Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 372 My brother is still your brother
Liu Qidong went to the brigade leader to arrange lodging, but the Shangjiang brigade was temporarily without a brigade leader. The production tasks were handled by Dong Laosang, an experienced farmer who could give orders. The personnel arrangements were handled by Jiang Xingye.

When Dong Laosang said it was time to apply fertilizer, Jiang Xingye arranged for someone to do it. Since no one wanted to do the work of recording work points, it was given to Jiang Xiaocao.

She was originally illiterate, but in order to do this job well, she spent the whole winter learning to read and count. Although she is still a bit clumsy now, she is responsible, willing to use her brain, and is making rapid progress.

Every time Jiang Xingye assigns work, he tells her how much work the person will do and how many work points they will receive. After Jiang Xiaocao finishes recording it, she always has Jiang Xingye check it against her on the same day, and so far there has never been a mistake.

However, nowadays, people work quite quickly so as not to delay earning money. The amount of work and the number of work points are fixed. They would rather go back to the factory and earn more money than waste time arguing and bickering.

Liu Qidong then asked the Party Secretary, who had already been detained. He had never heard of a production brigade without a Party Secretary and a brigade leader, and immediately realized that the Shangjiang Brigade had a very serious problem.

Liu Qidong had no choice but to approach the accountant. When Li Mancang heard that they wanted to stay at Xu Qinghuan's room, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. You're a grown man, and she's a young girl. You're not related at all. How can you live under the same roof?"

“We also have a female comrade surnamed Lu, who is not unrelated to Xu Zhiqing. Xu Zhiqing’s mother is Comrade Lu’s father’s ex-wife.”

“That’s even worse. Xu Zhiqing’s mother is a scoundrel. She’s always been trying to harm Xu Zhiqing. I don’t know if you’re here to harm her. If something happens to her, not only will the Shangjiang Brigade be furious, but the entire Hongqi Commune will not let me off the hook.”

Liu Qidong was very surprised, "What benefits did Xu Zhiqing give you that you are so protective of her?"

“What benefits? She made sure we had enough to eat, warm clothes, and money in our pockets,” Li Mancang said. “Here’s what we’re doing: there’s a kang (heated brick bed) in the office here at the brigade headquarters. I’ll have someone heat it up for you, and you can spend the night there.”

“That won’t do. I can handle things at the brigade headquarters, but not Comrade Lu. She was injured today.”

"Then arrange for her to stay at the educated youth settlement, where there is accommodation."

Liu Qidong couldn't force the issue any further. Li Mancang disagreed, and Xu Qinghuan was even less likely to agree. It was getting late, so he had no choice but to ask Lu Mingqiu to try persuading her again tomorrow.

Li Mancang took a tattered quilt from his own home to the educated youth settlement and asked Duan Qingmei to give half of it to Lu Mingqiu. Duan Qingmei was unhappy and grumbled. Lu Mingqiu gave her a dollar, and she was overjoyed. She treated Lu Mingqiu like an ancestor, serving him tea and water and pouring water for him to wash his feet.

The next day, Liu Qidong spent another 50 cents to buy breakfast at the educated youth station. It was corn grits cooked with wild vegetables. Lu Mingqiu had been hungry for half a day and a whole night, and ate a full bowl.

She went to find Xu Qinghuan.

Jiang Xingye and Xu Qinghuan were having breakfast: white rice porridge, steamed buns, cold wild vegetables, and a dish of spicy dried radish.

The spicy pickled radish was taken out of Xu Qinghuan's spatial storage; it smelled of sesame oil.

Jiang Xingye ate with relish, not even lifting his head, but he noticed Lu Mingqiu's persistent gaze on him, which annoyed him.

After finishing his porridge, Jiang Xingye took a steamed bun, broke it open, and put some pickled vegetables inside. "I'm going to get busy now. Leave the dishes and chopsticks here and I'll wash them when I get back."

As Jiang Xingye stepped out, Lu Mingqiu's gaze lingered on his waist and legs.

"If you look again, you'll lose these eyes."

Xu Qinghuan's cool voice came, and Lu Mingqiu's cheeks flushed. She quickly turned around and said, "Qinghuan, I should be able to call you Qinghuan, right? I always heard Aunt Song talk about you. In her eyes, Lu Nianying and I don't even have the right to lick your shoes."

"Comrade Lu, is this how the Lu family treats people like brothers while snatching their men or women? You really are your father's daughter; you're quite adept at this trick!"

Even though Lu Mingqiu was annoyed, he didn't show it on his face. "I don't understand what you mean." "You understand perfectly well, so I won't beat around the bush with you." Xu Qinghuan couldn't eat anymore and put down her chopsticks. "There are doctors in Yancheng who can operate on your brother, and there's also the bone adhesive I left behind. There's no need for me to go there."

"You know why you sent me, and I know it too."

Lu Mingqiu shook his head again. "I really don't understand what you're talking about, Xu Zhiqing. Comrade Jiang is very skilled, and he treats you very well. If you're worried about going to Yancheng alone, you can have him accompany you. With him there, who would dare to do anything to you?"
Besides, this is a new society, not the old one. Do you really think the Lu family is all wicked?

Looking at her smile, Xu Qinghuan felt like she was punching a soft object; this person was a formidable opponent.

"If I don't go, what can the Lu family do to me?" Xu Qinghuan smiled as well.

Lu Mingqiu shook his head again, "You're really overthinking it. What can the Lu family do to you? We're here simply to express our sincerity. Also, we've considered that no matter what, my brother is still your brother, and you both have Aunt Song's blood in your veins."

Since I can't bear to see him disabled, would you be willing to?

Xu Qinghuan admired her quite a bit.

At the very least, no one can match his skill in blatantly lying.

"If you go to Yancheng, stay a few more days. I have a few good friends, and I'll introduce you to them. Qinghuan, although I grew up with Nianying, we just don't get along."

I've always wanted a close female friend, and I think we're very destined to be together.

Xu Qinghuan nodded, "Yes, this is quite a deep connection."

"So when do you plan to leave?" Lu Mingqiu seemed to be in no hurry at all.

But Shao Qiyun couldn't afford to be impatient. Ever since she made up her mind to find Xu Qinghuan to cure her son, she was unwilling to wait even a moment longer.

She called her in-laws' house, and Jiang Yulan answered.

“Yulan, I am your second sister-in-law. Listen to me. I’m here to talk to you about Chengxu. You are his aunt. Now that the Jiang family is in this state, you don’t need to worry about anything else, but Chengxu’s health is not good. You can’t ignore this.” Shao Qiyun’s tone was very earnest.

She had always been very eager to curry favor with Jiang Yulan, and it was Jiang Yulan's help that enabled her to marry into the Jiang family. She was completely obedient to Jiang Yulan.

Previously, she didn't want her son to marry Xu Qinghuan. Xu Qinghuan was really too unremarkable. Apart from being born well, she had no family background, no money, and no parents.

Her son should marry a woman from a high-ranking family, whose family can be of support to him.

It was Jiang Yulan who advised her not to go against the old man, saying that once Xu Qinghuan entered the family, there would be plenty of days to torment her. There's plenty of time; as long as Xu Qinghuan doesn't get pregnant, what kind of girl can't she find after the divorce?

Upon hearing this, Shao Qiyun felt that her sister-in-law was absolutely right.

In the future, if her Chengxu becomes successful, as long as he doesn't have children, eighteen-year-old girls will be eager to marry him.

There are only a few main characters. Lu Mingqiu is the daughter of Lu Ranglian and his ex-wife, and Lu Nianying is the illegitimate daughter of Lu Ranglian's sister, who was adopted by Lu Ranglian.