Chapter 101 Heroes

In the evening, Mrs. Jiang invited Sister Lu to live with her so that Lin Shu and her sister could have a good chat.

Sister Lu readily agreed. She slept very well. Except when she was with Brother Lu, she could fall asleep as soon as she lay down. However,

Lin Shu and Lin Xia had endless things to talk about.

Lin Shu hugged her second sister and said happily, "Second sister, you are really great. You have courage and determination. You can let go of the garbage in your relationship. Your work, life, mental and physical health will get better and better in the future!"

Lin Xia was also happy, "I think so too. I always felt something was blocking my chest before, and I wanted to lose my temper but felt that I was not qualified. Now I scolded him and I felt relieved."

Qian Lisheng came to see her tonight, which made her completely let go and feel completely at ease!

Considering that the second sister had to go to work, they went to bed at ten o'clock.

After breakfast, Lin Shu and Lu Dasao went to the tractor factory.

Director Qin had asked Mrs. Lu to try to get close to the leaders of the tractor factory when she had time, and try to help the commune apply for the purchase of tractors.

Lin Shu didn't quite understand and was still wondering, "Isn't it that the commune applies to the county, the county applies to the city, and the city makes the arrangements? The tractor factory has no power to manage this, right?"

Mrs. Lu: "I don't know either. Director Qin said that it would be more effective for us to get close to the leaders of the tractor factory than to him. I thought that since we are here, we might as well come and sit down. Anyway, we can get a free meal, right?"

Lin Shu smiled and said, "That's right, let's go!"

They took a tricycle to the tractor factory, greeted the guard first, then went to visit Master Huang, who was now promoted to workshop director, and then went to visit Yao Naiwen.

Yao Naiwen was really happy to see them. "Is the autumn harvest over? Sister-in-law must be a first-rate tractor driver now, right? Comrade Lin Shu looks even prettier?"

After a few pleasantries, Yao Naiwen knew why they came and took them to see Director Guo.

"He just went to the province two days ago and is very happy. Your business will definitely be successful."

Director Guo heard that the two female comrades who were taking pictures were here, and he happily asked them to hurry up, "Come on, let's go to the cafeteria. I'll treat you to some stir-fried dishes."

He went to the province a few days ago to apply to the provincial leaders for adding more production lines.

He did not go there alone, but submitted the number of tractors (with supporting agricultural machinery) that the various communes and production brigades in the city wanted to purchase, and printed a picture of the tractor operator taken by Yao Naiwen and brought it with him to promote to the leaders how positive their tractor factory was, how female comrades could hold up half the sky, and how productivity was rising.

They were definitely capable of adding another production line!

With the addition of the production line, they could continue to recruit more workers, produce more tractors, and better meet the needs of the various brigades in the city for purchasing tractors.

They could even ship to other provinces and cities.

The leaders agreed!

Director Guo was so happy!

When he came back, he had to prepare for the new factory building. He had to build it before the summer months. During this period, he recruited workers and let experienced workers take apprentices. When the factory building was built, he would start production.

In the spring ploughing season next year, they would be able to provide more tractors and farm machinery to solve more production problems for the brigade.

Now that the hero of the photo shoot has come, how can we not entertain him?

Guo Changchang was not tall, but short and stocky, with a white and round face. Even though he was over 40 and had wrinkles all over his face, he still had a baby face.

"Comrade Guiying, Comrade Lin Shu, welcome, welcome!"

"How was the autumn harvest in the brigade? Was the grain production okay?"

"Did we get enough rations? How about the dividends? Was it ideal?"

Director Guo was concerned about a series of issues concerning the production team.

Mrs. Lu answered them one by one.

Director Guo asked Yao Naiwen to take the pictorials back to the two of them.

Printing pictorials was very time-consuming these days, so they would not print a lot of them and just give them out and throw them away. They would post a dozen or so in important places in their own factory, a few for propaganda in the province, and a few more.

During the meal, Director Guo said kindly, "Don't worry, your Fendou Commune still has tractors from the production brigade. I will help you."

Although it is a unified arrangement by the city, doesn't it have to be discussed with their tractor factory before the arrangement?

It is still possible to approve two more tractors for Fendou Commune.

Mrs. Lu and Lin Shu were very happy and thanked him repeatedly. Mrs. Lu

picked up the wine cup, "Director Guo, my sister-in-law can't drink, but I can drink a little. In order to thank you for taking care of our commune and brigade, I want to toast you three cups."

She gulped down three cups in a row.

Lin Shu was so shocked that her eyes widened. At home, her sister-in-law looked like she couldn't drink. She always let Brother Lu drink, but...

what a good guy, Brother Lu couldn't drink as much as his wife.

After dinner and talking about the tractor, Lin Shu and Sister-in-law Lu said goodbye.

Director Guo: "Naiwen'er, let's see off the two heroes."

Lin Shu hurriedly said: "Director Guo, please don't be so polite. We are not the heroes. You and the vast number of masters and workers are the heroes. We peasant brothers are still waiting for your mechanical support!"

Director Guo said yes and said he would work hard and keep producing.

Yao Naiwen sent Lin Shu and Lu Dasao to the steel mill. Director Guo was still shouting, "Naiwen, wait a minute. Secretary Li, Director Hu and Director Jiang sent a few bottles of wine. Just say that I am sending them to my old friends."

This tractor factory is not isolated. It also needs raw materials for production, and steel is the largest one.

Of course, they have to have a good relationship with the steel mill.

They don't ask for discounts, the government sets the price, but who to send the goods to first is the key.

Yao Naiwen understood and took the gifts to send Lin Shu and Lu Dasao back to the steel mill.

When the jeep entered the factory, the guard looked at it intently. After letting it pass, he told others, "Master Lin's sister is very powerful and knows people in the tractor factory."

The man said, "Master Lin's sister is very beautiful. She and sister-in-law took pictures for the tractor factory. They are friends, but it's different."

Yao Naiwen'er was also familiar with the leaders of the rolling mill, so she didn't need Lin Shu to lead the way. After all, Lin Shu was not familiar with the leaders.

After getting off the car, Lin Shu and sister-in-law Lu went back to Mrs. Jiang's house.

Mrs. Jiang was killing fish at home.

Jiang Weidong brought back a few live black fish, each weighing three or four pounds. Several leaders went to the secretary's house for a dinner, and sent two more to Old Lady Jiang.

Jiang Weidong wanted to help her kill the fish before leaving, but Old Lady Jiang refused and insisted on killing them herself.

When she was in the countryside, she killed all the chickens and ducks in the house, not to mention fish.

She wanted to entertain the guests in person.

"Is it done?" Old Lady Jiang asked happily when she heard Lin Shu and Mrs. Lu come back.

Lin Shu agreed, washed her hands and came to help cook.

Old Lady Jiang said, "You are so delicate, don't hurt yourself."

Sister Lu: "Auntie, my sister-in-law can cook. When she cooks fish, the whole village is so drooling."

Old Lady Jiang was immediately interested and asked Lin Shu how to cook fish.

Old Lady Jiang came from the countryside, and the conditions in her hometown were not good. Fish was either stewed or braised. For braised fish, they were reluctant to put soy sauce. If there was no soy sauce, they would just put soy sauce.

Lin Shu said that you can fry fish slices, make pickled fish, spicy fish, etc. As for the oil-consuming methods, I won't talk about them.

Old Lady Jiang wanted to learn how to make pickled fish and spicy fish.

She was very interested in Lin Shu's Sichuan pickled cabbage and insisted on learning it, so Lin Shu taught her in detail.

Speaking of pickled fish and spicy fish, Lin Shu also taught her the steps and asked Sister Lu to write them down and stick them on the wall.

Although Mrs. Jiang is illiterate, she can ask Director Jiang to read for her.

In the evening, they made pickled fish and spicy fish.

To make authentic pickled fish and spicy fish, they must be very oily. At this time, they didn't have so much money, so they naturally skipped the step of frying the chili in oil.

Anyway, even without this step, the whole family yard was filled with fragrance.

Everyone asked what was delicious and so fragrant.

Who hasn't fried chili oil? But it's not so fragrant!

Their chili oil is always a bit bitter, but this one is burnt and fragrant!

Jiang Weidong and the director were originally talking to the secretary. Yao Naiwen came with the greetings from Director Guo, so naturally he had to keep the meal.

Smelling that overbearing aroma, he didn't want to talk anymore. He couldn't help but ask who made the delicious food and why it smelled so good.

Jiang Weidong was the youngest, so naturally he went to ask.

Soon he stood at the door of his house with a look of disbelief on his face. When did his mother become so good at cooking?

This level of surprise was no less than when he returned to the office yesterday and saw himself laying the roof!

This old lady was not only willful but also had special skills.

Lin Xia happened to come back from work to eat, and when she saw him standing at the door of her house with a look of wanting to go in but not daring to, she immediately felt a little embarrassed. It must be because the three of them lived here and he was embarrassed to go home.

Jiang Weidong saw that Lin Xia was very open and honest, "Master Lin, why are you asking the old lady for me?"

Lin Xia was surprised, "Why doesn't Director Jiang go in?"

Jiang Weidong smiled, "It's because he's afraid of disturbing the old lady's cooking."

Old lady Jiang was concentrating on learning new dishes. If he went in to disturb her, it would be a spoilsport for her and he would be scolded.

The old lady didn't give her son face.

Lin Xia went into the house and talked to Old Lady Jiang.

Lin Shu: "Auntie, can we let Director Jiang eat together?"

Old Lady Jiang: "He is eating with the secretary and the director. The chef in the cafeteria will definitely cook better than us."

Jiang Weidong: "..."

Both fish were killed by Old Lady Jiang. Lin Shu thought it was a lot, so she put them in an enamel basin and asked Jiang Weidong to take them to eat with the secretary and others.

Jiang Weidong couldn't carry the food by himself, so Lin Xia went over to help.

To avoid suspicion, Jiang Weidong didn't go with her.

Lin Xia helped deliver the spicy fish to the secretary's house, where they ate and drank.

The secretary's wife was not at home, so their meals were made by the chef in the cafeteria. The secretary ordered one portion of pig's trotter and one portion of fried fish nuggets.

The portions were small, so Lin Xia put the two dishes in one bowl and took them back by herself.

She walked back briskly, and when she reached the corner where a hibiscus fence was, she was stopped by Qian Lisheng.

He had a gloomy face, and looked more and more decadent and haggard.

Lin Xia didn't even look at him, and ran away quickly.

Back at Aunt Jiang's place, there were delicious dishes on display at home. The old lady was enthusiastic, and Sister Lu's eyes were shining. Lin Xia's mood also improved instantly.

She smiled and said, "Third sister's cooking skills have really improved in the past few years."

Sister Lu arranged for them to sit down quickly, "Oh, I'm so greedy. Third brother's wife's cooking skills have also improved greatly this year. Your eldest brother said that he was suddenly enlightened."

Lin Shu half-jokingly and half-seriously said, "I was suddenly enlightened."

Old Lady Jiang asked Sister Lu to accompany her for a few drinks, eating and drinking, it was so lively.

Qian Lisheng, who was hiding in the dark outside, was itching with hatred.

He didn't know why his good life ended like this?

He originally thought that since Lin Xia was disobedient, he would teach her a lesson, to dampen her temper and make her learn to be good and obedient. However, he didn't know that she didn't learn from Xianhui and ended up getting divorced.

Now that he had bowed his head to her and wanted to save the relationship, she refused to come back.

He had already bowed his head, what else did she want?

To make him kneel down and beg her?

With the troublemaker Lin Shu around, he felt that even if he knelt down and kowtowed, Lin Xia would not turn back.

Listening to the voices of several women in the room talking and laughing happily, Qian Lisheng felt like an ant was gnawing at his heart, and finally left in hatred.

After dinner, Old Lady Jiang prepared melon seeds for them to crack. She wanted to sit around on the kang to crack melon seeds and chat like they did in the countryside.

She asked about Lin Shu's village, about the people in her family, and then she started talking about her family.

Her eldest son Jiang Weidong's wife had been gone for ten years and they still had no children. He was busy with work all day and refused to get married. The younger son and his wife were fine, but they were close to their parents-in-law, and she, an old woman, didn't often go there, which was annoying.

As she spoke, she grabbed Lin Xia's hand and said, "My dear, I let you live in my house not because I pity you, but because I want you to pity me and come and talk to me more often. I'm just an old country woman with no education or knowledge, and I'm despised every day."

Lin Xia hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, Auntie. I will come to talk to you more often in the future."

Jiang Lao was happy.

She just wanted a caring daughter-in-law or daughter-in-law to live with, but unfortunately she didn't have a daughter-in-law. The eldest daughter-in-law was gone, and the younger daughter-in-law was far away from her, so she was embarrassed to approach her.

The next day, Lin Shu and Sister Lu went to the factory office first.

The director of the factory office was also invited to the secretary's house to drink a few cups last night. Tasting the pickled fish and spicy fish made him feel at home.

Although there are some differences in the details, it is generally the same cuisine, which makes him miss it very much.

The chefs here can't make the taste of there well, because they have never eaten it, and they only hear his description and it is still not authentic enough.

I had a great meal last night.

He wanted to laugh when he thought about competing with the secretary and Director Hu for the spicy fish and pickled fish. Director Jiang was the most unlucky. He was forbidden by the two leaders to continue eating those two dishes after only two bites. The reason was that Comrade Lin Shu knew how to cook, and Old Lady Jiang would definitely learn how to cook, so he would have a good time in the future.

Jiang Weidong felt wronged. It would be strange if his old lady cooked for him.

Once the guests left, she would definitely eat in the cafeteria.

The factory director was very friendly when he saw Lin Shu. He didn't wonder why she came. "Comrade Lin Shu, your pickled fish and spicy fish are quite authentic."

Lin Shu: "Director, you're too kind. There is no authentic pickled cabbage. They are all mixed together."

The factory director: "That pickled cabbage is very authentic."

Lin Shu: "If you like it, I'll ask Aunt Jiang to send some over."

The factory director: "That's too bad to trouble the old lady. I'll get it myself."

Lin Shu added: "If everyone likes this, why don't you ask the canteen to pickle more. You can eat it raw as a pickled vegetable or stir-fry it. Especially the pickled beans, whether you stir-fry them with meat or just with chili peppers, they can be eaten with rice."

The factory director immediately invited her to the canteen's kitchen to teach the chef.

The locals only know how to pickle mustard cabbage, radish, and salted eggs. They are not good at pickling sauerkraut and kimchi, and no one pickles Northeastern sauerkraut or spicy cabbage.

The main reason is that the local temperature is suitable and can keep the cabbage fresh. If you store a truck of cabbage in an empty house and eat it during the winter, no one will bother to think about other things.

But he tasted it and it was really delicious!

Lin Shu: "Director, I have something else to do."

The factory director realized it belatedly and asked what it was.

Lin Shu: "Director, have you not issued a divorce certificate to Qian Lisheng yet?"

She told him about Qian Lisheng's entanglement with his second sister.

"He didn't apologize in a nice way, but he was a scoundrel in a vicious way, and he wanted to force my sister to have a baby for him. Director, we are divorced, and if he says this again, he is a scoundrel. We will call the police! If the police really come to the steel mill, it will damage the reputation of our factory, so I informed you and warned Qian Lisheng."

The director of the factory office hurriedly said, "I remember that the factory director was a little busy these two days. I thought we could discuss Qian Lisheng's problem when he is free. How about this, I will go to the secretary, the factory director and Jiang to discuss this problem together." Seeing that

the leader valued Lin Shu, she felt relieved and took her sister-in-law away.

As soon as Lin Shu and Lu's sister-in-law returned, Mrs. Jiang excitedly discussed making dumplings.

She didn't like making dumplings by herself without help. It was a hassle. She had to deal with her son or eat in the cafeteria every day. Her son without a daughter-in-law was not worthy of her making delicious food. She

used to be very jealous when she saw Lin Shu and her friends making dumplings at Qian's house.

The younger daughter-in-law had her mother living with her, so she, as a mother-in-law, didn't bother people. The older son didn't have a daughter-in-law either, so she was an old lady all alone. She was jealous of other old ladies who had daughters-in-law and daughters-in-law.

Now she was entertaining Lin Shu and the other two, pretending that they were her daughters-in-law and daughters-in-law.

"Let's go buy some vegetables outside. Someone will go with me to buy vegetables."

The three of them bought leeks, eggs, and cabbage and chatted on the way back. As soon as they entered the back door of the family compound, they ran into Qian's mother.

Qian's mother had a gloomy face, and she didn't even want to say hello to Old Lady Jiang.

Her son already suspected that Lin Xia and Jiang Weidong were having an affair, and now seeing Old Lady Jiang being so close to Lin Shu, Qian's mother was naturally more suspicious.

But Old Lady Jiang took the initiative to show off to her, "Buying vegetables? The leeks at the back are the freshest. Miss Lin Shu said that she knows how to buy vegetables, and she buys them very well."

Hehe, if Lin Xia didn't get divorced, Lin Shu would probably have to accompany Qian's mother to buy vegetables.

You don't want such a good lady, but I, an old woman, want her.

The old lady was really happy.

Qian's mother was so angry that she almost tripped over the threshold.