Chapter 154 Save Me

Yu Qianer went to the brigade headquarters and found two animal carts parked in the threshing ground in front, a mule and a cow.

The two animals were fat and strong, with shiny hair and clean bodies. They were well taken care of.

Yu Qianer had seen the animals in her own brigade before. Although they were not thin, they were inevitably dirty because of the things in the animal shed.

These two were not like that. They were indeed beautiful animals in the brigade of the most beautiful military wives.

She entered the yard and saw three tall strange men talking to the brigade cadres.

When the team leader saw her, he smiled and said, "You're here!"

Brother Lu and the other two immediately turned to look at Yu Qian'er, smiled and greeted him, and took out Lin Shu's letter and handed it to him, introducing themselves at the same time.

Yu Qian'er took the letter. She didn't know many words, so Lin Shu wrote very simply. After reading it, she smiled and said, "I don't think it's a big deal. This is easy." She

immediately said to Captain Yu, "Grandpa, Comrade Lin's family came to collect elm bark and asked us to help. In the future, when we cut down trees here, we will leave all the elm bark and branches to them."

Captain Yu had just talked with Brother Lu and knew about the Lu Family Zhuang Incense Factory.

He said: "That's for sure. Anyway, we usually use this elm bark to make fires. It would be good if we could exchange it for some money."

The elm bark is firewood, and they are happy to sell it if they are given a slightly higher price than firewood.

In fact, it would be fine if Lin Shu asked Brother Lu and the others to come over and buy it directly. She didn't have to find spare money, but since the two of them knew each other and had the friendship of living together, they naturally wanted to say hello.

Besides, if there are people I know here, it would be easy for Brother Lu and others to come over and make arrangements, such as staying overnight and helping to heat food and boil water. There will be help, right?

The most important point is that if you don’t have acquaintances, you may be tricked or bullied. It’s much better if you have acquaintances.

That's how it is in the countryside. When a stranger comes to the village, there are always those who want to bully or scheme against him with ill intentions. If he is a relative or friend of someone in the village, everyone will be very friendly.

If there is any extra money, the team cadres will shout on the loudspeaker, asking the members to keep the elm bark in the future, and the brigade will collect it and sell it to others.

Not only our own brigade, but also the surrounding brigades, as long as it is related to elm bark.

The members were immediately excited when they heard it, "Ah? Elm bark can be sold for money?"

The rations distributed by the team in recent years are enough for them to eat 70% to 80% full. If they are not so poor, don't they have dried sweet potatoes? Although it is rough and not delicious, it is better than elm bark. So the members haven't eaten elm bark for ten years, and they basically use it for burning.

Some people are very upset, "Ah? We just burned a truckload of it!"

"If I had kept it earlier, I could have exchanged it for some money."

"Haha, my family just killed five elm trees and wanted to build a house and make furniture, and now it's just right to get it."

The incense factory wants elm bark, but in fact, not only elm bark, some small branches can also be used, basically they are all bark, they can be used after grinding, but the seller has to repair and tie it up neatly by himself, and the stubby ones can't hold much. With

the loudspeaker shouting, the members who didn't go to the fields started to move.

Soon, they filled two trucks for Brother Lu and his team, and tied them high. If they were not worried about the inconvenience on the road, they would have wanted to use branches to make it higher.

The team leader was very happy, thinking that since they had come here, they had to sell more, otherwise they would not want it.

He enthusiastically said that he would send more trucks to deliver more.

Brother Lu was of course happy.

Lin Shu had said that she wanted to do long-term business with this place, and it would be best if they could deliver

more. The team leader was very happy to see Brother Lu said that he would take as much as he wanted.

In this case, wouldn't their team go to the surrounding brigades and communes to collect more elm bark and send it to Lujiazhuang?

He thought this was a good idea.

"Comrade Lu, how about this? It's not easy for you to come here from such a long distance, and it's not convenient to go to other brigades

and communes. There are mountains behind, and it's difficult to walk. Why don't we collect it and send it to you in the future?" He thought that it would be cheaper to collect it from other brigades and communes, so he didn't need to ask for travel expenses.

Isn't it just firewood? It's not worth much in the countryside.

Brother Lu immediately smiled and said, "Uncle, thank you very much."

He didn't take advantage of others. The price they collected was very low. If they asked others to help collect it from other places, and the other party wanted to make some money, they could only suppress the price of others. If the price was suppressed too low for a long time, others would inevitably feel resentful.

Lin Shu said that when doing business, you can't eat up all the profits at once, and don't think about eating up all by yourself. You have to share some with others. This way, forming a chain is more conducive to the healthy development of the business.

He took the initiative to offer to give the other party a little travel subsidy. They helped deliver the sweet potatoes to Lujiazhuang, which saved him a lot of time and effort. Isn't it worth it?

Of course it is!

Brother Lu not only gave them a little travel subsidy, but was also willing to give them a little increase in the price of elm bark per 100 kilograms, so that the Elm Forest Brigade could also make a little money.

It's not much, but it can add up to a lot, and it's always happy to make some

money. After all, it's not easy to make money now. How much does a truckload of sweet potatoes cost? Now that elm bark can be exchanged for money, that's of course a good thing.

Captain Yu didn't expect Brother Lu to be so straightforward. He was not a sucker, he was sincerely making friends with their brigade.

He immediately patted his chest and said that Brother Lu could rest assured that he would be responsible for the elm bark in the future.

He immediately called his son to collect elm bark from every household, and try to load a few more trucks, and send it to Lujiazhuang with Brother Lu tomorrow.

Yu Qianer said to Brother Lu: "Brother Lin Shu, you can come to my house for dinner tonight. It happens that we have an empty room and can stay at night."

Her parents just emptied their savings to build a new house, preparing to marry her brother.

Brother Lu had just been scolded by his parents, and he still wanted to avoid suspicion with female lesbians, so Captain Yu asked them to follow Yu Qianer.

Yu's family is not just Yu Qianer, there are also parents, brothers and brothers.

Yu Qian'er's mother was picking vegetables at home and preparing to cook when she saw the daughter of the family lead three tall men in.

She had heard the brigade call for the collection of elm bark and knew what these three men were about, but she was a little unhappy that the daughter of the family brought them back for dinner without consulting her family.

How can you just bring someone home for dinner these days?

Three big men, each of them must eat a big bowl? How

can there be so much food at home?

Give them black dried melons? That... that's embarrassing, why don't you bring some decent food to entertain guests?

This wheat that was just distributed this year, to exchange for a bowl of fine flour to make noodles?

In just a few seconds, Yu Qian'er's mother was thinking about it.

Brother Lu was very good at handling things. As soon as he came in and greeted Auntie, he took out the food bag.

He smiled and said, "Sorry to bother Auntie, we'll stay here for one night and leave tomorrow."

There was food for two meals for three people, all corn flour.

Yu Qian'er's mother immediately smiled enthusiastically, "Hey, come on, why do you bring your own food? Isn't it normal to eat at my aunt's house?"

She took the bag of food and weighed it. It was about two pounds of food.

Thank God, I won't eat her food for free.

Yu Qian'er couldn't bear to see her fussy look, and was afraid that Lu Da Ge and the others would be embarrassed, so she smiled and asked them to go into the house and rest quickly, and asked her mother to make tea first, and she went to call her father and eldest brother to come back. They

had already finished work, and they probably went to see the excitement of collecting elm bark.

With food, Yu Qian'er's mother didn't search for it anymore, and her smile was very sincere. She picked cucumbers and persimmons for them to eat.

Soon, Yu Qian'er's father and eldest brother came back, along with the brigade secretary and several other young people.

They all came to see eldest brother Lu and his friends.

There was nothing to do at that time, so a visitor from another village could bring fresh gossip and news, broaden everyone's horizons, and give them something new and fresh.

Hearing the men talking and laughing in the house, Yu Qian'er's mother laughed even more happily, especially when the old women from the neighbors came to see the fun with envy on their faces, she was even more proud. When

had the brigade secretary ever come to her house and talk to her so warmly and affectionately?

This was the first time!

The old women were all envious:

"Yu Qian'er has made it big, and now he knows some powerful people outside."

"I came here to collect elm bark, but I never thought that elm bark could be exchanged for money, that's great."

"Auntie, you must treat the distinguished guest well, I'll send you two eggs now."

"I have some fine noodles at home, I'll send you a bowl."

When would they show up at such a good time?

He is a distinguished person who can bring them money, so they must treat him well?

One sends two eggs, the other sends a bowl of noodles, and she sends a bunch of vegetables, then they can say that they are distinguished guests they treated together.

The members of the Yushulin Brigade are able to sell elm bark to others, they all have merits, and they will be proud to tell others about it.

Originally, Yu Qian'er's mother was worried about missing out on food when entertaining guests, but this time, she actually made some money.

She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

A neighbor woman tried to test her, "Yu Qian'er's mother, these three young men all look good, why don't you give one to Yu Qian'er?"

Then wouldn't it be just right to give the rest to our daughter?

Yu Qian'er happened to come out and heard it. He lowered his voice and scolded: "What are you talking about? He is the brother of my friend Lin Shujun's wife. He has a wife and children. What are you looking at?"

The women immediately laughed, "Oh, don't take it seriously, we are just talking." If

there is a lady in the family or someone else has a lady, they like to talk about this kind of blind date and marriage. Whenever they see a young man with a flat head and a straight face, they have to say that he is a perfect match for so-and-so lady.

In fact, sometimes they just talk, they are used to it, and it is uncomfortable not to say it, and they mostly talk about young men with good conditions.

Anyway, if they see a short, ugly man, they will not say it. If they say it, wouldn't Qing be waiting to be sprayed by the other party?

Soon, Captain Yu came over with meat and wine and handed them to Yu Qian'er's mother, "Sister-in-law, you've worked hard."

Yu Qian'er's mother was so excited that her voice trembled, "Captain, why are you being so polite? We are a family."

Today, when these three men came, the branch secretary who never came to visit came to visit the house, and the team leader who didn't even look at her as a woman came too. My God!

She was really proud!

The house was lively again.

Brother Lu was talkative, and there were also talkative people in the Yushulin Brigade. Two or three people livened up the atmosphere, and the scene was very lively and there was definitely no dull moment.

In a short time, the branch secretary and the team leader had already discussed who would go to collect the elm bark.

Collecting elm bark is a long-term business that makes money, so it’s natural that we can’t just give it to anyone. Basically, one person per family, and then find another one… then it must be given to Yu Qian’er’s family.

They looked at each other, and Yu Qian’er’s eldest brother straightened his back, and Yu Qian’er’s father also smiled, hoping that his eldest son could show up, run errands, and share some small money.

If the eldest son has this job, it will be easier to talk about marriage.

At this time, eldest brother Lu smiled and said, “By the way, when you deliver materials to our brigade, you have to let eldest sister Yu go with you. My sister-in-law said that sister Yu is a model worker, capable, and most importantly, has good character and is reliable!”

Got it.

The branch secretary and the brigade leader withdrew their eyes from eldest brother Yu Qian’er.

The paying customer specifically asked Yu Qian'er to go, so she had to go. After all, she was a girl and could deal with Mr. Lin better, right?

If Yu Qian'er's elder brother went, he would just run errands behind the other two young men and couldn't do much. Yu Qian'er was different. She was a woman and could deal with women.

Although Yu Qian'er's father was a little disappointed, it was okay for the young lady to go. This was because the distinguished guests personally asked for her, which was even better.

The secretary and the team leader spoke to him so kindly that he felt a little flattered and agreed repeatedly.

Yu Qian'er looked at his parents and felt a little embarrassed, but he had no choice but to do so.

After all, they had no skills and had been good at digging the ground all their lives. The team leaders usually didn't look at them and were always bad at assigning tasks to them.

In order to make her parents look good and not feel inferior all the time, she worked hard and won awards in the county's labor competitions to become a model worker, bringing honor to her family.

Before, she felt that being a model worker was not very useful. At most, she was able to get a basin, teacup and kettle for her family. Her parents were still incompetent, and people still looked down on her. She even caused others to be jealous and say that she could not get married.

However, now she thinks it is actually quite good.

If she had not been a model worker, how would she have known Lin Shu?

How could she have shown up with her family today?

Thinking of this, she felt ashamed that she had deliberately acted a little bit strong when she went to the city for the first time in order not to show her shyness and not to be looked down upon. She also listened to Qiu Lina and thought that Lin Shu was a lady from a capitalist family.

Fortunately, she apologized at that time, and Lin Shu was tolerant and generous and did not make a fuss about it. Now she is still thinking of her when she has good things.

Although Lin Shu said in the letter that she asked Comrade Yu for help, in fact, it was Lin Shu who helped her the most.

Yu Qian'er was very grateful in her heart.

The next day, Yu Qian'er's mother got up early to cook for them, and specially stewed eggs so that Brother Lu and his three brothers could eat well before leaving.

Yu Qian'er went with the two people arranged by the team, each responsible for driving a car. Yu Qian'er's

parents gave them a lot of instructions, telling their daughter to do this and that, not to embarrass herself, and not to do anything.

In fact, the farthest they had been to in their lives was the commune, not even the county town. Yu Qian'er had been to the city and was still a model worker, but they just felt that their children were not as good as themselves, and they always had to use some old ideas to give blind advice.

Yu Qian'er's eldest brother had a face full of envy.

The eldest and second brothers Lu got on a big ox cart. Although the ox walked slowly, it was very strong. It could pull a mountain of goods and still pull the eldest brother Lu.

The second brother Lu felt sorry for the animals. As long as the animals were pulling the goods, he would not ride in the cart and would walk on the side.

When they came to a bend, there was a goat path below, leading to other villages and fields in the distance.

In the distance, a woman with disheveled hair was running towards them, shouting as she ran: "Save me, I want to go home, I want to go home!"

The eldest brother Lu was sitting on the wheel, crossing his legs, humming a little song comfortably.

Suddenly, he heard such a miserable cry, which frightened him. "What's going on?"

The distance was a bit far, so he couldn't hear it clearly. He seemed to hear the woman calling "third brother's wife"?

Did he hear it wrong? Second

brother Lu also heard it, and he called out and signaled to stop the car.

Yu Lin, the son of Captain Yu, shouted from behind: "Comrade Lu, it has nothing to do with us, let's go quickly."

Another young man also said that it was okay, "It's the daughter-in-law of the He family temple behind. She wants to go back to her parents' home all day, but her mother-in-law won't let her."

Soon, a man caught up and dragged the woman back.

Other villagers on the road also looked as if they were used to it.

Yu Lin was still afraid that Big Brother Lu and his men would have a bad impression of their team, so he explained, "This daughter-in-law was married to Kuai Jiahua with a dowry of more than 50 yuan. The woman's brothers personally sent her here, and she was not kidnapped."

Another young man also said yes.

Big Brother Lu didn't care. Each family has its own affairs, and they don't mix them up.

Sun Xiaohong watched the tall elm bark caravan going farther and farther away, and she screamed in anger, kicking and beating the man who was dragging her.

She cursed him viciously, "Kuai Xiaopeng, you are a pig, you are a dead pig, I don't want to go back with you, let me go!"

Kuai Xiaopeng didn't say anything, just kept dragging her home.

This woman is savage and fierce by nature. She doesn't want to marry him, but he still thinks it's a big loss?

With more than 50 yuan as a dowry, what kind of wife can't he marry?

She was very good. When her family sent her here, she was very obedient, but the next day she started to make a fuss and smashed pots and bowls.

If he had known that she was not a woman who could live a normal life, he would not want her.

Kuai Xiaopeng is not tall, but he is sturdy and strong. His big hands are black and rough from working all year round. He holds Sun Xiaohong like iron pliers.

"I married you, not kidnapped you. If you are not happy, you have to give me back the betrothal money!"

"My family worked so hard to save that little money. It was not easy!"

Kuai Xiaopeng's arms and neck were bleeding from being pinched. He was so angry that he wanted to hit her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it when

he saw her bulging belly. Sun Xiaohong cursed the heaven and the earth, and began to scold Lin Yue and Lin Shu. She shouted at Kuai Xiaopeng: "Go ask Lin Shu for it. She is the one who collects elm bark. She has money. Go ask her for it! She is the one who harmed me. She is a troublemaker. She instigated Lin Yue to divorce me and asked the Lin family to send me back to my parents' home!"

Kuai Xiaopeng looked at her in astonishment and was speechless for a while.

Sun Xiaohong was cursing this and that at home all day long. She couldn't hear her mumbling clearly before, but now she actually said she harvested elm bark?

Since Sun Xiaohong was drugged by her mother's family and married into the Kuai family, she has become increasingly resentful of Lin Shu and Lin Yue.

She felt that all this was caused by Lin Shu. If Lin Shu had not had to take the sewing machine back, how could it have turned out like this?

And Lin Yue is a bastard. He usually talks nice and listens to his wife in everything, but it turns out that she just accidentally touched Mother Lin, and he went crazy and divorced her.

And Mother Lin is a bad mother-in-law. She used to pretend to be wronged by her daughter-in-law, but in the end she cried like that and framed him without even beating her!

These evil people!

When she left the Lin family and returned to her parents' home, she had a fight with her sisters-in-law and was angry that her family did not support her. But after she married into the Kuai family, she realized that the widowed mother-in-law was really vicious, and there was also that idiot uncle and the ugly, frustrated and dirty Kuai Xiaopeng. She began to miss her parents' home again.

She quickly forgot her dissatisfaction with her parents' home and was full of how her parents loved her and how her brothers loved her. Now she wanted her parents to love her again and take her away from the Kuai family.

She didn't want to stay here!

The widowed mother-in-law was a pervert and looked at her like a thief all day long.

When she first got married, the wicked mother-in-law was afraid that she would run away and didn't let her wear pants and didn't let her go out. Later, the team cadres said that this was not good, so they let her wear clothes, but let the big idiot watch her all the time.

If she dared to run, she would be caught and beaten.

The evil mother-in-law locked all the money in the cupboard and didn't give her a penny. She locked the food in the dining table and didn't let her eat enough. She was afraid that she would do something bad and didn't let her cook. During the day, she was forced to feed chickens and pigs, fetch water, wash vegetables, wash clothes, and sweep the floor. She was treated like a cow or a horse. At night, she was forced to sleep with the ugly Kuai Xiaopeng and give birth to a child.

Although Kuai Dapeng was a fool, he was a man in his thirties who knew how to find a woman. He threw himself at her every day, and the widow mother-in-law didn't care.

She wanted to run away, but she had no money and no one to help her. The villagers also helped the wicked mother-in-law, saying that she was not doing her duty and was not living a good life, and that she deserved to be punished.

She saw an opportunity and ran away, thinking that if she ran away first, she could go home even if she had to beg for food, but the big fool kept chasing her, and beat her when he caught up with her, and then carried her home. The wicked mother-in-law beat her again and didn't give her food or water for two days.

She ran away for the second time, but was pressed into a haystack by the big fool

and abused. She wanted to find someone to complain to, but she couldn't find anyone. The villagers tacitly accepted that she was the brother's daughter-in-law, and laughed at her for being shameless and having sex with a man in a haystack in broad daylight.

She told Kuai Xiaopeng that the ugly bastard said that her eldest brother was stupid and ignorant, and asked her to bear more.

The evil mother-in-law didn't care at all. Instead, she took pleasure in her misfortune and scolded her for asking for it, saying, "Da Peng has to keep an eye on you. You ran away just to lure him to chase you? You slut, you are blaming others for your mistakes." Only

then did she not dare to run away.

After she became pregnant, the evil mother-in-law stopped beating her, and she also stopped the big fool from touching her and fed her well. But she still didn't get a penny and couldn't take the bus back to her parents' home.

Last night, the Yushulin Brigade came to collect elm bark. She sounded like they were from the Lujiazhuang Brigade in Qing County, and they were talking about the most beautiful military wife's home.

Isn't that Lin Shu?

Sun Xiaohong immediately thought of running away again.

After dinner this morning, she ran out while Kuai Xiaopeng went to work, the evil mother-in-law went to the village to ask about the elm bark, and Kuai Dapeng went to the toilet.

She had to find Lin Shu!

Let Lin Shu redeem her.

She didn't want to marry an ugly freak like Kuai Xiaopeng, and didn't want to be stared at by a fool every day. She

wanted to go back to find Lin Yue, and she promised that she would never scold or pinch him again, she would be good to her parents-in-law, work in the fields, cook and feed pigs, and serve them well.

And Baoer, she is Baoer's biological mother, that is her son.

The Lin family must save her!

As a result, before she could rush to the carriage, she was caught by Kuai Xiaopeng.

Kuai Xiaopeng never hit her, but in her eyes, Kuai Xiaopeng was not as tall as Lin Yue, not as handsome as Lin Yue, not as white as Lin Yue, not as smart and talkative as Lin Yue, not as gentle and considerate as Lin Yue...

He was short, dark and ugly!

He was not worthy of her!

But in fact, in the eyes of the villagers, she and Kuai Xiaopeng were a good match.

The villagers thought that although Kuai Xiaopeng was not tall, he was strong and capable, and his tanned skin was a characteristic of men, and his poor speaking skills were a common characteristic of many rural men.

In addition, he was usually kind and considerate, and had a good reputation in the village, so everyone naturally supported him, and felt that Sun Xiaohong was not worthy of him.

What do you have, Sun Xiaohong?

Aren't you dark too?

Don't you have a flat nose?

You have a bit of a bucktooth!

You have a bit of a white eye!

It's not just the He family temple. In fact, basically everyone in the Yushulin Brigade who knows them holds this view.

When they arrived at Lu's house, Yu Qian'er and Lin Shu also said the same thing.

"They look like a good match, but Sun Xiaohong never wants to live a good life. I guess she was forced to marry by her father and brother."

"Then Aunt Kuai said that if she returns the betrothal gift to her family, she will let Sun Xiaohong go as she pleases, but it seems impossible. The Sun family has never shown up. I guess they married their daughter there for the betrothal gift. How could they return it? Sun Xiaohong remarried, and if she is taken back to her parents' home for the third time, her brothers and sisters-in-law will definitely not be happy."

Yu Qian'er certainly didn't gossip with Lin Shu about the villagers for no reason, but he greeted them after arriving at Lu's house. Lin Shu had already prepared the food and warmly invited them to eat first.

They didn't go through the county this time, but took a shortcut, so they got home after noon the next day.

Brother Lu naturally reported to Lin Shu and Fang Dihua about the trip to the Yushulin Brigade, how they helped, how they warmly entertained them, etc., all of which were favors.

At the end, he casually mentioned a woman who cried for help as a joke.

Yu Qianer explained to Lin Shu.

Yu Qianer was polite, after all, she was also an unmarried young woman, and she would not exaggerate and say anything bad about Sun Xiaohong, but Yu Lin and the other young man had a different perspective from a man.

They were full of complaints about Sun Xiaohong, and they were even more disgusted with the Sun family. "They wanted to marry their daughter to them for a high dowry, without discussing it with them. As a result, the daughter started crying and smashing things the next day after they left. The Kuai family was poor to begin with, and it was not easy for them to save some property. The widow lived frugally, and she was reluctant to throw away her bowls, even though they had cracks and nicks. How could the widow be happy when several bowls were smashed at once? She must be beaten and made hungry for two days to teach her a lesson."

Lin Shu felt very...subtle.

I thought my brother and Sun Xiaohong were divorced and would never meet again, but I didn't expect...it was such a coincidence that they met in such a roundabout way.

Lin Shu never thought that the old grandson could be so cruel that he actually married Sun Xiaohong to such a faraway place.

Mrs. Lu was also very happy to see Yu Qian'er. She asked about her parents, whether the family had built a house, and whether her brother had married a wife.

Yu Qian'er was also comfortable chatting with her.

She found that she was a little...how to say it, Lin Shu was too handsome. When chatting, she often stared at Lin Shu's face and was a little dazed, forgetting what she was going to say, and then feeling embarrassed when she came to her senses.

Moreover, Lin Shu was educated. Although she tried hard to fit in with the original owner, the cultivation and cultural temperament in her bones could not be hidden. She could only cover it up by saying that she had a lot of experience and read a lot of books.

She couldn't help but speak in a flowery way, which made Yu Qian'er and other uneducated people feel restrained, as if they were facing a female cadre.

During the meal, Lin Shu specially prepared some more side dishes, and the pickled cabbage was ready to eat.

There were two large jars of farm sauce in April, which had to be stirred two hundred times every day. It was already dried by now, orange-red, and covered with a layer of oil.

This is the delicious autumn oil, which is extremely delicious.

Lin Shu specially filled two large bottles and kept them for mixing vegetables.

She used this farm sauce to mix a pot of tiger vegetable for everyone, and put thousand sheets in it. Several people ate without raising their heads, and nodded vigorously.

Before going to her eldest sister's house, she also made a small pot of fermented bean curd, which was just right to eat now.

Fermented bean curd has been around for a long time, but people in the countryside rarely eat it, and most people have hardly ever eaten it.

Even tofu was something they seldom ate. They could only eat it when someone else made tofu during festivals. It was not like the past when people went to the countryside to sell tofu, so it was not easy to eat it.

They were reluctant to eat too much, so they would just take a piece to taste.

Yu Qian'er also liked the Sichuan pickled vegetables made by Lin Shu, especially the sour beans fried with peppers. "Comrade Lin Shu, is this pickled with vinegar?"

Lin Shu: "No, it's the way to pickle pickled vegetables. It's sealed and fermented, so it's naturally sour."

There is no local custom of pickling pickled vegetables. People pickle pickled vegetables directly, so Yu Qian'er doesn't know much about fermented things.

Lin Shu explained it to her and asked her to go back and make it. "This pickle ferments very quickly. If you seal it for three to five days, you can eat it."

Yu Qian'er took note and whispered, "Comrade Lin Shu, didn't you take it to the city to try?"

She felt that this pickle could be exchanged for money.

Lin Shu shook her head, "I pickled a few jars at home and ate them myself. There is not much left to sell to others. If you want to sell it, you have to pickle at least a few large jars, and there are not so many vegetables."

The most important thing is that this thing is simple to make. Every household can make it by making a jar at home, and it is very cheap and not worth the effort.

This is not the era of commodity economy. If you want to sell something, you must first consider: Is the raw material abundant? Is the transportation convenient? Is the market friendly?

Now grain and vegetables are not abundant, and what we grow at home is just enough to eat. If you have more grain, you can make money by selling steamed buns in the city every day. The key is that you don’t have it.

If you sell it occasionally, it means you are selling your own food. After you sell it, there is no more to buy.

This is different from making sanitary incense. Elm bark and other consumables are not used by everyone, and they can receive it.

Yu Qian'er felt a little disappointed. She was thinking that if this thing is good, she and Comrade Lin Shu can make money together.

In this era, whoever has the materials can make a fortune. Those who resell strategic material permits can make thousands of dollars.

Yu Qian'er really wants to do something like Lin Shu, so that her parents and elder brother can't say anything about her.

She doesn't really want to get married.

She is average looking, and the blind dates she has dated are not that good either, some of them seem even less capable than she is.

Then she thought about how she would have a son and a daughter after she got married, just like her parents, and she would have to arrange for her son to marry a wife, and she might even be biased towards boys over girls.

People can't stand thinking about it carefully, and the more she thought about it, the more suffocated she felt when she couldn't sleep.

Her father, her grandfather, her grandfather... all her ancestors were like this.

Her mother said that this is how women get by, everyone is like this, every family is like this, why can't you be like this?

If you don't do this, you're wrong!

Yu Qian'er wondered why women have to be like this?

But she didn't dare to say it, because if she said it at home, her mother would scold her or even beat her.

Among so many people, she found that Lin Shu was different.

Lin Shu was really different.

Everyone in the countryside is dusty, but she is bright and beautiful, with white and clean skin and neat hair. Just looking at her makes you feel comfortable.

She is so beautiful that men like her and women also like her. She is the focus wherever she goes, and everyone is willing to hold her in high esteem and care for her.

Why should she work so hard?

But she actually arranged a sideline for the brigade, so that her family can earn money with the brigade.

She is really kind, generous and smart! She

is really worth learning from.

Lin Shu smiled and said, "In the future, our sanitary incense will have a greater and greater demand for elm bark, but grinding is also a problem. If Comrade Yu is willing to cooperate, he can grind elm bark powder and pine and cypress powder at home and send it to us."

Lin Shu has always wanted to outsource the work of collecting elm bark and grinding elm bark powder. Her family will only be responsible for grinding special materials, making incense and shipping, and there is no need to hire someone to run around.

Collecting elm bark not only requires people, but also an animal and a cart, which are all consumption.

The same is true for grinding.

As the shipment volume increases, one person and one mill are simply not enough, and two mills have to be rotated in parallel.

We cannot use too many people from our brigade, otherwise the brigade will not have enough labor to farm.

Lin Shu was looking forward to her second sister and the others getting the electricity turned on as soon as possible, so that they could buy an electric grinder to grind the incense.

However, there was no rush to get the electricity turned on. It would take a long time to survey, lay down the electric poles, pull the wires, and connect the villages and households.

She was also looking forward to her eldest brother-in-law coming. Wasn't her eldest brother-in-law now in charge of developing and promoting agricultural mechanization? Perhaps he could help them come up with a good idea.

Although Lin Shu didn't have to work hard to grind and make incense, she... couldn't stand the low efficiency, especially when there were too many orders and everyone was confused.

Since Yu Qian'er wanted to make money, why not let her help provide the powder of elm and some common trees.

As for how to grind the powder, she also taught Yu Qian'er.

The two young men who came with them saw that Yu Qian'er and Lin Shu were chatting very well. They were very envious. Why didn't they like their sisters?

In the past, they all thought that Yu Qian'er looked like a man, dark and ugly. Now they saw that Lin Jun's mother-in-law and sister-in-law were also tall, strong and dark... They were much more handsome than Yu Qian'er.

Especially that Aunt Fang, although she was old, she looked heroic, and her skin was quite white. She must have been a heroic beauty when she was young.

The two exchanged glances, but did not dare to say it out loud. They still had this courtesy.

Lin Shu took Yu Qian'er to visit the East Mill.

In order to protect the mill from wind, sun and rain, and to protect the materials from getting wet, a mill was built here.

The mill floor was raised with green bricks to prevent rain from splashing in.

Yu Qian'er was very excited, "Comrade Lin Shu, don't worry, I will never reveal your technology to others."

Lin Shu smiled, "It doesn't matter, grinding flour, no technology, everyone can do it."

Yu Qian'er didn't think so. Grinding bark and grain must be different. Anyway, she remembered all the tricks Lin Shu told her.

So when she went back, she told the brigade that they provided elm bark powder to Lujiazhuang, which was easier and more profitable than directly delivering elm bark.

After all, there was labor fee for grinding the mill.

Yu Qian'er was very happy, as if he had been named a model worker.

She didn't care at all whether those men looked down on her or not. Really, if she could make money, they were nothing.

Anyway, she could delay it for a year, and she was not in a hurry to get married.

Because Brother Lu and his men stayed in the team for one night, Lin Shu also let a few of them stay for one night, and let the two young men go to the team headquarters to exchange ideas with the team cadres, while she talked to Yu Qian'er.

She told Yu Qian'er about Sun Xiaohong in a simple and clear way.

Yu Qian'er's mouth and eyes opened wide, "Ah???"

Thinking of what she said about Sun Xiaohong, her dark face instantly turned red. Did she gossip about others? Was it embarrassing?

She immediately apologized: "Comrade Lin Shu, I'm sorry, I didn't know, I..."

Lin Shu hurriedly said: "Don't mind, it's really okay, it doesn't matter. I just want to tell you, if she said something bad outside, spread rumors or something like that, please help clarify it."

Sometimes people like to listen to one side and believe it.

However... Qian's mother and Xu's mother can spread rumors to make people believe them, but it's hard to say about Sun Xiaohong.

Sun Xiaohong's personality is arrogant and willful, inconsiderate, selfish and self-centered. It seems that she doesn't get along well with her new in-laws, and people won't believe her even if she spreads rumors.

Lin Shu didn't think much about Sun Xiaohong's experience, let alone sympathy or any unnecessary feelings.

Sun Xiaohong's life is the responsibility of herself and her parents and brothers. It has nothing to do with the Lin family and her, Lin Shu.

Yu Qianer smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lin Shu, I will communicate with the brigade cadres and will not let anyone talk nonsense."