Chapter 74

On the second day, the sun was shining high. As soon as I knew it, I hissed, and the heat wave hit my face.

Han Qingsong goes to work as usual. The children go to school. Lin Lan has a meeting with Dong Huaihua and Liu Chuncai in the morning and goes home to cook at noon.

I didn't expect the children to come back first.

Lin Lan said with a smile, "why didn't you go swimming?"

Sanwang: "my second brother said to come back and help my mother wash clothes." Maisui and Erwang are carrying a basket of sheets, Dawang is carrying a basin, Xiaowang is carrying a towel at home, and Sanwang is going to get soap and other supplies.

Lin Lan looked at him with a big piece of soap on his finger and said, "there's a big one. Take it here."

Sanwang looked at her blankly, "Niang, just this one, no big one."

Lin Lan: "yes! No more? Didn't you just buy a big one a while ago? "

Erwang: "Niang, it's gone." Don't you know how much soap we spend at home.

Lin Lan also realized, "really let use up?" It's incredible. There was a big piece of soap a few days ago. Did she eat it?

Erwang: "Niang, we wash clothes every day."

Not to mention that there are more clothes in winter, but in summer, they wear less clothes, but they change their underwear every day, and their vests and shorts are washed every day, especially those of Sanwang. Lin Lan uses soap every time she washes her clothes. Now the soap is not resistant to use, so it costs extra.

Originally, it was a little better for my mother to wash clothes. Later, my father suspected that so many clothes would be washed by his daughter-in-law, so he tired her and let them do it by themselves.

As a result, maisui and Niang are all reckless. They are afraid that they can't wash their clothes thoroughly. They soap several times. There are four more brothers. They wash their clothes well, but the elder brother can't. the soap is pinched out and used faster. Then there was Sanwang. He was so curious that he poked and pinched for a while.

If he hadn't kept an eye on it, it would have been fast.

Lin Lan was in a trance for a while, and decided to cover up her life. She said with a smile, "the quality of soap is not good at this time."

Not only is it not resistant to use, if the water is too hard or acidic, the soap will not only not decontaminate, but also wash out other things, and the river water is the best.

Erwang: "when is the soap good? Before? "

Lin Lan: "of course, in the future."

Erwang: "what should we do now?"

Lin Lan: "I think about it. How do other people wash it?"

Maisui said with a smile: "Mom, we used to use soda noodles without soap. I'm reluctant to use soda noodles, so I use burnt ash. Take out bubbles from the bottom of the pot and knock on your clothes with a club. It's almost done. "

Lin Lan quickly waved his hand, "what cloth knocks on it? I'm not afraid to wash it once a year. I'll wash it once every two or three days. I've broken it twice. Let's find a way to buy some soap. "

At this time, we all use coupons for soap. Each person uses a small bar every month, which is about 300 grams of soap. We use nylon rope to cut it into four pieces, one for each person. It costs 8 cents for such a little thing. A whole piece costs 32 cents, which is very expensive. After all, 20 cents in the countryside is enough to buy a jin of noodles.

Countrymen have little cash. They have to save salt and matches. Soap, for example, can be replaced by soda, plant ash and hammers. They basically don't buy them.

Over time, the supply and marketing cooperatives do not issue soap tickets to the brigade. Basically, the members buy their own shares with their notebooks. They don't buy many, and generally few people buy them.

The whole shanzui village brigade, in addition to some people buying one piece a month, Lin Lan bought more. She not only bought all her own shares, but also Han Qingsong's extra shares. There were seven people in Lin Lan's family. Originally, she couldn't buy two yuan. However, because of her reputation as a publicity team, all the people in the supply and Marketing Society knew her, and the president personally approved her to buy two yuan. In addition, Han Qingsong's share of one bar of soap a month.

In this way, the family can buy three pieces of soap a month, a total of 96 cents, which is quite luxurious. Even if Dong Huaihua is secretly speechless, he thinks that Lin Lan's household soap is too expensive. One family is worth five or six.

Lin Lan thinks it's not a matter of looking for help, but a matter of spending so much money on soap a month? The key point is that the quality of soap is really not good. It's hard and easy to crack. Sometimes the water quality is not right and it can't be washed clean.

Ah, in modern times, Lin Lan can hardly see the feeling of being dirty. Her clothes are washed in a day or two by liquid detergent washing machine, and washed once a week. She really can't see any dust.

So she washed off three bars of soap a month, and she didn't feel it.

"Sanwang, don't harm soap." Erwang looked at Sanwang and pinched the remaining small piece of soap in his hand.

Sanwang hastened to give it back to him, "second brother, what is this soap made of? It's slippery."

Lin Lan's heart moved. Yes, can she find a way to make her own soap?

Soap is not what is hard to do. In previous life, she had a bestie at home to bring children to do some manual selling, except baking, such as handmade soap, hand-made lipstick and so on.

It doesn't seem complicated for her to pat on the forehead, but it's not feasible at this time.

Because in addition to strong alkali, also need oil, animal oil or other oil waste can be. But at this time, lard, butter, precious incomparable, are left to stir fry it, where will give her soap?

She won't give up either.

So... Think about something else later. Oh, there's no washing powder. It's really inconvenient.

Let Lin Lan knock with a mallet, it is absolutely reluctant, caustic soda words also burn hands, so she gritted her teeth, decided to buy soap, big deal other aspects save a bit.

So they don't wash clothes any more and let the children play when they should.

After a few days, she took time to borrow Dong Huaihua's and other people's books and went to the county supply and marketing cooperative to buy soap. She wants to buy a large number of goods, the commune does not sell, the county's large volume of goods, easy accommodation.

She agreed with Han Qingsong the night before that she would leave her bike and go to the county to buy it. Han Qingsong wanted to buy it for her, but recently he was busy going to Shanshui commune, so he let her go by herself.

After breakfast this day, the children all went to school. Lin Lan took money, all kinds of books, and her own identification, just in case of road finding, so as not to waste her breath.

When she was about to go out with her bicycle, Han Jinyu ran over and said, "sister-in-law, hurry up, lend me your bicycle and I'll go to the county."

Looking at her like that, Lin Lan said: "why don't you think your brother went to work by bike?" When it comes to riding, I'm so sure the car is at home.

Han Jinyu: "this is not at home." She came forward to push.

Lin Lan said: "I have something to go out."

"Why do you always have something to do?"

Lin Lan: "I'm as free as you are."

Han Jinyu: it's hard for you not to hate me, isn't it! Knowing that Lin Lan was going to the county, she happily said, "I'm going too. Let's go together."

Lin Lan took a look at her. Han Jinyu has changed a little these days. She doesn't speak so strongly. The point is, do you know how to call sister-in-law? The sun is coming out in the West.

Lin Lan: "then you take me."

Han Jinyu: "sister in law, are you sister in law? I'm going to see... If I'm all sweaty, how embarrassed I am? "

Lin Lan: "I'm carrying a towel and a kettle. I wipe it when I sweat."

Han Jinyu has no way. If she wants to ride Lin Lan's bike, she has to work hard. She takes Lin Lan to the road with her own fate. But Lin Lan didn't make it difficult for her. When she was more than half way, Lin Lan changed with her, and then carried her all the way to the county.

"Sister-in-law, we have made an appointment about the place and time. You have to take me back in the evening."

Lin Lan looks at her. Han Jinyu has changed a lot these two days. She never called her sister-in-law before. Today, she not only called her sister-in-law, but also has a good attitude. She figured it out in two days? Lin Lan expressed curiosity.

However, as long as Han Jinyu is polite, Lin Lan naturally won't lose face. "I'm going to the supply and marketing agency. Then we'll meet at the gate of the cinema. I'll tell you, I'll wait until four o'clock at the latest. It's too late for me to wait. "

When she comes home at four o'clock, it's still bright. She doesn't have to walk at night, nor does she have good law and order.

Although Han Jinyu was not happy, he agreed.

Lin Lan looks at the time and goes to the hospital first. She goes to see doctor Zhuang to buy TT, which is full of tears. Thanks to Han Qingsong's comrades in arms, otherwise she and Han Qingsong would be able to buy this from the county hospital frequently!

When she came out of doctor Zhuang, she met Yang Han who came to look for her. When he looked at her, his eyes were full of teasing.

Lin Lan: "Yang Pangpang, what's your expression?"

Yang Han: "I don't say you know."

Lin Lan: you are going to lose me, do you know? I'm breaking up.

Yang Han laughed, "you know, I'm sorry, our director Han will be drained by you."

Lin Lan took the bag and swung him, "Why are you so short of smoking. You know, our Sanwang family is beaten up for being so short. "

Yang Han: "I didn't think you became an orchid." Or you don't know how shy you are.

Two people talk, and met several nurses last time, one of them looked at Lin Lan's eyes a little bad.

Yang Han ignored her and motioned to follow her to his office. Went to his office, he took out a bag of things quietly into her satchel, "don't say my brother is not interesting enough."

Lin Lan: "in addition to my family Han Qingsong, I have a thick skin with others, so I won't be embarrassed!

Yang Han patted her on the shoulder and said, "OK, we don't have to be ashamed. It's just that they're not young. They should pay attention to keeping their bodies in check. " Then he laughed.

Lin Lan to his rib down a palm, "play poor, right, you do not have a daughter-in-law, not qualified to say such a thing."

Yang Han, ha ha.

Looking at the time, Yang Han asked her to have a meal. Lin Lan didn't delay him to work, so she left the hospital to go to the supply and marketing agency.

Because of the number of times, we all know her.

She bought four whole bars of soap at a time, and the salesmen looked at her like aliens. They could not help muttering that she was rich and well-off, but she had no doubt that she was speculating. After all, the soap was expensive, and she didn't make a profit when she bought it. It must be her own household expenses.

At this time, material shortage, money is not easy to earn, the city people's monthly wages of 20 to 30 yuan, including the purchase of grain, rape, meat and eggs, as well as toilet paper, coal and other expenses. Such a piece of soap needs to be cut into four equal parts with nylon rope to sell. It costs eight cents for a small bar. City people only have one bar a month. A lot of people, even seven or eight people, buy such a whole piece in a month, and it's enough to make do with it.

She's a country woman. She bought so much!

Lin Lan naturally won't explain to others, and she also has blood dripping in her heart. Well, the quality of soap is poor, it's not easy to use, and it's expensive, but there's no better substitute, and she can only do so.

Lin Lan's heart was Tucao, but his face was calm and calm. He make complaints about those salesmen in the heart.

When she came out from the supply and marketing agency, it was already half past one. Lin Lan strolled around to get familiar with the county. She didn't see any piano sellers. She estimated that she had to go to big cities to buy them. Now that she has no money, she naturally doesn't want to do this idea. Let's wait until Xiao Wang's eyes are cured.

She went to wait at the gate of the cinema first. Unexpectedly, Han Jinyu was already here.

Seeing Lin Lan, she is still a little unhappy.

Soon a tall, thin young man came with the ticket in his hand. He was dressed in the ordinary clothes of city people, his hair was smeared with oil, and a pen was inserted in his left chest pocket. When I saw them, I immediately laughed and said, "Hello, my name is Liu Haozhe."

Lin Lan originally thought that his appearance was quite ordinary, with a slightly long face and thin lips. He looked a little sentimental, but when he laughed, his whole body became lively, his eyes were bright, and he was smiling from inside to outside, full of appeal.

Lin Lan said to himself that he was surprised. He didn't expect that there were such people. In her previous life, she had seen a lot of people from all walks of life and all kinds of personalities. Naturally, she had also seen such people.

That is, he usually looks listless and has no enthusiasm for anything, but once he finds out what he is interested in, he will be beaming.

It seems that he should be very satisfied with Han Jinyu.

She smiles, "Hello, I'm Han Qingshan's third sister-in-law."

"Third sister-in-law?" Liu Haozhe a pair of can't believe appearance, "won't, otherwise I still think you're not married."

Lin Lan knew that he was a schemer, but she still laughed politely, "you are too flattering."

After a few greetings, Liu Haozhe immediately went to buy a popsicle and two ice cream. At this time, the popsicle is frozen with a little sweet water. It costs three cents a stick. If it's ice cream, it costs ten cents a stick.

Liu Haozhe handed the ice cream to Lin Lan and Han Jinyu, and ate his own popsicle. "It's too hot. After eating the ice cream, we can almost go to the cinema."

Lin Lan looks at her watch. Han Jinyu's face has changed. The watch is still hers!

"You're only going to the movies now?" Lin Lan is very puzzled, this all come out one day, why did you all go to the cinema now?

Liu Haozhe explained: "Comrade Qingshan can't stay at night. He can only watch movies during the day. The number of films during the day is limited." After all, most people come to the cinema after work in the afternoon, but seldom during the day.

Han Jinyu takes a look at Liu Haozhe and smiles. Her expression is not very happy.

When Liu Haozhe didn't see them, he still spoke to them enthusiastically, "my friend helped me get the movie tickets. Originally he was going to come, but he couldn't come because of something. Third sister-in-law, you can watch it with us. It's no use waiting here. "

He handed a ticket to Lin Lan.

Lin Lan shook his head: "you see, I'll just go there and have a look." She's not interested in going to the cinema at this time. Why don't she take a stroll to see if there's any chance of making money.

Her man is the director of the Public Security Bureau. She hasn't made any moves all the time. After all, it's inconvenient. Although everyone wants to speculate and make some money, public opinion won't be good, but after all, it's still against the policy, so she didn't think about it.

However, there is still no burden to buy other people's speculative things to enrich one's life.

Liu Haozhe said: "sister-in-law, this ticket will be invalid if you don't read it. Go ahead." He gave the ticket to Han Jinyu.

Han Jinyu pursed and looked at Lin Lan: "are you going? You are invited. " She saw that Lin Lan hesitated. She put the ticket into her hand and muttered, "you are really hard to serve." Lin Lan had to promise.

When entering the stadium, Han Jinyu saw that there were also melon seeds sold on behalf of the ticket seller. There were no tickets, but they were expensive. Liu Haozhe didn't take the initiative to buy, so she didn't say a word, but she was not happy.

After entering, Lin Lan sits next to Han Jinyu.

At this time, there was nothing to see in the movie, but the people on the scene enjoyed it. Lin Lan managed to stay up until the movie was over. After looking at the time, she came home just before four o'clock. Out of the cinema, the sun is still high, the heat wave is still blowing.

Liu Haozhe said, "third sister-in-law, why don't you have dinner before you leave."

Han Jinyu: "it's so expensive to eat in a restaurant. No more."

Liu Haozhe said with a smile: "the restaurant is expensive, but we don't go to the restaurant to eat. There is a hunchback man beside us. His fried dishes and noodles are very delicious, especially the other nine turn large intestine. It's delicious."

Han Jinyu is very moved.

Lin Lan said: "if you have dinner, why don't you go next time? I still have children at home. I have to go home. "

Han Jinyu looks at her discontentedly, and thinks she's dragging her feet. Lin Lan is not moved.

But Liu Haozhe said: "in that case, next time." He went to buy a bag of melon seeds for them to eat.

Han Jinyu: "why don't you buy a movie?"

Liu Haozhe said: "watching movies and eating melon seeds will influence others."

Lin Lan because of this sentence looked at him, did not expect that he was quite quality.

When Liu Haozhe saw that she was looking at herself, he began to smile at her. Lin Lan found that he was really good at smiling, which made people really feel that he was smiling, and he was very sincere.

Lin Lan pushes the bike, waiting for Han Jinyu and Liu Haozhe to leave.

Liu Haozhe said with a smile: "Comrade Qingshan, you are young and strong, you take your sister-in-law."

Han Jinyu: "my leg hurts."

Lin Lan: small sample, first give you face, out of the city and then let you work hard. She and Liu Haozhe wave their hands and carry Han Jinyu away. When they get out of the city, they trade with Han Jinyu.

Although Han Jinyu was not happy, he changed it. It seemed that he was enduring something to the limit, but it didn't break out.

Lin Lan and she are not familiar, and the two are still antagonistic, naturally do not care about her blind date, she feels Han Jinyu is not happy, but will not ask why not.

Love is happy or not.

In the village, Han Jinyu returns the car to Lin Lan and goes home without saying anything.

Han Qinghua is waiting for dinner in the cold at the door. When she comes back, she says with a smile, "how about a blind date?"

Han Jinyu was so angry that he smashed the bag into his arms and scolded: "what kind of broken object did you introduce? One day, I am not willing to buy a popsicle even if I am smoking. As soon as she goes, she will buy ice cream for her to eat! Will you be courteous, then, and go on a blind date with me or with her? "