This was an anti-theft stamp.
Lu Mingwen was put on the spot.
Especially when he saw Liang Lanfen leave with a gloomy face, he felt sorry. He wanted to call out to Liang Lanfen a few times.
But when he thought that Xue Huahua was beside him, he held back.
Xue Huahua was different from before. She didn't give anyone food when she said she wouldn't give anyone food.
Even his big brother was afraid, let alone him. He could only sigh and silently wave his sickle to cut the pigweed.
In about an hour, the basket and basket were filled and pressed tightly. Xue Huahua shouted at Lu Dewen, who was working in the field. "Dewen.
Dewen … "
Lu Dewen was bending down to sow the seeds in high spirits. When he heard his mother's voice,
He immediately opened his throat and answered.
"Mom, I'm here."
When he went out, Xue Huahua had told him about carrying pigweed. He agreed without thinking. Xue Huahua said that two more people could earn more work points.
Only then would the family get more food. With more food.
He could eat more.
So he immediately put down the basket in his hand.
He asked Lu Tong to help him look after it and ran in the direction of Xue Huahua.
Yes, he didn't work with the old educated youth to farm anymore. When he arrived at the storage room in the morning, the captain asked him to work with Lu Tong. Lu Tong's father and eldest brother were in charge of carrying manure. His three younger brothers were second-class laborers. The whole family could get a lot of food all year round. Their conditions were considered good in the entire village. He worked with Lu Tong because the captain thought highly of him.
Thinking about it, he was filled with energy. He carried the basket on his back and the basket on his shoulder. He imitated the way Lu Tong's father walked. His shoulders moved up and down as he walked leisurely to the pig farm. From time to time, he would turn his body to talk to Xue Huahua. "Mom, can I eat more at noon?"
"We'll talk about it when we make up for last year's deduction."
Lu Dewen replied with an "oh" and changed the topic of him and Lu Tong's work. It had to be said that Lu Tong's work was really good. Unlike the old educated youth who sulked and competed with each other, he swung the hoe with ease. Looking at the row of pits neatly arranged in a straight line, he felt comfortable.
Xue Huahua listened attentively. Seeing that he was praising Lu Tong, she said, "Lu Tong wasn't born with it. He must have been taught by Uncle Jian She. If you learn from him, you'll be as good as him in the future."
"Can I?" Lu Dewen had no confidence in himself. Everyone in Lu Tong's family was capable. They had never taken a day off. He was no match for them.
"How would you know if you don't try? We're going to transplant rice seedlings soon. You should ask him how he does it so that you won't panic." Xue Huahua carried the child and followed Lu Dewen to the piggery. She poured out the pigweed from the basket and spread it out to dry. "Carry the basket to Mingwen. I'll come back after I'm done here."
The pigweed was a little moist. It could only be fed to pigs after the dew had dried. Otherwise, it would be too humid and the pigs would get sick easily.
Lu Dewen obediently carried the basket and left. However, when he reached the field, he couldn't find Lu Mingwen anywhere. The person who was digging beside him told him, "Dewen, Mingwen was called away by the educated youth. You can go to the field at the back to get him." The person who spoke was around fifty years old. He had watched Lu Dewen and his brothers grow up. He sighed a lot about Xue Huahua's family situation. Children without a father were like this. They were wild. If his son dared to be like this, he would break his legs and starve him for three days and three nights.
Lu Dewen still had to do his work. He didn't have time to look for him. He placed the basket along the road and went to the field.
When Xue Huahua came back, she saw two baskets on the path. The carrying pole was stuck in the ground. She didn't say anything and didn't call for Lu Mingwen. She let Xixi play by himself and cut the pigweed seriously.
At noon, she cut another basket of pigweed. Two baskets were not full. Lu Dewen came to pick up Xue Huahua after work. When he mentioned that Lu Mingwen couldn't control his legs and helped the educated youth, Lu Dewen asked Xue Huahua, "Second Brother, do you have food to eat?"
"No." Xue Huahua said firmly, "If you don't work, you won't have food to eat."
Lu Dewen heaved a sigh of relief. At least Xue Huahua was fair.
Xue Huahua started to cook when she got home. She asked Lu Dewen to wash the baby's diapers. There was a small stream at the back of the mountain. The villagers dug a pond and piled up a few stones to make it easier for the villagers to wash clothes. Lu Dewen carried the basin out and saw Lu Mingwen walking home clumsily.
"Mingwen, Mom said she won't cook for you at noon." Lu Dewen told him.
Lu Mingwen frowned. He helped Liang Lanfen pull the pigweed for the whole morning. The blood in his leg was not circulating, and it was swollen and painful. When he saw his brother, Lu Mingwen looked as if he saw his savior. "Brother, help me. My leg seems to be injured again."
Lu Dewen saw him like this. He quickly put down the basin and carried him back to the kitchen. He called Xue Huahua from the kitchen to come out and take a look.
Xue Huahua stuck half of her body out of the door. There was no emotion on her face. "I'll take responsibility for whoever I help. I can't even feed myself, let alone take care of others." After saying that, she sat down in front of the stove and didn't look outside anymore.
Lu Dewen panicked. "Mingwen, look at how angry Mom is. She doesn't care about you. You can just wait to starve to death."
In the morning, Lu Tong told him about cutting the pigweed. Many villagers in the village wanted to cut the pigweed. It was easy, and they could earn some money. If it wasn't for their family's situation, they would never do this kind of work. Lu Mingwen didn't cherish it and went to work for the educated youth. Lu Dewen didn't know what to say. He put Lu Mingwen on the bed and left.
Lu Mingwen, who was behind him, called out, "Big brother, can you put in a good word for me?" He had been working all morning and was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back.
Lu Dewen was helpless. "It's useless if I say it. It's Mom who says it."
In this family, Xue Huahua was in charge.
Lu Dewen obediently went to the sink to wash his diapers. Ever since Xixi was born, Xue Huahua had been the one to wash her diapers. She worked during the day and washed her diapers at night. When the diapers couldn't be dried, she hung them on the stove and heated them over the fire. When he spread out the diapers and rubbed them, he almost couldn't help but throw up. The black, watery poop was disgusting.
Fortunately, the pond was big enough. Otherwise, the water would have been dyed black.
He endured the stench and used a wooden mallet to beat it twice before wringing it dry. It didn't matter if it was washed or not. It was fine as long as it was washed.
It was still wild vegetable paste, but there was more corn flour added. Xue Huahua sprinkled white sugar in Chao Caizhi and Lu Xixi's bowls. When she carried it into the house, she heard a muffled groan coming from Lu Mingwen's room. She asked in a low voice, "Second Brother, what's wrong?" After waiting for a few seconds, no one answered. She carried the wild vegetable paste in and let Chao Caizhi eat it. She went to Lu Mingwen's room to take a look.
It was fine if she didn't take a look, but the moment she did, she was shocked. Lu Mingwen was lying on the bed, rolling back and forth. His face was green and covered in sweat. Her heart tightened. "Second Brother, what's wrong?"
Lu Mingwen bit his lips tightly. His body was trembling so much that he couldn't say a word. Xue Huahua went forward and he immediately grabbed onto Xue Huahua's arm. His eyes were wide open and tears were flowing down his cheeks. Xue Huahua lifted the blanket that was wrapped around his leg. The stitches on the wound had been removed, leaving behind a hideous scar. His ankle was red and swollen with bruises. Xue Huahua hurriedly pulled him up from the bed and patted his face so that he could take a good look.
Lu Mingwen was in so much pain that he sucked in a deep breath. "Mum, mum, it hurts. Is my leg broken?"
"If it's broken, you deserve it. I'll get Dewen to send you to the educated youth section. Whoever you work for will be responsible for your injury. I want to see if anyone cares about your life." Xue Huahua flung his hand away and called out for Lu Dewen.
Lu Mingwen was afraid. Not only would it be embarrassing to send him to the educated youth section, it would be weird if Liang Lanfen cared about him. He was the one who didn't listen to Xue Huahua's words. He grabbed onto the edge of the bed tightly. "Mum, mum, I'm wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Please save me, it's painful."
Xue Huahua was indifferent. "Will you dare to not listen to me next time?"
Lu Mingwen shook his head like a rattle drum. If he knew that he would be in so much pain, he wouldn't have helped even if Xue Huahua didn't say anything.
Lu Dewen heard the commotion and came over. He asked him to borrow a wheelbarrow from the village and bring Lu Mingwen to the village hospital.
"Mum, I'll carry Mingwen."
"You need to work in the afternoon. I'll bring him there. Borrow the wheelbarrow, I'll push him there." The wheelbarrows in the village were used to carry grain during the public grain collection period. It was rare for them to borrow it. The last time they were injured, Lu Jianguo borrowed the wheelbarrow. Xue Huahua didn't know if Lu Jianguo was willing to lend it to her. She asked Lu Dewen to carry Lu Mingwen to the road and wait. She went back to the house to pack some rice, and then hurried to Lu Jianguo's house to tell him about Lu Mingwen's poor health.
Lu Jianguo hesitated for a while and agreed. "Last time, it was bloody. It took me a long time to wash it out. If it gets dirty again, you can wash it yourself."
Xue Huahua agreed. Lu Jianguo was afraid that she didn't know how to use it, so he helped her push it from the storage room to the road. He reminded her to be careful and not to break it. This wheelbarrow was obtained by Zeng Zhiqing from the educated youth team. The surrounding production teams didn't have this wheelbarrow. If it broke, there was no place to repair it.
Lu Dewen put Lu Mingwen on the wheelbarrow. He was worried about Xue Huahua. "Mum, do you want me to do it?"
"No need. You can ask Lu Tong to teach you how to transplant rice. Work hard." Xue Huahua actually knew how to push a wheelbarrow. She was a sanitation worker. She pushed a wheelbarrow along the street every day. But it was a two-wheeled wheelbarrow, so it was lighter and more flexible. She couldn't exert strength in her left leg, so she tried to shift her center of gravity to her right foot. At first, it was a little twisted, but after a few steps, it became smooth.
Lu Jianguo saw that she learned quickly and didn't say much. He just said to Lu Dewen, who was staring at Xue Huahua's back in a daze. "It's not easy for your mother. If you don't work hard in the future, when she leaves, you and your brothers will have a hard time." Xue Huahua married into the village at the age of 16. Unlike other women who visited each other when they had nothing to do, she worked all year round and never rested. Many people in the village said that Lu Yongshu had a good life. He found a diligent wife and had three sons. He would definitely live a happy life in the future. Who knew that Lu Yongshu didn't survive the famine and left four half-grown children to die.
After Lu Yongshu died, the four children's rations were all tied to Xue Huahua. Xue Huahua didn't take a break at all.
There were many people like Xue Huahua in the village. The villagers who had lived for decades didn't remember what she looked like. They only remembered that she worked hard and was on the mountain every day …
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