Meng Yiyi's face changed. Was it him who went to the Zhao family to ask them to change their words? She refused to believe that Cheng Rushan could do this for Jiang Lin?
He clearly knew that Jiang Lin hated him, had someone she liked, and sold her child, but he was still willing to do such a thing for her?
Is he crazy? Is this still the cold-blooded Cheng Rushan? How can he be so stupid?
Cheng Rushan looked at her coldly, "Are you talking about Jiang Lin selling her son?"
Meng Yiyi's face turned pale. She shook her head vigorously and protested loudly, "Of course not! Linlin never sold her child. She just needed money to go back to the city to visit her parents, and we don't have that much money."
Although he said that he did not sell the child, the implication was that he still wanted to sell the child, and it was for money, but he was not successful.
Cheng Rushan snorted, "If anyone asks, let the Zhao couple testify that they didn't sell it because the money was too little, how about that?"
"Of course not, of course not! Who slandered me? Linlin and I grew up together as sisters. I always think of her and treat her as my own sister. How could this happen? Someone must have deliberately alienated the relationship between us sisters."
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
Cheng Rushan frowned, becoming more and more impatient. Women's tears were of no use to him. He felt annoyed when they cried if he didn't talk properly.
"Then why did you go to the Zhao family?" If it wasn't to prove that Jiang Lin sold her son, then why?
Meng Yiyi: "Of course it's for Linlin's own good! I knew she went to the Zhao family, so I went to ask what happened to prevent anyone from slandering her. I care about her! This is how I have treated her since she was a child. Are you blaming me just for this?" Meng Yiyi was extremely angry.
Cheng Rushan: "I think what you are most concerned about is that she hit her head and her temperament changed."
He had already asked Qianbo, and although Qianbo didn't want to say it, he had to say it due to pressure. Jiang Lin was indeed very different after going to the cart shop, but his explanation was "Jiang Lin was too stupid before, and now she suddenly woke up, which was God's will. People can have sudden enlightenment, look at me, didn't I have an epiphany? I think I no longer have any romantic feelings for Lin... Jiang Lin. It's true! In fact, Jiang Lin was really a lively and lovely girl when she was young, and I don't know why she became more and more withdrawn. Now she has come back to the right path, which is God's will. It's a good thing." In the end, he didn't tell the matter of Bian Haitao under pressure, and Cheng Rushan didn't ask more.
Meng Yiyi wiped her tears, "My sister suddenly behaved strangely, can't I care about her? I knew she went to the cart shop, and I was afraid something might happen, so I went to ask. But I didn't say that she didn't want to sell her son because she didn't want enough money. I always knew that she was reluctant to sell her son, but she was short of money. I don't know why the Zhao couple slandered me like this, but I have a clear conscience towards Linlin! But you!"
Meng Yiyi pointed at Cheng Rushan angrily and glared at him.
Cheng Rushan raised an eyebrow, "Me?"
"It's you!" Meng Yiyi said angrily, "You actually didn't believe her and investigated her. In your heart, is she a woman who would sell her own son? Don't you have any feelings for her at all?"
Cheng Rushan did not answer but asked, "So, what do you want to say?"
"You don't love her at all! Why don't you let her go?" Meng Yiyi started crying again, "Do you know how miserable she is? She had a bright future in the city but had to go to the countryside. Now she can go back to the city and find a decent job. But she can't go back because of you and you guys. If you want to do this for her own good, why can't you let her go? You are clearly selfish!"
Cheng Rushan looked at her as if he was looking at something new. "How do you know I won't let her go back to the city? Why must I let her go if she wants to go back to the city? She's my wife, why would I let her go? But you, you have evil intentions."
According to Qianbo, this woman would often coax Jiang Lin and spread rumors in front of Jiang Lin to make Jiang Lin obey her.
According to Qianbo, Jiang Lin was going to take the two children back to the city to visit a sick patient, because Meng Yiyi said that Jiang's parents were sick and missed Jiang Lin. But Jiang Lin had no money, and she accidentally heard Meng Yiyi say that the Zhao family was buying children in the big cart shop, so he guessed that Jiang Lin must want to cheat the Zhao family of their money, and that the Zhao family would not be able to find her when she returned to the city.
As for why he didn't lie, it was of course because Jiang Lin suddenly came to his senses.
Qianbo would never tell Jiang Lin that she wanted to elope.
"How can it be that I have bad intentions? It's obviously you who shamelessly occupied her!" Meng Yiyi also looked like she was ready to fight for her sister. "Linlin doesn't love you at all. She loves Bian Haitao. She has never forgotten him over the years! This time she was going to raise money to return to the city and reunite with him! Why can't you let her go..."
She was speaking excitedly, but suddenly she lost her voice like a duck with its neck pinched.
Cheng Rushan on the opposite side stared at her coldly. The look in his eyes was the most ferocious and indifferent she could have imagined, with the coldness and ruthlessness of some ferocious beast that looked down upon other weak lives because of its great strength.
She was so frightened that she couldn't make a sound and subconsciously took two steps back.
Cheng Rushan curled his lips, his voice extremely cold in the autumn wind, "You don't have to be afraid, I never hit a woman."
Meng Yiyi was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard him say coldly, "If you want to fight, I will definitely beat her to death."
Meng Yiyi was so frightened that her eyes widened and she had difficulty breathing.
He, he actually threatened her like this! She kindly told him that Jiang Lin had betrayed him, but he not only didn't believe it, but threatened her instead!
Cheng Rushan said coldly: "As for Bian Haitao, I will investigate it myself. As for you, don't let me see you in front of my wife again."
After saying that, he sneered, walked around her and left.
"Cheng Rushan, you will regret it!" Meng Yiyi gritted her teeth.
Cheng Rushan ignored her and strode towards the village. Whether Jiang Lin was going to sell the child or to cheat money to go back to the city to find Bian Haitao, it had never happened, so he didn't care. The Jiang Lin he saw was cunning and bright, and she showed love for the child from the bottom of her heart. She also respected and loved Yan Runzhi, so no matter what Meng Yiyi said, he would not listen.
As for Bian Haitao, he knew it when he got married. He didn't care before because he didn't have any feelings. Now, even if he cares, he can only find a way out by himself and will never vent his anger on his wife because of what others say.
As soon as he left, Meng Yiyi collapsed and fell to the ground. If she hadn't had the experience of two lifetimes to support her, she would have had no way of having a conversation with such a cold-faced Cheng Rushan.
There's too much pressure.
She tried hard to create an image of a sister who cared about Jiang Lin in front of Cheng Rushan. Even if Jiang Lin misunderstood her and broke up with her, she would always consider Jiang Lin behind her back.
If she were to live her life again, there would be no way she would be defeated by Jiang Lin.
I asked you to return to the city on your own initiative, but you refused to do so, so I forced you to go back. If you still don't listen, don't blame me for being ruthless. When your relationship with Cheng Rushan breaks down, you will lose your life!
As soon as Cheng Rushan entered the village, he caused quite a stir. Adults and children, as long as they were not working, had complicated looks when they saw him, including fear, curiosity, envy and jealousy, which made Cheng Rushan confused.
When he reached the entrance of the alley, he heard some children shouting, "Dabao and Xiaobao, we're going out to play, do you want to come?"
"No, we want to help mom mix mud and build tiles!"
Cheng Rushan: “(o_o)”
He heard a woman shouting again: "When did Jiang Zhiqing say he would come to my house to build tiles? Is it your turn yet?"
"Go and ask now, don't delay. What if it rains again in a few days?"
There had been another autumn rain before, and none of the roofs repaired by Jiang Lin had leaked. More members came to her for help, and even people from Miaozi Village and the surrounding areas came to line up to see her.
Cheng Rushan didn't understand what was going on, so he hurried home and happened to meet Yan Runzhi who came out to get some grass to make a fire to cook.
Seeing him coming back, Yan Runzhi happily threw the dustpan to the ground, grabbed his backpack and schoolbag and pulled them down, saying, "Dongsheng, come on, your wife is in the store, go and see her."
Cheng Rushan: "Mom, what are you doing at home?"
"Get down to business. Oh, Dongsheng, you don't know, your wife is amazing and capable. She can climb over walls and onto roofs, and beat up shrews. Even the women's director is impressed." Yan Runzhi was so excited and happy that she wanted to sing a song. Seeing her son's puzzled face, she immediately told him a few words about Ma Kaihua, Liu Honghua, the Zhao family and others.
Cheng Rushan: "They really went to Zhao's house."
"Yes, the Zhao family also came and said that you agreed to recognize your godparents. Your wife and I let Abao and Xiaobao recognize our godparents."
Cheng Rushan: "Very good."
Yan Runzhi briefly talked about Meng Yiyi's matter, "She was a piece of shit. Fortunately, Baoer's mother was quick-witted and beat her up, and the whole thing broke out." From then on, Baoer's mother was completely the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, and there was no more chance for that damn Meng Yiyi.
Cheng Rushan thought of what happened when he met Meng Yiyi at the entrance of the village just now, and his eyes darkened. "Okay, I get it."
He turned and headed west to the merchant house.
Yan Runzhi remembered and shouted, "When will your father come back?"
Cheng Rushan: "I'll take you to pick him up tomorrow." He walked around the corner in a few steps and disappeared.
Yan Runzhi clapped her hands and spun around in joy. After a while, she asked, "Huh? Why did I come out?"
…
Jiang Lin and her family were laying tiles, and today it was Shang Zonghui's turn. They had only laid tiles on two rooms before, but now that they had saved enough money, they were going to lay tiles on this one as well.
Because there were only two shops, hers and Shang Zonghui, they were busy until almost noon.
Jiang Lin checked it and said to Mrs. Shang, "Grandma, I will design a new chimney for you, which will prevent smoke from spilling out."
Backward smoke means that when a fire is burning, the smoke does not go out through the kang hole, the fire channel, or the chimney, but instead comes out from the stove pit, making the house smoky.
This involves several aspects, it may be that the kang is not well built, the fire channel is blocked, or the chimney is not working. If it was working well before and suddenly becomes bad, then it is the chimney. Nowadays, most chimneys are old-fashioned ones with a gray tile tube, which are open on top and are prone to rain or other things, and problems will occur over time.
Jiang Lin used blue bricks and tiles to build a roof for them. When Xiaoduan was working on the tiles, he also bought some cement and sand for them. After adding a certain proportion of water and mixing them, the house could be used.
After she finished building the chimney, she showed it to Shang Zonghui, "Look, how is it?"
Shang Zonghui looked around and praised: "Jiang Zhiqing, you are really amazing."
Jiang Lin: "What's so great about that? I just learned this from people in the city. I didn't invent it myself."
Jiang Lin used a trowel to smooth the cement so that it would not be wasted and the remaining cement could be applied to the roof.
It is not so convenient to buy cement now. The roofs of farmers' houses are covered with sorghum stalks and tiles are all made of yellow mud. The yellow mud is easily washed away by rain over time and leaks. If there is cement, it will be firmly sealed and will not leak.
Jiang Lin stood up and stretched her waist, and vaguely saw a large army green truck passing by on the south road. It was the kind of Jiefang brand military transport truck that the transport teams in the city are now equipped with.
Jiang Lin said to Shang Zonghui: "Look at that big truck. It would be great if we had one. It can carry a lot of tiles."
Shang Zonghui also straightened up and took a look. He smiled and said, "Jiang Zhiqing, if this truck is new, it would cost at least 15,000 yuan."
Of course, individuals have neither the money nor the opportunity to buy them, and the brigade is not eligible to buy them. Generally, only the military or the transport teams of the provinces, regions, and counties have them. Their communes don’t even have them.
Jiang Lin had no choice but to give up and continue working.
While she was busy, Shang Zonghui turned his head and saw Cheng Rushan coming from the street. He excitedly said, "Brother Rushan!"
Jiang Lin laughed and said, "What are you yelling about?"
Shang Zonghui pointed downwards and said, "Brother Rushan is back."
oops?
Jiang Lin leaned over to look, and sure enough, Cheng Rushan was standing on the ground, looking up at her. The expression on his face should be happiness? Surprise? Or something else?
She still had some concerns about the Zhao family. Besides, she was still in an ambiguous relationship with Cheng Rushan. Although she accepted him in her heart, she had not told him yet, so she had to be a little reserved when they met.
She raised her hand and greeted him: "Hi, you're back."
Then she forgot that she was holding the spatula in her hand, and with a "whoosh" the spatula flew out of her hand and hit Cheng Rushan.
Jiang Lin: “……!!”
Shang Zonghui was stunned. "Oh my..." What was Jiang Zhiqing doing? Why did she want to hit her man as soon as they met? She was really fierce.
Cheng Rushan never expected that Jiang Lin's way of greeting would be so fierce. He raised his hand and grabbed the handle of the spatula, and turned his body sideways at the right time to prevent the splashing mud and water from falling on his clothes.
Jiang Lin was so embarrassed that she quickly turned around and shouted to Dabao and Xiaobao who were playing in the yard, "Dabao and Xiaobao, your dad is back!"
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao were playing "Peace in the World" with the merchants' children. When they heard it, they immediately dropped the stones and ran away.
Cheng Dabao: "Dad is back!"
Cheng Xiaobao: "Dongsheng is back!"
Children from the merchants also ran along to watch the fun.
Dabao and Xiaobao ran out and saw their father standing on the street. They ran over and Xiaobao immediately turned into a pendant and climbed onto Cheng Rushan's legs.
Cheng Rushan handed the spatula to the merchant's child and reached out to pick up Xiaobao and Dabao.
Cheng Xiaobao climbed onto his shoulder and sat down, then he put his arms around Cheng Rushan's neck and kissed his cheek, "Dongsheng, we missed you so much." He waved at Jiang Lin again, "Linlin, look!"
Cheng Dabao refused to climb up, and just let go of his father's hand and got down to the ground.
Cheng Rushan grabbed Xiaobao's calf and led Dabao to the merchant's yard.
He exchanged a few words with Shang Lao Po and Shang Bao Zhu. Cheng Rushan put Xiao Bao down and let them play. He took the spatula from Shang Xiao Yu, walked to the wall, climbed up a simple ladder, and then went up to the roof.
Shang Zonghui exchanged a few words with him, then looked at Jiang Lin and laughed.
Jiang Lin was embarrassed because the spatula slipped out of her hand. Fortunately, it didn't hit Cheng Rushan. She smiled sheepishly and reached out to take the spatula. "You take Dabao and Xiaobao home first. I'll go home for dinner later."
Unexpectedly, Cheng Rushan not only did not return the spatula to her, but instead took her hand and did not mind the mud on her hand. He smiled and said, "I didn't know my wife was so capable."
Shang Zonghui, who was standing by, felt embarrassed and quickly and quietly crawled to the north side to lay tiles, leaving the south slope to Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan.
Jiang Lin twitched her hand but didn't move, a little anxious, "Let's talk when we get home, let me finish the work first."
Running to someone's roof to be affectionate is too high-profile.
Cheng Rushan: "You go down, I'll do it."
"Let me do it." Jiang Lin took the spatula back. "Have you completed all the formalities? Do I need to go to the brigade to say hello?"
Cheng Rushan let her go and passed her the tiles. "Almost. There are still some from the commune."
He gestured to Shang Baozhu below, asking him to continue throwing tiles up. Shang Baozhu weighed it and threw it towards him. Cheng Rushan easily caught it with one hand and passed it to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin put on a torn glove, held the tile with that hand, and continued to lay the remaining piece.
Cheng Rushan didn't disturb her, but handed her the tile silently, but his eyes always stayed on her.
She didn't wear two pigtails like other female educated youth, nor did she cut her hair to ear length like other women. She tied her shoulder-length hair into a ponytail at the back of her head, which looked a bit strange because only the old ladies around her tied their hair like this, and then tied it into a bun and held it in a hair net.
Her movements were very swift and light, and her coordination was indescribable. She was slender, not tall, but not short either, and very strong, as he could tell from the slap he received in the supply and marketing cooperative.
He kept staring at Jiang Lin, which put a lot of pressure on her. She tilted her head and looked at him, "Why don't you recognize me?"
Cheng Rushan suddenly squatted down, held her slender wrist, and stared at her with his dark eyes, "Do you have something to say to me?" Like, you miss him or something.
Jiang Lin's heart trembled, and then she smiled and said, "Yes. Have you been to the Zhao family?"
Cheng Rushan nodded, looking at her with a half-smile, "Yes. Do you mind?"
Jiang Lin: "Why would I mind? You're not the only one who's been there. Besides, I..." She turned her head to look at Cheng Rushan and asked, "Do you think I went there to sell my son?"
Cheng Rushan: "Do you think your man is a fool?"
Jiang Lin burst out laughing, "But they all said I was going to sell my son."
"I saw you doing something naughty." Cheng Rushan gently twisted her wrist with his thumb.
Jiang Lin felt the burning sensation from his palm, and felt a little flustered, wanting to pull her hand back. He was different from her previous boyfriends, his smile seemed gentle but was very strong and aggressive, a feeling she was not familiar with. To be frank, she was a little timid in relationships, and liked calm and easy-to-control people.
Of course, that was a joke, Bian Haitao looked harmless, but actually... hehe. She was blind.
Cheng Rushan didn't let her go, but continued to ask: "Do you really want to go back to the city?"
He has long eyebrows and dark eyes, and the blue sky and bright sun are reflected in his eyes, adding an imposing aura to his moving appearance.
Jiang Lin looked at him and said selflessly, "We are not going back to the city, but moving into the city. The city is more convenient than the countryside, more suitable for young people to work hard, and more suitable for Dabao and Xiaobao to study. Of course, we have to work hard to make money and move into the city if we have the chance."
Cheng Rushan breathed a sigh of relief. She was talking about moving into the city as a family, not returning to the city. That was good. He lifted her hand and lowered his head to kiss the back of her hand, but Jiang Lin poked his forehead with her finger. He smiled at her, licked his lips, and let her go. "I will be responsible for making money in the future, you..." He glanced at the rooftop, his handsome eyebrows full of entanglement and disapproval, "Don't do this."
Jiang Lin raised her eyebrows and said provocatively, "Why, do you look down on women? Women also hold up half the sky. Look at those female soldiers, female leading cadres, female model workers..."
"No, I don't look down on you. I dare not." Cheng Rushan surrendered immediately: "I absolutely dare not look down on you. Whether you go up to the roof or down to the pit, I support you."
Jiang Lin burst into laughter, causing the children below to jump up and watch, "Mom, what interesting things are you and Dad talking about? We want to listen too."
Jiang Lin shouted, "Dad said he missed you guys."
Dabao and Xiaobao immediately said, "Dad, we miss you too."
Cheng Rushan responded, lowered his eyes to look at Jiang Lin, and whispered: "I miss you too."
Jiang Lin's heart warmed up, and when she raised her eyes, she made eye contact with Shang Zonghui opposite her. Before she could do anything, Shang Zonghui's young face suddenly turned red as if on fire, and she quickly shrank back.
Shang Zonghui also loudly covered up: “Uncle, I also want tiles here.”
Jiang Lin couldn't help but smile and glared at Cheng Rushan, "Could you please go down and not delay our construction?"
Cheng Rushan: "I'll just take a look and not cause any more trouble."
Shang Zonghui said he would go down first, and Jiang Lin continued to lay the tiles on his side. Cheng Rushan went over to help her bring up the tiles, and when the number was almost enough, he would come over to lay them together.
Jiang Lin kept moving his hands and said, "That day I wanted to cheat the Zhao family of their money, but then I thought it was not right to cheat, so... I stopped in time." As for the change in his temperament, just regard it as a test of human nature. People will grow, anyway, this is a reason.
Cheng Rushan laughed, "You have a good attitude to admit your mistakes and correct them. The Zhao family has forgiven you."
Jiang Lin also thanked him, "Thank you for helping me settle it."
He fixed his dark eyes on her, "How are you going to thank me?"
His eyes were so quiet and deep that she felt a little uneasy.
Jiang Lin coughed lightly. "Don't give me that!" She smiled and said, "Come, I'll teach you how to lay ridge tiles for free. Although you all know how to do it, I guarantee you won't lay them as well as I do." She said proudly.
Cheng Rushan: “…”
Seeing her busy figure, he believed that she had learned her lesson. No matter what she did at the Zhao family, whether it was selling her son or cheating money, the result was that she couldn't bear it and had changed her ways and started to be a new person. And those who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to trample on her, because of this incident, no longer had the opportunity to control her.
After Yan Runzhi finished cooking, she went to the street to find Jiang Lin and the others. She saw Cheng Rushan and Jiang Lin on the roof from afar and she clapped her hands with joy.
Just then, Ma Kaihua came back from work, carrying some sorghum ears on a shoulder pole. He glanced at Yan Runzhi fiercely.
Yan Runzhi: "Are you not convinced? Is it because you haven't used the loudspeaker enough?" Are you waiting for my mother Baoer to give you a few more days?
Ma Kaihua's face changed, and he didn't dare to say anything more to Yan Runzhi and left quickly.
Yan Runzhi felt that he had experienced the pride of a "small man who succeeds". Once Dongsheng's father and Ruzhou were brought back, good days would begin.
With Cheng Rushan's help, Jiang Lin's progress was much faster. After she finished paving the roof, she moved her cervical spine and saw Yan Runzhi below.
"Baoer's mother, it's time to eat." Yan Runzhi waved at her.
Jiang Lin smiled, waved to her, and said to Cheng Rushan: "Go home for dinner."
Cheng Rushan went down first. Jiang Lin carefully climbed down from the roof to the wall, then stepped onto the creaky crude ladder. She saw Cheng Rushan on the ground reaching out to hug her.
"No, no, I can do it myself." She waved her hands, but Cheng Rushan carried her down directly.
Cheng Rushan put his big hands around her waist, almost able to wrap around her waist, but it was too thin. He whispered: "You should eat more. Your waist is easy to get hurt because you don't have meat on it." Especially when climbing up and down like this, it would be easy to get hurt if you bumped into anything.
Jiang Lin felt his palm gently caressing her waist, and quickly moved away, saying goodbye to Dabao, Xiaobao and Mrs. Shang and going home.
Mrs. Shang wanted to keep them for dinner, but Jiang Lin naturally didn't take it seriously. She politely washed her hands and feet, then said goodbye and went home.
Dabao and Xiaobao immediately stuck to Cheng Rushan.
Jiang Lin signaled to Cheng Rushan not to let Xiaobao climb onto his head. The child started to swell up as soon as he saw his father coming back.
Cheng Rushan smiled and held the two children with his arms, "If you can't hold them, they will fall down."
Dabao and Xiaobao interlocked their fingers, hung on Cheng Rushan's elbows, and asked him to carry them home.
Halfway through the walk, Cheng Xiaobao ran out of strength, but he didn't want to let go and fall, so he stretched his legs out to try to climb up.
Cheng Rushan laughed and picked him up directly, holding Dabao with his other arm.
He found that Dabao was very tenacious. Even though his arms were shaking from exhaustion, he still gritted his teeth and held on, refusing to let go. He couldn't bear to see the child so tired, so he held Dabao up as well.
Jiang Lin: "Let them go on their own."
Cheng Rushan smiled and said, "It's okay. You can carry it, too. Come on, okay?"
Xiao Bao smiled at Jiang Lin: "Come on, come on."
Jiang Lin quickly ran over to walk with Yan Runzhi. It happened that Yan Runzhi was so busy watching them playing that she accidentally stepped on a small stone and slipped. Jiang Lin quickly supported her.
Jiang Lin held Yan Runzhi's arm so that Cheng Rushan would not come to bother her.
Because Jiang Lin was tired from work, Yan Runzhi cooked different dishes every day to make sure they were delicious and nutritious.
There was cured duck, dried bamboo shoots and black fungus stewed in a casserole, stir-fried loofah with a little dried shrimp, and braised eggplant and lentils in sauce. Today, when Cheng Rushan came back, she added scrambled eggs with leeks.
Jiang Lin repaired roofs for others and earned 15 kilograms of soybeans, which she took to a junior cadre at the commune's grain management office and exchanged for oil. She got one or two kilograms less than buying oil from the commune, but she didn't have oil coupons to buy oil from the commune, so she was very lucky to be able to exchange.
If there is no fresh meat to eat, you still need to consume some oil.
During the time she had been here, Dabao and Xiaobao's originally pale complexions had become more rosy and fair, and she and Yan Runzhi also looked better.
Yan Runzhi signaled Dabao and Xiaobao to get the wine glasses and bottles. In fact, it was the wine that Cheng Rushan bought last time he came back. It had been placed in the corner until it was finished, but now there was the small wine glass that Jiang Lin had just bought.
Dabao holds the wine bottle and Xiaobao holds the wine glass.
Yan Runzhi said happily, "Dongsheng, this is a wine glass that Baoer's mother bought specially for you. It's made of fine porcelain, so pretty."
Cheng Rushan smiled at Jiang Lin: "Thank you, wife."
Jiang Lin: “…I just bought it.”
Cheng Xiaobao just laughed.
Seeing that Jiang Lin was going to sit opposite Cheng Rushan, Yan Runzhi quickly sat down first and said to Jiang Lin, "Baoer mother, I feel comfortable sitting here."
Jiang Lin: Little old lady, you are very good at grabbing the kang and the seat. She had to sit next to Cheng Rushan.
There are two long benches in their house and a single bench, one for Dabao and the other for Xiaobao. Yan Runzhi sits alone, so she can only sit with Cheng Rushan.
Jiang Lin sat down, "We have to make two more stools."
Yan Runzhi: "That little broken bed can be dismantled and used."
During the meal, Yan Runzhi saw that her son had come back and Baoer's mother was less talkative. This was not okay! She winked at Cheng Rushan and asked him to pick up some food for Jiang Lin.
Cheng Rushan glanced into the casserole, accurately picked up a cured duck leg and placed it in Jiang Lin's bowl, "Eat more meat."
Jiang Lin: "The duck legs should be given to Dabao and Xiaobao."
Yan Runzhi immediately said, "Yes, yes." She hurriedly found another duck leg for Dabao and Xiaobao, "I've stewed it all."
The two little brothers sat opposite their parents, looked at them, smiled at each other and then ate their food. Just like that, the two little brothers ate until they were full.
Cheng Xiaobao: "My dad came back and I ate too much."
Jiang Lin teased him, "Why, your father won't come back, and we won't feed you or what?"
Cheng Xiaobao: "I call this missing someone, it goes well with rice." He looked at Yan Runzhi, "Grandma, it's missing someone, right?"
Yan Runzhi smiled, "That's absolutely correct."
After dinner, the two brothers pestered Cheng Rushan to go play in the yard.
Jiang Lin said to Cheng Rushan, "Aren't you going to the commune?"
Cheng Rushan: "It doesn't matter if we wait a little longer. Let's go together." He then said to Jiang Lin: "Help me pack my bag."
Jiang Lin hesitated for a moment, then went into the house to help him pack his luggage.
As expected, there were all kinds of candies in the bag, such as White Rabbit, fruit candies, a bag of goat milk slices, a pound of hawthorn slices, and a bag of candied dates, all snacks for children and women. There was rabbit skin bought for Yan Runzhi, so that she could sew knee pads herself, and a pair of low-heeled black leather shoes for Jiang Lin.
Yan Runzhi saw Jiang Lin put it on the kang and immediately asked her to try it on, "See if Dongsheng will buy it. It's too big or too small."
Jiang Lin tried it and it turned out to be just right. It was amazing that he was so careful.
Yan Runzhi said proudly: "Dongsheng has sharp eyes. As long as he likes someone, he can tell the size of your feet at a glance and will never buy the wrong one."
Jiang Lin recalled the night he held her feet, and she didn't expect him to measure her size without making a sound. She packed Cheng Rushan's big bag, but she didn't touch the schoolbag, which contained important things, so she left it for him to pack.
Jiang Lin estimated the time and said to Yan Runzhi, "Mom, they are going to take a nap."
The custom in the village is to basically not sleep after the beginning of autumn. Jiang Lin wants the two children to develop the habit of taking a nap so that they will be more energetic in the afternoon when going to school.
Yan Runzhi waved at her, "Come and see, they really know how to play."
Jiang Lin went over and found Cheng Rushan and his two sons stacking up in the yard. Dabao was lying on his back, Xiaobao was lying on Dabao's back, and Cheng Rushan was doing push-ups with one hand on the ground.
Jiang Lin leaned against the door frame and watched for a while, then clapped her hands, "Dabao and Xiaobao, it's time for a nap."
Xiaobao: "Mom, let's go to the commune."
Cheng Rushan stopped and asked his two sons to get off the ground. He stood up and went to wash his hands. "It's almost done. Let's go."
Yan Runzhi filled a kettle with boiled water and put some tomatoes in it. When taking children to play outside, they always need to drink water or eat something. She handed the schoolbag to Cheng Rushan and said, "Have fun. It doesn't matter if you come back late."
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan set out with their children, and on the way they met Sun Qinghui and Ye Jing who were going to work. When they saw Cheng Rushan coming back, they greeted him with a smile.
Cheng Rushan called out and led Dabao and Xiaobao to the front, letting Jiang Lin talk to them.
Ye Jing whispered to Jiang Lin: "Meng Yiyi's behavior is a little abnormal."
"What's the matter?"
"She suddenly started studying and said she wanted to go back to the city to take the job exam and not stay here to be bullied anymore."
Jiang Lin raised her eyebrows. "Even though she had money before, she still didn't use her connections to return to the city. Now she suddenly wants to go back. How can it be that easy?" To return to the city and use connections, it's not enough to have money, you also need connections. If you don't have connections, no matter how much money you have, people won't help you.
"Don't worry, we're keeping an eye on her."
Jiang Lin said goodbye to them and caught up with Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Dabao: "Ye Zhiqing is a good aunt."
Cheng Xiaobao: "Not an old witch."
Cheng Rushan laughed and asked, "Who is the old witch?"
Dabao and Xiaobao said in unison: "Meng Zhiqing! Wei Zhiqing! They are bullying mother."
Jiang Lin hurriedly said: "I have bullied him back, it's okay now."
Cheng Rushan looked at her but said nothing. He just slowed down his pace and walked with them.
When they arrived at the entrance of the commune, Cheng Rushan handed the kettle and the small cloth bag containing tomatoes to Jiang Lin and said, "Go play over there. I'll come find you later."
Jiang Lin took her son to say goodbye to him and go to the creek to play. There were water plants such as cattail reed, red knotweed, and water celery growing there, and there were geese and ducks swimming and small fish blowing bubbles. This was the playground that the two treasures liked, where they could play in the water and make up stories.
But Yan Runzhi and Jiang Lin usually don’t allow them to go to the water’s edge by themselves.
Cheng Rushan saw them go to the river and walked into the commune compound.
Now is the time for the first wave of autumn harvest. Most of the commune cadres ride their bicycles to the countryside to guide the harvest, and only a few people stay here to be on duty.
Cheng Fugui was not going. As a senior commune secretary, he had not gone to the countryside to take care of these trivial matters. He planned to make some efforts to see if he could be transferred to another county revolutionary committee. The county party committee leaders, for some unknown reason, always suppressed him!
Cheng Fuwan had come to the meeting that morning and had not gone back. Now he was in his office talking about village affairs. "Cheng Fujun and Cheng Fulian are not young anymore. After this term, are they almost done?"
Cheng Fugui glanced at him and asked, "Can you handle it?"
"Brother," Cheng Fuwan showed a very confident look, "Why can't I do it? I think I can do it. I don't want to be a party secretary, because the requirements for a party secretary are high. But I can be a team leader, right? Anyway, I just need to arrange the production of the team, and I can do it well."
Cheng Fugui did not agree immediately.
Seeing his expression, Cheng Fuwan changed the subject, "Brother, I have cleaned up the small courtyard house." Before, Cheng Fugui said that he was old and would move back to the village when he retired, and he liked the small courtyard house.
That small courtyard was where he lived when he was young, and he had feelings for it. Back then, Cheng Rongzhi beat him up and locked him up in that courtyard for several years. Of course, he was only not allowed to leave the village, not locked up in the courtyard. But Cheng Fugui felt that it was a great humiliation and a violation of his freedom. Coupled with the grudges between his fathers, he hated Cheng Rongzhi's family to the core.
Now that I am old, Cheng Yi and Cheng Rongzhi have been dead for many years, and Cheng Yunzhi is also in poor health. All the grudges seem to be coming to an end.
But he was unwilling!
Because Cheng Yunzhi's son seems to be very promising now, but none of his own sons and nephews are outstanding.
It’s depressing just thinking about it.
People fight for their whole lives, but whether they can have the last laugh is not decided by themselves. Even if they try their best, if they don’t have a good successor, they will still lose the battle of life.
I'm not willing to accept this!
Just then, the secretary came over and said Cheng Rushan was here.
Cheng Fuwan was angry and said, "When did this kid come back? How come he came and went without a trace?" He didn't know Cheng Rushan had returned until he went home.
Cheng Fugui said: "He is not dead, of course he will come back."
Cheng Fuwan: "Tell him to come tomorrow. The secretary is not back from the meeting yet."
The secretary hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Well...he knows that the secretary is..."
"Are you his secretary or the secretary's secretary?" Cheng Fuwan was very angry, what an idiot!
The secretary pursed her lips in displeasure. She was the daughter of Cheng Fugui's wife, so she was not that afraid of Cheng Fuwan.
Cheng Fuwan said, "Even if I knew, I would let him wait. Can he see the secretary whenever he wants? The secretary is not busy? Doesn't he handle work? Do you think he is the village brigade secretary? I have never seen anyone who can get something done immediately."
The secretary went out and said to Cheng Rushan who was waiting outside: "The secretary is in a meeting, please wait a little longer."
Cheng Rushan knew from her expression that it was not the case. If there was really a meeting, she would have said before that the reason why she asked him to wait was that there was no business, but there were people chatting inside. And the person who was chatting could make her curl her lips, which meant that his status was not very high and his attitude was not very good. Of course, his attitude was not bad to her, but to him.
This means that the person inside should be someone he knows, someone from Shuihuai Village, either Cheng Fuwan or his son.
He stood up and walked straight over.
The secretary wanted to stop him but was not as fast as him, so he could only watch him stride over and push the door open and go in.
Cheng Fuwan's exasperated voice was heard from inside: "How can you be a secretary?"
Cheng Rushan said calmly: "Don't be angry, I'm here to do business." He took out the results of his work in the past half month from his schoolbag and slapped them in front of Cheng Fugui.
Cheng Fuwan sneered, "What's so great about that?"
He grabbed it and saw a lot of big red stamps, including the Provincial Revolutionary Committee, the Political Office, the Composition Group, and the Special District...
Cheng Fuwan's eyes almost popped out of his head, "Brother, he, he...really did it."
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