Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun didn't care what everyone thought.
The two of them looked at the trampled seedlings with fire in their eyes.
Ruining the seedlings was the same as ruining the grain, and ruining the grain was simply unforgivable.
The two of them angrily rushed up to the ridge of the field. With their hands on their hips, they pointed at Fang Xiuju's back and shouted, "Captain, captain, the seedlings in the field have been destroyed.
Come and take a look … "
After all, Fang Xiuju was an adult.
Jumping straight into the rice paddy field would definitely occupy a large area. The area where the water was muddy was the area where she stayed. The green seedlings there were too horrible to look at. To the two brothers, this was an extremely evil thing to do.
They didn't have enough to eat, and someone was destroying their food in front of them. It was intolerable.
The two of them continued to howl at the top of their lungs. "Captain, Captain …"
They shouted four or five times.
Until Fang Xiuju couldn't catch up.
Lu Jianguo's loud and clear response came from the direction of the storage room.
"Coming."
Another two minutes passed.
A person slowly ran out of the bamboo forest. The two brothers were anxious. "Captain, the seedlings in the field have been destroyed by Fang Xiuju. Hurry up and catch her." Lu Mingwen pointed in the direction where Fang Xiuju ran and urged loudly, "Hurry up. She's going to the production team next door. We won't be able to catch up if we slow down."
Lu Jianguo was working in the fields when he thought the house was on fire. He ran to the house out of breath, but it turned out to be a false alarm. He thought that since he was there, he might as well check the production team's baskets, hoes, and other tools. Taking advantage of the hot weather, there wasn't much work to be done in the fields, so he might as well fix what needed to be repaired as soon as possible. When the autumn harvest came, the tools would slow everyone down. He was in the storage room, so he couldn't hear what was being shouted. Now that he heard the two brothers' conversation, he was confused. Exhausted, he ran to the ridge of the fields to take a look. Twenty or thirty seedlings were crooked, obviously trampled.
Lu Mingwen looked at the figure disappearing from the slope and stomped his feet. "Captain, the sinner has run away. Why are you only here now?"
The seedlings belonged to the production team. Whoever damaged them had to pay for it. Sun Guixian had stolen the manure from the pig farm and returned it. What about the seedlings?
Lu Jianguo's mouth twitched when he saw Lu Mingwen gnashing his teeth in anger. He was even angrier than when Sun Baoqin made him a cuckold. He threw off the straw sandals on his feet, rolled up his trousers, and stepped into the field. He bent down to hold the roots of the seedlings and gently straightened them. After he was done, he straightened up and complained, "Why are you making a fuss about nothing? Hurry up and get to work. " The morning was not over yet, and he had already been scared twice. If he was scared a few more times, he would be exhausted to death.
Lu Mingwen was instantly terrified. He gave an "Oh" and threw away the weeds in his hand to block Lu Jianxun's arm. The two brothers continued to pull the weeds side by side and continued to inspect them. Lu Jianxun said, "Second Brother, it's my turn to inspect you, right? How do you write the horizontal hook? "
"What test me? I was the one who tested you. Did you forget? You asked me to write the vertical hook and I got it right. Before I could test you, someone jumped into the field? " He basically knew how to write all the letters, and he had almost mastered pinyin 1, 2, 3, and 4. Currently, the most difficult thing was the strokes. He had made a bet with Lu Jianxun on who was better. He had even thought of a question. He would ask Lu Jianxun how to write horizontal and vertical hooks. If Lu Jianxun couldn't answer, then he would win. However, he didn't expect that Lu Jianxun would suddenly appear out of nowhere. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth in anger. "Fourth Brother, we were doing so well. Why did Aunt Xixi jump into the rice field for no reason?"
There was a way out, but she jumped in without hesitation. What was she after?
This was a question worth pondering. Lu Jianxun turned around and looked at the slope where the two of them had disappeared. He was deep in thought. "Do you think she's possessed? Her body seems to be out of control. You saw the way she ran just now …"
"That's just superstition. There's no such thing. I doubt it …" Lu Mingwen squatted back and thought seriously. "Do you think she wanted to eavesdrop on our study? Mom said that there's a reward for successful literacy. Is she trying to find out about the reward?" The common characteristic of the Zhao Family was that they ate a lot. When the Zhao Family came to visit, his mother used a big iron pot to cook. One meal from the Zhao Family was enough for them to eat for three to five days. On the second day after Zhao Caizhi married into their family, her table manners and appetite scared him so much that he didn't dare to breathe at the dining table. He was afraid that if he breathed, Zhao Caizhi would finish all the rice in the pot.
"Why does Second Brother think so?" Lu Jianxun did not understand.
"Think about it. The reward Mom mentioned must be something we have. We don't have money, right? Then it can only be rice, noodles, or eggs. Aunt Xixi is such a foodie. If she knew Sister-in-law got that thing, wouldn't she try her best to get it for herself? " The more he said, the more Lu Mingwen felt that he was right. His mother said that the person who succeeded in eliminating illiteracy would get a big reward. As for how it counted as a success in eliminating illiteracy, none of them knew. Fang Xiuju wanted to eavesdrop on their progress in eliminating illiteracy and when they would succeed so that she could ask Zhao Caizhi for the reward!
Shameless bitch. If she had the ability, she could do it herself. No, if she had the ability, she could find a mother-in-law who could lead the whole family in literacy. What was the point of squeezing others for the reward?
In Lu Jianxun's memory, there was only the scene of the Zhao Family eating around the table. As the saying goes, if there is no food, you will starve to death. For food, the Zhao Family would do anything. Thinking of this, his face became serious. "Second Brother, what should we do?"
"In the future, if anyone asks you what you have learned, just say that you have learned nothing. Don't let anyone know that you have learned a lot. Understand?" If he did not know how much they had learned, he naturally did not know when they would succeed in literacy. He also did not know when they would get the reward. He almost could not help but applaud himself for his intelligence.
"Oh, Second Brother, you have not answered me how to write horizontal and vertical hooks. Did you forget?"
Lu Mingwen rolled his eyes. "I was the one who asked you how to write horizontal and vertical hooks. With your memory, you still want to eat rice and eggs. You should be grateful that you did not deduct your rice." Just yesterday, his mother had added a new rule for the exam. Whoever made 10 mistakes in Pinyin would have their portion halved. If they made 5 mistakes in Math, their portion would be further halved. With Lu Jianxun's memory, he would definitely only be able to fill the gaps between his teeth.
"That's not right. I remember that when it was my turn to ask you, I could even count backwards from 100. It is impossible for me to remember wrongly." Lu Jianxun insisted.
Lu Mingwen was also angry. "What's so great about counting backwards? You are the best if you can write all of them. Can you do it?"
Neither of them was willing to give in. As they talked, they started to quarrel. Their faces were red, and it looked like they were about to fight. Anyone with a bit of insight would step forward to stop them. However, the educated youth around them were not surprised at all. From morning to night, the two brothers had repeated this many times. If you were kind enough to stop them, they would not appreciate it. Instead, they would scold us for being illiterate. What does it have to do with you? So what if you are educated? We are brothers connected by blood. Whoever said more was asking for scolding.
The quarrel became fiercer and fiercer. Neither of them was willing to give in. Lu Jianxun was a hot-tempered person. He waved his hand and walked to the side. "You don't admit it every time. I don't want to play with you anymore. I will find someone else."
"If you don't want to play with me, I won't play with you either. You can't remember and blame others. Humph. I will go to the other side to pull weeds."
The two brothers walked to the other side of the rice field. Lu Mingwen squatted beside Luo Mengying, while Lu Jianxun squatted beside Zhou Zhiqing. Both of them covered their mouths at the same time and whispered.
On the side. "Luo Zhiqing, I want to ask how to write horizontal hook."
On the other side. "Zhou Zhiqing, do you know how to write horizontal and vertical hook? Hurry up and tell me …"
"Oh right, how do you write horizontal and vertical hook?"
Two minutes later, the two brothers returned to their positions. Lu Mingwen said generously, "I am the second brother. I will not argue with you. You want to ask me how to write horizontal and vertical hook, right?"
Lu Jianxun waved his hand. "No, no. I can't let you give in every time. Didn't you want to ask about horizontal and vertical hook? You ask. You go first. I don't mind. "
"No, no, no. I am the elder brother. It is normal for me to give in to the younger brother. You go first. Horizontal and vertical hook, right? I will write it for you." No matter what Lu Jianxun said, Lu Dewen raised his hand and gestured in the air. Lu Jianxun followed closely behind. "Horizontal and vertical hook, right? I will write it for you …"
"Very correct." The two brothers gave each other a thumbs up. They squatted down and continued to pull weeds with smiles on their faces.
Lu Jianguo straightened the tilted seedlings. Seeing the two brothers turn against each other and applaud each other sincerely in the blink of an eye, praising each other in all kinds of ways, he could not help but curse. Damn it. Is there something wrong with this family? Why are they so weird? Don't infect others!
The two brothers did not know that their captain was cursing them in his heart. They continued to observe the strokes with great interest. Suddenly, Lu Jianxun thought of something and asked Lu Mingwen smugly, "Second brother, do you know how to write?"
Lu Mingwen shook his head.
Lu Jianxun smiled like a flower on his face. "I know how to write." As he spoke, he made a horizontal stroke in the air. "This is one." After that, he made two horizontal strokes. "This is two." He continued to draw three lines in the air. "This is three." Looking at Lu Mingwen's blank face, he laughed out loud. "I am good, right? Zhou Zhiqing taught me. He said that when learning strokes, you must practice Chinese characters together to memorize them." Zhou Zhiqing was a hot-blooded youth this year. When he asked him what level he had learned, he remembered what Lu Mingwen said and shook his head, saying that he had not learned anything. Zhou Zhiqing did not believe him and asked him if he knew how to write one. He could write one for mathematics, but he could not write one for Chinese, so Zhou Zhiqing wrote it down.
It was too simple. One horizontal stroke for mathematics was one for Chinese. One more horizontal stroke was two, and one more horizontal stroke was three.
With this method of writing, it was not a problem to write from one to one hundred for Chinese.
Lu Mingwen also thought of it. The two brothers raised their eyebrows and smiled from ear to ear. No wonder their mother did not teach them. It was so simple, and they could understand it easily. There was no need to spend time to teach them. The two brothers were secretly delighted. When they got off work in the afternoon, the two of them packed the straw and ran to Xue Huahua's sweet potato field. "Mom, mom …"
For the whole morning, Xue Huahua was doing math. She was nervous. When she heard Lu Jianxun's impatient call, she felt annoyed. "What are you doing? Can't I hear you? Or are my ears not working?" Lu Dewen was like this, and Lu Jianxun was still like this. They spoke in a jumpy manner. Those who did not know would think that something big had happened.
Lu Jianxun could not help but laugh. He dragged out his voice and said, "Mom, I can write now …" How amazing was it to write from one to one hundred? Of course, he had to share it with Xue Huahua.
The two of them laughed like idiots. Xue Huahua held her forehead and threw the basket to Lu Mingwen. She used the sweet potato vine to wipe the sickle and walked to the path. She asked indifferently, "What is it that made you guys so happy?"
Lu Jianxun was afraid that others would learn it secretly. He looked around and moved closer to Xue Huahua's ear. He raised his finger and said, "Chinese characters from one to one hundred. Zhou Zhiqing taught me. I also taught my second brother. I'm good, right?"
Xue Huahua was a little surprised. She turned to look at Lu Mingwen. The latter patted his chest and said, "Yes, Zhou Zhiqing taught Fourth Brother, and Fourth Brother taught me. The two of us learned it very quickly." To be honest, it was not difficult. It was nothing more than writing "1" horizontally and a few "1" s. It was so easy that the two of them did not even need to think about it. They just wanted to make their mother happy when they heard it.
Xue Huahua did not doubt them. "It means that you guys have worked hard. Work hard and you will be able to write more Chinese characters in the future." After encouraging the two of them, they went to the pig farm to feed the pigs. The four pigs had become a lot stronger. Recently, the sweet potato vines were growing fast. They harvested more and brought back to store. After autumn, the pigs would grow more.
Lu Jianguo had formed a habit of coming to the pig farm in the morning, afternoon, and evening. These two days, a lot of sweet potato vines were piled up in the pig farm. The yard outside the storage room was full of them. Lu Jianguo stopped Xue Huahua. "From this afternoon onwards, you and Lu Ming's wife will not go to the fields to harvest the sweet potato vines. You will be in charge of harvesting the sweet potato vines. At night, you will be in charge of harvesting the sweet potato vines. I will get someone to grind them into powder and pack them."
Lu Jianguo had developed a habit of coming to the pig farm every morning, afternoon, and night. These two days, there were a lot of sweet potato vines piled up in the pig farm. The yard outside the storage room was full of them. Lu Jianguo stopped Xue Huahua. "From this afternoon onwards, you and Lu Ming's wife won't go to the fields to cut the sweet potato vines. You'll be in charge of turning the sweet potato vines in the sun. You'll be in charge of harvesting them at night. When they're dry, I'll send someone to grind them into powder."
He had never heard of grinding sweet potato vines into flour to feed pigs, but since Xue Huahua said it was feasible, it should not be a problem. Beans could be ground into soy milk to make tofu, and it was not rare for sweet potato vines to be ground into flour to feed pigs.
Xue Huahua was overjoyed. Now that she could work in the pig farm, she would have more time to study. She agreed and fed the pigs the sweet potato vines. Then, she brought Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun home in high spirits.
On the way, Lu Jianxun could not help but ask, "Mom, can you check how we write numbers one, two, and three in Chinese?"
It would definitely give Xue Huahua a big surprise.
Xue Huahua did not think too much and said a number casually, "Seven."
Lu Jianxun raised his hand and gestured in the air. One, two, three … He made seven "ones" in a row. Then, he retracted his hand excitedly. "Mom, how is it? Am I right?" Lu Jianxun was confident that he had written it correctly. As he spoke, his face revealed a proud expression. Who knew that in less than five seconds, his mother would slap him. "Idiot!"
Lu Jianxun was dumbfounded. It was seven "ones". He had counted them clearly. There was no mistake. Unwilling to give up, he rolled up his sleeves to his elbows. "Mom, I'll write another one for you to see …" He had just counted to four when his mother slapped him. "Idiot! Why don't you just die of stupidity?"
Xue Huahua was puzzled. How could they write so many words with their average IQ? It turned out that they were stupid. Seeing that Lu Jianxun could not figure it out, Xue Huahua was annoyed. "According to the way you write, you will write a thousand …"
Lu Jianxun's face turned bitter. A thousand? How long would he have to count?
Lu Mingwen finally reacted and quickly tried to salvage the situation. "No wonder I felt that something was wrong. Let's talk about the mathematical 123. There is no repetition within 10. According to Fourth Brother, three means three" ones "…"
"You are smart now. What were you doing before?"
Lu Mingwen was embarrassed. He did not think that Zhou Zhiqing would deliberately lead them into a ditch. Moreover, he did not know how to write one, two, and three. Naturally, whatever Lu Jianxun said was the truth. Thinking that the two of them were happy for nothing, he could not help but curse Zhou Zhiqing in his heart. He was too angry. Just because he was educated, he fooled them. Fortunately, Xue Huahua saw through his tricks. Otherwise, if he went around showing off his cleverness, he might lose face.
From this, it could be seen that people should not be high-profile and show off. Otherwise, they would not know the situation after losing face.
Of course, no matter what, the two of them hated Zhou Zhiqing.
Even during lunch, Xue Huahua told them that one, two, and three were correct, but from four onwards, the two of them still believed that Zhou Zhiqing did it on purpose. He just wanted to see them make a fool of themselves.
After lunch, Xue Huahua examined a few strokes. Except for Chao Caizhi's special situation, the other brothers treated them equally. Lu Hongying had the best memory and could write every stroke. Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun could barely make do. Lu Dewen had some foundation and was comparable to Lu Hongying. Xue Huahua did not say anything. Since Lu Jianxun mentioned one, two, three, four of Chinese characters, Xue Huahua taught them to write it once. They did not do anything else for an hour. They just wrote one, two, three, four. Together with the strokes, Xue Huahua taught them how to count in the field. For example, four. First, count how many strokes it has, and then say, "One vertical, two horizontal, three vertical, four horizontal …"
In this way, counting while working could consolidate their memory and not delay the work at hand.
When they got to work in the afternoon, Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun put what they had learned into practice. They began to examine the method of writing from one to ten. The two of them felt that the method of counting was novel. They could also spell the words with their heads down. As for whether they got it right or not, it depended on whether the other party listened carefully.
So, the educated youth in the rice field found that the two brothers no longer held their arms against each other, and their hands were no longer gesticulating in the air. Instead, they were murmuring. Some curious educated youth couldn't help but want to go closer to listen. As soon as they stood up and took a step forward, they saw thick smoke coming out of the house of the educated youth. Their faces suddenly changed, and they ran to the embankment, shouting at the top of their lungs, "Hurry, hurry, the house of the educated youth is on fire again …"
Their voices resounded through the sky, and the people in the rice field all raised their heads. Different from the smoke from the chimney in the morning, the thick smoke was floating above the yard dam. The educated youth shouted again like a big bell, "Fire, fire, hurry up!"
There was no doubt that the educated youth ran the fastest. Lu Mingwen had just finished counting the strokes of five, and when he heard the noise, he called Lu Jianxun to run quickly. They were a little far from the house of the educated youth, and they didn't see anything in the morning. This time, they couldn't miss it …
The first to arrive was the male comrade who was carrying manure in the rice fields nearby. He carried a shoulder pole and carried water as usual, rushing towards Zhiqing's house. Unlike in the morning, where he could only see the situation clearly when he reached the yard dam, this time he could see the situation clearly from afar. Liang Lanfen was leisurely lighting a fire by the side of the yard dam. In front of her was a pile of mud that was about half a person's height. She was throwing firewood into it. The male comrade put down the buckets and weakly shouted, "Liang Zhiqing, what are you doing?" He would only be satisfied if he scared people to death in broad daylight!
The smoke was lingering, and they could only see Liang Lanfen rubbing her eyes. Her voice was full of innocence, "I want to make a stove for everyone to boil water for bathing."
The male comrade was speechless. In the summer, they carried two buckets of water to dry in the yard dam. After dinner, the water was hot, and it was just right for bathing. There was no need to make a stove. Besides, did Liang Lanfen know how to make a stove? She said that the shapeless lump of mud in front of her was a stove? The male comrade's eyes hurt badly. He took the buckets and poured the water, turned around, and walked outside. Seeing the club members running over like cheetahs, they felt distressed and waved their hands, shouting, "Don't come. Look, nothing happened. Liang Zhiqing is making a stove."
They were puzzled. There was a lot of work waiting for them in the field. Why did Liang Lanfen have the time to make a stove? Even if she had given up, she shouldn't be like this. Was she scared out of her wits by Xue Huahua?
The educated youths were not at ease. They had to see it with their own eyes before they could feel at ease. It was better to be safe than sorry. Everyone's clothes and money were in the room. They could not afford to lose anything. As they ran, they scolded Liang Lanfen. If Liang Lanfen made trouble a few more times, they would be scared out of their wits.
The educated youth came back quickly. As soon as they went up the slope, they saw the situation clearly. There was a big round bucket made of mud by the yard dam. The fire inside was soaring. Liang Lanfen grabbed a handful of firewood and slowly threw it into the bucket. It was very much like a sacrificial offering to the elderly. The educated youth took a deep breath and looked at Liang Lanfen, who was obsessed with it. "Comrade Liang Lanfen, I beg you, please let us go. How did we offend you? Tell us, we promise to apologize to you, okay?"
This situation was too damn weird. Even if the four olds were no longer superstitious, Liang Lanfen's behavior was still a curse in their eyes.
What on earth did they do wrong?
The smoke was suffocating, and Liang Lanfen's tears kept falling. Seeing that the educated youth didn't appreciate it, she felt sad. There were many people in the educated youth's house, and two stoves were not enough to boil bath water. She thought that she had nothing to do, so she made a stove herself. This kind of stove was the simplest. Everyone in the village had this kind of stove on the side of the yard dam. The big iron pot was on the top, and the fire was on the bottom. It was fast and convenient. She didn't have to squeeze in the narrow kitchen room, and it was difficult to turn around. She did it immediately. She took the bucket to the field to dig the mud. After running back and forth several times, she brought the mud back. Just as she lit the stove, a group of people came.
Liang Lanfen felt so wronged. She didn't know what to do to please the educated youth and improve their relationship.
As soon as she cried, the educated youth's face turned pale. Damn, this scene was really gloomy. Fortunately, it was during the day. If it was at night … the educated youth all shivered.
"Comrade Liang Lanfen, I beg you, please don't cry. I'll leave now, I'll leave now." Damn, this situation was too horrible. He couldn't stay any longer. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would be regarded as a dead person.
The old educated youth turned around and ran away. The educated youth who came to their senses hurriedly followed him. Liang Lanfen's brain was filled with water, and there was no hope.
Seeing that everyone was in a hurry and didn't even drink water, Liang Lanfen wiped away her tears. "Don't go. Do you drink water or not? I'll send it to the field for you." She had been lingering at the gate of hell for many days. If it weren't for the care of the educated youth, she wouldn't have been able to survive. She had to thank them for the meals left by the kitchen room.
The educated youth couldn't help shaking their heads and ran faster. They ran back to the field in one breath. They were tired and angry. They wanted to pry open Liang Lanfen's brain and see what was wrong with her. What was wrong with her? What was wrong with her?
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun heard on the way that the educated youth's kitchen was fine. They regretfully went back to the seedling field to work. At this moment, they saw that the educated youth around them were all pale and angry. Lu Mingwen was puzzled. "What's wrong? Didn't you say that nothing happened? Did Liang Zhiqing start to cook? "
Lunch could be cooked at eight in the morning, and it was already late to cook dinner at three in the afternoon.
Luo Mengying sighed. "It's not cooking. She said that she was cooking for the big guy. That stove, right? It looks a bit scary." There were some things that she couldn't say directly. Liang Lanfen said that it was a mouth stove, but in her eyes, it was more like other unlucky things. It really made her unhappy.
Lu Mingwen's curiosity was aroused. When he was about to ask more questions, Lu Jianxun pulled him. "Second brother, you'd better not ask about Liang Zhiqing's situation. What if she thinks that you want to date her?" It wasn't that Lu Jianxun thought too much. When Lu Mingwen and Sun Baoqin didn't have a boyfriend, many people in the production team asked if the two were together. Later, when Liang Lanfen got a place to study at the University of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers, many people in the production team said that Lu Jianxun was unlucky. He didn't choose a mountain of gold and silver, but chose a bumpkin who burned money. They ridiculed Lu Mingwen for not having a good taste, and looked down on Lu Mingwen as worthless. It wasn't easy to tie the two together, and he didn't want Lu Mingwen to get involved again.
"No way?" Liang Lanfen had already brought him to the hillside. How could she be willing to marry him?
"Hmph, don't take it lightly. If you fall into her hands again and get involved with her, our mother will definitely chop her up with a knife. When we get home, she will chop you up. If you don't believe me, you can try." His mother wasn't as easy to deal with as those gossipy women in the production team. Those gossipy women would at most have a glib tongue, but his mother wouldn't say anything.
"Don't, don't tell our mother. She and I have already sorted things out. We won't get involved." Thinking of his mother's attitude, no matter how curious Lu Mingwen was, he didn't dare to ask more. He cherished his life.
The thick smoke continued to rise from the house of the educated youth. Xue Huahua and Li Xuemei were flipping the sweet potato vines on the pig farm. When they were done, they sat on the eaves to study. Xue Huahua didn't plan to learn more. She wanted to build a solid foundation first. Moreover, she went to teach Lu Dewen and the others how to write. She didn't have time to talk about counting.
Liu Yunfang sat beside her and stared at the words Li Xuemei wrote on the ground. She knew that it was numbers. It was written in the accountant's work score book. However, Li Xuemei's seemed to be more complicated. She saw that after Li Xuemei wrote a long string of numbers, Xue Huahua counted with her fingers. After a while, she wrote a string of numbers on the ground.
Liu Yunfang looked at it curiously. "Huahua, what are you writing? It looks very impressive."
"I'm calculating. When I learn it, we can calculate our own work score." Li Xuemei asked 10 questions. It was not a difficult task for Xue Huahua. She could concentrate and solve it quickly. Moreover, she had some foundation, but it was not strong enough.
"You can calculate your own work score? How long will that take? " Liu Yunfang did not understand Xue Huahua's thinking. There was an accountant in the production team, and the accountant's job was to calculate everyone's work score. There was no need for them to calculate their own work score. If they had the time, they might as well do something else. However, she did not want to crush Xue Huahua's confidence. "You can do it! Make our production team proud!"
Liang Lanfen's place as a university student had been cancelled. The production teams next door looked down on them, saying that they had bragged too much in the past, causing them to stumble. They even ridiculed them as bragging kings, saying that their mouths were full of nonsense. So what if Liang Lanfen didn't go to university? Their production team had Xue Huahua who knew how to raise pigs. She had been praised by the commune's cadres. She had high ideological awareness and led the whole family to eliminate illiteracy. She studied during work and after work.
Xue Huahua smiled. "Okay, I'll try my best."
Liu Yunfang sat for a while. The long string of numbers was making her dizzy and she wanted to sleep. She decided to talk about something else. "Oh right, Huahua, what do you think about Mingwen?" It had been so long since the divorce. How could Xue Huahua not be anxious? Sun Baoqin's belly was getting bigger. Lu Mingwen had to work harder.
Xue Huahua finished calculating a question. She looked up at Liu Yunfang and said jokingly, "As an aunt, do you want to introduce someone to him?"
Liu Yunfang said helplessly, "How would I know a teenage girl?" If there was someone suitable, she would not have agreed to marry Lu Ming and Li Xuemei. As she thought about it, Liu Yunfang sneaked a glance at Li Xuemei. This daughter-in-law was different from the other daughters-in-law. No matter if one scolded her or not, she would always be humble and polite. When one was in a good mood, one would think that she was well-educated and reasonable. However, when one was in a bad mood, one would get angry. For example, yesterday, she regretted her decision and did not want Second Brother's granddaughter to go to school. Even if she went to school, she would still marry into someone else's family. There was no need to spend money on that. Many people in the production team advised her against it, and she felt that it was reasonable. Hence, she went to talk to Lu Jianguo.
She didn't know how Li Xuemei overheard her, but she took the opportunity to persuade her to send Xiaoxue to school while she was helping her keep the fire burning. She was so angry that she started to curse at her. Li Xuemei, on the other hand, was sitting there calmly, adding firewood to the fire from time to time. Her expression didn't change at all, as if she was playing the lute to a cow. Her anger kept rising, and if the old man didn't come in, she would have passed out from anger.
The old man meant that he could not afford to send Xiaoxue to school. Moreover, it was better for her to study for as long as she could. His children were already married and there were many people working to earn money. Other people only sent their grandchildren to school because they were poor. Their family was a hardworking family, so they should not be compared to them. She felt that it was reasonable, so she went to talk to Lu Jianguo. Li Xuemei was listening at the side. She thought that she would say something in surprise, but in the end, she just smiled and walked away.
She was so angry …
She told the old man that Li Xuemei was not easy to manage. Maybe she would abandon Lu Ming and go back to the city if she met someone better in the future. The old man scolded her for thinking too much. The two of them were married, so how could she just go back to the city? She was still worried that Lu Ming's mind was on Li Xuemei. If Li Xuemei abandoned her husband and children, could they still go to the city to look for her?
With this thought in mind, she said to Xue Huahua, "Your Ming Wen has suffered a setback. If you want to find a partner, you have to find out more about the other party's character and find someone who is honest and obedient."
Xue Huahua lowered her head and answered, "Yes, so I think we should not talk about this for now. We should hone his character more and talk about it when he is sensible." The boys and girls in the production team generally married early. They were not sensible and married blindly. It was fine if they met a good person, but if they met a bad one, their life would probably be ruined.
"I think your Ming Wen is sensible enough. He has seen female comrades send him food several times. He is diligent and capable, and girls like him." Although Lu Mingwen was silly, he was quite popular with women. It would not be difficult for him to find a wife in the future.
Xue Huahua pursed her lips and smiled, but did not say anything. She knew about the children's marriage, but she had not talked to them about it openly. Liu Yunfang reminded her. In order to prevent Lu Mingwen from getting on the boat first again, she had to remind them first. They were at the age of hard work, so they should put aside the matters of love for the future. The more mature they were, the more they would understand what they wanted.
So, while there was plenty of time for dinner, she told them her thoughts. Lu Mingwen, Lu Jianxun and Lu Hongying agreed without hesitation, "Mom, don't worry. Our current goal is to eliminate illiteracy. We don't think about anything else."
Lu Mingwen's heart was hurt and he didn't want to get married in the short term. Lu Hongying, on the other hand, couldn't bear to leave home. In the past, it didn't matter where she went, but now it was different. She couldn't bear to leave her two nephews and Xue Huahua.
As for Lu Jianxun, firstly, he was still young, and secondly, he was afraid of marrying a woman like Sun Baoqin. Regardless of whether she ran away or not, it was too much of a waste of food. It was not worth it. He wanted to marry a woman who would marry him with food so that he could eat his fill every day …
"Alright, let's continue to eliminate illiteracy. Everyone should consolidate your knowledge of the Pinyin alphabet strokes and strengthen your foundation. This will be the exam. As for mathematics, I asked Lu Ming's wife to teach me addition and subtraction today. I think you guys will be interested …"
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were really curious. "What is addition and subtraction?"
Xue Huahua took out the mud balls that she prepared and placed ten of them in front of everyone. She then explained the addition and subtraction algorithm seriously. To be honest, with the mud balls, anyone who could count them would be able to do it. After a few rounds, Lu Mingwen felt a little smug. "Mom, isn't it a little too simple?" Addition was to put two numbers together. Subtraction was to count the number from the more. What was left was the result.
Simple!
Xue Huahua raised her eyebrows. She kept the mud balls and casually gave them two numbers to calculate.
Lu Mingwen was stunned …
People really shouldn't be too arrogant.
After learning addition and subtraction, Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were so excited that they couldn't sleep. Especially when they heard Xue Huahua say that they could calculate their own work points in the future. How awesome was that? The two of them lay on the bed and looked forward to the day when they could calculate their abacus like an accountant. They would be in the limelight in front of everyone and be worshipped by them. Lu Jianxun asked Lu Mingwen, "Second Brother, can we really calculate our own work points?"
"If Mom says we can, then we definitely can. Oh right, Fourth Brother, how much is three plus five?"
"Why are you asking this?"
"If I can't sleep, I might as well find something to do." Lu Dewen said confidently.
Lu Jianxun counted with his fingers. "Eight."
"Oh, let's sleep. We still have work tomorrow."
Lu Jianxun didn't quite understand. "Didn't you say you can't sleep?"
"I can sleep now." Lu Mingwen closed his eyes and lay on his side. He kept fiddling with his fingers. His mother said that he had to practice more to get results. He just randomly said a number. What was six plus eight? However, he encountered a problem again. He didn't have enough fingers. He turned over and said, "Fourth Brother, give me your hand."
Lu Jianxun was confused. He heard his brother counting with his fingers. "123456."
"Second Brother, are you still counting?"
"Yes, the exam is coming soon. We have to work hard for the rice and eggs."
Lu Jianxun perked up. "Yes, we can't lose. Second Brother, you test me, you test me, I test you."
The two of them became more and more excited. They only stopped when Xue Huahua scolded them outside. Their mother scolded them. "It's the middle of the night. If you want to cultivate, go to the cave. Don't disturb other people's sleep."
Shocked by Xue Huahua's power, the two of them had to close their eyes and sleep.
However, Xue Huahua was guarding them at home, so they couldn't do anything. When they were in the field, it was their world. The two of them first reviewed the Pinyin alphabet and began to study strokes, Chinese characters, addition and subtraction. The two of them were more nervous than a busy farmer. Unlike them, the educated youth around them were listless and yawning. They were envious of the two brothers who were full of energy.
Last night, they almost didn't sleep at all. Liang Lanfen didn't only burn one stove by the side of the yard, but she also burned two symmetrical stoves on both sides. It seemed that there was a pungent smell of smoke in the room. They were afraid that Liang Lanfen would sleepwalk in the middle of the night to burn firewood, so they hid the foreign fire in the kitchen. After thinking about it, they were still worried. After discussing, they decided to destroy the two stoves overnight to avoid any trouble in the future.
They couldn't borrow a hoe in the middle of the night, so they had to rely on their hands and sticks.
Speaking of this, they were even angrier. They didn't see Liang Lanfen was diligent before, but she was very dexterous in burning the stove. The stove she built in the afternoon was as hard as iron at night. It took them a lot of effort to level it.
They didn't go back to their room to sleep until almost four o 'clock in the morning. Before they fell asleep, they heard Liang Lanfen's unique voice from the kitchen, "Where's the foreign fire? I can't find the foreign fire when I cook."
The educated youth were so angry that they wanted to scold their father. She didn't let them have peace.
Without a good rest, she couldn't lift her spirits and didn't have the strength to pull weeds. In comparison, Liang Lanfen, who was cutting the sweet potato vines, looked better. Her body was completely healed. She didn't seem tired after a whole morning of work and would take the initiative to greet people after work. Her mood was so cheerful that it seemed like she was a different person. Liang Lanfen used to be arrogant and mean, scolding people when she caught them. Many people weren't used to her sudden change in attitude.
Lu Mingwen was like this. Lu Jianxun told him to avoid Liang Lanfen and not to cause trouble. After work, he and Lu Jianxun deliberately walked to a ridge far away to avoid her. Who knew that Liang Lanfen could still greet him from three fields away. "Comrade Lu Mingwen, you're off work!"
Lu Mingwen was so scared that his whole body trembled. He replied in a trembling voice, "Yes, you're off work too." As soon as he said that, he saw Lu Jianxun glaring at him. He came back to his senses and quickly covered his mouth. Why couldn't he control himself?
"You're so useless. Did you lose your soul just by saying hello? Did you forget when she scolded you? You don't have a good memory … "Lu Jianxun was exasperated and pulled him forward." If she speaks to you again in the future, just pretend that you're mute. "
Lu Mingwen didn't dare to say no and nodded heavily.
When Xue Huahua came out of the piggery, she bumped into Lu Jianxun reprimanding Lu Mingwen with a straight face. Lu Mingwen's head was lowered and he looked like he didn't care. Xue Huahua asked Lu Jianxun, "Fourth Brother, why are you scolding your Second Brother? Did he do something wrong?"
Lu Jianxun didn't expect Xue Huahua to be around. He shivered and glanced at Lu Mingwen. "It's all because of Liang Zhiqing. She greeted Second Brother. They're separated by three fields. Doesn't she feel that her throat is tired? Mom, I've told Second Brother. He promised not to talk to Liang Zhiqing. You scolded him too."
"I don't want to waste my energy scolding him. Oh yes, your sister-in-law's sister is here. Be polite when you're at home."
Xue Huahua asked Lu Dewen how he forced Zhao Chenggang and his wife to leave. Lu Dewen repeated the whole process. Lu Dewen's method was simple and violent, but it worked. As for why Chao Caizhi's sister came to visit, she didn't want to ask. She still left it to Lu Dewen to handle. Lu Dewen could decide how to handle it.
Lu Jianxun was surprised. "Xixi's First Uncle and Second Uncle didn't come?"
That family was full of starving ghosts who had never eaten their fill. If all of them came, the food in their house would not be enough for them to eat. Yesterday, they went back without eating lunch, leaving behind their baskets and wicker baskets. They would definitely not let it go. He thought that they would bring their whole family here today to freeload for food.
"They didn't come." Chao Caizhi's seventh sister was called Zhao Caiping. Her character was similar to Chao Caizhi. It made sense. If she wasn't like Chao Caizhi, why would she send the food back to her parents' house even if her whole family was hungry?
"Mom, could it be that sister-in-law is here to ask us for food on her behalf?" Lu Dewen told Lu Mingwen about what happened yesterday. Lu Mingwen felt that it wasn't that simple. With the way Zhao Chenggang and his brothers acted, they would be shameless to ask for food sooner or later.
Xue Huahua laughed. "Do you think everyone is shameless?" When Zhao Caiping came to the field to look for Chao Caizhi, she also thought that Zhao Chenggang was crying to her. She came to persuade Chao Caizhi to give them the food. However, after listening to Lu Hongying, the result seemed to be different from what she thought. The Zhao family was a bottomless pit. No matter how much food they gave, it would be gone. Zhao Caiping couldn't just watch her mother-in-law and husband die of exhaustion and starvation while she sent food to her parents' house.
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