Yang Lina smiled, grabbed her apron and wiped her hands, turned around and disappeared into the kitchen.
Hearing his daughter-in-law's reasonable words, Li Jingming was deeply moved. The feeling in his heart could not be described in words. He just wanted to hold his little daughter-in-law and kiss her hard at this moment.
The vegetables in the vegetable shed are growing like crazy, and there are so many tomatoes and cucumbers. At this moment, Yang Lina also wants to cook a big meal for those lovely people, but the second brother said that they must be hungry for a day, so she can only prepare it.
A simple dinner.
After the tomatoes and cucumbers were mixed, Yang Lina made Mapo tofu again and cooked a large pot of tomato, vegetable, and egg soup before taking a break.
Li Jingming was not idle either. He moved two tables and a dozen stools to Zhang Kai's house and his old house, arranged them neatly, and checked the time at half past nine.
The weather in February was still bitingly cold at night. Normally, everyone would have stopped working for two hours, but this group of people still hadn't taken a break until now.
Li Jingming waited for a while and decided to go over and take a look.
He put his coat on Yang Lina, held her hand and walked towards the entrance of the village.
Standing not far from the brick and tile factory, Li Jingming was a little surprised when he saw the light of a flashlight flashing in the factory.
These people have been hungry all day and are dying!
He sighed in his heart, but couldn't help but think of the scene where he and Zhang Kai were in the mine a year ago.
In order to fill their stomachs, support their families, and stay in the mines, the two of them worked hard and performed desperately.
When the two walked up to them, Li Jingming's eyes were filled with shock.
There are twenty houses, half of which have been built.
Yang Lina looked at it with tears in her eyes and sourness in her heart.
"Jingcheng, let your comrades rest quickly. What are you doing? The house can't be built in a day. Let's stop working and go back to eat and rest."
Li Jingming was angry. He used to hate the boss who exploited the hard workers, but now he became the person he hated.
Li Jingcheng and Zhao Wenhu had been persuading them for a while, but since everyone didn't rest, they had no choice but to drag their tired bodies along.
"Brother, we are not tired. We plan to build a few rooms in this house first. The sun will bask in it tomorrow, and people can live in it the day after tomorrow."
In the dark night, someone gasped and spoke feebly.
These words made Li Jingming both distressed and angry.
"Okay, if you don't listen to my command as the factory director, you all go back tomorrow!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped what they were doing, held their breath, and remained motionless.
"Director, if we don't do well, we can change it."
The person who spoke was Zhao Ergou, he was the youngest and also the smallest in stature.
He was homeless and just wanted a place to eat.
"You did a good job! You did a great job!
I feel bad that you guys are working so hard.
If you regard Jingcheng as a comrade, come back with me for dinner now. My wife has cooked a few dishes and is waiting for you to go back. If you move slower, I'm afraid the dishes will get cold."
When everyone heard that they had done nothing wrong, their worries were relieved. They picked up their bags in the night and followed Li Jingcheng silently.
"Brothers, I used to work as hard as you. When you were working, I only had one request, which was to protect your own safety first.
Your work here is different from other places. You work eight hours a day, and any additional eight hours is considered overtime pay.
You came here at 3:30 in the afternoon today, it will be 9:30, and you worked the whole process for six hours, so I will give you six hours of overtime pay today."
Li Jingming made this decision on his own without consulting Zhao Wenhu and his second brother.
These people behind him are heroes who protect their families and the country. It is his blessing to come to his factory. As the owner of this factory, he cannot treat these heroes badly.
Li Jingming already had an idea of overtime pay in his heart.
He knew very well that once they lived in the brick and tile factory, they would protect this place unconditionally, so he decided to provide overtime pay only for them.
After a group of people arrived at the house, they put their bags in a side room and washed their faces and hands.
Yang Lina put the five dishes on the table in three portions, found clean sheets herself, and changed the sheets in the side room.
A group of people looked at the sumptuous meal in front of them, but no one wanted to move their chopsticks.
They have never had such a sumptuous meal since they were discharged from the army.
Zhao Ergou was the youngest. He looked at the table of food and swallowed hard.
"Hurry up and move your chopsticks. Why don't you move your chopsticks?"
Li Jingcheng felt very heavy when he saw that everyone was not moving, but he still pretended to be happy and picked up his bowl and started eating.
Zhao Wenhu on the side also moved his chopsticks.
He understood the bitterness of his comrades. The meals cooked by his sister-in-law were too sumptuous. They were not only moved but also embarrassed.
But the situation is different now. They are no longer the talking and laughing young men in the army.
Many of them, like Li Jingcheng, have already started families.
"You guys eat quickly, the food will get cold if you don't eat it."
When Yang Lina came in, the house was quiet. She quickly joked, walked over and sat next to Li Jingming, took the initiative to pick up a spoon, and put a spoonful of chicken into the bowls of everyone sitting there.
"Hurry up, my wife is very good at cooking. She made it especially for you. Don't be polite. You are the brothers of Jingcheng who have been through life and death, that is, my Li Jingming's brothers. Don't be polite, hurry up and eat."
Everyone had been hungry and thirsty all day. Zhao Ergou couldn't bear it anymore, so he picked up the bowls and chopsticks and started eating.
I ate slowly at first, but after taking a bite of chicken, my eyes widened.
"Sister-in-law, this chicken is so delicious and fragrant."
Zhao Ergou lost his reserve and started eating like a wolf. The others looked at me and me and couldn't help but pick up their bowls and eat.
The soft and sweet rice and the spicy melt-in-your-mouth chicken are a perfect match.
Yang Lina smiled and glanced at their clothes inadvertently.
Although spring has begun, the weather is still cold in February. Some of them are wearing thin clothes and cloth shoes on their feet. Many of them even have patches on their cloth shoes.
In Yang Lina's eyes, a pair of walking shoes only costs a few yuan, but in their eyes, they are extremely valuable.
These days, Yang Lina's life was so easy that she almost forgot the bad situation she was in.
Sure enough, she and Li Jingming became rich first, but they could only be happy for a few days in their hearts.
Seeing the hard life of these people who had served the people, she suddenly lost her appetite.
She was thinking, how can we let these people live a good life?
She wanted to help, but it was beyond her ability.
She also knows in her heart that if she really wants to help others, she must first become stronger.
If these things were placed in the future, she could make these people prosperous with just one word.
But right now, there is really nothing she can do.