That evening, a light drizzle began to fall outside.
When I woke up in the morning, the rain was still pouring down.
I'm happy I don't have to go to work.
Rainy days are perfect for sleeping in, Yunling turned to Qin Chuan and asked, "Are we having breakfast today?"
"I don't eat. I usually don't work. I only eat lunch at home, and in the evening I eat some potatoes and sweet potatoes."
Yunling immediately lay down, pulled up the covers, closed her eyes, and did it all in one smooth motion.
I slept until after nine o'clock, and Qin Chuan was nowhere to be seen.
She tied her hair up, changed into a shirt she had bought at the supply and marketing cooperative last time, and went out to wash up.
As soon as I went outside, I saw Qin Tiantian sitting under the eaves, eating sunflower seeds.
"Where are the others?" Yunling asked.
Qin Tiantian: "Someone in the team had their house collapse. My dad took my three older brothers to check on the situation, while my mom and two sisters-in-law went to visit other people's homes."
Yunling nodded, and after washing up, she moved a small stool and sat down next to Qin Tiantian. The two of them chatted while eating sunflower seeds.
As they were chatting, the team leader's loudspeaker blared.
Tian Gang's voice came through the loudspeaker; it was a self-criticism, which he read very carefully and fluently, clearly written with great care.
However, his words subtly and overtly shifted all the blame onto Fang Yuyan.
As they read, the sound of their argument was amplified through the loudspeaker and carried to every corner of the team.
Yunling: ...
They really know how to make a scene.
Now everyone in the brigade knows that Fang Yuyan is a tomboy.
Tian Gang is Chen Rong's shadow.
Qin Tiantian giggled.
"These two are so incompatible, they could start arguing at any moment."
The whole team carried small stools and sat under the eaves, straining their ears to listen to the two arguing.
Every now and then, Zhang Lanhua's loud laughter could be heard.
Everyone: ...That's quite interesting.
The argument lasted for nearly half an hour before it ended. After a while, Fang Yuyan's voice came through the loudspeaker.
The self-criticism was written very carelessly, and although it sounded high-sounding, an experienced person could tell at a glance that this child had written a lot of self-criticisms since childhood.
After Fang Yuyan finished reading, it was Zhang Lanhua's turn. She read haltingly and kept mispronouncing words, which made everyone laugh.
Every now and then you could hear the other two laughing at you, they really... made no attempt to hide it.
In the captain's office, even the thick-skinned Zhang Lanhua felt a little embarrassed.
She simply put down the self-criticism and said whatever came to mind, subtly implying something about Fang Yuyan.
These three people provided all the laughs for the day.
They'll have something to talk about when visiting relatives and friends.
*
After lunch, the rain stopped, but the fields were still muddy, and every step was a trap, so we couldn't work.
In addition, these days the roads are mostly dirt roads and people wear cloth shoes, so most people are unwilling to go out.
Of course, some families have rain boots, so they can wear them out to show off.
Qin Hai looked longingly at his father's rain boots and asked, "Dad, when can I wear them? I've never worn rain boots before."
A pair of rain boots at the supply and marketing cooperative is very expensive, and most people can't afford to buy them, and of course, the same goes for them.
The rain boots my dad wore were issued by the county government. My mom usually hid them, and they could only be seen when it rained.
Qin Hai looked at it again and again.
Qin Baoguo: "I have important business to attend to, unlike you who are idle all day long."
Qin Shan patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Dad is right, second brother, you need to be more obedient."
Qin Hai rolled his eyes.
He's so old, yet his older brother still treats him like a little kid.
Qin Baoguo shuffled out of the courtyard.
Qin Hai sighed softly and said, "When will I be able to afford rain boots?"
He secretly glanced at his mother.
Zhang Guihua yelled, "Get lost!"
With this money, I'd rather buy some meat and bring it back to nourish my family.
“Third sister-in-law should have money, why don’t you lend some to second brother?” Liu Yun interjected.
Everyone was stunned by what he said.
Including Qin Hai.
Qin Chuan glanced coldly at his sister-in-law and said, "Why don't you lend your savings to my second brother first?"
Liu Yun said sheepishly, "Where would I get any secret savings?"
She was very poor.
She was the poorest in the whole family.
It's all because she had a biased mother-in-law.
"Really?" Qin Chuan stared at her, then added, "I think I saw my sister-in-law taking something out of the rafters last time..."
He happened to be passing by and saw it through the window.
Liu Yun instantly tensed up, but tried to remain calm and retorted, "Who hides money on the roof beam? I just put dried sweet potatoes there."
She nodded emphatically again and said, "Dried sweet potato."
That's what they said, but they still walked towards the house.
That shameless third brother, eyeing his brother and sister-in-law's house.
Pooh!
She made up an excuse and ran back to her room to hide the money in a different place.
She's saved up so much money over the years!
Yunling, who hadn't even had a chance to show her skills yet: ...
This is truly a case of protesting too much!
Qin Shan scratched his head and said to Yun Ling, "She was just joking... haha... so funny."
Others: ...
It wasn't taken as a joke.
She just does silly things as usual.
No one laughed, and Qin Shan felt embarrassed, so he looked to his mother for help.
Zhang Guihua: "Alright, the money your wives have is their private property. I'm too embarrassed to even ask for it, let alone anyone else. It's not okay to ask for it under the guise of a loan. We haven't separated the family yet, so how can we pay it back?"
She focused her attention on the second child.
Qin Hai: ……
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