"They will be back tomorrow. Let them have lunch with you tomorrow at noon."
Gu Qingmeng responded with a smile without any sense of incongruity. Pei Xinghe also spoke to Xiao Cheng with a smile and talked about the relationship between their family and Pei Heixiong.
Xiao Cheng naturally didn't notice anything unusual, as his mind was on meeting his family.
Several people ate mutton noodles at a state-owned restaurant, and Gu Qingmeng bought twenty mutton-filled buns to take home.
At one o'clock, the ox cart set off from Gaoling County on time. Pei Xinghe took out the sheepskin coats he had bought, put one on Pei Heixiong, and covered Gu Qingmeng with the other.
"This is a sheepskin coat. Good boy, I think my love for you is not in vain."
Pei Heixiong is one of the few people who knows how much money Pei Xinghe has.
He knew Pei Xinghe's financial resources better than Pei Dazhuang, and he accepted the sheepskin coat without hesitation.
His money is still useful, so he won't give it to this brat.
"I brought this back specially for you from the grassland. There's also some delicious food. Come to my house for dinner tonight and try the kumis."
Pei Xinghe also brought back a few bottles of mare's milk wine. He didn't like drinking this wine because it gave him a headache and a strong aftereffect. His father didn't drink too much and bought some for them to try.
"I don't drink that stuff. It's better with my sweet potato wine."
Pei Hei Xiong had drunk kumis before. A comrade from the grasslands had brought some back to the army. They'd had a few sips and their heads had hurt! They'd lost their energy for training the next day, and the regimental commander had punished them with a 20-kilometer run.
The regiment commander at that time was Gu Huaian. Now thinking back, the days in the army seem like yesterday.
"Grandpa, I heard the village wants to buy a tractor? I'm sure we'll owe a lot of money if we buy one!"
Pei Xinghe is wondering whether he should lend some money to the village?
How could Pei Hei Xiong not know what Pei Xinghe was thinking? But he didn't plan to ask Pei Xinghe to take the money. If he took the money, he shouldn't expect the village to pay it back. The village had taken advantage of him a lot over the years.
It would have been fine if he hadn't gotten married before, but now that the kid is married, we can't rely on him for village affairs. We can only help in emergencies but not in poverty. Their village has to find a way to make money, and it's time for these old guys to contribute.
"That's none of your business."
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