Chapter 110: Finding Distress
After Lin Li returned home, he worked with Su Xiangqiao to cook dinner.
The rice was steamed to the perfect temperature.
Farmers of that era usually steamed rice in a watery way. It was the first time for my sister-in-law to taste rice with distinct grains. She kept saying it was amazing.
Lin Li said: "When my elder and second brothers come back, I will mix the leftover vegetables and meat together and make egg fried rice."
In this day and age, eating leftovers is inevitable, but we can only try to leave as little as possible.
As he was speaking, he saw Lin Hua coming back first.
"Second brother..." Lin Li came up to him happily, "Why did you come home so late? Big brother came home even later than you... Couldn't the two of you come back earlier?"
Lin Hua deliberately said in a slightly awkward manner: "Now I don't have to take care of Ling Xiao anymore, it's really free. I don't have to worry about family matters when doing farm work, it's so relaxing."
He said this, but his mind was full of confusion, without any complaints or happy thoughts. But Lin Li felt that he had become even more decadent.
I want to tell him to shave and get a haircut, and tidy himself up.
But I couldn't bear to say it out loud.
If a person is very motivated, he or she will not be so lazy about himself or herself.
And my second brother is not lazy at all when he works in the fields.
He left early in the morning, got some food at noon, and came back not early in the evening.
He even brought grass for the sheep and was now distributing food to them.
Lin Li followed behind him and helped him.
I heard him say two days ago: "Since Ling Xiao doesn't want to drink goat milk anymore, I might as well sell all the sheep."
But he said this, he was just willing to sell the lambs (actually he was reluctant, but there was nothing he could do.)
As for the two big sheep that had accompanied him for two years, he was reluctant to sell them because the price offered was reasonable.
Now, Lin Li suddenly had an idea.
Then he kept saying, "Brother, I want to use goat milk to make drinks or steamed bread, and then I can sell it for money. So if you want to continue raising goats, then keep them. Don't worry about it every day, thinking that they are useless but reluctant to sell them."
Lin Hua looked up. Did he say that he was reluctant to let go?
Lin Li curled her lips. She heard him say in his heart that he couldn't bear to let her go.
Su Xiangqiao came out while wiping his hands and asked, "Lili, didn't you say you wanted your second brother to live in the commune? And you wanted to enroll him in a class to study."
Lin Li nodded: "Yes. In fact, the houses in the commune are also bungalows, and sheep can be raised there. With my second brother's diligence, he will clean the sheepfolds thoroughly, without any odor, and will not affect the surrounding residents."
Su Xiangqiao immediately waved his hand: "No, no, if you live in a good place, you have to follow the rules. There are no sheep or pigs around there. Otherwise, let your eldest brother raise them at home. In fact, the income from selling lambs every year is not bad..."
Lin Li nodded: "Then I can also increase my income by selling goat milk drinks, cakes and steamed buns."
After listening for a long time, Lin Hua finally couldn't help but ask, "I didn't agree to live in the commune. Did you two say so much for nothing?"
"How can it be said in vain?" Lin Li said to Su Xiangqiao, "Sister-in-law, our business in the commune today was smoother than expected, wasn't it?"
Su Xiangqiao immediately cooperated. She talked endlessly about how enthusiastic those buyers were and how they invited them to sell food again next time.
He even promised to promote them.
In this era of material scarcity, although people are very poor, the whole family can save money because they don't spend money on weekdays.
Even the expenses of children's education and building a house for the son can mostly be budgeted. It is not like the 21st century when budgeting was impossible and no amount of money was enough to spend. As a result, people of this era are more willing to spend money.
There are very few people doing business, especially there are no street vendors selling snacks. There are two fried dough sticks shops in the commune, but none of them sells food as widely as Lin Li.
So how could it be unpopular?
The people around me have no awareness of getting rich. Farmers just stay farmers and workers just stay workers. They have never thought about learning how to do business.
Scarcity makes things valuable. Whoever starts doing it now will be able to attract enthusiastic customers.
Su Xiangqiao finished his incessant speech and waved the money he had earned.
When dividing the money before going home, she only wanted to take two-tenths of the money Lin Li gave her, but Lin Li insisted on splitting it equally with her.
She was truly flattered.
Su Xiangqiao was not a stingy person. Every time she had some income, she would improve the quality of food for her whole family.
I would also give some pocket money to the second and third children.
They all lived together, and except for Lin Li, Su Xiangqiao was in charge of the family's finances.
Su Xiangqiao felt that as a sister-in-law, she had to be more open-minded, so she never wronged the second and third sons.
Several family members were chatting here, and Lin Rong also came back dragging his tired body.
After Xiaofei finished his homework, he quickly took a stool and ran to the yard to greet his father.
It would be better for Lin Rong to arrive at the right time than to arrive early, so he sat on the bench that Xiao Fei handed to him and listened to his wife's "speech".
After hearing the last part, Xiao Fei applauded loudly, and Lin Rong also quickly contributed some applause.
After making the contribution, I hurried to take a cold shower.
Junrui baby, who was ignored by the adults, naturally wanted to learn too. His little hands were clapping and his mouth was not idle either, as he shouted slogans incoherently.
Lin Huacai didn't have the leisure to clap his hands. He blinked and said, "No matter how good the business is, I'm not cut out for it... But if you two are in need of someone to run errands and deliver goods for you, I can take on the responsibility."
Lin Li was very happy when Lin Hua said he was willing to run errands and deliver the goods.
She walked towards Lin Hua, and Junrui also ran over with a "thump thump" sound.
Lin Li grabbed Lin Hua's arm, and Junrui hugged Lin Hua's legs.
Lin Hua: “…”
When did this mother and daughter start moving in such unison?
However, ever since Lin Li treated baby Junrui well, Junrui liked to follow Lin Li wherever he went.
In the past, Lin Hua had always been Junrui's dearest and most beloved elder, but now that the child had learned to run around and was separated from his biological mother, Lin Hua felt a little lost, but he was not narrow-minded enough to "compete for favor" with his own sister.
"Brother, if you go to class, you can go to college and get a good job in the future." Lin Li said coquettishly.
Lin Hua: "I went to class without doing anything. If I fail the exam, will the whole village laugh at me?"
"No, if you fail to get into university, you can still learn some skills." Lin Li analyzed, "You love music so much, you can take the normal school exam and teach children music..."
"Don't you think the most of men who become teachers? They say that men should be real men, but once they become teachers, they become nagging and nitpicking. They can't learn anything else but to be fussy."
"That's because big brother has a prejudice. Those people who are petty, nagging and fussy had these problems before they became teachers, and then they happened to become teachers. It has nothing to do with the profession of teacher. If you don't believe me, ask big brother, if you become a teacher, will he think you are petty?" As soon as Lin Lu finished speaking, Lin Rong, who was taking a shower in the private room, quickly spoke up.
He said very flatteringly: "No... our second son is the most reliable in doing things and the most upright in life. Not only will he not haggle with others as a teacher, he will not be a profiteer even in business."
In his mind, his second son is the most knowledgeable person in the world.
Lin Li smiled. Even though his elder brother was a stubborn person who loved to nitpick and once he made up his mind, nothing could change his mind. But he would choose to take a detour just for Lin Hua.
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