inside the room.
Lu An's face was stinky, and his teeth were rattling.
"What happened here?"
Lu Anman said unhappily: "It's not my mother who actually persuaded me to do hard labor. Didn't I just lose my job? Mom, she actually wants me to do hard labor. Why is my family so poor? Isn't it just a tael of silver?" ?"
Lin Xiuer said a little depressed: "Mother is too partial to Cheng Yu."
Lu An said angrily: "That's right. To marry Li Fangyue, the family spent dozens of taels, and my mother didn't even blink an eye. Now I'm thinking about a tael."
Lin Xiuer was also very unhappy. After Lu An lost her job, Tang often complained about her, and Lin Xiuer felt a little bit embarrassed.
"The old lady and the old man love Lu Chengyu the most!" Lin Xiuer couldn't help complaining.
Lin Xiu'er didn't feel that the old lady was partial when there was a second housemate in the past, but now that the second house is gone, Lin Xiu'er feels that many things are different.
"Who is this Lu Lin working for? Now many people in the village rely on him to make a fortune, and the villagers think highly of him." Lin Xiuer said sourly.
Many people in the village now earn money by selling embroidery to Huaxia Trading Company. Lin Xiuer secretly made some embroidery products and secretly entrusted someone to sell them to Huaxia Trading Company.
Lin Xiuer used to look down on Lu Lin extremely, but now she has to rely on Lu Lin to make money, which made Lin Xiuer vaguely ashamed. If there was no other way, Lin Xiuer would never do this.
Lu An said sullenly: "Who knows."
Lu An had known for a long time that Lu Lin and Chen Xiaomi had found a job in the town. When he hadn't lost the job in the town, people in the village also liked to bring him up with Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin to talk about things. Lu An used to I feel that the two are juniors, so I don't bother to pay attention to them. Now, I feel that I can't bear face, so I don't bother to inquire.
"I heard that many people in Dawan Village made dried sweet potatoes and sold them in doll shops, and Lu Lin smoked them there." Dried sweet potatoes are not worth more than dolls, but if they are sold more, there are still some Less.
With a dark face, Lu An said: "Okay, okay, don't mention it."
Lu An lost his job, and what he hates the most is hearing all kinds of news that Lu Lin is "capable".
Lu Lin hid in the house, thinking about the new doll style.
Lu Lin originally thought that the matter of hard labor could be settled by paying only one tael of silver. How did he know that now the villagers thought he was a rich man, so many people came to him to borrow money.
Lu Lin deeply understood the meaning of being afraid of being famous and being afraid of being strong.
A group of people talked about trivial matters about their relatives, and they spent hundreds of words when they opened their mouths.
For Lu Lin, he really doesn't care about this little money, but it doesn't mean that he is willing to be taken advantage of. What's more, once this matter starts, it will be even more difficult to deal with later. Help This, if you don’t help that, you will always be blamed.
Always being caught on the street, Lu Lin just hid himself from seeing people.
Grandma Shen sighed when she saw Lu Lin's situation. Originally, she wanted to go back to the countryside to have a look, but when she heard about the forced labor, she stopped moving.
With this labor incident, it will be easy to borrow money in the village. Grandma Shen knows that in the eyes of the villagers, she is lucky and has made a lot of money. If she is asked to come to her door, if she does not borrow money, her reputation will be sure. It's going to be bad.
After a series of autumn rains, winter finally came.
Sitting on the kang, Chen Xiaomi said, "The people in this town live really well!"
When Chen Xiaomi was in the countryside, he relied on burning firewood to keep warm. When he came here, he relied on charcoal for heating. In the mountains, firewood can be picked up casually. In the town, charcoal fires cost money. Chen Xiaomi Sometimes I feel that it is a waste to turn on the stove early, but after lighting the stove, the room is much warmer, which is really comfortable.
Lu Lin walked in and said, "The weather is getting cold all of a sudden!"
Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "That's right, the store's business seems to have gotten worse during this period of time."
Lu Lin crossed his arms and said, "Maybe it's because the weather is cold and everyone doesn't like to go out."
In this season, winter is very cold. If you accidentally catch the wind and cold, it will cost you a lot of money. Recently, there are many fewer country people who come to the town.
Lin Xiuer conceived earlier than Li Fangyue, and she gave birth to a son. The villagers like boys. Lin Xiuer is very happy to give birth to an old man and an old lady. However, there is already a Lu Songzhi in the family. Lin Xiuer's birth to this boy can only be regarded as The icing on the cake.
Lin Xiuer gave birth to a child, which made Tang look forward to Li Fangyue's belly a little more.
Tang shi has been kind to Li Fangyue recently, and she hoped that Li Fangyue would give birth to a boy. Lin Xiu'er gave birth to a son, which put a lot of pressure on Li Fangyue.
Waiting and waiting, finally the day of Li Fangyue's delivery came.
The old lady had high hopes for Li Fangyue. After Li Fangyue became pregnant, she gave Li Fangyue a lot of nourishment. Maybe she accidentally overfilled it. As a result, Li Fangyue suffered from dystocia. After a day and a night, she gave birth to a daughter baby.
When the old lady saw that a girl was born, her expression was not very good-looking.
Tang Shi was also very disappointed, Lu Chengyu was not too young in the countryside, Tang Shi still hoped that Lu Chengyu, who gave birth to a son, didn't like girls too much, after her daughter was born, she only looked at her and didn't hug her.
Li Fangyue was not very happy when she knew that the girl was born, but there was nothing she could do.
Inside the house.
Chen Xiaomi gnawed on dried sweet potatoes boredly, "Li Fangyue gave birth to a girl."
"Lu Chengyu is going to be disappointed." Lu Lin said.
Chen Xiaomi blinked and said, "It should be."
"However, Lu Chengyu and Li Fangyue are still young, and sooner or later they can give birth to a child." I heard that Li Fangyue's child was well nourished, and she was white and fat. The meat, the beauty has dropped a lot.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Lu Lin and said, "Do you like boys or girls!"
Lu Lin smiled and said, "It's all good, all is good." As a modern person, Lu Lin doesn't place much importance on having boys and girls. Lu Lin was a fellow in his previous life, and he never thought of having children. Lu Lin is already very happy to have a doll in this world. Chen Xiaomi curled her lips, thinking that Lu Lin should still like the boy.
Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiaomi's face and said, "What I said is true, don't feel pressured."
Chen Xiaomi looked at Lu Lin's expression and nodded.
Entering November, Lu Lin asked Chen Xiaocai to close the shop and come back to celebrate the New Year.
After the dolls became popular for a while, the craze has passed, but the store still sells a few dolls occasionally. This Lu Lin suddenly asked him to close the store and go back. Chen Xiaocai was a little bit reluctant, but thinking about it, he hadn’t seen his elder brother for a long time I'm with Mai Mai, and I feel that I can earn money slowly in the future, so I'd better go back now.
Chen Xiaocai put up a sign to close the store, which made some residents in the town anxious. Many people worried that if the store was closed, they would not be able to buy dolls, so they rushed to buy a wave. However, a lot of dolls were sold in the shop, earning thirty taels.
As soon as Chen Xiaocai came back, he was very excited about Mai Mai.
Chen Xiaomai hugged Xiaocai's thigh and howled for a long time. Lu Lin looked at Xiaocai who was screaming indiscriminately, and always felt that Maimai belonged to a wolf in his previous life.
Lu Lin settled the wages of Qin Yi and Qin Lang to the two father and son, and also gave an extra bonus of three taels of silver, which made Qin Yi very embarrassed.
"Brother Lin, is it okay for us to live in this house in winter? Does the owner of this house have any objections?" Qin Yi asked nervously.
Lu Lin said that the owner has gone to other places to become an official, and will not come back in the short term.
After hearing this, Qin Yi was relieved.
Qin Yi doesn't really want to go back to the mountains in his heart. It's okay to be in the mountains all the time. After coming out of the mountains, he doesn't want to go back. The caves are always a little humid in winter. When the wind blows into the caves, you can feel a bone-piercing It's so cold, it's a headache to think about.
Seeing Shen Chi's return, Grandma Shen was excited for a long time, her grandparents and grandchildren hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they babbled in the room for a long time.
Chen Xiaocai walked into the room and saw a pile of books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table inside the room, and couldn't help being a little puzzled, "Brother Lu, where did this come from?" Chen Xiaocai asked.
Lu Lin said proudly, "I bought it for you."
Chen Xiaocai was puzzled and said: "Why do you buy this thing? I don't want to take the imperial examination." He wants to be a big boss in the future, earn a lot of money, and become rich.
Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiaocai with some disdain, and said, "You kid, why are you so unprogressive?"
Chen Xiaocai looked at Lu Lin and said, "Brother Lin, you're not very old! You're working hard now, you might be able to win the first prize!"
Lu Lin: "..." Xiaocai, a stinky brat, is quite eloquent and dares to humiliate him.
Lu Lin has read the books here, and the characters used here are somewhat similar to traditional Chinese characters, but to be honest, the difference is quite big.
Lu Lin felt that with his own ability, learning to write the characters here is not bad, but it is not easy to learn to write those words, which are not easy. The scholars in this place have practiced brush calligraphy since childhood, and his brush calligraphy, It's really shameful.
"Brother Lin, my talents are limited and I can't do anything, so I can only pin my hopes on you." Lu Lin said.
Chen Xiaocai was a little puzzled and said: "Brother Lin, it's useless for you to buy this book! And no one is willing to teach me."
Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiaocai and said, "Don't worry about it. If you have money, you are afraid that you won't be able to hire a gentleman? I found you a gentleman to teach you how to read, and I don't expect you to learn many things. I just want to know how to read, Shen Chi can learn with you."
Chen Xiaocai nodded and said, "That's fine!"
In Chen Xiaocai's eyes, literacy is still a very important thing. In the eyes of the country people, people who can read and write are extraordinary people. Chen Xiaomi wanted to send Chen Xiaocai to the school, but the school didn't accept it. Chen Xiaocai I don't care what I say, but in fact, I still feel a little lost in my heart.
Lu Lin prepared pens, inks, papers and inkstones for both Chen Xiaocai and Shen Chi. When Mrs. Shen found out, she was moved again.
If you want to learn to read and write, you need to spend a lot of money. Moreover, this place emphasizes that women who have no talent are virtues. Unless they are very rich, otherwise, the family will not let women and Shuang'er learn things.
Shen Chi was very curious about learning from Chen Xiaocai.
Lu Lin found an old boy in his fifties or sixties to teach them. The old boy took the imperial examinations all his life, and his family became poorer and poorer in his later years. He had no choice but to open a school in the countryside. The level is also limited, that is, to enlighten children
Lu Lin didn't have high requirements for the old boy, as long as he taught Chen Xiaocai and Shen Chi at home to read.
Lu Lin only bought pens, ink, paper and inkstones for Chen Xiaocai and Shen Chi, but he told the rest of the family that if they wanted to attend, they were fine.
Mai Mai is not interested in learning things at all. The brothers of the Qin family were curious at first, so they went to listen for a while, but then they lost interest.
Lu Lin held a book in his hand, and the book was densely marked with pinyin.
Lu Lin asked the old Tongsheng to read through several articles, marking them in pinyin for easy memory, so that Lu Lin can read through the articles just by comparing them.
Chen Xiaomi didn't know what pinyin was at all. Seeing that Lu Lin marked this thing, he knew what it was, which felt amazing.