Chapter 136 Medicine Cakes

Lin Shu went to the east room and told Brother Lu and Fang Dihua how to make mosquito coils. They understood immediately.

Brother Lu poured a lump of incense mud into the thick incense maker and began to squeeze out thick incense sticks.

Fang Dihua rolled it into a coil and cut it when it reached the specified length.

Lin Shu found a long cone with a flat end and poked it into the incense head, making a small opening.

"We have to make a batch of small iron sheet racks for inserting these incense sticks." Lin Shu gestured, "Ask Brother Jiang for help, their branch factory can make it."

As for the iron sheet to insert the incense sticks, Jiang Weidong was asked to help. This time, the order was placed for them, so they were helping each other.

Big Brother Lu put the medicine bottle in the cabinet at the base of the east wall of the incense making room. This cabinet must be locked. The key is in the hands of Fang Dihua and Second Brother Lu. No one else can touch it casually. After all, it is a toxic medicine.

Big Brother Lu said to Lin Shu: "This time I ordered a batch of paper boxes from Sister Wu of the printing factory. It is still the simplest style, so there is no need to spend too much extra printing fees. Can you also order a batch of paper boxes for mosquito coils?"

The paper boxes were also the style that Lin Shu had discussed with him before, in order to give various units as high-end products for welfare.

The printing factory is not only responsible for printing, they will cooperate with the street, and the street office is responsible for pasting paper boxes and paper bags.

For example, ordinary employees are given paper bags, and the paper boxes given to leaders are more upscale.

Lin Shu asked about the cost. Brother Lu was really capable. Although the unit price given by the printing factory did not change, they gave more paper boxes in general.

Anyway, Brother Lu always brought back some discounts.

Of course, I want it. Two

days later, Jiang Weidong came from Huangxian and stopped by to pick up another batch of toilet incense.

The toilet incense they ordered was not taken away at once. He came to pick up a batch each time, and then brought another order after a while.

This time he brought the materials for two more clothes, which were made by classmate Li Xiaoru, and different styles were chosen.

Last time, Lin Shu brought back two other skirt styles for Jiang Weidong, mainly different in collar, sleeve hem and waist.

She was afraid that they would all make the same style and do wholesale. After all, people's face and shoulder shapes are different, so it's better to change the style of clothes.

Round neck, V neck, honeycomb neck, ruffles, etc., each has its own beauty.

After receiving the fabric and money, Lin Shu asked Jiang Weidong to help make the iron sheet for mosquito coils. She directly wrote an order and prepaid the payment, and Jiang Weidong didn't need to pay the funds. Jiang Weidong

saw that she was so straightforward and knew that she was doing it for his own good. Anyway, the incense factory was already making money, so he didn't say anything.

This time Jiang Weidong didn't stay because Lin Xia was very busy now, and everyone stayed in the nearby production team, and didn't come to live in Lin Shu's house.

When Lin Shu sent him out, she asked, "Brother Jiang, have you told Auntie about you and my second sister?"

Jiang Weidong smiled and said, "I've been busy lately and haven't had time yet. I'm waiting for you, my third sister, to help me."

Lin Shu smiled, and asked you two to hold back and not tell Auntie at the beginning. Auntie wanted a daughter-in-law but couldn't get one, so she was a bit broken and didn't want to care about you. She wanted you to be a bachelor, so she didn't want to talk to you about getting married.

When Jiang Weidong left, he first took a detour to find Lin Xia. He went around two villages before finding them in a farmland.

Jiang Weidong brought her a bottle of malt milk so that she could supplement her nutrition every day.

He felt sorry for his future wife who seemed to have lost weight again, and thought about whether to go back to the factory or not. However, seeing that Lin Xia was working very hard and in a very good mood, he swallowed his unnecessary words and only cared about her health and asked her to eat as much as possible.

Lin Xia smiled and said, "I'm fine. The charcoal stove you bought for me is very useful. We use it to boil water when we are not cooking, and we can cook noodles and boil vegetables at mealtime. My third sister also prepares eggs and meat for me. I eat a lot and have gained weight."

She pointed to the ox cart at the end of the field. On it were the things they brought with them to work, and the small charcoal stove was carried with the cart.

Jiang Weidong looked at her, "I can see you've lost weight."

Lin Xia was afraid that he wouldn't believe her, so she pinched her waist, "Look, you've gained weight."

She moved too fast and too much, and a corner of her skirt was lifted up, revealing her fair skin.

Jiang Weidong's old face immediately flushed, and he quickly looked away, "I believe it, I believe it."

He guessed that she looked thin because of her tan, and black makes people look thinner.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Weidong gave two peaches that Lin Shu had given to Old Lady Jiang, Han Yun and others to Lin Xia.

He wanted to leave more for her, but she refused.

"My third sister's house is not far from here. I can go there whenever I want to eat."

After saying a few more words, seeing that it was getting late, Lin Xia asked him to go back early and not to drive at night.

Jiang Weidong held her hand for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

After Jiang Weidong left, several colleagues who were measuring the distance and marking came over and said with a smile: "Master Lin, when are you going to have a drink with Director Jiang? You must invite us to drink when the time comes."

Lin Xia smiled and said: "At the end of the year, don't worry, I will definitely invite you to come over as a gift."

Everyone laughed.

Shen Meizhi sneered at the side, "What are you showing off?

How can you, a second marriage, want to show off more than the first marriage?"

The leader of the survey team came over and shouted, "We have almost finished the survey and planning here. We can start burying the poles in two days when the electric poles arrive."

Lin Xia suggested, "Captain, when we were in Huangxian before, they arranged members nearby to do the work. As soon as a group of people became proficient in the work, they were replaced by another group. It was slow, chaotic and easy to make mistakes. This time, it is better to let a fixed group of members from the commune follow us. After they become proficient, we don't have to spend too much time teaching them."

The leader also wanted to do this, but some commune leaders were rigid and inflexible. They only wanted to recruit workers nearby, so they asked the nearest brigade to send people to help.

"See if the leader of the Fighting Commune is willing to say it."

Lin Xia: "Captain, I am from this commune, so I will go with you?"

The captain was happy to take Lin Xia to the commune on his bike.

Secretary Qin was not there, but the deputy director who was directly responsible for the power supply was there.

After listening to the captain's suggestion, he subconsciously wanted to object, mainly because it was a bit troublesome to have fixed members do the work.

This is not all employees working as laborers, everyone brings dry food to work for the public, this is a small-scale labor.

If we let people do the work, do we have to pay them? Do we have to provide them with food?

It's troublesome to pay them, so it's better to let the brigade near the construction site take charge, and the brigade can solve the problem of food for the staff themselves.

Lin Xia repeated the reason, and

the deputy director was still a little hesitant, and Secretary Jing happened to come over.

Secretary Jing smiled and said, "Director Wang, Secretary Qin talked about this problem before. It's too troublesome to draw people from the brigade every time. It's better to recruit a group of hardworking and flexible members to form a staff team."

Secretary Qin doesn't like to argue about a little thing, how much work is done, and shirk responsibility. It's better to centralize management.

Deputy Director: "Did the secretary say anything about subsidies?"

It's impossible to find people to work for free. No work points, no one will work.

Secretary Jing: "No food, one yuan a day."

Work points are calculated by each team, and the commune cannot give them uniformly. The commune does not want to provide food. After all, no one can deliver food to workers working in the field.

It's okay for technicians from the city to eat the provided food, but it's definitely not okay for a construction team with so many members. People will have objections.

It's better to keep it simple, one yuan a day, and everyone brings their own food.

Members can earn less than 40 cents a day in the production team, so if they can earn one yuan if they are selected, they will definitely be willing to come.

He knew that Lin Xia was Lin Shu's second sister, so he hinted to her that she could recommend hardworking relatives.

At least 20 people should be recruited, so it's okay to give a few quotas to acquaintances. It

doesn't matter who is used?

Lin Xia thanked him, and borrowed a bicycle from Secretary Jing to go to Lujiazhuang in the evening.

By the time she got to Lu's house, it was past dinner time, but it was hot in the middle of summer, so there was no need to eat hot food.

Lin Shu brought her a pancake, a salted duck egg, a garlic-smash cucumber, a large plate of pink tomatoes, and a bowl of egg drop soup made with the water that had just been boiled in the afternoon.

Panpan was excited to hold the sugar jar and generously mixed white sugar for her second aunt.

Tiantian was diligently peeling salted duck eggs for her second aunt.

The two children were very enthusiastic about the people they liked.

After kissing their second aunt for a while, the two children followed Lu An and Lu Cuicui to find Zhiliao Monkey.

Lu Ping now had to help Big Brother Lu with the accounts, settle the daily work points, check last year's accounts, etc. Big Brother Lu assigned the child a bunch of tasks that he often procrastinated on.

Lin Shu accompanied her second sister for dinner, "Did Big Brother Jiang find you?"

Lin Xia: "He said he went to two villages to find you, and he insisted on sending me malted milk to drink. I'm not in confinement, I'm not a child or an old man, really."

Lin Shu laughed and said, "Oh, Versailles."

Lin Xia: "What Versailles?"

Lin Shu: "Brother-in-law feels sorry for you, and is afraid that you will suffer and not eat well outside. You must eat well and come home when you have time to improve your situation."

The two sisters chatted for a while and talked about the commune recruiting people to bury electric poles.

Lin Xia: "My second uncle and second aunt always help us plant our own plots. I think it's better to let him go. My second aunt can also help cook for everyone."

Although my second aunt has some intellectual problems, she is just dull. She doesn't feel anything when people scold her. She has no problem working and cooking.

Lin Shu: "That's good. It would be great if we could keep the money they earn and give it to them later." If

we take it back now, it will definitely belong to Mrs. Jie. Lin

Xia: "It's okay. I'll tell my second uncle to put it with my mother."

Although my second uncle Jie is filial and honest, he is not stupid. He can eat more by helping the Lin family plant their own plots than at home. He can also ask my mother to take apart a pair of torn cotton pants and stuff them with more cotton for himself and his wife. Of course, he knows that my fourth sister's family wants to help him.

Lin Shu: "Then I will go to the Jie family official manor to see our grandma tomorrow. I miss her so much after not visiting her for a while."

Lin Xia laughed, "Why didn't I know you were so stingy?"

Lin Shu: "No matter how bad she is, she is still our grandma. How can I not respect her?"

After Lin Xia finished her meal, Lin Shu asked her to help pick mint, mugwort, bitter herbs, etc.

At this time, the cracks in the vegetable plots at the roots of the walls and roadsides in the yard are full of various useful grasses, basically pyrethrum, mint, mugwort, etc. that can repel mosquitoes and insects.

She asked Lin Xia to grind the herbs she got with a small stone mill, and then mixed them with water, cornmeal and a little yellow sticky rice and kneaded them together.

Lin Xia was surprised and asked, "Third sister, are you making wild vegetable nests?"

This is actually a rough version of Qingming dumplings, but now it is midsummer and the season for eating Qingming dumplings has long passed. The key is that the local customs during Qingming Festival are to roll cakes, roll eggs

, and eat Chinese toon. The authentic Qingming dumplings are made with glutinous rice, not this kind of sticky yellow rice.

Lin Shu modified it herself and deliberately didn't make it delicious.

After it was done, it was steamed in a pot.

At this time, in order to cool the house, the stove was moved to the outside room, and the fire was not afraid of the kang being too hot.

After it was steamed, a strange smell filled the yard, which smelled a bit bitter and had the smoky smell of mugwort. It was really not pleasant.

Second sister-in-law Lu was washing clothes and couldn't help complaining to Fang Dihua, "Not everything the third daughter-in-law cooks is delicious. This smell can kill an old lady."

Fang Dihua glanced at her. Are you hoping to kill me? She said, "What do you know? Some things smell bad but taste fragrant. That shrimp sauce smells bad. Have you eaten less stewed eggs?"

She was very confident in Lin Shu. No matter what the third daughter-in-law cooks, it must be delicious.

The same goes for old man Lu.

After Lin Shu finished cooking, she picked it out and put it on the mattress to cool. The old couple took a look and it seemed that it not only smelled bad, but also looked bad.

The color, aroma and taste were not good at all.

Yellow with green, green with black, it looked like cow feces.

Lin Xia lost her appetite after seeing it.

Fang Dihua thought her third daughter-in-law had failed in cooking, and said in a flattering tone, "It looks good, let me try it."

She picked up a piece, broke it into a piece, and handed half to Old Man Lu.

Old Man Lu cherished food, and would not waste it even if it was not tasty. He took a bite, and it was bitter, astringent, cool, and refreshing. I had never tasted it before.

Fang Dihua broke off a piece and tasted it, "Well, it's good, it can help to cool down, and you have to eat something bitter in the summer."

She took the half-baked vegetable cake and went to the incense making room quietly. Seeing that Lu Erge was still there making incense mud, she said, "Second brother, take a break."

Lu Erge smiled and said, "Mom, I'm not tired. I'm just sitting around doing nothing. Making mud is like playing."

Fang Dihua stuffed the half-baked vegetable cake into his mouth, "It's for your nourishment and to relieve your internal heat."

Lu Erge tasted a not-so-good taste after taking a bite.

Fang Dihua said, "It's nutritious and can relieve internal heat. Your third brother and sister-in-law made it specially."

Lu Erge chewed and swallowed it, "Hmm, it's pretty good."

Although it didn't taste good, it was nutritious and could relieve internal heat. It was made specially for the family by the third brother and sister-in-law. It was very attentive and good.

Fang Dihua thought that there was still a lid in there. My god, can we finish it tomorrow?

She said, "It's delicious. Eat more tomorrow."

Brother Lu nodded, "Okay."

Fang Dihua returned to the main room. Because electricity was coming, there would be no need to light oil lamps in the future. There was no need to save kerosene all year round, so the family began to light oil lamps openly.

The wicks in the main room were particularly thick.

This was a privilege Fang Dihua gave to her third daughter-in-law.

Fang Dihua also wanted to comfort Lin Shu and tell her not to mind. Everyone would eat the vegetable cake tomorrow, so she just didn't have to make it for the next meal.

Anyway, don't give it to Tiantian and Panpan.

Seeing Lin Xia tasting some vegetable pancakes, she hurriedly said, "Lin Xia, eat less of these vegetable pancakes, leave more for the men, so they can cool down."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Auntie, I just tasted it, it's weird."

Fang Dihua said, "It makes my mouth cool and relieves me."

Lin Shu smiled, "Mom, this is not for our family."

Fang Dihua's first reaction was not that her daughter-in-law was pouring out food but that she was relieved. It was not for her family, so it was okay.

If not, who would it be for? For the members who came to work?

Oh, that's not good, it's better to give them pancakes.

Lin Shu said that she would go to her grandmother's house tomorrow to show her respect to the old lady. "My grandmother always talks about how hard her life was. Sometimes she wants to taste that bitterness. I'll give her a taste."

Fang Dihua said, "Then send a few to your sister-in-law and mother-in-law in Houtun so that she can have a taste too."

Lin Shu: "Goodbye, Xiaoyou and Hehuan will definitely eat them later."

Fang Dihua was not polite either, "She should have a taste."

When Brother Lu came back, Fang Dihua unceremoniously let him eat a vegetable pancake, under the pretext of "caring about you and letting you cool down." In fact, she was afraid that Brother Lu would be too arrogant, so she let him have a taste of bitterness. Lu Ping

was honest and thought he was really cooling down, so he ate one with his father.

Lu An and Lu Cuicui didn't eat it because it looked like cow dung.

It smells bitter, and it must taste even more bitter. Adults always say that eating something bitter can help relieve heat, but isn't that... stupid?

If you have a fire, just drink some cold water.

The next day, after breakfast, Lin Xia went to work, while Lin Shu took the two children, a bag of vegetable cakes, and another pair of red pants on her bike to see Old Lady Jie.

In midsummer, everything is green, the leaves are lush and green, the crops are fresh green, and the grass on the ground is lush and vibrant.

Lin Shu and the two children talked and laughed along the way, and they were in a very good mood.

As soon as I entered the Jiejiaguanzhuang, I met the old men and women with missing teeth and buck mouths under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. They were too old, hard of hearing and eyesight, and basically didn't go to work. Their hands and feet were trembling and they didn't have much strength. They basically didn't need to do any work at home, so as not to make up for the loss of dishes.

When they had nothing to do, they would gather together at the entrance of the village to chat, and by the way, look at the children who could crawl and run.

Almost everyone who came into the village had to be criticized by them, and any young people with weak psychological quality would be suffocated for half a minute.

Lin Shu didn't need to open her mouth, Panpan had already greeted her in a crisp voice as "grandma, grandma".

No matter if he knew her or not, this old person who couldn't work in the fields must be from the generation of his grandfather's father.

After Lin Shu took the two children away, the old people started chattering.

"Oh, this is Jie Si'er's family."

"It seems to be the third daughter of her fourth wife, she came several times, I remember."

"She is so pretty and fair."

"She is so filial, coming to bring food and clothes to her grandmother every now and then, and snacks that we country people have never seen before, and Jie Si's family has eaten enough."

"Tsk tsk, they are so blessed."

Lin Shu happened to meet the old secretary Jie on the way, and told him what her second sister said about the commune recruiting a few permanent members to help with the work.

"Uncle Xie, my second sister also sacrificed her face with their captain to get a quota. There are not many. I wonder who should go. The village is not busy at the moment, so you might as well find five or six people to go there. Although the salary is not much, it is only one yuan a day."

The old party secretary Xie was very happy. He did not expect that Lin Shu was still thinking about him after such a good thing, but her grandmother's village was not supposed to be in the spotlight.

They are really generous, they really care about love, and they are very particular about people.

Party Secretary Xie said with a smile: "Okay, I'll let the needy households in the village go there, and it can be considered as helping the poor."

One yuan a day is a lot, but there is no need to make yourself better, it is better to help the needy households in the village.

Lin Shu understood that she would definitely let her second uncle and aunt go, so she said, "Grandpa Jie, even if we are helping the poor, they must bring enough food, so that they don't go hungry and have no energy to work. Then the commune leaders and technicians will dislike them and we will be embarrassed."

The old secretary Jie nodded, "That's right, don't worry, I know, let your second uncle and aunt go too."

Lin Shu went to the Jie family first, and the old secretary also went to the poor families in the village to make arrangements.

When Mrs. Jie saw Lin Shu coming, her old face instantly turned into an old chrysanthemum with a smile, "Grandson, I was wondering why you didn't come someday?"

She asked Tiantian and Panpan to get on the kang quickly, and took the initiative to give the two children candy.

This time it was clean orange candy.

The two kids accepted it, otherwise it would be a waste.

Lin Shu took the red pants and gave them to the old lady.

Old Mrs. Jie was so happy that her eyes narrowed. She also loved beauty, but when she was young, her family was poor and she didn't have the conditions to be particular.

When she got older, everything looked gray, and only bright colors like this looked beautiful and bright.

"I was just thinking about asking your aunt to make a new one for me, and you sent it to me. How thoughtful."

Panpan began to talk about how her mother missed her great-grandmother and secretly made clothes for her at night without sleeping.

Old Mrs. Jie wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "My grandson, it's not easy for you. You still miss me even when your mother-in-law is like that."

Although she said it was not easy, she didn't let Lin Shu stop making things for her.

When Jie Jinkui came back from outside, the children at home told him that his cousin was here and asked him to go and see her.

Xie Jinkui sneered: "What's so good about it? You don't even give me the delicious food!"

Old Lady Xie let him in when she heard his voice.

Xie Jinkui glanced at Lin Shu and was very dissatisfied with her. No matter how beautiful she was or how good her husband's job was, she kept coming to him without giving him any benefits. Of course he was unhappy.

Lin Shu glanced at him and smiled: "Cousin, you didn't go to work?"

It used to be my uncle who didn't go to work, but later when Xie Jinkui came, he had to go to work, and Xie Jinkui didn't have to work.

Now Xie Jinlan has to go to work, but Xie Jinkui still doesn't have to go to work. He is as leisurely and comfortable as a young master all day long.

Xie Jinkui said with a fake smile, "I'll go. How can I be as lucky as my cousin to rest at home every day?"

Lin Shu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are you jealous of me? Why don't you find a capable man?"

Xie Jinkui: "..."

Is there anyone as ostentatious as you?

Panpan and Tiantian started talking about how hard their mother worked at home. She had to get up before dawn to grind the millstone, cook for the family, fetch water, weed the vegetables, tend to a large vegetable garden, and wash clothes for the whole family.

"My mother is always busy, and she has to find time to make clothes and food for my great-grandmother."

Tiantian took out a bitter vegetable cake and handed it to Jie Jinkui, "This is a cake made by my mother using the precious herbs my grandfather brought back from the county. It has many benefits, such as relieving internal heat and promoting salivation, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing yin and replenishing yang, cooling off and relieving summer heat, and refreshing the mind!"

Panpan: "Yes, the effect is very good, I My mother made it secretly and brought it out secretly!"

Old Mrs. Jie smiled like a flower, "Hurry, Jin Kui, eat it quickly, it will replenish you and relieve your internal heat."

She also took one, "I want to replenish myself and relieve my internal heat. I have had a dry and bitter mouth and blurry eyes when I woke up these two days. This is just right."

She took it and took a big bite, "... Uh", she knew that she had to eat something bitter to relieve her internal heat, but she didn't expect it to be so unpalatable. It

would be fine if it was just bitter, she had eaten bitter vegetables before, but this bitterness was mixed with a strange taste that made her head ache.

I couldn't stand it.