69novels Chapter 192
Chapter 192
Chen Wan stayed at home for four days. The people who caused the trouble the day before yesterday came to the door in disgrace and apologized. Everything that should be solved was settled. He was not in a hurry. Chen Qianjin, who had taken off the plaster, couldn't sit still.
Facing Chen Qianjin's urging, Chen Wan couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, I'll leave tomorrow, I'll listen to what you say."
"Will the weather be good tomorrow?" Chen Wan finally wanted to leave, and Chen Qianjin couldn't bear it anymore.
"It doesn't matter if it doesn't rain." Chen Wan helped Chen Jin carry the things he wanted to take away in the trunk, "What is this bag?"
Chen Wan was carrying a cloth bag, which was light and fluttering, and there was a rustling sound between movements. Chen Qianjin turned his head and took a look: "Oh, your sister-in-law dried the dried cowpea in June."
Pork, various dried vegetables, pickled vegetables, all kinds of stuff filled the trunk.
"Fresh vegetables will be picked from the field tomorrow morning." Chen Qianjin patted the ashes on his hands, "What time is it?"
"03:30." Chen Wan glanced at the dial, "Brother, why did you take off the watch?"
Chen Wan bought a watch for Chen Qianjin and Zhou Mei for almost two or three years. She didn't pay attention to it before, but now that she thinks about it, she seems to have never seen a watch on Chen Qianjin's wrist.
"What kind of watch do you wear at home? There is a clock on the wall, so you don't need it." Chen Qianjin spoke casually, and Chen Wan was silent, asking him to take out the watch to have a look.
Chen Qianjin didn't understand what Chen Wan was thinking, so he took the watch and handed it to him.Chen Wan took it and took a look, okay, it's the same as the new one, it's been two or three years, it's the same as the new one.He had no doubt that Zhou Mei's watch was in the same situation, the two of them had never worn it.
"I wear it." Chen Jinjin denied, and gave an example to prove, "We still wear it to visit relatives during the holidays. Everyone has seen it."
Of course, the watches Chen Wan bought for them had to be worn out to let others know how well Liuer treated them.
"I bought the watch for you to wear." Chen Wan took Chen Qianjin's arm and buckled the watch for him, "It's a waste if you don't wear it. Brother, think about it. If you wear a 100 yuan watch for a hundred days, On average, one yuan per day, two hundred days of wearing, and an average of fifty cents per day, does it mean that the longer you wear it, the more cost-effective it will be?"
A watch costs a hundred dollars, and it can't be repaired. It's a big deal to replace it with a new one. Chen Wan continued to fool Chen Qianjin: "The watch is under warranty, and it will be repaired for free if it is worn out. You must wear it more."
Chen Jin paused in taking out the watch, doubtful: "It's really free?"
"Really, I kept the list for buying the watch. It said free of charge, and the salesperson at the counter personally promised it." Chen Wan compared the hour hands of the two watches and put them down after confirming that they were consistent. "Don't take it. If I take it, I will be angry."
"No more, no more." Chen Qian couldn't help laughing, "Your sister-in-law's rice should be ready, I'll pick her up at the mill."
Last year's floods destroyed the fields, but this year's rice harvest was bumper. After eating at noon, Zhou Mei brought a load of rice to the mill and prepared to get some new rice for Chen Wan to bring to the city to eat.
Chen Wan's off-road vehicle was running out of gas, in order to prevent it from breaking down halfway tomorrow, he basically didn't drive it much for the past two days, otherwise he would definitely use the car to save Zhou Mei from having to pick it up.
Farmers are used to heavy work, and Zhou Mei walked freely carrying a load of rice, while Chen Qianjin was carrying light rice bran on his back. Although his waist healed, Zhou Mei still forbade him to use too much strength.Chen Wan glanced across Zhou Mei's wrists, and they were really empty.
"I've picked out the stones in the rice, but maybe they haven't been picked clean. You tell the second sister to pick them up again before cooking." Zhou Mei asked Chen Wan to hold the bag of fertilizer, and she used a dustpan to fill the rice into it.The rice that came out of the machine was placed in baskets, the upper layer was cooled by the wind, and the lower layer was especially warm, occasionally falling on Chen Wan's fingers, it felt warm.
The fertilizer bag was washed very clean by Zhou Mei, so Chen Wan could only smell the aroma of rice in his breath.
The floating rice powder covered Zhou Mei's hair with a layer of white ash. Zhou Mei swung the handkerchief to clean it, and tied the fertilizer bag tightly with the rope Chen Qianjin found.
The packed rice was carried to the back seat of the car, the sky was still bright, and the couple made a fuss about the things Chen Wan was going to bring tomorrow.
Zhou Mei looked at the vacant space of the off-road vehicle, still dissatisfied: "There are winter bamboo shoots on the mountain these two days, go ahead, you lead the general, and we go into the mountain to dig some winter bamboo shoots."
"No need, sister-in-law." Chen Wan couldn't bear Zhou Mei's burden, and quickly stopped, "Winter bamboo shoots are so difficult to dig, forget it, these are enough for me and my second sister to last for at least a month or two, and there are also radishes."
"It doesn't take much effort to pull out carrots." Zhou Mei insisted, "Winter bamboo shoots are difficult to dig, but we have a general with a good nose, so you can find the right one when you look for winter bamboo shoots."
Finding winter bamboo shoots with his nose is a new skill that the general has just awakened. Two days ago, Zhou Mei went to the back mountain to chop bamboo and asked Chen Qianjin to weave a bamboo pole and tie a brush handle. Looking over, the bowl is as big as a winter bamboo shoot.
Chen Wan thought it was interesting, so she carried a small backpack to show that she wanted to join in the fun, so Zhou Mei simply locked the door and asked Wang Cui next door to help her watch the cars outside, and don't ask ignorant children to make trouble.
Wang Cui's two children are not material for studying, and they immediately complain of headaches after reading a book, but they prefer to work.Wang Cui refused to let them drop out of school. She and her husband He Laosan suffered from illiteracy.The second child is a few years younger and is in the first year of junior high school, while the eldest has graduated from junior high school, but failed to enter a technical secondary school and went to work as an apprentice.
In their eyes, learning crafts has a better future than farming. The boss’s master was introduced by Zhou Mei, a carpenter in her natal village.The boss has been studying for more than a year, and now he earns a salary of more than ten yuan a month. Wang Cui's family is also thinking of the kindness of the Chen family.
"Okay, you go." Wang Cui readily agreed, "I promise to take care of the car for you."
After entering the bamboo forest, Chen Qianjin patted the general on the head, said "General, it's up to you", and then let go of the leash.
The general quickly lowered his head and sniffed the ground, but Chen Qianjin didn't put all his hopes on it. He looked up to check the growth of the bamboo branches and leaves, and judged the possible location of the winter bamboo shoots based on his experience.
Chen Wan imitated him and searched for a long time, digging five or six pits, but the result was zero, while the general on the other side had dug out its third winter bamboo shoot today.
What's wrong with feeling a little ashamed to lose to a dog?
Zhou Mei carried the hoe to the place called by the general, and dug out a winter bamboo shoot weighing half a catty in twos and twos. Compared with spring bamboo shoots, winter bamboo shoots were generally smaller, and more than half a catty could be considered big.
As the sky was getting dark, Zhou Mei announced to call it a day. In less than an afternoon, they dug up most of the baskets and got a lot of money.
The general's front paws were covered with mud, and his nose was dusty. Chen Qianjin wiped the mud off his nose with his hands: "I will reward you with broth and rice at night."
Chen Yongyang got home from school and heard from Wang Cui that Chen Wan and the others were digging winter bamboo shoots in the mountains, and they opened the door to enter the house to do their homework. There are two assignments.No wonder Wang Cui praised him all the time, if her second child had Chen Yongyang's [-]% love of learning, she would be very happy.
The materials in the city were more difficult, Chen Yongyang was stuck with a math problem, he couldn't figure it out, and was about to read the answers later, when Chen Wan and the others came back.
The general was tired of digging bamboo shoots, so he drank a bowl of water and lay down on the ground panting.Chen Yongyang put down his pen and raised his head, calling for off-site support: "Uncle, there is a question I can't do."
Chen Wan washed her face, dried her hands, took a bench and sat down beside Chen Yongyang: "Which question?"
Chen Yongyang stretched out his finger, and Chen Wan read the question intently. After 1 minute, he didn't understand it, so he read it again.
This was a problem of finding the area of the shadow. Chen Wan almost saw the psychological shadow. He pulled out the relevant knowledge points from the corners of his memory, changed a dozen ways of thinking, and finally found the right direction to solve the problem.
"The shaded area is 2.4 square centimeters." Chen Wan calculated the answer, and Chen Yongyang flipped the page for comparison, which was consistent with the standard answer.
Chen Wan breathed a sigh of relief, pretending to be calm: "I'll tell you about my thinking."
In Chen Yongyang's mind, Chen Wan was omnipotent. With Chen Wan's guidance, he turned the corner in an instant: "Little uncle is really amazing!"
Chen Wan accepted his admiration with a smile, and returned the pen to him: "Do it yourself and see."
In the evening, Zhou Mei picked out the damaged winter bamboo shoots and fried a plate of bacon, and loaded the rest of the intact ones into the car. They could dig them up anytime they wanted to eat them at home, but it was not easy to eat fresh ones in the city.Chen Wan used the same argument to persuade Zhou Mei to put on the watch, and at the same time secretly bribed Chen Yongyang to supervise him at home. If his parents violated their will, remember to write to him to report.
There was nothing to say all night, Chen Wan slept until dawn, and when Zhou Mei woke up, she was already cleaning up the mess on the ground under the eaves, muddy radish roots, rotten leaves, radish sprouts for pigs...
With the addition of big white radishes, two sacks of sweet potatoes and tender green leafy vegetables, Chen Wan's cart was completely stuffed to the brim.Liu Qiang sat in the co-pilot and looked back, the expression on his face was shocked for an instant, this posture seemed to be moving.
It was cloudy and foggy today, Chen Wan stepped on the accelerator, fortunately Xu Kongshan had the foresight to choose an off-road vehicle, otherwise they might not be able to cope with the mountain roads in Nancheng.
"No, I have to find a place to refuel." Chen Wan stepped on the brakes and opened the map. Before the two drove back to the village together, Xu Kongshan told him the location of a refueling station.
It has to be said that it is convenient to have a senior driver as a boyfriend. Xu Kongshan almost thought of all possible situations for Chen Wan, and taught him detailed coping plans.
Chen Wan took out the work unit to prove that the gas was filled up smoothly, and the off-road vehicle was back on the road, and the horsepower was obviously sufficient.
At 11:30, Chen Wan drove to Tongzilou, where Second Sister Chen's family lived: "Wait in the car, I'll see if Second Sister and the others are at home."
As meal time approached, the Tongzilou was filled with fireworks, Chen Wan walked through the corridor, the door was open, and Second Sister Chen was washing rice.
"Liu'er! Where are you from?" The two sisters didn't know about Chen Qianjin's injury, and the second sister Chen thought that Chen Wan had been in the garment factory.
"I went home." In the specific sentence, the family defaulted to the hometown of Ping'an Village, and Chen Wan didn't enter the house, "Second sister, cook more food, there is Qiangzi at noon, I will go down and take things with him Move up."
Chen Qianjin and Liu Qiang went up and down three times before they finished moving Second Sister Chen's share and stacked a pile in the living room. The scene was spectacular.
"Oh, why did you take so much?" Second Sister Chen hurriedly poured water for the two of them, "You should let us know in advance, so that I can let your brother-in-law get off work early and move together."
"We can move." Chen Wan sat on a chair to breathe, "Is Yingying coming back at noon?"
"She eats at school. She has a tight schedule in high school. She eats at a stall in the morning and at the school cafeteria at noon. In the evening, your brother-in-law goes to the dance class to pick her up." Jiang Yingying liked to sing and dance when she was a child. Second sister Chen and brother-in-law Jiang gave their full support.Jiang Yingjun had a regular job, and the salaries of Chen Erjie and Jiang's brother-in-law could cover Jiang Yingying's expenses.
Second Sister Chen was chatting with Chen Wan while cooking. Her only concern now was Jiang Yingjun, who was alone and could not see her twice a year.
"It's really peace of mind not to ask us to be parents when we were young." Second Sister Chen sighed heavily, "I must grab him by the ear and talk to him during the Chinese New Year this year."
Second Sister Chen always speaks harshly like this, and when she meets someone, the blame turns into concern, so she is not willing to scold him.
After eating lunch at Second Sister Chen's house, Chen Wan stayed for a quarter of an hour, and then sent Fifth Sister Chen's share over, fearing that being late would delay her going to work.
A whole load of stuff was unloaded, and Chen Wan only kept less than one-tenth of it. Xu Kongshan has a big appetite, but he rarely eats at home except at night. limited.
After tidying up the kitchen, Chen Wan boiled water and took a shower. He went upstairs and lay down tiredly. Although he didn't get motion sickness while driving, he was tired. After running around for a day, his bones were about to fall apart.
Xu Kongshan was temporarily caught up in the pharmaceutical factory, so he asked for leave and wasted money. After finishing the work at hand, he rushed home in a hurry.
The sound of hurried footsteps moved from the first floor to the second floor, Xu Kongshan pushed open the half-hidden door, his expression changed from tense to soft.
Chen Wan slept soundly, her breathing was steady and long, Xu Kongshan walked slowly to the bedside, leaned over and kissed Chen Wan, forehead, eyebrows, pointed nose, full reddish lips.
The vacant heart slowly returned to fullness, Xu Kongshan got up satisfied, tucked the quilt for Chen Wan, changed clothes and went downstairs to cook.
When Chen Wan woke up, her mind froze for two seconds. She couldn't tell what night it was. Her eyes were focused, and above her eyes was the familiar ceiling of the bedroom of a small bungalow.
It was dusk outside the window, Chen Wan longed for the warmth of the bed and refused to get up for a long time, until Xu Kongshan came up to ask him to eat.
"Brother Shan." Chen Wan stretched his hands out of the quilt, Xu Kongshan understood, took off his coat that smelled of oily smoke, bent forward and put his body into Chen Wan's arms.
Chen Wan's body had a faint scent of soap, clean and refreshing, while Xu Kongshan was like a green pine baked by the sun, burning at the touch of a touch.
"I don't want to eat right now." Chen Wan cupped Xu Kongshan's face and kissed him. The two exchanged breaths, and Xu Kongshan gradually increased his strength.
This posture was a bit awkward, Chen Wan couldn't breathe, Xu Kongshan got into the quilt, hugged Chen Wan and turned over.
"I'll warm you up later." Xu Kongshan's voice was rough, and Chen Wan bit his lower lip, regardless of whether he was eating or not.
The movement in the bed lasted for nearly two hours. Chen Wan couldn't bear it anymore, so he raised a white flag to beg for mercy: "I'm hungry, Brother Shan, I'm really hungry."
He was crying pitifully, Xu Kongshan rubbed his nose against his face, and grabbed the clothes cover that was hanging on the edge of the bed.
All right, let's eat first.
There were some sparks left in the stove, so Xu Kongshan added two firewood to it and lit it. While the food was heating up in the pot, he brought a pot of hot water to the bedroom to help Chen Wan clean it up.
Chen Wan flinched and hid for a while: "Uncle De asked you to cook more warming soup for me when you have time."
The implication was to make Xu Kongshan restrain himself. Knowing that he was not Xu Kongshan's opponent, Chen Wan chose to eat instead of fight. He was a typical foodie and loves to play.
"Sunday is a holiday for you to stew." The stew takes a long time, less than two hours can't be called a stew, and it's obviously too late on weekdays, Xu Kongshan made a silent note, and decided to arrange a stew once a week, not giving Chen Wan a chance to make excuses .
Chen Wan didn't want to eat in the bedroom, so Xu Kongshan wrapped him into a silkworm chrysalis and carried him to the living room, took a cushion from the sofa and put it on the dining table and chairs, and then put Chen Wan down.
In fact, it's not that Chen Wan can't support himself, but if Xu Kongshan wants to spoil him, he will naturally enjoy it happily.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to inspect the garment factory. I'll pick you up from get off work then?" Chen Wan raised his voice and winked at Xu Kongshan.
"Okay, I won't work overtime for the next half a month." Xu Kongshan tore off the fat from the twice-cooked pork, and put the thin part on to Chen Wan. "How do you deal with the affairs in the village?"
Chen Wan told the details of what happened, and finally complained to Xu Kongshan that he was exhausted from climbing the stairs and moving things today, and he will definitely be arrested next time he returns to the village as a strong man.
Xu Kongshan couldn't wait for this: "I'll give you a massage before going to bed later."
The professional massage effect was top-notch. The next day, Chen Wan's whole body felt so comfortable that she went up to the fifth floor without any effort.
After the short vacation, Chen Wan continued to invest in the construction of the garment factory. In the morning, he held a meeting with Wang Li'an to check the progress. Some details were slightly different, but the overall situation was still under control, so there was no big problem.
"Brother Zhang and Qiangzi are going on a business trip next month. Please confirm the equipment again and make sure to enter the venue on time." Chen Wan methodically arranged the follow-up division of labor, "Ah Wen contacted the newspaper and started promoting our costume design competition. I missed the School of Textiles, and try to contact the TV station as much as possible, it is best to get a radio commercial slot, as long as the price does not exceed the budget, you can make up your own mind. How is your negotiation with the school, old Wang?"
"Our school and Nantah University have reached an agreement, and the lectures are scheduled for January No. 16 and January No. 17." Wang Li'an reported the results. With his ability, generally Chen Wan entrusted him with few things to do. No way.
"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Wan was sincerely grateful that he could meet such a group of like-minded people, "I invite you to dinner at the end of the month."
"Small restaurant?" Wang Li'an squeezed his eyebrows, "Can you bring your family?"
"Yes." Chen Wan looked around at the crowd, "Everyone can bring everything, if the family members can't come, I will make up for it when I have a chance in the future."
The group broke up amid laughter. In the afternoon, Chen Wan drove to the garment factory alone. After more than half a year of construction, the barren land had changed drastically. Behind the gray exterior walls, there were row upon row of workshops and criss-crossing roads.
Unlike the pharmaceutical factory, due to terrain constraints, the family building of the clothing factory is located on the east side of the factory area. There are currently three buildings in total, with four rooms, double rooms, single rooms, and one-bedroom and two-bedroom houses. There are no three-bedroom houses for the time being.
Count down the high-level executives of the garment factory—Chen Wan, who has a date but can’t have children; Wang Li’an, who has a date but no children; Qian Guosheng, who is single; Liu Qiang, who has a date but no children; Zhu Wen, who lives with his mother; Zhang Accountant, who has object and a son.
These six people don't need a three-bedroom apartment at all. Even if Chen Wan wants to recruit more talents, the salary cannot exceed them. Therefore, there are only design drawings for the three-bedroom apartment at present, and construction will probably start in the next year.
Upon learning of Chen Wan's arrival, the person in charge of the construction team put down what he was doing and greeted him warmly. Chen Wan put on his helmet and said, "Let's take a look at the production workshop first."
Taking the production workshop as the starting point, Chen Wan inspected the entire factory area and the family building. As expected of the construction team approved by Du Tenglong, there were no faults in quality and efficiency.
With limited funds, the garment factory cannot be as perfect as the pharmaceutical factory, but Chen Wan does not feel disappointed by this. The potential of the garment factory is endless, and perfection is only a matter of time. Give him three years and he will be able to implement all the plans of the garment factory .
"It's troublesome." The person in charge sent Chen Wan to the door, and Chen Wan took off his helmet and returned it to the other party.
There were still 10 minutes before Xu Kongshan got off work. Chen Wan drove the car outside the pharmaceutical factory without any haste. The appearance of the empty mountain.