CHAPTER 46
The factory has been formalized, and she plans to go on a trip during the National Day holiday. The factory is busy. She can’t leave her father-in-law alone at home during the New Year, so she takes time to go home and see her parents.
While the production and sales in the factory were settled, she went to the department store to buy a lot of things and prepared to go back to her hometown. Every time she was told that everything was fine and she didn’t need to worry about her family, this time she had time to go back and visit.
She didn’t ask Shen Haiyang to take a leave, and she drove the car to load a lot of things to go back to see her parents. The road conditions today were not as good as in the future, so she didn’t drive too fast.
The car drove all the way to the commune, along the dirt road in the village, and directly to the gate. The car caused a sensation as soon as it entered the village. When her mother heard her return from inside the house, she got off the kang excitedly and went out, hugged her, and looked her up and down. She looked as if she had returned from some dangerous place, and her eyes were full of worry and concern. Besides, it was better to see it with your own eyes than to say that everything was fine.
“Mom, I’m fine.”
“well.”
“Let the children come in and talk.”
She went into the house with her parents and sat on the kang, talking about the separation. The old lady was so angry that she scolded Fang Zhongcheng again, and she was very glad that she had found a good man who could accommodate her two children.
“You should also be nice to his child too.”
“I know.”
As she was talking, her brother and sister-in-law all came over after hearing that she was back. The eldest sister-in-law brought a basket of eggs and a rooster, and the third sister-in-law brought a large bottle of sesame oil ground from her own sesame seeds, as well as her own soy sauce and rice vinegar.
“You saved so many eggs?” The old lady took them and put them aside. She was very satisfied with her two daughters-in-law. She got so many things from her daughters-in-law. Now she knows how to give and take. The value of things is not important; it’s about personal ability. The key is to have this heart.
“Yes. You should give my sister-in-law more eggs these days, and give her some more when she leaves. My chickens lay eggs very quickly, so save some for her these days. I’ll have my dad kill the rooster and stew it for my sister-in-law.”
The family members were chatting about family affairs. When talking about the second brother and his wife, Li Xia didn’t say anything about the second sister-in-law, but just said that the breakfast shop was very good. She heard that there are many small shops opened by private individuals in the city now, and the third sister-in-law sighed with regret.
“My two children are both in school, and I can’t leave. How about I work in your factory and settle down in the city with your third brother? That would be great. Or I can open my own tailor shop, which is definitely better than staying in the village.”
The second couple had already left their children to their parents, so they couldn’t do the same. The old people were too old to have so many children.
“Don’t worry. When the children are older and live in the school dormitory, you can give the land to your elder brother and his wife to farm, and you two can move to the city. This way, your elder brother and his wife will earn more, and you can earn well in the city.”
“That would be great.”
The two sisters-in-law were all happy. This was a mutually beneficial thing. Her eldest brother and his wife were too old to work outside. They could earn a good income by farming the land for more than a dozen people. Their son was still working in the city. The other two families moved to the city and would settle down there.
The old lady said, “Have you discussed this with son-in-law? Don’t act on your own and make him unhappy. The family can have enough food and is not cold now, so you don’t need to worry about supporting them.”
“It’s okay. I asked because I have the ability to do so. Besides, my third brother is very good at his job. He can take care of the transportation, so I don’t have to worry about it anymore.”
“Well, that’s fine.”
She shared the things she brought back with everyone, and her two sisters-in-law thanked her with a smile. She stayed at home with her parents for two days, and when she left, they gave her more things than when she came back. She smiled helplessly and said that the car couldn’t fit them all.
“Third sister-in-law, won’t the chickens and ducks suffocate if they are tied up like this and put in the bag? Why don’t you let them out?”
“Don’t. They’ll poop on the road, and I don’t want you to dirty the car. Just keep them in the bag. Don’t worry, they won’t suffocate. This bag is breathable.”
“Okay. I’m leaving now. Please take care of my parents. I’ll come back when I have time.”
The third sister-in-law replied, “Don’t worry about it; we will take care of your parents.”
The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, “These are all trivial matters. You don’t need to worry about them. Just do your own thing. Don’t worry if you have time to come back or not. I will take care of your parents. When you all move to the city in the future, I will be there for your parents. Don’t worry.”
Family members’ thoughts, she really couldn’t refuse. In the end, the car was packed full, the trunk was definitely full, and the back seat was filled with various boxes and bags.
She didn’t dare to drive too fast. There were not only a lot of chicken and duck eggs in the car, but also various sauces that her two sisters-in-law gave her, all in porcelain jars. However, they were separated by straw to prevent collisions. When she got home, everything was fine, and there was no problem of anything being broken or spilled.
“Oh my god, why are there so many things? You looked like you were going to stock up on goods when you went back home this time.” Qin Mu helped her move things and reached out to pick up a bag, but it turned out to be so heavy that she simply carried it on her shoulders. “What’s in here? It’s so heavy.”
“Millet. That bag is flour. There are also sweet potatoes and yams.” Li Xia smiled, feeling warmed by the love of her family. In the past few years, they didn’t have enough food, but food is still precious these days. If you are not the closest relatives, who would be willing to give you so much of their own food? They are afraid that you can’t buy good food, and they think it is expensive, so it is better to give it to you from home so that you don’t have to spend money.
“There are so many eggs. The big ones must be duck eggs. Let’s salt them into salted eggs; otherwise, we won’t be able to finish them all.”
“Okay. There are also various beans, corn grits, and so on. You can see how to cook them.”
“I’ll soak the red beans and make bean curd dumplings tomorrow, and we’ll make corn and sorghum porridge tonight.”
“OK.”
The two of them packed up their things, and soon the three children came back. Yiyi jumped on his mother as soon as he entered the door. He was the youngest in the family and seemed to have never grown up.
In his previous life, Li Xia had a bad temper and was naughty, so he kept his distance from his mother after being beaten. Now he acts like a spoiled child whenever he sees his mother, and he always thinks he is a little kid.
“Mom, we are on holiday. Shall we leave for Suzhou tomorrow?”
“We’ll be gone for several days, so finish your homework first.”
“okay.”
“Do you have a lot of homework?”
“Not much. I got full marks on the test, and the teacher said, Just write one word.”
The brat made his sister so angry as soon as he opened his mouth. Among the three children, Shen Hui and Yiyi were both top students in their grades and had very little homework. Only she had a lot of homework, and she couldn’t finish it even if she didn’t go play.
“Sister, what’s wrong with you?”
Huihua ignored him and went back to the room angrily, with Yiyi calling her from behind. Li Xia patted him and whispered to him, “Help your sister with the oral arithmetic questions.”
“okay.”
Li Xia looked up at Shen Hui, and the boy smiled and nodded at her. “I’ll help her write the new characters and words.”
“Good boy.”
Her elder brother and younger brother helped her with her homework. The key is that her mother asked them to do it. She lowered her head and smiled secretly while eating at night, humming nursery rhymes happily.
Then the three of them worked together to finish all the homework in one day, packed their luggage, and then set off south as a family.
According to the regulations of later times, a car can only have one person over the limit. But the regulations were not strict at this time, so a child like this could be ignored. The family left, and Qin Mu returned to her own home. But she came to check on the house every day and cleaned up the place.
That day, she came to clean the house, and seeing that the weather was bad, she carefully checked the doors and windows. She heard someone shouting outside, and when she went out, she saw that it was Fang Zhongcheng and his wife.
“Where are the rest of the family? Why aren’t the children around?”
“The whole family went to the south for fun.” After answering his question, I asked, “What are you doing here?”
“fine.”
When Murong Danling heard that the whole family had gone south to play, she turned away with a gloomy face. Fang Zhongcheng said two words casually and hurried out to chase his wife.
“Wait, Danling, why are you walking so fast?”
Fang Zhongcheng stepped forward and stretched out his hand to hold his wife. Murong Danling stopped in anger. There was a Polonaise next to her, and she held the car keys in her hand. She had come here arrogantly, but now she was unhappy, as if she had accumulated all her strength but punched cotton.
“Did they really produce a TV set, and it really sold well? Is Li Xia really the director of such a big factory now?”
“Maybe it’s just bluffing. Don’t be discouraged. I’ll go and ask around.”
The two had no first-hand information and were still dreaming of a great future. After Murong Danling made money, she spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy a car. The two wanted to use it to attract children, but the family had already left.
They went south with the old and the young to visit beautiful places.
Li Xia and her family went on a trip and had no idea what was happening at home. The car went south, and the first stop was Hangzhou.
They found a guesthouse to stay in. Li Xia took out the sheets and pillowcases she had brought with her and changed them in the three rooms. After washing up, everyone had a good night’s rest and set out to visit West Lake the next day.
West Lake, Wuzhen, first in Hangzhou. Lion Grove, Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, and then in Suzhou. The natural scenery and cultural landscapes allowed the children to relax and play while also learning a lot of historical and cultural knowledge. When Shen Hui left for the return trip, he wrote an 800-word report on it.
Huihua was reading her brother’s manuscript carefully in the car. Shen Hui held his forehead helplessly and said, “Do you still want to memorize it?”
“Yes. I have a writing requirement, so I’ll just copy yours. I won’t have to copy it all, just part of it. The teacher said 300 words is enough.”
“What about me? What should I write?”
“Hey, brother, just write another one. Or we can split it up; you take half and I take half.”
“I’d better rewrite it. Can you give me your painting of the autumn moon over the lake?”
“no problem.”
The two older ones rewrote the paintings they were supposed to draw, and Shen Haiyang asked the younger son to write one as well. “There’s no limit to the number of words. Just write whatever you want, whatever you think of.”
“Okay, but I can’t write many words.”
“If you can’t write, look it up in the dictionary. Didn’t Dad buy you a dictionary? It’s for learning characters.”
“All right.”
The little guy seems to be able to play freely, but in fact, it is not easy to do. He knows a few words, and just looking up the dictionary is a big project. Moreover, he is not sure whether the word he finds is the one he is looking for, so he can only ask the elder one again and again. But the result of this is that his vocabulary has increased rapidly, and he basically does not need the teacher to read the questions during the exam.
The family played for a week, and Shen Haiyang and the children took a few more days off. They went back to work and school as soon as they came back.
Li Xia went to the factory in the morning and went home early in the afternoon after handling some official business. She took out a book to read when she had time, and the temperature was just right when she sat in a rocking chair in the yard.
It’s rare to have a half day of leisure in life. It’s really pleasant to sit in a rocking chair and read a book in the summer afternoon. She was lying comfortably reading a book, and she didn’t know when she fell asleep.
She slept until she woke up naturally, and then she stretched herself. Qin Mu was already in the kitchen, cooking. She put down her book and went in: “What’s for dinner?”
“Beef dumplings. I bought some fresh beef forelegs today, and I kept some in the freezer. We’ll use the two pounds to make carrot and green onion dumplings.”
Li Xia went to wash her hands and said, “I’ll knead the dough and wrap it with you.”
They were happily making dumplings at home, unaware that the second daughter-in-law of the Fang family was squatting nearby at the factory. They saw with their own eyes a truck carrying a load of televisions leaving the factory and heard the old man at the gate say that these were goods to be delivered to City E.
“Really?” Murong Danling couldn’t believe it. “Is Li Xia’s factory really running normally?”
Fang Laoer’s wife nodded, and then Fang Zhongcheng came in with a pale face. He confirmed the news. “It has passed the quality inspection and is on the market.”
“So, how much can she earn in a year from this factory?”
“It must be a lot.”
Fang Laoer’s wife left with the child in her arms, and Murong Danling was speechless. Her Polonaise, which she wanted to show off to Li Xia, All her earnings this year were used to buy a car, and she had no money left for purchasing goods. She wanted to show off and take the children to ride in their car, but now she had no chance.
Television sets have a retail price of about 600 yuan each. Ten thousand sets would be 6 million yuan. Such a large factory would produce tens of thousands of sets a year. Thinking of this, she immediately shrank.
When she was so excited about thousands of yuan, she lost her mind and used all the money to buy a car without paying the future payment, while Li Xia had already started to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars. Her little money was not worth much in the eyes of others.
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