And that night, at Lu Dashan's house.
In the grand red brick courtyard, the whole family took advantage of the day before it got dark to prepare the clothes they would need for tomorrow's wedding.
After working all day, Lu Dashan was actually completely exhausted. He just wanted to lie down on the bed immediately and have his wife bring him water for washing his feet.
But thinking that the entire production team and even people from the town might come to his house for a banquet tomorrow, it would be so embarrassing if he didn't decorate his house well.
So in order to be the center of attention in the entire team tomorrow, Lu Dashan gritted his teeth and held his breath, and continued to work.
However, he was able to persevere, but his younger son Lu Jinbao did not have that stamina.
Seeing that most of the yard still needed to be swept, Lu Jinbao started yelling impatiently.
"What's there to sweep about this broken floor? We're going to set up the table for the banquet tomorrow anyway, so who can see what's under the table? I won't sweep it!"
Having said that, Lu Jinbao threw the broom to the ground, turned around and walked towards his room.
"Stop right there. Look at what you're becoming every day. You can't study well, and you can't do your job well. You're almost twenty years old. I wonder what you're going to do in the future!"
Lu Dashan was already tired from work, and now seeing his only son being so disobedient, he became even more angry and could not help but start to teach Lu Jinbao a lesson again.
Lu Jinbao is his youngest son, who is nineteen years old and still in high school. However, due to policy reasons in recent years, the college entrance examination has been abolished, so for most people, high school is just a place to spend their days and get an academic degree.
If you have at least a high school diploma, it will be easier to find a job in the city.
And it was because of this relationship that Lu Dashan forced Lu Jinbao to study until the third year of high school. Unfortunately, this brat not only failed to appreciate his good intentions, but also caused trouble everywhere in the school!
If he didn't have a son-in-law who was a worker in town to help take care of everything, I'm afraid this brat would have been expelled from school!
When he thought of this, Lu Dashan became even angrier.
"Tomorrow is the auspicious day for your eldest sister to get married. Your eldest brother-in-law has helped you so much, why don't you do more work to help out? Are you worthy of your eldest brother-in-law?"
Hearing this, Lu Jinbao snorted indifferently.
"It's not me who's getting married, it's none of my business."
"you!"
This made Lu Dashan so angry that he picked up his shoes and was about to hit Lu Jinbao. Fortunately, his wife Jiang Guihua ran over and stopped him.
"Oh, why are you so angry with your son? He is still young, can't we talk about it calmly? Why do you have to beat and scold him? I do, even if you don't feel sorry for him!"
Jiang Guihua grabbed the shoes from Lu Dashan's hand and threw them on the ground with a bang, which made Lu Dashan very angry.
"Just spoil him. One day, this kid will become lawless and too lazy to even sweep the floor. If he becomes a waste in the future, I wonder who you will cry to!"
Jiang Guihua was unmoved. Her youngest son Lu Jinbao was the baby she had given birth to at great pains. If she didn't love him, who else would she love
Besides, he is not the only young man in the family who can work. Isn’t there also Lu Chen
Thinking of this, Jiang Guihua couldn't help but glared at Lu Dashan: "My son's hands are for holding a pen to write, why is he sweeping the floor! Can't we just ask Lu Chen to help with such a small matter?"
After saying that, she ignored Lu Dashan's hesitant expression and walked straight towards the small door on the left side of the courtyard wall.
The small door that appeared on the flat courtyard wall looked particularly abrupt. More than one person was curious about why Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua would deliberately open a small door on the courtyard wall, and this small door led to the old house of their Lu family's ancestors.
In response to this, Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua explained that they were reluctant to leave the old house. Although the house was a bit old, it was still a thought. It would be so convenient to open a small door to connect the two sides.
When others heard what they said, they just thought that they were loyal and affectionate, but in fact only Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua knew that the reason they opened such a door in the wall was just to make it easier for them to use Lu Chen.
Otherwise, if this small door was not opened, Lu Chen would have to go in and out through the main gate outside the yard, and many people would see him.
After all, if other people knew that they had been calling their nephew Lu Chen home to help and order them around, their spines would probably be broken.
After Jiang Guihua opened the small door, she walked straight towards the old house next door.
The old house also has a small courtyard, but unlike the high red brick courtyard wall of her own house, the courtyard wall of the old courtyard is an old earth wall. Although it is old, it can at least block a lot of sight. What's more, it is getting dark at this moment, and everyone goes back to their homes to eat and sleep. No one will stare at other people's yards anymore, so Jiang Guihua acts even more unscrupulously.
Walking quickly into the yard, Jiang Guihua immediately saw Lu Chen cooking dinner in the shed in the corner. Seeing that he had already cooked, Jiang Guihua was immediately delighted. It seemed that she could save another bowl of rice!
But while thinking this in her heart, she said regretfully: "Oh, Lu Chen, you prepared the meal so quickly. I was thinking of asking you to come over to help prepare some food and then have dinner at our house."
Hearing this, Lu Chen shifted his gaze away from the stove and just looked at Jiang Guihua in silence.
That look seemed as if he was patiently waiting for her next words, and also as if he was silently watching her rehearse secretly, which made Jiang Guihua very uncomfortable.
"Hey, your eldest sister is getting married tomorrow, and we are too busy to come, so we wanted to ask you to come over and help. I was thinking that if you haven't eaten yet, you can just eat at our place after you are done, but I didn't expect you to have already cooked the meal."
Jiang Guihua laughed, knowing that Lu Chen would not refuse, so she arranged it directly: "I think it will take a while for your meal to be ready, why don't you go over and help first, and your meal will be almost ready by the time you are done."
Lu Chen didn't say anything, but after a moment of silence, he finally put down what he was holding, stood up and walked towards Jiang Guihua.
Jiang Guihua breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and walked back contentedly, and Lu Chen followed closely behind.
As soon as Lu Chen arrived at his yard, Jiang Guihua picked up the broom on the ground and handed it to him, saying, "Lu Chen, clean the yard first, then go and clean the main room and your brother's room. Oh, by the way, help your brother fix the window in his room. He always says that his window creaks and it makes him unable to sleep well."
Jiang Guihua gave a lot of instructions in a hurry, then left.
When Lu Dashan heard the sound, he quickly walked out of the main room.
Seeing Lu Chen standing alone in the yard with a broom in his hand, Lu Dashan had no choice but to walk out, gave Lu Chen an embarrassed smile, and made amends.
"Your aunt is really something. She couldn't come to call you even if she was too busy. You've been working outside all day, you must be tired."
First, he blamed Jiang Guihua for being ignorant, and then Lu Dashan changed the subject and talked about his own difficulties.
"Hey, your eldest sister's wedding was announced so suddenly, and I have to go to work every day, so I really don't have much time to deal with these things, so I have to trouble you to help. By the way, we are going to take a day off tomorrow, Lu Chen, you might as well take a day off and come to help. Anyway, you are efficient at work, so it won't make any difference if you delay for a day."
Lu Chen seemed not to hear anything. No matter what Lu Dashan said, he remained indifferent and just lowered his head and swept the floor.
When Lu Dashan saw that his reaction was no different from before, he finally felt relieved.
Perhaps because he had free labor to help him with his work, Lu Dashan was in a good mood, so he couldn't control his mouth and accidentally brought up a topic that he shouldn't talk about.
"Now that your elder sister is married, you are about 21 or 22 years old, it's time to think about your personal problems. After your elder sister's affairs are taken care of, your uncle will definitely make arrangements for you and try to pick a good wife for you, so that your parents in heaven can rest in peace!"
Lu Chen, who had not reacted before, finally stopped what he was doing when he heard the three words "your parents".
He raised his head, looked straight at Lu Dashan, and then spoke in a deep voice.
"Give me my parents' things when the time comes."
Lu Dashan's eyebrows jumped, and he couldn't help but curse himself in his heart, asking him to be too talkative. Why did he have to mention that couple when there were so many people to mention!
"Ha, ha, don't worry. I certainly won't embezzle the things your parents left for you. But you can see that we are busy with farming and your eldest sister is getting married recently. Your aunt and I don't have the extra time to look for those things."
"But don't worry, when I'm done with this busy period, I will definitely look for it with your aunt. Even if we have to turn our house upside down, we will definitely find your parents' things!"
Lu Dashan had a serious face and made another promise to Lu Chen.
I don't know how many times this scene has happened.
Lu Chen stared at him deeply, and his eyes seemed to have seen through Lu Dashan's expression and his guilty conscience, which made Lu Dashan very uneasy.
But fortunately, the next second, Lu Chen withdrew his gaze and continued sweeping the floor.
Lu Dashan heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but he no longer dared to stay with Lu Chen. He just made up an excuse that he was going to the main room to move some things, and quickly slipped into the house.
Inside the house, Jiang Guihua was stunned when she saw Lu Dashan's panicked expression as if a ghost was chasing him.
"What's wrong, are you on fire?"
When Lu Dashan saw her come out, he immediately pulled her into the inner room, then lowered his voice and told her what had just happened.
"What do you think we should do? That kid Lu Chen is asking about this again!"
Jiang Guihua felt a little depressed after hearing this, but she quickly calmed down.
Thinking about how they had been able to find excuses to trick Lu Chen several times before, there would definitely be no problem this time.
Others might not know, but as someone who has watched Lu Chen grow up, she knows it very well. Although that boy looks scary, he is actually the person with the least temper.
Especially to his family members, he would never say no, let alone get angry with them.
Therefore, even if he really realized later and knew that they were trying to fool him, it would be impossible for him to really do anything.
After figuring this out, Jiang Guihua rolled her eyes at Lu Dashan and scolded him, "Look at you, can you be a little more capable? You are his uncle and the only elder he has now. Even if he knows that you cheated him, what can he do? Can he beat you up and ask you to return his parents' things?"
Besides, even if they wanted to pay it back, they couldn’t.
After all, the inheritance and pension left to Lu Chen by his parents had almost been spent by them, and now the only thing left was this house and the various furniture in it.
However, these things were allowed to be used by them when the old woman was around, so it couldn't be said that they took them without asking.
If Lu Chen wants to blame someone, he can just blame the old woman who has already been buried. Anyway, she will never agree to return the money and things!
"Besides, he only heard one thing from the old woman when she was dying. He knows that his parents left him something, but he doesn't know what it is. We can't just stuff something in his pocket when he really makes a fuss. He won't know whether it's true or not anyway."
Jiang Guihua thought this matter was very simple.
After hearing what she said, Lu Dashan suddenly felt that the matter was not serious. It seemed that he had just been making a fuss out of nothing.
But when we were in the yard, the boy's eyes were really scary.
Lu Dashan recalled the look Lu Chen had given him just now and shuddered unconsciously.
No wonder his parents died when he was born. Maybe it has something to do with his fate.
After this busy period is over, it would be better for them to have less contact with him!
…
The next day, Meng Yinyin got up early.
When she got up and changed her clothes, she was a little confused for a while.
On the left is a shirt and trousers specially worn to work, while on the right is a goose yellow waist dress. The upper body is solid color, but a camellia is embroidered on the hem.
The red petals with green branches blooming on the hem of the skirt add a bit of brightness to this seemingly plain dress.
She was going to a banquet today, but the banquet didn't start until noon, so she had to report to the bamboo forest in the morning.
Meng Yinyin hesitated for a long time, and finally chose the dress resolutely.
It doesn't matter what job you do. She has to go to choose a partner today. It's unacceptable for her to go to the bamboo forest and get dirty and smelly.
So she decided to ask the team leader for a day off and not go to work today!
She had worked for half a month without taking a single day off, so if she asked for leave today, the team leader should not refuse.
Thinking of this, Meng Yinyin no longer had any worries. She turned around, put on a pretty little skirt, and walked out of the dormitory happily.
Almost the moment she stepped out of the girls' dormitory, she easily attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing those male educated youth, and even other female educated youth, all staring at Meng Yinyin, Lin Xiaoxia on the side was so angry that her mouth was almost crooked!
She knew that Meng Yinyin was simply a vixen!
Otherwise, look at who would be like her, dressing up so fancy to go to work. Is she going to work? She is just going there to hook up with men!
Lin Xiaoxia wanted to shake Song Yue's shoulders so that he could see Meng Yinyin's true face, but the moment she turned around, she saw Song Yue's eyes fixed on Meng Yinyin, and he didn't even dare to blink.
Seeing this scene, her eyes turned red with anger again, and then she turned and left with gritted teeth.
Yu Xiaoyu quickly came to her senses and came to Meng Yinyin's side, blocking part of her sight, and then asked in confusion: "Yinyin, why are you wearing this today?"
Meng Yinyin didn't take it seriously, instead she asked her with a smile: "How about it, does this skirt look good on me?"
"It looks good, but it's not convenient to work in this outfit, right?" Yu Xiaoyu said hesitantly.
Hearing this, Meng Yinyin blinked innocently.
'But I'm not going to work today.'
"Ah?" Yu Xiaoyu was confused.
Then he heard Meng Yinyin express her plan.
"I was too tired from working recently, and I didn't have a day off, so I want to have a good rest today. I plan to ask the captain for leave soon."
Yu Xiaoyu's expression suddenly became a little strange when she heard this, and she really wanted to say how hard it was for her to earn two or three work points every day.
But in order to maintain friendship, she didn't tell the truth.
Meng Yinyin didn't care. After having a simple breakfast, she left in a good mood.
She had to ask for leave from the captain before the main force gathered. Otherwise, if she asked for leave after the meeting and was seen by so many people, it would be so embarrassing.
After all, her identity now is no longer a "useless female educated youth", but a beautiful, generous and elegant young woman waiting to be married!
Soon, Meng Yinyin arrived at the captain's house, and the captain was just about to go out.
When the captain saw Meng Yinyin appearing at the door of his house in a little skirt and dressed beautifully, he frowned.
Just when I was about to ask Meng Yinyin how she could work dressed like that, I heard Meng Yinyin speak first.
"Captain, I want to take a day off!"
Ask for leave
The captain's expression became serious and he asked, "What happened?"
Meng Yinyin frowned and said nonsense in a serious tone, "I worked too hard yesterday. I feel uncomfortable all over and weak all over. So I want to take a day off and save my energy for tomorrow's hard work."
Captain: “…”
If he hadn't seen how brisk her steps were when she came over, he would have almost believed it.
However, thinking about the fact that Lu Chen had come to him to ask for leave, the captain hesitated for a moment but did not refuse.
Waving his hand, he said, "Alright, alright, since you studied hard yesterday morning, I'll let you take a day off. Lu Chen happens to be busy with you today, otherwise I haven't figured out what to arrange for you to do today."
"Lu Chen? Why did he also take leave?" Meng Yinyin looked at the captain in surprise.
The reason why Lu Chen asked for leave was no secret, so the captain did not hide it and just said that Lu Chen had to help his eldest cousin plan the wedding, so he asked for leave.
Meng Yinyin suddenly realized something, and then she didn't know what she was thinking of. Her eyes rolled around and she immediately said with a smile: "Reporting the wedding must be very busy. It happens that I have nothing to do in the morning. I'll go see if I can help!"
After saying that, Meng Yinyin turned and left, trotting towards the Lu family where the wedding was going to be held today.
The captain behind her was silent as he watched her running away like a light bird.
Where is the feeling of general fatigue
Meng Yinyin turned around and forgot about the captain. Her mind was now full of thoughts about going to the Lu family. If she went there earlier, she might be able to occupy a good position and then she would be able to see the whole place!
Although she had never been to the Lu family, she quickly found her destination.
There was no other reason. It was just as Yu Xiaoyu had said. As the only family in the village with a red brick house with high walls, the Lu family was extremely easy to find.