This was the anti-theft stamp.
Lu Dewen hurriedly agreed.
Carrying the bowl,
He walked into the room with his head held high.
The morning in the countryside was very quiet.
The trickling stream,
The birds looking for food, the gentle breeze brought the beautiful sound into the ears of the people who were sleeping soundly.
Xue Huahua spread out two small corn cakes and cooked a poached egg for Chao Caizhi. She sprinkled some sugar on it and sent it to her room. Lu Dewen was already up.
He was holding the child and rocking it gently, humming a tune.
"Little boy, grow up quickly.
Go herd sheep with dad tomorrow … "There were no sheep in the production team.
He smugly changed it. "Go carry manure with dad tomorrow … What's so good about carrying manure? Earn work points and save food …"
Xue Huahua coughed.
He immediately stopped talking.
He looked at the window nervously. "Mom,
You're here.
I'll go to work right away. "
He handed the child to Chao Caizhi and was about to run when Xue Huahua stopped him.
"The child hasn't been named yet.
Think of one. "
Xue Huahua dragged a stool and placed it beside the bed.
She put the bowl down.
She glanced at the sleeping child under the quilt and said to Chao Caizhi, "I'll take Xixi out. You stay at home and take care of the child. Throw the diapers in the basin and run. I'll come back to wash them at noon." The countryside did not pay much attention to confinement. Families with good conditions would rest for ten days before going to work. Those with poor conditions would give birth in the fields and continue to work after the birth.
Chao Caizhi gave birth to Lu Xixi and went to the fields the next day. But this time was different. Xue Huahua did not want her body to collapse. There was a man at home. Why would a woman work so hard?
"Me?" Lu Dewen scratched the back of his head helplessly. "I don't know how."
He had studied at school for a few years, but he could only recognize a few words and recite a few poems. He was not good at naming. "Why don't we ask the captain? He often goes to the commune for meetings, and he knows all the good names." In the past, there were many people with the same name in the village. If he shouted, many people would respond in unison. Lu Jianguo felt that this was not a good idea. Every time he went to the commune, he would ask for other villagers' names. If there was a good one, he would write it down and tell it to the families who were going to have children.
In recent years, the number of names in the village had increased.
Going back a few years, you could just stand by the yard and shout 'Son of a b * tch', and all around you would be echoing in cadence, "Hey, I'm working …"
Xue Huahua looked at him. "Is he your son or Captain's son?"
Lu Dewen was terrified. He looked at his son who was sucking on his fingers. He could not think of a good name no matter how hard he tried. He looked at Xue Huahua with a pained expression. "How about Dong Dong? It's just like Xixi. People will know that they are brothers." Just like him and his second brother, Lu Dewen and Lu Mingwen. As for his fourth brother, Lu Jianxun, it was all because his father saw that Lu Jianguo had become the captain and wanted to bask in the glory. Lu Jianxun should have been called Lu Xunwen.
How could they not be brothers? Xue Huahua did not say much. She asked Lu Dewen to look for Lu Jianguo to register the child. There was no police station in Fenggu Township, so they had to go to the county. Without Lu Jianguo, the child could not be registered.
"Mom, I'll tell him when I see him. I'm going to work now." There was not enough food at home. In February, they did not eat breakfast at home. They went to work the moment they woke up. He was used to it, especially since he had a good meal last night. He was not hungry at all.
"I'll go with you." Xue Huahua stood up and carried Xixi, who was eating corn pancakes. "Xixi and Grandma are going to cut the pigweed."
The breeze was refreshing. Xue Huahua let Lu Dewen carry the child and walked behind. Before they could walk out of the yard, they heard someone shouting. "Mom, Brother, wait. I'll go with you." Lu Mingwen walked out with a sprained foot. Lu Dewen was puzzled. "Mingwen, your foot is not healed yet."
"It's almost healed. I can go to work now." Lu Mingwen supported his limping foot with one hand and walked very slowly. Lu Dewen was puzzled. He was only one year older than Lu Mingwen. He knew his younger brother's character very well. He was hardworking, but he was hardworking when it came to helping others. If any female was feeling unwell and asked for leave, he would immediately go over and help them. He would get their work, but his own work would be deducted.
Lu Dewen found it unbelievable that Lu Mingwen was so enthusiastic all of a sudden. He thought of Sun Baoqin, who had returned home yesterday. He asked, "Mingwen, where's Bao Qin?"
Speaking of Sun Baoqin, Lu Mingwen's expression changed. She was fine when she was dating, but changed after she got married. She stayed at home all day and went back to her mother's house when she saw that he was injured. She even took all her clothes with her yesterday, saying that she could not help at home and that she needed to eat more. She went back to her mother's house to help lighten the family's burden.
He felt that something was wrong, but he could not put his finger on it.
"She went back to her mother's house. Big Brother, let's not talk about her. Let's go to work."
Lu Dewen didn't like Sun Baoqin at all. Before they got married, she always used sweet words to trick Lu Mingwen into helping her brother. After they got married, she complained that the food at home was not good. Every time she opened her mouth, she would talk about how good her previous partner's family was. It was annoying.
It was better if she left, but don't come back.
After all, they were brothers. Lu Dewen could not bear for Lu Mingwen to go to work with an injury, so he asked him to rest at home.
Lu Mingwen hurriedly waved his hand and secretly looked at Xue Huahua's expression. "No need, no need. It's okay to be careful." He was really afraid of Xue Huahua. She did not say anything in the past, but now when she was angry, she was even scarier than Lu Jianguo.
Lu Dewen also remembered his mother said that if you don't work, you won't be able to eat. He quickly nodded in agreement. "It's good to work. Let's go."
The three of them did not mention Sun Baoqin again. Sun Baoqin was from the ninth production team in Elm Village. When she first came to her aunt's house as a guest, she did not know how she and Lu Mingwen met. In the past, Lu Mingwen, who was always surrounded by educated girls, would go to Elm Village every day to please them. He pestered Sun Baoqin's parents to agree to their relationship. Last year, the two of them could not help but do something shameful. Sun Baoqin's parents asked for 50 kg of grain before they were willing to marry their daughter. Lu Mingwen cried, threw a tantrum, and threatened to hang himself. The original owner of the body could not stop him and agreed. He even invited 20 tables of guests.
Most of the villagers' gifts were coarse grains. Every family was losing money when they held weddings and funerals. They were already short of money, so they would be even poorer after they invited them.
As a result, as soon as their mothers fell ill, Sun Baoqin shouted to go back to her parents' home. She has not come back since then.
Xue Huahua was not in the mood to ask about her daughter-in-law. She just wanted to straighten out her two sons and improve the family's conditions. As for the other things, she could take it slowly.
Xue Huahua and Lu Mingwen cut the pigweed. She went to the storage room to get two sickles, a basket, and two baskets. She let Lu Mingwen carry the basket, and she carried the baskets. The mother and son walked along the place where there was a lot of pigweed. The pigweed was loose, and soon the baskets were full. Xue Huahua pressed hard. Seeing that Lu Mingwen's feet were a little swollen, she asked him to sit down and rest for a while.
"Now you know that it is not easy to get the food at home." Xue Huahua coldly scolded, "No pain, no gain. Do you really think that the food at home is easy to get? Do you know that your eldest brother ate a bowl of rice last night? He deserves it. In the future, we will have a rule in our family. If you don't work, don't think about eating. If you starve to death, you deserve it. "
Thanks to Lu Dewen as an example, Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were like him. If they could be lazy, they would not be diligent. If they could be diligent, they would definitely help others diligently. The original owner of the body worked hard all day and did not get the slightest bit of sympathy from them. But they were very warm to outsiders. Now that he fell into her hands, he had to work honestly for her. Don't think about it all day long.
When people are alive, only when they find something to do, they will not feel empty and have no time to commit crimes.
Lu Mingwen lowered his head and said in a loud voice, "When my feet are better, I will work every day to earn work points."
Xue Huahua sneered, "Yes, work points. But I don't see any work points all year round."
Lu Mingwen blushed and straightened his neck. "In the past, I gave them to Brother Bao Qin. In the future, I will earn my own work points. I will not give them to anyone."
Xue Huahua did not say anything. Based on her understanding, Lu Mingwen was the kind of person who would not move his legs when he saw a female comrade. It would be difficult for him to earn his own work points!
Before the basket was full, a female educated youth came to the side. She was wearing a popular work uniform in the city. Her hair was combed into two braids and was looking at Lu Mingwen bashfully. "Comrade Mingwen, I am not feeling well today. I would like to ask for half a day's leave from the team leader …"
Those who did not know better would have thought that Lu Jianxun was the team leader!
Sun Guixian glared at Li Xuemei angrily. Just as she was about to rebuke her, she caught a glimpse of Liu Yufang on the ridge of the field. She gritted her teeth and swallowed her words. Liu Yunfang relied on the fact that she had many sons. She was the kind of person who would scold anyone who said one sentence. Sun Guixian did not want to quarrel with her, but she could not bear to give up the opportunity to make fun of Xue Huahua.
Her eyes fell on the female educated youth in the field. She thought for a while and shouted, "Luo Zhiqing, Luo Zhiqing, didn't you say that Lu Hongying stole something from you? Her mother is here. If you have anything to say, say it to her. "
The female educated youth who bent down to pull out the seedlings slowly straightened up and put the seedlings into the basket. She rubbed the mud in her hands and replied loudly, "Auntie, Hongying said that she did not take it. I guess she forgot where I put it. Let me look for it again." What she lost was a Russian book. Lu Hongying could not understand it, so it was useless even if she took it … But when she thought of the letter in it, she did not dare to say too much. After all, the contents of the letter would bring trouble to her family in the city.
Sun Guixian failed to drive a wedge between them. She spat on the ground and pointed the spearhead at Xue Huahua. "Huahua, your daughter is not clean. She went to the educated youth's house for a few days and then she stole something from them. I don't mean to scold you, but work is important, and children should be taken care of." At the end of her words, she had a distressed expression. Those who did not know what was going on would think that she was sad for Xue Huahua.
But the people around her understood that she was trying to embarrass Xue Huahua and drive a wedge between Xue Huahua and the educated youth.
Xue Huahua did not fall for it. She stood straight on the path and criticized her with a straight face. "Comrade Sun Guixian, everyone is sweating in the fields. You are the only one who can talk, right? Since you are so talkative, I will leave the marriage of the young men in the village to you. Remember to find them an honest man. I thank you on their behalf."
Who didn't know how to scold people? She used to sweep the streets every day and scolded those young people who spit chewing gum and throw melon seed shells. If she didn't scold them, they would not feel ashamed. Next time they continued to spit and throw. If she said something nice, they would casually say, "Without us spitting and throwing, where would you get a job?" It was as if throwing rubbish was a noble thing.
Keeping the city clean and tidy depended on everyone's efforts. Whether a city was clean or not, it was not only the spotless streets, but also the clean quality of the citizens.
She dared to scold people who were more powerful than Sun Guixian. What was Sun Guixian in her eyes?
When the villagers in the fields heard this, they couldn't help laughing secretly. Everyone could hear Xue Huahua's sarcasm about Sun Baoqin's fickleness. It had to be said that Xue Huahua was good at scolding people. She hit the nail on the head.
Li Mingxia, who was a little far away, also raised her head. She didn't like Xue Huahua, and she hated Sun Guixian even more. Therefore, she helped Xue Huahua to scold her. "Don't count on her. What if she is the second Sun Baoqin? Isn't it harmful?"
As the saying goes, three women make a play. The men didn't say anything and concentrated on the work at hand. The field was almost dug. Lu Jianguo arranged people to pull out the seedlings. They would start throwing and transplanting the seedlings in the next two days. They would be busy for a whole month. How could they have the mood to watch the fun?
Sun Guixian was so angry that her face turned red. Her son, who was in the field on the other side, was afraid that things would get out of hand. He reminded her to hurry up and work. Because of the pig, Sun Guixian was deducted a day's work. If she continued to make trouble, Lu Jianguo would come and deduct her work again. Sun Guixian wanted to curse a little, but no matter how she thought about it, she didn't know what to say. Her heart was full of anger, and she was very depressed.
The pigweed was the most luxuriant in this season. With the two of them working together, the basket was soon filled. Xue Huahua pressed it down. Her back was heavy to prevent the pigweed from falling out. She didn't dare to move too much. Gradually, the basket became heavier and heavier. She suggested to go back to the pig farm and dump it before coming out.
When there were fewer people, Li Xuemei told her about what happened in the educated youth's room.
Luo Mengying lost a book. Her family was well-off. Almost every two months, relatives would send her something. She was willing to share. Once, Lu Mingwen helped Liang Lanfen with work. Lu Hongying took care of Lu Hongying. She gave Lu Hongying a mint candy. After that, Lu Hongying often followed her and helped her with the work. She was responsible for taking care of Lu Hongying's meals. They ate and lived together and had a good relationship.
After Lu Hongying moved back home, Luo Mengying was not used to it. She found another girl to help her with work. She also took care of Lu Hongying's meals, but they didn't live together.
That afternoon, Luo Mengying found that she lost a book. She asked the other educated youth about it. After a while, they talked about Lu Hongying. Lu Hongying was not convinced, so she went to the educated youth's room to confront them. In the end, no one saw Lu Hongying steal the book, but she was the biggest suspect.
After listening to the whole story, Xue Huahua said without hesitation, "Hongying wouldn't steal. I'll go to the educated youth's room to ask after work." To be honest, she liked Luo Mengying's behavior just now. She must be anxious when she lost the book. However, when Sun Guixian vowed to talk about Lu Hongying, she left some leeway in her words. It was rare for her to stay calm at this time.
The educated youth's room was the brightest and most magnificent adobe house in the village. There were two rows of houses. The windows were big and low, so there was plenty of light. The male educated youth lived on one side, and the female educated youth lived on the other. The female educated youth's room had the curtains drawn. Huahua's room was green, which looked very festive. Xue Huahua stood in the yard and knew which room the female educated youth lived on at a glance.
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