Chapter 60 Lin Mo's Peach Blossom
At dinner, Xu Hexiao ate five bowls of rice and peeled four eggs after that.
"When did you cook the eggs?" Old Man Xu was a little confused. He cooked dinner, so how come he didn't know there were eggs?
"I cooked it while washing my hands." Xu Hexiao replied, putting two eggs into Lin Qi's bowl. "Eat it, and you will grow taller."
Lin Qi: “…”
Got hit?
Because of Luo Qingbai’s words?
Xu Hexiao and Luo Qingbai were more than ten meters away from her at the time, and their voices were not loud, but her hearing was too good, so she was "forced" to listen to the whole process even though she didn't want to.
Xu Hexiao ate five bowls of rice and two eggs, and Lin Qi was no less, eating three bowls and two eggs. The bowls were large enough to hold the fists of two grown men.
Old man Xu steamed a whole earthenware jar of rice, leaving not a single grain.
After dinner, Lin Qi returned to the cave. After she left, Xu Hexiao went to Brother Tan's place. It was already late at night when he came back. The basket on his back was filled with food, and he was holding something wrapped in black cloth in front of his chest. The black cloth contained the oilcloth that could be laid on the roof to prevent water from seeping out.
Old man Xu was a light sleeper, and he woke up as soon as Xu Hexiao came back.
"You continue to sleep and don't worry about me." Xu Hexiao put down his things, picked up a bucket of cold water and took a shower. In less than five minutes, he came back all wet.
"Grandpa will cook more meat and eggs for you tomorrow. Don't worry, you will definitely grow taller." Old Man Xu comforted his grandson.
Xu Hexiao hummed, and the next second, he began to snore softly, obviously having fallen asleep.
"He's snoring again. It seems he's very tired." Old Man Xu sighed softly.
Xu Hexiao and Luo Qingbai were arguing with each other. He did whatever Luo Qingbai did, trying to do it faster and better than Luo Qingbai. Seeing this, Luo Qingbai laughed angrily, "To compete with me, you should eat a few more bowls of rice."
Next, Luo Qingbai demonstrated his strength in all aspects, including speed, strength, patience and precision, and used his strength to tell Xu Hexiao why he deserved ten work points.
Xu Hexiao naturally refused to admit defeat, and gritted his teeth to compete with the opponent.
"What's going on with those two?" Zhao Yi signed up yesterday and got a number today. He was shocked when he saw the two people chasing each other and working hard not far away.
Is it worth it for two pounds of meat?
Mo Mingyang observed more carefully and said mysteriously, "The peacocks are spreading their tails. They are courting a mate."
"Seeking a mate?" Zhao Yi was shocked. "All the female players present are married. Who are they showing off to? Those who have casual sex will be criticized!"
"Isn't there another one over there?" Mo Mingyang secretly pointed at Lin Qi, "Observe for yourself, those two people will look at Lin Qi from time to time, and their eyes are as red as water."
Zhao Yi's eyes widened, "They are really not picky!"
"What do you mean by that?" Jian Tongyi interrupted, staring at Zhao Yi with heavy eyes. "Lin Qi is pretty, capable, and has a good temper. She doesn't gossip about other people. What's wrong with her?"
Well--
Zhao Yi was stunned. He thought about it and found that he really couldn't refute Jian Tongyi. First of all, Lin Qi was very beautiful. After a summer, when others were dark, she was still as white as snow. Her facial features were even more meticulously carved, and there was no slight flaw. Secondly, Lin Qi's ability was recognized by the whole brigade. If there was such a person in the family, there would be no shortage of meat, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the food was the best in Jiahe Commune. The last point was also very important. Lin Qi was always very quiet, never caused trouble, and never had conflicts with others.
Of course, this does not apply to others who are actively causing trouble.
After Jiang Wanwan and the other two came to the educated youth center, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the educated youth center was gone forever. Now that I think about it, Lin Qi, who is quiet and has little presence on weekdays, is more comfortable to get along with.
They must have been crazy at the time, how could they believe those ridiculous rumors!
Zhao Yi remained silent, while Mo Mingyang raised his eyebrows and looked at Jian Tongyi seriously, "You don't like Lin Qi too, do you?"
Jian Tong glanced at him and said, "Get to work, you are the slowest!"
"Lin Mo, there's a new movie showing at the cinema today. Do you want to go see it with me?" Li Min found Lin Mo's workstation under the pretext of delivering documents.
"Sorry, I'm busy." Lin Mo said in a light tone, without even looking at Li Min the whole time.
Li Min's expression did not change after being rejected. She just said with a slightly regretful tone, "I'm busy. That's a pity. I heard that the movie is very good. Then when are you free? Let's go watch it together."
"I'm not free lately." Lin Mo was already a little impatient.
After being rejected again and again, Li Min's face froze. She didn't expect Lin Mo to be so disrespectful. She glared at Lin Mo angrily, turned around and walked away.
"She really is persistent." Fang Ning said quietly, shifting her gaze from Lin Mo's handsome face to the watch on his wrist. "Our sister has a really good taste. She picked such a handsome watch. I went to the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday, and the watch on your hand cost nearly two hundred yuan, and you need a ticket."
"So expensive!" Lin Mo was surprised. Where did her sister get so much money?
Fang Ning nodded and moved closer to Lin Mo, "Our sister must have sold a lot of things to get enough money to buy a watch."
"She is engaging in speculation." Lin Mo's tone was full of worry.
"You should believe our sister, she must have a plan in mind. The smoked meats the first two times, plus the smoked fish this time, these good things cannot be obtained without some skills. Think about it, she was able to get those meats, and she was able to find a place to smoke them quietly. There must be a secret base, and even if it was a transaction, it must have been done in secret." Fang Ning became more and more curious about Lin Qi. Why didn't he realize that she was a bold and careful girl, as well as extremely capable.
Lin Mo knew that Fang Ning was right, but that was his sister, and she was doing such a dangerous thing, so how could he not be worried.
"Let's get back to the point. You look down on Li Min?" Fang Ning asked gossipingly.
"No. I just don't like her shrewd look." Lin Mo said. He really disliked the way Li Min looked at him with calculating eyes.
"Li Min is not bad looking, and there are many men chasing after her in the factory. But she is too proud, and she doesn't like any of them. I heard that she asked someone to introduce her to the son of the factory director, but the director's wife didn't like her and didn't allow her son to have any contact with her. Li Min is 21 years old this year. If she continues to delay, she will have fewer and fewer choices as she gets older." Fang Ning inquired about Li Min's situation in the factory when Li Min took the initiative to approach Lin Mo. The fact that such a proud woman liked his brother showed how popular his brother was.
However, Lin Mo's market conditions have only improved recently.
And all this is thanks to Lin Qi!
Thanks to her sending several bags of things twice a month, the people in the factory were very jealous. Especially the most recent time, in addition to dozens of kilograms of fish, there was also a watch. When Lin Mo brought the watch to the factory, the people in the factory were shocked.
Didn’t the Lin family suffer from a lot of famine? How could they afford such an expensive watch!
In just one day, everyone knew that this watch was bought for Lin Mo by his silly sister.
She can even afford a watch. Lin Mo's silly sister has become rich!
Lin Qi is no longer a burden, and can also help the family! Therefore, Lin Mo's market situation quickly reversed. Not only Li Min, but many people in the factory also took a fancy to Lin Mo and planned to introduce their daughters or relatives' daughters to Lin Mo.
Fang Ning was happy for his good brother, but at the same time he couldn't help feeling sad, "You will probably start a family soon, and then I will be left all alone."
"I'm not in a hurry. If you want to get married, ask your aunt to introduce someone to you." Lin Mo said.
"I do want to, but my house is too small and there won't be enough space for another person. I don't know when the factory will distribute houses. It would be great if I could get one," said Fang Ning.
Lin Mo didn't respond. He didn't know when the house would be divided.
On the other side, Li Min gave the ticket to her friend, "You and your Aliang go and watch it."
The friend was surprised, "He rejected you again! How many times has this happened?"
"The eighth time." Li Min said. She was not discouraged. "There will be a ninth time, and a tenth time!" She was afraid that she would not be able to defeat Lin Mo in a short period of time.
This guy won't listen to any tricks!
"Must it be him? Even if he is the only boy in his family, the money and the house will be his in the future. But his family has no money and still owes foreign debts, and there are only two houses. Such conditions are just average, right?" The friend was puzzled.
"Your Aliang has three brothers and three sisters, and there are only three rooms. How come you don't mind such conditions?" Li Min asked her back.
The friend was anxious, "Aliang and I like each other, and spirit is more important than material things."
"Oh, then you are noble. I just want to eat well and live well. It is said that the Lin family can eat meat every day, so I just want to go to his house to eat meat. Besides, Lin Mo is tall and strong, very handsome. Looking at his face, no matter how angry I am, it will disappear." Li Min said seriously.
My friend sighed and said, "Then do your best!"
"I will definitely get him." Lin Mo has good conditions in all aspects. He himself and his family are not a drag in any aspect. If she misses Lin Mo, she will never find a better one.
Lin Qi didn't know at this time that because she kept sending things home, she had attracted a difficult peach blossom for her brother. She hunted every morning and built a house during the day, and her life was very fulfilling.
When the preparations were complete and the mud bricks were dry and ready to be used to build a house, the team leader told her that the day to pay the public grain tax had arrived.
There would certainly be a lot of people going to deliver grain on the first day, but if they went too late they would be suspected of not being active in delivering grain, so the captain, deputy captain and others planned to go on the third day.
"That night, in the entire Jiahe Commune, only our brigade got up overnight to harvest the grain. The remaining grain in the fields of other communes was all soaked and rotted. This result was reported to the commune, but the commune only said that we should overcome our own difficulties, and there was no follow-up. The amount of public grain to be paid this year has not decreased at all." The brigade leader shook his head and sighed as he spoke. The captains of other brigades did not come to him to complain about this.
When the others heard this, they all felt relieved. Fortunately, they did not sleep that night and fought all night, but all the hard work was worth it.
"Now we have to worry about the day of paying the public grain." The captain said, looking at Lin Qi, "Are you sure?"
"I'll go and scout the place the day after tomorrow. But I'll need to borrow someone from the team," said Lin Qi.
"Who can we borrow it from? Is one person enough?" the captain asked worriedly.
"Borrow Xu Hexiao, he is enough." Lin Qi replied.
The captain was not surprised at all that Lin Qi borrowed Xu Hexiao. During this period of time, he had seen Lin Qi go to the cowshed several times to have lunch with Old Man Xu and his grandson.
"Xu Hexiao is one of the five black categories. You'd better not get too close to him." The captain kindly advised.
"No one dislikes me because I'm a ghost, so why should I dislike him because he is a member of the five black categories?" Lin Qi asked back.
Others present: “…”
But you are not a ghost, he is really one of the five black categories.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
