Chapter 165 Taking her partner home for the New Year
Lin Shu only found out about Lin Dashan’s injury in the morning when Gu Jiu brought her to the hospital in the afternoon.
"Why did you hide something as important as my dad's injury from me?" Lin Shu was not complaining, but was nervous and wanted to talk to ease his mood.
"I'm not afraid that you will be anxious and have physical problems. Besides, Dad is fine." Gu Jiu explained.
Lin Shu followed Gu Jiu to the inpatient building without comment and asked, "What is An Fan's attitude towards his parents?"
"An Fan said to let me handle it."
"That's pretty much it."
As Gu Jiu went upstairs, he supported Lin Shu and comforted him: "Don't be anxious, walk slower. . Before I went back to pick you up, I informed Xie Hui that he should be taking notes in the ward at the moment. "
Since An's parents dared to make trouble and hurt people, there must be a price to pay. Otherwise, if they have something to do in the future, they will come to the store to make a fuss.
Gu Jiu didn't want the police to punish them. After all, Lin Dashan's injury was not serious, but he could still invite them in for a few days of tea.
Sure enough, when the two of them walked to the ward, Xie Hui and a small police officer were taking notes.
Lin Shu was completely relieved when she saw that Lin Dashan was in good spirits.
Xie Hui saw them coming in, closed his notebook and said, "I'm done here. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
Gu Jiu nodded: " Thank you, I will trouble you."
"This is my duty, not a trouble." Xie Hui smiled, turned to Liu Xiao'e and Lin Dashan and said, "Uncle, take a good rest and try your best. Recover as soon as possible and I will go back first.”
Lin Dashan smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, you have a hard time today and walk slowly."
Liu Xiao'e stood up and saw them out.
When Xie Hui left the ward, Gu Jiu followed him. I don’t know what the two of them were muttering about. Within a few minutes, Gu Jiu came back.
Lin Shu asked him: "Have you asked them, what will happen to Anjia's parents?"
"Pay the medical expenses and stay for two days."
Lin Dashan didn't think anything after hearing this. The main reason was that he also thought An's parents were bastards. He had never seen parents who exploited their son so much.
“It’s okay to let them learn a lesson. I won’t talk about the stepmother. After all, An Fan is not her biological child. It’s understandable that she doesn’t feel bad.
But what about the old boy from the An family? I don't understand what you think. Mr. An Fan is his biological son. If I don't take responsibility for my son, I'll just think about how to exploit him. That's fine. They are just like that beast."
Liu Xiao'e: "It would be better for such a person to be taught a lesson."
Lin Shu frowned slightly: "My dad is the unlucky one this time. Fortunately, the injury was not serious. What if they forget the pain and come to the store again? We can’t let the police take action every time, right?”
"That's the truth." Liu Xiao'e agreed very much. She didn't have any top relatives at home, so she didn't expect to let them see her in the county.
Gu Jiu thought for a while and said, "I'll talk to An Fan about this. If it doesn't work out, let him go to the city to help during the end of the year. It just so happens that Dongfa will be too busy at the end of the year."
Commissary, now that they are back, Gu Jiu and Lin Shu go to the old house to eat every day, and they can help in the store if they have nothing to do.
"It's a good idea to let him avoid people at home. Let's do it like this." Lin Dashan thought this arrangement was good. He had also heard about how good the business was in Dongfa.
After making the decision, Gu Jiu didn't know how he would communicate with An Fan when he went back. The next day, An Fan got on the bus to the city.
For An Fan, being able to stay away from his unscrupulous parents was what he wished for.
After being discharged from the hospital three days later, Lin Dashan was in bed to recuperate. Gu Jiu and Ding Zaichun are basically busy at the canteen, and Lin Shu sometimes helps as a cashier.
After the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, all the temporary workers who erected poles outside the county power supply station were on vacation, preparing to celebrate the New Year and go to the countryside to set up wires on the mountain when the weather improved.
Lin Wei and Lin Guang came back with their luggage bags. Lin Shu saw the dirty clothes they poured out of the bags and instantly broke her guard.
Lin Shu pointed to the dirty clothes they poured into the footbath, "Who are you going to soak your dirty clothes in here and ask them to wash them for you?"
It was a cold day, and Lin Shu could expect that Comrade Liu Xiao'e would eventually wash the large tub of clothes.
Liu Xiao'e, who came back from going to the kitchen to heat up a meal, found it funny when she heard this, "Who else should wash your brother's clothes if I don't wash them? Their wives are not in the county, so I can't let you, a pregnant woman, wash them. "
Seeing that Liu Xiao'e didn't think there was anything wrong with helping her son wash clothes, Lin Shu couldn't help but remind him: "Mom, they have grown up, you can't take care of them.
Why don't you let them do the laundry themselves? It's freezing out here. What if you help them wash such a big basin? What if they catch a cold? You will be the one who suffers then.”
Lin Guangshan touched his nose, but he was still reluctant to wash the clothes. Another thing was that he couldn’t wash them cleanly.
"Youngest, it's tiring for a man to work outside, and he still has to do laundry when he gets home. Do you think any man in our village does the laundry himself?"
Lin Shu snorted coldly, "Just be lazy, don't do it." Making excuses for your laziness, your hands are precious, and washing clothes will make you a shorter man?"
Macho chauvinism has many bad habits.
Lin Guang and Lin Wei looked at each other, and it was hard to argue with her, so they could only stay silent and eat with their heads down.
"Okay, I know you feel sorry for me and are afraid that I will catch a cold. I don't want to wash in cold water, so I can just boil hot water to wash in." Liu Xiao'e glanced at her angrily and was about to get up and go to the kitchen to cook. Hot water.
"Mom, won't it be cold if you boil the water to wash the clothes today?" Lin Shu sighed helplessly, "Even if you boil the water to wash the clothes, it will be cold after washing. Besides, there is no fire to sit here outside, and the time is too long. After a long time, the chill on my body cannot be dissipated."
After hearing Lin Shu's words, Lin Wei felt like it. It was really cold today, and he felt a little sorry to ask his old mother to wash his clothes, so he said: "Mom, don't be busy, I will wash it myself later."
"What are you washing? Why do men wash their clothes?" Liu Xiao'e laughed and cursed, then entered the kitchen.
Lin Wei shrugged helplessly at Lin Shu.
Lin Shu was speechless: "When my sister-in-law is arranged here next year, your own daughter-in-law will wash your clothes."
Although he said this, Lin Shu had already begun to wonder whether he should ask his eldest sister to come up and help.
After the New Year, they always have to go back to the provincial capital. There are fewer people in the county town without An Fan.
It’s just that Xianfeng Village, where Lin Xue is located, has a fairy-like name, but it is located in a remote place, so it is not easy to go back and forth.
"Brother, you are on vacation now. The weather is good these days. Why don't you go to Xianfeng Village tomorrow and pick up the eldest sister to stay for a few days?"
"Okay, no problem." As long as he was not allowed to wash clothes, Lin Wei readily agreed to other things.
"Brother is going to pick up eldest sister?" Gu Jiu came from the canteen and heard this conversation when he entered.
Lin Wei: "The youngest said to pick up the eldest sister and stay for a few days."
Gu Jiu saw Liu Xiao'e coming out with hot water and quickly took the hot water from her hand. , "Mom, what are you doing with so much hot water?"
“Pour it into the basin for me and prepare for washing clothes.”
Seeing the basin of dirty clothes, Gu Jiu frowned, “Mom, it’s too cold today, don’t Go into the water, let me wash it for you.”
"I'm not afraid of the cold after boiling hot water. How can I let you, a grown man, help me wash my clothes." Liu Xiao'e turned around and brought soap over, gesturing to Gu Jiu to get out of the way.
Gu Jiu frowned and disapproved of Liu Xiaoe washing so many clothes at once. He finally figured out that these clothes belonged to his two uncles, so he looked at them with disapproval.
The extremely dissatisfied eyes made Lin Wei and Lin Guang sit on pins and needles. They pushed away the empty bowls after eating, stood up and stopped Liu Xiaoe.
"Mom, we should wash these clothes ourselves. Just sit next to us and rest for a while."
Lin Guang: "Yes, yes, please take a break."
In fact, men have a natural advantage in washing clothes, that is, they are stronger and can rub clothes more carefully than women.
Lin Shu looked dumbfounded at the two men struggling to rub their clothes, and gave Gu Jiu a thumbs up.
Gu Jiu winked at her and raised his eyebrows proudly. He did it on purpose. He could wash clothes at home, why couldn't his two uncles do it.
Keeping his word, Lin Wei rode his bicycle to Xianfeng Village the next day and picked up Lin Xue and Zhuang Zhuang.
There are Lin Wei and Lin Guang in the old house, and now Lin Xue is here. There are three more people at once, and no matter how busy the business is, they can handle it.
Gu Jiu and Lin Shu were freed from the canteen again and no longer had to go there on time to help every day.
Every day, the two of them sleep until they wake up naturally. After dinner, they go to department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives to buy new year goods. They also stroll around the streets to see if they can meet villagers carrying local specialties into the city.
The streets are full of New Year flavor. Everyone is preparing for the New Year, hoping to buy more New Year goods with limited money.
Lin Shu had not experienced such a strong New Year flavor in many years. When he was very interested, he bought pork suet from the system mall and asked Gu Jiu to refine it.
Then, the two hid at home and fried small twists, glutinous rice sticks, and sesame balls for two days. At first, they thought the fried fried twists and glutinous rice sticks tasted good.
When it came time to fry the sesame balls the next day, the two of them smelled enough of the oil and lost their appetite when looking at the sesame balls. They couldn't even bring up the desire to eat them.
“Don’t fry this pot after you’ve fried it.”
In the afternoon, the two packed the fried twists, glutinous rice sticks, and sesame balls in film bags and rode to the old house. .
The film bag is transparent. As soon as she entered the old house, Liu Xiao'e exclaimed: "God, why did you explode so much oil? You prodigal women, oil is free!"
Gu Jiu carried several bags of oil in, "Yesterday we bought two plates of suet, refined the oil and fried it at the same time. We have to eat it during the Chinese New Year anyway."
Liu Xiao'e twitched with distress, "There are so many people at home. Speaking of eating, even if you fry a few more pots, it won’t be enough. It’s so good to keep the oil for cooking, but it’s all wasted on you.”
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"Okay, okay, I can't help you." Liu Xiao'e asked Gu Jiu to help her hang the bags of oil on the beams in the kitchen.
Gu Jiu hung up and jumped to the ground. He looked up at the beams and said with a smile: "Mom, by hanging here like this, you are completely tempting people who come in and out."
A transparent film bag can hold twenty or thirty kilograms. Although each bag is only half filled, hanging it on the beam is too eye-catching.
Liu Xiao'e looked at a piece of bacon and fish hanging on the beam on the other side. A few bags of oil were hung here, and she said with satisfaction: "Let's hang it here first. It will save them something to eat during the New Year." . ”
Gu Jiu originally persuaded Lin Dashan and Liu Xiaoe to celebrate the New Year in the county. At that time, they were hesitant, but God’s calculations were not as good as those of others. Now that Lin Dashan was injured, it was a bit unrealistic to go back to Xiaohe Village to celebrate the New Year. In the end, everyone unanimously decided to celebrate the New Year in the county town.
Since the New Year is celebrated in the county town, there is no need to worry about buying new year's goods, and there is no need to worry about them not being able to take them back when they go home.
Lin Shu came in from the door, only looked up at the beams, then patrolled the kitchen and found half a bucket of three-finger-sized miscellaneous fish, "Mom, where did this fish come from? ”
"Your brother bought it in the morning. He said that a villager happened to be carrying it as he passed by our store. He saw it and bought a few kilograms."
Lin Shu saw this wild fish. His eyes were shining, "Mom, make dinner early tonight. Remember to add more oil to fry the fish until both sides are golden brown, and then add a few dried chili peppers and white radish to stew it together."
Stewed fish soup Milky white, radish is delicious, sprinkle with a little chopped green onion and it's ready to go.
The miscellaneous fish stewed in this way is slightly sweet from the radish, and the soup is fishy and slightly spicy, which is very appetizing.
"Okay, let's cook early. Last time your sister came here, she brought a lot of tofu skin. Do you want to put some in?" Liu Xiao'e asked.
"Okay, let the tofu skin absorb the soup. It tastes good." After saying that, Lin Shu sipped her saliva and said, "Oh, it's so greedy."
Liu Xiao'e smiled and said: "The son follows the mother, I Judging from your belly, the child will definitely be born as you please, greedy.”
< br>"What if it's a daughter? Are you going to say that a daughter follows her father?"
"Yes, generally a daughter follows her father."
Gu Jiu raised the corners of his mouth and nodded. He echoed: "Yes, a daughter follows her father, and I am also very greedy."
Comrade Liu Xiao'e, who was fed a handful of dog food for no apparent reason, drove them out speechlessly.
"Go, go, don't stand in the way of the kitchen!"
Lin Shu and Gu Jiu were kicked out, and as soon as they entered the hall, they faced Lin Gang who came in.
Lin Gang was carrying luggage in both hands, large and small bags. The problem was that Fang Hong was following behind him.
“You guys are on holiday, are you going home to celebrate the New Year?”
Lin Shu's eyes fell on Fang Hong who entered the door, and her eyes met. Lin Shu smiled slightly at her, "It's cold outside, come in and warm yourself by the fire."
Fang Hong smiled shyly at the couple. : "Okay."
Lin Gang put his luggage on the stool next to him, sniffed, and complained: "It's so cold when I go out today. , It’s really painful, especially my feet, which are almost frozen.”
Gu Jiu poured them a cup of hot water, “Are you on annual leave?”
Lin Gang took the cup. , took a sip of hot water: "Well, after we finish this shift, we have a week off, just enough to spend the New Year at home before going back."
"That's pretty good. I have a holiday during the Chinese New Year." Gu Jiu sat down next to Lin Shu.
“Where is Mom?”
“In the kitchen.”
“Where is Dad?”
“Let’s go to the store in front.”< br>
Lin Dashan lay in bed for a week. He really couldn't lie down anymore. It was too sad to lie in bed and not get out of bed.
Besides, his injury was not serious. Seven days at home plus three days in the hospital counted as ten days in bed.
The family saw that he had no problem walking, so they let him go.
Lin Gang still didn’t know about Lin Dashan’s injury. Now that he was back, Lin Shu was not in a hurry to tell him, but was thinking about him bringing his partner back for the New Year.
It is customary here that taking your partner home for the night is a sign that the two are married, and in the end, the marriage is a matter of course.
Lin Gang brought Fang Hong back, was he planning to discuss marriage with his family?
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