?Chapter 49: 49 someone is looking for you Chapter 49: 49 someone is looking for you Wang Zhaodi panicked and quickly descended the wooden ladder.


    “I’m feeding the pigs in the backyard, I’ll be right over…” she called out.


    The sound of Wu Chunhua’s cursing paused for a moment before she cursed even more angrily, “Can you spend a whole year feeding pigs? Not sweeping the floor or boiling water, do you expect me to serve you?”


    Just thinking about how Wang Zhaodi had made her lose face in front of Li Xiuli and even got slapped by her,


    she wished she could tear this damn girl apart.


    Wang Zhaodi didn’t dare utter a word of retort and quickly grabbed the broom to start sweeping.


    Wu Chunhua was still not satisfied and said coldly, “No sense of propriety! When can’t you sweep the floor?


    Don’t you know to boil some hot water first? Jinbao will need it later…”


    Wang Zhaodi had no choice but to put down the broom and went to the kitchen to boil water.


    As for the strangeness of the Lin Family, she had no time to think about it.


    Lin Family.


    After finishing the household chores, the whistle to start work blew.


    Each family member took half a sweet potato and went to the fields to earn work points.


    The Lin Family had many members: four able-bodied men, four women, and four little ones.


    Whenever they went to work, a large group would bustle about, creating a lively scene.


    Such sights were common in the brigade.


    In those days, everything depended on manpower; the importance of having sons was self-evident.


    With many sons, there was help for everything, and the family had a strong presence.


    No one dared to bully them.


    On the way, encountering acquaintances, a woman carrying a hoe asked with a smile, “Xiuli, have you eaten? You guys are setting out early!”


    Li Xiuli replied, “We’ve eaten. You’re not late either. While the sun isn’t hot yet, we’re trying to finish all the work in the fields.”


    It would be more troublesome to work once the sun was up.


    Actually, it wasn’t too bad at this time of year, but in a little over a month, the weather would turn hot, and working in the fields would be a real killer.


    The woman nodded in agreement, “Exactly, leave home early and return early. Starting work after the sun is up is just too punishing!”


    The work in the fields wasn’t light now, but it wasn’t the busiest time of the year either.


    As long as the tasks allocated by the brigade were completed, they could go home to rest.


    Therefore, everyone tried to do their work early in the morning while it wasn’t hot.


    On the way to work, chatting with each other, they soon reached their assigned plots of land.


    Li Xiuli made sure Lin Tang took her own water bottle and put a straw hat on her.


    Caringly, she said, “Tangtang, drink water when you’re thirsty, rest when you’re tired.


    Our family doesn’t lack the work points you earn, don’t wear yourself out.”


    “I know, mother, don’t worry,” Lin Tang replied, slinging the water bottle around her waist.


    That water bottle was one her family had spent quite a bit of money on when she started high school.


    Having used it for two years, Lin Tang treasured it immensely, and it still looked brand new.


    Li Xiuli nodded and, with Lin Lu, rolled up their pant legs and began working in the fields.


    It was nearly May, and the wheat in the fields was lush green, looking very hearty.


    At this time, the farm work mainly consisted of fertilizing, weeding, and catching insects from the crops.


    Lin Tang had worked in the fields for the first time yesterday and became adept at it after just one afternoon.


    She was always smart and had strong practical skills.


    Plus, her body had been enhanced, and she had an unbelievably strong constitution.


    The work in the fields was like play to her.


    Not to mention the several strong men of the Lin Family, even Li Xiuli and her two daughters-in-law were somewhat unable to keep up with her.


    “Mom, Tangtang is working so quickly, isn’t she?!” Zhou Mei stood up to wipe off sweat and, looking up, saw her sister-in-law somehow already ahead of them,


    keeping up closely with their father.


    She didn’t look like a novice at all!


    Hearing this, Li Xiuli looked up and was momentarily stunned.


    She quickly regained her composure, wiped the sweat from her face, and began to offer praise.


    “Oh, my daughter is so capable. She excels in her studies and is fast at farm work. How can there be such a promising girl!”


    “Who says my daughter is just a bookworm who only knows how to study? I ought to drag those people over to see for themselves.”


    “Is my daughter a bookworm? My Tangtang is clearly good at everything…”


    Zhou Mei just sighed in exasperation, never expecting to hear her mother-in-law go on and on praising her sister-in-law for a solid minute.


    She tugged at the corner of her mouth, not knowing what to say.


    All she could do was treat it as if it were the wind blowing past her ears, and squat down to start weeding.


    With each movement of her body, she was filled with an unprecedented enthusiasm and energy.


    Don’t ask her why she’s so excited, if you ask, it’s because of her deep love for this land.


    Ning Xinrou went along with her mother-in-law, complimenting Lin Tang few words.


    “Of course my sister-in-law is not a bookworm, which bookworm is as clever as her,


    mom, don’t listen to village gossip, those people are just jealous.”


    “Tangtang is smart, her mind is sharp, she has a bright future ahead, you can be at ease!”


    She said this not simply to appease her mother-in-law but because she genuinely felt that way.


    After being sick, her sister-in-law had become much more astute.


    She also had come to understand much more about human relationships and worldliness.


    People like that won’t fare poorly anywhere.


    Li Xiuli felt inexplicably comforted upon hearing this.


    It was like taking a big gulp of Sour Plum Soup in the dog days of summer, so refreshing.


    Ever since Tangtang failed her college entrance exam, it wasn’t like people hadn’t been saying unpleasant things behind her back.


    She was aware and it wasn’t that she wasn’t angry.


    But, worried about her daughter’s feelings, she had always held it in, not even bothering to respond, just giving them the cold shoulder.


    Let those people laugh, let them say whatever…


    As long as they didn’t say it to her daughter’s face, she wouldn’t quibble with them.


    Now, it seemed Tangtang was truly starting to come out of her shell.


    Her heart ached for her, but she also felt relieved.


    For her and her husband, their daughter’s well-being was more important than anything else.


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    Looking at Lin Tang’s lively figure ahead, Li Xiuli’s weathered face revealed a loving and indulgent smile.


    Ning Xinrou, looking at her mother-in-law, felt a pang of heartache.


    She missed her family.


    She wondered if she could ever see them again in this life?


    The fields were bustling with people, each plot of land had individuals bent over working.


    A group of children in tattered clothes were following the adults weeding in the field, occasionally chattering away, creating a lively atmosphere.


    Suddenly, the deputy brigade leader Li Jiancai came over.


    He looked delighted as he bellowed toward the field.


    “Lin Tang, where’s Lin Tang? Someone is looking for you!


    Lin Tang, someone is looking for you! If you hear me, please respond…”


    Lin Lu, who was tending to the land by the roadside, heard the deputy brigade leader looking for his Tangtang and asked with a puzzled face,


    “Deputy Brigade Leader, did you say someone is looking for my daughter?”


    Li Jiancai spotted Lin Lu’s eyes light up.


    “Yes, someone is looking for your daughter, the Factory Director from the county’s Textile Factory.


    Where is your daughter? Hurry and let her go meet them!”


    How Lin Tang managed to connect with the Textile Factory Director was a complete shock to everyone.


    That was… a major national enterprise’s Factory Director, after all.


    The Factory Director of the Textile Factory? Lin Lu was stunned.


    His mind was in complete disarray.


    What could such a significant figure want with Tangtang?


    Completely perplexed, Lin Lu didn’t waste any time, shouting towards Lin Tang’s location, “Tangtang, someone’s looking for you.”