Chapter 267 Secret Message

When I ran upstairs, Fang Dihua was indeed carrying a lid of dumplings and placing them on the dining table. Old Doctor Shao was sitting on a small chair mashing garlic. Brother Lu and Sister Lu had also come and were helping Lin Shu and Sister Lin carry plates from the kitchen.

In addition to dumplings, they also made dishes such as pork with preserved vegetables, spicy chicken, and spicy rabbit.

"Grandma, uncle, aunt!" Panpan ran over happily and hugged grandma.

Fang Dihua smiled and touched their little faces, and reminded them, "Drink some hot water before eating dumplings, to warm your stomach."

Soon, Lu Ping, Hou Bo and other children also came upstairs with Father Lu and Grandma Fang.

Seeing their parents coming, Lu Ping and Lu An were also very happy. Lu An imitated Pan Pan's sweet behavior and hugged Lu Dasao to act coquettishly, which made Lu Dasao grin.

Lu Dasao said: "An Zi, we don't want to learn this, it's too corny."

Goosebumps all over my body.

Lu An: "Mom, you have to adapt."

The third aunt said that they should study hard, find a good job in the future, make money and settle down in the city, so that their parents can come with them.

He and his eldest brother are happy for their parents to come with them!

Dad is fine, but Mom has to learn the city habits.

Pan Pan and Tian Tian have already started chatting with their grandmother and great grandmother. The two children have been influenced by a group of old ladies since they were young, and they are especially good at chatting with the elderly.

Great-grandmother said that grandpa missed them and came to the city to see them. Uncle had to deliver goods, so he brought aunt with him.

Of course, there was another very important thing. Today, Xiao Tan brought people to deliver furniture to Chen Yanming, and they were installing it on the third floor next door.

Lin Shu asked them to come over to eat dumplings, but they refused, saying that they had brought dry food and just needed a pot of hot water.

Lin Shu knew that Xiao Tan was a very sensible person, and probably didn't want to disturb her family because she had so many people.

Lin Shu served them a bowl of dumplings, put the meat and vegetables in a large enamel bowl, and asked Lu Ping to send a few over.

They didn't have to come over to eat, but they had to be provided with dumplings. Now was not the time when the family couldn't afford to entertain them.

Seeing how generous and thoughtful Lin Shu was, Xiao Tan said to his brother and cousins, "Since the boss is so thoughtful and generous, we should do our best for him."

They laughed and said, "Don't worry, even if we don't care about the food, we will definitely do our best. We rely on this craft to make a living, how can we not do our best?"

Of course, they were even more moved when someone took care of the dumplings, and they were full of energy.

In the future, they will definitely arrange Lin Shu's work first.

Since they cooperated with Lin Shu, the carpentry tools in their home have never been idle. Even during the busy farming season, they can spare two people to work. Not to mention the idle farming season, now this work is scheduled until after the New Year. In

the past two years, they have also made money from this.

In the past, carpentry work was just a way to earn some pocket money to supplement the family income, but now it can improve life and they will definitely earn more next year.

For farmers like them who rely on work points to make a living, it is very difficult to exchange points for cash. Unless they sell food or eggs, it is difficult to see cash.

So they did not look down on the more than 270 yuan at all, but were full of gratitude.

They were not afraid of working at all, but they were afraid of having no work and not making money.

In addition to Chen Yanming's set of furniture, they also brought a set of new bunk beds with stairs and cabinets to Yang Shumin.

The reason why they were able to bring out a set for Yang Shumin was because her cousin helped to provide enough wood, so they made an extra set when they made it for Chen Yanming.

Now they have endless work to do, so they are not afraid of stockpiling boards. They specially hired other carpenters to help plane wood and saw boards, so that they have ready-made boards to use.

After eating dumplings, they continued to assemble furniture without wasting time.

After lunch, Dad Lu still wanted to send the children to school, but Panpan wanted his brother to help ask for leave, so that they could play with grandma at home.

There was no need to play anything, just staying together would make them happy.

Dad Lu smiled and said, "Grandma won't leave, stay for another day before leaving."

Xiao Tan and his friends would need a day to install the furniture, so Big Brother Lu and his friends would also leave tomorrow.

The children went to school, and immediately ran home after school in the afternoon.

When they got home, they found Grandpa and Grandpa Shao talking happily.

Doctor Shao praised Father Lu for his solid learning, accurate acupuncture points, and good acupuncture techniques. Father Lu blushed and said that he still had a long way to go and needed to learn more.

Father Lu also learned the tricks of pulse diagnosis and prescription from Doctor Shao.

When he was young, he had a foundation of learning from a master for several years. Later, he did not waste his time and taught himself when he had time. After becoming a barefoot doctor, he was afraid that he would be a mediocre doctor and harm people, so he humbly asked for advice from Dr. Yan and others. He studied hard, and with more patients and more clinical experience, his medical skills naturally improved greatly. He was no longer a novice barefoot doctor.

If he had communicated with Dr. Shao before, he might not understand some things, let alone ask questions and ask about difficult points.

Now that his level has improved, he can know the facts, and then ask questions that he is not sure about, and know the reasons.

Although it was only one afternoon, he felt that he benefited a lot.

There was a very obvious improvement, and some things that he didn't know suddenly became clear.

He was very sure that his medical skills had improved again this afternoon!

In the past, he mainly relied on self-study and experience, and his progress was subtle and could not be seen in a short time, but now he could feel the progress himself.

Tiantian and Panpan also went over to listen with great interest.

Doctor Shao was also pragmatic and reliable. He taught Father Lu the most basic and commonly used knowledge of diagnosis and diagnosis, not difficult and complicated diseases.

After all, difficult and complicated diseases are a minority, and common diseases are the most important.

Lin Shu also specially made chrysanthemum and wolfberry water for them to drink while chatting to moisten their throats.

Panpan sat down and was responsible for pouring tea for the grandfathers. After a while, she would say, "Grandpa Shao, drink some water to moisten your throat."

Tiantian took her notebook and took notes quickly. Her notes were very fancy, not just words, but also pictures, tables and mind maps.

She learned all these from Lin Shu.

Lin Shu didn't teach them specifically, but they would use it when keeping accounts, preparing to write articles, and recording to-do items, and the children would learn it when they saw it.

Old Doctor Shao tilted his head to look at Tiantian's notes and nodded frequently, "What a resourceful child, she likes to use her brain more than others when taking notes, and her notes are more organized and clear."

In comparison, none of the students he is teaching now makes him satisfied.

They are all selected from the young workers, peasants and soldiers. If they are randomly picked, it will be even more troublesome, maybe they can catch those who have graduated from elementary school.

Lin Shu discussed with Fang Dihua to let them stay for a few more days. After only one day, the children were reluctant to let their grandma go, and their father-in-law could also learn more from the old doctor.

Fang Dihua wanted to stay, but she was a little worried about her family.

Grandma Fang: "What's there to worry about? The eldest and his wife went home with the wood at noon. The second son is in charge of the incense factory, the second son's wife is in charge of the mill, and Xiuxiu and Hongdou are in charge of the clothing factory. You don't have to worry about anything."

As for Old Man Lu, there is no problem at all.

He never takes leave all year round, so what if

he takes a few days now? There are no patients who can't survive without him for a few days.

Besides, he can make a lot of money by staying here to study with Old Shao. This is a matter of learning and progress, which is better than seeing patients all day long.

Hearing what Grandma said, Fang Dihua agreed, and Old Man Lu naturally had no objection.

He is now chatting very well with Old Doctor Shao. The old doctor invited him and Big Brother Lu to sleep there at night and go to the hospital together for a consultation tomorrow.

Seeing how cheerful he was, it would be okay if he didn't go back.

Fang Dihua agreed to stay for a few more days.

The children cheered immediately!

The furniture at Chen Yanming's place was installed in one afternoon.

Lin Shu invited Yang Shumin, Zhang Ya, Chen Huilan, and Grandma Guan to visit.

Grandma Guan chatted with Grandma Fang and Fang Dihua at Lu's house in the afternoon, and gave the old sisters gifts, tickets that were not needed at home, etc.

Fang Dihua also prepared something for her. Knowing that her legs were not in good condition and she had arthritis, she made two pairs of rabbit skin knee pads for her.

There are many rabbits in the hometown now, and there is no shortage of rabbit meat, rabbit hair, and rabbit skin. The filial children all make a mattress for their parents.

Lin Shu held a basket of peanuts, melon seeds and candies, which made it seem like she was inviting people to visit her new house. Visitors ate snacks while looking at the new furniture.

The envy and praise were endless.

All the women were envious. Yang Shumin said, "Why didn't I meet you earlier? If I had gotten married earlier, I would have bought such a set and wouldn't have had to suffer all those years." Chen

Huilan said, "It's not too late now. We're going to order two of these new bunk beds."

Although it's a bit expensive, it's not impossible to do it if you grit your teeth.

In the future, when the children are grown up, brothers and sisters can't sleep in the same room, and they will each have to start their own families. If the house is not big enough, they can only use beds. Mrs.

Guan also ordered two sets immediately, one for Guan Ze and one for the family of her daughter-in-law who was short of housing.

Yang Shumin naturally wanted one too. Since she had taken it from Lin Shu and sold it, she naturally couldn't treat herself badly.

Isn't the purpose of making money to enjoy yourself? If you don't use this good thing yourself, who else should you give it to?

Not only them, but other women and old ladies in the family compound also heard about it. After all, the two tractors rumbling over made a lot of noise, and many people saw it. Knowing that the No. 8 Courtyard was renovating a new house, they would naturally come to see it together.

"Xiao Lin, our family also wants one."

"We want three!"

"You want so many? Don't rush, line up!"

"One for my family, one for my eldest uncle's family, one for my eldest brother on my mother's side..."

As a result, many people began to place orders, and some who came late but were smart enough to pay the deposit first were able to get to the front of the line immediately.

Such multifunctional and useful furniture, not to mention buying it for children, it would be great to prepare such a set for your children’s wedding.

At this time, the new house for young people’s wedding is not large, and there is no room for cabinets if a big bed is placed.

If you arrange a set like this, you will have a bed, a wardrobe, a drawer, and a table.

When you have children, you can continue to use them, and it will not be a waste at all.

Yang Shumin looked at the sky and hurriedly asked the carpenter to go to her eldest cousin’s house to decorate, "Master, you are not in a hurry to leave today, right? Go to my eldest sister’s house to decorate in the evening?"

Lin Shu smiled and said, "No, we have a dormitory in the No. 8 courtyard, and we can stay there at night."

Xiao Tan and the others were moved again. They originally discussed staying in a guesthouse.

A few people can just make do with one room.

Now that Lin Shu had solved the accommodation problem, they no longer had to worry about it.

After a simple dinner, they asked Brother Lu to drive them to Yang Shumin's eldest cousin's house with the furniture parts.

When they went there to assemble the furniture, they attracted many neighbors to come and watch. Some of them who were not short of money placed orders with Yang Shumin on the spot.

The next morning, Lin Shu called Mother Zhan and asked them to come and visit the new house.

Chen Yanming and Zhan Qiuran set the wedding date for the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Now they could prepare the curtains, mattresses, new beddings, etc. for the new house and send them in. Chen Yanming could also bring the children over to sleep later.

Mother Zhan and Father Zhan were very happy and said they would bring Jiali over after work.

As for Zhan Qiuran, Chen Yanming naturally went to pick her up.

After breakfast, Brother Lu and his group drove the tractor to look for cousin Yang Shumin and brought back a batch of wood and paint.

Before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mother Zhan and Father Zhan came with their daughter.

They took two tricycles and pulled an extra cart of things.

Two sets of festive bedding for the newlyweds, two red enamel basins with the word "happiness", two red and green iron kettles, and a large bag of various small items, tea cups with the word "happiness", brand new bowls and chopsticks, teapots, etc.

Lin Shu heard Zhan Jiali's voice and responded happily.

They helped Grandma Fang and Grandma Guan down and went to the new house to decorate.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhan were very happy. They were very satisfied with their son-in-law Chen Yanming. Not only was he young and promising, he was also tall and handsome with a good temper. He knew how to respect Qiu Ran and was also nice to his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law.

Moreover, he is reassuring, never flirting with other young women, and will not make his partner feel insecure.

On the third floor, the first thing you see is the snow-white lime wall, with a green wall skirt underneath, which is also the conventional interior decoration style of government agencies, factories, hospitals and other places. The

lime wall is easy to fall off, and it will be covered with dust if you rub it. The green paint is mainly for the convenience of people's activities.

The floor is also a regular cement floor, which is obviously re-leveled without any potholes.

The third floor is narrower than the first and second floors, and there are fewer rooms. There is only one large room and a balcony on the south side.

There is a large room on the north side, with west and north windows, and a small room next door with east and north windows, and the lighting is also OK.

The new house is naturally in the large south-facing room.

Lin Shu opened the door and invited a few people in.

Mother and Father Zhan were prepared, thinking that new houses are basically the same, just paint the walls, put furniture in place and so on.

Lin Shu and Lu Shaotang are sincere to their friends, so Chen Yanming's new house must be modeled after their room.

As a result, when they entered the house, wow, they felt like they were in a Chinese-foreign friendship hotel.

No, it was even more advanced than that!

This is a complete set of furniture with harmonious tones and uniform styles.

To be honest, except for some sophisticated families in the past who would place a complete set of rosewood or red sandalwood furniture, most people's homes were messy.

Today they opened their eyes.

At first glance, the most eye-catching thing is the two rows of large cabinets that act as partitions.

The large wardrobe is a double-sided cabinet. The side facing the bed is a wardrobe, and the side facing the outside is a floor cabinet with a grid style, and it even has a glass door. The double-sided cabinet is wide, and the base is even wider . A row of low cabinets

is built on the outside . Dad Zhan tried it and found that it can be used as a stool. There are books here, so it is very convenient to sit down and read. In addition, the low cabinet and the wide base make the cabinet more stable. He was a little worried about this cabinet that was not against the wall in front and back, and was afraid that it was not strong enough, so he went forward and pushed it hard, but found that the pattern did not move. Lin Shu told him that the cabinet was fixed from top to bottom, and the base was wide and heavy, so it would not be pushed over. Dad Zhan was relieved instantly, and he admired this big cabinet very much. He felt that the partitions were more reasonable than the cabinets in their house . Quilts and cotton-padded clothes could be stuffed on the top, and clothes could be hung directly below! His girlfriend's coats and long skirts no longer had to be folded into folds! Because there were two rows of floor cabinets, there were no five-drawer cabinets in the house. In addition, there were cupboards, dining tables, chairs, and benches. The others were fine, but he thought the cupboard (sideboard) was novel, a style he had never seen before. In addition, the square dining table actually had a hidden mechanism, which turned into a round table when opened, which was suitable for use when there were many people. They even made a shoe cabinet, which Dad Zhan had never seen before. Hey, that's great, he can make a shoe cabinet in his house later. At first, I thought there were not many pairs of shoes at home, but as time went by, there were more and more shoes. Dad Zhan liked it more and more, "It's so innovative and unique." Mom Zhan really liked it too, smiling all the time, "I really like it, but unfortunately most of our furniture was added in recent years, so it's not easy to replace it." Fang Dihua smiled and said, "It's okay, wait until Jiali grows up and gets married, and then prepare better ones for her." Zhan Jiali was shy and ran to the north room to take a look. The big room in the north was furnished with a set of bunk beds and a few pieces of furniture, which were also simple and generous. The small room next door was furnished with desks and bookshelves, and was temporarily used as a study. Zhan Jiali was delighted and ran to lie on the bunk bed. She smiled and said, "No one likes to sleep on the bunk bed with iron frame, but I like this one." Sister Lin: "Jiali likes it. You can come here by bus after school. We welcome you." Zhan Jiali immediately asked her mother, "Mom, look, Sister Lin... has invited me. If I don't come, I will be embarrassed, right?" She always called her sister sister and almost called Sister Lin aunt. Mother Zhan smiled and said, "As long as your brother-in-law and sister don't bother you, you can come if you want." As the manager of the department store, Mother Zhan has already started to plan to put a set of furniture like this in the high-end furniture area on the second floor as a sample. She had an idea in mind, so she asked Lin Shu about the place and time of furniture making, and whether she could pass on the technology to the Qizhou furniture factory. Lin Shu: "In fact, there is no secret technology. A mature carpenter can do it after seeing it. The key is that labor in the countryside is cheap, unlike workers in the city who get more than 30 yuan a month." From her perspective, she naturally wanted to help her family. It would be best to set up a commune furniture factory in the countryside and gather the skilled carpenters in the entire commune to work together. In this way, they can get loans to buy machines and speed up production. At least for sawing wood and boards, machines are much faster than manual labor. Mother Zhan was quite excited and planned to go back and write a report and report it to the superior commercial bureau. If the superior approves it, then the commune furniture factory below can be put on the agenda. Compared with Lin Shu's furniture, Zhan's mother felt that the furniture currently produced by the furniture factory was too ugly. Sister Lin and Fang Dihua went back to cook dinner first, and Lin Shu accompanied Zhan's mother and wife to discuss the details. As for hanging curtains and decorating the new house, naturally, the in-laws should not do it. Hearing that Zhan's father and mother were coming, people who knew them in the family compound also came to say hello, and those who had not visited also took a look. At dinner time, Chen Yanming also took Zhan Qiuran over. After dinner, the two took a group of children, Dr. Shao, and Father Lu to visit again. Everyone was naturally surprised, praising Lin Shu for her wonderful ideas and her good carpentry skills. Zhan Qiuran had to go to work tomorrow, so he did not stay overnight and asked Chen Yanming to drive them all back. The two of them stayed here for a week. When Brother Lu came to deliver goods, they took the tractor back and agreed to come back to study with the old doctor in a while. This week, Father Lu gained a lot. He followed Doctor Shao to the hospital for consultation during the day, and continued to study when he got home. His medical skills were improved to a higher level. During this period, Doctor Shao said that Father Lu could now work in the Chinese medicine clinic of Qizhou Hospital. As long as he was willing, he could help. Father Lu declined.

His idea was simple. He was old and it was hard to leave his hometown. He really couldn't bear to leave his home, even though there was nothing special about it and he was not the only one.

But he just didn't want to leave.

Besides, there were no good doctors in the rural brigade. If he left, it would be difficult for the members to see a doctor.

If his children were unsuccessful and were waiting for him to make money or a future, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

Now his children have their own careers and don't expect him to make money to support the family or to help them find a future, so he didn't want to move to the city. It would

be fine for him to go to the city to accompany his children after retirement, but he was still not used to working here.

Doctor Shao didn't force it.

He just made a suggestion. If Mr. Lu wanted to, he would help, and if he didn't want to, he would just ignore it.

Doctor Shao has learned a lot from Mr. and Mrs. Lu and Granny Fang these days. It's not about knowledge and skills, but the open-minded and calm attitude towards life. They

are not eager for quick success, not calculative, calm and peaceful, not irritable, and do not complain. They live every day to the fullest.

Seeing them makes me feel that life is really interesting and promising.

Doctor Shao feels that he has gained strength. It is rare for people to live to 70, but he has hope again.

It's Laba Festival in a blink of an eye. Lin Shu got up early for the first time to make Laba porridge for everyone.

Chen Yanming also took the children to do morning exercises as usual.

Since the water turned into ice, the only ones who could hold out in the cold winter were Guan Ze and Li Li, their own children. The others curled up in their warm quilts and refused to come out.

Lin Shu looked out from the balcony and said to Chen Yanming, who was warming up the children in the yard: "Qiu Ran will rest this afternoon. Pick her up for lunch after work."

Chen Yanming: "Remember!"

The fifteenth day of the lunar month is their wedding day!

Thinking about marrying his beloved girl and starting a family, Chen Yanming was particularly brisk and powerful when he took the children for a run.

Lu Shaotang was helping Lin Shu get various materials.

After the balcony could be frozen, Lin Shu moved the cans of pickled vegetables and salted vegetables to a heated place to prevent them from freezing and cracking.

While they were busy, two team members hurried back to Courtyard No. 8 from outside, walked downstairs and shouted loudly to report.

Report means that there is formal work to report.

Lu Shaotang motioned them to wait for a moment, and he immediately ran downstairs.

The team member took out a secret message from the briefcase and gave it to him.

Lu Shaotang took a look. It was an order directly issued by the capital. What was different from the past was that this was - a telegram.

Most of the information in their unit is now communicated by phone, and only very confidential and important tasks can be used on the radio.

In this telegram, the superior asked him and Chen Yanming to immediately take the most capable team members to the north of the capital.