Lu Jianxun was stunned for two seconds,
The pride on his face disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. He didn't know how to eat the chicken. He turned his head to look at Lu Dewen and Lu Mingwen, who also had a bad expression on their faces,
He forced his lips to lift. "Do you still want to write about eating?"
The Xue Huahua rolled her eyes with an expression that said, "What do you think?". Lu Jianxun forced a smile,
His hand rubbed the branch awkwardly,
He asked the Xue Huahua embarrassedly, "Does eating the chicken mean eating the rice?"
"What do you think?" The Xue Huahua raised her eyebrows,
She asked in a lukewarm manner.
Lu Jianxun didn't say anything. He silently moved to the side of the nearest educated youth and touched the other party's arm, thinking that he had concealed it well. He tilted his head and asked without moving his mouth,
"How do you write the chicken?"
The educated youth pursed his lips,
He tried his best to tell them the answer during the exam,
The three brothers raised their heads as if they had seen a ghost. From time to time, they would complain to the Xue Huahua in the kitchen that they were affecting the exam,
Now that they were in a hurry, they knew how to ask for help? Sorry,
They stopped talking.
They didn't ask anyone after a long time,
Lu Jianxun faked a laugh,
"Mom,
I don't think I've learned it yet. I'll ask sister-in-law Xuemei tomorrow. "
The Xue Huahua couldn't be bothered to argue with him. She asked them to sweep the floor and prepare to eat later.
With half a chicken, the Xue Huahua stewed a pot of soup. She tore off the chicken skin and boiled the oil. After scooping out the oil, she stir-fried the chicken liver and chicken intestines in the oil pan. The aroma of the stir-fried dishes assailed their nostrils. The whole family stood by the stove and looked at the pot. The smoke lingered, and the few of them stared at the meat in the pot without blinking. After stir-frying the dishes, the Xue Huahua scooped two bowls of chicken soup and gave it to Li Xuemei and Luo Mengying. Lu Dewen and Lu Jianxun actively took over the errand work. They held the bowls, and the two brothers almost spat their water into the bowls. The Xue Huahua felt embarrassed when she saw this, so she asked Chao Caizhi and Lu Hongying to go.
Lu Jianxun rolled his eyes and followed behind Lu Hongying. "Third sister, third sister, go to the educated youth room and ask how to write 'eat'!"
Lu Hongying held the bowl and didn't dare to walk too fast. Hearing that, she didn't even bat an eyelid. Lu Jianxun followed her relentlessly. "Third sister, third sister, did you hear what I said to you?"
"I heard it. I'll learn how to write it in the future. Why are you in such a hurry? Don't tell me you want to be with me?" Lu Hongying stopped and raised her eyebrows to glance at Lu Jianxun. Lu Jianxun hurriedly took two steps back. "Of course not." The chicken soup was boiling in the pot. If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to ask how to write 'eat', who would be willing to leave?
Afraid that Lu Hongying would drag him, Lu Jianxun ran as fast as he could. When he reached the kitchen, he turned around and shouted at Lu Hongying's back. "Third sister, remember it!"
The chicken soup simmered for two hours, and the chicken meat was rotten in the soup. Xue Huahua cooked a pot of white rice. The three brothers who did well in the exam got two bowls of rice, and the rest got one bowl. The soup went very well on the rice. Coupled with the chicken liver and intestines with pickled vegetables, the appetite was greatly increased. After a few gulps, two bowls of rice were finished. Even Xixi ate half a bowl of rice. After he was full, he nestled in Xue Huahua's arms and rubbed his belly comfortably.
This habit was learned from Lu Dewen and the other brothers. No matter when, the three brothers liked to rub their bellies and sigh with satisfaction as if they had not eaten for decades.
The rice in the soup was delicious. Xue Huahua thought that the brothers would eat until they died. However, after they finished the food she gave them, they sat on the stools and did not move. Lu Dewen put the rewarded egg in his pocket and used his chopsticks to play with the chicken meat in the bowl. He looked like he wanted to eat but was reluctant to eat. Xue Huahua was speechless. "If you want to eat, hurry up. There is soup and rice in the pot. Second brother, go to the kitchen and bring the pot here."
It was rare for them to have a sumptuous meal, so Xue Huahua cooked more rice. The three brothers were full, but Lu Hongying and Chao Caizhi could still eat a little. When Lu Mingwen brought the pot into the central room, Xue Huahua took a spoon and added rice for them. Chao Caizhi pressed the bowl and said, "Mom, I am full. Let's eat the rest tomorrow."
She and Lu Hongying ate a lot of rice, and it was a little uncomfortable.
According to her previous appetite, it was not a problem for her to eat two more bowls. Now that her appetite was small, she really could not eat so much.
Xue Huahua turned to Lu Dewen, and the three brothers shook their heads. "Mom, I don't want to eat anymore. My stomach will burst if I eat anymore."
This was the first time they had eaten so much this year. It was not the usual wild vegetables and porridge. This time, it was all rice and meat. The three brothers ate to their heart's content. People should know how to be content with what they have. They could not eat until they were fat. The leftover chicken soup and rice could still be eaten tomorrow. Small streams flowing slowly was the way to go.
Lu Dewen slowly chewed on the chicken bone in his bowl, leaving a small bone in his mouth like chewing gum. Xue Huahua's mouth twitched. She had never seen anyone more embarrassed than Lu Dewen. She retorted, "The chicken bone was delicious, so he swallowed it. How old are you? You eat like a two-year-old. Do you think it's fun to wrap the chicken bone in your mouth?"
With a gulp, Lu Dewen really swallowed the chicken bone. Xue Huahua raised her hand and gave him a slap. "Can you be any more embarrassing?"
Lu Dewen felt wronged. He did not want to swallow it, but when he heard Xue Huahua scolding him, he subconsciously swallowed twice. Who knew that the bone would go into his stomach?
Not wanting to talk to him anymore, Xue Huahua handed Xixi to Lu Hongying and stood up to clean up the dishes. The rice and chicken soup were left in the pot. Tomorrow, she would pour the rice soup into the pot and mix it with the rice to cook chicken soup rice. As for the remaining half of the chicken, Xue Huahua smeared salt on it and tied it to the stove with a rope so that it would not go bad easily. Next month, when Xue Huahua was done with her work, she would return to the central room. The siblings were dipping their hands in water to write. Looking at Lu Jianxun's focused expression, they could guess what he was writing. Gluttons were eating.
There were no stars or moon tonight, and the room was dark. Xue Huahua said, "The textbooks for Grade Two are done. Next is Grade Three. You have seen the primary school textbooks. Grade Three has Pinyin annotation, and Grade Four has Chinese characters. Therefore, Grade Three's learning is very important. If you don't eat breakfast, you won't be able to keep up with the nutrition. Let's have breakfast in the future. What do you think?"
Who would refuse an extra meal? Lu Dewen nodded vigorously. "Okay, listen to mom. Whatever mom says."
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun also echoed. Only Chao Caizhi showed a worried expression. "Mom, do we have enough food?" Chao Caizhi understood the situation at home. This year's food was indeed more than previous years, but if they ate three meals a day, she was afraid that they would not be able to keep up with the food supply and would have to borrow food from other places.
"We have enough food. If you work hard, we won't have to worry about not having enough food. Dewen can carry dung, and Jianxun can also earn work credits. Our days will get better and better." Xue Huahua's eyes were shining with confidence. "Look at this year. Isn't it better than last year if we work hard to catch up?" Last year, when did they have a full meal? Not to mention a full meal, it was impossible to be half full.
"Caizhi, mom is right. If we don't slack off, we won't have to worry about not having enough food to eat." Lu Dewen had calculated this year's work credits. He had the highest work credits in the family. He was no less than a third-level laborer who had worked for a whole year. If he had not been injured in the first half of the year, he could have had more work credits. According to this year's situation, next year would definitely be better than this year. There was no need to worry about food.
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun answered in high spirits. "Yes, if we don't slack off, we will have food to eat."
Thinking back to the hard work of the past six months and the food they received after the autumn harvest, they only felt full of energy. Last year, they were so muddle-headed that they did not even dare to think about what tomorrow would be like. They were not as energetic as they were now. Not to mention next year, in less than two years, their families would become strong labor families in the production team. They would not need to sneak into the mountains to steal bird eggs, and they would not need to worry about not having the next meal. They would have food to eat every day.
They were still immersed in the vision of the future, and the house fell into silence for a while.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound outside. The sound was soft and lasted for more than ten seconds. But for the people who had just finished the autumn harvest, it was enough for them to know what had happened. Especially a few days ago, when the food of a family in the production team next door was stolen. All the people in the production team were anxious and did not dare to sleep. The food that they had worked so hard to get was easily stolen by a thief. Who would be able to accept it?
Therefore, when they heard the sound outside, two words popped into everyone's mind at the same time: thief.
They were too arrogant. They had not even slept, and the thief dared to come to their house. When they were asleep, wouldn't the thief do whatever he wanted in the house? Lu Dewen was very scared. He moved his butt towards Xue Huahua and whispered, "Mom, what should we do? They said that the thief has an accomplice. They are targeting our house. What should we do?"
The food was piled up in Xue Huahua's room. There was some rice and corn paste in a small jar in the kitchen … No, there was also unfinished rice and half a chicken. Lu Dewen panicked, "Mom …"
"Shut up." Xue Huahua was most impatient with their flustered personality. She lowered her voice and scolded them. Then she ordered Lu Jianxun to bring the shoulder pole and the stick that was used to insert the door. She said in a hoarse voice, "Later, I will shout and you will rush out. How dare you steal into my house? I'm afraid you don't want to live." After someone in the production team next door was stolen, the people in the production team comforted themselves that the thief did not dare to enter the village. There was a fearless girl living in the village. Any thief who came to the village would be courting death.
Unexpectedly, the thief did not go anywhere else but to her house. Xue Huahua clenched her fists and told Lu Hongying, "You and Caizhi hold the child and don't move. I will call you when it is safe."
Most of the way to deal with thieves in the production team was to make a noise to force the thief to leave. However, Xue Huahua was not going to let it go just by coughing. It was said that there was a village full of thieves. They worked in the fields during the farming season and wandered around to steal things when they were idle. No matter whether they were a group or not, they would come again in the future if they were not afraid. It was better to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and frighten the group of people.
Fortunately, Xue Huahua was careful. She was afraid that someone's mother or dog would run into the kitchen to steal meat. When she went out, she locked the door of the kitchen. Otherwise, the chicken would have been stolen by the thief.
There were five shoulder poles leaning against the wall. Three of them were given by the Zhao family. Lu Jianxun touched the shoulder pole quietly. He was afraid that making a little noise would scare the thief away. He did not even dare to breathe.
To be honest, even if they made a little noise, the thief would not notice it. At this time, they were skillfully taking out tools from their pockets and preparing to open the lock. They came here by smelling the smell of the meat. Their original idea was not to step into the territory of the Yan'an Village Production Team this year. The whole Fenggu Township knew that Xue Huahua was not to be trifled with. Ordinary people would be tormented by her, let alone people like them. If they fell into the hands of Xue Huahua, they would probably die without a whole body.
However, the smell of the meat here was too strong. It was so strong that they could not control themselves. For example, the family they stole from a few days ago. Their son got married, and the kitchen was filled with grain and eggs, but there was no meat. It was rare to meet a family with meat. If they ignored it and avoided it, their master would scold them severely if he knew it.
On the first day of their apprenticeship, their master had told them that as thieves with ideas and ambitions, they should not steal from the rich, and they should not steal from the poor. They should take meat instead of grain. Since they smelled the meat, they should go into the kitchen to see the situation. Based on their many years of experience, people would not be willing to finish a piece of meat. They would cook a little today and eat it slowly tomorrow. It was very likely that there was meat in the kitchen.
Were they not afraid of Xue Huahua? Impossible. As far as they knew, Xue Huahua's family was very poor. Not to mention meat, they got their grain by blackmailing others.
This family definitely had nothing to do with Xue Huahua.
The two deliberately made some noise outside the yard to test whether the people in the room were asleep. If they coughed or shouted, they would immediately turn around and leave. If there was no sound, it meant that they were asleep. Thinking about it, it was not easy to eat meat. If they did not immediately go back to the room to lie down after eating, would they exhaust their physical strength by working?
The two almost walked in without any hesitation. Thinking that there would be meat soon, they were so happy that they could not find the north. Their action of unlocking the wooden door was more excited than usual, so that the lock on the wooden door was not opened after 30 seconds. However, it did not affect their action at all. If they did not succeed once, they would try twice. If they did not succeed twice, they would try thrice. The night was long, and the door would open eventually.
If they knew what was going to happen next, they would not have such a relaxed mood.
Because in the central room next to them, there were four people holding the carrying poles, ready to rush out at any time with righteous indignation.
Xue Huahua took the carrying pole and slowly walked to the door. She put her ear to the door and listened to the sound outside. After making sure that the sound was fixed at the door of the kitchen, she gently opened the door, took two deep breaths, and shouted at the top of her voice, "Thief! Thief! Thief!"
The moment she opened her mouth, the three brothers roared and ran out. Regardless of whether they could see it or not, they waved their carrying poles wildly. They were so intimidating that the thief squatting at the door of the kitchen was screaming. He did not have time to pack up his tools and turned around to run away. However, he was not familiar with the terrain, so he only took two steps before he stepped on air and fell straight to the ground.
What was worse was yet to come. The other party seemed to have grown eyes. Before they could get up, the other party hit them with the rod again and again, as if he was beating their clothes. Not only did he hit them with the rod, but he also used his feet to kick them. The two of them were in so much pain that they covered their heads with their hands and kept retreating to find a place to escape. At the side, the woman's shout continued, "Thief caught, thief caught, everyone come quickly!"
Compared to the powerful man, the thieves were more inclined to run in the direction of the woman. What made them desperate was that the other party was even more ruthless. The sticks fell directly on their knees, and they were beaten so badly that they forgot who they were and kept begging for mercy.
In the silence, Xue Huahua's voice resounded through the sky. The people who were sleeping rushed out with their weapons, lit their torches as fast as they could and ran to Xue Huahua's house. In a few seconds, the whole production team was alarmed. They were afraid that the thief would escape, so they did not forget to ask others to block the road and surround the thief. They could not let the thief escape.
They ran to Xue Huahua's house with torches high, for fear that Xue Huahua would be hurt. From afar, they heard two strange voices begging for mercy from the yard dam. "Stop, stop, we won't steal anymore!"
The strange voice made them run faster. They ran three steps at a time and two steps at a time. It was not until they saw the situation of the yard dam that they realized one thing: it was Xue Huahua who was shouting to catch the thief. Who was Xue Huahua? She was not afraid of the devil, why would she be afraid of two thieves?
The closer they got, the more interesting the expressions on their faces became. How to describe it? Xue Huahua, who was shouting to catch the thief, stood on the left with a pole, and her three sons stood in different directions. The mother and sons surrounded the thief in the middle, scolding and beating him with a stick. The thief was so scared that he curled up on the ground and kept begging for mercy.
This scene, no matter how they looked at it, was a little strange.
Except for Xue Huahua, no one in the production team had any direct contact with the thief. When they noticed there was a thief outside the door, the way they did it was to make some noise to scare the thief away … It was really the first time that Xue Huahua caught two thieves and beat them.
She was indeed the pride of the production team. Look at what she did, she made them feel proud.
More and more people surrounded the thief to watch the fight. After a while, someone couldn't hold back his doubts and asked Xue Huahua, "Huahua, how did you catch the thief?"
In their eyes, the thief's special skill was not only to pick locks, but also to escape. Once he was found, he would definitely run faster than anyone else. With this kind of speed, how did Xue Huahua catch up with the thief? And looking at the situation, it seemed that Xue Huahua had expected the thief would come and deliberately waited in the yard dam. Otherwise, why was she holding a pole in her hand?
If that was the case, Xue Huahua would be a god. After all, they had vowed that the thief would not dare to come to Renan Village.
Xue Huahua pulled a long face and did not answer. She looked down at the thieves who hugged each other on the ground and poked the pole in her hand. The thieves on the ground hugged each other even tighter and couldn't stop trembling. Xue Huahua snorted coldly. "Why don't you weigh your own weight? Stealing things under the name of Xue Huahua. I didn't bring a sickle, otherwise, I will cut off the tendons of your hands and feet. You are so young, but you don't learn good things. You steal things everywhere. This kind of person is a waste of food and air to live. When you die, you will make room for others. You deserve to die." Xue Huahua scolded with full of anger, and the thief on the ground trembled.
If the man had spoken, the thief would still be hoping for a fluke. But after hearing the woman's words, the thief felt like dying. He had tried so hard to avoid Xue Huahua, but in the end, he just had to fall into her hands … The thief regretted his actions. Why didn't he check the almanac before leaving?
Knowing that the person in front of them was Xue Huahua, they even gave up the last struggle. They directly lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. Even if they didn't die now, they would die later.
Lu Jianguo was out of breath on the way here. He had a general understanding of the situation. Towards the thief, he couldn't find any other adjectives other than calling them idiots. There were some things that he didn't need them to say. Xue Huahua couldn't be provoked, and whoever provoked her would die. However, there was someone who didn't believe it and wanted to hit the muzzle of the gun.
The two thieves were beaten black and blue. When they were close, they could smell a strong sour smell. They were so scared that they peed their pants. It was really shameful.
Lu Jianguo did not say much. He asked someone to tie the thieves up and send them to the commune tomorrow morning.
Many people heard the news and came to see what the thieves looked like. There were many people gathered in the courtyard. They pointed at the bruised and swollen thieves and whispered to each other. It was a little unbelievable. After all, the two were young men with strong bodies and strong strength. But in the hands of Xue Huahua, they were like helpless children. Look at them, even their parents wouldn't be able to recognize them when they returned home.
People were talking about the thieves everywhere. The quiet night seemed to be livelier than the day. The production team next door heard the noise and thought that something big had happened. They lit torches and came over to watch. When they heard that Xue Huahua had caught the two thieves, they announced it loudly. Within a few minutes, people from the production team nearby knew that Xue Huahua had caught the thieves. The family that had been robbed rushed over with a machete. They wanted to teach the thieves a lesson, but when they saw the situation of the thieves, they loosened their grip on the machete. They did not know what to do. They only came back to their senses when people around them reminded them. They threw away the machete and rushed forward to punch and kick the thieves.
In order for everyone to see, Lu Jianguo took the initiative to tie the thief to a tree outside the storage room. They wanted to see as much as they wanted, and they didn't pay for it. The thief leaned against the tree trunk with an ashen face. His eyelids drooped, and his body was swollen and sore. Xue Huahua was too ruthless. She hit where his skin was weak. If they didn't hug each other tightly, she might have poked his eyes blind.
If they had another chance, they would rather take two spoonfuls of feces from the cesspool than to think about Xue Huahua. She was really a person that they could not afford to offend!
After catching the two thieves, the villagers of Renan Village were very excited. It was as if they had caught the thieves with their own hands. They sat under the tree and talked about the process of catching the thieves. It was more exciting than fighting the Japanese.
"Huahua's whole family was reciting ancient poems. Suddenly, they heard a noise outside the courtyard. It was so dark. Who would come to visit us? There was no doubt that it was the thieves who made the noise. Huahua thought, how dare you come to the territory of God, I will teach you a lesson … "
"At the moment when the thief unlocked the door, Xue Huahua opened the door valiantly and roared fiercely. When the thief was scared and lost, she grabbed the pole behind the door and rushed out. She beat the thief so hard that he wet his pants …"
"In fact, as long as Huahua made a sound, the thief would run away. But who is Huahua? She is the pride of our production team. If she made a sound to scare the thief away, someone would definitely suffer tonight. She was duty-bound and decided to catch the thief … "
"Huahua's ideological awareness is incomparable to ordinary people. For example, Liang Zhiqing in our team and the one who returned to the city to eat the food supply, she was defeated by Huahua. The thief is not worth mentioning."
When it came to praising Xue Huahua, people spared no effort. Xue Huahua raised pigs, Xue Huahua eliminated illiteracy, Xue Huahua caught the thief. Which one of them was not a good thing? Only Xue Huahua could do it. No one else had the ability to do it.
The storeroom was bustling for an entire night. Even after dawn, the people under the tree refused to disperse. It was the first time they had caught a thief after living for dozens of years. Xue Huahua's skills were extraordinary. After this incident, it was estimated that no thief would dare to come again. With the previous example, if they came to seek death again, they would only be reaping what they sowed.
Lu Jianguo slept very soundly at night because he caught the thief. As the captain of the advanced production team, he was most afraid that the members would not have enough to eat. The thief entering the village to steal food was a hidden danger. What if someone was careless and was stolen by the thief? What if there was no food to eat?
Xue Huahua catching the thief could be said to be a wake-up call for other thieves. Whoever dared to come again in the future would not have the worst ending, only worse. Those thieves would not dare to have ideas about Renan Village.
When he woke up, he first went to the storage room to take a look, and then went to the pig farm to wait for Xue Huahua. Xue Huahua was the person involved, so he followed him to the commune to explain the process of catching the thief to the cadres. Based on his understanding, the cadres of the commune would definitely reward Xue Huahua for his brave action. Unexpectedly, Xue Huahua refused to go and asked him to bring Lu Dewen and his two brothers. Lu Jianguo thought for a while and understood what Xue Huahua meant. Xue Huahua wanted to give the credit to his three sons.
Lu Jianguo did not refuse. He called his three brothers and dragged the thief to the commune. On the way, they met people who worked in the fields and asked for their identity. They were puzzled as to why they were tied up with ropes. Were they dragged to the commune to be punished by some criminals?
Lu Jianguo was asked proudly. He pretended to be calm on the surface and explained in a drawl, "They came to the production team to steal something last night and were caught by Xue Huahua. Shouldn't they be brought to the commune and handed over to the cadres to deal with?"
Xue Huahua's name was well-known. Everyone thought it was natural that Xue Huahua caught the thief, but they could not help but look at the thief with sympathy. Of all the places to steal, they had to steal from Renan Village. Wasn't it courting death?
When Lu Jianguo arrived at the commune, he was praised again as expected. Lu Dewen and his two brothers also got enamel jars. The two brothers knew the three words on the jars: For the people …
For the people? Of course, it was to serve the people.
No amount of verbal praise could surpass the sensation of material praise. The three brothers hugged the enamel jars and walked as if they were floating. They could not believe that one day they would receive a commendation from the commune's cadres face to face. They felt dizzy and did not come back to their senses even after they walked into the production team. However, the three brothers had the same confused expression on their faces. They tightly held the enamel jars in front of their chests and could not help but walk towards the pig farm.
At this moment, the pig farm was very lively. Everyone was about the same age as Xue Huahua. There was not much to do in the field. They were free to sew their family's torn clothes and talk about the thief. There were so many families in Renan Village, but it was Xue Huahua's family. It was obviously a provocation. Fortunately, Xue Huahua caught the thief. Otherwise, if the news spread, people would think that the Yan 'an Village Production Team was easy to bully.
Even the most powerful one was only so-so, let alone the others.
"Huahua, you didn't see it. When the people in the production team next door talked about you, they all gave you a thumbs up. Why are you so capable? Aren't you afraid when you know there is a thief?" Sun Guixian lowered her head and asked Xue Huahua how she felt at night while threading the needle. A few years ago, there was also a thief in the Liu family. She always pretended to be angry. Once, Old Man Liu came back late after his sister's birthday. She and her two granddaughters were at home. They locked the door from the inside before it was dark. When they heard some noise, they deliberately shouted "ghost" to pretend that Old Man Liu was at home. She even asked her granddaughters to call her grandpa.
Thieves were afraid of men. She could only pretend that there was a man at home.
Xue Huahua taught Li Xuemei how to make shoes. When she heard Sun Guixian talking about the embarrassing things in the past, she did not show a mocking look. "What is there to be afraid of? A clean body is not afraid of a crooked shadow. Moreover, I have three sons. I can't pretend that nothing happened, can I? You did the right thing. There is no one at home. You will only be at a disadvantage if you go against them, especially when there are children … Where there is life, there is hope. "
With Xue Huahua's affirmation, Sun Guixian was a little embarrassed. After spending a long time with Xue Huahua, she found that she was not that scary. She could tell right from wrong. She said, "Where there is life, there is hope. Is this a new ancient poem? Huahua, you guys have improved a lot. I heard from the accountant that Dewen and the others are good at math. "
As soon as Lu Dewen stepped into the yard, he heard Sun Guixian praising him. His face blushed unnaturally. He called his mom and strode to Xue Huahua who was sitting on the porch. "Mom, the commune leader praised us for doing a good job and setting an example for Fenggu Township. He rewarded us with an enamel jar." The commune leader said that women could hold up half the sky. He was married, so his daughter-in-law should also get an enamel jar. Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were not married, so they only got one.
He gently opened his hand and showed the enamel jar to Xue Huahua. "Mom, keep it."
According to him, his mom was the hero who caught the thief. The commune leader should have rewarded Xue Huahua. The three of them were just basking in the glory of Xue Huahua.
The brand new enamel jar had a dark blue rim around the mouth. The white cup reflected the words "Serve the people". Below the words, there were a few simple working people. He took out two of the jars. The women present screamed, "Wow, two enamel jars! The commune leader rewarded two enamel jars!"
As soon as they finished, they saw Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun taking out the new enamel jars. Many people were envious of them. "Four? You guys are amazing. Lu Jianguo only got two when he went to the county. Huahua, Dewen and the others are doing well. You don't have to worry about them anymore."
In this era, there were very few people who could be praised by the commune leader, let alone get an enamel jar. In the entire production team, other than the educated youth, only Lu Jianguo and Xue Huahua had such jars.
"What do you mean we don't have to worry? As parents, we don't have to worry about the day we can't move."
When their sons grew up, they had to worry about their marriage. After they got married, they had to worry about when they would be able to have grandchildren. When they had grandchildren, they had to worry about their grandchildren. There was not a single moment when they did not worry. Take Liu Yunfang for example. Her sons were doing well in the production team. After they separated from the family, Liu Yunfang and her husband would have to worry about them all the same.
If they didn't want to worry, they would probably have to wait until after death.
Xue Huahua asked them to bring the enamel jar home and quickly go to the fields to work. If there was no work, they should hurry up to collect firewood. If they could do something, they should not be idle. After the three brothers left, she continued to talk to Li Xuemei about the details of making shoes. After they split from the family, they had to do everything by themselves. Li Xuemei cut Lu Ming's torn clothes into small pieces and glued them together layer by layer. After drying them in the sun, she cut them according to the size of Lu Ming's feet. The soles were cut out, and the upper was cut in the shape of the soles. If there was any cloth that could not be used up, she could thicken the upper so that it would be warmer in autumn and winter.
Li Xuemei kept it in mind. There was no extra cloth for this pair, but she could try the next pair.
After Xue Huahua cooked the pig swill, she began to read the third-grade textbooks. Li Xuemei's belly was big, and her spirit could not keep up. Xue Huahua did not want to trouble her too much. She planned to learn it herself and teach Lu Dewen and the others. If there was any problem, she could ask Li Xuemei. Fortunately, the third-grade textbooks had annotations in pinyin, so it should not be too difficult.
She first learned Chinese characters and learned to read ancient poems. She did not need to understand the meaning of ancient poems. She just needed to read the ancient poems smoothly and teach Lu Dewen and the others not to stutter. As for the meaning, she could learn it slowly.
There were not many obstacles in the third-grade studies. The whole family maintained a learning atmosphere. They learned twenty Chinese characters a day, one ancient poem or text every two days, and three days if the text was longer. As for mathematics, there were examples in the textbooks. They just needed to follow the examples and familiarize themselves with them a few times. However, there was a crucial stage in the mathematics textbook, which was to use the abacus. In the entire production team, except for the accountant, no one else had seen an abacus. Lu Dewen and the others looked forward to using an abacus. Every day after work, when they went to the storage room to return the tools, they could see the accountant sitting at the table with his head down and his right hand tapping on the abacus. Sometimes, he just needed to do it once. Sometimes, he needed to do it twice or thrice. The beads on the abacus shone from his tapping, and some of them even had cracks. However, the accountant treasured it very much. He sewed a layer of grayish-blue cloth around the beads to prevent them from falling off.
If they wanted to learn abacus, they should at least find a similar abacus.
"Tomorrow, I will ask the accountant if he can teach you. We can't afford an abacus, but we can cut some sweet potatoes and use them as an abacus." Xue Huahua pointed at the abacus in the textbook and began to count the beads on it. She asked Lu Dewen to ask Lu Tong to find a few polished bamboo strips. She wanted to try making an abacus when she was free at the pig farm.
There were still a few chapters left before learning abacus. They could prepare slowly.
After breakfast, Lu Dewen and the others woke up very early. Xue Huahua washed the rice and sweet potatoes for cooking. Lu Dewen and his siblings sat in front of the stove to light the fire for her. Before dawn, the four siblings used the fire in the stove to read books. They memorized the meaning of ancient poems, and after that, they reviewed the mathematics formulas. They tested each other and asked Xue Huahua questions from time to time.
The whole family was happy and harmonious.
Chao Caizhi had to nurse the children, so her learning speed was getting slower. She could barely keep up with the pace of Chinese, but she didn't know anything about mathematics. Every time Xue Huahua stopped to wait for her, she felt bad and wanted to give up. To her, Lu Dewen's success was her success. Instead of holding him back, she might as well give up. She could make time to take care of the children and do housework, so that Xue Huahua and the others could have more time to study.
She couldn't make the decision herself, so she mentioned it to Lu Dewen before going to bed. Lu Dewen slept on the other side. His days were full, and he often fell asleep as soon as he laid down. When he heard Chao Caizhi's words, he forced his eyes open and said, "Mom wants us to study so that Yue Yue can have a sumptuous meal. Don't give up. Didn't Mom say that your memory loss is caused by childbirth? Your memory loss is caused by childbirth. You'll get better soon. "
Lu Dewen loved to study. He was tired at first, but he got used to it as time went by. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't study for a day, and he couldn't find anything to do.
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