Chapter 94: I'll Teach You

Those who understand, understand.

Lin Zhao responded and took the children in.

Inside, it wasn't as dirty and messy as imagined, but unexpectedly tidy. Yes, tidy, using this word to describe it wasn't an exaggeration at all.

Looking at the entrance, a row of sheds was built, and under the sheds were independent wooden racks taller than a person. On the wooden racks, all kinds of things were arranged in an orderly manner.

Obviously, these things in front of them had already been carefully classified.

Big Stone looked over.

Under the wooden shed, all the racks on the right were books.

He walked over quickly.

Bang Bang and the others also walked forward.

Lin Zhao didn't go over, standing in the courtyard waiting, "This is different from what I imagined."

Because of a chatterbox social butterfly comrade-in-arms, Gu Chenghuai knew a little bit about everything.

He said: "A while ago, the 'National Economic and Social Development Plan' was issued, and the state implemented unified purchase and marketing for all kinds of materials, including waste materials."

"Waste recycling is an important channel for supplementing industrial raw materials, and meticulous classification is also to serve production needs."

Lin Zhao looked at Gu Chenghuai unexpectedly, finding it hard to believe he would pay attention to this.

The wife's expression was too easy to understand, the man explained warmly: "Sun Yeli said it."

"That comrade in the same dormitory as you?" Lin Zhao asked casually.

"Hmm." Gu Chenghuai didn't say much.

He was a man who loved his wife, and also a man with a strong possessiveness. When Zhaozhao mentioned other men, he would calculate it in his heart.

Thus, he shifted his attention without a trace.

"Tired? Want me to find a stool for you?"

As he spoke, he was about to go out to find the female comrade at the recycling station.

Lin Zhao held his hand and shook her head: "No need, I don't want to sit. I sat for nearly two hours watching the movie, my whole body is sore, just standing for a while is fine."

Gu Chenghuai was afraid his wife would be hungry, and added: "Hungry? If you're hungry, eat a few bites of peach cake to pad your stomach?"

The peach cake was bought ready-made by Lin Zhao at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

"Not hungry, eat when we go back. There's spicy rabbit meat at home. I told the eldest sister-in-law the recipe word for word, she has good cooking skills, it must be delicious." Lin Zhao was very expectant.

Gu Chenghuai's lips couldn't help but lift, "Like eating rabbit meat?"

"Like it, the two cubs at home like it too." Who made that rabbit meat eaten at her mother's house so fragrant, the two cubs had been talking about catching rabbits every day.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but tell the man: "Before you came back, I took the twins back to my mother's house once and ate spicy rabbit meat. It made the two children so fragrant, they mentioned it several times."

While she was speaking, those deep black eyes always fell on her, his gaze focused and affectionate.

"I'll go catch a few more another day." He said.

Lin Zhao pinched the man's arm and smiled brightly: "Then I'll trouble Comrade Gu. I'll make it myself then, I guarantee it will be so fragrant you'll swallow your tongue."

Gu Chenghuai showed expectation on his face, his eyebrows filled with smiles.

"Everything you make is fragrant, the spicy rabbit meat must be delicious too. I've already started looking forward to it. I'll kill the rabbit then, help you, and learn by the way, so if you want to eat it but don't want to make it one day, I can make it for you."

He didn't know how to make many dishes, but they were all things his wife liked.

Lin Zhao avoided the children under the shed, leaned her head against the man's chest, and smiled with her eyebrows curved, "Okay, I'll teach you."

Gu Chenghuai stared at his wife's hair whorl, his right arm wrapped around her waist, providing leverage for Lin Zhao.

"Is your waist tired?" His voice was low and slow.

Lin Zhao heard his implication, her face flushed, and she pinched the meat on the man's waist, only to find Gu Chenghuai's waist muscles were tight, and she couldn't pinch them at all.

"Shut up!"

Gu Chenghuai looked innocent and dotingly said: "...... Okay."

Lin Zhao ignored him, looked at the children, and said: "Give you half an hour, go home after half an hour."

"Okay."

The big friends and little friends immersed in the sea of books took time to look up and respond, then continued to look for books seriously.

"Do you think...... we can find treasures here?" Lin Zhao turned her head to look at Gu Chenghuai.

Gu Chenghuai raised his eyebrows, "For example?"

"Gold bars and the like."

"......" Gu Chenghuai raised his hand to pinch his eyebrows, unable to help but want to laugh.

"How is that possible?" He said helplessly, "Even if the female comrade outside didn't exist, there couldn't be gold bars here."

No one is a fool.

Things sent here don't know how many times they've been passed, how could there be good things like gold bars?!

Lin Zhao also thought it was impossible, just remembering the blue and white porcelain vases, gold bars, and calligraphy and paintings that Lu Baozhen found in the original book, wondering if there would be any surprises.

"Alright."

Gu Chenghuai didn't know how he heard regret in her words, touched his wife's hair, his smile gentle and lingering, "If you like gold bars, I'll find a way to get them for you, don't think about picking up leaks."

What kind of place is this? A waste recycling station.

It's all waste!

Take his own family as an example, the broken pot lid at home couldn't be used anymore, but Mom couldn't bear to sell it as waste, so one can imagine what good things the waste recycling station could have.

The most valuable things are those books.

And books have to be carefully selected to find useful ones.

"I have some." Lin Zhao smiled mysteriously.

Gu Chenghuai pondered for a moment, a look of realization flashing in his eyes, "Given by Father-in-law?"

"Hmm."

A real man doesn't covet his wife's good things. Gu Chenghuai smiled: "Keep them well."

He said: "Wait until later, I'll give them to you too."

Lin Zhao didn't doubt the truth of these words; this man was willing to give her everything.

"Okay."

Half an hour later.

Two big piles of books appeared in front of Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai, at least twenty or so.

Big Stone was very embarrassed, just wanting to speak, only to hear Lin Zhao say: "Just these?"

Bang Bang said: "Just these for now, there are too many, we can't carry them."

Hearing this, Lin Zhao knew there were more than these.

It was rare to come, she raised her hand and let the children take them openly.

"Whatever you want, bring them all over. With me and your Third Uncle, this little bit is easy."

The children's eyes lit up, and they turned and ran back.

Even the twins were in the ranks of moving books, the two little ones smiling and showing their little milk teeth, very cute.

Lin Zhao squatted down to look at the books on the ground.

Mechanical, medical books, manuscripts and letters of famous people... the children were quite good at choosing, choosing things that were very useful.

"Oh, there's actually a copybook, it's running script, this font is quite good-looking. Did you remind them to pick which books?" Lin Zhao looked up at Gu Chenghuai.

From Gu Chenghuai's perspective, his wife was small even when squatting on the ground. Her eyebrows were curved, and her smile was better than everything in the world.

He also squatted down, level with Lin Zhao, and his steady voice sounded: "Said a few words simply."

Finally, he stacked the books and went to call the staff.

During this period, the children moved some more books over.

The female comrade dozing at the door came in, seeing them pick out so many, she stood there stunned.

"So many?"

Lin Zhao looked over and asked suspiciously: "Is there a quantity limit?"

"That's not it." The staff said, taking out a scale from the basket beside her. 【94-8

Books at the recycling station are sold by weight; the acquisition price is 5 cents, and they add a bit when selling them out, making it 8 cents per jin.

After weighing, it was 63 jin, which comes to 5 yuan and 4 cents.

Lin Zhao gave an extra 6 cents to round it up and asked, "Do you have hemp rope?"

"Yes." The female comrade accepted the money, walked toward the shed, and returned shortly after with the hemp rope.

"Thank you." Lin Zhao thanked her, took the rope, and turned to give it to Gu Chenghuai, "You tie it up, you're the professional."

"Of course I'll tie it." Gu Chenghuai tidied up the books on the ground a little and tied them up with nimble movements. At home, this kind of work is definitely something he does.

Big Stone looked at his Third Uncle in surprise.

Third Uncle is very different in front of Third Aunt.

Coming to the recycling station was Big Stone's suggestion. He felt very embarrassed to let Third Uncle and Third Aunt spend money, so he took the initiative to say, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, the money just spent..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Zhao guessed what he was going to say and interrupted him: "No need to be polite. Your own uncle is giving you some books; as long as you can use them, that's good."

Gu Chenghuai glanced at his wife, quickly withdrew his gaze, looked at his eldest nephew, and smiled: "Listen to your aunt."

Since both adults said so, if Big Stone were to decline further, it would seem like he was treating them as outsiders.

He blushed with embarrassment and thanked them: "Thank you, Third Uncle, Third Aunt."

Lin Zhao smiled, "Don't take it to heart."

Gu Chenghuai finished tying the books, and the few young lads each took a bundle, with him carrying the most in his own hands.

Lin Zhao spoke up: "Give me some."

"At home, how could I let you carry them? You take care of the Quiet Quiet San Zai and Fourth Cub." Gu Chenghuai said in an unquestionable tone.

Only at times like this does he reveal his domineering side.

The twins consciously went to hold Lin Zhao's hands, their two similar little faces showing the same smile, like two sticky rice balls.

Fine.

Time to take care of the kids.

Lin Zhao helplessly led the twins walking in front, while Bangbang and the others behind them laughed out loud.

They had to return to the brigade, and Song Yunjin also had to go home. The teenager's face was full of lingering excitement; it was his first time watching a movie with so many people and coming to the recycling station to find books—it was all a novel experience.

"Sister, then I'll head back first."

As he spoke, he hugged the Seeing Seeing Dazai and Hearing Hearing Erzai one by one, his face full of reluctance.

Song Yunjin chattered on: "Seeing Seeing Dazai, Hearing Hearing Erzai, if you miss your uncle, just have your mother bring you two to the county, and Uncle will take you skating."

He also liked the twins, but the Quiet Quiet San Zai and Fourth Cub were young, and they felt so soft all over that he didn't dare to use force when hugging them, and he didn't know what to say to them.

It's still more fun at the age of Seeing Seeing Dazai and Hearing Hearing Erzai; they are energetic, curious about everything, and got familiar with him right away. It's very interesting.

Seeing Seeing Dazai and Hearing Hearing Erzai also liked this uncle who was about the same age as their little uncle, and the two little friends nodded.

"Got it!" Hearing Hearing Erzai's voice was loud.

Seeing Seeing Dazai said: "When our house is built, Uncle can come to the brigade to stay, and Hearing Hearing Erzai and I will take you to catch cicada monkeys."

Tie Dan reminded him: "Seeing Seeing Dazai, by the time your house is built, there won't be any cicada monkeys left."

Tie Chui smiled foolishly and, in a tone with zero aggression, undermined his brother: "If there are no cicada monkeys, we can take Uncle Yunjin to catch something else."

"..."

Regardless of what they catch, Song Yunjin accepted the sentiment and was exceptionally expectant. He waved to the Gu family and left gracefully.

After bidding him farewell, Lin Zhao and the others walked back to the village.

The children were all very excited, as if they didn't know what fatigue was, jumping and skipping as they walked back.

"Seeing Seeing Dazai, Hearing Hearing Erzai, you've been to the county several times. If you had to go back by yourselves, would you know the way?" Laimei, who was also carrying books in her hands, swung them slightly and asked the twins, who had bright smiles.

"We know it! We only need to walk it once, and we remember it!" Hearing Hearing Erzai's pace didn't slow down at all.

Who is he? He is his mother's son, a super smart little kid, so of course he knows how to go!

"Why are you walking so fast?" Laimei looked at Hearing Hearing Erzai's short legs and said gloomily.

"My mother said Auntie will make spicy rabbit meat." The gluttonous Hearing Hearing Erzai swallowed his saliva and finally gave Laimei a look, "Brother Laimei, have you ever eaten spicy rabbit meat?"

His expression was very easy to read.

Just by looking at his face, Laimei could imagine how delicious the spicy rabbit meat was.

"No, is it delicious?"

Their conversation was overheard by the others, and Bangbang and the others quickened their pace and gathered around.

"It's delicious." Hearing Hearing Erzai licked his lips, his eyes sparkling, "It's spicy and numbing, it's delicious, but... sigh."

"My mother said children shouldn't eat too much; if you eat too much, your stomach will hurt."

Tie Dan then asked: "Children can't eat too much, can big kids like me eat more?"

He was only two years older than the twins, and for the sake of a bite of meat, he tried hard to put himself in the ranks of big kids.

Hearing Hearing Erzai didn't know, "Mother, can Brother Tie Dan eat more?"

"Not either." Lin Zhao smiled, "I had your aunt make some that isn't too spicy. You can eat the ones that aren't so spicy; they are also very delicious."

Children have weak stomachs, so it's best not to eat too much spicy food.

Hearing Hearing Erzai didn't doubt it was delicious; it's meat, how could it not be delicious?

"Mother, can my brother and I eat one more spicy piece?" The little kid could distinguish that the spicy flavor was better, so he wanted to eat the spicy ones and negotiated with his mother in advance, holding his thumb and pinky together.

Eating one more piece was fine, so Lin Zhao nodded, "Yes."

Hearing Hearing Erzai smiled at his brother, "Brother, we can eat one more spicy piece!"

"Mm, I heard it."

Thinking about having meat to eat, the children's legs had more energy, and they walked home with the wind at their heels.

Just past six o'clock, when the children began to feel tired, they finally saw the familiar village entrance.

The shiny-furred Da Huang was waiting at the village entrance, and beside it was the lively Xiao Hu Po.

"Da Huang!" Seeing Seeing Dazai saw the two dogs from afar, his voice louder than usual, and he ran forward excitedly.

Hearing Hearing Erzai followed his brother.

"Da Huang, Hu Po, we're back!"

As he spoke, Da Huang rushed over, circling around its little masters, licking them with its big tongue, its tail spinning like a propeller, barking from time to time as if asking, "Why did you only come back now?"

Seeing the books in the little masters' hands, it held them in its mouth and walked forward, wagging its tail.

After walking a few steps, it stopped again, waiting for Lin Zhao and the others.

"Mother, Da Huang is helping my brother and me carry things!" Hearing Hearing Erzai said excitedly.

The twins were still young, and their father wouldn't disregard their health, so the brothers didn't have many books and were still carrying them.

Lin Zhao feigned surprise, "I saw it. Da Huang is truly a good helper!"

She had discovered a few days ago that her family's Da Huang was very capable.

Seeing Seeing Dazai patted Da Huang's head, his face full of smiles, "Da Huang, you really are a good helper."

As if knowing it was being affirmed, Da Huang barked.

Seeing Seeing Dazai turned to look at Lin Zhao, "Mother, Da Huang is answering me!"

Lin Zhao smiled.

Hearing Hearing Erzai clapped his hands and said proudly: "Our family's Da Huang... is the smartest dog in the whole commune."

Hu Po was unconvinced; its short, round body stood up, its front paws resting on Hearing Hearing Erzai's legs, barking.

"Hearing Hearing Erzai, Hu Po is unhappy, hahahaha." Tie Chui giggled.

Hearing Hearing Erzai hurriedly picked up Hu Po, rubbed his face against the little puppy's leg, and praised: "Hu Po is also smart, the smartest little puppy."

Hu Po licked its little master vigorously.

Amidst the talking and laughing, the group entered the village.

The people in the village had already finished eating, and some were chatting outside.

Seeing the Gu family children with their flushed faces, they greeted them.

"You're back from the movie, was the movie good?"

"What is the movie theater in the county like?"

Yes, the entire brigade knew that the couple from the Gu family's third branch had taken their nephews and niece to the county to watch a movie!

Hearing Hearing Erzai dashed to the front, his little chest puffed out high, looking just like a triumphant little rooster.

"It was so good! It was about a heroine who flies iron birds!"

As he spoke, he spread his arms and ran a crooked flight path on the dirt road with a "whoosh," his sandals kicking up dust.

Seeing Seeing Dazai was not to be outdone and added: "That screen was as wide as a room!"

"Right, super big!" Tie Chui spread his arms to gesture and said proudly: "My good brother Seeing Seeing Dazai will also fly iron birds in the future!"

Seeing Seeing Dazai blushed shyly.

Hearing Hearing Erzai's stomach made a gurgling sound, and feeling hungry, he said: "Let's not talk anymore, we haven't eaten yet. I'll tell you more after I finish eating."

"Didn't your parents take you to eat in the county!" the adults teased him.

"The state-run restaurant was closed." Hearing Hearing Erzai said loudly.

The next moment, his little face was all smiles, "My family has spicy rabbit meat to eat today, I love eating rabbit!"

The people cooling off: "..."

Who doesn't like eating meat? They like it too.

Wait, no, the Gu family is eating meat again?!

No wonder that smell this afternoon was so fragrant it could kill someone.

"Hearing Hearing Erzai, was the rabbit caught by your father?" the brigade leader's wife couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"No, it was a gift from my uncle." Hearing Hearing Erzai made a peace sign, "Two of them."

After saying this, unable to suppress his desire for meat, he skipped and jumped toward home.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Gu Lan and Yu Yu.

He rushed over like a little firecracker and said: "Sister Lan, Yu Yu, we're back."

The little kid looked at Sister Lan and Sister Yu Yu with a regretful face, "The movie was so good, it's a pity you didn't go."

Gu Lan also felt regretful, but there was no way around it; she had more important things to do than watch a movie.

"It's okay, tell me about it after you finish eating. Listening to Hearing Hearing Erzai is not much different from having seen it; what you tell is also interesting." A smile appeared on Gu Lan's delicate face.

Hearing Hearing Erzai was greatly encouraged and grinned, "Of course, I'm the best at telling stories. My mother said that when it comes to telling stories, I take after my maternal grandfather!"

He really had a lot to say, and once he started, there was no end to it.

"Sister Lan, do you know my maternal grandfather? My grandfather is amazing, he can tell any story. Do you know Sun the Great Sage? My grandfather can tell that too."

"My maternal grandmother is also amazing, she can kill a wild boar with one punch."

It wasn't the first time Gu Lan had heard this, but she listened to her brother very patiently, occasionally showing a look of surprise.

"Really? Your grandfather and grandmother are both amazing, no wonder Third Aunt is so amazing."

Lin Zhao heard Hearing Hearing Erzai bragging about his parents as soon as she entered the door.

"Gu Chenghuai, your son is such a chatterbox." She said.

Gu Chenghuai nodded, couldn't agree more, "He is indeed a chatterbox."

He talks on and on, and who knows where he gets so many words from.

As a mother, she felt that her cub was good in every way, and changing the subject, she said: "It's good to be open and generous."

"Mm."

After hearing these two sentences, Big Stone was speechless.

Third Uncle is so different from what he thought.