted, "You were not like this before. You forget your friendship when you see a beauty, and forget your brothers when you see your wife, right~"
Xu Shengjie wanted to take his wife to familiarize herself with the factory and then take her to the cafeteria for lunch. Just as he was about to reply to Hong Saner, he heard someone calling him outside the workshop.
It was still a familiar crisp sound.
"You wait..." Xu Shengjie strode out, ready to adjust the equipment and go to dinner with his wife.
"Sheng Jie, several female workers in our workshop said they would take me to the cafeteria for lunch, so I'll leave first." Liang Baozhen said quickly, waved to the man, and left with the two female workers outside.
Hong Saner had sharp eyes and understood everything. He came up and put his arm around Xu Shengjie's shoulder, smiling and saying in a sinister tone, "Hey, who is the lonely one?"
The author has something to say:
Xu Shengjie: My wife must be very nervous and uncomfortable on her first day at work. She needs me!
Liang Baozhen: That’s not necessarily true.
Good Saturday afternoon, two updates are here!
I saw some kids say that eating grasshoppers may cause allergies, so don’t try it lightly. In the past, some people ate them because the conditions were not good, but now there are so many delicious foods, so be careful!
(I don’t think anyone will try it after reading this ⊙▽⊙)
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