"Yaoyao, I'm sorry, I was delayed at home." Xu Mengting said a little embarrassedly. She said she would arrive at the dormitory at nine o'clock, but it was almost nine o'clock when she left.

"Oh, it's okay. I just packed my things." Lin Yao said with a smile, and then added some hot water to the enamel water cup, "Come and drink some water."

Xu Mengting took the cup and drank it in two gulps. After drinking, she wiped her mouth, "Okay, okay, let's go out quickly, Brother Mao and the others should be waiting at home."

"Okay." Lin Yao nodded, picked up the basket and went out with Xu Mengting.

"Hey, Xiaolin, are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative?" When Lin Yao closed the door, Aunt Gu, who lived next door to her, just came out of the room. Aunt Gu looked at Lin Yao and the others, her eyes lit up, and she greeted them with a smile.

"We'll go in the afternoon, and go to a friend's house in the morning." Lin Yao replied, "Aunt Gu, I won't tell you yet, we're going to see our friends, she should be with us."

"Hey, hey, hey, Xiao Lin, how about... ..."

After saying that, Lin Yao hurriedly pulled Xu Mengting away, letting Aunt Gu hold back the rest of the food in her stomach.

After going downstairs, Xu Mengting asked curiously, "Yaoyao, what's the matter with that aunt?"

"Ah..." Hearing Xu Mengting's question, Lin Yao sighed deeply, "Sure enough, I, who have a temporary job, have become a hot commodity in the eyes of everyone, and I have the same idea as Zhao Anton."

"Puff!" Xu Mengting laughed out loud, "To be honest, Yaoyao, you are not young anymore, you can find a partner. When you have a partner, these people will not target you."

"No, no, no, I'm only seventeen years old, I'm not in a hurry." Lin Yao waved her hands, she didn't want to give up. Lin Yao hasn't met someone who can make her heart beat, she is still planning to go to college, and wants to find a like-minded partner in the future.

"You're already seventeen and you're still not in a hurry? I don't know what you think." Xu Mengting muttered.

Lin Yao heard what Xu Mengting muttered, but she just smiled at her words. Everyone has their own ideas, and Lin Yao doesn't comment on other people's ideas and choices.

"Okay, let's not talk about this topic. Mengting, tell me about the situation of the Mao family. I only know Brother Mao and Aunt Jiang." Lin Yao changed the topic and asked.

"Oh, the Mao family is..."

From Xu Mengting's introduction, Lin Yao learned that there are seven people in the Mao family.

The head of the family, Mao Jianguo, his wife Jiang Hongmei, has two sons. The eldest, Mao Shengli, his wife Li Jing, six-year-old twins Mao Wenli and Mao Wenyu, and Mao Guoqiang.

The Mao family is well off. The five adults have four jobs, two formal jobs and two temporary jobs. Li Jing is the only one in the Mao family who does not have a job and stays at home to take care of the children. Lin Yao was particularly curious about why Jiang Hongmei would introduce this temporary job to her since her eldest daughter-in-law did not have a job? Lin Yao did not believe that she was more important than "her own people".

Ask questions when you have doubts. Xu Mengting enthusiastically explained the reasons to Lin Yao.

It turned out that Li Jing had a job before. Before marrying into the Mao family, she was a temporary worker in a textile factory. Later, after entering the family, Mao Shengli used his connections to find someone to get her a formal job. However, in July of the year before last, Li Jing's younger brother graduated from high school. In order to prevent her younger brother from going to the countryside, Li Jing did not ask for a penny and directly transferred the job to her younger brother Li Yang.

When Jiang Hongmei found out about this, she almost choked. You know, when they got married, they agreed that the job would be brought to the Mao family, and the Mao family gave the Li family a 200 yuan betrothal gift. In addition to the betrothal gift, they also gave a bicycle.

But Li Jing's dowry was only 58 yuan, and the bicycle was left at the Li family for Li Yang to use for school. Jiang Hongmei was originally uncomfortable, but later, seeing that Li Jing was diligent, had a job, and had given birth to twins, Jiang Hongmei didn't think about it anymore, and just regarded the money as buying a job for her daughter-in-law. As a result, this kind of thing happened again!

The first thing Jiang Hongmei did when she woke up from the hospital was to ask the eldest brother to drive Li Jing back to the Li family and ask the Li family to return the money and the car.

However, the Li family acted like scoundrels and ignored the Mao family's request. Finally, two months later, Li Jing came back crying, holding her two children and selling them hard. And promised that she would never do it again.

For the sake of the children, the Mao family had to admit the matter. But Li Jing had no job, and Mao Shengli did not dare to give her the salary, and the Mao family did not dare to buy Li Jing another job.

"Will she give me a cold shoulder?" Lin Yao was a little worried. If Li Jing gave her a cold shoulder in person, would she turn her face? Or turn the table?

"She doesn't dare." Xu Mengting said firmly, "She is very timid. Usually when I go to the Mao family for dinner, she usually doesn't say much. It seems that she is now looking forward to the twins growing up and hoping that they can have a promising future."

"She is timid and dares to transfer the work to her brother?" Lin Yao couldn't help but complain.

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about her. Mengting, can you tell me how you and Brother Mao met?" Lin Yao waved his hand to change the subject, looking at Xu Mengting with a gossipy face and asked.

"Oh! Why are you asking about this~" Xu Mengting was a little embarrassed.

The two chatted and arrived at the gate of the Mao family. The Mao family did not live in a tube building, but in a courtyard.

The gate was not closed, and the situation in the yard could be seen directly. The courtyard was not big, with only one entrance and several rooms located on the side. There was a stone table, several stone benches, a well and a big tree in the yard, and two children, a boy and a girl, were playing in the yard.

"Aunt Mengting~"

"Aunt Mengting~"

The voices of the two children came from far to near, and in the blink of an eye, the two children jumped into Xu Mengting's arms.

"Hey, are Dabao and Erbao well behaved at home?" Xu Mengting squatted down and hugged the two children, looking at them with a smile and asked.

"We are well behaved!" The two replied in unison, and then the two children looked at Lin Yao at the same time. Lin Yao smiled at them subconsciously.

Seeing the actions of both parties, Xu Mengting immediately introduced, "You should call Lin Yao Auntie."

"Is it the auntie who saved my grandma last time?" Mao Wenli tilted her head and looked at Lin Yao and said.

"Grandma told us yesterday that Auntie Lin Yao would come today." Mao Wenyu patted Mao Wenli and reminded her quietly.

"Oh, that's right. I almost forgot!" Mao Wenli patted her head as if she suddenly realized something, and then bowed to Lin Yao, "Thank you Auntie Lin Yao for saving my grandma~"

Seeing Mao Wenli's actions, Mao Wenyu immediately followed suit, "Thank you Auntie Lin Yao~"

"No, no, I just helped a little." Lin Yao hurriedly helped the two children stand up. She really couldn't bear this bow.

"My father said that if Aunt Lin Yao hadn't passed by to help, we wouldn't have a grandma!" Mao Wenli said seriously.

"My sister is right." Mao Wenyu nodded in agreement.

"If I'm not here, there are others. You two should get up quickly." Lin Yao looked at Xu Mengting for help.

Puff! Xu Mengting couldn't help laughing at Lin Yao's embarrassment, and then spoke to smooth things over, "Okay, okay, Dabao and Erbao, your aunt Lin Yao and I are thirsty, go and pour us a bowl of water."

"Okay!" The two children agreed, they turned around to pour water, and the rest of the Mao family came out one by one.

"Mengting, Yao girl, you are here!" Jiang Hongmei walked up with a smile on her face and held their hands.

"Sorry, Aunt Jiang, we are a little late." Lin Yao said apologetically.

"Why are you late? You've come just in time!" Jiang Hongmei replied with a smile, "Let's go to the main hall to chat."

The head of the Mao family didn't talk much. In the main hall, Jiang Hongmei basically chatted with Lin Yao and Xu Mengting. Occasionally, Mao Shengli and Mao Guoqiang would interrupt. The atmosphere was quite good with the laughter of Mao Wenli and her brother.

It was just chatting with the elders, Lin Yao felt a little stressed. She kept laughing while chatting, and her face was almost stiff.

Finally, the meal was ready. Lin Yao looked at Li Jing busying around and sighed in her heart. Xu Mengting said that the family situation of the Mao family was already pretty good these days, but when the guests came, only Li Jing was busy in the kitchen.

From Li Jing's situation, we can infer Xu Mengting's future life, which can be said to be the normal life of women in this period.

While talking, everyone was also chatting, talking about work, national affairs, and any topic.

After eating and resting for a while, when Li Jing took the two children back to the room for a nap, Lin Yao saw that it was getting late, so she got up and said goodbye to the Mao family. "Aunt Jiang, Uncle Mao, Brother Shengli, Brother Guoqiang, it's getting late now, I have to go back too. I'm sorry to bother you today, I'll come to visit you next time I'm resting."

"Sit for a while, it's still so early, let's go after dinner." Jiang Hongmei said with a smile.

"No, no, I'm used to taking a break at noon every day. Wait until next time, I'll come to see you next time." Lin Yao waved her hand and replied.

"Okay, I won't keep you. Wait until you're resting next week, but you must come, and next time you come, don't bring anything! Otherwise, you won't be allowed in." Jiang Hongmei walked to the corner of the wall, picked up Lin Yao's basket, and handed it to Lin Yao.

"Okay, okay, I won't bring it next time." Lin Yao replied while taking it.

A group of people from the Mao family sent Lin Yao and Xu Mengting out together. Of course, Mao Guoqiang was also there. He was responsible for sending Lin Yao and Xu Mengting back.

"Send Yaoyao home first." After the three of them walked a distance, Xu Mengting glanced at Mao Guoqiang and suggested.

"Why?" Mao Guoqiang shook his head in surprise, "Isn't your home closer, Mengting?"

Hearing this, Xu Mengting's face immediately turned red. She didn't say anything, but just glared at Mao Guoqiang.

Mao Guoqiang was still confused after being glared at.

After hearing what Mao Guoqiang said, Lin Yao understood immediately, and said with a forced smile, "Mengting must know that I'm sleepy, so send me first."

"That's fine!" Mao Guoqiang agreed immediately.

Seeing the red apples on Xu Mengting's face for a long time, Lin Yao pretended not to notice and asked Xu Mengting, "Mengting, let's go on Monday..."

The three of them walked and chatted, and soon they arrived at the downstairs of the dormitory.

"Okay, I'm here, you guys go on a date quickly~" Lin Yao took her arm out of Xu Mengting's hand, threw a joke before going upstairs, and ran to the dormitory alone.

The two people left behind blushed instantly.

Lin Yao's body is now much better than when she first went to the countryside. She didn't feel tired even if she went up to the fifth floor in one breath.

After saying hello to the neighbors in the corridor, Lin Yao returned to her room and closed the door. Although she had her own space, one downside of the tube building was that the sound insulation was too poor. After Lin Yao finished washing and lying on the bed, she could hear the children playing next door.

Lin Yao could only skillfully take out two cotton balls from the system space and stuff them into her ears. There was still a little noise, but it was much better. She closed her eyes and lay on the bed, accompanied by the noise, and went directly to see Zhou Gong.

Before going to bed, Lin Yao did not set an alarm clock, so she slept until after five in the afternoon. If it weren't for the ping-pong sound of cooking in the corridor, she might have slept for two hours.

The meal at the Mao family was good at noon, and Lin Yao didn't exercise much in the afternoon. So she was not hungry at all now, and she didn't want to move. She lay in bed with her eyes blank and dazed.

After being stunned for a while, Lin Yao came to her senses, took out cotton and slowly got up. If she didn't get up, she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

There was nothing else to do, so Lin Yao could only take out paper and pen to start writing.

There was a light so she didn't have to worry about not being able to see. As she was writing, she got an inspiration and sat on the stool without moving.

One hour, two hours... Lin Yao wrote 8,000 words in one breath. When she stopped writing, she felt her hands were numb.

She stood up and moved, and her bones made a crackling sound. Lin Yao realized that she was dizzy, and her waist and hands were sore.

She didn't want to move while lying in bed, but her stomach was growling. There was no food, so she could only eat some cakes to fill her stomach.

The dry pastry was not delicious, and Lin Yao thought it was a bit too sweet. While chewing the pastry, Lin Yao planned to make some pre-prepared dishes tomorrow and put them in the space. It would be so happy to eat a hot meal when she was hungry.

After filling her stomach casually, Lin Yao went out to the water room to get some water. It was almost ten o'clock in the evening. There was no one in the corridor, and it was still a bit cold outside. After getting some water, Lin Yao hurried back to the room to wash up.

Lin Yao was sleepy again because of overusing her brain. Anyway, she didn't have to go to work tomorrow and had nothing to do, so Lin Yao threw the alarm clock into the space. She stuffed cotton, buried her whole body in the quilt, and then closed her eyes to brew sleepiness.

The next day, Lin Yao woke up naturally with satisfaction.

I don't know what happened, but when Lin Yao was ready to take a nap, she woke up naturally. It was less than eight o'clock in the morning, which was earlier than the usual time to get up for work. You know, Lin Yao would take a nap when the alarm rings.

There was no way, she couldn't sleep. There were no mobile phones these days, so Lin Yao could only sit up slowly.

Leaning against the wall, Lin Yao began to sign in in her mind.

[Congratulations to the host for winning a seasoning gift pack, which contains one pound of various seasonings and spices. ]

This gift pack is good. I had already eaten up the big spices I bought at the supply and marketing cooperative before, and now I can continue. Yesterday I was still thinking about cooking today, but now I have something good.

Lin Yao picked up the ingredients in the space and thought about what dishes she was going to make.

Chicken, duck, fish, mutton, pork... all of these are available in the space. Looking at the side dishes, Lin Yao also has quite a lot.

Before, she didn't dare to take them out in the Youth House. Although she didn't get much each time she signed in, she saved a lot of them unknowingly over time.

Even if she lived alone, Lin Yao couldn't just take out a lot of things, especially meat. Otherwise, when she was cooking, the neighbors next to her would definitely have questions.

So Lin Yao planned to carry a backpack to the supply and marketing cooperative and the black market to see what ingredients were available in the market. Then she would sneak out of the space, and when someone asked, Lin Yao would be able to tell where they came from.

After wandering around for two hours, Lin Yao secretly put various ingredients into the backpack. Although the backpack was covered with cloth, it was possible to see whether there was anything inside from the gap.

So in order not to arouse suspicion, Lin Yao gritted her teeth and put the ingredients into the backpack downstairs, and carried it up to the fifth floor step by step.

Panting and walking towards the dormitory, Aunt Gu from next door was standing in the corridor chatting with others. After she saw Lin Yao, she hurried forward to help lift the backpack and took it off for Lin Yao.

"Wow, it's so heavy! Xiao Lin, how many good things did you buy?" Aunt Gu said as she opened Lin Yao's backpack to see.

Lin Yao hated Auntie Gu's inappropriate behavior, but she didn't stop her. After all, everyone would see her cooking later, so it was a good idea to get out of this situation now.

"Buying so much meat? There's even a chicken!" Aunt Gu's eyes widened when she saw the dazzling array of things in the basket. "Xiao Lin, I'm not saying anything bad about you. You can't live like this. So much meat won't last for a few days. It's a waste to eat it all in a few meals."

"Of course I'm not eating it all by myself. I have to go back to Geda Village in the afternoon to send some to my sister. My sister is alone in the countryside now. She can't eat or sleep well. I will definitely take care of her when I have the ability. After all, I only have one sister." Lin Yao said this out of pure dislike for Aunt Gu.

"Xiao Lin, you are already seventeen this year, and you are old enough to get married. Auntie advises you to save more money, so that your in-laws will treat you well in the future." Auntie Gu frowned and said earnestly.

"Yes, Xiao Lin, your sister is a girl, and she will be an outsider after she gets married. You should save more money, which is the right thing to do." The aunt next to her said.

"Get married? The condition of my marriage is to find a job for my sister, otherwise I can only transfer my job to my sister when I get married." Lin Yao said while opening the door, "And my sister is not an outsider, she said that she will respect me as her elder sister in the future."

"Oh, Xiao Lin, how can your sister respect..." Auntie Gu was a little anxious, but she was interrupted by Lin Yao before she finished speaking.

"Okay, Aunt Gu, I won't chat with you for now. I have to prepare the food." Lin Yao moved the backpack into the dormitory, then slammed the door shut, locking out all the rumors.

"Lin Yao is not a good girl!"

"That's right, she doesn't care about the Gu family at all, you can't marry her."

"I also said I would introduce her to my nephew, but now it seems that my eldest brother will not agree."

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The wall is not soundproof, so Lin Yao heard the discussions outside. But she is very satisfied with these people's opinions. This way, no one should pester her to introduce a partner, right?

Although the backpack was empty on the way, going upstairs was a real experience, and Lin Yao was still a little tired. After taking a few minutes to rest and take a sip of water, Lin Yao went to the water room to get a basin of water, washed the meat in the room, and cut it into pieces.

Small pieces of ribs, slices of mutton, square pieces of pork belly, and thick slices of meat.

Take out the seasoning for steamed meat, put it in a bowl, put the meat slices and cooking wine in it and marinate for an hour.

The ribs are fresh, so there is no need to blanch them, but they need to be soaked in blood for half an hour. Mutton is simple, fried in oil, then dipped in chili sauce, and wrapped in lettuce.

Now all you can do is mutton and braised pork, so Lin Yao first took the mutton and cooked in the corridor at the door.

The first thing to cook is mutton. After the pot is hot, add some oil and pour a small pot of mutton directly into the pot. Now there is no condition to fry it bit by bit, so I can only do it like this, but Lin Yao needs to keep stir-frying with a spatula.

The smell of meat is very strong, and cooking is done in the corridor. So basically the whole building can smell this smell, especially on the fifth floor where Lin Yao is.

Gurgle~

The sound of rumbling stomachs came from everywhere, and many people gathered around Lin Yao. Several children squatted aside and swallowed their saliva, staring at the pot. Lin Yao could only pretend that she didn't see it. With so many people, she couldn't let go. Of course, most people just looked at it, and everyone knew that others would not give it for free.

However, there were also a small number of people who instructed their children to ask for it, just to see if Lin Yao would be embarrassed to refuse.

"Mom, I want to eat meat too!" A chubby boy shouted loudly to his mother.

"I want some too!"

"I want some too!"

...

With someone leading the way, some of the ignorant children started to talk loudly.

"Eat, eat, eat, eat shit! Do you want to eat my bamboo shoots fried with meat?" An irritable elder sister dragged her child in.

Those who cooked meat at home also coaxed their children to come home and eat meat.

Only an old woman with gray hair pulled her grandson to Lin Yao's side, looked at Lin Yao pitifully and said, "Yao girl, my grandson hasn't eaten meat for a long time, can you give him some?"

"Grandma Su, your son packed two meals in our kitchen two days ago. He didn't bring them back for his son? This can't be, everyone says that Uncle Wu is the most filial person, how could he do this!" Lin Yao knew their family, Xu Mengting told her about the weird people in the dormitory building, and Su Pozi was one of them.

"Grandma Su, don't worry, since your son does things this way, I will definitely promote it to him." Lin Yao looked at Su Pozi and said seriously.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Su's face turned red with anger, and she didn't dare to ask for anything anymore. She just took her grandson away.

"Grandma! I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat!" The child cried and made a fuss.

"Okay, okay, let your father buy you some meat to eat." Mrs. Su coaxed her grandson in a gentle voice.

Seeing that Mrs. Su was so used to the child, no one from the surrounding neighbors came forward, which shows how famous their family is.

After this, no one came to talk about anything. Lin Yao could also do her own thing quietly.

After frying for more than 20 minutes, when the mutton in the pot was burnt, Lin Yao took out the meat. Then put the mutton fat aside separately, which is also a must for stir-frying vegetables.

While putting the mutton in the house, Lin Yao also took out the pork belly. The pure meat type of braised pork tastes great.

The pork belly needs to be fried until the oil comes out, otherwise it will be too greasy. Then stir-fry the sugar color, add various seasonings and spices, and pour half a pot of boiling water.

When the pot is humming, the fragrance will be stronger.

While waiting, Lin Yao also kneaded a piece of dough, put it aside after kneading, and then prepared other ingredients.

If you want to prepare all these dishes at noon, you really can't spare any time. After the braised pork is ready, Lin Yao will cook braised pork ribs and stewed potatoes.

Stew the ribs for an hour, then put the potatoes and beans in, cover them with a whole piece of noodles and stew for about 30 minutes.

Lin Yao cooked the three dishes for almost three hours. It was already one o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Yao fried some more vegetables with sheep oil, and then put the steamed pork with rice flour on the stove.

It is true that the cook has no appetite. After smelling the food for so long and working for so long, Lin Yao didn't feel hungry, but she still planned to eat something.

Finally, it was time to take a break. Lin Yao just sat down and picked up the chopsticks when a little boy's clear voice came from the door, "Sister, sister, can we exchange some food?"

Lin Yao looked over and saw a little boy of seven or eight years old standing at the door with a bowl. She knew his nickname was Shitou. Lin Yao thought for a moment and asked, "What can you give me in exchange?"

"My family's fried bacon! We smoked it ourselves, it's delicious!" The little boy walked in directly and opened the plate on top of the bowl for Lin Yao to see.

Bacon fried with cauliflower, the bacon is fat and lean, it looks good. But is there bacon in the north?

"I don't see any smoked bacon or sausage around?" Lin Yao asked directly.

"My grandma sent it! My mother's hometown is C City." The little boy answered immediately.

"Okay, let's change it." Lin Yao agreed, then stood up and took out a bowl to pour out the bacon. "What do you want to eat?"

"Mutton!" The little boy said excitedly, "I have never eaten mutton since I was a child!"

"Do you want all mutton?" Lin Yao asked.

"No, no, no, just a little bit will do. My dad said mutton is too expensive, and we can't ask for too much." The little boy waved his hands repeatedly, and then continued, "Just a little bit of ribs and braised pork, and more ribs."

Lin Yao knew that they asked for more ribs because bones were cheap. This era was not like the modern era, when fat meat was the most popular food for ordinary people.

Lin Yao first poured a spoonful of braised pork, then covered it with mutton, and then handed the bowl to the boy, "Shitou, take it back first, and bring another bowl over. There is soup in the ribs, so as not to mix the taste."

"Okay!" Shitou took the bowl excitedly and ran home quickly. Just a minute later, he came running with a big bowl, "Sister! My mother said you gave too much meat, so I brought you some sausages!"

"Shitou, thank your mother for me." Lin Yao smiled when he saw the sausages in the bowl. It's true that people should give and take when they interact with each other. Since the other person is generous, Lin Yao will not be stingy. She picked up a big spoon and put ribs and potatoes into the bowl.

She also used chopsticks to separate a piece of the noodles on top and covered the big bowl. "After two hours, my steamed meat will be ready. Shitou, you can come and get some later."

"Okay!" Shitou agreed excitedly.

"Haha, go back and eat it quickly, it will be cold later." Lin Yao said to Shitou with a smile.

"Yeah." Shitou nodded, and happily jumped home.

Seeing someone exchange, of course someone would follow suit. But there were not many families with good things at the moment, and Lin Yao had no appetite when she saw it, so of course she would not exchange, anyway, she was selfish and thick-skinned.

Without rice, Lin Yao took potatoes and cakes as staple food, mixed with vegetables, ribs and other things to eat casually.

After waiting for the steamed pork with rice flour to be ready, Lin Yao put a small plate of steamed pork with rice flour on a plate, and then put the remaining dishes in the sign-in space.

Cleaned up the dormitory, and then moved the stove in. Then Lin Yao carried the backpack, took the steamed pork with rice flour and walked out.

Lin Yao first came to Gao's house and knocked on the door.

Creak!

The door opened, and a middle-aged woman with a friendly face stood inside. This was Shitou's mother, Baimei.

"Aunt Bai, this is the steamed pork with rice flour that I made. Let Shitou have a taste." Lin Yao said to Baimei with a smile.

Bai Mei waved her hands quickly, "Xiao Lin, we really can't take this! You gave too much meat, and you can tell from the taste that you used a lot of good things. It's much more valuable than my bacon and sausage!"

"Oh no, it's okay. I just want it." Lin Yao continued, "Okay, Aunt Bai, I didn't give much steamed pork with rice flour, after all, I have to give the rest to my sister. This plate is only enough for one piece for each of the four of you to taste, there are sweet potatoes under the meat."

"Not suitable, not suitable..." Although Bai Mei was tempted, she still pushed.

"Don't push it back and forth." Lin Yao stuffed it directly into Bai Mei's hand, "When I come back later, you just ask Shitou to bring me the plate."

"Okay, thank you, Xiao Lin." Bai Mei accepted it.

"Okay, then Aunt Bai, you go back and rest, I'm going out." Lin Yao said.

"Xiao Lin, walk slowly. Is your backpack heavy? Or let your brother Gao take you there!" Bai Mei looked at Lin Yao and said seriously.

"No, no, it's not far. I'll take the ox cart in the village back later, let Brother Gao have a good rest. I'm leaving." Lin Yao waved her hand and ran away quickly.

She really didn't dare to let Gao Hao take her there, after all, Lin Yao didn't really plan to take Lin Tong there. This was just an excuse, she was going to go to the post office.

It was still early, and Lin Yao had to hang out outside for at least a few hours, so she walked slowly to the post office.

"Hey, Yaoyao, long time no see!" Niu Hong from the post office greeted Lin Yao with a smile.

"Look at what you said, Sister Hong, I just came here last month, how can it be a long time no see." Lin Yao sat down in front of Niu Hong helplessly and chatted with her.

"It's been a month, it's not that long!" Niu Hong put down the hat she was knitting, stood up and went to get Lin Yao's letter. "Here, your letter, it's been here for a few days."

"Thank you Sister Hong~" Lin Yao glanced at the letter, and then put it directly into the backpack. "Sister Hong, do you have new stamps recently?"

"No, no." Niu Hong waved her hands, "If there are new stamps, can I not keep them for you?"

"Okay, forget it if there are none." Lin Yao did not dwell on this topic, but took out a thick envelope, "Sister Hong, send it~"

"No problem." Niu Hong agreed immediately, "Hey, the mailing address has changed?"

"Hey, I work in a slaughterhouse now." Lin Yao said with a smile.

"Awesome!" Niu Hong praised, without asking any more questions. She sighed in her heart that Lin Yao was such an amazing girl, with such a wide network of contacts that she could even enter a slaughterhouse.

"It's a pity, it's just a temporary worker." Lin Yao replied.

"It's OK, at least it's better than working in the countryside." Niu Hong said while filling out the form.

"By the way, Sister Hong, if you have to change jobs, please let me know. My sister is still in Geda Village. When we can settle down, we will definitely thank you." Lin Yao didn't say it too directly, but Niu Hong must understand that there are benefits to doing this.

Niu Hong paused her pen and looked up at Lin Yao, "You two sisters can still save money!"

"It's okay, our subsidies for going to the countryside are all in our own hands. And our family also supports us a little." Lin Yao knew that Niu Hong was asking them if they still had money.

"Your family has such a good relationship." Niu Hong said with a smile, and then added, "Don't worry, Yaoyao, I will definitely not forget you if such a good thing happens!"

"Thank you in advance, Sister Hong." Lin Yao replied with a smile.

Lin Yao just mentioned it, and didn't hit it. So she didn't talk about this topic again, and continued to chat with Niu Hong.

After leaving the post office, Lin Yao went to Xinhua Bookstore to take a look. Although there were not many books in the bookstore at this time, reading newspapers and books could also kill time.

Lin Yao stayed in the bookstore until it was time for dinner. Without meat coupons, Lin Yao could only order two vegetarian dishes at the state-owned hotel.

After finishing his meal, Lin Yao went to the supply and marketing cooperative for a walk before walking slowly to the dormitory.

It was another fulfilling day. When she closed her eyes and opened them again, a new day had already arrived.

Well, it turned out that I couldn't sleep when I was resting, and I couldn't get up when I was working.

When the alarm rang again, Lin Yao sighed and reached out to turn off the alarm. She rubbed her eyes and sat up slowly.

No matter what era it is, Monday is sad.

Lin Yao had two eggs for breakfast and then went out to work.

Lin Yao walked into the kitchen on time. As soon as she stepped in, Xu Mengting rushed over, "Lin Yao! You're done!"

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Mengting, your date can't be messed up!" Lin Yao was shaken by Xu Mengting, but she was still smacking her lips.

"Ahhh! You're still talking about this!" Xu Mengting quickly reached out to cover Lin Yao's mouth. Although the two had already met their parents and the marriage was settled, Xu Mengting was still very shy.

"Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore." Lin Yao replied vaguely.

"Don't say it anymore." After Xu Mengting let go of Lin Yao, she warned again.

It was enough to say the joke once, so Lin Yao certainly wouldn't mention it again. She took Xu Mengting's arm and said with a smile, "Mengting, do you have time on Saturday? How about we go to the movies!"

"Sure." Xu Mengting agreed.

"Then..." Before Lin Yao could say anything else, an old lady's voice rang out, "What are you two still talking about?! What time is it? Come to work!"

The two looked over at the same time, and Aunt Wu was staring at them.

Lin Yao frowned, but didn't say anything. However, Xu Mengting put her hands on her waist and said to Aunt Wu, "Why are you shouting so loudly! We don't know the time! Who is like you who was late for half an hour last time!"

"You!" Aunt Wu was angry with Xu Mengting, and Aunt Yuan and Aunt Sun beside her quickly spoke up to smooth things over. "Okay, okay, get to work, get to work."

"Mengting, Xiaolin, come and help me move the winter melons." Aunt Yuan waved to the two.

"Okay!" Xu Mengting responded, pulled Lin Yao over, and ignored Aunt Wu.

They started to work again. When Lin Yao was washing potatoes, Zhao Anton squeezed over with a smile.

"Yaoyao, I'll help you." Zhao Anton squatted beside Lin Yao and said.

Hearing what Zhao Anton said, Lin Yao's brows wrinkled up all of a sudden, "Please call me Comrade Lin."

"What is the relationship between us? How can I call you Comrade Lin? That's so awkward!" Zhao Anton said with a thick face and a smile. He didn't deliberately lower his voice, so Xu Mengting and Aunt Yuan who were working next to him heard it.

"Oh? So should I congratulate you two?" Aunt Wu next to the other basin knew Zhao Anton's trick, but she said it deliberately to annoy Lin Yao.

"Old Wu..." Aunt Sun on the side quickly pulled Aunt Wu.

"Get lost, get lost, we have nothing to do with each other, the only connection between us is that we work together in the kitchen." Lin Yao rolled her eyes at Zhao Anton, threw the potatoes into the basin, and warned Zhao Anton, "If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for calling the police to report you for harassment."

"How can this be considered harassment, Yaoyao, I'm just pursuing you normally!" Zhao Anton didn't take Lin Yao's warning seriously. He didn't know how many times he had heard such words, and the police couldn't do anything about it.

"Do you think it's okay?" Lin Yao looked at Zhao Anton with contempt. "I am an educated youth who went to the countryside. If the police don't care about this, I will go to the educated youth office and write a report to the public security bureau in the capital. I am not afraid of rumors, but don't think I will swallow my anger."

"This is the first time, and I hope it will be the last time. This is a warning. Next time you say such things, I will call the police!" Lin Yao said firmly. She knew that it was useless to talk nicely to such a person.

"Call the police when the time comes, and I will testify!" Xu Mengting said.

"What are you talking about..." Zhao Anton laughed awkwardly, "I am a beautiful lady who is suitable for gentlemen."

"That's right." Aunt Wu said.

Seeing that Lin Yao and Xu Mengting were staring at him without saying anything, Zhao Anton had to find a way out for himself, "Oh, Zheng Yu and the others are too busy, I'll go over to help them, Comrade Lin, Comrade Xu, let's talk next time."

Zhao Anton wanted to find an easy target, not a hot pepper. After finally finding out that Lin Yao was an educated youth who went to the countryside, he thought that a girl abandoned by her family would have a softer personality, but it turned out that Lin Yao had this kind of personality, so forget it.

Zhao Anton had to give up the idea in his heart. He is already 26 years old, why not lower his requirements?

When Lin Yao heard Zhao Anton call back Comrade Lin, she knew that he would not bother her again. This is good, just an ordinary colleague relationship, and no one will know each other after leaving the kitchen.

Seeing that Zhao Anton had left, Aunt Wu quietly slipped to the other side of Aunt Yuan and the others. It seemed that she was no match for Lin Yao, so she planned to stay away from Lin Yao and not bother her.

Seeing the ill-intentioned people leave, Xu Mengting looked at Lin Yao excitedly and said, "Yaoyao, you are so brave!"

"Is this brave?" Lin Yao smiled and continued to wash the potatoes in the basin. "I am just expressing my thoughts. Mengting, I tell you, if you encounter something you don't like or are not happy about, don't hold it in your heart and sulk, just say it out."

"But if I say it out, they will think I am ignorant..." Xu Mengting's smile faded, and she said in a muffled voice.

"Oh no, you just think too much." Looking at Xu Mengting's expression, Lin Yao had to start to act as a psychological counselor, "What's wrong with being ignorant? I'm happy. As long as I'm happy, why should I care about other people?"

"People only live for a few short decades. Do you want to live happily or unhappy?" Lin Yao said.

"Of course I want to be happy!" Xu Mengting replied.

"That's right, don't think too much." Lin Yao comforted.

"I feel that what you said makes sense, but I don't know what's wrong." Xu Mengting was a little entangled.

Lin Yao didn't want to say anything more. Only she could figure out this problem. No matter how much others said, it was their attitude towards doing things. "Okay, okay, don't think about it for now, let's cut these potatoes into pieces."

"Okay." Xu Mengting nodded, poured out the water with Lin Yao, and then lifted the big pot of potatoes.

When you are busy, you don't have the energy to think about the great principles of life, and it's good enough to talk about all kinds of gossip.

Sure enough, from this day on, Zhao Anton never came to bother Lin Yao again, and even Aunt Wu didn't deliberately cause trouble. Lin Yao's life was very comfortable, although the work was repetitive and boring.

But it was definitely better than working in the fields, and the salary was not bad at this time. Moreover, working five days a week and resting two days a week, and working eight hours a day, this was the job that Lin Yao had dreamed of all her life.

Days passed one by one, and suddenly one day something big happened in Hongqi County!

"Hey, have you heard? A body was found in the river of Hegou Village in our county yesterday morning." Lin Yao just stepped into the kitchen in the morning and heard Aunt Wu's excited gossip.

Hegou Village? Isn't that the village where Lin Tong's good friend Zhang Ying lives? It just happened yesterday, and it was spread today. Human curiosity is really strong.

"I heard about this too." Aunt Sun said.

"I'm the only one who doesn't know?" Aunt Yuan continued to ask, "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Lin Yao went over to listen carefully, but was stopped by Xu Mengting halfway. She looked pale and her eyes were red. It seemed that she had cried.

Seeing her like this, thinking of the news he had just heard, Lin Yao hesitantly pointed in the direction of Aunt Wu and the others.

Xu Mengting nodded, then pulled Lin Yao out of the kitchen and came to a corner of the factory.

...

"Don't be sad, Mengting!" Seeing that Xu Mengting didn't say anything for a long time, Lin Yao could only hold back such a comforting sentence.

Xu Mengting was trying to hold back her emotions, but now that she was comforted, she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore and started crying while hugging Lin Yao, "Wow! Wow! Wow! Woo woo woo..."

"Duo, Duoduo is only 20 years old today, how, how could she..."

From Xu Mengting's intermittent narration, Lin Yao pieced together the cause and effect of the incident.

The victim, Xu Duoduo, is 20 years old this year, the same age as Xu Mengting. Xu Mengting's grandmother and grandfather are from Hegou Village. When she was a child, her parents had to work, so Xu Mengting lived in Hegou Village before she went to school.

She and Xu Duoduo are good sisters. Even if they go back to the city to study, their friendship has not changed. Xu Mengting occasionally goes back to Hegou Village and will go to play with Xu Duoduo.

They met last month, but after only ten days, they are separated.

Knowing that the two have a good relationship, Xu Mengting's grandmother came to the county town last night and told Xu Mengting what happened. And today Xu Mengting came to ask for leave, and at the same time told Mao Guoqiang that she would go back to Hegou Village in the next two days.

Just after going to the office to ask for leave, Xu Mengting saw Lin Yao. Xu Mengting was in a bad mood, so she wanted to find someone to talk to.

It has been found that the murderer is Xu Duoduo's fiancé Zhang Qiang, but he has not been caught. Xu Mengting said that Zhang Qiang ran away the night after killing Xu Duoduo. The crime was committed the night before yesterday, which is almost 36 hours ago, and no one knows where Zhang Qiang ran to.

The reason why Zhang Qiang took action has not been found out yet. According to Zhang Qiang's parents and Xu's parents, the relationship between the two was good.

Now Xu Duoduo's family is arguing to ask Zhang Qiang's family to pay money, and Xu Duoduo's body was placed directly at the door of Zhang's family by her parents.

Seeing Lin Yao's expression, Xu Mengting took the initiative to explain, "Duoduo's family favors boys over girls. She and Zhang Qiang were able to get together because Zhang Qiang's family was willing to pay a gift of 36 yuan."

"Is Xu Duoduo willing?" Lin Yao asked the most straightforward question.

Xu Mengting shook her head. She hesitated for a moment before whispering to Lin Yao, "Actually, Duoduo has someone she likes, an educated youth in their village named Chen Hai. But she knew that Chen Hai's family was not rich, and her mother would definitely not agree, so she kept it in her heart. Duoduo only told me about it."

"Will Zhang Qiang find out about this?" Lin Yao asked.

Xu Mengting shook her head again, "I don't know. We can only find out after Zhang Qiang is caught."

"Has Duoduo's body been in Zhang's house?" Lin Yao asked.

"No, I'm afraid that once the compensation from the Zhang family reaches Duoduo's mother, Duoduo's body will be buried in a random pit on the mountain." Xu Mengting sighed and continued, "I hurried back just to see where Duoduo was buried in the end, so that I can find a place to visit her later..."

Lin Yao was silent, then patted Xu Mengting on the shoulder, "Aren't you going to Brother Mao? Go quickly, they talked all day yesterday, and the compensation should be settled today or tomorrow."

"Okay." Xu Mengting nodded, wiped the tears from her face with her hands, and turned to walk to the workshop.

Looking at Xu Mengting's back as she left, Lin Yao shook her head and returned to the kitchen alone.

In the kitchen, Aunt Wu and her friends were still discussing this matter. I'm afraid this matter will be spread for another half a month.

Not in the mood to chat with them, Lin Yao quietly began to prepare for work. She worked alone for a while, and Aunt Yuan and her friends noticed the time and quickly dispersed to start working.

Busy with their hands, their mouths were not idle either.

When the workers lined up for lunch at noon, they were discussing this matter one by one. Originally, the cause of the victim's death was not known, but the rumors became more and more outrageous.

Some people said that Xu Duoduo was killed because he was not filial to her parents-in-law.

Others said that the murderer was sick and would do it.

Some people even said that Xu Duoduo was caught having an affair and deserved to be killed.

...

Various charges were put on the victim.

Lin Yao, who returned to the dormitory for lunch break at noon, lay motionless on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep, and stared blankly with her eyes closed. She didn't know what she was thinking about now. It seemed that she was thinking about everything, but it seemed that her mind was empty.

Knowing that there were murderers who were not locked up, Lin Yao didn't plan to go out alone. Everyone seemed to think so. When Lin Yao got off work after 7 o'clock, there were not many pedestrians on the road.

They all went together after work. Even though Lin Yao and Ji Jianguo were not very familiar with each other, they still went back to the dormitory together. There were ten people in the kitchen, and only the two of them applied for dormitories.

But Lin Yao lived in a single room, while Ji Jianguo lived in a triple room.

Arriving at the second floor where Ji Jianguo lived, the two waved goodbye. Lin Yao continued to climb to the fifth floor alone.

Xu Mengting came back to work on the third day. She looked a little haggard, but not too sad.

Lin Yao did not ask many questions to avoid making Xu Mengting sad. As a result, when they were working, Xu Mengting took the initiative to speak.

"Duoduo was almost named Xududuo, but her mother gave her the name because it means redundant. But the aunt who was in charge of household registration felt pity and changed it to Xududuoduo, saying that it is a better name for a girl."

"It is indeed redundant, so now she is gone..."

"Duoduo's death brought the Xu family 236 yuan in income, including the betrothal gift and compensation. The key is that with 200 yuan, the Xu family was reluctant to order even the cheapest coffin."

"They wrapped her body with the straw mat that Duoduo had laid out before her death, and buried her in a pit in the back mountain of Hegou Village."

"They also said that they had done a good job. After all, when someone in their village died, they were directly thrown into the deep back mountain by their families. There was not even a straw mat or a pit..."

...

Lin Yao listened to Xu Mengting's story while working. She knew that she was in a bad mood and said these words just to talk. So Lin Yao just listened silently, without interrupting or comforting.

Even Aunt Wu, who usually talked the most, did not interrupt when she listened to Xu Mengting.

When Xu Mengting said these words, the big stone pressing on her heart was much lighter.

Everyone in the kitchen knew how sad Xu Mengting was, and they all tried to comfort her with their actions.

Lin Yao and Aunt Wu worked faster to let Xu Mengting do less. Ji Jianguo and the others also worked harder and helped Xu Mengting move things.

Even Chef Zheng, who was usually not good at speaking, turned on the stove and fried a portion of celery and pork. Each person had two chopsticks, but Xu Mengting had obviously more.

Feeling the warmth brought by everyone, Xu Mengting was very moved. She smiled and joked, "It seems that I will be sad for a few more days in the future."

Everyone laughed when they heard Xu Mengting's words, and Aunt Wu also wanted to retort her, "Bullshit, you won't be treated like this if you are sad in the future!"

"That's a pity." Xu Mengting replied.

"Okay, okay, let's not be sad in the future. This is not a good thing." Aunt Yuan said aloud. If there are fewer sad things and people are in a good mood, they can live longer.

This matter passed quietly and slowly, and only Xu Mengting was still paying attention to Zhang Qiang's pursuit.

It was not until half a month later that Xu Mengting got the news that Zhang Qiang was caught in the next county.

It turned out that Zhang Qiang had not run far away. He was hiding in the mountains next to the county town. If the weather had not been getting colder, Zhang Qiang would not have been caught if he had gone to the county to steal clothes.

After he was caught, people in the county and Hegou Village breathed a sigh of relief. They finally didn't have to worry about it. No one discussed this matter at first, but now it is being discussed again.

Xu Mengting went to the Public Security Bureau three times before she found out why Zhang Qiang killed Xu Duoduo.

As Lin Yao had guessed before, Zhang Qiang found out that Xu Duoduo liked Chen Hait.

When Tian knew about this, Zhang Qiang kept it in his heart and didn't tell anyone. But the more he thought about it late at night, the angrier he got. He asked Xu Duoduo to talk to him by the river in the middle of the night.

Xu Duoduo didn't plan to go out at first, after all, it was so late. But Zhang Qiang threatened her that if she didn't go out, he would use this incident to cancel the engagement and ask the Xu family to return the betrothal gift.

Xu Duoduo knew that if this incident was exposed, her parents would not return the money. Then she would have to marry into the Zhang family or be sold to someone else by her parents. So Xu Duoduo could only follow Zhang Qiang out in the middle of the night.

Xu Duoduo told Zhang Qiang that she didn't like Chen Hai now, she only liked him, and she would only be his wife in the future. But Zhang Qiang didn't believe it, because he saw Xu Duoduo smiling at Chen Hai today.

Xu Duoduo wanted to explain something, but was strangled by the excited Zhang Qiang.

By the time Zhang Qiang calmed down, Xu Duoduo was already dead...

Zhang Qiang knew that Xu Duoduo's death would be discovered, and he could not get rid of the accusation. So after throwing Xu Duoduo's body into the river, Zhang Qiang took a machete from home and went directly to the Youth House.

If Chen Hai had not gone out at night, he would have died.

Zhang Qiang waited at the gate of the Youth House for two hours, and only after he calmed down completely did he feel scared. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, so he ran away directly.

In order not to be suspected by his family, Zhang Qiang took nothing but the machete. He fled into the mountains on his own legs.

He ate raw wild vegetables when he was hungry, drank mountain water when he was thirsty, and slept directly in the cave. He persisted for half a month.

It was too cold at night, so Zhang Qiang would not risk going into the county town. And he took his machete with him when he went into the town at night.

When he was found, he had injured three people. Otherwise, he would not have had the strength to eat wild vegetables every day, and there would have been many casualties.

As for the cause of this incident, that smile, no one knows now whether Xu Duoduo was smiling at Chen Hai or Zhang Qiang was mistaken...

Zhang Qiang was sentenced to death, and except for his mother who was sad, everyone else applauded.

This incident was finally over, and as time passed, no one mentioned the names of Zhang Qiang and Xu Duoduo anymore.

On Wednesday, when Lin Yao was in the factory, the security guard came and the chef called her, saying that someone was waiting for her at the factory gate.

Lin Yao followed the security guard to the factory gate with doubts, and it turned out to be Niu Hong. Seeing her, Lin Yao vaguely guessed what she was going to say.

"Yaoyao, the good news you've been waiting for is here!" Niu Hong said happily. She knew that someone in the brick factory was selling their job, so she came to Lin Yao first.

"Okay, thank you in advance, Sister Hong." Lin Yao smiled and said, then walked out of the factory gate, took Niu Hong to a corner and asked, "Sister Hong, what's the situation? Tell me."

"I tell you, this is the news I spent a lot of effort to find out." Niu Hong first gave herself credit in advance. In fact, she was just lucky. When she was visiting relatives, she overheard that Lao Li, who was going to sell his job, was chatting with others.

But Niu Hong still contributed a lot. After all, she privately pulled Lao Li to talk to him. Then she left Lao Li's work address and home address.

"Thank you so much, Sister Hong. Don't worry, if you can settle down, I will definitely not let you down!" Lin Yao promised again. She knew the benefits.

"Oh, it's awkward for us two sisters to say this." Niu Hong pretended to be polite and then told Lin Yao about the job. "The regular workers in the brick factory next door make 32.5 yuan a month, which is higher than my salary."

"Brick factory?" Lin Yao frowned, "My sister is a girl, so she is not suitable for this job."

"Oh, there are girls there, they can definitely do it." Niu Hong said positively, "And if you really can't do it after entering, you may also change jobs with others, but you will definitely suffer a loss if you change jobs."

It may not be a matter of suffering a loss. With this regular job, the easiest job that can be exchanged must be a temporary job, otherwise others will definitely not do it.

"Yaoyao, please think about it! After all, it is really hard to find a job nowadays. Look, I waited for several months before I found this job." Niu Hong advised earnestly.

"Okay, Sister Hong, I'll go back and discuss it with my sister tomorrow." Lin Yao thought for a moment and said, "By the way, Sister Hong, how much does this person want for this job?"

"Five hundred and fifty, a normal medium price, so there are many people who are tempted. If it wasn't so sudden, many people wouldn't have so much money and wouldn't still be here." Niu Hong told the truth, "By the way, if you really find out and get it, you have to hurry up!"

"Okay, Sister Hong, I'll tell you the result as soon as I get back tomorrow." Lin Yao said as she took out a piece of money from her trouser pocket and stuffed it into Niu Hong's pocket, "Thank you very much, Sister Hong, this is just a small token of my appreciation for bothering you to make this trip, you can use it to buy some candy for your nephews and nieces."

"How can I be so embarrassed." Niu Hong pretended to push it twice, but her hand holding the money didn't loosen.

"Keep it, Sister Hong." Lin Yao said with a smile.

Niu Hong then put the money away, "Then I won't be polite. Don't worry, Yaoyao, I've always been thinking about you. If you really don't like it this time, I will keep an eye on it for you."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Hong." After saying the polite words, Lin Yao sent Niu Hong away and went back to the factory to ask for leave from the section chief.

She has already spent almost two yuan on this matter, and I hope everything goes well. Lin Yao actually wanted to give the news of this job to Qin Dajun as a favor. After all, brick factories require heavy labor, and men are more dominant.

But Lin Yao still had to tell Lin Tong first to see what she thought. If she insisted on this job and had the money, it would be fine to give it to her.

There should be a bullock cart going back to Geda Village this afternoon, so after lunch, Lin Yao went back to the dormitory to pack her things.

Since there was nothing else to bring, Lin Yao took Zhao Dong'er's birthday present in advance.

"Hey, is Xiaolin the educated youth on holiday?" Uncle Chen, who was dozing on the ox cart, saw Lin Yao and sat up excitedly. His sleepiness completely disappeared.

"Yes, take a two-day break. It's just right to go back and see Lin Tong." Lin Yao said to Uncle Chen with a smile.

"Come on, let's talk on the cart. It's tiring to stand." Uncle Chen wiped the cart with his sleeves and asked Lin Yao to sit.

"Okay." Lin Yao did not refuse Uncle Chen's kindness and sat directly on the seat that Uncle Chen wiped.

"Xiaolin the educated youth, how is your work in the slaughterhouse going?" Uncle Chen asked curiously.

"Uncle Chen, you can just call me Xiao Lin." Lin Yao corrected the way she addressed him, and then slowly replied to Uncle Chen to satisfy his curiosity, "It's OK, I just wash and serve vegetables every day."

"It's great to be a worker in the city." Uncle Chen said with envy, and after chatting for another ten minutes, Uncle Chen said to Lin Yao with an embarrassed look. "Xiao Lin, if you have any news about work in the future, please let me know. Okay?"

"Of course." Lin Yao agreed immediately. Agreeing is agreeing, but whether to say it or not is another matter. She can't refuse it outright. "It's just that Uncle Chen, you know, the job quota is very precious. If you pass the exam yourself, it's okay, but if it's transferred from someone else, it will cost several hundred yuan."

"Hiss! So much!" Uncle Chen took a breath and stared. His family can only save 60 or 70 yuan a year, and several hundred yuan is really a lot for their family.

"Xiao Lin, what do you mean by taking the job exam?" Uncle Chen set his sights on this again.

"If the factory wants to expand, they will recruit people. But the minimum requirement is usually junior high school, and sometimes they will ask for elementary school. There are very few places, and many people take the exam. Among 70 or 80 people, only the top three can have a chance." Lin Yao continued to add, "And this kind of recruitment information will basically not be spread everywhere. It can only be notified in advance, or you are lucky enough to see it when they post the notice."

"Like me, I usually work and have no time to hang around the gates of various factories, so..." Lin Yao didn't finish her words, but Uncle Chen also understood what she meant.

"Ah..." Uncle Chen sighed, their family is not so lucky.

At this time, the villagers who came to the county today came back. Han Meihua saw Lin Yao, her eyes lit up, and she pulled her daughter-in-law out to greet Lin Yao, "Lin Yao, the educated youth, are you back to the village today?"

"Yes, I went back to see Lin Tong." Lin Yao replied again.

They basically asked these questions, and Lin Yao could only tell everyone the news again. When more people came later, Han Meihua and the others would tell them.

Along the way, everyone was not paying attention, and one by one pulled Lin Yao to chat. On the way back to the village, Lin Yao didn't know how many words she said, anyway, she basically didn't stop.

Back to the village, other villagers gathered around. Lin Yao could only speed up her pace to the educated youth courtyard, and she walked back while walking.

On Lin Yao's way back to the Youth Farm, Li Na stood at the gate of the Qin family and looked at the crowd of people. She stroked her belly and thought silently, why is there such a big gap between this life and the last life.

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In the last life, Li Na witnessed the love story of Lin Yao and Qin An, who met each other by an accidental fall into the water. The two fell in love, Qin Wenjun grew up and was admitted to the university to become a researcher, and their adopted daughter also married into a big official family in Beijing.

Qin An grew up from a platoon leader to a general, and their biological son was also very outstanding.

Before she died, Li Na saw Lin Yao's family returning to their hometown to burn incense. Li Na especially wanted to replace Lin Yao, and her dream came true.

She was reborn before Lin Yao and Qin An met. She fell into the water at the right time and was rescued by Qin An. Then the same rumors spread as in her previous life. After such an operation, as she expected, she married Qin An as she wished.

But why is it different from the previous life? After Li Na got married, she was not able to follow the army immediately, and Lin Yao actually went to the city to work as a worker.

And the days of being a stepmother were not as easy as she thought. The adopted daughter Wang Xia was sent here two months ago. She was thin and shorter than her peers, and her skin was also very dark. Li Na took the opportunity of Qin An's return to get pregnant with his child.

But Qin's mother was not very happy when she knew she was pregnant. She thought that Qin's mother was joking when she told her to wait two years for pregnancy. After all, she was pregnant with Qin An's biological child, a child with both a father and a mother!

Now her husband is not at home, and she still has two children to take care of at home. Although Qin An's subsidy has been sent back, Li Na does not have to go to the fields, but she still has a lot of things to do at home every day.

So Li Na can only let Wang Xia and Qin Wenjun help with some things within their ability.

Li Na was a little confused, but she touched her belly and the confusion in her heart dissipated. She must have made the right choice! She will definitely live a good life in the future and become a general's wife!

But Li Na didn't know how much effort "Lin Yao" had wasted in Qin An's promotion process in her previous life. Using spiritual springs to recuperate Qin An, and taking care of Wang Xia and Qin Wenjun, for them, "Lin Yao" gave birth to their only son five years after marriage.

Qin An's subsidy was not much at the beginning, and a part of it had to be given to Qin's mother. It was not enough to rely on this for food and daily necessities at home, "Lin Yao" could only use the things in the sign-in system to subsidize their family.

How much care was put into raising Qin Wenjun to be tall and handsome, and Wang Xia to be beautiful and confident.

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Li Na only saw Qin An become a general, but did not see the efforts of "Lin Yao" behind the scenes. So, life is not good just by marrying a man, life is managed bit by bit.

Lin Yao had no idea what Li Na was thinking. She is now far away from Geda Village and Qin'an, and her life is very comfortable.

Lin Yao, who returned to the Youth Farm, was surrounded by the enthusiastic Liu Zhenzhu and others. Like the villagers, they asked Lin Yao all kinds of questions.

Lin Tong was still perceptive and helped put Lin Yao's basket into the room and poured her a glass of water.

As usual, after sending everyone else away, Lin Yao followed Lin Tong into her room.

After closing the door, the two could talk about business.

Seeing Lin Yao suddenly return to Geda Village today, Lin Tong had some guesses in her heart. After sitting down, she looked at Lin Yao expectantly. "Sister, is that right?"

Lin Yao nodded, "I did get a piece of news, so I came back to tell you, think about it yourself."

"What news?" Lin Tong asked impatiently.

"It's a formal worker, but he works in a brick factory in the next county. I'm afraid you can't do it. And the price is high, 550 yuan, plus the 30 yuan benefit fee for the introducer, it will cost 580 yuan." Lin Yao did not hide it and said to Lin Tong directly.

"So expensive?!" Lin Tong was shocked.

"Yeah." Lin Yao continued, "The price of formal workers is basically in this range. This job pays 32 yuan a month, and it takes about a year and a half to get back the investment."

"It doesn't seem to be much when you calculate it this way." Lin Tong calculated it in her heart and it seemed acceptable.

"Do you have so much money?" Lin Yao asked, "They ask for cash. Even if you ask Zhang Ying and Liu Chenggang to borrow, you probably won't be able to get that much."

"Don't count on me. I really don't have that much money. I can only give you a few dozen yuan at most." Lin Yao continued, "By the way, this job is in a brick factory. It requires hard work. Can you bear this hardship?"

Lin Tong was silent. Based on her understanding of herself, she probably couldn't bear this hardship. But she couldn't bear to give up the opportunity to return to the city. After waiting for several months for the news, Lin Tong really didn't know how to choose.

"Think about it yourself. I'll take a break. I'm dizzy from chatting with them all the way." Lin Yao yawned, threw down this sentence, took off her shoes and went to bed for a nap.

After an hour, Lin Tong gently woke Lin Yao up, "Sister, get up and eat."

"Hmm?" Lin Yao opened her eyes in a daze and looked at Lin Tong, rubbed her eyes and slowly got up. She asked while putting on her shoes, "What do you think?"

"Sister, let's forget about this job..." Lin Tong was very unwilling in her heart, but there was nothing she could do. Just now when Lin Yao was resting, she secretly went to find Liu Chenggang, but Liu Chenggang said that he had no money and could only lend her twenty at most.

This plus the fact that Lin Tong didn't have enough money, even if Zhang Ying lent her all the money, it would still be a long way off. And maybe Zhang Ying would only lend her twenty...

It was clearly agreed before, but now he doesn't recognize it. Lin Tong finally felt what reality was.

"Are you sure?" Lin Yao asked again.

"Well, I still need to save some more money. Besides, I probably can't do the work in the brick factory." Lin Tong gave up and was willing to admit this fact.

"Okay, after we finish eating, I'll tell the captain about this job and see if he has any ideas. If it's okay, it's just a favor." Lin Yao didn't hide it from Lin Tong.

"Yes." Lin Tong nodded, "Do you want me to go with you? In the past few months, I have been very familiar with Qin Shuisheng from the captain's family..."

"Huh?" Lin Yao looked at Lin Tong in surprise, "Is it what I understand? You and Qin Shuisheng?"

"That's what I mean." Lin Tong lowered her head shyly, "Last month he confessed to me and asked me to be his partner, and I agreed."

"Good guys, you are fast enough." Lin Yao couldn't help but complain, "By the way, I heard from Qin Shuisheng's mother before that if I introduce a job to them, this job is likely to Falling on Qin Shuisheng. "

"Really?!" Lin Tong widened her eyes, "He didn't tell me about this."

"I only heard about it from his mother, and I don't know the details." Lin Yao explained, "By the way, do people in the village know about your relationship?"

Lin Tong shook her head, "I only told you, his parents didn't agree to tell. I'm still young now, if I can't get along with him in the future, I can still get away without the villagers knowing."

Hearing Lin Tong's words, Lin Yao was very surprised, and didn't expect her to have such an idea. "It depends on your own wishes."

"By the way, if this job is given to Qin Shuisheng, other people will know about your relationship. If Qin Shuisheng doesn't admit it, you will suffer a loss."

"What loss do I suffer?" Lin Tong waved her hand indifferently, "We have been together for a month, but we just hold hands occasionally. I didn't suffer a loss. If he really abandons me, I will be relieved."

"It's better to find out this problem now than to reveal that he is such a person after marriage. It's a good opportunity to learn more about him." After Lin Tong's love brain was sober, her whole thinking changed drastically.

Seeing Lin Tong's confident face, Lin Yao couldn't help but smile, "Okay, okay, you just need to know what's going on."

"Wait!" Lin Yao suddenly thought of something, she looked Lin Tong up and down, "You've already talked to Qin Shuisheng about dating, why are you still planning to borrow money from Liu Chenggang?"

Lin Tong's face turned red, she hesitantly explained, "Just borrow money That's all, Liu Chenggang and I don't have anything else..."

Lin Yao looked at Lin Tong's red face, and held back all her curious words, and finally uttered a number, "6."

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"6?" Lin Tong didn't understand, but didn't get tangled up, and directly tried to change the subject, by the way, sister..."

As a result, before Lin Tong finished speaking, Zhou Hongxia's voice came from outside the house, "Tongtong, Yaoyao, what are you doing? Come out and eat!"

"I'm coming!" Lin Tong responded, turned her head and said the last sentence, "Sister, don't tell Qin Shuisheng that you know about us."

"No problem. "Lin Yao agreed immediately, and then the two of them walked to the main hall together.

Lin Yao came to Gedada Village suddenly, so the food she got was not very good, but it was also prepared by Lin Tong. Her only five eggs were all contributed by Lin Tong and fried for Lin Yao.

This time when Lin Yao came, the people in the Youth Academy wanted to inquire about the recruitment information in the county, so they also got some food. It was rare for them to eat sweet potato rice at night. In the past few months without work, they mostly drank some rice porridge or ate potatoes at night.

At the dinner table, Zhou Hongxia asked with a smile, "Yaoyao, the Chinese New Year is more than a month away. You should come back to celebrate the New Year, right?"

"Not necessarily, it depends on the arrangements at that time. "Lin Yao replied. Although she said so, she knew in her heart that she would not go back to the Youth Hostel for the New Year. There were too many people in the hostel, and they didn't have any good food. Would she have to eat casually during the New Year? Or should she take out her own food for everyone to eat together?

Lin Yao didn't want to choose either of these two options. It would be better if she could get more good food in the single dormitory and store the leftovers in the dormitory to eat slowly. At most, she could take Lin Tong to the dormitory on the New Year's Day to join them and add to the popularity.

"Come back for the New Year, our Youth Hostel is crowded and lively." Zhang Sufen said.

"We'll see when the time comes. "Lin Yao smiled and perfunctorily passed it over again.

There wasn't much rice and dishes, and Lin Yao didn't touch the dishes that other educated youth had put together, so she finished eating in a few minutes. After Lin Yao finished eating, she looked at everyone and said, "You guys eat slowly, I'm going out for a walk. Lin Tong, help me wash the dishes later."

"No problem." Lin Tong agreed immediately.

"Yaoyao, let's chat again. We haven't seen each other for so long, we miss you so much." Zhou Hongxia saw that Lin Yao was about to leave, and hurriedly spoke to keep her.

"That's right, that's right." The people around him also spoke to persuade her. Everyone was a little anxious. Otherwise, it was not easy to see Lin Yao, why did she go out for a walk in just a few minutes!

"I'll be back soon. I'm not leaving today. I'll be back to the county tomorrow. Let's talk when I come back." Lin Yao's decision was not something that could be changed by a few words. After saying this with a smile, Lin Yao stood up and walked out.

Originally, Zhou Hongxia and the others wanted to follow, but were stopped by Lin Tong, "Hongxia..."

After walking out of the Youth Courtyard quickly, Lin Yao went directly to Qin Dajun's house.

It was time for dinner. There were not many people walking on the road, but many people were sitting on the doorstep with bowls in their hands. When they saw Lin Yao, they all greeted him or asked questions one by one.

Lin Yao kept walking, talking to the villagers, and finally answered one or two questions before leaving their sight. When asked to stop and chat, Lin Yao pretended not to hear.

Some shameless villagers followed Lin Yao directly after seeing her. While chatting, they asked Lin Yao to help pay attention to the work in the county. Of course, Lin Yao perfunctorily answered all of them.

When they arrived at the Qin family, although their door was not closed, Lin Yao still went forward and knocked on the door.

"I'm coming! "After hearing the knock on the door, the absent-minded Zhao Yuehong quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks and ran out. When she saw Lin Yao, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

Zhao Yuehong had known the news of Lin Yao's return to the village for a long time, and she was thinking about work. Although she knew in her heart that the work should not be so fast, she still held the idea of luck, what if?

So when she saw Lin Yao, Zhao Yuehong was happy. After all, she knew that Lin Yao would not come to her if he had nothing to do, and she must have news now.

"Aunt Zhao, I came to Uncle Qin to get a certificate." Lin Yao smiled and greeted Zhao Yuehong.

"Okay, come in. "Zhao Yuehong came over, took Lin Yao's arm with a smile, and sent away the people who followed outside the door, "Don't block my door, what kind of talk is that!" After saying that, Zhao Yuehong closed the door directly. Then she took Lin Yao to walk into the house. As she walked, Zhao Yuehong asked, "Yaoyao, what certificate do you want? Don't worry, if our family can decide, we will definitely help you get it done." "Work news." Since it was decided, Lin Yao didn't hesitate to whisper in Zhao Yuehong's ear. "Really?!" Zhao Yuehong was surprised and happy. Even though she had hope and guesses in her heart, she was still very surprised when she really heard it from Lin Yao. "Yeah. "Lin Yao nodded.

Then Zhao Yuehong turned around and took Lin Yao to the room of the old couple. There were many people in the main room now, so she didn't tell them until they were confirmed.

After letting Lin Yao sit on the stool, Zhao Yuehong smiled and said to her, "Yaoyao, I'll get you a bowl of water, and then bring your uncle Qin over to chat together."

"Okay." Lin Yao responded and watched Zhao Yuehong rush to the main room.

After waiting for about a minute or two, Qin Dajun and Zhao Yuehong entered the room together. After the two came in, Zhao Yuehong closed the door.

"Come, Yaoyao, eat malt extract, it's sweet. "Zhao Yuehong handed the bowl to Lin Yao with a smile.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhao." Lin Yao took the bowl, took a sip and put it down.

Looking at the two people's expectant eyes, Lin Yao said directly, "Uncle Qin, Aunt Zhao, this time I asked an elder sister to help me find out the news. Let me tell you in advance, if you are sure you want this job, the elder sister wants 30 yuan."

"No problem." Qin Dajun agreed without waiting for Zhao Yuehong to speak.

"This is what I should do." Zhao Yuehong also quickly expressed her opinion. Although she felt that 30 yuan was too expensive, she said cheerfully, "Yaoyao, we believe in you. "

Seeing that both of them agreed, Lin Yao directly told the news, "A formal worker in the brick factory in the neighboring county will..."

"A total of five hundred and eight..." Zhao Yuehong took a breath, this is really a lot of money! Their family of more than ten people only saves one or two hundred yuan a year, and this nearly six hundred yuan is their family's income for three years, and this is when Qin Dajun, as the captain, receives subsidies.

No wonder people say that jobs in the city are expensive.

"Although it's a bit tiring, it's a formal worker after all. It's more money than what I need for this job. "Lin Yao did not persuade him. If she had not considered returning to the city in the future or needing help from the village for the college entrance examination, Lin Yao would not have bothered to run around.

Qin Dajun hesitated for only a few moments and immediately made the decision.

Zhao Yuehong opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing.

"Comrade Lin, our family is sure to take this job. Please help." Qin Dajun looked at Lin Yao and said seriously.

"Okay." Lin Yao nodded, "If it is confirmed, we will go back to the county tomorrow morning. Then I will take you to find Sister Niu, and she will take you to the next county, and the benefit fee is for her. "

Lin Yao pointed out the matter directly. She did not come here for money, but to do favors, so she had to let them understand.

"Okay, I'll trouble you, Comrade Lin, this time." Qin Dajun heard Lin Yao say this and of course understood what she meant, "If there is anything in the future, our Qin family will never refuse!"

Hearing Qin Dajun's promise, Lin Yao was satisfied. It was worth the two yuan she spent and the trip. "Uncle Qin, why are you saying this? I just want to bring a message."

The three of them chatted politely for a while. After Lin Yao finished the malted milk in the bowl, she said goodbye to them and left the Qin family with brisk steps.

Lin Tong, who was sitting in the Youth House, was waiting impatiently. After finally waiting for Lin Yao to come back, the moment she got her answer, Lin Tong couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart and jumped up with joy.

Although she didn't get the job, it was very likely that the person who got the job was her boyfriend. There were two people in the city who would help her get the news, and she would definitely get what she wanted.

Fortunately, there was no one else in the room, otherwise, with Lin Tong's condition, she would definitely be chased and questioned.

When Lin Tong was happy, a big quarrel did happen in the Qin family.

"I don't agree!" The eldest sister-in-law of the Qin family said loudly. "Shusheng in our family is the eldest, and the eldest son in the village takes care of the elderly, so this job must go to the eldest son!"

"The brick factory is a hard labor, and Musheng in our family is the strongest, so it must be Musheng in our family who goes!" The second sister-in-law of Qin was of course not happy, and she argued.

Just like that, you said one thing and I said another, anyway, no one agreed. This is not just a job, but an opportunity to change the family! Thirty-two and a half yuan a month, that's nearly four hundred yuan a year!

"That's enough!" Seeing that they were about to get angry, Qin Dajun slammed the table and made a decision, "The job will be left to Shuisheng."

Without waiting for others to refute, Qin Dajun continued, "Shuisheng is not married yet, and the money for the job is also paid by his family, so all the monthly wages for the first two years will be handed over to the company, is there a problem?"

"No problem." Qin Shuisheng agreed immediately.

"What about two years later?" Qin's wife asked.

"Shuisheng is not young this year, and he should get married in two years. After Shuisheng gets married, our family can also separate." Qin Dajun replied.

"That won't work!" Mrs. Qin was particularly dissatisfied, "Then why should Qin Shuisheng go to the city!"

"Because he hasn't married yet, and because he has turned in all his wages. You spent a lot of money on your marriage, but he didn't use it, and he still turned in his wages. And I said in advance that when Qin Shuisheng gets married in the future, I will no longer give him gifts, and all of this will be kept by Qin Shuisheng himself." Qin Dajun said.

"We get married..." Mrs. Qin wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Yuehong, "Okay, okay, now that we haven't divided the family, we old couple will definitely have the final say on family matters. And the opportunity to work may not be limited to this time."

The first and second wives of the Qin family, who were originally unhappy, immediately changed their faces after hearing what Zhao Yuehong said. Qin Shusheng looked at Zhao Yuehong and asked, "Mom, what do you mean by that?"

"It means exactly what it says." Zhao Yuehong said what they had agreed on, "Lin Yao has only been in the city for a few months and has already received news of a job. When Shuisheng comes to the city, he will also ask about jobs. Maybe he will get good news soon."

"When we buy it, we will also hand in the wages like we did this time. Considering that you two brothers have children to raise, you only need to hand in two-thirds of your salary, and the remaining one-third will be recorded in the account and deducted when the family is divided. "Zhao Yuehong continued, "This is one of the reasons why Shuisheng went to work this time. He is not married yet, and all the money is handed in, so our family can save money to buy another job."

"Then the next job opportunity must be our family's Shusheng!" Qin Dasao said hurriedly when she heard it.

Qin Ersao and Qin Musheng secretly cursed Qin Dasao for being stupid in their hearts. Next time, next time, just decide on this t job for the sake of uncertainty.

But Qin Musheng and his wife now knew that the job at the brick factory was definitely out of the question, so they looked at each other and Qin Musheng said, "We will listen to our parents this time."

"Then it's settled. Shuisheng and I will follow Lin Zhiqing into the city tomorrow morning." Zhao Yuehong ignored what Qin's wife said and spoke directly.

The turmoil in the Qin family ended, and Qin Shuisheng became the big winner in the end.

Qin Shuisheng was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night, and he sneaked to the Zhiqing courtyard to find Lin Tong at more than ten o'clock in the evening.

After hearing two bird calls, Lin Tong, who was also so excited that she couldn't sleep, found an excuse to go to the toilet and slipped out of the room.

It's winter, where are the birds? Lin Yao looked at Lin Tong's figure leaving the house speechlessly.

But Lin Yao was too lazy to expose it. It was better for the two of them to go out and have fun than to bother her in the room.

So Lin Yao buried her whole body in the quilt, leaned against the wall, curled up and fell asleep quickly. She didn't even know how long Lin Tong would be back.

The next morning, Lin Yao, Zhao Yuehong and Qin Shuisheng set out. There was no ox cart today, so they could only walk on their own two legs, so they left early.

Originally, Lin Tong wanted to follow, but after knowing that Zhao Yuehong was going to go into the city together, she backed off. She watched the three of them leave Geda Village with eager eyes.

The journey was long, and the three of them chatted as they walked.

"Oh, Yaoyao, my Shuisheng is only a few years older than you, and he hasn't found a partner yet. I'm really worried." Although Zhao Yuehong knew that Lin Yao had said before that she didn't want to find a partner in the village, they both had jobs in the city and would be considered city dwellers in the future. This can be considered, right? So Zhao Yuehong said tentatively.

Lin Yao understood the obvious meaning instantly. Not only did she understand, but Qin Shuisheng also understood. This was the first time that Lin Yao saw such obvious fear on other people's faces, which was very similar to an emoticon. Lin Yao tried hard to hold back her smile, and her hands were clenched tightly, for fear that she would burst out laughing.

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"Aunt, don't worry. Qin Shuisheng will definitely find a partner. He is only a few years older than me. Maybe he will get married in the future, but I still haven't found a partner. I feel comfortable being alone now." Lin Yao paused and said with a smile, and pointed out the impossibility of the two of them.

"Really..." Zhao Yuehong certainly saw Shuisheng's expression, and she was wondering what was going on. And didn't Lin Yao call Qin brother politely before? Why did he call him by his name now?

Partner, name, expression... Zhao Yuehong connected everything in her mind, and suddenly she had a flash of inspiration and thought of it!

Could her son Qin Shuisheng be talking about a partner with Lin Yao's sister Lin Tong, an educated youth? !

No wonder Qin Shuisheng likes to go out recently, no wonder the two of them were so strange just now, Zhao Yuehong suddenly realized it in her heart.

But Zhao Yuehong did not ask, but just silently pondered Lin Tong and Qin Shuisheng in her heart.

It seems that Lin Tong is quite diligent among the educated youth. She is much more capable than Lin Yao in her first job, and she looks quite well-behaved. Moreover, her sister works in the county, and she will definitely bring Lin Tong to the county if she has the opportunity.

The more Zhao Yuehong thought about it, the more she felt that Lin Tong and Qin Shuisheng were suitable!

However, Lin Yao and the others did not know what Zhao Yuehong was thinking. They walked towards the county with vigorous steps, chatting while walking, and felt that the journey was not particularly long, and time passed quickly.

After sending the two to the post office and introducing them in front of Niu Hong, Lin Yao went back to the dormitory directly. They were going to the next county later, so Lin Yao would not join in the fun. Wouldn't it be nice to go back to the dormitory and rest alone?

After seeing Lin Yao leave the post office, Niu Hong also found someone to take over the shift, and smiled and took Zhao Yuehong and her son to the next county.

Things went smoothly, and the work was done in one afternoon. It was Zhao Yuehong and her son who went to the slaughterhouse dormitory to tell her, and also gave Lin Yao two yuan.

It was said that Lin Yao was just helping, and she couldn't be asked to pay.

It was getting late, and it would take them some time to go back, so Zhao Yuehong and her son didn't stay too long. They chatted with Lin Yao for a few words and left. In the end, Lin Yao was the only one left in the dormitory.

This matter finally came to an end. Although it took so much time, the captain's family owed her a favor. She didn't say what they needed to do in the future. As long as they didn't get stuck on purpose, Lin Yao thought it was enough.

After Lin Yao sent the mother and son away, she took out a portion of spicy chicken and a portion of boiled pork slices from the space in a good mood, as well as a large bowl of white rice.

It was still hot when she took it out, so she could eat it directly. The door and window were closed, and the smell didn't spread out.

One bite of meat, one bite of rice, Lin Yao ate it really deliciously.

The Chinese New Year is still ten days away. Now every household is full of smiles, but the supply and marketing cooperatives don't have enough New Year goods, so everyone is rushing to buy them.

During the holidays, some people in Lin Yao's dormitory building lined up before dawn.

Lin Yao has no shortage of New Year goods, but in order to get through tomorrow, she had to line up for two days.

Today is the last day of work this year, and the slaughterhouse is also bustling today. Not only does the factory have to distribute New Year goods, but there are also two kinds of meat dishes today.

Braised pork and shredded pork with potatoes, two servings of meat on one meal ticket, everyone is very happy, with bright smiles on their faces.

Lin Yao's kitchen prepared enough food today, and there was still a lot of food left when they got off work. Chef Zheng directly asked the back kitchen to divide it.

So when it was time to get off work, even Lin Yao, a temporary worker, took two pieces of pork, a pack of snacks and three boxes of food back to the dormitory.

No wonder everyone wants to be a worker these days, the benefits are really great.

The New Year's Day was very lively, but Lin Yao felt the same as usual. She still didn't plan to go back to Geda Village, let alone go back to the city to celebrate the New Year with the Lin family.

She stayed alone in the dormitory, reading some books, saving some manuscripts, and reviewing the knowledge in the textbooks. Her life was very leisurely.

On the 29th of February, Lin Tong came to the county town to celebrate the New Year with Lin Yao. The two sisters had no plan to go back to City C for a reunion.

When Lin Tong came, she was still carrying large and small bags in her hands. There was meat from the New Year pig slaughter in the village, dried wild vegetables and mushrooms that Lin Tong exchanged with villagers, and two pheasants.

Lin Yao looked at the frozen hard meat and said to Lin Tong with a smile, "These two pieces of meat are so fat, how do you want to eat them?"

"Well... make oil." Lin Tong said with a smile, "This is Shuisheng's father who takes care of me and asked the butcher to secretly give it to me."

"Shuisheng's father? How long do you plan to change your mind?" The Qin family has already known about Lin Tong and Qin Shuisheng's affairs. These days, the Qin family has taken good care of Lin Tong. Whatever good food the family eats, Zhao Yuehong will secretly bring a portion for Lin Tong. Seeing Lin Tong like this, Lin Yao estimated that she would most likely get married in Geda Village, but she didn't know whether she would take the college entrance examination in the future.

"It's still early." Hearing Lin Yao's question, Lin Tong was a little shy, but she still told Lin Yao everything she had discussed with Qin Shuisheng, "Sister, I told you that Shuisheng's salary for the first two years must be handed over. So the two of us plan to get married in two years, and then we will separate. Shuisheng said that all the savings will be kept by me."

"Anyway, I will only be 19 years old in two years. I think this is fine, so I agreed." Lin Tong said.

"It depends on your choice." After seeing that she had made her own decision, Lin Yao would of course not say anything more. Since Lin Tong did not ask her in advance, Lin Yao naturally had no right to say anything more. So Lin Yao just skipped the topic and said, "Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, let's prepare some dishes in advance today."

"Okay." Lin Tong nodded, "Make some crispy pork, radish balls and so on."

"Just as I thought." Lin Yao continued with a smile, "I have already thawed some pork, just waiting for you to work together!"

While talking, Lin Yao had already stood up and walked to the basin at the door, picked up the pork and looked at it, "It's almost thawed, you can cut the meat."

Only when the two of them are busy can they feel like the Chinese New Year.

Even if there are only two people celebrating the Chinese New Year, Lin Yao does not intend to fool around with this year, and still has to prepare a table of dishes.

Today I plan to prepare the complicated dishes in advance, in the middle of winter, it won't go bad if I leave it there. And once Lin Tong left, Lin Yao could put the remaining dishes in the space. Anyway, the sign-in space was fresh, so it was not easy to make such a complicated dish, so she had to prepare more.

Lin Yao's forehead began to sweat as he was busy in front of the oil pan.

Finally, she finished the braised pork, steamed pork with rice flour, chicken soup, and fried food, and piled the table full.

The cook smelled the fumes too much, and he lost his appetite. Lin Yao, who was busy all afternoon, only soaked a bag of sesame paste in the end, and couldn't eat the rest.

"Sister! Your cooking skills are really getting better and better!" Lin Tong ate the food with big mouthfuls, her eyes were shining, and she hadn't eaten meat so happily for a long time.

"If you like it, eat more." Lin Yao smiled and ate her sesame paste. If it weren't for the fact that Lin Tong was sensible now and knew how to share, Lin Yao wouldn't let her come over to celebrate the New Year together.

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After dinner, Lin Tong took the dishes and chopsticks to the bathroom to wash them. And Lin Yao took out a clean four-piece set from the closet.

The bed in the dormitory was not too big or too small, and two girls could sleep together, but Lin Yao was not used to sleeping with two people, so after knowing that Lin Tong was coming to celebrate the New Year, Lin Yao had already packed up the things on the bed.

Now that she had nothing to do, she could just make the bed. After she made the bed, Lin Tong also washed the dishes and chopsticks and brought them back.

"Today is the 29th, let's go out and take a bath." Lin Yao took out two bath tickets from under the bed and said to Lin Tong.

"Oh oh." Lin Tong nodded repeatedly. They were both from the south, and there was no bathhouse in their place. After coming to P City, Lin Tong had only heard of the bathhouse, but had never been in it.

Lin Tong was very curious about things she had never seen before. "Sister, I heard that there are dozens of people bathing together in the bathhouse? Are they all naked?"

"Yeah, that's right." Lin Yao told Lin Tong about the situation in the bathhouse, "It's a big room inside, there is a water outlet every one or two meters, and everyone has a place to bathe."

"Is that true?" Lin Tong was a little shy, "Why not separate them?"

"To save costs?" Lin Yao guessed, "I don't know the details, anyway, that's it."

"Sister, why don't we bathe at home..." When they were about to reach the door of the bathhouse, Lin Tong held Lin Yao and said hesitantly.

"It's too cold now, and the dormitory is not warm. The water gets cold quickly. If I take a shower in the dormitory, I'm afraid I'll catch a cold the next day, and it won't be comfortable." When she first arrived, Xu Mengting dragged Lin Yao to the bathhouse to take a shower, but Lin Yao was not used to it. But there was no other way. For the sake of warmth and cleanliness, she had to come to the bathhouse.

At first, Lin Yao took less than 20 minutes to take a shower and wash her hair. Now that she's used to it, she has to take it slowly, and she has to stay in the bathhouse for 40 to 50 minutes every time.

She also likes to take a bath, rubbing her whole body with a bath towel until it's very red, and then pouring hot water on it, and she instantly feels that her pores are open.

"If you are not used to it, you can go back and wash." Lin Yao looked at Lin Tong and said, she did not like to persuade others, everyone has their own ideas, don't put your own wishes on others.

Lin Tong looked up at the sky, it was only six o'clock, and it was getting dark, "Forget it, I'll go with you. It's okay to try it..."

"Okay." Lin Yao nodded, and after signing the bath ticket at the door, he took Lin Tong into the bathhouse.

People who come here for the first time will have shy, awkward, and unaccustomed behaviors. Feeling that everyone's eyes are on her, Lin Tong's face blushed and couldn't go away.

She was just like Lin Yao's first time, and her movements were very fast. It took her ten minutes to get it done. Lin Yao just wiped her wet hair at this time.

"Sister, I'm done washing. I'll go out first. I'll wait for you at the door." After saying that, Lin Tong quickly moved outside without waiting for Lin Yao to reply.

Looking at Lin Tong's figure leaving, Lin Yao slightly sped up her movements.

After scrubbing the bath, the whole person was comfortable. Lying on the bed, closing my eyes for a while, I fell asleep and had a dreamless night.

On New Year's Eve, after Lin Yao woke up, she hugged the quilt and rubbed it. The weather was too cold, and the quilt sealed her, and she didn't want to move at all.

Lazily nestled in the quilt, and then signed in in her mind.

[Congratulations to the host for winning the New Year gift package and a red envelope. ]

[Huh? Why did 893 sign in two things today? ] Lin Yao asked curiously in his heart.

【893: The big gift package is what you got for signing in today, and the red envelope is the gift for the host's first Chinese New Year. According to the system data, you flower growers attach great importance to this festival today. 】

Hearing 893's words, Lin Yao was stunned for a moment. A warm current crossed her heart. In the helpless 1970s, there was still someone who cared about her... no, cared about her whole life.

【Thank you, 893. 】 Lin Yao said to it in her heart.

【893: You're welcome. I wish the host a happy new year. 】

【You too, I wish 893 a happy new year. 】

Lin Yao got up and prepared breakfast.

On the morning of the 30th, you have to eat glutinous rice balls, which means reunion. I hope they are safe and happy in the other world. Although they are in different worlds, it's okay as long as they are good.

"Sister, Happy New Year!" After eating glutinous rice balls, Lin Tong took out a box of vanishing cream and handed it to Lin Yao with a smile.

"Thank you." Lin Yao took the gift with a smile, then stood up and took out a hairpin from the cabinet. To be honest, Lin Yao did not prepare a New Year gift, and the two sisters had never given each other gifts before, but Lin Tong took the initiative to prepare it, and of course Lin Yao also took out a small thing as a gift, "Happy New Year."

"Wow! This hairpin is so beautiful!" Lin Tong excitedly took the hairpin and put it on her head.

The light blue hairpin stuck on the black hair is really beautiful.

Lin Yao and Xu Mengting bought these hairpins in a department store in the city some time ago. Lin Yao bought two, but the next day after she came back from the city, she signed for twenty. There are all kinds of styles, all of which are pretty.

"As long as you like it." Lin Yao put away the vanishing cream, and then said to Lin Tong, "Let's go out for a walk and buy two fish."

"Okay." Lin Tong agreed immediately, "I'll make braised fish and steamed fish when I come back. These two are my specialties."

"Okay, I'll be lazy at noon, you can cook the rest of the dishes." Lin Yao said.

"No problem!" Lin Tong replied directly.

Although she said so, after buying food, Lin Yao still helped on the side.

It was Chinese New Year, and everyone was willing to buy something good, so when they were cooking at noon, the whole building was filled with all kinds of aromas.

During the meal, Xiao Shitou brought a chicken wrapped in lotus leaves directly to her. "Sister, this is the beggar chicken made by my father himself, it's delicious, my mother said to give it to you to taste."

"Thank you, Shitou." Lin Yao took it with a smile, she was too lazy to be polite. These days, she has a good relationship with the Gao family, and the relationship between neighbors is quite comfortable. Besides, Uncle Gao's cooking skills are very good, and Lin Yao is also a little greedy.

Put the beggar chicken into a big plate, Lin Yao put a lot of dishes on the table on the Gao family's plate, "Shitou, these dishes are made by me and your sister Tongtong, you can also take some back to let your parents taste."

"Yeah, okay! Thank you sister Yaoyao and sister Tongtong." Little Shitou nodded excitedly. He likes to eat fried meatballs the most, but his mother thought that too much oil was used and didn't make fried food.

"Little glutton, go back and eat." Lin Yao saw that little Shitou was secretly swallowing his saliva.

"Hehehe, goodbye sister Yaoyao, goodbye sister Tongtong!" Little Shitou rushed home quickly with the bowl.

"Shitou is really sensible!" Lin Tong said with a smile.

"Well, among the children in this building, I like Shitou the most." Lin Yao closed the door and said softly after blocking the eyes from outside. Every time Shitou saw her, he would greet her with a smile, and when he saw her holding something from a long distance, he would run over to help. How could she not like such a child?

Although it was New Year's Eve dinner, Lin Yao and her friends didn't pay too much attention to it. They just put the dishes on the table and started eating at noon.

No wine, one bottle of drink per person.

Raise the drink bottle and clink glasses.

"I wish us peace and safety in the new year, and better and better life!"

After eating and drinking, the two took out a deck of cards to play the train, and the loser squatted.

1, 2, 3...99, 100...325! ! !

Today, the two of them were evenly matched, you won a round and I won a round. In the end, both of them squatted more than 300 times, and their legs were weak at the end.

"Huff, huh, huh!" Lin Tong panted heavily and lay on the bed without moving.

"Get up and press your legs, otherwise you won't be able to get up tomorrow." Although Lin Yao was also very tired, she still gritted her teeth and insisted on doing a few stretching movements.

"No, no, I really can't move." Lin Tong said with her eyes closed.

Lin Yao knew that she would only lie in bed for two days at most, and nothing else would happen. So she looked at Lin Tong speechlessly and stopped persuading her. People can't teach people, but things can teach people, just once.

The two exercised in the afternoon, so they both had a good appetite in the evening. Each of them ate a bowl of white rice and a lot of vegetables.

After dinner, the two exchanged ideas and experiences about writing, mainly Lin Yao talking and Lin Tong listening. After so long, among so many people in the Youth Academy, only Liu Lan and Lin Tong had their manuscripts successfully passed once, and the manuscripts of others were rejected.

According to Lin Tong, they also changed several newspapers to submit their manuscripts, but they were all unsuccessful. After submitting six or seven times, most of the educated youth gave up. They felt that it was a waste of time, energy and money.

There were only two people, and it felt unnecessary to stay up all night. So after chatting for a while, Lin Yao felt sleepy and went to bed directly.

The first day of the new year is the day for New Year's greetings, but Lin Yao and Lin Tong don't know many people here.

Lin Tong planned to visit Qin's family after returning to the village on the third day of the Lunar New Year, while Lin Yao planned to visit Mao's family in the afternoon. The two sisters had no chance to visit.

The two sisters dressed up and went out to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some gifts.

There were still many people at the supply and marketing cooperative on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The supply and marketing cooperative in the county town is quite large, but at this time, people are coming and going in the store, with smiles on their faces and large and small bags of things in their hands.

The counters selling snacks, meat, and candy are crowded with people. Lin Yao and her sister agreed to act separately, Lin Yao went to buy snacks and Lin Tong went to buy candy.

In the middle of winter, Lin Yao was sweating while buying gifts. Finally, when she bought the snacks and left the supply and marketing cooperative, the two sisters breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

In the afternoon, Lin Yao went out alone with the gifts, and soon arrived at the Mao family.

Dong Dong Dong!

Lin Yao knocked on the door, and then there was a knocking sound from inside the house. When the door opened, a cute little head popped out.

"Auntie Lin Yao is here!" Mao Wenli opened the door in surprise, and then threw herself into Lin Yao's arms. In the past few months, Lin Yao would take time to visit Jiang Hongmei at the Mao family every month, so she was familiar with the Mao family's younger children, Mao Wenli and Mao Wenyu.

Among the two children, Mao Wenli liked to stick to Lin Yao the most, and of course Lin Yao also liked Mao Wenli, who was cute and would act coquettishly towards her.

"Yes, I'll come to see if Xiaobao has grown taller~" Lin Yao smiled and squatted down to hug Mao Wenli, then skillfully picked up Mao Wenli and walked into the house.

"Of course I've grown taller!" Mao Wenli struggled to get down after just two steps, "Auntie, you must be tired, take a rest before you hold me again."

Then Mao Wenli stretched out her hand to help Lin Yao carry things. Lin Yao took out a bag of the lightest cakes from the basket and handed it to Mao Wenli, "Thank you for your help, Xiaobao."

"You're welcome, hehe~" Mao Wenli smiled.

At this time, Mao Wenyu also came over to help, and Lin Yao treated him equally. He also took out a bag of snacks and handed it to Mao Wenyu, asking him to help carry it.

Today is the first day of the new year, and all seven members of the Mao family are at home. Seeing Lin Yao coming, the Mao family members are very welcoming.

"Oh, Yao girl, you came just in time." Jiang Hongmei came out of the kitchen and said to Lin Yao with a smile, "I just fried the crispy meat. This is my specialty. Come and try it to see if it tastes good!"

"Why did you bring so many things? Didn't I tell you that you don't need to bring anything when you come to your aunt Jiang's place?" Jiang Hongmei said when she fed the crispy meat to Lin Yao and saw the gift in Lin Yao's hand.

"Oh, I must bring something when I come to pay New Year's greetings! Do you think I usually bring anything?" When Lin Yao came to the Mao family for dinner, she really didn't prepare any gifts. She would only bring candies and biscuits for the two children of the Mao family occasionally.

When she replied, Lin Yao took the crispy meat and took a bite.

The crispy meat just out of the pot is crispy and juicy. The meat inside is also marinated and tastes really good. Lin Yao couldn't help but give Jiang Hongmei a thumbs up. It really deserves to be Jiang Hongmei's specialty.

"Grandma, I want to eat crispy meat too!" Mao Wenyu stared at the crispy meat in Lin Yao's hand, and then swallowed his saliva.

"All are available, in the kitchen. Take your sister to get it." Jiang Hongmei smiled and replied.

"Hehehe~" Mao Wenyu heard it, and hurriedly stuffed the snack in his hand to his mother excitedly, and then ran over to pull Mao Wenli into the kitchen.

"Put a plate out for everyone to eat together." Jiang Hongmei shouted to the backs of Mao Wenyu and his two children.

"Okay!" A slurred reply came from the kitchen, and it seemed that the siblings had already started eating.

The six people in the yard all laughed when they heard Mao Wenyu's voice.

Lin Yao stayed at the Mao family for an afternoon, and got a message while chatting that Xu Mengting's family would come to eat in two days, and the two families would discuss the marriage of Mao Guoqiang's brother Xu Mengting together.

Lin Yao also had a dinner in the evening before leaving the Mao family. When I returned to the dormitory, Lin Tong was still writing furiously.

"Are you back? Have you eaten? I'll finish it soon." Lin Tong didn't stop writing, and the chapter in her hand was still a little bit before she finished it, and Lin Tong directly accelerated her movements.

"Well, I'm back. I've eaten, you can write your own, don't worry about me." Lin Yao replied.

"Okay." Lin Tong responded.

Lin Yao sat on the bed, took out a newspaper from under the pillow, and continued to read the part she had not finished in the morning.

Lin Yao read a book, Lin Tong wrote a book, the two sisters did their own things, and did not disturb each other, but the atmosphere in the room was very harmonious.

On the morning of the third day of the Chinese New Year, Lin Tong took the gifts she bought back to the village. Lin Yao was the only one left in the dormitory.

But Lin Yao was not sad, on the contrary, she felt very comfortable. She could sleep as long as she wanted, and when she was hungry, she would take out the hot meals from the space and eat them directly. After eating, she lay directly on the recliner where she signed in and read leisurely.

After being idle for several days, Lin Yao was almost late for work on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year.

"Yaoyao, I miss you so much!" Xu Mengting hugged Lin Yao excitedly.

"I miss you too." Lin Yao hugged Xu Mengting back.

"Yaoyao, I have good news for you." Xu Mengting said with a smile while looking at Lin Yao.

"What good news?" Lin Yao asked in cooperation.

"Hehe, the twelfth day of the first lunar month is the day I get married, which is Saturday." Xu Mengting blushed slightly and was a little shy. "Yaoyao, you are the first friend I told~"

"Wow, that's great!" Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, and felt that the speed was too fast. They just talked about it a few days ago, how could they get married so quickly! And how old is Xu Mengting? But she reacted immediately the next second and looked at Xu Mengting and said with a smile. Since both the Xu and Mao families have discussed it, she still won't say much. Congratulations will definitely not be wrong.

"Hehe." Xu Mengting hugged Lin Yao's arm, "You must follow me on Saturday."

"Okay, okay." Lin Yao responded, "Originally, Aunt Jiang asked me to go with her to pick up the bride, but it seems I can only postpone it."

"Hehehe ~ Yaoyao, you are the best ~" Xu Mengting happily hugged Lin Yao's arm and shook it.

"Hey, Yao..." Xu Mengting wanted to say something, but was interrupted by another voice.

"Stop chatting, hurry up and work!" Aunt Wu's voice suddenly sounded from the side, and the two were startled, and they didn't know when she came over.

"I was scared to death!" Xu Mengting patted her chest, "I know, I know."

When they were busy, the two of them not only chatted, but also had to work with their hands to chat casually.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Xu Mengting wore a green military uniform, a big red flower on her chest, and two braids. She sat on the back seat of Mao Guoqiang's bicycle, with a smile on her face all the way.

Looking at Xu Mengting's pretty figure, Lin Yao sincerely wished her all the best in the future.

After arriving at the Mao family, in the eyes of everyone's blessings, Xu Mengting and Mao Guoqiang became revolutionary partners, and Xu Mengting was a member of the Mao family in the future.

Today, the Mao family only set up three tables in the yard, all of which were close relatives and friends of their family. As a result, an accident almost happened because of this.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here!" Li Jing looked at the Li family members who suddenly came and felt a little embarrassed. She stood up and wanted to pull Li's father and mother into the room to talk.

As a result, her hand was directly thrown away by Li's mother, "Why can't we come? Mother-in-law, we are a family. If there is such a happy event, our Li family must come to celebrate!"

"That's right." Li Yang helped from the side, "Sister, please find a few seats for us to eat. We haven't had breakfast yet and we are starving!"

Hearing Li Yang say this, Li's mother felt sorry for her son's hunger. Ignoring the Mao family, she looked around with her little eyes, and saw that a table next to her was a little more open, so she hurried over and squeezed in, "Make way, make way, we are here to have a feast too."

Unfortunately, the place where Li's mother squeezed in was exactly the table where Lin Yao was. Fortunately, they did not squeeze Lin Yao's side, but the relatives of the Mao family opposite were unlucky.

Maybe because Lin Yao sat next to Mao Wenli, Li's mother had a little conscience and did not come.

Seeing the four members of the Li family sitting at the table without any hesitation, Jiang Hongmei was so angry that her heart ached.

Jiang Hongmei also knew the morals of the Li family over the years, and understood that it was not good to drive them away now, otherwise she was afraid that the Li family would make a fuss and ruin today's happy day.

So Jiang Hongmei could only swallow her anger and watch the four people from the Li family eat at the table. While eating, they complained that the meat and vegetables prepared by the Mao family were too few and not enough.

Out of sight, out of mind, Jiang Hongmei ignored the four people from the Li family. Instead, she came over to explain to Lin Yao and his table.

These days, every family has weird relatives. Everyone understood Jiang Hongmei's family and didn't say anything. But they must have felt a little unhappy in their hearts, so after dinner, the people at Lin Yao's table didn't stay long and found excuses to leave.

People from other tables left one after another. They were too embarrassed to stay any longer, so gradually everyone left, and Lin Yao also took the opportunity to slip away. In the end, only the Mao family and the Xu family were left in the yard.

Normally, after dinner, the afternoon time is for everyone to chat. As a result, it has become like this now. It feels like nothing has happened, but the good days are half ruined.

"Mother-in-law, we won't stay for dinner tonight." Mother Li looked at the remaining dishes on the three tables. Although the meat dishes were gone, the vegetarian dishes on the table today were all fried with soy sauce, and they smelled delicious.

So Li's mother shamelessly ordered Li Jing, "Li Jing, bring me two big basins, and fill them with some dishes for me and your father to eat at night."

"Eat, eat, eat! Do you want to eat your fists?!" Mao Guoqiang was furious, and Jiang Hongmei next to him pointed at the noses of the four members of the Li family and cursed, "A bunch of shameless things, who asked you to come? A few years ago, we said that our two families would never have anything to do with each other, how can you be so shameless? Today, your family ate so many dishes, give money! Otherwise, I will report you to the police and have you arrested!"

"Our two families are relatives, the police will not care about this." It was not the first time that Li's mother heard the words of reporting to the police, and she was not afraid of Jiang Hongmei's threats.

As for the words of giving money, Li's mother simply pretended not to hear it. But Li's mother also knew that she would not get any benefit. She looked at the dishes on the table with regret. She really couldn't eat any more. Otherwise, she would have wanted to fill her stomach. Then Li's mother patted her buttocks and took the three Li family members out of the house. "Mother-in-law, we will leave first today. We will come to chat with you next time."

From the time Li's father entered the door to the time he left, he didn't say a word. It was completely led by Li's mother. He looked very honest, but he turned out to be a shameless rogue.

"This is your Li family! Li Jing, listen to me clearly. Next time they come to the Mao family, I will drive them away with a broom! Then you will follow them!" Jiang Hongmei looked at the backs of the four Li family members and shouted loudly. She wanted them to hear it.

As a result, the four members of the Li family didn't care about what Jiang Hongmei said at all, and continued to walk out with brisk steps without even stopping.

Seeing their appearance, the Mao family was angry again.

Xu Mengting complained to Lin Yao about what happened next when she went to work on Monday.