Chapter 920 Return to the Village
Mr. Xiao stood up, his face looking very ugly: "There are some things I want to ask in person."
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Chuxue took the bus to the fork in the road outside the commune, then walked a little further inside. At the commune, she saw the village's ox cart: "Uncle Wu."
The old uncle Wu who was driving the cart looked up and said, "Chuxue girl, are you going back to the village?"
"Yes, it's almost Chinese New Year, so I went back to the village for a walk. I just came back to ventilate the house."
"Oh, Zhiyuan and Zhijun from the Party Secretary's house come over every few days. I even saw them helping to store all the radishes and cabbages from the vegetable garden behind your house in the cellar."
When Chuxue heard this, she was moved.
As they were talking, they heard someone shouting from a distance: "Brother Wu, come and help."
Chuxue turned around and saw Aunt Liangzi walking over with a backpack. Thinking of Uncle Wu's lameness, Chuxue quickly said, "Uncle Wu, I can do it. You sit down."
Aunt Liangzi saw who was coming to pick her up and asked, "Chuxue, are you going back to the village?"
"Yes, I just happened to have a few days off. The New Year is coming soon, so I went back to the village for a walk."
He looked down at the backpack she was holding: "Why are you holding the backpack?"
Just as he finished asking the question, he noticed that the shoulder strap of the backpack was dislocated, so he quickly helped to lift it up and put it on the ox cart.
Aunt Liangzi clapped her hands and said jokingly, "I didn't pay attention when I left. I just took the basket and left. I didn't expect that after buying things, I would leave the basket for me halfway."
After putting the backpack in place, he pulled the person aside and said, "You probably don't know that Zhiyuan has also set a wedding date, right?"
"I really don't know. I only knew that her family introduced her to someone, but I didn't expect that she would settle down so quickly."
"The in-laws were pressing hard, but Zhiyuan's parents thought that since the boy was good and they both liked each other, it didn't matter if it was sooner or later, so they decided to get married."
"What date has it been set for?"
"The third day of the first lunar month."
"That's only a few days away."
"Yes, Zhiyuan's mother has taken leave these days because she is busy preparing the dowry for her daughter."
"Luckily I came back, otherwise I wouldn't know about this."
While they were talking, the other aunties and ladies who had come to buy New Year's goods also came back. When they saw Chuxue, they all greeted her: "Hey Chuxue, why aren't your parents home?"
"Aunt Huai Ming, my dad can't take leave from work, and you know my mom, I don't dare let her take the car even though she's pregnant, mainly because it's too cold."
"Is your dad at work?"
"Where do you work?"
“When did you find this job?”
"My dad works as a railway lineman at the train station. He's just started and doesn't have many holidays."
"What's that for?"
“Are you tired?”
“How much can I earn?”
"Is this a public meal?"
"Inspecting and repairing the rails means rectifying rail defects and ensuring the smooth and safe passage of trains. This happens every day, rain or shine."
"That's better than working hard in the village. I'll have to help the villagers out if I get a chance."
Uncle Wu couldn't bear to listen any longer: "Alright, alright, are you all back yet? It's almost time, let's all get in the car, it's time to go back to the village."
Everyone was getting on the bus. Someone saw Chuxue carrying a large cloth bag and asked, "Chuxue, what are you carrying?"
Chu Xue did not hide it: "While we were away, the Party Secretary's family helped take care of the house. My father asked me to come back and bring some New Year's goods to the Party Secretary's family."
She said this on purpose to prevent people from talking nonsense behind her back.
Now everyone is so envious.
(End of this chapter)
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