Chapter 147 Iron Feet

The old couple has packed their luggage and will leave soon.

Before, they were worried about their son and felt uneasy, so they would rather wait.

Now that everything is settled, there is nothing to worry about.

When Tang's father found out, he was so angry that he slammed the table.

"Haha, what are you telling me that Lu Shaotang can't help? Isn't this helping his family?"

"If it weren't for Lu Shaotang's help, would Hou Jianwen be safe and sound? Not to mention going to labor reform, he would have to go to the farm to dig up manure, right? Now

he has received a new task to go to the workers and peasants integration?" "Why don't you give this kind of task that requires exposure and performance to others? On what basis does he, who is suspended for review, get it? Wasn't it Lu Shaotang who helped him with the review results?"

"He's so selfish. He has such a good connection but he keeps it to himself and refuses to introduce it to me." No

matter how angry she was, she could only hold it in. After all, it was useless whether he went to the battlefield or her son brought his wife and children back. Not to mention that she couldn't see Lu Shaotang at all, Lin Shu didn't respond.

When Hou Deming and his mother packed their luggage and set off for the cadre school, Tang's father had to take his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren to see them off.

Because a group of veteran cadres were to be sent to the cadre school in the neighboring province for study, the Provincial Revolutionary Committee and the Provincial Military Region jointly escorted them there, and they didn't have to take the train.

Tang's father felt so sad. Look, what a good treatment, and they were sent there.

Those who knew would think they were sent to work, and those who didn't would think they were going to recuperate.

Hou Shuxian hugged her mother and cried bitterly. She had never known the sufferings of the world since she was a child. The most terrifying thing when she was a child was that her classmates infected her with lice, and her third brother helped her cut her hair.

She had never lacked food, clothing, and daily necessities, and was in good health. The sufferings she saw were all other people's, such as patients with serious illnesses in hospitals who could not be cured, people who had heard of starving to death in certain villages because they could not afford to eat

, and how hard and miserable it was to be sent to a labor camp and lose half of their lives, etc. She truly felt that her parents would suffer in the farm, just like those criminals who were sent to the labor camp, with little food and drink, heavy labor, and maybe even beatings.

"Mom, Mom..."

Hou's mother was also heartbroken by her crying. She had originally felt at ease and thought it was no big deal, but now she was worried about her daughter.

She held the hands of Hou Jianwen and Sister Lin, "Jianwen, Dandan, you...please take good care of my younger sister. She is the only sister you have."

Hou Jianwen frowned, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Dandan has two younger sisters and a younger brother, how can she be the only sister?

Mother Hou smiled hurriedly at Sister Lin and wiped her tears, "Dandan, don't blame mom. Mom didn't mean that, she was just worried about Shuxian."

Sister Lin said: "Mom, I know, I never think too much. Be more practical when you go there, and write back if you need anything. If it's cold in winter , I will find a way to send you some cotton."

Mother Hou held Sister Lin's hand and hesitated. She wanted Sister Lin to talk to Lu Shaotang and ask Lu Shaotang to take more care of Shuxian and not let the Tang family bully her, or the Tang family... it's not like she can't move around.

How could she not know that the Tang family came to her door frequently these days? She didn't know that Hou Deming would also say it.

She thinks it's okay for relatives to help each other. Who doesn't have troubles?

The main reason is that Lu Shaotang has been ignoring the Tang family, and the Tang family may take it out on Shuxian.

For Shuxian, I also hope that Lin Dan can persuade the third brother-in-law.

Although Sister Lin is filial, she is not confused. She will not promise inappropriate things at an inappropriate time out of emotional excitement.

The third sister did not give in to the matter of the third brother-in-law, and she, the eldest aunt, asked for help?

Seeing that Sister Lin did not agree, Hou's mother sighed heavily, and Tang Bin on the side felt that the Lin family was really selfish.

Finally, their family can use them, but they just refuse to give in.

Hou Deming was saying goodbye to his old friends over there. Seeing his old wife and daughter crying for a life-and-death separation, his heart was also sad, but he stepped forward decisively to push Hou's mother into the car.

He pulled Hou Shuxian away from Tang Bin and whispered to her, "Tang Bin has two minds. You have to be clear-headed and decide whether to have the child or not. Get a divorce as soon as possible."

Hou Shuxian looked at him in astonishment. "Dad?"

Hou Deming felt sorry for his naive daughter and blamed himself for spoiling her too much and lacking the proper frustration education. "You should use your own brain and eyes at your age and learn to think independently!"

When something happened in your mother's family, what did your husband's family do? What did the Lin family do? Can't you see

what kind of person your bedmate is like? Don't you know it yourself?

In Hou Shuxian's astonished eyes, Hou Deming climbed onto the truck and waved to his son, daughter-in-law and others.

The truck started and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

Hou Shuxian couldn't stop crying.

Tang Bin did not go over to comfort her, but turned his head to look for Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang.

Just now, Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang also came to see her off, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye due to the large crowd.

Hou Jianwen helped his sister up, "It's enough,

you just keep crying." Hou Shuxian: "Third brother, I'm so sad, I'm so sad."

Hou Jianwen: "Can your sadness be exchanged for money or food? You think we are not sad?"

Sister Lin pulled his sleeve and told him not to be angry with Hou Shuxian, she was feeling sad enough.

Hou Jianwen said to Hou Shuxian, "Your sister-in-law and I are also going to the countryside. You should take care of yourself in the future."

Hou Shuxian suddenly looked up and looked at them in disbelief, "You, you are going to abandon me too?"

This made Hou Jianwen angry, "We don't want to abandon you, so come with us."

Hou Shuxian then realized that she had said the wrong thing and began to wipe her tears again.

Tang Bin ran over and said to Sister Lin, "Sister-in-law, I wonder where Sister Lin Shu and her husband are? Now that the problem has been solved, everyone is relieved. Why don't you come to my house for dinner?"

Hou Jianwen said unhappily, "Didn't you see your wife fainted from crying? Why don't you stare at other people all day long?"

These words were harsh and Tang Bin immediately lost face. She comforted awkwardly, "Shuxian, don't be sad."

Hou Jianwen did not dote on Hou Shuxian as much as his mother did. He originally felt that she was spoiled like a child who never grew up. Now that her parents were not around, it was a good time for her to be more independent.

He wanted to go to the countryside and travel all over the province. He didn't want his wife to follow him because it was too hard.

But Sister Lin was worried about him being alone. Although he was a scholar, his temper was not good, far worse than his father-in-law.

Hou Jianwen had always been kind to her and had never been mean to her. Even his parents had quarreled with him, and his sister had scolded him many times.

Of course, it was also because she had a gentle personality and always stood by him. Even if he was not right with her, she would first unite with him and then talk slowly, and would not rush to oppose him directly.

She always knew that after marrying into the Hou family, her backer was Hou Jianwen, and being a couple would be good for him and her.

Although Tang Bin tried his best to invite him, Hou Jianwen did not agree to go to the Tang family for dinner.

They have packed their luggage. Their parents have gone to the cadre school, and the house will be returned to the factory. Except for the original things that cannot be moved, their own things have been packed.

The provincial party committee has assigned a dormitory to Hou Jianwen, and he can be divided into two rooms according to the population.

Tang Bin ignored Hou Shuxian's crying and insisted on sending Hou Jianwen and his family to the new dormitory.

He had to get to know the way.

He also said that Lu Shaotang didn't help!

Hou Jianwen was originally going to be suspended and demoted, but now he quickly resumed his work in a few days and was assigned a new house.

How strong is this relationship?

When sending Hou Jianwen and his wife there, Tang Bin deliberately glanced at the small courtyard where Lu Shaotang and his family lived. In his eyes, it was a heavily guarded, mysterious and stern place.

The more they don't match, the more they beautify it, and add filters layer by layer. Lu Shaotang, Chen Yanming and others didn't know that their department was so powerful?

After Tang Bin and Hou Shuxian finally left, Sister Lin and Hou Jianwen went there to visit Lu Shaotang.

Because Lin Shu didn't like Tang Bin, she came back earlier in Lu Shaotang and Chen Yanming's car.

At this time, Lin Shu was decorating the room. Not only did she have to decorate her own room, but she also had to decorate it for Chen Yanming.

The unit provided furniture, so they didn't have to spend money to buy it themselves.

Of course, the furniture was not brand new, but basically half-new, anyway, it was all made of wood, beds, cabinets, boxes, cabinets, tables, chairs, stools, etc.

Lin Shu called her elder sister to come over to help, and asked Lu Shaotang to accompany her brother-in-law.

Hou Jianwen laughed and said, "Who am I? Do I need company?"

He also came over to help carry the furniture.

Lin Shu made space for a bed in the innermost part of the room. That was her and Lu Shaotang's bedroom, and it was separated from the outside by closets, bookcases, and chests.

The space outside was larger, with a small area for eating near the door, and the large space inside was used for bunk beds.

The bunk beds should be wider, with guardrails on top,

so two children can sleep, and two adults can sleep underneath. If there are more people, a board can be attached to the big bed below, and a stool can be used to support it from below, so that two people can also sleep together.

This is a layout to cope with children coming over to play.

In the future, family members may also come over to stay for a few days.

At first she didn't want to live here, fearing that this was some kind of secret unit, but Lu Shaotang said that was not the case, and that this was just a normal unit family compound.

As for why there were such strict guards, it was purely out of habit.

Lin Shu no longer felt pressured.

Chen Yanming said that he only wanted one room since he didn't have a partner, and that the other room was also equipped with bunk beds, cabinets, tables and chairs, so that if the Lu family came over, they could live here.

Chen Yanming now considered himself a member of the Lu family.

Decorating the room was both exciting and tiring, and in the end Xiaozhuang helped to serve the meal, and they ate in the room.

Lin Shu took out the toilet incense she brought with her and lit it, removing the odor from every corner of the third floor.

The local area is dry in spring and autumn, with a lot of dust, but it will also get damp and moldy in summer and winter, and the smell is quite strong.

Especially during the flood season, after the rain, whether it is mud or concrete, it will inevitably get moldy and smelly.

When Xiaozhuang smelled the smell, he asked Lin Shu for toilet incense, "Sister-in-law, I want to fumigate it too."

Lin Shu took out a big bag and asked him to share it among the soldiers and fumigate every room.

Xiaozhuang: "Sister-in-law, I mainly fumigate the stinky smell. You don't know the smell of their stinky feet, I'll fumigate you directly."

Lin Shu: "..."

Soon she heard Xiaozhuang shouting from the opposite building: "You stinky feet, if you don't pay attention to hygiene, don't expect your sister-in-law to give you a smile."

Soon other people in the family compound smelled a strong toilet fragrance, which was quite different from theirs. They are basically sandalwood issued by the company, which is said to be produced by the factory. However, the fragrance of the courtyard is quite unique, with mint and mugwort smells...

the mugwort smell is like moxibustion.

The smell of mugwort is not good, but it is a Chinese herbal medicine. It not only repels mosquitoes but also repels cold and dampness. Many people also do moxibustion and know that it has health-preserving and curative effects.

Most of the people living here are not ordinary workers or farmers. They basically have some free time and spare money. Especially the old men and women went over to inquire.

At first, they all thought that the courtyard was very mysterious. There were armed police soldiers with guns, and they couldn't get close to it casually, lest they be arrested.

As a result, they found that they were so down-to-earth and even used toilet incense. The old people were no longer afraid. They went over to ask questions and found that the young soldiers on guard did not drive them away, so they walked into the yard openly.

After asking around, they found out that the toilet incense in the yard was cheap.

Although the unit would give them some, it would definitely not be enough. If you want to use it every day, you have to buy it yourself.

It’s cheap here, a few cents for a big bag, what does a few cents mean to them?

They bought it!

They wanted to buy more, but they didn’t have it, so they made reservations, both for toilet incense and mosquito coils.

Before long, Lin Shu received several orders for ten large bags.

Sister Lin was really curious, "Third sister, when did you learn to make incense?"

Lin Shu told the country people that she learned it in the city, and told the city people that the old Chinese medicine doctor in the country studied the herbal medicine prescriptions in ancient books, and the main thing was to talk nonsense.

"Sister, if it's too tiring to follow your brother-in-law, you can go to Lujiazhuang to make sanitary incense, and you can earn at least 30 or 50 cents a day."

This was a low-key statement.

In fact, they do it every day, because Brother Lu has already run around his own county and is running orders to nearby counties, and Jiang Weidong doesn't have to work hard at all. With his status and connections, as long as he casually says that the things look good and cheap, they will immediately ask him to do it.

Lin Shu has already discussed with Fang Dihua and Brother Lu, and they will keep a record of the accounts and give him a commission at the end of the year.

Sister Lin has a bold idea, she said: "How much can I do? Why don't I sell incense too?"

Lin Shu smiled and said: "Sister, you are not selling incense, you are helping the poor, helping us promote the brigade's sideline business in poor villages."

These days, individual speculation is cracked down, but if it is a normal product of the factory or brigade, it will naturally be sold.

Hou Jianwen was wondering if his wife's selling of sanitary incense was speculation and illegal. When he heard Lin Shu say that, he thought, well, it was not wrong. It was to help farmers, which was consistent with his work.

He said, "I will travel around in the future and help promote it."

Lin Shu was happy for her brother-in-law because he was in good spirits and did not look like he was forced to go to the countryside.

She smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, you have to find a way to help us. Farming is so hard for us farmers. It's better to have tractors in the past two years. Tractors can help plow the land, but they can't water the land. If it doesn't rain when it's time to plant the crops, everyone has to carry them on their shoulders or pull them on carts in order not to delay the farming season. It's really painful, and we're still not on time."

Every spring, summer and autumn, we have to wait for rain to plant the crops. Sometimes, if it doesn't rain for two months in a row, the crops can't be planted, and the efficiency of carrying water is too slow.

Hou Jianwen: "Why don't

we use diesel engines to pump water and irrigate the land? I see that the communes and brigades near Qizhou all use diesel engines to irrigate the land." Lin Shu: "Diesel engines now use oil, so we can use tractors, but diesel is expensive. Pumping water and irrigating the land requires a lot of diesel, and we can't buy that much diesel. Now we can use six tractors to plow the land and plant crops, which requires a lot of fuel."

Hou Jianwen: "Yes, I didn't think it through."

Not only him, many provincial staff members sit in their offices and give orders to factories and communes and brigades about production, divorced from reality, and when they encounter problems, they always look at it as if they are eating meat. Only

by going to the countryside and actually contacting production can we better understand production.

He thought of his previous visit to a province in the south. The mountainous areas and rice fields in the south with abundant water resources began to promote water turbines to irrigate farmland a few years ago. Could they bring water to this province?

Most of the province is dry and drought-stricken, and water resources are not abundant enough. Therefore, in the 1950s, many reservoirs, large wells, and artificial rivers were built to store rainwater.

In fact, it is entirely possible to use water turbines to raise these stored water to a higher place for convenient irrigation of farmland. At least people do not need to go down to the river to carry up buckets of water. Water ditches can also be built on the ground to divert water for irrigation.

He had an idea and did not care about the lateness of the day, so he said goodbye and went to the unit database to look for information.

He planned to bring enough information to the countryside for field investigation.

Seeing Hou Jianwen leave in a hurry, Sister Lin apologized: "He is like this. He goes to do something immediately and can't wait for a minute."

Lin Shu smiled and said: "This is what it means to love work. If brother-in-law can solve this problem, it will be a blessing for everyone. It will be easier for us to farm in the future."

To this day, the old family still basically depends on the weather for their livelihood.

Lu Shaotang will be busy for a few days, and Hou Jianwen is also busy looking for various materials. Sister Lin will accompany Lin Shu to clean up here.

The furniture is provided by the unit, and bedding, curtains, etc. must be prepared by yourself.

Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang brought two quilts when they came, but that's all.

In the countryside, there is wheat straw under the sleeping mat, which is very soft after drying. It is not so convenient to sleep on a bed in the city.

You can't put only one mattress on the bed board, that would be too hard.

Lu Shaotang had never paid attention to this problem at first. For him, sleeping on a mattress on the bed board was no problem, but he found that his wife couldn't do that, so he got a few army green mattresses used in military barracks dormitories.

Lin Shu and her eldest sister went to the weaving factories in Qizhou several times to buy their defective cloth.

Although the Hou family couldn't afford this kind of cloth before, eldest sister Lin knew how to make a living, and she knew where to find cheap things.

In addition to supporting her parents' family and sisters, she also bought some defective cloth for herself and her children.

They bought a large piece of striped cloth, which was half a roll, as curtains. This kind of striped cloth was not woven and then dyed, but the colored threads were dyed first and then woven.

The weaver may have been absent-minded and put the colored threads in the wrong order. There are also broken threads, knots, small holes and so on in the middle.

It is not suitable for making clothes, but it is no problem to make curtains and door curtains.

Lin Shu gave a part to her elder sister and asked her to go back and decorate the dormitory.

Sister Lin smiled and said, "Your elder brother-in-law and I are also going to the countryside. There is no need to decorate it for the time being. It will be dusty if we decorate it."

She was not worried about being tired in the countryside, nor was she worried that the family would not be as well-off as before. She felt that the safety of her family was more important than anything else.

She asked Lin Shu to take the remaining one back home and share it with her family.

Two days later, Lu Shaotang sent Lin Shu home whenever he was free. Hou Jianwen and his team members went to the library to look for information and to the machinery factory to discuss with engineers. Sister Lin asked her third sister and her husband to go first while she waited for Hou Jianwen.

Because they had a lot of things with them, Lu Shaotang drove back.

They went back to Lu's village first, and Lin Shu handed the order form to Fang Dihua.

Fang Dihua: "Director Jiang received some orders from Qizhou for us a few days ago. I was afraid that it would delay his work, but he said that it was not the case. People saw the toilet fragrance he brought with him and ordered it."

Lin Shu: "Director Jiang must be true if he said that. You don't have to worry."

Fang Dihua: "As long as it doesn't delay their work, we will just do it."

They were concerned about the situation of Sister Lin's family.

Lin Shu briefly explained.

Fang Dihua was relieved to hear that Sister Lin's family was safe.

Lin Shu wanted to look for the two children, Fang Dihua said: "Don't look for them, they went to their grandmother's house and played with their brothers and sisters and refused to come back." Lin Shu

originally wanted to go to Linjiatun to find them, but since they went there first, she and Lu Shaotang went directly there and sent their luggage over.

Lu Xiuxiu had already prepared food for them quickly. The pancakes from the stall in the morning were still not cold, so it was hot and there was no need to cook. She slapped a cucumber and cut two salted duck eggs for Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang to have a simple meal.

Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang washed their hands and ate, and Lu Xiuxiu happily showed her the new skirt she had made.

Now, in addition to the custom-made skirts brought by Jiang Weidong, there are other people who come here to make clothes.

Although the quantity is not large, they are all from wealthy families, and the labor cost is not low. A skirt will not be less than 1.8 yuan.

This skirt was found by someone else, and the collar can be tied in front of the chest.

Lin Shu took a look and praised: "Xiu Xiu has a very good foundation under Master Guo. Now she can do any style at a glance."

Lu Xiuxiu was a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid that someone will mess it up."

Lin Shu smiled and said, "As long as you don't check it when cutting, there will be no problem."

She remembered that there were still a few pieces of fabric in the cupboard, so she took them out for Lu Xiuxiu to choose, and asked her to make skirts for the girls in the family when there were no orders, and the wages would be paid by the family.

This includes Hou Ying, and Lin Shu will bring her over to meet the sisters later.

Lu Xiuxiu happily agreed, but refused to ask for wages, "Isn't it my duty to work for the family?"

Everyone earns work points and money for the family, so she should do the same.

The days are long in summer, and after Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang had dinner, before the sun went down, they went to Linjiatun to pick up the children.

As soon as the jeep entered Linjiatun, the members who had gathered in the back suddenly dispersed and disappeared.

Lin Shu smiled and teased Lu Shaotang: "Look how scary you are. You scared people away before you even show up."

Lu Shaotang controlled the steering wheel with one hand and held her hand, "Are you sure I scared them away?"

He had heard from his son that she and his eldest sister-in-law were very good at swearing.

The jeep turned into the alley near the Lin family's home, and a group of children rushed out.

Some called their parents, some called their second aunt and second uncle, and some called their third aunt and third uncle, chattering like eight hundred ducks.

When they saw that it was Lu Shaotang and Lin Shu, they all called them the same name.

As soon as Lin Shu got out of the car, Panpan and Tiantian rushed over.

Panpan's eyes were frighteningly bright, "Mom, this is amazing, my brother has grown a pair of iron feet!"

Tiantian: "They are invisible iron feet!"

Lin Shu was confused and turned to look at Hou Bo over there, "What's going on?"

Hou Bo raised his hands and shook his head embarrassedly.

Lin's mother heard the voices and told them to go home quickly.

Panpan is a chatterbox, and she can't stand others telling big news to her parents, so she has to tell it herself.

"Dad, Mom, you don't know, my brother Hou Bo is so awesome, he kicked Zhao Lao San's cock to pieces."

Lin Shu: "???"

Lu Shaotang's expression immediately became serious. What Zhao Lao San bullied his child?

Lin's mother gave them a general explanation.

Every day, the children would go to the back to see if Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang had returned.

Hou Bo and Hou Ying felt that their younger brothers and sisters walked too slowly, so they went to help.

The day before yesterday, when the brother and sister walked to the back, Zhao Laosan, who was hiding behind the haystack, suddenly shouted, "Little sister, little sister, look!"

Hou Bo was close to Zhao Laosan's side, and he saw Zhao Laosan taking off his pants with his peripheral vision. He reacted very quickly, shouting for his sister to close her eyes, and then rushed forward like a calf, and kicked Zhao Laosan's vitals quickly and accurately.

That was all practiced with classmates!

Zhao Laosan fell to the ground in pain and lost his resistance.

Hou Bo did not let him go, and kicked him hard there, and then pulled his sister away.

Hou Ying didn't know anything at the time, she thought Zhao Laosan was peeing unhygiene on the side of the road.

Lin's mother: "The bastard deserved it. The barefoot doctor went to see him. His mother wanted to come to our house to cheat us. Your father and uncle took Lin Jue and Lin Yue and a group of people to the Zhao family to smash it. No one cared about the uncles and brothers of the Zhao family. His mother even said she would go to the commune to complain, but she didn't dare to go."