When Lu Wensheng and Lu Xie entered the room and saw the food on the table, they couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts, "Wow!"
This old guy is really spending a lot of money.
No wonder when she told Liu Dagou that she was going to stay at the captain's house for a while, the old man looked very strange.
They have already killed the chicken, and you say you should just make do with it?
There was not only chicken stewed with mushrooms on the table, but also some less common vegetables and a braised fish. The staple food was two-grain steamed buns and two-grain rice.
Looking at such a sumptuous meal, Lu Wensheng even suspected that the captain's wife had drugged them. How cruel of her to do that!
As expected of a person who eats from the same pot, Lu Xie’s thoughts at this moment were almost the same as Lu Wensheng’s. The two of them stood in front of the dining table for a long time without sitting down.
Liu Changsheng thought the two were being reserved, so he couldn't help but urge them:
"Come over and eat, why are you standing there? Just treat it like your own home."
Lu Wensheng and Lu Xie sat down with awkward smiles, feeling a little ashamed for their just thoughts.
"I didn't know whether you guys would eat steamed buns or rice, so I made a little bit of both."
Liu Changsheng served rice to the two of them as he spoke, and then kept adding more dishes to them, which made Lu Wensheng feel embarrassed.
"Uncle Liu, you don't have to be so polite. We can just serve ourselves. You should eat quickly." Lu Wensheng spoke first. She was really not used to her elders serving food for her.
"Alright, eat quickly. Eat more. We still have to work in the afternoon."
Liu Changsheng was embarrassed. There was nothing he could do. He was asking for help, so he had to lower his attitude...
With Liu Changsheng's warm hospitality, the meal was a joyful one, with both the host and the guests enjoying themselves.
After dinner, the captain's wife suppressed her unhappiness and cleared the table. Then, under the pressure from her husband, she reluctantly brought a small bowl of pears from the kitchen.
Liu Changsheng pointed at the fruit and said with a smile: "This is a specialty of our village. Don't be fooled by its appearance, but it is the sweetest pear in the surrounding villages."
Lu Wensheng picked up a pear and took a bite. It was indeed sweet and juicy. Lu Wensheng's eyes lit up and he praised: "It's really delicious!"
She had to say that this was the most delicious pear she had ever eaten since she went to the countryside.
Liu Changsheng was very happy to see that she liked it: "I'll pack some for you to take back when we leave later."
"Thank you very much, Uncle Liu."
Lu Wensheng thanked him quickly and ate a pear while listening to Lu Xie and Liu Changsheng discussing exchanging mountain products for food.
"Captain Liu, you don't have to worry about me. I will bring the food over when the mountain products are ready." Lu Xie took a sip of water and promised solemnly.
Liu Changsheng was silent for a while, then said with some embarrassment: "Comrade Lu, I have an unwelcome request...
Could you please send some food over in the next few days? Our brigade will distribute food the day after tomorrow, and if the food is not enough..."
He didn't say anything else because he really couldn't afford the consequences!
Lu Xie pretended to think, but he was actually secretly watching Lu Wensheng's actions out of the corner of his eye.
Lu Wensheng thought about it and nodded almost inaudibly.
After receiving her signal, Lu Xie pretended to be embarrassed and spoke as if he had made up his mind:
"Okay! Then for Shengsheng's sake, I will make an exception and send you the food, but you have to ensure the quality of my mountain products, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining to the county town."
Liu Changsheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He had prepared for the other party to ask for a huge amount of money, thinking that he would ask for more mountain products or less food or something, but he didn't expect that he would agree so readily.
With this, the heavy stone that had been hanging in my heart all night finally fell to the ground, and I thanked him: "Don't worry about this, I will use my character to guarantee that the quality will definitely be no problem!"
"To thank you for helping me solve the problem, I can give you the lowest price." Liu Changsheng is not a stingy person. At most, he can subsidize some of the money himself.
Lu Xie did not refuse. After all, Sheng Sheng said that if you don't take advantage of a bargain, you're a bastard.
Next, the two began to discuss the price, delivery time and location, etc. Because of his previous experience of collecting mountain products in Ximengou Brigade, Lu Xie also roughly knew the prices of the mountain products here.
Comparing it in my mind, the price Liu Changsheng offered was indeed not high.
After discussing all matters, it's almost time to go to work.
Lu Wensheng didn't interrupt the whole time. She just listened to the two people praising each other. In a short while, she had already eaten three pears...
After the work bell rang, Lu Wensheng and Lu Xie filled their kettles with water from the team leader's house and ran straight to the river bank.
We can go back after hauling sand for another afternoon. We were supposed to come tomorrow, but Lu Wensheng said she had to go to the county town to do something very important, so she asked Liu Changsheng for a day off and arranged to go the day after tomorrow.
If it were any other time, Liu Changsheng would definitely not agree, but now Lu Wensheng and Lu Xie are his life-saving straws.
Not to mention arranging the work for the day after tomorrow, even if they said they would not come in the future, I would agree without hesitation...
It's just hauling sand, you don't need a tractor!
In comparison, the work in the afternoon is easier. After all, we have already made so many trips in the morning and there is still some left.
The two of them pulled the pears four more times. Seeing that it was getting late, they said goodbye to Liu Changsheng and returned to the Ping'an Brigade. When they left, they did not forget to take a bag of pears with them.
At the end of the day, Lu Xie learned how to drive a tractor, and he was the one driving the tractor when they returned.
Lu Wensheng asked casually: "Uncle Xiaoxie, do you think we should tell Captain Liu to keep it a secret?"
Lu Xie waved his hand: "No, he is more afraid of others knowing about this than we are. As long as the two of us don't tell anyone, it won't get out."
Lu Wensheng thought about it and felt that it was right, so he stopped worrying about it: "Okay, let's go home and eat!"
She was starving to death after such a busy day...
As soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw Xiao Douzi standing on a big rock looking around. When he saw Lu Wensheng and the others, he waved at them frantically.
Lu Wensheng thought something had happened, so he asked Lu Xie to stop the tractor and asked:
"Little Bean, why are you standing here?"
Xiao Douzi greeted Lu Wensheng and Lu Xie with a smile before getting down to business:
"My dad asked me to come and wait for Uncle Lu to come home for dinner."
Lu Wensheng raised his eyebrows and glanced jokingly at Lu Xie who was smiling like a flower beside him: Uncle Xiaoxie, it’s okay!
Lu Xie jumped off the tractor and walked towards the captain's house holding Xiao Douzi's hand:
"Shengsheng, drive the tractor back. You don't have to leave me dinner or hold the door open for me tonight."
He was going back to the bullpen after dinner.
Lu Wensheng let out a long sigh and drove the tractor to the brigade headquarters and parked it. Seeing that the door was still open, he went in, said hello to Li Zhenguo, and went home.
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