My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 517 Openly lodging a complaint (Additional update)

Chapter 517: 517 Openly lodging a complaint (Additional update)

Rural life is full of pressure, and with no other hobbies to indulge in, people here are quite fond of smoking.

Without tobacco coupons, and considering tobacco is a rare commodity, most haven’t even smelled a real cigarette.

Receiving one now, they undoubtedly took deep draughts of its scent.

"Uncle Lin, you’re too kind. It’s all our duty, and if it wasn’t for your Tangtang, we wouldn’t be living such good lives."

Another person nodded in agreement.

"Absolutely, around this time last year, we were all worried sick about the shriveled corn in the fields.

This year, our corn cobs are big, and the kernels are plump... full.

Not to mention that each household gets to eat meat once or twice a month. I wouldn’t trade this life for that of an immortal."

A warm bed and a happy family are what truly bring joy to a person.

"Tangtang got a thresher for the brigade, and everyone’s work has gotten a lot lighter.

Once we’re done threshing all our corn, maybe we can use the machine to barter for some good stuff from other brigades."

The last remark came from one of the clever young men in the village.

Those present were taken aback.

The idea provided them with a new direction of thought.

Indeed.

They have the machine, and their efficiency is undoubtedly much faster than that of other brigades.

If the machine were just to sit idle, it would be better to trade it for some other specialty products.

This is what you call making the best use of things!

Lin Lu patted the young man’s shoulder in approval, "That’s a good idea! You can bring it up with the Captain."

The minds of the young are certainly agile!

Upon hearing himself praised by Literaty Star’s father, the young man felt quite elated.

After distributing the gifts, the men from the village went back to their respective homes, and the Lin Family also turned around and headed back to their courtyard.

Zhou Mei clicked her tongue and said, "... I’ve lived for over twenty years, and I’ve never seen the villagers prepare a dowry for any girl like this. Tangtang sure has got face."

Lin Qingshui agreed, feeling both proud and dissatisfied.

Proud, because his sister was worth it; dissatisfied, because the villagers had taken over what should have been his and his brothers’ responsibility.

"Tangtang has done so much good for the village, it’s normal for everyone to want to show their appreciation."

The only regret was that the dowry the brothers had prepared for Tangtang now didn’t include any furniture.

Lin Lu and Li Xiuli were also stunned by the actions of the villagers.

Li Xiuli, fearing that their family members would speak out of turn, said sternly, "Alright, don’t talk nonsense when you go out, and don’t mention this to Tangtang for now, lest she feels burdened."

The Lin Family had no intention of showing off the matter and promptly nodded in agreement.

Even the younger children in the house nodded seriously, committing Li Xiuli’s words to heart.

None of this was spoken of by the Lin Family or the villagers, and Lin Tang remained oblivious.

After being busy with the thresher, she began to work on the reciprocating cam.

She went to the Agricultural Machinery Bureau three times and ran to the Department Store several times... before she managed to gather most of the necessary parts.

For the ones she was lacking, she exchanged them through the System.

Lin Tang was thorough in her work as she aimed not only to make a suitable reciprocating cam but also to ensure that it would fit into the machinery, requiring many parts.

It took two days to complete the reciprocating cam.

Before delivering the item to the Textile Factory, Lin Tang took advantage of the weekend to visit the village.

In addition to the reciprocating cam, there were some machines and parts that she planned to take back home and decided to use a trolley for transport.

She was busy until late that day, arriving home after seven o’clock.

By then, it had already grown dark.

The Lin Family was about to head to the drying ground to work when they saw Lin Tang returning at such an hour, catching them by surprise.

Li Xiuli put down what she was holding and asked with concern, "Tangtang, why are you back at this hour? Have you eaten? If not, let me make you something. We thought you weren’t coming back today."

"Mom, don’t worry, I’ve eaten," Lin Tang responded.

After speaking, she turned to Lin Lu and asked about the business at hand.

"Dad, I remember you made a new trolley recently, can I take it to the county?"

Lin Lu agreed without hesitation, "What’s the problem with that? Is one enough?

If it’s not, I can make another quickly since your brothers are here; it won’t take much time."

Tangtang rarely asked him for help, which invigorated him.

Seeing her father ready to grab his tools and her eldest and second brothers prepared to stand up and get to work, Lin Tang quickly nodded, "One is enough, one is plenty."

Lin Lu looked disappointed, "...Just one is enough? If you need more later, just let me know."

Lin Tang was both amused and touched, "Okay, I will."

Just then, Lin Zhixuan, hearing his little aunt’s voice, came running out of the main room with a pitter-patter.

His eyes lit up when he saw Lin Tang had really come back and handed her his sketchbook.

"Look, little auntie," Lin Zhixuan said in his soft, youthful voice.

Lin Tang guessed that her little nephew was showing her his sketchbook, and when she opened it, she was right.

Every page featured a drawing.

The style was naive, yet they were quite well-defined.

It was hard to believe that they had been drawn by a child not yet five.

"You’ve drawn well," Lin Tang said as she gently pinched Lin Zhixuan’s soft cheek, offering encouragement, "Keep it up."

Since she only knew a bit about drawing, she couldn’t offer much constructive advice.

But she could say that Zhixuan’s drawings were very pleasing, giving a sense of love and happiness filled with warmth.

After being praised, Lin Zhixuan revealed a mouthful of little baby teeth in a smile.

Then, as if something occurred to him, he looked back at Lin Qingshan and Ning Xinrou, his eyes welling up with distress.

"Little auntie, I want to attend class, but Dad and Mom won’t let me go!!" Lin Zhixuan complained, pouting and speaking in a tone full of grievance and dissatisfaction.

"Huh?" Lin Tang was quite surprised.

Knowing something must have happened, she looked puzzled.

"Big brother, sister-in-law, you won’t let Zhixuan attend class?"

Lin Qingshan, anxious not to be misunderstood, shook his head vigorously.

"No!" Clearing himself of the unfounded accusation, he explained, "Two days ago, a child from the Culture Palace class went missing, and everybody looked for him all morning with no success...

When I went to pick up Zhixuan that day, they still hadn’t found the child.

Your sister-in-law and I were worried something might happen to Zhixuan, so we let him stay home for a few days, but who knew..."

This little rascal loves drawing more than his own father, and now he’s pulled this trick out of the blue.

Slandering his and his wife’s image in Tangtang’s eyes, how malicious.

Lin Tang frowned slightly, "Big brother, do you know if that child was eventually found?"

Ning Xinrou responded, "He was found. It turns out the child ran out to play when the teacher wasn’t looking and then fell asleep in the restroom..."

A perplexing situation indeed.

All the adults were frantically searching while the child slept blissfully in the restroom; it was both exasperating and amusing.

Relieved to hear the child was unharmed, Lin Tang expressed her contentment. "I’m glad to hear that."

She had thought traffickers had cropped up again in the county.

Considering that Zhixuan would need to go to the county frequently for classes and that Zhicheng was also in school,

Lin Tang once again considered the children’s location-tracking watches available in the System Mall.

Each cost five hundred points, and four would be two thousand points.

Purchasing four watches came with a free tracking pin.