Chapter 161: Working on the Spot

The next day, Lin Shu woke up late as expected.

It wasn't that she woke up late on purpose, it was already past eight o'clock when she woke up!

For someone who usually goes to bed at 9:30 and can definitely get up before 6 o'clock in the morning, 8 o'clock is simply...

Fortunately, no one took it seriously, and no one deliberately asked why you got up late, and everyone was doing their own things.

Breakfast was made by Sister Lin, who cooked in the new house, so naturally there was no movement on Lin Shu's side.

It was cold, so the windows were closed tightly when sleeping, and Lu Shaotang also hung the curtains tightly, so Lin Shu slept very soundly.

Fortunately, there was a building at the entrance of the main hall, and people who came to the incense factory to work would go directly to the east and would not look here.

Lin Shu just deceived herself for a while.

Last night, the two children took Baoer and little Hou Wei to sleep in the new house in the west.

Since elder sister Lin and her husband came, the children have been very happy. Today they slept on Lin Shu's bed, tomorrow they slept on Fang Dihua and old man Lu's bed, and the day after tomorrow they will go to elder sister Lin's place, and they can also squeeze into elder sister Xiuxiu's bed.

That was really happy.

When Lin Shu got up, everyone in the family went to the fields to work. Hou Bo and Lu An went to the fields to help, and Xiuxiu and Hou Ying also did needlework in the new house.

Panpan, Tiantian and the other four children were not at home.

Lin Shu quickly dressed and went to the fields, secretly washing her face and rinsing her mouth, for fear that people would see that she had just gotten up and did not go out to brush her teeth.

She packed up and went to her eldest sister's room to have breakfast.

When Lu Ersao, who was grinding the millstone in the west, saw this, she rolled her eyes and dared not say a single mocking word.

What could she do?

Her parents-in-law and the men all protected her, who dared to say anything to her?

What if the mother-in-law said that it was inconvenient for the third daughter-in-law to sleep in and live together, and what if she just split up the family?

Sister Lin left the rice in the pot for Lin Shu, stewed salted vegetables with salted eggs, and a bowl of millet porridge.

While Lin Shu was eating, Sister Lin helped her peel salted eggs. She looked at Lin Shu with a smile and whispered, "Why haven't you moved yet?"

Lin Shu: "What's going on?"

Sister Lin: "Third brother-in-law has been back for a long time, you should be pregnant by now."

Lin Shu almost choked and whispered, "Sister, we are on contraception. Having two children is enough, I don't want to have more."

She likes to be a mother painlessly, to have two angel babies directly, without having to carry them herself, give birth to them herself, and take care of them bit by bit. The main reason is that her mother died of dystocia in her previous life, and she could never get over that psychological shadow.

Sister Lin just said that out of habit, after all, Third Sister didn't need a child to tie a man down.

The two sisters were talking when a clear female voice came from outside, "Sister-in-law, are you home?"

Lin Shu got up to see, and saw a braided woman wearing imitation military uniform walking in from outside.

Lin Shu recognized her. Wasn't this Song Youping from the commune?

She smiled and went to greet her, "Is Officer Song here?"

Song Youping smiled, "Sister-in-law, you just got up?"

Lin Shu: "..."

Is this person doing it on purpose? You see I have breakfast late, you can say I just had breakfast, how can you say such a private thing about someone else who just got up?

No sense of propriety, no boundaries!

Lin Shu preconceived and labeled the other party in her heart.

Song Youping handed over a letter of introduction from the unit. She came to supervise and inspect as a commune officer, and she would stay in Lujiazhuang, hoping to live in the incense factory.

Lin Shu said in embarrassment: "Manager Song, our family just received the technical team leader from the provincial capital, so we can't entertain you. Let me go to the brigade headquarters and ask them to help you arrange a place."

Song Youping looked embarrassed. She looked around and whispered: "Sister-in-law, I think your house is the cleanest. Those other families..."

She smiled embarrassedly, with an expression of you know what I mean.

Although Song Youping and Xiuxiu can sleep on the same kang, Lin Shu doesn't want to. The

guests entertained at home have always been her relatives and friends. If Yu Qian'er, Wei Ling and other friends who know her well stay for two days, it would definitely be okay. Song Youping is not very happy if she is not a friend of Lin Shu.

The main reason is that she has some opinions about him.

Who makes the other party expose his shortcomings as soon as they meet?

She can oversleep and get up late, but she doesn't allow others to say it, let alone an outsider.

The main reason is that Lin Shu herself feels embarrassed. Her family pretends not to know. Does she want Song Youping, an outsider, to expose her?

Maybe the other party just said it casually, thinking that they are all lesbians and know each other, so it's a joke to lighten the atmosphere.

There is nothing you can do about the aura between people.

When you don't get along, a glance, a casual word will sow the seeds.

Lin Shu finished the millet porridge, put down the bowl, and said she would take Song Youping to the brigade headquarters to ask.

Zhao Meifeng happened to come over to borrow some eggs. When she heard that Song Youping was a clerk from the commune, she immediately said enthusiastically, "I have a place at home. My daughter has her own bed. You can sleep at my home."

The grain coupons are 50 cents a day!

Zhao Meifeng wanted to make every penny.

Although Song Youping was not happy, she agreed because Zhao Meifeng's husband was also surnamed Lu, and they were from the same family, and the yard there was as big as this one.

She smiled at Lin Shu and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go settle down and come back later."

Lin Shu: "Okay, I'll tell Director Fang, you can talk to her later."

Lin Shu never puts on airs with others. There's no such thing as a factory director, but since he's a cadre from the commune, she has to be formal.

Don't treat cadres as cadres.

Especially cadres from the commune, they often have considerable power.

If Song Youping finds fault later, the incense factory may have to be closed, so Lin Shu certainly doesn't want to offend her.

Lin Shu took a few eggs for Zhao Meifeng, keep a record, and return them later.

Zhao Meifeng and Lu Shaocai have been very honest on the surface recently and have not made any trouble. Father Lu is very relieved.

After all, he is her own nephew, so of course she doesn't want him to get into trouble, and it would be best if he could live a quiet life.

In fact, it's just an appearance. Lu Shaocai is now pretending to be dead at home. He doesn't go to the fields, but sends telegrams to the capital every day to ask for money and to arrange jobs and introduce partners for his sons and daughters.

Soon Song Youping settled down, changed her leather shoes into cloth shoes and came to Lu's place.

Fang Dihua was responsible for receiving her and letting her visit the incense factory.

This kind of squatting work usually involves eating, living and working with the members. To put it bluntly, they have to know the process of making incense and let them participate.

Song Youping originally thought that Lin Shu might hide it and find excuses to exclude her and not let her participate in the production. At most, she would let her visit and then send her away.

Afraid of being stolen? Many people are like this.

Who knew that they were not on guard against her at all. Not only did they let her visit freely, Fang Dihua also repeatedly confirmed that she had to stay here to work together.

After getting a positive answer from Song Youping, Fang Dihua was not polite, "Song, thank you for your help. I am short of someone to take care of the incense here."

There are a lot of chores, especially when the weather is cold, it takes time to dry the incense, and the incense drying racks have to be turned over frequently for ventilation.

She is a little tired by herself and often has to ask others for help.

Now that Song Youping has come to help, it's perfect. It doesn't cost a lot to pay work points and wages for the labor. It's a waste if you don't use the labor.

Song Youping: "..."

They really believe in her, they are really sincere, and they are really rude, so they let her do the work.

In fact, Lin Shu never asked for technical secrecy, because making ordinary sanitary incense and mosquito coils does not require much technical content, and even the formula is not worth keeping secret. The key is to make products of similar quality to those made by factories outside and then find sales channels to exchange for money.

In terms of production speed, they cannot compare with regular factories.

They just make money from cheap labor.

After the reform and opening up, when the economy develops, ordinary people will have money in their hands, and they can consume thousands of times more incense on the market. In

this era, there is a shortage of resources, and you can sell anything you make.

Naturally, she does not need to guard against Song Youping.

Song Youping is a commune official and a politician. He is not here to steal people's skills, so she is not even afraid of him stealing people's skills.

Before, Lin Shu was on guard against Lu Ersao and the villagers, but in fact, it was just for show. She still had to maintain a certain sense of mystery in her own village.

She was not afraid of competition outside, but the disorder and chaotic competition inside was fatal.

Especially some people in the village had bad intentions. If they knew about it, they would do bad things instead of making incense seriously.

After settling Song Youping, Lin Shu didn't care anymore.

At noon, Song Youping wanted to eat at Lin Shu's house, but Lin Shu asked her to eat at Zhao Meifeng's house. It was more convenient to eat at whoever's house she lived in. In the afternoon,

Lu Shaotang had to go to Fang City to help Fang Dihua go back to see Grandma Fang.

Grandma Fang always loved Lu Shaotang very much, so every time Lu Shaotang came back, he would go to see the old lady as long as he had time.

Every time he went, he would bring some gifts and give some money, but he would not stay for dinner.

However, Lin Shu had never seen the old lady. It was said that she was not tall, kind-looking, smiling all day long, and especially liked children. She was very kind to the grandchildren.

When Lu Shaotang was a child, he was naughty. Many people said that he was naughty, but Grandma Fang always praised him as "a naughty boy who is clever" and "a child with backbone", and she also stopped the family from beating the child.

Lu Shaotang was so naughty when he was a child, but he was not beaten. Grandma Fang played an indispensable role.

Lu Shaotang was away for a little longer this time, longer than before. When he came back, he brought a small cloth bag and handed it to Lin Shu, "Grandma gave it to you."

Lin Shu was surprised, "For me?"

She had never met Grandma Fang, but the original owner had met her once. It seemed that when Lu Shaotang got married, an old lady came to congratulate him on her wedding day with a pair of bound feet.

In this era, old ladies of the same age as Grandma Jie basically have bound feet. In fact, many old women of the same age as Fang Dihua have bound feet.

Lin's mother bound her feet for a few days when she was a child, and later let them go to make it easier to work.

Fang Dihua never bound her feet, so she has a pair of big feet.

Lin Shu opened the small cloth bag, and inside was a big red bellyband embroidered with a gill? There is also a silver hairpin with a pomegranate-shaped top.

Lin Shu: "...Why did grandma give me this?"

The bellyband looks new and has never been worn, but it must be quite old. After all, it is impossible to have such red satin and colorful embroidery threads in the past twenty years.

But if this thing is to be given, it should be given to the daughter as a dowry, why give it to a grandson's wife?

Lin Shu felt that she should not take it, and said to Lu Shaotang: "Why not give it to mother."

Lu Shaotang raised his eyebrows slightly, with a puzzled look, "For mother?"

Such a bright and tender bellyband, for mother? Are you sure?

Lin Shu: "If not for the daughter-in-law, then give it to the granddaughter?"

She is the grandson's wife, it always seems a bit strange to give it to her.

Lu Shaotang suddenly pinched her head with his big hand, "This is what grandma gave to my wife, I don't think it's strange, what's so strange about you?"

When he was a child, his grandma was very good to him, and she would often come to him on her little feet to bring him delicious food.

At that time, his cousins ​​from his uncle's and second uncle's families were very jealous of him, and several aunts often said sour words.

So what?

He wouldn't feel embarrassed anyway.

Lin Shu cried out, "Lu Shaotang! Don't always bully me!"

Relying on his tall stature and big hands, he would always touch her hair. It's okay for you to touch your child, but who are you to touch me!

Lu Shaotang saw her cheeks flushed, her watery eyes were lively and a little defiant, his heart was moved, he hooked her head and kissed her.

At this moment, there was a flurry of noise outside the window.

Lu Shaotang let go of his wife, looked outside, and whispered, "Who is it?"

Song Youping walked to the window and greeted awkwardly, "Sorry, I accidentally disturbed you."

She was helping Fang Dihua in the incense factory, and she didn't expect that such an easy job would be so tiring to do by herself. After a while, she felt dizzy and turned around, as if she was short of oxygen.

She went out for a stroll.

The Lu family's yard was well maintained, and it looked better than the gardens of some large units she had seen in the city.

Late autumn is a bleak season, and vegetables and flowers have all turned yellow, but the Lu family's yard is still full of vitality.

The vegetables that dried up in autumn have been pulled out, but the cabbage, radish, spinach, leeks, etc. are still growing lushly. In addition, the hibiscus, the cockscomb, the chrysanthemum, etc. are blooming very well. The rows of sunflowers have also been cut down and stuck upside down to dry there.

She came out of the incense-making room and strolled all the way here. Who would have known that the couple were being affectionate in the house in broad daylight?

She felt that it was really her fault, and they were too... careless.

Seeing a strange woman at home, Lu Shaotang frowned slightly.

Lin Shu was shy in front of Lu Shaotang, embarrassed in front of her family, but she was very confident in front of outsiders. She would never show any fear.

She introduced him to Lu Shaotang generously, "That's Secretary Song from the commune. He came down to work at the incense factory."

Lu Shaotang said "oh" and didn't say anything else, let alone get to know Secretary Song.

He said a few more words to Lin Shu and then went out.

When Song Youping saw him coming out, she immediately walked to the side of the corridor to greet him. She just smiled when she saw the tall man coming out without looking away, with a cold expression on his handsome face, and walked past with a vigorous gait.

Song Youping's breathing stopped for a moment, and she took a step back subconsciously when Lu Shaotang passed by.

This man's aura was too strong, and when he passed by, she felt a strong sense of oppression, and she couldn't muster up the courage to say hello a second time.

When Lu Shaotang's tall and handsome figure disappeared outside the screen wall, she realized that her heart was beating very fast.

It was so scary!

This man... was so rude, he didn't even say hello when he saw a guest at home.

She frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.

She had been spoiled at home since she was a child. Although she was a girl, her parents, uncles and aunts were very kind to her, and her brothers also flattered her. She didn't encounter any difficulties when she went to work in the commune, and even Director Qin and others were kind to her.

Only here, in the Lu family, she was ignored for the first time.

Lin Shu came out of the house and smiled at her, "Song, what's up?"

Song Youping put on a straight face and smiled, "No, I'm just tired from work, so I came out to relax."

Lin Shu thought to herself, you're tired after just a short while? You really think going to the countryside is like plating gold.

She smiled and said, "You should rest more."

Seeing the sun setting, Lin Shu prepared dinner.

Song Youping didn't leave either, and just chatted with her casually beside her.

Song Youping secretly looked at Lin Shu. Although she had given birth to two children, this country woman was indeed quite pretty. She had fair skin, a soft and slender neck, beautiful curves, and a charming waist. From the back, she looked like a grown-up girl, but her buttocks were round, which must be the type that men like.

She bit her lip and immediately looked down on her. Other country women were exposed to the sun, rain, and sun, and all of them were tanned black, but she was the only one who maintained her fair and slender skin.

Even when she was cooking, her hands did not look rough, and were completely different from the hands of other women who were used to doing housework. Even her hands, who did not do housework, were not as fair and soft as hers.

She felt even more uncomfortable, and felt sorry for the other women, especially the first and second wives.

They were all sisters-in-law. The first wife drove a tractor to harvest crops and plow the land, and the second wife worked like a donkey every day. Only Lin Shu was at home and relaxed, and she didn't even have to look after the children.

She had an easy life as a daughter-in-law.

She stepped forward to help Lin Shu pick the threads of the beans and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, what do you do at home every day?"

Lin Shu didn't even raise her head: "Cooking. There are nearly twenty people in my family who eat."

Song Youping: "Cooking is also very tiring, but it's still easier than working in the fields."

Lin Shu looked up at her and said with a smile: "Song Ganshi, whether you work in the fields or cook, it's definitely more tiring than sitting in the office, and you earn less money."

Song Youping choked immediately, thinking that Lin Shu was jealous of her being able to work in the commune.

She said, "It's not good to be in an office. The boss complains that you haven't done a good job here, and then complains that you are wrong there. He makes you work overtime every day, and you have to go to the countryside to work in the busy farming season. It's okay for the men, but we girls can't handle it. I see, you are more comfortable."

Lin Shu smiled sweetly, but her words were not very polite. "Then, Officer Song, you should resign and not go to work. It would be great to come to our team to work in the countryside."