Chapter 67
Grandpa Lin knew that the old woman was deliberately arguing with him, but he didn't care. He smiled and said, "Even if it wasn't for me, can they still get past me and snatch it from me?"
This... Grandma Lin just wanted to say that the old man was shameless. Isn't this a threat to her son? "How do we divide this? Didn't
Qingqing tell us?" Grandpa Lin took the rain boots and tried them on, saying, "You decide. Hey, there's a letter here." In fact, if it was before, Grandpa Lin wouldn't care about a pair of rain boots. But later, the country was in war, and the Lin family returned to their ancestral home to take refuge. At that time, they didn't even bring gifts, but only sold some of their family property and brought back money. At that time, it was not easy for people to live well. Later, they did not show how rich they were in the countryside. This is called not showing off your wealth.
"A letter? It must be written by Qingqing. Take a look." Grandma Lin urged.
"Don't worry." Grandpa Lin picked up the letter. "This letter is quite thick."
Grandma Lin: "It's been two months. Qingqing must have a lot to say to us. Of course the letter is thick."
Grandpa Lin was speechless after being rebuked by the old woman. He honestly opened the letter. As soon as he opened it, he found two photos. Grandma Lin took them quickly: "Oh, it's a photo of Qingqing. One is their family photo, and the other is a photo of her alone. You see Qingqing seems to have lost weight. Although she has lost weight, she is in good spirits."
In the family photo, Lin Qingqing and Lu Cheng were both sitting, and Lu Haici was sitting on Lin Qingqing's lap. The mother and son were laughing happily. Although the man beside her was not smiling, the tenderness in his eyes could be seen by anyone who looked at the photo.
When Grandma Lin saw the photo, her eyes were red: "Good, good." Looking at the intimacy between her granddaughter and Lu Haici in the photo, she knew that her granddaughter was doing well. Eyes can't lie to people whether a person is doing well or not. Seeing her granddaughter doing well, Grandma Lin was also happy in her heart. It further confirmed that her original insistence was right. It is worth exchanging an old mountain ginseng for the happiness of her granddaughter. Moreover, in this era, the betrothal money of a girl's family is at most a few dozen yuan, but Lu Cheng gave a betrothal money of 800 yuan, which is not the money for the old mountain ginseng?
Therefore, their family did not lose. The granddaughter is happy, and the money for the old mountain ginseng is also obtained. The only thing that Grandma Lin was worried about was that her granddaughter had been raised to be a little spoiled, and she was afraid that she wouldn't get along with the little kid. Now that she could see from the photos that they got along well, she didn't worry about anything.
Looking at the photo of her granddaughter, she said, "This child is really naughty. What's that?" Looking at the gestures of her granddaughter, Grandma Lin couldn't understand.
"Mom, stop looking at the photo of the young lady, and look at what the young lady wrote in the letter?" Mother Lin urged. She was also jealous of the many good things in the package.
Grandma Lin: "Don't rush, don't rush, old man, take a look at the letter."
Grandpa Lin opened the letter, and as a result, there was a five-yuan bill in the letter. Even Grandpa Lin was moved. He gave the money to Grandma Lin. When he saw the words in the letter, he was slightly stunned: "This girl's handwriting has improved... It turns out that she is learning from Lu Cheng."
Lin Qingqing couldn't write the same handwriting as the original owner, so she explained some things at the beginning of the letter.
Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, and all relatives, seeing the letter is like seeing me.
I am living a good life in the family courtyard. Now I am learning high school knowledge with Lu Cheng. I plan to take the high school graduation exam and get the high school certificate. Do you think my handwriting is much better? When
Grandpa Lin saw this line of words, could he still doubt that his granddaughter's handwriting had changed?
Grandma Lin looked around and said: "It is indeed better. Her handwriting before was like a caterpillar." When she said this, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
The Lin family is literate. Although the three sons did not receive proper education because the country was in chaos, Grandpa Lin did teach them word by word. Therefore, the three sons of the Lin family are at the level of elementary school graduates. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was already good to have the level of elementary school graduates.
Of course, the three daughters-in-law were not as good as them because they had never received any education. In that era, many girls had never received any education. The Lin family did not look for daughters-in-law who were educated, but rather for their character.
"Dad, Mom, what did the daughter-in-law say in the letter?" The second son of the Lin family also asked curiously.
Grandpa Lin had finished reading the letter. He said, "Qingqing said several things. The first thing is that she is studying with Lu Cheng in the army and plans to get her high school diploma."
"She is my granddaughter. She is just working hard." Grandma Lin did not dare to say that she is smart or has good grades, because she also knows that her granddaughter has poor grades and is not smart. She was able to go to junior high school because of the old man's face. But it doesn't matter. My grandson-in-law is a college student. This idiot will change his mind if he follows a smart person. Isn't it changed now? "Look at you all. Your eldest sister works so hard and doesn't forget to study even after getting married. You should also study hard, understand?"
The boys didn't dare to question their grandmother's words, and they all responded one by one: "I understand."
Among the six grandsons of the Lin family, Lin Yiyang is the only one who graduated from junior high school. As the eldest grandson, Grandpa Lin never fails to teach him. After graduating from junior high school, Lin Yiyang failed to get into high school, so he became a scorer for the brigade. While keeping score, he followed his grandfather to learn medical skills. In the future, he will become Grandpa Lin's successor. As for the three sons, Grandpa Lin did not intend to teach them, but he couldn't teach them because he didn't have the talent.
The second child is still Lin Yiyang’s younger brother, Lin Aojun, who is 15 years old this year and will be in the third year of junior high school in the second half of the year. He will take the high school entrance examination next year.
The third child is the eldest son of the third uncle, Lin Shanbin, who is 14 years old this year and will also be in the third year of junior high school in the second half of the year. Originally, Lin Aojun could have started school a year earlier, but in order to wait for his younger brother to join him, the two brothers could be companions.
The fourth and fifth children are the second and third sons of the third uncle’s family, twins, 12 years old this year, named Lin Shi and Lin Wu respectively. They are in the fourth grade this year. The sixth child is Lin Qingqing’s biological younger brother, who is 11 years old this year and is in the third grade of elementary school.
Grandma Lin said again: "Old man, please continue."
Grandpa Lin continued: "The second thing is that Qingqing found a job in the army, so she will give us 5 yuan every month as a tribute."
"What?" Grandma Lin was also shocked, "Our Qingqing can find a job?" If this was not her granddaughter, Grandma Lin would have to ask God, what can Lin Qingqing do? Because Grandma Lin also knew that her granddaughter could not do anything. From childhood to adulthood, she could not even wash clothes. "What kind of job is she looking for?" Others also listened
, really afraid of missing some news. It's not Grandma Lin's fault for thinking so, even other people in the Lin family don't think Lin Qingqing can find a job. It's not that they look down on Lin Qingqing, but they have watched Lin Qingqing grow up since she was a child and know what kind of person she is. She was just a little spoiled.
However, it may be that after getting married, the girl has grown up and become sensible.
"She is from the canteen." Grandpa Lin said, "Qingqing said that she often watched the old woman cook, so she had some ideas about how to cook delicious dishes, so she joined the army canteen. She is now preparing side dishes in the army canteen, which means she is specifically instructing the chef on how to cook."
Grandma Lin said, "That's right, Qingqing's mouth is full of food." From childhood to adulthood, the family always took care of her first when it came to delicious food. If her granddaughter had some ideas about food, Grandma Lin would believe it. "I didn't expect that this child could eat her way to a job."
Grandpa Lin: "It's just that the canteen manager did it for Lu Cheng's sake." He thought so. "The third thing is that because she has a job, she will give the family five yuan every month as pension for us."
"No, no, she gives us money every month, what if Lu Cheng is unhappy? How can a girl give money to her parents every month after getting married?" Grandma Lin was afraid that her granddaughter's behavior would make Lu Cheng angry. And it really didn't make sense.
Grandpa Lin said, "Don't worry. Just say that Lu Cheng also gives his aunt 10 yuan a month as pension. Since Lu Cheng has a high salary, giving 10 yuan a month will not affect their lives, so she won't mind. But now she is also a working person, and her salary is low, so she will give us less, 5 yuan a month. Lu Cheng also agreed to this."
After hearing this, Grandma Lin didn't say anything. Since Lu Cheng gives his aunt 10 yuan a month, she can afford to give her granddaughter 5 yuan a month. Besides, this money can be saved and given to the granddaughter in the future, just as they save money for the granddaughter and give her an extra guarantee.
As for the matter of Halogen, Lin Qingqing did not tell the Lin family, this was her own private work.
"The fourth thing is how to distribute the things she sent." Grandpa Lin felt that he had finally let out a sigh of relief, and said the most important part, "Zhang bought two pairs of rain boots, one pair is for me, one pair is for the second child, as for the eldest and third child, she doesn't know your shoe sizes, so she asked you to write to her and tell her that she will buy you shoes and send them to you when she gets the shoe ticket next time."
Uncle Lin: "No, no, Qingqing is enough to remember us. She just started working, and she must have spent Lu Cheng's money to buy so many things, so she doesn't need to buy them for us." Uncle Lin didn't know that these were bought by Lin Qingqing with the Halogen money she earned in June, about 80 yuan, but now it has been almost spent.
Uncle Lin said, "That's right. If I want to wear them, just lend me your rain boots."
Grandpa Lin snorted, "You're wasting time. I've lived to an old age, but I've never seen you buy me anything. You still want to wear the rain boots my granddaughter bought for me? Just dream on."
Uncle Lin: "..." Is this what a father would say?
"There are other gifts at the back..." Grandpa Lin went on, "The clothes here are for me, the old woman, the second son, and the second son's wife. There are notes sewn on each piece of clothing with our names written on them. The eldest son and his wife, the third son and his wife, and the doctor and his wife each got a piece of cloth. Qingqing said they didn't know your sizes, so they just bought the cloth and told you to make your own clothes. As for the others, there are a Liberation bag, a pencil case, and a book. Okay, that's all. By the way, the two extra pieces of cloth are for your young grandfather and his wife, and this bag of candy can be given to their children."
The young grandfather is naturally Grandpa Lin's younger brother.
After Grandpa Lin finished reading the letter, Grandma Lin said, "Take the cloth away by yourselves. Just tell them there is a name and find it yourself."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone started looking for their things. There was a piece of paper sewn on each piece of cloth, so it was easy to find.
"Mom, who is this milk powder for?" asked Lin's mother. She wondered if it was for Lu Ming, who was still young.
When Grandma Lin heard this, she looked at Grandpa Lin and said, "Old man, who is this milk powder for? You didn't tell me."
Grandpa Lin said, "I forgot. This milk powder is for us two old people to replenish our bodies."
When Grandma Lin heard this, she quickly held the milk can in her arms and said, "Don't even think about it if there is no share for you. Your father and I are old, so don't worry about our supplements." The children are all grown up, and she won't give it to them. If the child was just born, she would definitely share it with them. She thought about hiding this can of milk powder and giving it to Qingqing after she gave birth. Giving milk powder is also very face-saving.
The old lady didn't know that there is still a shelf life these days.
Troops
After Lin Qingqing settled the accounts for July, she still had about 350 yuan in her pocket, which was the profit for the whole month of July, minus the money for the ash and the wages of Yu Xiuyao and others.
However, Yu Xiuyao and others were also happy. Yu Xiuyao made about 30 yuan this month, and the other sisters-in-law also made about 20 yuan. This was better than the workers going to work. The workers worked in the factory all day, while they only had to wash in the morning.
Lin Qingqing returned home with a wonderful mood and saw Lu Haici sitting at the door painting. Since he painted animals, Lu Haici's painting cells seemed to have opened up, and he fell in love with painting. But... "Lu Haici, why aren't you taking a nap?"
"Mom..." Lu Haici raised his head, "Dad went to get the package, I'm watching the house."
"Package?" Lin Qingqing was curious, "Who sent the package?"
Lu Haici shook his head: "I don't know."
"I'll go and see." Lin Qingqing just turned around and saw Lu Cheng coming back with a big package, "Where did it come from?" Lin Qingqing asked.
"It was sent from Gaoshanao." Lu Cheng looked at the mailing address.
"Then it should be sent from the Lin family, let's see what's sent." Lin Qingqing was a little impatient. No matter what the thing is, it's always happy to receive something.
Lu Cheng put down the package: "I'll go find a pair of scissors."
"I'll get it, it's in the room." Lin Qingqing stood up. She often uses scissors, so she is more familiar with them than Lu Cheng.
After finding it and opening the package, the things sent by the Lin family became clear at a glance. "It's dried food. I like to eat dried food." Lin said softly, "Speaking of which, because grandpa often goes up the mountain to collect herbs, the Lin family has a lot of dried food."
"Mom, what are these?" Lu Haici was attracted and stopped painting.
"This is dried bamboo shoots, this is dried wood ear, this is dried mushrooms..." Lin Qingqing didn't expect the Lin family to send so many dried goods. The postage for so many dried goods was not small. "There are also dried vegetables. These dried vegetables are great in soup. There is also this dried sweet potato. This is specially made by grandma. After the sweet potato is steamed, it is mashed with sugar, and then made into thin slices and cut. After drying, it is very chewy and sweet." This is made by Grandma Lin, but her own grandma can also make it.
Lin Qingqing also live broadcast the scene of her grandma making dried sweet potatoes. Now she thinks about it, she still finds it very interesting. "Lu Haici, try it and see if it tastes good."
"Hey." Lu Haici took a piece and took a bite. "It tastes good." Just this one bite can be chewed for a long time.
"Do you want to eat it?" Lin asked Lu Cheng softly.
"Yeah." Lu Cheng also took a piece and put it in his mouth to chew.
Lin smiled softly: "In fact, this sweet potato chip will taste better if it is fried, but it has to be fried with sand, the kind of sand that is washed clean. Lu Cheng, is there any sand around here?"
"Sand? What kind of sand?" Lu Cheng asked.
Lin Qingqing said, "Use very fine sea sand."
"Of course there is. There are dried seafood here, so there must be sea." Lu Cheng replied.
"Oh, right, why did I forget this? I'll ask the carpenter's wife, she must know." Lin Qingqing thought for a while, "What time is it now?"
Lu Cheng: "One o'clock and five minutes."
Lin Qingqing heard it and hurriedly got up: "Then I'll go and ask the carpenter's wife." She didn't go to work until three o'clock, so it was still early. "Lu Cheng, soak the dried mushrooms, and we'll make soup tomorrow."
Lu Cheng: "Okay."
Lin Qingqing rode her bicycle to find the carpenter's wife.
It was noon, and she didn't feel hot. When she arrived at the carpenter's house, the carpenter's family hadn't started work yet. In summer, people start work later, but they also get off work late.
The carpenter's wife was also happy to see Lin Qingqing coming. She and Lin Qingqing had a good relationship, and they had traded privately several times, all of which were bartering, and they trusted each other.
Hearing Lin Qingqing's purpose, the carpenter's wife knew: "You want to use sea sand to fry dried sweet potatoes?"
Lin Qingqing said: "Yes, is there a sea nearby? I want to get some sea sand."
"Yes, yes, I'll take you there." The carpenter's wife didn't expect Lin Qingqing to use sea sand to fry dried sweet potatoes. How troublesome. The dried sweet potatoes they usually eat are just cut into strips, boiled and dried. I didn't know that you can use sea sand to fry dried sweet potatoes.
This is the difference between places. Some places have this kind of food, and some places don't.
The carpenter's house is quite far from the beach, so Lin Qingqing took the carpenter's wife there on a bicycle. Although it was high tide, it did not affect Lin Qingqing's sand collection. She went to the beach, looked at the fine sand, and then took some. Not much, about two kilograms.
After taking the sand, Lin Qingqing first sent the carpenter's wife home, and then she returned to the family compound.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when she arrived at the family compound, and only Lu Haici was at home. Lu Haici saw his mother taking the sand back and was very curious: "Mom, can this sand be eaten?" Children all know that sand cannot be eaten.
"Of course not." Lin Qingqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We need to wash the sand first, and then dry it in the sun. We can use it to fry sweet potatoes tomorrow. The sweet potatoes will be crispy and sweet, and especially delicious."
Lu Haici was drooling when he heard
that it was especially delicious: "Mom, I will watch the sand." Lin Qingqing: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Haici. You should eat more when we fry the sweet potatoes tomorrow."
Lu Haici grinned.
Lin Qingqing washed the sand and dried it in the yard, and then she went to work.
The third company's kitchen team
"Comrade Lin, the soybeans and mung beans we ordered last time were delivered this afternoon by the people from the vegetable market." Qi Shao called out as soon as he saw Lin Qingqing.
Speaking of which, they had planned to make mung bean soup at the beginning of the month, but because they suddenly ordered mung beans, the market didn't have so many mung beans. In fact, it is understandable that in those days, the crops grown on the land were mainly grains, and mung beans were not considered grains, so they were planted less, so that more than 100 kilograms of mung beans were needed at one time, but the market didn't have them. This must be August.
"How much did you send?" Lin asked softly.
"Including the amount added later, 500 kilograms of mung beans and 116 kilograms of soybeans." Qi Shao said, which means that all the money earned from the wood ash in June and July has been used up.
"Then let's start making mung bean soup tomorrow. After it's done, put it in the refrigerator and chill it. You'll know when everyone gets lunch tomorrow at noon." Fortunately, there is a refrigerator in the cafeteria. The taste of this mung bean soup is different after it is chilled. But they didn't have sugar, so they didn't put sugar in the mung bean soup. But even without sugar, it tastes good when it's chilled.
Qi Shao: "They will be so happy tomorrow. Since Comrade Lin came, they have been eating happily every day. Now they even have snacks. They are so lucky." Of course, he ate a lot.
Lin smiled softly: "These mung beans and soybeans are not only from the third company, but also from other companies, and from the entire independent regiment. Do we have to arrange for the whole independent regiment at noon tomorrow?" A pound of mung beans can be made into a portion for ten people if you add a little water. There are more than 700 people in the independent regiment, let's say 800 people, which means 80 kilograms of mung beans are needed. But they have 500 kilograms, so they are not afraid.
"Arrange them all." Qi Shao said, "We will send the cooked food here to the canteens of other companies. In this way, the comrades of other companies will definitely envy our company."
"That's no big deal. Mung bean soup for lunch tomorrow and soy milk the day after tomorrow morning. Arrange them all together." In fact, Lin Qingqing also wanted to drink it. One pound of soybeans can make about four pounds of soy milk. 200 milliliters per person can be divided into 10 people. If there are 800 people, it is also 80 pounds. However, in this way, 116 pounds of soybeans can only be eaten once. But it doesn't matter. The remaining soybean dregs can be used... Suddenly, Lin Qingqing's eyes lit up. The remaining soybeans can be made into soybean sprouts. "Qi Squad Leader, give me five pounds of soybeans. I will make soybean sprouts."
"Comrade Lin can make soybean sprouts?" Qi Shao was stunned. Isn't this too amazing?
Lin Qingqing wanted to say that everything is for survival.
She is different from other food anchors. She is a food anchor who goes into people's livelihood and into the countryside. She has grown bean sprouts by herself, made rice cakes by herself, and so on. It's not that she is good. To be honest, everything is for traffic and to make money. Modern people like to watch.
Qi Shao brought five pounds of soybeans and drove the people inside out: "Comrade Lin, making soybean sprouts is a technical job. We won't watch it. Call us when you are done."
Lin Qingqing didn't expect him to be so meticulous. To be honest, she really didn't expect it: "Okay." In fact, she didn't care. This was originally a method she found on the Internet, but since Qi Shao proposed it, she didn't say anything.
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