In June, Xiaotao got married, and in August, Xiaolian got married.
Next comes Zhengjun and the little donkey.
Of course, these two are not the most urgent. The most urgent one now should be Deng Xingming.
While feeding the chickens, Qian Shulan asked Deng Xingming about his next plans.
It has been five months since Chen Xuanxuan’s incident, and Qian Shulan is really worried that he will continue to be depressed.
Deng Xingming smiled bitterly, "Mom, who would be willing to marry me with my current conditions?"
Qian Shulan waved her hand, "Don't worry about marriage. I treat everyone equally. I've helped your brothers get married, so I'll naturally marry you too. Just tell me what kind of woman you like."
Deng Xingming shook his head. He couldn't even tell what kind he liked.
Seeing that he was silent, Qian Shulan said, "Then you take your time to think about it. You must think carefully about your marriage partner."
Deng Xingming nodded.
After Qian Shulan left, Deng Xingming felt very sad and stayed there, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Can you lend me your shovel?" a female voice came, and Deng Xingming turned around subconsciously.
I saw Lu Chenglin pulling a flatbed cart with two large rattan baskets on it.
Without giving it any more thought, he immediately walked forward, took down the wicker basket, bent down and started shoveling fertilizer.
Lu Chenglin quickly stepped forward and snatched his shovel, "Let me do it. If others see us, it will definitely implicate you."
Deng Xingming looked around and whispered, "Don't worry, no one saw it."
Lu Chenglin looked at him stubbornly and whispered, "It's always better to be careful."
Deng Xingming looked at her frail body, thought for a moment and then took it away. "You keep an eye on the people, I'll help you."
Lu Chenglin looked at him in surprise. She had heard from other members that this man was Aunt Qian's son. Knowing that he was helping her out of kindness, she suddenly felt warm in her heart.
She had never dared to think that someone would be willing to help her. She had heard too many tragedies in the labor camp and had seen many young women tortured by those evil people. If it weren't for the hatred that supported her, she would have wanted to die immediately.
After Deng Xingming finished loading the fertilizer, Lu Chenglin put aside his thoughts and hurried to lift it with him. This rattan basket weighed more than ten pounds when it was empty. When it was filled with fertilizer, it weighed at least two or three hundred pounds.
Neither of them had done heavy work before, and they had to use all their strength to move the basket onto the flatbed truck.
Lu Chenglin lowered his head and said to him, "Thank you!"
Deng Xingming looked at her rough and thin hands, and felt a sense of pity in his heart. He put his hands in his pockets, glanced around, and quickly took out an egg and stuffed it into her pocket, "Eat it while it's hot."
This egg was brought to Deng Xingming by Qian Shulan.
Although Qian Shulan would not call him back for dinner, she would bring him an egg almost every day.
Lu Chenglin subconsciously reached into her pocket and realized it was an egg. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "You?"
Deng Xingming smiled at her and urged her, "Eat quickly."
It had been a month since Lu Chenglin had eaten eggs. Although Qian Shulan would occasionally help the Lu family, she always gave them coarse grains and old clothes, and never gave them fragile things like eggs.
Occasionally, I would cook a few hard-boiled eggs and give them to them as a nourishment for their bodies while they were working.
Lu Chenglin held the egg in her hand, her eyes instantly reddened, she looked up at him, "Why are you so nice to me?"
Deng Xingming was stunned by her question. Yes, why should he be so nice to her
He scratched his head and thought for a long time, "Maybe I sympathize with you. I used to be as confused as you."
Lu Chenglin was stunned, hesitant? The story about his wife was well known in Wangjia Village. There were no entertainment activities in those days, and everyone liked to gossip about other people while working. Especially there was Sun Daqin in the chicken farm. She had no control over her mouth, and she would say anything.
Qian Shulan had thought about changing her bad habits. She strongly forbade her to spread the news, but it didn't work out that way. Sun Daqin almost got herself sick from keeping this secret. In the middle of summer, she had a fever of 39.7 degrees.
She had a secret in her heart, so she couldn't sleep. Even a strong man couldn't stand it, let alone her. So she made herself sick.
When Qian Shulan asked about the cause of her illness, she found out that it was because she didn't spread gossip. She was so angry that she almost beat Sun Daqin up, but looking at her sallow face, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
So Qian Shulan could only take a step back and let her go. But she also made up her mind that she would never let Sun Daqin know if anything happened in the future.
Deng Xingming sighed heavily, "My mother refused to recognize me before. I always reflected on what I did wrong to make her refuse to recognize me. I felt very confused."
Lu Chenglin thought for a moment, "Maybe she has her own reasons?" Maybe some people don't love their children, but Aunt Qian is not that kind of person. Seeing how much effort she puts into educating her children, you can tell that she is a very good mother.
Deng Xingming nodded and said, "She has her own reasons!" Because the wife he chose was too vicious.
He paused and comforted her, "Don't worry, everything will be fine. You won't be a bad guy all your life."
Lu Chenglin stared at him blankly, her eyes unconsciously becoming moist. She blinked, and the tears unconsciously blinked away.
Although she was a little dark and her skin was a little rough, her facial features were very pretty, especially her eyes, which were as black as ink. At this moment, tears appeared in her eyes, just like a piece of fine obsidian stained with dew.
Deng Xingming felt his heart beating like a drum. He suddenly realized that he liked her. This realization made his face turn red from top to bottom, even his ears.
Lu Chenglin said softly, "Thank you!"
Deng Xingming didn't dare to look at her at all. He lowered his head and said, "It's okay!"
As he said this, he immediately bent down, picked up the shovel and continued to shovel fertilizer.
When Lu Chenglin saw him start working, he immediately put the reins on his shoulders and slowly walked away pulling the cart.
Deng Xingming looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he immediately chased after her and helped her push the car.
Lu Chenglin didn't look back and whispered, "Thank you!"
Deng Xingming didn't let go of his hand until they had gone down the slope of the canal.
The next day, when Qian Shulan saw Deng Xingming again, she found that his right and wrong value had risen to seven points.
What happened? It increased by four points overnight.
She quickly knocked on the system.
"Is there something wrong with your system's score counter?"
System: “Absolutely not.”
Qian Shulan continued to ask, "Why did his salary increase so much?"
System: "He used to have a score of seven, but because of the riot in Shanghai, he was busy escaping and did not help others. That riot happened a year ago."
Qian Shulan was somewhat speechless, "Does this count?"
System: “Of course!”
Qian Shulan recalled carefully that she had never saved anyone when a fight broke out in Liuguan County. Could it be that her sense of right and wrong was not even 10
The system said faintly, "You are no longer perfect."
Qian Shulan sighed. In this day and age, it is harder than climbing to the sky to always maintain a perfect score.
However, Qian Shulan could be described as overjoyed that Deng Xingming's salary could rise so quickly.
Well, his career value has always been 10, mainly because he started working right after graduating from high school.
His filial piety value also increased to 7 points. As long as she works harder, she should be able to reach 10 points.
Qian Shulan looked at Deng Xingming with a smile on her face, "Have you decided what kind of wife you want to find?"
Deng Xingming lowered his head and said nothing for a long time. His brows were knitted tightly together, as if he was trying to solve some unsolved problem.
Qian Shulan thought he was distracted and pushed his body, "What's wrong?"
Deng Xingming thought it over and over again before saying, "Mom, I want to marry Lu Chenglin. But I don't know what she thinks."
This sentence almost scared Qian Shulan to death. Lu Chenglin? How did the two of them get mixed up
It's not that she doesn't think highly of the two of them, but given the current gap between them, they simply can't be together.
Lu Chenglin was a bad element, belonging to the five black categories. Deng Xingming was a red five category. Although his adoptive father was killed by the rebels, he and Deng Yunping were not implicated and still belonged to the five red categories. The ladder of class was impossible to cross in this era.
"So you want to wait for her?"
He has to wait for eight years. Does he have that much perseverance
Deng Xingming thought for a moment and said, "I want to marry her. In secret."
This? It's not impossible. In rural areas, it's rare to get a marriage certificate.
Qian Shulan hesitated, "But if someone finds out, you will be criticized."
Deng Xingming pondered for a long time, "I know. Mom, if something happens to me, you can draw a clear line between me and me, and I will definitely not let you get involved."
Qian Shulan was in a state of confusion, and couldn't make sense of it at all. "This is too big a matter. Let me think about it."
To be honest, if ten years had passed, Deng Xingming would definitely not be worthy of Lu Chenglin. But now it is just the opposite.
Qian Shulan thought about it and suggested, "Why don't you wait until she regains her identity before being with her? This way it will be safer."
Deng Xingming sighed, "Who knows when she can recover. And I want her to feel at ease and accept my help."
Deng Xingming didn't know what was wrong with him. As soon as he saw Lu Chenglin, he unconsciously wanted to help her.
Qian Shulan was a little dazed, wondering if Deng Xingming had been taught too much by her and Deng Yunping.
Even though it was so dangerous, he wanted to be with Lu Chenglin. In fact, although they were married secretly, it was only a platonic marriage and they could not live together. Besides their parents, no one else knew about it.
But he insisted on getting married, in fact, more because he didn't want Lu Chenglin to have any mental burden.
Qian Shulan walked along the canal and unknowingly arrived at the chicken farm. She went straight to the place where earthworms were raised and watched Lu Chenglin watering the chickens.
She walked over and looked at the number on Lu Chenglin's forehead. This person must be harboring hatred, so his right and wrong value was only 4 points.
She had heard Yuan Huaibao mention what happened to Lu Chenglin, that her husband had unilaterally filed for divorce from her and also reported her.
This was a very common thing in this era, and it was understandable that Lu Chenglin felt resentful. But if Lu Chenglin killed someone, wouldn't she fail to complete her mission
This is really a problem for her.
"Director Qian, do you have something to talk to me about?" Lu Chenglin, who had been working, felt that someone was staring at her. She looked up and found that it was Qian Shulan.
Qian Shulan nodded and pointed outside, "Come with me, I have something to talk to you about."
Lu Chenglin followed immediately.
Qian Shulan stated Deng Xingming's intention directly, "My youngest son wants to marry you, and asked me to come and ask your opinion."
Boom! Lu Chenglin felt as if a bolt of thunder had struck her head, almost knocking her off her feet. She didn’t come back to her senses for a long time, “But my current identity doesn’t allow that.”
Qian Shulan knew this, of course, and she directly told Deng Xingming what he meant, "You can get married in secret first. Once your identities are made public, you can announce it later."
Lu Chenglin was a little overwhelmed, her mind was in a mess, "I don't know."
Qian Shulan gave her an idea, "You can discuss it with your father first. I'm just asking for him. I have absolutely no intention of repaying you. You don't have to worry about my thoughts. I'm helping your father because I admire him."
Lu Chenglin naturally knew that her father was a hero and had been received by Chairman M. Many people admired him.
"Aunt, I know."
Seeing that Lu Chenglin didn't think much about it, Qian Shulan felt relieved. But she was also wondering whether she should inquire about the situation of Lu Chenglin's husband.
If that person had met with misfortune in the past ten years, perhaps Lu Chenglin would not hate him so much.
Within two days, Lu Chenglin gave her a reply, "Aunt, I cannot agree to this."
Qian Shulan didn't know what her mentality was.
She asked tentatively, "Don't you like him?"
Lu Chenglin said with a bitter face, "Aunt, I don't want to implicate him. If my current identity was not a problem, I would definitely not refuse him, but I can't do that now. I can't harm someone just because of my own selfishness."
Qian Shulan suddenly felt that although this girl had hatred in her heart, she would not kill anyone. Maybe she just wanted to take revenge on the other person. She was still kind-hearted, otherwise she would not have rejected Deng Xingming.
Seeing that she kept her head down and didn't speak, Lu Chenglin guessed that she might not be able to refuse Deng Xingming's request, so she took the initiative to say, "Auntie, don't worry, I will explain it to him clearly."
Qian Shulan thought about it and decided that it was better for both parties to talk about emotional matters face to face, so she could now retire from her job as a messenger.
When she saw Deng Xingming again, she found that he did not seem very sad. He was very calm, and exuded a kind of tranquility from the inside out.
Qian Shulan was a little puzzled as to what Lu Chenglin had said to him that made him seem like a completely different person.
Deng Xingming used to be a gentleman with a bookish air. He was a bit self-righteous, naive, gullible, and a bit stupid.
But this time he actually wanted to risk his life to marry Lu Chenglin, which really surprised Qian Shulan.
She was already surprised enough, but she didn't expect that he could change again, into a completely silent person.
This should be the easiest person to reform besides Wang Shouli, right? Because he listens to others and is quick to act. All his shortcomings can be erased by himself.
The author has something to say: Today is Chinese Valentine’s Day, and I wanted to write something sweet, but I found that I couldn’t get the two of them to be together in the end.
Uh huh, my bad. In order to celebrate this festival, I bought myself a 200-gram silver ingot. Happy Chinese Valentine's Day, everyone!