With such a thing happening at home, the Spring Festival of 1971 was a chaotic one.
The Fu Hang brothers and their two companions left Gaoling County on the third day of the Lunar New Year. They wanted to stay with Gu Qingmeng for a few more days, but their vacation was limited, and they had to send Fu Yu back to Jing City first, so they couldn't stay any longer.
"My dear, take good care of yourself. If you run out of money, write to me and I'll give you some. These are my allowances for the past two years. Spend them."
Fu Hang went to withdraw the money from the passbook yesterday and tried to explain that Pei Xinghe only earned 28 yuan a month. How could 28 yuan be enough for his sister's expenses?
Now that the Gu family was in this situation again, even though he knew that his family would definitely subsidize his sister, he was still worried that his sister would suffer because she didn't have enough money.
The sister that the brothers raised is now married. After observing her for these few days, they are quite satisfied with Pei Xinghe.
Pei Xinghe was the one who took care of Tian Liping's burial this time, and the people who came were all his friends. Fu Hang could see that this group of people was led by him, his brother-in-law.
And they are all particular people, otherwise who would come during the Chinese New Year?
"Brother, I have money. My uncles and grandpa send me money every month. You can keep your money to help me marry my sister-in-law."
Gu Qingmeng didn't expect her words to make Fu Hang's ears red. Her curiosity was growing, and before she could open her mouth, she heard her cousin Fu Yu say, "Brother, you have a girlfriend! Where is she from? What does she look like? Is she your comrade-in-arms? Do you know about this, second brother?"
Fu Yu asked several questions in a row. Gu Qingmeng was confused, Fu Hang's face turned red, and only Fu Hong looked at his elder brother with a dull expression.
"No, it's fine if you secretly took money to give to your sister without telling me, but when did you start dating? How come I didn't know?"
Fu Hong said he was very angry and the consequences were serious.
"Tsk, what's the use of you, second brother? You two are together every day, and you don't even know I'm in a relationship."
Fu Yu couldn't help but complain. He had firsthand knowledge about his brother's girlfriend, and he didn't know if he could exchange some with his mother when he returned to Beijing so that he could get less beatings.
"Just shut up! With your temper and your mouth, you're going to get beaten up when you get to the army."
Fu Hang went up and kicked his brother. Although it was Mengmeng who suggested this, a sister cannot hit someone, so the only one who would be beaten would be her own brother who had a bad mouth.
"Brother, you don't have martial ethics. When did I say I was going to the army?"
Fu Yu never thought about joining the army. He liked to go to the black market. He had no idea how many times he had been to the pigeon market. He had bought a lot of old things, all of which were good stuff.
He couldn't stand being confined by the troops.
"Laozi, who are you, Laozi?"
Fu Hang decided to return to Beijing and stop pleading for his brother, and he even wanted to help his father beat someone up.
Fu Yu still doesn't know what he will face for his momentary rudeness?
The few of them played and joked, and the sadness of separation faded a lot. After Gu Qingmeng sent her cousins away, she was a little uncomfortable with the sudden silence in the house.
The food stored at home has been almost eaten up these days, and the frozen meat in the jar has almost all been eaten by the people who came to help.
The dried meat she brought for her cousin and the others were all from the stock in her space. Now that she had some free time, she could just steam a few pots of sugar buns to eat.
"Qingqing, I'm back."
When Pei Xinghe came back and saw his wife kneading dough, he quickly washed his hands and took over the job.
"I've been busy these past few days. You go and rest and I'll cook."
The meals these past few days were prepared by his wife, and he felt so distressed! Now that he was back, how could he let his wife cook again?
"It's only noon, why are you back so early today?"
Gu Qingmeng looked at the time and felt a little strange. Normally, Pei Xinghe would get off work at five o'clock, so why was he back before one o'clock?
"Qingqing, I'm going on a business trip and will leave tomorrow, so I'm giving you half a day off today. Can you guess where I'm going?"
This business trip was quite far, and it was his turn because his colleagues didn't want to go. He didn't want to go at first, but when he thought about the empty space in the room, he really didn't want to waste it.
"Are we going to the beach?"
Gu Qingmeng's eyes lit up, she wanted to eat seafood.
Pei Xinghe knew that his wife wanted to eat seafood as soon as he heard it. The seafood in the space was almost eaten up, and now there were only river fish. However, the place he was going this time was not the seaside, but he could find a way to ask someone to bring some.
"Qingqing, I'm going to the grassland this time. I want to buy some cattle and sheep to put in the space. I heard that the cattle and sheep on the grassland are particularly delicious. I will make beef jerky for you later."
Pei Xinghe discovered that his wife particularly liked to eat beef jerky, so this time when he went out, he must take the time to learn how to make authentic grassland beef jerky.
When Gu Qingmeng heard that Pei Xinghe was going to the grassland, her big eyes could not be described as bright, but sparkling.
Going to the grassland is great! They won't lack meat anymore. Even buying cattle and sheep won't be easy!
One is the language barrier, and the other is that there are so many people around that it might not be easy to receive the space?
"Be careful. If you can't buy it, forget it. You must find a guide when you go there! It's not easy to go alone."
Gu Qingmeng is quite satisfied with her current life and doesn't want Pei Xinghe to take risks by selling cattle and sheep.
Sheep are a small matter. You can buy a few lambs and put them in a backpack and take them away. There are sheep in the space now. But cows are different. A newborn calf weighs 100 to 180 kilograms.
Gu Qingmeng suddenly thought: "Maybe they don't like to take money."
This made Pei Xinghe confused. If he didn't charge money, what else could he charge?
"Qingqing, do you have any good ideas?"
Looking at his wife's fox-like appearance, he knew she had a way. How could his wife be so cute? He really wanted to put her in his pocket and take her away.
Fortunately, they have a common space, otherwise he might not take the initiative to go this time. After all, a trip may take more than a month, and he doesn't want to be separated from his wife for so long.
Pei Xinghe didn't know that his idea was good? But the reality was cruel. They were all men on business trips, so how could they let them stay in a room alone?
A room in a guesthouse costs at least two dollars a night. Nowadays, all the workers believe that they love the factory and regard it as their home, so they try to save as much as possible on travel expenses.
If the guesthouse didn't limit the number of people, they would want everyone to squeeze into one room.
Gu Qingmeng's idea was to barter. Iron pots, medicines and some side dishes were the scarcest things on the grassland. The two of them had a simple lunch and then went out shopping.
Pei Xiuzhen was at the supply and marketing cooperative, and the two of them spent all the bills they had and also bought some defective products that the supply and marketing cooperative warehouse did not require bills for.
There were two large sacks filled with things. Pei Xinghe had sorted them out, and they were packed one by one. The checkout and payment were all in the warehouse, and the director of the supply and marketing cooperative came to collect the money.
"Xinghe, what's going on...is it quiet over there?"
Director Li was very familiar with Pei Xinghe. When he saw him buying so many things, he thought he was going to sell them on the black market!
"It'll take some time over there."
Pei Xinghe didn't say why he bought so many things, so Director Li naturally didn't ask. They are smart people who don't ask too many questions.
Pei Xinghe parked his bicycle at the back door of the supply and marketing cooperative. He loaded his things onto the bicycle and was about to leave when he saw Pei Weidong running towards him, panting.
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