Chapter 36
Lu Qin weighed the hoe, tentatively lifting it up a little and then pressing it down a little.
Lu Chunnong pulled the towel on his shoulder to wipe the sweat off his face, before he could even say "you won't".
Lu Qin had already dug down with his hoe, but the force he exerted was not proportional to the effect. He dug in the air and a gust of flying stones came towards him. He turned his head and swatted them twice.
There were already some aunts in the distance who were paying attention to Lu Qin's sudden arrival. His wrists were whiter than those of their female comrades. His action caused several laughs.
Lu Chunnong turned his head and fanned himself, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Let me do it. This job is not easy."
"Yeah, Lu Qin, you should let your sister do it. You're not cut out for this. You're not that delicate."
Aunt Zhao looked at him for a long time and couldn't help but say something. Although Lu Chunnong couldn't work as well as the women in the team, she was still better than him.
Besides, it is very rare for Lu Qin, a wild cat that is rarely seen all day, to appear here.
Avoiding his sister's movements, his eyes fell on his sister's slender wrist. Lu Qin glanced at Aunt Zhao. If he hadn't seen the look of joking on her face, he would have almost thought that she was trying to sow discord.
He rested his right arm on the hoe handle and answered him, "Auntie, who is born to do this kind of work? Look at you, you are so capable, isn't it also because of your practice every day?"
"That's right," she liked to hear.
Aunt Zhao stood there and continued to rest, fanning herself and observing the brother and sister. Wow, they were both so white, what's that called? They were as white as an egg, and didn't look like the ones in their team at all.
When Kong Yue walked home, he saw Lu Qintan sitting on a chair in the yard. He was no longer as lively and energetic as he was at noon. His son Kong Dongdong moved a low stool and sat next to his legs, pounding his legs with his little fists.
"Uncle, are you okay?" His face flushed.
"No, a little higher, a little harder, yes, Dongdong, you are awesome!" Praises came out of his mouth one after another as if they were free.
Kong Dongdong's eyes curved with praise, he arched his little butt, his little face almost lying on his legs, and his little fists fell on his legs again and again.
Kong Yue stood there and watched for a long time. Even as a father, he had never enjoyed the blessing of his son so much.
Lu Qin stared at the sky above. There were still many stars tonight. He recalled the half-day's work. Even if he had eaten three bowls of braised pork, it wouldn't have made up for it. He was so exhausted that his soul was numb. He really couldn't imagine the hardship without working. He wondered how his sister had managed when the original body wasn't helping.
He caught a glimpse of a dark shadow out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't move.
"Where have you been?" Kong Yue stood there straight, looking down at him.
Sun Laimei came out with a kettle, "Don't talk about him, this guy helped Chunnong dig a canal for the whole afternoon, if he's not tired, then who will be tired, Lu Qin? Auntie brought you a kettle, do you want to soak it?"
"Okay, Auntie, just leave it there. I'll soak it later."
A hint of surprise flashed across Kong Yue's face, and then he asked, "The team is digging a canal today, why didn't they tell me beforehand?"
"The captain proposed it at the last minute. Chunnong and I went there right after lunch." Sun Laimei put down the pot and answered him.
As he was talking, Lu Chunnong came out and handed a wet towel to Lu Qin, "Wipe your face first."
"Thank you, sister." Lu Qin was too lazy to get up, so he stretched out a hand to take it, and then applied it directly on his face.
Kong Yue looked her over and only looked away when he saw that she was fine.
Looking at the brat's appearance, the towel on his face rose and fell with his movements. He rolled up his sleeves slightly and said, "Let me give you a massage!"
“Hey hey”
"Brother-in-law!!! Ouch!"
Ten minutes later, Kong Yue looked at the boy lying on the chair gasping for breath, and slowly pulled up his sleeves.
Lu Qin looked up at the sky, his eyes were unfocused and his hair was messy and drooping on his forehead. He felt that there were more stars today.
"Uncle, uncle." Kong Dongdong lay on him, worry hidden in his small eyes.
Lu Chunnong picked up the towel and put it in his hand. "Take a rest. You'll be fine tomorrow."
Lu Qin stared at their backs, patted the seat next to him, and said weakly, "Kong Dongdong, come up."
The couple's eyes met, and they walked into the house one after the other.
As soon as they entered the room, Kong Yue lowered his head, took her hand, and gently stroked it, whispering, "Thanks to Lu Qin for helping us."
Otherwise, he would come back even if he took leave and not let her do it.
Lu Chunnong's eyes fell on his hair. Kong Yue's temperament was as tough as his hair. "He's not very skilled either."
"That's okay. A man should exercise too." Kong Yue said with a tone that showed he knew him very well. He didn't tell her how capable his brother-in-law was outside.
Lu Chunnong sensed a hint of long-standing resentment in his tone.
Five minutes later, Kong Yue came out with some papers and saw the two lying flat on their backs. "You two eat first. I'm going to go out and do something."
The two, one big and one small, who were originally lying flat, sat up instantly.
Sun Laimei was about to shout when the figure holding a small child made a hushing gesture to him.
At Jiang Manzhu's house, Zhou Guixiang was chasing her grandson to feed him when she suddenly noticed a figure at the door.
"Hey, Yue boy, have you eaten yet?" She stood up straight with the bowl in her hand and saw who was coming.
Kong Yue nodded and said, "It's already cooked at home, Auntie, is Uncle Manzhu home?"
"I'm here. I just came back from outside." He shouted into the inner room, "Old man, Yue kid is looking for you!"
This sound caused the Wei family's wife and Wei Xiang's wife, who were cooking in the kitchen, to curiously look out. Kong Yue nodded to them politely.
When Zhou Guixiang's grandson Shitou saw that his grandmother was not chasing her, he hugged her thighs and looked at the tall person in front of him curiously.
Zhou Guixiang took the opportunity to feed him a mouthful of rice. "I heard a few days ago that you went to work at the Public Security Bureau. You've been there for several days, right?"
Her tone was filled with barely concealed curiosity, even a hint of envy. Her son, Jiang Weiguo, did have a job in the city, but it was only after a year of temporary work before he became a regular employee. Besides, that job didn't even sound as good as the word "Public Security."
Zhou Guixiang's ten-year-old granddaughter Jiang Hehua brought out a stool. Kong Yue thanked her but didn't sit down. Then he answered her, "I officially started working after the New Year, and it's been a week."
"That's good," Zhou Guixiang said, scraping the edge of the bowl unconsciously with her spoon. "That's great! Our Dongyang Brigade has someone in the Public Security Bureau now."
Jiang Manzhu came out at this time, one hand supporting his lower back, "Yue boy is here."
"Uncle, what are you doing?" Kong Yue subconsciously stepped forward to help him.
Jiang Manzhu waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's an old problem." He couldn't stand working for an entire afternoon. Everyone was lazy after the New Year.
"What are you doing here?" He took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to him. This cigarette was homemade. The tobacco was dried and cut into shreds and simply rolled in paper.
Kong Yue took it after a glance, but didn't smoke it. "Thank you, uncle. I came to you to discuss the matter of transferring my household registration and transferring my food supply. I have prepared all the documents. I will need the signature or stamp of the brigade when the time comes."
Jiang Manzhu took it and looked at it. He didn't read the content, but saw the words first. "Your handwriting is quite delicate. Your wife must have written it."
When Lu Chunnong was mentioned, Kong Yue's expression softened, "Yes."
Zhou Guixiang was so tired of chasing her grandson that she leaned forward to take a look. Although she could not read, the layout was very pleasing to the eye. It was just like the words in her eldest son's old textbooks. As for the primary school textbooks in their commune now, they were completely incomparable because they were all handwritten by the teachers themselves.
After he agreed, Jiang Manzhu checked the documents. "Work certificate from the Public Security Bureau, application materials for transfer of residence. Okay, they're all ready. I'll go get them stamped by the brigade committee."
"Sorry for the trouble, uncle."
After Kong Yue finished speaking, he mentioned something, "Uncle, the commune recruited elementary school teachers last year, are they still recruiting this year?"
Jiang Manzhu looked at him in surprise, but he was not surprised. If he had the ability, he would also like to move his family members up. "Are you asking for your Chunnong?"
Kong Yue didn't deny it. Lu Chunnong's life had stabilized over the past two or three years, and given the brat's situation, his cleverness could only be used in the city.
Jiang Manzhu carefully put away the materials and thought carefully. "This year, the commune has paid close attention to education. They've also bought two or three bungalows next to the school. I guess they're expanding the area. This means there are more students, so they'll definitely recruit more teachers. You can ask your wife to try first."
"Okay, thank you uncle."
Kong Yue turned his head and saw two people not far away over the wall. His eyelids twitched.
"That's it for now, uncle. I'll go back first."
"Hey, stay home and have dinner before leaving." Zhou Guixiang called him.
"No, uncle, the meal at home is ready."
Jiang Manzhu supported his waist with one hand and walked him to the door, "Come and get it tomorrow."
"Okay, uncle, you don't need to see me off. Let's go back."
After closing the door, Zhou Guixiang sighed, "Today, Zhao Mandi from next door told me that Lu Chunnong and his brother don't seem to be able to work."
When Lu Qin hoeed the ground, so many people laughed.
If Lu Chunnong could go to the commune to be a teacher, it would mean that he was not destined to do this.
It was past seven in the evening, and apart from the round moon-like disk on the horizon, there was no other light.
Kong Yue had good night vision, so the uncle and nephew had nowhere to hide.
"Lu Qin!"
With one word, the two, big and small, turned their heads to look at him at the same time.
His eyelids twitched.
"Kong Dongdong, come here, you go in front." Lu Qin stopped and invited the younger one to come forward.
Kong Dongdong stepped with his calves, and ran straight to Kong Yue, raising his little face to look at him.
Kong Yue: “…”
Lu Qin, hands in his pockets, followed slowly, his gait a little awkward. The words he had just heard outside his uncle Manzhu's yard echoed in his ears.
Comparing the original body with Lu Chunnong, Lu Chunnong is actually no worse than the original body. At least Lu Chunnong graduated from high school.
He met his brother-in-law's eyes, but he didn't expose her.
He felt a weight on his legs and shook them gently, "Here, ask your dad to hold you."
Kong Dongdong slowly turned his little head, glanced at the tall figure, then glanced at his uncle, and finally hesitantly opened his little hands, "I want to hold you, uncle is tired."
Kong Yue: “…” You are quite filial.
Kong Yue glanced at the brat, bent down and picked up his son. He was a small, soft ball, and he instantly stopped caring.
Seeing that his complexion had improved, Lu Qin turned his head and hushed.
When I got home, the meal was already served. Sun Laimei was puzzled, "It's dinner time, why are you all gone?"
Kong Dongdong struggled to get down and ran over to ask Lu Chunnong to help him wash his hands.
Lu Qin turned his eyes away from his nephew and said, "Aunt, we are just taking a walk."
Sun Laimei believed it and said, "Eat early, the food is getting cold."
While eating, Lu Qin held his chopsticks and silently observed his sister.
At night, Lu Chunnong got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and happened to meet Lu Qin walking towards him in high spirits.
Lu Chunnong stopped and said, "I haven't slept yet."
Lu Qin pulled up his clothes and said, "Just sleep."
Back in the room, Kong Yue lifted the quilt and let her in. "What's wrong?"
Lu Chunnong took off his coat and said, "It's okay. Lu Qin is wandering around in the yard."
Kong Yue pushed down the quilt, wondering what this kid was up to. He couldn't let him target his family members.
The next day, Lu Qin and his brother-in-law took different routes. He then realized that his brother-in-law didn't ride a bicycle. A thought flashed through his mind: could it be because of him that his brother-in-law borrowed the bicycle in the first place?
To be honest, he was quite touched. Really, the couple's temperaments were very similar in this respect, but he was different.
When he arrived at Hongqi Commune, Wu Ming came to receive him.
Watching him pour hot water skillfully, the arrogant Comrade Wu Ming seemed to have disappeared forever.
Lu Qin squinted his eyes and looked at him, "Comrade Wu Ming, you are from our Hongqi Commune"
"Well, I will be working at the commune starting today, but I will cooperate with you to finish this performance." Wu Ming put down the thermos.
In fact, he also thought that it would take some effort for him to enter the commune. After all, from the very beginning, he had not been able to appear in front of Director Zhang of the County Revolutionary Committee. This matter originated from Lu Qin, and his subsequent smooth entry into the commune was also due to Lu Qin.
From having mixed feelings at the beginning, he was now completely grateful.
"Comrade Lu, please check if the water is hot."
Lu Qin figured it out. It turned out that he came here to improve his qualifications in the first place.
As he was speaking, Director Yang came over and said, "Comrade Xiao Lu, you are here so early!"
Comrade Lu smiled naturally and said, "Yes, this is our Red Flag Commune's own business. Naturally, we should pay more attention to it."
Director Yang laughed twice and said, "Please sit down. If you need anything, you can tell me. Is it for today's promotion or..."
Now it is indeed their commune's own business. They said it should be done in two days so as not to delay farm work, and no leaders were sent down from above, but don't forget, there will be assessments later.
Lu Qin took the tea that Wu Ming had poured for him and said, "Director, please drink your tea. I have another idea that I'm not sure if I should share."
"Go ahead and tell me." Director Yang knew that this kid was much smarter than others.
Lu Qin cleared his throat and said, "To make this promotion look more official, see if you can get more people to come and see it. I've told Director Sun that reporters will come over to take pictures."
"We need to take pictures too." Director Yang became a little restless.
"Yes," Lu Qin nodded affirmatively, "After all, it didn't start with our commune."
Director Yang had only taken photos once at this age. He returned to the previous topic and asked, "Then I will call more people over. Who else do you think can be invited?"
The key is that the number of people gathered together is just like this.
Lu Qin expressed his opinion, "I think we should invite the principal and teachers of the commune's primary school to attend. After all, preventing human traffickers is not a one-time thing. Students will definitely stay in school in the future. Where do they learn knowledge? They learn it in school. After the reporters take pictures, we can explain to them that these principals and teachers are here voluntarily for the children. This is not just about promoting the human traffickers issue, it shows that our commune values children and education..."
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