Chapter 4 Flowers
"Teacher Nalin, let's go back, and I'll come to see you later."
"Go back, be careful on the road."
Lin Xiaoliang smiled lightly, and watched a few students walk out of the alley until they couldn't see their figures.
These children are all students in the cram school she opened, and they are all some of them who did not have good grades or were sure to be admitted to the ideal school, and the results of the high school entrance examination came out this time, and the scores greatly exceeded their original level.
Not only today, but it is estimated that the family will not be quiet for a while.
When I returned to the house, I saw Luo Yufang happily looking at the things on the ground, and suddenly wondered: "What is it?" ”
"That's good stuff." Luo Yufang opened the bag and revealed the soft-shelled turtle inside, "This head weighs at least three catties, and I don't know how to catch it." ”
"I guess I went to catch it on purpose." She remembered that one of the students had learned to fish from adults.
Luo Yufang took a pot to raise the soft-shelled turtle in it, stood up and said with a smile: "Since you set up this cram school, the family doesn't have to spend money to buy vegetables during the winter and summer vacations." "Although not everyone is in a position to send something as valuable as soft-shelled turtle, you can send some food today, some eggs tomorrow, and even cloth and brown sugar.
Lin Xiaoliang didn't want to accept these at first, after all, she didn't give them lessons for free at the beginning, but it is customary for them to give gifts to teachers if they do well in the exam, and she is not easy to make an exception, but she said that she would not accept any money.
She has lived in the afterlife, and has the teaching experience of an alien teacher, and the students at this time are really hard-working, and it is difficult to make progress after listening to her classes.
Today is still good, but a few students jointly sent a soft-shelled turtle, last time she taught the college entrance examination class out of two college students and three college students, a wealthy parent actually sent a bicycle, so to say that it was taken back, but also failed to push off the radio sent later.
Now that the radio was given to Shen Zhangming by her to listen to the play, Shen Zhangming carried it everywhere, and he had to wipe it several times a day, completely treating it as an ancestor, and Luo Yufang and Shen Xiu still agreed with it.
Thinking of the same treatment that the refrigerator in the kitchen received, Lin Xiaoliang couldn't say any more opinions.
"This soft-shelled turtle boiled soup and brought a bowl to my sister-in-law's family." Lin Xiaoliang said.
The youngest daughter of the two elders, Shen Minying, was beautiful and smart when she was young, and married her sister-in-law Zhao Shuhua, who was from the county seat. It's a pity that it happened to be a special period, and because of the composition problem in my sister-in-law's family, the whole family was unlucky and went to the northwest to reclaim the wasteland, and it wasn't until the beginning of last year that I came back.
It's just that whether it is sister-in-law Shen Minying or sister-in-law Zhao Shuhua, their bodies and bones are injured, and they are so weak that they can't do it, even their children are not much better.
Because of the good relationship between the two families, they will think about serving some delicious and nourishing things to the other side. Fortunately, the two families live not far away, so there is nothing inconvenient.
"Cheng, I'll bring it over when the time comes." Luo Yufang also feels sorry for her daughter-in-law's family, but the two of them are now dependent on their grandson, so naturally they can't send things to their daughter-in-law's house in a grand manner.
Fortunately, the granddaughter-in-law has always been a good one, and sometimes she thinks more thoughtfully than her.
"By the way, I made knee pads for my sister-in-law and sister-in-law, as well as rheumatism ointment and Poria cream, I wrote down the method of taking it on paper, my sister-in-law can see it, and you will send it over when the time comes." Lin Xiaoliang has always believed that "people respect me for a foot, I respect people for a foot", my sister-in-law's family is good, they are very good to her and the little rice cake, and she will naturally reciprocate.
"Good, good." Luo Yufang was so happy that she almost cried, she used the handmade soap made by her granddaughter-in-law, and Minshu also said that the chilblain cream she made was easy to use, and she was confident in Wanwan's ability, and Minying and her son-in-law would definitely be able to suffer a lot less.
"By the way, I made too much Poria cream, Grandma, you keep a little for yourself, and send the rest to the aunts." A few aunts who live far away either send money or things, although they are not much, they are heartfelt, and the letters of greeting are never broken, and Lin Xiaoliang also receives their affection.
"I don't need a handful of old bones, I'll send them to Minjuan." Because of the care of her daughter-in-law and grandson, except for Wang Zhaodi in the middle, she was so angry that she had a stroke in the two years when she married in, and she didn't have to worry about food and clothing at other times, and her body was better than that of several daughters.
"Grandma, don't be reluctant, I can make it again after eating, don't be so frugal." Lin Xiaoliang objected.
Luo Yufang didn't insist when she heard this, her granddaughter-in-law was really generous, at first they were worried about Chi Wa, but later saw that she would not only spend but also earn, so they calmed down.
"By the way, what about Xiuwa?" Luo Yufang suddenly thought that this has been a long time, so don't lie on the bed for her granddaughter.
"She went to the movies with her classmates." Lin Xiaoliang took the little rice cake out of the trolley, twisted the towel and wiped his face while saying.
"What kind of movie to watch, what a waste of money?" Luo Yufang couldn't help muttering, she knew that it must be Wanwan's money, what Xiuwa has been used to for the past half a year, she goes to the park to play at every turn, goes to the movies and goes shopping, her temperament is wild, and she doesn't know how to go home to help work.
It's just that seeing that she has become more and more cheerful and generous day by day in the past half a year, and there is no longer the previous gloomy and cowardice between her eyebrows, she is actually happy.
Knowing that Grandma said this, Lin Xiao smiled obediently: "She is still young, if she doesn't play now, will she wait until she gets married and has children, and then she will have her mother-in-law in charge, so she can't take the opportunity to let her relax?" ”
"Besides, she was admitted to the medical college, so she should also give some rewards."
"I can't talk about you, anyway, your sister-in-law is a nostril puffer." said so, but Luo Yufang's expression was smiling.
When Shen Xiuhuan came back from outside happily, Lin Xiaoliang was writing in the house, and when he heard the knock on the door, he didn't raise his head and said, "Come in." ”
"Sister-in-law, I brought you melon seeds and soda." Because Lin Xiaoliang gave two yuan at once, Shen Xiu could be so extravagant.
"Let's put it first." Lin Xiaoliang finished writing a sentence, put away the pen and said, "Have fun outside?" ”
"Of course I'm happy, I was able to row in the park today, but fortunately, I went there, and it's hard to meet it in normal times." Shen Xiu put the melon seeds and soda on the table, looked at the manuscript paper that Lin Xiaoliang put away, and said with sparkling eyes: "Sister-in-law, you want to submit again?" ”
Last month, Lin Xiaoliang submitted a short family ethics novel and published it in a social current affairs journal in the provincial capital, and also received 46 yuan in manuscript fees.
Shen Xiu saw that his sister-in-law had written the article for less than 6,000 in one day earlier, and it was too easy to make money, and she earned more than a worker earned in a month.
"No, it's a novel, I'm writing and playing." Lin Xiaoliang smiled shallowly.
Shen Xiu muttered a little, you also said last time that it was written and played.
Lin Xiaoliang didn't explain much, she really didn't plan to cast it this time, and the last time it was also occasionally inspired to write to throw it out to test the water, the content of that novel was more conservative, but she didn't want to be hired.
The sister-in-law was gossiping, and they saw Shen Zhangming walking in with a frown.
"What's wrong with Ah Gong?" The two looked at each other and asked.
"Huh?" Shen Zhangming was stunned for a moment, as if he had just paid attention to them, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "I asked you something, I don't have a good memory, and the daughter-in-law of the old Chang family asked our family how many times to spend it?" ”
The flowers were planted by Lin Xiaoliang in his spare time, although they bloomed beautifully, but they were only ordinary wildflowers, and they were so energetic when they were well served.
"What's wrong?" Shen Xiu didn't know why, "It's been a few times, didn't she say she likes this?" She's asking for it again? Anyway, I grew it myself, and it wasn't worth much. ”
If it were her sister-in-law's flower pots, she would be reluctant, after all, they are beautiful and the price is not cheap.
"I'm!" At this time, Luo Yufang came back from outside angrily, looked at the three people in the room, her eyes were wide and she was about to speak, but she didn't know what to think of and wilted again.
"Grandma, who made you angry?" Shen Xiu's face was inexplicable.
"Not the old man?" Before she could speak, she suddenly ran out and ran back with two pots of Hangju in her arms.
"Help me move the flowers back, what are you doing standing stupidly?"
The three of them didn't know what she meant, but seeing that she was not in a good mood, they didn't want to ask too much, so they honestly went to move flowers.
"Old woman, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?" When he finished moving, Shen Zhangming wondered: "Could it be that it will rain heavily tonight?" ”
In the hall, more than 20 pots of flowers are neatly placed, there are not many kinds, there are only three kinds of chrysanthemums, camellias and peonies, but all of them are lush and spiritual, and a few pots are even more delicate and beautiful in the flowering period.
Luo Yufang sat on the chair and said with a sad face: "We have been deceived this time, the conscience of the old Chang family is black, and they dare to ask people for hundreds of yuan a pot of flowers." ”
"What!?" Shen Zhangming and Shen Xiu looked shocked.
Lin Xiaoliang is not surprised, although she raises flowers only casually for a while, and she is not particular about varieties, but the flower seeds bought in the exchange store, planted with the soil of the space, and watered with spiritual spring water, will not be ordinary.
At the beginning, the daughter-in-law of the Chang family asked for it, but she was actually unwilling to give it because of the lessons of her previous life. But grandpa and grandma were worthless when those flowers were planted by themselves, so they responded very generously, and she didn't want to say anything more as a junior. Fortunately, the flower pot is not cheap at first glance, and it is not given as a favor.
"Grandma, are you mistaken?" Shen Xiu looked incredulous.
"How is that possible?" Luo Yufang said angrily: "If I hadn't seen with my own eyes that I was still in the dark, the daughter-in-law of the Chang family secretly took our flowers to the flower and bird market and sold them for two hundred yuan, that would be true!" ”
"Afterwards, I can ask the boss, although our pot of peonies has not yet reached the flowering period, but the connoisseurs know that it is a famous product, and it is still less than 200 yuan. If the flowering period is good, thousands of dollars will be bought. ”
Shen Zhangming and Shen Xiu looked shocked, and after a long time, Shen Xiu said strangely: "We don't know that the flower is valuable, so how does the daughter-in-law of the Shen family know?" I don't think she's a sensible person. ”