Shi Lu saw so many people staring at him with long faces. Thinking back to what he had just said, his back was suddenly soaked with sweat.
I couldn't help but swallow, and blinked hard, hoping that I was wrong.
After all, his eldest brother's house has been abandoned for so many years, and no one from the village has come to help repair it.
Besides, labor is free, and repair materials are free?
People in the village had long seen that he was dissatisfied with his niece's pension, so how could he still give money to Shi Jiang to repair his house?
"Shi Laoer, I didn't expect you to be so inhumane? Shi Jiang is not your biological daughter, but just the niece in the next room. Why did you break her legs?"
Comrade Lao Wang, the captain's daughter-in-law, was originally in the yard, helping Shi Jiang clean up!
When Shi Lu's voice sounded, Shi Jiang, who was chatting and laughing with her, suddenly turned pale, and then shrank up and trembled.
Comrade Lao Wang jumped up immediately when he saw Shi Jiang looking like he was often beaten and scolded by Shi Lu.
Shaking the rag in his hand, he strode out of the house, pointed at Shi Lu's nose, and scolded him with a straight face.
You know, Comrade Lao Wang is the women's director of this village.
Usually, even the team leader has to crouch like a quail in front of Comrade Lao Wang.
No one in the whole village was afraid of her long face.
Therefore, Shi Lu was not surprised to tremble all over and blurted out subconsciously.
"Director Wang, why are you here?"
Comrade Lao Wang saw his guilty expression and snorted coldly.
"Wherever there is oppression, there is me. As a women's director, I naturally have to protect women's rights. Shi Laoer, let me tell you, Shi Jiang is already an adult, and Shi Fu has separated from you a long time ago.
We are two families. If you have any problem, don't come to Shi Jiang again. If you let me know that you are causing trouble to Shi Jiang, you will see if my whip will spare you."
When he said this, Comrade Lao Wang's eyes widened, and Shi Lu's legs suddenly softened in fear.
Who doesn't know that before Comrade Lao Wang married the captain, he was a girl from the grassland.
He grew up on horseback and was very tough.
When the captain was still young, he used to spend a lot of money. Comrade Lao Wang, who had only been married for a month, found a black horsewhip with spikes from her dowry.
Then he slapped the brigade captain for a while. The brigade captain who only smote screamed and howled like a ghost, and ran around the whole village, but no one could escape the torture woven by Comrade Lao Wang.
From that time on, the captain began to work hard, became a useful person, and became the current captain.
And everyone in the village also knows that although the captain will not be messed with, Comrade Lao Wang is someone who cannot be messed with.
Shi Lu just... felt very aggrieved. Why did that damn girl Shi Jiang fawn over this tough woman of the captain?
Shi Lu, who was walking sideways like a crab at first, was so gloomy when he came back that he didn't even dare to fart.
Everyone saw it, laughed loudly, and started to do the work in their hands quickly again.
Hearing everyone's laughter, Shi Lu wanted to bury his head in his clothes and ran much faster.
After Comrade Lao Wang scolded Shi Lu fiercely, he turned around and entered the room, where he saw Shi Jiang looking at him with an admiring expression on his face.
"Aunt Wang, you are so majestic. I will definitely learn from you and follow your example in the future."
Everyone who was working happily saw a row of crows flying over their heads~ They thought in their hearts: You sweet little girl, there is no need to be like Comrade Lao Wang.
Of course, they did not dare to say what they felt in front of Comrade Lao Wang.
Comrade Lao Wang was originally just doing a little work, but when he saw Shi Jiang looking at him with adoration in his eyes, he felt very heroic in his heart.
"Okay, when you have time later, come to my aunt's house, and she will teach you how to use a riding crop."
Shi Jiang nodded with a smile and agreed.
Then he generously cooked a pot of vegetable and whole-grain porridge and gave a big bowl to everyone who helped.
Before leaving, I gave everyone 50 cents.
Don’t underestimate the purchasing power of these 50 cents, you can buy a lot of things!
After all, it’s only been two years since 1980.
Most apprentices who go to work in factories in the city only earn 18 yuan a month, or only 60 cents a day.
The main reason is that they are all farmers. In this poor place, there are really few things that can make money.
They just came to help build the wall, reinforce it and make it taller. Each of them could get 50 cents, which was not a small amount.
Not to mention the vegetable and whole-grain porridge cooked by Shi Jiang. It is said to be whole-grain porridge, but it doesn't irritate your throat when you drink it. It also has a particularly soft and glutinous texture.
If they hadn't bitten into the slightly hard brown rice, they would have thought they were drinking rice porridge!
And it’s not too thick, so if you drink such a large bowl, you won’t feel hungry for most of the day.
Everyone felt that they had all taken advantage of this girl Shi Jiang.
There were six people in total who came to help, not counting the captain and his wife.
When Comrade Lao Wang and the team leader saw Shi Jiang's hands so loose, they immediately took away three yuan from the five yuan they had just received today. They felt sorry for Shi Jiang.
Refusing to accept the hard-earned money Shi Jiang gave them, they only drank a bowl of vegetable and whole grain porridge.
Comrade Lao Wang also specially left a gong for Shi Jiang. After all, Shi Jiang's place was quite far from the house next to him.
If anything happens, knock the gong. The sound will be so loud that even people far away can hear it.
That way, you won't have to worry about bad guys looking for trouble when they see Shi Jiang, a little girl living alone.
Shi Jiang nodded with a smile and took the gong away.
As for giving money, Shi Jiang was very satisfied when he saw that the fence was heightened and reinforced, and the densely packed sharp glass pieces were scattered on the fence.
Moreover, after everyone saw that after the wall was reinforced, the courtyard door was a bit broken and looked a bit unsightly, they went to find some thick boards and made a strong door for Shi Jiang.
Now if Shijiang closed the door, ordinary men would not be able to break in easily.
This money is worth it!
After seeing off the captain and the others, Shi Jiang closed the door and took Coyotito to the county town to buy things.
After all, many things in this house are no longer usable.
Although she had all the necessary items in her purse, she still had to get things out of the way.
The most important thing is that it is now 1983, which is when the economy is taking off.
This is a fishing village in the south, and it was designated as a development zone as early as 1979.
However, the fishing village where they were located was too remote.
Things haven't been completely done in the city yet, so the remote fishing villages here will naturally not be affected by the arrival of the spring breeze so soon.
Shi Jiang felt that taking advantage of this spring breeze, she would be able to fly up to 90,000 miles!