The next day, the sun rose as usual. It didn't see the noise last night and shined carefree on the earth.
Wen Lan and Wang Shumei visited Lin Nianhe before going to work. Seeing that her little face was still "pale", they didn't say anything. They made her a cup of malted milk and put the chicken cake on the edge of the kang before leaving. .
After they left, Lin Nianhe couldn't sleep anymore. She simply got up and planned to clean up the house within her ability.
Her place was really messy, almost everything was spread out on the floor, and there wasn't even a place to put things.
It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. She doesn't even have a box, so it's hard to think without confusion.
Lin Nianhe was getting annoyed when Aunt Li's voice came from outside: "Xiao Lin, an educated youth, are you at home?"
Lin Nianhe responded quickly, opened the door and went out.
The sun shone on her face, causing her to squint.
She had just washed up, and her long hair was pulled to one side and braided into a braid, making her small face no bigger than a palm. The thick eyelashes are black and long, like butterfly wings.
Aunt Li was so speechless that she had never seen such a beautiful doll before. It looked like a fairy.
Immediately she felt distressed - look at the white face of Xiao Lin, an educated youth, it seemed that he was in poor health!
Aunt Li didn't know what kind of miraculous effects the top-notch whitening essence had. She just felt that Lin Nianhe was whiter than yesterday, so she must have been frightened by the terrible mother-in-law and hadn't recovered yet.
She subconsciously stretched out her hand to support Lin Nianhe, and her voice became much softer: "Xiao Lin, educated youth, have you eaten? How about my aunt cook something for you?"
"Aunt, I've eaten." Lin Nianhe smiled sweetly, "I'm much better."
"Just be tough!"
Aunt Li glared at her lightly and got down to business: "My second uncle said that you ordered furniture from him. This is it. He originally ordered some furniture for the boss of the He family in the Jiuli Brigade. It was originally for Zhang Luo to marry his wife. Everything used is of the best quality.”
"The eldest son of the He family is a soldier. He originally wanted to come back to get married last month, but he has not been approved for temporary duty leave. I'm afraid he won't be able to return until the end of the year. His boss He broke his leg a few days ago, and the family's cash has been lost. I gave the two sons a betrothal gift..."
"Your second uncle is thinking, anyway, the furniture in his house is brand new and has never been used, and it is still sitting in his backyard. You are lacking everything here. If you want it, he will buy it first. , give the money to Lao He and let him look at his leg injury first."
Lin Nianhe's eyes brightened the more he listened.
If you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow!
She nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, but wedding furniture should be more expensive, right?"
Aunt Li smiled and waved her hand: "They are all at the same price, so the He family will not be in trouble for two months. Just wait until the eldest brother's allowance is sent home before purchasing."
Furniture in rural areas is not so particular, and carvings are not fashionable now, so there is no difference in price.
Uncle Li is also kind. After all, after the money is returned to the He family, the He family may no longer order furniture.
Lin Nianhe asked: "Aunt Li, what kind of furniture did the He family order? My house is small, so I may not be able to fit it in."
"His family added a kang cabinet and a large wardrobe with double doors. The wife of the eldest son of the He family is a primary school teacher in the town, and the old He family even built a desk for her." Aunt Li said, "You two Uncle said, you can use it in terms of size, but the table is a bit too big, so it’s a bit cramped in your small room.”
Lin Nianhe nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I want it! I'm not afraid of squeezing it in a little, and I'm not afraid of your jokes. My things are still scattered on the ground, and I feel sad just looking at them."
Aunt Li laughed and said to her: "Then you wait at home, I will go back and tell them, and I will bring you the things."
"Okay, thank you Aunt Li."
"Hey, that's right. It's not easy for Lao He's family either. If you can help, just help."
Aunt Li walked away as she spoke.
Lin Nianhe hurried back to the house to fold all the bedding and make room for the kang cabinet.
After a while, Uncle Li and Aunt Li came with a trolley, and Aunt Li followed, accompanied by her little lotus.
"Xiao Lin Educated Youth, you go to the courtyard, you don't need to do anything." Aunt Li waved her hand cheerfully and followed Uncle Li to move the furniture.
This kind of solid wood furniture is very heavy, but it is not difficult for them at all. It is obvious that they are used to doing this kind of work and are very strong.
Lin Nianhe thought that he was still recovering from his illness, so he simply took Li Hehua to a small corner out of the way and squatted there, and washed an apple for the little girl.
"Hehua, have you gone to school?" Lin Nianhe asked casually when he had nothing to say.
Li Hehua took small bites of the apple and replied in a low voice: "Yes, I'm in the third grade... but my mother won't let me go to school these days."
Lin Nianhe immediately thought of the gossip Aunt Li had said and asked, "Is it because the Zhang family brother fell into the river?"
Li Hehua nodded: "Originally, I went to school in Huashu Brigade with Brother Tiezhu. Brother Tiezhu was sick, and my mother didn't let me go by myself."
"How far is the Birch Brigade from here?"
"The eight-mile journey... I can actually walk on my own. I'm no longer a child."
Lin Nianhe was stunned.
It's an eight-mile journey. Why can't Xiao Douding, with his short legs, have to walk for three or four hours?
Lin Nianhe thought of when he was in school.
She has been picked up and dropped off by car since she was in kindergarten. Even though the school is only a few hundred meters away from home, she has never measured the distance with her legs.
She had also heard that some children in poor areas had difficulty going to school, but she had never seen it with her own eyes, so she never really took it seriously. She just thought that if she donated stationery, everything would be fine.
Now, looking at Li Hehua's eyes flashing with anticipation for going to school, she felt inexplicably sad.
She asked softly: "Why doesn't our brigade have a primary school?"
Li Hehua obviously didn't know this question. She held the apple, shook her head in confusion, and looked at Lin Nianhe blankly.
Lin Nianhe rubbed her head and pushed the apple to her mouth: "Eat it."
Li Hehua's face turned red, she took another small bite and asked, "Sister Lin, can I give it to my parents?"
"Okay." Little Lotus was so sensible that it made people feel distressed. Lin Nianhe's tone was gentler, "I gave it to you, you can give it to anyone else you want."
Li Hehua smiled brightly, held up the big apple and went to Aunt Li, insisting on giving her the apple with only a small bite.
How could Aunt Li be willing to eat it? Really unable to resist, he bit off a little bit and pushed Li Hehua away to let her play. He took out two cents and wanted to give it to Lin Nianhe.
Lin Nianhe quickly ran away and refused with a lot of words. In the end, Aunt Li couldn't laugh or cry, so she had to take the money back.
"Aunt Li, doesn't our brigade have a primary school?"
Aunt Li curled her lips: "No, the commune said it would build another primary school two years ago, but then it didn't believe it anymore... We can't even afford food, how can we get the money to build so many schools!"
"My old man said that the commune has said that educated youths will go to the countryside in a few months. I don't know where to arrange this. Not to mention borrowing food, the village will probably have to provide money to build houses."
Lin Nianhe didn't answer this. She looked silently at Li Hehua, who was writing on the ground with a tree branch, and frowned slightly.
