Fang Chengguang was not affected by the collision, but Zeng Hongjie was thrown back. He reacted quickly and grabbed her arm to prevent her from hitting the screen wall. "Be careful."
Zeng Hongjie smiled at him and said, "Thank you." Then she lifted his arm and squeezed directly under his armpit and ran away, eager to eat the dumplings.
Fang Chengguang looked at the wide corridor on the other side, was silent for a moment, raised his eyes and saw Cheng Rushan coming in with a bag of winter bamboo shoots, "Let's go to the headquarters first."
Cheng Rushan: "What?"
"The military region must set up a new department, the Military Discipline Inspection Committee, which must have action teams and appoint team leaders."
Cheng Rushan: "I'm from the Transportation Department, I can't hold this position concurrently."
Fang Chengguang: "Let's see."
Cheng Rushan nodded, sent the winter bamboo shoots home first, said goodbye to Jiang Lin, and then went to the front office area with Fang Chengguang.
When they went there, they happened to meet Bian Haitao.
Bian Haitao felt that as the deputy director of the Political Department of the Logistics Department, he should be able to concurrently serve as a supervisory cadre of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, which would be more promising. He had already received information from Meng Yiyi in advance and had also taken the path of a key figure, so he was determined to win.
When he saw Cheng Rushan and Fang Chengguang, he took the initiative to say hello. The two of them looked at him, said something perfunctory and walked away. No one spoke to him, which made Bian Haitao extremely embarrassed.
There was no way Cheng Rushan would pay any attention to him.
Fang Chengguang hated the way he looked at everything with a scrutinizing and weighing look. In the past, Bian Haitao looked at him with enthusiasm and a bit of flattery, wanting to make friends with him. But now that Fang Jianhua was no longer like that, Bian Haitao looked at him with a gloating look, and although he tried his best to conceal it, it was still revealed in the corners of his eyebrows and eyes.
Many people were discussing the contents of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee. The radio and newspapers were everywhere, and the military also sent people to study.
The public security, procuratorial and judicial organs have resumed their work, the central government has established disciplinary inspection committees from top to bottom, and the focus of work will shift to economic development. Each of these is exciting news.
Cheng Rushan and Fang Chengguang signed up and then waited for screening. They naturally would not use their connections and just let things take their course.
Cheng Rushan waited for a while and called Fang Chengguang, "Go home for dinner."
The two of them went home together. When they passed by, Bian Haitao didn't even bother to give him a glance, which made Bian Haitao so angry that his liver hurt.
The dining table had been set up at home. Although it was freezing and snowy outside, the house was warm and lively. Everyone was eating while waiting for them.
Cheng Rushan sat down next to Jiang Lin, and Fang Chengguang sat next to He Liang.
He Liang served everyone as diligently as a waiter. He first poured wine for Cheng Rushan and Fang Chengguang, then poured vinegar and soy sauce for others, or some mashed garlic.
He and Yan Runzhi were the main forces in making these dumplings. Yan Runzhi kneaded the dough while he chopped the stuffing. When making the dumplings, Cheng Yunzhi, Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao helped together, and they made them quickly and well.
Now there are many people eating at home, and there is a lot of preparation work. Bie Dongshan and Fang Chengguang are responsible for the hard work, and the others are just watching. They are not as good as Dabao and Xiaobao. He Liang is not bad, and has been trained to be a good assistant to Yan Runzhi.
Zeng Hongjie said with a smile: "He Liang, your head is full of hair, go wipe it off." As a professional hazard, she always carries a camera with her. As soon as she entered the door, she took pictures of their busy and happy scene, as well as He Liang's funny look.
He Liang said proudly: "You can't wipe it off, this is the proof of my hard work. When you eat dumplings, you will think of my hard work. When you drink water, you should remember the well digger!"
When Wensheng heard him talking about the well, he sang: "The cinnabar well hides people's heads and secretly kills people. It's a pity that the Song Guoshi has no descendants."
Cheng Yunzhi exclaimed, "This Peking Opera performer's singing is becoming more and more authentic."
He Liang chuckled and said, "Vincent, please give us a show after dinner."
Wensheng picked up a plate of shrimp dumplings for Jiang Lin, placed it in front of her, and said to He Liang, "Then you should eat less shrimp."
He Liang handed all the shrimp dumplings with a small round lid to Jiang Lin, "Sister-in-law, they are all yours, no one can take them away from you."
Jiang Lin brought it over, "Everyone, eat it. It's so delicious." She served some to Dabao, Xiaobao and Zeng Hongjie, but the others refused to eat any. They liked to eat pork, cabbage, mutton and radish. The shrimp one was fresh but not fragrant enough. In their opinion, it was not as flavorful as the leek and egg one.
They bought the pork with coupons, Fang Chengguang got the mutton, Cheng Rushan bought the shrimp, and everyone made the dumplings together, with everyone contributing, so they tasted especially sweet.
Dabao ate the same number of pieces, as if he was distributing tasks, without any bias. He ate four pieces of mutton and four pieces of the others as well.
Xiaobao also ate two, and then ate the dumplings with brown sugar, which he and He Liang secretly made to satisfy their cravings.
Jiang Lin glanced at him and said, "Xiaobao, why are your dumplings different?"
Xiao Bao chuckled, winked at her, and whispered, "Linlin, there are guests here, please give me some face."
Jiang Lin: "Auntie Xiaojie is not a guest, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about. I saw you eat ten sugar dumplings."
Xiaobao: "I brush my teeth. I brush my teeth carefully every morning, noon and night. I use up the toothpaste very quickly."
He bared his teeth at Jiang Lin.
I'm still changing my teeth. The baby teeth and the new permanent teeth are different in size and height, which looks very funny.
Zeng Hongjie: "Are you going to the dance? It would be so ugly if you have a mouth full of cavities. Haha, when I was a kid, my brother secretly ate candy at night, and as a result, his two front teeth were rotten, which was very ugly."
Xiaobao's face changed, "I don't eat candies secretly at night." He looked at Dabao and Wensheng guiltily, asking them to give him some face.
Dabao smiled and said, "You don't eat secretly while you sleep, but if you eat secretly in your dreams, your teeth won't get rotten."
They now sleep in the same room with Fang Chengguang. Xiaobao sometimes does some tricks. If others see him, they stop him, but if they don't see him, he succeeds. They are fighting wits and courage all day long.
hey-hey.
Jiang Lin held the dumplings that Wensheng had picked for her. There was soup inside the shrimp dumplings. When she took a small bite, the delicious juice flowed into her mouth. It was so delicious that she squinted her eyes. She didn't need any vinegar, light soy sauce or mashed garlic!
Dipping mutton dumplings in vinegar and mashed garlic will have a complementary effect, making them less greasy and more muttony, and more fragrant and juicy.
They packed a lot and everyone ate to their heart's content.
Yan Runzhi smiled and said, "Liangzi might be able to do it. If he finds a wife, he can take advantage of it."
He Liang looked at Jiang Lin and said, "Sister-in-law, can you introduce me to someone?"
Jiang Lin: "This weekend, I invite you to attend the social gathering. Please dress nicely."
He Liang straightened his back and asked, "Is he handsome?"
Dabao: "So handsome."
With so much flour on the surface, it would be strange if it didn’t fall apart!
Everyone laughed and raised their glasses to celebrate the Winter Solstice.
Cheng Rushan can drink too much, and the others in Dongshan are all defeated by him. They don't want to force him to drink, lest they get themselves drunk.
After dinner, Bie Dongshan was responsible for washing the dishes, Dabao and Xiaobao took out their costumes to accompany Wensheng, and Yan Runzhi took out the costume she made for Wensheng.
Yan Runzhi is now invited by Wu Shuxian to be the costume consultant of the troupe, providing guidance to the costume sewing staff and designing new costumes together. Cheng Yunzhi also provides some elements and opinions of traditional costumes to help them improve them.
Wensheng sang in the troupe as a guest singer. At first, he sang Huangmei Opera, but later he wanted to join the Peking Opera troupe and refused to sing Huangmei Opera. No one understood why he suddenly changed, because he was handsome, his voice was also suitable for Huangmei Opera, and compared with Peking Opera, Huangmei Opera singing requirements were slightly simpler.
Later, when Jiang Lin asked, Wensheng told her a little embarrassedly, "Mom, they always ask me to sing husband and wife, and I don't like husband and wife."
Huangmei Opera has many love scenes, such as The Fairy and the Fairy, The Female Prince Consort, Liang Zhu, etc., all of which feature a pair of men and women, and they are handsome. He felt that it was not good for a man and a woman to act as a couple, not like his parents. The people in the troupe told him that this was an opera, not real, just pretending, and it would not affect anything. He still couldn't get over it, so he went to sing Peking Opera.
He has a simple mind, is focused on learning, and makes rapid progress. So even though he is not a master, he is still very popular because of his handsome appearance and excellent voice.
Wensheng dressed up as a young man and sang several roles by himself. Everyone in the room was very happy. Neighbors who heard the noise came to watch, and some who knew how to sing brought their erhu to add music.
Zeng Hongjie was busy taking pictures of them, recording everyone's winter solstice entertainment life so that she could submit it to the provincial newspaper.
She liked taking pictures of Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan. The young couple leaned against each other, with an intoxicatingly sweet look in their eyes and brows. While she was taking pictures, she caught Jiang Lin winking at Cheng Rushan several times with a faint smile on her lips, and Cheng Rushan smiled back at her as if he understood. The tacit understanding between the two of them was so corny! All of this was seen and recorded by the camera.
Dabao sat upright, while Xiaobao held onto his shoulders and leaned over to whisper in his ear. He was mumbling something with a sly smile on his face.
Fang Chengguang and Bie Dongshan sat on the same stool. He leaned on Bie Dongshan with his eyes closed, looking lazy at all, unlike other soldiers who always sat upright like a pine tree.
After capturing all the gestures of the audience, Zeng Hongjie's eyes and camera were glued to the man in front of her. She couldn't stop taking pictures, not wanting to miss any gesture, expression, or look.
How come he is so handsome!
He Liang was holding a basket filled with peanuts and melon seeds fried by Yan Runzhi, as well as sun-dried sweet potatoes, and he served everyone like a butterfly.
Jiang Lin took a handful of peanuts and put them in Cheng Rushan's hand, then grabbed a handful of melon seeds and put them in his other hand, and slowly ground her teeth.
She peeled a peanut and stuffed it into Cheng Rushan's mouth. "Delicious, isn't it?"
Cheng Rushan's eyes were so bright from the alcohol that they seemed to burst out. He stared at her rosy lips and said, "It smells good."
She also drank two cups of wine, her face flushed, causing him to look at her non-stop. They were very happy living together, but they couldn't kiss, hug, or lift each other up at any time. Captain Cheng was thinking about whether he should take his wife out.
After playing for more than an hour, the neighbors dispersed. Winter afternoons are particularly leisurely and lazy, even sitting there and taking a nap is not too much. If the young people have nothing to do, they will also gather together to have fun, play cards, etc.
No one wanted to read today, so He Liang and Bie Dongshan played playing cards.
Dabao and Xiaobao took out the story they wrote with their grandfather and Wensheng, and said, "Xiaojie, can you submit it for us? We also want to make money."
Zeng Hongjie took it and looked at it. The two children had written many stories before. Zeng Hongjie thought they were good, but the writing was immature, so she gave some advice. After a year of learning and accumulation, Dabao and Xiaobao's story writing skills have become higher and higher. Let her say that this is not the level of a second-grade child, it is better than many adults.
She picked out a few of the best ones, all of which were stories about Dongsheng and Linlin's adventures. "I'll submit them all to you."
Dabao and Xiaobao thanked her.
Zeng Hongjie teased them, "Why do you make money? Your family is not short of money."
Dabao: "My family's money is not mine. I have to file a report and apply for it if I want to spend it."
Zeng Hongjie laughed, "How much money do you want and you have to file a report? What do you want to do?"
Dabao: "There are so many things to do, buying books, toys, and various parts..."
Xiaobao whispered: "Buy some candy! Hehe." Then he quickly glanced at Jiang Lin and saw that she was leaning on Dongsheng's shoulder discussing which card to play. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Zeng Hongjie whispered, "Then you guys should come up with a pen name. If you want to publish it, it's better to have a pen name."
Vincent asked what the pen name was.
Xiaobao: "For example, Lu Xun, originally named Zhou Shuren. There are also Lao She and Shu Qingchun."
Wensheng understood, "My name is Wensheng."
Dabao: "We can just use a pen name."
Xiaobao: "That's called Baosheng."
Zeng Hongjie discussed it with them and finally decided on a temporary name, Lin Shi.
They went to talk to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin asked in surprise: "Why is it called Lin Shi?"
Xiaobao: "Because we are all stones, haha."
Jiang Lin: “…”
But as soon as she thought about it, she knew what was going on. She heard them whispering there.
She smiled and said, "You should take care of your feathers and write well."
The three brothers immediately puffed out their chests and said, "Promise the organization to write well!"
Jiang Lin: "I heard people say that if you want to write a good book, you need to observe more, think more, and talk more with grandpas, grandmas, and children on the streets."
Dabao: "This is what Bai Juyi said."
Jiang Lin: “…” I’m sorry, I’m just not good at liberal arts and don’t quite understand.
Xiaobao has excitedly started discussing with his grandparents how to spend the royalties, and all the candies and snacks should be given to him! Zeng Hongjie said that writing articles can make money, five to ten yuan for a short article, and even dozens or even a hundred yuan if it is well written!
Jiang Lin asked Zeng Hongjie to stay, but she refused and wanted to go back to write her manuscript.
He Liang: "Xiao Jie, you can stay here. Bie Dongshan and I will make room for you."
Zeng Hongjie: "No, I'll come and keep Linlin company when Captain Cheng goes on a business trip."
Yan Runzhi packed a lunch box with dumplings for her and asked her to heat them up on the stove to eat at night. She saw Zeng Hongjie wearing a woolen coat and asked, "Xiaojie, are you cold without a cotton coat?"
It was freezing cold at the moment, and she was afraid that Baoer's mother would be cold, so she not only bought a small cotton-padded jacket, but also a big cotton-padded jacket and a military coat.
This winter, Cheng Rushan also brought a woolen coat for Jiang Lin. Although it was windproof, it was not warm enough. Yan Runzhi was always worried that Jiang Lin would get cold. In order to make her feel at ease, Jiang Lin simply put it away and waited until spring to wear it.
Yan Runzhi began to worry about Zeng Hongjie being cold.
Zeng Hongjie smiled and said, "Aunt, it's not cold. There's a stove in the house. We'll just be outside for a while."
Jiang Lin asked Cheng Rushan to send it off.
Zeng Hongjie: "No, I can just take the bus." She waved to Wensheng: "Wensheng, I'm leaving now."
Vincent waved his hand.
He Liang: "I'm fine, I'll go see you off."
Fang Chengguang: "I just need to do something, let's go together." He took the key from Cheng Rushan and said to the two of them: "Let's go."
Watching the three people leave, Yan Runzhi whispered to Jiang Lin: "Why don't you ask Liangzi to come back?"
Jiang Lin laughed, "Why ask him to come back?"
She knew Yan Runzhi thought Zeng Hongjie and Fang Chengguang were a good match, but dating was a personal matter. Zeng Hongjie was an excellent girl, an unmarried campus beauty at a provincial university, and many excellent boys were chasing after her. But she had always made it clear to her suitors that she didn't have that kind of feeling for them.
She had known Fang Chengguang for some time, but she had never said that she had any feelings for him, and Fang Chengguang had not shown any intention of pursuing her.
She went to send him off at this moment probably because she was afraid that it would be awkward for a man and a woman to be alone.
Therefore, Jiang Lin thinks that they should just let nature take its course. After all, some people fall in love at first sight, while some people's feelings are cultivated. Maybe one day, at a certain time, they will suddenly feel the same way.
Bie Dongshan took the three brothers to play table tennis and badminton, so that Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan could move freely, go out for a stroll or watch a movie.
Yan Runzhi did needlework, while Cheng Yunzhi wrote calligraphy. He was good at calligraphy, and many people asked him to write couplets, so he had to practice in advance and cut red paper to write formally a few days later.
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan were about to go out holding hands when they met Wu Shuxian and her nephew at the door.
They were carrying a lot of gifts, including malted milk, canned food, and a little rooster.
"Teacher Jiang, happy Winter Solstice!" Wu Shijin greeted Jiang Lin when he saw her, and also asked how Cheng Rushan was.
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan greeted them and invited them to sit inside.
In the first half of the year, Wu Shuxian asked Jiang Lin to review the homework for her nephew and niece. Jiang Lin did her best and taught according to the students' aptitude. Both children did well in their studies.
In July this year, both of them took the college entrance examination. Although Wu Tingting did not pass, because her English score was very good, the admissions office asked her to go for an interview. Her oral English was very good, so Capital University of Foreign Languages made an exception and admitted her.
Wu Shijin was admitted to the Seed Science and Engineering major of the Agricultural Department of the Provincial Agricultural University, and he felt like a fish in water after he arrived.
The one who was most happy about the two of them passing the exam was Wu Shuxian. She wanted to worship Jiang Lin as a idol. She boasted to everyone about how kind, knowledgeable, and able to teach students. She praised her to bits every day, and many people sent their children to her for teaching.
Whenever there was a major festival, Wu Shuxian would ask her nephew to bring gifts to express her gratitude.
Wu Tingting also wrote to Jiang Lin to tell her about the situation at the School of Foreign Languages. Jiang Lin encouraged her to learn as many foreign languages as possible, including Japanese, Korean, and some European languages, while learning English well. She could choose not to choose Hindi and Russian, which the teacher advocated. Wu Tingting listened to her and always felt that Teacher Jiang was far-sighted and what she said was right.
Wu Shuxian had a loud voice, and whenever she came, the room would be filled with laughter. She would usually flirt with Jiang Lin, and then talk to Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi, talking about endless things in the troupe.
Jiang Lin chatted with Wu Shijin about study and listened to interesting stories about their Agricultural College.
Wu Shijin told her gossip. Jiang Lin also took notes of some interesting things, because Dabao and Xiaobao asked everyone to accumulate useful materials.
As they were talking, the roar of a jeep engine was heard outside.
Yan Runzhi: "Oh, why did Chengguang come back so soon?"
Jiang Lin: "Mom, this is not Chengguang, this is Lu Hang."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Rushan looked at her. His dark eyes seemed calm, but they contained meaning that only Jiang Lin could understand.
Jiang Lin smiled and quickly explained to prevent him from getting jealous, "It's Lu Hang's scrapped jeep. When it starts, you can hear the rumbling sound from ten miles away, like thunder."
Cheng Rushan's lips slowly spread into an approving smile, "My wife has good observation skills."
Jiang Lin glanced at him, haha.
Sure enough, Lu Hang's loud voice rang out from outside: "Linlin, Brother Cheng! Come and help!"
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan stood up, and Wu Shuxian also stood up to say goodbye.
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, please sit down and chat with my parents. It's okay."
Wu Shijin knew Lu Hang and they had attended several dances together. They had even been dance partners because Lu Hang refused to dance with Guo Yanqiu.
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan went out and saw Lu Hang coming over carrying two rolls of cloth.
Jiang Lin: "Hey, Lu Hang, what are you doing? Don't make any mistakes."
The two bundles of cloth were too big, and Lu Hang was struggling, "Brother Cheng..."
Cheng Rushan went over to help Lu Hang unload the two bundles of cloth and carried them into the house and placed them on the kang.
Lu Hang sincerely admired: "Brother Cheng is really strong."
Jiang Lin said proudly: "Yes, it is much bigger than you."
Lu Hang: "Look how beautiful Linlin is. She is becoming more and more beautiful."
Jiang Lin rolled her eyes at him, "Why isn't Doctor Guo with you? Today is the winter solstice, didn't you go to her house to give her a gift?"
Lu Hang looked very innocent, "Why would I go to her house to give her a gift?"
Jiang Lin: "Why didn't anyone beat you to death? Doctor Guo really spoils you."
"Linlin, you can't wrongly accuse me. Guo Yanqiu and I are enemies, not lovers! I'm afraid of her!"
Jiang Lin: "Men are usually only afraid of the women they love, right Shi Jin?"
Wu Shijin laughed: "I'm afraid of my aunt, right?"
Lu Hang immediately said, "She's not my aunt or my mother. I'm really afraid of her."
He followed Jiang Lin into the house and greeted the others, then asked them to look at the cloth, "What a good thing."
Jiang Lin: "Don't be so proud, tell me how you got it, don't tell me it's an internal processing cloth."
Lu Hang patted his chest and said, "I'm very tough. I bought this cloth openly. You know why I bought it, right? It was made with the money we earned from the agency. I applied for funds to buy it. I sent it to you to see. You can take the rest to my second brother to sell."
Wu Shuxian took a look and exclaimed, "Where are the breeches? They're foreign goods. Where did you get them from?"
Lu Hang was so proud that he seemed to have a tail that was about to sweep the roof. He laughed at Yan Runzhi and Jiang Lin and said, "I knitted it myself!"
"Oh my god, you knitted it yourself?" Yan Runzhi also pulled it up to have a look. "Pure wool? No, it's a wool-polyester blend."
She is now a consultant for the theater troupe and comes into contact with a lot of fabrics, so she can recognize it.
Jiang Lin: "Did your textile factory really introduce a new production line?"
Lu Hang nodded: "It's right to listen to Brother Cheng, there will be meat to eat!"
After Cheng Rushan told him about it that year, he went home and told his father about it. The father and son discussed improving the welfare of the workers and escaped the disaster. Later, they tried to improve production and efficiency. Last year, they planned to import a production line, but they did not have enough money, so they applied for a grant, a loan, and the workers contributed part of the money, and then imported a new production line from Japan.
Although it was not as advanced as Japan's, it was much more advanced than their own. They also imported wool yarn from wool factories in the northwest, and cotton and polyester-cotton were already produced.
Now they can produce fabric faster and with better quality, and they can also produce some fabrics that they couldn't make before, such as this wool-polyester blend.
His father had always doted on his son, and now he was even more obedient. He handed in half of the trial-made cloth to the task, and sold the other half to his own workers without receipts, as repayment for the workers' previous investment, so he didn't make any mistakes.
The cloth can be bought directly without tickets. As much as possible is available, it will be sold out as soon as it is taken out without any need for advertising.
Lu Hang managed to buy a roll, and also carried another roll of improved khaki cloth, and brought them all to Jiang Lin to see. In the future, the sales outlet can regularly stock cloth for sale.
Khaki cloth is thickened cotton or polyester-cotton cloth, generally used for work clothes, etc.
Jiang Lin took a look and praised: "Very good, very mature craftsmanship. This woolen material can be used to make trousers, suits and uniforms, and the khaki cloth can be used to make jackets and work clothes."
Yan Runzhi immediately said, "Lü Hang, I support your business now. Give me...how much per meter? Give me ten feet."
Lu Hang smiled and said, "Aunt, these are all for you. No need to pay, I've already paid for them." Each horse was less than ten feet long.
Yan Runzhi said, "That won't work. Didn't you pay the commission point? We can't let you pay. The commission point is a business and we have to abide by business rules."
She knew that breeches were very expensive, about ten yuan per meter, and ordinary people could not afford them. She had never heard of them before, but she saw them in the theater after she came to the military region. It was said that pure wool breeches were used as formal wear for generals, and those below the division commander could not wear them. If you wanted to buy them, you had to ask for help.
This one is blended, which is also very good. It was not available before. Wu Shuxian said that if they wanted to buy it, they had to ask someone to bring it from Shanghai. The goods in the provincial capital were not enough to sell, and she couldn't even get a place at her level.
It’s great that we can now produce it in our own factory.
Jiang Lin gave the money to Lu Hang, but Lu Hang refused to take it. Cheng Rushan looked at him, and he quickly put it in his pocket to avoid Cheng Rushan saying that he was deliberately arguing with Jiang Lin to get beaten.
Lu Hang put the money in his pocket and said to Jiang Lin, "Linlin, can I have a free meal?"
Jiang Lin: "Ask your aunt."
Lu Hangzi was surprised. "Why ask? It's definitely right."
Yan Runzhi: "The dumplings from lunch will be given to you to eat in the evening. No one is allowed to snatch them away."
Lu Hang felt that he was specially favored and was very happy. He kept muttering to Cheng Rushan, which annoyed Cheng Rushan so much that he wanted to kick him out.
Yan Runzhi took a look at the cloth and asked Wu Shuxian to pick a few meters. Wu Shuxian bought a few meters of cloth and asked Yan Runzhi to put away the rest. Good cloth was not easy to come by, so she kept it for her own use.
Khaki cloth was common, so Yan Runzhi kept enough for making clothes. Wu Shuxian bought a few meters of the rest and also bought a few meters for her parents' home. She also asked the neighbors to come and have a look, and soon all the cloth was sold out.
After Wu Shuxian, Wu Shijin and the women who came to buy cloth left, Yan Runzhi started to fiddle with the fabrics and decide what clothes to make.
Jiang Lin said, "Mom, this is such great fabric, let's make some new designs." She fiddled with the blended wool, wanting to make dungarees and vests for Dabao and Xiaobao. When it's cold, they can wear sweaters inside and cotton coats outside. When it's warm, they can take off the cotton jackets and wear them directly.
Yan Runzhi: "Bao'er's mother, children grow up very fast, such good material will be wasted. I will make a uniform for you, and use khaki cloth to make jackets for Dabao and Xiaobao."
Jiang Lin told her about the jacket. Yan Runzhi had made it for Cheng Rushan and Wensheng, so it would be easy to make it for Dabao and Xiaobao now.
Jiang Lin took a pen to draw the patterns for the trousers and vest. Yan Runzhi took a tape measure and wrote down the sizes for her. Seeing that there was still a lot of material left, Yan Runzhi said she would make them for Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan said, "I don't need it. I have a military uniform." Besides, he was the captain of the transportation department, and there were regulations on dress. It was fine to wear work clothes, but woolen clothes were too conspicuous.
Lu Hang said proudly: "The factory is still doing it anyway, we can afford it for each of you."
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "In the future, the production speed will be faster and faster, it is indeed possible."
Yan Runzhi measured Jiang Lin's size so that she could make three pieces of clothing. There were differences between the women's and men's styles, but that did not pose a problem for her.
Soon Wensheng, Dabao, Xiaobao and Bie Dongshan came back. When they saw Lu Hang there, there was another commotion.
Yan Runzhi said to make dinner. It gets dark earlier at the end of the winter solstice, but they eat more at noon, get hungry later in the afternoon, and the nights are long, so they don't eat dinner so early now.
She asked Wensheng to go to the yard to get some frozen large hairtail and rhubarb to thaw them. In the evening, she would fry the hairtail and braise the rhubarb. She would also make two pots of home-cooked stews, including cabbage, vermicelli, tofu, and pork belly. She would also make a winter bamboo shoot casserole with bacon that Zeng Hongjie had brought during the day.
Just as they were getting ready, Fang Chengguang and He Liang came back, followed by Jiang Xinglei. For some reason, he looked like he had a lot on his mind.
Fang Chengguang took off his coat and said, "I met him on the way back."
Jiang Lin laughed and said, "What day is today? You and Lu Hang came one after the other."
Lu Hang was surprised to see Jiang Xinglei. "Hey, how did you know I was here? I went to your house but couldn't find you."
He knew that Jiang Xinglei had no classes in the afternoon and should have gone home to celebrate the Winter Solstice, but when he went to Jiang's house, he was told that he had not gone home, so Lu Hang came to Jiang Lin's house by himself.
Jiang Xinglei: "Can't I just do something serious?"
There is no direct bus from Jiang's house to here. He got off the bus and didn't want to wait, so he walked straight over and happened to meet Fang Chengguang and others.
Xiaobao: "Uncle, come to our village to make bricks next year."
Lu Hang said with a smile: "Your uncle can make money by doing other things now, so he doesn't need to work hard. Hey, we are eating the government's food now, and after graduation, we will have a small side part and big leather shoes, and our four pockets will be full of money!"
When He Liang saw Yan Runzhi was about to cook, he went over to help. He held the basin and killed and washed the fish.
Jiang Lin felt nauseous when she saw him picking out the fish's internal organs, and quickly walked away.
Jiang Xinglei came closer to her and said, "Sister, I want to tell you something."
Jiang Lin glanced at him and asked, "What's so mysterious?" She didn't dare to say it in front of everyone. Could it be that he had taken a fancy to a female classmate and wanted to learn from her?
She went into the bedroom with Jiang Xinglei and said, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Jiang Xinglei took out a piece of paper and handed it to her, "Sister, take a look."
Jiang Lin picked it up and took a look at it. It was the admission list of the Class of 1978 of the X Province College of Finance and Economics. There were many names on it, and one of them was circled in red.
The name is: Jiang Min.
Jiang Lin was surprised and said, "My eldest sister passed the exam this year, why didn't she come to register... No, she didn't say in her letter that she was taking the exam. Is it because of a coincidence?"
Jiang Xinglei: "It's not a duplicate name. I begged the teacher to check the other admission list. The place of origin and the position of application are behind the name. She is in the 352nd Regiment of the Beidahuang Construction Corps. Her place of origin is ours, that's right."
Jiang Xinglei studied at the College of Finance and Economics in his province, which is a technical college that specializes in training talents in economics and accounting.
He went to the school office to help the teacher this morning, and accidentally saw the admission list and found Jiang Min's name. His first thought was that it might be a duplicate of the name, and he begged the teacher to look at the detailed information, and it turned out that she was really his eldest sister.
Originally, the eldest brother and eldest sister were the best students in their family, while the second brother, second sister and he were mediocre in their studies.
Moreover, my eldest sister finished high school, so she would have a better chance of passing the college entrance examination.
Jiang Lin: "Have you told your parents?"
Jiang Xinglei: "What's the point of telling my parents? They can't solve the problem. I think you and my brother-in-law have an idea, so I'll tell you two first."
Jiang Lin: "We don't know exactly what happened yet, so it's right for you to keep quiet for now."
If they passed the exam but didn't come to register, they either didn't get the admission letter or they got it but refused to register. In any case, we need to confirm Jiang Min's situation first.
She said, "I'll tell your brother-in-law to take us to call my sister."
Jiang Min has always kept in touch with his family. Although the distance is long and the communication is slow, he would always write letters during the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, and also if there were any special circumstances.
The original owner didn't care about her elder sister, and after Jiang Lin came here, some information began to blur, so her memory of her elder sister was not very deep. She later asked Jiang Xinglei for a lot of information.
Jiang Min is 5 years older than Jiang Lin. She is 30 years old this year. She went to the Beidahuang Construction Corps in 1967. In 1969, she was injured on the job and her leg was broken while logging. Because the climate there was bad, she took sick leave and went home to recuperate. As a result, the house was too crowded and there was no room for her. In addition, the original owner had a very bad temper at that time. Meng Yiyi instigated her parents to only care about her sister, brother and younger brother and not her, and they were always angry with Jiang Min. Two months later, Jiang Min's leg got better and she went back to Beidahuang. She has not returned since then.
Later she wrote to say that she married a local officer who had always taken care of her. Later she gave birth to a daughter and a son. Her in-laws treated her very well and her family did not have to worry about her.
It looked like she was going to settle down in the Great Northern Wilderness and never come back.
She always wrote happy letters, never complaining, so her family thought she wanted to settle down there. But now she was admitted to the university but didn't come to register, which must explain the problem. In the past, she might have only reported good news but not bad news.
Thinking that his elder sister might not be doing well, Jiang Xinglei became a little anxious, "Sister, ask your brother-in-law to help me get some meal tickets, I'll go and take a look."
Jiang Lin: "If there is really a situation, you can't do anything. Let your brother-in-law and I go and take a look. Let's call and ask about the situation first."
If only Cheng Rushan goes, it will be inconvenient for him as a man to communicate with his elder sister if there is something hidden. If Jiang Xinglei goes, he will not be able to handle it if something happens. The elder brother and his family work in the factory and cannot take leave. Only she and Cheng Rushan can take leave easily.
Moreover, she has integrated into this era and family, and regards them as her own family. The eldest sister was also squeezed out by the original owner. Now she is Jiang Min's biological sister, and it is only natural for her to solve this matter.
Jiang Lin went to find Cheng Rushan.
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