Grandpa Lin knew that the old woman was deliberately scolding him, but he didn't care. He smiled and said, "Even if it's not for me, can they still rob me of it?"
These words... Grandma Lin just wanted to say that the old man was shameless. Isn't this a threat to his son? "How do we divide this thing? Didn't Qingqing tell us?"
Grandpa Lin picked up the rain boots and tried them on, saying, "You decide. Hey, here's a letter." In fact, if it was before, Grandpa Lin wouldn't care about a pair of rain boots. But later, the country was in turmoil, and the Lin family returned to their ancestral home to take refuge. At that time, they didn't even bring gifts, but only sold some of their property and brought back money. At that time, it was not easy for people to live well. Later, they didn't show how rich they were in the countryside, which is called not showing off your money.
"A letter? It must have been written lightly. Take a look quickly." Grandma Lin urged.
"Don't worry." Grandpa Lin picked up the letter, "This letter is quite thick."
Grandma Lin: "It's been two months. Qingqing must have a lot to say to us, so the letter must be very long."
Grandpa Lin was speechless after being scolded by the old woman. He honestly opened the letter and pulled out two photos. Grandma Lin took them quickly: "Oh, they are photos of Qingqing. One is a family photo, and the other is a photo of her alone. You see, Qingqing seems to have lost weight. Although she has lost weight, she is in good spirits."
In the family photo, Lin Qingqing and Lu Cheng were both sitting, with Lu Haici sitting on Lin Qingqing's lap. The mother and son were laughing happily. Although the man next to them was not smiling, the tenderness in his eyes could be seen by anyone who looked at the photo.
When Grandma Lin saw the photo, her eyes were red: "Good, good." Looking at the intimacy between her granddaughter and Lu Haici in the photo, she knew that her granddaughter was doing well. One's eyes can't lie to others whether one is doing well or not. Seeing her granddaughter doing well, Grandma Lin was also happy. It further confirmed that her original insistence was right. It was worth it to exchange an old mountain ginseng for her granddaughter's happiness. Moreover, in this era, the gift money for a girl's family was at most a few dozen yuan, but Lu Cheng gave a gift money of 800 yuan, which was also the money for the old mountain ginseng.
So, their family didn't lose out. Their granddaughter was happy, and they got the money for the old mountain ginseng. The only thing Grandma Lin was worried about was that her granddaughter had been spoiled since she was a child, and she was afraid that she wouldn't get along with the kid. Now, from the photos, it can be seen that they get along very well, so she doesn't worry about anything.
Looking at the solo photo of her granddaughter again: "This child is so naughty, what is this action?" Looking at the gestures made by her granddaughter, Grandma Lin couldn't understand.
"Mom, stop looking at your daughter's photo and look at what she wrote in the letter?" Lin's mother urged. She was also jealous of all the goodies in the package.
Grandma Lin: "Don't rush me, old man, just read the letter."
Grandpa Lin opened the letter, and found a five-dollar bill in it. Even Grandpa Lin was moved, and he gave the money to Grandma Lin. When he saw the words in the letter, he was slightly stunned: "This girl's handwriting is really good... It turns out that she is learning from Lu Cheng."
Lin Qingqing couldn't write the same words as the original owner, so she explained some things at the beginning of the letter.
Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, and all my relatives, reading this letter is like seeing me.
I am living well in the family compound. I am now studying high school knowledge with Lu Cheng and plan to take the high school graduation exam and get my high school certificate. Do you think my handwriting is much better
After seeing this line of words, could Grandpa Lin still doubt that his granddaughter's handwriting had changed
Grandma Lin looked around and said, "It's indeed better. The previous handwriting was like a caterpillar." When she said this, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
The Lin family all knew how to read. Although the three sons did not have a good education because the country was in chaos, Grandpa Lin did teach them one word at a time. So the three sons of the Lin family were at the level of elementary school graduates. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was already good to have the level of elementary school graduates.
Of course, the three daughters-in-law were not as good as them because they had never been educated. In that era, many girls had never been educated, and the Lin family did not specifically choose daughters-in-law who had been educated, but rather chose people with good character.
"Dad, Mom, what did our daughter say in the letter?" Lin Lao Er asked curiously.
Grandpa Lin had finished reading the letter. He said, "Qingqing said several things. The first thing is that she is studying with Lu Cheng in the army and plans to get her high school diploma."
"She is my granddaughter, she works hard." Grandma Lin didn't dare to say she was smart or had good grades, because she knew that her granddaughter didn't do well in grades and wasn't smart. She was able to go to junior high school because of the old man's face. But it doesn't matter, the grandson-in-law is a college student. This idiot will always change his mind if he follows a smart person. Isn't he changing now? "Look at you one by one. Your eldest sister works so hard and doesn't forget to study even after getting married. You should also study hard, understand?"
The boys did not dare to question their grandmother's words, and they all responded one by one: "Got it."
Among the six grandchildren of the Lin family, Lin Yiyang graduated from junior high school. As the eldest grandson, Grandpa Lin never failed to teach him. After graduating from junior high school, Lin Yiyang failed to get into high school, so he became a scorekeeper in the brigade. While keeping score, he followed his grandfather to learn medical skills. In the future, he will become Grandpa Lin's successor. As for the three sons, Grandpa Lin did not intend to teach them, but he could not teach them because they did not have the talent.
The second child is Lin Yiyang’s younger brother, Lin Aojun, who is 15 years old this year. He will be in the third grade of junior high school in the second half of the year and will take the high school entrance examination next year.
The third child is the eldest son of the uncle, Lin Shanbin, who is 14 years old this year and will be in the third year of junior high school in the second half of the year. Originally, Lin Aojun could have started school a year earlier, but in order to wait for his younger brother to join him, the two brothers could keep each other company.
The fourth and fifth place are the second and third sons of the uncle's family, twins, 12 years old this year, named Lin Shi and Lin Wu respectively. They are in the fourth grade this year. The sixth place is Lin Qingqing's younger brother, who is 11 years old this year and in the third grade of elementary school.
Grandma Lin said again: "Old man, please continue."
Grandpa Lin continued, "The second thing is that Qingqing found a job in the army, so she will give us 5 yuan every month as a gift."
"What?" Grandma Lin was also shocked. "Our Qingqing can find a job?" If this wasn't her granddaughter, Grandma Lin would have to ask God, what could Lin Qingqing do? Because Grandma Lin also knew that her granddaughter couldn't do anything. From childhood to adulthood, she couldn't even wash clothes. "What kind of job is she looking for?"
Others also listened, afraid of missing out on some news. It was no wonder that Grandma Lin thought so. Even the other members of the Lin family did not think that Lin Qingqing could find a job. It was not that they looked down on Lin Qingqing, but that they had watched her grow up since she was a child and knew what kind of person she was. She was just a little spoiled.
However, maybe after getting married, the girl grew up and became sensible.
"She's in the canteen." Grandpa Lin said, "Qingqing said that she often watched the old woman cook, so she had some ideas about how to make delicious dishes, so she joined the army canteen. She is now preparing dishes in the army canteen, which means she specifically instructs the chef on how to cook."
Grandma Lin said, "That's right, Qingqing has it in her mouth." Since she was a child, she was always the first to eat anything delicious at home. If her granddaughter had some ideas about food, Grandma Lin would believe it. "I didn't expect that this child could eat her way to a job."
Grandpa Lin: "That's because the canteen manager is doing this for Lu Cheng's sake." He thought so. "The third thing is, because she has a job, she will give the family five dollars a month as our pension."
"No, no, she gives us money every month. What if Lu Cheng is unhappy? How can a girl give money to her parents every month after getting married?" Grandma Lin was afraid that her granddaughter's behavior would make Lu Cheng angry. Besides, it really didn't make sense.
Grandpa Lin said, "Don't worry. Qingqing said that Lu Cheng also gives his aunt ten yuan a month for retirement. Because Lu Cheng has a high salary, giving ten yuan a month will not affect their lives, so she won't mind. But she is also a working person now, and her salary is low, so she will give us five yuan a month. Lu Cheng also agreed to this."
When Grandma Lin heard this, she stopped talking. Since Lu Cheng gave his aunt 10 yuan a month, she could handle the 5 yuan a month given by her granddaughter. Besides, if she saved the money and gave it to her granddaughter later, it would be like they were saving money for her granddaughter and giving her an extra guarantee.
As for the matter of braised food, Lin Qingqing did not tell the Lin family, as it was her own private job.
"The fourth thing is how to distribute the things she sent." Grandpa Lin felt that he had finally let out a sigh of relief and came to the most important part. "Zhang bought two pairs of rain boots, one for me and one for the second child. As for the eldest and third child, she doesn't know your shoe sizes, so she asked you to write to her and tell her that she will buy you some next time she gets the shoe tickets."
Uncle Lin: "No, no, it's enough for Qingqing to remember us. She just started working, and she must have bought so many things with Lu Cheng's money. She shouldn't buy them for us." Uncle Lin didn't know that these were bought with the money that Lin Qingqing earned from braised food in June, about 80 yuan, but it was almost all spent now.
Uncle Lin San followed up with, "That's right. If I want to wear them, Dad, please lend me your rain boots."
Grandpa Lin snorted, "You're not thinking about it. I'm already old, but I haven't seen you buy me anything. You still want to wear the rain boots my granddaughter bought for me? Just dream on."
Uncle Lin: “…” Is this something my father would say
"There are other gifts later..." Grandpa Lin continued, "The clothes here are for me, my wife, the second son, and the second son's wife. There are slips of paper sewn on each piece of clothing with our names written on them. The eldest son and his wife, the third son and his wife, and Yiyang and his wife each got a piece of cloth. Qingqing said she didn't know your sizes, so she just bought the cloth and told you to make your own clothes. As for the others, they got a Jiefang bag, a pencil case, and a book. Okay, that's all. Oh, and the two extra pieces of cloth are for your young grandfather and his wife, and give this bag of candy to the children in their family."
The little grandfather is naturally Grandpa Lin’s younger brother.
After Grandpa Lin finished telling her what the letter said, Grandma Lin said, "Take the cloth away by yourselves. Just whisper that there is a name on it and you can find it yourself."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone started looking for their belongings. There was a piece of paper sewn on each piece of cloth, making it easy to find.
"Mom, who is this milk powder for?" Lin's mother asked. She thought that their Lu Ming was still young and wondered if it was for him.
When Grandma Lin heard this, she looked at Grandpa Lin and said, "Old man, who is this milk powder for? You didn't tell me."
Grandpa Lin said, "I forgot, this milk powder is for us old couple to nourish our bodies."
When Grandma Lin heard this, she quickly hugged the milk can in her arms and said, "Don't even think about it if there's no share for you. Your father and I are old, so don't even think about our supplements." The children are all grown up, so she won't give them any. If the child was just born, she would definitely share it with them. She thought, hide the can of milk powder and give it to Qingqing after she gives birth. Giving milk powder is also very face-saving.
The old lady didn’t know that things still have a shelf life these days.
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After Lin Qingqing settled the accounts for July, she still had about 350 yuan in her pocket. This was the profit she earned for the entire month of July, after deducting the money for the wood ash and the wages of Yu Xiuyao and others.
However, Yu Xiuyao and others were also happy. Yu Xiuyao earned about 30 yuan this month, and the other sisters-in-law also earned about 20 yuan. This was better than working as workers. Workers worked in the factory all day, while they only had to wash in the morning.
Lin Qingqing returned home in a wonderful mood and saw Lu Haici sitting at the door drawing. After drawing animals, Lu Haici's drawing cells seemed to have opened up, and he fell in love with drawing. But... "Lu Haici, why aren't you taking a nap?"
"Mom..." Lu Haici raised his head, "Dad went to get the package, I'm looking after the house."
"Package?" Lin Qingqing was curious, "Who sent the package?"
Lu Haici shook his head: "I don't know."
"I'll go take a look." Lin Qingqing just turned around and saw Lu Cheng coming back with a big package. "Where did it come from?" Lin Qingqing asked.
"It was sent from Gaoshanao." Lu Cheng looked at the mailing address.
"That should be from the Lin family. Let's see what's sent." Lin Qingqing was a little impatient. No matter what the thing is, it's always a pleasure to receive it.
Lu Cheng put the package down: "I'll go find a pair of scissors."
"I'll get it. It's in the room." Lin stood up gently. She often used scissors, so she was more familiar with them than Lu Cheng.
When I found it and opened the package, I could tell at a glance what the Lin family had sent. "It's dried food. I like dried food very much." Lin Qingqing said, "Speaking of which, because grandpa often goes up the mountain to collect herbs, the Lin family has a lot of dried food."
"Mom, what are these?" Lu Haici was attracted and stopped drawing.
"This is dried bamboo shoots, this is dried black fungus, this is dried shiitake mushrooms..." Lin Qingqing did not expect that the Lin family would send so many dried goods. The postage for so many dried goods was not small. "There are also dried vegetables. These dried vegetables are great in soup. And this dried sweet potato is specially made by grandma. After the sweet potatoes are steamed, sugar is added and mashed into a paste. Then it is made into thin slices and cut. After drying, it is very chewy and sweet." This is made by Grandma Lin, but her own grandma can also make it.
Lin Qingqing also live-streamed her grandmother making dried sweet potatoes. Thinking about it now, she still finds it very interesting. "Lu Haici, come and try it. Is it delicious?"
"Hey." Lu Haici took a piece and took a bite. "It's delicious." Just this one bite can be chewed for a long time.
"Do you want to eat?" Lin asked Lu Cheng gently.
"Hmm." Lu Cheng also took a piece and put it in his mouth to chew.
Lin smiled gently: "Actually, this sweet potato chip tastes better if it is fried, but it has to be fried with sand, the kind of sand that has been washed clean. Lu Cheng, is there any sand nearby?"
"Sand? What kind of sand?" Lu Cheng asked.
Lin Qingqing said: "Use very fine sea sand."
"Of course there is. There are dried seafood here, so there must be sea." Lu Cheng replied.
"Oh, right, how could I forget this? I'll ask the carpenter's wife, she must know." Lin Qingqing thought for a moment, "What time is it now?"
Lu Cheng: "One and a half minutes."
Lin Qingqing heard this and quickly stood up: "Then I'll go ask the carpenter's wife." She doesn't go to work until three o'clock, so it's still early. "Lu Cheng, soak the dried mushrooms, and we'll make soup tomorrow."
Lu Cheng: "Okay."
Lin Qingqing rode her bicycle to find the carpenter's wife.
It was noon, but she didn't feel hot. When she arrived at the carpenter's house, the carpenters hadn't started work yet. In summer, people start work late, but they also finish work late.
The carpenter's wife was also happy to see Lin Qingqing coming. She and Lin Qingqing had a good relationship and they had traded privately several times, always bartering, and they trusted each other.
After hearing Lin Qingqing's intention, the carpenter's wife knew: "You want to use sea sand to fry sweet potato chips?"
Lin Qingqing said: "Yes, is there a sea nearby? I want to get some sea sand."
"Yes, yes, I'll take you there." The carpenter's wife didn't expect Lin Qingqing to use sea sand to fry sweet potato chips. How troublesome. The sweet potato chips they usually eat are cut into strips, boiled and dried. I didn't know that I could use sea sand to fry sweet potato chips.
This is the difference between places. Some places have this kind of food, while some places don’t.
The carpenter's house was a little far from the beach, so Lin Qingqing took the carpenter's wife there on a bicycle. Although it was high tide, it did not affect Lin Qingqing's sand collection. She went to the beach, looked at the fine sand, and then took some. Not much, about two kilograms.
After getting the sand, Lin Qingqing first sent the carpenter's wife home, and then returned to the family compound herself.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when she arrived at the family compound. Lu Haici was the only one at home. When Lu Haici saw her mother taking the sand back, she was very curious: "Mom, can I eat this sand?" Children all know that sand is not edible.
"Of course not." Lin Qingqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We need to wash the sand first, and then dry it. We can use it to fry sweet potatoes tomorrow. The sweet potatoes will be crispy and sweet, and especially delicious."
When Lu Haici heard that it was especially delicious, he began to drool: "Mom, I will watch the sand."
Lin Qingqing: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Haici. I'll make fried sweet potatoes tomorrow, and you should eat more."
Lu Haici grinned.
Lin Qingqing washed the sand and hung it out to dry in the yard, then she went to work.
Third Company Cooking Class
"Comrade Lin, the soybeans and mung beans we ordered last time were delivered by the people from the vegetable market this afternoon." Qi Shao called out hurriedly as soon as he saw Lin Qingqing.
Speaking of which, they had planned to make mung bean soup at the beginning of the month, but because they went to order mung beans suddenly, the market didn't have so many mung beans. In fact, it is understandable that the main crops grown in the fields in this era are grains, and mung beans are not considered grains, so they are planted in small quantities. As a result, they needed more than 100 kilograms of mung beans at one time, but the market didn't have them. This must be August.
"How much did you send?" Lin asked gently.
"Including the amount added later, it's 500 kilograms of mung beans and 116 kilograms of soybeans." Qi Shao said, that is to say, all the money earned from wood ash in June and July has been used up.
"Then let's start making mung bean soup tomorrow. After it's done, put it in the freezer. You'll know when everyone gets their lunch tomorrow." Fortunately, the cafeteria has a freezer. The mung bean soup tastes different after it's been chilled. But they don't have sugar, so they don't put sugar in the mung bean soup. But even without sugar, it still tastes good after it's chilled.
Qi Shao: "They will be so happy tomorrow. Ever since Comrade Lin came, they have been eating happily every day. Now even snacks are provided. They are really blessed." Of course, he ate a lot too.
Lin smiled gently: "These mung beans and soybeans are not only for the third company, but also for other companies, and for the entire independent regiment. Do we need to arrange for the entire independent regiment tomorrow at noon?" A pound of mung beans with a little more water can make enough for ten people. There are more than 700 people in the independent regiment, let's count them as 800 people, and we need 80 kilograms of mung beans. But they have 500 kilograms, so they are not afraid.
"All arranged." Qi Shao said, "We will send the cooked food here to the canteens of other companies. This way, the comrades of other companies will definitely envy our company."
"What's the big deal? We'll have mung bean soup for lunch tomorrow and soy milk the day after tomorrow morning. Let's prepare them together." In fact, Lin Qingqing also wanted to drink it. One pound of soybeans can make about four pounds of soy milk. 200 milliliters per person can be divided among 10 people. If there are 800 people, that's 80 pounds. But in this way, 116 pounds of soybeans can only be eaten once. But it doesn't matter. The remaining soybean dregs can still be used... Suddenly, Lin Qingqing's eyes lit up. The remaining soybeans can be used to make soybean sprouts. "Squad leader Qi, give me five pounds of soybeans. I'll make soybean sprouts."
"Comrade Lin, can you make bean sprouts?" Qi Shao was stunned. Isn't this too amazing
Lin Qingqing wanted to say, everything is for survival.
She is different from other food anchors. She is a food anchor who walks into people's livelihood and the countryside. She has grown bean sprouts and pounded rice cakes by herself. It's not that she is good. To be honest, everything is for traffic and to make money. Modern people like to watch it.
Qi Shao brought five pounds of soybeans and drove the people out: "Comrade Lin, making soybean sprouts is a technical job. We won't watch. Call us when you're done."
Lin Qingqing didn't expect him to be so meticulous. To be honest, she really didn't expect it: "Okay." In fact, she didn't care. This was a method she found on the Internet, but since Qi Shao proposed it, she didn't say anything.