My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 243 Prepare for house warming

When it was confirmed that the village would be electrified and a factory established, the members of Shuangshan Brigade were jumping and hopping around like children.

Rugoed men took off their shirts and ran several laps around the village’s grain drying ground to vent their excitement.

"Captain, our brigade is really going to set up a factory, you’re not bluffing us, are you?"

Lin Fu felt both proud and slightly sad as he patted the speaker on the shoulder.

"It’s true, I’m not bluffing."

A village woman immediately rushed up, her tone full of worry.

"Captain, when the village gets electrified, every household will have to pay a fee, right?"

Electrification should be expensive, shouldn’t it?

This was not just one family’s concern; many households in the village were worried.

Lin Fu gave the members a reassuring answer with a smile.

"Don’t worry, the brigade will cover the initial cost of electrification, and we will deduct it from the profits of the Sauce Factory."

Upon hearing this, the crowd felt not only reluctant but actually relieved.

The brigade’s cadres believed the Sauce Factory would make money, and they could only be happy about it.

"Alright, we trust the Captain!"

A man clapped his hands together, his face beaming with joy.

"Our brigade is going to have electricity, so we won’t need kerosene lamps anymore, hehehe, that’s great."

"Isn’t it just! If we really get electricity, our village will be the first in the several brigades around here, gosh, I’ve never even dreamed of seeing our village electrified."

"Setting up a factory is great, it will bring us electricity! Even if we don’t make much money, it’s still a profit."

The entire Shuangshan Brigade became lively with the prospect of electrification.

Children were holding their parents’ hands, grinning, "Dad, is our brigade going to have city lights installed?"

His dad nodded happily, "Yes, we are going to install electric lights."

The child jumped up in excitement.

And giggled.

"Having electricity is so good, no more fumbling in the dark at night to irrigate."

The woman smacked her son on the head, "You gotta use electricity sparingly, it costs money too."

The boy nodded repeatedly, "I know, I know, earning money is hard - we have to stretch every penny."

"Good that you understand!"

Construction of the second household of the Lin family’s courtyard was almost done.

The five-brick-tile houses looked particularly grand from a distance.

The vegetable garden in the courtyard wasn’t touched much, just fenced around.

The courtyard was paved with pebbles, clean and flat.

A washing area was set up next to the vegetable field, where one could do laundry as well as wash their face and brush their teeth.

The windows were made of glass that could be pushed open from the inside, reflecting the house in bright and spacious terms, a huge improvement over the past.

In the village, when someone builds a house, they invite the villagers to enjoy a housewarming meal.

Meat was scarce, and urban households could occasionally buy a few ounces of meat to satiate their cravings, whereas farming households might not eat meat more than a handful of times a year.

The country’s supply was inadequate!

Let alone meat, even staple food was not enough to go round.

Lin Family’s second household had three steady income earners, so they obviously couldn’t skimp.

It was impossible to justify without some meat and vegetables.

The meat supply at the meat factories was limited, and pigs were slaughtered on the spot.

Oftentimes, the meat would be sold out as soon as it was available.

Some people would queue up before dawn, well before the butcher shop opened, and might not get meat even after a morning in line.

When the second household of the Lin family had things to do, the eldest and youngest households brought over their precious meat vouchers and money.

Lin Fu: "Little brother has built a brick and tile house, money must be tight at home now, right?"

Lin Shou: "Brother’s housewarming is a big deal. We can’t help much, but pitching in some meat vouchers and money is no problem."

Gao Ping and Zhang Hongyan of course had nothing against it.

That afternoon, after lunch, the two sisters-in-law went to the temporary residence of the second household.

After arriving and inquiring about the housewarming matters, they handed over the money and vouchers to Li Xiuli.

Gao Ping spoke on behalf:

"Xiuli, our first and third household have put together some money and vouchers. Take them, you and your husband will need them."

"Our Lin Family has produced several public servants, make sure the food at the meal is good, or else people will talk."

Although no matter what you do, there will always be those who hold others to saintly standards while treating themselves with contempt, it’s better to cut down on trouble with a little money if you can.

The first household contributed five shi jin of meat vouchers and five yuan, while the third household contributed three shi jin of meat vouchers and three yuan.

Li Xiuli looked aghast at the money and vouchers thrust into her hand and tried to push them back.

"There’s no need, we have plenty of vegetables at home, Tangtang had someone send word that she’s reserved some meat at her aunt’s place in advance. We’re not short of anything."

"Sister-in-law, Hongyan, please take the money and vouchers back, it’s not easy to save these."

She wasn’t lying.

Lin Tang had indeed asked her younger cousin Lin Anan to reserve some meat in advance.

But it was only three jin.

Lin Tang took the reserves from the System Space and planned to make up ten jin to take home.

Back to the moment at hand.

Gao Ping pressed down Li Xiuli’s hand, speaking sternly, "You take it!"

"The housewarming is important. Why can’t I, your sister-in-law, pitch in a little?"

She really appreciated how her sisters-in-law knew their place.

Not greedy, not liking to take advantage of others, honest, kind-hearted...

Because of this, she got along well with both sisters-in-law.

Zhang Hongyan also said with a smile, "Don’t be so detached, second sister-in-law, we’re one family and should help each other out — there’s no need to talk of two families differently."

She’d had enough of having no one to rely on growing up.

When picking a partner, having siblings became her first criteria.

Since marrying into the family, she’s been keen on maintaining good relations with her sisters-in-law.

After getting to know them, she found both sisters-in-law to be decent, and their relationship grew even closer.

She has been getting along with them wonderfully over the years!

Seeing her sisters-in-law’s uncompromising expressions, Li Xiuli shook her head with a smile, feeling extremely warm inside.

"Then I will accept it. When you build your house, I’ll reciprocate." she said with a smile.

Gao Ping looked wistful, sighing, "Then I’ll take your good omen to heart."

The conditions at the eldest household were decent, especially since they had a military son, so they could afford to build a brick-and-tile house.

But the past couple of years had been tough, and they’d rather spend money on food than build a house.

Looking at the house the second household built, the head of the household was tempted.

The youngest household now had one public servant and income from selling vegetables, a great relief from the burden they had before.

Zhang Hongyan now saw things more clearly; after all, even her daughter would marry someday, still her daughter.

Having a job was indeed a greater advantage for Xiaojing than if she lived in Qingya.

A girl with a job, financially independent, provided she didn’t mess up, could stand tall anywhere.

"It’ll probably take my family a few more years," Zhang Hongyan said with acceptance, "No rush, we’ll take it slow."

"Qingya just broke off an engagement not long ago and isn’t keen on dating, his father and I don’t dare to push."

"Sigh, children have their own blessings, we’ll let them figure things out themselves."

"My husband and I will work hard to earn work points and save up as much as we can while we’re physically able, helping them out as much as we can."

Li Xiuli noticed the softness in her younger sister-in-law’s eyes. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

The frost in the depth of her eyes seemed to have melted away, leaving behind a gentle warmth.

She kindly advised:

"It’s good that you’ve come around. Xiaojing is a dutiful child. All these years of seeing your lukewarm attitude towards her have been... well, it’s been on my mind."